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The Washington times., 1905-08-29

Two OF the most desirable players n
the American Association have been
gathered in by Jimmy Collins for his
Boston club. The men are catcher
Shaw and Outhelder Clay. both OF
Louisville
The Washington times., 1905-08-29

II VIII bet $780," says Jack Chesbro.
that there is not a pitcher except my
self IN the business who knows the Sc
cret OF throwing the 'spitbaIl' / will
also wager 500 that any time / have
two strikes on the batter-and I don't
care who he is-and there are three balls
against me / will put the 'spitbalP over
the plate, and he will not hit IT"
The Washington times., 1905-08-29
HIGH PRICE HITS
RACE TRACKS HARD
Attendance at Futurity Fell
Off Badly.
MANY REFUSE TO PAY So
Justly Consider Rate Excessive-No
Trouble 10 Get Grandstand Seats
at Big Event.
MANY REFUSE TO PAY So

Don't let anybody make you believe
that the 50 admission to the graadstani
at the metropolitan tracks is no. seri-
ously hurting the admission said John
Lynch, the well-kncwn Washingtonian,
this morning. Mr.. Lynch took in the
last three days AT Saratoga and F,.tUri-
" day al Sheepshead. in company win
his boys and Andrew Raedy of this
city.
mo. sir continued Mr.. Lynch. .the
people know that racing at. IS is entirely
too much, and THOUSANDS who formerly
patronized the trackssara staying away
Only those who have an extra bad case
of the horse bug, or are so wealthy they
do not care for money, will pay such
rate
Attendance Was Small
1.-The attendance on F'uturity day. at
Sheepshead Bay, was great surprise
to old-timers who have been In the
crowds that have attended that classic
event in the past. L have seen many
larger crowds there on other DAYS when
the attraction was not so great Mr.
Raedy and | had little trouble in getting
seats in the second row of the grand
stand, while In former days we would
nave been lucky TO get in there at all
The space where the bookies plant
their stools to see the races was prac-
icaiiy bare, although it used to swarm
with anxious sightseers when big race
was run In the times when a reasonable
admission was charged Still another
evidence of the weakened attendance
was the small fringe along the fence in
the field We can al remember races
when they We're packed seven and eight
deep along the fence from the finish TO
the quarter pole.
Saratoga Also Small.
Saratoga was also patronized less
than / expected. but perhaps a large
part of the crowd had gone home broke
at that late day In the meeting The
clubhouses were open and full of busi-
ness. especially Canfield's which Is said
to have the finest restaurant in the
world. | judge it has. from the prices
1t charges.
"Ormondale won the Futurity prac-
tically as he pleased. and If it had been
necessary could have considerably in
creased his lead over Timber. who was
second. l particularly noticed James K.
Keene's Jap horses, kuroki and Oyama
! and wish to say they are about the
ugliest you could find on Il racetrack.
They have long, scrawny necks, and
have generally unattractive appear
ance.T
The Washington times., 1905-08-29
BOXING.

A New York dispatch says Kid Herman
and Tommy Mowatt. the fighting con
ductor of Chicago. have been matched
TO meet for fifteen rounds at 100 pounds
weigh in at p m. on September 8. be-
fore the Grand Rapids Athletic Club, of
Grand Rapids, Mich. The boys will
battle for a purse OF $500, which Will be
SPLITS per cent 10 the winner and 30
per cent TO the loser.
The Washington times., 1905-08-29

Johnny Mack. who has been chosen for
trainer of the Yale athletes. used to run
against horse in The Greatest Show
on Earth"
The Washington times., 1905-08-29

In addition TO being the ten-mile cham
plOsi John Joyce is one OF the best hand
ball players In the country.
The Washington times., 1905-08-29

Fred Shepherd. the crack sculler of
the Seawanhaka Boat Club. has won
eighteen races this season.
The Washington times., 1905-08-29

Pitchers Rhodes and Donohue. OF the
Cleveland club. have arranged a rather
extensive European trip for November
and December
The Washington times., 1905-08-29
HAPPY CHARLEY HICKMAN,
Washington's Second Baseman.
Personal Comment on Men and
Things in the Field of Sports

lately decided to go to Cornell instead
OF New Haven, the greatest blow that
the Blue football team has suffered.
The Washington times., 1905-08-29

A:=elio Herrera against Harry Lewis
looks like the card for Chelsea for Sep
tember y. There does not seem to be
any other opponent In sight for Lewis A
battle between young Erne and L. Her
rera ought to draw. as Erne beat Lewis.
The Washington times., 1905-08-29

Richmond is greatly elated over the
victory of the Virginia Boat Club eight
In the race with the Arundel eight of
Baltimore on Saturday This winning
crew was developed by DR.. Reilly. the
Georgetown football coach. who has
been spending his summer in Richmond
Yale men con sfdex tfa ic.ss e .I,the.,.x,
The Washington times., 1905-08-29
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
YESTERDAYS RESULTS.
American League.

Washington. 8: Chicago. l.
Philadelphia. ,: Detroit, (.
Cleveland. 5: New York. 4. |
The Washington times., 1905-08-29

Yale men consider the loss of Thomp-
son. the crack Andover guard. who has
The Washington times., 1905-08-29
Al. Fellows, the clever little Chicago

AL Fellows, the clever little Chicago
bantsmweight, is on the ocean bound
for London. where he will meet owen
Moran. the hard-hitting English ban
tam. for fifteen rounds before the Ma
tional Sporting Club during Seotember
This VIII be Fellows second visit to the
hands OF Jem Bowker on the last visit.
John Willie. who is matched 10 fight
Mike Schreck al Salt Lake City on Sep
tember 6. and his manager, Jack Curley
wili leave tonight for the scene of the
battle Willie has been taking excellent
care OF himself the last few weeks, and
has INDUCED in enough training stunts
10 land him In the Mormon city In fairly
good condition.
The Washington times., 1905-08-29
National League.

New York. 8: st. Louis. l.
Chicago. I; Boston. 2
Pittsburg. 1; Philadelphia, 2.
Brooklyn. 10; Cincinnati, G.
The Washington times., 1905-08-29
Commissioners

Columbia a. CD 3 Q SI
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-09-27
The Farmers Becoming Wise.

A group of Western farmers organ
lied recently and made quite kill
ing" on the wheat market, which leads
to the comment by the Nebraska State
Journal that lit is interesting to note
that while the East is specializing in
both an intellectual and a financial
sense upon the prospects for Western
crops, the farmers of some parts of the
West appear to have themselves gone
into the specializing bu5iness. The APP
pearance of farmers in the speculative
ring in the guise Of "lambs" is nothing
new, but the reports have 1T that GER
tain farmers of the spring wheat coun-
try have played the market with some
success as bulls" this seaso !. Mr..
Clews, the Street banker, says:
IF all the reports of damage to
sp 'g wheat by black rust had sub
stantial foundat ton the millers would
have before them a season of short sup
plies. The reason of the doubt as to
the foundation of these reports Of rust
is said to lie partly in the fact that the
Red River farmers have learned the
market jobbers' trick of looking Woe
begone and telling of spoiled crops,
then selling while the price is up. This
practice Is not to be commended on
ethical grounds, but IL anybody is going
to profit out of cry of wolf, we
should, OF course, rather see him a
grower OF the grain than a market
manipulation IN city exchange"
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-09-27

The Porto Rican dairyman Is de-
scribed by the government report as
beclouded in ignorance, and his opera
tons are most crude. He ties the
hind legs of his cows to prevent kick
ing, following this plan because his
father did it before him. without re-
gard to whether his particular cow
ever tried to kick over a milk bucket in
her life.
Butter Made From Boiled Scum.
Porto Rican creameries are likewise
curiosities. The butter comes only
following long and vigorous shaking
of the cream in a fruit jar, one reason
being that much of the cream Is the
scum of boiled milk.
When the government officials WIS.,
tied Porto Rico they found American
butter at q decided discount. Not the
best, but the poorest butter comes
from the United States. The Danish
butter commonly sells for from so to GO
cents pound, whereas some American
butter retails as low as IA cents. The
Porto Ricans scout any intimation
that good butter can come from the
United States. Certain American
manufacturers, in order to get rich
quick in Porto Rico, have engaged in
the business of palming off spoiled
butter or oleo as Danish butter. One
New York concern has been furnishing
a mediocre quality of butter in small
tins which are made 10 initiate closely
a well-known brand Of Danish butter.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-09-27
SLzzARDS Versus BLLzzARDS.
More Damage to Life and Property
from Roasting than from Freezing.

The damage caused by hurricanes,
cyclones, hailstorms, billiards. and
floods, totals far into the millions in
value each year, yet the devastation
caused by single general hot wave of
any great duration is likely to be
greater than the aggregate of all the
other atmospheric disturbances for the
year. OF all adverse weather condi-
tions, those accompanying periods of
long-continued high temperature are
the most detrimental to mans mental,
physical and financial welfare. Esti-
mates, of course, can be made of the
injury caused by long-continued heated
spells to growing crops, and these alone
make an astounding figure. Taking
one state as an example-Iowa-we
find that on account of a hot wave
which visited that section in August,
1894, the crop loss amounted to over
$50,00O,000, a value nearly twice as
great as the loss caused by the Gal
weston hurricane in 1900.
The suffering undergone by the mil
lions of humanity day after day in
these hot-waye periods cannot be esti-
mated. Statistics may be secured as
to the number of sunstrokes, but no
data are obtainable regarding the sick
whose deaths are FASTENED by the alb
normally-heated atmosphere.
Cotton and corn seem to be most af-
fected by the burning, hot temperature.
The mere lack of rain during hot waves
is but partially responsible for the
damage done, as it is found that the
cooking, firing effect Of the intensely
heated atmosphere is the source of
much irretrieyable damage. When af-
fected by drought alone most crops
will, when the welcome rainfall comes,
instantly revive, but when the life
properties of plants are injured by the
excessive heat, no amount of rainfall
and sunshine can repair the damage.
Taken as whole, the harvest returns
for years during which hot waves were
unusually severe, show production of
One-fourth less in quantity while the
quality is also quite inferior to the
standard. However, during the years
Immediately following such seasons the
yield often times reaches a maximum
for the decade. The theory is adj
vanced that the hot weather of one
summer has the effect of making the
ground mellow and putting it in an
ideal condition for the reception of
seed the following year.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-09-27
NAPOLEOY'S ARAB CHARGER.
Stuffed Horse in the Military Museum
Believed to be the Relic.

Many rumors have been floating
about Paris lately concerning the dis
covery OF Napoleon's famous white
Arab, which carried him through so
many victorious campaigns. For some
time it was imagined that these re-
ports were baseless, but they are, at
any rate, founded upon the actual ex-
istence of stuffed horse which is
now in the military museum at the
lnvalides, having been sent there
from the Honore by a special order
issued last March. 1t appears that
this relic had originally got into the
possession of a Mr.. Greaves, an Eng
lish veterinary surgeon who did for
the French horse what M. de Saint
Bel, the French veterinary surgeon,
did for the great thoroughbred sire,
Eclipse. Close students of Napoleon's
history will, no doubt, be aware of a
connection between the English sur
geon and this famous Arab with
which the general public Is not ac-
quainted. Mr.. Greaves gave this
horse to the National History Society
Of Manchester in 1912.
Six years afterward this society
died natural death, and while the
greater portion of its collection came
into the possession Of what Is now
Owens College, Manchester, those who
presided over the distribution of its
treasures had the happy thought of
sending Napoleon's horse to Paris.
where 1t arrived In 1868, and the label
Of the National History Society of
Manchester Is still on the packing
case which contained 1t.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-09-27

high, the hens must not be allowed to
shift for themselves. No animal re-
spends more quickly or steadily than
the hen to good treatment and good
food, and while she is probably the
most wonderful piece of farm
machinery to be found, she can not
well be expected to grind out eggs the
year round without a good house, a
clean floor, a comfortable sleeping
place, and good food.
This is free bulletin, and can be
obtained from Senators or Congress
men or Secretary Wilson.
Quarantine for Mich Goats.
The Bureau of Animal Industry is in
earnest in it's intention to introduce
European high-bred mich goats into
this country for the purpose of crossing
them on common American nannieS.
Purchases have been made by gov
eminent agent Of Swiss and French
goats, which are heavy milkers-giving
as much as six quarts and eight quarts
day each-and to receive the ship
ment the Department of Agriculture
has leased small island in New York
harbor for quarantine purposes, as 1T
is, of course, highly important to in
troduce and breed only from goats
which are free from any of the con-
tagious diseases found in the herds OF
all European countries.
Much interest is manifested in
"the Governments goat introduction
throughout various parts of the United
States where goats are raised to some
extent, and a large number of indi-
viduals who have mich goats of good
frame, but which give only a small a.
mount of milk are anxious to secure
the assistance of the Department of
Agriculture in improving their fiocks
and gradually building up a strain of
fine mich goats. There are at present
only about 1000 or 5000 mich goats
in this country, according to the De-
partment of Agriculture, which give
even an average of a pint of milk a
day. In most cases the milk is entirely
consumed in raising the kids.
Some New Free Farm Bulletins.
Some Of the most popular Farmers
Bulletins Of the Department of Agricul-
ture which have recently been brought
up to date and reprinted are:
No. 51--Standard Varieties Of Chic
kens.
No. 57-Butter Makingon the Farm.
No. 59-Bee Keeping.
No. 112-Bread and the Principles of
Bread Making.
No. 175-Home Manufacture and Use
of Unfermented Grape Juice.
No. 20S-Varieties of Fruit Recon-
mended for Planting.
No. 214-Benefcial Bacteria for Le-
guminous Crops.
Any of these can be had without cost
upon application to your Senator, Mem
Der Of Congress, or to the Secretary of
Agriculture.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-09-27
Not Yet Invaded by Ice Trust.

Ice, too, has until very recently been
an expensive luxury on the island, and
the people know but little of how to
keep perishable foods. In one case a
Spanish merchant received butter In
five pound boxes. These he stored on
a shelf In the store where the tempera-
ture was often 80 degrees Il. AS this
butter was needed for sale, one box
at time was placed In such a small
ice chest as might be found In the
humblest dwelling In the United
States. 1t was supposed that II the
butter was cold and hard when sold
nothing more could be desired.
There Is no reason. however. why
within a few years American butter
makers should not control the butter
market OF Porto Rico: but re market
cannot be had for the asking. since
INSCRIPTIONS American shippers have
given American butter very black
eve
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-09-27
Seems Too Easy to be Effective.

The method described of inoculating
seed to secure these wonderful results
is ridiculously simple. Place the seed
in a gunny sack, immerse the bundle
in the fluid, previously prepared with
no greater trouble, and allow to drain;
then spread out to dry. This is all
there is to it, besides planting.
The Department of Agriculture had
a small amount Of money set aside last
Spring for the manufacture of these
starters" which were distributed free
to farmers throughout the country, but
the supply was soon entirely ex-
hausted. 1t is probable that the sup
ply for next year will be exhausted
early, since applications for next
Spring are already coming in. The
cost, however, of each package is
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-09-27

yields of forage crops Is so simple as
to excite the wonder of even the
closest students of farm science. Do
not the following short paragraphs,
taken from this bulletin, create de-
sire to know more on the subject?
III. w. Dunlap, of Holland Patent. N. y,
having more OF the liquid culture than
could be used for some seed he was inocu,,
lating. mixed 1t with a light loan and
spread IL upon a part of field already
IN clover "The difference In color and
size. OF the plants later on indicated per,
fectly where the soil had been distributed: ="
Mrs. j. A. Wells. OF Bryn Athyn, Pa,
tried watering pea vines month old with
culture liquid. and the treated vines, were
III. ]. Hess, OF North Yakima. Washing
ton, reports on 4-year old alfalfa held;-
''The crop, which had been short, pale
and spindfing, took on darker color and
q rank growth, and yielded. think, about
three times as much as formerly"
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-09-27
Boom-Rat, Ball-Hooter and Catty-
man.

These fearsome creatures soon be-
come Invested of their terrors when
you know them. The Bureau of
Forestry has just printed a short
"story" reciting a number of the
peculiar and grotesque terms used by
foresters and loggers-terms which
were evidently at one time slang, but
are now, at least among woodsmen,
regular dictionary" words. If man
stays long enough in logging camp
he will learn that while there Is a
distinction between a ''ball-hooter' and
and a 'boom rat" and between a "bull
cook" and a "cattyman," they all refer
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-09-27


These are formed by, and are the
homes of, the bacteria, each one con-
tanning millions of individuals. If
clover or alfalfa seed are sown in
soil devoid of these bacteria, they will
make practically no growth. This
condition led the Department of Agri-
culture several years ago to take up
the study of artificial incubation of
the seeds of legumes or the soil in
tended for the planting, and the re-
suits have been most remarkable. 1t
was found that not only could new
soil be easily inoculated, but that
sickly crops already growing weak for
want of bacteria could be stimulated
by the application of eria-infected
water and other simple means. DR..
George L. Moore, who recently re-
signed from the Department through
criticism of his alleged connection
with private company exploiting the
sale and production of this bacteria,
while in the Department, made an ex-
haustive study of the subject for sew
eral years, and finally developed a
plan of the greatest Importance to the
American farmer, by which nitrogen
'starter" is prepared in ''vest-pocket'
size, which can be mailed to any
point, and by following simple direc-
lions developed into vast mass OF
bacteria for the incubation Of entire
fields.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-09-27
FARMLNOTES.
Work Of the United States Department Of Agriculture
GUY ELLIOTT MITCHELL.

."What is the, most important thing
in American agricultureY repeated
an official of the Department of Agri-
culture in answer to a query-a man
who would make an excellent Secre-
tary if the present incumbent were not
about all that honest men could de-
sire. "You want to know what is the
backbone of agriculture in the United
States-in the world? One word is the
answer: Legumes. How SO? Be
cause the legumes-the clovers, the
cowpeas, the soy beans, ordinary peas,
beans vetcheSD peanuts, alfalfa and
(and they alone in the vegetable world
possess it, to absorb nitrogen in
the air and fix it into the vegetable
kingdom. And nitrogen is the most
elusive and by far the most expensive
of the fertilizers or foods required by
all plants. Were it not for the clovers
and their various cousins. the worlds
population, perhaps not of this genera
ton, but surely of the next genera
ton, would face absolute starvation.
In the United States ten years with
out these remarkable plants would
make the poorer half of our farm
lands so unproductive that it would
not pay to plant crops, and the entire
burden of raising food would deyOlye
upon the other half. With these richer
valley and prairie lands, it would sim
ply be a question of few more years
when they, too, would become ex-
hausted."
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-09-27

to the logger himself. On the other
hand, the logman's alligator" "dog,"
''pig," and 'road donkey are entirely
inanimate. The alligator is a log
boat, the "dog" a short piece of steel,
the ''pig" is sled and the ''road
donkey" is an engine. Other tools
which might, unseen, be taken for ami
mates are the "blue JAY" the
rooster" the ''gooseneck," the
''snake" and the "katydid." Anybody
who really wants to learn something
of this branch of natural history might
address a note to Clifford Pinchot,
Forester, Washington, y. c., and ask
for Bulletin No. 81, Bureau Of For
estry.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-09-27

A Few Cells from Glover Nodule. Mag
nifed 1000 Times to Show the Bacteria.
small. and yet it may mean much to
the farmer who receives it and follows
the simple directions. This Farmers
Bulletin No. PA. can be obtained from
members of Congress or Senator's, or
from the Secretary of Agriculture
Since the public is paying the bill for
printing documents containing such
information, every farmer member
of the body polite is entitled to send
for one of these little booklets.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-09-27

How would you like to have all your
milk which you buy, ready boiled? In
the Porto Rican shops if it is not sold
off within seven. or eight hours, it is
boiled second time. Some of the milk
supply, however, is sold freshly warm,
as an evidence of its goodness; but the
Porto Rican knows he is getting the
real thing only when the cow is
brought to his door and MIXED for
him. Since the American regency, ice
kept milk is coming into some little
use.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-09-27
An American Imitation Label.

AS can be seen from the illustration of
this brand, the letters IN. Y" are
so small as to be hardly noticeable;
one storekeeper insisted that they
stood for Denmark.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-09-27
As Old as History.

The old Romans and the Greeks
knew that the clovers were great soil
fertilizers, but they did not know why,
and it has only been within compare
lively recent years that the science of
agriculture has discovered that the
clovers and their allied species are
the homes of billions of minute bac-
terra which, by some still unknown
process, enable the plant upon whose
roots they live to absorb large guam
titles of nitrogen or ammonia direct
from the air. If you will pull up an
ordinary clover plant you will find a
number of little nodules on the roots.