Jasper Weekly Courier, Volume 57, Number 27, Jasper, Dubois County, 9 April 1915 — Page 3

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WAR TAX ON CANADIAN LANDS WHEN PEACH TREE SHOULD BE PRUNED INDIANA BREVITIES J

Rich New York Sisters

NpVV YORK In the heart of Manhattan inland, on Fifth avenue itself, and ithin ibrM block of Forty-second street, live throe women. ho, with . . II ' . I l t a a .

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ia ifiunu oniy 10 ioe Asior estate ajnonfl Unilti properties in the I'nited States The Wendel estate, incident tedatai that of the Astors. as the Mrst John Gottlieb Wendel tfsTM 'I fur trade to the acquisition of New York real estate several years :: Brsl lohn Jacob Astor made a similar transition. Of UM sixers, only one 1h married She has no children. She is Mrs - (Rebecca A G. Wendell Swope of 249 Central Park west, where I .,. Hvet sjone with her husband. - the only one of the family who ever ventures abroad among her Und Th- other slaters. Mary F A , FjHa F von F. and Georrlana G K. Wen i ( Inj to the old house on tho northwest corner of Thirty ninth street pud Fifth avenue, directly opposite the Union League club. Wendel house Is a three-story brown stone front, red brick structure H eu bnilt U 1R36., and looks every year of its age Its original cost was M and though it stands on a lot now assessed at a value of I . . 'it has never been altered or renovated in the slightest degree. Up :st Irvington is the Wendel country estate. For score of years th annual migration to and from Irvington has formed the sole occasion of th. I iblfc sppearSAM of the four sisters Kvery spring they. Mr. Swope and the two -Id servants leave the house at Thirty ninth street and walk the three block up to Forty-second street and two blocks to the Grand Central tern: aal to ik" the train for Irvint'ton Fven this brief excursion is matter anxious preparation and is undertaken in fear and trembling. Warning to All Flies: Keep Away From St. Louis ST LOUIS The St. Louis Klllthe-Fly association is preparing to inaugurate ' sign this spring that will, if it receives the aid of the public. Bain Bl LoafJ a flyless city. Tentative plans provide for the paying of a

iah prlct for every fly delivered, and in addition the awarding of thousands of i - l m contributed by merjianti ar.il citiens. The grand prize, to the buy or girl presenting the rwb r of flies during the season will be an automobile. MOOftl i' ive plans "It wax last season's campaign that afai l the people what could be d - ir O. A. Jordan, as sistant hew'h commissioner. "There

- !':.-s in St 1 ami is last f that rer, and It was tho destruction of the early flies that showed what cooeerted act htm rould accomplish vl..i' the association will accomplish this year depends entirely on how the public responds to our appeal for aid Circular letters are M)i 1 1 ing sent out explaining the need for contributions. If n hhould get s fund of $i:..0m I feel that we can practically dim Bits tht B) In one season. If we get a smaller sum we will make it go just ' ' - . ! and do just is much good as we can We MM to got prizes, thousands of tbetn. so that every boy or girl vfeo enters the campaign will receive not only his pay in cash for the flies troy I bal will receive a prize in addition that will be an inrent've to put for'h h best exertions."

Savannah Man Has a Beard That Is Some Beard S i GA When any young man stands flat footed!)- on the threshold ' ' ind makes up his medium-sized mind to accomplish something world, he is dosen ing of somotliinc And this applies to Dr. Sam Durham, the discus thrower.

and I fpeak with determination, do," Th a he cast about for some nifty business move. He searched through ' s l' s to find w hat moneys be had available, and having counted it. said: I will grow a beard." !) as Doctor Durham approaches you you falter between two declshoo' or to run From an upper window he resembles s blonde ' ' from a cellar doorway he looks like the forests of Yellowstone, at an tagic of M 5-8 degrees he looks like s sight 01 iate Doctor Durhnm has taken to braiding the beard and wearing It I lhani his waistcoat Only twice in his life his he allowed it to fall to Its I length in public: once at the Atlsnta exposition in 1895 and again ' H I a' the World s Fair at St. Louis. The spectators are kicking -bout Chicago Scientist Holds Converse With Monkeys P i Monkeys have a language of their own They express ideas w talk so plainly that one physician in the A T. Still Research instilohn Ieason. depends upon their conversation to discover when

is made in experimenting iken effect Monkeys even !. of honor, he pays ringtails and the .lavas talk it similar languages, but to nt the difference is quite phvsiclan says r Deason spends part of conversing NU the Rhesus t d ;it the Institute for reiMi ork. His favorite is Heinz.. 'cause he occupies cage

monkeys are natural ' bluf'or Heason says. They will not bite as a rule, but make demonstragreat ferocity to frighten tltelr foes. 1 ir expressions when III are easily understood." Doctor Deason said ;' BSV entirely different calls for Informing their mates, their children " f imrodes of danger They utter warnings with a half bark. Their rsation is low and cooing " have likes and dislikes among humans as well as among thetw1 he females are fickle They select their mates and boss the house !uk have a certain code of honor. For instance, they will never ll0w mt babies to be Imposed upon "

Who Live Like Hermits

rarn wem an- aosoiute mistn -st-es of a fortune variously estimated at from $60.000.000 to $&0.C00,0O0. And all are an remote from and alien to the lifo of the great city around them as tffctj would be on a desert island in tho South seas These four women are the sisters and the heiresses of John Gottlieb Wendel, who died December 11. li4. at Santa Monica. Ca!., and w hose for tune. consisting almost entirely of real estate holdings In New York city, I I a a a who lives here and who resolved 2 enrs ago to grow a long beard He. too. deserves something, a shave, for instance. At tho time that Doctor Durham was graduated as s physician he floundered around in a boy's size office for three weeks without having anyone even ring his bell by mistake Here." he said, ' this will never.

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A Peach Tree of the Muir Variety in The principal reasons for pruning 1 a ieach tree, according to a recent bulletin issued by the United State department of agriculture, may be summed up as follows: (II To modify the vigor of the tree (2) To keep the tree shapely and within bounds (3) To make the tree more stocky. fO To open the tree top to admit air and sunshine 15 To reduce the struggle for existence in the tree top ' ". To remove dead or interfering branches. t?) To aid in stimulating the development of fruit buds. S To thin the fruit i9) To make thorough spraying possible To facilitate the harvesting of the fruit. The most successful fruit growers habitually prune their trees as a general proposition In doing so they usually follow more or less closelysome system, although they may have no clear-c it conception of Just what their plan Involves There are therefore, wide differences of opinion and practice, and trees often produce abundantly uuder practically all systems or with no pruning whatever. Obviously the pruning which a troe receives the first two or three years after it is planted has much to do vi-h its futuie Mistakes In forming the head or the results of neglect during the early years In the life of a tree are practically Irreparable On the other hand, if the tree is well formed and properly pruned during its Ars years, the foundation for a good tree is established: subsequent errors in pruning, if they occur, may admit of correction without permanent harm io the tree A question frequently asked It. ' When is the proper time to prune peach trees?" In general, the answer fo this inquiry is. During the dormant period, preferably In late winter or early spring, just before growth starts, except in regions where bleeding from wounds is likely to occur. In such regions ir should probably be done in early winter Hut conditions and the object of the pruning must be considered in each case. If the pruninc oerafions are very ettensive. economic requirements may make it necessary to prune throughout the winter whenever the weather is suitable for men to work in the orchard. If the fruit buds are endangered during the winter by adverse temierature. it will be advisable to delaypruning as much as economic conditions permit until settled spring weather arrives This Is especially advisable If heavy heading in of the previous season's growth Is Involved, since th.proportion of live buds may determine the extent to which the cutting back should be carried. A limited amount of summer pruning can usually be done to advantage. The trees should be observed constantly throughout the season of ac Young P?ach Orchard in Whic ths Probably Will Break Badly With

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Its First Season's Growth Fig. I. tive growth. Whenever a branch is seen which is so plsced that it obviously will need to be removed at the annual pruning for the shaping up of the tree it is well to take it off at once. Then. too. it frequently happens tha a single branch in the top of a tree will grow considerably faster than any of the others, thus making the tree unsynimetrical if its growth is not checked. A slight heading in as soon ss such s tendency is apparent will usually keep the top well balanced. The pruning of a peach tree at ihe time of planting it has already been discussed. A tree well along m its first seasons growth is shown in Fig L It will be observed that the top is formed of four main branches This tree shows evidence of having received attention during the earlier part of the season Only those branches which were of importance in forming the top have been allowed to develop The exact number of branches which may be used In forming the head is not an arbitrary matMl From three to five or six branches are permissible. If they are well placed and properly distributed on the main stem of the tree The branches that form the head of the tree shown in Fig. 1 start from points on the trunk which are rather too close together. If there was more space between the branches where they Join the trunk there would be less danger of the limbs breaking down ! " .ter years from the weight of heavy loads of fruit During the dormant period between the first and second year, the first year s growth, provided if has been thrifty and vigorous, should be headed hak rather heavil ; perhaps one-half or two-thirds of the growth hould be removed. The effects of not heading In are show n In Fig 2. The trees here show n are making their second or third season's growth. They were not well headed in at first, and no headipg back has been done since they were planted, neeidos. the soli is lumpy and in poor tilth and the trees are making a weak, slender growth. Had they been well headed in. the growth would have been much more stocky, even though the trees were small, and rhey would be in much better condition to sustain the w eight of a crop of fruit than they can possibly be under the system of management that has been followed. . The I'nited States department of agriculture. Washington. D C. will send interested fruit growers, free of charge, its farmers bulletin No. f12) on "Growing Peaches." which gives in detail much information on tho pruning of trees, renewal of tops, thinning, interplanted crops, and special practices Can the Boarder Cow. "Canning the boarder cow" Is a pastime growing In favor with farmers. Trees Have Not Been Headed Back and First Good Crop of Fruit Fig 2.

Iidisnapolls Illness snd lack of employment were the reasons assigned for the suicide of Fred Hillman, forty-four, who was found suspended from a rope in the woodshed at bia borne While his two daughters worked out. Ilillman did the housework. 1'belr suppers had been prepared by Ilillman before ending bis life Kvansville Rev. Ira R. Akers. pastor of the Church of the .Naxarene here, announced that the members of his church had agreed not to wear any new bata. dresses or suits during the Easter services in the church on Sunday This it done according to the minister for the benefit of the poor people who might be embarrassed b) seeing the other members come marching down the aisles on Faster morning wearing new clothes of the latest fashion .M untie. Rollin H. Bunch, mayor of M uncle; Herbert S. Maddy. president of the police board; William A. Mcllvain. chief of police, and Gene Williams, deputy prosecuting attorney, were arrested on a joint grand Jury indictment charging them with having demanded and accepted bribes. All gave bond It is charged that the proprietor of a cigar store and pool room paid the officials $15 a week for protection while operating a gambling house and "blind tiger " Seymour. When Robert L Moseley of Indianapolis heard he was wanted in Jackson county on a grand jury indictment charging embezzlement, he came here and gave himself up to Sheriff Van Robertson He provided a bond of $1.000 and was re- ! a-'-d Moseley says he entered into a contract with a second party to negotiate a loan of $3.000. and was to receive 1 per cent If the loan was not accepted The party refused the loan and Moseley says he retained $25 of the amount when he collected a $150 note for the same man for which he received 10 per cent commission Franklin. The third annual retreat of the Indiana Haptist ministers closed with an address by Rev. T. C. Overman on "Prayer for a Great Awakening in Indiana." The last of the public meetings was held before a large audience in the Haptist church The feature of the meeting was an address on "Evangelistic Service." by Rev. I.eroy Dakin of Logansport A business session was held by the conference delegates, and the following officers were elected: Iresident. Dr. E. A. Hanley. president of Franklin college; vice-president. Rev. C. B. Kirby of Indianapolis; secretary-treasurer. Rev. J. W Clevenger of Greensburg Franklin college will be the meeting place of the 1916 retreat. Hayden . Mr and Mrs. Jesse W. Heat on. who have celebrated their fiftieth wedding anniversary here, are well known in Jennings county. Many relatives and friends attended the celebration. Nine of the ten children born to the couple are Ii vi nc They are: Ernest S Heaton. Paragouid. Ark ; Mrs. Cyrus N Amick, Scipio; Fountain Heaton. Hayden; Harry Heaton. Indianapolis: Mrs. J. A. Hemy. Edinburg; Miss May Heaton. Hayden: Mrs. Howard Judd. Aus tin: Mrs. L OL Ellison. Springport, and Miss Margaret Heaton. Newcastle Mr Heaton served in the Civil war three and onehalf years, enlisting in the Twenty-sixth Indiana volun teer Infantry North Judson. Donn Turner, sixteen years old. and Miss Florence Humo, fifteen, ran away from their homes at Hebron. 15 miles west of here, and went to South Hend. where they procured a marriage license and became man and wife. On their return home they stopped over night In North Judson. going on to Hebron The youthful lovers attracted so much attention at a picture show here that they finally became embarrassed and left the house amid applause. Both are students In the second year of the Hebron High school and come from prominent families. They thought their elopement was a great joke, and when asked as to what their parents would say to them when they got home they laughingly remarked: "We should worry " South Hend The presence of mind of J. F. Nuner. superintendent of the Mishawaka schools, prevented a possible panic In the Main street Mishawaka school. Several hundred pupils had gathered in the school auditorium to witness a motion picture exhibition A film caughr fire as it was being removed from the machine. The excited operator, attempting to throw the film out of the window, cast it among the students. Superin-t-i. dent Nuner sprang to the door of the room and barred the way when the children made an effort to escape He commanded them to remain in their seats. Several of the pupils suffered slight scratches and bruises In the rush, but there were no serious Injuries. Lafayette Lafayette Is to have rat extermination campaign next month, the chamber of commerce having decided to make this a feature of a general cleanup. Dr .1 N Hurty. secretary of the state board of health, is to be asked to lend assistance in the cleanup work It Is estimated that rats cause no less than $50.000 worth of damage each year in the community In the lower portion of the city, close to the Wabash river, the rst pest his reached alarming proportlcr.s The cleanup campaign la h) be extended to all parts of the btiftiness snd residence districts.

Untruthful Reports Circulated by Interested Parties. Defaming a neighbor at the expsnna of the truth does not help those w ho are guilty uf the practice, and it may be said that those spreading false reports about Canadian lands, in thn hope that they may secure customers for their own. will certainly fail of their purpose. False statements so maliciously circulated will sooner or later be disproved. And. as in the case of the lands of Western Canada, the fertility of which is now so well known to people of every state in the I'nited States, the folly of this work shows an exceeding short sightedness on the part of those guilty of the practice. The present war has given some of these people the opportunity to exercise their art. but, in doing It they are onfy arousing the curiosity of those who read the statements and a trifling Investigation will only reveal their untruthfulness. A very foolish ststement has recently appeared in a number of papers, reading in part as follows: "It is believed that as a result of thn war tax on land Imposed by the Canadian Government a number of former Dakota farmers who went to the HritIsh Northwest will, be compelled to return to the United States. Information has been received that the tax will amount to about $.ro for each farm of 160 acres, which in the case of many of the former residents of the two Dakotas would practically amount to confiscation." To show that the public has doubted, hundreds of inquiries have been made the Government at Ottsws. Cansds. only to bring out the most emphatic denial. A full fledged lie of this kind has. of course, ouly a short life, and will tell in the end against those who forge it and spread It. but. as a Winnipeg paper points out. it is most complimentary to the agricultural possibilities of Western Canada to find that rival farming propositions need audscious mendacity of this description to help them. What is the truth? The Saskatchewan Government has authorized a levy of $10 per quarter section on uncultivated lands owned by non-residents. The Alberta Government hss Imposed a Provincial tax of 10 mills on the assessed value of all uncultivated lands. There are some special applications of these taxes, but the main provisions are as above. , Those vacant lands held by non-residents In Western Canada r rm a grave problem. They are making for poor communities, poor schools and poor social and economic conditions generally. P.y having them cultivated the owners as well as the districts In which they are located will benefit alike, it is for this reason that the Government has recently asked the co-operation of the non-residents. The high price of grain for some years to come, and the general splendid character of Western Canada land will make the question well worth consideration. .Advertisement.

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