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The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-10-21
Questions and Answers
Conducted in The Muscular Every Week Under the Di
rection Of H. P Griffin, Formerly of the Faculty o.
Montana State College

Question:: We live in q heavily tim.
bered country where poles for fencing
are to be had everywhere. Will it be
cheaper for us to put up n pole Jack
fence or should we put in wire
1ence? We are just getting started
.out and the present price of barb
wire Is appaling.-E. d. c.. Libby.
Answer: There is Il difference of
opinion, In, regard to fencing with
poles. Properly put up a. pole fence
will last from eight to ten years and
costs nothing. except the price of
few nails. aside from the labor. On
the other hand, while Il wire fence is
more quickly built. the price of wire
ut present is very high. Where there
Is an abundance of labor on the now
farms It would seem advisable to us
to put in o jack pole fence. With this
fence there are no holes to dig. there
is small expense aside from the labor
and II will serve the purpose until
such time as the farm gets to produc-
Ing more. AS has been said, such a
fence properly put up viii last eight
to ten years and 1t Is very possible by
the time that II will have to be re-
| Q&NNGi NuS pIiNe III wire Will nave
dropped - more reasonable levels.
castrating Colts and Pigs.
Question: What is the best age to
castratc young stock, particularly colts
and pigs?--F. p. l.. Tim.
Answer: The best age to castrate
colts is when they are yearlings. More
care is necessary in altering horses
than any other class of young stock
and 1t Is best to get a Veterinarian 10
do the Job. However if there il no
veterinarian handy tho farmer may do
It himself provided has has on emas-
culator. This implement brushes the
cords and prevents excessive bleeding.
Pigs should be castrnted lust before
they are weaned. that they may have
chance to recover before they are
taken away from their motj,ess. Calves
should Sle. cAstratsyis wheee they are "a
|s&41AS01taak1 10aSt sunger not only
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of the millions who are now literally
starving. and with promoting the pros
perity and comfort of the great pub
lie.
The alarming shortage Is not SO
much Of money as of meat. Creation
and conservation Of food is. the SUI
premc need of the time. The world
has plenty of gold. but not enough
grub" As the mightiest stimulus
known to one of the most important
food industries of our nation. poul-
trymen should count II a patriotic and
public pleasure to promote with great
est possible efficiency the poultry
show. Such bread east upon the
waters OF the worlds troubled life
viii be certain TO return before many
days multiplied MANIFOLD.
Don't he suspicious. Cultivate con-
fidcncc in your brother man. Poultry
shows are as fair In their findings 2s
any organization. Poultry Judges are
honest men doing the best they can
to give every one square deal.
Pet stock" and freaks Of nature are
Incidental and ornamental in mos,
! modern poultry exhibitions. The biz
! features are the great utility and fan
cy breeds.
It II we'll to remember, too that al
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-10-21
500 JERSEYS ON TEST.

In May. three years ago, a list OF
Jersey cows on yearly test that were
producing over 80 pounds of butter.
gat per month WAS published for tho
purpose Of keeping breeders informed
as to the month by month production
OF cows on test. There were l3e cows
In the first list. Three years later
/. May. 1917, saw 4s7 cows In fifty pound
list. This means that 4s7 Jersey cows
an test were producing ut the rate OF
morn than 90 pounds of butterfat o,
90 pounds OF butter In that month. Al
peasant 500 Jersey cows on test are
producing at the rate OF GOO pounds III
butteEfat or 760 pounds Of butter pei
year,
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-10-21

is the operation harder on the young
animals but they do not make MS good
steers as when altered early in life.
Calves left entire too long always pos
scss shaggy appearance. with large
horns and cOarseness. Lambs should b.
altered when n few weeks old and
great care must be taken lest some
be lost. In castratinE lambs the cords
are generally drawn
Catch Crop.
Question: Is there any catch crop
that can yet BIC planted with q chance
for matnring?-U.L L. p. Missoula.
Answer: Given a LATE fall and bar
ley win mature enough To make u crop
OF hay provided there Is moisture in
the soil to Insure immediate germina.
ton.
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HEADACHE FROM
Ac(lD? listen!
"Pape's Cold Compound"
Ends Severe Colds or
Grippe in Few Hours.
Your ce,d. viii bra,k ana Al, cr,nn

Your caId~ will braak and all grippe
misery 0nd after taking \ dose Of
t"t'ape's Cold COMPOUND. every two
hours until three doses ara. taken.
1t promptly opens elogged-up nos
trilsand air passages In the head. stors
nasty discharge. or nose running. re-
lieves sick headache. dullncss. fever
ishneSS. sore threat, sneczing. sore
ness and stiffness.
i Don't stay stuffad-up! Quit blow
Ing and snuffling! Ease your throb-
bling hsad-nothing else in the world
gives such prompt relief as "Pape's
Cold Compound" which costs only a
few cents at any drug store. IL acts
without assistance, tastes nice. ;lnt
causes no inconvenience. Accept u,
substituts.-Adv.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-10-21

Rouen ducks originated in France,
but English breeders developed their
present size and perfection Qf plum
ago. They arc probably the largest
of all ducks. the brakes weighing nine
to II pounds. and the females eight
to 10 pounds.
AZ q table fowl thu Rouen duck il
highly esteemed. The meat Is fine
Favored. surprising that of most othcl
breeds, hut because the Roufn- docs
not grow so fast as the PelSin. the lat
ter breed. Is preferred by those who
grow ducks for market.
Rouen ducks are hardy, thriving
under ordinary conditions and doing
best where they have q. range OF wood
land and water.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-10-21
Fixht Your Rheumatism
With the Right Ammunition

Tiny germs. which are cn,renched In
the blood Where they cannot be
reached by locally applied liniments.
They must be literally routed ana
forced ont OF the blood by n remedy
which searches them ont and puts
them to flight
For moro than fifty years S. S. s.
has been recognized as the most re.
liable blood remedy made. 1t goes
deep down into the blood cells, AMI
purties and cleansaS the circtlat.0r
of every trace Of impurity. 1t is the
right ammunition FOR Rheumatism and
las been used in thousands OF cases
With gratifying results.
You can obtain :. s. :. at any 6ru:,
store Take no substitute. Write to.
our medical director regarding yonr
own case. Address swift Specific Co.
La u, swift Laboratory Atlanta. Ga
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-10-21
Indians Are Lcarring
How to Preserve Fruit

Bozeman. Oct. Gothic Indians on
the Crow reservation have been re-
ceisinK Instruction in tho. canning and
drying Of fruit ad vegetables through
the extension work Of the Montana
state college. Miss Grace b. NuttinS
Of the extension office at Boaeman
recently visited the Crow agency and
gave a lecture and demonstration of
the methods OF food conservation. now
being widely offered to the people OF
the country through the efforts of the
g0TGrnnenl.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-10-21
ROUEN DUCKS

In colorati ton the Ronen is like the
wild Mallard. from which it undoubt-
edly descended. The male has a glossy
green head and neck. with q white
ring around the neck. and q clarct-
colored breast, shading into light steel
gray. finely penciled or barred with
thin black lines. The back and top Of
the wings are brownish gray. pcnciled
like the breast; the wing bar is glossy
blue. edged with white. and this in
turn is edged with velvety black. The
female is brown. each feather penciled
with broad dark brown markings. eN-
cepting the back, where each feather
is dark brown. edged with lighter
brown. She also has the glossy blue
wing har
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-10-21

the rnountains and by mona Of these
the grain can a5e thresiied. Grown in
the somewhat limited Quantities made
necessary by the small amount Of
cleared land there Is not enough grain
to pay the farmer to haul 1t the many
miles to the elevator. yet there is suf
flcicnt to fatten a few hogs.
Hogs cannot be made a paying
proposition without pasture. ut least at
the present prices Of grain. Neither
can person grow his hogs on pasture
and buy the grain to finish them. But
where there exists small acreages OF
grain. fifteen or twenty acres to the
farm. pork makes about the most
available manner in which to realize
the greatest profits from these small
fields
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-10-21
Take Every Advantage OF This Re.
tentless Enemy.

Fighting disease is the most impor-
tant warfare known to mankind. be-
cause We are all subject to its attack.
One of the most common foes is
rheumatism, which attacks with re-
lentlcss violence and often leaves its
victim entirely helpless. rheumatism
Is so often successful against it's vic
tim because the wrong ammunition is
used against it.
Too many people make tho mistake
OF treating only the symptoms and
entirely overlooking its source. They
are so anxious to find relief from its
torturing pains that they expect local
applications of lntments and iottona Ia
accomplish what is impossible
rheumatism ~ caused BY millions of
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-10-21
F1NEfiY.BRED HEfFER
DONATED TO COLLEGE

Bozcman. Oct. a0.--Gray r. Ieene Of
Canton. Montana. has given to the
animal industry department of the
Montana state college shorthorn
heller. which. according to Professor
&C. N. Arncu Of the college. Is one OF
the best bred shprthorns IN the state
OF Montana. MIR. Keene was formerly
a student at tho college: and the glfi
was made with f,ill appreciation OF
the use which such an animal would
have for the instruction Of the college
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-10-21
Aurora College Raises
Endowment Of 100000

Aurora, III 1.-The first goal OF 100000
In the endowment fund campaign for
Aurora college was reached at noon to-
day. IL Is now planned to raise the
second 100000. 80 that the college may
conform with the laws of the state Of
Illinois and have n permanent cndow :
mont fund Of 100000.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-10-21
Montana Man Attending
Nlax-Sawing Conference

BoZeman, Oct. 20.---M. l.. Wilson Of
the State college extension depart
with the manufacturers of Nnseed oil.
with n view to securing their co opera
ton III insuring the saving Of Il snffi-
Gent amount of flax seed for the more
extensive planting needed next season
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SLEEP WALKER FALLS; KILLED.

Evansville. 1nd.-Ralph PesGhc. n ci-
gar merchant was killed today at his.
home. While walking in his sleep he
fell from a window.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1917-09-15

There are many ball.plnying broth
crs IN the minors and In scmi.profes.
sional ball. but few brothers ever In.
wade the major leagues. and the case
of Stanley and Harry Covcicskie is
unique. because both are rated as
stars. and both are pitchers.
Rut the COvelcskic boys are by no
means the only brothers under con.
tract with big league teams this year.
Washington's Star.
Clyde Milan, the Outiielding star of
the Washington club, has II brother ON
the same team; and the brother. lior-
ace Milan, Is also I'm outiiclder.
Though the younger Milan Is not II
regular. he Is, nevertheless, being kept
on the payroll by Clarke Griffith he.
cause he has shown Grin something,
and the time may come when the two
Milan boys will play side by side In the
regular lineup.
Two other brothers are drawing sal.
aries from major league team this
season. Zach and Mack Wheat of the
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1917-09-15
FOUR STAR PLAYERS NOT FOR SALE.

II Il wise fan you would be. make Il
couple of mental reservations and grin
broadly when you hear II report of the
sale Of Walter Johnson, Ty Cobb, Gro
Yer Alexander or George Sisler.
The idea comes from II report that
Washington was about to sell Johnson.
Fact Is, these four men are unbuy-
able. Even ut the present monumental
prices for good ball players, practically
all figures would be too small to re-
move one of these men from the club
with which he Is affiliated.
This Is not alone on account of their
wonderful playing. but more, perhaps,
on account of their drawing power.
cobb's Drawing Power.
When Detroit Is playing anywhere
around the circuit the fan goes primar-
lily to see Cobb In action, secondly to
see the game. In Detroit Cobb's draw
ing power Is incstiliable. For that reu-
son Cobb probably will never be put
on the market, even though he should
slip badly, for 80 long us he Is able to
put on II uniform and appear on the
field he will be drawing card.
The same holds with Johnson, Alex
ander and Sisler.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1917-09-15
ENTER "COLD FINGERS"
Russell of Yankees Victim Of a
New AiIment.
Exposes Bare Hand to Hard.Hit Ball
and Contracts Frigidity Of Digets-
Numbness Forces Him
From Mound.

Don't use your meat hand to stop
hard-hit balls that are battcd back at
you. If you do YOU may put an end
to your pitching career.
This Is the advice Allan Russell,
Yankee spitballcr. has to offer brother
members of the pitching fraternity,
and II Is well worth consideration.
Early last spring Russell reached
for hard.hit bail through the box
with his nude flipper. He got his
hand on the ball and succeeded in
retarding its progress, but immedi-
ately afterwards he suffered sharp
pain I'm the first two digits of his
pitching hook. which was followed by
numbness. Then his hand grew cold
and he had to retire from the game.
Since that time Russell has suffered
with u new ailmcnt-that of cold fin.
gers. 1t only comes upon him at in
tervals. but ut such times he is I'M
able to grip the ball, and therefore
unable to control 1t. so he often has
to leave the mound.
Sore arms. due to cold, are com
mon with pitchers. The spraincd
tendon, wrcnchcd shoulder and the
unexpainablc loss of speed and con-
troll at intervals Is also common. But
cold fingers and n numb pitching hand
Is u new nilment.
One day at Chicago Bill Donovan
sent Russell to the mound to hurl
against the White SoX. IL was no.
ticcd that before delivering the bah
the Yankee pitcher rubbed his fingers,
just rs any player may do In unusu-
ally cold weather. Questioned after
the game. Russell explained that the
index and second fingers of his pitch
ing hand had grown numb and cold,
and ut the time, several hours after
the game. the fingers were still chilled.
When Bill Donovan heard of Rus
sells trouble he decided to send him
to specialist. and rs soon rs the
Ynnks returned to New York the spit
baller was cnrtcd Off to sawbones
for an examination. The surgeon,
after examining the hand and question
ing Russell. decided that circulation
in the hand was impaired because Of
an internal bruise. and started treat
ment which he believes will eventually
bring relief by eliminating the cause.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1917-09-15
DIAMOND
NOTES

The Cardinals new pitcher, William
Shcrdcll OF Milwaukee. is also some
hitter.
Uncle Robbic's latest prediction Is
that the Brooklyns will finish In Sec
Ond position.
Hughey Jennings Is still looking for
pitchers. He has been In need of sew.
eral all season.
Weaver, according to the White SoX,
IL the best third baseman In the
American league.
Pete Kilduff is playing great ball
for the Cubs. Pete may develop into
another Heinie Groh.
Ray Heating, star twrler for the To.
ledO club, Is attracting lot of favor
able attention these days.
Joe Judge and Eddie Foster, WASH
ington iniielders, have been exempted
from the draft because of dependents.
First basemnn Mike Kelly of Fort
Wayne was the first Central league
player to quit the game because of the
army draft.
Joe Wilhoit seems to have the ideal
temperament for II pinch hitter. lie Is
never unnerved by the count of balls
and strikes.
Waite Hoyt, the Brooklyn schOOlbOy,
continues to pitch good ball for Mon
treal, He will get another chance
with the Giants.
The Red Sox have had their eyes on
Nean Gregg, Inc veteran left-hander,
who Is doing some fine pitching for the
Providence team.
One of the big disappOintments of
Manager Rowland of the White SoX
has been the failure of Jim Scott to
round into winning form.
A lot of likely birds are flOcking from
the West and East. Bill Dahlen, scout
| ing for the Robins, has bagged Pitch
ers Pitt and Hoffman of the Portland
Eastern league.
| The Cubs are betting their last cent
on Ralph Miller, recently recruited
from the Waterloo Central association.
They predict that Ralph Is going to he
another Iieinie Zim.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1917-09-15

Washington IL n poor drawing club,
hut receipts are boosted about 100 per
cent when johnson * slated to pitch.
II Is not likely Johnson would he sold
when he draws ns much as the rest of
the club combined.
Other Stars.
There have been few I'm baseball In
this category. Mathewson was one. AS
long us Matty could toe the slab there
was no chance of his being sold at any
figure.
The status of the club makes Il great
deal of difference I'm cases of this kind.
For instance, Speaker was sold by the
Boston Red Sox. While Speaker was
undoubtedly the star of the club. there
We're several others not far behind him
and the club could afford to take II
chance on selling him for the price
paid and depend on other stars to
make the fans forget.
The breaking up of the Athletics was
another example. Never n popular
team, Mack found his attendance slip
ping to point where he could better
afford to dispense with his high.sal-
AIRED players and build up II new or.
ganiZation.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1917-09-15

gled Banner" After marching around
the field they would line up before the
stand and sing two verses of the an
them. 1t made II patriotic spectacle
that appealed strongly.
One of the SOx players told of their
first rehearsal. Rowland got us to-
gether In the clubhouse and asked II
any of us knew the words of The
Star-Spangled Banner" he said.
"There We're only three-Benz, Scott
and Weaver. The rest knew only
short snatches.
Rowland then told us to sing the
two verses as well as we could and
that those who didn't know the words
could make bluff until they learned
them by singing Ilum-hum-hum.'
"After our first appearance Gandil
came In the clubhouse after the game
and approached Rowland. Il can't
help 1t, boss he said. I'm u bum
hum-hummer.'
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1917-09-15

Dodgers are the lads, and President
Ebbcts has had II string To both of
them for several seasons. The Wheat
brothers play different positions. for
Zach cnvorts In the outer gardens
while Mack Is n catcher
Something to Grow About.
So the Covcleskies, the Milans and
the Whcats have something to crow
about for when Il ball.plnying family
sends two of its members to the big
show 1t has the right to claim distinc-
ton.
In the minors this year there Is Il
case where three brothers may be
found playing ball, though not In the
same class. Otis Crandnll IL pitching
In the Coast league and his brother
Karl Is n member of the Salt Lake
club of the same circuit. \ younger
brother of this pair has bloomcd out
Us n pitcher and. although he has had
several trials with big minor league
teams, he Is still getting his education
In the smaller minor leagues.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1917-09-15
POOR BOMB THROVvERS
Training Of Professional Baseball
Players Is Wrong.
Lieutenant Elliott Of Australian Army
Expresses Himself After Morn.
ine's Practice With Cleve.
land Indians.

"1 hate to discourage you, but your
professional baseball players will make
bloomin' poor bombardiers, unless they
go through lot of training" is the
way Lieut.. Lester Elliott of the Aus
tralian army expresses the situation,
following u mornings exercise with
the Cleveland Indians.
"fve been told that American base
ball players expect to raise havoc
against the Germans because of their
training in baseball, but that training
Is all wrong.
zone of the trnining stunts for the
soldiers I'm the intensive camps in
France requires that the bombers
shall throw almost without u rcst for
two hours. When you consider that
each bomb weighs from ~ to 01s
pounds. rather heavier than the Amer
lean baseball, you will see the diff
Guilty facing Americans who throw
their baseball with snap and over
hand.
"The best motion for bomb throw
ing is q sort of half-bowling motion.
ms used In English cricket. Seldom
do the tlrowcrs see their target. An
observer. looking through pcriscopc,
keeps thorr informed of their luck I'm
droppins the deadly bombs into the
onemy's trench. The throwcrs have
merely to keep the storm Of bombs
going over their own parapet and into
the cnemy's trench.
"Aftcr looking vt the baseball play
ers tossing their light baseball around,
I am convinced that not one will he
able to throw bomb 20 feet. If they In.
sist on this baseball motion. they will
throw t,icir arms away.
"Howcvcr. every player with whom
! I talked appeared interested and most
/ intelligent. have no doubt at all but
that the players will soon pick up the
new motion and he quite rs effective
as any other force on the firing line"
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1917-09-15
BASEBALL
STORIES
Cobb receives S123.33 for each game,
or $4,000 for 15i games.

Cobb receives S123.33 for each game,
or $4,000 for 15i games.
Uncle Wilbert Robinson Is bent on
turning Jimmy Johnston into I'm in.
fielder.
Sherwood Magee has been playing
great ball sinceh is shift from Boston
to Cincinnati.
1t Is rumorcd In American league
circles that Iris Speaker will manage
the Cleyelands in 1913.
Comlskey's players are drawing
$4,000 in salaries, and he says they
are earning the money.
Guy Morton and Joe Boehling of the
Clevelands were recently fined for
breaking the training rules.
Clark Griniths Washingtons are GER
tainly coming To life. Maybe General
CrOwder suddenly got after them.
II
Fred Mitchell has pulled the Cubs
together and they are making another
fight to wind mp in the first division.
Young Smith of the Giants wasn't
good enough for the Pirates, but he
looks rather sweet in Giant uniform.
StallingS has made dismal failure
with the Braves this year. President
Haughton has not interfered with his
policy.
II lOOs rs If the Pirates have an eX-
cellcnt chance of finishing the season
with II lower percentage than any club
in the major leagues.
The overhead charges, exclusive of
players salaries, that must be met by
the owners of the Braves this year
are more than $4,000.
That was good joke about Sher-
wood Magec being headed for the
minors, in case some major league
club did not claim him.
President Frazee of the Red SOX Is
working the wires for another catcher.
Cady Is too slow, Thomas Is too fat
and Agnew Is doing all the work.
The Giants need reliable right
handed pinch hitter. As soon as Lew
McCarty's leg gets II bit stronger the
big catcher may fill in at this role.
Les Nunamaker, the big catcher of
the Yankees, isn't built for sped, but
for comfort. He may seem slow at
! times, but he gets there all the same.