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ATHLETICS’ CLEVER “SP1TBALL” TWIRLER. "Cy" Morgan, a Consistent Performer. < Mf-.-sn has pitched consistent, winning ball all season for the f*hHo4olpkii American Lasagne champions and in all probability will be ON of the Athletic eotriea in the pitching battle for a world's champion ship Vutfis pitched in tbe American Association a few years ago. He »u ».'h the >• Paul club and was known as one of the slowest pitch er* ir the league The t ugs di-faed to see him toe the slab because he took tfco tfmo limit lo mol atoning and delivering each ball or strike. HAGERMAN GOES TO DENVER _ Clever Pitcher Secured by Western League Club From the Boston Amer.esn League Team. PHehtf Oaaey Hajccrman has been Hcsial by the Denver club from the Hostss Americas League club. Hag _ Pitcher Higerrrar. ermu was *;«fc she Jersey City team. Iwl the te t: nation* had to be con ducted a tb I'-f Ik. ton club because there »»» as option cm the player. mm- Friends of Indianapolis. Steen the deration of Charley Oleary to the manager's Job an alli ance has been formed by Indianapolis i with letroi*. and this, together with the friendly relations that hare ex isted with the Chicago Cubs, makes it appear that seme talent s ill be sup plied by one of these clubs Presl deist Marin baa promised the fndl ana aid and a deal Is already simmer ing with Provident Murphy of the Cabs Shoes Agree With Tenney. The shoo business appeals particu larly to Pred Tenner, as he was born In a shoe town. Georgetown, Mass., and has always had more or lees knowledge of shoes and leather be raase of bis New England affiliations. Tennefs entrance Into shoe manu facturing means his permanent re tirement from ha ebail and his many friends will wish him every success in his new restore Differing Poses for Sleep. It la a curious fact with reference to the sleeping habit* of the rarious peoples that while those in Northern rone tries do not appear to be able to y sleep well unless they hare lots' of f room In which to stretch their legs. the Inhabitants of the tropics often earl them**.re* up like monkeys at Ik* lower angle of a suspended ham bo-.I and steep very soundly that way. ——————— Jack Murray of the Giants still has a line throwing arm. „ Wolverton's new outfielder, Pat Ma loney. Is making good from the start. Larry McLean caught 38 straight games for the Reds before he took a day's rest. Hilly Phvle, the veteran third sack er. has been appointed an umpire In the Canadian league. Hobby Gilks, Nap scout, has turned up in New Orleans. He reports ma terial scarce, as usual. Hen Houser, the tall left-handed first baseman of the Boston Braves, is a strong favorite with the crowds. Pat Maloney, the outfielder the Highlanders bought to take Wolter’s place, cost the tidy sum of $10,000. Since Russell Ford joined the New York Americans in 1010 he has lost but two gan.es to the Cleveland Naps. Cy Seymour, formerly of the New York Giants, is hitting the ball hard for Newark of the International league. The bean ball has put many players on the shelf, Fred Clarke and Frank t'kacce being the latest important in stances. Jack Coombs is wearing a harness to protect himself when he pitches, be cause of the many Injuries he received last year. Hoston fans like the work of Young O'Rourke, the Bridgeport shortstop, now playing with Johnny Kling’s Bos ton Braves. Ted Kasterly uses the biggest hat in the major leagues. An average player can t lift it up unless he's feeling eta tra strong. Denny Sullivan, for two seasons out fi.Mer for the Kansas City team, has been sold to Indianapolis. He former ly was with Toledo. It Is rumored around the circuit that much of the poor showing of the Naps is due to interna] strife, and that it is not a happy family by any means. Manager Jack Dunn of the Balti more team says Bill Bergen is the best catcher in the International league, and that Jo.OOO-svould not buy the former Dodger from the Orioles. • Home-Run" Baker of the Athletics now holds a record for Chicago. He is the only player to put a ball over the right-field fence of the White Sox. “Buck" Freeman, the former Wash ington-Boston heavy sticker, is havipg a hard time of it trying to land hia Sc-»r«on, team a winner in the New Aork State league. Howard Shanks, left fielder of the Senators, Is going to make a lot of players In that position sit up and take notice this summer if he keeps up the grand work he has been doing. Tie Rochester (earn did a lot in bolstering up the Washington team for the great race it baa been running. It sent Moeller and Foster there and both are doing helpful work. BRAINY BASE RUNNERS Wagner and Cobb, Two Bag Stealers, Use Judgment Pittsburg Dutchman Made Many Dou bles by Stretching Pure Singles Into Two-Baggers—Georgia Peach Stud ies Pitchers. Proper base running, such as the New York Giants indulge in, consists in taking chances without being too reckless. Nothing is ever gained by the conservative runner who sticks close to his base until the ball is hit over the fence. The followers of the old army game will win only a small portion of the games for a ball club. On the other hand, the reckless run ner, who is always getting pinched off at the most critical stages. Is about equally worthless. A combina tion of aggressiveness and caution is the right dope for successful base running. A better way to put it would be aggressiveness tempered by good judgment. Every pitcher has plenty of little signs unknown to himself which an observant runner can soon get next to. If more base runners use their brains to detect these signs and take advantage of them there would be more bases stolen. The man who is smart enough always to take an ex tra base when the opportunity offers is the winning player. For years Wagner of Pittsburg led the league in two-base hits. He was a hard hitter, to be sure, but the rea Ty Cobb. son he always led in doubles was be cause he stretched so many pure sin gles into two-baggers by his clever running. When in his prime Wagner always came down to first base like the wind and made the turn at full speed. Nine times out of ten on the ordinary hit he would have to stop and hold first base. The tenth time there would be a slight fumble or de lay in handling the ball in the outfield ! and he would go on to second. The i extra base might w in the hall game. Cobb earned his fame by studying all opposing players, especially pitch | ers. He knows every move that is going to be made by certain men and I just what it means. He watches the ! outfielders and soon knows what their | way of handling the ball on the ground is, whether they will get it away quickly or not, and what kind of throwers they are. If a man shows a tendency to slowness or inaccuracy Cobb makes a mental note of the fact, and the next time he hits to that field he is likely to take an extra base. Honus Wagner. Cobb excels all other players, not so much in speed as in brains and pow ers of observation. While most ath letes play a fairly conservative and mechanical game Cobb is always pull ing something and getting away with it that no one else would attempt. His work looks reckless, but it is not so reckless as it looks, because he has the dope on opposing players. Donovan to Succeed Jennings. “Wild Bill” Donovan may be man ager of the Tigers next season if the team does not take a sudden brace in its playing. “I am not at all satisfied with the way things are going. Jen nings appears to have lost his hold on the men,” said Owner Navin. “They seem to have no confidence in his judgment. Our pitchers have been handled poorly and the team snows little science. As Jennings has a con tract for this year we shall not make any change right now.” i - Howard Sent to Scranton. Austin Howard, the young collegian that Griffith Is developing, has been sent to Scranton. He was first with Atlanta, then with Richmond. Perhaps Griff expects him to acquire experi ence in the different methods of many managers. Baseball Zoo. What is baseball coming to? Earl | Moore Is a Moose, Johnny Evers Is an j Elk, Charley Dooin is a White Rat and j Cy Morgan is an Eagle. It reads lik« ! a boo league. PROFITABLE MANAGEMENT OF SMALL FLOCK OF GRADE EWES One of Daintiest of Animals Will Live and Grow Fat Where Cow Would Starve to Death—Aim to Have Lambs Come in January or February, the Earlier the Better. ___^_________—. i Sheep on a Western Ranch. (By R. B RUSHING.) Four years ago I purchased a piece of land adjoining my farm which was. to say the least, one of the worst run down pieces of land in the country, with noxious weeds of all kinds, the burdock being very rank. I turned in my sheep and in a few weeks they had the burdock eaten right into the ground. The sheep, while it is cne of the daintiest of animals, will live and : grow fat where a cow would starve to death. I usually make two cullings of my flock each year; one In the spring and one in the fall. In the spring I cull out all the ewes that do not bring lambs or those i that do bring them and for some | cause fail to raise them, unless those ewes are of extra quality and promise well in the future. In the fail I cull out and ship off all the old and weak ones, also fatten and ship the wether lambs during the fall and winter, thus my spring cull j lag is light and my fall culling heavy. I Howrever, I consider both important I make a point to always buy the beet registered rams I can find. There j la nothing gained in using a “cheap ! ram’’ on a flock of grade ewes. If you want to raise early lambs, that is, winter lambs, you must be thoroughly prepared and clearly un derstand the business. It means sleep ! ’.ess nights, nursing bottles and warm blankets. But lambs usually bring a good price in the market, which I think pays for the trouble of raising then.. I aim to have my early Iambs come In January and the first of February— the earlier the better. My ewes are Sept in good, thrifty condition, both before lambing and after. Here is where many fail to have what is called "good luck" with sheep. I se many flocks after they bring their lambs, either early or late, turn ed out in the early spring and that is all that is thought necessary. Conse quently they become thin In flesh and run down from sucking. Thus, when the breeding season comes again, they are in no shape for service, and if they do get with lamb at all. the chances are they will bring a weak lamb. “Bad luck" follows o! course. You can plainly see that the real i trouble lies in their care and hand i ling at all times. They must be made to take plenty of exercise and not be housed until Just before lambing time, except in stormy weather, then it is well to have a shed provided foi them to go under during the summer storms. When lambing time comes I watch my ewes very closely and am obliged to be with them both day and night almost continually. Of course at this time I keep them in a good, warm barn. I fence off little pens about six feet square and put a ewe and her iambs in by themselves for two or three days until the lambs have become strong enough and sufficiently acquainted with their mother to know her and find her when turned in with a num ber of ewes and lambs in a large place provided for them in the barn. Of course talking about winter lambs may seem a little out of season now. but now is the proper time to be thinking of that very thing for it will not be many months before the breed-, ing season will be here and then if the flock is not in proper condition for breeding, the w-inter lamb business will prove a failure. It is an excellent plan for every farmer to put up every fall a quantity of oats straw .to help out in carrying the sheep through the winter. Wheat straw will answer the purpose but it is not as good as oats straw. Of course straw is not an ideal feed for sheep. It contains^ little nutri ment. but not much and'ia great deal of food fiber, but clean oat straw fed sparingly in connection with roots or other succulent feed helps out won derfully. Placed in the rack with clover hay It will be pretty well eaten up every day and it undoubtedly saves some grain. Where a farmer has plenty of grain and little roughage oat straw will help to piece out the ration admirably. If fed in large quantities it will almost certainly produce stomach trouble and this should always be avoided. DESTRUCTION OF OLD FRUIT TREES Traveling Timber Buyers Buy Them Up for Manufacture of Tool Handles—They Should be Spared. <By J. H. HAYNES.) There seems to be a disposition on the part of the farmers to ostracize the old standbys of years ago. It seems like a sacrilege to do so. Some traveling timber buyers went over our country buying old apple trees for the manufacture of tool handles. Their story was that the trees were worthless for fruiting and the price they £aid would replace the old trees with young stock. The grandfather of the writer planted an orchard (seedlings) SO years ago. He gave his children the privileges of choosing a tree and nam ing it. One of the boys called his tree ■■Bill’s Apple." This tree is still living and bearing. So is the boy who named it. One other of these seedlings that was top-grafted with the Pound Pip pin is still bearing. Enough wood was taken from these two old trees to make a gavel to be used by the pre siding officer at the annual meeting of the descendent of the old pioneer. I-ast August over 200 of these chil dren and grandchildren met to com i tnemorate the memory of the planter ; of these two old trees and this gavel was presented to the society. Some four or five miles from where these trees stand is a pear orchard all seedlings planted at the same time by another pioneer named Harter. These trees are in fair condition yet. and although seedlings, the fruit is good. Our motto is spare the old land marks. A young tree six years old that grew from a graft from a tree 276 years old bore an apple last year and we are sure the fruit was of the same quality, appearance, etc., as the fruit that grew on the original tree in the orchard at Boston. Mass. Pruning Grape Vines. The first season let grapevines grow at will. The following season prune back to the strongest canes to three or four eyes, and remove the others. After the buds start in the spring leave the two strongest shoots to grow and rub off the others. The two shoots are the canes which form the permanent arms of the vines, and will bear the upright shoots from which the fruit of succeeding years is to be obtained. Pruning may be done any time, ac cording to tie locality, from Decem ber to March, but after that is not ad visable. The principle to remember in pruning grapes is that fruit never grows on last year's wood, but always on the new wood of the present sea son's growth. Culture of the Squash. The warted and yellow Hubbard and Orange Marrow are the profita ble market varieties. Of these *e have grown on a half acre over 560 matured specimens netting us $85. Grape Cuttings. Plant grape cuttings in the spring 1 as early as the ground can be worked. FORAGE-PLANT SEEDS IMPORTED __ 9 Considerable Number of Lots Examined Found of Low Vitality and Inferior Quality. The Secretary of Agriculture is call ing attention to the Seed Laboratory which has examined a considerable number of lots of forage-plant seeds imported into the United States dur ing 1911 and found that many of them consisted of seed of low vitality and high weed-seed content, said: “The analyses of IS seed lots of seed of alsike clover, red clover, white clover, and hairy vetch, amounting to 225,780 pounds, showed that the pure seed consisted of only 44.9, 64.2, 51.2. and 23 per cent, respectively, of the consignment, while the germination was as follows: 38.8, 37.0, 30.5, and 77 per cent, respectively. Consequently, thongh this seed was imported at a cost of $7.47, $7.97, $17 and $3.82 per 100 pounds, respectively, the actual cost of 100 pounds of seed that ger minated was $44.35 for alsike clover. $34.66 for red clover, $111.S6 for white clover, $23.29 for hairy vetch, or from two to four times the market price of seed of the very best quality. “A special examination of seed ol alsike clover and red clover imported from Canada during 1911 showed that approximately one-half was unsalable for seeding purposes in that country the seed control act there prohibiting sale when more than a prescribed number of noxious seeds are found tc the pound. One lot of seed of alsike contained less than 50 per cent ol pure seed, germinating only 15 pet cent, or 7% per cent of the entire bulk. This particular lot contained approximately 135,000 weed seed9 ii each pound.” Leads in Cranberries. It is claimed that Mass&chusettf leads the cranberry output, with an average crop of about 400,000 bushels annually; New Jersey is a close sec ond with about 350.000 bushels; and Wisconsin ranks third with an aver age of about 100.000 bushels. SOLACE IN HIS MISFORTUNE Entombed Miner Had at Least One Pleasant Thought After Two Days of Suffering. Miners are among the most heroic beside them, and they are schooled to believe that at any time they may come face to face with death. The re sult of this Is that they are humorous in their boldness. In one of the mines of Pennsylvania there was a cave-in which imprisoned j a miner named Jack Thornton. The accident happened on Friday after noon, and the fellow laborers of the entombed man set to work at once to dig him out. It was not until Sunday morning, however, that they reached fcis prison chamber, and by this time they were wondering whether he had j been suffocated or starved to death, j One of them stuck his head through the aperture made by the picks of the rescuers and called out: “Jack, are you all right?” "All right,” came the reply, and then after a pause: “What day is this?” “Sunday!” exclaimed the friend. “Gee!” exclaimed Jack, “I’m glad of that. That was one Saturday night when those saloonkeepers didn't get my wages."—Popular Magazine. a ■ i . — RASH ALMOST COVERED FACE Warrenville. O.—“I have felt the effects of blood poisoning for eighteen years. I was never without some erup tions on my body. The terrible Itch ing caused me much suffering and dis comfort. while the rubbing and scratching made it worse. Last spring I had a terrible breaking out of blis tery sores on my arms and limbs. My face and arms were almost covered with rash. I could not sleep and lost nineteen pounds in five weeks. My face was terribly red and sore, and felt as if my skin was on Are. At last I tried a sample of Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment and 1 found them so cool, soothing and healing, that I got some Cuticura Soap, Cuticura Ointment, and Resolvent. I bathed with hot water and Cuticura Soap, then I applied the Cuticura Ointment every night for two months, and I am cured of all skin eruptions." (Signed) Mrs. Kathryn Krafft. Xov. 2S, 1911. Cuticura Soap and Ointment sold throughout the world. Sample of each free, with 32-p. Skin Book. Address post-card "Cuticura, Dept, L, Boston.” Simpie Explanation. To illustrate a point that he was making—that his was the race with a future and not a race with a past— Booker T. Washington told this little story the other day. He was standing' by his door one morning when old Aunt Caroline went by. "Good morning. Aunt Caroline,” he said. “Where are you going this morn ing?-' “Lawzee. Mista' Wash’ton,” she j replied. “I’se done been whar l'se gwine.”—Kansas City Star. Her Ruling Passion. Thj woman who had chased dust and dirt all her life finally reached St. ! Peter. “Come in. yOu poor, tired woman," be said, and held the gate ajar. But the woman hesitated. “Tell me first,” she said, "how often you clean house?” The saint smiled. “You can't shake off the ruling pas sion. can you?” he said. “Oh, well, step inside and they’ll give you a broom and dustpan instead of a harp.” —Cleveland Plain Dealer. True to His Trust. "Father,” asked the beautiful girl, “did you bring home that material ! for my new skirt?” "Yes." “Where is it?” “Let me see? Wait now. Don’t be impatient! 1 didn't forget it. I’m sure I’ve got it In one of my pockets, somewhere." Nothin’ In It. Teacher of Infant geography class— John Mace may tell us what & strait is. John Mace—It’s Jus’ th’ plain stuff, ’thout nothin’ In it.—Judge. Red Cross Bail Blue gives double value for your money, goes twice as far as any other. Ask your grocer. Nothing so completely knocks a con trary man as to have you agree with him. U your digestion is a little off color a Course of Ganield Tea will do you good. The wagon’s tongue goes without saying. 11—i Vi 1 -t—... . : —— <ni Satisfies 1 There never was a |r thirst that Coca-Cola couldn’t L satisfy. It goes, straight as an | arrow, to the dry spot. And besides this, i m satisfies to a T the call for something purely delicious and deliciously pure—arid wholesome. f ^ ^ Our new booklet, telling of \ X A G G Coca-Cola vindication at X ^ Chananooga, foe the taking. Demand the Genuine as made by Whenever | THE COCA-COLA CO. 7°° •« » S3-J ATLANTA. GA. |US ^———BiTW 1 EVERY QHCD SHOULD HAVE THE Faultless Starch Twin DoQs MistliDy WUtc ud Kiu Phoelw Prima. If ytm will bw the beet starch made both of these rac dolls, each 121-2 inches his a and ready to cut out and Muff, will be sent to any addrcsa^postpaid, on r*> eeiptofsix fronts of 10 cent Faultless Starch packages, or twelve fronts of 5 cent Faultless Starch packages and 8 cent* in stamps to oovear portage and packing. Or either doll will be sent on receipt of three lOoent 4 • fronts or six 5 cent fronts and 4 cents in stamps. Cut oat this ad. It will be accepted la place of one 10 cent front, or two 5 east fronts, FAULTLESS STAKCH CO.. Lmi Cfty. M* Making Cheese in Olden Days. Cheese was made by tbe old-time farmers in the summer on tbe coop erative plan by which four cattle own ers owning say 14 milch cows received ail the milk night and morning, ac cording to the daily yield of their little herd. Thus given two families having five cows each, one with three and one with one, supposing that the average yield per cow was the same. In two weeks two owners would make five cheeses each; one would press three, and one only one cheese, but this one would be as good and as large as any of the rest—"Nobility of tbe Trades—The Farmer,” Charles Wins low HaL, in National Magazine. Twai a Pretty Thing. The young man produced a small, square box from his pocket. “1 have a present for you,” he began. “I don’t know whether it will fit your finger or not, but—” "Oh, George!” she broke in, "this is so sudden! Why, I never dreamed—" But just then George produced the gift—a silver thimble—and it got sud denly cooler in the room.—Ladies’ Home Journal Important to Mothers Examine carefully every bottle ol CASTOR1A, a safe and sure remedy for infants and children, and see that it Bears the 1 Signature of | _ __ In Use For Over 30 Years. Children Cry for Fletcher’s Castoria The Worrier. Knicker—Does Jack worry? Bocker—Yes; he wants to pasteur ize spilt milk.—Judge. When a man Is down and out his friends are soon up and away. LEWIS’ Single Binder, straight 6c— many smokers prefer them to ll)c cigars. Even your best friends haven’t time to do much worrying on your account. 'TASTY? Yes indeed — 1 they’re real pickles—crisp and fine—just as good as you could put up at home and far less troublesome. But then—you should try Libby’s Olives or Catsup—in fact, any of /I* f 1 r Pickles and Condiments There’s a goodness to them that beggars description. One taste and you’ll want more. Purity ? Libby’s label is your guarantee. Economy ? They’re not expensive II when you consider their superior quality. Always Buy—Libby’s Don't accept a substitute. Whether it be relish—soup—meat—asoaragus— preserves or jams — insist on the Libby label. Then you're sure of satisfaction. At AU Grocer* Libby, M-Neili & Libby Chicago THE PAXTON ~ “ Rooms from 11.00 up single-, 75 cents up dbuble. CAFE PRICES REASONABLE WOULD YOU LIKE Interested in higher education write at open far Sell Iieipplaniu8I.LV 1£KB BUG.Merchants Bldg.,Chicago W. 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