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Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1917-06-22
Cuban PLAYER, POPULAR.

Practically every white Cuban ball
player every athlete who Is gos,d
enough To appear on the inter teams
OF Havana has been engaged by
American clubs for the coming SUM-
mer. Twenty OF them IL ali have
caught on IN this country. the list read
lng as follows:
Arnando Marsans. outreider 81.
Louis, American league. Nike COMA
les. catcher. ~ Louis. National league.
Angel Arsgon. Ia aud out fielder. New
York. American league. Joe Rodriguez.
first baseman. New York. National
lensue. Merifo Acosta. oufneider.
Washington. Manuel Cneto. ~ and out.
felder. Cincinnati. Tomas Ronaaaeh.
shorfstop. Cincinnati. Emilio Palmero.
pitcher. Louisville. Adeif0 fnque.
pitcher. Louisville. Pedro Dibut. pitch
er and ouihelder. Milwaukee. Fidello
nungo. infelder. Minneapolis: Jacinfo
Cairo. ontneider. san Francisco. Ra-
fael Almeida. utility. Montreal. Oscar
Tuero. pitcher. wlkesharre. Eastern
league: Ramon Gonzales. infielder. New
London. Eastern league. Joaquin
Kodes. outfieldcr New loraoa. East
ern league. Eusebio Gonzales. inieidsr.
New London. East York State league.
Joe Aeosia. pitcher. Vancouver: An
dres ogazon. catcher and UTILITY. Van
eauEer
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1917-06-22

A problem of the zoologist is the en-
durance OF freezing by many animals.
Collecting the records. Mile. France
and Paul PORTER, entomologists OF
Paris find that fish have survived ) de
grees T.. frogs degrees below. mol
lusks 1874 degrees below and bacteria
have come out alive after exposure TO
300 degrees below zero. The two
French experimenters froze certain
caterpillars cossus-at tenn
perature just above zero. They be
came quite solid and brittle and could
be broken like icicles. On warming.
however, even broken ones returned to
life. Several freezings and thawings
were endured. but recovery became
slower each time and ceased after the
sixth thawing Other genera showed
like results. There seemed to be some
physiological preparation for the cold.
for caterpillars that survived the win
ter freezing all succumbed 10 similar
temperatures In the spring.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1917-06-22
PREVENT COLT LOSSES.
Fundamental Principles That All Mare
Owners Should Know.

Recently the North Dakota expert
ment station has undertaken the dis
semination of information having TO
do with the prevention OF losses among
colts.
According to the teachings Of this
station. the early troubles OF the foal
are apt to be navel I'll. constipation
and scours. Navel III seems TO be
caused by germs that get into the body
through the navel cord at birth. To
guard against IL have the colt dropped
in "a clean stall or In a pasture. Then
the navel cord should be cut OF about
two inches from the body II 1t has not
already been broken that close or closer.
string dipped In mild dlsinfeetant
tied about the end OF the cord and the
cord painted over with mixture com
posed of one part of the iincture of
iodine and three parts OF glyeerin once
a day till ii dries OF. The ndder should
be rinsed Off with weak disinfectant.
too. before the colt Is allowed to suck.
The first milk or colostrum Is laxa-
tive aud usually cleans the digestive
tract within six TO eight hours II the
bowels do not move a laxative as Two
ounces Of castor oil can be given and
couple OF ounces Of warm water with
a little glycerin injected into the rec
tum. II is hard to determine what
causes scours or diarrhea in each indi-
V.dual case. but the common causes
are changes IN the composition OF the
mares milk due to nervousness. over
work or changes In feed. allowing the
colt to gorge itself from the full udder
Of mare that has become quite warm
from oyerwork. and from nth In the
food.
When the colt is four weeks old Il
will begin 70 eat a little grain. whole
oats are the best The colt should have
chance to nurse every two or three
hours until 1t is about three months
old. This Is also Tor the good OF the
mare. as her udder viii hll up ia
about three hours. and II the colt does
not nurse or the mare is not MIXED
there Is danger that the udder will be
come damaged and the milk flow so
lessened that there vii not be enough
for 4 he colt
III cows milk must be fed dilute
It with about one.iiird water and two
level teaspoonfuls Of sugar to each
quart. Ordinarily colt should nurse
until IL Is six months old, when II can
be weaned without any setback.
Grain should be fed. as without II a
good growth will not result. The yalu-
able imported horses that have been 50
much IN demand In this country are
fed grain from the time they are old
enough 10 eat til mature.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1917-06-22
Penn 20 Continue Sports.

Athletics at the University OF PENN
sylYania are not TO be abandoned be
cause OF the war. Instead the board
of directors or the athletic association
has decided that every form OF athet.
les Will be continued. but with every
athlete under the military supervision
OF Major William Kelley. L. S. A..
This course seems 10 be the most sem
sible yet adopted by college In refer
enee 10 sports and the international sit
uation.
All the athletic teams are TO be kept
intact il was announced. and the
schedules for all Will be played out a.
far as is possible. A number OF can
cellations are looked for, but, the au.
thorities do not expect that they will
be sufficient to seriously affect athletics
ut Pennsylvania.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1917-06-22
lnonulstlon For Alfalfa.

incubation for alfalfa may best be
accomplished by scattering over the
area to be seeded surface soil taken Ia
the depth OF four or i've inches from
another field upon which the crop has
been previously successfully grown.
The soil should be broadeasted al the
rate OF from 80 to 900 pounds per
acre and narrowed IN Immediately.
The spreading should take place on a
cloudy day or late in the afternoon. as
the suns rays are destructive 10 the
germs. Soil from the roots Of sweet
clover plants also Will inoculate al
falfa. Care should be taken to avoid
introducing noxious weeds or fungous
diseases.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1917-06-22
RarlaN For Fowls.

Barley is only a little inferior 10
wheat In feeding value for fowls. aud
a. the price generally il lower than
either wheat or oats It can often be fed
10 excellent advantage. No one grain
should be fed TO the exclusion OF all
others, but II you have plenty Of bar
ley or can get II AT comparatively
low price scratch grain mixture ear.
ryIng 80 per cent OF barley Is practical
and should give excellent results. Bar
lie meal may also be substituted for
cornmeal or middlings in the mash II
desired.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1917-06-22
ou.seId Bat. Left Handed.

In Elmer Smith. Clyde Milan and
Sam Rice the Washington Senator'S
present an unusual trio. giving to tho
team the only regular outfield combi-
nation In the major leagues batting
from the left side OF the plate. And
yet every one of them throws with his
right hand.
Much depends on these players this
year that Is. particularly as to what
they do with the bat, as their fielding
ability offers little cause for worry, al-
though Rice should improve somewhat
In this respect with little more expes
rlence. but II he can hit close 20 his
300 mark OF last year he win get plens
ty of chances to smooth out the rough
spots.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1917-06-22
Celebrating Fourth as Our Fathers Did
The Old Fashioned Way of Ora
tory, Fife and Drum Corps,
Singing and Flag Raising, Is
Again to Become Part
of Our National Life,
Only With a Mod
ern Setting.

TO those who in times OF snifering anu
peril gained for us the boon of free
dom. And TO all this his hearers. un-
instructed by the neo-tory historians,
give in their hearts an earnest amen.
While the prayer is being uttered we
still hear the cries of Lemonade
from the remote part of the grove
where the more sordid citizens are
coaxing the nickels of the late corners.
There are now some scandalized muir
murs and talk of remonstranee. but
the chairman comes forward and an
nounees the reading of the Declaration
by the village elocutionist. This is
heard with profound attention aid alb
soIute belief. Then the choir sings
The Star spangled Banner rising
rather weakly TO the heights of the
rockets red glare" but finding them
selves quite at home again in the land
of the free and the home of the brave.
The Speech of the Day.
Then comes the speech of the day
by some celebrity from the nearest
stable town, usually some lawyer,
who is not likely to be candidate for
office before his auditors. Mutual jeal-
ousy as well as mutual fairness on
the part of the variously minded COM
mitteemen is sufficient to assure this.
The speech is rhetorical, famboyant
and full of high flown metaphor, but
it inculcates patriotism. At the con-
clusion of the orators remarks the
band strikes up Yankee Doodle or
"Buena VISTA" and the crowd rises
from the benches. and a general hand
shaking among acquaintance takes
place. Then comes the picnic dinner.
sometimes served on long. improyised
tables. but more often at the con-
venience of the little family groups
gathered with baskets on the ground.
At last the remains of the eatables are
returned to the baskets, and the inter-
change of greetings and neighborhood
news begins afresh. But soon the fife
and drum corps is again before the
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1917-06-22
sslec,lna Dairy aull.

In selecting a dairy bull Il IL best %
consider his pedigree FOR several gen.
erations rather than 70 base Judgment
on the wonderful record Of his dam,
which. though good COW. may just be-
freak. such cow win generally
transmit only the average qualities Of
her family Well bred bulls nine years
Of age are considered still young enough
for valuable herd Improvement. and II
they are vigorous and Of good disposi-
ton there Is 40 basis for diserimina-
ton against even older animals
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1917-06-22
Food For the Farmers Brain
SOUR MILK FOR CHICKS.
Poultry Raiser Found 1t Valuable lr
Preventing Bowel Trouble

preventing Bowel Trouble.
About two years ago | read a recon-
mendation for using SOUR milk as a
food for young chicks We have ex-
perimented along that line and can
truthfully say thar the results have
been highly satisfactory But instead
OF feeding the raw clahber we scald IL
and make IL into cheese. writes a cor
respondent of the Farm aud Fireside.
In this form Il is more convenient to
feed. and the chicks like II better. The
beneficial effect seems to be equal to
that claimed for it In clabber form.
In 1913 we fed all our young chicks
the elabber cheese as regular part OF
their ration until they were about
three weeks old. then gradually substi-
tuted whole wheat. but continued the
clabber cheese untIl the chicks were of
good size broller age. After that we
continued an occasional feed OF the
clabber cheese whenever the milk sup
ply allowed Not for years was our
success as good in raising chicks We
lost not more than one or two from
bowel trouble.
With our 1915 poultry operations we
were also successful. but our losses
from bowel trouble among the chicks
was somewhat greater than In 1915.
believe the reason was owing TO scant
supply Of milk and the unusually rainy
season.
1t Is n relief 70 have hit on the right
idea for preventing the serious loss
from bowel trouble among chicks, and
we cannot speak too highly In praise
Of Il.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1917-06-22

Take equal parts by measure Of pow
dered sulphur. wood ashes and dry
dust. Mix. Get baking powder eau,
turn IL upside down and punch the
bottom full OF nail holes. Use an eight
or ten penny sized nail. Dust the Ell.
tire body. excepting the head. For the
head use Persian insect powder or
something similar, as the sulphur Is
injurious TO the eyes. Dust when the
hen first sits. then again IN one week
and again one week later Western
Poultry Journal.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1917-06-22
PRESERVING EGGS.
Water Glass Viii Keep Then, Fresh Six
Months or Longer.

Wonkns or Longer.
Eggs are much cheaper Ia the spring
than they are later on In the year. and
spring eggs can easily be kept over un-
ID the high price season by putting
them down Ia water glass. which cnn
be purchased at drug stores Tor about
- cents quart.
quart Of water glass mixed with
twelve quarts OF water that has been
boiled and then cooled WIN De sufficient
10 preserve about fifteen dozen eggs. \
stronger solution should be used for
eggs that are 10 be held sir 10 eight
months or longer.
STIR the water glass and water mix.
ture until thoroughly mixed Use
stone Jar that has been thoroughly
cleaned The eggs should also he clean.
ed. Cover the bottom OF the far with
eggs stood up on end. the small enh
down. Pack the eggs 80 they viii GOV
er the bottom The eggs can all be
packed NJ one time. one layer upon an
other. or the packing can be done from
time 70 time Pour in the mixture -
the top layer OF eggs viii be covered
fully two inches. \ thin coating 81
parafiin poured over the top 81 the wa
ter glass mixture when the Jar IL nlled
will prevent evaporation. otherwise tie
mixture vii require replacing as often
as evaporation makes II necessary
Store the jar Ia cool cellar New
York sun
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1917-06-22
ll.s Pure Brad sires.

The man is wise who always uses n
pure bred registered male in breeding
any class OF farm stock. Experience
teaches that this is especially true In
improving the farm dairy. A good COW,
bred to pure bred bull OF known
heavy milk and butter producing stock.
Is sure TO bring progeny as good or
better than the mother. Constantly fol-
lowing this method OF procedure is
bound to improve the berd.-Farm and
FfreSide
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1917-06-22
HANDLING Chick. a. Night.

Chicks should be allowed To harden
for forty-eight hours or little longer
before being transferred from incuba-
tor 10 brooder and should be trans
ferred at night. They will then not
wander away from the heat and be-
come chilled. as they are liable to do In
daylight. BY morning they Will have
become accustomed to the location Of
the source Of heat so that they viii re-
turn to II inyoluntarily when cold.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1917-06-22
Currant Morma.

Currant worms may be. controlled
by spraying with arsenate OF lead.
usual strength. Spray the bushes soon
after the leaves appear even though
no worms are apparent. Pay especial
attention 10 the leaves on the lower
parts OF the plants, as II Is here that
the small worms begin their work
Two or three sprayings at intervals
Of two or three weeks should control
them.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1917-06-22
Profit In Bio Breeds.

The heavy breeds OF fowls are not to
be overlooked in making a choice OF
stock, for most profitable results have
been obtained from the Brahmas. Co
chins and the Langshans. When prop
erly handled these fowls are capable of
producing excellent results for farm
poultry raising.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1917-06-22

illusions to the athletic games OF
the Greeks are abundant in St. Pauls
Epistles. These contests We're divided
Into two classes. the pancratium. con-
sisting Of boxing and wrestling. and
the pentathlon, consisting OF leaping,
running, throwing the discus. hurting
the spear and wrestling.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1917-06-22
DAIRY AND LIVE STOCK.
a bleating calf within sound q

= A bleating calf within sound Of
y the mother will worry more milk
r out of her than yon can feed Ia.
+ Ii IL hard tug on ewes TO
+ suckle lambs almost as big as
r themselves. Separate them be-
y fore the lambs are too big.
y Many hogpens harbor more
y rats than they do hogs. Clean
y 'em out-the rats-and give the
r hogs a better chance.
y The strainer has never been
4 made that would take a bad
+ smell out OF milk.
y There IS lot Of money in the
+ early lambs II they are kept
= growing from the start. Oats
y and wheat bran will keep them
+ growing fast.
+
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1917-06-22

Many breeders claim that, as a rule,
It viii be found that eggs from hens
In confinement will not hatch as well
when placed in incubators as eggs from
stock having free range.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1917-06-22
cIsver Sheen shsarers.

Averaging everything, from young
wethers, which are hard, TO old ewes,
which are easy. experts In Australia
win shear about 80 or 100 sheep day.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1917-06-22
Bunny Fssrisus.

bunny FsCff9ses
short for the National league cham
pions Ia n manner that has. giaddened.
the hearts OF the Brooklyn fans
Fabrique formerly was with tho
Providence team OF the international
league He not ouiy T. a great lnaeld-
ct. but Is handy With the bat.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1917-06-22

speakers stand, playing "We'll Rally
Round the Flag, Boys" with an ardor
and enthusiasm which recks moth
ing Of the immense quantity of fried
chicken and custard pies which the
musicians have so lately consumed.
There is another patriotic song by the
choir. few speeches by local orators,
then everybody joins In singing
America and the formal exercises
of the day are over.
"cirl Left Behind Me-"
Then. while the band plays ''rhe
Girl | Left Behind Me-" the crowd
makes ready for the sports that are
to follow. There are few athletic
contests Of the simplest kind, without
purse or prize. with no betting and
with no partisanship or III feeling.
Then comes contest In which the
meriymaking instinct of the race Is
shown-a sack race. A slow mule race
is another device which calls out the
enthusiasm of the crowd. In this case
A rides BIS mule. and b rides AS.
and the slowest mule Is declared the
victor. Perhaps there Is also wheel
barrow race or potato race.
Then the crowd gathers around the
CREASED pole. on top OF which is cup
containing 81 or $40 in real money.
The laboTs OF Sisyphus were light COM
pared with the toll OF these climbers,
arrayed In fresh oyeralls and blouses,
as they work toward the top and slip
back, while the crowd shouts encour-
agement and laughs and cheers, until
one OF the dauntlesg and well blown
heroes bears away the prize. At last,
when the sun is well toward the west
the long anticipated grand balloon as
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1917-06-22
Sports In General
By LEFT JAB

New Star at Shortstop.
Bunny Fabrique OF the Brooklyn
team Is regarded as one Of the sea
sons phenoms Fabriqne is covering
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1917-06-22

cension Is about TO take place. The
balloon. huge hot air affair OF the
era OF Montgolfier, rises slowly and
passes over our heads and out of sight
while the small boy follows with
straining eye the most impressive spec
tacle and most wonderful aud enyiable
man in the whole world.
The picnic grounds are at last de
serted. and the crowd melts away 10
their homes or drifts into the village.
where lawn dances are scheduled for
the evening and where hospitable
homes are open to relatives and friends
from the farms. The enterprising lem
onade men follow and re-establish
themselves In the village streets. and
the fife and drum corps is still heard at
intervals. never deyiating from the
airs long associated with patriotism.
supper is eaten IN homes. In the VII
lage hotel. from the still ample sup
plies OF the lunch baskets. and clock
soon comes. Then we behold the daZ-
zling and long TO be remembered dis
play OF fireworks dozens of Ko-
man candles and few skyrockets.
Ready For Country's Call.
The grand celebration is over. has
gone into history along with Bunker
Hill and Yorktown. IL has been n day
OF patriotic excitement. OF marvel. OF
fun and laughter. OF friendship and
good cheer The small boy goes home
In dream He performs the chores
that ineXorably remain 10 be done
stumbling through the cold and dewy
grass. He carries in the dust robes
and lunch basket, making a final raid
on the latter as he deposits IL in the
kitchen. Ii Is near the hour OF mid
night. and 1t Is seldom that he has
been out of bed after .. But he feels
no call for sleep after the excitement
OF the day. Still munching. he goes
out under the sky and looks up at the
stars with an ecstasy OF enthusiasm.
associating their beauty and eternity
with the stars Of his countrys flag
Not long. for WEAKNESS claims him at
last But be feels a rapturous resolve
that when his country needs him he
win be ready.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1917-06-22

N Tot in many years has the atten-
ton of the whole country been
brought to realize the impor-
tance of July 4, 1776, when the United
States decided to break away from the
mother country and be free. In recent
years the safe and sane movement has
eliminated fireworks in the celebration
of the Fourth. and new order of pa
triotic enthusiasm has taken place. in
which historical pageants have played
a big part. This year. when our coun-
try has become the champion of liberty
and freedom for the entire world,
our citizens everywhere have planned
greater patriotic demonstrations than
ever before These viii show our own
thankfulness for the freedom which
our fathers have left us and which
millions upon millions from other
lands have come to our shores to
share with us.
The old fashioned Fourth of July
win again be with us this year. but
with a modern setting. TO find the
old fashioned Fourth In all its glory
we must go back about thirty years.
BY the middle of the eighties 1t was
obsolescent, and by the nineties 1t was
an anachronism at which the superior
might smile. But as the old fashioned
Fourth receded the volcanic, homicidal
and incendiary Fourth came on apaee.
Parents gave their children money TO
buy cannon crackers because all the
other children had Them while they
themselves turned TO the perusal of the
latest history written to prove that the
fathers were. on the whole, bad lot
who In some incomprehensible manner
effected the Revolution without having
the least sympathy from the better
ella sses