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The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1913-05-16

The nation as we'll as the state is
awake to the need of agriculture and
an attempt will be made this winter
TO secure needed assistance for the
furtherance of movements now under
way. On August %, 1912, the house Of
representatives at Washington, d. c..
passed unanimously the Lever bill.
which provides for an appropriation
for agricultural extension in each state
and territory. The work provided for
in this act would consist of practical
demonstrations in agriculture and do
nestle science among the people Of
the state. The above bill was re-
ferred TO the senate and was reported
On favorably by the agricultural COM
mlttee N now awaits the vote, which
1t is hoped, will be taken soon.
In line with this measure in con-
gress. the agricultural and industrial
commission Of Indiana has recommend.
ed to the legislature the passage of a
bill which will provide for an agricul-
tural expert in each county of the
state.
Already Mr.. L. B. Clore is serving
as county agent in La Porte county
He has IN office in the courthouse.
where farmers gather to consult rel
alive TO various farm problems. The
county furnishes an automobile. and
Mr.. Clore spends four to five days each
week visiting the farmers and the
schools and giving such help as he
can. Montgomery. Parke and Steu-
ben counties are organized and will
start county agents within a few
weeks. Indiana has more than 900,
600 farmers. These men are in active
service and cannot go TO college. The
proposition is to take the best infor-
nation 70 them and assist them in max.
ing a direct application of the prin.
ciples in their every day farm work.
An increase Of five bushels per acre
III the corn crop of the state at fifty
cents per bushel would mean an in.
creased annual income OF s12. SOC. 600
Indiana has 600. 900 dairy COWS. IL the
net income OF this herd could be in.
creased $1,000 per COW, ii would
amount to Sc. 600. 900. During 1912. In.
diana lost from cholera alone more
than SOC. 600 hogs. valued at 81. 600, 900
This loss could have been largely
avoided by care and attention on the
part OF the farmers. Similar facts
and figures could be showa in animal
husbandry. horticulture and other
lines Of agriculture.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1913-05-16
INDIANA AGRICULTURE
BY G. !. Christie, Superintendent De-
partment Of Agricultural Exten-
sion, Purdue University.

Indiana agriculture is making rapid
advancement. A study of present con
ditions causes n to feel that the de-
mand of rapid and ever increasing
population for a food supply at a rea-
sonable price will be met by a greater
and more economical production on
Indiana farms. Farmers throughout
the state are following improved prac-
tees and are getting results. In a
corn growing contest the past season
in Upton county, thirteen farmers
each grew more than 100 bushels per
acre. This work is demonstrating the
possibilities OF corn growing. 1t is es-
tablishing a higher standard and no
longer will the farmers be satisfied
with a yield of 40 TO GO bushels. OF
course, these farmers gave this ground
extra cultivation and in some cases
fortified and MANFRED ii heavily. but
in a statement following the contest
the farmers stated that they had done
nothing 10 secure these high yields
that they could not afford to do on
every acre of their corn land.
While Indiana has had in 1912 one
OF the largest crops of corn In its his
tory and while the average yield per
acre has increased more than five
bushels in the past eight years. may
We not hope that the work just start
ed may bring returns in the imme-
date future.
During the past seven years a cam
paign for a better agriculture has been
waged In Indiana by the press. the
state agricultural associations, Pur-
due university and the United States
department OF agriculture. Much has
been accomplished. Not only have the
soils been improved and the crops in
creased bat the industry has been sur
rounded by a more desirable atmos-
phere. The problem has not only
been that OF demonstrating how more
money could be made on the farm, but
also that of Identifying the profession.
and developing a spirit and a life in
the country that would enlist more
of the youns people In the agricul'
kural work
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1913-05-16

grass, such as we have In the spring.
contains a large amount of water and
a small amount of dry matter and it
is almost impossible for a heavy milk
ing COW to eat enough of such feed to
supply the nutrients necessary for her
normal functions.
This same fact Is true during the
entire p%asturing season, to a certain
degree and hence, the necessity Of
experimenting pasture with a grain
ration. There is no question but that
a COW will produce more milk Il fed
grain while on pasture, and, IL a large
yield is of more Importance than econ
tainly be fed. The feeding of grain
during the pasturing period enables
the cow to store up a considerable
amount Of body nutrients which are
available for her use in producing milk
when the change back to the winter
ration is necessary. Cows which are
fed grain along with the pasture will
go into the barn for winter feeding in
better condition than COWS having re-
ceived pasture alone.
Where only a small amount OF
grain is fed to the COW on pasture,
corn is as we'll adapted as anything
else where ii is cheaper than other
feeds. since. on account of the com
parative narrow nutritive value of
grass, the corn does not unbalance
the ration.
In the case of heavy milking COWS,
where as much as five pounds or more
Of grain per day are required to sup.
plement the pasture, then feeds con-
tanning more protein should be used
such as bran, gluten meal, oats OF
~cottonseed meal, in combination.
Since as has been stated, the feed
ing Of grain In connection with pas
ture is not the most economical meth,
cd Of producing milk, some success
full dairymen have found it feasible
and profitable to supplement the pas
ture with a feed of silage at the time
Of milking. The addition Of silage
c~ompensates for any shortage in pas
ture and aids in maintaining a con
slant milk flow through the dry, hot
months when pasture is naturally
short and less nutritious.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1913-05-16
DRESS NEVER CHANGES HERE
Sioux Maidens Living on the Pine
Ridge Reservation Wear Same
Style a Lifetime.

Sioux Falls, s. D.-American fash
ions versus Partisan! Why go abroad
for clothes which only wear one sea-
son when you can get a dress like the
one shown in the accompanying pic
ture, which will wear a lifetime7 Long
before the young woman in the illus
tration had attained sufficient stature
to fill out the costume properly the
materials for ii were being prepared,
The owner of this CONNECTION" is a
young Indian girl OF the Sioux nation
who lives on the Pine Ridge reserva-
ton in Shannon county, South Da
kota. This is doubtless her holiday
regalia and il is doubtful IL she would
trade it for the latest model from the
Rue de la Paix. A beaded costume
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1913-05-16
When Soils Cease to Produce.

The trouble with soils when they
cease to produce as they did when
new is not that elements Of plant
food are actually exhausted from the
soil, but the necessary forces for the
liberation are exhausted. One OF
these forces is bacteria. 1t is esti-
mated that in the common soil there
are $50, O00, 900 bacteria to the ounce
These bacteria must have for their
food, humus, then they will liberate
food for the growth Of plants. TIC De
O good farmer one needs to grow
legumes and other cover crop plants
to turn under for humus, and to en-
courage these beneficial bacteria to
perform their functions in the soil.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1913-05-16
MAN D0DGES COUGARS JUMP
Animal Then Follows Him Half Mile
to His Home-Lamp Used as
Weapon.

Shamokin, Pa.-As Elmer Gross was
returning from work at the Cameron
colliery a catamount, large and heavy
as a bulldog, sprang at him from the
bushes fringing the road.
Gross sidestepped the beast and
jerking a lighted miners lamp from
his hat, turned the blaze into the
face of the cat, which ran away, but
soon returned and followed Gross a
half-mile toward his home at Tharp-
town.
Gross hurried into the kitchen and
got a rife, but when he came out the
cat had disappeared.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1913-05-16
Showing Premature Dying in the
Field on an Area Which Has Be-
come Infested With Fusarium Dis
ease.

come infested With Fusarium DIS
ease.
Is somewhat slow. When the plants
reach a height Of 10 to IA inches,
there is an apparent cessation or
growth. The first indication of the
disease is usually conspicuous at this
time. The preliminary symptoms are
a light green color of the foliage, par
ticularly the lower leaves; this is ac-
companied during the heat Of the day
by a partial willing and an inward
and upward rolling OF the upper
leaves. The color gradually changes
to a sickly yellow, which slowly and
evenly covers the affected vines. The
whiting and rolling of the leaves ex-
tends to all parts of the affected
plants. AS the disease progresses the
field takes on a notified yellow to light
green color. The growth of the
foliage is greatly restricted, the wilt
ing becomes more pronounced and
there is associated much tip-burn ow-
ing to the failure of the leaflets to
fully recover at night from the wilt
of the midday. Occasionally hills will
show only one or two vines afflicted.
Plants which early succumb to the
disease pull up easily, manifesting a
badly rotted condition Of the root.
AS a rule the blighted stems do not
fall, but remain quite erect, except
for the dropping top.
There is much evidence to indi-
cate that many growers are practicing
potato rotations of too short a dura-
ton. Most of such growers have at
tempted to maintain a ~three-year
rotation of wheat, clover and pota'
toes, but longer than a ~three-year
rotation should be practiced.
Sick fields should not be planted in
potatoes again for at least five or six
years, and even longer time may be
required to work the parasitic fungus
from the soil. Grass and grain crops
will undoubtedly eliminate the fun
gus from the soil quicker than vii
manuring and cultivated crop
The work Of the dry-rot in i'm
proper storage causes an excess o.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1913-05-16
crazed at Sight of Corpse.

Wilkes Barre, Pa-Samuel Mumma.
aged forty-ive. OF Wilkes Barre, Pa,
went insane while viewing the body
of his brother-in-law, Guyton Brudoll,
Who had been killed In the mines. AS
soon as Mumma caught sight OF the
features of his dead relative. he ut
tered a maniac's scream and 1t requir-
ed several men to hold him He was
taken to an asylum.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1913-05-16
Success Further Down.

In many instances the yield of gar
dens can be increased by simply
getting down a few inches deeper
with fork or spade. The French
gardeners can give Americans many
lessons in this respect. The soil
should be palvertized. but work
should not be commenced too early.
Flowing the ground while 1t is too
wet will the soil to pack in
solid Jumps. Good land is almost ru-
med In this manner
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1913-05-16
Showing a Potato Rotting in the Sol
From the Fusarium Disease.

moisture, due to the drying up Of the
rotting tubers. This excess moisture
condition, together with the added
facility with which bacteria and decay
fungi may enter the already infected
tubers, brings about much complica-
ton in the form of soft or wet rots,
for which the Fusarium disease Is
primarily responsible. Under the
average cellar storage conditions it
is quite safe to estimate the loss from
dry-rot and its complications at from
one to five per cent.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1913-05-16
|OlSrASe OF POTATOES
Dry-Rot Fungus Causes Blight
and Wilt of Crop.
History Of Fusarium as Field Trouble
Is of Comparatively Recent Rec
ord-Preliminary Symptoms
Are Green Color.
(By T. f. MANNs.)

The dry rot Of potatoes has long
been known as a storage trouble. AT
intervals since 1924 there has been
found associated with this rot by diff
ferent investigators a fungus of the
genus Fusarium. which has been
variously designated, but the history
of the disease as a field trouble is OF
comparatively recent record.
On badly infected soils the disease
Is characterized as follows: The
stand is uneven. though few of the
hills are missing. The early growth
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1913-05-16
CHEAP ROOST FOR CHICKENS
Discarded Cart Wheel May Be Made
to Serve Purpose-No Trouble in
Cleaning House.
CBy G. DOVER.)

Take a cart wheel and stab the axle
into the ground, or cut the axle in two,
bolt it to a post and set the post in
the ground. When the chicken house
needs cleaning, all you need to do is
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1913-05-16
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\
Roost for Chickens.

to lift the wheel of and it is out OF
the way. Then, too, if there is a
chicken on the other side from you
that you wish to catch, just turn the
wheel around.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1913-05-16

Terre Haute.-Charles Laughlan,
thirty-one years old. a fireman,
was fatally and Redmond Gle
ments, twenty-eight years old. a labor
er. seriously burned In a dust explo-
sion at the Standard Steel works.
Laughlan was burned when a blast
from the furnace of the boiler ignited
a large cloud of dust that had dropped
from a dust collector which was being
repaired.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1913-05-16

Petersburg.-The jury, after DELHI
Grating less than two hours in the
case against John Black for attempted
wife murder, returned a verdict OF
guilty. Black struck his wife on the
head with a a pipe. inficting
wounds that came neal causing her
death. He is a hopeless cripple, and
for this reason the jury was lenient.
ffning him s25 and sentencing him TO
sixty days in jail.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1913-05-16

New Castelar,. F. A. Bolser.
assistant state veterinarian, has sue.
cessfully experimental with a sam
pie of pneumonia serum sent him by
the Rockefeller institute OF New York.
and is in a position 10 make the as
sertion that a great advancement has
been made in the treatment OF the
disease In both humans and animals.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1913-05-16

Jacksonville. = Fire which de-
stroyed the Acme elevators and
-four mill here caused a loss OF about
S110,0 o There was $4,000 insurance
on the s~tructure.N principally in the
Millers' Mutual company OF Milwau-
kee. Spontaneous combustion Is sup
posed 10 have been the cause. The
| blaze gained great Roadway. But one
or two OF the walls OF the building
| are left standing. During the fire two
boilers exploded and parts OF them
we're found later 200 feet way.
Sparks were scattered TO nearby
| buildings. but none was damaged
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1913-05-16

Bloomington.-This city sent be-
tween $4,000 and $4,000 to other
counties for the aid of flood sufferers.
according to a final statement just
made by Secretary Charles H. Spring
er of the Bloomington Commercial
club. At a special meeting OF the
Monroe county council appropriated
S2,334.S9 for the construction or
bridges and other public work made
necessary by the flood.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-21
Montezuma, Ca, Wins
Fight onUnfair Rates

WASHINGTON. Oct. 21.-The In
terstate Commerce Commission to-
day sustained the petition of Monte
yuma, Ga, which protested a dis
elimination in freight rates in favor
of Americas and Cordele, Ga, from
Virginia cities, Boston, Providence,
New York and Philadelphia. The Cen
trail OF Georgia Railroad was ordered
to adjust these rates by February IA,
1914
Fruit shippers in Illinois won from
the Florida East Coast Railroad when
the commission found that the com
plainants paid excessive charges on
shipments of fruit from Florida 20
Chicago. The fruit was paid for on
an estimated weight which the com
mission found to be about one-third
more than the actual weight. The
railroads are directed to establish a
standard crate, a minimum weight
and weight to a package that will
approximate actual weight
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-21

An event of interest Tuesday even
ing will be the lecture to be given at
the Capital City Club by Mr.. John
G. F'reund, editor of Musical America
and critic of note. This lecture is
under the auspices of the Atlanta Mu-
sic Association, Mrs. John Marshall
Slaton president.
Mr.. Freund will take as his subject
for the evening Music in the South"
One feature of his address will be 10
show the progress of the South in the
last decade and what the South means
to the nation in a material and ar
tistic sense.
The association has issued large
number of invitations for the occa-
sion.
Mr.. Freund was rendered lunch
con at the Capital City Club Tuesday
by group of the members of the
Music Association. In the party were
Mr.. Freund, Mr.. Kemp of New York,
Mrs. John Marshall Slaton, Mrs. John
Lamar Meek, Miss Edwina Behre,
Miss Nan Stephens. Miss Louise Doc
ly, Mr.. and Mrs. Mortimer Wilson,
Messrs j. NJ. VanHarlingen, George
w. wilkins, Tarleton Collier, Ben Lee
Grew, Forrest Gardener, William
Lowenstein, j. B. Cleveland and Be-
nawitZ.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-21
FUND
To AID DEFENSE
Of MRS.EATON
Rich Aunt Comes to Assistance of
Accused Widow of Admiral
Alleged Poison Victim.

PLYMOUTH, MASS, Oct. 21-An
unlimited defense fund has been
pledged to Mrs Jennie May Eaton.
who Is on trial for the murder of her
husband, Rear Admiral Joseph G..
Eaton. 1t was learned to-day that
the funds are coming from a wealthy
aunt of the accused woman, Mrs.
John Lewis Edwards, OF Washington.
Mrs. Edwards, becoming convinced
of the innocence of her relative, com
municated with lawyers representing
Mrs. Eaton and instructed them to
use any amount of money necessary
to produce all the evidence possible
in behalf of the accused woman.
The first witnesses day were Mrs.
Charles Nj. Hit and Mrs. Katherine
Magoon, neighhors of the cations in
Assinnippi. and Charles e. Rice, a
Rockland minister; Samuel w. Baker,
an optician of Rockland, and Mrs.
Abbie c. Cottrell, former housekeep-
er for the cations.
Mrs. Magoon declared Mrs. Eaton,
in a conversation with her. had ac-
cused the admiral of perverted ideas
and practices" She said Mrs Eaton
had claimed the admiral had given
her daughter, June a mess of soap,
vinegar and pepper" when June was
sick
Baker testified that Mrs Eaton, on
the day the admiral died, had said:
IF the admiral had lived two or three
years longer we would have gone to
Europe
Mrs. Hit said Mrs. Eaton accused
her husband of using drugs and
drinking heavily and had said she
feared she (Mrs. Eaton) might be
poisoned by him. Mrs Hit said Mrs.
Eaton told her: 81 know the admiral
poisoned the child" This was their.
adopted baby
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-21
PERSONAL

Mr.. and Mrs. Caleb j. King an
nounce the birth of a son October 20
at their home, No. 81 Ponce DeLeon
place.
Mrs. Sarah J. Purtell and Miss
Arian Purtell, who spent the last two
months in North Carolina, are at
home at the Majestic Hotel for the
winter.
Miss Nash, of Omaha, Nebr., who
is the guest of Mrs. Lester Crane,
will leave Thursday for New York
whence she will sail for Europe to
continue her study of music.
Colonel and Mrs. Robert j. Lowry
are expected home Tuesday night
from Knoxville, where, with several
friends, they attended the exposition.
Several elaborate entertainments
were given for them.
Mrs. William A. Hatch, of San An
tonic, who is visiting Mrs. John d.
Burnett, at Fort Mcpherson, will re-
turn home Wednesday. She has been
the honor guest at a number of in
formal affairs during her stay, in
Guiding dinner parties and luncheons
Mr.. and Mrs. Montefiore Selig re-
turned from their honeymoon Satur-
day. They visited Richmond. Allan
tic City, New York and New England.
They will.be at home to their friends
Sunday afternoon and evening, Octo-
Der 26, at No. 300 Washington street.
Mrs, Wade Langston, of st. Louis.
will arrive Wednesday to visit her
mother, Mrs. H. l.. Collier, on West
Peachtree street. While here she
Will ~e honor guest at several infor-
NAL affairs. Mrs. Collier and Mrs
Langston will visit Americas and
Athens for a few days before Mrs.
Langston returns home
Mr.. and Mrs. George E. King, Miss
Mary King and Mrs. Lillian King Lee
Conte have returned home, after an
extended stay abroad, which included
a number of motor trips. Mr.. King,
who has been very iii, is better. Mr..
and Mrs. Irving S. Thomas and Mr.
and Mrs. William Akers met them
upon arrival, Mrs. Thomas remaining.
over in Baltimore, her former home,
where a series of parties is being ten
dered her.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-21
Trial of Wilburn
To Begin Thursday

MACON, Oct. 21.-Nick Wilburn
will go on trial Thursday morning at
Grays in the Jones Superior Court for
the murder of James King, his former
employer Mrs, King, who is under
Indictment for murder as an accessory
before the fact, will be arraigned i'm
mediately following the conclusion Of
Wilburn's trial.
Judge Park has deferred the VIII
burn trial until Thursday on account
of Attorney Cooper having an en-
gagement to-day and tomorrow N
the Supreme Court
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-21
Republicans Thwart
House Recess Plan

WASHINGTON, Oct. 21.-Repre-
sentative Underwood, Democratic
leader of the House, announced to-
day after a conference with Repub-
lican Leader Mann that hope of an
agreement for a recess of the House.
as suggested by President Wilson, had
been abandoned. Representative
Mann declined to agree to Under
woods thirty day recess plan, de-
claring the Republicans were OPP
posed to 1t.
Representative Mann announced he
intends to make it as embarrassing
as possible for Democrats and will
insist on roll call every day
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-21
Inspector Buchanan
Accepts Promotion

w. T. Buchanan, City Inspector Of
Weights and Measures for three
years, has resigned to accept a place
as investigator in City Attorney
James l.. Mayson's Office on account
of the i'll health Of Investigator w.
c. Pickett who is on long leave OF
absence.
Mayor Woodward announced the
appointment of j. A. Forsyth to sue
coed Mr., Buchanan as Weights In
speCtor.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-21
Sick? Just Tackle
Me and See Wilson

WASHINGTON, Oct. 21.-President
Wilson climbed the hills of the golf
links in wind and rain and came back
to the White House aglow with col
or Representative Murray greeted
him with the remark:
81 am sorry to hear that YOU are
sick, Mr. President"
We'll, just tackle me and see, ="
laughed the President, as he assumed
a pugilistic pose.
The President now is entirely well.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-21
WILD WEST SHOW WITH
COMEDY, SINGING AND
DANCING AT BONITA

wild West. with good comedy,
good singing and dancing. with as
pretty girls as have been seen in
Atlanta for some time, the Bonita
has started on another week of
good business.
There are no dull moments from
the time the curtain rises on the
arst act until the close, and it il
interesting and entertaining
throughout. Th. cast is much bet
ter than that seen in the usual
tabloid musical comedy, and you
will be pleased with the show.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-21
New Question Raised
Over 0usting Justice

SAVANNAH, Oct. 21.-The Su-
preme Court of Georgia will be called
upon for the first time to decide
whether a magistrate can be re-
moved from office for an offense com
mtted during a previous term, when
the case against Justice of the Peace
f. S. VanGeisen is appealed.
VanGeisen has been indicted by the
Grand Jury on thirteen counts of
malpractice in office and usury