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The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-06-20

Babe Ruth, the Red Sox pitcher, is
an ardent golfer, and quite an expert
one, too. Ruth is one Of the hardest
hitting pitchers in the big leagues and
he carries his batting punch onto the
links. He was playing at Bellevue,
near Boston, one day and some of the
drives threatened to land in the next
county, but the daddy of them all was
the one he hit off the ninth tee.
1t is seldom that a drive carries
the cross trap on this hole. The, hole
itself is something like 260 yards, with
the trap perhaps 80 yards short of it.
Babe not only carried the trap, but
landed on the roof of the clubhouse,
which is at least hole high. If the ball
had been straight, it would have car
ried fully $50 yards.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-06-20

Five years ago Joe Boehling went
to Washington with the Richmond Bat
tie AK team. champions Of the ANA
teur baseball league in Richmond, for
a series with the Washington amateur
champions. Boehling was the star
pitcher of the team, and the stumbling
block for the opposition. He set the
Washington lads down in order.
One of the amateur sporting editors
dug up Boehling, and Griff gave the
Richmond Thunderbolt a trial. He
made good, and the next year after a
poor start turned in the record string
for straight wins. Then he went to
Cleveland, where he was later released.
Joe Boehling, manager and pitcher,
Richmond Battle AK team, is the adj
dress given by Boehling at present. He
is seeking games with the soldier
teams at the various camps. Joe is
back with the sandlotters again.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-06-20

tCTSs --s
cording to temperature and other con-
ditions, the egg contains a tiny embry-
onic worm, and is ready for further de-
velopment when swallowed by a pig.
The eggs are highly resistant and may
retain their vitality for years. 1t is
therefore evident that in course of time
the ground in yards where pigs are
kept may become very heavily laden
with the eggs of the worms.
When the eggs are swallowed the
young worms hatch out, but do not i'm
mediately settle down in the intestine.
They get into the circulation and are
carried to various organs of the body,
including the lungs. Meanwhile they
increase somewhat in size and undergo
certain changes of structure. In a
week or ten days they can be found in
infected pigs examined post-r1ortem
crawling up the windpipe into the
mouth and down the esophagus into
the stomach. In the normal course of
events they finally reach the intestine
again, where they develop slowly to
maturity. Small pigs if their lungs are
invaded by large numbers of the young
intestinal worms are liable TO develop
pneumonia, which may prove fatal. 1t
is not improbable that many cases Of
lung trouble among young pigs are
caused by these worms.
The question of preventing losses
among young pigs by worms, judging
from the results of the Investigations
carried on in the geological division of
the bureau of animal industry, largely
resolves itself into a question of pro-
viding good sanitary conditions for the
pigs, particularly during the sucking
period. The sows before narrowing
should be kept in clean, dry places
away from mud wallows, and until the
pigs are several weeks old they should
be kept preferably in buildings and
pens with floors which can be easily
cleaned and which are kept clean.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-06-20
FARM AND CITY MAN

Spend five minutes thinking
over what you owe to the farm.
Very likely it gave you the
stamina and strength of charac-
ter that has made you a success
in the business world. Certain
ly, it has given those things to
some of the men upon whom you
rely for maintaining that sue
cess.
In one way or another, direct
1y or Indirectly, it gives you a
large part, probably the bulk, of
your business.
Without it's contribution of
food, neither your home nor
your business house could con-
tinue in existence.
That is what the farm means
and has meant to most city
men. You will know best just
what it means to you.
Now, having thought it over,
remember that the farm is in
such dire need of labor as it
has never known before.
And get ready to do what you
can toward repaying the debt
you owe the farm-not repaying
it so much to the farm, either,
as paying it to your country in
a genuinely patriotic service.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-06-20
CATCHERs BUSY BEHIND BAT
KiIIefer and Wingo Lead National
League With 100 Garnes-Hannah
Leader of Country.

A catcher who works in at least 100
games each season is worth a liberal
salary. Last years major league
records show that these men passed
the century mark behind the bat:
National League. Killifer and Wingo,
each 120 games, and Rariden, 100.
American League, Shalk and SEVERED,
each 139 games; O'Neill, 127, and Ain
smith. 10. Those who caught between
90 and 100 games were Stanage of
Detroit, Nunamaker of the Yankees,
Miller of Brooklyn, Snyder of the Car
dinaIs and Tragresser of the Braves.
Hannah, the Yankees new receiver,
led the country with 1S5.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-06-20

pound my husband wanted me to tryit
i took it fora week and felt a little bet
Ter. kept itup for three months, and
I feel fine and can eat anything now
without distress or nervousness. Mrs.
J. WoRTHLNE, 2842 North Taylor St,
Philadelphia Pa.
The majority Of mothers nowadays
overdo. there are so many demands
upon their time and strength; the result
is invariably a weakened, rundown,
nervous condition with headaches, back.
ache, irritability and depression and
o more serious ailments develop.
1t is at such periods in life that LydiaE
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound will
restore a normal healthy condition, as
it did to Mrs. Worthline.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-06-20
AT LEAST HAD ONE REQUISITE
WouId-Be Bridegroom Wouldn't Have
to Trouble Camp Authorities to
Provide the Girl.

Place-Hostess house, Camp Dodge.
Phone Ringing: This is the Hostess
house, Mrs. Dunshe speaking.
Voice from Des Moines-I am a
corporal from - Can you locate a
chaplain for me?
Mrs. Dyes, / am ure / can; what
shall / tell him?
Voice-Well, / want to get marriedf
could I out there?
Mrs. Dyes, I a arrange everyo
thing for you, but you must have q
license, and of course the girl.
Voice (wearily over the phone)-
Well, the girl is all / have so far,
Thank you; good-by.-Y. NJ. G. A
War-Work Bulletin.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-06-20

The farm labor problem is one that
affects not the farmer alone.
1t is a problem that affects the city
man and in the solution of which the
city man must help.
Study the problem as it applies to
the farming communities on which
you and your business depend for the
largest measure of success.
Write to the department of agricul-
ture, Washington, D.. c., for a copy
of 'The Farm Labor Problem-Man-
power Sufficient if Properly Modified
by Cooperation and Community Ac-
ton"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-06-20
DIAMOND
NOTES

Manager Clark Griffith is hard put
for catching material.
y % =
Urban Faber Of the White Sox has
passed the physical examination and
awaits his call.
Dick Ching, Mobile pitcher, is not a
Chinaman as his name might indicate,
but he has tricks.
Jack O'Toole, veteran Southern
league umpire, has been laid up with
an attack of rheumatism.
Ralph Craig, who played the outfield
for Peoria last season, has been taken
on by the Sioux City club.
Chick Gandil, though still somewhat
decrepit in the legs, is going good for
the White Sox, particularly with the
bat.
The award by the national board of
Pitcher Pepper Clark to Des Moines
was a life saver to Jack Coffey, who
was hard up Cor pitchers.
President Hickey's rules against
freak pitching are clear enough and as
the decision is up to the umpires there
should be few controversies.
Portland fans have taken a great
liking to Bill FeuerbOrn, the first base
man secured from Salt Lake City, and
are praising him to the skies.
The Minneapolis club has released a
number of players to st. Joseph of the
Western league and those clubs pre-
sumably will work together during
the season in exchange Of players.
The st. Louis Cardinals seem to
have about made the Little Rock
pitching staff when they sent Murchi-
son and Tuero to Kid ElDerfeld, to say
nothing about returning Hank Robin
son.
OIdllluSS 10 UldWlHS luOlC Odl0AJ
than any other National league mana
ger except John McGraw. The latter
has a whirlwind OF a club, and as for
the former, well, the least said the
better.
The Cardinals have signed a high
school star Of the Mound city named
Robert Laramore. He is a third base
man, but has made quite a reputation
as a runner, basketball player and
football player.
Having lost George Beall in the
army draft, Roger Bresnahan made
Hans Wagner an offer to play first
base for the Toledo team, but old
Hans wired back that he is out of
baseball for good.
Arrangements have been made by
the Brooklyn team to play a game
every Sunday at the old Federal lea
que park in Newark, N. j. One of
the National league games scheduled
to be played in the week will be trans
ferred to Sunday.
There isn't much fun for RUDE Mar
guard in being in the box these days.
Every time he gets up to perform his
offerings are slammed all over the lot.
4 y =
Coast league critics are praising the
work of Catcher DeVormer, the Cen
trail league man brought out by Bill
Essick for his Vernon team.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-06-20
GENERAL


The manure check is as certain as
the cream check-proyiding a man will
cash it with a spreader.
= +
Keeping a machine or vehicle in
good repair and well oiled not only in
creases it's efficiency but lessons the
power required In using it.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-06-20

Beans require warm, well-drained
soil, plenty Of moisture.
4 \ 3
The ideal soil for potatoes appears
to be a rich, deep, friable, warm,
sandy loan with good natural drain
age, and well supplied with decayed
or decaying vegetable matter.
Potatoes succeed admirably on new
land providing it is well drained and
not too stiff, as the soil is filed with
decayed vegetable matter and humus
which help to make it loose.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-06-20

winning Chicago National teams
(Chance's champions). Pats Phillies
finished second to Brooklyn in 1916,
and second to the New York Giants
last year. The loss of the Phillies'
star battery, Alexander and Killifer,
sold to the Cubs last fall, will weaken
the club this year.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-06-20

the Philadelphia
Nationals in No
vember, 1914, and
won a pennant
with the team in
1915. Pat is for
ty-two years old.
He was with Mon
treal in 1899
1900; Boston Ma
t~ionals, 1~901-1905;
Chicago Nation
ais, 1906-1909,
and Philadelphia
Nationals ever
since. Pat caught
for three pennant-
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-06-20
FIRST TRIPLE PLAY

The first triple play of the
major league season has been
made.
Heinie Groh to Lee Masee to
Sherry Magee to Fred Allen,
that's now it went, cutting off
a Cardinal at second, another at
first and the last n streaking
it home.
The Cincinnati Reds have the
honor of hanging up the first
three-ply death of 1918. They
did it on April %, at Cincinnati.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-06-20

Slckly o Oh Tue
time. / went to a
doctor and he said
/ had nervous indi-
gestion, which adj
ded to my weak
condition kept me
worrying most OF
the time - and he
said if / could not
stop that, l could
not get well: l
heard so muchabout
Lydia E. Pinkham's
"-A-L1~ NA~-
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-06-20
GREAT BASE RUNNING

Arthur Fletcher, by fast sprint
ing and keen judgment, achiev-
ed a feat seldom accomplished
in baseball in a recent game at
the Polo Grounds between the
Giants and Braves by scoring
from first base on a single to
center field by Lew McCarty.
After Larry Doyle had popped
to Herzog, Fletcher singled to
deep center, after which Powell
made a great catch of Holke's
long drive. On the next play
McCarty dropped a hit in center
field between Powell and Wick
land and Fletcher, who started
with the pitchers throw, scored
all the way from first. 1t was a
great piece Of base running, the
equal of which seldom has been
seen on any ball field in the ma
jor leagues.
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The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-06-20
EnueI TO Atlanta.

The Atlanta Southern association
club has purchased Pitcher Joe En-
gel from the Washington Americans.
EngeI PLAYED with the Buffalo team of
the international league last season.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-06-20
Missed First Game.

President Wilson missed the opener
at washington for the first time since
he has been the nations boss, war du-
ties tying him to his desk.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-06-20
Greatest Profit with Hoos.

To obtain the greatest profit in rails
Ing hogs, whether few or many are
grown, good pasture is absolutely nee
essary.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-06-20
Feed Is Assured.

The silo located near the feed
manger is an assurance of having feed
near at hand in stormy as well as
fair weather.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-06-20
sisler in Form.

The great Sisler is playing in OLD
time form. He is worth many thou.
sands of dollars to Owner Ball OF the
st. Louis Browns.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-06-20
Ration for Brood Sow.

A good ration for a SOW just previous
to narrowing is equal parts of corn.
ground oats, and wheat middlings.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-06-20
Most Successful Sheep Men.

The most successful sheep men OF
the country are awakening fast to the
great value of silage as a sheep FEED.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-06-20
showing Some Pep.

An officer was drilling some recruits
who were slow in comprehending his
orders. He was trying to teach one
boy how to act as sentry, but the boys
"Haltl Who goes there?" sounded
tame and lacking in force. The officer.
trying to arouse some enthusiasm.
clapped his hands together and cried
sternly: "Haltl Who goes there?
Show a little pep!' The recruit braced
himself and clapped his hands together
lust as the officer had done, then said
commandingly: "Halt! who goes
there? Show a little pep"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-06-20

He who talks big things seldom does
anything but small ones.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-06-20
MORAN MINUS STAR BATTERY
Manager of Philadelphia National
League Team Playing Without
Alexander and KiIIifer.

Pat Moran, a former catcher, sue
ceeded Charlie Doom as manager of
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-06-20

viii Leave Rutgers Five.
Alfred A. Neuschaefer of Newark
has been elected captain of Rutgers
basketball team for next year. He was
also guard on the eleven last fall.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-06-20
In Harmony.

'That yachting party are telling the
most transparent fakes"
"Why, even the yachts are lying to-"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-06-20
This WEAK,
NERVOUS Mother
Tells How Lydia +. Pinkham'a
: Vegetable Compound
Restored Her Health.

Philadelphia, Pa.-'1 was veryweak,
always tired, my back ached, and l felt
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1918-10-08

The axes and helves bought for the
army since we entered the war num-
Der 6,121, ,72s, costing $S,Ss7.se1. There
are 1892 rolling Kitchens, which cost
$47,4SO, 900; 38,427 field ranges, cost
ing $1,6S5,ss4; 109.3Os carpenters
chests, costing $2.732.s5o; and $500
blacksmith's chests, costing 1924, 900.
The army is using 2.574.9S2 shovels
costing 81 each; 1.3s2.5O0 lantern
globes costing 80 cents each; 105.727
desks. costing $1,377,3S0 and 1854
portable forges, costing s950,S20.
There have been contracted for 106,-
600 motor trucks Of all types, sizea
and styles, costing $24O,s16,00o; 1o,7O0
passenger cars, costing $12,276, ,000;
54,4O0 motorcycles, costing $10,255,-
900; together with many thousand b.
cycles and cargo and tank trsilers.
These figures show how the peoples
money is going into the war to regis.
ter a will for victory. The sums are
large but the need Is great. The re-
suits, 1t is believed. will vindicate
them
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1918-10-08
Bows and Girls Make Record Exhibit.

1t is with much pride that the mem
bers of the Victory" Clubs of Washing
ton County boast that they contributed
toward making such q wonderful ex-
hibit at Machias Fair. There were 207
entries for prizes, q number far In ex-
cess of any record in the history OF club
OK xbibits In the state.
The canning exhibit alone consisted OF
1911 pints Of fruits and vegetables.
Added to these were the vegetable ex-
hibits and animal exhibits making what
was probably the most Impressive ex-
hibit at the fair.
The magnificent exhibit was set mp
under the direction OF County Agent G.
A. Day and Emergency County Club
Leader, Mrs. Lura V. Thompson. Twen-
ty-oue different clubs were represented.
The exhibit was set mp on the second
floor of the exhibition hall. The row. OF
canned goods seemed almost endless,
even though arranged on steps several
steps high. The vegetables were placed
on tables in the foreground. Il was all
we'll arranged and prsttily decorated.
Two exhibits were particularly note
worthy. Leon Andrews, young North
field boy sent about 100 jars of canned
goods. II was an excellent exhibit and
showed that boys are not entirely out
clsssed by girls even in canning. The
second exhibit to draw Q great deal OF
attention was 100 Jars of fruit "capned
without sugar." by Florence Foss OF
Machias. On each Jar had been placed
a Food Administration sticker in recog-
milton of the patriotism of the young can
ner.
The exhibit was the best that the
Boys and Girls Clubs have ever mace
and was recognized by the Machias FAIR
officials as q real feature.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1918-10-08
Yanks Always Happy.

A regiment of American soldiers,
brigaded with an English regiment
that had seen much service and act
ing under the immediate orders Of an
English brigadier general. recently
marched for six hours under broil-
ing sun to a point where German
attack was expected, although 1t failed
to materialize, and, while the English
sat down and '1ooked glum" the Amer
leans gathered in groups and sang,
Hail! Hail the Gangs All Here"
The British officer commanding told
the newspaper correspondent. says the
Louisville Post, that he had never seen
such troops. They never seemed to
get tired and were always In good
humor and could see amusing things
in situations which appealed to the SOL
diers Of other nations as anything but
funny.
"Haili HALT the Gangs All Here"
may seem to some somewhat Of q come
down from the stirring music OF The
Campbell's Are Coming" but we imag-
Inc before the war Is over 1t will be
almost as popular an air with our
allies Of the French and English.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1918-10-08
Homes for Soldiers.

There is merit in the plan presented to
President Wilson and congress by Secre-
tary Lane calling for Q comprehensive
plan of providing homes for our return
ing soldiers. The history OF all wars
has been that Thousands of soldiers upon
their return do not 60 back to their old
callings and there has always been q
heavy demand for land suitable for farm.
iug purposes. So far. Secretary Lane,
beading the department of interior, >is
laying particular emphasis upon reclaim
ing land through irrigation and drain
age, figuring that the former would re-
claim fully Is million acres of arid land
and the latter over 10 million acres of
swamp land. So far as New England Is
concerned, the survey and study should
not be limited to irrigation and drainage.
More emphasis should be placed upon
reclaiming hundreds OF our semi worked
farms. 1t is common knowledge that
Thousands of farms In New EDgland are
available at price which is less than
the buildings thereon would cost. Hun
dreds of thousands of acres are either
lying idle or growing up to brush
through lack of some one to do little
hard work and get them back into the
fold of profitable production. More.
over, there has been too common tend
sncy in recent years for moneyed men
to buy up two, four or . dozen farms
and turn them into suumer homes.
These places of 1000 and 1000 acres and
more could just as well be broken up
and make homes for thousands of our
returning soldiers. 1t would be better
for them, better for the land, better for
the community and better for the coun-
try at large. 1t seems to New England
Hom estead that 1t would be economy to
look into these eastern possibilities be-
fore spending millions of dollars to put
in huge irrigating systems. These semi
utilized New England lands to-day are
worth just as much as lot Of that re-
claimed arid region would be after mil
lions had been spent upon 1t. Here is
something for our New England farmers
war council to take into confederation
and IL 10 understood that the subject will
come before the next session thereof
New England Homestead.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1918-10-08
Adxantages Of a Silo.

The following advantages of sil0 are
given by r. B. Mumford, dean Of the
University of Missouri College Of Agri-
culture:
1. The silo provides q means of saw
ing larger percentage Of the nutrients
in the corn crop, especially In case OF
droutb, early frost, or failure to mature.
3. The silo conserves the nutrients OF
the entire corn plant In . palatable form.
8. Silage 10 sucoulent and provides
conditions In winter similar to summer
pasture.
4. The silo insurss q saving Of time
and labor fn winter feeding. The farmer
does not have to wade through snow and
mud TO haul feed from the fields In
stormy weather.
5. Silage furnishes q uniform quality
of feed and puts bloom and good coats
on live stock In winter.
6 More feed can be stored In the
form of silage than in the form OF fodder
=. Acre for acre, silags Is more efa-
cient as feed than fodder.
8. Silage can be used profltably a. q
supplement to pastures In summer.
8. Silage properly made 10 . good
feed for horses, cattle, and sheep. II
increases the flow Of milk 10 winter
when prices are highest, thus lowering
sAs cost Of production, and Increasing
che profits.
10. Silage reduces the. cost, Of bsei
prod uction, is economical for maintain
ipe hreedipg animals. and keeps young
stock thrifty and growing al winter.