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The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-08-27

Ralph Comstock. Tiger recruit
pitcher from Minneapolis. who made
Ills debut in the American league yes.
terday. has nerve.
He got away In his first major
league start in heartDreaking shape
yesterday but ne pitched great ball.
The farther he went the better he
pitched.
His start was notifying and terri
flying. II was Notifying because the
Red Sox really got to him in the first
and second innings OF the game and
got to aim hard. Good. sound. square
wallops sent focks Of runners scurry-
ing around the paths.
II was terrifying, too, because Com
stock found himself surrounded by
sleeves and knobs Of ivory, a fine COM
bination to encourage youngster
The Tigers had an OF day. muffing.
iumbling. booting and pulling bones
that can't be recorded In the box
score.
But throughout 1t all, Comstock
pitched steadily on. working his hard
est when there were men on bases
and never seeming to mind the raw
age that was being done on every side
OF him.
BY way OF apology and assuring him
that they weren't throwing him down
or anything like that. but were simply
having bad day. the Tigers did some
clouting that was memorable. They
overcame lead OF six runs, but the
Sox nosed ahead again to the wire
Bush In particular was healthy at the
bat. making four hits. one a triple. In
Ave times up to atone for his drop
ping Tutweiler's throw to start a
double play In the first inning.
Comstocks best effort in the early
part Of the game was the tanning of
Yerkes and Janvrin with three men
on the bags. From the second to the
eighth inning only three men got on
bases.
Dubuc replaced Comstock I'm the
ninth inning Ralph had retired the
frame before to let High bat for him.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-08-27

The beautiful lines and handsome finish of
the Studebaker rs" always get attention the
moment they are seen.
You will admire them-so will your friends.
And when you experience the smooth, SILENT vibra-
tonless power of this car certain that it will
you to thinking.
The Studebaker '25'' is splendidly efficient car,
and ncdently shining opportunity for you and every
other who wants high grade car, reasonable to
purchase and. easy to maintain.
For what more can a desire than car a
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-08-27
Recruit Never Waivers While
Breakers Beat Around Him
As He Puts on
GETS A BAD START, BUT
PLUGS ALONG GRlMLY
Tigers Surround Newcomer
With Sleeves and Ivory knobs
In His First Game
BY RALPH L. YONKER.

Ralph Comstock. Tiger recruit
pitcher from Minneapolis. who made
His debut in the American league yes
terday, has nerve.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-08-27

The Studebaker Us" is as we'll built,
with the same pains-taking attention to
details, as every other Studebaker car,
no matter what the price.
The design of the Studebaker "25"
motor can be compared in excellence only
with one or two OF the most famous for
egn cars.
The position of the pump and magnetic
on a silent cross shaft in front Of the mo-
tor has forever answered the Question of
where they should be placed. Your ex-
animation will bear out this contention.
The sides of the bloc-cast cylinders are
clean and the enclosed valves quickly
accessible.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-08-27

Ssuv NnINf.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1913-12-26
BUMPED HIS SELF-C0NCElT
Young tady's Reason for Choosing
Escort Not Exactly What He
Had Imagined II TO Be-

Mr.. Blank we've got TO call him
that because he's really a very decent
fellow, and he'd kill US II we told
his real name) Is flrst tenor In glee
club He sings in a choir. too. Every.
body likes him.
The other night bunch of young
people met for a social session at a
certain house In the suburbs. They
ate and danced and they sang. And
when It was all over the prottest
young woman thare-she hadn't been
escorted thither by any chosen cav
alier-said:
~ walk home, but IT'S a lonesome
walk and I'm afraid. There have
been holdups in this part of town. So
] choose Mr.. Blank to sec me safe
home" On tho way home Mr.. Blank
was considerably swelled UP. The
prettiest girl had chosen him from O
crowd Of personable bachelors. and
his feelings Of dissatisfaction were
excusable. He couldn't resist saying:
why did you think was the
strongest and bravest man there to-
nightt"
'T didn't" answered the girl. ~
picked you because knew you could
holler the loudest !"--Cleveland Plain.
dealer.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1913-12-26

Cowpeas pay.
Farmers of Missouri have not
grown the cowpea as extensively as
It's value warrants This has been
probably due to the fact that the seed
was quite expensive, because of nu.
merous failures in the past in getting
a good stand when sown before the
ground had sufficiently warmed, be-
cause OF careless handling at harvest
time and, lastly. because the crop was
not sown at the proper time in tho
rotation.
Since all of these problems can now
be avoided by proper management,
there is nothing to prevent the pro-
gressive farmer from trying a crop Of
cowpeas, rival to alfalfa in food
value. The cowpea is a legume which
receives a large part OF its nitrogen.
GUS food from air.
Leguminous plants as a rule have
a tendency to be injured by so.called
soil acidty," but the hardness OF
the cowpea plant makes 1t less sensi.
tive than other legumes to such 4
condition, thus giving 1t q wider soil
adaptation. 1t shades the land by its
rank growth, conserving moisture and
preventing the direct beat of rain
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1913-12-26

The soils In Missouri which arc
best adapted to wheat are the we'll
Trained bottoms, the brown loess, tho
better limestone lands of south Mis-
souri, and the better timber and prai-
RE lands of north Missouri. An ideal
wheat soil is one with good drainage,
with medium to fine texture and OF
good fertility. Lack of drainage Is
one of the greatest obstacles to win.
Ter wheat growing. 1t is on poorly
drained lands that the alternate freez'
ing and thawing Of late winter has its
greatest effect In causing "heaving."
On well.drained soils heaving Is of lit
tie consequence in average seasons.
The direct freezing out OF wheat
during winters of light snowfall Ia
also worse on wet lands Good wheat
can sometimes be grown on land that
is inclined to be wet, but Is never
sure. This statement Is particularly
true of the light soils of the more
level prairies and the heavy clay loan
bottom lands.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1913-12-26
Something TO Be Thankful For.

In her dressing room one evening
Sarah Bernhard summoned one Of
her attendants, and ordered her TO
bring some peaches from the nearest
shop. Either the maid misunderstood
tho order or she thought, as the say
Ing goes, THAT any old fruit would
do" for she came back a few minutes
later with half dozen plump. Juicy
pears In basket
At the moment, Bernhard was de-
claiming to q friend about the dearth
Of good new plays, and anybody
would have thought she was too abb
sorbed In her lamentations to notice
the maids mistake. She took pear
from tho basket slowly and. appar-
entity, unconsciously. and tho maid
turned 20 leave the room.
In an unlucky moment the girl
paused at the door and looked round.
Then, with astonishing swiftness and
accuracy of aim. Bernhard raised
her hand and the pear few through
space, smashing itself to q Juicy pulp
on tho girls face.
Thank heaven!" was all she said :
thank heaven It wasn't On applet"
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1913-12-26
ERUPTION DlSFlGURED FACE

Lock Box 35, Maurice, Ia.-"In the
spring OF 1911 our little daughter, age
Ave years, had breaking out on her
lip and part OF her cheek that We
took for ringworm. II resembled a
large ringworm, only It differed in
that It was covered with watery Bills
ters that itched and burned terribly.
made worse by her scratching 1t.
Then the blisters would break through
and let out n watery substance. She
was very cross and fretful while she
had 1t and had very little rest at
night. When tho eruption was at its
worst the teacher OF the school sent
her home and would not allow her to
attend until the Disagreement Of her
face was gone.
Il wrote and received n sample OF
Cuticura Soap and Ointment, which
we used according to directions, and
they gave instant relief, 30 We bought
some more. 1t gradually grew better.
We kept on using Cuticura Soap and
Ointment and in three or four months
the child was entirely cured"
(Signed) Mr.. Henry Prins, Oct. %,
1912.
Cuticura Soap and Ointment sold
throughout tho world. Sample OF each
free, with 32-p. Skin Book. Address post
card "Cuticura, Dept. L. Boston. ADV.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1913-12-26
NO IDLE DAYS IN WINTER
REGULAR EMPLOYMENT OF MEN
AND HORSES SAVES MONEY.
BY o. r. johnson, Assistant Professor
Of Farm Management, Uni
versity Of Missouri.

Now that the busy work of the crop
season is over farmers are facing the
problem of how to keep men and
horses employed during the winter
months The necessity of providing
winter work for men and horses will
be more apparent when a few facts
which have been gathered during the
last few years are looked at. 1t has
been found by actual figures kept on
real farms that the farm horse works
on the average about three and one
hall hours a day for the year and the
men work an average OF about 10 or
IL hours a day. This calculation
takes into account every work day in
the year.
Fairly regular work for men and
horses in the winter season gives n
farmer many advantages. Regular
work for horses fulfills one purpose
in reducing the cost Of horse labor on
all farm operations. 1t costs SO much
n day TO keep horse. II the horse
works six hours the cost an hour Will
be one.half as much as If three hours
work had been done. Horse labor
now costs about cents an hour.
Regarding man labor, regular work
gives four important results. First,
IL reduces labor costs. A man receiy'
ing s25 a month and his board actual
" receives about IA cents an hour for
his work. II he worked as many
hours in the winter as in the summer
Aas labor would cost the farmer only
about II cents an hour saving oil
nearly 25 per cent.
The second advantage is increased
profits through the utilization OF by
products of the farm. Meats may be
cured. seeds, cleaned, graded and
treated: orchard and garden products
NAV he stored. Such work done
avoids idle time and means money
For example, special care given tc
poultry, seeing that they get balanced
ratiops and are always kept comfort
able. will mean large production oil
eggs when eggs are highest. All
these things result in increased pro
fits.
In tae third place. regular winter
work will give overhauled farm equip
ment. This overhauling will prevent
many interruptions when weeds ane
corn are growing fast next season.
A fourth advantage is that by fu-
nishing regular employment farmer
can get a better hand than he would
otherwise be able to hire. This may
be a very important item in the years
work.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1913-12-26

seeding should be less than where
grown for hay or forage. The plant.
ing can be done either with q corn
planter or with an ordinary grain
drill, depending upon whether It IS
desired to cultivate the crop or not.
About 80 days are required to mature
seed under average conditions, so one
can easily figure the possibility of
having the peas come between two
small grain crops.
For Missouri conditions It Is always
best to use the earlier maturing va
rieties and those of medium to small
size seed. The varieties usually rec.
commended are the New Era, Whip
poorwill or Clay. These also do well
when planted with corn at planting
time or at last cultivation, TO be later
hogged off when the pods are begin.
ming to ripen.
For seed the crop should be cut
when most Of the pods are ripe, and II
hay only is desired the cutting should
be done when the pods are little on
the green side. The most practical
way of curing Is from She swath to
the shock and from there directly to
the thresher and combined shredder
and baler. AS green manure crop
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1913-12-26
cowpeaa Good TO Build Up Land.

Tho great value of cowpeas as a
feed and as soll.renoyating crop
should give them more important
place in Missouri agriculture. Tho
short period OF growth also makes 1t
possible to use them to great advan.
tage as a catch crop between the reg.
ular crops in the rotation, either for
hay. for pasture or for turning under.
They are, therefore, especially suited
10 tho man who wishes to build up
land rapidly while he is at the same
time securing o return from 1t in feed
The crop is one which will undoubt
edly become Of much greater impor-
lance In Missouri as the land 10
farmed more intensirely.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1913-12-26
HAD "THE GOODS" ON GERALD
Little Sister, After the Manner Of
Her Sex, Was an Eager Witness
Against Small Brother.

Geraldine was a meaning patient,
and her twin brother, az physician,in-
chief was dosing her. TO their su-
preme delight, when their mother
CHANGED to observe them. Being n
Christian Scientist, she told them
that they must not play slck"-they
must play pleasant games.
A few days later Geraldine ran to
her mother. shocked and Mortified.
exclaiming: Mother, Gerald said an
awful bad world"
Tho mother turned toward the boy,
who had sulkily followed his sister.
and who now sturdily declared:
81 didn't"
Yes, he did, too" protested the
girl. dropping her voice to Be
pulchral whisper. He Baid doc
tor"
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1913-12-26
with Ali That Wan In Him.

Nose was hodcarrier, black as tar.
bandy-legged and glad OF It. He was
relating TO some white men on the rear
OF car the results of fight no re
Gently had INDUCED In.
Dat niger tole me TO keep muh
hans often dat pile OF sewer pipe" he
said. but de boss done tole me TO
fetch EN- in. an suttinly wcro gonter
fetch en-. SO do big coon ups and
takes hor OF muh ahm and says, mig
gah. beat 1t, he says"
Did you beat TT" came Bympathet-
ically from listener
Did All beat Il? Co'se All didn'
All jes' raped dat coon on dc jaw"
Did you hit him hard?" was an.
other desultory question from the
white men.
Hit I'm ha'hd? Man, / jes' nacher-
ly put everything in dat lick Gawd
Almighty evan did gimme"
II was agreed that II was some"
blow.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1913-12-26
Tea From Coffee Leaves.

Tea, as everybody knows, in made
from leaves, while coffee is derived
from berries or beans. Just here IL
whero something has been overlooked.
in the opinion OF a scientific investi-
gntor. The leaves OF the coffee plant
are not only available for making a
beverage, but they possess properties
which make them more valuable than
the coffee beans.
In appearance and fragrance the
dried coffee leaves very much resem-
BILE those of the tea plant An infu-
sion of them being made. tust as in
the case Of ordinary tea, an aromatic
beverage Is produced that is bitter to
the taste, but not disagreeable so. and
which contains almost as much theme
as real tea, while there In q much
smaller proportion Of tanntn-
1t may yet be possible to grow tea
and coffee On the same plant.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1913-12-26

upon the soil. These factors have a
pronounced good effect upon the soil
structure which can be noted in the
crops which follow.
The plant is also very drought re.
slstant, and IL once started makes a
fair growth, regardless of weather
conditions. Another important con.
sideration In using this crop to build
up soil organic matter and nitrogen IS
the fact that It will do the work of
clover in one.fifth the time. Again,
In that It can very easily be worked
into the rotation either as catch,
companion or single crops, its popu-
larity should increase.
II planted for seed, the rate Of
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1913-12-26

It is found that when man watch.
es all these corners he has: First,
lower cost OF farm operations all
around; second, an income from tho
by.products of the farm that he has
not enjoyed before; third, all tools
fences and buildings in good shape so
that they will not need care during
the summer; fourth, more satisfac'
tory hand to depend on during the
whole year.
These results have been obtained
by different farmers in this state.
Every farmer has not accomplished
all OF them, but pleasing results are
coming from many directions. The
use of memorandum book and tho
making of list of rainy days or odd
jobs which can be done at any time
has been found to be great help.
One man has been able to have Ais
years work done for 3 cents an hour
less than before he followed his
method.
The slogan for the farmer should
be from now on: mo idle days for
men or horses"
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1913-12-26

the poor emigrant on the open prairie,
through energy and activity, within
years worked his way up to being
well.to-do farmer and esteemed citi-
zen! More, the farmer did not re-
quire to say. Why did he emigrate?
WHY? Why / saw the answer with
my own eyes "-AdvertIsemeDt
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1913-12-26
New Wcannn.

The Irishman in Franco had beew
challenged to q duel "Shure." no
cried, wen fight wild shillalahs."
THAT won't do said his second
AS the challenged party you have thu
right to choose the arms, but chivalry
demands that you should decide upon
a weapon with which Frenchmen arc
familiar"
rs that so. indadeT' returned th@
generous Irishman. Then wen foighA
Il out wild guillotines."
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1913-12-26
Headlno Him OF.

Heaven lies about US in our In
fancy Now"
so does our father Were you 60
ing to tell mo something smart that
your little boy had said?"
"All have to say to you, sir. Is
good-day!"
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1913-12-26

Golf Player (exasperated at caddie's
inexperience)--I wonder where all the
good caddies go to?
Caddie (meekly)-To heaven, cir.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1913-12-26
Unpleasant Encounter.

II was told young Staylate had quite
an encounter with Maude Browns
father7-
Yes. He did. He met the old man
lacking home from the club Just M he
was leaving and In trying to avoid one
another they both fell down the ter
race and broke a 81 garden vase. And
now the old man says he was assaulted
by two burly rutIlans, and Staylate
doesn't dare to go near the house for
fear he'll DO recognized as both OF
them"
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1913-12-26

the peas may be turned under at any
time, providing IT Is done soon enough
to properly prepare the seeded for
the following crop.
1t is not uncommon to secure as
high as Is bushels OF cowpea seed an
acre and two tons or more Of excel
lent hay. Experiments at the agri-
cultural experiment station at the
University of Missouri show that 10
hogs can be turned on an acre OF cow
peas planted with the corn at plant.
ing time and make profit of from
$40 to $13 an acre from the forage at
a time when bluegrass is short. No
farmer should fail to give this soil.
renovating crop a fair trial.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1913-12-26

Mrs. winsiow's Soothing Syrup for Children
toething, softena the gums, reduces innamuiR-
lion. aiiays pain, cures wind collie nc q bottles
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1913-12-26

A simple remedy against coughs and all
Cough Drops-6c at all good Druggists.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1913-12-26

Many a fellow who goes hunting
for a wife bags nothing but his trou.
sers at tho knees.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1913-12-26

A conceited man is never 10 happy
ms when he is given an opportunity
TO place his conceit on exhibition.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1913-12-26

The Reason.
Mabel Ia always in pet"
"That's why she isn't one."-Balti-
more American.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1913-12-26

BY L LeCai AgOnOmi the COs Agriculture University
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-03-15
Leach Cross in Line for Crack at Rfchie's Title
tile
New Workers. Punch Makes Him Real Contender
+S-+

over a few moro OF his right hand
stingers the bout was over.
HIS ability 10 conserve this wal
lop gives Cross a possible
look-in at the championship. 1t
Is the punch that counts, accord
ing to pugilistic experts. and Cross
is about the only lightweight that
has it. Mcfarland lacks the wal
lop, the strength necessary to land
a knockout punch having been sac
rificed for the sake OF speed and
cleverness.
Willie Richie. the present cham
pion, hasn't got t.; Bat Nelson
never had a knockout punch, hav-
ing relied on wearing down Sc
ries of body punches for victory.
IT HE only lightweight in the game
today who seems to have the
necessary punch TO curl his man up
when he lands is Mexican Joe Riv-
ers, and had the Mexican begun
to use his punch earlier in his
bout with Cross he might have
stopped the New Yorker. AS It was.
he was slammed to the floor once
by Cross right and only his re-
markable stamina enabled him TO
weather the blow. In the tenth
round he almost had the dentist
out, but Cross had scored points
enough in the previous chapters to
earn him the victory.
For Cross 1t must be said that he
trained for and fought a ten-round
bout, went through IL successfully
and won. 1t is idle to say what
might have happened had the bout
been scheduled for eleven. fifteen
or twenty rounds.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-03-15

SIGN; or with Bat Nelson when IL
came to taking punishment, but
when It comes down to the PUNCH
the Gotham lad has to be given a
look-in.
Cross can take punishment up to
a certain point; he is clever in
clumsy, foxy, underhand manner
but his main reliance is the
PUNCH. He has looked foolish ON
many occasions, notably in his
bouts with Packey Mcfarland and
Jem Driscoll, but It must be
admitted that he was always a
dangerous contender up TO the final
bell
IN his fight with Mandot, a clever
L boxer Cross was cut to pieces
round after round, and looked a
sure loser until he shot over the
punch that counted In eight
rounds of the ten-round bout Cross
was mark for his opponent. He
was outboxed at all stages, his eyes
all but closed, his nose battered out
of shape, but he stil kept enough
strength in reserve to back his
punch when the chance to use It
came.
1t was not until the ninth round
that the opportunity to shoot over
his right appeared. Then the punch
was shot to its mark with pre-
cision and force enough to drop
Mandot And the end was there
The ninth round was weathered
successfully by Mandot. the bell
coming to his relief, but he was so
badly hurt that he was all in IN
the tenth, and after Cross had put
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-03-15
CAME AGAINST
SOLDIERS OFF,;
WET GROUNDS

tn HE Gillespie benefit game,
scheduled for this afternoon,
has been postponed until
Monday Manager Bill Smith made
an early trip to the park and found
it so deep in water and mud that
a game played on it would be a
farce He. therefore, called off the
contest.
Manager Smith will get in touch
at once with the Soldiers and If
they can play Monday the game
will be staged then.
Owing to the awful conditions of
the grounds, only light practice was
attempted this morning, and moth
ing more serious can be pulled this
afternoon.
Manager Smith is beside himself
over the condition Of the weather,
but it isn't getting him anything.
and he has the consolation of
knowing that the other Southern
league managers are up against
virtually the same proposition.