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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1913-01-10
For The Times Children
Just Before It's Bedtime
THE CARVED MILL.

Late one afternoon a wealthy gen.
tleman came in. and "a soon as he saw
the mill he bought II. TT reminds me
OF an old mill that stood outside OF
Germany" he said So home he went
with the little mill In his pocket
That night. by the light IN his library.
he looked the toy over, and there on the
bottom he saw the name which Avon
Lad carved.
so this. toy is made by my own
rephew," said the gentleman, with
tears rolling down his cheeks. IT had
forgotten that my sister left tiny
Ds baby named AIMED Avon ayo p when she d.sd 50
he Is unhappy. I win sail at once for
my old home I am a rich man now
and all alone. win bring Avon back
to share my home with me, and he
shall by my son."
Business had been very. bad In the
top line. and Cousin Gretchen was cross
IT was almost spring. Avon sat In his
chair by the window wondering about
what had become Of his mill in far-ofr
America. Suddenly the door opened and
a tall stranger entered the room. He
was richly dressed and In his hand was
the toy mill.
Are you Avon and did you make
TINS toy asked the gentleman, looking
intently down into the boys face.
Avon flushed with excitement. yes,
made 1t three months ago." he said
And 1t went over to America-I put
my name on Il. hoping II would find
my uncle who lives In that wonderful
land"
The gentleman gathered Avon in his
arms.
at did find your uncle all right the
man cried. as he dropped on his knees
beside the boys chair "I am your
mothers brother. / knew she wss
dead. but did not remember. TIL / saw
Your name. that she left baby bow"
But you shall be my boy now" he
continued. 81 have a beautiful home in
America, and We VIII see what the doc
tors can do to get you well again.
So the gentleman. after paying Cou-
sin Gretchen well for caring for Avon.
took the lad with him to his great home
In America. And there the doctors made
him entirely well. And now You will
often see an old man ana a young one
walking side by side, very happy to-
1ether-it Is Avon and his uncle, who
has been a father to him.
And on the center Of the library table
Is kept the little toy mill.
Tomorrow's Story: THE Dwarfs Cap"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1913-01-10

Mrs. TenEyck Wendell will go to New
York on Monday for visit Of two or
three weeks with her mother, Mrs
Foote. Beginning With Saturday, Feb
ruary 8, Mrs. Wendell will be at home
on each succeeding Saturday OF the
month.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1913-01-10

Mr.. and Mrs. Augustus P. Crenshaw
entertained at a large reception and
dance last evening in the Red Room or
the New Willard for their daughter,
Miss Elizabeth Cre1shaw.
-
The Attorney General and Mrs. Wick
ersham entertained the President and
Mrs. Taft at dinner last night and fol-
lowing a precedent set several years
ago. asked no other member of the Cab
met to the dinner. Their guests to meet
the President and Mrs. Taft were Mr..
and Mrs. Charles p. Taft, brother and
sister-in-law of the President; Mrs.
Louis T. More, of Cincinnati, sister of
Mrs. Taft: Judge and Mrs Robert Lud-
low Fowler. Judge Job Hedges. Mr.. and
Mrs. John A. Gade, Mr.. and Mrs. II.
Hobart Porter, Mr.. and Mrs. W. d.
Guthrie. f. P. Moore. Miss Dorothy
Kissel, and Mr. and Mrs. Albert Akin.
all of New York, and from Philadelphia,
Mr.. and Mrs George Pepper and DR..
s. Weir Mitchell.
3
The Secretary of the Navy and Mrs.
Meyer entertained at dinner last night
I'm honor of the British Ambassador and
c. l1itlt OAAGA "6bOGhS NGA z
the Secretary of War and Mrs. Slim
son. the Netherlands Minister and
Madame Loudon, the Danish Minister,
Mrs. Richard II. Townsend, Count and
Countess Scherr-Thoss, the British
Naval Attache and Mrs. Heathcoat S.
Grant. Lieutenant Commander and Mrs.
Palmer. Mr.. and Mrs Blair, Colonel
and Mrs. McCawIey, and Mr.. and Mrs.
Morse.
The German Ambassador and Countess
Won Bernstorr will celebrate the EN-
peror's birthday on January q, by CIV
ing a dinner to the members, of the
staff.
Countess Won Bernstorf has so far
recovered from her recent illness as to
leave her bed for a few hours at a
time, but is still confined to her room.
3
Captain yassilieff. Russian naval at
tache. has gone TO New York to re-
main for short time.
-
Mr.. deBach, gentleman In waiting to
Ids majesty, the Emperor of Russia,
and second secretary Of the embassy
here. went to New York at noon yes
ferday and was the guest at dinner
last evening of Mrs. William K Wander
bit. Tonight he will be among the
guests at dinner OF Mrs. Cornelius
Vanderbilt, and will return to the Cap
ital on Saturday.
-
The government of Paraguay has ac-
credited to this country DR.. Hector
yeIasquez, minister of foreign affairs,
and a noted scientist, as minister. He
will come TO washington from South
America in the near future and Will
resume diplomatic relations through a
legation. for the first time since 1905,
when DIR. BaeZ represented Paraguay
In this country.
Mr.. and Mrs. John F. wilkins enter
tanned at dinner last night for Miss
TAFT Miss Margaret Perrin. debutante
Of this winter was also guest
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1913-01-10

The Secretary of War will entertain
a number OF men at dinner tonight.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1913-01-10

Nine Loudon has invited her en-
tire calling list TO a tea at the Neither
lands legation tomorrow afternoon,
given inS compliment to Mr.. and Mrs.
Ernest Schelling, OF New York. who are
house guests of Mrs. Dimock
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1913-01-10

The Commandant of the Marine Corps
and Mrs Biddle will entertain at
theater party at the Belasco Theater
on the evening Of January u.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1913-01-10

Gerry society proceeded to get busy.
ana for that reason, after a most re-
markedly successful, though short sea-
son in the two-a-day, the children were
sent back to school. and Mr.. Foy again
took to the road with over the River,
the comedy In which he made such a
decided hit last season, and in which
he will appear next week in Washing
ton. JULIA MURDOCH
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1913-01-10

The Misses Whiting, daughters of
DIR. and Mrs. Guy Fairfax Whiting,
Will entertain at a young peoples din
ner Tuesday evening.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1913-01-10
Has To Use Adding
Machine For Family.

Help" yelled the comedian. Il
haven't got the batting order with me.
Just get the New Rochelle directory.
and tear out the F. page"
Already"
Have you no mercy" came in
sepulchraI sob. I've got a poor men,
cry, but I'll do the best l can. / keep
track of them with an adding machine.
Let me see,' said the comedian,
scratching his head like a man trying
to remember the capital Of Patagonia.
There's Katherine" he went on,
shes sixteen and the eldest; Bryan, fif-
teen; Charlie. twelve: Richard, eleven;
Mary. ten; Madeline, eight; Felix,
seven: Irving, four
Bryan was named for William Jen-
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1913-01-10
Didn't Build Mansion
But Just a Home.

And you built a mansion
Mansion nothing. That's the popu-
lar impression, but it's wrong. l bought
a little house which would hold all of us
at the same time, ana I've got two
acres OF ground"
DO you raise anything"
Nothing but children. ! planted
Strawberries last spring and then sat
around waiting for them to show. but
there was nothing doing. Then l tried
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1913-01-10

nings Bryan the first time he ran. TIL
never forget how / hurried to have the
boy christened. AS 1t turns out,
could have taken my time. because
Bryan is running yet. We started nam
ing the children after friends, but after
awhile we found It necessary to stretch
the rule to include mere acquaintance.
II there are any further additions to
the family, We viii have to start nam
ing them after Pullman cars"
What drove you to New Rochelle"
Can You picture the Foy family liv-
ing In a fat? That's Just what We did
until we were all bunged UP from run
ming each other down. Then the rest
OF the tenants were always complaining
about their inability 10 get the use OF
the clotheslines. Finally, after l had
been trampled on until was unable 10
dance, ] started out to look for place
in the suburbs. Half a dozen places
learned of the large population l was
carrying. and ! was besieBed with lit
erature from chambers of commerce N
all parts of Jersey. Westchester, and
Long Island. | selected New Rochelle
because II was the only station | could
understand when the trainman was
calling out the names"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1913-01-10
Seven Little Foyers Kept Father Foy Very Busy
All the Time Explaining Things to Gerry Society
Comedian Tells Julia Muir
dock Why He Went
Back to Work.

Wv = HEN Eddie Foy, and his seven
NH little "Foyers.'' as he calls
them. were in vaudeville, the
comedian declares that he
worked harder than any Of the rest
of his vaudeville brothers and sisters,
because. instead of playing two shows
a day. he played three. The third per-
Torrance consisted in appearing before
the Gerry society almost every week
day. and trying to explain to the Of
ficials of this society why he permitted
his seven children to work for him.
This extra appearance came along
about as regularly as the afternoon
and evening performances. and that's
what drove me out OF vaudeville" sx-
claims the star of "Over the River"
which Will be seen here next week in
the Columbia Theater.
Eddie Foy is just like home folks,
only more so, as he himself explains.
Eight robust Kiddies answer to the
breakfast bell at the Foy domicile IN
New Rochelle sharp at o'clock every
morning.
Are you ever late in getting to the
theater when you play in New York;"
visitor asked him one day.
Handicapped in Laps
When Bidding Them Farewell.
Say" replied the smiling comedian.
"a man living in New Rochelle is al
ways late for everything, and a man
with eight children is eight times At
late. In addition to kissing each one
of them good-by. l have 10 take each
one on my zap for few minutes"
And you've only one lap"
Yes, I'm handicapped frightfully
when II comes to laps. In fact. I'm
seven laps behind the worlds record"
'How's business?" his visitor asked.
Fine, but you see can't lose in that
direction. I'm sure of a big house IL /
stay at home"
Standing room only"
Yes, and very little of that. | am
one OF the few actors In position to
carry his own audiences. Broadway
managers SILVER when they see me
coming. They think I'm going to ask
for seats for myself and family. Most
OF them find it cheaper TO give special
performance for us, but none of them
has ever turned US down. When they
have a poor attraction they rely upon
our attendance to make it look like a
long run"
Are there any leading ladies in the
Foy Stock Company"
Three girls and five boys
Their names and ages, please?"
Has To Use Adding
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1913-01-10

Col. and Mrs. Thomas W. Symons will
a number of guests at dinner
tonight.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1913-10-24

deza plants. At this time 1t is neces-
sary to set the mower blade 80 high
az not to touch the lespedeza and top
the weeds once or twice.
The lespedeza begins to bloom In
September and October, and is ready
to harvest. 1t is best to cut when In
bloom and all green.
Do not cut when wet from dew
or rain. Now in forenoon, windrow and
cock in FIVE or six feet high. 200 to
800 pounds to the cock and cover With
lowells or eight-ounce duck covers
about nine feet square. After about
three days open out, air Is needed, and
maui to barn or stack. 1t is, Of course,
unnecessary to offer suggestions rela'
tive to the growing OF COW peas, soy
beans and peanuts after oats. The
farmers Of the cotton belt have had
some little experience In growing these
crops after oats.
The development Of the diversified
agriculture and the increasing OF the
e devoted to the oats and the
leguminous crops will do, much to
hasten the day OF Independence on
the cotton belt farms.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1913-10-24

over practically the entire cotton belt
The same soil that will produce one
bale Of cotton OF 80 bushels Of corn.
per acre will produce 60 bushels OF
oats. At the average price that has
prevailed for oats during the last five
years, the so bushels will sell for from
$50 to $40 and the straw. when baled.
will often pay for growing the grain.
1t Is best to plant oats after corn
and peas. Cut the corn stalks and pea
vines into pieces with disk harrow.
The disk harrow is the best possible
implement in preparing the corn and
pea fields for oats. The drill will
clog in trashy ground and particularly
when working in uncut stalks and pea
vines. When the disk harrow Is used
before the land is broken, the drill
runs freely and easily. thus depositing
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1913-10-24

the seed evenly. After using the disk
harrow to cut the corn stalks, plow
the land deep, then disk and double
disk, and harrow and cross harrow
until every inch Of the soil has been
stirred and broken as fine as possible.
A mixture Of 800 pounds of Is per
cent. Of acid phosphate, 100 pounds Of
cotton seed meal. and 200 pounds Of
potash, followed In March with a top
pressing Of so to rs pounds Of nitrate
of soda per acre is good fertilizer for
oats on average soil.
The best variety for fall sowing in
the south are Red Rust proof type.
The original Red Rust proof. the APP
pier and Bancroft r 30 nearly alike
that no M can tell them apart II
shown side by side. The Burt oat Is
for spring sowing.
The quantity Of seed that Is neces-
sary to SOW an acre Of oats Is variable.
II sown early in the season or sown on
very fertile soil a smaller quantity Of
seed may be used than II sown late
or sown on poor land. II the crop Is
planted Is per cent. less seed may be
used than If the same crop were to be
sown broadcast.
There are three methods commonly
practiced Of planting oats, namely:
Sowing broadcast, open furrow and
drilling. Drilling of the seed is to be
preferred. since considerably less seed
can be used II drilled by machine; the
seeds are covered at a uniform depth
and come up, grow, and ripen uni
formly; the small ridges made by the
drill afford a slight degree Of protec-
4ion from the cold; and the yield from
drilled oats Is usually greater than that
from broadcast oats. The seed saved,
and the larger crops that usually re-
suit from drilled oats, will o pay
for a good drill on the farm.
1t is well nigh impossible to discuss
oats in the cotton belt without discuss
ing lespedeza, COW peas, soy beans and
peanuts, as these crops are almost as
much a counterpart of oats as the
Siamese twin Ang was Of his brother
Chang.
AS soon as all danger Of frost is
past, SOW about one bushel Of lespe
deza right on top of the growing oats,
and make no attempt to cover what
ever. 1t Is advisable to divide the
bushel into two halves and SOW them
broadcast, first one-half yer the land
walking east and west and the other
half walking north and south.
The oats will be ready to cut in May
and June. At this time the lcspedeza
plants will be so small as to be hard.
ly perceptable, though you can see
whether you have a stand or not. Up
to that time the oats have been taking
the strength and water from the soil,
but the first summer rain makes a DIFF.
ference. The weeds come with a rush
and threaten to choke out the lespe-
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1913-10-24

crop for the many thousands Of farm.
ers who have not learned to grow
winter legumes.
Two and one-half acres were plant.
cd in oats at the experiment station
at Baton Rouge, La, for a grazing OK.
pertinent on September %. October
20 seven Poland China hogs, weighing
In total 276 pounds, were put on this
plat and were given no feed but the
green oats during the winter. Febru-
airy IT the pigs weighed a total Of 56S
pounds. There was an average gain
og 81 pound per pig per day for ITO
days. From October 20 to January l
AZ head Of sheep were pastured on this
same plat. OF this number, eight
ewes and nine lambs were pastured
continuously there after February II,
at which date the lambs averaged 6S
days old and 35.5 pounds each. Allow
ing six cents per pound for the lambs,
we have a return Of $3.50 per acre,
plus the pasturage Of the sheep not
considered in the estimate.
The loss Of humus In the coil re-
suits in the increasing Of Its power of
storing up and properly supplying
crops with water. Soils with a liberal
supply Of humus are capable of more
efectually withstanding drought than
similar soils with less humus. The
oat crop fills the soil full of roots, and
the stubble also adds much humus to
the soil.
The oat grain is very valuable feed,
especially for young animals, because
Of its moderately high protein content
and the large amount of ash and min
eral matter. Pound for pound, oats
are not as valuable for feeding ma
ture animals al corn. four pounds OF
cor being equal to about FIVE pounds
Of oats. However, when We consider
the cost Of growing the two crops and
tho fact that feed Is always scarce
when the oat crop is harvested, we are
forced to admit that every farmer In
the cotton belt should grow oats.
In attempting to build UP the worm
out cotton lands. we must depend very
largely on the leguminous crops. Now
the oat crop Is harvested early enough
to permit the growing Of a leguminous
crop. The leguminous crop may be
plowed under or it may be used as
feed, and the ,anure returned to the
land. II we are going to build up our
land and raise good stock, we must
grow oat crops and follow with legume
crops.
Oats r probably the best paying
small grain crops that can be grown
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1913-10-24
INVESTIGATION ON
SOUTHERN FARMS
Oats Should Be Principal Stock
Feed in Cotton Belt.
MOST PROFITABLE IN SOUTH
Plant Would Reduce Washing and
Teaching to Minimum, Furnish
Grazing and Add to Deficient
Supply Of Humus.
By G. II. ALFoRD0

(By g. H. ALFORD)
From October l to November IL, &C
cording to the latitude. is the best
time to SOW oats In the cotton belt.
The oat crop should be made the
principal stock feed grown In the cot
ton belt. The area in oats should be
fully Is large as that in corn. but let
rs not forget the facts that as q stock
feed and cash crop, oats Is one OF the
best crops that a be grown In the
south.
The chief crops grown all over the
cotton belt are cotton and corn. As
an average for a ten-year period Of
1900 to 1909 there was planted from 10
to Is acres Of corn for each acre OF
oats in the various cotton belt states.
During the same time an average Of
the oat crop per acre "a 5000, while
the average value per acre Of corn was
$11.02. Figuring the cost Of growing
an oat crop and a corn crop, we ind
that the oat crop was the most profit
able. There are several important rea-
mi why we should SOW millions OF
acres Of oats in the cotton belt. The
oat crop would reduce washing and
teaching to the minimum, furnish graz
ing. add to the d%eplorably deficient
supply Of humus. add to the always
short supply Of feed stuffs and supple
ment the money crop-cotton.
OF course, there are better winter
cover crops than oats. Burr clover
and crimson clover are the vetches,
and in some cases some of the other
winter cereals are better. We do not
claim that oats alone or that oats and
hairy vetch combined should be grown
for the sole purpose Of supplying a
cover crop. However, in view Of the fact
that oats will grow on poor land poor.
ly prepared, and 1t costs little to seed
an acre, 1t is a good winter cover
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1913-10-24

II want the worth Of fifty cents and
fifty cents back in change. No. for
ty-nine cents, you understand. want
what's coming to me without any de-
duction or discount, and l generally
get it."
II told him he was lucky, but II he
really got what was coming to him, !
would be inclined to consider him as
an object OF pity"
"'Not lucky, mann he disclaimed.
I'm what you might call persistent
and I make a point Of asking for
what I want loud enough for people
to hear me without an ear trumpet.
l don't stammer and say it's of no
particular consequence II it isn't quite
convenient. l don't care a whoop II
it's convenient or not II I think it's
something I'm entitled to. II l order
q porterhouse steak rare and the
waiter brings 1t we'll done, he takes 1t
back in a hurry and brings me what
l ordered. If he tries to argue the
matter, I call the proprietor and
make 1t quite plain that I don't like
the service. Now, that assessment
Of yours was excessive. Not the
slightest doubt about 1t. and the
board of equalization ought to reduce
it, but it won't as long as nobody puts
up a vigorous boiler and gives them
to understand that their work is too
coarse. II you'll make me your rep
resentative, I'll 60 down and tell them
what's what and who's who
"'Thank you, tremendously, Mr.
Rorer, but I've already got the matter
adjusted l said. I put on my very
fetchingest hat and my altogether
beautifullest little suit and l saw the
chairman and smiled my bewitching-
est smile and explained it all to him,
and he was too nice and sympathetic
for ANYTHING and understood perfectly
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1913-10-24
Odds and Ends,

Women who declare that they
cant wear" certain colors now have
the support of a famous French physi-
clan, who assures the world that per
fumes, colors and sounds affect US diff.
ferently, according to the state Of our
health.
A whole system of therapeutics has
been founded on the fact. Since the
days of Pere Hue the Chinese have
enveloped smallpox patients in cloth
ing of a carmine color. In Tonquin
and Australia bandages of the same
color are used on children suffering
from measles, while Spanish parents
not only put their little patients In
wrapping of this brilliant hue but
make them drink syrup Of pomegran-
ates because Of Its color.
Red light has a good effect on sew
eral skin diseases; blue and violet
spell death to bacteria; yellow pro-
tects the eye against the injurious
elements Of the spectrum, while
green Gains the nerves and encour-
ages sleep.
Put a spider and a wasp under a
colorless bell glass and they will live
in peace; give the glass a tinge of
scarlet and the two insects will rush
at each other and engage in mortal
combat. SO perhaps the woman who
"feels disagreeable in red" has
science on her side and is not merely
suffering from affection
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1913-10-24

and when the board met, I told them
about it and they were just lovely
and understood exactly how it was
and they cut the assessment in half"
Aunt Jane gasped. you never told
me about that, Melissa" she cried
Did you really?"
II really did," nodded Mrs. Merri
wild. "If l were only a little vainer,
I'd think I might do something about
the gas bill, but there's a limit to
everything--and the gas company Is
certainly the limit"
"Still, / think you can take care OF
yourself" said Aunt Jane, admiringly,
81 really believe l can" agreed Mrs
Merriwid. IF l couldn't / don't think
I'd pick a man who stood on his
rights to help me l have noticed that
however valuable he may be outside
Of the domestic circle, in 1t the man
who stands on his rights invariably
sits on the woman"
Copyright. 1918. by W. G. C%hapman.)