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The Springfield herald., 1913-04-11
wADDELLFooLs CONNIE MACK
John e7nzti Tells New story Abou,
Former Eccentric Pitcher Of Phil
adeIphia Athletics.

Manager John Camel of the Roch.
ester cltb in the International league
tells another story OF Rube Waddell,
the former eccentric pitcher of the
Philadelphia Athletics. Camel, who
never touches liquor in any form, had
gone into the barroom of the hotel
with a friend and ordered glass Of
ginger ale. Just then Waddell enter
ed with companion and ordered a
beer.
Not one OF the drinks had been
touched when Connie Mack, manager
OF the Philadelphia Americans, and
also teetotaler. stepped into the
barroom to use the telephone.
Connie spied the Rube. but not as
quickly as Rube had through the mir
ror back OF the bar caught a fash OF
the manager, to whom he had pledged
himself not to touch liquor all the
year.
With quick motion Waddell ex
changed his beer for Cancels ginger
ale, and, holding up the glass SO that
Connie could see it. he said:
I'm just having little ginger ale
Connie. VIII you join me?"
And in order to protect the Rube,'
said Camel. in telling the story, u
had to drink the Rube's beer, the first
and only alcoholic indulgence of my
life"
The Springfield herald., 1913-04-11
Fertilizer for Alfalfa.

From my experience horse manure
Is the best thing for alfalfa. but don't
advise anyone to put It on the year he
sows. says the Farmer, The year be-
fore Is best. or the year after will do II
manure is applied when seed is sown 1t
will cause more filth to come and
smother out the young alfalfa plant,
which is very delicate the first year,
After that 1t will taket care OF itself
Another fault with manure is In most
cases there is plenty of Timothy seed
mat. and the consequence is you will
have good stand of timothy. From
what have used of alfalfa, no farmer
can AFFORD to do without 1t, for 1t can
be grown In this state, and why not
try 1t? II you do fail sometimes, and
the seed comes very high. when you
do get good stand 1t is fortune in
the hay line.
The Springfield herald., 1913-04-11
Jack coombs.

and the White Elephants, 562 times.
The club records of strike-outs were
kept last season. but the individual
records were not. though they will be
kept in the coming campaign. and then
fans will be able to learn who was
the hardest man to retire on strikes.
When Napoleon Lajoie was in his
prime he seldom struck out more
than ten times a season. and last year
he did not succumb often. Harry
Davis, who led the American league
in home runs for several Seasons, fire.
quently struck out Russell Ford Of
New York. once made Connie Macks
first lieutenant hit nothing but the air
four times in one game.
The greatest number of strike-outs
registered in an American league con-
test last season was 10. Coombs,
Brown and Pennock, of the White
Elephants, claiming. this number of
victories among the Detroit strike
breakers on May 1sl. an this contest
the Michigan :; team was. routed. "a
to .. taf-H -! !ssaf
The Springfield herald., 1913-04-11

m ArEs Of . wonderful Indian
wrestler on q reservation In
Montana were told In the min
ing camps and the seaport
wrestling centers OF the Pacific coast
in 1908. Native MdktanAns did not be-
lieve the world possessed wrestler
who could defeat this proud chief.
said to possess almost supsrhuman
strength and great endurance. Other
wrestiers turned pale at mention Of
the Indian. but Gotch was seeking .
reputation and the American cham
pionship. and showed that lion-heart-
ed courage that later brought him the
worlds crown Of the mat. He said
he would be glad to meet the Indian
and they were matched to battle to =
finish December 23 at Bellingham.
Wash.
of athletic bravery" says Farmer
Burns. "Other champions have al
ways been afrand of losing their titles.
Gotch seems never to have thought Of
such thing. Whether his challenger
were an Indian, Turk, q Russian
Lion or wild man from Borneo. they
have all looked alike to the man from
Humboldt. He has been willing to
meet them all and night them to a I'm
ish. Gotch knows no fear on the mat"
With all the marks of chieftain Of
his tribe. garbed in a many-colored
robe of beads, weighing 215 pounds
and standing six feet Ave inches in
his moccasins, Two Feathers present
ed an Imposing appearance. In this
memorable battle he showed great
confidence, but Gotch taught him that
the white man who had driven his
forefathers back into the plains was
the physical and athletic superior Of
the red man.
At the call of time they went to the
center of the mat. shook hands and
spared for hold. In less than a
minute the Indian had rushed in and
slammed the Iowa boy to the mat.
Try as he would. Gotch could not rise
He had not yet perfected his methods
of escape from the mat, shown in his
battle with Mahmout ten years later.
The Springfield herald., 1913-04-11
Veoet abIes in Window Boxes.

II you live In . nat and have, no
ground available for gardening, do not
give up the idea of raising some deli
cious fresh vegetables of your own.
Many vegetables will grow in pots and
porch or window boxes just as well
as they will grow anywhere. 1t Is very
easy to grow them. many OF the plants
are as decorative ~ flowers. and the
product will be much nicer and very
much less expensive than store veg
etables.
The location OF the vegetable boxes
is Important They should be placed
where the sun will strike them nearly
all day. Windows. porches and roofs
can be used to advantage, under prop
er conditions.
1t is usually better to use boxes or
trays instead OF flower pots. as the
former will hold more plants to
given area, dry out less quickly. and
are less liable to get broken.
Any dirt-tight wooden box, eight or
more inches deep. viii make good
vegetable box. These boxes have to
be deeper than hot bed trays because
the vegetables are to mature in them.
Bore some half inch holes In the bot
tom of the box to provide drainage.
Put In two inches Of cinders, gravel or
other coarse material. Cover this
with from four to six inches of fine
rich earth, prepared greenhouse earth,
II possible 1t should be thoroughly en-
riched with fine, we'll rotted manure,
and some wood ashes will help. also.
a m a n
food.
Fasten your boxes firmly in place
and plant your vegetable seeds or
plants as you would q regular garden.
II possible. these boxes should be
planted a month or six weeks before
they are going to be placed out of
doors. SO as to get good start in the
house. Put them in place when dan
ger of frost is past.
Keep the soil we'll watered, and aft
er the plants are up 1t will be well to
keep the surface Of the soil In a crum-
bled condition, most of the time.
Radishes. lettuce, Swiss chard. spin
.ach. onions. garlic and leek can all be
grown from seed in boxes. Magnifi-
GENT crops of cumcubers and tomatoes
can be had all summer long. These
plants should be pruned and trained
on. supports of some kind, either wires.
fstakes'or strings. Egg plant and pep
per will do very nicely and we have
| seen trellis completely covered with
| muskmelon vines growing in pots.
| Care must be taken to water. culti-
vate, fertilize and Gpray. for insect
pests IL any appear II bees and in
sects do not reach the blossom to pol
Innate them, 1t will be necessary to do
this by hand. with some of the vege-
tables mentioned. Take a camels
hair brush cpd. transfer the pollen
from one plant to another. This in,
sures fruit. and is quite important
The Springfield herald., 1913-04-11

thing to upset 1t and break 1t and
deprive 1t of chance to change. It
destroys 1t. We must make changes
in our fiscal laws. in our fiscal system.
whose object is development, a more
free and wholesome development. not
revolution or upset Of confusion. We
must build up trade. especially for
aign trade. We need the outlet and
the enlarged field OF energy more
than we ever did before. We must
build up industry as well and must
adopt freedom In the place of arti-
fetal stimulation only SO far as 1t will
build, not pull down. In dealing with
the tariff the method by which this
may be done will be matter of judg-
ment. exercised item BY item.
To some not accustomed 40 the ex-
citeInents and responsibilities of
greater freedom our methods may In
some respects and at some points
seem heroic. but remedies. may sbe
heroic and yet be remedies. 1t n oar:
business to make surY that they are
genuine remedisAa Dur object isse1eAr.
II our motive is above Just challenge
and only an occasionsl error of 5udg-
ment 10 chargeable against us. wo
shall be fortunate. x.
We are called upon to render tho
country . great service in more mat
tors than one. Our responsibility
should be met and our methods should
be thorough. a thorough as moderate
and we'll considered, based upon the
facts as they are, and not worked out
rs II We were beginners. We are to
deal with the facts Of our own DAY.
with the facts Of no other, and to
make laws which square with those
facts. 1t ID best, indeed 1t is neces-
sary, to begin with the tariff. win
urge nothing upon you now at the
opening Of your session which can OBJ
'scure that first object or divert our
energies from that . clearly defined
duty. At a later time may take the
liberty of calling your attention to re-
forms which should press ~cfoseo-npon
the heels of the tarif changes, h>nat
accompany them, of which the chief
is the reform of our banking and cur
rency laws; but Just now l refrain.
For the present. put these matters
on one side and think only of this one
thing-of the changes in our fiscal
system which may best serve to open
once more the free channels Of pros
perity to a great people whom we
would serve to the utmost and
throughout both rank and file.
- WOODROW. WILSON.
The White House, April 8, 1913.
The Springfield herald., 1913-04-11
For the Swine areeder

Unsanitary conditions about the
hog-pens cause an unwarranted loss
Of pigs in infancy.
Corn breeders claim that 1t is pos.
sible to double their crops by improv.
ed methods. Is it not possible for us
to double our pig crop without keep
ing more sows?
The size of the pig crop depends
upon the care and feed given the sows
more than 1t does upon how many
sows we keep. The fewer sows we
keep the better are the chances OF
saving large number of pigs per
SOW.
Overlooking and under.exercising
will ruin the best brood Bows.
When outdoor exercise and sun.
shine are lacking, the pigs should
have wide variety Of feeds
The Springfield herald., 1913-04-11
BACK .YkRb~.E:ARM
Interesting Pointers on Garden
:, jng. for the City Man or =
80. Suburbanite.
WHAT TO PLANT AND WHEN
Advice by an Expert on Agricultural
Matters-squab Raising Hazard
ous-Make Hens Lay-Grow-
Ing Vegetables In a Flat.

BY PROF. JOHN WILLARD 5olTE.
SQUAD farming as specially cannot
be classed as means of making liv-
ing. In fact 1t Is usually rapid way
of losing an investment.
Widely advertised In the east. and
to q certain extent in other sections
of the country. 1t has attracted great
many people by its limitless possibil-
tiles on paper. They have invested
money in breeding stock" houses and
pens. Most of that money is still In
vested, but a wide acquaintance with
poultry men and conditions all over
this country has failed to bring the
writer in touch with single squah
farmer who has made financial sue
cess OF 1t. and the poultry papers do
not write about them, which is pref
ty sure sign that this business has not
been followed successfully up to this
time.
We might qualify this statement by
admitting that some Of the sellers OF
breeding pigeons seem to have been
quite successful In their field, but
their success has been at the expense
,of the prospective SQUAD raiser.
1t Is too bad, too. because 1t Is such
a fine way to make living, on paper.
You see the pigeons mate in pairs and
stay mated for life. They raise two
squads. as the young ones are called,
every month, the cock and the hen
taking turns in setting on the eggs.
This makes twenty-four squads to mar
ket year, the average price running
from IS to $6 dozen and the old
birds will live on from 81 to $1.50 and
support the young on that allowonce,
a clear profit of 310.50 pair yearly.
Figuring fifty pairs of pigeons to q
pen 10 feet by 20 feet with 100 feet Of
covered yard and then figuring that
one man can look after not less than
10 pens. we easily determine that our
yearly income will amount to $3.50
That is the kind of figuring that
leads one to invest in the breeders
breeding stock" at $3.50 pair. 1t
is sufficient to say that instead OF get
ting twelve pairs of squads from each
pair of pigeons. you will be lucky to
get an average of four pairs. in large
numbers. They could not bring ip
over 81, leaving a, margin OF &260. a
year from each pair. of breeding
pigeons, orr. .e0o- gross -proatpfrom
500 pairs Of .breeders. yt.ns.e.r, ).
The cost of a suitable. house for
these pigeoIs VIII mot be less than
$1,25O and the breeding stock will
cost as much more. Interest," deprecta-
tion, non-productive stock, parasites
and diseases will all cut into the gross
profits and the squads will bring in
|. closer to 25s cents a pair than 80
cents. unless they are extra fine.
We have- had eighty-three- adult
pigeons killed. IN. one night by rats.
This loss involves the loss of thirty.
six squads and over forty eggs, as
their parents were either killed. OF
their matings broken up.
The squad farm is all right When
confined to small flock. and pigeons
are lots of fun for the boys; but 1t is
a poor financial venture on large
scale. Let 1t stay on paper. where 1t
thrives best.
The Springfield herald., 1913-04-11

The Indian held him for fifteen min.
utes-a record that no wrestler has
been able to equal since that match.
Two Feathers showed he lacked .
knowledge of the wrestling game. but
his great strength and reach enabled
him to fasten dangerous holds to
Gotch which the latter managed to
break after struggling around the mat.
Gotch finally darted out and wrestled
Two Feathers to the canvas. 1t was
at this point that the weakness of the
red man was apparent. He was not
strong as q defensive wrestler. Gotch
secured hammerlock, but the Indian
broke the grip after a struggle. Gotch
tried to fasten crotch and half-nel-
son to him. but discovered this was
dif1lcult to do on account Of his op-
ponent's great height and reach.
Gotch figured 1t out that the scis-
sors could be worked on the Indian.
He pushed down Two Feathers head.
and as he arose jumped in and fast
ened a scissors on the sinewy FORM
Two Feathers struggled desperately,
but to no avail. Slowly but surely
Gotch pushed the red mans shoulders
to the mat for the first fall. after
nearly forty minutes of desperate
struggling
Two Feathers tossed Gotch to the
mat several times In the second bout,
but the brain OF the Iowa boy had
proved master of the superior weight
and reach of his dusky opponent. Two
Feathers secured q hammerlock with
which he came near winning the sec
ond fall, and Gotch was punished Sc
veSely, but he finally broke the hold
and after fifteen minutes of wrestling
in which Two Feathers had the ad
vantage. went behind the Indian.
Gotch shifted from one hold to an.
other with lightning-like rapidity and
finally fastened scissors for the de
Gliding fall. 1t was crushing defeat
for the proud Indian. 1t crushed him
In spirit and he never wrestled again
"Gotch. he heap big wrestler" said
Two Feathers. ME no match"
(CopvriGht. 1912. by Joseph b. Bowles0
The Springfield herald., 1913-04-11
Eggs.
Butter.
miscellaneous MARKETS.
Prices in Chicago.

go.-Wheat-Cash: No. red,
s1.o2d1.OG; No. 3 red, 95c@$l.Oo; No.
2 hard, 9Ok694c; No 3 hard, $50
93c; No. 1 Northern, 9l@91kc; No.
. Northern, S9@91c; No. 8 Northern,
s6@S9c; No. 2 spring, SSG90c; No. 3
spring, 85@S7c; No. spring, So@
s5c; velvet chaff, S2Q9lc: durum, So
@95c.
Corn-No. 2 yellow, 50&c; No. 8.
53@54kc; No. 3 white. 5495ikc; No,
8 yellow, 52A G54Ac: No. 4, 5oG51c;
No. white, 52A @53c; No. yellow,
Sly @53c.
oats-No. 2 white, 361a @37kc; No.
white, S3kd34kc: No. 4 white, 81
@34c; standard, 35 " @35Ac.
Rye-No, 2, Gle.
Barley-46@GSc.
Timothy-s275@S.50.
Clover-sl200@1
Pork-$20.40.
Lard-S11.O5.
Ribs-sl1.OO@11.5o. .-
The Springfield herald., 1913-04-11

roots. potatoes or cabbage with neae'
on bowel trouble.
Animal products are best supplied
by little green cut bone every other
day but meat meal In the mash is an
excellent substitute. They are of the
very highest Importance to fowls
which do not have free range.
Lime. for egg shells. is supplied in
crushed oyster shells. plaster or mar
ble1 grit.
Grinding material must be had, and
marbie:srit serves + dual purpose
here. -
Charcoal is an excellent corrective
for digestive disorders.
Water is Just as necessary for fowls
as for humans and Ntshould be clean
and always available.,'',
The Springfield herald., 1913-04-11
Erowned on Innovation.

Montrose. Scotland, is to be an ayia-
tion station. and the appearance, of
flying machines there is enough. ac-
cording to the London Chronicle. to
bring some of the good old ladies of
that town out Of their graves. 1t was
one OF them. as Dean Ramsay records.
who protested against steam vessels.
as counteracting the DEGREES of provi.
dence in going against wind and tide.
81 would hae naething to say ia thae
impious vessels" she insisted. An
other was equally shocked by the in
PRODUCTION Of gas in place of oil, de-
manding: Whats to become O. the
puir whales?"
The Springfield herald., 1913-04-11
Says Chance Can PIav.

Bonesetter Reece of Youngstown
Ohio. states that there is no reason
why Frank Chance should not play
regularly in the coming season If he
wants to get back into the game DR.
Reese also thinks Miner Brown has
better than an even chance of making
good under Joe Tinker in Cincinnati
He has "doctored" both players al
different times.
The Springfield herald., 1913-04-11
Tailor Before Civilization.

Civilization makes a man, and the
uncivilized man is in no respect much
better than the beast, and in many
respects not SO good. With the dawn
of civilization came the tailor. and
with the tailor came higher and high.
er levels of civilization, men of high.
er ideals and of greater force both
mental and physical
The Springfield herald., 1913-04-11
Much for HI. Money.

At the suffrage portrait show at
the Glaenzer galleries In New York.
John Sloan told story about the
nude in art.
AN old farmer and his wife" said
Mr.. Sloan. '"once visited an exhibition
where the nude predominated. They
seemed good deal impressed. they
seemed almost stupefied. by all the
white and cleaning pictures. AS they
left. 1 heard the old man say with q
sigh:
We'll. Hannah never expected
to see as much as this for quar-
teri"
The Springfield herald., 1913-04-11
Ro,e, From italy.

The rose. SO long considered the
f,oral emblem OF England, was not
known In that country until the early
mart of the fifteenth century. Rose
4reea were then brought from Italy
and planted in the royal gardens.
They were sent as presents from Tue
holy father and highly esteemed py
royalty. 1t became the custom 10
carve them over the doors OF the con-
kessional as holy flowers, hence the
Term sub rosa (under the rose) useo
10 mean with secrecy. Ave Maria.
The Springfield herald., 1913-04-11
Preparing for Worlds Series.

Backed by organized ball, bill has
been introduced in the Pennsylvania
legislature prohibiting the sale OF
amusement tickets for more than their
face value and providing other regula-
tions to prevent ticket scalping. Un.
der the bill tickets can be sold only
by authorized agents. There is every
reason to believe the bill will pass
and II world series games are played
In Pennsylvania next fall there will
be no ticket scandal.
The Springfield herald., 1913-04-11
Guy do Maupa..ant :. a Clerk.

Guy de Maupassant's manner of life
as Junior clerk in the French edu-i
cation office is the subject of an in
teresting article by one OF his old
colleagues. We gather that he abb
sented himself from his duties on the
ground of illness on an average
about three days a week, and that
was how he obtained leisure for liter
ary composition. None the less he
was very anxious to retain his clerk
chip until his literary prospects were
secure.-Westminste Gazette.
The Springfield herald., 1913-04-11
To Keep Room Fraar,nt.

You will find any room delightfully."-
sesAened-ifl yon- Milk.f1ll bowl full
OF boiling water. then pour on the top
few drops of oil of lavender Leave
the bowl in the room for few min
utes. This will be appreciated espe-
cially by those whose dining room is
near the kitchen. When used lust be.
fore dinner is served 1t counteracts
kitchen odors.
The Springfield herald., 1913-04-11
over 400, 900 Motorboat, In u,,

Returns from census recently tax
en- by motorboat interests are said to
show that there are over 100000 mo
torcraft of all sorts and sizes in use
for work and play in the waters o!
this country and Canada. The count
Is said to be the first thorough one
since the motorboat came into genera
use with the perfection of marine en-
gines ten years ago.
The Springfield herald., 1913-04-11
rh.t,s the Question.

"Here is a story Of chicago "o-
man who says that present marriage
laws make woman the slave OF man.
said the square-jawed matron as sne
looked up from the newspaper why
don,t they enforce the law. them
meekly asked Mr.. Henpecke.-buhaio
Exproaa
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Inference Obvious,

Reggie lover on a visit)-"Do you
know, old chap, think that vulgah
fellow over there insulted me?" Amer
ican Friend-"You think SO? What
did he say?" Reggie-"Why, he sug.
gested in very rude manner that
when die I bequeath my head to a
collar button factory"
The Springfield herald., 1913-04-11
Cheating the STAGE.

why is there no great American
dramatist?" asked the art pessimist
Because" replied the sardonic man
ager. when an American is capable
of thinking up first-class practica
plot and dressing it up in good
speeches he doesn't bother about the
theater. He goes into politics
The Springfield herald., 1913-04-11
Honolulu Ball Teams.

Honolulu mas five baseball leagues
none of which speak the same Ian
guage. There is an American league
Ii Hawaiian league. Portuguese
league. Japanese league and Chi
nese league.
The Springfield herald., 1913-04-11
Wool in ST. Louis.

st. -Wool-Medium grades
combing and clothing, 23k @26c;
light fine. 19@21c; heavy fine, 100
1Sc; tub washed, 27@36c.
The Springfield herald., 1913-04-11
Great Guessing.

man who undertakes to tell exact
,v what he is going to do and how he
is going to do 1t has to be wonder
fuliy good gut iser.-Washington Star.
The Springfield herald., 1913-04-11
Canton Sions AIcock,

The Canton Interstate Leaguel
Club has signed third baseman Forbe,
Alcock of Worcester. o., and pitche,
Fred Hauslcr. a Cleveland amateur.
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On the robooaan.

No man ever discovers his true
powers of locomotion until he starts
on the moral and financial down
grade.-Puck.
The Springfield herald., 1913-04-11

Duluth.-Linseed- track and to
arrive, sl24h: May, $1.25ts bid;
July, s1.27A bid; September, s1.29
bid; October, $1.29 bid.
The Springfield herald., 1913-04-11
Omaha Live Stock.

South Omaha, Native
steers, sI404S.S0; COWS and heifers,
s6OO@S.O0: Western steers, $6.75@
$685.; Texas steers, $6.O0@7.75; COWS
and heifers, s5.500750; calves, $500
@975.
Hogs - Heavy, $s65@S.95; light.
ss.5o@9.oo; pigs, $750GS.50; bulk of
sales, $S.70@S.S5.
Sheep Yearlings, $675@765: !:
wethers, $6.25@G.75; lambs, s7s5@
SIS.
st Louis.-Lead-St $417h.
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Cotton Market.

New York.-Cotton-Spot closed
quiet Middling uplands, 1850; mid
ding gulf, 1885.