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Optimistic Feeling.
Other. teams have added to their
personnel of players with the expec-
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1916-10-05
.BLACKLEG is MOST
INFECTIOUS DISEASE
Trouble Is Caused by Seed-Forr:-:'
ing Organism Gaming En-
trance Through Wounds.

CBy A. HAIINER. Idaho Experiment Sta
tion.)
Blackleg is specific infectious dis-
ense of young cattle, caused by spore
or seed-forming organism that gains
entrance to the tissues through small
wounds in the skin. Cattle between the
nces of six months and two and one
half years are most susceptible.
The main noticeable symptom Is the
occurrence of large gaseous swelling
beneath the skin of the hind quarters,
the shoulder or the lower portion OIL
the neck. The swelling crackles when
the hand is passed over 1t, and II cut
into the muscle is dark and yellow
ish bloody fluid escapes. Associated
with this symptom are others common
TO bacterial infections, viz: Elevation
of body temperature, loss of appetite
and ruminatlon, dullness, and difficult
breathing.
The best method of handling Is to
burn or bury deeply the carcnsses OF
dead animals. disinfect the spots where
they died, remove healthy stock from
infected pastures and vaccinate the
susceptible cattle.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1916-10-05

Henri, and soon concluded that her sto-
ries about her husband were false.
Then he accused her of his murder in
so many words.
The madam, strong rs she was, fell
in n sgoon, and when she recovered
consciousness confessed everything.
After ending that her husband was
dead, Sie carried his body to the cell
lar, and there chopped him into con-
venient chunks with an Ak. The
pieces she sewed up in sacks, and ev-
cry night, until the whole body was dis
posed of, she carried bundle to the
river and threw it in.
Even when this was known most of
the people sympathized with the wom-
an. knowing how much she had en-
dured. The terrible story was carried
all over Europe, and for weeks to-
gether the newspapers were full of 1t,
and many years afterwards tourists
went out of their way to visit the cor
ner of Brittany where Madame Henri
induced her husband to sign the
pledge.
The woman was tried and convicted
In due season, and was sentenced to
twenty years at hard labor.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1916-10-05
M. HENRI QUITS DRINKING.

Eighty years ago Madame Henri had
no idea that her fame would extend
from the village of Brittany in which
she lived to all corners of France, or
that her name would ever be spoken
in whispers by a nations story-tellers.
She fully expected to lead quiet and
useful life and in the end be buried
with her forbears in the churchyard.
She was a quiet, practical woman,
fine housekeeper and an excellent man
ager, and everybody respected her.
When she was married most of the
girls of the village envied her and per-
haps few hated her; for divers dam
capture the young man who became
her husband. NJ. Henri was extremely
handsome, and had hundred charms
and graces. He was the best singer in
the countryside, he was full of witty
stories, and the way he could dance
was a caution. Everybody admired the
young man. Well, 1t Is true that the
old cure shook his head now and then.
when Henri was mentioned. The young
man was too flighty, said that reverend
man. But the cure was hopeful when
he heard the name of Henri's bride.
This girl came of a thrifty family,
and she abhorred waste. without being
nvaricious. She was distinguished for
her beautiful complexion, which re-
minded people of cream and roses ; and
her face was framed by masses of
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1916-10-05

curling brown hair. And she was cele-
brated In her own neighborhood for
her physical strength. Without being
bulky or awkward, she had the power
of two ordinary men in her muscles.
The stronges. man in the village was
as an infant in her hands when, to lend
interest to the evening sports, she con-
sented to demonstrate her strength.
So Henri married this lovely and at
tractive girl, and they went to house
keeping, and for a while the husband
was a success. He worked diligently,
and spent his evenings at home, and
his wife managed so successfully that
money was being saved. But all the
time the young man huneered and
thirsted for the bright lights in the
tavern windows. And before long he
began making frequent trips to the
grog bazaar, and when he returned
home his breath spoke volumes. 1t
went from worse to worse, as 1t usu-
ally does In such cases, and In a few
months Madame Henri had to spend
her evenings alone. The husband was
holding high wassail at the Horn of
Plenty inn.
1t was breaking her heart, and she
pleaded and argued with him, and even
threatened, and all to no avail. Henri
came reeling home nearly every night,
spectacle for the gods.
Then a relative of hers died and left
her comfortable legacy. She had
'ong known that this money would
come to her, and when she was mar
ried she and her husband had made
beautiful plans as to what they would
do with it. They'd buy little farm
and live happy ever after. And now that
the legacy was hers. Madame Henri
made one last effort to arouse sane
ambition In her husband She implOred
him to quit his foolishness and help
her carry out the original plans. He
seemed to be reused by her entreaties.
and promised her to refrain from the
flowing bowl forever. He had sown his
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1916-10-05
PIRATES TWICE BUY BlGBEE
First Signed in 1914 and Let Go With
out Ever So Much as Trial
Now Costs $4,000.

Along in 1914 youngster named
Bigbee was proving a sensation with
the baseball team of the University of
Oregon and q crafty and far-seeing
Pittsburgh scout signed him-and then
somebody back in Pittsburgh released
him without even so much as trial.
The youngster finished school and
went out to make his way in baseball.
A couple of weekslago the Pittsburgh
club paid $1,000 to Tacoma for his
contract. He is the same Carson Big
bee released by Pittsburgh without Il
looking over in 1914. The scouts who
have watched his work say he is not
a second Ty Cobb, but rather he Is n
second Willie Keeler. He is n little
fellow. fast ap n fash. who can hit
run and field, and unless the dope is
all wrong he should be n star In the
game for sorne time to come.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1916-10-05
FRENCH TO ADOPT BASEBALL
McGraw Says Outbreak Of War Pre-
vented Taking Up of Our Game
Are Natural Sportsmen.

Had 1t not been for the outbreak OF
the war;" said John McGraw recently,
II believe the French people would
have taken up baseball very strongly.
The citizens in Paris were quite en-.
thusiastic when we visited that city on
the trip around the world, and we
would have drawn an immense throng
but for a cold, heavy rain which fell
all that day.
at would not be surprising to me to
see France adopt the game at the close
of the hostilities, as they are great
natural sportsmen. Look at the man
ner In which they took to boxing and
the short time in which they produced
good fighters Of their own"
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1916-10-05
STUDY THE MARKET
DEMANDS CAREFULLY
Farmer Must Strive to Produce
Only Best Animals and Meet
Needs of Consumer.

Ry s. T. SIMPSON. Missouri College of
Agriculture)
We must study the market demands
and select good sires of the types that
will enable us to meet them. II we
find that the butcher or packer likes
an animal of extreme beef type be-
cause that animal yields a high per
centage of the high-priced cuts, the
sires must be selected accordingly. IL
we find that the horse buyer takes the
big, drafty, sound horse in preference
to the chunk when his order calls for
horses for heavy work, we must secure
sires that will get colts of that type
If we ship or sell to a market which
demands bacon hogs, then the boar
should be the best obtainable indi.
vidual of a bacon breed which Is In
good demand in that market.
In any case, we must strive to pro
duce only the best animals and to be
sure that they are uniformly good and
that there are among them no mis-
fits G. inferior specimens which do not
meet ths consumer needs
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1916-10-05
Her Expansive Hat.

A woman entered car rather out
of breath and presented singular
appearance, for instead of hat she
was balancing huge basket on her
head with us much grace ard ease as
If 1t had been her Sunday bonnet. She
could just manage to get through the
doorway, but she sat down with the
basket gracefully poised on her head.
IAN fares, please" said the con-
ductor. And I shall want twopence
for that there basket. num-"
Get away with yer" she said. "D'ye
charge anything for ladies' hats7"
mo, num-"
'Thin git on with yer work. This
'er basket Is a-going to be my hat
Pittsburgh Chronicle-Telegra
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1916-10-05

last wild oat. She believed him, and
negotiated for a farm she had had her
eyes on for long time. Then one day
she handed him some money to take to
the notary who was conducting the
negotiation
He didn't take the money to the no
tary. He took it to the Horn of Plen-
ty. Late at night he returned to
his abode in merry humor. He opened
the door and entered, wearing a vacu-
Gus grin. Madame Henri rose from
her chair and faced him, and hot
wave of anger swept over her. She
forgot her phenomenal strength when
she struck him. He fell to the floor
like sack of meal, and she realized
that he had taken his last drink.
On succeeding days neighbors
paused, as usual, at Madame Henri's
garden gate, to gossip Bit, and she
volunteered the information to all Of
them that her husband had quit drink
ing and was going to settle down. He
had gone away to look at several prop
critics which were for sale, and she
didn't know when he'd be back. After
wards the neighbors remembered that
she had harped upon this matter in
sistently, bringing 1t up every time she
talked with them.
A quarter of a mile away from the
Henri cottage there was stream, and
| upon the bank of this stream there
stood a gristmill. One morning rs the
| miller was going to his daily task, he
observed a queer-loolling object on one
| of the blades of the waterwheel. With
the help of long pole, hooked at the
end, he pulled the thing Off the water
wheel and brought it to land. 1t was
a coarse sack, containing something
heavy. He opened the sack and beheld
part of human body. With his
dusty hair on end, he went to the vii
lage police station, and the officer in
charge accompanied him to the river
bank and inspected the ghastly discov-
cry.
''This was done by Il woman" said
the village sleuth. "Only woman
would have used Il needle and thread
on sack. A man would have tied it,
The alarm was given, and the vii
layers helped to comb the stream, and
during the day various similar sacks
were found, all containing fragments
of human body, and all sewn with
needle and thread. The head alone
couldn't be found, and the head was
necessary to the Identification of the
victim, and the solution of the mys'
terry. The days went by and no prog.
ress was made, but the village sleuth
l sAl ,,,I Il n a
night, and finally concluded that the alb
sence of NJ. Henri would bear investiga
ton. So he disguised himself after the
manner of VidocQ and managed to be
come well acquainted with Madame
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1916-10-05
CONNIE MACK is CONFIDENT
Great Team in the Making, Says Ath-
ietie Leader-Oisappointed in
Showing Of Recruits.

II have everything Qen tied up
in the Athletics, and am doing what
I know is best 1 believe know the
baseball business, and am coming back
with greater team than ever before" /"
That's what Connie Mack says of his
Athletics.
team eH other managers do, and there
fore care nothing about the charges
made hy critics. I have the founda-
ton for q great club right now.
II admit that am disappointed at
khs showing of several Of my recruits
Ind few Of the veterans, but we have
others coming who will fill the bin II
these youngsters fail"
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1916-10-05

By r. B. MUMF'oRD. Dean OF Missouri
College of Agriculture. Columbia. MOI
Probably no state in the United
States has so large an area of blue
grass pasture as Missouri. Certain
advantages in this state have led many
men who farm, and particularly those
controlling large bodies of land, to fol-
low grazing on permanent pastures.
When the price of land was low and
the value of grain less than at present,
bluegrass farming was more profitable
than rotative farming. A change OF
conditions makes more skillful han
ding of grass lands necessary.
Investigations carried on at the Mis-
souri, experiment station for five years,
comparing blue grass with ten other
rotations, including the best forage
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1916-10-05
CARE OF WIRE CUTS
AND OTHER INJURIES
Practical and Timely Hints Given
by an Expert of Missouri
College of Agriculture.
By L. s. BACKUs. Missouri College OF
Agriculture.)

By L. s. BACKUS, Missouri College OF
Agrculture.)
First aid Is most important
Quick healing leaves smaller scars.
Don't use dust or lime to stop bleed
ing.
Bleeding that can be stopped with
powders will soon stop itself anyhow.
Frequent washing irritates wounds,
prevents prompt healing and may
cause proud flesh.
Small concealed stab wounds
such as those from nails are the most
likely to cause death. Find them and
keep them clean and well disinfected.
Swab out deep cuts with pure tine
ture CT iodine as soon as 1t can be
secured and they will take care OF
themselves then If the normal pus dis
charge Is removed.
A long continued discharge from a
wound indicates an abcess pocket, a
bone injury. or the presence of snag
or something else that should not be
in the wound. Call n veterinarian.
As soon as bleeding has been
stopped, wash the wound with pint
of warm water to which two teaspoon
fuls of creolin, lysol, carbolic acid.
or some similar disinfectant has been
added.
A wound should be healed in about
three weeks. If 1t is doing well, the
swelling will gradually go down, and
the discharge will be odorless, thin.
and bloody at first, and thicker and
winter later.
Antitoxln will prevent lockjaw after
nail or other puncture wounds. If not
so prevented. very few of the lockjaw
cases ever recover. The hard crust
lime forms over the surface of wound
favors lockjaw by shutting out the
air.
Bleeding from leg can always be
stopped by tying n small rope loosely
about the wound, then twisting 1t with
stick or small rod. Tighten till bleed
ing stops. Apply bandages and re-
move the cord If possible. If band
ages cannot be applied, prevent seri-
Gus bleeding by pressing the fingers
against the cut blood vessels until
veterinarian can be called.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1916-10-05
SHELTER ESSENTIAL
FOR A SHEEP FLOCK
Dry Floor, Good Roof, Abundance
of Fresh Air and Feed
Space Are important.

1t is impossible to suggest any very
definite sheep barn plans without
knowing under just what conditions
the barn is to be built, but Prof. II.
Hackedorn of the Missouri College
of Agriculture makes some general
suggestions. He says: IN planning
barns or sheds for n breeding flock of
sheep, n space of 10 or II square feet
per eve will give sufficient room. The
essentials of shelter for sheep are l)
dry floor, (2) good roof. (3) an apun-
dance of fresh air, (4D avoid drafts
(5) avoid narrow doors and passages
so eve heavy with lamb will not be In
jured, and (6) provide sufficient feed
ing-trough space so all the sheep can
eat ut the same time.
eve find that shed % or 30 feet
wide and as long as necessary TO
house the flock gives very good results
Mt the Missouri agricultural expert
ment station. 1t should open on the
south and may be built with a feed
trough and feed alley along the north
side. Economy of rack space may De
secured by the use of movable racks
so arranged as to make as many lots
MS are needed in the shed. These par
tItion racks can be moved out of the
way whenever wagon Is driven IN TO
be loaded with manure. The sheo
should be high enough to afford plenty
of loft room. AS we feed baled hay,
a loft five feet high at the caves gives
us room enough to store winter s
supply for the flock, but If loose hay
is put in and fed correspondingly.
more loft room must be provided.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1916-10-05

now manager of the Brooklyn leaders
In the National league race. 1t was
in 1892 when "Robby" made hts seven
straight hits in n game against st.
Louis. In this contest the Baltimore
team scored 25 runs on 25 hits, against
four runs made by st. Louis. One Of
Robinson's hits was double, but he
was not much faster than he Is now,
for all he could do was to score n
single run during the game.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1916-10-05

crops known for Missouri, snow thar
the average return per acre which can
be accredited to bluegrass forage Tor
fattening hogs is $3.50 per acre, esti-
mating pork at cents a pound, and
corn fed at co cents bushel. A rota-
ton of rape, clover. and corn yielded
an annual income of S22.42 per acre.
A succession of corn in which cowpeas
were planted at the last cultivation
gave an annual income per acre OF
S19.4S.
The figures indicate that it is not
necessary for men who farm to plow
up all the land devoted to bluegrass
pastures in order to make 1t pay
good income even on the basis of high
land values at the present prevailing
In this state.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1916-10-05
PARTICIPANTS IN GREAT BASEBALL PLAYS.


lbothan nassist and
n which fairly
Hohhzel Red
pitcher Foster,
back to " instead oil dashg
the ball
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1916-10-05
SEVEN HITS IN SINGLE GAME
Wilbur Robinson Performed That
Feat While Playing With saIti-
more Twenty-Four Years Ago.

How many baseball fans ever wit
messed n player making seven hits in a
game? Not many, for there have been
very few instances that player ever
accomplished the feat. The only man
who ever performed that unusual stunt
in the National league was Wilbur
Robinson, then with Baltimore and
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1916-10-05

he contemplates retiring from baseball.
Babe Adams was turned loose by
the Pirates just when the Pittsburgh
fans were beginning to call him Pop.
With seven teams in the hunt, the
American league race bids fair to be
one of those battles that keeps the
fans in their seats until the last game
is played.
Connie Mack has only Amos Strunk.
outfielder, and Stufry McInnis. of his
worlds famous combination, remain
ing with the squad he is trying to re-
construct.
Manager Joe Tinker and Pitcher
Mordecai Brown are the only remaining
players at present members of the
famous Cub outfit of few years ago.
Eighteen pitchers have been Sc
cured by the Cleveland American
lesgue club for next season. 1t is ex-
pected many more will be added from
which to finally select the staff.
President Heinemann of the New
Orleans Southern league club has
announced the sale to the Cleveland
Americans of Pitcher Clarence Smith,
Catcher Henry De Berry, and Outfield-
er Milo Allison.
Clarence Mitchell, the Cincinnati
southpaw, is one of the best hitting
pitchers in the major leagues, and
Mathewson is said to be considering
the idea of converting him into an out
fielder.
Irving Kantlehner of the Pirates Is
the real hard-luck pitcher of the year.
He has lost nine games this season In
which not run has been scored by his
team mates. In one of these games he
allowed but four hits.
Lew McCarty may not be salts
factory first baseman. but he certain
ly has shown the batting punch this
season. In GO games, according to
| one set of averages kept, he has bat
| ted .32S, thus being the leader of his
league with the stick.
Among the players recalled by the
| New Yorks is the veteran backstop,
Ed Sweeney. Sweeney has been catch
ing finely for Roger Bresnahan's To-
ledo team this year and is counted
among the real come-backs of the
| season.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1916-10-05
CARING FOR DAIRY VESSELS
Wash With Hot Water Into Which
Some Good Alkaline Powder Has
Been Added-Avoid Soap.

Wash all dairy vessels in warm wa
ter first, then in water as hot as the
hnuds will stand. Into this hot water
put some good alkaline wash powder.
I,s not use soap, 1t may leave
taste.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1916-10-05

With seven teams in the hunt, the
American league race bids fair to be
one of those battles that keeps the
fans in their seats until the last game
is played.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1916-10-05

Babe Adams was turned loose by
the Pirates just when the Pittsburgh
fans were beginning to call him Pop.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1916-10-05

Connie Mack has only Amos Strunk
outfielder, and Stury McInnis. of hi:
worlds famous combination, remain
ing with the squad he is trying to re
construct.
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1916-12-21
BIG STACK AT FLORENCE
IS ABOUT FINISHED

The General Concrete Construction
company's force OF men are putting
the finishing touches TO the big stack
for the new United boiler house. Since
Thanksgiving the work of construc-
ton at the top has been proceeding
rather slowly, owing TO the inclement
weather. The altitude at which the
men are required to work does not
permit of building operations to be
carried on only few hours in the
middle of the day. The work of put.
ting on the Gaping started today.
but some little time will be required
yet to complete the brick lining inside
the structure. When completed the
stack viii measure 2e5 feet from the
base TO the top. The original con-
tract called for $50 feet. but the mis-
calculation in the foundation did not
permit OF It being built TO that
height. AS II stands now II is the
highest structure in the Upper Arkan.
sas valley.-Florence Citizen.