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The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1913-02-22

morning of the serious illness OF
Mrs. Arthur Chrisman, of this city,
at st. Lucie, Fla, where she and
Hr. Chrisman went a few weeks ago
to spend the winter.
Miss Mildred MGCafferty will
leave tomorrow for her home at
Dayton, O., after visit of several
days here with friends.
4. A. Edwards has returned from
a business trip to Redwood.
Daughters OF Revolution.
The ladies' of Alexander Scott
Withers Chapter, Daughters of the
American Revolution, were enter
tanned at Colonial tea at the resi-
dence OF Mrs. James Ralston last
evening. Mrs. S. l.. Richards as
sisted Mrs. Ralston as hostess.
W. f. Donlan, Of this city, has a
large apartment house at Daytona.
Ma, nearly completed.
Church Organist.
Miss Margaret Holt has been Sc
lected as organist of the Episcopal
church to succeed Mrs. c. L. Orr,
who resigned.
Miss oleta Lockhart entertained
a party of friends at the home Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Hugh Dunaington last
evening.
. Attorneys DaCosta Smith. and c.
P. swint made a professional visit
to Clarksburg FRIDAY.
Judge linn Brannon was Clarks-
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1913-02-22
COMMISSIONERS NOTICE

James H. Mines. Administrator with
the will annexed of ]. B. sanduslty,
deceased.
VS.. IN cHANcERY.
Frances R. Sandusky; Jessie NJ. San
duslsy: Viola sandusky; Charles E.
.sandusky; Flora D. sandusky: Will
liam Smith; Charles R. Williams;
William A. williams; william j.
Maggie; Len, ra Provance Gray;
Hiram L. Provance; Hattie Provance
Grow; Edgar f. Couch: Albert
Couch: William Couch; Neva Dean,
an infant; Ethel Martsoff: Urlah S.
Couch; Norris II. sandusky, an in
FAINT; Joseph H. sandusky. alias
Joseph II. wichert. an infant; An
ME Eberhard DiBle; Sarah Eberhart
Chick; Thomas A. Bberhart; Daw-
son P Eberhart; Mary S. Eberhart;
Frank .. Bberhart, an infant;
Thomas H. Sanduslsy; Joseph G.
sandusky; Mary Sandusky Fast;
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1913-02-22
burg business visitor Thursday.
Oalees Moved.

burg business visitor Thursday.
onices Moved.
The Morgan Drilling Company has
moved its ofices from this city to-
clarksburg.
Mrs. Charles Burger has returned
from visit to her daughter, Mrs
Frank sharples, at McKeesport, Pa.
]. j. Riley and family are prepar-
ing to move to California, where
they intend to make their future
home.
! Mrs. Stanley w. Ryan is visiting
her parents. Mr.. and Mrs. E. c.
Price, at Fairview.
R. R. Riley was here from Glarks-
burg Friday on business.
Mayor Berkert Hall. OF Jane Lew;
was prominent visitor here We'd
nesday.
W. R. Gregg has returned from a
business visit TO Buckhannon.
School Entertainment.
Several of the lower grades in
the local public school Joined forces
Friday and held exercises in COM
memoration of Washington's birth
day. The parents of the children
were invited and many attended and
thoroughly enjoyed the affair.
| After BootIeggers.
Prosecutor Rymer has instituted
"a vigorous campaign against the IL
liclt selling Of liquor in this COM
munty and is now busy with an In
Ivestigation of the general conditions
in the city and its vicinity which
will probably result in several in
dictments being found by the March
grand jury. Bootlegging is not so
prevalent as formerly. but the coun-
Ity officials are determined to stamp
1T out altogether and are working
hard to attain this end.
School Examinations.
Examinations for common schoo
diplomas will be held in Lewis coun.
ty February % and % at the fol
I lowing places: Walkersville, under
!, n. s. strader; ireland, A. w. Roger
d Roanoke, P. iP. Hines: Georgetown
0 G. N. Iinger; Horner, o. K. Till
man; Berlin, E. L. Smith; Jane Lew
i w. 5. Conley; Freemansburg, C. +
t IHalteman; Alum Bridge, Morgan
i Rexroad; Hurst, III. G. Starcher
Lower Gladly, Clyde Clark; Pin
\ run, Earl Bond; Weston, w b. Lin
ger. 4
March Grand Jury.
the following have been drawn a
grand jurors for the March term o
circuit court: P. L. Hull, H. D
Butcher, w. E. Carpenter, B. d
Stout, David Rogers, j. G. jackson
wv l.. Riffee. John Carroll, join
A. Thompson, James ]. Turner, Az
bert Reeder, George N! Coruthers
: Marica Shoulders, John c. Bond, $
L. Cunningham and Clark Cochran.
I ~ 49, 4 a a4rW15i = a 4 r s-it-ha nv
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All agree that good daily news
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food and clothing. A family which
does not read some newspaper daily
cannot keep in touch with business
or other affairs of its community.
During the next week the Telegram
win give all It's subscribers a
che1ce to save 25 percent ON their
newspaper expenses.
Don't you think its worta while to
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gain Week? Come to our office and
talk it over anyhow.
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To promptly answer, in person, the
situation Wanted" ad published by
the household servant WHO OUGHT
TO BE YOUR HOUSEHOLD SER
WANT would be stroke of good luck,
indeed. Keep trying, and sop'n an
swer the right I'D in course of time.
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Nv. ". OURS.
Sanitary omcer

\ II IT seemsiiikes good policy 70 pay
rent, rather than to try home-owner-
ship, you should have assurance that
you are getting "galue, for your rent
money, ANSWER A FEW TELE-
GRAM FOR RENT" ADS.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1913-02-22
SANITARY NOTICE.

Travelling over the city, / notice
considerable filth, dirt and rubbish on
many premises.
This is to notify all persons whose
premises are in an unsamtary condi-
ton to clean the same up at once and
place the property in a healthful and
sanitary condition.
Spring is almost here and these
warm. sultry days are very effective
on unsanitary conditions, causing bad
odors and disease.
The first Of March expect to in
spect every property in the city and
report its condition to the Health De-
partment, stating the conditions just
as found.
w. W. OURS,
confFor1, ndHnor
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-05-08
Many sheepmen Country

Of the richest Of black figured velvet
with tight curls more or less evenly
distributed. The pigment Is practi-
Coally not affected by the rays Of the
sunlight which ID. however, not the
case with the commercial Arab fur
obtained by crossing the Karakul with
common sheep. of which 1t Is abso-
lutely necessary to dye the skins. It
is this fact that made Leipzig ana its
immense dyeing industry famous.
There are two classes Of Arabs.
the small and the large variety. In
my opinion the small Arab is the
original wild, broadtailed sheep, froi
which all other broadtai-ed varieties
originate. They are always born
black. and later become gray. This
sheep is said never to have existed
anywhere but In the mountainous Sec
ton Of Bokhara The tail not being
as large as in the large Arab would
explain why these animals have been
able to mate without assistance. The
animal has the appearance Of wild
sheep and in every way resembles 1t.
They are probably little heavier
than the American Shropshire. The
large Arab has massive head. short
face, nose-line bent. ears pendulous
and quite large with thick strong
feet, especially the hind legs with an
immense S-shaped tail reaching to
the ground. and when they are at
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-05-08

Lincolnshire. Leicester, Cotswold, and
especially the Shropshire. which, pos
sess a luster almost equal to the An
CORA goat give fur tar superior to
anything that Asia can produce. The
writer's experience 10 limited to the
Lincolns. Shropshires, ana Merinos.
Tho Karakul-Merino Cross possesses
sufficient luster TO bs considered sala-
BILE and could be sold by farmers for
81 or 50 @ skin, which II not a bad
price for a three-day-oid lamb. A
three-quartered-bred Merino ought to
bring a much better price. The rea-
son why the Shropshire produces q
much prettier skin than the Merino
is IN my opinion due to the fact that
the Shropshire stands between the
tight-wool and the long-wool sheep.
There Is, however, no comparison be-
tween a half bred Karakui-Lincoln-
shire and three-quarter-bred Kara
kul-shropshire. and II we wish to
excel in lrster the best Of so-called
Persian lamb-skins We must oonhne
ourselves entirely to the long-wool
sheep. In my opinion the Lincolns
produce the best fur, although the
difference in mster between the young
Lincoln and Cotswold lamb is hardly
perceptible. .....
When g. Karakul ram Is crossed
with any white sheep the offspring is
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-05-08
UNCLE SAINTS GOOD WORK.

II b difficult for anyone not person
ally acquainted with the Department
Of Agriculture to realize the vast
amount OF good It is doing. It has
long since established experiment sta
lions and aided agricultural colleges
all over the country. but its latest and
probably most important step is the
Introduction Of agricultural teaching
in public schools. This is done
through the various colleges and
boards OF education, a. we'll as d.
rectly from headquarters. There IS
a growing impression that the tenden-
cys OF the coming generation to prefer
the cities to country life may be Offset
by imbuing In their minds a love for
nature. and az they grow they viii
continue In this line Of work, finishing
their days on the farm. This the De-
partMent Of Agriculture has realized
- tho easiest and most efficient way
TO check the migration of the rural
popuiatton to the cities
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-05-08
INSIST UPON PURE SEED.
Rv q. 7. wvHMAN.

drtcal. straw-colored, smooth usually
awned. In coarse grasses and cereals.
sp. English Rye-grass. Seeds SINH
lar to m, differ particularly In the
f1attened, wedge-shaped stem.
"a. Italian Rye-grass. Seeds differ
from p, chiefly in the slender avn from
the apex. In grasses.
+. Darnel. Seeds structually similar
to q, but larger and more robust. In
cereals.
is. Oouch-grass. Seed clusters ana
single seeds similar to m and p. Found
in cereals and awnless bronze grass.
{. Sedges. Seeds brown, both FREQ
and covered by aattened. fask-shaped
hull Found mostly in grasses.
IN. Wild Onion. Bulblet's covering
papery, white, stra~-colored or purple.
In cereals. particularly wheat.
~. Hemp. Seeds gray. smooth.
veined, In millets and cerealA
". Field sorrel. Seeds smooth. am.
Der oo,ored, shining. often covered by
reddish hun. In farm seeds generally.
Z. Curled Dock. Seeds beechnut-
shaped. reddish brown. shining. In
farm seeds generally.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-05-08

In California young grape vines are
pruned' at any time after the leav
have fallen, except in sections sub
1ect to spring frost, where 1t Is better
TO defer the pruning until after the
top buds of the, cane start. All the
canes are removed entirely except the
strongest and this Is cut back TO the
two buds.
The idea to be kept in mind Is to cut
back each winter nearly to the
ground-that Is to two buds-unul
the cane is produced with length OF
we'll ripened wood and good buds
equal to the height at which the vine
Is TO be headed.
It is very important that this cane
should be straight, healthy and we'll
ripened, as it is from 1t that the trunk
of the mature vine develops.
All the vines upon which cane
has been left should be. carefully tied
up.- Two ties will be needed IN most
cases. MI
The treatment during the second
and third spring and summer is OF
great Importance to the future welfare
Of the vines. The primer ought to go
over the vineyard four or five times TO
do the suckering, topping and tying.
The shoots starting from the vines
which have been cut back to two buds
should be thinned to single one II
the thinning is deferred until the
shoots are foot or more long the
vine will be weakened by the re-
moval of so much foliage.
Topping Is an operation which re-
ouires good judgm emit: If it is done
too soon laterals will not start, but
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-05-08
SUCCESSFUL PRACTICES BY CALIFORNIA VINE MEN.
Tia Experiment Station.
BY F. T. BILLOTTI, '

new terminal shoot will be formed and
or three weeks.
Until experience has shown the
proper time for the variety and locality.
it Is best to top when the shoot has
grown from eight to ten inches above
the top Of the stake and If necessary
top again later.
The shoot should be topped within
one or two inches of the top Of the
stake, and this will insure the growth
of laterals just where they are needed
for the next winter pruning.
AS rule all shoots between the
ground and the middle of the stake
should be taken off, If the lower
shoots are allowed to become large and
then taken off. not only Is the vine
weakened by the removal Of the leaves,
blu the stems are exposed to the d.
rect rays Of the sun and injury Is like
ly to follow.
Pinching consists Of the removal Of
one or two inches Of growth at the
extreme tip Of the shoot. This delays
the growth in length temporarily and
gives the vine time to strengthen its
tissues before it's length gives too much
leverage to the wind. Repeat the
pinching If necessary.
It should be rem embered that all
summer pruning is weakening and that
the only object Of summer pruning
for young vines is to direct the growth
as much as possible into those parts
which are to become permanent por-
tions of the mature vines.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-05-08

ing eight pounds of good, high-grade
stone lime In tub or box Just as
the lime starts to Stake eight pounds
or h1gh-grade flowers Of sulphur are
s1fted in. The shaking lime causes the
lime and sulphur to mix thoroughly
After the lime has slaked for from 10
to 10 minutes, cold water should be
added SO as to stop the shaking. If
this Is not done. the lime may develop
enough heat to cause the lime and
sulphur to go into c. emical combina-
ton which results in the formation Of
soluble sulphides that are highly in
furious to peach leaves. The mixture
Of lime and sulphur Is now diluted to
SO gallons and strained into the spray
barrel Great care should be taken to
work through all Of the sulphur, as
this Is the material which exerts the
fungicidal property. In making SELF
boiled Hme-sulphur for orchard use. It
is advisable to work with large quantl-
ties Of lime and sulphur such as 80
pounds Of lime, 80 pounds Of sulphur
and 200 gallons Of water. The heat
developed from this large quantity Of
lime will better mix the lime and sui
phur. This large mass Of material
will have to be thoroughly stirred.
however. as the lime will have a ten
dency to cake on the bottom Of the
tub. ....f
Formula-Eight pounds sulphur, 8
pounds lime (unslaked stone hrne. Do
not use hydrated lime or that which
is air slaked), 50 gallons water.
Boiled or concentrated lime-sul-
phur can either be purchased in the
commercial form or made at home
This material is used both as dor
mant spray for the control of scale
insects and as dilute summer spray
for fungous diseases. Homemade
lime-sulphur should be boiled accord
ing to the Geneva formula to get the
best results.
Geneva Formula-Eighty pounds
high grade flowers Of sulphur 40
pounds stone lime (high calcium lime
should be used: magnesium lime Is
unsuitable). fifty gallons Of water.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-05-08

If the shoots or tips are removed
when they are very small little or no
injury follows, but if they are allowed
to grow large before removal the in
jury may become serious. When a
large shoot covered with leaves is re-
moved it is total loss to the vine.
Il After the leaves have fallen at the
end of the third summer every vine
should have well-formed stem with
two or three or more canes growing
from the upper part, and the forma-
ton of the head or crown should COM
mence. Any vines which have not
been brought to this condition should
be pruned like one or two year old
vines. as the case may be. .
The formation Of the head con-
sists In leaving two. three or four
spurs arranged as symmetrically as
possible at the top OF the vine. The
stronger the vine the larger the num-
Der Of spurs and buds that should be
left. ...
A spur consists Of the basal portion
Of the cane and normally Of two full
internodes.T This leaves two buds be-
sides the base buds.
The number OF buds to leave on the
spur depends on the thickness or
strength of the spur from which the
spur is made. A thin or weak cane
should be cut back to one bud or even
to the base bud. A strong cane, on
the other hand. should be left with
three buds besides the base bud.
The idea Of perfect vine should
be kept in mind and each vine pruned
as nearly in accordance with this
ideal as circumstances permit.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-05-08

DIV .+rdv,nr carefully the charactei-
istics-size, shape ana coAoi 80, w.
and weed seeds the FARMER W." -
enabled to determine wnether
his grain contains impurities
care should be taken to prevent
tntroduction Of noxious Weeos ~
Iana as they are difficult to eraolca.e
.nd often cause permanent INJURY "
the land upon which they grow
= q Tufted r-grass. Hull SINGLE
white or straw colored. hairs ana d
hr,st1e at the base. In grasses
h. wayy Hair-grass. Similar TO a"
h,,+ longer and brown. In grass. ~
&C. Common Dat. Hull single
mostly smooth. sometimes aWneo
d., wild Dat. Hull single, straw
co1ored or brown, hairy or only 50 at
the base, twisted avn from mldofe'
scar ringlike. In cereals.
-e. Tall Oat-grass. Hull single
nearly cylindrical, awned at oase'
straw-colored. In coarse grasses.
II. Bermuda grass. Hull single,
a.++ened smooth. straw-colored. In
clovers and grasses.
o. Molina. Hull single, brown,
dnIl. In European clovers and grasses.
III. Orchard Grass. Hull single
straw colored, curved and pointed. In
clovers and grasses
u. Doe's-tail Grass. Hull single :
brown, the pointed apex yellow and
rough. In European clovers and
grasses.
u. Kentucky Bluegrass. Hull SIN
gle. light brown, usually acute at
ends, side veins distinct. In clovers
and grasses.
TX, Canada Rlue-grass Hull single.
lighter colored than more blunt at
ends, side veins tndistinct. In clovers
ana grasses, especially alstke clover
and Kentucky bluegrass.
l. Rat's-tan Fesc1e-grass. Hull SIN
e1e. etraw-oolored, rough. slender
awned In clovers and grasses gen.
orally. H..
sm. Meadow Fescue-grnss. Hull
single, straw-colored. Stem cylindri-
cal expanded at apex
n. Soft Chess. Hull single. light
straw-colored. wrinkled, awned. In
coarse grasses.
TO. Cheat. Hull single, nearly cylfn-
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-05-08
PURE BRED STATIONS.

The situation abroad is very much
better than in this country. In fact
practically no scrub. grade or nom
registered stations, are used for public
service. r. Es-..
In Investigations Of this matter car
ried on by Doctor A. 8. Alexander. OF
Wise 1t was found that there were
In one state so per cent grade stations
and only 40 per cent pure bred.
Some OF the specimen horses used
for public service are remarkable ex-
hibitions Of wretchedly bred. run down
and diseased animals.
The effect Of breeding from such
stock is apparent in the very low grade
Of horses produced. Water cannot
rise above its level neither can q grade
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-05-08

The Arab or Karakul sheep has Its
origin In the Khanate Of Bokhara
Central Asia. and belongs to the long
wool family from which all broadtail
varieties descend. For centuries Ara
bi bucks have been smuggled into
Afghanistan, Persia. Turkestan, China
Palestine, Syria. Asia Minor and Egypt
and because Of the ignorance Of the
natives who seem to have no concep-
ton Of proper breeding have been
crossed with native sheep OF the long
| wool, short-wool and hairy classes
which In all Of those countries belong
to the most inferior type Of domestic
sheep imaginable. We're 1t not for
the fact that the Arab strain was
from time to time injected into the
native sheep Of the above-named
countries. their sheep industry, today
would amount to absolutely nothing
AS the Arab Is essentially desert
animal. and able to Withstand any
amount Of hardship, evidently not
mtnding the intense heat In the sum-
mer nor the severe cold in the winter.
often going days without food and
water. It can readily be seen why the
people living in the arid countries Of
Central Asia found It advantageous
to cross their nattve sheep with the
Arab. which IL the heaviest sheep
known. The barren emi-mountain-
Gus country Of Bokhara in which the
Arab thrives certainly does not show
much evidence Of grass, except here
and there In the small valleys and
nature has made It possible for this
animal to store in short time large
quantities Of fnt in it's immense tall.
weighing from Is to so pounds. upon
which 1t draws for sustenance when
necessity demands 1t, and these prop
critics are In a large measure trans
nlitted to the offspring resulting from
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-05-08
PLANT CORN FOR SILAGE
BY w. #. McSparran.

Inexperienced siioists are inclined to
think that q large bulk Of green mat
ter 10 the first thing to be considered In
securing q crop Of ensilage corn, VITA
the result that from too thick plant
ing or outing the crop while too i'm
mature. their experience in feeding
siiage is apt to be disappointing.
We are DESTROYS OF course, Of secur-
Ing as much weight per acre l.. our
crop, compatible with highest feeding
value, but to secure the latter. which
Is tho object in filing the ailo, we must
draw a sensible limit to mere bulk.
A safe rule, therefore, to follow is
70 first know about what ones land
may be depended upon to do in way
Of production under ordinary weather
conditions. Having this knowledge
one's chotce Of seed should be of a
corn that WIN grow the largest amount
az fodder with a god yield Of ears,
the whole plant being capable Of ma
tnEang Ia the neighborhood.
When the crop must be cut to save
& fsom being frost-bitten, while the
8ralns are yet In the thin milk stage
4 WI not make as good siiage as the
ssoD being cut 10 save it from curing.
CaseGW experiments show that
waaore satage Is made from large i'm
natu19acofn ft;frequently has but little
mora dry feeding matter than is Sc
cured from shout half the bulk Of
ansD perfectly developed.
So. meee tonnage does not count in
4lage. Il II better 10 labor with less
h tho. harvesting and secure more in
Eh4deed1ns. r
I y practice Is to plant a corn that
fnsghf Of stalk and extent Of foliage
WIN produce me maximum quantity
at fodder chat win remain green long,
and eeoh stalk produce one or more
wsn Developed; good sized ears.
u ~ waste Of time, labor and land
70 plant corn for ensilage only as
e -oIssy - when planting for a curing
crop. Ono may ave twice as many
stalks ~ In ordinar,S- crop planting, IL
on good. land. and make perfect
dloee.
Tho extrelne Of too thin planting ,s
nearly 90 III advised as the other of too
thick. want from fifteen to twenty
nvs TONS per acre or my land under
my forming.
strive especially for a corn with
extension blade system. as in the
blades get protein. t.4s. ,ly