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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1913-10-17
Why Do Athletes Die Young?
|Experts Discuss Peculiar Condition.
Disease Takes Them in Prime
TV7HY is it that an athlete, who
w keeps in perfect physical

vV7HY is it that an athlete, who
w keeps in perfect physical
trim. is generally an easy
prey Of disease when sickness
finally does get grip on him?
Why is it that Hercules like
Ralph Rose falls a victim to dis
ease after a short fight when
older and physically weaker men
survive?
There are numbers of well
known athletes who have died in
cary life-died In harness as 1t
were-just as Rose did.
Rose was, up to his fatal Ill
ness, in preparation for the big
track meet to be held at the
stadium Saturday week. He has
been an active competitor here
almost up to the time of his
death, and that such large.
strong athlete should be taken of
right in his youth is something
that has caused the question to
be oft repeated: Why does not a
strong, healthy body like his
withstand disease?
1t would naturally appear to
one that a man who Is in sound
bodily health would have a bet
ter chance OF fighting off a dan
gerous disease. like typhoid or
pneumonia, than a man OF less
robust physique.
Notwithstanding these things
the reverse seems to be the case
and disease seems to take OF ath-
letes far quicker than people who
are not mixed UP in active ath-
letics. There is a long list Of
athletes who have succumbed
once disease has got them in its
grip.
1t is we'll known fact that
boxers in a great many instances
develop consumption. Joe Cans
and George Dixon are two in
stances Of men being taken Off
right in their prime, and many
other fighters could be mentioned.
Old time Olympic club men will
remember JEFF Martin, one of the
best wrestlers and boxers the
club had. about Is years ago.
When pneumonia got hold OF
him he lasted but a few days.
Then there was F. J. Phillips,
who contracted pneumonia after
going home from the Olympic
club some years ago after win
ming the coast wrestling title.
He died within week. Alec
Mcvicker is another instance of
quick death by pneumonia after
having won the club handball
tourney.
Barney Kieran. the holder of
worlds swimming records today,
is another instance of the quick
death of an athlete. Kieran won
the Australian championships
some years ago in Brisbane, and
less than a week later he was
dead from typhoid pneumonia c.
Tisclitiras, the Greek athlete.
who won honors at the Stock
holm Olympiad last year. died
few months ago from consump-
ton.
John Elliott president OF the
Pacific association. has been con-
nected with athletics hereabouts
for nearly a quarter OF century.
During that time he has seen
many athletes taken off just as
Rose has been. Elliott is of the
opinion that 1T has been clearly
demonstrated that when any dis
ease strikes the lungs of q man
who has been actively and siren
uously mixed up with athletics
that such men are liable to be
taken on much quicker than men
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work back there, SO he's bound to
be at disadvantage"
AILoR ED. PETRoSKEY is in
quandary He doesn't
know whether to stick around
here and fight Eddie McGoorty on
Thanksgiving day or make the
trip to Butte and tangle up with
Leo Benz on the same date. But
he will make up his mind in a
all right, even though he did put
up a poor exhibition against
Jimmy Clabby two weeks ago.
y n X
KIT HE sailor simply worked
himself stale and now they
= are giving him the worst
of it," says Manager Louis Pa
rente. He fought three hard 20
round battles within 81 days. No
wonder he was off color when he
met Clabby. But he will be we'll
rested up by Thanksgiving day
and he is sure to meet either Benz
or McGoorty. 1t all depends upon
the terms"
X X
THE chances are that Ad VOL
CAST will be wandering out
here shortly in search of an
other match. They say that the
former champion his kidded him.
self into the belief that he has
come back after his recent tilt
with Nelson.
sRANKIE BURNS is too good
for the four FOUNDERS and not
quite good enough for the 20
FOUNDERS, so what is he going to
do? He ought to make a live op-
ponent for the winner of the An
derson-Azavedo mill.
HERE'S tip from Los An
geles that Uncle Tom Nc
Carey is going right ahead
with a bout every month. There
was no kick over the Azayedo-
Dundee bout, so the old boy
figures that he is safe In taking q
chance,
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1913-10-17
AT SACRAMENTO
Venice q. Sacramento 1

IOtdI... z L i
Van Buren, batted for Cheek In the ninth.
Lewis batted for Klawitter In the ninth
Bliss ran for Van Buren, In the ninth
u nv
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Bat Nelson on WAY
To See BOnesetter

CHICAGO, Oct. l7.-Battling Nell
son today IL heading for Youngs-
town, O., to visit Bonesetter Reese.
Nelson's right hand having been
broken In his fight with Wolgast at
Milwaukee Monday night. Bat says
that he will retire for good now
that he has been shown that his
hands will not hold out any more.
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Jack Lester on October IS. OF
course, this is not much Of a
match, but it appears to be about
the only one in sight for the tar
baby. He must keep busy, for he
has little black wife and a little
black baby to support, and the
fighting game is about the only
one that Sam knows well enough
to make a living at
X X
AM is, therefore. the only
fighter in the world today who
can't get match because he
carries around too much class. We
know of countless ones whom the
fans won't stand for because they
lack this very necessary asset.
but who ever heard of another
fighter who was barred because
he happened to be too good for
the ordinary opponent? Langford
Is in a separate class.
4 4 y
[[AUR aim is to get Johnson"
said Joe Woodman. man
ager of Langford, before
he boarded a train for the oil
fields yesterday. He don't want
to fight Sam, but think that we
can force him into match II we
ever get on the job in Paris. They
know back there what Sam can
do and 1 feel pretty certain that
they will start after Johnson and
make him fight Langford.
r. y
IkC AM never faxed in his life.
Yes, I will admit that he
had mercy on many an OPP
ponent and laid off when he could
have scored quick knockout.
But he always has been on the
level and all he wants Is q chance.
He has more of a license than any
of them to fight Johnson, but
Johnson is simply afraid OF him
and this is the reason why he is
ducking the match"
y
vvT GOODMAN had a few inter-
wv esting things to say about
w the conditions which gov
erned the Miller-Ross mill In Bos-
ton a few nights ago. Joe was
not there to witness the bout, but
he knows all about the ring and
he says that the crafty Boston
ians simply slipped one over on
the big motorman.
n n Il
KIT HAT ring is only IL by IA
feet" says Woodman. mo
a wonder Miller was dis
qualified. Why, that big fellow
did not even have q chance to
swing his fists. He is one fighter
who needs all the room he can
get and If then pin him down It's
curtains with him. feel sorry
for Charley. for / guess that he
got bit the worst of It. They
don't understand his rough house
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1913-10-17

KIT HAT ring is only IL by IA
feet" says Woodman. mo
q wonder Miller was dis
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YESTERDAYS RESULTS
AT OAKLAND

Total. / 227 13 oil Total. 0 e27 I
RUNS AND HITS BY INNINGS
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1913-10-17
COAST LEAGUE
STANDING OF THE CLUBS

At San Francisco-San Franoisoo W. Oakland.
At 6acramento--yenice vs.. Sacramento.
At Los Angeles-Portla,d W. Los Angeles,
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1913-10-17

SAM LANGFORD
they him of sailing If he wade
without putting any preliminary of
cruelty In this busy fighting
fires the result stepping
the when he should be taking help
history But looks though the
him till gets
which his wonderful record deserves
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Home run--Meloan. Three base hit-Litschi.
Two base hits-Elliott. Kane. Sacrifice hit
Brashear. Struck out-By Baum 2. by Klawit-
ter 4. First base called balls-Off Klawitter
l. Double play-Shinn to Young Left on bases
Venice 8. Sacramento 1. Earned runs-venice
1. Sacramento /. Time Of game-1 hour and 80
minutes. Umpires-McCarthy and Held.
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acknowledgement

~3or 9aniib por 9sri6 /.
Gbieoso, 81. q. Nop. Der
gro3sB eessn Sttoman 3ar gtbuit
Santib, Sobeprieiter Der Ma5oagnan
Sonneu aultus, Der ansstlogt lit,
auitDBise 2itteratur burd GrpreBs
Romp1gnien periditt 81 baben. uuter
9erlesung Der 3tpii6enitoatIidea
5anoelsseisBe. nahm am 5reitas i'm
bieiissn gunossseriht isinen 9lnfang.
Die qntlass lit iibsr3eugt, burd
bos 9orlesen oes r9riinen guhes"
5aniib's, uno zines annern, oas ,Snoz
cent 2ife" betitslt lit, bic lIe6erfiibrung
Der WGnner erlangeu Su t0nnsn. 5rau
Mm. 2inoiop, cine reite Dame aus
pbilaoelphia, Der 5ani1b ben 9itel
r@ohoah" segeben bat, uno ihr juness
SoGn nerben als 3eusen fur bic 4n.
tla1e auftreteu.
9etettips, bic in ben ,JenpsI" Soz
niIbs einseoruneeu pareu, fanoen
bort sins srob. Mense iitsreTantss
2i.teratur. Sn einem Der Bidder
,Datse olIen GrniteS srsISzt, sat
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m9eilhenIalat" ben arebs belle, uno
Dab es tein lpirtiamerss 8lutperbefles
runesmittel ge6e, als 8etlden. bic eius
3eit lang in S6ee ge5ogsu huben.
4uBer 4nbdnasrn SoniIRs, bsrsn
3abl I'm san5en 2anoe iid) duf 14,000
beIaufen ioQ, tparen MIR tpenise 3us
Thausr I'm 9erihtsiaal. Gin maHu.
Der hiEtsr SoniIb itebt, iou Elm rsthsr
pennipIpanisr isin. ben Saniib bes
iebr; bat.
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Sbi5one S6riften per Grprsb Dsrs
i9itt 3u bdbsn.
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ben. 9raiibent WiIIon tinoiote pdhz
reno oes Saqes an, baB er pGbreno
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Wdnn er Q8dfhtnqton perldiien ooer
pobin er iih beqeben rpirb, Ipirb pa6r-
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tannt geqe6en perben.
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IN Wafhington uno audi elmer Der
ipihtiQiten ueieQihaftlidsn @reiqnifie
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als 5000 Berionen bic 6dnb su reihen
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runa tptro anoefiiArt. baB Der 8rGiis
bent pe9en Der lanaen &onQreBzSei-
itpn lett ieinem Qmtsdntritt teine 3Se-
rien dehabt bat; ou aud bic nGfIte
SpnqrsB. .SsIiipn cine lange isin pirp,
neroe Der QrGiioeHt nur lpGhreno Der
Seiertaqsferien cine 9elsqenheit boben.
iih bon ben gSiiben ietnss 2lHtes aus.
auru6eu.
gs lit befannt, bag Der grGfioent
nienals ReiaunQ bate, fih Der phpii.
lhen In'trenqunq au unter3ieheu. bic
oas ShiitteIn Der lodnoe BON Iauiers
ben BON 9eripnen nit iih brinot. S5
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rem eSdhren dusgelaheu peroeu ION, tit
nt6t betonnt.
See ghriitmos pirbt Re.
trutsn fir Gdrran.
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raj Zee Gbriitmas, Der ameritanifhe
Ibsnteurer, Der bisher bel ieoer Reop-
luton in GentraIz2(merifa Die 6ano
| i'm Spiele qehabt, bat bier eine 9tns
adhI 2eute fir Die Qrmee oes Generals
| garrunaa. Des Sibrers Der GonItitu.
tiondliiten in Weritp, anoeporben.
Gbriitmas reiite am 1pnnerftda
Ibeno mad Der 9renae ab, BON eini.
aeH Teiner Retruten beaIeitet, uno Die
anberen foloten ibm am sSreitdo, neun-
aehn i'm Gunaen. ghriitmas 1T rsich.
lid nit Gelo neriehen. Gr oerIprad,
ben 2euten bon 5000 biz $500 monot-
lis. ie nu6 ihrer Grfubruno uno ihren
beionoeren TdhiQteiten, unb sab isoent
Der Inaetporbenen BON 5000 bis $500.
.3pei Der T}dnner. bic $500 monatlicb
erboIten io1eu, iinb quite Selearapbiz
| ften uno ale Gnaagirten hatten grfabs
rund i'm 9rieq.
Sas eeIo fir bic Retrutiruno fol-
len amerituniIhe 9dpitoIrten oeIiefett
| huben, oeren nihtige osntereiien in
Wlerito ourd Die unruben Der leeten
brei Sabre fart oelttten baben. gs
tpirb bebuuptet, bab tie suiammsn
eine MiGion Dollars fir bic Retruti.
rurG Der 2eute qeliefert hdtten.
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Wiro isst in gbicago unter Der 2lns
tlo9e pro3eiTirt,
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OettertesiAt.

Tnr Obio: GhDnss Wetter
ON SdmItau. stipos fGlier i'm n6rbns
den uHb iueftIihen 9beil. am Gonns
tna if0nes f1ltsres Wettsr. WiiIitk
Bis norbtp<itIifK Minbe.
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Bon benz fronsioieiden Sdriftiteller
Qoiil be gaiiasnac sum Guea
hernusgeforbert.
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Sn Der bic eurspdiihe Bolitit
einsebeno beiprudea ipnrSe.
Erabtloier Telegraphenberfebr stui'
fden 9eutidIano unb anterifa.
WeihIieBunsen uno Gheifeioungci
in 2eitiflnno.

2eltnant bon 5oritner pom SO.
Reaiment in 3abern
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Die Gemnhlin ees prin3sn Wils
hslm BON 6dnebeu. eine Routine oss
31ren, btren GStdpaben an 0cie ia
6tDd1olm fp orpte Gctasn tereites
1ateas ntsS j1sss 0fslsasls \ ssHjss
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OWVNCS WVU OUWsSsV UdIVUVlV
llnb brei anbere01dHner bic iih
NIT linen III bas amerifaz
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gebrad)t.
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grua perss6lid i6re ausIieieruns
perlangt batts.

n.igt. ben Ser. Stdatsn nob8us.6.n.
prdiibent 5u.rta dnBsrlid ni4t ges
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JIM Uei6en 9auIe
Wiro in bieierSaiipu fein Neu.
jabrs-Gmpfans abse=
balteH tuerDen.
yrafioeat 2Silipn tuiro iudbreuo
Der Seiertasss Terieu sSaib'
inston berlaffen.


I'm fi6 bic erten 5erien ieit isinsm
Imtsantritt gu sonnsn.
General See G6riitmas, Der betannte
Ibenteurer,
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Sat in Gbicaso Manni9aftsn fir Die
&onititutionaltIten in Merito
angepor6en.
ameritanii6s 3opttoIiIten iollen bus
@elo 9elisfert buben.
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9aupt oes Ma3a5bnan Sonnens
tults,
Wiro iest in Gbicago unter Der Qns
tloge pro3efirt,
Sbi5one S6riften per GrprsB Dsre
i3tdt 3u 6aben.
The Clovis news. [volume] (Clovis, N.M.) 1907-1929, 1913-12-11

Curry Co. Rec
Dec 5, ar
WARRANTY l..
A - II "

J., A. King to ]. B. w
5000 s2-nw "a 4-33.
Sam Mccall to N. ~ Morn,
ST. One half int lot 5 blk 8 Clovis
also 81 for one half int lots
and 2 blk 20 North Park; s
lots 8. 10, II, Blk 10 N. Par
81 one half interest lots 5 anc
block 50 Clovis.
A. S. Beck to j. C. Hyatt 81
10 acres of N. W, 1926
Oren Freeland to Lottie
wards 81 sw 1886
Clemie Trout to Fred Galan
81 lot II blk 81.
MORTGAGES.
j, c. Hyatt to L. M Cass
$3.50 10 acres of NV
Nora Chalfant to
& L. Assn. $110O NJ
40 C Place.
CHATTEL MORTGAL
j.. A. Ray to j. A. L
cows and calves.
Compiled by F. S. Burr
Rev. Carver is a pie,
visitor in Clovis today.
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NhS LOpoA bue evergreen appear
ed the faint glow Of a star, sym
bolical Of the Star Of Bethlehem.
o + two thousand years ago.
Slowly, as it's message borne up
on the throng. the star gained in
brilliancy until at last it burnt
forth in all its glory. For several
minutes it ruled the darkness,
and then the great tree seemed
to spring to life as cluster after
cluster of vari-colored globes
shed their radiance from the
branches.
AT first the crowd stood in
an awed silence. then a burst of
applause swept over the throng
and as the choir burst into Holy
Night the carol was taken up
until a thousand voices were
united with those Of the singers
on the platform. The pr ogram
continued until one o'clockwhen
the lights were turned off. Each
succeeding evening until New
Year Day, the tree CLEANED from
dusk till midnight.
Eight candlepower lamps
were used for the illumination.
At first it was thought twelve
hundred would be sficient, but
at a trial illumination it was
found these hardly did the tree
justice, s o eighteen hundred
more were added the next day
by the electricians. The circuits
all came to switchboard INSTALL
ed the base of the tree, and from
this all the lights were %controll-
ed. Some wise read and loving
heart conceived the idea. The
aim to carry the busy throngs,
and especially to the desolute and
thoughtless part of the popula-
lion, the real meaning and spirit
of the season. The response to
a call for help in the way of
appropriate music was swift and
abundant.
AT $50 on Christmas eve, an
immense throng had gathered in
the deep snow to usher in the
simple ceremony which, it is be-
|lieved. marks an epoch in the
public festivities of Christmas
week. The clear notes of a
dozen trumpets sounded from
the beautiful Parsifal Call; and
at the sound the star at the top
of the tree shone family in red,
gradually becoming more lumi-
nous with the crescendo of the
music, until at last it was a radi-
ant glory. Then the tree began
to flame with light from top to
bottom. And the large chorus
of Christmas singers sang with
indescribable tenderness a n d
power that marvellous hymn:
Holy Night! Silent Nightl'
Carol after carol rolled out upon
the air, the sweet Christmas
hymns of the Church, until the
WEIGH Choir of boys and young
men reached a climax in All
Hail the Power of Jesus Name
Some noble patriotic songs
mingled with the stately hymns.
"At O'Clock one of the finest
bands in the city with reel and
brass Instruments kept up the
stirring music, with brief inter
missions, until IL o'clock.
Sacred music and patriotic music
the hymns and the songs of all
the nations, were a feast to the
soul. The martial strains OF
Onward Christian Soldiers, the
joyous movement Of Adeste
Fideles, the tender call of the
great hymns of The Nativity
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An appeal TO the Municipal Au-
thorities. churches and Teach
ers of Every City and Town
in the United States.
The reader perhaps, has read
all about the beautiful Christ
mas celebrations last Christmas,
inNew York and Boston. And
perhaps he has also read of
the choir boys of DR.. Stearn's
church in Milwaukee; how on
Christmas they went TO the hos
pitfalls and houses with sick peo-
pie, to sing Christmas carols at
tneir door.
We cannot expect that every
city or village can arrange
such gorgeous celebrations as
they had 10 New York and
Boston; but every city and
village can arrange some kind of
a Christmas celebration, be it
ever 81. humble. They can get
the choirs Of the city or village
together to sing on the public
square. and they can march
through t h e streets singing
Christmas carols. And if they
a get a brass band besides to
play Christmas songs and other
religious hymns, it is so much
better. But it must not be
rag time music that would
drive the Christmas spirit away.
Now we ask you to read the
following reports of the celebra-
tions in New York. If that will
not warm your hearts with the
real Christmas spirit, then we
don't know what will.
A STRIKING SPECTACLE IN
NEW YORK STREETS.
with a tree and a carol The
Christmas spirit was received in
New Yrok, and thousands of
jewellers in that busy town.
where sentiment is supposed to
lie dormant, paused in their
hustle and hustle to gaze at a
thing beauty that blazed
against a background of park
elms and tall buildings. 1t was
che tree of light to provide
cheer for those in whom the
spirit of Christmas might need
awakening, and all the holiday
week it cleaned every night in
the darkened park,
1T was just a little more than
aweek before the 25th that plans
were put in motion, but so well
was the work executed that the
whole program had been arrang-
ed, the necessity permits obtain
ed and the tree, a gift of the
Adirondack Club, on it's way
from the forests before even a
word of the coming surprise
reac he'd the public. In fact it
the actual arrival of the
Sis y foot balsam pine at the
park, that first began to attract
attention, and the work of the
Edison Company's electricians.
who began at once to wire the
branches.
"The outdoor Christmas was
a gift in every sense. The tree
was presented by a club. its
transportation was donated by
the railroad company, it was
erected by an interested New
Yorker, the wiring was a gift
and the Illumination was provid-
ed by the lighting company,
Even the soloists, the choral
societies and members Of the
band gave their services without
cost to the committee.
Late in the afternoon OF
Jackson County journal. (Sylva, N.C.) 19??-19??, 1913-07-25

battle was royal but few had had no.
1cre actual experience in the develon-
'ent of the pure bred hog.
Contest No. 2.
Since March 1, 1912, the Blue Ridge
berkshire farms have been busv snn
plying applicants in Contest No D in
Buncombe county, in which contest tho
prizes are double those in Contest No.
l and IN which more than 200 pure
bred Berkshires have been allotted
ouch has been the demand from farm
ers IN other counties that the Blue
Ridge Berkshire farms extending on
eratlons along these same lines has
1naugurated a contest in HAYWOOD q
County contiguous to Buncombe and
already more than $50 pure bred
Eerkshires have been distributed
among the farmers there
| Every County in the State.
II interest and results justify it, it is
the purpose Of the Blue Ridge Berk
SHIRE farms to carry these Berkshire
contests into every county in NORTH
Carolina
The purpose of the contests is NOT +,
make fancy breeders out of the farm
ers but to drive from the farm tn
Jackson County journal. (Sylva, N.C.) 19??-19??, 1913-07-25

For ten years The Blue Ridge De-
shire Farms of Asheville have oeen -
voted exclusively to the proouc'ioi'
berkshire hogs. In this time
liam I Cooke. the owner OF the la iN'.
has spared no expense in the eillpAo'
n,ent of the greatest swine experts
or in the purchase of the most splen-
did snecimens of the English anu
American bred Berkshire-all to the
end that upon these farms might O'
eeyeloped the most perfect type OF hos.
The efforts of Mr.. Cooke have met
with most generous support IN way u
patronage from Berkshire breeders
throughout the county, for an exami'
NATION Of the records Of the American
berkshire association will show that
breeders in the following states nave
been supplied from his great herd:
New York. Texas, Pennsylvania, Flor-
ida Virginia, North Carolina, Georgia
Alabama District of Columbia, Loui-
siana. Kentucky, Mississippi, Tennes-
see. South Carolina, Maryland and
Porto Rico.
The swine were sold to these breed
ers at from $25 to $500 each.
Local Farmers Lacked Interest.
II had been observed by Mr.. Cooke
that while his farms were shipping
these Berkshres all over the country,
not one was being purchased by the
farmers of his own country. or the
counties adjacent thereto; that from
year to year his own people continued
10 breed and raise the scrub or mixed
blood hog.
1t was this consideration, primarily
that gave birth to the County Swim