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The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-12-18

admirers by never being in danger.
He rained blows on Murphy almost at
will, but the knockout punch vas new
err in evidence. and, though Murphy
often was in distress. the rugged Bos-
ton lightweight was always ready to
fight.
Packcy Lands Often.
Packey landed ten blows to Muir
phys one, and. although Murphy got
over several hard punches. Packey
was unhurt. and left the ring with no
marks Of the encounter.
Murphy's best round was the fifth.
in which he landed several lefts and
rights. and. after a rally in the middle
Of the ring, landed two hard right up
percuts to Packey's Jaw. Just pre-
viously Packey landed a good right to
Murphy's head. which was the best
blow Of the round.
Murphy Is Game.
Every other round was Packey's by
a wide margin. He never slowed up
except for a moment in the ninth.
and never hacked up. His opponent
frequently was on the ropes. showed
stamina and gameness by assimilat-
ing showers of blows that Mcfarland
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-12-18
tBy M. J. wathey.)

Chicago, Dec. ls.-Three boxing
bills. now in the making, are to be
presented for consideration at the
next session of the Illinois legislature.
One of the measures is to be fostered
by Representative Frank McNichols
and one IL to be sponsored by Senator
bill to the legislature two years ago
and the one which was defeated by
the lower body of the legislature after
the senate had passed 1t. The other
bill has no champion as yet, but is be-
ing drafted by members Of the Chicago
Athletic association.
It is planned. now that the boxing
bills fostered by Mr.. McNichols and
Mr.. Carroll will be presented stimuli
taneously. one in the house and the
other in the senate, and in the event
of both bills being received %favorably
a joint committee from both bodies
will concur and draft one measure
from the two, which will then be act
ed upon by the senate: solons. Mr.
McNichols and Mr.. Carroll are of the
opinion that boxing will get more con-
%sideration by having the two bills up
at the m time.
Three Up at Once.
The McNichols and Carroll measures
are considerably different In import.
although both are so framed that they
make for the %reopening Of boxing in
Illinois. The G. A. A. bill may be pre-
sented at the same time and if so will
receive the sane attention -ae thSt ex-
pected to be directed toward the other
two. The c. a. A. bill also is some-
what different from the other two and
will give the lawmakers more chance
In which to figure an air-tight Law for
boxing.
The Carroll bill is drafted along the
lines Of the Frawley law of New York
and calls for ten-round n~o-decision
contests. It is tho idea of Mr.. Carroll
to place boxing under the direct
charge of the state. with a commits
sion Of three men. to be appointed by
the governor, to have full charIe Of
permits. A certain percentage. prob.
ably FIVE per cent of the gross receipts
OF every bout, will go to the state as
revenue. making boxing a licensed
sport in Illinois.
The McNichols bill would place box
ing on similar lines as enjoyed In ILL.,
nots several years ago. It calls for
bouts With decisions allowed
and demanded in every bout. Licens.
ed referees and registered boxers only
will participate, and only clubs which
a show a legitimate lease to the
building in which bouts are to be stag
ed will he allowed in the field or to
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-12-18
JOHN r TAKES
FLING AT

Pittsburg, Pa. Dec. 1S.m-John J.
Mcfsraw. manager of the New York
Giants. o a fling at "Rubc'' Mar
guard.
His declaration that he won't sign
ishness." exclaimed McGraw. He 10
signed for three years now. and he'll
report on time just like all the other
players next spring.
Concerning his statement that I
did not want to use him in the worlds
series because I was afraid his pitch
ing would justify his demands for a
Il offered him two chances that he
took and won both of these games.
Then I put it. up to him to pitch the
third game. but he got cold feet. and
said he did not rare to go in"
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-12-18

rained upon him time and time again
without return.
The fight was at catch weights. with
Murphy having apparently a trife the
better. Ed Smith of Chicago was the
referee. There was no official decision.
Good Prelimjnaries.
In the prcliminaries Nate Kolb was
given the decision over Shrimp
Schnein in the second round Of a
scheduled four-round bout. Billy
Sweeney of Chicago knocked out
Young Price Of Milwaukee at 1922
pounds in the third round. Pete Krust
Of Chicago and Jimmy Walsh, claim
ant of the English bantam title. fought
ten good rounds at lis pounds. with
honors even.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-12-18
BETTER RUNNING
MEANS MORE HITS
Faulty sprinting is What
Keeps Number of Hits
Players Make Down.

Only one ball player in a hundred
runs properly. and the average player
could cut half n second off his time
from the plate to first base by a
change in style of running. according
to George Hoskins. trainer of the Gin
cinnati Reds, who trained track ath-
letes for years at Bucknell university
and for the 'Pittsburg Athletic club.
A half second in favor of each rum
ner going to first base would NEAR
hundreds of more base hits in a sea-
son. A majority of close plays at first
base are decided by less time than a
half second. and, according to the
view of the Cincinnati trainer, the
mere turn of the toes of the average
runner Is enough to beat him out of
the advantage that would make
beating out" hits comparatively easy.
Hoskins says only two players in
the National league run nearly per-
fect-Bob Bescher and Bill Kelly. the
Ptttsburg catcher. Even Win Camp
hell, the Boston o%utfielder. and Hans
Lobcrt, PHILIPS third baseman. rated
among the fastest men in the majors.
could increase their speed.
There are two faults that runners
have that Hoskins calls attention to.
ON is shortening their stride by not
Getting the forward foot down without
q. PAItsOdCns' le JULIET .uUlIldIl I6lls
ure to land the feet u straight. toes
in front, instead Of a side spread.
"Ball players. as a rule. cut their
Stride" says Hoskins. "They pull
back their foot as they are about to
put it OH the ground, instead Of shoot
ing it forward" t..
The distance from the plate to first
base is ninety feet. and the average
player covers six feet at a stride,
which means he takes fifteen strides
to each base. Hoskins says the run
nor who puts his feet down sideways
loses two inches at a stride, a total Of
Two feet six inches between the plate
INC the base.
Bob Bescher runs up on his toes.
Keeps his body well forward to carry
his feet along and uses his hands to
pull his body. which Is the style taught
%sprinters. IIoskins says. The line Of
Bescher's body is straight, he lifts his
knee to shoot his foot Harvard and he
does not lift his other foot high
enough in back. as he takes it from
the ground. to cause drag"
"Bescher. by running on his toes all
tho time. bounces along as though on
springs" says Hoskins. "Flat-footed
runners don't have that spring and
don't get. up as much speed."
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Almost any man could be convicted
Of treason.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-12-18

Philadelphia. Dec. 1s.-Mike Murphy. the we'll known athletic trainer
the American ear in the Olympic games last summer. has gone south
for the winter months. 1t is no expected he will be willing ito assume
his duties It the university mex spring. Nat Cartmell. former intercoleei-
ate 100 to 22O ward champion and the best printer evey produced by Penn
sylvania, is slated to succeed him.
During the past few years Murphys strength has beer greatly Slapped. The
north is entirely @ cold for him low. The humid heat in the summer time
also weakens him. After his return from Sweden Murphy was sin poorer
Physical condition than at any other time in his life The absence of Muir
ply from Franklin field makes 1t an absolute necessity that another train.
err be found by the University Il Pennsylvania, a. least for tn track team
With this idea in view the track committee. Of which Dr. J. Kennedy Hin
chairman, net n discussed thu names of a halfd dozen possible and
dates. Cartnell was finally selected.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-12-18
MAIL SERVICE FOR p1NGREE-
WILTON.

Pingree. X. D., Dec. 1S.-Beginning
Monday. December 90. the mail will
be carried by rail along the Pingree-
Wilton line. Official orders have been
q difference Of twentp-four hours in
the delivery Of the mail at Wood
worth and other stations. as mail from
the twin cities will arrive in exactly
thirteen hours where heretofore 1t has
taken two and three days coming as
It did by the stage route.
The n. P. will no doubt discontinue
the mixed train soon and run a daily
passenger train each way and add a
way freight to take care Of the freight
business.
Almost any man could be convicted
Of treason.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-12-18
PACKEY WINS
FROM MURPHY
Bout Went Ten Rounds
Was Decisive Victory for
Chicago Man.

Kenosha, Wis. Dec. 17.--Packey
Mcfarland Of Chicago earned a de-
cisive victory over Eddie Murphy of
Boston in their ten-round fight here.
Murphy lost two teeth and was knock
ed down in the last round. his right
eye cut open. and finished the fight a
sorry spectacle. although apparently
still strong and willing.
Packey justified the claims Of his
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ROKE HIS JAW O \

Mandan, y. D.. Dec. Isl. r..
Jones. an instructor at the Industrial
school. met with a serious acciden:
when. while playing football With the
boys he ran into one Of the hard head
ed youths of the institution and frac-
tured the bone in his lower Jaw.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-12-18

No. Felice. an agent and a nerv.
specialist are not essentially the same
although your mistake is natura
enough.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-05-24

worked into the soil. After this COM
plete commercial fertilizer analyzing
per cent. nitrogen, 8 per cent. avail
able phosphoric and 10 per cent. pot
ash should be applied.
This fertilizer formula is very popu-
lar with large onion growers. and it
should be put on broadcast and thick.
If the ground is in high state Of
cultivation the commercial fertilizer
may replace in part, the barnyard
manure. A top dressing Of ashes and
hen manure might also replace in part
the commercial fertilizers.
Very successful growers use them
all and in addition nitrate of soda ap-
piled broadcast in three or four ap-
plications during the growing season.
Wood ashes constitute one of the
best forms of potash fertilizers and
should be carefully kept under shelter
away from rains.
1t is we'll to bear in mind that 1t
costs just as much to seed and culti-
vate a crop of onions that yields 800
bushels to the acre as 1t does to grow
a crop yielding 500 to 1000 bushels.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-05-24
REPAIRING SOIL
FOR ONION CROP
Plant FIourlshes In Rich, Well.
Drained Loan HiII.
sides, Heavy Clay and
Stones.

The best soil for onions Is a rich,
well-drained loan. Heavy clays, hill.
sides and stony land should be avoid
ed Onion soil cannot be too rich.
Excellent crops are grown on deep,
rich, muck lands that have been un.
der cultivation for three or four years.
Such lands should contain fair mix
ture of sand, New, raw muck lands
give poor returns.
The ground for onions should have
been planted to some heavily manured
hoed crop the preceding year and be
practically free from weed seed. 1t
Is a great mistake to grow onions on
weedy or rundown land.
The following which relates to onion
growing on large scale also applies
to garden growing.
A rather firm seedbed which results
from fall plowing is desirable and
gives the best results. A second crop
of clover, heavily fertilized with barn
yard manure and turned under In the
fall followed by potatoes the next year
makes an excellent preparation for
onions the second year.
A heavy top dressing of well-rotted
barnyard manure or compost should
be applied in the spring, and well
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-05-24
OPINIONS AS TO FRIENDSHIP
Healthy-Mlnded Girl Faces Fact
Squarely and Looks for Reasons
for Shattered Idol.

Most OF us start out in glrlhood
with rather definite OPINIONS as to
friendship" says Anne Bryan Mccall
in Woman's Home Companion. "a
friend should be this or that. We have
the matter all settled in our minds.
And then, along comes some expert.
ence entirely outside our expectation.
The friend to whom we have vowed
undying devotion fails us in some es-
sential and disappoints us deeply. The
structure we thought secure for all
time falls suddenly. Some of us may
perhaps SIT among the ruins. bewail-
ing and embittered; but the healthy
minded girl faces the fact squarely
and looks about for reasons.
"One reason our friendships fail
is that we think of them as complete
and established things Friendship is
a thing never complete-it Is always
in the making. A vow of friendship,
no matter how earnest, is at best,
only promise to pay; whereas many
of us mistake II for a payment in It,
self. Take any of these big qualities
and requirepents of every honor, un-
fidelity-does 1t occur to
you that any one of these can be es-
tablished once and for all? Indeed, 1t
cannot, Loyalty yesterday is not 10y
atty today, nor will an unselfish act OF
the day that Is past serve to meet the
obligation of usefulness of the day
that Is here, 1t Is not luxury. this,
that can be bought and paid for and
receipt given.
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CUSTOM OF SHAKING HANDS
Display Of Friendly Feeling Origin
ated When Men Were In Habit OF
Carrying Swords.

Did you ever ask yourself why you
shake hands with persons whom you
know? Here is the reason:
In the old days. when every man
who had any pretensions to being a
gentleman carried sword. 1t was the
custom for men when they met to
show that they had no intention of
treachery to offer each other their
weapon hands-that is, the hand that
would be used to draw the sword, and
to withhold the hand was usually the
signal for o fight.
So fixed did this habit become that
long after men ceased to wear swords
they still offered the weapon hand to
friend and declined to offer 1t to an
enemy. To this day when you refuse
to shake hands with person 1t signl'
fles that you are at war. Among
savages, who never carried swords,
the practice of shaking hands is un-
known, and 1t affords them amusement
to see the white men do it.
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By A. g. PHILLIPS. Kansas

(By A. G. PHILLIPS, Kansas.)
To insure the best success in this
work, the poultryman must first have
fixed in his mind the line he wishes
to follow and then bend every effort
to carry it out. If he wishes to breed
hens for eggs, the first thing he must
do is to select his stock with that OBJ
ject in view.
A farmer who feeds steers for beef
production picks out individuals which
conform closest to the type of animal
which he considers would make the
best feeder. This type is entirely diff
ferent from the one dairyman would
select for his dairy herd. The man
who selects horse to use on heavy
drag wagon hunts for one which he
thinks can best do that work, while
the man selecting race horse would
pick one of an entirely different con-
formation.
Thus, in intelligent selection of our
live stock the purpose for which it is
to be used is first determined. In ap-
plying this principle in the poultry
business, there are several things
which should be considered in select
ing hens for layers.
The first thing to notice concerning
the shape is, as to whether or not the
hen is rangy or becky. A bocky hen
indicates meat producer, while the
more rangy one indicates the produc-
tion of eggs. Since the development
Of the egg, to large extent, takes
place in the region of the body below
the broad part of the back, that part
of the body should be broader than
the fore part. This gives to the body
V-shaped appearance as viewed
from the top, the small part of the
| V lying toward the front. When a
hen is in heavy laying condition, her
abdomen is lower than the breast line
This gives the body the appearance
of being V-shaped as viewed from
the side along the top and bottom
lines, with the small part of the V
toward the front This enlargement
Of the body in the abdominal region
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-05-24
POMACE MAKES
A FERTILIZER
Waste From Apples May Also
be Used as Hog Feed-An
Excellent Way to
Dispose of Il.

Apple pomace can be used as a fer
tilizer, 1t will add humus to the soil.
Never put the pomace in the orchard.
as 1t spreads fungous diseases and In
sects which otherwise would be de-
stroyed.
Hogs eat pomace readily, And that,
says Albert Dickens, professor of hor-
ticulture at the Kansas Agricultural
college, is one of the best ways TO dis
pose of it. Do not feed pomace to
tattening hogs. as the acid in II will
set their teeth on edge. and they may
eat less.
Pomace is sometimes placed in bar
rels and covered with water, vinegar
being made in this way. This Is an
unsatisfactory method II there is very
little Juice left In the pomace. Flies
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your medicines to all suffering women"
Mrs. MARY HALsTEAD, Platea, Pa,
Box 98.
Here is the report of another genuine
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Walcott, N. Dakota, -"I had infam-
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even spoke to me. / took Lydia E,
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, and !
began to gain right away. | continued
its use and now | am well woman. !"
- Mrs. AMELIA DAHL, Walcott, N.
Dakota.
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makes the back appear somewhat
narrower, giving the body V-shaped
appearance from the back downward
on the sides as viewed from the rear.
Thus, a body V-shaped in three di-
rections indicates large productive
powers.
A good layer is longer in body, neck
and legs than meat-producing hen.
She stands up well and has well
spread tail. Observation has shown
that a pinch-tailed Leghorn is not
generally as good layer as is fan
tailed one.
The character of the head furnish
ings is an indication of the hens lay
ing condition. When a hen is in full
laying her comb is full and bright
red. Some Plymouth Rocks when
laying heavily will have Topped combs,
and therefore become disqualified as
show birds When hens are molting
they lose all their color in face and
comb and the size of their combs be-
come very small, but as soon as laying
commences, the combs enlarge and
the color returns. Many instances
have been noted with Leghorns and
Minorcas which indicate that the
birds with the largest and reddest
combs are in heavy-laying condition.
A laying hen works and hunts for
food all day, is the first off OF the
roost and the last to go to roost.
Some claim the pelvic bone test to
be final and conclusive. Immediately
below the tail at the end of side
pieces Of the back are two somewhat
bony protuberances. These are called
the pelvic or 'lay" bones, and are
just above the vent through which
the eggs must pass. When an egg
is laid, these bones must be forced
apart to allow its free passage. When
these bones are soft and pliable, and
spread sufficient to allow three fingers
to be placed between them, it is an
indication that the hen is laying. II
they are hard and bony, and close
together, the hen would not be con-
sidered as laying at that time
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-05-24
An Electric scarf Pin.

Perhaps the smallest electric motor
in the world is In the scarf pin OF ID,
Goodwin OF Mckinney, Tex, He is a
skilled matchmaker and recently he
constructed the motor, which is so
small that a 10-cent piece will cover
It. It weighs only nine-one hundredths
of an ounce. The front of the motor
is of highly polished gold and the com.
mutator and segments are of the same
metal. Mr., Goodwin wears the curl
osity In his necktle and It makes a
very attractive decoration. the nature
of which can only be discovered by
close inspection.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-05-24
His Quotation.

A high school boy who had failed in
an English examination took the teach
er to task because she had asked no
questions on "The Merchant of Ven
ice," one OF the books studied. At the
second examination, the first question
was "Give a quotation from The Mer-
chant of Venice" When the boy hand
ed in his paper, imagine the teachers
feelings as she read, 20 helll what
have we here ?"-Lippincott's Magar
zine.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-05-24
Second Bunch for Him.

The other day ! went to see little
boy, who was sick, and took with me
q bunch of grapes for the little in
valid. Donalds father I. hung the
grapes in front of the mirror. thinking
the reflection would amuse him. After
while Donald's little brother came
into the room and Donald said: "Rich-
ard, there are two punches Of grapes
there. The one In the glass is for
you" Chicago Tribune.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-05-24
Bacon Breeds.

The large black hog, bacon breed
much in favor in England. is but little
known in this country. there being but
four herds as far as Is known. They
are long. deep-bodied. with enormous
dropping ears. The shoulders are
light, the carcass is rather limp, but
the bacon is as fine as any Tamworth
bacon.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-05-24
In the Declaration.

Too often in speech and print occur
Uncle Sans common people," "My
"Our middle classes" Re-
publican France still adores her
princes and despises her poor. The
United States and the Kingdom of
Heaven were founded for the homes
If the poor and the weary and the
persecuted-not for funkey monkeys.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-05-24
GETTING tho Facts.

Mrs. Ashcraft," the summer board.
er inquired, why do you keep these
guinea hens?"
my husband has me cook one of
'em once In, WHILE" answered the
farmers wife. "He says he likes
their gamy flavor"
"Mr. Ashcraft." said the boarder,
later in the day, why do you keep
these guinea hens?"
20, my wife likes to hear 'em sing"
responded the farmer.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-05-24

The streets Of London never fail to
attract the professional beggar and
never disappoint him. The Mendicity
society tells us that beggar can
earn more than the wages Of the aver
age working man, and that ut is prob
ably no exaggeration to say that well
over 100000 ($5OO,OOO) is given away
haphazard to beggars In the streets of
London every year."
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-05-24
The JussIer.

sistence of an image on the retina OF
the eye. On opposite sides Of disk
are depleted two objects or different
parts Of the same object, SO that
when the disk is rapidly twirled
around a diameter the two sides ap-
pear to be seen at once and their i'm
ages are combined"
Thaumatropes are not hard to
make. Just cut out those pictures,
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-05-24
orIaln OF Words.

"How did there como to be so many
words In the world?" asked little Lo-
la, who was turning the leaves OF a
dictionary,
oh" replied her elghtyear-oid
brother. they came through folks
luarrellng, one word brought on an.
lther. you know"