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The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1913-06-28
"The Lawn in Landscape Art "

II the landscape gardener had but
one feature to work with, he would
most certainly choose the lawn. It
constitutes the solid foundation upon
which the ornaments Of the superstruc-
tare are imposed. Unobstructive in
itself, it is taken for granted by the
man in the street, and its Importance,
aye, its very presence, is overlooked.
The usefulness of a greensWa rd in
making nature more beautiful and
restful is particularly impressed upon
the soiourner in hot Or dry climates.
Take most Of our own southern states
for instance, and in most localities it
Is practically impossible to grow good
lawns. The long, hot, dry summers
and the impoverished soils discourage
the grass and the possessor Of a fine
lawn is the proudest person on the
street. Every weed is carefully re-
moved, the grass Is kept short and is
rolled and watered with patience and
regularity.
Even then they cannot be sure Of a
A<@ w 40 e%Aa tAAo IL OAAO III LILO 4ldAA 4Ceso
sons for the high board fences of Dixie
Land. Most every yard has its pro-
tecting fence, as much to hide the
nakedness Of the soil as to keep out
trespassers. It takes fair shoulders
to wear low cut gowns and fences
prosper most where lawns are poor.
A yard without lawn to finish It
off is as barren Of beauty as parlor
widaout rug or carpet. Other fea-
lures strike the vision more promi-
nently and really impress the observ-
er as being the chief beauty of the
scene, but take away the surround
Ing lawn and the artistic effect will
be lowered much more than it would
be BY the loss Of any other single
factor.
Any comparatively homogeneous
green turf will have the same effect,
and Of course the smaller the scale Of
the lot, the finer and more carefully
finished the turf must be.
How is your lawn prospecting this
year? We trust that you did not for
get to spray the dandelions with sui
phate Of iron before they went to
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1913-06-28

capable Of self-ezpression within these
environments.
a. To teach the value of intellect
uaI guidance, carefM observation, Gull
tural comparison and investigation,
and the need OF broader education
for the farming population.
(5) To teach the boy the proper
adaptation Of plant life to local eli
matte and soil conditions.
go To assist the teacher and the
public school to find an easy ap-
proach, educationally, to all the inter
ests of rural and village life. (a)
The club acre should be the labora.
tory for the club member and the
demonstration plat for the farmer
(b) The club work becomes the con
Meeting link between parent and
teacher, farm ard school, and last but
not least, it forms a cooperative at
mosphere In which rural boys may be
developed to the highest ideals OF
rural life.
While the chief purpose OF corn.
club work is crop production, as out.
lined by the bureau Of plant industry
1t does not follow that all the other
character-building and habit-forming
agencies are left out of the education
1t Is clearly the purpose of the organ
tzation to reach the boy and endeavor
through instruction and direction in
contests and friendly rivalry to en-
courage a training which is "fou1
square," viz, the education Of the
head, heart, and hands, and the i'm
provement Of the health OF the entire
membership.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1913-06-28
SOME HINTS ON cHINcH BUG
pertinent Station May Be of In
terest to Farmers.

The experience of the Illinois ag-
ricultural experiment station with
chinch bugs discovered in the spring
of 1912, may prove of great value to
farmers who may be troubled by the
pest this year. Last spring the Illi-
nois station found that the chinch bugs
survived the winter In excellent con-
dition and on April Is were scattering
on the wing to lay their eggs. The
escape of the bugs on foot, out Of fields
OF small grain at harvest time, is
thought to be best prevented by sur
rounding each field with line of
thick, viscid, road oil, with post holes
beside it some 36 feet apart. Such a
line can be made and kept effective
long enough to catch virtually all the
bugs in a field at minimum expense
Of IS cents mile per day. Coal tar
may be used for the purpose where
road Oil can be obtained, but 1t must
be much more frequently renewed to
keep it effective. A well-made dusty
furroW, with post holes in the bottoR,,
may serve a temporary purpose in
very dry weather, but is made useless
by rain Chinch bugs be killed
on corn, without injury to the plant, by
a tobacco preparation (black-leaf 49,
greatly diluted with weak soapsuds.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1913-06-28
LIVE STOCK
WJ NOTES

A pig gives the best returns from
dairy products while young.
AS the lambs grow and require
more milk, increase the grain with
judgment.
The best time to cut the tails, az
well as castrate, Is when the lamb In
a week old.
Oil meal Is gregGsy relished by lambs
and helps greatly in the fine finish
obtained in feeding.
II colt has not style enough to
naturally hold his head high, high
managers will not make him do 1t.
A horses usefulness is measured BY
its strength and rapidity of move
ment rather than by size or weight
Be sure the sows have plenty Of
pure water to drink, aside from the
slop they have. Stop is not drink.
The tillage, the crops and the Id
come from the farm are all more or
less dependent upon the economical
management of the work teams.
The horse that is all the time be.
ing tapped with the whip neves
knows what his master means OF It
and comes to think he means iuss
nothing.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1913-06-28
Ever Hear of Fish Scales on an Alto Horn

u ITTsBURGH, PA-Who put the
j Bismarck herring in Harry Bak-
er's horn? City Hall threatens to be
rocked by the controversy that has
arisen over this simple and almost
personal question. At least that's
what the gossipers say. To tell the
truth Harry refuses to be interviewed
when the reporters attempt to get him
to tell the details.
Now Mr.. Baker may be the innocent
victim Of irresponsible and unrelent-
ing scandal mongers. And again Mr..
Baker may have incriminated himself
by simply refusing to be interviewed
on the subject. At any rate the tale
remains sundenied, and in that event
1t is toe good to let slip by without
making some mention OF it.
HarryIBaker is one Of the crew that
guides the destinies of the mayors
Office. In this capacity IL is one of
Harry's provinces to see that the gang
that congregates about that sanctum
every afternoon behaves itself with
proper decorum while waiting for the
summons to enter the holy of holies
where the mayor sits with his feet on
the mahogany desk.
AS a further detail Of this tale, Har-
~ is credited with being an artist on
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1913-06-28

Anew YORK.-A new woman mer-
~ chant has just moved from down
town into the theatrical district of
West Forty-second street. She Is
Mary J. McShane, who lived next door
to Paddy" DIVERS where, at No. 5
Madison street, she did thriving
business for thirty-seven years, bought
the land occupied by her store and
reared family Of ten children.
.'I'll tell you how I did it ALL" she
said the other day. Il was child in
Cork, Ireland, when my father was
buying gold lace and the discarded
trappings of the English officers who
were suddenly ordered to India and
other parts Of the empire. He was
such fine, square man that he had
friends everywhere. AS the officers
changed their barracks, my father not
only bought all the regimentals and
supplies, but got the gowns and dra-
peries of the ladies, SO that instinct
lively absorbed 6 knowledge of values.
When I cama to New York In 1872
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1913-06-28
Motorcycle Runs Amuck In Crowded Sfea

NHICAGO.-A riderless motorcycle
v dashed up LaSalle1street the other
afternoon.
When the police had finished clear
ing up the street the motorcycle and
Its owner were in the Central police
station and two victims were In the
Iroquois Memorial hospital. The per-
son who started the machine on its
lonesome 10y ride" could not be
found.
E. C. Gage, q negro, rode into the
loop In Jackson boulevard The en-
CINE OF his motorcycle heated" and
stopped at jackson boulevard and La
Sale street.
Gage was tinkering with the ma
chine. A white man he did not know
volunteered to start the machine for
him. He did.
The negro said the stranger started
the machine north at about forty miles
an hour. He rode about fifty feet
and jumped Of.
The motorcycle, speed increasing
continued up Lasalle street It failed
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1913-06-28
Police CIRCULARS" Mourn Their Vanished Whistler

of Central police station:
Stay sober or lose your bush
In spite of the appalling tendsnsTe
che times, the unfortunate mas Daei
found who finds a crumb q toEaeRs
in the change. Jacob Bush who y
his two weeks age as the result alI
too hasty expenditure Of s'lil'
gratuity and the consequent nlgl95a
cell, declares that business haa "
proved wonderfully since ne VIZ Z
proved Of his Whiskers.
IVY, / can go right over t1e W.
beats they chased me of Of
MONTH" he boasts, and they as's|
know me. That's what ME-. foal
funny stuff did for me. can nlaAs'l
touch right now off Of men WHO'LL
me away a month ago. This sHlaesI
face work amt SO bad, after an.
"All it takes Is a little sens. y.
month I'm going to tell EN- g. I'll
tim of a wreck. These cuts @ u
face look good enough for that
But Jacob Bush, known as y Il
durable optimist OF the Eagle sss
ing house, is alone in his JOY III
who are not SO resourceful as y sss
mourn their vanished WlllsEsIs
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1913-06-28
New York's Second Hand Queen Moves Up Town

as a girl, I was ready to bpv .,.
thing, knowing we'll that coula II,
at a good profit. First bought ,,.,.s
job lots of ornaments; then houaaS ,ss
goods, until I took the con1ents ].
entire tenement houses. :
Presently I had the monopoIy !.
the best yearly hotel sales Of Tia IL, !
and was making money rapidly pss,4
I expanded into a still higher bra, ss
of the business. The hotel men H., ~ ]
duced me to representatives of rI,s
New York families until I beeaa 3
have the patronage of the 4 ur N /
dred.'
ut may surprise lots of people |,
know that thousands of beautiful S.
ments are sold every year ii III,
York because families go into .ra.,p,s
ing or suddenly go to Europe. Nina
ing means s. selling their eola..a
clothing. In Europe they want IL.
Paris styles, and SO sell most Of IN,
wardrobes before leaving here. Mn
thousands of families take apartment,
and give up housekeeping ID s1sb
homes. I buy everything they have 4
sell, from silks and satins to dianoaa
and jewelry that no longer meet tbsh
taste. Others sell because tlley M,
money. Few know how many paopls /
meet with reverses in the course ii & |
year. Every day I am receiving IA.
to call at fine mansions to iook ~, 1
the was drobes and set price.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1913-06-28

~ LEVELAND, O.-Long and stray
" gly whiskers, the chief source OF
profit of the tousled mendicant, are
doomed by Cleveland police. No more
can a Woodworking flood sufferer, who
has the misfortune to possess the
normal amount of arms and legs, COM
pete with the manned and the blind
For whiskers, long gray whiskers
filled with dead leaves and cigar
stumps, will soon cease to excite pity
in the heart of the passerby.
The victims of circumstance who
stink through the shadows Of On
>tario street after nightfall are rapidly
parting with their whiskers. They
are confronted with the horrible pro-
nunciamento of Desk Officer Eli Potts
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1913-06-28
Plan for a 1oo-Ear Tester.

< shows ong of the loose cross-sec
tions which are also of galvanized
iron. Y is the cup used in the tray.
Any timer can make the tray COM
plete for about 81. The tray can be
used to good advantage in an incuba-
tor and its size and that of the rack
will depend upon the size of the incu.
bator. After placing the kernels from
an ear into cup, put the ear in the
corresponding square in the rack,
When through, fill the tray about half
full Of lukewarm water and place it
in the incubator. Use very little heat
for the first "a hours, then dFaw of
the water and set the regulator to
keep the heat at about 10 degrees
apply moisture as needed. In about
three days you will know which ears
will grow. There is no theory about
the use Of corn tester like this ]
have found it very practical and use
full
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1913-06-28
House Plants in Summer.

When the hot weather Of summer Is
at hand, we must not permit our out
of-door activities to cause us to neg
lect our house plants.
The best place for grown folks, chill
dren and all living things during the
summer is outdoors, where the sun
shine and the fresh air can strengthen
and heal, making ready for the next
winter season.
Of course, the closer to natural con-
ditions they are during the normal
growing season, the better growth the
plants will secure and the finer plants
we will have for the house next win
ter.
When danger from late frosts has
surely passed, take less expensive
plants, the geranium, the foliage
plants and others of their kind, and
transplant them. Put them in good,
rich, deep, loamy beds if you can, or
in window boxes il the beds are una
valuable. Give them lots Of sunshine,
SO that the stalks and foliage will grow
rank and strong.
In transplanting, spade up the bed
to depth of at least a Foot, pulyerize
the soil finely, mixing in fine, we'll
rotted stable manure, and set the
plants in the ground half an inch
deeper than they were in the pots.
Pack the earth firmly about them after
setting. 1t will do no harm to remove
some Of the old earth, but the roots
cannot be pruned or broken off to any
great extent, unless you prune back
the foliage to an equal extent.
Water the plants as soon as they
are set, and water them every other
day, at least doing the watering when
the sun is not hot.
II it is desired to have the Towering
plants bloom early and profusely,
pinch OFF the ends Of half the
branches, SO that the energy OF the
plant will go to the flowers. Most
people prefer to postpone the bloom.
ing period until winter, however, and
this can be accomplished by pinching
| off the flower buds during the sum.
| mer, as soon as they appear. The re.
suit will be a heavy growth OF stalk
| and leaf during the growing season,
and profuse blooms during the winter
indoors.
Tropical and semi-tropical plants
such as palms, cacti and rubber plants,
| usually are too expensive to risk on
the lawn, and it is well TO change the
| earth in their pots and place them in
| sunny position on the porch. Ferns
should have a cool, shady damp loca.
ton during the summer.
If your plants have to be kept In the
house, wateb frequently and beware OF
plant lice and red spider. The former
attach themselves to the stems and
under the surface of the leaves. Spray
them with tobacco water. Plain wa
ter sprayed on daily will help the
plant and drive the red spiders away
in very short length of time.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1913-06-28
ATTENTION NEEDED BY EWES
Ample Supply OF Dry Fodder Is One
of First Essentiais-GIve, Atten.
ton to Lameness.
Ry W. r. GILBERT.l

By W. r. CELEBRITY
It is well to see that the eve nocE
has an ample supply of dry fodder.
Nothing is better for them than good
well got hay. Ewes should never, I'M
der any circumstances, be allowed to
have roots alone nor should they be
fed on roots and grain, or grain and
cake.
Those who feed this and omit the
hay are spending money in waste. A
judicious combination Of all these
would form the ideal food and give
the best results alike to the dam and
its offspring. The lamb must not be
neglected.
Provision must always be made
too that dry lairage can be secured
with good shelter from the wet and
wind and a separate pen be provided
in which specially prepared food suit
able to the palate of the young lamb
should be placed, care being taken
that only small quantity at time
should be placed In the trough and
that any left over should be removed
before a fresh lot is given.
In the focks where there is any
signs of lameness in the ewes atten-
ton should be at once given. No
matter how slight, the ailment should
be Immediately removed from the
flock and not allowed to run with
them again until cure has been ef-
fected.
Lameness among the ewes gaeans
1ameness among the lambs and There
is probably no greater source Of loss
among Young lambs than this
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1913-06-28

the alto horn, which he plays RIA
great technique and feeling ID ols 4
the Northside German singing SELL
ties. Having neither seen nor lsali
the gentleman in question on 4 III
his friends hesitate to endorse hisah
steal ability. But it is rurnorsd Ishbll
Gabriel will have to dig sons q hal
his Job when Mr.. Baker gets i iIItkf
more practice. However, It haDpela
that Harry was blowing himself pa
giously the other night in the Gsrnal
club and someone playfully inseaaI
flock of Bismark herring ID the aIl
Of his horn.
The possibilities Of such sisuafa
will naturally suggest themselves
once to the reader with an Origins
turn OF mind.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1913-06-28
TESTING CORN In INCUBATOR
ANY Timer Should Make Galvanized
Iron Tray for About $1-Found
Practical and Useful.

The illustration given herewith
shows the plan Of my water corn test
er that have found very satisfactory,
writes Amog Mendenhall Of Salem,
Neb., in the Farmers Mail and Breeze.
The sides of the rack are made OF
six-inch fencing and wires crossing
both ways divide che front into three
inch squares. No vertical wires are
used in the back, as these are not
needed. The tray is made of galvaa-
ICED iron. The hole shown at z Ia
used to drain the tray Of water, be.
ing plugged when the tray is in use.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1913-06-28
BACK YARD FARMER
Interesting Pointers on Garden
ing for the City Man or
Suburbanite.
WHAT TO PLANT AND WHEN
Advice by an Expert on Agricultural
Matters-Making an Ornamental
Arch-A Beautiful LaWn-care
OF House Plants.

By PROF. JOHN WILLARD BoLTE.
Ornamental detached arches In flow
er gardens are coming back and we
are glad to greet them. This cordial
| welcome will not be extended indis-
criminately, however, because most of
| the amateur garden arches one sees
are as much out of harmony as Lo-
RADIO Taft's pet abhorrence-a statue
| Of a man in high hat.
Don't put an arch in your garden
| or at the entrance to your walk be-
cause you like to do carpenter work.
If you want an arch, study your prob
lem carefully and put it where it will
| do the most good. Let 1t be in keep
| ing with the surroundings or it will
be a detriment rather than an i'm
| provement.
In many cases the proper place and
surroundings for an arch already ex-
list, and the question Is merely oneeof
the type of arch to build. Such a 10
cation would be the entrance to a
secluded garden, the end Of a walk or
drive, or even the street entrance.
| The landscape or garden picture is
the only kind of picture that may
| be beautiful from all directions, and
| even these natural scenes must be
planned from one viewpoint to get the
most satisfactory results.
In planning your arch, decide first
from which direction it will be seen
most frequently. II the view to be
emphasized is toward the house, the
arch must be Of character to har-
monize with the house. If the view
Is from the house, the arch should be
in keeping with the landscape about
1t and back Of 1t.
The function of the garden arch Is
to locate and accentuate gateway, a
formal entrance to some entirely diff
ferent scenes and surroundings. 1t
marks distinct boundary line, hence
1t is entirely misplaced when the sur
roundings on either side Of it are SIM
liar in appearance. AS a street en-
trance it will give excellent results,
but only when there is an adjoining
barrier, q hedge, q fence, or at least
clump of shrubs. Do not make the
mistake Of using such an entrance in
a detached manner, because in that
case 1t is a gateway without any pos.
sible purpose.
Use 1t as an entrance to the wild
flower garden, from there to the for
nal garden, thence to the vegetable
garden, the chicken parks, the tennis
court, but always from one distinct
scene to a decidedly different scene.
Beautiful arches are made Of rough
limbs, Of finished timbers, of lattice
work, Of poles or wire. Each has its
individual uses, but all are governed
by the same principles of artistic good
taste. In the majority of cases, prob
ably, the arch should be covered with
vines, such as ivy, honeysuckle, wood
bine, climbing roses, clematis, trumpet
creeper, Japanese ivy, etc.
Most of us have no idea Of the limit
less possibilities of making our homes
attractive by proper use of the sim
pier factors of landscape gardening,
and in considering these assets the
ornamental arch should not be over
looked.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1913-06-28
Thriving Industry.

The poultry industry of the United
gtates is today the most thriving sn-
dustry we have. While the other live
stock industries show a decline of
from s per cent. to IS per cent, the
poultry industry shows a healthy gain
of II per cent.
It has been growing steadily for
many years, until today it Is the
greatest live stock industry in the
world and the people and the govern
ment recognize it as the billion-dollar
industry.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1913-06-28
ENCOURAGE The BOYS
Connecting Link Formed Between
Parent and Teacher.
Amona Other Things Corn Club Has
for Its Aim Education OF Head,
Heart and Hands and I'M
proyement of Health.

Some of the objects OF boys corn
CLUBS are as follows:
u To encourage more intensive
farming by using tAe best known
methods of soil building, selection OF
seed, seed testing, cultivation OF corn
etc.
(2l To offer medium through
which vocational guidance, C}nspira'
ton. information, and careful direc-
ton can be given to the average boy
now in rural life.
80 To adapt the boy to his agri-
cultural environments and make MIN
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Ground Oats.

Ground oats with the hulls sifted
out make almost ideal food for young
pigs. While oats scattered on the
ground in dry place make an excel
lent feed for brood sows. Crushed or
ground oats as slop may form one
third the ration for brood sows or
growing pigs until they reach the
period Of fattening, but oats are not
profitable as feed for fattening hogs
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: xsSffl
to get the signals OF lrahs d
man F. J. Arens at Adams s1lss B
first struck William GoodroV z &.
abeth court, Oak Park, 2 80 Il
turer. He was knocked COW -
six-inch scalp wound resulted ,,
Passing over GoodroW m
cycle reached Joseph pa. sh.9s)
South namlin avenue. he w I'd
down and a finger was DUE Il d
the motorcycle went over o. S.
and gave a realistic imi
pinwheel. "a Il +
Gage was taken to cen11
troiman Arens and locKea
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1913-06-28

The public health bureau says that
fear OF the germs they may contain
need deter no one from amassIng
greenbacks as swiftly IS possible,
since the Ink kills the germs. Was
anyone ever discovered who allowed
such fear to keep him poor. and
II such craven-spirsted soul exists,
Ia 1t worth while TO reassure hlm7
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1913-06-28

The statement made that woman
saw soul passing from dying rela-
tive's lips is received by scientists
with skepticism. Even were such
q thing allowed to be possible there
are so many souls SO small as to
be invisible under any circum
stances.