Jasper Weekly Courier, Volume 57, Number 43, Jasper, Dubois County, 30 July 1915 — Page 7
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ENEMY OF APPLE TREE
Woolly Aphid One of Most Seri
ous of Insect Pests.
New Significance Put Upon Economic
Statu of Elm Curl by Entomologists of Maine Agricultural Experiment Station.
FENCES MADE VERMIN PROOF HAVE SEEN MUCH OF HISTORY
ujurb of Chicago Finds Itself in the War Zone
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other day and slipped right out again. The woods at Prospect avenue and ttroveland court bore a near appearance to a European battlefield. There
linps of trenches, in front
The discovery that the woolly aphid
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most important one.
For more than 100 years the woolly aphid has had world-wide recognition as one of the most serious insect enemies of young apple trees. Statistics based on observations made at three nurseries containing respectively about 30,000, 45,000, and 300,000 trees, showed that from 20 per cent to 25 per cent of the trees were infested hy the wholly aphid. As from twenty to
of which the earth had been piled up ,,!n.
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, unc tM onrthwnrk were the ery year, tne signiucauu ui
barrels of rifles. Twenty boys, armed a percentage of infestation is at once
fiiioi thf oDDosing: apparent
Birds Require Protection From Various Natural Foes as Well as From Human Persecution. Protection is the prime requisite for increasing the number of birds in any area, and the results of protection are in direct proportion to the amount given. Besides insuring birds against every form of persecution by human kind, we must defend them from various natural foes. The most effectual
Birds and Animals Still Living Whös Memories Could Take Them Back Over Century's Passage.
to the teeth,
trenches.
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trench and the flags of the al- agricultural experiment station 11a v
The DOen seeKing to ascertain a in-eviuuaij
It is, therefore, with no slight inter
est that the entomologists of the Maine
one
lied Dowers flew over the other.
forces were evenly divided, and it frnm the tenseness of
the situation in each trench that an
engagement was near. Then the unexpected the element that turns the tide
vtt,,i a numhor nf mem in blue uniforms were creeping
up in the grass in the rear of the allies' trench. They crouched behind trees
and spied on the operations. .... AT.
any connection with the apple pest,
unknown point in the life cycle of this
pest, and have made the discovery that this cycle includes three generations which are passed in what is known as the "elm-leaf curl." The disfigured and curled leaves of the elm in the spring are everywhere as familiar as the woolly masses on the apple
the men in blue rose and started anouier cuuie "Uhlans!" shouted the little Bobby-make-believe, who was leading the charge of the allies. "We are cut off from the rear! Fight your way through, men! Up and at 'em!" - "Cossacks!" shouted a youthful figure that appeared suddenly on top of the German trench "The enemy has re-enforcements. Beat it." "Stop the war in the name of the law," shouted Police Lieut. Charles E. Bums, who was leading the line of blue. "Surround them, men. Capture them alive, but let no man escape." The war was momentarily forgotten in the effort to elude the police. German and Briton, French and Russ mixed indiscriminately in the rush for Iiherty It was a rout. Five of the warriors allies all threw down their arms and surrendered. TbrPfl Anns two rifles, three revolvers and some ammunition were gath
ered up and when the boys' parents met the warriors in the police station a peace treaty was signed. The guns and cartridges were confiscated. The flags and parts of uniforms were returned to their owners to be kept as
relics to be cherished in later years. Central Park Shown to New York Police Rookies NEW YORK A new sight-seeing service has been established in Central Park for those who may have heard of the famous reservation but are unacquainted with the chief topographical features that are well known to old-timers. The automobile in service
is one of the large green-painted machines owned by the police department. Remarkable as it may seem, the sightseers are men in blue. They are police rookies, who are assigned to duty in the park on Saturdays and Sundays to help out the short-handed park squad. Usually a vetein park cop who knows every blade of grass goes along with the rookies as oflicial announcer. A typical trip runs
in part very much this way: "This is Donkey hill. You will find it a nice post, but you will have to answer a lot of questions. Over there is Pigeon hill, a quiet post; mostly nerses and children. This is Lovers' Lane, near the reservoir. You dont see anything wrong here as a rule, for you must remember that you were once young yourself and didn't like to be disturbed by the old man coming into the parlor when you was calling on your best girl. If you are assigned to Preiser's hill, bear in mind that ghosts don't walk in the daytime. You won't have to do duty at night, so you needn't worry in case you have heard the tradition." L So the veteran cop goes on, pointing out Suicide lawn, Cat hill and many other places. Swarm of Bees Causes Sensation in Atlanta
SHOULD NOT
HAVE MOVED
It is a startling fact that if some animals could tell their life they would be able to recall events which happened more than a century ago. A Russian eagle, for instance, would be able to remember watching with greedy eyes as one by one the French soldiers under Napoleon fell exhausted out of the ranks in their awful re
treat from Moscow in 1812. There are crocodiles alive in India today which saw the first English traveler set foot there, while there are whales in the sea which may have skirted the coast, of France when the British in
vaded it in 1415. A great many ele
phants could recall historical events
of a hundred years ago, while there are
ravens still living whose memory
could go back twice that period.
Talking of birds, the parrot, the 1 rj l 1
crow ana tne swan, oiten nve a Hundred years that is, of course, if they
do not meet with misfortune while
the heron will live sixty years. Geese and pelicans will survive half a cen
tury, and the sparrow forty years. Pigeons, linnets, canaries, cranes and peacocks will live to well over twenty
years, while the goldfinch, partridge,
pheasant, lark and nightingale will live from fifteen to eighteen years, the robin twelve years, and the thrush and hen ten years.
Story of a Man Who Was Mat ing Good, but Roving Fever Got the Best of Him.
and it has all along borne a distinct name. But the discovery of the annual migration of a fresh infestation from the
Vermin Proof Fence A, With Barbed
Wires B, With Loose Overhanging
Netting.
single step is to surround the proposed
bird sanctuary with a vermin-proof fence. Such a fence should prevent
entrance either by digging or by climb
ing, but will serve its greatest use if it cannot be climbed, and is therefore
cat-proof. It is impracticable to build an impenetrable fence, the next best
device is to put guards of sheet metal
on all nesting trees and on poles sup
porting bird houses. This should be
done in any case where squirrels or
snakes are likely to intrude, as it is
usually impracticable to fence out these animals. Tree guards should be
six feet or more above ground. At
tacks by hawks, owls, crows, jays, or
other enemies are best controlled by eliminating the destructive individuals.
WORLD'S FAVOR VERY FICKLE
Sale of Treasured Trinket Owned by
Great Actress Shows the Value of Sentiment.
The name of Fanny Davenport was
On May 4th, 1915. the St. Paul Farm
er's Dispatch contained a very Inter
esting account of the experiences of a
man irom staples, isimn. neaiuiuj
that he was not making much head
way, ne aeciaea to iook up & uumo-
stead in Canada. With $250 he and his wife took up a homestead near
Outlook, Saskatchewan. After recount
ing his experiences of a few years, in
which they had undergone hardshipi
which were likely to be unavoidable,
with a small amount of capital, h
continues the story by stating that
in the fall after a fair summer's work
on his 100 acres cropped, he cleaned up nearly all his debts, having now
four good horses, a complete set of farm machinery including two wagons
and a "Swell" top buggy and eleven
head of cattle. He continues, "However, I was not satisfied. I had been reading of the splendid homesteads that were to be had in Montana. Wheat was cheap and I thought it would get cheaper, so I began to think that homesteading as a moneymaking proposition was better than farming. I did not stop to consider that wheat was not the only thing; as a matter of fact I had sold pork for 14 cents a pound. Eggs and butter had kept us in groceries and more, we had now four milch cows, two heifers coming in and more erowinsr up. We had a cream
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quarter section ot lana mat couia
collegians put her photographs on
mantlepiece or in the edge of a look
ing glass. Born into a famous theatrical family, she brilliantly played parts, and appearing in dramas by Sardou was Donularly known as the American
Sarah Bernhardt.
Personal property belonging to Miss "Davennort was sold at auction in
raise an abundance of small grain, roots and grass for feed, but I could not see all that; I had the 'moving fever, and decided to sell. I set the price on the land at $3,000 cash. I could not find anyone with that much money, however, so I came
New York a short time ago. A locket ! down until I finally sold for $1 400.
STAKE AND PRUNE TOMATOES
Habit of Plant May Be So Altered That Patch Is Scarcely Recognizable Moisture Is Saved.
Elm-Leaf Curl.
Are you staking and pruning the tomatoes this year? This is a great scheme, and if you have not tried it, do so on a demonstration scale just for variety's sake. The tomato plant, in its frantic efforts to reproduce its kind, makes naturally an enormous vine growth with innumerable branches. The result is great green growth, a large litter of little tomatoes, and hioie shade than is good for best fruit development. Stake a tomato plant and prune it to a single stem, and you change all this; you alter the habit of the plant, so that the tomato patch is scarcely recognizable. In the first place there are few
containing her portrait and a lock of her mother's hair was put up. Miss Davenport had worn it constantly during the last years of her life. The locket itself was valuable. There was a bid of one dollar and seventy-five cents. The auctioneer was dumb with astonishment. Finally he gathered himself together and said that there must be some misunderstanding. "Miss Davenport loved it better than her life. She never took it from her neck while she was living and died with it clasped next to her heart, for it contained the love token of her mother. Again think of sentiment and its value. How much am I offered now?" Someone bid two dollars and thus possessed it Sentiment brought twenty-five cents.
elm to the apple and the knowledge that the elm generations are an essential portion of the life cycle of the n e i.V. ,1. oq Viot
wooxiy aymu ui tu fruit this snecies cannot .continue without I lca ,
, . ouncn. ana mis gruwö access to the elm, put a new signifi- ' . .
cance upon the economic status of the elm curl.
A
TLANTA. A swarm of bees from the country caused a sensation by in-
vadine Atlanta's business district in a compact, buzzing cioua, ana atter
startling Peachtree street went up 17 stories over the roof of the Healey builäing and settled on the low roof
of the Central club. There tney picked out a ventilator hood as their home and, headed by their queen, proceeded to set up housekeeping. Office boys were beating tin cans, while people on the roof stood aloof, when Ernest Deacon, an insurance man, sawr them from the Empire building, two blocks away. He remembered his early bee-catching days in the foothills of Georgia. With a nackiner box and a square of can
vas he climbed 10 the roof. The bees clustered in a brewn mass about the ventilator. Deacon calmly placed the box near the bees and began picking them up by the handful and putting them in the box. After a little he desisted, saying: "I've got the queen in there now; watch the rest crawl in after her." And, sure enough, they did. In fifteen minutes there wasn't a bee in sight outside the box. Deacon wrapped the canvas about the box, tucked it under his arm and walked away. "They will never sting you while they are swarming," he eaid. "They can't; they're too fat." The colony is now installed in his back yard.
so nuge tnat
it is never known for a tomato leaf.
Then the sun and light reaches every part of the plant and fruit, and the loffnn Vinnnr in lnCrc: H Tl fl attain
PREPARATIONS FOR HAY CROP larger size than under natural condi
tions. There are no little tomatoes. There is a considerable economy in space, as the tomato plants stand up straight and slender, and are mostly fruit, and none of the tomatoes have a chance to rot or mildew. Pruning is a quite a job. As a sufläciency of
To Get Best Quality of Alfalfa It Must Be Got Into Mow or Stack Immediately After Being Cut. Don't overlook the fact that in order
to get the best quality and most mar
ketable alfalfa hay it must be got moisture in the soil is what largely
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into the mow or stack as quickly as possible after it is cut. Give all the machinery in connection with the putting up of this crop a thorough overhauling. Look over the mowing machine; see that everything is ready. See that all the sections are securely riveted on the sickle. Have all the sickles sharpened before you start to work. If the plates on the guards are smooth it will pay to take them off and grind them; a good edge on the guard plates is very essential. The stacker rope should be given careful attention. A considerable quantity of hay may get wet if the stacker rope gives out after a few loads go up and it is necessary to go to town for a new one. Get all these things in shape in advance, that the work once started can be pushed to the limit.
Topeka Plans to Make Money Out of Skunk Farm prevent washing of soils
TOPEKA, KAN. The city of Topeka is to have a municipal skunk farm in Lakewood park. W. L. Porter, city commissioner of parks, so announced. "There's money in it," explained Porter, enthusiastically. "Of the various kinds of animals which the
Frequent Crops of Clover or Grass Which ls!Piowed Under, Making Soils Spongy, Is Best.
controls the fruit yield, the pruning method, by which a much less amount of soil water is consumed than through the more luxuriant green
growth of unpruned plants, will oe
found a great advantage in this respect.
The Irishman Scored. Tht duke of Connaught tells a good story against himself. Some years ago when he was raised to the position of lieutenant-colonel of the First Rifle brigade, the late Queen Victoria commanded that he should only be saluted as a regimental officer, and not as a member of the royal family. On one occasion, however, an Irish sentry, seeing the duke and duchess approaching, turned out the guard and gave the royal salute. The duke was much annoyed and proceeded to give the sergeant in charge a piece of his mind. But the quick-witted Irishman was equal to the occasion.
"The guard, sorr," he said in the
richest brogue, "is for her royal high
ness, who, as a member of the royal
family, is entitled to it I" After that the duke could say noth ing.
We had an auction and sold the per
sonal property. On the sale we got just about enough cash to pay the auctioneer; the rest was all notes. The horses brought about two-thirds what they were worth. The implements sold for hardly one-third of what they had cost. The cattlt brought a good price. Must Make Another Start. We now have a homestead in Montana, but we find that after moving here and getting settled, what money we had did not go far. We have three
horses, about all the implements we need, and a little better buildings than we had on our former place. We have no cattle, though we had to build much fence to keep, ranch stock out of our fields. We have about $500 worth of honest debts. True, we have a half section in place of a quarter, but that is no good to us, as long as we have not the capital with which to work it. In summarizing it all up I see where I made my mistake. It will take fully five years to get into as good circumstances as we were before we made the change. It is five years lost. My advice to anyone contemplating a change of location is to think twice before you act, and if your present circumstances are not too bad, 'stay by your bush till you pick it clean.' " Advertisement.
Not Likely. "A curious thing happened to me this morning," began the man who always told long-winded stories. "Did somebody stop to listen to one of your yarns?" inquired the other, reaching for his hat.
TENDER SENSITIVE SKINS
PAPER POT FOR VEGETABLES Handy for Keeping Different Varieties of Seeds ancf Plants Roots of Plant Undisturbed.
Very convenient little pots for vegetable plants may be made from paper flour sacks or any tough paper. Gut a piece eight inches square and fold through the middle diagonally. (Fig. 1). Fold in right hand corner over to left hand edge, like an envelope. (Fig. 2). Then fold the left hand point over in a corresponding manner. (Fig. 3). , Separate the
Found, a Volunteer. A certain member of the municipal court of Paris has been tireless in his activities in behalf of the less fortunate inhabitants of his arrondissement or ward. He makes a tour each morning of the streets of his crowded quarter of the town to see what people in trouble he can help. He directs also a soup kitchen. The other day he learned that the cook was gone. In spite of his somewhat advancrd age this valuable assistant had enlisted in the army or married a wife or something anyway, he had vanished. The councilman scoured the town for a substitute. In vain. Never mind, the poor folks must not lack their soup. The next morning found, in place of the departed artist behind the steaming pots, the councilman himself nffipiatinsr as chef and concocting bean
Quickly Soothed by Cuticura. Notfv
mg
Better. Trial Fret.
Especially when preceded by a hot bath with Cuticura Soap. Many comforting things these fragrant lupercreamy emollients may do for the skin, scalp, hair and hands and do it quickly, effectively and economically. Also for the toilet, bath and nursery. Sample each free by mail with Book. Address postcard, Cuticura, Dept XT, Boston. Sold everywhere. Adr.
Not So Bad as That. "What are you so furious about, wife?" "Mrs. Smith just called me an old cat!" "Why, you're not old!" Farm Life.
INVESTMENT
To
city is keeping at the Gage park zoo, none is profitable. 1 have just purchased eight skunks, and from these I expect the city to reap a good profit The skunks will help pay for maintaining the other animals. "The skunks I have bought are very fine animals. Their hides will be worth A each when they are a year old, but the value of the fur depends somewhat upon the kind of feed
the animals are given. If the right kind of feed is given, the hidqs will be worth even more than $4 each. And each pair of skunks should raise eight young ones each year. So multiply eight by four and the city should have 32 skunks a year from now, and four .times 32 is 12S, the number at the end of the second year, and four timeu 12S is 512. If these 512 hides are worth $4 each, the city should receive ?2,040 In throe years looks like a good iuvestment for the city. 'What about the scent? Oh, that can be remedied. Skunks can be permanently deodorized. DeodorizeJ ?kunks nro not only profitable, but they muke nice pets. They are real guu-."
(By E. H. FRANKLIN.) One of the gravest problems of the farmers of today who are living on hilly lands is how to prevent soil erosion. Much of the washing of farm lands can be prevented by plowing deep, so as to make a subterranean reseroir for the storage of precipitation. The water penetrates readily through the loose soil, and its movement through the underlying soil is very much slower than over the surface. Frequent crops of clover or grass which are plowed under make the sur-
fnpp soil snnnirv with humus and re
tard the washing of the soil. All hilly
lfinfl linhip to wash should have a
cover crop during the winter. A war
ranty deed will not keep the soil of the
careless farmer from washing away.
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Important to Mother Examine carefully every bottl of
porridge of the best municipal brew. CASTORIA, a safe and sure remedy for New York Evening Post. infants and children, and tee that it
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Handy Paper Pots. points and fold back to, make u straight line. (Fig. 4). It now opens in a small box. These may be filled with rich soil and placed side by side, thus keeping different varieties of seeds or plants separate. This also saves buying pots, for when transplanted the paper can be torn off and the roots of the plant remain undi turbed.
Verboten Word. Berlin police headquarters have issued a list of foreign words, hitherto in common use in Germany, which it is no longer permissible to employ in police reports or letters. The list includes: Bonbonniere, cafe, confection, cravat, expedition, garage, vestibule, chic, commission, elegant, export, institute, portiere, equipage, manufacturer, modiste, product, restaurant and jeweler.
Municipal Research Chickens. Farmer These are chickens. City Guest I presume one breed laj's scrambled eggs and the other fried.
Not So Bad as Painted. With all the millions spent by Uncle Sam in the construction of the Panama canal there has been but one charge of graft. It concerned a slight fraud in the matter of purchasing tobacco. Graft in this country is not so bad as it is painted in the European journals. Detroit News.
Drink Denison's Coffte, For your health's saks. It isn't what you say but how you say 'it that makes a woman either your friend or your oneray. Atoays use Red Cross Ball Blue. Delphi tbe lauudres. At all good grocer. Adr. A desire to avoid work ofte U manifested in a deUrmlmwl aarck 'or a government Job.