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New Britain herald., 1917-04-30
GIANTS' BIG LEAD NOW IN DANGER
s(Continued From Eighth Page).

with the defeat of Alexander. On Friday and Saturday, however, New York lost. being able to score only one run in each game.
 The temporary absence of Herzo9 and Zimmerman probably affected the playing of the leaders. St. Louis had hard series with Pittsburgh and broke even in the four games, two of which went ten innings. The Cardinals appear to be playing better ball than any of the other western teams, but their real strength will be known after the Eastern invasion next month.
 Brooklyn and Boston renewed hos sfiAties for 1917 on Wednesday and battled for twelve innings to a 6-6 tie. the first of the year. In the contest Saturday the Braves won through the effective pitching of Tyler.
 ., Cincinnati was the only National League team to win more games than 1t lost. The Reds took three out of 11veTw with Chicago and broke even in two games against Pittsburgh.
 Ees5tst Athletics Do We'll
 Philadelphia was the best winning team in the American League and Connie Mack's men showed their heels to the other teams by winning three out of four games. One victory was gained oyer Washington and two over New York. Bush pitched the Mack men to, victory Monday and Saturday.
 Chicago failed to keep mp its pre- vious good pace and lost three games In 8 row to Cleveland. Rowland'a nep are not hitting hard, and the fhr0A 1anes they w0n wera each gained by. one run. One game was won on only two hits.
 Tho leading Eastern teams, Boston and: New York, each broke even on four games. The Yankees took two games from Boston early in the week, one being no-hit game by Mogrid.ge. But the Red Sox came back by beat ing washington, while New York waS failing before Philadelphia. Cleve- land improved and the Indians give fair promise of repeating their per- formance of 1916, as their pitchers ere well.
New Britain herald., 1917-04-30
Unusual Sale of Women's Stylish Suits

Unusual Sale Of WOmen'S Stynsn suits
 Unusual indeed for store to re- duce prices so early in the season. but Wise. Smith & Co. is always doing something different. and always in the interest of their patrons. Tn -the first place, Wise, Smith & Co. is be- ing favored with an immense volume of business in women's apparel, tho greatest in the stores history. and instead of waiting until this end of the season as Is the usual custom Wise, Smith & Co. decided to give patrons the advantage of an early reduction in prices. and at the sale now in progress you can buy tailored suits that were $16.98 for $10. suits that were 1898 for 13. suits as high as t20 now marked down to $15. suits were $22.60 for ST. suits at $1s. for merly $27.50. suits at $22.50 that were $32.50. the $37.50 high grade suits now $27.50 and the $42.50 suits for &29. There are hundreds of new models to select from. You are sure to find the suit you want at this sale and at most decisive saving in price.-Advt:
Crossville chronicle. [volume] (Crossville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-04-11
DETERMINE AcIDITY OF CORN
improved Apparatus Developed by
Members Of Staff of Plant Bureau;
Time Is lessened.

The test to determine the acidity
of corn, which previously required Is
to IS hours. can be made in less than
one hour by the use of improved ap-
paratus developed by II. J. Besley and
G. HI. BastOn of the officer of grain
standardization, bureau of plant indus
try. Under the new method an cleo
trio mechanism, similar TO those seen
on soda fountains, is used to mix
finely ground corn and alcohol Thirty
minutes or mixing III VIII ex.
tract from the corn an amount of acid
reacting substances comparable to the
amount extracted through digestion In
SO per cent alcohol at room tempera-
ture for 10 hours.
The methods for making acidity de-
Examinations of corn with this ap-
paratus are described in detail in
Circular IS. Office of the secretary
recently published by the United
States department of agriculture.
Crossville chronicle. [volume] (Crossville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-04-11
SCAB WHISKY.

John f. Connelley. Labor Leader.)
Ninety-four per cent of the whisky
made in the United States is made by
the whisky trust. Whisky is made by
nOnuniOn labor, paid only 1919 per
week according to the United States
bureau of census reports. The hours
of labor range from ten to II per day.
Out of 500 paid for whisky at man.
ufacturer's price only sos goes back
to the wage earners who made the
whisky.
1t costs only II cents to make a gal.
Ion of whisky.
If at some future time a distillery
would be unionized, 1t would be four
years before whisky made there could
be put on market unless it goes out
as rOt-gut whisky.
If scab whisky is put into whisky
bottle made by union bottle blowers
with words "Union Made" blown on
bottle, it will not make the whisky In
side the bottle uniOn-made whisky.
1t will take eight years to use up
all the scab and nonunion-made whisky
now in stock in United States.
Crossville chronicle. [volume] (Crossville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-04-11
GREAT ECONOMIC ISSUE.

IF for no other reason than the fact
that prohibition would mean money
saving for this country, it would be
good thing" points out Ex-Governor
Hanly of Indiana. 1T cost $1,6OO,O00,-
900 to run this government last year,
and during that time more than $1,000
100000 was spent for liquor in the
United States. In other words, all of
the cost of preparedness, of the pen
sion roll, of the operating expenses Of
the government could have been met
with this liquor money, and still there
would have been more than $500, OOO-
900 to spare"
Crossville chronicle. [volume] (Crossville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-04-11
DRINK AND WAR COMPARED.

In recent published statement Or.
G. w. Saleeby, F. II. G. S., II. f. s.,
one of the leading physicians Of Great
Britain, says that every year alcohol
makes 45,445 widows and orphans In
England and Wales alone, or over 124
day.
1.-THE first year of the great war;" he
says, "cost us about $4,000 lives of cur
soldiers and sailors. But during every
year of peace, alcohol takes at least
10000 lives in this country. On the
most moderate reckoning it is respons'
ible for one-seventh, or about ii per
cent, of the whole death rate. This toll
Of over a thousand lives week, year
in and year out. is three-fourths of the
toll exacted by the greatest war in his
tory"
Crossville chronicle. [volume] (Crossville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-04-11
WINTER HINTS OF CHICKENS
Repository Diseases Result From
Drafts-FowIs Should Not Be
Crowded-Use Straw Litter.

Colds, roup and similar repository
diseases largely result from drafts In
the poultry house. 1t will pay the
poultry keeper, therefore. to make
draft-proof any cracks in the back, side
and roof Of the houses.
The fowls should not be crowded In
the house and from two to five square
feet of floor space Is needed per bird.
The exact ratio depends upon the breed
and the extent of the yarding. AS a
rule, it will be found advisable to allow
four square feet and floor space for the
lighter breeds such as the LeghOrn.
About five or six inches Vt straw lit
ter should be placed on the floor. Grain
which Is fed in this will make
the birds exercise continually. Clean
nesting material Is needed in the nest
boxes.
Crossville chronicle. [volume] (Crossville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-04-11
PLAN FOR BREAKING A HORSE
Most Successful Method for Preventing
Animal From Pulling at Hal
ter Is Outlined.

The most successful method of
breaking horse from pulling at the
halter Is as follows: Secure new
half-inch rope about Is feet long;
make loop in one end. In tying,
throw Topped end over animal around
the chest or TANKS and run other end
of rope through the loop. between the
fore legs, through neck strap or the
nose piece of the halter and tie Sc
curely to strong manger or other OBJ
ject. When the horse pulls back the
rope runs through the loop and tight
ems up on the body, and after few
trials the animal soon gives up the
habit of pulling. Tie in this manner
at all times until the animal has been
broken thoroughly of the habit Then
use good strong halter or neck strap
that will not break under ordinary
strains.
Crossville chronicle. [volume] (Crossville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-04-11
FAIR e kCHANGE.

A converted drunkard was walking
past a saloon in Scranton, Pa, one
night after he had "hit the trail" at
one of "Billy" Sundays meetings In
that city. 1t was a place to which he
had formerly resorted and which had
taken much Of his money for the dead
ly drink. The bartender stood in the
door and yelled after him: II suppose
you're one of those religious guys
who's given Billy his last cent and
had to walk homer
"Many's the time I've given you
my last cent and couldn't see to walk
anywhere" shouted back the man.
Crossville chronicle. [volume] (Crossville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-04-11
Temperance
Conducted by the National Woman's
Christian Temperance UnionD
ALCOHOL AN ExcRErIoN.

The origin of alcohol is most signi-
ficant OF its character.
1t is an excretiOn of the yeast plant,
thrown out because the plant has no
further use for Ii and its retention
would have poisonous effect. Just as
the human body is poisoned by an &C.
cumulatiOn of waste matter. so the
yeast plant is injured by it's waste
product. When the alcohol has reached
strength of IA per cent it is suffi-
ciently poisonous to the yeast plant to
stop all of its activities.
1t Is an odd thing that any excre-
ton is poisonous to the living organ
ism which produces it and to all higher
forms of life. The excretion of
mammal might serve as food for some
of the lower vertebrates and certainly
for fungi and bacteria, but inevitably
has a toxic action upon any organism
of a higher rank" says DR.. Winfield
Scott Hall, of Northwestern Medical
school, and he continues:
1.-The relation of alcohol to life may
thus be summed: ID Ethyl alcohol is
the excretiOn of a fungus; (2) excre-
tions which are toxic (poisonous) to
the organism which excretes them are
also toxic to all higher organisms; (3)
alcohol is toxic to the yeast plant and
in conformity to laboratory observa-
lions as well as to the logic of the case
alcohol is toxic to all animal pro.
tOplasm."
And the layman's conclusion would
probably be: 1.-The yeast plant, IN
common with animals, first consumes
food and then decomposes it. Man
drinks the excreted decomposed food
of the yeast plant, called alcohol, and
naturally Is poisoned thereby"
Crossville chronicle. [volume] (Crossville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-04-11
FEEDING CHICKENS ON AVERAGE FARM.

in the morning and two-thirds at
night, the birds will take more exer-
else than if they received all the grain
they desire in the morning. Good
scratch mixtures may be made of
equal parts by weight of cracked corn,
wheat, and oats, or of two parts of
cracked corn and one part each of
wheat and oats.
Other directions for the winter care
of birds are contained In new pub
LEGATION of the United States depart
ment of agriculture, Circular II, Office
Of the Secretary, Winter Egg Produc-
ton.
Crossville chronicle. [volume] (Crossville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-04-11
Prom the United States Department Of
Agricultural

From the United States Department of
Agriculture)
Poultry owners who wish to obtain
satisfactory production of eggs dur
ing the fall and early winter should
arrange to hatch pullets in March or
April, Birds Matched at this time will
be well matured in the fall. Further
more, greater proportion of them
will go broody early in the spring
thus completing the circle necessary
for production in the fall.
Pullets Matched In the spring can
De induced to lay more abundantly In
the winter If they are properly fed,
housed, and handled. On the average
general farm, very few eggs are So
cured at the time when eggs bring
the highest prices. 1t will pay the poul-
try owner, therefore, to devote lit
tie trouble to providing his birds with
the most favorable surroundings for
the winter
The house should be thoroughly
before the cold weather sets In. If the
house has dirt floor, it is well to re-
move three or four inches of dirt from
the top and to replace this material
with dry gravel or sand. On cement
or wooden floors four or five inches
OF fresh straw or litter may be thrown
down after the floor has been cleaned.
Ventilation Is important.
Ventilation is another Important fac
tor to consider. The house should be
tight on three sides, but for the fourth
muslin curtains may be used for from
One-third to one half its extent. In
any case, there should be some ven
t1latiOn In the house, even on the cold
est nights. Fowls will stand consider
able cold air. provided it is dry, and
ventilation will keep the air thorough
ly dry in the house. On the other
hand, drafts are likely to cause roup
and other trouble.
Many farmers, In feeding their
or some similar feed Is very essential
during the winter months If a good
supply of eggs Is to be obtained. A
convenient method Of feeding beef
scrap is in mash made Of three
parts cornmeal and one part each OF
wheat bran, wheat middlings, and beef
scrap. Skim milk or buttermilk
may be used in place Of the beef
scrap.
Feeding Beef Scrap.
In experiments conducted by the de-
partment it was found that for the
first four months pullets fed ration
beef scrap produced, on an
average. 41.5 eggs, while those fed
the same ration without the scrap pro-
duced only 1877. The cost of feeding
the latter birds was % cents higher
for every dozen eggs produced than
in the case of the pullets fed beef
scrap.
The birds should have plenty to eat,
out they also should always be eager
Tor each meal. If onethird of the
scratch grain furnished them Is fed
Crossville chronicle. [volume] (Crossville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-04-11
HARNESS SHOULD FIT HORSE
Snuoly-Have Collars Fitted to
Each Working Animal.

Harness should fit snugly to the
horse, not too tight nor too loose. Many
gall has it's origin from this source.
AS horses necks differ in shape and
size, there should be q collar Cor bet
ter, two, one for use when in good
ner), fitted to every horse.
Crossville chronicle. [volume] (Crossville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-04-11

Springtime and summer is the natur-
al time for hens to lay; so you must
create summertime for them in vim
ter if you want winter eggs.
Crossville chronicle. [volume] (Crossville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-04-11
Corn for Dairy Feed.

Even at the present high price Of
corn, it is worth more for dairy feed
than any Of the rice product&
Crossville chronicle. [volume] (Crossville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-04-11

A single application of Roman Eye Bal
sam upon going to bed will prove its mer-
it by morning. Effective for Inhamma-
tons of the Eyes, external and internal.
Adv.
Crossville chronicle. [volume] (Crossville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-04-11
A KIDNEY MEDICINE
that IS 0. K.

Eighteen years ago began to sell DR.
kilmer's Swamp Root and for the entire
period of time that | have handled it
have never been called upon to answer
to complaint regarding the value of the
preparation. 1t has given general salts
faction and l do not hesitate te- recon-
mend Swamp-Root for it gives good re-
suits in the ailments for which it is in
4ended and my customers in many in
stances have o. KID the curative value.
Very truly yours,
c. j. LOGSDON, Druggist.
Sept. 10, 1916. Osborn, o.
Crossville chronicle. [volume] (Crossville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-04-11
Rodents NibbIe harness.

Mice and rats are very fond Of nib
bling at tho harness for the salt, and
perhaps grease 1t contains.
Crossville chronicle. [volume] (Crossville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-04-11

From mines in Japan and South
Manchuria the japanese are mining
2O.O0O0O0 tons of coal annually.
Crossville chronicle. [volume] (Crossville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-04-11

Leather waste Is an important In
paper.
Crossville chronicle. [volume] (Crossville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-04-11

The Norwegian state railways con-
template opening tourist bureau In
the United States.
Crossville chronicle. [volume] (Crossville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-04-11

The normal population of Paris is
about 115 TO the acre to 30 in London.
Crossville chronicle. [volume] (Crossville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-04-11
Prove What Swamp Root Will Do For You

Send ten cents to DR.. Kilmer 4 Co..
Binghamton, N. Y. for a sample size bot.
tie. 1t will convince anyone. You will
also receive 4 booklet of valuable infor-
nation telling about the kidneys and blad
der. When writing. be sure and mention
this paper. Regular fifty-cent and one
dollar size bottles for sale At all drug
storss.-Adv.
Crossville chronicle. [volume] (Crossville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-04-11

Only One PROMO OUININE"
To get the genuine call for full name LAX ATTvH
BROMO QuININE Look for signature of =. W.
GROVE Cures Q Cold in One Day. Csc.
Crossville chronicle. [volume] (Crossville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-04-11

way, but the average man seldom STUN
blpS into II until he il almost there.
Crossville chronicle. [volume] (Crossville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-04-11
Use for Poultry Manure.

Poultry manure is particularly well
adapted to gardening.
Crossville chronicle. [volume] (Crossville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-04-11

The car of Russia is II timber mer-
chant.
Crossville chronicle. [volume] (Crossville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-04-11
ALIENS FOOT.EASE DOES IT,

When your shoes pinch your corns and bum
ions ache get Aliens Foot.Ease, the antiseptic
powder to be shaken into shoes and sprinkled In
the foot bath. Gives instant relief to Tired, Ach
ing, Swollen, Tender feet Over 100000 pack ages
are being used by the troops at the front. Sold
every where Csc. Dent Seespf NV Ssbsfifsfs Adv.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-08-02
SOLDIERS At BATTLE FRONT
Want READING MATTER

II you cannot fight at the front. you
can send book to the man you are
sending TO the front to do your fight
ing for you. The government has
asked the American Library Associa-
ton to assume responsibility for sup
plying the camps and oantonments
with reading material. Every group Of
soldiers. small as we'll as large is TO
have books. The Public Library In
this city has been asked TO get dona.
lions Of books and magazines In VII
mington. These will be sent TO th'
various camps and cantonment
throughout the country and will b
made available to the soldiers, eithe
directly. or through such agencies a
have facilities for distribution o
books.
II you will write IN each book you
name and address, the soldier whit
reads il win know that someons II
Wilmington Is his friend and stands
ready to help hin.
The following is suggested as q
the books and magazines desired;
Poorly printed, uninteresting. Obvi
ously out-of-dste books are not worth
shipping TO the men. Type should be
1
good and clear and the books IN fail
condition.
Books Of good stories will be wanted
most, books Of adventure, sea stories
detective stories, historical novels and
collections Of short stories. especially
humorous ones. Such authors as Kip
/ ling. Doyle. McCutcheon. O'Henry
Stockton, Bindloss. Harrington. Hop
kinson. Smith. Oppenhelm. etc. have
been found popular authors with men
Good poetry and drama can be util
lied.
All the men must be helped by thesl
Libraries. Some OF them have not es
tablished reading habits. Some OF IN
books must therefore be light ant
j easily read
Foreign language study books. es
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-08-02
Farmers Here's a Tip on
How to Increase Wheat Yield

A. =. Grantham. agronomist at tho
Delaware Experiment Station. has is
sued the following bulletin on IN
creasing the Yield Of Wheat:
'Thc lack OF the proper fertilization
is often the cause OF poor yields OF
wheat IN. Delaware While the FIRST
consideration is the thorough prepnr-
alton Of the soil through crop rota-
ton, certain applications OF plant
/ food are necessary to secure the lar
gest yields of grain. The use Of le
gume crops in the rotation lessons
the demand for fertilizers carrying a
high percentage Of nitrogen. To en-
able the wheat crop TO use plant food
to the best advantage. the soil must
be kept in good physical condition In
relation TO moisture drainage and
/ bacterial activity.
Wheat responds more readily 70
applications Of plant food than most
other crops This Is largely due 20
/ the fact that wheat makes the most
OF its growth during a comparatively
short period and consequently re-
q6res an abundant supply OF available
plant food.
THE maturity OF wheat may be
considerably delayed n the soil is de-
ficient In certain elements OF plant
food The lack OF sufficient available
phosphoric acid will delay the ripenine
OF wheat TO days Experiment.
at the State Farm show that wheat
we'll fer.ilized will mature nearly a
week earlier than that which is moi
fertilized Early maturity lessons the
chance OF loss from fungus diseases
and is accompanied by a better quail.
ity Of grain.
The kind and amount OF fertile.
ers to use will depend on the previous
cropping Of the land and its natura
fertility. No rule can be laid dowI
as to what fertilizer formula is bes
for wheat on all farms. The farme
can best Judge Of the soil require
ments providing he knows how the
soil has been managed in the past anG
has noted carefully the results oh
tanned from the use Of various fer
tinzers. However. there are SOM
general principles which apply TO TIT
fertilizer requirements OF wheat Oh
Eastern soils wheat responds readil.
to a liberal use OF phosphoric acid
Experiments at this station show tina
phosphoric acid when used alon
produces a much greater increase thal
either nitrogen or potash. indicating
that the soil is deficient in phosphori
acid. This does not mean that nitro
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-08-02

pecially French grammar and die
tionaries. are much needed-possibly
more than any other non-hctlon
books. In one camp nearly one-nfth
Of the men are studying French. They
should have easy readers and stories
besides their text books.
Books OF travel. biography. and his
tory. especially lives of heroes and
travels In the countries at war.
Technical books on aviation. wire
less, telegraphy, submarines. automo-
biles, signaling, first aid and hygiene,
drawing and lettering.
Ethical books on patriotism, cour-
} age. good citizenship. with simple non.
sectarian devotional books.
Fresh. attractive. magazines ar
also desired-such as American. Cen
tury Harper's. Everybody's. Popula
Mechanics, Popular Science MONTH,
Scientific American, Saturday Evenin
Post. etc. None over two years oil
should be included
The material Is needed az once
Why not select today the books whicl
you are willing 20 give? DO not Civ
worthless, unattractive books bu
some OF your good. fresh. interesting
and valuable ones.
Send the books and magazines q
the Free Library between the hours
OF 80 a. m. and 9 p. m. upon any
week day II you cannot send the
books and magazines, notify the libra.
rlan either by telephone or mail and
they will be called for Phone Nos
Diamond State 6210; Delmarvia 8947