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The San Francisco call and post., 1913-12-27
MAKING PARKS IN
ST. FRANCIS WOOD

Olmstead Brothers elaborate
scheme for the parkways and parks
in st Francis Wood is now being put
into effect, and the brilliant strips OF
e Eeraniums which have made an Ell
fectfve show will gradually be re-
placed by more permanent and beau
tifuI planting of trees, shrubs and
flowers.
More than 126 varieties of street
trees and low growing shrubs have
been secured for this work. Many
Of these plants have been propa-
gated In the large nurstry at ST.
Francis Wood, but numbers OF the
larger and rarer plants have been
secured from nurseries in other parts
OF the state.
Each tree has a planting scheme or
its own On one street, for instance,
native California trees are to be used
very largely. The street tree in this
case is Lyonatharmus fioribundus, the
beautiful ironwood of the channel
islands of southern California, found
nowhere else in the world, while the
shrubs include the California Christ
mas berry. MatiIijia poppies and other
beautiful California Towering plants
Australia has been drawn upon for
trees and shrubs that will make the
parkNays on another street attract
i've. These include acacias. the Aus
trajfan tea tree and the brilliant
lowered callistemons and bottle
brushes.
ST. Francis boulevard, from the
main gateway 10 Santa Clara avenue.
viii be planted in a double row of
trees. which Will give it the effect OF
one of the brilliant tree lined ave-
nues Of the capitals. of Europe. At
Santa Clara avenue it widens out into
broad plaza, which will be treated
in a formal manner with closely
trimmed trees. lawns and beds OF
brilliant-fiowers. Olmstead Brothers
expect to make the boulevard one of
the show plates of San Francisco,
and a demonstration of the fact that
even the tenderest of subtropical
plants are to be successfully grown
in this city.
Every street has wide parkways
on either side, and on some of the
wider streets parks have been laid
out in the center with drives on
either side. These parkways to-
gether with the plaza and the small
parks of from a quarter acre to two
acres in size that have been placed
in convenient points throughout the
property. viii give the whole of St.
Francis Wood the appearance of a
large and beautiful park.
The San Francisco call and post., 1913-12-27
BURG BROS. Inc.

$50 Market ST, San Francisco,
The pioneer real estate dealers
of Richmond, who have sold
Millions of Dollars worth of
valuable property in this great
manufacturing and shipping
center.
The San Francisco call and post., 1913-12-27
John [. McNab Will
Live at IngIeSide

John L. McNab. former United
States district attorney, has pur-
chased one of the choicest lots in
Ingleside Terraces, and is planning
an elegant home along Italian Re
naissance lines, work upon which is
to begin early in the spring. The
McNab residence will be on the west
side of Moncada way. facing Cres-
cent park, the immediate neighbors
being John ]. Savage, a. ]. Croker,
b. H. Payne and Joseph A. Leonard.
McNab decided upon the purchase of
the property after an hours automo-
bile tour in the beautiful residence
park west of Twin Peaks.
The San Francisco call and post., 1913-12-27
FOREST HILL FOR
NICHOLS HOME.
Will Build an Attractive and
Expensive EdifiCe at
New Tract

One of the latest houses to be COM
menced in Forest Hill is one NJ.
Fisher is erecting for Charles Nichols
of Nichols & Fay. insurance brokers.
The Nichols house. planned by D. G..
Coleman, is well under way. The
house. situated at Mesa and Santa
Rita avenues. will cost about $4,000
The exterior finish will be of white
plaster~ The plans call for a spacious
living room, finished in hard wood,
large dining room, with a conserva-
tory at one end. three large bedrooms
and baths. There Will be sleeping
room and garage. The house will be
completed by February /, and imme-
diately occupied by the owner
The San Francisco call and post., 1913-12-27

vantage of this generous offer.
Among the routes over which these
realty dealers. will pay fares are the
Rock Island lines Other roads Wiz
be added. and new features Will be
announced from time to time.
Following is the list of participst-
ing firms, with the minimum ampunfH
of property to be bought to get rai1<
road fare.
Stine & Kendrick. $4,000
j.. w. Wright & Co., Richmondx
$500
]. P. Massie & Sons. $4,000.
Boardman Brothers. Orosi Farms
property, $4,000.
California Land Security companXe
20 acres.
Parkside Realty company, $2.500A I
Burg Brothers, $1,000.
l.. D.. Besecker. $4,000. v
Edwards & Slegman, s1.750.
Lapachet & Co., $1,000.
The San Francisco call and post., 1913-12-27
DEALERS WILL PAY
TRANSPORTATION Of
ALL new SETTLERS

By filing out The call and Post
coupon on this page, persons in any
part of the United States can have
their railroad fares to San Francisco
paid by the real estate advertisers on
this page if they buy real estate in
this vicinity These dealers want
thousands of people from every state
in the union to settle in and around
San Francisco, and. in order TO accom-
plish this purpose, they have adopted
this startling plan with its attractive
offer to homeseekers.
No limit has been placed on the
number of persons whose fares TO san
The San Francisco call and post., 1913-12-27

people accept this great offer, then
this newspaper viii be exactly ten
times as well pleased as If 100 people
accept it. So send this page TO your
eastern friends who are thinking of
coming west TO. buy real estate and
to live here permanently. There is
plenty Of room in and around San
Francisco for many additional mil
lions OF people The Call and Post
wants more population here, SO The
Call and Post real estate advertisers
on this page have adopted this method
of doing something big for San Fran
cisco and vicinity
The San Francisco call and post., 1913-12-27
WANT BILL SIGNED

Mayor Rolph is being urged by
Richmond District Improvement or
ganizations to sign the cemetery ordi
nance passed last Monday ordering
the removal of the BURIAL grounds.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1913-11-28

The epicure has long been wont to
tickle his palate with mushrooms, for
which he must pay a good stiff price
or pick up a mess occasionally as they
NAV be found in the fields or wood
lands. AT the same time he has been
passing by some Of the best dainties
TO be found, under the mistaken Idea
that they are unfit to eat. These are
the common puffballs, which occur In
this section Of the country In great
%profusion. both of species and of in
dividuals. They range IN size from
the little fellows about the size or a
pea to the monsters as big as a peck
measure or even larger; and all OF
them are not only edible, but, with the
exception of some of the small forms
which grow on d~ecaying wood and
absorb its flavor, they are also deli.
cately favored and eminently satisfy
ing from the e~picure's standpoint.
For the farmer or other rural dwell
er who has an opportunity to gather
them, puffballs offer a great many ad'
vantages over the much highly
esteemed mushroom. In the first place
they are in many cases much larger
and much more abundant, so that it is
much easier to collect a good mess
In fact, with some kinds. a single
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1913-11-28
INDIANA STILL PROGRESSING
Supt. G. |. Christie Proud of Advance
ment Made Along Rural Educa-
tional Lines by Hoosiers.

In an address before the state con-
~servation commission at Indianapolis.
October %, Prof. G. l. Christie, SUI
p~erintendent of the Purdue university
agricultural extension apartment, ex-
pressed his satisfaction with the pres
ent status of agricultural education
in Indiana, declaring that 1t prophe-
sled only further progress for the ru-
raj community OF the state.
The county agent work, the club
work among the boys and girls and
the teaching of agriculture in the ru-
raj and town schools clearly shows
the trend of the times-insistence
upon the spreading of the gospel of
better agriculture TO old and young
alike, so hat its benefits may be last
ing and personal he said.
Farmers appreciate the value of
the principles being taught by Pur-
dues extension workers. and realize
that the experiments at the Purdue
experiment station will show methods
by which their own crops a be in
creased. In a recent contest in RAN
dolph county, In which SO farmers par
ticipated, each growing five acres OF
corn, a yield OF 10 bushels per acre
was reached. The six farmers who
received premiums each grew more
than 100 bushels per acre-and this In
a state where the average yield is less
than 40 bushels per acre"
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1913-11-28

prepared in any of the ways in which
mushrooms are prepared, and they
can be cooked in a number of other
ways, OIL served as a salad with any
Of the ordinary dressings.
Puffballs are ready to use as soon
as they are large enough to gather,
and remain good until the interior be-
gins to turn yellow. A slight change
in color is not accompanied by an ap-
preciable deterioration in flavor, but
the flesh is apt to be somewhat tough.
They may be gathered and kept for
some days in an ice box until they
car be used. In collecting, but one
caution is necessary. and that is in
connection with mushrooms. In the
early stage they resemble somewhat
the early stage of some of the muSh.
rooms, and some of the latter could
easily be collected as puffbells. Once
in a long while, a poisonous mushroom
might thus be picked up. "A safe way
Is not to take the smallest ones. If they
be taken, however, they can easily be
told from mushrooms by cutting them
in two l%engthwise through the center
Mushrooms are more or less hollow
around the stem and show their struc
ture clearly when split in this manner
while puffballs are uniformly white
and solid.
When we consider the fact that In
diana is in the heart OF the puffball
region and that there IS scarcely &
farm in the state hat does not a
some time during the growing season
produce an abundance Of these ex
cellent fungi. it seems that they
should no longer be among the de
spised and neglected plants on oul
farms but should be appreciated a
their true worth and utilized accord
ingly.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1913-11-28

specimen will furnish enough TO last
several persons for some days. The
one figured in the cut in its present
dried condition in the herbarium OF
the Botanical department of the Pur-
due experiment station measures
eight inches across. a second ad-
vantage IF pufballs owe mushrooms
is found in the fact that they do not
spoil so readily. Whereas mushrooms
can. with difficulty. be kept several
hours or a day in the ice box. puffballs
under the same conditions will keep
two or three days or even more. The
most important advantage. however,
from the housewives point Of view is
probably in the greater variety or
Ways in which puffballs can be served.
The flesh has more body than that OF
mushrooms and ii does not shrink or
darken so much in cooking. These
fungi make a most appetizing dish
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1913-11-28
MUST BE DRIED
interesting and Instructive Data
Regarding Storage.
Corn Treated With Artificial Heat in
Well Ventilated Rooms Gave
Highest Percentage of Germi-
nation in Experiment.

Some data regarding storage, germ
ination and resulting stand of several
farmers corn scattered widely over the
central section of the country may
prove helpful to our readers.
The fall of the beginning of the tests
was ideal in regard to ripening and
curing seed corn. The average germ
nation of the corn secured then was
1874 per cent. 1t ranged from SO per
cent. for kiln dried corn to 3S per cent.
for corn taken from cribs.
The following summer the section
suffered a severe drouth-with an
early frost. Much of the crib corn
mildewed. The effect on subsequent
termination was very marked, the
average for the next spring being only
55.5 per cent.
The lowest termination, ~ per
cent, was that of corn standing in the
shock during the winter. Corn cured
in well ventilated garrets or rooms
made a good average, and corn fire
dried serminated 90 per cent.
A study of the records of many tests
shows that seed corn dried with arti-
fetal heat in we'll ventilated rooms
during the first two or three weeks
after picking, gave the highest germ
ination-an average of 91.5 per cent
for the two years. Next to this is corn
cured in furnace DON with open
windows where the heat was applied
Immediately after bringing the corn
from the field. Well ventilated rooms
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1913-11-28

pure-bred stations to replace the
grades, mongrels and scrubs too often
used at present.
He urges that grade horses replace
scrubs in farm teams. The organiza-
ton of community associations will
greatly facilitate the promotion OF
horse-breeding, and the encourage
ment of the industry may be furthered
by prizes at county fairs for pure
bred stations, mares n colts.
The evil effects which result from
the use of unusual sires and dams, and
the transmission of hereditary dis
eases is especially emphasized. Ii
should be easily possible TO increase
the value of Wisconsin horses at least
$40 per head during the next five
years. the author points out, by the
use of sound stations and mares, and
this would mean an addition OF at
least 100000 TO the total value Of
horse stock OF the state.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1913-11-28

messenger would have % carry back the big wd of gold certificates, for ne
would be turned down fiat by the treasurer.
In the currency trust funds, the general fund, ETC., there are stored SAIL
1860 in silver dollars, but the only way TO make an inroad O this immense
fund is to present silver certificates fr redemption, Or to her al equal
amount offs silver certificates partially destroyed, soled, ec,t the reason being
lat tn millions of silver dollars are YER by paper silver eruhcate OF
an equal amount
The coming o. silver dollars vas stopped by the act of 1904 People
in the east do OF care particularly, but ut west specie payment is still
exacte M Town south h big dollars are wanted fol- paying laborers, who
demand them, knowing that they are 10 counterfeis; that hey feel
good" and will OF burn up, if placed under the cabin floor nd tn CABIN
purns down."
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1913-11-28
AXLE GREASE SAVES MONEY
Wheels of All Farm Vehicles Should
Be Carefully Examined to Avoid
Unnecessary Wearing.

When you hear the wheels OF a
wagon or any kind Of farm machinery
squeaking. be sure the squeaks cost
the owner money, because the axles
are being cut to pieces.
There is a great difference In axle
grease and the only way to know
which has the best adhesive qualities
is by actual test. Cheap grease Is
generally dear.
Axle grease that quickly wears on
increases the friction, this pulls the
flesh off the team and flesh costs
money.
The wheels of all vehicles and ma
chinery should be carefully examined
often. 1t will not do to be caught
with dry wheels when away from
home or in the midst OF a busy day
in the harvest field.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1913-11-28

with more than one window gave
termination of SOS per cent. Corn
cured under porches protected from
rains gave 20 per cent. Corn in barns,
tool houses, etc., 60 per cent. Germ
ination of corn kept in granaries and
on windmills gave only 37.5 and 81
per cent. respectively.
In this study of seeds curing much
corr which was left lying in piles or
standing in sacks, for even a short
time after husking. was completely
destroyed. The only safe way OF
curing seed orn is therefore TO place
the corn Immediately after picking in
a we'll ventilated room and apply stove
or other artificial heat for from one
to three weeks.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1913-11-28

The man who wishes to succeed in
hog raising must think at least a year
ahead and generally it pays to think
three or four years ahead.
About the first thing to do is to
determine about how many hogs a
be profitably raised on the farm In a
year. This is generally limited by
the amount of suitable hog feed that
the farm can produce annually, under
average conditions, such as corn, pas
ture, milk, etc.
To determine the number of sows
TO keep for breeding depends largely
on the number Of pigs that a be
raised from each SOW or gilt. The
number of sows also depends a great
deal on the wisdom of selection, feed
ing and the care that is given them.
There are times when 1t is best to
keep old sows over. 1t is a common
saying among successful hog raisers
that a pig from an old brood SOW is
a month old the day it is born as
compared with pigs from gifts. The
writer has found In carefully con
Quoted experiments that the average
birth weight of pigs from SO gifts was
20 pounds, while the average birth
weight OF pigs from 40 t~wo-year-old
sows was 2.5 pounds.
Selecting the Brood Sow.
In selecting old sows to breed
again. carefully weed out those sows
that have proven themselves unprofit
able. The kind to weed out are those
that produce small filters, the nerv
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1913-11-28

not discover her mistake for several hours ut when 81 dids h at once notf
fed the officials at the postofce. A telegram "a sent to the postmaster
lainfeld. N to Dol u for the letter, a it could not re found In the
Baltimore Office. On Thursday a telegram received in reply stating tina
the letter had passed through the postoffce at Plainfeld n had been
delivered to the mother superior of the convent and that all the money was
in the envelope when it vas received.
The woman and the members of the firm where she is employed could
not say too much in praise of the honesty of the postoffce department 1t
vas perhaps the first time in the history of the department where a letter
had been dropped in 2 box on the street unsealed with money in full view
and delivered intact The letter al collected from the street box by an
Of the Baltimore postohce. 1t was handled by several men when
it reached the postofce and when it reached Plainfed it was again handled
by several employees of the posohce in that city and delivered by a letter
carrier. Every man who handled the letter could lot help seeing the money.
and yet it reached it's destination.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1913-11-28
Corn Fed Poultry.

The heavy feeding OF corn TO poul-
try. especially where there is an alb
sence of good. hard, sharp grit. will
bring on bad cases OF indigestion.
which in many ways resembles choi-
era. About 90 cases out of a hundred
OF reported cholera victims are cases
of indigestion. The end is the same.
but the latter disease Is not conta-
gious.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1913-11-28

shove along the downward patti. Uncle Sam
bought a lot of property in order to make room
for a new building for the state department
and the saloon happened to be included In the
purchase.
BY the way, the saloon which Uncle Sam
bought was quite a noted one in its day. hav-
ing been the gathering place of men OF note
in national affairs for a good many years. Ii
has been known as the saloon OF mild drink
ING and mild manners. with more of a flow Of
soul than of bowl
1t will pass. however. and in its place will
rise a marble palace. where future secretaries
of state will sit to recommend men for office
and incidentally TO decide the fate OF nations
The new structure of the state will rise on
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1913-11-28
New Breed of Dairy Cattle.

A new breed of dairy cattle known
as the nlawarra breed has been de-
veloped in New South Wales. II was
obtained by crossing ~sborthorns. long
horns. Devons and Ayrshires. This
new breed of cattle has become a
favorite for dairying in the nlawarra
district. New South Wales. though II
is hardly known In America.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1913-11-28

ment of novelty. The scarcity of the forms
OF money named does not affect the average
man as seriously as it does the banks OF the
country, south and west, where there is urgent
demand for the small bills-ones, twos and
fves, and the big silver simoleons.
LIN their trouble the banks have appealed to
Uncle Sam and his representatives in the Unit
ed States treasury. But even your Uncle Sam
uel is shy on silver and the small bills, though
actually rolling in wealth In gold coin and
gold bills.
1t has come to that stage where a banker
might send over $10O, 900 in $40 gold certifi-
Gates and request Treasurer Burke or some of
his assistants to turn over $1,000 in ones,
twos and fives of silver certificates. and the
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1913-11-28

eSIy LHdI IDS tFtT HdpptHtu III tHt HIstUIJ o.
the department occurred in Baltimore.
A woman who is employed by one of the
large department stores in that city has a
daughter at school in a Catholic convent in
Plainfeld, X. j. Recently she wrote her daugh-
ter a letter and sealed it in an envelope. She
also wrote at the same time to the mother
superior of the convent and inclosed $50 in
bills. She failed to seal the latter. The money
was loose in the envelope and could be plainly
seen. 1t was the woman's intention to mail
her daughters letter and then to purchase a
money order with the $50 she had placed in
the envelope addressed to the mother superior.
At the corner of Charles and Lexington streets
she dropped the money in a letter box. She did
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1913-11-28
Avoid Sour Food.

II you have lost a good many young
chicks during the past season and
can find no other reason. it may be
you will remember they had access
to soul food. This will kill them
quickly.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1913-11-28

cOnSCltueHIS OH MS mIHU, edCI II IHt I66ISId-
tors takes the problems to the White House,
where they are. dumped in landslide fashion
on the blond head of Mr.. Tumulty, who, there
fore, gets the griefs Of a nation of unsatisfied
politicians.
He was sitting in his bright and attractive
office, which overlooks the south lawn of the
White House as it slopes gently toward the
Washington monument one day, and there en-
tered a Democrat of long experience. He was
a congressman who is known to be as immov-
able in his Democratic principles as the foun-
dations of the Capitol itself.
HE came directly toward me-" explained
Mr.. Tumulty to Tom Pense, who was Wood
row Wilson's publicity man in the campaign.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1913-11-28
RAISING HORSES FOR PROFIT
DR.. Alexander Urges Home Produc-
ton Of Stations TO Replace Scrubs,
Mongrels and Grades.

The principles to be followed by
farmers in improving their horse stock
are: The use of sound, pure-bred sires
of a particular breed, the use of sound
mares, the feeding and care of the
mare and foal and the working of the
stations regularly. DR.. Alexander OF
the Wisconsin experiment station.
further urges the home production OF