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Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1901-10-26
BASE BALL MATTERS.
CURRENT NEWS AND NOTES OF
THE GAME.
Jones OF the Chicago American League
Team Tells About the Hunting Habit
Lefty Davis of MISUNDERSTANDING
Ing Raid on Minor League.
FRUSTRATING A RAID.

President Power announces that the
contemplated raid of the National
League on the players of the Eastern
League was forestalled by the inser-
ton of the following clause in the
Eastern League contracts of 1901:
The second party further agrees
that the first party shall have the OPP
;icn and right to renew this contract,
with all its terms, provisions and con-
ditions, for the base ball season imme-
diately succeeding the one herein pro-
vided for. provided that a notice of
the exercising of such option be given
the second party by writing address
ed TO him at his last place of abode
prior to September Is OF the current
year OF this contract"
Formal notice has been served on
every player by his club in accordance
with the above proviso and President
Power claims that the players SO noti-
fed are legally under contract for an
other season. After the close OF the
eastern league season its players are
free to go where they please, but I'M
less their services are sold they must,
under their 1901 contract report TO
their respective clubs next spring. ac-
cording 20 the contention Of Mr.. Pea
er and his associates 1t is a Legal
proposition that will be passed on by
the courts The decision OF the Lajoie
case is so sweeping that a layman's
faith in all contracts between clubs
and players is shaken. The Philadel-
phia common pleas bench held that a
contract between a club and player
vas not enforceable by a court OF
equity. OF what value is a contract
with a player to a club IL he cannot
be compelled TO give it his services
An action for damages will undoubted-
/ ly lie, but judgment against the aver
age ball player Is not worth the paper
T. Il is written on. 1t Is true that the
I. reservation clause In the Eastern
/ League contract is not perpetual. as
B was the case In that OF Lajoie, but
where Is the mutually" feature
I which the Philadelphia iurist declar'
ed lacking IN the National League in.
strumen,2 II the player IS bound tc
/ ais club for two years, is his employ
! er compelled TO retain his services TO!
1 that period, or II is not true that thu
/ player has nothing TO say about thu
length of the contract? His club car
+ terminate 1t upon ten days notice; h
must live up TO It for two years, how
ever dissatisfied he may be. Certainly
! there IS no mutually in such an ar
4 rangement.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1901-10-26
DAIRY AND POULTRY.
INTERESTING CHAPTERS FOR OUR
RURAL READERS.
How Successful Farmers Operate This
Department of the Farm-A Few
Hints as to the Care OF Live Stock
and Poultry.
Dairy Exhibit.

A correspondent of the Farmers
Review writes from Buffalo as fol-
lows: The exhibit at the Dairy Build
ing for the month of September will
take place on the 10th. The judges OF
butter for the next exhibit are w. I.
Leonard of New York, S. Edward
Davis, Elgin, ILL.,, and Daniel Derby
shire, Brockville, Ont. The judges
of the cheese for the next exhibit in
September are Hon. A. f. McLaren,
Stratford, Ont; Hon. George Nc
Adam, Rome, N. Y, and A. d. Deland
of Wisconsin. Entries are now COM
ing in rapidly from all over the Unit
ed States and Canada. The result OF
the scoring of the exhibit made in May
and July being SO thoroughly pub
lished throughout the country, has
aroused great enthusiasm among
dairymen.
We shall expect very large ex-
hlDit next month of very superior
quality. Letters are coming in from
creamery men and cheese manufac-
turers of every section, making careful
90 W LhO bSSS
making, curing and shipping their
product. They see that nothing but
the finest quality will do to compete
with the makers of other states and
Canada. The exhibit will be installed
on the 10th and the judging will be-
gin on the morning of the 18th on
butter, and the 18th on cheese. This
scoring is open to the public, and any
person desiring to see the judging
done can do SO by calling at the Dairy
Building on those dates.
The business side of dairying is
what Mr.. Converse is endeayoring 10
bring prominently before the public
In his practical illustrations at the
Pan-American. Ii he succeeds in
awakening an interest in this sadly
neglected side of dairying, he vii
have accomplished a great deal. It Is
not so much the results of this par
ticular dairy, important as they are
but the fact that the different breeds
of cows may be shut up in build
ing on the fair grounds and every
scrap of feed bought at the marke
price and steady profit derived iron
each herd every week. The most care
less farmer possesses advantages tina
these exposition herds do not have
and in summing UP the totals accoun
should be taken with this side issue
There are critics who would like t
see more rough feed used at the Pan
American Dairy, but this would no
meet the requirements of the case s.
well. This part of the work can b
better supplied by the farmers them
selves.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1901-10-26

The Montana Experiment Station
thus tells of some of the experiments
carried on there to test the keeping
power of eggs in various solutions:
With view of testing the relative
value of lime and salt mixtures and
water glass as egg preservatives, we
picked about sixty dozen eggs in two
lots. The mixtures were:
No. Lime. fresh, 31s pounds; salt.
AZ pounds; water, gallons.
No. Water glass, 1 part water
glass to IL parts water.
These eggs remained in the solution
for about six months. When examined
the water glass was found to be the
pest pickle, although the lime and salt
served its purpose very well; still the
whites of the eggs preserved in this
mixture were much more watery than
the whites of those preserved in the
water glass. These were difficult to
distinguish from fresh eggs, since the
white was quite firm and yolk stood up
upon it just as though fresh. Another
/ advantage in the water glass is that
| IL does not seem to affect the shell of
/ the egg as the lime mixture-eggs from
/ the lime and salt mixture being much
more liable to crack, either in cooking
/ or handling. We consider this matter
| OF preserving eggs of great Importance
in sais state, since prices are SO high
for eggs in the winter season. We do
not for moment advise the selling of
preserved eggs for fresh-laid, but we
have no hesitancy in saying that when
the market finds that these preserved
eggs seem almost as good as the fresh
eggs, it will certainly be willing to pay
a price which will leave a good cash
margin in favor of picking. Water
glass or sodium silicate is a liquid Of
rather smooth, slippery consistency,
readily soluble in water. 1t may be
obtained through any druggist at a
cost of about 20 cents a gallon. In
using it we would advise the use Of
stone jars or cocks. The water used
should be quite pure, and If not it must
be boiled. Jar should be covered to
exclude any dirt, and kept at the tenn
perature of cool cellar. Sometimes
the specific gravity of the solution is
greater than that of the eggs, in which
case the tendency will be for them to
float, when they may be forced down
by plate or similar arrangement with
weight on top.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1901-10-26
Feeding MIX TO calves.

Twenty head of grade Shorthorn and
Hereford calves We're purchased by the
Kansas Experiment Station in the
spring of 1900 and divided into two
lots. One lot was fed on sterilizel
creamery skim-milk with a grain ra-
ton composed of equal parts of corn
and Kaffir corn meal with all the al
falfa hay they would eat. The second
lot was fed the same as the first, ex-
cept that fresh whole milk was used
instead of skim-milk In addition to
these two lots the station secured the
privilege of weighing twenty-five head
of high-grade Hereford calves which
were running with their dams in a
pasture near the Experiment Station.
Results with Standardization the
twenty-five weeks under experiment
the ten calves consumed 24,7S6 pounds
of skim milk, 1,4S0 pounds OF corn
chop, 1,430 pounds of Kaffir corn meal
and GAL pounds of alfalfa hay. The
total gain was 1881 pounds, or daily
average of Isl pounds per head. Fig
uring skim-milk at Is cents per 100,
grain at so cents per 100 pounds and
hay at 81 per ton, the total feed cost
of raising these calves was S52.6S, or
S5.27 per head. The feed cost for each
100 pounds of gain was s2.26. Cows
that are MIXED will produce larger
yields than when sucking calves. Ac-
cording to the average yield at this
station, ten cows Zone for each calf)
produced $3.50 pounds of milk test
ing 1893 per cent butter fat. With but
ter fat at 15l5 cents per pound, this
would amount to $33S.52. The value
of the skim-milk not needed by the
calves would raise this to SS74.24. De-
duct from this the value of the feed
consumed by the calves and there re-
mains s321.56, or sS2.15 per calf to pay
for the expense of milking, feeding the
calves, and hauling the milk to the
creamery. At 1915 cents per hour, this
expense need not be one-half Of the
above sum, leaving SIS to SIC clear
profit for each calf raised on skim
milk.
Results with Whole Milk.-During
sumed 2S,2S7 pounds of fresh milk. $50
pounds of corn chop, S35 pounds OF
Kaffir corn meal. and S35 pounds OF
alfalfa hay. The total gain was 2.S7s
pounds, or a daily average of 1.95
pounds per head. Charging butter fat
at creamery prices, the feed cost OF
raising these calves amounts to $751;. 10
or S15.72 per head. The feed cost for
each 100 pounds of gain amounts to
| s5.46.
Results with Calves Nursed by the
Cows.-on May 2S. 1900, twenty-five
calves that were running with their
dams averaged TIA pounds. On octo-
Der 10, these same calves averaged 422
pounds. or an average daily gain per
head of LII pounds. The only ex-
pense attached to raising these calves
was the keep of the cows, which was
estimated by the owner to be S12 pei
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1901-10-26
JONES ON BUNTING.

There is as much science in bunt-
ing as there is in a place hitting" says
Jones. the great American League
bunter Of the Chicago White Stockings.
"To drop the bail in front Of the plate
and at the same time out OF reach Of
the pitcher. catcher, third and first
basemen, requires great deal of prae-
tice and skill The first thing is to
fool. II possible, the infelders as to
where you intend to bunt at all. The
manner OF holding the stick,of course,
determines that. II the bat Is held
short and bunting motions are made
while the pitcher is winding up pre-
paratory to delivering the ball, every
one Is looking for a bunt and it's a
thousand to one shot that you can't
beat II out no matter where the ball
In placed. On the other hand such
motions will draw in the infield and
then IL Is your opportunity to pop q
little one right over third base.
"The time when bunt is needed
most is when the game is close and
with a man on base and no outs he
can be advanced by sacrifice hit
When attempting to sacrifice make
sure OF where the ball Is going, dis.
regarding entirely whether | get tc
arst or not. The intention is not sc
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1901-10-26
LEFTY DAVIS OF PITrsBURas.

A. d. Davis, better known profess
sionally as Lefty Davis. the right
fielder Of the Pittsburg club, was born
at Nashville, Tenn. on Sept. 81, 1878.
He learned to play ball in the city Of
his nativity and made his debut as a
professional with Mobile in 1896. He
signed with Detroit for 1897 and in
the next race went to Minneapolis.
where he remained until this season,
which he started with the Brooklyn
club. He did not play UP to his rec
ord last spring and Hanlon released
him. President Dreyfus of the Pitts
burg club, signed him at once and he
is one of the most valuable of the
Pirates. He leads his teams at the bat
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1901-10-26
After Forty Years.
BY D. II. TlLMAGE.

,cssyright. 1921. BY Daily story Pub. Cob
There died not long ago in a Ger
,ain home for soldiers certain man
vho shall here be namslezs- He died
ID BIS bed a, night. with none watch
iEs beside run. lie left no word. lie
dld NOT Struggle. So nearly did The
dsath calm resting upon him resemble
the k,lm3ur Of life that one OF his com
ratea. a Jest UPON his lips, shook hin
b the shoulder ln the morning Aud
iAsu tAg word aent forth that another
worn ggd weary ons had passed
,htoasH the Valley o, the shadow with
Of, suffering, aud sllratiy the prayer
vet, ap. . Lord. will that ~ he wac
takea Fu also may il he With Us
They buried him with military hon
on. aHi ;aen wrote To hsA mother an
bouncing br!eay TIE facts. They gaNe
70 details And presently letter ~r.i-
Ter by the taiteglng hand oi age Was
received
Tell ae. please. ii said, how my
boy al,A and let me kn0w what be-
.qtF3aEH aF had
Tho answer waH necessarily short,
there vas 40 lIilie Ia tell lie bad been
buried a hlR only salt 81 clothes.
There asa a sum Of money. amounting
;o ib.,lg SIX dollars, In > tin box be-
hsala hss bunk In his valIne we're two
fbl,a a gglt u underwear. two pairs
q s aud Oac brown cotton glove,
Epia.EE more
Tic official making the inventory
contemplated the glove somewhat cu'
Ti5a.ly when hc came TO u, and
scratched his head with the blunt end
Q, hs uaueg
"pta Eiuyc.'' he said. half aloud.
@Es,dratly a voman.a Wonder how II
aapp,us 90
H. continued to wonder for several
days Then the matter was explained
to him
woman. leading by the hand a
child appeared In the eommandants
ofacc seeking information regarding
the departed soldier, She was not a
relative, Neither was she a friend
al leaz, she had not been a friend. She
bad known him in hik youth. She had
seen him march away TO the war She
had mot seen him since.
The Official questioned her guarded
y. and learned largely by inference
from her replies that the soldier had
been her lover. but that his idea Of
loyalty had not been her idea Of 10y
ATTY They had lived in the borderland
between the North aud the South. Her
iathsr and her brother and another
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1901-10-26
soilinr and Pastnrn.

The summary of some experiments
carried on at the Nebraska station
follows.
/. Leguminous crops with the ex-
ception of sand or dairy vetch induced
a larger daily milk and butter fat pro-
duction than did any of the other
crops.
2. Rye and sorghum were the crops
affording the largest amount of pas
8. The experiments indicated that
cowpeas produced an actually greater
quantity of milk and butter fat from
given area of land than any other
crop.
4. A comparison of the relative
amounts of feed produced by several
forage crops when pastured and when
soiled indicated that the latter prac-
tice secures two to three times as
much feed from the same area of
land,
5. The same tests indicated that the
average daily production of milk and
butter fat was greater for the same
feed when the COW was pastured than
when soiled. This on an average
amounted to LIT times greater butter
fat production from the pastured than
from the soilea crop.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1901-10-26

husband. The gloves were mine. Tic
reached ont from the ranks and pulled
them out ~ my hand the day he went
away 10 Join Grants army, and ! strucF
him In the face when he did t. One
OF them he used TO stanch the flow o.
blood from my husbands wound, ano
then stuffed IL into the pocket OF my
husbands coat. where ! found II. Inc
other he kept--forty-years,
she quite broke down at this juno
ture. and the official essayed TO COM
fort her
His mother still lives" he said, and
named the place III you wish, you
may take his things to her.
She readily accepted the commission
but Of the meeting between the two
women only themselves know.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1901-10-26

The windsor library is one of the
most perfect retreats in all England
for a rainy day. says a London news
paper II has superb outlook across
10 stoke and away to Harrow-on-the-
Hill. and as the privileged ladies and
gentlemen OF the court loll in Its coy
chairs. leathered in brilliant scarlet
and rest their books upon its polished
ebon tables inlaid with ivory, the
epirit of the past-of Anne and the
duchess. Of Elizabeth and her firing
maids, OF Charles II. and Lely's beau.
ties-seem to pervade the fireplace and
oreil alcbve and mullion. Little Won
der that such corner became a Ia
yorite retreat of Sunday afternoons
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1901-10-26

much to beat out the bunt as to ad-
vance the base runner and so particu-
lar pains should be taken to place the
ball so that the base runner will not
be forced, even though you should be
thrown out at first.
"But when the bases are empty and
the infield is trlfe slow in getting
in on the hunts, then beat them out at
all hazards. never look to see where
the ball falls under such circum-
stances, but as quick as the bat
touches 1t I'm away for the first bag.
ITO place the ball safely when hit
ting to the outfield one must be able TO
Judge pretty accurately the time of a
ball and know exactly when to hit it.
For me, left hand hitter, to pull to
right field, have to lift at the ball
before Il gets to me. To put It into
left / wait until 1t is nearly past me.
and to center II should be met square
ly in front Many ball players cannot
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1901-10-26

son also was dead, and her son's w,ge
ana she were not In sympathy The
chlId she held by The hand was her
sfandehild, her one comfort. She had
come to see the soldier who mad been
,aithiui 10 the flag Of victory. She had
hhown where he was throughout all
the years. She had saved a little mon.
ey-ehough, II eked out by a small pen
sion, 70 carry two people OF sixty to
the end OF their lives. Would the Of
hclai be so kind as to call the soldier
at once?
Inc o1lciul cleared his throat yigor.
onsiy and seowled. He always scowled
Mhen ne had painful duty to perform.
ana THIS woman. with the love of for.
y years ago intact in her bosom, was
so pitiful spectacle under the circum.
stances that his courage was hardly
eHuhl 10 telling the truth But he was
mol a man to shirk duty.
Ny dear madam" he said. Il re.
gre, % inform you that your friend IL
dead"
She seemed not TO understand al
hrst; but gradually the import Of the
statement was borne in upon her. and
she moaned hopelessly, trembling as
the Leaf OF autumn trembles in the
horth wind. The official said nothing
more, lie was waiting for her to
speak
'Did-did he leave anythlng-any-
thing marked for Sarah she asked
al last.
Not anything, replied the Official.
And then. as gently as he might, he
Tecounted the circumstances attending
the soldiers death.
He went alone" whispered the
woman--"al one--o God! But you say
he left glover" Was IL a brown
glove. such as women used TO wear?''
The Official nodded.
Il have the mate to the glove" she
announced calmly, the look of weari-
ness and despsir coming again TO her
! face. 1t is bioOdstained and falling
I apart, but have preserved IL because
something placing her hand
Upon her breast-"told me that the
other would be found some time. and
would know the truth And | know
the truth now.
She raised her eyes. and for an in
siant her lips moved silently,
Ny husband brought /, with him
when be returned. wounded, from shi
luh, Union soldier whose name h'
would never teil me had stood between
him and death there hgheng harC
against bis own people that--the reb
els wife might not be deprived Of hei
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1901-10-26
,,,roa.cea Christina. Trees.

Empress Frederick, according to the
: ondnn Daily Chronicle, was the
cause of the introduction OF Christmas
,roes into England. Her father, Prince
Albert insisted on having German
christmas tree with Its lights ana
decorations for his baby daughter IN
islo ana the fashion spread quickly.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1901-10-26
rerhnn. mad. wrIter Knows.

The Lapps, people of northern
Europe, never wash. They abnor wat
al ana from infancy to age their cloth
Inc d never changed except when It IS
worm out They wear the same gar
ments made Of reindeer skin with the
hair next 10 the flesh, day and night
,,.intnr and summer.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1901-10-26

olB Ocean. let me spend with You
Tbsse autumn days so bright and blue
Toy though your beard Is white. ! see
yo,Pre mol too old 10 Fonp with me.
ycn MAY al tag. and try 90 reaeh
~ feet that ny along the beach;
Tsaa We are soldiers. and you take
~ nttle sand forts that ! make
M IN your waves | venture out
III now you tumble ME about
tor you are old, but merry, too.
All 80 lOYe 10 pisy with you.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1901-10-26

rvphoid germs retain their vitality
o.. many weeks; in garden earth,
.oonty-one days; in filter sand, eighty
100 DAYS; in dust of the street, thirty
DAYS; on linen, sixty to seventy DAYS,
~ wood, thirty-two days; in Ice
year or more,
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1901-10-26
Evidently a woman's glove

man had gone out to battle for the
south while this man had remained
.s'thtul to the old flag. She had given
a u.n TO understand plainly that he mist
s"ooso between the flag and her. And
ness.
., mo other man had returned from
,"e war. and she had married him He
vas sadly crippled. and her pity went
Uu' TO him. incorporating as love. That
s "aa years ago. Her life had not been
~ unhappy one, she said. although the
lawn face, the lacls-luster eyes, the
s'ooping shoulders and the dragging
n,ootsteps told a story OF toll beyond
net strength and OF devotion forced
gsyond the promptings OF her spirit
Nv. asr husband was dead. He had been
'o'led but three days ago Her only
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1901-10-26

pull the ball at all, and it is the knowl-
edge of the abilities of ball players
in this line that enables outfie.ders
to play for them and often cut off
hits and runs that otherwise would
mean defeat"
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1901-10-26

without doubt exercise stimulates
the breeding qualities. The opposite
is also true; the fowls that are con-
fined in small pens or yards are likely
to give a larger percentage OF infertile
eggs than those given a large measure
of liberty.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1901-10-26

Milk that is allowed to cool slowly
and naturally from 80 degrees down
to 60 degrees, requiring two or three
hours time, will contain at that time
many thousands of germs, in COMPARE
son with only few hundred OF milk
that is quickly cooled through these
ranges of temperature. At temporal
lures of so degrees and below. most
of the bacteria are unable to grow, and
milk can be held thus for two or three
days without material change.