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Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1917-05-11
Valuable Farming Facts
POULTRY HOUSE SITE.
High Ground Best Location For All
Seasons of the Year.

High Ground Best Location For All
Seasons of the Year.
High ground Is the best location for
the poultry house. according to L. $.
Townsley. assistant in poultry hus-
bandry In the Kansas State Agricul-
tural college.
Dryness is n most important factor
TO be considered In the selection OF n
site for the poultry house. nampness
is'one OF the greatest enemies OF poul-
try. The soil on which the house Is
built should have good drainage. This
may be obtained by selecting high
ground or soil that il sandy or Of Eight
gravel.
high location is desirable In win
ter also because of tue air drainage.
The cold air flows into low places aud
causes frozen combs ami toes In poul.
Try wlnterlng there. A southern slope
is preferable because II is warmest in
winter and dries quickly after rain.
\ northern exposure should be avoid.
ed. for IL Is cold in winter aud warns
up late In the spring.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1917-05-11
Dairy Cow Efficiency.

With a good dairy COW the overhead
charges are less in proportion to the
work done than with a poor one. says
G. H.. Eckles, dairy husbandry depart
ment, University of Missouri
With a COW producing $50 pounds Of
fat a year more than half she consumes
is used 10 maintain the body. The cow
that makes 450 pounds of fat a year
uses the same amount OF feed 10 main
tain her body. but. Is only about 80
per cent Of her total feed consumption.
The remaining Ga per cent Is used di-
rectly for milk mqking; hence much
larger proportion of her total ration Is
available for milk production. aud the
feed cost OF pound of fat or OF milk
Is lower.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1917-05-11
Ambition.

Ambition Is a splendid servant. but a
dangerous master. Have an ambition.
You are not worth much and never
Will be worth much unless you have.
Make 1t an ambition worth while and
never forget to leayen the selfishness
In IL with devotion to the human duty
OF service to humanity. Possibly 1t Is
better TO have bad ambition-certain.
~ 1t is better TO have a poor ambition
than no ambition at all. But an ambi!
tion. like an appetite. needs watching
and controlling. Duluth Herald.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1917-05-11
!: HlvlnG SWARMS OF BEES.

1t Is not necessary to tear down part
Of building or eut down tree In
order 10 hive swarm OF bees which
are In either Of these or any other
place. according 10 DR.. ]. II. Merrill,
assistant entomologist I'm the Kansas
State Agricultural college.
Very little equipment Is needed II
one desires 10 hive n swarm which Is
In an old building or a tree. The first
thing 10 do i to close al the openings
except one. over this opening place
lee escape or else long wire
cone shaped - that the bees can -.
cape outward through the cone. but
cannot get back.
4 hlse containing fnll sheets or
combs Of foundation sbould be placed
as near the escape az possible. IN
this awe one frame OF brood should
be sure that both eggs and Matching
larvae are pfesegt. The bees win soon
begin 20 come ont OF the hollow Tee
or building and In a fen days viii all
be In the hive.
Within three or four weeks, when
the bees are settled in the new hive
and the queen bee : laying. the escape
may be removed. The bees viii then
enter the hollow tree or the house and
bring ouf the honey which they had
stored there. AfiE the Honey has
been entirely removed the hive may
be removed 10 any other location de
sired The entrance 70 the old tree
or house should then be closed up.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1917-05-11

above the top, SO that when settling is
all over the silo will be nearly full.
The roof shown here Is adjustable. be-
Ing the recent patent OF Galesburg
Gll.) inventor. The roof opens ont to
extend the silo upward perpendicularly
when being filed. After settling. this
roof can be folded up to make a closed
top that sheds rain and keeps out
STOW. independently eleyatable sec
tons, one OF them having cap attach
ed. are locked together.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1917-05-11
Salt For Dairy Cows.

From one 10 two ounces OF salt daily.
In accord With the amount OF milk pro
duced. Is sufficient TO meet all require.
monts of n dairy cow on rations OF or
binary feeds. according to Dr. T.. Is.
Forbes OF the Ohio experiment sta
tion. In nutrition studies with cows
milking as much as forty-nye pounds
daily and fed common feeds he found
that one ounce OF salt day satisfied
the COW ) needs.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1917-05-11

amount OF sunlight at 10 O'Clock and .
O'Clock on the day Of narrowing. For
March narrowing and latitude 80 de-
grees north the top of the front win
dows should be five feet eight inches
from the floor line and the top OF the
upper windows should be eleven feet
three inches from the same line. This
is suitable for hoghouse twenty four
feet wide with eight foot pens on each
side and an eight foot driveway through
the center.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1917-05-11
STRIKING FEATURES OF
HELL GATE ARCH BRIDGE

Capacity, four tracks.
Length. LOIS feet 10 inches be-
tween tower faces. s95 feet Is
inches center of bearings on ma
sonry and 81 feet 6 inches center
to center of end hinges.
Height of top chord of arch above
elevation of end hinges at end
posts 14o feet and at center go feet
q. Inches.
Track floor $50 feet above mean
low water.
Heaviest bottom chord section 100
tons (shipping weight 1s5 tons
erection weight.
Material. high carbon steel. c6eO
to 76,Oo0 pounds per square inch
ultimate strength.
Total weight of steel. 10000 tons.
Total dead load per lineal foot.
5000 pounds.
The arch was erected by canti-
levering out from both sides of the
river.
Four s,ooo ton hydraulic jacks
were used to lift the arch trusses
for adjustment.
Reinforced concrete towers with
granite facing. heavily reinforced
track floor.
Dimensions of towers at ground
surface, 40 feet by 104 feet.
Top of tower, 30 feet above mean
low water.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1917-05-11
Ration For so~s.

In districts where corn j. plentiful
there Is a temptation 10 feed sows al
most exclusively upon corn. Such n
method of feeding cannot give the best
results. Many farmers aud breeders
win not appreciate this. II Is also rath-
er too fattening aud heating TO feed in
large quantities to SOW during sesta-
tion. A ration OF equal parts ground
corn. ground oats and wheat niddlings.
with a supplement- Of tankage. linseed
meal or skimmilk. Is good one
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1917-05-11
Adjustable Roef For siIo.

Silos always settle several feet and
unless re1lled a few days after the
first filling will be only about three
fourths fun when ready to be fed
from. To overcome this trouble silo
roofs. tops and covers have been de-
yised to allow the filing several feet
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1917-05-11
Location Of Hosho ,se Windows.

4 subscriber writes 10 the Orange
Judd Farmer for Information concern
ing the height from the floor OF "A hog
house that windows should be placed
to get the most sunshine 10 the back
line of the pens on March ]. Follow
ing is the reply:
The windows should he placed so
that the pens win get the maximum
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1917-05-11
Tree PLANTING.

Trees should not be shipped during
the winter. as there Is danger OF freez-
ing. but if there is a nursery near you
trees may be bought and planted any
time during the winter that the ground
Is dry enough Fall or spring Is best.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1917-05-11

river Daiya. and on coming nearer we
saw that they wera old. old women,
wrinkied and gray, carrying barrels
not baskets but barrels OF stone from
tie river bed to the road. Such is the
reverence Tor age in Japan.--Jean Price
IT, World Outlook.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1917-05-11
e.n Joho,on Offer priII Prize.

President u. b. Johnson OF the Amer.
lean league. originator OF the military
training plan for ball players, has offer
ed $500 prize to the best drilled team
In the league and a prize OF $lOo 10
the drill sergeant who instructs the
winning players. The competition viii
be decided In July. A board OF army
officers will be selected 10 review the
players and make the award.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1917-05-11

Photo by American ffrSH Association.
Eddie Collins. sos Sta Second saeksr.
collins Is IN liis prime as ball play.
ef. said Rowland. 4 never saw him
In better fetfle than now. Eddie takes
good care 81 himself. has always been
hn athlete Il good habits and i coin.
paratlyely young.
collins has assured me be intends
TO work hard To make II The banner
year Of his career. and I believe every
word be says There Mere some troak-
ers last year Who luslmated Eddie
wasn't giving ns bis Loaf effort. lat
never saw a fellow Try harder 70 over.
come 4 batting slump than Eddie.
When he finally routed The ink tho
club was still In the pennant fight. and
we were the last TO be- pat out OF Il.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1917-05-11
In the Sport Arena
By SPARK PLUG
COLLINS STARTS RIGHT.
Star Second Basessan Says He'll Have
No Alibis This Season.

ENo fSlbib OcdSoUs
Edward Trowbridge Collins. base
balls greatest all round second base
man, enthusiast ut golf, after dinner
speaker and highest priced athlete In
captivity. has shattered a long silence.
The sage from Lonsdowne recently inn
parted some welcome Information To
Manager Rowland OF the Chicago
White Sox.
NO alibis this year" said Eddie 81
have started OF ON the right foot.
Last year had bad start. and.
try az | would. Il seemed impossible
for me to biz my stride before IL was
too late To do the team the most good
Some critics persisted In the theory
that Collins had gone back. but Man
ager Rowland falls to agree with them.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1917-05-11

, and one-half inches. And finally when
the union was made with the central
panel the joining arms were controlled
SO nicely in moving into place that a
watch could have been suspended with
safety within the closing jaws.
From start to finish the building of
the bridge was carried along without
single mechanical breakdown of any
importance. The rivets used in the
SPIN are the biggest and longest ever
employed. and their driving called for
the use OF the largest Of pneumatic
hammers These tools were, OF course.
difficult 10 handle in the beginning, and
il took some time 10 train the riyeters
TO control them properly. They ae-
quired the trick after awhile, and II
was not until the men were thoroughly
proficient that they were allowed on
the actual job.
Some of the other special facilities
were equally out OF the ordinary run.
and time and practice We're necessary
In order TO make their management or
manipulation accurate. Remember.
while the heaviest sections of some
other bridges are as ponderous as the
heaviest used on the Hell Gate span.
no other bridge In its entirety Is so
massive, and all Of the great weights
had to be hoisted into place and Sc
cured with the utmost precision.
cat the center the top Of the arch is
800 feet above mean low water and the
closing panel weighed 300 tons. The
lifting machinery was therefore of un-
usual capacity, and Notwithstanding
the extraordinary loads every part was
raised and moved into position to Il
nicely"
Nineteen Thousand Tons Of Steel.
Today the Hell Gate bridge repre-
sents sustained mass of 1900 tons
Of steel alone. From pier To pier the
arch spans an interval Of 1.0l7 feet.
This far exceeds the reach Of any other
bridge of the same general design.
The enormous weight is supported by
two great massive towers OF granite
go feet high, and the ends of the
bridge rest upon four ponderous shoes
OF cast steel, each weighing 100000
pounds, the largest castings ever made.
Ii Is at these -four points that the arch
is hinged. The purpose OF the hinges
was to permit the bridge to be built
temporarily on the cantilever principle
and TO allow ultimately for the leyeling
OF the two sections of the arch as they
approached each other and finally came
near enough together to be joined.
TO describe the process of construc-
ton popularity it may be likened to a
person standing upon a narrow ledge
willie leaning out over space with one
arm extended backward and gripping
the limb of tree. The feet would rep
resent the hinged shoes OF the arch sec
lions and the arm the temporary back
stay at each tower which kept each
growing half of the arch from falling
into the swirling waters Of Hell Gate.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1917-05-11

magnitude" he said, "much as one egg
is bigger than another egg All such
structures have basic principles that
persist no matter what may be their
proportions.
THE Hell Gate bridge is mainly diff
ferent from other steel arches because
OF its length and its exceptional
weight. These features imposed GER
tain mechanical problems that had to
be met, and to do so successfully it
was necessary TO devise special appa-
ratus and facilities.
No Breakdowns Recorded.
'"ro begin with. there were reasons
why an arch should G adopted instead
of cantilever span, the ends OF the
arch to be supported by fianking tow
ers OF masonry and there hinged so
that the half sections could be brought
together finally at the center with the
incest sort of precision far above the
unobstructed river. To control the
sections of the arch. hinged as they
We're at their bases, II as necessary
to have means by which these sections
could be lifted or lowered in order TO
bring them exactly together at the time
of union.
ITO this end four extremely power
ful jacks. each with a lifting capacity
of 2,4O0 tons. We're provided. and two
of these were set on top of each of the
bridge towers. At one time during the
erection work these jacks raised the
arch sections, representing thousands
of tons apiece, matter of twenty-one
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1917-05-11
coach Wand Inven.s sIaded Sweep oa,

Eddie Ward. former rowing coach OF
the University OF Pennsylvania crews.
has invented an aluminium bladed
sweep oar.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-03-06
1.-The Deep Purple

Paul Armstrong and Wilson Miner
mad made iamc Tor themselves before
they ever colaborated Blu, III writ
ing THE Deep Purple they added
greatly to their regulations Il Is re
nsrkably well written and the con
:raSts IN II are dclicately enough
drawn 90 he accepted and strong
enough 10 be impressive
The story OF the underworld with
'-ghtcr shade, upon It from those more
fortunate Of the upper strata, the
tragedy uf two crooks who desire To
walk the straight road and who. strange
to say. have always had that unattaln-
.ahle desire but who find the past an
ever overwhelming shadow always, TIN,
/, the warp OF The Deep Purple" The
love story or. ono might say love
stories OF a Coni,dng Young gltl ilt>t
with a hlackmallcr petty larceny rat
oi the weakest type, and later with
the man bred IN The Deep Purple
through whose entrance into her world
Il r threads are untangled and all made
right
II IS story OF llic as known and
li,ed-happly more often lar removed
from us than close BY II is full OF
tcnscly dramatic situations, and deep
intrigue No sob stuii-JuSt straight
thrill
b The OyctholScr Players seem to
have particular taleu, for making
this sort OF melodrams convincing
Miss Huff as Frisco Kate" tallon is
splendid She seems to make things
jus, fi' somehow and leaves no hole
for criticism One knows that when
Kate saws she has been straight for
three years that she has heen And
her touches OF sarcastic humor are IT,
rcSistiblc the while one feels strongly
the emotion behind
The same is true OF laylock, al
though his Is the more Sombrc of two
characters Mr Sweeney makes him
most impressive. He dominates shc
scene when on the stage, his very walk
portraylng the man as he is-Strong
implacablc, iatal,Suc, but lovable and
strange TO saw, good wi,hal MIR
SwecneyS peculiarly OF enuncia,ion
stands him immcaSurably in good stead
in such parts. Especially impressive
are his last lines. the keynote to the
play.
Mr Brickctt. as usual brings with
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-03-06
Oklahoma City and
Ramona Claim Prep
Title of OklahOma a

EDMOND. okla March Two teams
6re now claiming The high school cham
uiunShip Of oklahoma as result Of their
wins here last night Oklahoma Cit,
eliminated ChickashA for the Central
conference tltlo and Ramona drteHts 4
Pond Creek, Pond creek WAS winner al
the Phillips university tournament a.
Enid and Ramona won the Central Npr.
mat tourney held at Edmond last week
oklahoma city won the thlCkashl
game. 30 20 % Team work brought VIC.
tory into their grasp after they were
trailing ct half time hy four points
ChickashR opened N" rpmo hN taking
the lead and flushing the nrsi frame
I'm the lead ~ the oklahoma 'Il. Props
~ 10 10. The coufcrcuc" champions
started out I'm the SECOND period and
gained substantial lead oand were thl.
to maintain H uutl the nral srorr
Tho first gam" uf thr afternoon series
waH played between the Pond creek and
Ramona teams a little better basket
shooting enabled tho Ramona quintet lu
AXE the game. - to ii
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-03-06
Phillies Depart
For Florida Camp

PUUIAUFLPIHN ra. March 6 The
PLAYERS ~ the Philadelphia Nanoual
nIur .Is,nrdcr ,h. ,,5 6Ho ,1r hes1, ore d,
for the south TODAY 20 begin their spring
training at s. Petersburg Fla Accord
ing to present plans the team VIII rc
main at the Florida resort until April
T. when m" hOmeward journey will 10
giu on the way north the Ph,llios viii
engage IN a series of exhibition games
In various ciiies-in North and South Car
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-03-06

this stipulation ~ conduct shall he
considered persona non grsts In all
amateur competition held under the
auspices of the L. ) G a Provided.
however, that the above shall In no
way place restrictions upon the vo-
Dnilou golfer may BE- Nm ~ the time
Of ms coming 10 prominence and. fur
lhcr. shall not apply 10 writing. edit.
Ing or publishing articles, magazine
ul books on gOlf
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-03-06
Ten Fed Players
With Cincinnati

CINCiNNATl. March Tho Cincinnati.
club ~ the National lcdgu, has ton fut.
mrr Federal loagucrn on lls roster tho
hpgc.t Federal contingent u either u
the major leagues Most NJ th. other
teams have been getting rid ~ the ird-
erals llnl Chase. the ursthasr star h.
o' ,uursf the most important uf the FOR.
mcr Federal l,agucrs Others tru Allen
and Imhu Duohcrs Kus'gcr lpd Mo-c.
ley. yit,h hGrs Loudcu ScoouuntSc Mo
k'Dumc. nIrdmsc. Euush .,ut,incld
smoud nui tu'io. substitute
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-03-06
Rangers Send
Challenge to
AggieQuintet

Tho Northwestern state normal II ont
with an open challenge to the \ ana NJ.
basketball team tur championship game
with the Rangers Tho Hangers contend
that because OF no defeats this season
hey should De- entitled to claim on tho
basketball championship Of the state
That Kendall college was eliminated
from getting the title through the ana a.
the Rangers is one OF the claims Wnd,
hy the Al,a school II rs suggested that
The two teams meet on som" neutral
court TO decide who has tho best claim
20 the title. or tina, the tWu teams ph,
Hu equal number Of games on III" courts
~ both colleges
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-03-06
Iowa Pitcher is
Released BY Reds

CLLNELhSp. March "Lon," Dear
dorff iofn'r pitching star of tho Iowa
state university, las been released hy
tI' Cleveland Americans TO the Dhyen-
rou cMh OF the Ihrc"-l league Tor fur
ther development b,tfd0rn was pur-
chased from Davenport last G,ll lie ma,
be recalled before the close ~ the Three
! season
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-03-06
East Central n.
to Play Baseball

ADA. OKLA March East Central
Sormal viii have baseball team In the
field this spring for the firFt time In two
Years Baseball was abandoned ~ East
Ccu,rs, that number of years ago 20 de-
iermlue whether or not luterscholasiI. I.
games are really better FOR q school The
decision must have been that II is. Tor
tho game viii again take an important
place among athletics here.
\ Chicago stnils'lCian has discovered
that chicago and chvItous hlvc 80 HN'
golfers But ouly ono Of thosc ls named
thDk Evans
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Consi1erabIe Outfl,td


Those fan.tintcd citizens from Texas
to kansas viii have the opportunity Of
Watching two Ot the greatest outi,clds
! In the game give battle when the Giants
and Tigers start their exhibition swing
with cobb, Crawford and Ncach tossed
In against Robertson, Burns and Kauff,
the display of pink fire should be enc
OF the best Of the year
The Giant trio undoubtedly rounds
out IN" strongest Outtlcld In tho IA
,!onal league Tho presence of Cobb and
neaeh ~ N. Tiger outfS,a gives De
no,' a winnine margin N the Amer
lcnu, now that rris Speaker has broken
~. the old Rcd SoN combination
Benny kAuff may not be uuIio good
enough To give Ty q battle hut npy,
Robertson, u fast starter In the spring
may keep Ty on the jump all the way.
Dave II ttiOo faster than Ty. With n
moro powerful wallop nut AT Npe ART
of double, crossing the. opposition there
Is still only one 7 r. e. In the corral
The Pernant Marx
Last season we made tho prediction.
n common one Nt the time, that no team
w the American league would bag g6
victories Tho Red SnS finished In front
with 81, ten less thah their tount tho
year before. The same prophor, GOES
Tor the season ahead with so many
strong, well matched clubs in the race.
lnc jon oi NMn'ng 10 games viii he
| unusually tough I'm 1915 The Tigers won
100 games aud finished second Last
season. with practically tho same llneup.
! the hest they could do was s1
When league has six clubs Rs strong
~ Boston, Chicago, Detroit New Nork.
| 81 Louis and Cleveland, with Washing.
| ton and Naltcr johnson n, the outer
fringe, gliding gently upward I'm M
standing ot the Cluhs II heset with ina
jolls aud jahs ne the painful rro.c-3
unfolds
pa Goose on the llnh
There. was y little golfer and he had n
little club
A club that was balanced with lead.
lead, lead
| But the earnest little golfer stIll tp.
malncd little duh,
For he always lifted HE head head.
head
Every time Pat Moran looks al Grover
| Cleveland Alexander he checks of "a
victories and then begins 10 work on tho
process NJ developing tho other 6j
needed for world series purposes
! Chicago may have eatcd nU ttifle
| lp her pennant wlnninN ways hut with
chick Evans and poh GARDNER around
| the job of breaking through her Iull
lines ls tougher than that VI trimming
the old. time Cubt,
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-03-06
SAM LOYD'S PUZZLE
, Minutes 70 Digest This.
No, 81.
A Rsbus

I'm OF little importance, so of with
my head;
To foe | might then he terror
and dread.
Decapilatc twice. and reverse wha,
remains,
And lol you've a wandering spti,e
Ter Your pans.
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Just year ago Rt this date. Hal
Chase was di-credited. practically black
listed out OF major league play, and aC-
knowledged far and near M 100 percent
has-hecn No one even thought of TAX
Ing him on - training trip WIN some
one kindly look over the records and
see who led the National league nj bat
last fail and was picked as the best
flItthascmau In the game