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The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1911-12-08
Teachers Examination

An examination of applicants fol-
third, second, first grade primary, and
first grade certificates will be held at
Wenatchee, Washington, on Dec. IA,
IS and 10, 1911. Examination begins
each day at eight o'clock a. m. The
examination in State Manual comes al
$50 on Friday afternoon, except that
teachers who are to take the examina-
ton in State Manual only and who are
applying on accredited papers will write
on Saturday morning at nine O'Clock.
Viletta H. Guthrie.
County Superintendent of Schools
Ats
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1911-12-08

Even is your palate could not tell
the difference your stomach would.
Old l. w. HARPER Whiskey is the
perfection of distillation ripened by age
and nature into a beverage and stimu-
LIANT unsurpassed. Sold by ]. B. Vio-
lette, at the Overland bar. Al
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1911-12-08
PESHASTIN

H. A. Harvey was a Cashmere
shopper Tuesday.
G. B. Kinney is in Wenatchee this
week on business.
H. S. Williams went to Leavenworth
Tuesday on business.
Chas. Allen and wife drove to
Leavenworth Tuesday.
VIM. Love and wife were Leaven-
worth shoppers Tuesday.
Mrs. c. L. Barker is visiting friends
in Wenatchee this week.
Chas. Miller and E. E. Riley drove
to Leavenworth on Tuesday.
]. C, Schnell is painting w. G..
Hauber's new house this week.
D. Mccoy spent Tuesday in Leaven-
worth on business and pleasure.
E. f. Riley has moved into his
new home on Peshastin heights.
Louis Meeker of Wenatchee came up
Tuesday on visit for few days.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. P. Gosslee's little
daughter is very i'll with periIonitis.
o. H. Green was also disap-
pointed Leavenworth visitor on Tuesday.
Miss Ella Markham spent Thanks
giving with her parents at Wenatchee,
returning Sunday.
The many readers Of the Leavenworth
Echo were very much disappointed in
not receiving the paper last week.
Call on D. Mccoy for your Christmas
presents-they are new and up to date
and the prices are right.
Adele Banks many friends are glad
to know she will soon he out again after
long siege Of typhoid fever.
Mrs. A. A. Hannah is spending a
few days this week at the home of Mrs.
A. J. Martin at Leavenworth.
M. w. Stark and son, Hal returned
Wednesday from Spokane where they
had been attending the apple show.
Miss Ethel Hinton resume her studies
after spending Thanksgiving with par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. E. T. Hinton.
The writer of these items doubts il
any of these Peshastin visitors to
Leavenworth knew it was election day
and dry town.
Vern Jones returned Friday from
Seattle where he had been visiting
friends for the last ten days. HE re-
turned all alone.)
Miss Ida Craig and daughtert Hazel
returned to Wenatchee Sunday aftel
spending Thanksgiving with her daug-
ter, Mrs. H. Moore.
The merry makers of Peshastin viii
give dance at Gilbert's hall saturday
night. Jas. McDanieps full orchestra
will furnish the music.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. L. Barker entertained
Otto, Carl, Orvania and Alice Barker
and their friend, Miss Lunstrom from
Entiat on Thanksgiving day.
There are a number Of batchelor'
around Peshastin that are looking for
good cook who can make fruit cake
What's the matter with our girls!
Several couples from Peshastine drove
up to c. H. Aliens Friday evening tc
attend a dance, returning home at 4:3C
next morning. All reported splendid
time.
DR.. Mccoy of Wenatchee passed
through Peshastin Tuesday night OF
his way to Leavenworth and was called
in consultation with DR.. Judah to SCI
Mrs. J. 0. Carroll who is very sick.
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Mrs. c. w. Lancaster is agent for
all U. S. publications and prominent
foreign papers. All orders for new and
renewal subscriptions promptly attended
to. Club and premium rates. Resi-
dence, second house north Of school
house on Central avenue, Box 148,
CITY. Nov. Is
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1911-12-08
For sale

-Four room house and lot in good
residence district. Will sell on easy
terms. Address p. o. box 2S6,
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1911-12-08
LOCAL HAPPENINGS AND WHEREABOUTS
NEWS ITEMS

Notes Personals and Small Items May be Phoned Direct to
ine Ecno OIhce :. Telephone Number 285
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-11-22

a larger noun OF Water is USED FOR
toiI't purposes than was thought 10 b..
The c2se. and the drain on th. heating
~Jstem makes it Impossible 10 bring
th- radiators W 10 the desired tom.
irratur" To do away with this troubIo
l' Is proposed 90 install a storage tank
Tor not water and "a supplementary
healer. which Will take care Of this
part Of the system
80 Tar the commissioner have not
DECIDED sort OF 1t system viii bo
installed. bur have asked for plans
and specifications With proposals. and
as soon as thcs.- have been received
VIII probably let the contract
u is stated that iu The city end of
me building. where the same Kind ~
a heating system is used a. was .r-
tailed by the commissioner. u. hot
water or toilet purposes lis supplied
rom th' same heater UoWeyer. 4,
loss area is heated and fewer wash
basins used no me city end than .n fba
county building and me Jail combinsd
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-11-22

mann. George Wegand. William rs.
tepp. Casper Beck.r. John Sheibet-
hood Joseph Hacker. Henry Recker.
James MaSsrt. Nicholas Kiug. George
Neisand. Joseph liohi-anu. ". D..
ita.I Andrew stein. Fred Yaeger. An.
drew Shutlcr. Cooney Wsigand. SIR.
ecker John u Estcpp. Clement r.
'cpp. George BIIt'. John x Eiatt.
Mathew ila!d. Adam derrick. Mrs
Adam tlcrrioh. Mrs Elizabeth shutter
George shutter Leonard F~rohnapple.
Fred shutter. Joseph Nauderbrueggan.
Nutoni" Nandcrbrusegsn. hermann
Nanderbrueggau. Joseph Naymann.
Mrs. Mary RcdfoV. Ferdinand -Four.
Mes. Valentine E-tepo. FranA Hau
k"l. = a. Heci or. Jason Parsons.
thomas o. Cooper. Martha WeiRand.
Henry loerer. Jacob Eiatt. Clement
Nlug. iavrencc Tlug Edward KIuE.
Mrs - e. clark. g. g. Higgins. Henry
Wcidol. D. Uaener Henry Holman.
Mr. Moore John Hlaf'. GEORGE Hob
man. Vim Holman. Dan Moutgomsrt.
BERNARD McGuckin and John HarIine
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-11-22
MANY CONTRIBUTE
FROM ST.. JOSEPHS
HOME oF GOOD SHEPHERD FUND
IS INCREASING.
More Tnan Three Hundred Dollars
Received From Settlement IN Mar
shall County BY COMMITTEES.

The fund for thc rebuilding % the
Home az the Good shepherd - xrow
INK steadily das by dav The com
mittee in charge OF the collections
have every reason to feel secure when
'hri lake into consideration the fact
chat contributions are how being sent
them from Tine goo people throughout
the state From = Joseph settle.
mcnf in Marshall coants. comes .be
substantial contribution OF sos tu.
collected from. those charfabfvin
clin'd citizens OF tiaf section by Rev
Arthur 10 McSaigan AcknoW Ledge
ments OF each subscription uiu b.
made To the douafors personally. and
the committee takes This method of
thanking them pubnci, slro The foi.
lowing are the Subscribers
Theodor. j. F~rohnapplc. Valentine
blatt Thomas D pyi-s. George Ro-
land. o. IS Nofl. q ID Wade. Nr-
Elizabeth %Ur'ntnIer Adam Holman
Joseph klug. John Hickar. N
Hickar Weudai liaId Charles Mullen
jouu FuN. Antlony FrohnaupIs.
Michael Way mann. Mrs R,ckat DO.
land. August UIltt. Joseph Noife. Geo
Hlatf. John r'erric-. KiuF q Klue p
store. GeurEc kIuE William shafer.
John Esfcpp. William F-rohnapDIe
George Horr'ct George Ur-harf. Adam
F~rohrapple francis shafcr. John
shutter MARI iaercr. Wendell Ter
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-11-22
INTERESTING PHASE
IN Big FEE CASE
SUIT AGAINST JOHN a. scHENk
TO 81 TRIED NEXT TERM.
Since Mrs. Schent Was Not Found
Guilty. Counsei Claims Husband
10 Liable for Fees.

IN echo OF the famous Scl.uA trial
will BE- heard iu rae Ohio count, ctr
cult court during the coming term.
which opens on next Nondsy. when
the case OF O'Bricn 10 O.Brleu against
John .. Scheuk for $4,000 atforn.v
fees will be tried An i-utrr~utinr con.
tcntOn will arise lu uhc case and DO.
outcome probably viii establish a prr.
cedent al the Wei Virginia bar as fl
liability for the defense uf uIf.
charged With injury agaiu-f e. nus
band. OF whatever Kind
u IA n we'll established urfur.r4i
that the husband is not Iiabi. Tor Tho
defence OF a vile In SUCH cases. if 4ra
BE- found guilty On the other hand.
10 y verdict Of not guilty a.. sturn,
the costs and attorney fees can b.
collected from fhr husband The
Schcnk ease does not come under
either premise. but Do b. cont~udcd ht
the plaintiffs ln the case that since
all persons are Innocent iu ga. sirhf
OF the law until they have been proven
guilty. their client ia innocent fha
jury having failed 90 find % verdict oi
guilty. ON this ground thct conieu.
that Mr. Schenk g. liable for the fe.
The completion ~ his cns. gill mark
The end Of the third hearing on the
Schenk case in one 81 Its various
phases. VIZ. the criminal trial. The 81
vorce suit and the suit FOR fe-r
u side tho plaintiffs. Nttoruey John
A. howard viii appear Boo tho case fot
O'Bricn A O'Bricn. and Attorney y "
Handlan will represent tho defendant
The doCkef for rho next term o.
court has been completed and iF nov
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-11-22
GIRLS SENT HOME
"nite slave Victims Returned &c
'ne'r homes N Cleveland by Mar.
shall Williams.

Nnnie stephenson aud mabel HALEY.
Do two girls Who we're held In fh.
.o'al -aI FOR several weeks in corper.
non Win ih" white slave charses
against NicA Williams and PRANK
Foutz. were brought 10 Wh.oflpy g.
IAilipi yesterday by Deputy Marsha
i'ms aud sent % their homes iD
Cleveland.
The girls. ACCORDING TO their .fory
.oid DO federal court at PhiIipi on
MONDAY. W"rn brought fo WheeIfrg
IN" men aud placed .u q house %,
n iain~ Dr. vas ou their informsfioY
'Nt' we mn wfrH arrested by The I1.
poll'e % on fneir testimony ina.
Williams was convicted fto-g1 b. La.
'eioped uaf F0utl vas NOT nm.
,a''d and % verdict OF NOT guilty vas
returned loo DIE case Williams uss
'' Nf''' and ~aeutercDd fo serve
-FOUR ears .n federal PRISON
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-11-22
HOT WATER SYSTEM
County Commissioner Propose 20 Add
Water Heating system for
Wash Basins.

The board 90, county Commissioner
proposes 70 add a secondary hot water
system Co tH" already iu operation
In the county building and rho jail. 20
supply The wash basins throughout the
two buildings With aqua pura heated to
a comfortable temperature As a part
~ tho r~em0dcling of fho building. r.
new hof water system 81 heating was
Installed and all wash basins connect.
cd with this u is found. however. that
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-11-22

sugar and rream Sets. $3.50 To-
s. ." values. 81 S24s. S2ss. 1898
and S+e5 a SET
l-ad-BroWu Vases. optic. three
cuf stars. go. 6sc and sSc values.
40 25e. 45e aud CSC each.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-11-22
ADDRESS TEACHERS
Dr.. " {. Bsgien % the University %
Illinois VIII Talk 70 tire Teachers
on Apr q

DOB fl. auditorium %, the h.gb school
on April q 20 special azores 20 the
teacher will Oh. made hy DR. vs. O.
BaEler u. tho I|uiverslf1 ~ Illinois
The subject o. fh. falk has not been
announced vet. buf will probably deal
with school questions
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-11-22
DIVIDEND MEETING
Creditors q " &. Caldwell Called 10
Meet December 4-Trustee Asks
Extra Pay.

& meeting OF tho creditors OF 49,. r.
Caldwell bankrupt be- called Tor 10
o'clock on the morning ~ December 4
in the office o. Refer. boo Bankruptcy
Z W Cummins for the purpose. - de-.
termluIug four important matters iu
the summons Tor the meeting th- pur
poses named are To alloa claims. to
determine priorifF OF claims. 90 con.
sIder trustees petition Tor extra com
peusstiou and 20 declare n dividend
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-11-22
WOmeg'y Costume SHffs
S51.50 S69.50 $50. 90

IT. HERES 4 distinctive individuality that marks
our suits. They are adaptations and repro
auctions OF the foremost foreign style mas
terS. Many have received and are receiving their
first showing at our store. Beautiful pile fabrics
velvet and corduroyS. wool corduruyS-zibelineS
ana novelty materials are all represented AT a mod
crate price.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-11-22

Mustard Jar in a~ttrsctiv- cut.
lungs SO" value. az Gee each
Nappies with Two handles. S.inch
size. 800 value a. 1926 each.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-11-22

Imported Cut Glass Salt and.
Peppers. German silver or pearl in
aid tops. eJc and zee values. A.
nc e pair.
individual Open Salts. fancy cut
aud Colonial designs. zoe aud CSC
Nalues az i5e and 25e each
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-11-22

Almond Dishes. s. 80 value. -
ti.I5 each
Thin Lead Blown Glass lumber
bel SHAPE. cut star pattern. ragu
iarly fiI5 a dozen az SIPS.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-11-22

flulhier-, heavy blanks. hiring
STAR pattern. cut star bottom. value
So % . dozen. a. S3.75.
Boubon Dishes With Two handles.
Nhirllng star pattern. 6-inch. Sls5
value. a. s129 each
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-11-22

Salad Bowls la beautiful design
: inch. $500 to $50 values a.
Si.7s. $3.50. $3.50. S3.4s and S4s5
each.
Fern Dishes Vith sIlverpIafcd
lining. iarg" size. $50 value a.
S2.ss.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-11-22

spoon Trays. values SI5s and
$50. a. Sse and St.75 each.
Water Sets OF lead blown glass
cut star pattern. tankard Jug With =
bellshapt tumblcrs 20 match. s. %
talue, a. Si.Ss a SET.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-11-22
:$: : : g. :: :: % STONE & THOMAS

ia b hands OF the printers. 10 -
y OF The iongest In the his'or, of
'i' county. The trial docket will De-
called 90 = go o'clock Monday morn.
.r-
The Tupelo journal., 1911-09-08

fan TIL killed BY frosts. II win WITH
stand almost any amount of grazing.
In no sense can 1t be considered a
weed, az it quickly succumbs to cult
walton. Like other clovers, 1t some
times causes horses and mules to
%"slobber."
The best pastures In the south are
perhaps those which In summer con-
sist of Bermuda grass and lespedeza.
With the addition of redtop and bur
clover, sweet clover. or hairy vetch.
such pastures al be grazed the year
around. the Bermuda grass and lespe-
deza growing In Summer. the others
mostly In winter. In poor or mixed
pastures l~espedeza commonly holds Its
own with broom sedge and similar
coarse grasses and unQuestionably
adds materially to the grazing. 1t Is
perhaps no exaggeration to state that
1t has increased the carrying capacity
of practically all the pasture land OF
the south by at least 25 per cent.
The Tupelo journal., 1911-09-08
NONRESIDENT Notice.

State of Mississippi. No. 2465.
To Jennie Cunningham. George Gun
ningham, Eddie Cunningham and Ella
Cunningham, all minors. and all children
of James Cunningham, deceased, and
Howard Cunningham and James Gun
bingham both minors and children Of
Willie Cunningham, deceased. Defend
ants.
You are commanded to appear before
the ChaLcery Court of the county Of
Lee, in said state, on the
Third Monday of October,
A. d 1911, then and there to show
cause if any they can. why the final
account of Mrs. Maude G. Hawks. ad-
ministratrIx Of the estate of j. A.
Cunningham. deceased, should rot be
ratified, confirmed, approved end al
lowed and said Administrative dis
charged.
This 20 day of August. A. d. 1911.
NORBIN JONES, Clerk.
c. P. Long, Solicitor for Petitioner.
The Tupelo journal., 1911-09-08
WHY CROPS ARE CULTIVATED
Main Reason 10 to Keep Down Grass
and Weeds and for Rapid Growth
Purpose Of Mulch.
CIV q. II.

We cultivate crops to keep down
grass and weeds and promote rapid
growth.
The first working of the crop may
be three or four inches deep, but after
that. as a rule, cultivation about n
inch deep is much better for the crop,
for the reason 1t does not cut of the
feed roots of the plants. The large
heel sweep, the harrow, or the n or
two-horse c%ultivator with wide shovel,
clearing a row at a time and cutting
about one inch deep, giving much bet
ter results and do much more rapid
work than the turn-plow or solid
sweep. The turn-plow Is out OF place
in a crop, unless the soil is devoid OF
vegetable matter and runs together
often, heavy rains or unless 1t rains
for two or three weeks and 1t is nee
essary to bury grass. the soil becomes
hard after heavy rains, 1t may be ad-
visable to use the turu-plow as a nee
essary evil. If 1t is absolutely neces-
sary to use the turn-plow to stir the
soil or to clean out grass and weeds
late in the season, by all means avoid
deep cultivation and cultivation close
to the plants. And be sure to use Gull
tivators or harrows a few days after
using the turn-plow, to thoroughly pull
verize the soil and make a mulch.
The reasons for keeping a mulch or
the soil are seldom given. The main
reason is to stop the rising soil mois-
ture just at a depth where there are
the most plant roots to utilize 1t. We
are all familiar with the moist state OF
the ground beneath the plank or board
that has lain In n position for some
time; still it may not have occurred
to us why 1t is SO. Now let us see If
we cannot reason 1t out. The soil is
composed of very small grains ar
ranged among themselves In such a
way az to form minute capillary tubes
that connect the bottom layers OF the
soil with the top layers. The water In
the soil passes up through these tubes
to the surface, where 1t Is evaporated.
Now If we could place a broad plank
all over the surface OF our cultivated
fields 1t would be impossible for the
water that Is brought to the surface
by capillarity to e%vaporate. Such a
method. however, is not at all practical
BILE. but we can easily initiate this
method by spreading a dust mulch
over the top OF the soil. In other
words. shallow cultivation breaks on
the little tubes through which the wa
ter escapes. A single cultivation in
dry weather is not sufficient. AS soon
as the soil settles again, these little
tubes become re-established and evap-
grafton again commences.
The Tupelo journal., 1911-09-08
Mosaic Sandwiches.

Cut three slices each of white and
dark graham bread. Spread a slice
of white bread with creamed butter
and place a slice of graham bread on
1t. Now spread graham with creamed
butter and place on a slice of white.
Repeat this process, beginning with
graham. Put both piles in a cool
place with a light weight on them.
When the butter has become hard
ened, trim each pile even, cut each
pile in three half-inch slices. Spread
with creamed butter and put together
so that a white block will alternate
with a graham one. Put under weight
in a cool place and when butter is
hardened cut in thin slices.
The Tupelo journal., 1911-09-08
RUGS IN KITCHEN
None Other Should Be Used, for the
Most Excellent Of Sanitary
Reasons.

Rugs for a kitchen should always
be washable. as the grease they &C
cumulate Is unspeakable. Good look
ing mixtures in rag weaves are suit
able and far more sanitary then the
custom Of some households OF using
rugs that have grown too shabby for
other rooms. A wool rug should be
put on the line and well beaten once
. week and should be wiped OF fire.
quently with soap bark and water or
with . special carpet soap.
The sink, besides daily scrubbing,
should be wiped out once a day with
a cloth vet in kerosene or turpentine
to remove lingering stains on the en-
amel. II the sink is an old-fashioned
zinc one 1t should be rubbed with coal
ashes to remove d~iscoloration and
later scrubbed well with hot soda wa
ter. At least once a day pour q good
d~isinfectant or hot soda water down
the drain. Keep a box OF washing
soda on a shelf over the sink and dis
solve 4 lump with the last rinsing
water. This is a grease cutter.
Kitchen closets can only be kept IN
condition by thorough surveillance.
There must be no poke holes. no un-
covered boxes. nothing to attract In
sect pests. Have plenty Of enameled
boxes or use the tin r~eceptacles in
which coffee is often sold. In these
put cereals. sugar. rice. coffee, salt,
breadcrumbs, chocolate. tapioca, HON
my and other things that too often are
kept In their own packages after they
have been opened.
The Tupelo journal., 1911-09-08

and the yield of hay from such plants
Is large, often exceeding two tons per
acre and exceptionally reaching three
or eve four tons per acre.
Under such conditions lespedeza is
q crop of very high value, which has
become more and more appreciated in
late years, so that many farmers now
employ it in regular rotations. 1t is
not improbable that a wider knowl-
edge of the merits of the crop will
cause 1t to be more generally culti-
waited and perhaps over a considera-
bly, wider area.
L~espedeza grows during practically
the same season as certain other legu-
minous forage crops: 1. e., cowpeas,
soy beans, velvet beans, and beggar-
weed. Its desirability in any particu-
lar pie e will depend upon It's ability
to compete with the aforementioned
crops.
The value of lespedeza for grazing
WAS early recognized, and 1t has been
looked upon with high favor al a
constituent of pastures. 1t grows in
all types of soil, even the poorest. and
thus furnishes a considerable guam
tity of forage In pine barrens and in
gravelly soils where scarcely any other
plants grow. The natural spread OF
the plant has made 1t a constituent of
practically every pasture in the region
covered by its distribution. Every
where it is valued for its ability to
grow In very poor soils, either In
fields or in open woodlands, and to
withstand severe drought. It's value
depends upon its p~alatability, its high
feeding value, which approaches al
falfa, and it's ability to thrive under
all sorts of conditions, and thus to
furnish %pasturage in the summer and
The Tupelo journal., 1911-09-08

conical plate, in which the receptacle
holding the material to be heated
rests. The arm is slidably mounted
on the chandelier, held In place By u
thumb screw. and can be adjusted 70
different heights from the fame. It
also swings from side to side, SO that
1t can be quickly pushed away from
the flame without turning out the light
to withdraw the heat. A stop bar holds
1t parallel with the arm of the burner.
The conical shape Of the pan that
holds the receptacle allows the fame
to spread under It and distributes the
heat.
The Tupelo journal., 1911-09-08
SUPERIOR CLOVER HAY
|Lespedeza Is Distinguished by
Its PurpIish Blossoms.
Summer Annual That Begins Growth
In Middle Part Of Spring, but Does
Not Reach Maturity Until
September or October.

Lespedeza, or Japan clover, Is a
native Of eastern Asia that was first
found In this country in central Geor-
gia In 1876. 1t has spread since then
70 that 1t now covers more or less
abundantly, the whole area from GEN.
trail New Jersey westward TO central
Kansas and southwark to the Gulf of
Mexico.
Lespedeza is a summer annual that
begins its growth In the middle part
of spring but does not reach maturity
until September or October. 1t Is
sometimes confused with the yellow
lowered hop c~lovers, but is readily
distinguished by it's purplish blossoms,
which do not appear until August or
later, while the hop clovers bloom
early.
Over most of its area lespedeza grows
only four to six inches high, and there
has thus arisen the common idea that
1t is adapted only. to grazing. Under
favorable conditions. however. espe-
cially in the lower Mississippi valley
on certain soils, the plants grow COM
monty to a height of IL inches. fire.
Quently reaching Is inches, and in
exceptional cases "a to 80 inches.
Where the stand is very thin the
plants have a PROSTATE habit. but
where it is thick they grow upright.