Evening Republican, Volume 16, Number 90, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 April 1912 — Page 2

The Daily Republican Every Dsj Except Sunday " HEALEY & CLARK, Publishers. RENSSELAER. ” INDIANA. r .' /y*TTB?B??T , *TT7' ’ Kqep out of Mexico. Keep out of trouble. » » * , . Big feet may be a joy. but mostly to the shoemaker. A Missouri girl demands $20,000 foe ■even kisses. Prices are going up ev« ery day. ~ —~~ tv ’ China's republic seems to have quite as much trouble as the defunct monarchy. At this rime of the year almost any baseball scribe can bat .300 In the Hope league. Accidents will happen. A New York judge has refused to grant a wealthy woman a divorce. One of our best sellers at this sear eon of the year is the seed catalogue, which is given away. .‘ Many a Chicago man awakes from dreams of baseball to be told to get out and shovel snow. Nobody need be discouraged, except perhaps the man who planted his to* mato seeds in tin cans. A woman in Virginia bought a $5,000 painting for SB, but usually art collectors buy $8 paintings for $5,000. Germany, according to a dispatch, is watching Mexico. That country, according to rumor, will bear watching. The hookworm may have nothing to do with the fishing fever, but the effects of both maladies are much alike.

Whenever we hear of a man advertising for a wife in, leap year we are led to wonder what is wrong with him. Sir Thomas Lipton says be will make another attempt to win the cup. You can't keep a squirrel on the ground. ■T New York legislators advocate a fine for waiters who accept tips. Verily, these are hard days for malefactors of great wealth. Noble trees were sacrificed last year to make 300,000,000 lead pencils, and other forests went to make the paper the pencil* called for. ‘ “American women lead the world,” remarks a visiting German editor. At any rate, we are well aware that they lead "American husbands. A New York theatrical manager Is going to produce a Chinese play. Now we shall probably have a controversy over the Chinese players. ' * —.. — In spite of the lengthy, hard winter that we have had, the restaurants have been able to keep spring lamb on the bills of fare right along. . The son of the gaekwar of Baroda says it is t lmpossible to live on |250 a week. Possibly he subsists on a diet of humming birds' eyebrows. f “It Is three times more dangerous to cross Broadway in New York than the Atlantic ocean.” And four times more dangerous to keep on up the street A cold bath every morning will prevent colds, according to Doctor Jacobi. Evidently he labors under the ■ Impression that all men are heroes. Three cherry pits were found In the vermiform appendix of an Indiana man when the doctors opened him. To be on the safe side make two bites at a cherry. An English astronomer arises to remark that Mars is not inhabited. That momentous affair having been settled, let us turn once more to the contemplation of baseball. A Hungarian physician claims that he is able to graft hair on bald heads. It is hoped that he may now turn his attention to the business of grafting life into wasted tissues.

A court in New York granted one man $12,000 for the loss of a leg and another SI,OOO for the loss of a wife. If it had been a California Jury ft tmight have been different Gotham is rejoicing because only fifteen persons were killed in one month by the trolley cars. Of course, fifteen out of that immense population of millions is a very gratifying •howinng eicept to the fifteen. By means of glass cages French scientists have found it possible to raise chickens without allowing them even to come in contact with a microbe. but the fowls must have found the sterilized life awfully dull. A school for chauffeurs has been established in a Western college. It is -to be hoped that it will teach proper deportment for the occasions on which the carburetor refuses to work it is twenty miles to the nearest X ’ A 23-story hotel, containing 1,000 guest chambers, is to be erected over the Mew Grand Central station, in New York Even at that it will not be big enough to accommodate all those who IHtalre to take the next train back (home as soon as they arrive

VETERAN PLAYERS PROVE VALUABLE ASSETS

Big league clubs make no mistake in carrying such men as Robinson, Farrell, Jim McGuire and other veterans. These old heads have a good influence on the young players and can steer the boys over the

JOHNSON WON’T MISS STREET

Manager Griffith of Washington Team, Believes Alnsmlth and Henry Can Handle Walter’s Shoot. “If the only thing standing in our way of winning the pennant was the fact that we had no one to catch Johnson, I would have the flag pole in the center of the right field now,” remarked Clarke Griffith in commenting on the expressed fear that with Street gone the team had no one to catch Johnson. "Nothing could be more absurd,” he continued, “bet Henry and Alnsmith start to handling Johnson’s delivery from the time that the team goes into training, and they will catch him as well as any other catcher. “Johnson, to my way of thinking, is easy to catch for the reason that he te true. The fact that he has a lot of

Walter Johnson.

speed matters not, for a fast ball Is easier to handle than a lot of shoots and curves. TH stake my reputation that Johnson’s delivery will be as well handled this season as it ever has been before. Incidentally, Walter should have the best season of his career. He will have a careful preparation because he will not be asked to do a lot of work in the spring. He will report a week later than the other pitchers and then gradually work himself shape. I wish that trying to find a man who can catch Johnson was all we had to worry about It would be soft picking indeed.”

Expert Cincinnati Pitchers.

The Red pitchers should be fairly expert on the art of balking this season, for Hank O’Day is showing them a lot of tricks along the line of fooling both the batter and the umptre. “Ed WalalL” says Hank, “has the moet- deceptive ways qf them all. He’ll hold his hangs high as If about to pitch; then lower them a foot or so, and the base runner will start I called him for it in the Cub-White Sox series, and made him cut it out. He acknowledged that it was a clear case pf balk, but said that the American league urnpires had been letting him get away with it for years.” .

hurdles safely. The time will come when every well-organized club will have a veteran player on the pay-roll. They give the youngsters confidence and strengthen the hands of the manager.

Baseball Blunders.

Some gent with a liking for acid baseball history has complied Jhe 20 greatest blunders In basebail.. Here they are: When Cincinnati traded a kid named Mathewson for a great pitcher named Rusle. When St. Louis traded ThreeFingered Brown to Chicago for Jack Taylor. When Charles Webb Murphy stood in the lobby of the Waldorf and called Rajah Bresnahan a policeman. ------ When John Anderson stole second with three men on. When Jack Chesbro lost a world’s championship on a wild pitch. When Merkle failed to touch second and lost a pennant. When Marquard grooved one for Baker. When Charles Webb Murphy panned the national commission. * When Clark Griffith allowed Miller Huggins to leave Cincinnati. When Sherwood Magee belted Flnnernan on the bugle. When Pittsburg and Detroit passed up Grover Cleveland Alexander. When Cincinnati allowed Marty O’Toole to get away without a trial. When Hughey Jennings underesti mated Babe Adams In 1900. When Umpire Jack Doyle twice misinterpreted the Infield fly rule. When Bresnahan made faces at Umpire Billy Klemm. When Horace Fogel switched his famous Herrman-Murphy letters. When McGraw parted with Mike Donlin prior to the 1911 world’s series. When Lou Crlger touted Ty Cobb as a bonehead.

ABOUND THE BASES

It -is said Pitcher Buck O’Brien of the Boston Red Sox received a boost of a thousand dollars over his contract of last year. Manager Fred Clarke has but ten pitchers all told on his roster, and that includes Leifield and Noel, neither of whom are sure. Fans will miss the annual Helnie Zimmerman holdout story, for Zimmerman’s contract as signed with the Cubs is for three years. Hank O’Day is making control a strong point in the development of his twirlers. “It is the biggest asset of any man in the box,” says the exumpire. _ - Harold Grover, the Pirate youngster from the town lots of Rockport, Mass., is said to be one young pitcher who has acquired the knack of holding men on bases. ' The most astounding, interesting, but wholly unbelievable, news from any training camp was that Johnny Evers had reported to the Chicago Cubs "so fat that he was not recognized." \-r Jack Glasscock, old National Leaguer, is said to have professed “conversion” at the religious revival held in Wheeling by Billy Sunday. Nine thousand people cheered him as he walked to the front of the haU,

Dairy Stock Judging Contest

By R. E. CALDWELL,

Photo by Roberts. View of Grand Champion Class, In eluding Florence Melrose, No. 18975 (Ayrshire.)

In connection with the regular instruction given by Purdue university to the dairy farm students, a course in stock Judging is given. Two afternoons each week are employed giving the students practical experience selecting individuals from certain classes of the university herd. This course, which Is only eight weeks in length, was nevertheless found to be very valuable by those that selected this course of study. - . During the past winter twenty young men from this and other states have been enrolled at Purdue university as regular winter course students specializing along dairy lines. Of this number nine selected the farm dairy work, which includes special instruction along the lines of feeds and feeding, breeds and breeding, and special farm management. It was In connection with the study of breeds that the stock judging work was given. In giving this course it was assumed that all of the students were Inexperienced in the use of the score card as a means in studying dairy type. With this in mind a course was arranged which Included a cow demonstration, score card work and comparative placlngs. The cow demonstration was given In order that the men might have an understanding in regard to proper methods of judging cows, breed characteristics and general show-ring methods. When a thorough understanding of methods was secured they were given score cards on which they placed their opinion, as expressed in per, cent, of the various individuals in the ring. The score card practice gave them, additional information along the line of important points In cOw judging, so they were soon capable of judging by comparison, being required to give both oral and written reasons to substantiate their placings. The work of comparing individuals was considered by far the most important branch of the work, so the major part of the time was used in this way. In order that'they, might have general understanding in regard to the various classes of dairy stock a large variety of classes were passed upon. The Purdue university herd is composed mostly of Jerseys; however, sufficient numbers of Holsteins and Ayrshires are owned to Insure an understanding in regard to breed type. The following are a few of the classes

Winter Course Students’ Stock Judging Contest

By J. D. HARPER,

Purdue University Agricultural Extension '

The winter course judging contest held at Purdue, March 5, 1912, was a decided success. The contest was organized last year when members of the animal husbandry department donated a beautiful silver loving cup to be contested for annually by the-Stu-dents of the winter course in agriculture. The cup is to be retained at the university but the winner has the

Trophy Awarded at Winter Course Students’ Judging Contest.

jonor of having his name and address engraved upon ft in a very artistic fashion. In order to win the cup, the contestant must make the highest

Associate in Milk Production, Pariw Experiment Ststiea, Pardee Uaiversity Arricaitnral Extessioe

Purdue University,

used in comparative judging, one class being used each day: Comparison of three Jersey cows, oral and written reasons; comparison of four Holstein heifers, oral and written reasons; selection of best dairy heifer from herd of six, three Jerseys and three Holsteins, etc., etc. This work included the selection of both breeding stock and producers, as well as individuals. After an eight weeks’ course in this line of work the men showed a considerable amount of skill in the selection of desirable types and also in the ability to explain the reasons for such placements. In order that they might be given an opportunity to test their skill or ability as a judge of dairy stock, it was decided to hold a contest on the last day of the course, open to all winter course students taking the farm dairy work. Promptly at one o’clock Friday, March 7, the contest opened with a class of aged Jersey cows in the ring. They were given 15 minutes to determine their placings, placing saipe upon a blank given them for that purpose. The contest lasted for almost two hours, seven classes in all being used, consisting of the following classes:

A. Aged Jerseys. B. Young Jersey cows. C. Jersey heifers. D. Holstein cows. E. Holstein heifers. F. Mixed'class, producing cows. G. Mixed class, heifers.

The accompanying picture shows class F and was composed of the champions in Class A, B and D, including Florence Melrose, 18975, a very typey individual of the Ayrshire breed, owned by the university dairy. The results of this contest were very largely in keeping with the individual work of the various contestants during the term’s work. A number of students showed marked ability in placing pure classes, however, when mixed classes of stock were used, only a few were able to select the proper placings for the various animals. The following contestants secured the highest grades for individual placing: '"'Frank C. Meeker' first , I. D. Shortridge, second. C. E. Zarth, third. The winner, Mr. Frank Meeker, comes to Purdue from Muncie, Ind., this being his second year as a winter course dairy student

score in judging three rings each of cattle, horses, sheep and hogs. The contest this year was very close and some exceptionally high scores were made. The class as a whole has been remarkably good, and the work In judging throughout the entire course has been of a very high quality. The men have shown an especial aptitude in choosing winning animals' from the beginning, but the final scores in the contest have been a source of extreme gratification to members of the animal husbandry faculty. The classes of animals in each ring were selected so as to test the student's ability to pass upon different kinds of animals successfully. The scope of the work was broad, so as to ascertain the student’s fitness for doing all kinds of stock judging work. The three rings of cattle were: One class of fat steers; one class of aged breedjug cows; and one class of heifers. The "sheep were: One class fat lambs; one class Shropshire breeding ewes; one class Rambouillet breeding ewes. The hogs were: One class Poland China barrows; one class Poland China sows, and one class Berkshire gilts. The horse judging work was done by J. Crouch and Sons’ barns, where the students passed upon: One class Percheron gelding; one class stallions, and one class Belgian mares. The trophy was awarded to R. W. Lantz of New Palestine, Ind. Mr. Lantz won the trophy on a score of 1,180 points out of a possible 1,200. He has done* good work throughout the course and well deserves the honor he has won. The. second place was won by Ralph Test on a score of 1,150, while three men, H- W. Carter, a H. Lisman and C. F. Nesbitt tied for third place on a score of 1,135, The character of the work will no doubt be a source of inspiration to future classes and will give a decided Impetus for better stock throughout the state.

Dairy Prices.

If dairymen can be set to thinking and calculating eventually a bettea product and a better jtgkse for it mu ■ ” • ' '■/’J

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LYNCH LAW.

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