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The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1918-12-20
GRAIN S0RGHUMS IN
PANHANDLE SECTION
Early and Dwarf Varieties Are
Safest for All Seasons.
Results Given Of Experiments Con-
Quoted by United States Depart
ment of AsricuIture-Earli-
ness Is Most Important.

prepared by the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture.)
While grain sorghums are the chief
feed crops in the southern portion Of
the Great Plains region where rain
fall is limited, only well-adapted va
rieties produce good yields in the less
favorable seasons, according to the
United States department of agricul-
ture. Since 1904 the department has
conducted experiments in growing sor-
ghum in the Panhandle section Of
Texas, and one of the important fea-
lures of the work has been to de-
termine what varieties can be depend
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1918-12-20
BAD PLACE FOR IMPLEMENTS
Left in Open Field-Barn Is Al
ways Available.

All outdoors is n big shed, but not
the best place for the wagon or cult
vator when finished with ii for a few
days. If regular implement shed is
not provided the barn is always avail
able. All the extra work entailed is 10
open and shut the doors.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1918-12-20
Odd Foods

Lizards and aliigators are the latest
propositions in the way of food vari-
ETY.. They do not seem very alluring
10 the United States appetites. yet liz
ards have been extremely popular in
the Bahama islands. and Florida aIli-
gators have a reputation OF being quite
delicious.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1918-12-20
WINTER FEED FOR CATTLE
Few Combinations More Economical
Than Ration OF Siage and Cot
tonseed Oil.

There are few combinations of feed
which are more economical than ra-
ton Of silage and cottonseed meal for
wintering stocker cattle. One pound
of cottonseed meal a day combined
with what silage stocker steers will eat
will cause them TO gain slightly.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1918-12-20
HEAVES is COMMON AILMENT
Annoying Disease o. Horse lnterferes
With Usefulness of Animal and
Detracts From Value.

Heaves is very common and an
nOying disease of horses. interfering
seriously with the usefulness of the
animal. and consequently detracting
from its value. Mainly a disease of
old horses. it is essentially the result
of faulty feeding and working, eSpe-
cially hard pulling or fast driving when
the stomach is overloaded. Gross
feeders are frequently subjects OF
heaves.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1918-12-20
Cause for REJOICING.

The morning of the eleventh, when
the bells began ringing and the whis-
ties blowing, Betty Weakened up and
asked what it meant.
1.-THE war is over and now we shall
have peace" | explained.
"Oh, goodyi" she said in such a re-
lieved tone. Nov can begin to spend
little of my own money Chicago
Tribune.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1918-12-20
Cuticura Compilations.

Nothing better than Cuticura Soap
daily and Ointment as needed to make
the complexion clear, scalp clean and
hands soft and white. For free sam
pies address "Cuticura, Dept. X, Bos-
ton" Sold by druggists and by mail
Soap %, Ointment % and 50.-Adv.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1918-12-20

Offer Prizes for Destruction of
Harmful Rodents-Better
Plan Than Bounties.
EVERYBODY SHOULD COMPETE
Appeal to Civic Pride Will Often
Bring Excellent Results in Clean
ing Up Premises--Leader
Is Of Importance.

prepared by the United States Depart
ment Of Agriculture.)
In any rural community badly in
tested with rats, 1t is a good plan for
farmers to form rat clubs and offer
prizes for destroying the rodents. The
younger members of the community as
well as adults should be allowed to
compete and the prizes should be-
awarded periodically, as once
month. A first, second, and third prize
are suggested for those who bring in
the greatest number of rat tails. Spe-
cific rules governing the contests
should be made at the start, and in
structiOn as to the proper methods of
trapping or otherwise killing rats
should be part of the program for
each meeting of the club. Prizes may
be provided by private donation or
even by assessment of members. The
plan gives better satisfaction than
system of straight rewards, because it
arouses more enthusiasm and costs
less. A rat and sparrow club in Eng
land in three seasons secured the de-
struction of 10000 rats and $4,000
sparrows by an expenditure of less
than $50 in prize money. Had ordi-
nary bounties been paid, the same
work would have cost 81 200 or 81 200.
Cooperation Needed.
In the matter of rat infestatiOn,
small towns are intermediate between
farm and city. They show a marked
increase of rodents in winter and
decrease when spring opens. Yet the
outlying parts of a village are peculiar
ly subject to losses of poultry during
the summer. Pigeon lofts, also, in
small towns are subject to raids by
rats, and the toll of eggs and young
squads is often heavy. Rats can
climb fine-meshed netting and gain en-
trance to the pigeon yard at the top
where the birds themselves enter.
Repression in Villages.
The measures recommended for re-
pressing rats on farms will apply to
villages, but cooperation of citizens
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1918-12-20
Where Daddy Was Lucky.

Mary watched interestedly while her
father anchored his flu mask to his
ears and then said: isn't it nice,
mother, that daddy has such 'normous
big ears?"
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1918-12-20
Enthusiastic.

Hes very enthusiastic about any
project he thinks of going into"
Counts his chickens before they are
hatched, eh?"
"Yes, and figures two TO shell. -
Louisville COurier-Joutnal.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1918-12-20

Another thing we can't understand
is how a woman can be perfect cat
and yet be scared TO death Of a mouse.
Cincinnati Enquirer.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1918-12-20
chance of counter.rc.

Said the facetious Teller: As soon
as girl gets past the age of making
faces at the boys she starts in making
eyes at EN-"
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1918-12-20
Without Real Cause.

What is premature badness, paT"
Losing your hair before you are
my son."
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1918-12-20

Said the observing fellow, Its a
wonder the health inspectors don't Get
ahold of the chap who splits out Just
what he thinks"
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1918-12-20

A truthful enemy is better than a
lying friend.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1918-12-20

When Baby IL Teething
GROVES BABY BOWEL MEDICINE will correct
the stomach and Bowel tronbles. Perfectly harm
less. See directions on the bottle
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1918-12-20
Coughs and Colds Quickly Relieved

At the first sign of cold or cough commence treatment Immediately with
prOcub Schifmann's
best and most satisfactory remedy used refunded
should
81 aspoonsfu when mixed home with honey Positively
take and children fond of Druggists everywhere viii
used for Coughs Colds Bronchitis
RI is run in buying the
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w. NJ. u, indianapolis, No. 51-1s1a.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-01-13

1ce-coated FIRE patrol at FIRE in Mulberry Street
paper box factory Ice added greatly to the perils of
the FIRE fighters apparatus and men being covered
with thick coating of frost xor, press .xxoco,ou
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-01-13

The Hudson blocked with
tn the
the hash
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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-01-24
DISPUTE OVER
BILLIARD TITLE

New York, Jan. 24-August K1eck-
hefer arrived from Chicago and laid
claim to the three-cushion crown of
Alfredo de Orc, yesterday. The great
three-cushion billiard player, who
once held the championship title,
claimed that as De ORC had not met
his challenge within the specified time
limit he was entitled to the trophy,
title and honors.
There was some CONSERVATION and
large volumes of resentment from
billiard lovers because of Kleckhef-
er's attempting to annex the three
cushion caron championship by the
technically of forfeit. This was &C
centuated by the fact that De Orc is
absent from the city. as he recently
successfully defended his three-cush-
ion title against Charles Otis in Ha<
vana. Cuba.
AS Justice of the Supreme Court of
professional billiards Charles Miller
ruled that the forfeit would not be
allowed His decision was based upon
the fact that it had been impossible
to secure anv suitable place to decide
the match except Bryant Hall for
Jan. so, 81 and Feb. 1. He said that
De Orc stood ready to meet his chai-
lenger at that time. Kleckhefer ap-
peaied from this decision and another
session of the court will be publicly
held at the BrunsVick-BaIke Collen-
der Co. this afternoon.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-01-24
OLDEST JOCKEY
IN u. S. DEAD
AT EIGHTY

New York, Jan. 24-Jacob Pincus,
one of the most famous jockeys and
trainers on the American turf, died
suddenly yesterday in the Mount Yer
non hospital. He was 80 years old.
Heart disease caused his death.
Jake Pincus was known on PRACTICAL
ly every racetrack in the world. He
was a turf figure of international rep
utation. He rode all of his races on
the American tracks, but as a trainer
he developed and saddled winners in
all parts of the world. He was the
only American trainer to win an
English Derby with an American
bred horse. This he did in 1881
when Pierre Lorillard's Iroquois de-
feated the best horses in Europe in
the historic classic.
Mr.. Pincus was born in Baltimore
in 1888, and as boy went to Charles
ton, where he became interested in
the thoroughbred. After less than a
year as an apprentice and at IA years
of age he became a jockey. During
his first month in the saddle in 1852
he rode several winners at Charleston
and then went to New Orleans, where
he attained greater success, and from
there to Saratoga, where he -distin-
guished himself by leading all other
jockeys in regard to winning mounts.
In the decade preceding the civil war
he was considered the best jockey on
the American turf
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-01-24
JEM SMITH LAST
BRITISH CHAMPION

Yesterday was the fifty-fifth birth
cay of Jem Smith, the last heavy
weight champion of England under
prize ring rules. Jem was born in Lon
don on Jan. 21, 1853 and his youth
full employment was in a lumber yard.
There he had to carry heavy weights,
and, altholgh he was only little over
five feet eight in height, he developed
the arm and chest muscles of a giant.
This later proved to be a disadvan-
tage, for it prevented him from devel-
oping speed and grace, and some ex-
perts declared he was muscle bound.
After several glove bouts, the last Of
the great gladiators of the British
prize ring made his debut in the old
fashioned bare-knuckle style in 1885,
when Jem knocked out Jack Davis
in eight minutes. The prize ring was
on it's last legs in England and Smith
had to go to France for his next bat
ties. In 1885 he fought ALI Greenfield
near Paris, but the affair broke up in
row. In 1887 Jem again went TO
France to fight Jake Kilrain. the
American, for the championship OF
the world. This bout went 1876 rounds
to draw, but Kilrain had the best,
of it. In 1889 Smith was matched
with Peter Jackson for the champions
ship of the British empire, and the
great negro stopped him in the second
re und. Jem then fought another Aus
tralian, Frank Slavin, IN Belgium, to
a fourteen round draw. In 1895 Jem
was stopped in two rounds by Dan
Creedon, the Australian niddleweight.
and a little later lost to George Crisp.
That ended the pugilistic career of
Englands last prize-ring champion.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-01-24
FLETCHER REID
EARLY patron
OF FISTICUFFS

Fletcher Reid, one of the most
celebrated of the early patrons of
boxing and himself a gentleman"
boxer Of great ability, died at Shop
perton, Surrey, England, on Jan. "a,
1907 just III years ago today. Reid
was a native of Dundee, Scotland, and
a man of wealth and good family, but
devoted to athletics and gymnastics
of all kinds, especially boxing. He
was the friend and financier of many
of the greatest pugilists of his day,
and was the patron of Jem Belcher,
the youngest champion in ring history.
His end came suddenly, for he had
spent a jovial night with some
friends, and retired early in the
morning, his valet finding him dead
in bed a few hours later.
Reid was representative of the type
Of hard-fghtng, hard drinking, brave
but rather dissolute sportsmen of the
England of the early nineteenth cen
fury and its predecessor. Reid
fought many hard and bloody bout
with his gentlemen friends, and glor-
led in the marks of combat on his
face and body. He was of a type
of man that has almost vanished from
the earth, but which will long be re-
membered.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-01-24
RUPERT BACKS
YANKEE TRADE
FOR PRATT

New York, Jan. 24-Despite the fact
that the general view of the Derrill
Pratt deal is that Jake Rupert was
held up and that Bobbie Quinn, the
new Brownie business manager, Da-
vid Harmed Manager Higgins, the
owner of the Yankees yesterday de-
clared he is we'll pleased with the
first deal swung by Higgins. Rup-
pert says the price for Pratt is not
too high if that player fills the gap at
second base in the Yankee inield.
'Huggins wanted Pratt" said Rup-
pert yesterday, land obtained him.
Several clubs had in bids for this val
liable player and Higgins had to top
their best offers. The players we re-
leased for Pratt were of no use to US,
so what was the use of holding on to
them? One player who will be of as
sistance to the club is worth more
than five who are of no assistance.
After the way the club collapsed last
season we had to do something. The
players we let so helped drag US into
sixth place, but we expect something
from Pratt
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-01-24
IS.
BIRTHPLACE OF
BASEBALL

Many towns have claimed the dis
tinction of being the birthplace of
baseball, but after careful sitting
of the evidence one is forced to the
conclusion that Cooperstown, N. Y,
deserves this honor. This conclusion
carries with it the bestowaI upon
Abner Doubleday of the proud title
of Father of Baseball" He invent
ed the game which developed into
Americas national pastime. This
coming Saturday will mark the 25th
anniversary of the death of the or
iginator of baseball. He died at
Mendham, N. j., which had long
been his home, on Jan. 26, 1898.
Abner Doubleday was born at Ball
ston Spa, n. Y, in 1919. He grad
uated from West Point in 1912,
fought in the Mexican and Seminole
wars and was second in command at
Fort Sumter at the outbreak of the
civil war, and aimed and fired the
first gun discharged on the Union side
in that historic conflict. In the
bloody years that followed he played
the mans part and attained the rank
of major-general.
1t was as a schoolboy at Coopers
town, before he embarked on his
brilliant military career, that Abner
Doubleday originated a ball game
which soon became very popular
among his fellows, and quickly spread
to other towns and cities. In its first
and simplest form the game consisted
of hitting a ball and running to q
stone, which served as a base, about
fifty feet away. The players of the
opposing side, eleven in number, were
scattered about the field to catch the
ball and throw it at the runner. II
the latter was hit by the pellet before
he reached the base he was out. At
ter a time, to add to the interest Of
the game three bases were used. The
diamond form was not originated by
Doubleday, however, but by another
lad, Alexander Cartwright, who after
wards formed the first regular base
ball club in New York, called the
Knickerbockers, and took part in
drafting the first set of rules to gov
ern the game. The game at this
time was not called baseball, but "Old
Cat and Town Ball" It became
"baseball' when the Knickerbockers
were organized.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-01-24
HARRY GREB
AND ZULU TO
CLASH HERE

Harry Greb, the Pittsburgh middle
weight, and Zulu Kid of Brooklyn,
will meet at the Casino next Tuesday
night, under. the auspices of the Union
Boat club. Billy Hogan has arrang-
ed the match.
In the preliminaries, Louis Bogash
of Bridgeport and Thomas of New
York, Johnny Walter, New Haven and
Young Eddy of Greenwich, will meet
Because of the class of his prelimin-
aries Matchmaker Hogan considers he
has three star bouts on his card.
Greb and the Zulu Kid will weigh
in at 9 o'clock Tuesday, in the Alpine
hotel. Bogash and Thomas must
make 135 pounds.
There is considerable interest in the
appearance of Greb. Greb has done
the greatest part of his fighting in the
west and middle west and is not as
well known around here as he might
be put on the strength of his rep
he should put up one of the best bat
ties ever seen here. He has met the
best boys in the middleweight division
and has put the skids under most of
them. He and O'Dowd are matched
to appear in st. Paul in the very near
future in championship match SO
that gives a slight idea of just how
good Greb is figured
The Zulu Kid is also another tough
nut to crack. He can take almost
any kind of a punch and then come
back for more. The Zulu has been
in the game long enough to know all
the tricks of the trade and it's a cinch
that if Greb succeeds in putting the
skids under him Tuesday night he'll
know that he's been doing something.
The semi-fina1 bout between Young
Eddy and Johnny Martin should also
be a good one. Martin on his last
appearance here made a decided hit
with the fans by his willingness and
ability and he and Eddy should pro-
vide considerable fireworks. The
pTelim which brings together Louis
Bogash and Al Thomas also shapes Up
invitingly. Bogash is a tough boy
and his boxing has improved consid-
erably lately according to reports
Thomas is not quite as strong as DO
CASH.. but he can probably hit just as
hard.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-01-24
SIX HOME RUNS

StengeI, Brooklyn-Off Allen, Bos-
ton; Douglas, Chicago; Regain and
Schneider, Cicinnati; Schupp, New
York; Doak, St. Louis.
Hickman, BrookIyn-Off Douglas,
Chicago; Smith and Benton, New
York; Oeschger, Philadelphia; Grimes,
Pittsburgh; Packard, st. Louis.
Doyle, Chicago-Off Rudolph, Bos-
ton; Galore, Brooklyn; Eller, Cincin-
natl; Oeschger, Philadelphia; Mead
ows and North, ST. Louis.
FIVE HOME RUNS
Williams, Chicago-Off Allen,- Bos-
ton; Smith, Brooklyn; Schneider, Gin
cinnati; Benton and Schupp, New
York.
Burns, New York-Off Smith,
Brooklyn; Regain, Cincinnati; Horst
man, Ames and Steele, st. Louis.
Zimmerman, New York-Off Mar
guard, Smith and Coombs, Brooklyn;
Mitchell, Cincinnati; Lavender, Phil
adelphia.
Kauff. New York-Off Douglas (2)
and Demaree, Chicago; Eller, Cincin-
l4dll, DSluGI, L H4IduS1pLl1d'
Luderus, Philadelphia-Off Raglan,
Boston; Dell, Brooklyn; Schneider,
Cincinnati; Tesreau, New York; Ma
maux, Pittsburgh.
Cruise, St Louis-Off Barnes, Ra-
gan and Hughes, Boston; Toney, Gin
cinnati; Perritt, New York.
FOUR HOME RUNS
Powell RoStOn-Off Pfeffer
Brooklyn; Prendergrase, CnIcagoi
Packatd and Doak, st. Louis.
Cutshaw, Brooklyn-off Fittery
Philadelphia; Grimes, Pittsburgh
Meadows and Horstman, st. Louis
Roush, Cincinnati-Off Marquard
Brooklyn; Vaughn, Chicago; Horst
man and Watson, st. Louis.
| Chase, Cincinnati-Off Benton, New
York; Oeschger and Alexander, Phila-
delphia; Packard, St. Louis.
! Thorpe, Cicinnati-Off Vaughn
Chicago; Schupp, New York; Oesch
ger and Rixey, Philadelphia.
Fletcher, New York-Off Smith
Brooklyn; Douglas, Chicago; Mayer
Philadelphia; Doak, St. Louis.
! Bancroft, Philadelphia - Of
Vaughn and Aldridge, Chicago
Schneider; CINCINNATI; Jacobs, Pitts
burgh.
Paskert, Philadelphia-Off Raglan
Boston; Galore, Brooklyn; Aldridg'
and Carter, Chicago.
THREE HOME RUNS
Maranville, Boston-Off Toney, Crn
cinnati; Tesreau, New York; Mead
iows, st. Louis.
Kelly, Boston-Off Dell, Brooklyn
Benton, New York; Meadows, st
Louis.
Merkle, Chicago-off Regain, Gin
cinnati; Anderson, New York; Horst
man, st. Louis.
Neale, Cincinnati-Off Cheney
Brooklyn; Tesreau, New York; Wat
son, st, Louis.
Whitfield, Philadelphia - Coombs
brooklyn; Horstman and Goodwin, ST
Louis.
Stock, Philadelphia-of Marquard
Brooklyn (2); Prendergrast, Chicago
Fischer, Pittsburgh-Off Pfeffer
Brooklyn. Oeschger, philadelphia e
j. Smith, St. Louis-Off Hendri
and Douglas, Chicago; Alexander
Philadelphia.
Long, ST. Louis-otf Barnes, Bos
ton; Anderson, New York; Mayer
Philadelphia.
TWO HOME RUNS
Rawlings, Boston-Off Coomna
brooklyn; Mayer, Ph1laoelpnla'
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-01-24
ELIMINATE LONG
TRIPS IN MAJORS

Pittsburgh, Jan. "a - Elimination
of long trips by the baseball clubs of
the National and American Leagues
as a patriotic measure, to relieve the
railroads as far as possible, was
agreed upon by the schedule drafting
committee of the two leagues here
yesterday.
Playing dates will be consolidated,
it was decided, and it is not likely
that clubs playing in cities where
Sunday baseball is prohibited will be
permitted to make the long trip to
Western cities where Sunday games
are allowed. for single game, as in
the past.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-01-24

WINNER
AT GOLF
Bridgeporter, Favorite for
Finals at Belleair, Fla,
Triumphs Again - Other
Favorite Is Defeated.

Belleair, Fla, Jan. 24-W. Parker
Seeley of Bridgeport, one of the IA
Yorites for the finals in the second
round of the annual January golf
tournament here, has had no diff
Guilty in beating his opponents so far.
Yesterday he won easily, with up on
John Dunlap of Philadelphia.
Another favorite for the finals came
came a cropper. This was DIR. Gard
ner OF Providence, who has been
making his rounds below 80, but who
yesterday was several strokes over
that mark and was beaten by a golfer
of the senior division, Burton Preston,
of Ohio. Mr.. Preston is 58 years old,
but he breezed through the round
with a tidy rs.
First 16-Burton Preston, Mans
field, Ohio, beat DR.. c. H. Gardner.
Providence, to 2; r. T. Role, Chi
cago, beat Clarence Hobart, Clear
water, and .; w Parker Seeley,
Bridgeport, beat John Dunlap, Phil
adelphia, and 6.
Second 16-R S. Porter, Baltusrol,
beat H. C. Gilbert, indianapolis, 6 and
s. G. L Bradshaw, Chicago, beat W.
n. Nevins, Springfield Mass. 2 up;
John S. Brennan, Wollaston, beat G.
X. Morrow, Great Neck, 1 up, 10
holes; W. L. Allen, Philadelphia, beat
W. L. Einstein, New York. 8 and 1.
Third IF. S. Fish, Chicago. beat
H. G. McKeever, Brooklyn, 5 and 4;
H. A Wrenn, Chicago. beat A. P.
Mexican, Troy, and a; M. c. Jones.
Memphis, beat H. W. Parker. Man
chester, VT, and 4; Louis Brown,
Oakmont, beat J. W. Studebaker, Jr.,
South Bend, Ind, 8 and 1.