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The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-07-29
Cuttings and Spraying.

Pruning is the secret of successful
shrub growing, and In nearly every To-
cality can be found fair assortment
of shrubs and plants whose owners
would be perfectly willing to give
away the cuttings CT each pruning;
and cuttings of such desirable shrubs
as might not be found In the neigh.
borhood could easily be procured from
a nursery for a few cents. I know
young man who has several acres of
fine shrubbery, nearly all of which he
raised frcm cuttings procured in the
neighborhood. What would have cost
him several hundred dollars at a nur.
sery only cost him a few days labor
and some years of waiting. | have
propagated thousands of willows, pep.
lars, hydrangeas, altheas, roses, spir.
ears and other trees and shrubs and
lost less than 5 percent of the cut
tings. Outside of the saving, there is
a fascination in raising ones own
shrubbery, and If desirable one can
easily make II source OF nc inconsid.
cradle profit. | know small farmers
who add a hundred dollars or more
each year to their income by growing
a small assortment of plants for local
trade. Practical hcrticulturists are
becoming more and more convinced
that timely spraying will greatly re.
duce, II not entirely exterminate, the
injurious insects and fungi that have
devastated fruits for many years.
Wherever practicable, combined fun.
gicides and insecticides are recon.
mended, because of a saving of time,
q less liability OF injuring foliage;
greater efficiency in some cases. and q
precautionary measure In others. This
spraying should commence very early
In the season before the fungi appears.
II we wait until their sporeS have ger
minated 1t will be too late. The only
sure method Is to commence spraying
just as soon as the buds commence
swelling In the spring. The fungi
-cides can prevent termination by de-
stroyipg the spores or germs before
they have sent forth roots or myceli.
an, but they cannot destroy the fun
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-07-29
The Pirates Lair.

Now we are approaching the country
Of the pirates. The bayou branches
and branches again, and at one fork
Ing place there Is high shell mound,
and about its foot modest extent of
land that rises always we'll above tide
water. Here in the old days was La
fitte's chief distributing point. BY
dozen routes contraband could be
brought from the gulf to one of the cy.
press-shaded passes that lead hither.
And from here to the portages leading
Into New Orleans the way was safe
to follow and easy to guard. Here
was the palace royal of the buccaneer
chief . From here TO the Gulf of
Mexico extended the rule OF LATTE.
higher land was settled by his fol.
lowers. The bayous were his routes
OF travels and places of hiding. When
piracy ceased with the battle of Chal-
mette his people improved the planta-
tions that existed, and made new ones
on every bit of land that rose high
enough for tilling. 1t Is 35 miles
by the most direct bayou route from
this point to Grande Terre, on the gulf
coast. Yet over the whole persists the
personality of Jean Lafitte. 1t is q
strong character. One who has visit
ed Mount Vernon feels that Washing.
ton still lives. At Monticello one finds
Thomas Jefferson alive in the tradi.
tions that connect him with every OBJ
ject. So lives Lafitte ON Barataria
bayous and on Barataria Bay.-Leo-
midas Hubbard, Jr., in the Atlantic.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-07-29
A Good crop to Raise.

Popcorn is good crop to raise, es.
pecially II the grower is able to keep
it a season or two In case Of low pric-
es. Only the white varieties are suit
able for market, as most Of the corn
goes into popcorn balls. and the near
er white these are the better. The
brand Of colored varieties is sure to
spoil the effect and sale Of the popped
article. In culture some readily avail.
able fertilizer should be planted with
the seed, as the young plants are not
so sturdy as the sprouts Of other corn.
A good start does wonders for the
crop. Too much hoeing can hardly be
given. The drill system is s-the easiest
and most profitable, and three feet be-
tween the rows is sufficient. Rice
corn, which Is the most desirable Of
any for planting can stand 13 or 16 in.
apart in the drill, and do we'll II the
soil is good. Buyers demands are
imperative and must be met. They
are that the corn must be at least one
year old, to pop well, and entirely free
from mold, staining by mice and mice
odors, free from silk and husks, and
In every way sweet and bright
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-07-29
How AppIe Trees Are Fed.

Inc apple tree may De separated III
to leaves. wood and fruit. The aver
age yield Of good apple orchard Is
two hundred bushels to the acre every
year Of its life. We find that the ap.
pies will remove in year thirteen
pounds OF nitrogen. cnly one pound Of
phosphoric acid and 10 pounds of pot
ash. Figured at the value of CONNER.
cial fertilizers. Is cents a pound,
find that the apples remove $2.45
worth of fertility. The figures given
in the Cornell bulletin were on a 20
year estimate. and they figured that
the production Of leaves increased as
the tree grew older. estimate that
from one year up to 13 1t would re-
move one-twentieth and have added
five years and divided by 25, and got
an annual yield Of 10 pounds of nitro
gen, SO pounds Of phosphoric acid
and 1874 pounds Of potash removed
each year in the leaves. I need not
say very much to you about these
leaves, but you can see that you can
help to prevent your soil from deteri.
Grating by getting the leaves into the
ground rather than by piling them up
and burning them.
The, trees and leaves draw nitro
gen, phosphoric acid and potash
enough to make the total value be
1901 per acre per year Of average re-
mGval OF fertility of an apple crop
growing 80 years, have compared that
with corn: Corn removed 1920, pro-
vided you could grow so bushels to the
acre; but If you count in the corn fod-
der as being removed. 1t would re-
move sl0.6S in addition, and, adding
the two, 1t gives up s19.SS an acre,
with s9.01 on the apple crop. So you
can see that the apples are about half
as hard on the soil as corn. Estimat.
ing these maximum yields, which are
what we want to get at in our farm
ing, in order to see what we miss, I
have taken the fertility in the various
soils. | have classified the soils AMI
| have taken the average of all of
them. find in the first foot of aver
age soil S5.466 pounds an acre Of nj
trogen, 5176 Of phosphcric acid and
4S,1s1 pounds of potash. That means
that such a soil ought to produce ap-
pies at the rate stated for 1873 years
before they would exhaust the nitro
gen in the first foot. There is enough
phosphcric acid to last 52S years, and
enough potash to last 143 years.
This table shows that when an apple
orchard plays out at the end of 25
or 80 years it certainly is not paying
out because it has exhausted the fer.
tility of the sell, but because it has ex.
hausted the mineral elements
OF the sell. BY faulty methods
of cultivation We may exhaust the
nitrogen great deal faster than fruit
will take 1t out. In growing wheat 1t
Is possible to remove eight times from
the soil, by our methods of tillage,
as much as the wheat takes away.
You divide those figures by eight, and
you find that you are getting down
toward the limit Of unproductiveness
That is faulty tillage. BY adding ma
nure you correct that. When an ap.
pie orchard fails to produce, it is not
because 1t has exhausted the fertility
OF the soil.-Prof. J. w. Clothier In
American Cultivator.
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The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-07-29
Hls Bad Attack.

When Q young man gets rid Of the
idea that he can write poetry he, has
bad attack Of going in for public
caresr.-Nsw York Press.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-07-29

The East Indians called rock crystal
s1 vnripe diamond.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-07-29
HANAU

closing out stock Of dry goods and clothing and ladies
gents furnishing goods Is per less than Am
going to quit business.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-08-01
NOT Due TO "SLUDGE"
FISH IN WHITE RIVER POSSIBLY
KILLED By DYNAMITE.
- z. Evans Says the Headgates of
strawboard MIL Ponds Have Not
Been Opened This Year.

Mr.. Rush E. Evans. of Dayton. o.. in
charge of the strawboard manufacturing
department of the United Boxboard and
Paper Company. in a statement TO the
Journal by long-distance telephone, yes
terday. said: THE ponds at the straw
board plants in Indiana have been intact all
spring and summer. The headgates have
not been opened at either the Yorktown
or Muncie mills. The dead fish found in
White river were confined TO forty-eight
hours-that Is, they all appeared within
that time-consequently they must have
been killed by some other cause than the
strawboard mills. Once or twice nearly
every year dead fish are seen in the rivers
on which our plants are located, and it is
my belief the. fish are killed by dynamite.
was on the ground two days this week
and personally inspected the ponds and
headgates and found them to be intact.
Our company is not polluting the river,
despite the statements to the contrary.
and will use every endeavor to try to learn
the cause OF the recent killing OF fish. In
fact. the company will cooperate with the
fish commissioner for that purpose, and
has offered him every means at its COM
mand TO get at the truth
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-08-01
MANY NETS DESTROYED.
Fish Commission Deputies After Nor
gan County vioIators.

Special TO the Indianapolis Journal
MARTINSVILLE, Ind. July 31.-Deputy
Fish Commissioners John w. Newhouse, of
Indianapolis. and Wallace r. Smith and
John Van Meter, of Logansport came to
this vicinity yesterday and have been max
ing II pretty warm for violntors OF fish and
game laws. Warrants were issued to-day
for the arrest of eight men who are charged
with fishing with nets and seines, and while
looking for violators yesterday afternoon
along the banks OF White river the depu-
ties. led by local constable. came upon
nine hoop-nets two large trammel-nets and
two very long and deep seines left to dry
along the bars and I'm the high weeds A fire
was made and all the nets were soon de-
etr0yed by the flames. The names of those
for whom warrants were issued are with
held for the present, that the officers may
have no trouble from this I'm making thesar-
rests IL Is reported that some of the best
farmers and citizens are slated for arrest.
The deputies say they intend 10 use all
diligence In putting stop To the wholesale
slaughter of fish by unlawful means Ii is
. well-known fact that dynamiters are i'm
evidence every month In the year, but little
has been done heretofore TO curb them.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-08-01
KEACHGIVESLITTLESHOW
THREE DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATES
FOR MAYOR NOT PRESENT.
Breach i'm the Party Apparently Has
Not Yet Been HeaIed-"TrOOly
Loil" i'm Line.

The Indiana Democratic Club last night
threw open it's home on North Pennsylva-
mia street in honor of the candidates on the
city ticket selected at the convention last
Saturday. For several hours the clubhouse
was well filled with the ''trooly loil" and
the reception was considered a success.
Hiram Brown, president of the club, and
z. NJ. Johnson received the guests at the
steps and while Mr.. Johnson deftly deco
rated each arrival with a small American
flag. President Brown handed out cigars. In
the parlor the candidates were drawn up in
an imposing receiving line. with John w.
Holtzman. nominee for mayor, w. Nj. Fo-
garty, nominee for city clerk and Z. W.
Little. nominee for police judge, at the head.
In a rear room punch was served of such
an insidious quality that a reporter who had
imbibed but one glass was led to observe
that he saw fully as many Republicans as
Democrats at the reception. He was gently
but firmly led into the open air before he
could get a second glass. On the veranda
an orchestra dispensed programme of in
spring music, but the star musical number
of last Saturdays convention, Hail. Hail,
the Gangs All Here" was not rendered.
In the farthest corner of the rear room
City Chairman Reach was found, and he
was almost much sought after as the
candidates themselves. 1t was remarked
that Mr.. Reach should have been at the
head of the receiving line of candidates as
an evidence that he was proud of his handi-
work, but before he could answer one of
his friends who was standing at his side
said: That's where he ought to be, but
you know Jim is modest and retiring and
wild horses couldn't drag him into such a
conspicuous position"
All Democrats in Indianapolis, whether
of the machine or anti-machine variety
were cordially invited to the reception, but
the anti-machine stalwarts evidently forgot
the date, missed their cars. or something
unavoidably detained them, for they weren't
there. James +. Mccullough. w. +.
Moore and Robert NJ. Madden the candi-
dates for mayor who were left at the post
by Hoffman under the skilled jockeying OF
Reach. were especially conspicuous by their
absence.
The promoters of the reception meant
well, but the breach is not yet healed
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-08-01
OWNS NO sTRAwB0ARD STOCK.
Governor Durbin Misrepresented by a
Local Newspaper.

Governor Durbin does not own or control.
and never has owned or controlled, a dol
lars worth of stock In a strawboard fac
tory"
George r. Lockwood. secretary to the
Governor. made this statement last evening
in reply to the insinuations and fabrications
that have appeared in certain of the local
papers for several days. eliminating in the
appearance I'm last evenings News of a car
toon that represented the Governor as stand
ing on the banks of polluted White river
with a paper labeled "Strawboard stock in
his pocket. a ripper" gun in his hands and
Miss Indiana at his side. admonshing him
that he should rip the strawboard factory
depicted I'm the dizzy distance mp the river
THE Governor was inclined To pay no at
tention To the hints and nsnuations con-
tinued Mr.. Lockwood. but when the News
descends TO absolute fabrication I'm its ma
lcious attacks he feels that the truth should
be stated. IL the News had made the slight
est effort il could have learned the truth
In this instance the paper does not merely
distort facts. the usual avenue for venting
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-08-01

I'VE have no grievance against the bust
ness interests" said Mr.. Moriarity, land
we don't want to injure them, but we don't
want the Standard Oil Company's plant in
our neighborhood. We will have the ordi-
nance amended. Residents of the South
Side claim that their insurance rates have
Oil Company. What want to do is to
give everybody a fair deal
l. NJ Wainwright said the Federal Man.
ufacturing Company would have to move
its plant away from Indianapolis If the
Standard Oil Company ordinance Is passed
in its present form. Thomas kackley
thought that the passage of the measure. II
ii is not amended. will keep manufacturing
interests away from Indianapolis. A. B.
Jones said the measure would be of con-
siderable damage TO the pennsylvania
Railroad Company If the company is pro-
hibited from storing more than 100 gallons
OF oil in the city he said IL would have 10
establish oil depot outside the city linn
its from which to supply its Indianapolis
shops.
WOULD BE HANDICAPPED.
The Nordyke & Marmon Company would
be greatly handicapped by the passage OF
the ordinance. Mr.. Marmon said. He said
the company has many of its oil tanks in
the ground and that insurance companies
do not regard the danger from their oil ex-
ploding as very large, for they have re-
duced rates for the company recently. He
thought the measure should be amended.
Harry c. Atkins said there is no more dan
ger from large quantities of gasoline than
from small quantities and that his COM
pany is much opposed to the passage of the
ordinance in its present form. +. r. Smith
said the retail oil interests would be
greatly injured by the passage of this ordi-
nance and that they, the retail interests,
should be considered as well as the man.
ufacturing and wholesale interests, by the
committee.
After stating that the Lilly Varnish Com
pany will have to go out of business or
move its plant away from Indianapolis II
Mr.. Moriarity's ordinance is passed, At
torney Matson spoke upon the legal phases
of the question, stating that the measure
cannot be amended legally and that on ac-
count of a few faults in the wording the
measure would not affect one single COM
pany or individual in the city, even If 1t is
passed.
William Kattau. one of the oldest resi-
dents of the neighborhood in which the
Standard Oil Company's Eleventh ward
| plant is located, said he has heard of no
objection from residents of that ward to
| the company. He said he couldn't find any
| danger to property from the plant.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-08-01
$4,000 A YEAR RENTAL
l.. STRAUSS & CO. LEASE l.. s. AYRES
q CO.'S PRESENT QUARTERS.
The Latter Firm Will Build Big
Building Where the Merchants
Bank Is Now Located.

A building to cost several hundred thou
sand dollars, it is expected, will be con-
structed at the southwest corner of Wash
ington and Meridian streets, the present To-
cation of the Merchants National Bank,
during the next year by l.. S. Ayres & Co.
The building will be occupied by the COM
pany's dry goods establishment. The
building will be completed before Sept /,
1906.
The building 1881 West Washington
street, now occupied by L. S. Ayres & Co.,
has been leased to l.. Strauss & Co., pro-
prietors Of the Eagle clothing store, for
ten years. The rental will be $4,000 year.
The lease, which was closed yesterday
through the Marion Trust Company, will
go into effect Sept. 1, 1906. The building
will be remodeled extensively and l..
Strauss & Co. expect to have one of the
largest clothing houses in the State.
1t is not known yet where the Merchants
National Bank will be located after ii va
Gates the building at Washington and Me-
ridian streets.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-08-01
GAVE CLERK WRONG NAME.
Prospective Bride Called at Clerks
Office and Corrected Mistake.

When Thomas w. Campbell appeared in
the county clerks Office Thursday to pro-
cure marriage license he was not alto
gether sure of the name Of the person ne
expected to promise to love and protect.
He took a chance and gave the name of
Jessie A. Thompson to Deputy Quinn, who
is presiding at the marriage license desk
during the absence of Mr.. Sourbier.
Yesterday afternoon a rather elderly
woman called at the office and made the
statement that Campbell had given the
wrong name; that she ought to know be-
cause she was expected to be the bride.
and that her real name Sarah r.
Richey. Accordingly, conference of the
various attaches of the office was called,
including Clerk Davis. and ii finally
decided after argument on both sides that
another license must De issued. The license
issued Thursday was cancelled and another
giving the right name of the woman was
issued.
The wedding took place last night and
the matter was determined to the satsfac-
ton of all parties.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-08-01
DROP OF MERCURY.


Rod of Thirty-Two Years.
Mercury dropped a few notches yes
terday and Indianapolis welcomed a de-
cided change in the weather Although
the sun was warm, the temperature was
pleasant throughout the day. the air be-
coming chilly at night. However, it was
bracing and reminded one of early fall
The weather bureau has prepared a table
for the month of August. covering a period
OF thirty-two years. For that period the
mean or normal temperature was "a. The
warmest August that of 1900 with an
average of 70. The coolest month was
that of 1885. with an average of 20. The
highest temperature was 1O1 on Aug. r.
1881. The lowest temperature was 46, on
Aug. %, 1890.
The average date on which the first kill
ing frost occurred in autumn was Oct. p.
The average date on which the last killing
frost occurred in tie spring April Is
The average rainfall for the month of Au-
gust was 3.24 inches. The. greatest monthly
precipitation was go inches. in 1856. The
greatest amount of precipitation recorded
I'm any twenty-four consecutive hours was
ESQ inches. on Aug. 1, 1875. The prevailing
winds during the period of thirty-two years
have been from the southwest. The high
est velocity of the wind was fifty-two miles,
from the northwest on Aug. II, 1900.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-08-01
MONEY FOR MASONIC LODGE.
Jacob s. Mustard Gives Broad Ripple
Lodge Land Worth $4,000.

Forty acres of land lying between Me-
ridian Heights and Fairview Park was
decided by Jacob S. Mustard, member of
the Broad Ripple Lodge of Masons, to that
lodge yesterday. The tract is said to be
valued at $4,000
In the deed to the Broad Ripple lodge it
is required that the lodge erect a memorial
to his father, James Mustard, who died
in 1S41. and who was for years a prominent
member of Center Lodge, of indianapolis.
The memorial. it is understood, will be a
handsome Masonic temple, in Broad Rip
pie bearing the name of James Mustard.
The plan is for the lodge to sell the land
and use the money thus realized in building
the temple. Jacob Mustard, who recently
joined the Broad Ripple lodge, is advanced
in years and owns considerable land north
of the city.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-08-01
Burglars Bob Up Again.

The home of Miss Grace Dasher. No. AS
North Illinois street was entered by a
burglar on Thursday night and while the
family were sitting in rear room he ran
sacked the house and secured a valuable
diamond brooch and about $40 i'm money. \
servant girl discovered the thief but before
she could call for help he climbed over the
rear fence and disappeared.
A burglar also entered the residence of a
d. Higgins. No 415 East ST. Clair street
and secured pocketbOok containing about
"a. The police were notified but were un-
able to locate the guilty party. They think
however, that both residences were robbed
by the same man.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-08-01
NIAGARA FALLS EXCURSION.
7.OO-ROund Trfp-$7.O0.
Via PennaYlYania Lines

Friday, Aug. a. the Pennsylvania lines
will run a personally conducted excursion
to Niagara Falls. Route via Columbus, o.,
G. A. & c., Akron, thence Erie Railroad to
the Falls, via Cambridge Springs and Lake
will leave Indianapolis $50 D. m. Return
limit twelve days. Cheap side trips to To-
ronto Montreal and other points. Stop
overs at Lakewood, jamestown and Cam
bridge springs on return trip within limit of
tickets. Correspondingly low fares from
other points on these lines. For particulars
call on agents, 4S West Washington street,
or Union station, or address w. w. RICH
ARDSON, d. p A, Indianapolis
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-08-01

malicious spleen, but is guilty of direct mis-
representation. which makes its animus all
the more apparent"
1t is understood that Governor Durbin
holds some stock In a paper mill, but
paper mill has no more TO do with the pol
luton of streams than glass factory.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-08-01
ANNUAL sEASHORE EXCURSION.
Pennsylvania short Lines.
$15.OO-ROund Trip-$I5.OO
Thursday, Aug. q.

Special train with through coaches 1nd
sleepers to Atlantic City. Tickets sold to
Cape May. Anglesea, Avalon Holly Beach.
Ocean City. Wildwood. Sea Isle City, Re-
hoboth and Atlantic City. Return limit
twelve days. For particulars. call on agents
or address w. w. RICHARDSON, d. p. A,
Indianapolis.