Evening Republican, Volume 16, Number 164, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 July 1912 — Page 3

GOOD SOIL FOR AN ORCHARD

Must Be Prepared Sufficiently Deep and Drained So Tltet Rente May Rtaeh Into Subsoil. “ First of all. tbe soil most be well drained and prepared sufficiently deep so that the roots stay reach deep into tbe subsoil. . Second, tbe surface soil must be cultivated frequently and a rotation of cover crops and catch crops employed so that a sufficient amount of plant food will be jpiade available to promote a rapid, •healthy growth rather than forcing the growth of tbe trees by the übs of ‘manures and fertilisers rich In nitrogen. In some rare Instances tbe soil may be deficient In plant food, ant the intelligent use of mineral plant foods will prove very beneficial. It is when tbe orchards begin to produce large crops of fruit that the demands for plant food must be met if profitable crops of superior fruit are secured. At this time tbe roots of the trees have taken possession of practically all of the soil, and have utilized the larger portion of the available plant food so that the addition of manure or fertiliser Is essential. The function of tbe soil in furnishing tbe trees with nourishment Is «0T exceedingly complex one, and there are certain well-defined laws that must be kept in mind for Improvement and maintenance of tbe fertility of the soil that la occupied by the trees. Some orchardlßts advocate sod mulch, others depend upon cultivation and the liberal use of fertilizers and barn manures, others cover crops and mineral fertilizers as a means of improve lng and maintaining the fertility of orchard soils. The fact that no two soils required the same line of treatment has caused a confusion of Ideas in the management of orchard sells.

DEVICE FOR PULLING TREES

Apparatus Shown In Illustration Found Entirely Satisfactory In Removing Brush. For removing bushes and small trees’ the device Illustrated herewith has proved very satisfactory. It consists of a five or six-foot stick of round, tough wood such as hickory, and, say, three Inches in diameter, with a single-tree attached at one end

Tree Pulling Apparatus.

and a trace chain at the other. The chain Is passed around the sapling and hooked to the pole, aaya the Orange Judd Farmer. While a. horse pulls tiie rootß are cut with an ax on the opposite side, and soon the tree comes out with a rush.

Life of Peach Trees.

It is claimed that the most profitable period in the life of a peach tree la from 4to 8 years. From a peach census taken last year in Orange county, N. Y., It seems that thorough cultivation Is more essential to the peaob tree than either pruning or spraying.

HORTICULTURAL NOTES

Fruit , can. be harvested at one-hall the cost from low-headed trees. Fall Is the best season for planting all deciduous trees and bushes. . Cherries will not thrive planted on low, moist or cold, heavy soils. Any good dry lend that will grow the regular farm orops will grow cherries. The future of apple growing has never looked so bright as It does today. The fungicidal value of llmeeulphur U Increased by the addition of arsenate of lead. Grapes are apt to overbear and it Is never safe to let them set all the fruit they will. — Healthy foliage held late In the season enables the trees to -build stronger buds for the next crop. Arsenate of lead which Is held over from the year before will be good If It has not dried out and become a hard lump. . Where the San Jose scale is troublesome the currant .Is objectionable In the orchard as it affords a great harbor for these pests. Don’t expect a small knapsack sprayer will do the work for large fruit trees. It is not large or strong enough. You need a barrel pump. The common Bordeaux mixtures, sometimes called the 4-4-40 mixture, la composed of 4 pounds blues tone, A pounds Quicklime end 40 gallons of water. For scab, leaf spot, brown rot, mildew mid leaf blight, use the Bordeaux mixture before leaves or blossoms open on apple, peach, pear, plum or cherry trees. If a cold wet spell comes whan ap plea are In bloom, spray with bordeatu mixture to prevent scab. This sung ous Is always moat destructive In a cool, wet spring. An Interesting suiieme of selection in growing annuals Is to start with the A's in the seed catalogue and plant a certain number each ymr until the entire alphabet has been covered.

Kleptomania

By Donald Allen

(Copyright, VO. by Associated Literary Press.) . An event to he much talked about In society and another to cause chatter from the seventh floor to the basement at Maxim & Co.’s department store, occurred the same week. The first was (he announcement of the engagement of Miss Edith Lisle to Mr. Eugene Nevlns, who was one of the partners of the store, and society agreed that It was a fine match. Society refers to those things the same way men refer to horses In a race. The second event was the general overhauling of the store detectives and ifiany of the sales girls, on account of the sudden increase In shoplifting. Laser and other valuable goods not the usual prey of the shoplifter were being taken In a way to make the loss a serious one and so call for Increased vlgllanoe. Maxim & Co. had the reputation of carrying the finest line of laces In the city. There were four salesgirls in this department, and the one In charge was Miss Grattan. She had held her place for nearly a year when the first theft was reported. The first and second cases were passed over, but when the third was reported Miss Grattan "was placed under suspicion. It was Mr. Nevlns who set (he watch on her, and It was to Mr. Nevlns that the report was made later on. "Lives with her widowed" mother"; goes out very little and then with Mr. Traver, of the furniture department. It is said that they are engaged. If she takes the lace, she sells It somewhere. Cannot say that suspicion should attach to any one of the four at the lace counter.” In the line of business Mr. Nevlns had once called Miss Grattan to the office. She had not trembled and cowered In his presence. On the contrary, she had seemed too assured and snippy to please him. There must be discipline In department stores, and when an employe is before the powers that be, he or she Is expected to act as If life was at stake. As Miss Grattan didn’t, Mr. Nevlns was displeased with her. In the general overhauling Miss Grattan came first. Lace to the

"There Is Slackness There."

value of S2OO had been taken from her department two days before. There had been a rush at her counter all day, mostly of weß-dreSsed women. There had been scores and scores of sales. There had been scores who did not buy. The salesgirls must not- only handle the stock, but answer questions, record sales, keep their eyes open and look upon every customer with suspicion, and feel that some one of those customers might be a shoplifter, and there to pot the four In peril of losing their places. Mr. Nevlns realised all this, but he made no excuses for Miss Grattan, nor permitted her to make any for herself. "There Is slacknes there or these things could not happen,” he said. "A smart girl can tell a shoplifter half way across the store. If there is any more stealing from your counter I shall be obliged to transfer you to the crookery department” There were three store detectives, all noted for their smartness, and yet they could not "tell a shoplifter half way across the store,” nor yet ten feet aWay. Miss Grattan took It rightly that she "was marked down,” hut she returned to her counter resolved to watch with more vlgllanoe than ever. In the big stores they do not make the mistake of watching what may be called the common folks to the exclusion of all others. What the oommon folks take is called stealing; what the wealthy take goes under the head of kleptomania. Both are watched alike. Four days after tit talk fat the office, Mias Grattan had a customer for high-prioed lace. She was a young woman of about twenty-two, who had oome in her ante, and die had a full purse and bought liberally and took away her package. ' She was Watched, and yet ten minutes after She had gone a valuable piece of lace was missing. The most that oould he found out about her wps that she had frequently been In the store mad fi»f< |h( paid oash never her purchases seat. The lom had to ba reported to Mr. Hevtu. He did aot .. . ... . - _ - " ',v <?

transfer Miss Grattan to the crockery department, as he had threatened. He was evidently about to do so, when something she said in describing the customer she suspected made him hesitate and take on a puzzled look, and.after a time to remark: _ _ "After you have taken stock tonig&t you may find the missing lace. At any rate, let It go for a day or two.” . . V..J suspect her, and was he going to have her watched? Was he going to have her mother's house searched? Yes, Miss Grattan was engaged to Mr. Traver, the head of the furniture department; hut the fact had not been publicly announced. These engagements seldom appear In the society Journals. It’s two dr three days off under protest—a marriage, a fiat and then one hears no more. It may he spoken of In the Btore for a day, but only by employes. On the evening of the last theft mentioned the matter was talked over between the lovers. Mr. Traver was a man of action. He had a slater who was not known at the store, and next day she was a customer at the lace counter. She didn't make a purchase, hut she kept her 4yes open. The next day she was at the glove counter. On the next she was back at the lace counter. Perhaps one of the store detectiveß became suspicious and followed her about for a time; perhaps one of the four girls at the lace counter hoped to find her shoplifting and see her punished. She was there, undetermined whether * to buy or not when the young lady of the auto swept Into the store and up to the counter. She wap gracious and patronizing. She wanted expensive lace to send to a girl friend In the oountry. Miss Grattan waited on her and watched her. —Never had she watched a cubtomer so closely. Miss Traver suspended her buying to leave the store and order a public auto to wait In front of it. At the end of half an hour her quarry came out and entered her own auto and speeded away. She was followed and her residence located. She had not left the store above a quarter of an hour when the whitefaced and shaking Miss Grattan was up in the office reporting to Mr. Nevlns; “The young lady whom I suspected a few days ago came for more lace today and bought |SO worth. She had hardly gone when I missed five yards valued at more than that” "H’m! You will apply for your salary this evening. We can no longer afford to keep you here. The other day, when I told you to wait a hit, I thought I had a clue to solve the problem; but It seems that I was mistaken. I shall transfer the other girls to the crockery department. The four of you are a careless lot, but you are the worst.” An hour later Mr. Traver asked for a word with Mr. Nevlns. “If it’s about Miss Grattan, I don’t wish to hear it,” was the answer. "But It isn’t. It’s about the shoplifter at the lace counter. I know her apd know her place of residence.” “You—you do!” "And if you get out a search warrant before she can mall away the lace she lifted this afternoon it will be found In her house. My sister followed her today." Mr. Nevlns bent forward on hls desk and hid hls face In his hands, and it was three long minutes before he raised it to Bay: “I —I suspected—l knew, but I didn’t want any one else to know. You and Miss Grattan are engaged. Please go, both of you. Your wedding gift from' the firm will be enough to set you up in business You see, Miss —Miss Lisle is a kleptomaniac, and I can’t —can’t —" And hls face was in his bands again when Mr. Traver softly withdrew. Society wondered and by and by forgot

Why Feminine Angels?

The “feminine angel" appears to be the Invention of Christmas eard producers and “monumental masons," as the makers of tombstones call themselves. In Milton’s heaven there Is no equality of sex, for there Is never a mention of a foman, even as a celestial camp follower. Guerclno’s angel at Fano, which inspired Browning’s beautiful “Guardian Angela Is a man. The feminist, however, will hardly cite this as another example of the unfair predominance of man, since even man, as an angel, has no concern with government or the vote.

A New Leap.

A newly qualified judge In one of the email towns of the south was try* lug one of his first criminal eases. The accused was an old colored mhn, who was charged with robbing a hencoop. He had been In court before on a similar charge, and was then acquitted. “Well, Tom,” began the Judge, ‘1 see you’re In trouble again.” “Yes, sah replied the prisoner. “The last time. Jedge, you was nrn lawyer.” “Where is your lawyer this tlmeT” asked the judge. “I. ain’t got no lawyer this time,” answered Tom, “I’m gwlne to tell the truth!”

A Difference.

"Men in the olden times wove delighted If they got a lady’s “Well” "Now they’re as glum as can he If UTOy get the mitten.”!

Indifferent as to the Present One.

“Dora, you are sixteen and toast spell toot name correctly!” "Oh, that’s all right, mother, 1 aspect to oh&nge It in a year or sa‘V> ■.* *■. t~~- • -*v ' “ . t ' • /' - .. ■

SCRAPS of HUMOR

True Mourning.

Down In Georgia a negro, who had hls life Insured, died and left the money to his widow. She immediately bought herself a very elaborate mourning outfit. " . Showing her purchases to a friend, she was very particular In going Into details as to prices and all incidental particulars. Her friend was very much impressed, and, remarked: “Them sho 1b fine does, but befo’ Heaven, what is you goin’ to do wid all dis black underwear?” The bereaved one sighed: “Chile, when I mourns I mourns.”

Wide Awake.

Sammy Mammasboy—Going to move, Tommy? Tommy Tufnut—Yep. . Sammy Mammaaboy—Why. how did you know? —Tommy Tufnut —Ah! how’d I know! Didn’t m’ mother lemme break a cellar winder t’ other day an’ didn’t say nartin’? How’d I know? A-a-h, you!— Puck.

Made Him Sad.

“Wot’s de matter wit’ Mooney Waggles?” „ “Aw, don’t notice him. He thinks he sees things.” “Wot kind o’ things?” "Aw, stacks o’ soap an’ loads o’ bath-tubs.” —Cleveland Plain Dealer.

There Are Others.

Larry—l like Professor Whatshisname In Shakespeare. He brings things home to you that you never saw before. Harry—Huh! I’ve got a laundryman as good as that. —Jack O’Lantern.

A NEW PLAN.

Claude —I found my automobile a great comfort when I first came to this city, a total stranger. Clara:—That so? Claude—Yes; it enabled me to run up against a whole lot of nice people.

Bparing Himself.

The umpire when the game is o’er Doth walk alone, for fear Hard language from a fan who’s sore May fall upon his ear.

Meat and Drink.

Will—The sight of "an old'Schoolmate is—er —well, it might be called both meat and drink. Bertha —Yes; that’s wlmt you men usually do in the circumstances. Will—Eh? Bertha —Meet and drink.

Imperfect Air.

"So your airship was wrecked In the blizzard. I thought you considered It perfect?’’ “The ship was perfect,” replied the inventor stiffly. "The air was at fault’’—Tit-Bits, -j;;. - ~ .

Kindness.

"Do you ever go out of your way to do thingß to make other people happy?” v “Yes. I crossed the street this morn-., ing to avoid meeting a man who owes money to me” ■' . *

Real Swift.

"Haven’t you forgotten something?" asked the maid, with a blush. "Oh, that’s til right,” replied ths swain, as he opened the door to go out "You can keep the rest of ths candy.”—Puek.

Why she Yielded.

Bella —He said he would kiss meo? die in the attempt. Tjt v Della—Well? Bella—He has no life insurance and I pitied his poor old mother.

Brave Also.

He—l can tell a woman’s age no matter how eld she is. She—What a brste you mug^bet

TEACHING A LESSON.

As the car swung sharply arou from Bbaker street not a man arose to offer his seat to the handsomely gowned woman who was dinging desperately to one of the straps. Whereupon Mrs. Kyckers, who was sitting next to her husband, exclaimed. Indignantly, T think It Is Just shameful for all you men to stay seated and make that poor woman stand tg ——— Mr. Kyckers was not Impressed. "Do you know who that woman is?” he asked. "No,” hls wife* retorted, “I don’t know who she Is; and it doesn’t make any difference who she la; she’s a woman, and ought to be treated with decency.” Mr. Kyckers spoke patiently, "My dear,” he said, “she is the wife of the trolley company’s president.”

Settling George.

"No, George," she said In her gravest tones, “I cannot become engaged to you, and I am very sorry to see you show this mad Infatuation. Remember that I am much older than you are, and believe me when I say t will always he an elder sister to you.” “You ain’t hardly any older than me,’’ declared the disappointed youth. ’T am 16, George, while you are hut 14. And remember, George, that to a woman a year is a lifetime.”

Indifferent

"What waa Constable Miggs doin’ up on th‘ stage durln’ the entertainment?” ”Th’ dum’d ol’ Idiot was Insistin’ thet Jim Peters should have hls Santa Claus whiskers fireproofed.” "What did Jim say?” “He said he’d worn ’em thirty year without fireproofin’ an’ he dfdn’t care a dern whether they burned or noti”

How He Felt.

Miss Gusher (to aeroplane passenger)—lt must have been splendid riding around up there. Didn’t you feel as though you owned all the world beneath you? Timid Passenger—Well, I certainly had an Idea that I was a great deal better off.

HOPEFUL.

"I understand your wife has Joined the suffragettes?” "Yes, and I’m glad of R.” - "Then you approve of the suffrar gettes?" “No. One of these days they’ll do something that Marie disapproves of and then she’ll give them the talking to that they deserve.” ™■ —~‘~i"

Quite Flashy.

It seems he’s had a run of luck, Hls bank account is fat And on hls head is proudly stuck A fuzzy-wuzzy hat. _ , t .. - -

The Worm Turns.

.. "Every man I refused to marry has accumulated a fortune, and here you are as poqr as. when we started life together." poorer, dear.” "Well, I'd like to know why it Ist” ■ "You didn’t refuse to‘ marry me, dear.”

A Mean-Man.

"Mrs. Flubb Is going to give a poCdJe party." ' " “I wish I could furnish the refreshments."— '■* “What would you suggest?” "Arsenic.”

Well Qualified.

“A man who has lived for SO years In the same boarding house Is going to inter vaudeville." "matt soft of specialty win he dor’ "Oh, I guess he'll imitate a prone.”

Contrary Qualifications.

"Queer, Isn’t ft!** "What Is queer?" "That a map may be out of the runting because he has not the proper

An Easy Mark.

"Why do you think yon failed to find the North Pole?” "Because I found a magazine that would pay me well for the story of my failure.” ■

We Aim to Please.

. Old Lady (who has oome aboard i» ring heary rain) —How nlee of these taUroad folks to haw a dothellne up Hi Just hang my shawl up to dry*— Judge-

No Walk at All.

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A TRIPE FAMINE.

f ; 1 • •- * Ty,. "I want to get two pounds of tripe," said tl’c If *y entering the shop. ' " "Sorry, ma’am,” replied the keeper, "hut we haven’t any tripe today." "No tripe? Why, It’s In season.” "No, ma’am, there’s no tripe being shot Just now.”' - :■ "No tripe being shot! Why, what are you talking about?” t —I should say. ma’am, that the fisheries commission won’t allow tripe to be caught now.” "Are yon crazy, man? 1 don’t want fish! I want tripe!” "Well, what In thunder is tripe, ma’am?” "Why—why. I don’t know Just what it is, but if you haven’t got any I’ll try some other place.”—Yonkera Statesman.

An Extraordinary Case.

A young attorney not noted for his brilliancy recently appeared In court to ask for an eortra allowance In an action which he waa so unfortunate as to have been retained in. The court, not discovering anything at all unusual, complicated or extraordinary about the litigation, inquired of the young man: “What is there about this that to you seems extraordinary?” "That I got it," blandly and inaocently replied the youthful aspirant for fees.—Case and Comment

Times Have Changed.

"He must be a literary person." "Why so r "Hls hair is long and unkempt, hls linen soiled and hls clothes ragged." "My dear sir, that a tramp. That Was a literary person limousine." ~ I ' - --

SPITEFUL THING.

Miss Pert—Ever since I refused Tom two weeks ago he hasn’t been sober a day. Miss Caustique—Not tired celebrating, eh?

A Hard Cass.

The knight of old who wore steel pants— And, for a cap, a kettle— Was silly to drees thus, but still. He was a man of metal.

The Brazen Cuiprit.

An eastern man was charged with stealing a Christmas kiss without ml* tletoe sanction and asked the Judge If he couldn’t testify in his own behalf. "Go ahead,” said bis honor. J "Well, all . I have to say la,” remarked the brasen culprit, "that no matter what you fine me the kiss wasn’t worth itl" . Whereupon the plaintiff fainted and the Judge said ten days.

A Woman's Reason.

"Why,” asm the fiiqulsltlve person, "do you enjoy having some one tell you that you are pretty, when you know you are not? Does It make you believe that you are?" "No," she answers readily. "But it makes me believe that he believes I «m."—Ju4go_ ' - . . - ■;/.

Only Moderately Ambitious.

"If yon want to be strong and. healthy, Millie,” advised Aunt Jemima, "eat a raw onion every morning before breakfast” ‘Td rather not do that auntie,", said Miss Millicent; 1 shall be satisfied with being merely healthy."

Force of Habit

The baseball umpire had retired to his winter quarter*. "Jack,” said his wife one evening, "Tommy has been a naughty boy today." "Well,” be rejoined, absent minded--Iy, “I’ll fine him 1*6.”

The Cost of Living.

T suppose that must be reckoned; Into the cost of living*too.” "Whatr "The grooer sent our cook A swell* New Tear’s present” TonkerW Statesman.

Why Ha Has Quit.

"Do you dsnoe?" "No. I*ve given *t un.” "Rellgious sonplesT" "Not exactly. My wife always With ladles Who avw'oLtar than she.” ._i

A Case for Shocking Language.

"Had a shocking accident cfet at oar house last evening.” ' "Why. what fas itr - without shutting off the current”