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The Washington herald., 1912-04-04
Sc. Nfargaret's chalIenge..

The st. Margaret's baseball team chal-
Ienges all fourteen-year-old mines in the
northwest section Of the Capital Ad-
dress communications to William Harri-
son, 20l5 Kalorama road.
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The Casino.

There will be something dong at the
Casino Theater next week with May
Ward as the headliner and an array Of
frst-class features In support. She will
sing new songs and wear new costumes.
and she expects to make the biggest hit
she has scored in Washington
On tho bill also will be Powers and
Wilson In "A Day at Poseyyille;" the
Leap Year Girls, the Harris Twins. fex-
ible wonders: Bud Snyder, the cycling
daredevil. On Eastee Monday the Casino
will run a continuous performance from
to II O'Clock.
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Reed Club Ready.

The Reed club. OF Takoma Park, is
in readiness for fast teams on their field
on Saturday and Sunday afternoons.
Address secretary Of Reed Club, Takoma
Park. d. c.
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Luray Team Ready,

The Guray ball club, averaging fifteen
years. is ready to meet any team in the
District. Address Manager Moorman.
1919 Riggs street northwest
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The BelascO.

At the Belasco Theater next Monday
and Tuesday afternoons there will be
exhibited the gorgeous spectacle of the
durbar in kinemacolor. Last December
King George and Queen Mary of Eng
land. were proclaimed Emperor and EN-
press OF India, amid scenes of surpass-
ing Oriental splendor. Thanks to the re-
markasle invention OF kinemacolor, the
millions Of Americans who could not
attend the durbar in India have had
the durbar brought TO them in all its
spirited action and glowing color effects.
kinemacolor means colored motion pic
lures and by It's aid the ceremonial splen-
dor. official formalties. native life, mill
tary pomp. Eastern sports, the reveiw
OF an army of British and native troops,
and even the veterans Of the Indian
mutiny OF 1857, are shown, being saIuted
by the King. These wonderful pictures
are now being shown at New York City
to crowded houses at regular Broadway
prices. This will he the first and only
presentation Of the durbar OF kInemacoIor
In Washington.
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weather bureau After Games.

The Weather Bureau team desires to
arrange games with all amateur clubs
which will meet them after 4:S0 in the
afternoon. Address correspondence to
Clarence M. Crews. manager Weather
Bureau baseball team, Weather Bureau.
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Petersburg. Va April 3.-The second
team Of the Norfolk Americans to-day
defeated Petersburg, to o.
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Newark. II. Norfolk. 2.

Norfolk, April 3.-The Newark Inter-
national team defeated Norfolk to-day,
II to 3.
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rhe Maje.tIc.


Having set q pace that has met with
the approval OF Its patrons the Majestic
Theater Is eager In its efforts to main
tain the standard Of quality and value
and to that end Manager Tom Moore has
assembled = bil par excellence for next
week, which will include as the head
liner ChantreIl. Schuyler, and Green. in
a sketch as a travesty on the old-time
actor. entitled "a Hot Time In Old
Rome" An eccentric musical novelty
will be the Offering OF the musical bus
kinks. In a comedy bar specially Daley
and O'Neil Will be sure to delight, and
as singers, comedians, and dancers Con-
nelly and Rowe come TO Washington with
a reputation that assures their proving
a hit.
As a thriller. in hazardous spiral feats
the Marriott Turns and company, a troupe
Of five daring performers, complete a bill
that offers variety OF entertainment.
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.Apprenties allowance claimed.
V. NJ. l., o, st. Johns, q.

Lexington. Va, April a-Virginia Mill
tary Institute to-day defeated the ball
team from st. Johns Academy. Annap-
oils, to s.
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The Imberial.

With clever principals, beauty chorus
that has the whole town talking already,
the first cabaret features introduced In
washington and an elaborate production,
the new Imperial Musical Comedy Com
pany has scored a real success with
'Florodora-" Next week II will present
the vell-known musical comedy. 'Sergt.
Kitty Miss Helen Byron. one of the
hits with ''Florodora," stnrred In ''Sergt.
Kitty for four seasons, and she will
sing the title role next week with the
ImDeriaIs.
The Rum, Tum, Tum" and Bring Ne
a Rose cabaret numbers In "Florodora"
this week are scoring hits that are un-
precedented for musical comedy in
Washington. For next week the cab
aret features will be "The Washington
Waddle" and "The Swiss Ess Slide" :"
They will be used with the entire sing
ing strength OF the company and popu-
lar frankie Woods and Edna Reming
will be the central figures.
Gayety-"The Big Banner show"
The attraction at the Gayety next week
will be Gallagher Shean's big BAN
ner Show" which Is said 20 be one OF
the brightest ana best entertainments on
the Columbia circuit
The entertainment which the Williams
and Weston aggregation win offer Is
divided into two parts by an oiio OF
clever vaudeville specialties. The first Is
OF musical comedy trend and Is en-
titled The Regatta" The second half
OF the show is stlyied "A Trip TO the
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Richmond. April a-The Boston Nation
ais won over the Richmond team to-
day, 8 TO .
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second Giant.' Team on ron.

winston-salem. n. c., April a-New
York Nationals. second team. 6; Winston
Salem, o.
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COMING ATTRACTIONS.

CatskiiIs," and is Of q farcicaI order,
but likewise allowing OF abundant scenic
and electrical effects. as well as catchy
music and beautiful costuming. In the
first part OF the show Harry Weston
takes the part OF tudlcrous Dutch near
detective. Williams, in the Regatta .
Is plain clothes man. and In the Cats
kilr' comedy he is a mysterious guest OF
the Spa The engagement OF the big
Banner Show Is for the week with
matinees.
The Belnsco.
At the Belasco Theater next Monday
evening. April s. the ever-welcome FRITZ
Schef will appear. her medium being the
famous comic opera OF John Strauss en-
titled might Birds" Mme Scheff $
appearance always means the best in
musical offerings, but the present one
arouses special interest from the fact
of Its having proved abroad the most
successful work Of its celebrated COM
poser. Always active to make Nine.
Scheff their most important attraction.
the Messrs. Shubert have given Might
Birds" an unusually picturesque scenic
setting, and large and beautifully
gowned chorus. An augmented orchestra
features Strauss alluring airs.
As the volatile and coquettish Adele,
Mime. Schen has a role that particularly
suits her arts and graces, as well as her
vocal accomplishments.
The cast comprises George Anderson,
John z Hazard, Frank Rushworth.
Frank harrington. Edith Bradford, Hazel
Cox, Morgan Williams, MiIbury Ryder,
Josephine Brsndell. and Jessie Stoner.
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staged by Frank stammerz Only one
performance viii be given. at 4:i5. mstir
nee. Tuesday afternoon, April .. at
Columbia Theater.
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Toronto. "a, spartanhurg. 8.
Second New York Te.m Win,

Spartanburg, s. c.. April 3-Toronto
defeated Spartanburg to-day. L. to g.
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DOWN THE ALLEYS.
Mt. PLEASANT BOWLING LEAGUE.
Reformation wfn.,

The baseball team Of the Church of
the Reformation defeated the team rep
resenting the North Carolina Avenue
Sunday School, OF the Sunday School
League, at Fifth street and Florida ave-
nue. northeast, by the score Of to l. The
score:
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RACING CARD FOR TO-DAY.
Charleston.

hree-year-olds and upward:
ndicap; one and one-eighth
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1912-08-27

Rhubarb can be easily forced in the
farmhouse cellar in winter and the
stalks had six weeks to two months
earlier than usual.
For this purpose rhubarb roots
should be dug late in the fall and al
lowed to freeze. They should then be
removed to a frost proof cellar and
buried three or four inches deep in
moist sand.
After they have been slightly frozen
they may be set in a root cellar, or
any building which is heated, packed
close together. and covered with very
rich soil. It is best to cover the
crowns from four to six inches.
Care should be taken not to over
water the plants. Rhubarb may also
be forced in unheated buildings, pro-
vided they are covered with glass, par
ticularly in the warmer climates.
Rhubarb, forced in this way, does
not develop very large leaves, and the
stalk is very much sweeter than that
grown out Of doors.
1t is also blanched, and If the
proper care is taken, it may be pro-
duced almost white, and very tender
and palatable. Sometimes, when
grown in the dark, the stalk produced
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1912-08-27

A cock pigeon should be selected for
his activity and good disposition. II
he struts about good deal and is
continually cooling he will generally
make a good breeder.
The bird that is stupid, sluggish or
negligent in the care Of his plumage
or vicious in his actions toward other
birds should never be selected. A bird
that Is related to its mate or bred from
blood relatives should never be used
for breeding purposes. Birds with
vigorous constitutions are necessary
breeding is fatal to this developm ent.
Before buying breeders. the begin
ner should have his lofts in readiness.
A position facing south is always best,
as then the interior will be flooded
with sunshine all hours Of the day,
and every corner will be penetrated
with light and 50 kept purified and the
birds will be In the best possible con-
ditton.
As a general thing, single-story
house Is best, with the floor one foot
or more from the ground. The house
should have pitch roof, with the
higher side for the front. Windows
should be made in front only, as all
the available space at the back and
sides will be needed for the nests. The
loft can be made larger or smaller, as
space and other circumstances direct.
A proportion which has almost
come to be the standard among those.
who breed pigeons for squab raising
Is nine feet in front with a drop to
three feet to the back and about ten
feet wide inside; the depth may be
somewhat greater than the width. A
succession Of these lofts may be built
as the business progresses, or they
may be put up at the same time.
The partitions between the lofts are
Of boards or Of wire netting. as may
be preferred. There should be doors
leading from one loft to the other
with nests up the back ana around the
sides as far as the doors permit. A
window that goes across a space one
half the width OF the front Of the
house and wide in proportion should
be made in front-and it should be
kept clean, not, like too many that we
see, allowed to be obscured by dust
and filth until only a dim light can
penetrate the inside.
An aviary or fly Of wire outside is
necessary to the completion Of the ac-
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1912-08-27
GROWING RhUBARB IN WINTER

Of rhubarb. In fact, expertn1enksS show
that the plants kept in the cellar grow
better in darkness than in light 1e u
very essential, however, that the plants
should be frozen.
If the room occupied by tho roots
is small. lighted lantern kept near
them will give out heat enough TO CON-
siderably hasten their growth.
Rhubarb is also forced to constd-
erable extent for market in special
houses, cold frames and undsr The
benches Of greenhouses.
For outdoor growing rhubarb -
generally propagated BY division OF the
heshy roots. Pieces of roots are set
in mellow soil In rows Ave feet apart
and about three feet apart In the Tow.
The root pieces should be set with
the crowns about four inches below
the surface Of the SOIL Tho ground
should be kept well cultivated tho
first season and stalks may be pulled
the following spring.
Rhubarb is also grown from seed,
but varieties true to name can only be
grown from roots. Eight to twelve
plants Ok rhubarb will supply large
family.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1912-08-27
POULTRY AS A. SIDE LINE.

Missouri man writes that he hat
some doubt about the advisability OF
raising fruit and poultry in combina.
ton. He says that in the summer time
1T keeps him and his family busy
looking after the fruit and naturally
the poultry must be neglected.
OF course in the winter season he
has plenty Of time for the poultry,
but asks whether it would not be bet
ter to concentrate on either the fruit
or the poultry.
1t all depends on the man. AS a
rule, poultry and fruit make fine
combination. One good-sissd boy, or
boy and girl, can take care at a flock
of 500 chickens right along during the
busy season and still find some time
to work with the fruit when the mar
keting period comes along.
BY the time potatoes, melons, grapes
and most other fruits are ready for
market the chickens require little
care. The Matching season is over
and the chickens are pretty we'll grown
and all that is necessary is to feed
and water them and keep the premises
clean.
On a fruit farm there ought to be a
oooA AoASC LII LAS OlI US W Iull DIT
will. when less care is required than
If they are cooped up. It would GER
tainly be better to employ extra help
during the two or three weeks rush
of fruit marketing than to neglect the
chickens, because If they are not kept
up to the mark during the summer
months the egg production during
the winter season Is cure to fall off.
However, If man feels that he has
more work with his fruit and chick
ems than he can properly attend to,
1t would be wise to dispose of one and
concentrate all his energy on the
other.
Many people fail in all kinds Of
business because they spread out too
is. they try to do too
many things without having time or
capital to do either properly, with the
result that neither are made to pro-
duce maximum results, while some
fail altogether.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1912-08-27
BUILDING PIGEON LOFTS AND NI
ONE MUST HAVE SOME KNOWLEDGE OF TTIH
FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPLES OF THE CARE or
PIGEONS BEFORE GOING INTO THE BUSINESS

commodattons for the pigeons t1rat ars
to be kept by the breeder. Tho a.
should be larger than the loft ttseif.
It should be the same height as the
| house and twice as long. That n =
house of which the board part ID ton
feet across in front should have tho
wire fly twenty feet long.
A single loft with wire fiy can ba
made very simply. A succession Of
four lofts would make building foeAy
feet long and twelve feet wide. Win
such loft the wire fy should ennond
across the front up as high as the roof
and about. twice as deep as the house
proper; that is. for house OF four
rooms of the same depth as the ona
suggested, the wire should be twenty
to twenty-four feet wide across the
whole front OF the building.
The nests for the pigeons ara AZ
ranged along the back and side waIls.
They should run from twelve inches
from the floor to within the same hi.-
tance from. the root. and be ldttla
more than three feet wide, 80 AZ 70 d.
vide the back space Of ten feet into
three equal parts. Be careful not 10
overcrowd. as it requires skill to ham
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loft successfully.
Each compartment should be fixed
in such a way that ono end can be
darkened, and the nest should bo
placed at this side,
It will be found best TO uae tho
earthern nest pans that can be bought
from dealers In pigeon supplies, and
these should be supplied material like
shav1ngs, pine needles ETC., such a.
would be suitable for the birds to rest
upon.
When breeding for profit It II very
necessary to curtail all unnecessary
expense. A building such as that de-
scribed can be put up of plain matched
boards at the lowest cost possible IL
more money is spent on the building
itself 1t may be papered and clap
boarded, which might be better IN sec
tions where the winters are extremely
severe. The cost Of good Homers from
a reliable dealer Is $500 Per pair. and
it does not pay to get poor stock.
Economize in your building and gen
eral equipment II necessary, but get
good birds If you want to be sure Of
profitable results, and be sure that
they are properly mated.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1912-08-27
FOR DUCK RAIsERa
Pigeon house and yards

The market price for duck fsa<her,
is about half that for goose feathers
In France the term "ducklins~ II
applied to birds hatohed the previous
season, and not the present year - in
this country.
In England It is claimed that while
the Pekin is great layer, It has not
the hneness Of flesh nor tho early ma
turity Of the Aylesbury.
The Cayuga, the only American va
riety, furnishes meat OF hne favor.
but on account Of its black pturnaEo
makes very unattractive appeax~nce
when dressed. The French epdourss
greatly appreciate the high quality OF
the Cayuga. This is about tho only
American product that We are not
overly proud of.
The great secret Of fattsning ducis-
lings is to begin early, and thts. can
only be attained by keeping the stock
duck young. In practice It n not
profitable to keep the stock DUCKS
more than two years.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1912-08-27
CHARACTERISTICS OF THE QUAIL

The natural food of the quail con-
sists of the seeds Of the vast number
of plants known as weeds. with l
little liage of the same. especially in
winter. when the leaves are young and
tender. Considering how small Is the
amount Of fruit usually found in the
stomach Of this bird, it Is a surprise
to learn that it sometimes does seri-
ous damage to vineyards. Investiga-
tion. however, shows that, as in most
other similar cases, the injury results
only when too many birds gather in
limited area.
Nearly all the complaints against
the quail for eating fruit are that it
visits vineyards in immense numbers
and eats grapes. When thousands
visit vineyard, even If onl- occasion
ally. and each bird eats or spoils at
least one grape, the result is disas-
trous..
In the writer's interviews with Cali
fornia fruit growers, only one men
TONED the quail as harmful. His
ranch was situated along the hills on
the side OF a narrow valley. adjacent
to wild grazing land with much chap
arral and forest, among which the
quail lived. In this case the annual
loss was estimated two or three tons
o. grapes.
In the laboratory investigation of
the food of these quail 61s stomachs
were examined. Animal food, princi-
pally insects, amounted to per cent
of the food, and 81 per cent vegetable
food, This latter consists Of seeds Of
plants, most of which are of noxious
or troublesome species.
Ants appear to be favorite animal
food, but the quail will eat caterpil-
lars, beetles. grasshoppers flies,
spiders, snails and scale insects.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1912-08-27
WHY NOT MAKE BETTER
VEAL?

The high price of mutton during tn
past few years has encouraged. par
ticularly dairymen, to pay more atten
ton to making good veal, but there Il
a woeful lack Of this kind Of meat nov
on the market.
Most dairymen will not take thu
trouble to fatten calves, but send then
to market just as soon as they are pas
the age limit, and the result is entirely
unsatisfactory, both to the seller and
the customer.
! Well fatted calves, Weighing from
120 to $50 pounds, always bring high
prices no matter what the condition OF
the cattle market may be. City people
eat great deal of veal and would con-
sumo much more If they could get
what they want, but the stuff seen on
the market Is for the most part
str1ngy, unfinished and not all salts
factory.
Many calves are sold when g. week
old, at 8 to cents per pound. when
II fed until they weighed 25 pounds,
would bring double the money, but
dairymen have not yet learned how to
feed calves, in order to make good
veal.
The European farmers make good
money out Of the right calves. The
youngster Is carefully fed from the day
he 1s born, being confined in dark
stalls. He Is fed literally on oat meal
whole milk at the start and skim
milk later. with some roots, and when
he goes to market he is about as
toothsome a morsel as can be found
a VoI,
of this kind of meat, and price cuts no
figure with them.
There Is no reason why our dairy
men should not increase their profits
materially by feeding their calves; and
it has always been source Of wonder
to us why they SO neglect this part of
their business.
TIT fact Is, the American public. to
a largo extent, is so prejudiced against
veal, having read gruesome tales
about bob veal being too often mar
keted, that thousands are afraid to
buy veal Of any kind. If better sys-
tenn of feeding calves were adopted,
and the business systematized, we
would have in a few years a line of
choice meat that would sell readily at
very high prices.
The first thing to be done would be
to amend the laws, to prevent the
and express companies ship
ping veal under four weeks Of age,
The amount of immature stuff that
goes to market every day is appalling,
and we believe that Is per cent of it
is unfit for food. How 1t gets past
the inspectors is something no man
can find out.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1912-08-27

ing Is baby quail. very wild at first
not understanding human sounds or
language. but finally becoming as
docile as pet chickens. They were
raised in my back yard, running at
large after the first week.
"A number Of Marguerite bushes
which grow in profusion in the yard
were so infested with black scale that
l had decided to uproot them and had
postponed doing so as the little quail
worked so persistenly among the
branches; upon investigation I discov-
cred them eating the scale and twit-
tering happily; they would swallow the
fully developed scale and thoroughly
clean the branches of all those unde-
veloped."
From numerous experiments and
careful analysis of the food of the
California quail it is apparent that
under normal conditions the farmer
and fruit-grower have nothing to fear
from its ravages. When. however.
large areas of chaparral are cleared
and brought under cultivation, it is
natural that the products of garden
and vineyard should be eaten to a
greater or less extent by quail. which
abound in such localities.
On the other hand, its seed-eating
record is in it's favor. Usually there is
little difficulty in getting rid Of super
fuous game birds: in fact, in most
cases the trouble is to prevent their
determination A bird SO large, so
easily trapped, so valuable for food,
and withal one whose pursuit affords
such excellent sport as the valley
quail. will rarely become numerous
enough to do serious damage, and then
only locally and under unusual condi-
e. L. Beal.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1912-08-27

Pigeons are found wherever man
has set his foot in any part Of the
civilized world. This bird has been
used for sporting and for food for
many hundreds of years. There are
eleven recognized distinct breeds and
the variety Of these breeds is almost
endless.
There is a great difference of opin-
ion among breeders as to the best va
rieties for squad raising for the mar
ket. The Homer probably stands at
the head Of the list, and there are
large plants in the United States that
raise no other kind. Then there are
several crosses between the Hc;ner
and other breeds and each variety has
it's admirers.
Perhaps today the white Homers are
In greater demand than any other
breed ... t..
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1912-08-27
TURKEYS THRIVE ON ALFALFA
ALONE

A Nebraska ranchman has more
than 200 acres Of wild land. too dry
for cultivation without irrigation, and
makes a good living by raising tur-
keys.
small creek runs through the
place and along it's sides grow some
cottonwood trees.
About 200 acres Of this farm has
been sown to alfalfa, and in spite Of
the absence Of much rain it thrives
very we'll.
The old ranch owner raises from
500 to 1900 turkeys every year, and
about the only care he gives them is
to feed them alfalfa.