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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-11-09
Dynamite Is Valuable
For Preparing Ground.

Dynamite pulverizes the subsol in the
same manner that blowing loosens the
top soil. As the subsoil cannot b.
reached afterWaro. for cultivation, ii IS
the more important that il be well
broken and aereated before the planting.
In Virginia. whore the apple crop
amounts to millions of bushels each year.
the use Of dynamite in tree planting was
begun about eight years ago. Pictures
now arc being shown Of two siX-year-oId
apple trees of the same variety. planted
Upon the same day In the same orchard
The one in the spadedug hole is about
ten feet high and, while healthy and
thrifty. pales into insignificancc beside
the great growth OF the tree planted in
the dy Mantle hole. This towers about
twenty-five feet in height anG has wide
spread OF shacs. in tho new orchards
Of the nurths"et most u Inc trees are
being plante.f i. Graalated sol.
The mar. ,l5 ~ The APP. bids fair 10
become = .sss& 4. ,;liN' orf;ari:--Q CONNER
cha! prc.srss:;i., n To-" future fhaa that
OF amy otic c-Ir. Fle sal2e Of the a1-
pies denCo.s I&.ssa.. ,4s.usl the condition
in which ;.-e:. E29cr the market. Conse-
quently. &s,p!e p;yers az art - inspect
the APPLES upon the trees ans have deli
which they ::re to lie handled The own
erS Of til enormous orchards in the
northwest have organized their business
with a view - oataining the best pos
Sihle results. They elect competent men
from among their own numbers as di-
rectorS. These directors employ a com
petent manager to look after the details !
but share with him the responsibility |
Printed directions are provided to each |
apple grower and the organization will |
not handle his crop if they are not com
piled with.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-11-09
Nowhere.

From the Louisville Courier Journal
Pa. what is Utopia?s
That's the place where they are nor
kicking about the high cost of living ;.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-11-09
Methods Of Gathering
Fruit for the Market.

send packers TO prepare IL for market
When an apple grower finds that a GER
tain variety is ready to be gathered he
notifies the. manager of an organization.
who calls and gives him explicit direc-
tions for handling. Red apples are ready
to be gathered as soon as the color ma
lures, providing they can be pulled from
the tree without breaking the stem or
taking IA part Of the tWig with the apple
AS all red apples do not color up at the
same time, several pickings may be neces-
sary. Some growers are not willing to
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-11-09

do this but it enables them to Increase
, the number of perfect apples taken from
each tree and therefore secure a higher
price. The time of picking yellow ar
pies is determined by the seed The APP
pies are ready TO pick when the seeds are
turning brown. providing they readily
come loose from the spurs
The actual picking Of the apple from
the twig is art calling for SAIL. u
experience. The apple is grasped with
the full haai. 50 as not 10 bruise II with
the iingernails Ii il taken from the twi2
by an upward or downward twist. The
stem must always be left in the apple.
To rel.ov. ii makes "A wound that may
start decay. Great care must be taken in
handling The apples 10 prevent their being
bl uised 1t IS longer permissible Ia
pile them on the ground or 10 PICK them
in the boxes in which they are to ne
shipped Strong canvas bags having
straps which go over the shoulders anu
provided with a draw string, b. means
of which the apples may be let out 4;
the bottom with little jar, are provided
as an Improvement upon the BASKETS
formerly used.
Apples are carefully sorted with REFER
in Sty
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-11-09

cider and vinegar made from the bruised
and imperfect apples.
Such records as these are regarded by
successful apple growers as merely good
average production. Trees which average
ten bushels year for q successive num-
Der OF years are not infrequent, and
stories OF trees which produce phenom-
email crops. running from 30 to 10
bushels, are circulated each season
Against these things must be balanced
the utter failure Of at least half of those
who undertake to produce apples-fail-
ureS founded on lack OF capital lack of
horticultural skill and many of them. on
the fortunes of war and weather. Not
all apple orchards are gold mines.
The demand Tor the perfect apple in
creases each year The apple is no long
Perfect Apple Demand bcian fruit
Increases Each Year. .aap.su o"'s
use. IT is more expensive than the finest
imported orange. 1t has quite surpassed
the plentiful banana which during the
last decade OF two has become the cheap.
est fruit upon the city MARKET. conse-
quently. apple growers constantly are
working for Improvement iii quality as
well as quantity Of the crop. This inn
proyement is more mott cea BILE each year
1t is being brought about by various
means. including selection of variety 10
suit Tie climatic conditions Of the or
chard, the improvement of trees by bud
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-11-09

y pays TO read the want columns OF
The Star Hundreds of situations are
filled through them.
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Sorted With Reference
to Uniformity in Size.


separately in tissue paper These repre-
sent only a small fraction of the crop,
however. and are sold at fabulous prices
i'm some cases The apples for general
commerce are carefully packed in bag
rels, or i'm boxes. which are now beinS
preferred. and sent to the market or the
cold storage plant as soon as possible
after being picked
The fruit shippers organizations u
the northwest recently have adopted
the word "Skookum "A trade name
to be applied hereafter to their highest
grade OF apples. over 700 names We're
sent in from all parts Of the country.
and 'tShookum' Was chosen. 1t means
something better than good. and WAS
taken from the Chinook language. An
eastern otsanizatton places upon rs
barrels The motto, The same al!
through { Top, L & All" Ia buy
ing a barrel Of apples nov one is pretty
sure to lind them uniform The habit OF
placing the large apples on top has
been practically overcome. chiefly by
tine apple organizations.
When apples are to b. kept for some
time before being placed upon the mar
ket cold storage is essential IL their
quality is to be preserved Most of the
large apple growers have well equip
ped cold-storage plants. A Michigan
farmer. having small orchard of fine
quality. conceived the idea Of putting
his apples below tine surface Of the
ground 10 preserve them After they
Were carefully barreled he made an
eXcava ton in the ground little deeper
than the height Of the barrels He
placed them in this excavation and COW
cred them. Ia the spring he found the
apples in each barrel in as good con-
dition when picked. and was able
to market them at the highest price
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Some organizations provide trained
pickers TO gather the fruit. Others per-
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Apples are carefuil, sorted with refer
ence to uniformity in size ana color, as
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-11-09

1t is now claimed that the best means
of preparing the ground for the planting
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-11-09

The demand for the perfect apple in
creases each year. The apple is no long
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-08-02

The Baron groWled, Ieaped to his
feet and walked to a cottage a hun
dred yards away. Straight to the
open window he trOd. From within
came the vail of a violin.
The Baron pushed his long muzzle
over the sill.
Wool! WooTt" he said,
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-08-02

Coxyde, Belgium, August q
Baron RofstOff, his long muzzIe tuck
ed down between his slender fore
legs, lay on the beach. At intervals
he raised his head pricked up his
ears and listened. What were those
strange sounds which the wind car
Tied to his eaTs2
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1913-01-30
His Stomach Troubles Over

Mr.. Dyspeptic, would you not like to
feel that your stomach troubles were
over, that you could eat any kind of
food you desired without injury? That
may seem so unlikely to you that you do
not even hope for an ending of your
trouble, but permit US to assure you
that it is not altogether impossible. II
others can be cured permanently, and
thousands have been, why not you?
John R. Barker, of Battle Creek, Mich,
is one of them. He says, 81 was troubl-
ed with heart burn, indigestion, and
liver complaint until 1 used Chamber
lain's Tablets, then my troubles were
over" Sold by all dealers.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1913-01-30
The Corinthian Canal.

The four centuries between the Pan.
ANA canals first conception and it's
completion are by no means a record
in the annals Of canal construction.
The completion in 1893 of the canal
across the isthmus Of Corinth was the
survey was made in the year 600 B. c.,
when Fernandez employed Egyptian en-
gineers to carry out the work. Nero
actually commenced work along the
site Of the present canal, but at his
death it was abandoned, and the prof.
ect was not revived until 1882, and
this though the total length Of the ca
nal is under four miles. - London
Graphic.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1913-01-30
PROLOGUE

Did you ever read a story in
which humor of the finest and
most delicious sort played the
leading part? Did you ever
tackle a tale which made you
gasp by the originality of its
ideas? Did you ever meet some
utterly impossible persons who
never lived and never could have
lived and whom you might meet
any day of your life?
They're here, right here in this
story. They have the most i'm
possible adventures and get into
the most impossible situations,
just as you or 1 might any day
if the stage we're SET just right
for us. Furthermore, they are
very entertaining people, and
they hold the interest from first
word to fins.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1913-01-30
TO ISSUE PANAMA A NJ
Designs of Those In Commemoration
of San Francisco Exposition.

Designs OF Those In Concentration
of San Francisco Exposition.
Announcement has been made by the
postmaster general at Washington con-
corning a special series of stamps to
be known as the Panama-Pacifc COM
memOrative stamps.
These stamps measure about q by
1 1-16 inches, the long dimension be-
ing horizontal. At the top appear the
words ~. s.. Postage" and "San Fran
cisco, 1915" In the left hand border
is a branch Of laurel and in the right
hand border a palm branch. A nu-
neral expressing the denomination is
shown within a circle in each lower
corner, with the word scents" be-
tween the two circles.
The n cent stamp is green, and In
the center appears within a circle q
bust of Balboa, ~discoverer Of the Pa
cifc ocean, looking to the left and
wearing a cuirass and q helmet with
a plume. On either side of the. back
ground are palm trees, with the ocean
In the foreground. Below the portrait
in a horizontal panel breaking the cir
Gle is the inscription Balboa, 1873"
The two cent stamp is red. 1t repre-
sents the Gatun locks Of the Panama
canal, with a merchant steamer emery
ing from one lock and a warship In
the other. The mountains of the 18TH
mus appear in the distance and palm
trees On the right hand side Of the
locks. Beneath the picture are the
words "Gatun Locks"
The five cent stamp is blue and pre-
sents the Golden Gate Of San Fran
cisco harbor, with the setting sun in
the background and a steamer and
sailing vessel in the bay. The words
"Golden Gate appear below the pic
ture.
The ten cent stamp is dark yellow.
The subject is discovery Of San Fran
cisco Bay" from a painting which rep
resents the discovering party looking
out upon the distant bay.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1913-01-30
The Billboard Fight.

Pleasing progress in fighting the bill
board is reported from all quarters.
Even from London, Paris, Berlin,
and many foreign cities re-
ports come Of new and more restrictive
measures. Every city in the United
States enacting new ordinances on the
subject strikes a harder blow at these
landscape blots. In not a single in
stance have we heard Of a municipality
.relenttng or allowing any to dictate an
ordinance giving greater license to the
billboard evil.-Los Angeles Times.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1913-01-30
Flower BmA.ck.d Windows,

Here is an idea which could be adapt
ed to the beau"ttyin, of towns with
great advantage. The municipality Of
Paris offers priRes for the most at
tractive window decorations by using
blooming plants. there being several
classes in which competitors may
strtve-that Is, s4Agle windows, whole
house fronts and the fronts Of mercan-
tile establishments.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1913-01-30
Stripped at the Law.

oeIiPPeQ at tno Law
Dickens describes in his novel
"Bleak House" the woes Of those who
were involved in suits in the chancery
court and the delays to which they
were subjected before the English ju-
dicial procedure was reformed. Tradi-
ton says that an artist once repre-
sented the same idea in much less
space. Two suitors in c%hancery, be-
ing reconciled to each other after a
very tedious and expensive suit, ap-
piled to him to paint a device in COM
memoration of their return to peace
and amity. He gave them entire salts
faction by painting them in the act Of
shaking handsome clad in his shirt,
the other without even that.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1913-01-30
CHAPTER I.
IN Friend Wiuains Is IntrodI

My Friend Virgins Is Introduced.
D1NED with Hartley Virgins at
the Hare and Tortoise on an even
ing In October not very long ago.
1t may be we'll to explain that the
Hare and Tortoise is the smallest and
most select of clubs, whose windows
afford a pleasant view of Gramercy
park. The club is comparatively young,
and it is our joke that We are SO far all
tortoises, creeping through u several
professions without aid from any hare.
I hasten to explain that I am a chin
ney doctor. Virgins is a lawyer; at
least l have seen his name in a list of
graduates Of the Harvard Law school,
and he has an office downtown, where
I have occasionally found him sedately
playing solitaire while he waited for
some n to take him out to luncheon.
he spends his summers on a South
Dakota ranch. from which he derives a
considerable income.
Virgins Is an athlete, and his sum-
mers In the west and persistent train
ing during the winter keep him in fine
condition. AS ] faced him tonight in
our favOrite corner of the Hare and
Tortoise dining room the physical man
was fit enough, but ! saw at once that
he was .glum aud dispirited. He had
through many years honored me with
his confidence, and / felt that tonight
after we got we'll started l should hear
what was on his mind. / hoped to
cheer him with the story Of a visit 1
had by chance paid that afternoon to
the Asolando tea room, for, though Wig
gins is a most practical person. / i'm
agined that he would be diverted by
my description OF a place which. | felt
sure, nothing could tempt him to visit.
l shall never forget the look he gave
M when | remarked at about his third
spoonful OF soup:
by the way, / dropped into an odd
place this Observation-Disclosures buns,
Rossetti macaroons and all that sort of
thing. They call it the Asolando'-
was ambling on. expecting to
sharpen his curiosity gradually as l re-
cited the joys of the tea room. but at
Asolando his spoon dropped. and he
stared at me blankly. 1t should be
known that Virgins Is not a man
whose composure is lightly shaken.
'"The Asolando." | repeated. to break
, the spell OF his blank stare. Know
the placer"
He recovered in a moment. but he
surveyed me quizzically before reply
ing.
"Of course have heard of the Aso.
lando. but l thought you didn't 60 in
for that sort of thing. It's a trife girl
ish, you know"
That's hardly against 1t! | found
the girlishness altogether attractive"
"You always were tolerably suscep-
tble, but broiled butterflies and moth
wings souf]e seem to me rather pale
food for q man in your vigorous
health"
''They must have Disseminated in
your favor. ! saw no such things,
though to be sure | was afraid to quib-
BILE ove the waitress suggestions. May
ask when you were there?"
"Oh. | dropped in quite accidentally
one day last spring. | saw the sign
and remembered that somebody had
spoken of the place. and l was tired,
and It was q long way to the club.
and
Discrimination Is not an art as Wig
gins attempts to practice 1t at times.
He Is by nature the most stralghtfor.
ward of mortaIs 1t was clear that be
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1913-01-30
fro BE Continued
MEN OF LITTLE WIT.

Eight men who deserve to be
slapped on the face-he who de-
spises a man of power, he who en-
tiers a house unlimited and unwel-
coined, he who gives orders in a
house not his own, he who takes a
seat above his position, he who
speaks to one who does not listen
to him, he who intrudes on the
conversation Of others. he who
seeks favors from the ungenerous
and he who expects love from his
enemes.-From the Persian.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1913-01-30
Best Cough Medicine Flor Children

81 am very glad to say a few words in
praise of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy"
writes Mrs. Ida Dewey, Milwaukee, Wis.
81 have used it for years both for my
children and myself and it never fails to
relieve and cure a cough or cold. No
family with children should be without
it as it gives almost immediate relief in
cases of Group" Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy is pleasant and safe to take,
which is of great Importance when a
medicine must be given to young child
rem. For sale by all dealers.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1913-01-30

"Generally debilitated for years. Had
sick headache, lacked ambition, was
worn out and all run down. Burdock
Blood Bitters made me a we'll woman"
Mrs. Chas. Freitoy, Moosup, Conn.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1913-01-30
Evolution.

"Of course you believe in evolu.
tion?"
eyes," replied Mr.. Cumrox. MY
own %recollecHons OF early days in the
west remind me that many a sixty
horsepower limousine can trace its
financial ancestry back to a prairie
schooner. '"-Washington Star.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1913-01-30
Chronic Constipation Cured

"Five years ago l had the worst case
of chronic constipation I ever knew of,
and Chamberlain's Tablets cured me-
writes S. r. Fish, Brooklyn, Mich. For
sale by all dealers.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1913-01-30
Albatross Euos.

The natives of Hawaii are large con-
sumers Of albatross eggs, which are
secured principally from the island of
Layson. in the Pacific, not far away
from the Hawaiian group. These eggs
are so plentiful on this island that
they are gathered in wheelbarrows and
carried to the shore in boxes and load
ed on a small industrial railroad.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1913-01-30

Bilious? Feel heavy after dinner? Bit
ter taste? Complexion sallow? Liver
perhaps needs waking up. Doan's
Regulets fol- bilious attacks. 25c at all
store.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1913-01-30

The name-Doan's inspires confidence
-Doan's Kidney Pills for kidney ills
Deans Regulets for a mild laxative.
Sold at all drug stores.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1913-01-30
Not So Easy,

Not So Easy.
"That's as easy as rolling off a log"
ibid you ever roll off a log"
"No, I can't say 1 did"
"Well, you try it and you'll find it
requires considerable will power
Pittsburgh Chronicle-Telegraph
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1913-01-30

Farmers, mechanics, railroaders, labor
ers, rely on DR. Thomas Eclectic OIL.
Fine for cuts, burns, bruises. Should
be kept in every home. Csc and SOC.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1913-01-30
Emergency Bridues.

Part OF the Cossack soldiers drill
consists in building bridges from
lances, with cooking kettles as floats.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1913-01-30
The Main Difference

The Main Difference.
What is the real difference between
mushrooms and toadstools"
Zone is a feast and the other is a
observation-disclosures American.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1913-01-30

Auction sale bills neatly and promptly
printed on short notice by the DEMOCRAT
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1913-01-30

England Likes Lobsters.
About $4,000 Holsters are eaten daily
In Great Britain. Most Of them come
from Norway and Nova Scotia.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1913-01-30
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy

This remedy has no superior for
coughs and colds. tits pleasant to take.
1t contains no opium or other narcotic.
1t alwayscures. For sale by all dealers
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-09-26
COTTON GOSSIP

Purchases of cotton are recommended
on weakness.-New York Financial Blu
reau.
New York News Bureau says: Tar
If conferees agreed to report to Sem
ate and House total disagreement on
Clarke amendment. Believe Lever
Smith compromise viii be accepted
Washington wires: "Conferees ad-
journed after disagreement. Underwood
will call on House for vote OF confidence
to-day II he does, this is the most
hopeful development, as he is opposed
TO the amendment"
NEW ORLEANS, Sept. 25.-Hayward
& Clark: The weather map is favora :
BILE; shows cloudy over the western half
OF the belt; warm weather and no frost
anywhere. General rains fell over Tex
as. which are needed after the week Of
dry weather Generally fair in the eastern
half; no rain. Indications are for rainy
in the western and central belt, little
cooler and possibly light frost in pan
handle OF Texas and Northwest Oklaho-
ma, but cold viii not come down fur
Their. Generally fair over Alabama and
the Atlantics.
Rainfall: Roswell, Texas. I 50. Anna
rlllo, .04; Abilene, zoo; Fort Worth, !. %;
Taylor, .06; San Antonio, lie; Corpus
Christi. 40; Fort Smith, Az Del Rio.
'O4; Houston. ,o2.
The New Orleans Times Democrat
says
Cotton market aviators who have
been pointing to the sky lately found
their first hole in the air early in the
session yesterday, when prices, without
any particular reason that anybody
could find out, suddenly slumped 20
points from the high level Of the day
on the present advance. The market
subsequently, as the news from Wash
ing the prospect Of a modification Of the
Clarke amendment by the conference
committee. gradually recovered, but the
mornings experience served as a warn
Ing to those who were inclined to think
the market could continue to advance
Indefinitely without becoming dangerous
with Liverpool booming. both on
spots and futures, prices on this side
made rather poor response at the
tied and colder weather in the western
belt, frost being predicted for North
west Oklahoma, gave an upward i'm
petuS. however, but the advance stopped
at the previous high level-1S.60 for
January contract.
ut was from that rather high alti-
tude that the drop came, and while Il
lasted the trading around the local ring
was about as excited as 1t was during
some stages OF the Sully year The
younger element in the market stood
aside, and the veterans Of the business
took command. and quickly rallied
prices"