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The San Francisco call., 1910-10-31

Forty guests were entertained yes
terday afternoon by Mrs. William Kit
Cothrin at an elaborate bridge affair
in compliment to Miss Loretta Chip
man and Miss Mary Lindley. who are
soon to be brides. Miss Miriam Pond,
the house guest of the hostess, also
shared the honors of the afternoon.
halloween frolic and dance was
given at the Sacramento boat club last
evening. Miss Carrie Littlefield and
Miss Mildred Martyr being the hos
tesses. The same party went up the
river today for sort of farewell prior
TO the rainy season.
Mrs Leander Quint of Los Angeles.
who is the house guest of Mr. and Mrs.
d. A. Lindley, was the conplimented
guest at an afternoon affair given
Friday by the hostess {, to which were
hidden representatives of some OF the
older Sacramento families whom Mrs.
Quint knew in the past.
The Country club ladies' day. which
has graduated into a more pretentious
once a month affair than the weekly
bridge tea, will be presided over
Tuesday by Mrs. c. L. Mcgowan.
In compliment to Miss Giilett and
MISS Elmer lTllleIl. MISS +NSNd OurtlS
will entertain at bridge on the after
noon of November 4.
Mrs V S. McClatchy entertained the
Wednesday bridge club this week.
Mrs. Alden Anderson came up from
San Francisco for the occasion. Others
hidden were:
Mrs W. E. Briggs Mrs. David L. wssser
Mrs George ". Lane Mrs. H. J. McClatchy
Mrs. Frank B. Nc Miss Hazel McKevitt
Kevitt Miss Valentine Nc
Mrs. Gus Lavenson CATCHY
Personal Mention
Miss Bertha II. Fischer and Miss Lulu Nc
Kinney were guests of Miss Bessie Mckinney
yesterday and today at week end house party
IN Vacaville-
Miss Gertrude C1auss is spending few days
in San Francisco guest of Miss Elsie Sller.
Mrs z. l.. Hawk and Miss Blanche Hawk
have returned from a journey with Mr.. Hawk
to New York. Washington and the cast.
Miss Verna McKm is the guest Of Mrs.
Hamilton Hawley In Oakland
Miss Mabel Peterson Of San Francisco came
up this week TO renew acquaintances. She was
the house guest of Mrs. Charles schwik
The San Francisco call., 1910-10-31

BRIDE-ELECT IS
GUEST OF HONOR
Social Affairs in Stockton En-
Iivened by Coming Marriage
of Carolyn McDougald
Tso,e;oI D,eoIob % The CAN

Special Dspdtch % ne IdHJ
STOCKTON, Oct 30.-Miss Carolyn
McDougaId and Paul Weston will be
married next Tuesday evening at 9
o'clock at the home OF the brides
mother. so West Poplar street Miss
McDougald has been the guest of honor
at numerous social functions since the
announcement OF her engagement a
few weeks ago.
A ball was given by Mr.. and Mrs P
J. O'Higgins last Thursday evening in
Miss McDougald's honor. 1t was held
at the Hewlett home in East Oak
street and was a brilliant affair. A
midnight supper was served, the tables
being decorated with American beauty
roses. The guests were:
The San Francisco call., 1910-10-31

SAILS FOR HoME-psris. f,ct
3p.-Jacob NJ Dickinson the American ser
retary of war. Mrs. Dickinson aud party sailed
today for New York on the steamer Prinz
Friedrich Wilhelm from Havre
The San Francisco call., 1910-10-31

Mrs. 7. Hodgkins
Mrs. J. y. McDougald
Miss Carolyn AcDoug-
aid
Nr. and MS. Sidney
Hcdgkine
sfr. and Mrs. Francis
Hodgkins
Or. aud Mrs. Albert
Hodgkins
Miss Hocgkins
DR.. ard Mrs. B. J.
Powell
Mr. and. Mrs. 7. z.
Connolly
Mr.. ana Mrs La hue
Gross
Mr.. and MIS-. VIII
Thomas
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel
Frsnkenheimer
Mr.. and Mrs. George
Burton
Mr. and Mrs. Frank
The San Francisco call., 1910-10-31

Mrs. Timothy Hopkins and Miss
Lydia Hopkins have departed for New
York and Boston on a short trip. They
will return in two months and winter
in San Francisco.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1910-02-24
A NEW ARsENIcAL SPRAY.

In view of the fear which is felt by
some Orchardists as 10 the effects on
their fruit trees resulting from Il con
tinued use of arsenate of lead as an
insecticide in their spraying opera
lions from an accumulation of arsenic
in the soil and because of the fear
felt in some other quarters as to the
effect on the public health Of an eX
tensiye spraying Of trees and fruit
with arsenic lead compounds, kcel
interest will be felt in the work of
two French scientists. NcrmOrel and
DantOny, who. with a view to over
coming the dangers referred to. have
conducted extensive experiments the
past three years in the use of ferrous
arsenatc rs a substitute for ars"nate
of lead and with Il remarkable degree
Of success. The solution which they
have used is made as follows: Twenty
ounces of arSenate of soda are dis.
solved in five gallons Of water. NAL.
ing solution \. Twenty ounces OF
iron Sulphatc are also dissolved in five
gallons Of water, making solution 3.
Solution r is poured into solution \
gradually, with continued stirring
Toward the end of the operation the
mixture should be tested with potas-
SUM ferrocyanide test paper. and when
this turns blu" no mere Of solution B
should be poured in, as it is important
not to have too great an excess Of the
/
then be diluted to fifty gallons. Be
sides ten ounces Of ferrous arScnatc.
It will contain also some suiphatc Of
soda and ferrous hydrHte When in
contact with the air the ferrous arse
nate turns grccniSh. while In con
tact with the air the ferrous hydrae
turns to ferrir hydrate. which is the
best antidote against arscuical poison
ing. The general color Of the spray
is a dirty green and cannot be mis-
taken for any other product. The eX-
pcrimcntors found the spray very ed
hcSive; that when used twice as
strong rs the above prescription there
was 10 burning Of the foliage. while
at half strength it had AN effect as nm
insccticiIe equal to the usual formula
Of ar~cnIte If lead Moreover. the
foliag" Of trees SPRAYED with the fer
rouS ar>cnatc looked healthier and Of
a darker green than those treated
with other sprays BESIDES the 9dyau-
tages mentioned -adhcsivepess. inyecu-
eide value freedom from burning.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1910-02-24

give you my promise that if | myself
am spared for a sufficient time Cap
tain Asgill shall not die
The rest is history.
Captain Asgill remained under SEN
tence of death. but the popular cutlery
was unavailing to drive him to the
scaffold.
In June, still under sentence, he was
admitted to parole and was for some
time in Philadelphia, where Marjory
was with her father. whose release
she had secured-partly, no doubt,
through influence eXerted in his favor
by Washington.
In Philadelphia the lovers met and
plighted their vows and won a some
what grudging consent from Thomas
Lynde.
All through the summer Asgill re-
manned in his strange position, prac
tically free man, yet under the shad
ow of the gallows. But a powerful
hand protected him and guided his af-
fairs. ana in the autumn he was freed
finally from all restraints. and he and
Marjory we're married very happily
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1910-02-24
PRACTICAL COOPERATION.

Two Minnesota Holstein breeders hit
upon very sensible plan when in pur
chasing sires for their herds they did
so with the agreement to exchange
sires at the end Of two years 50 as to
prevent inbreeding. The plan works
well with two breeders and would
give just as satisfactory results and
cover a much longer period if from
four to six breeders We're to cooperate
in it, each buying good sire and pass
ing it on to his neighbor at the end
of the time mentioned and in turn re
ceiving one from his neighbor. In the
older dairy sections of the country this
plan is followed to quite an extent
and with very satisfactory results, for
it permits sire to remain in neigh
borhood long enough to demonstrate
beyond question the type and capacity
of his get
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1910-02-24
THE LIME-sULPHUR SPRAY.

Last summer, when it was too late
to apply it effectively the writer hal
an inquiry from Il Pennsylvania read
er asking for the formula for making
the limcSulphur spray used in COM
batting the San Jose scale. which had
appeared in his orchard. For the ben
eft Of this reader and amy others who
may have to fight this pest we give be
low the formula and how to prepare
it. This spray should be applied t.
the trees willie the buds are dormant.
preferably during the months Of Feb
ruary and March. To make fifty gal
Ions Of the spray mixture fifteen
pounds Of lime and fifteen pounds of
sulphur are required. Many include
fifteen pounds of salt, but recent eX-
perimentS show that this adds no par
ticular value. To prepare the mixture
fresh stone lime should be slHked to
a WhiteWaSh; then add the sulphur,
which has been made into paste by
means of hot water. The mixture
should then be stirred thoroughly ard
boiled for two hours, when enough hot
water should he added to bring the
whole mixture up to fifty gallons.
Best results will be had if the spray is
used while hot. To prevent a clogging
Of the spray nozzle 10y particles of
lime the mixture should be strained
through a twenty mesh brass strainer
or two thicknesses Of gunny sacking
before being poured into the spray
tank. The liquid should be applied to
the trees under high pressure, so as to
give finely divided spray, and all
parts of the trunk and limbs should be
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1910-02-24

expression of her face, as though she
were suffused with some strong con-
trolling spiritual influence.
When hidden to speak she asked for
the life of Captain Asgill simply. di-
rectly and with no waste of words.
And what is he to you:" asked
Washington.
HE is to be my husband" she re
piled.
This ran counter to WashingtOn's
information and was precisely the sto-
ry which would have been put upon
the lips of spy.
The general looked keerly at this
blue eyed, slender girl who faced him
SO calmly.
The fate of Captain Asgill rests not
with me, but with the congress- he
said. Nevertheless my wish might
have its weight What has led you to
believe that l would intercede for
him?"
my mother is dead" said Marjory
"My two brothers are dead. My ia
Their, stubborn to the last. has suffered
hardships and prosecutions and the
loss of everything. and he is now in
prison by the order of the loyaIistS
He cannot survive it. Ills strength
will not suffice. l shall nGter see him
again. And when l learned that the
only other person on earth who loves
me and whom | love had been con
demned to die by mere chance and
for no wrong that he had done the
feeling came upon me that this passed
beyond the boundaries Of Gods jus
tice, beyond what he would permit.
feel it surely in my heart And she
laid her clinched hand upon her breast
1T needed only for me to do my part.
which l have done. | have come to
YOU
This appeal. uttered with that pecu-
lar power which comes from complete
spiritual conviction affected Wash
ington powerfully, but he was still in
doubt.
In Captain Asgill's circumstances"
said he, cit would be natural to ask
leave to communicate with his be
trothed Permission would have been
granted, but it has not been asked"
She drew Asgil's letter from her
bosom
"A soldier brought me this" said
she. 81 beg you to read it,"
"A soldicr?' he asked. surprised
"a British soldier. He had been
prisoner"
"Aly child" said Washington. you
have done me considerable service"
Il beg you to read the letter. said
she again. and Washington read
This would touch any human heart"
he said There is more in it than
even you perceive"
He reflected for moment and then
resumed:
81 am about to tell you secret
The opportunity to send this was not
an accident; it was conniycd by me.
l desired that Captain As@ju should
communicate with Carleton: it suited
my plans. And. upon the other hand
the representations which Captain As
gill could have made were the surest
possible means for saving his own Iif,
And this he we'll knew some words
upon my own behalf he writes Ny
child, they were life to him Put h.
believed that he had but the one
chance to write and only a few min
uteS for the work. and he preferred T..
save his honor with you and To serve
your interests aud those of your IA
Their
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1910-02-24

Wounds that may have been made
on the trunks and low branches Of
fruit trees by the gnawing Of rabbits
and mice will heal more readily if the
spots are covered with grating wax.
which will exclude the air and moiS-
ture. This may be made by melting
together four parts of rosin. two parts
OF beeswaX and one part of tallOw.
When melted the mixture should be
thoroughly stirred until cold. or it may
be poured while warm into Il pail q:
tub Of cold water. When it has cool
ed sufficiently to handle the hands
should be creased with tallow and the
mass pulled and worked until it be
comes quite light in color. 1t may then
be made into balls or sticks of cOnven-
lent size and is ready for use. 1t
should be warmed slightly to wor.
well. Where the wound to be treated
is large very good results may be had
by dipping strips of cotton cloth in
liquid grating wax and winding it
spirally about the trunk, allowing the
edges to OVERLAP so as to make the
wrapping as Dearly air tight as posi-
bic. We have had injured trunks heal
completely under such covering as
this.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1910-02-24

copyright, 1910, by American Press Asso-
ciation.l
Thomas Lynde was a patriot in the
days of 1776, but fate denied him the
pleasure of fighting for his country.
He had been crippled by an accident.
20 that one of his legs was shorter
than the other and had to be made
even with sort of stilt, upon which
he trudged about vigorously enough
for the purposes of business, but not
for those Of war.
He was a merchant in New York,
and he stayed there. never concealing
his sentiments, constantly prosecuted,
yet managing to live through it all and
even to retain his liberty up to the
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1910-02-24


HALL.
winter of 17S2, which was not many
months before the final departure Of
the British power from the city.
So he must have possessed a measure
of shrewdneSs with his obstinacy and
a spirit not to bc crushed by atlliction.
He had a daughter Marjory, who
had inherited her mothers beauty and
her fathers inGomitabie courage per
haps some Of his obstinacy as well. for
when there came at last a difference Of
opinion between them she did not
yield even to his iron will.
The cause Of this difference was
handsome young officer of the guards.
a soldier of the king, and therefore in
the eyes Of Lynde natural enemy.
But he was not Il natural enemy in the
eyes Of NIarjory He was an officer and
a gentleman, doing his duty as his
conscience commanded and his circum-
stances permitted.
Marjory was patriot, but she was
a woman, and it seemed reasonable
NIOuEh " llNl AlltNN "a HAf'IAi -A'--AAA
should be a good man, while every
other British soldier was an abhorred
invader and the minion of a tyrant.
She was not swayed by personal
preference for Captain Asgiil, she as
sured her father but simply by her
sense of justice.
1t was incOnceivable to Lynde that
his daughter could love a redcoat.
She had seen her mother fade and
perish from the mere stress of their
intolerable situation, as much a vic
tim of the horrors Of war as any sol
der slain in battle Her two brothers
had served in the patriot armies. and
one had died of sickness and the other
of wound.
But Marjory knew or felt that Cap
tain Asgill was not responsible for
these ills, or at least she could not feel
that he was, and she did not relin-
quish his acquaintance despite her ia
theirs wish.
Captain Asgill did not visit her, be
cause he knew Lynde's sentiments.
which he hoped to overcome, but there
were two or three homes in the mar
row circle Of Mariorys social life
where Asgill by the exercise of
lovers ingenuity could see her now
and then in the company of others.
Upon a certain evening in April he
came hurriedly to her house. Marjory
saw him entering by the gate, and
she knew by his manner and indeed
by his mere presence there that no or
binary errand had brought him.
She met him in the hall, the broad
door being open and the full moon
shining in upon her, and a pretty girl
in the moonlight was the same hun
dred years ago or thousand.
A sudden impulse of tenderness
Swayed Asgill uncontrollably. He ex
tended both hands and drew Marjory
toward him, and at that moment
Thomas Lynde stumped out into the
hall.
The scene was very brief, and Mar
jury was banished at the beginning.
The next minute, as it seemed to
her, Asgill was gone, and she did not
hHOW why iiC iitlh NOiilS VI "hhS i-S
had meant to say or do.
Il gave him his walking papers"
said Thomas Lynde and added grimly:
"Now it remains to be seen what be
will do to me. That young rascal has
influence, my girl. He would like me
put of the way perhaps"
One week later Lynde was arrested
q 4.
of royalists, and Marjory was left in
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1910-02-24

The Kansas experiment station re-
Gently concluded some experiments
with view to determining the cost of
egg production. Two pens of fowls
We're taken. one Of White Plymouth
Rocks and the other of White Leg
horns. Tab was kept on the hens be
tween Feb. and Oct l. 1909. The
best two hens in its first pen laid
1S1 and III eggs each respectively,
the average of the whole pen being
143 eggs per hen. The total cost of
feed for this pen was $S.S1, receipts
from eggs sold $25.j6 leaving a prof
over cost of feed Of $17.15. or about
$1.61 per hen for the eight months.
While the best hen in the pen of
White Leghorns made a record of only
172 eggs. the average of the whole
pen was 152 eggs. In the case of the
Leghorns the cost of the feed was
about "a cent less per month, while the
net profit on eggs above cost of feed
was $1.S1 per hen.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1910-02-24

If the hens should scratch the cover
the coming three or four weeks
bare spots should be recovered
is the late winter and early
freezing that plays smash wit
plants
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1910-02-24

The feed for brood animals of wi
ever kind should be flesh and DO
building rather than fat forming. G
this account the corn should be T
duced to a minimum and oats, bra
barley, peas, alfalfa and clover 81
stituted.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1910-02-24

1t is a compliment to the nativ
strength of soil chat it will grow eve
weeds. 1t is just as great a comp
ment to the soil and a good deal gres
er one to the fellow who works it i
it produces some more useful crop
than weeds
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1910-02-24

Latest reports show that there are
now in operation throughout the coUn-
try 40,004 rural mail routes. aggre-
eating more than 100000 miles ard
serving about 20,000,OOO patrons. To
date the innovation has cost the gov.
eminent S17OO0OO0O. The system lacks
about $17O00.OOO year Of being self
maintaining.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1910-02-24

Professor Willard of the North Da.
kota experiment station has lately
completed a soil map hich shuIld be
of practical value to every intelligent
farmer and landowner of that state.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1910-02-24

There are quite good many things
to take into account in getting ready
for the spraying campaign. and for
this reason preparations should be
made some time before the actual
work is be IN. Not only should the
chemicals be on hand for the various
solutions which are to be used, but
the spray tank. hose, cutoff, nozzle,
etc, should be carefully inspected.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1910-02-24

We saw a team of $400 horses the
other day which had been driven to
town all a-sweat and were allowed to
stand without blanketing The man
who is compelled to buy such a team
will concede that this kind of treat
ment is likely to prove a bit expen-
Sive.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1910-02-24

Some observations which have been
made by the poultry department of the
Maine Agricultural college show that
eggs from hens kept in houses with
curtain instead of tight board fronts
are not only more fertile, but produce
a larger per cent Of strong chicks.
This is attributed to the fact that with
the curtain front the houses are better
ventilated and result in more vigor-
Gus physical condition on the part of
the hens, which accounts for eggs of
greater vitality.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1910-02-24

Thirty inches of snow on a level in
most of the north, central and eastern
states. accompanied by blockade Of
railroads, scarcity Of fuel and intense
cold, suggests the fact that the eli
mate has not changed enough so that
we are rid of the odd fashioned win
ter''
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1910-02-24

Sensible parents will keep the sick
cat and dog confined i'll soma place
away from the little children who may
be in the home. \ sick cat often
transmits disease, while no one ever
knows when sick dog is going to run
amuck.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1910-02-24

If there is any one condition that a
dairy or meat animal should be spared
during the winter months it is wet
and nasty place in which to rest ut
night, Not only does such a condition
mean lack Of comfort for the animals.
but they are likely to produce or az.
gravate tubercul1r tendencies and any
other ailment that is promoted by
dampncSS and filth
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1910-02-24

Every orchard owner who would at
tain best results i'll the management
of his trees should spray them at the
proper season for the several pests
which may affect them, and to do this
most effectively he should have in his
possession the spraying calendar is
sued by his state experiment station
This not only tells when to spray and
how, but gives the formulas for the
spray mixtures which should be used
for the several kinds of fruit trees
ana shrubs and how to prepare them.
Such bulletins are suited to the sea-
sonal needs of the states in which
they are published.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1910-02-24

Perhaps no figures that have lately
been published give Il better idea of
the ruthless destruction Of our timber
resources as country than the statis-
ties Of the cut of white pine and in
cluded species for the year 1908. That
year the cut was less by S47, 7S7, 900
feet than that of the preceding season.
or a decrease Of 202 per cent. In 1908
Minnesota. which for several years
past has led in white pine production,
produced 44S.51200O feet less than in
1907. Wisconsin ranked second in the
cut of white pine, while Michigan.
which in years gone 10y used to lead
all states, was outranked 10y three
New England states which We're strip
ped years ago, but are now coming to
the front with a second growth of
pine.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1910-02-24
THE YOUNG
INTERCESSOR,
A Lass Who Faced Washington
to Save Her British Lover.
BY HOWARD FIELDING.

copyright, 1910. by American Press Asso-
cationl