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Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1911-11-10
LITTLE LEAKS.

The old proverb that tells us that
the little leak is what sinks the
great ship" is so true of the little
easily overlooked, yet are the cause
of many bankrupt homes.
These may seem like small things
to mention, but "a straw shows which
way the wind blows"
Do you notice the tea and coffee
cups at the end of the meal? Is there
a teaspoonful of undissolved sugar in
some of the cups? The children may
be taught now to guard against this
extravagant habit, but 1t is hard to
break old and long established ones.
Are those at your table careless
about taking on the plate more than
they care to eat. leaving it to be
wasted?
When the expense of the table ex-
ceeds half of the income (the amount
fair apportionmenD, it proves that
it Is due to any or all of the follow
ing things:
Buying food out of season.
Buying perishable foodstuffs in
quantities not Immediately available.
Buying food with little nutriment
Choice of highpriced meat. high
priced because limited in supply. not
because it is of greater food value
Many times the most medicinal part
of the vegetable is left in the water
and thrown away.
There is as much genius needed to
practice the little economies in the
home as it takes to write poetry. and
we can live without poetry but not
without cooks
Women, as rule, know more about
the wearing qualities of clothing than
about sustaining qualities of foods.
A quart of oysters equals a quart OF
milk in nutritive power.
One Of the greatest faults of house
keepers is lack OF forehandedness
Getting ready ahead of time takes
thought.
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1911-11-10
QENEPAL. FAprl
), 5 ! Morris s

The proper time to wean pigs is
about eight weeks ole.
Bread pudding makes an excellent
ration for young turkeys
Don't believe those who tell you
that chickens do not pay
A noted veterinarian says that
heaves in horses is incurable.
No orchardist of any account now
shakes apples from the treo
Pals and cans having rusty iron
spots will cause tainted milk.
Crowded birds tend toward con
tracing diseases of respiration.
Abundance of chlcNgn lice can be
raised by neglecting the chicks.
Pumpkins are excellent feed for
hogs about to be pu on green corn.
A remunerative way of growing
rhubarb is to fore /, out of season.
Crowded chicks in close brood
ceeps suffer for want of NEEDED pure
air.
Apples should not be packed until
four or five days after they have been
picked
7all planting OF apples is highly
reeeaieae uded, but not SO far cherries
and plHms
Clean tae peach trees of "mummi-
fed" dried In f'suit. as they carry the
spores C disea@e.
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1911-11-10
NEW VARIETY OF SWEET CORN
New Jersey Experiment Station Has
Developed Some Remarkable
Strains by Crossing.

The New Jersey Experiment station
has, during the past few years, de-
veloped some remarkable strains of
sweet corn through crossing One of
the best, according to Professor Byron
d. Halstead, is the Golden Bantam
Premier Cross, planted last year with
yellow grains from two twin ears with
IL and IA rows of kernels re-
spectively.
These matured August 20. The
majority of the ears were eight-rowed,
thus showing the strong tendency of
the cross to keep to the number that
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1911-11-10
Care Of Farm Manure.

The manure from the dairy and beef
cattle. horse. sheep, hogs. poultry and
other stock and fowls should be well
cared for and applied to the land.
Take good care of the manure and
where the quantity produced on q
farm justifies the purchase of ma
nure spreader. BIZ sure and get enc
and apply the manure economically
and evenly On the land. About rs per
sent of the maHaFial value OF feed is
sbtaiHed the manure when carefully
,aved
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1911-11-10

prevails In Golden Bantam, and fire.
quently met with in Premier
There were many plants with more
than three ears, but these involved
ears produced by suckers. Stalks like
the one shown in the picture give
much promise of bearing literally
early in the season.
OF the whole number of ears saved,
one-third were solid yellow. By elm
mating the white grains, the chances
for the appearance of white kernels
in the next crop will be reduced to one
in nine.
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1911-11-10

City Forester FROST of Chicago pro-
poses new manual for the boy scouts.
Instead of marching about with toy
guns. he would have them equipped
with grubbing hoes and dispatched in
a war Of determination against the
weeds of Chicago This would result
in two things good for the boys-they
would learn the names of the weeds
and would secure healthful exercise.
It would benefit the public by doing
Nway with the weeds.
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1911-11-10

Draft mares should possess great
constitutional vigor. good style and
excellent action, says a writer in the
Horse Breeder. They should be deep
and broad and long, with smooth bod
les and clean and smooth limbs well
set. Mares should be as symmetrical
as possible, avoiding extremes in any
direction. If the legs are too long or
too crooked. it denotes weakness; if
too short or too straight, poor, SLOW
emily traveller is certain. Size is of
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1911-11-10


it can be made well paying
crop. But small plots for home use
will become very profitable and sat
isfying-
When the roots are young and ten
der, 1t is eaten raw as salad 1t is
sometimes boiled, bur few people like
it in this way
The plants are due in October. all
unnecessary roots trimmed of and all
of the crop except ahout an inch, they
are then laid hnr3zantally Tn tiers in
moist earth, leaving the crown stick
ing out about an inch.
1t requires no special cultivation
except to keep the ground clean and
friable and will well repay the small
amount of labor upon it,
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1911-11-10

A New Jersey hotel keeper has is
sued an order prohibiting his wait
resses from talking to travelling men
who eat in his dining-room. He must
want to get rid of the patronage OF
the travelling men.
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1911-11-10
Daily Thought.

Ideals are like stars; you will not
succeed in touching them with your
hands; but, like the seafaring man on
the desert of waters, you chase them
as your guides, and. following them,
you reach your destiny-Carl Schurz.
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1911-11-10

We are told that hawk tried to
pick a diamond stud out of the shirt
front of an unsuspecting citizen OF
New Jersey Those Jersey hawks are
becoming almost as formidable as
Jersey 'skeeters.
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1911-11-10

The Jersey is pre-eminently fam
lily COW. Jersey milk has a good body.
is rich in solids. Jersey shows her
milk TO be particularly nutritious to
human kind, balanced ration, com
plete food. 1t is easily digested and
assimilated by the system. There are
at present several dairies where the
milk of the Jersey COW Is being sold
at an advanced price for certified
milk. simply on account of its balane
ing so well for baby feeding.
Jersey milk has much finer fat glo
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1911-11-10

Andre Jaegerschmidt. who travelled
around the world in forty days, is
Frenchman. We mention this merely
to prevent our readers from gaining
the impression that he Is an Irish
man.
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1911-11-10

In autumn, more than ever, we re-
alize that the year that promised so
much in its gladstone springtime.
moves in an inevitable cycle, subser-
Went to the infinite and eternal law
Of causation.
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1911-11-10

A Cleveland woman has secured a
divorce notwithstanding the fact that
her husband did not chew, smoke.
drink, swear nor stay out at night
Perhaps he snored
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1911-11-10

A Jerseyite suffering from rheuma-
tism came IN contact with live wire
and was cured. However, 1t is not
likely that live wires will become
popular.
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1911-11-10

In Brooklyn woman has secured
divorce because her husband carried
out the garbage for another lady Evil
IDENTIFY they do not regard loving ones
neighbor as a virtue in Brooklyn
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1911-11-10

bules than the milk of grade cattle
or most of the other dairy breeds.
Owing to this fact the emulsion is
much more complete and the milk
CORRESPONDENCE easily dtgested
Physicians who know about Jersey
milk strongly recommend Its use tor
babies and inNalids and many fami-
lies living in suburban places have
bought and kept one or TWO Jersey
COWS each, solely to get the proper
FOOD for their babies or for invalids
With weak Stomachs.
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1911-11-10
Constant Supply of Gas.

Near the Caspian sea there are fis-
sures in the earth from which natural
gas is perpetually emitted. In some
cases this gas has been ignited and
has burned for ages.
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1911-11-10

Several times roosters have been
enjoined from growing, but it took an
Iowa court the other day to enjoin
onions from smelling This may prop
erly be defined as strong action.
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1911-11-10

A writer says that every time two
people are married one of them wins
a great victory. Yes. we were licked
that way once ourselves
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1911-11-10

A baby has been born in fashion
able New York residence hotel. In
these get-rich-quick days 1t is becom-
ing increasingly difficult to guard So
cial lines in the metropolis.
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1911-11-10

The canals Of Mars have been pho
tographed. There is no evidence.
however, in these pictures that the
canals have beaten. the Panama csnal
In being open to travel.
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1911-11-10

The fellow who looked into the gun
to find out whether it was loaded is
now adding to the gayety of nations
by eating toadstools.
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1911-11-10

Over 100000 young Holsters have
been liberated off the Maine coast.
Just in time for the theatrical season.
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1911-11-10

Speaking of easy money. Chicago
girl has just inherited $4,000 because
her name is Jane. Besides. being
named Jane is it's own reward.
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1911-11-10

An inventive person in Boston is
said to have built an automatic wom-
an that talks. 1t wouldn't be q wo-
man If it didn't
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1911-11-10

The pastor who declared childless
wives should be deported struck a
heavy blow at the attendance upon the
annual mothers congress.
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1911-11-10

Has anybody stopped to figure out
what was done with all the money be-
fore people began to buy automobiles?
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1911-11-10

Some pessimistic person has pre-
dicted a cold winter Still. he may be
interested in wooden factory.
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1911-11-10

If baseball we're taught In the
schools there would be no truancy
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1911-11-10

Pauline Wayne may go on the stage
In a rural drama
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1911-11-10

A woman who welded poet COM
plains he couldn't support her Evi-
IDENTIFY she found married life blank
verse.
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1911-11-10

"The cost of living in Chicago is
cheaper than 1t is in New York" But
who wants to live in Chicago?
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1911-11-10

Chicago theaters are to be per-
fumed, but the stock yards will keep
on doing business at the old stand
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1911-11-10

When a joy rider is driving a mo-
tor car while watching biplane he
is certainly up to date
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1911-11-10

Man now flies higher than the birds.
The latter are not spurred on by gaso-
line.
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1911-11-10

What's the use of going over MI
agara Falls in barrel when you can
buy an aeroplane?
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1911-11-10

Headlines are made for the lazy
who do not care to do much reading.
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1911-11-10
Ie<A<- I~,<t.eAl-.

God offers to every man his choice
between truth and repose.-Ralph Wal
do Emerson.
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1911-11-10

Will college football set about to
equal aviation's record of fatalities?
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1911-11-10

Is mighty hard to beat;
You get a thorn with every rose
But amt the roses sweet?
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1911-11-10

PUBLISHED WEEKLY.
The Washington herald., 1911-09-24
FRAGMENTS OF TIE Fray
T. AS SEEN FROM S
q TIE PRESS BOX 4

Walter, got his, all right
The Maps had on their. cIouting clothes.
and what they did to that ball was a
plenty. Only thirteen safeties, including
"a homer, a triple, and three doubles.
And they say the Maps can't hit.
King Larry was III again. Two doubles
and a single out of four trips to the plate
was rather bad III
Schaefer, Elberfeld. Walker, and Gessler
were the only Nationals to hit safely.
Only one famed, Wild Conroy >being the
whittier.
We never had thance that IpoBed
any too good. NMr. Knapp had the Indian
sign on the local crew.
ShoeIess Joe Jackson also managed to
connect for pair of hits. one of his
being a four sack wallop over the right
field fence This is the third time Joe
has put the ball over the local right
field fence this year.
Ted Easterly hit the ball hard, the Nap
receiver getting two of them safe.
, Even the third-base fans left after that
seventh round.
who said lucky SEVENTH"
Germany schaefer was the one bright
spot in our trouncing. The graceful first
sacker handled everything that came his
way and wa. always there with that old
pep. That isFwhat we need, more pep.
John Henry had some little troubIe-
taking care Of Johnson's speed. Walter
had the speed. but the Maps tick
great liking to II and hammered out
thirteen safe ones. that's why we lost.
Johnson sure can swat that ball
mile. In the fifth session, BIRMINGHAM
captured the ball after running back
almost TO the fence. 1t was some long
clout.
Butcher. Birmingham. ana Milan
made some swell catches, Red Walker
~ . =
The Washington herald., 1911-09-24

made a neat running stab of Olson's
short fly in the ninth that was a corker
Milan batted in lard luck.
Butcher replaced .Graney in left field,
leading off. The New orleans recruit
met. the first ball pitched for a single
to right.
Olson drove a liner to Ray Morgan.
who threw Butcher out at second, and
EIberfeld. tossed Ollie out at first, COM
pleting a fast double play.
Mcbride tossed jackson out by a fast
throw in the first. ~
With two on in the opening round, Doc
Gessler came across with a neat single
to right. and jackson nipped E1berfeld
at the plate by a foot. 1t was some
peg, believe me.
Clyde Milan made great attempt to
snag King Lajoie's long smash to left
center Clyde made a dive for the ball,
but fell short.
Morgan slammed one to Tuck Turner
IN the second hat all but knocked the
Maps third sacker down, but he held
the ball
The entire side went out on flies in
the second. Mcbride, Morgan. and Henry
going out on line drives.
Again some ill-advised person came into
the pavilion with a straw lid on his bean.
Needless to say that he was not met
with a brass band.
Butcher made another good catch in the
third. Milan s&atted what looked to be
a safe hit over short. but Butcher was
on the job and made great running
catch.
Henry had a short passed ball in the
fourth, Larry Latole trying to score. bpt
Henry tossed The ball to johnson and
Umpire Mullen called Larry. out. 1t was
some close.
Neal BAH robbed Doc Gessl@ of a hit
In the fourth, when he stabbed the doc
tors line drive with one hand tossing
him out at first,
Morgan injured his ankle in the fourth
inning. when no tipped over firse base
Conroy replaced Ray at third
After running back about six miles in.
The Washington herald., 1911-09-24
johnson Pounded :
: ByClepelandNaps
Walter Hit Hard in Nearly Every Inning, While
Knapp Holds Nationals Safe at,AH Stages.
Final Count, to l..
By WILLIAM PEET.

Cevelands baseball gang dropped around for little visit
day afternoon and about good exhibition of ongdstance
coung the local ball park this incidentally getting
away with the game to l.
The fearful part the whole matinee utter lack of
ohnson offerings Thirteen solid whaks, for
total bases represented the Maps bobardmen The
crowd from safe waops game
the American League clubs do in three This is the
principal why athletes were LETT trailing.
aking Johnson and att little spit
ball finger named Knapp moving the home folks down almost
in order during one OF the nine rounds
The Washington herald., 1911-09-24
MURPHY, OF CUBS,
WlLLDEFY LYNCH
Chicago and BOSTON TO Play
DOuble-header To-day.

Chicago, Sept. 23.-In defiance Of an
order issued by President Lynch against
such a procedure, President Murphy, of
the Cubs, to-day announced that a double
header would be played on the West
Side tomorrow. The extra game to be
played off is one that vas postponed in
Boston and was transferred to Chicago
President Dreyfus objected to the trans
fer on the grounds that there is an open
date and President Lynch supported
Dreyfus' contention. President Murphy
declared that under rule Il, which he
interprets as saying that where three
fOurths of the magnates of a league are
willing a double-header may be scheduled
any time. Murphy says he has the con-
sent of the necessary three-fourthS.
The Washington herald., 1911-09-24
Girl Scout Sees Nationals Play Maps;
Says Street Should Have Caught Come

Just procured from the Worcester,
Mass, club. has not caught here yet.
hut l am in hopes that l will see him
IN action in Mondays or Tuesday, s
game. He certainly looked good to me
as a catcher. and 1 don't think Manager
Stovall will ever regret purchasing him.
saw ONeill work in several games
against Lawrence in the New England
League this summer. and 1 think he is
splendid, and 1 am sure that is the Opin-
ion Of most of the baseball fans up
there, and I know quite a few and they
certainly are very frank They tell you
what they thing about a player. no
matter whether it is complimentary or
not. So in their opinion and mine, Steve
ONeiIl will certainly make good.
The Washington herald., 1911-09-24

the fifth session, Birmingham managed
to snag Walter Johnson's short fly.
Joe jackson dumped the ball over the
right field fence. OF course, the ball
was struck rather hard. - Olson pre-
ceded Joe around the bases.
Wild Conroy was the first and only
National to fan during the game. Wal
ter famed five Of the Maps.
Balls drive took a bad bound and
Neal went to third.
We had a good chance to do some
thing in the sixth, but Gessler famed
and Schaefer was doubled at third.
The Washington herald., 1911-09-24
BY HELEN NJ. MURRAY.

The Washington clubs girl scout who tirred the
local management II TO several promising New
England League players this summer.
Walter johnson, whom l consider the
best pitcher in the American League. re-
ceived the worst beating yesterday from
the hands of Manager StovaITs crack
Cleveland team that / have ever seen
him receive. I think the loss was due
to Manager McAleer's poor judgment in
putting Henry in to catch him, not that
l don't think Henry is a good catcher,
because l certainly do. but he is not able
to hold Walter johnson. Gabby Street
is the man to catch him. Walter was
afraid to LEI out his speed yesterday be-
cause he knew Henry could not hold him.
Walter johnson is a very hard man
to hold, and ii takes a man that is ac-
custOmed to catching speedy pitchers to
hold him.
I think that Cleveland has a very
good team and Mr.. Knapp seemed to, be
invincible, the Nationals only getting
three hits off him; but he. of course,
had splendid support Butcher. the
right fielder, made some fine catches
and when Ball robbed Gessler of a hit
with two men on-Oh, my, that's all.
1t looked good to see Dutch Schaefer
back on first 1 think Dutch a very good
first sacker. John Henry would also
make good one If he could be played
regularly
was very sorry to see Morgan hurt,
as he is, in my opinion. a dandy third
baseman. and with little more expert
ence will make one of the best going
l think Manager McAleer again used
poor Judgment when he put ConrUy on
third. Why didn't he put Elberfeld on
third and Cunningham on second? can't
understand why Cunningham is out of
the game. He should be played regularly
l don't think a man should be kept in
The Washington herald., 1911-09-24
DODGERS DEFEAT
THE PIRATES, 81
Leifield Is Ineffective in the
Early Innings.

Pittsburg. Sept 23-BnI Dahler and his
Dodgers triumphed over the Pirates in
the first game of the farewell series at
Forbes Field. when the Brooklyn aggre-
cation snatched victory by the tally OF
) to 4.
But fer the ineffectiveness of Lefty"
Leifield early in the fray. the invaders
never could have come across with the
wallOp. Score:
The Washington herald., 1911-09-24
Are DOp,ned;;
Giants Trim Reds
Boston Doves Hand Chicago 14-to-6 JoH-Nev
York Celebrates MerkLe Play Ami
persary by Winning

Cincinnati. Sept. 23.-This was the,
anniversary of the famous MerkIe in
cident of 1905. which beat the Giants
out of a pennant, and it was also the
twenty-third of the month, but the
spell of Christy Mathewson over Gin
cinnati was strong enough to beat all
hOOdoOs. as we'll as the Reds. The
score was to ,.
This was Mathewson's twenty-third
victory over the Reds since that event
full year when the Giants had to play
off the disputed game with Chicago.
Score.
The Washington herald., 1911-09-24

Chicago, Sept. 23.-The Boston Doves
licked the Chicago Cubs here to-day by
IA to s, in a game featured by errors.
Those of commission were divided, to
5, in favor of the Cubs. Those of omis-
sion were so numerous that it was i'm
possible to keep count. Seventeen
players participated for the Cubs and
four of them were pitchers. They all
looked alike TO the Dove batters, who
got thirteen hits. The score:
The Washington herald., 1911-09-24

Earned runs-Cleveland, 8. First base
by errors-Clevelan1, :. Left on bases
Washington. 3; Cleveland 4 First base
on balls-On Knapp, 4. Struck Out-By
johnson, 4; by Knapp, !. Home run
Jackson Three-base hit-Ban Two-base
hits-Lajoie C2), Easterly.' Sacrifice hit
Ball Stolen base-Easterly. Double
playS-MOrgan to Elberfeld to SChaefer;
johnson to Henry 10 Schaefer; Knapp to
Easterly to Turner. Wild pitches-JOhn-
son, Knapp. Passed balI-Henry. Um-
pires-MeSSrS. MUllin and Evans. Time
of game-t hour and 40 minutes.
The Washington herald., 1911-09-24
FOOTBALL RESULTS.
Seaman GunnerS, "a, Marines, o,

Seaman GunnerS, "a; Marines, o.
At Charlottesville, Va.-Vfrgin-
In. 23; ,HnmpdeR-Sidney,O o.
At Carlisle, Pa.-Indlans, 5Sj
Lebanon Valley, o.
At wOrcester-HOIy Cross. 13J
Boston College, o.
Al Easton, Pa.-Lafayette, 81
BlOomsburE, o.
At st. LOuIs-St. Louis Uni
versity, IL; Shurtleff College, o.
At WatervIlIe, Me.-Colby, 10J
Hebron Academy, o.
AT ArOnO, Me.-University of
Maine, 10; Fort Mckinley, o.
At Amherst, Mass.-MasGnchu-
Sctts Agricultural College, 81
Rhode Island state, ).
At Durham, N. H.-New Hamp-
shire state, 8; Bates, 9.
At Cleveland, Okio-western
Reserve, 10, Mount Union, 6.