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under tree eighty years ago American
Eclipse. who next to Messenger was the
most important sire Of American race
horses. was also owned near Piping Rock.
The eighteen hole golf course. $500
yards in length, Is being constructed under
the direction of Charles b. Macdonald.
the leading golf authority Of this country
For about half its length the course is
built around tho polo fields and the race
track. The other half is in the valley TO
the south ~ the clubhouse. Mr. Mac
donald expects that the Piping Rock
course will be second only 70 the new
national course at Shinnecock Hills 1t
is being constructed with the greatest
care. Almost every hole has been in
spired by some classic one on the most
famous links of England and Scotland
The land on which it is built has a porous
soil so that the opportunities for play early
in the spring and late in the fall will he
exceptional. The season therefore will
be distinctly longer than on most Of the
links near New York
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in front Of the club. The Horse Show
Association. by the way, is entirely dis
tnct from the club, although the members
of the former are included in the member
ship of the latter The show. which here
tofore has hccn local event is to be- open
neat fall 10 horses entered by amateurs
residing elsewhere than on LonG Island
Every effort. however. will be made to
continue it's present non pro OCCASIONAL
character Nd money prizes will he offered
and professionals will be barred There
should he no confusion between the Horse
Show Assoc lat ion and he Racing Associa .
ticn Of the club. II is the latter that has
bought the Western ponies and who will
race among themselves for the sj,0m
purse they have Put up.
There is historical propriety in Piping
Rock becoming the centre of amateur
racing !nasmuch AS Imported Messen ger.
the Srcat thoroughbred sire, whose blood
i. in almost every successful American
race horse. was owned on one Of the
Piping Rock farms and was buried there
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a hro view Of the polo folds. horse show
grounds, raCetrdck and part Of III" golf
course.
Although the clubhouse il really very
'drg" building tn. architect : aim has
been io disguise IL real dim"r-iOr.S and
30 make II seem an integral part of its
surroundings II j. comparatively low:
only Two stories, except in one section
her" il gains Il modest and almoS, I'M
perceived half story II il rambling ard
has so many porticos and verandas that
it seems To have grown irregularly ont
of the ridge on which il stands The cx-
terror j. of shingles painted white
Inside there is no attempt AT lavish
display. On tn" cont rary the aim ha-
been 10 produce an effect Of simplicity
comfort and harmony with the On.
cept ion of the men caf", which is finished
in buttcrnut, tn" woodwork of the " hole
interior is white. The main club room.
an immense apart ca by - fee, N
size. was furnished and decorated under
the personal supervision of Clarence
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men in this country. This il TO be for
both fiat and s,eeplechase racing. There
il an extension of the course into fair
hunting country, giving a hunting course
"A mile and half long There is also
another track for exercising and for
less important races in tho field TO the
south Of the clubhouse.
\ racing association il being formed
for the purpos" Of conducting the racing
at Piping Rock a. a gentlemsn's sport
The first race meeting will be held there
neNt October. The directors include
Clarence II Mlckay. Harry Payne Whit
ncv, August Belmont, Thomas Hitch
cock, j f., Davis, Frank Hitchcock and
Henry W Bull. Tn" most important
event N the fall meeting will he race
between Piping Rock subscription ponies
under tn" plan originated by Messrs.
Hitchcock. Davis and Moore last fall.
In accordance with this plan seventy
members of the club subscribed for rs
many ponies to be purchased in the West.
Each subscriber paid $500, Of which about
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, and fancy shops are to he found Until
7 o. clock extraordinary animation prevails
and pretty women tre ret scriy TO frd
themselves face to fAt p 18th the flower Of
the army officers The latter, 1t may
be mentioned, are literally strapped into
, their uniforms. which look az il they
, might burst at any moment: one con-
stantly expects tragedy
| Here one can study the STYLES and as
already said, German women just miss
being chic. The color note in particular
is too forced French women posse IS
the art Of nuance as no other women IN
the world possess ii, and the pastel note
dominates their attire. In trimming the
German woman also sins. She invn rin bly,
has too nuch-too many rows OF rasse-
menterie. too many buttons, too much
of everything.
The German woman is usually stout.
in spite Of her addiction to sports, in spite
OF her frequent visits to the "Schon-
heitinstitut" (beauty institutel, in spite
free of charge, she can weigh herself and
keep track Of her figure,
The po:,enesS OF the men is everywhere
to he noted The German pridcs himself
on his French manners. his Latin gallantry
toward women. In this tho Emperor
SetA me example AZ private view AT
one Of the galleries hs arrived to open
the exposition. Seeing a number Of we'll
| dressed women waiting to enter after his
de parture be turned quickly to his COM
mnions and with a charming smile said:
, Let tho ladies' enter
He would bc adored in Paris for just
such spont aneous courtesy, but politics
keeps him the German Emperor. and the
sovereign who would most enjoy visit
to Paris will probably never make one, 30
he has to content himself with making
Berlin and Berlin society conform to the
Parlser mode.
The progress in chic among Ge.ma n
court ladies' caused sensation in England
last spring, The present Queen OF Eng
land cares little for dress and abhors ex-
She was under the impression that Ger
man women were simple and old fashioned
In their clothes, 80 last spring, when the
German Empress was to visit London.
the Queen impressed Il upon her court
ladies' that they must not dress in the new
extravagant fashions.
Obeying the royal command. dowdy
looking group OF English women In small
hats were at the train TO welcome the Ger
man Empress and her court ladies. who
alightsd from the train gorgeously dressed
In the latest Paris fashion, their big hRts
Ia mode eclipsing the poor English
English women wers furious IN, German
women triumphant and the Empress do
lighted. They still tell the story on the
other side OF tho Rhine with childish de-
light Of how they eclipsed the English
women, who were not yet up to Pariser
modes. to which they Germans were wide
awake.
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PARIS. May lf-Never in the history
Of Paris spring sales have there been so
many buyers from Germany as This year
il is true that for several seasons Ger
mans. both men and women, have been
coming to Paris to buy their clothes. for
saking the traditional custom which was
to order from Vienna everything needed
in the smart line for Berlin.
The Riviera has long been invaded by
Germans in search OF health, but last sum
mcr Trouville and Dccauvillc were startled
by the number of sons and daughters of
the kaiser's realm who came for the sea
son.
OF cours" it is an open secret that the
Crown Princess Cecile buys all her
clothes in Paris. Neither the frowns
nor the threats Of her imperial father
in-law, William H.. have been able to
change the habits Of her lifetime. and
worse than all, she has a French maid
and is the envy OF all the women in Berlin
who dare not openly defy the imperial
desire to give preference to Germans and
German productions.
Princess Victoria Louise. the Kaiser Is
only daughter, the spoiled darling Of the
family. likes "Pariser modes, and even the
Empress enjoys seeing the latest novelties
from the French capital. while the younger
element of fashionable Berlin society
prides itself on its -Pariser chic"
went over to Berlin for a couple OF
days and found that women there arc
being chic with n will. My travelling
comp anion. a stout plain woman OF de-
termination. informed me that she was now
obliged to come to Paris every month for
her store. which had exacting clients who
wanted the latest cry from Paris. They
would not wait. and she had to carry her
trunks full OF novelties along with her at
ruinous rates because Berlini ladies wanted
he latest fashions,
No hat was too exaggerated for Berlin
no skirt too tight II 1t was in vogue on the
boulevards.
She was q thorough German. ! hac
scandalously tipped the train guard ir
order to have first class compartment
all to myself, but she came heavily in
~Je prends. she replied to the guard
fearful entreaty to leave.
-Laissez, said ], seeing that to argue
the case was useless, so she took" a,
she had said everything comfortable ano
gave nothing to the indignant guard. who
vowed vcngcance.
She advised me TO visit Wertheims thu
greatest store in the world. she added witt
pride-and the "five O'clocks. There
could see "tout Berlin"
But, she added. all the rage for chic
had not kept Berlin women from being the
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Estate Ouners United.

Three wears ago the owners of i'm
portant estates within "A ten mile radius
e PIPING Rock united in this effort to
produce the most complete country club
IN america. Originally the membership
was limited To residents Of the neigh
torhood. but recently il has opened its
The ir!, AZ present is $50 but as the facili-
tee, s.-o increased additional members
W.. ba Received. The present officers are:
!Ionry Rogers Winthrop, president; Clar-
e.,. II Mackav and Harry Payne v hit =
i"v ,lra-prcsdents; r. y. Moore. treas
ut,r and Frank L. Crocker. secretary
The governor" g the club are J Searle
E..r av. Jr.; Percy Chuhb, Paul y. Cra-
.u;I, frank l.. Crocker. Joseph f.. Davis,
.inla r. Dennis. Thomas Hitchcock, Jr. /;
t.ronre II Mackay. Frederic =. Moore,
tharl"s b. Macdonald, John S. Phipps
!Iernort l.. Pratt, Charles Steele, Frederic
= W.triss, Harry Payne Whitney. Bron-
son Winthrop and Henry Rogers Win
rrop
The membership includes Robert Bacon
,a'e Minister to France, and his son, Rob
rr' Low Bacon; J. Searle Barclay. Jr.;
Jane. A. Blair. John b. Dennis and James
4 Blair. Jr.. Of the banking firm Of Blair
Go Lloyd \. Bryce, United States Min
l.'or a. The Hague; Arthur s. and Charles
: B4rdcn, Middleton S. Burrill, George
r Baker .Ir " Ambrose clark " Bourke
'pcsran, Charles A. Coffin. Percy Chubb
Paw. - Cravath. j. p. Morgan, Jr (; Charles
"""." IT, p. Dawson and W. II. Porter
If rh" banking firm OF j p. Morgan 4 Co.;
Paw Dana, Reginald de Koven, Frank
Doubleday, Gen. George r. Dyer.
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" Mackay. who selected and presented
the Cnt ire contents of the room, The
general scheme Of plant,n about the
clubhouse and in the central court IL al,o
attribut able TO him. and the hay t'pc~.
rhododendrons and gcrani,ims which are
used so effectively were his gifts Many
of the club furnishings we've gifts from
members. The main room il the most
elaborate and tea,i liul of the club r
apartments and is par icularly di1tin-
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Organization Completed Locust Valley After Ten Years
of Effort by Wealthy Estate Owners Formally Opens Tues
day-Poo Field, Golf Links Shooting Traps. Hunting
Course Racetrack, Horse Show Grounds, Steamer
Pier Bathing Pavilion All on Magnificent Scale

Adjoining the two principal fields are
the stables where polo ponies are TO be
kept; and in order that the sport may
not be confined to men OF large means
the club expects to maintain a stable Of
seventy polo ponies Of it's own, which
will be rented to members.
Surrounding the polo fields is a mile
turf track 100 feet wide, which was built
under the supervision Of Thomas Hitch
cock. one Of the most experienced racing
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the club 10 women who are hcuscholders
on lie payment Of annual dues. Under
this arrangement, they will enjoy prac-
tically all the privileges. The Ladies'
Folio club. organized 10y Mrs Thomas
Hitchcock and Mrs. Thomas Hast in gs .
plans TO yllv once week at Piping Rock
" has ALREADY begun to play there.
II i. in it, provisions for sport that the
now organization makes good its claim
to have tn" most complete country club
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- llf Piping Rock club. latest and
MOST complete Of American
country clubs. will have it's open
iue thi, week. A three days pro
r..,rnp bcginn,nG ON Thursday. May 30.
b,. n,.u arrdu.ci for the mcmbcrs and
.,. oral huudrrl invited guests. II will
,ul"r the elimination of an undertaking
Nh.bhlii itsrNil origin ~ vcarsago
'nr tim" a few gentlemen who
.l country places on the north shore of
l.uu. land bought np several adjoining
,,rr,- m III" beautiful district just south
r,fpr'i~l Valley ON the Oyster Bay branch
4 tho Long island railway. Tho very
charm of th" SECTION and the fact that il
Wi within an hours run of New York
,h".a'cnrd to tcrpt It's Wholesale invasion
arl ui''ra'" destruction as an example
of ugspoi'"d rural lovclincss It was this
possibility which led to it's purchase as a
lirCautionarv measure
Taken together. the farms in question
constitute a tract Of about 100 acres: hut
this 'ir. in the centre of a district fully
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ALL COUNTRY CLUBS ECLIPSED BY PIPING ROCK

designed the clubhouse hut was made
landscape architect in charge of all the
grounds. including the creation of the
polo fields. The house. which IL to I've
formally opened on Decoration hay,
is characterized by Paul ". Cravath as
"A gloriiicd Long Island farmhouse. 4"
II stands on tho crest ~ tho ridge with
vi"vs across the two valleys which con-
stiiutc the club property
Icranda Suggests Mount pernon.
Tho great pilarcd vcranda suggests
Mount Vernon, hut the resemblance ends
there, for the Piping Rock cluhho,ise IL
built around u central court which is
treated as garden and which is unique
and charming feature of the establish
mcnt. This enclosed court il 40 feet
square; but AZ there are extended wings
AT the end of the main section of the house
the chief facade il really about ?tO feet
long. wild" Grassy terrace supported
by n stone wall extends for 100 feet along
the north sid" Of the clubhouse and affords
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in America. Three polo fields have been
created. Two Of them, constituting an
area i,2no f"ct square. are side by side
north of the clubhouse and overlooked
hE IA" i"Trl'" above mentioned. Ih"s"
Two ii'i!- haS" h'"n prepared with the
al of m" hos' skill and experience 10 ho
had and are expected TO he not only III"
mos, h"WtiGul bat also the h"st and
most completely equipped field, in
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The importance NJ physical culture is
attracting as much attention in Germany
as in this country, Gymnastics and other
forms of exercise are recognized as having
Pocahontas star herald., 1912-11-08

nut butter is in reality a very sim
pie preparation, consisting merely
of fresh'roasted peanuts ground
finely and salted to suite the taste.
Several large factories aud a large
number of smaller ones are now de.
voted to the manufacture of this
product with which to supply the
rapidly increasing demand. Some
of the larger factories are almost
models in their construction, equip.
ment, and management, while many
Of the smaller establishments, which
have no elaborate equipment, are
turning out the excellent product.
Peanut butter was first manufac.
tured and offered for sale as a food
for invalids, bat the article was
soon adopted by many persons who
for one reason or another, such as
preference for vegetable foods only,
objected to the use Of ordinary
dairy butter. 1t soon outgrew this
condition of limited use, and its
development on a commercial scale
has been a general product. 1t
was never intended that this product
should be used as a substitute for or
a competitor of butter, but as a
luncheon delicacY and add variety
to the diet. Peanut butter is a
wholesome and nutritious food
product and has become a popular
article upon our markets. Last
year one manufacturer used over
1870 cars of shelled peanuts in the
production of 5000, 900 small jars
Of this food. Other manufacturers
used large quantities, the total con.
sumption of peanuts for the manu-.
facture of peanut butter alone
amounting during the year of 1911
to approximately 1000 cars of
shelled goods, or 1000, 900 bushels,
In order to produce high-class
peanut butter the manufacturer
must employ the best materials,
On the other hand, the use of the
best stock obtainable will be OF
little avail unless the work of con-
Eerting into salable product il
conducted in . sanitary manner.
Pocahontas star herald., 1912-11-08

prepare the ground and SOW rye.
As you pick the cotton over the
first time, follow down the mlddles
with the swallow tail sweeps, SOW
rye. Crimson clover would do a,
we'll, but it has to have good season
IN the ground to catch a stand,
Rape would do as well, but il re.
quires good land. Winter Vetch
Is as desirable, but you have never
sowed it and you are not of an ex'
perimental turn of mind. Sow rye.
1t will cover the ground and pre-
vent wash. 1t will furnish colts
and calves, cows and all stock, good
winter pasture and when turned
next spring will add humus to the
soil. Humus makes the soil rich,
mellow and reteutive of moisture.
You can use all of the commercial
fertilizer you will, but unless you
add humus the soil goes down.
When you turn this rye land next
spring, SOW oats on some of it in
March. Cut the oats in May and
SOW cow.peas. Cut the cow.peas
in September aud SOW rye again.
Year after next plant cotton or corn
on this land aud see the improve
ment, not only in the crop but the
ease with which you can cultivate
the land. When you can get a
crop of oats, a crop of peas and a
fine winter pasture all in one year,
and at the same time improve your
soil, a thing so much needed, don't
you think you can afford to do it..
Do 1t. Get your merchant to
order you five bushels, cost $500
and try 5'acres of rye.
Better be taking up with some of
these ideas for l go out of Office
October 3lst and then this sluice of
sage, seasoned and unsolicited ad.
vice will cease to flow. "Be watch
full of opportunity" "strike while
the Iron is hot" "Ketoh on to some
of this never dying truth, l am en-
deavoring to elucldate." Sow rye.
CLAY SLOAN,
Commissioner of Agriculture,
Pocahontas star herald., 1912-11-08

morning glory Is more delicate in
color than a tame one and nothing
Is more refined and attractive than
a thistle blossom. But the wild
morning glory alienates the love Of
the farmer by blooming in his
cornfeld instead of his front yard
and the thistle holds mass meetings
IN the pastures instead Of growing
shyly aid sparsely in kitchen gar.
dens.
Some weeds are tall and homely
and some are squat and homely
while still Others are tinted like the
dawn. But they all have one
characteristic. They are hardy and
long.lived. Frost has no more eff.
feet on them then on a pelician.
Waiting for Providence to kill a
weed is hopeless task. Providence
either can't or doesen't. A weed
will flourish and raise large family
on brick pile in July sun, and
cutting down a weed with a hoe
after it has settled in a garden mere
ly improves its constitution. Rails.
ing a garden full of tame flowers
consists mostly of roofing out
weeds. A weed will stray in from
a neighboring country, grow aroot,
bloom and hold a reunion of its
descendants while an imported
flower seed Is getting ready to sit
up and live. Gall and nerve from
the circulation OF the weed. Let a
man prepare $40, 900 garden for
the reception of rare and beautiful
plants and before 1t is done a thous.
and weeds will Chamber over the wall
like politician hopping into a sue
cessful party and will make them.
selves perfectly al home.
Because Of these habits people do
not love weeds any more than they
do confidence men, professional
borrowers and people who make
their living by encouraging other
people to work. Many a weed
would improve the looks OF q gar.
den if IL would stay put. But in =
week il would be over in the next
bed, roofing out the geraniums.
Therefore, weeds, like people who
cannot take hint, are not popular
and will never be elected TO anything
bat sbs rubbish piles.--GOOrsO
Fi tOh.
Pocahontas star herald., 1912-11-08
How to Make Peanut Butter

Circular 90 of the Bureau Of
Plant Industry, Department of
Agriculture says:
The growing popularity Of pea.
nut butter ss sfood has let TO many
inquiries regarding the methods
employed in lts msnufSGtRre. Pea
Pocahontas star herald., 1912-11-08
Sow Rye

One thing that lessons the income
Of the farmers as much OF more
than any other, is the fact that he
can put IN only six months in the
year in making and gathering the
crop. Out of this time many days
are lost from rain aud other causes.
One such idle period is found be.
tween "laying by" and harvest
time. Think it over and do some.
thing during this period that will be
profitable. Cut the corn stalk off
above the ear and save It. II Is a
rapid way to save roughage and it's
good. 1t will carry the colts and
calves through our mild winters
looking well and making more but.
ter and milk when fed to the milch
COW, as well as hold up the flesh of
the horses and mules.
All over the State, especially in
the low lands, paintings of corn and
cotton are lost, drowned out by six
weeks rain in June and July.
Cookie burrs, smart weeds, crab
grass and fox.tail has taken these
places and abound in great luxury.
Cut it all for hay before it seeds or
the stems get hard. 1t will all,
cookie burrs and any, make very
good feed. The stock will enjoy 1t
IN the sleety days of winter and less
corn will be fed, besides the seed
crop of these weeds will be lessened
by the cutting and if the stock
waste it in the stalls it will serve to
catch liquid manure and be valuable
for fertilizer for the next crop. If
yon wont cut it, turn it under right
now as green manure, good and
deep. 1t will prevent washing
from winter rains, save blowing
next spnng, for a good discing next
sprng will do instead of a breaking
and it will make mellower and
richer the land for the coming crop.
Before you turn it put on all your
barn-yard fertilizer. Build up the
soil. The saddest, most dishearten.
ing, sOrrOwful thing I witness, is TO
see . man. drive out, whistling, in
the sPnng, to break up and plant a
field that is covered with persimmon
and sAssafrss sprouts and grinning
with gullles. No chance for a
rpmaneratiye crop from the very
6rsG Build up the soil, 1t Is the
Sying need Of our Agrieulturs.
Whsa TSE brtAk the weed spOts.,
Pocahontas star herald., 1912-11-08
Weeds

A weed is a flower which has
gotten INTO trouble BY going where
it wasn't invited.
Many weeds are vsrE beautiful
aud would be gssed at with intense
pleasure n . conservatory. Avid
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-10-29
lNTEMPERATE AMERICA.
Increased Consumption of Liquors,
Cigars and Cigarettes.

Washington. Oct. 2S.-The American
people are drinking more whiskey ant
beer and smoking more cigars and
cigarettes than ever before in history
according to tax returns received by
Royal Il. Cabell, commissioner of in.
ternal revenue. From July / 10 Oct
II, 1912. more than $500, 900, 900 cigar
cites We're smoked, an increase of one
billion over the corresponding period
Of the previous year, which broke all
records.
rhe nation consumed 39.159,000 gal
Ions of whislley, during July, August
and September, an increase of 100000
gallons, as compared with that quar-
ter of 1911. while nearly 1850, 900. 600
cigars were smoked during that time
The cigar consumption promises to es-
tablish n new record.
A total of 10 100000 barrels of beer
were consumed. during the three
months. which was S2O,00o barrels
more than in the same period of 1911
This somewhat surprised revenue Of
fieials as beer drinking fell off con-
siderahly, during the fiscal year. end
ing June 80 last. That decrease was
partly accounted for by Commissioner
cabell by the increased popularity of
buttermilk as a summer drink The
growing consumption of these articles
has greatly augmented the govern
ment's revenue. The internal revenue
receipts for October, already more
than $1,000 900 greater than October,
1911, will eclipse all records for any
October in the judgment of Mr.. Ca
bell