ing another war secret and telling the story of how, while hostilities radio stations. States bureau of standards. Afterward he took the scientists out into the woods near the burean tower was nothing more than a Squier, and the marvelous properties of this said General receiver, through agencies at present in time the giant oak. rm» MY CATBIRD Prime cantante! Scherzo! Andante! Plano, planissimo! Presto, prestissimo! Hark! are there nine birds or ninety and nine? And now a miraculous gurgling gushes Like nectar from Hebe's Olymplan bottle. The laughter of tune from a rapturous throttle! Such melody must be a hermit thrush's! But that other caroler, nearer, Outrivaling rivalry with clearer Sweetness incredibly fine! Is it oriole, redbird or bluebird, Or some strange un-Audubonned Dew bird? All one, sir, both this bird and that bird The whole flight are all the same catbird! | The whole visible and invisible choir you a On one lithe twig of yon grean tree. Flitting feathery Blondel! Listen to his rondel! To his lay romantical, To his sacred canticle, Hear him liting, See him ti His saucy ! While utter All the difficu Just for fund Or in tipsy Or at love ¢ Or, disdainin ais “die ine gift and art, Like an imi table poet Who captivates the world’s heart, And doesn’t know it. Haar him lit See him tit! » ad and tall are fluttering operas under the sun, elry, Then he suddenly stops, Peers about, flirts, hops, | As if looking where he might gather uy The wasted e just spilt From the quive Fr Cup Of hs bliss overrun hen, as in mockery of all The Supetul gpalls that eer did fall Fr vocal pipe, or evermore shall rize and mews, and He - William Henry $15. 946.000 Lent to Farmers During the Month of March; Total of 185,643 Ask Loans| During March 815.048.000 was lent to 4.630 farmers by Federal Land Banks on long-time first mortg accord: ing to the monthly statement of the farm loan board. © The Federal Land | bank of Omaha leads In amount of | loans closed, $4565, with the Fed: Land bank of St. Paul running sec- | ond in amount, $1,803 200, The other banks closed loans as fol- fows: Houston, $1.838000; Spokane, £1.528.000; Louisville, $1142000; St | Louis, $1,125000: Columbia, 8. C.,| £922.000: Wichita, $775,000; New Or- teans, $741,000; Berkeley, $547,000; | Springfield, Mass. $525,000, and Balti more, $336,000, On April 1 the total amount of mortgage loans since the establish- ment of the federal land banks was £108,600,000, with 70.040 borrowers, Al together 185,643 have applied for loans ander this system, aggregating $402. 066,733. staey aniaris, ges, eral Gets 125 Bobeats and 200 Coyotes in Three Years With a record of 125 bobcats and 200 coyotes to the credit of a North Yakima (Wash.,) government trapper | operating in the mountains and valleys | of that region, it is estimated by ranchers that he has saved them 24, O00 head of sheep and 80000 game GLirds in the past three years. Basing their estimate on the known destruc tiveness of these wild pests, the money value of the stock saved is computed by them at 2240000, The fur of the beasts killed or trapped was worth $16,000, El HERE AND THERE 4 Fools begin a lot of things that wise men finish, Cash is the password to many a secret organization, A man of ripe experience is too wise to monkey with green fruit. Every time a battle is fought another scrap of history is made. When a man is up and doing, much depends on what or whom he is doing. Don't get the idea that dis tance lends enchantment to man's view of pay day. A inexperienced Man Can Make Good as Manager of a Big Baseball Club of years ago the dope sters generally were of the opinion that an inexperienced man could not step In and make a success as mana- ger of a major league club. Hugh Bezdek proved an exception. He didn’t know much more about han- dling a baseball club than a rabbit dees about Sunday, but he knew how to handle men and he knew baseball players by reason of scout work and A couple Hugo Bezdek. Bezdek was fa- coach and last fall juad. manager one of the sur In 1017 the team last. 1518, after fighting ost the season third Bezdek finished in fourth place average of 0520. This sea- considered a danger ous one in the fight for the penosnt. Several stars have returned from army service and with of the lying the game. mous as a gridiron | handled the Penn State * lezdek's appointment fot Pirates as the wis In of finished in place, with an one tional league the Pirates are plcked by many dopesters to finish in the KEEPING BOOKS ON THE HENS These days, knowing the hen's ex- act board bill 8 next in importance to knowing her exact production of eres in a given length of time, Some testing work carried on by the Ohio experimental station with a flock of 24 Leghorn hens for three years has furnished valuable data on the amount of feed consumed by a flock of layers no less important is the number of egzs these hens laid during the three years of their lives, This flock of Leghorns was fed a fairly well-balanced ration of mixed grains and dey mash, containing meat geraps, also green feed, shell and grit. The hens consumed an average of 174% pounds of grain and mash dur ing the three years, from November 24, 1912, to October 6, 1015, which dur- ing that period cost $2.27 per hen, The hens lald an average of 351 eggs each, or 117 eggs per hen each year, and yielded a total profit of $4.18 per hen. The feed cost of the eggs was TH conts a dozen. At the end of three years there were 17 of the hens still alive, the mortality having been 20 per cent. If we triple the feed cost per hen to ‘approximate present feed prices, and make the average price of eggs 45 cents a dozen, hens of same aver. age quality would return an annual profit above feed cost of better than $1 cach for three laying years, On the same basis, 1,000 hens would return to the poultryman a fair living above expense of Investment, depreciation, Interest, ete, a £ i That the Inability to rend and un- derstand English places the foreign born in danger of his life is the strik- ing fact brought out in a recent state ment of mine fatalities by the burean of mines, department of interior. The facts offer a strong argument for Americanization. The rate of aceldents among the non-English speaking miners is not only greater in all the great mining districts of the country but the In creased ratio is uniform in all dis tricts. The bureau of mines consid. ers that this demonstrates clearly that the Inability to read warning signs, to comprehend fully the company's Ine structions sand to understand thelr foreman, places gn unnecessary haz ard upon the foreign-born. The figures given show the differ the mines among the American-speak- ing and those from the countries of continental Europe, almost entirely non-English speaking. In Penosylvanlia anthracite mines 43 per cent of the employees are Eng- lish-speaking and this number Is charged with only 288 per cent of the fatalities, whereas the other per cent sustained 71 per cent of the fa- talities, This Is a comparative ratio of 669 to 1,288 against the non-English speaking. In Pennsylvania bituminous the ratio is 771 to 1,123 and in West Virginia district, 790 to 1,424. In In diana the ratio Is not so great, Director Manning of the bureau of mines concludes his report with this impressive statement: “Had the fatality and for the English-speaking been maintained throughout the three groups, there would have been a sav- ing of TIO fatalities and 9X) very se Bo injury rate Americanization and educat miner.” The heavier the cr ined herbs wa the heartier prayer; most fragrant are: The sailor would not watch the star: And David's songs had ne'er bean sung if griefs his heart had never wrung. Small Cakes for Occasions, The small cakes and cookies which for they aire usually, ir ter flavored if allowed to ripen, Rocks. Cream a cupful of shortening, add a ar, three eggs a teaspoonful of cinnamon, half a tea- spoonful of allspice, a teaspoonful of soda dissolved In two tablespoonfuls cut fine: add two and one-half Bake in a mod- erate oven. Oatmeal Cockies. Irown two cupfuls of oatmeal In the until a good brown, then put hrough the ment chopper; cream oae cupful of shortening with a cupfual of sugar: add salt to taste, two eggs, a teaspoonful each of cionamon and soda and seven tablespoonfuls of thick sour milk, two cupfuls of flour. Add a few nuts and raising and drop by tea- gpoonfuls on a buttered shee t. Bake in a moderate oven This recipe makes about sixty small cakes, oven Nut Cookies. the yolks of two eggs until add a cupful of brown sugar of nut meats, then béaten stiff, Beat thick, gradually, a cupful the whites of the eggs, mix well and drop from the Coconut Cream Cookies. tul of sugar gradually, a half cupful of shredded coconut, and three cupfuls of flour, sifted, with a teaspoonful of salt and three tea- spoonfuls of baking powder. Chill with a small round cutter and bake in a moderate oven. Sunshine Cookies, a cupful of sweet fuls of flour. Roll out very thin and place on baking sheets; drop on one teaspoonful of the filling and cover with another cooky. Bake in a mod- ¢ oven. Filling. Chop or cut with a scissors one cup. ful of raisins; one-half cupful of sugar {2 added. the juice of half a lemon, one half cupful of hot water and the lemon rind, grated, if liked, Cook until smooth and thick, Dates with raisins may be used, or a few stewed prunes, dried apples well seasoned, or any other stewed dried fruit that is rather thick. Neves well, Boric Acid for Eyes. If the eyes are red use boracie acld in a wash for them, using a pinch of the powder in the eye cup. This Is a good treatment for granulated Uds Jleve ON / —€ 01 Sk The € Las Ni a] level ind Indians bel either of the major leagues, The from St, Louis fo r Josh Billings; Nunan is regarded better with + but €'Nelll is regard the game today, always on the steady g Chet fo the is showing off ‘ this season, neuer Hs Rn Thomas, who came overweight agd chunky, on big things from him Former Shortstop oft St. Louis Browns May Change Mind About Retir. ing From Game. JAVRN, 8. Mississipy Han KUry rEeocn Ny aroinais In (riants were which he of the Mound City the best backstopping . who was obtained iil and Chet Thomas. good behind the bat and still most dependable * tho y fd ax the nd rind, never slumping int ddlo s Ia Oan of fF day.” about the inst season in fine style and hi tes are betting ali PR AA BONEHEAD CLASSIC FOR YEAR OF 1919 uff i when RICH MT AL AT ALARA LARA RR ERG! ckboard st n the help = fe a an Ha himsalf, fAsesananeanenane PASE BAL i STORIES | Cy ball vigor Will Outfielder Farr Johnny Lavan, a frac deal colla tured ankle in Cuba | pees, “It's going toi said the get surgeon, “and I'd like to game.” AMF SARAH SRS PITCHER LUQUE LOOKS GOOD i Former Louisville Hurler Wins First Game of Season for Manager Pat Moran of Reds. It does not look as if the Colonels will be able to get Plicher Luque back from the Cincy Redd, as the Cuban has heen showing up too well, Luque had the honor of winning the first game of the season for Herr mann's club, although he only pitched to three batsmen. The Reds were be hind when he went In and before any- one else took his place they were far ahead. He looked so good to Branch Rickey of the Cards that Rickey dared Fat Moran to offer him to the St HA HARD HITTING COMBINATION First Six Batsmen of New York Giants Look to Be Most Effica. cious Batters in League. Burns, Young, Chase, Doyle, Kavff, and Zimmerman, This is the order of the first six batsmen of the New York Giants and, on paper at least, {t looks to be about the strongest batting com. bination in either of the two major * vi Sos fie +} nin gilon Cun The Bos roung Pat ¢ expects to be back, - - . Sox have Ne ton Red Shea over to wark, but star left “ago Cubs, George Tyler, one of the handed pitchers of the Chie . *» 0» of the Colonels bas the Birmiog- i eague. *atey Flaherty fn o - - % has rein- who quit “to go into busi The national commission stated Normal Plitt, pitcher, baseball Inst summer ness” » * * Early season clouting makes many spring buds, but a= the pitchers round into form, the basehit totals will shrink. - - » Harry Harper of the Washington Americans gels the credit of being the first pitcher to win a game {rom the Boston Red Box. - a. @ May of the St. Louis Cardinals was the first National league pitcher to secure a shutout in a championship game this spring. * & 9» Pat Moran's fine start in Cincinnati threatens to bring trouble to the wise old manager, for Redland bugs turn over night when defeat comes, - . 0» Honus Wagner, former Pirate star, who was offered a berth with the Lonigville club in the American As sociation, says be will stick to bis job as athletic director at Carnegie Tech., wh | Cn A ASAI SANS oe - Tee - oe Pittsburgh, is ALAA WAI IIHS SURE WAY TO STOP FUGACIOUS TY C083 isn’t every F player who can ty Cobb. Yet in St. irs figo there was a iwnodest Hitle catcher named Paul EKritchell, who evolved out of his own vast brain 8 means of circumventing the wily fugacious Ty. One aft- ernoon wis on first; his when the chance loos halfway good, he broke for KEritchell, wild to make dropped the ball, Hur. cking it up, he glam to third, when t x sa AN Ne It cope with Louis ve quiet, ol SOCK *, ee sab as is ee custom ol second NC - eee COTO SN shon pill across ug- “Get him there!” irs $i third, ae - - ing: he comes around fate, C« extras » - mg tail, 10 apnex the miscue, ar- rived only to find the ball sv hima in the third baseman's leathery hand! sure as an * hb oN ing ol “ , - hase aut ee, waiting {« N 1 ® SOOT NON 2. % » Fe 3 CX ATG jo IVAN OLSON IS MOST RELIABLE AS PLAYER 4 Commences His Fifth Season With Brooklyn Superbas. infielder Knows Baseball From A to Z and Should Prove Manager Rob. inson’s Most Able Lieutenant —fF aster Than Ever, Ivan son's co pan ¥ inth season fifth with Was from and sly that trainis ing Was ns 4 mi steady It put ever dig es from 18006, when Mu the ion he on the skog wo Of » of 34, when most Ivy is one of players on the knows baseball mild be Robbie's now that Jack Coombs has departed. He is showing splendid efls of that winter training by his brilliant alleround work, and should continue st top spepd for some time to come. His flelding is better than ever, he is hit ting harder and is faster on the bases, His coaching of the other infielders pitchers while 1 game is on another valuable asset, Ivy has the distinction of being the most cone sistently “panned” player Brooklyn ever bad, but he has thrived on the panping. slipping reliable He 4 wis Cam. - 0 4 and lieutenant the WotR Ix A —— a ——— LARRY SUTTON WITH COOMBS One of the Best. Known Baseball Scouts Signs to Dig Up Players for Philadelphia Club. : Larry Sutton, one of the best-known baseball scouts, has signed a contract to dig up new players for the Phillies Sutton for many years was the Brook Iyn club's scout and was the discov. erer of. Daubert, Wheat and other noted players. He acted in 8 sirailar capacity for the Cincinnati Reds two FOArs ago, Sutton aod Jack Coombs are old friends. The former recently recoms mended Leo Callahan to the Phillies, and as the latter is making great progress, Coombs decided the other day to let Sutton put on bis gum shoes for a tour of the minor Wages la in the seasoh, : ai
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