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Evening star., 1912-11-10

as you can sign your name. Nice chap,
too, big, lively fellow with a dark mus
taChe."
get the hook. You never laid eyes on
him. He's just average size. as quiet as
millpond on Sundays, and looks like a
live steel engraving. l know. BECAUSE
Well. | hate to find fault with his
work, but that face Of Taft is. out of
drawing
The dear little soul who voiced the
criticism was going about it as seriously
as If she We're sizing up, say. the Mona
an interruption.
Gee, Aunt Lou. it's a liberal education
to have an artist like you along. Now.
then. what's Your opinion of that eie-
phant?'
rs it an elephant"
And the man guffawed again
Look out. there's another car coming -
You seem surprised
Look at those figures. will you. It's
all over now. but the shouting. / gave
my straw vote for Taft. but as long as
/ couldn't elect him-hurrah for Wilson,
oh, yes, it was good-natured crowd
from one end of the Avenue to the other
but you couldn't possibly have been
wedged In with jollier mass than the
one banked i'll front of The Star.
I'm so mad with myself for buying it
| don't know what to do-and ! don't sup
pose tHeN III take III Ddch.
The woman who had walled paused for
sympathy. She got it.
"Of course. they won't take it back
after it's cut. You ought to have known
beforehand that you are too chunky for
checks.
I'm ne such thing. I'm just the same
size of the Venus de Milo except in
height. OF course. stripes make me look
taller. but it was such a lovely blue cross
bar l couldn't help myself, and now I've
got to wear it,
You might give it away" suggested
the sympathiZer, who was just the right
build for cross-bars.
Il see myself, / take notice that peo-
pie don't tumble over themselves in their
hurry to give me things The trouble
with me is I'm too generous. Why. I've
just given my sister-in-law a dotted silk
| could as well made over as not"
What. that old foulard? What on
earth did she want with it"
We'll. l like your nerve! That's a
tie time TO rip 1t up and make il over on
the wrong side. Say I'm so thirsty /
don't know what to do. Come along and
let's have soda"
The Venus de Milo. except in height.
waddled over TO the clerk who was clip
ping soda coupons.
Being so seriously troubled with gen.
erosity-to say nothing of her implied
invitation to the other women to partake
you would have supposed she would
have paid for both sodas. but she didn't
The treat was strictly Dutch.
II you have to keep your eyes and
ears on a still hunt for small happen
ings around the city, you have doubt
less met up with that all-knowing ac-
quaintance named Legion. who will stop
You on the street, in store, anywhere,
Evening star., 1912-11-10
Vote Of Thanks to The Star.

The Evening Star is responsible for
TINS concerted action, and it is with the
view OF causing said newspaper to con-
t1nue its most excellent and commendable
work another year. or two years, if neces-
sary, In order that this community may
be entirely rid OF flies. that your COM
mlttee deems 1t proper and fitting that
said newspaper should be and hereby is
rendered vote Of thanks by this asso-
citation for its public-spirited work in be-
half of all the people Of this community"
A similar resolution was adopted at the
Evening star., 1912-11-10
Feared They Would Be Seen.

The detective not only charged the men
with the recent destruction of the prison
binder twine plant by fire. but declared
that they had made complete plans to
burn up the prison cannery last Thurs
day. He said his operatives had learned
from convicts that the reason the fire
was not started was because the alleged
guilty parties discovered they cou a be
observed at work through a nearby win
dow.
Several detectives, disguised as COR
victs. are said to have mingled with sus-
pected men for several days
Evening star., 1912-11-10
TRY TO REACH SETTLEMENT.
Confer on Railroads Alleged Viola
tion of Cattle Regulation.

Representatives of railroads between
Cleveland and Buffalo which are under
prosecution for alleged violation of the
la" compelling the feeding and watering
of cattle at least every tWenty-eirht
hours during transportation yesterday
conferred with Attorney General Wicker
sham and James. A. Fowler. assistant TO
the Attorney General, in an effort to
reach a settlement of their cases
NO agreement. wac reached because
the government desires more information
regarding the alleged offenses United
States Attorney OBren of Buffalo at
tended the conference
Evening star., 1912-11-10
THANKS GIVEN THE STAR
Northeast Washington Citi-
zens' Association Commends
Anti-FIy Crusade.

AT the last meeting of the Northeast
Washington Citizens Association a reso-
luton. prepared and presented by James
NJ. Wood, chairman of the sanitary COM
mittee. praisng the fy-swattlng crusade
of The Star, was unanimously adopted.
The resolution declared the anti-fy cam
paign of The Star to be the most notable
sanitary movement of the year. The reso-
luton recited that the crusade furnished
Evening star., 1912-11-10

II you have to keep your eyes and
ears a still hunt for small happen
ings around the city, you have doubt
less met up with that all-knowing ac-
auaintance named Legion. who will stop
you on the street, in store, anywhere
Evening star., 1912-11-10

employment for large number of young
persons and acted as an incentive to thou
sands of grown persons to join in the
war of determination. while the publish
ed results showed that nearly 10000 coo
flies were killed. the entire expense of the
campaign being borne by The Star In
conclusion the resolution stated:
Evening star., 1912-11-10
EIGHT CONv|CTS IN PLOT
Detectives Make Report on
Alleged Attempt to De-
Stroy Penitentiary.

DETROIT, Mich. November 9.-Wil-
lam j. Burns. head of the detective
agency which investigated the recent So
called dynamite and fire plot alleged to
have been concocted by Jackson prison
coEvicts with the intention of destroying
the penitentiary. today declared here that
his men discovered eight convicts were
implicated in the alleged plot and that
four of them We're leaders in the prison
Evening star., 1912-11-10

riots that occurred last September.
The men charged with being the ring
leaders were turned over TO the detec-
tives Thursday 70: examination and
Burns spent considerable time with the
convicts in Detroit today. He declined
to state where they We're being kept.
Evening star., 1912-11-10
Presidents Recess Appointments.

President Taft yesterday made a num-
Der OF recess appointments, including
Charles w. Bieser as postmaster at Day
ton. Ohio. and Rear Admiral Charles III
Davis as a member of the Perry GEN.
tennial commission in place of Rear Ad-
miral Charles e. Clark, resigned.
Evening star., 1912-11-10

last meeting of the East Washington
Citizens Association
The next meeting of the Northea st
Washington Citizens Association will be
held tomorrow night.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-05-09
FOREIGN POTATOES DANGEROUS
TO USE FOR SEED.

Although homegrown seed pota-
toes are selling at high prices, foreign
grown potatoes should not be substi-
tuted for them. The following state
ment on the danger to tho American
potato crop from the use Of imported
seed potatoes has been issued by the
Secretary Of Agriculture:
Europe has several potato diseases
not now known to exist In this coun-
try, which. II introduced. might be the
means OF greatly reducing our annual
yield Of potatoes. Should these dis
eases become prevalent throughout
the United States. the cost Of pro-
ducing future crops might be very
greatly Increased.
Do not. therefore. under any cir
lcumstances use foreign-grown pota-
toes for seed either at the North Oh
at the South. The sorts which are
coming to this country at the present
time are late sorts and are not adapted
to planting in the South, where early
potatoes are the main crop. neither
are they adapted to planting at the
North. for they will not produce
satisfactory yield.
They are not adapted to our soils or
! to our climate, and will not yield
profitable crops; but the danger OF
introducing diseases not now present
is sufficient reason for refusing to
plant them.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-05-09
METHODS Of DESTROYING cUTWoRn3

Tomatoes, cabbage. sweet potatoes
and other vegetable and garden plants
and especially those which are started
under glass and transplanted. are sub
ject to serious injury by cutworms
They appear sometimes in great num-
bers in spring and early summer and
frequently do severe injury before
their ravages are noticed. The method
Of attack Is to cut OF the young plants
at about the surface Of the ground,
and as these insects are OF large size
and voracious feeders they are capable
Of destroying many plants in a single
night. frequently more than they can
devour. During the past two years
these insects working generally
through the United States, destroyed
hundreds Of thousands Of dollars
worth Of crops. BY the timely applt-
cation of remedies. however. It was
demonstrated by the Department OF
Agriculture through field agents and
others Of tho Bureau of Entomology
engaged in the investigation of insects
injurious to truck crops and sugar
beets In some of the principal trucking
regions. notably In tidewater Virginia,
in southern Texas, in the vicinity Of
Rocky Ford, Colo. In Southern Cali
fornia, in the vicinity Of Sacramento.
Cal, in Stark County, Ind, and in
some other regions, that these insects
can be readily controlled, large areas
being successfully treated. The usual
method of control is by the use of
poisoned bats.
Take a bushel Of dry bran, add one
pound Of arsenic or Paris green, and
mix it thoroughly into mash with
eight gallons of water, In which has
been stirred half a gallon Of sorghum.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-05-09

American tea is by no means an
impossible product Of tho future"
says Secretary Wilson Of the Depart
naent of Agriculture. he being Of the
opinion that the obstacles in the way
of this achievement may finally be
overcome by persistent effort.
Tea is staple crop Of India, Ceylon,
China and Japan. whore cheap labor II
abundant. and at present extends the
promise Of playing an important role
In the industries Of the Southern
States. II.
The work In tea culture carried on
at summerville. s. c., has continued to
give favorable results, and although
last season was somewhat discouragfns
from the standpoint Of rainfall, tho
year was very satisfactory. A machine
to prune the plants either in the fiat or
convex type Of cut has done successful
work saving expensive hand labor,
and tea-picking apparatus is now re-
ceiving attention, and some smrll
samples of machine picked tea have
been obtained. When these two oper-
atoms are successfully done by ma
chimes. the labor problem in the Amer
lean tea raising industry will have been
solved
OF the worlds annual consumption.
exclusive Of the very large local use
In China (the extent Of which cannot
be determined) amounting, to about
700, 100000 pounds, 160.000,000 IL
produced in China. and the recent
trouble there is bound to Interfere to
a great extent with this industry and
will in all probability bring about a
readiustment Of the tea trade Of tho
world
The people Of the United States. al
though considered coffee-drinking
nation. consume annually upward Of
loo, 000,0 900 pounds Of tea. for which
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-05-09
By L. 9. Corbett:

three branches the number should be
reduced to two. The arrangement OF
these branches should In all cases be
based upon the same principles as the
arrangement Of the branches on the
main body Of the tree.
It is not reasonable to expect that
every tree planter will have observed
all Of the proper precautions in caring
for his ornamental and fruit trees. It
therefore frequently happens that the
removal, of large branches becomes a
necessity. The question then arises
how shall this be accomplished with as
little injury to the plant as possible; IN
other words how shall the cut be
made? Those familiar with the prop
agation Of plants from cuttings, as we'll
as those who have observed the results
Of pruning trees, will have noticed
that when branches are cut at a GER
tain distance from their origin, the
stub which is left invariably dies, de-
cay follows, finally the rotten stub
breaks of close to its origin, and a
cup, which catches the rain, is left.
This Is also an attractive spot to many
birds and rodents which are fond Of
nesting in such places. They assist
the natural decay by excavating. and
thus accelerate the work which the
elements have begun. The result is
that the branch which was removed
for the purpose Of frightening the life
of the tree and to improve Its appear
ance has in reality been the direct
cause OF it's early destruction.
The decay in the stub which breaks
off near It's origin does not stop at
that point. but the factors which have
been the cause of its decay and death
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-05-09
MAKE THE SOIL FIT THE CROP.

There is no use In trying to achieve
success with soil not fitted to the
crop. We must make a more intelli-
gent study of the selection Of crops
that are better adapted to our soils
and that can be made to return larger
and more certain profits. There Is
something that Is very interesting
about the preference Of crops for GER
tain soils and climates.
One of the first things for farmers
to learn is to find out which crops are
best adapted to his soil and grow them
on his farm. He needs to study the
requirements OF the various crops that
he grows anc plan his rotation Of
crops so that each crop may be grown
under the most favorable conditions.
While am a staunch friend OF sta.
BILE manure and constantly urging the
keeping Of more and better farm
stock, yet L can see the necessity OF
facing the situation in a practical
manner.
The average farmer has reached q
point where stable manure will not
supply the adequate amount of plant
food to produce the maximum yield OF
grain and other farm crops. and the
only sensible thing to do Is to supply
the deficient elements.
The generality OF soils on our stock
farms are deficient in mineral fertility.
especially PHOSPHORUS. and it Is clear
ly to our interest to supply this one
elem ent to our soils II we fit the soils
to the needs Of our CROPS.
On soils possessing an abundance Of
humus and nitrogen we may purchase
the phosphorus in the form Of the
raw ground phosphoric rock and mix
it with the stable manure, but on soils
that are lacking in humus and nitro
gen better results will be obtained by
using acid phosphates. which Is read
lily available to the growing crops.
With clover and manure plowed un-
der, to liberate potash, and supple
mented with this purchased phos-
phorus, the fertility problem will be
solved on the average stock farm. On
many types Of soil potash will be need
ed, but the average stock farm in the
Middle West has plenty Of potash
locked up in it's soil to produce good
crops for hundred years or more
w. M. Kelley.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-05-09
A COMPARATIVELY NEW
INDUSTRY.

The agricultural department has
done and is still doing, a vast amount
of work to benefit the farmers, but
perhaps in no branch of farming has
this been more fully shown than In
the culture Of rice. A comparatively
few years ago practically all Of our
home crop OF rice was grown on the
Atlantic Coast the methods of hand
ling 1t were more or less primitive, the
production small, and the country was
a large Importer Of rice Twenty or
twenty-five years ago lands of Louis
lana and Texas and others Of the
southern states. were pointed out as
suitable for successful rice culture.
They were used largely as cattle
ranges and were selling at from 81 to
81 per acre. With the Introduction
and successful production OF rice. the
cost Of land rapidly increased, and the
farmers Of this region saw the need
for improved methods Of handling this
crop. Many were pioneers from the
great wheat-growing states-Iowa.
Kansas, Minnesota, Wisconsin. Illinois
and Indiana. They brought south with
them the implements they had used In
growing wheat--the gang-plough,
drill, self-binder. header and other
modern implements-and methods
and ideas never before applied to rice
culture, making 1t possible to produce
much larger quantity Of rice per
man than ever was before.
A question arose as to the competi-
ton Of Oriental countries in the pro-
duction of rice, and one Of the depart
ment's most capable men demon
strated that one American. with mod
ern equipment, can produce as much
rice as three hundred Orientals.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-05-09
NCUBATORs CRoWDING OUT THE
HENS.

Where not many years $50 nine out
Of ten farms had never heard Of m in-
cubator, today the word q pas1tnG
from farm to farm that the profits ere
larger, the work less onerous. tho
matches more sure, and the hens are
taking fewer laying moro
eggs Not all on account OF the ancu-
bators, but primarily on account OF
the incubator. and secondaxfly On ao-
count Of the large amount OF book
knowledge distributed with It
The farmers wife Is doing her shaSe
in the profit making. She always ~
done It but now she II getting HscoB-
milton az q partner In the businsA
This IN having-tt has had-its o.
feet, and the result II, faFnefs sre now
posted on poultry profits. They VIII
continue to be posted: and those Who
have been operating incubatoss VIII
20 back to hen incubation only Whsn
they return to the old cuSeom -
treading out the grain with o8sn-
only when they are prepared 10 puf
the cream separator on the sl,sh.
Poultrymen who are in the buaaneog
commercially-wh living dape0ds
upon the profits-would az soon 1l11nk
Of threshing the grain with the old
time fail as they would of Matching
chicks or ducklinsE with hens 81
ducks. The thought wound be pb-
surd. without the incubator ShAv
would have to 90 ont OF buslns
r. n. Essex. n. Z.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-05-09

Results of correct and Incorrect
pruning. A, correct method; b. In
correct method.
branches left at planting time should
not be more than eight inches long.
At the close of the first season, when
pruning time arrives. the growth Of
that year should again be shortened to
at least one foot and each Of the main
body branches should be allowed to
carry not to exceed three subdivisions,
each Of which should be eight inches
long. The third year the same opera
ton should be repeated and instead of
allowing each subdivision to carry
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-05-09
PLANT GOOD OATS.

here Is more light and inferior oat
seed planted than any other variety
OF small grain. Poor seed causes q
low yield Of oats every time. The
actual cost Of improved seed is very
low compared with tho Increased
yields that come from its use.
BY good seed do not mean ex-
tremely high-priced seed that Is ad-
vertised to produce 100 bushels of oats
to tho acre but good plump seed that
VIII terminate rapidly and get a Wig
orous start early in the spring. We
seldom see q large crop OF oats
threshed from a Held that makes a
poor start II the spring.
have found that It paws big re-
turns to select one acre Of the best
land to grow seed oats on each year
and to keep this crop for seed only
and. to buy new seed every two or
three years to plant on this acre plot
Under ordinary conditions believe
that we should change oat seed oyery
three or four years, for there Is no
farm crop that will thrive better when
moved from one locality to another
than oats. or that Will deteriorate
fsster when grown on the same farm
year after year. OF course proper
seed selection will help to overcome
tbs tendency. but few farmers take
that precaution.
Closely linked with tho good seed
question comes that Of selecting or
planting healthy seed. and have found
It good plan to treat all oat seed with
formaltn before sowing, to kill the
smut spores and insure healthy seed.
w. M. K
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-05-09

when It is positively known that the
soil II In need Of Il.
All clay soil should be plowed In the
fall, in order that the frosts Of winter
may break up the hard ground and
make It more easily worked In the
spring
! Early blowing in the spring tends to
] conserve the soil moisture, both by
preventing evaporation and increasing
the amount of rainfall held. but II the
land Ia sod or cover crop, early plow-
ing decreases the amount OF organic
matter, which would be incorporated
by late blowing.
! Late blowing also destroys the
growth of many weeds. and 10 sener-
ally followed throughout the corn bolt
subsoilins is not commonly prac-
tfced. and experime nts show that It 10
profitable only in exceptional cases.
particularly in the humid regions.
Fall plowed land should be thor
oughly pulverized In the spring by
blowing or d1sling and narrowing and
rolling. While 1t is desirable to have
loose seed bed without clods. 1t does
not need to be as fine as for wheat.
The best time for planting. Of course,
must be Judged by the farmer himself.
according to the season. It IL useless
to plant corn while the ground is cold
and wet. as 1t will only lie ungermin-
ated and too often rot. It Is better
practice to wait until the ground 10
warm, say about go degrees. at the
depth Of which the seed IL to be
planted
In Illinois and Iowa. planting runs
from May 10 to June 10 at the latest.
Indiana runs about a week earlier. In
Kansas the planting usually begins
about the last week in April. but It Is
sometimes continued up to the last OF
May. In the Southern States planting
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-05-09
THE TEA INDUSTRY IN AMERICA

$10.000,0o0 or more are paid. The
imports Of tea for every NTH year
from 1853 to 1908 inclusive, show .
general increase in the quantity Of tea
imported. and It IL possible by estab-
fishing tea industry at home to great
ly increase the consumption, as has
been done in Great Britain since tea
became q staple Of her colonies In the
East Indies.
The seoretary asserts that "the abil-
ity of The tea plant to adapt itself to a
wide range Of conditions 10 exceeded
only by wheat, and that the climate
OF tho Southern States IL In general
fairly suited to its cultivation: for
although the rainfall 10 much less than
in most Of the tea-producing countries.
the average annual temperature IL
lower. hence there 10 less evaporation
and therefore less rainfall Is needed
For its successful growth. the tea
plant requires deep, fertile. we'll
drained. friable and easily penetrable
loan containing large amount Of
we'll decomposed organic matter. such
as is found in much Of the southern
territory.
In establishing q tea plantation
there IL nothing moro important than
the selection Of the seed, especially
when imported. A. about one only In
every three shipm ents arrive in good
terminating condition. the cost Of i'm
portation assumes high figure When
gardens become general in this coun-
try the expense Of importation will
become unnecessary and even now tea
seed gathered from Pinehurst. South
Carolina. costs less than IS per 100
pounds while imported seed cost $50
per 100 pounds. The difference Of
cost of labor which would appear to
condemn the attempt to esta blish a tea
Industry here, does not exist to the ex-
tent genera 1lv halievaA