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Greene County herald., 1913-03-28
lNOCULATlON OF SOIL
Medium Red Clover viii Develop
N0duIeS in Abundance.
After Lands Have Been Brought Into
Fairly Good Condition of Fertility
Rotation VIII Maintain Hu-
mus and Nitrogen.
(Rv ]. =. sEIYERs.l

Since the ability of leguminous
plants to supply themselves with nit.
rogen depends on the action OF GER
tain bacteria, it is necessary that the
proper bacteria exist in the soil in or
der that they may attack the roots OF
the developed seedlings and produce
nodules. Ordinarily, medium red or
alsike clover will develop nodules in
abundance, on soils containing much
sand. Alfalfa and many other le-
gumes, however, often fail to develop
the proper nodules or develop them
only to a certain limited extent until
they have been grown on the same
piece of ground for three or four years.
1t is frequently desirable, therefore,
to inoculate the soil with the proper
bacteria. Ordinarily this is best done
by the distribution over the ground OF
soil on which the corresponding
legumes have been grown for some
time and on which they have shown
good development of nodules. The
rate of development of nodules on
the land so treated will, of course,
depend on the amount of inoculating
soil and the thoroughness of its mix
ture through the ground. Where such
inoculating soil is readily access
ible with only the cost of short haul.
1t is best to use 1000 TO 1000 pounds
Greene County herald., 1913-03-28
NOTES .
RSClENNCE IEN N!
y1NvENT1ON

In 1910 there were 1902 strikes II
France.
Chicago now claims population oi
2,343,405.
J. G. Boyd, Sc, Sacramento. Cal.
boast of 78O descendants.
Philad elphia's 1912 death rate was
1908 a thousand population.
Illinois In 1912 produced 28,000,00(
barrels Of oil of 42 gallons each.
The daily output in Washington Of
parcel post stamps is 100000.
Wilmington. Del, may shortly ado
one more woman to its police force
Automobiles carrying IL persons are
built in Japan at a cost of but $4,000
Cincinnati authorities have begun
agitation for three-cent street cal
fares.
Kentucky and Pennsylvania produce
nearly all the camel coal mined in the
United States.
Sweden exported 35,0G0,O00 pounds
of matches in the six months ending
with last June.
A new patent Office building in
Washington may be provided Tor Dy
the next congress.
An Arkansan has invented meat
block for butchers that can be ele-
vated or revolved by q treadle.
A lorgnette with a telescope han.
die to permit II to be carried in a
woman's handbag or purse is a nov
city.
New York will have one of the
worlds greatest skylights in its new
postoffice. as 1t will contain 80 tons
of glass.
A new German aeropfane propeller
is built up of leather upon a nickel
steel frame, the claim being that it is
indestructible.
Every typhoid germ in glass OF
drinking water may be instantly killed
by the addition of few drops Of
Juice Of lemon.
A Swiss army surgeon has designed
a stretcher made Of high grade steel
bars that can be folded and carried in
an ordinary knapsack
A Massachusetts, woman has invent
ed an Individual street car strap for
the use Of persons who do not care
to touch the straps usually provided
In cars
Greene County herald., 1913-03-28

The advantages of blowing under q
crop of red clover on sandy soils 10
shown by this corn, the yield being
Increased nearly so per cent. where
a clover sod was turned under the
previous year for green manure.
per acre. Where, however, it must be
shipped in, half of these quantities
will produce fair development when
the soil is kept in moist condition.
When other legumes. such as COW
peas and soy beans are to be grown,
1t may often be better to use the
quantity of soil which can be secured
on small plat on which the CORE
spending crop can be grown for two
or three years until this plat has be-
come thoroughly inoculated and can
be used for inoculating other land
adjoining or in the neighborhood
The use of small amount of al
falfa seed mixed with clover seed will
pave the way for alfalfa later by Civ
ing a few plants on the field start
so that the alfalfa bacteria can de-
veiop.
II is possible to develop the bacteria
in question in other substances than
soil and distribute them either by mix
ing with the seed or by sowing on the
land separately. Attempts to do this
have been made and firms are adver-
tising such material. So far however,
the best results have been secured by
the use of soil as above described.
1t must be distinctly remembered
that while the leguminous plants are
able to gather their nitrogen from the
air that they require other elements
such as magnesium for their growth
as well as do all other plants Indeed,
these leguminous plants are among
the most active feeders on phosphor-
US, potassium, and calcium, and to Sc
cure a good growth, 1t is necessary to
supply these elements in some form.
Greene County herald., 1913-03-28
REVIVE AN OLD CHURCH
Workmen Erasing Scars Of Time From
Old South Meeting House
In Boston.

Boston.-To restore the famous Old
South meeting house to its appearance
in colonial times workingmen are
scrubbing it's outside surface with
paint remover and soap, cleaning it OF
the accumulatiors of century and a
half. The tower and the walls of the
ancient landmark at Washington and
Milk streets. once turned into riding
academy by British army officers and
now used as show place for his
torical relics, have been shorn OF
groths of ivy which partly concealed
them The bricks are to be washed to
their natural red color Of other days
and the windows are being repainte4
In colonial fashion 4
Greene County herald., 1913-03-28
ODD. GERMAN FLYING MACHINE
Apparatus Designed by Herr Baum
quartet Is Provided With Hori-
zontai Pro3ellers.

While the aeroplanes now in use are
based on the kite principle of sliding
on the air, Dresden engineer, Herr
Baumguartel, is showing another type
In the arena of Johannisthal, near
Berlin, says a continental correspond
ent. His machine has no plane" but
is provided with two horizontal pro-
pellers arranged one above the other.
If both are rotating in opposite direc-
tions the air between them is pressed
downward and forms a column, lifting
up the whole apparatus. The motion
onward is produced by another pro-
peller or by inclining the forepart a
little downward. The great advantage
of this ingenious invention is the ease
with which the apparatus ascends YER
tically. But there Is the drawback
that with the slightest defect of the
motor the fate of the aeronaut Is
sealed, as the whole machine drops
like stone, there being no possibility
of softening the fall by sliding gently
through the air.
Greene County herald., 1913-03-28
LIFE PREsERvER is UNIQUE
Forms Little Raft for User to Rest
Upon, and Is Worn Around the
Bady Under the Arms.

A Maryland man has devised new
form of life preserver. Instead Of be-
ing made in the shape of ring, to be
worn around the body under the arms,
this one is square in shape and forms
a little raft for the imperiled user to
rest upon. The body of the life pre-
server is of cork filed canvas, ss Is
customary. but around the entire bot
tom is a thin iron rod that acts as a
bracing frame and keeps it rigid 9th
erwise it would promptly buckle up
and precipitate the occupant into the
Greene County herald., 1913-03-28

See how sleek my coat is! Do you
feel that big lump in my stomach
That's a nice lamb / had for supper!
When l met you / was on my way to
get some honey. always like to have
something sweet after have eaten a
big meal"
Honey! Honey!" said Billy. 81
often heard my old Daddy talk about
eating honey. Can l go with you and
get taste of honey? 1 never ate
any In all my life."
Come along with me, and on our
way I'll tell you all about it."
SO the two bears walked leisurely
along through the bottom, and out
into the big woods on the higher
ground
'1 told you" said Sol. 81 was a
wise bear. L work with my head,
thinking about schemes to get good
living without much labor.
when / am out in the woods and
see little bee flying along as fast
as he can go. on straight line, /
know he is going home with load of
honey. / get his course and follow
along after him. Pretty soon another
bee will come flying along in the same
direction, going home with his load
of honey, and so keep following the
bees until I come to the honey tree
where the bees live. This tree we
are going to now / found yesterday
while / was taking little walk
through the woods"
BY this time they nad come to the
honey tree and Sol pointed it out to
Billy.
do you see that big hole away up
by that big limb?" said Sol. That's
where the bees live. There is a lot
of honey in that old hollow tree, and
well eat Just all we want of it.
'Tll go up and pull the big chunks
of honeycomb. filed with honey, out
Of the tree and throw it down to the
ground. While I'm doing that you
can keep watch" And Sol. strutted
or to the tree. put his arms around
the trunk and pretended he was try
ing to climb up and get the honey.
MY! Myt-I am getting so fat,
and I've eaten SO much I'm afraid
cant climb that tree tonight.
Greene County herald., 1913-03-28

net and set series of transverse pipes
around the main pipe. These trans
verse pipes have valves controlled by
key arms. just like the ordinary cor.
net. but they lead into a music roll
with perforations on it, like the usual
music roll This roll is caused to
revolve automatically, and as it turns
around the musician blows steadily
through the horn, and whatever piece
is on the roll is reproduced. With a
good collection of rolls any man can
earn the reputation of being an ac-
complished cornetist.
Greene County herald., 1913-03-28
FRIEND OF COTTON GROWERS
Immense Loss Sustained In Texas Be
cause Quail and Prairie Chicken
Are Almost Exterminated.

The cotton growers of Texas are los.
ing $40,000.000 to $50,000,000 a year
by reason of the ravages of the boil
weevil; and all because the quail and
the prairie chicken, the natural enc
mics of that bug, have been practically
exterminated in that great state.
The cotton boil weevil Is moving like
a great army to the eastward and to
the northward, and scientists sent to
study the situation tell us it will go
to the Atlantic ocean before 1t stops,
and as far north as cotton Is grown.
unless all killing of birds is prohib.
ited
The wheat growers cs the United
States are losing over 100000, 900 a
year by reason Of the ravages Of the
chinch bug
Why?
Because the quail, the natural enc.
my Of that bug, has been almost exter.
minated.
The farmers of the middle and east
ern states are paying out $15,000,00O a
year for paris green to put on their 20
tato vines.
Why?
Because the quail, the natural enc
my Of that bug, has been killed of.
Each Of the great apple producing
states are paying s1,O00,O00 to $3,O0O.-
900 year for spraying apple trees, to
keep down the coddling moth.
Why?
Because the woodpeckers, the sap
suckers, the robins, the bluejays, the
bluebirds, the orioles. the tanagers and
other birds that formerly preyed on
that insect have been killed off,
Here are few records as to the val
ue of certain bug eaters:
A quail killed in cotton field In
Texas had in his craw the remains OF
127 cotton boil weevils.
Another killed in a potato field in
Pennsylvania had in his craw the re-
mains of 101 potato bugs.
Another killed in a Kansas wheat
field had in its crop the remains Of
ever 1.200 chinch bugs.
Greene County herald., 1913-03-28

The effect of incubation with nitrogen
forming bacteria on white clover,
grown in poor sand. This pot to
the right was inocuIated, that to the
left unInocuiated.
Partially rotted manure which by
It's decomposition gradually sets free
these elements in available form, Is
usually the best fertilizer for such use
and the application of even very
small amount Of properly composed
barn yard manure is the best assur-
ance Of a good growth Of clover, al
falfa or other legume. When, how
ever. stable manure Is entirely out Of
the questions, artificial fertilizers con-
tanning the necessary elements may
be used. An application of mixture
containing rs to 100 pounds of muri-
ate of potash and 200 to 300 pounds
of ground steamed bone meal. ap-
piled per acre on land which has been
lined the fall before, as described
above. in preparing the ground for
seeding to clover or other legumes,
viii aid greatly ia the growth Of this
crop.
Ordinarily the roots Of clover or al
falfa contain only about one-quarter or
one-third as much vegetable matter
and nitrogen as is contained In the
plant above ground. When, therefore,
IL is desired that a considerable in
crease in the fertility Of the soil and
especially of humus be made, 1t is
necessary to turn under the whole
Greene County herald., 1913-03-28

process-block system is quite new to
him. The copper wire idea was de-
tected by a sudden desire of mine KAT
frs for copper wire. They would give
as much as three pence an inch for
1t, and the game had been going on
for year before it was detected-by
a sheer accident.
When a new law was made to deal
with receivers a special detective
force was told on to look after the new
department, and the early experiences
of the hunters Of the Illicit gold buyers
gave cause for much laughter at their
expense, for the chief detective and
some of his subordinates were among
the easiest dupes of gang of clever
Americans, who introduced version
of the American gold brick" gwindle
with s'uproarious success"
From this it was no more than
step to the process-block idea, the in
ventor of which almost deserves the
fortune he has made, because of the
simplicity of his scheme and its un-
blushing effrontery.
The difficulty of capture in cases
Of stealing and smuggling gold is
tremendous Mr.. Blackburn declares
that 1T is probably unique in the his
tory OF crime detection that no con-
viction has so far been obtained
against any person for actually steal
ing gold or amalgam from any Rand
mine. One suggestion has
been that the offenders were too high
ly placed to warrant action. y
Greene County herald., 1913-03-28
ALARM CLOCK QUITE USEFUL
Among Other Things New Device VIII
Close Furnace Door and Save Man
From Getting Up.

An alarm clock that will do other
things besides awaken people has
been invented by Missouri man.
Among other things it will do is close
the furnace door at any hour in the
morning and save the man of the
house from climbing out of bed before
he otherwise need to. On the back
of the clock is rivoted lever
and pivoted segmertal arm
with a, row of teeth that register with
the cogs of a small wheel. At the
appointed time this small Wheel re-
wolves and carries down the segmental
Greene County herald., 1913-03-28
NEWS 6rme
YOUNG
PEOPLE
THE FATE OF
SMARTY SOL BEAR
Rx cALER .. WHlrFoRp.

Hello. there, little bear, you ap-
pear to be working mighty hard for
your supper. Excuse me for calling
you little bear. you was all bumped
up SO catching bugs you looked like
a little bear. but when you come to
straighten up I see you're a middle
size bear, almost as big as am But
tell me, what's your name?"
MY Daddy calls me Billy Bear be-
cause he says I'm always busy hunt
ing like Old Billy the hunter was VINO
used to live and hunt in this bottom.
II might as we'll tell you my name.
My Dad calls me SOL because he says
I am a very wise bear. Old Solomon.
Dad says, was the wisest man in the
world"
well, Mr.. Solomon
Don't call me Solomon. Call me
Sol. It's more friendly like
"AH right, Sol. / was going to tell
you that my Daddy is one OF the
wisest bears in this canebrake bot
tom, although he don't pretend to
know very much, and he always told
me not to get too friendly with bears
that pretend to be so wise"
Surely you're not afraid to have
chat with a sociable bear like me?
I've seen more of the world than you
have and can tell you a lot of things
worth knowing For instance, here
you are working yourself almost to
death to get poor meal of bugs and
nuts and berries"
Yes, it's pretty hard work" said
Billy. But my Daddy has lived to
good old age in this bottom here, and
he often told me that the only safe
way is to work hard for a living"
Hal Hai Hal" laughed Sol. You
talk like a little baby bear. Why,
Billy, your father Is old and never
learned the tricks some OF us young
bears have learned. If you keep on
like you are doing now you'll be
poor, lean, half-starved bear working
all night and never knowing what it
is to have a good meal. Look at me!
I'm rolling fat, and yet don't work
as hard as you do. Just feel my sides.
Greene County herald., 1913-03-28
SCIENCE :
ase@ls <zzzlR( (f4A4s ~
INVENTION
MUSICAL INSTRUMENT IS ODD
Has Music Roll Attached and Plays
Almost Automatically-Easy to Be-
cone Good Cornetist.

Something decidedly novel in the
way Of musical instrument has been
designed by a New York man. He
concluded that IL there were automatic
pianos and organs, there might as well
be an automatic horn. So he took a
horn with the general shape of cor
Greene County herald., 1913-03-28
Starting With Poultry.

If not accustomed to poultry, begin
with small number. Learn to make
a success with few, then go on with
a larger number. In majority OF
cases those who have made the big
gest success in the poultry world and
are yet in the business worked up
from a small beginning.
Greene County herald., 1913-03-28

arm, which carries the lever with
it. Attached to the top of the lever
is chain which fastens to the fur
mace door, running through some loop
so that its pull on the door is hori-
zontal When the alarm Is sprung
therefore, the lever descends and pulls
the door shut. OF course the alarm
bell can ring or not. as the owner
wishes.
Greene County herald., 1913-03-28
A Worlds Record.

There are forty insect enemies Of
the boil weevil and the government
has introduced six Of these parasites
on the cotton lands of the south and
will in few months turn loose six
more species. The government au.
thorities have hope that weevils may
In time be entirely eliminated.
Greene County herald., 1913-03-28

water. The whole contrivance is en-
closed in an envelope of some thin wa
terproof material. There are loops
around the frame so that a rope may
be attached to the block in cases
where it is thrown out to person, and
then hauled in. Owing to its fat, square
shape a pile of these preservers takes
up little room
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1913-11-21
DARKEST AFRICA.

The lovers fingered long. At their
feet the noble Zambesi hurried on
ward to the sea. 1t was in Darkestl
Africa, but they were not afraid Of theI
dark.
mo-" she was cooling. softly but
firmly, Il cannot marry you on any,
other terms. Papa says Pm worth
three yoke of oxen and tame ele-I
plant, and cannot become your wife
for any less"
"All have in the world" he pro-l
tested wildly, ''is one yoke OF oxen"
For moment no sound was heard
save the ripple Of the water. She first
broke silence. 8.
Il think" Her voice trembled, and
her glance was bent shyly upon the
ground
Papa is willing to let me be q
sister to you for one yoke of oxen"
But he only groaned.A
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1913-11-21

ed. This fur border Is an eminently
successful touch in the costume and
out of the best features of this sea-
sons styles. Very narrow braid used
on the fiimsiest of materials make a
striking finish.
The bodice employs chiffon and lace
with the long sleeve shown at Its
best. There is a formation of fine
net with the vogue shaping and alb
sence of shoulder line characteristic
of the present styles The lower
Sleeve is of chiffon gathered in to
two rows of fur The upper part Of
the bodice. is of white lace like that
on the skirt, draped fichu fashion over
the shoulders, with a very small
fichu of chiffon bordered with fur.
which finishes the W. shaped open.
ing at the neck
The immense velvet poppy which Is
posed at the front is in one Of the or
ange yellows which have been devel-
oped in new shades so fascinating
that everyone is captiyated by them.
A gold gauze fan and a long black vel
vet turban trimmed with ribbon and
fancy feather finish the toilet.
New weaves in fabrics accomplish
ever changing hues.
Color is restless in them, tints shift
ing and surfaces show sort of sub
dued glitter. With such materials it is
possible to use a skirt like that shown
here in the picture with great vari-
ETY. in bodices. It is as nearly a
typical gown as a season of so great
variety could offer. 1t shows the
clinging but not scanty skirt, the hip
drapery, the employment of lace and
chiffon, the fur banding, the long
sleeve and underlined shoulder, the
broad girdle and the big. single cor
sage flower-all items in the compost
i ton of this seasons gowns.
JULIA 1oTToMLEY.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1913-11-21

T HE theater or dinner gown which
u can be adapted to almost any func-
ton, is a possession to be treasured
by women who wish to be well dress
ed without putting too much time and
money into wardrobe. With sepa-
rate bodices which are put on over
the skirt with little coats and vari-
ETY. Of girdles and corsage flowers,
many changes may be effected in a
single gown.
This is especially true with a skirt
of black satin, rich broadcloth or vel
vet, with bodice of black and white
lace and chiffon, like that shown in
the picture. The hip founce of lace,
with heading of fur, may even be
taken off; the high wasted skirt pro
vided with girdle or sash in any color
wanted or the corsage flower dis
pensed with.
Just as it stands, the costume is
a worthy effort of French designer,
and shows a clever grasp of the lead
ing style features of the season, and
splendid management of them.
The skirt. like those in many of the
newest creations, does not hang in
much about the feet. and has no train
or split. But it clings as it should,
to the figure. Small silk covered
weights (Which come in bands ready
for adjustment) with the shaping
seams, must be depended upon tc
compel the graceful hanging Of the
garment.
The hip drapery is natural. and
might sag bit more at the back to
express the extreme Of the mode. II
is of fine white Chantilly, showing q
scanty and dainty covering of the
surface Of net with an outlined pat
tern. A band of fitch fur-or martin
If preferred-outlines it at the top.
This decoration is sewed to the skirt
in such way that it may be detach'
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1913-11-21
VERY HANDSOME Z
HEADDRESS FOR
EVENING WEAR

n NE hardly knows whether to eau
W the many elaborate head-dresses
designed for evening wear by the
name of "turban" or not. They are
turbans in reality, but developed in
new ways. Some of them cover the
entire head-most of them do = but
others leave the crown uncovered and
swath themselves about the forehead.
They are extravagantly rich and i'm
mensely becoming.
= modest one so far as fabric and
ornamentation are concerned is pic
tured here. It is of black velvet with
rich ornament in passamenterie. hav-
ing colored heads and gold spangles
let in. This Is placed across the
front and the velvet brought up In
folds at each side to the top Of the
light frame. Here there Is the sim
plest of simulated knots.
Above this is poised a very gorge
Gus butterfly in exactly the position
that butterflies never take naturally.
We may therefore assume that this is
a butterfly of fashion. Natural or
not, she is very brilliant and beautiful,
with long black antennae Of chenille
and curious body of wound braid.
This head-dress, without the butter
fiy. makes an entirely suitable turban
for street wear. With the butterfly it
win pass muster as one OF the most
up-tc-date Of new head-dresses design
cd for the coming season. If all the
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1913-11-21
A Painful "Reminiscences.

yes" confessed the imprisoned
confidence man. Il have had moments
of deep regret. / remember on the
occasion Of my first arrest-I was
barely nineteen years old" He
paused for moment.
"Yes?" put in the good old clergy
man, sympathetically.
Il was bitterly disappointed to find
that not single newspaper referred
to me as young in years but old in
crime. Puck.