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Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1911-03-18
kuRIos FROM CORRESPONDENTS

Q. | wish to Kill the germ in eggs 30
people cannot buy them at the store
for incubation. Does II hurt an egg to
run n pin through the large end, to
grease the egg or to dip the end in hot
water? A. Yes. By the first you often
break the yolk and spoil the egg; by the
second the grease gets rancid and the
egg decays and the shell looks old; by
the third the albumen gets hard and
stale and egg rots. To destroy the
hatchabllity without spelling egg, take
egg in hand with point to palm and
go through stunt of throwing a ball.
This breaks supports of yolk and
turns germ upside down.
Q. How many ducks should | mate
TO an India Runner drake. what is
their standard weight, how should
make their nests? A. Four TO six;
drake Az pounds, duck 4. They lay on
ground or In water.
Q. My Cochins have very large livers.
and have lost cock and three hens
by It. What breed IS most subject to It ?
What are the cause and cure? A. Heavy
breeds. overlooking and lack of exer-
else. Feed little. make hens work
hard for every grain and use one
tablespoonful of sodium sulphate to
every pint OF water.
Q. How much sunflower seed should
be fed to thirty fowls and when is the
best time to feed 1t? A. One quart.
Feed II mostly in melting season, as 1t
is feather former. Much of 1t should
not be fed to layers. as 1t is fattening.
Q. My Plymouth Rocks when ma
tured do not reach standard within a
pound or two. Please give me ra-
ton whereby / may bring them to
standard weight or over. A. Size in
your fowls depends more on breeding
than feeding. With the best Of feed
fowls have limit. Breed from your
largest birds or. II they are all under
size, introduce new blood by crossing
with big hens from outside or do away
with old stock and start new.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1911-03-18
VERY HUMAN.
rye seen some BOOSTERS make me think

rye seen some ROSTERS make me think
or fellows ! have met.
They do not seem to know enough
To come In out the wet.
Some others are so nasty proud
That. though they crawl with lice.
They VIII not get down In the dust.
Because they are too nice.
Some crow about themselves all day,
But never work q rap,
While others wear their whiskeTs of
out hunting for a scrap.
Some when their hen has laid an egg
Like n big jackass bray,
There, see that egg Now viii you say
a rooster doesn't pay?"
Yes. when wife labors hard all day
To provide needed corn
Some skip with an affinity
And leave her all forlorn.
Some root In ugly Nth all day
And even swallow rot
And. like all human muckrakers,
Should have some big duck shot.
c. NJ. BARNITZ.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1911-03-18
FEATHERS AND EeesHELLs.

Just as humans get overheated and
take cold when leaving badly venti-
lated. crowded building, so fowls
when packed like sardines on roost
take cold when they go out into the
frosty morning air.
When cock quits Growing or drops
down from high G he Is sick. has
something twisted round his tongue or
has canker in his windplpe. A cocks
crow is an index to his condition; n
humans blare oft indicates hot air.
Frozen droppings under roost
throw off cold like n cake of ice. This
, neutralizes the body heat of fowls and
chllls their intestinal and egg organs
Drcppings should be removed to dry
place every morning.
When from the roost you hear n rat
Ting sound it's a sign that roup germs
are around. If yellow tips are on the
droppings seen look for nasty fun
and diarrhea mean.
One source of bad mir in henhouses
is where droppings remain under the
roost to freeze and thaw. Sleeping
| over such a mess sorely tries the vigor
Of the strongest stock.
Planer shavings make best bedding
for hen hospital. They keep dry
longest. do not trip weak fowl and
quickly absorb the moisture of drop
pings. Feed should be served In
troughs when using shavings or saw
dust
"What would our great-great-grand-
father say IL he should come back?"
Is often asked Well. If he should get
back about dinner time on Christmas
he'd ask In many homes, Where on
earths the turkey
When you use disinfectant In the
drinking water n very slight film on
the surface is sufficient Most OF II is
nauseous and fowls will refuse to
drink II you use too much.
When you go TO the shows take your
wife along She has helped you raise
your show birds and should have some
Of the pleasure IL you win give her
her share Of the credit; II you lose take
all the blame.
In giving a fowl a liquid remedy
made from tar product II is wise to
remember that such remedies are very
strong. Less than n drop In the wind
pipe smothers sometimes instantly.
Capsules of II are apt TO stick in the
throat and burst and kill. Better make
such medicine up into dough pills
When you see the ad. Expert poul'
tryman wanted" before you apply sit
down and figure how much you know
about the work required II not only
means working out problems in flesh
and blood. but requires business man
agement.
The Matching season is now on. and.
ms usual. some will sit. set or sot hen
on n set. sitting or setting of eggs.
Here's our rhyme. take It in time"
You take up Biddy by the legs
and set her on n setting OF eggs.
And II she doesn't think OF Hitting
She sits on them and keeps on sitting.
A "a
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1911-03-18
HOW TO FINELY FINISH TURKEYS

About two weeks before Thanksgiv-
ing stories on turkey fattening appear,
and most OF them advise close confine-
ment and lots OF corn.
They are neither timely nor do they
bring best results.
Finely finished birds that bring the
bon ton are not built in day.
For the first six months OF turks
life II should be fed much protein to
build big bone and large. strong frame.
The flock should then be divided into
breeders and market birds.
The former should live normal.
natural life to ct them for reproduc.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1911-03-18

AN UNFINISHED TURKEY tNOTE DIFFER.
ENCEl
skimmilk or buttermilk TO the con
sistency of cream, TO which add n half
ounce of warm tallow for each bird.
Feed In clean troughs morn and
night all they will eat with Il relish,
at noon giving scalded oats or wheel
or raw vegetables. such us apples,
beets. turnlps. Shell. grit, charcoa
and plenty OF fresh water are essen
tial. a roomy shed and yard are needed
and tie fowls should he kept free from
fllth. lice and excitement.
Three 10 four weeks are needed "a
bring birds 10 perfection. The finished
turkey herein portrayed gained eight
pounds In that time
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-06-19
ENTHUSIASTIC SUNDAY SPORTSMEN WILL SPEAK
 BEFORE THE PASTORS

George H. Wood and Thomas Walsh. representing the committee which is working to secure a change in the Sunday observance statute, in order to legalize orderly amateur sports on Sunday, interviewed Rev. Gerald H. Beard on that subject, yesterday.
 Pastor Beard will call a meeting of the Pastors Association at which Messrs. Wood and Walsh will be all lowed to present their views
 In the meantime the petition for a change is rapidly swelling in the num- Der of signatures, the total now hav- ing passed 14,000.
 Rev. F. A. Dillingham; yesterday preached a sermon on the Sabbath question. He said that he believed recreation and sports are necessary to mankind and that it is not improper to use a portion of the Sabbath for them if necessary. He wishes, how ever, to warn the people of the dan gers attendant upon the commercial ism of the Sabbath
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-06-19
Drilled to Perfection.

From drill man gets accustomed to doing under any circumstances what has been hammered into his brain time after time till it becomes second nature to him. Charles XII of ave~ den, "the madman of the north," rip ped most of Europe up the back again and again because his soldiers wers drilled to perfection before he let them take the field at a time when there was great neglect of drill in other armies. He valued 1000 well drilled fighters above 10000 not so well drilled, and. madman or genius, his judgment was vindicated repeatedly in terrible battles. Ore night Charles XII. was surprised in Poland by an attacking army of 5000 when his scant force of 600 was sleeping Hke the dead from the exhaustion of q hard march. Before his outposts and sentinels could be driven in his small band was aroused. mounted, formed in battle ine-all in pitchy blackness- and swinging into fierce charge upon the enemy. By daylight the Russians and Poles. who had thought to eas him up, were virtually annihilated-- New York Press.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-06-19
Still Talking Of
 That Great Game
 Here On Saturday

The fans are still talking about that 13 inning game at Newfield Saturday when Bridgeport downed the Hartford league leaders by to 1. No Bridge port team in the memory of the old- est rooter has played such brilliant felding game. Bob Stowe, Lou Litschi, Benny Kauff and Chief sSnyder won al plause for wonderful fielding stunts. Dixie Walker was in great form and held the Senators in the pinches. He allowed only eight hits and gave but two passes.
 With the score 1 to 1 in the ninth, High, the Hartford left fielder, tripled to left. Rehg Tit a sharp grounder to Litschi, who made fine stop. The throw to first was wide but Snyder, whc was playing for Crook made a one hand stop and touched Rehg as he passed. High was still on third. Then came the big flash of the day. Moves poked sizzling grounder to Stowe who made a clean pickup and threw home. High saw he would be caught so he tried to return to third but Harvey Russell whipped the ball to Ruell and High was nailed. Maybe there wasn't some yelling then.
 In the 18th Bridgeport won out. Hi Ladd grabbed an inf1eld hit and Foot Ruell buEted. The ball hit him on the leg and he was out. Benny Kauff cracked triple to the crowd in right field ard Ladd anlbled home with the winning run. Pete Wilson, the south paw, recently purchased from Troy. pitched well for Hartford
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-06-19
Will Stop Flynn
 And Morris Bout Governor of Oklahoma Declares Big Fight on July 4 Won't
 Take Place

Tulsa, Okla, June 19-The Carl Mor- ris-Jim Flynn fight, scheduled for July 4, will not be held in Oklahoma if Governor Cruce makes good his threats made yesterday in a letter to Sheriff Berry, of Sapulpa, in which he said he would call out the militia if neces- sary to stop a brutal fight and end forever in this State a brutal sport that nearly every civilized community has abolished New York may get the fight as a result, although it is probable that it would be postponed a month if transferred to the East
 B. F. Ufer, Morris manager, refused to discuss the situation last night. He will not say whether he will accept the Governors ultimatum or stage the fight anyway, trusting to the oil field fight fans to help him carry his bluff through. Wise ones say the promot- CTS have been trying to get him to take Morris east and that his silence last night is due to his desire to hear from them before giving Oklahomans an idea as to where their idol will fight.
 Morris is in Sapulpa, at the bedside of his wife, who was operated on yes terday afternoon, and does not know that there is a change of his going east within a week. He said yesterday that he wouldn't need ten rounds to beat Flynn
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-06-19
Dr. Johnson's Rsvenes.

Tom Osborne. the bookseller. was one of "that mercantile rugged race to which the delicacy of the poet is some times exposed"
 Osborne, irritated by what be thought an unnecessary delay on tbo part of Johnson. went one day into the room where Johnson was sitting and abused him in the most liberal man. ner. Johnson heard him some time un- moved. but at last, losing all patience, he seized a huge folio and, aiming a blow at the booksellers head, succeed ed in sending him sprawling to ths floor. Osborne alarmed the family by his cries. but Johnson. placing his foos on his breast. would not let him stir until he had exposed him fin that situa- ton and then left him with this frf- umphant expression: Lie there, thou son of dullness. ignorance and obscur- ity."-From Kearsley's Anecdotes"
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-06-19
HOME RUNS DEFEAT DAN
 0'NEIL'S CLUB
Foot Ruell and Skipper Eley Make Circuit at Steeple.
 chase
fBY WaQner.l

A young college cut up who dis guised himself by taking the name Stone, was sent in to stop the Me chanics at Steeplechase yesterday, but he fell down the chutes. McCann clouters iarred him severely in the later innings and pounded out vic tory by 6 to 2. Dan O'Nel, the New Britain megnate, declared that the pitcher assumed a fancy name be- cause he intended to go back to col lege and get by as an amateur if ne didn't make good. It looks Hke pach to the dear old campus for Stone. The word has been passed around that southpaws bother Bridgeport. !. Stone did bother Lou Litsch1 ana Benny Kauff, neither of whom got q hit, but Skipper Eley and Foot RueIl found the southpaw as soft as falling home run, a. single and two passes in four times up. / Ruell connected for a home run, a single and pass
 Freddy Gibbs got away with the game for the Mechanics. He said after the contest that he didn't have his usual line of stuff but he made 'em hit and good support did the rest He gave the Cubebs only six safeties. It looked in the ninth as if they would get to him but fast double play by Lou Litschi and Chief Snyder put the skids under the visit ors who got only one run out of two hits, a pass and a wild throw by Litschi in the last session.
 Turn the spot light now on Benny Kauff, the most prominent citizen Of Pomeroy' Ohio. When Benny can't hit 'em himself, he spells the other fellows efforts. In the seventh Jack Hoey cracked one that was bound for the dancing blue waves on the other side of the right field fence. Kauff backed up against the rampant and sticking up his gloved paw spear ed the ball as it was sailing over the garden wall. The fans cheered so loudly that the right fielder had to doff his lid when he returned to the bench.
 Here's how Bridgeport got two in the fifth. Harvey Russell singled to center and Gibbs sacrificed. Skipper Eley got two strikes and three balls and then slashed a liner to right The ball rolled behind a barrel and before Jack Hoey could find it, Hey had rounded third. He easily made a homer out of it, scoring Russell ahead of him.
 In the seventh the Mechanics put four on the scoreboard. Freddy Gibbs walked and Eley swatued for a base, Litschi sacrificed. Chief Snyder came through with a single past Cabrera that tallied. Gibbs and Hey. Ladd popped to Cabrera but. Foot Ruell lambasted one to right that bounded over the fence and Snyder trotted home in front of Ruell. Pull down the curtain. The score:
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-06-19
WATER CARNIVAL AT THE ISLAND PROVES
 AN EXCITING AFFAIR
Many Fast Brushes Between Compel.
 ing Boats Keep Up the Interest.

Throngs of people weres on Steeple- chase Island and in the vicinity on | Saturday to watch the brilliant water carnival which marked the formal opening of the island for the season.
 The weather was all that could be de- sired and many exciting brushes be- tween the competing motor boats kept the interest of the crowd at a high pitch
 The winners in the various classes were as follows:
 Class F-Sail boats with auxiliary course 16 miles, Emma E. A. Eiese- man, Park City Y. C., first; Vagabond, H. Reldief, Park City Y. C., second; Merry Widow, c. F. Allen, Mohawk Y. C., third; time 2:o2. First prize. silver cup; second prize, barometer; third prize, cabin lamp.
 Class B-Cabin cruisers. handicap event. course 20 13 miles, Lola, z. Wheatley, Park City Y. C., first; Humpty Dumpty, R. McNeil, Bridge port Y. C., second; Eli No. 2, B. s. Ogden, Pequonnock Y. C., third; time prize, ships clock; third prize, rubber boots.
 Glass; C-Canopy top boats, handi- cap events, course 20 miles, Majorie, F. Blakeley, Berkshire Y. C., first; Jane, w S. Stratton, Pequonnock Y. C., second; Lillian, William Packard, Pequonnock Y. C., third; time, 2:23. First prize, silver cup; -second prize, magnet; third prize. mounted pipe.
 Class D-Open round bottomed boats, handicap event, course 12 Ia miles, Gull, G. E. Wallace, Pequon. mock Y. C., first; Florence, L. A. Lud- dington, Berkshire Y. C., second, Me dia, A. Deming, Park City Y. C., third; time, 5S:51. First prize, silver cup; second prize, folding anchor; third prize, brass bilge pump.
 Class E-Open fiat bottomed boats, handicap event, course 10 miles. Reg iment, E. w. Coggswell, Pequonnock Y C., first; Governor, w. Jelliffe, Miamonge Y. C., second; Snapper,
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-06-19
(By Wagner.)

''The Holyoke and Northampton clubs are about s35OO in the hole". said Manager Dan O'Neil of New Bri- tain club in an interview at Steeple- chase yesterday. That's why I held out Northampton share of the re- ceipts of the double header on my grounds Saturday. They made a big kick but President Tracy instructed me to hold the money. The North ampton salaries haven't been paid and the league will see that the players get their money. That was the reason the receipts were held out. This money will be produced at the league meeting and put into the fund to set tie up the Northampton clubs debts."
 O'Neil said Northampton and HO1- yoke want to. continue until July 4, hoping that the big receipts on that day will put them on easy street. "But if it rains that day." remarked the New Britain manager, "the league will be s6,OOo in the hole instead of $3, ,5OO."
 It is said that the Northampton players have not been paid since May 15 and that the Holyoke players are two weeks behind in their pay, Af- ter Saturdays double header in Hol- yoke, the home players divided the clubs share of the receipts. Each man got $15.50.
 Most of the managers think HOlyoke and Northampton will drop out of the league and that the organization will continue with six clubs. The managers favor this because it will give them six good cities and they won't lose money by taking long jumps to Mas sachusetts. There was some fear ex- pressed that the change might make it necessary to classify the league as Class c instead of Class B. Even with six clubs the circuit would have an aggregate population of 554, 370, which would entitle the organization to re- main as Class B.
 There is also some talk of trans ferring the New Britain franchise to Holyoke and dropping New Britain.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-06-19
No Room For Him.

Several relics of exceptional value and of unusual interest to archaeofo- gists were discovered in a small town near Nuremberg. and as soon as ths news reached him the director of the Nuremberg Historical museum went to the village and introduced himself to the mayor. saying:
 'I am in charge of the museum at Nuremberg. and I'd like to-
 You're too late. my good sir" fn- terrupted the mayor. We've already got here several merry -go-rounds. a bearded woman. theatrical company composed of apes. troupe of trained dogs and a band of Hungarian nusi- clans, so you can readily see that we've got no room for your museum"
 And with these words he nodded to the director and went away.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-06-19

Four in a row for Cleveland! What up?
 Jennings hurled eighteen men against the White Sox before the Tigers finally won. When a team can begin the eighth inning seven runs to the rear and then overhaul its oppbn- ents, it is some fighter.
 Bresnahan made a desperate effort to win the series from New York. His men hammered Wiltse for four hits but Giant rally in the 9th turned the tide McGrawward The Cubs took three out of four from the Phillies without oneN of the former great in- fielders in the game.
 Cobb is the first batsman to turn his tooth hit. The five safeties that he pounded out. yesterday, brought his count to 101.
 Frank Bowerman, the old time catcher has signed to play first base for Kansas City.
 The Tiger-White Sox game was a regular department store of baseball.
 Fucker of Brooklyn has at last struck his old time form and Is turn ing in wins with regularity.
 They're smoking Nuggets at Polls this week. a
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-06-19
What Will Happen

C., third; time, 1903. First prize, sfI- yer cup; second prize. compass; third prize, Kenyon life cushions.
 Class A-Speed boats, open to any in Long Island Sound, handicap event, course 32 miles, Vida, Walter SteafDs, Pequonnock Y. C., first; Lucky Bug, A. E. & F. c. Petermont, NaugatucA Valley Y. C., second; time, 2.14. First prize, silver cup; second prize, mili- tary brushes.
 The judges were, L. M. Whitnsys chairman; H. o. Cram, F. B. Jaynes, E. J. Stearns, Charles Phillips Capt. c. Lewis, Waldo Reeves, Thomas Kelly, Robert Bruce, N. F. Vincent, Henry Lambert, Eugene Lockwood and William Brown. The prizes wer4 given out at the Park City Yacht c1ubf
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-06-19
BRIDGEPORT STILL .SWATS
 SPHERE HARD
Kauff, Ladd, Litschi, Gagain and Swanson Over 300
 Mark

The Mechanics are still the leading hitting club of the league and their averages look pretty fancy this morn Ing. Benny Kauff would have been clouting for .360 if he had connected for hit yesterday, but he didn't so he must be content with the tidy average of 1852. Hi Ladd is still in the 300 class and so is Lou Litschi
 Tom Crooks and Skipper Hey are go- ing well, but Bob Stowe hasn't been able to reach the 200 mark yet These averages include yesterdays game and will therefore differ from other figures printed, which take in only Friday or Saturdays contests Here they are:
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-06-19
CONN. LEAGUE MAY DROP
 NORTHAMPTON AND HOL YOKE
Two Massachusetts Clubs Owe $3,50O and
 League Will Pay Players Salaries

Dan ONeil hasn't decided what he will do but he said yesterday that he figured he was better off in New Bri- tain. The rivalry with Hartford makes it soft for the Cubebs because even on a week day a crowd of 2,50O will turn out in New Britain to see a game with Hartford.
 At present two plans are informally under consideration. One is to let the season end as the clubs stand now and declare Hartford the cham pion. In that event a new season would be started without delay, with the probability that the winner of the championship if any team other than Hartford, would play Hartford a series for the title at the end of the sea- son.
 This plan has been used and is still used in some sections with good suc- cess. The other plan is to let the race continue with the clubs retaining their present standings.
 There is no doubt that the players will get their money and the method by which they will be paid will be determined tonight. The probability is that some of the clubs will want sev- awards are made, whether by lot or otherwise, the club getting man will obligate itself for the salary due him. If any players are left without jobs the league will take some action to see that they are paid what is due them. Sales of players may also make up some of the money.
 Manager McCann when seen this morning said: 'I am not in favor of dropping Holyoke and Northampton. It looks to me as if somebody else would come forward and take those franchises if the present owners don't want them. It would make the league look cheap to drop two clubs before July 4. I am going to make a. strong effort at the meeting to- night to have the eight club circuit kept intact"
 So it looks as if there will be a lively time in Hartford this evening when the magnates gather.