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The Springfield herald., 1913-04-04
Lawn Pests.

Prompt action and thorough, intelli.
lawn pests and rid your sod of these
undesirable occupants.
The dandelion is the most notorious
of our lawn pests. The first few days
of warm growing weather will bring
out its glowing blossoms and no hard
winter seems to diminish its optimism
or energy There will be more OF
them than last year. There always
are. The richer the soil and the finer
the place, the more dandelions there
will be.
Unlike other weeds, which can be
crowded out by heavily feeding the
grass, the dandelion responds to such
treatment even more nobly than does
the grass 1t Is directly comparable
to some OF our public servants, whose
extraordinary abilities could be pro.
ductive of SO much good If applied in
the proper direction.
True, the dandelion serves the pur-
pose of calling many householders out
of doors into the healing spring sun.
shine, who would otherwise stay in
doors. Its first blossoms bring real
Joy to the small boy and salad to the
railroad section hand but the man
with the lawn mower loves it not.
Away with it. We can Danish it If we
will.
The best method Of eradicating dam
delions from sod is to keep the grass
cut closely during the dandelion sea
son, remove 1t and burn it, and spray
the lawn every ten days OF oftener
with a solution of copperas, or sui
phate of iron, as 1t is more properly
called. This costs about three cents
pound and can be secured from
druggists or seed stores. Dissolve
three-Quarters of pound in gallon
of water and spray the dandelion
plants thoroughly. An ordinary sprin-
king can will get results. but it is
much better to use a sprayer that
throws a very fine mist-like spray.
Use 1t while the sun Is shining on the
plants.
1t will get practically all of the dan
delion leaves and blossoms. No dam
age will be done to the grass. aside
from blackening the tips.
ly impossible, but this spraying
scheme is very effective.
Plantains and other weeds must be
pulled and burned before they bios.
som.
Ants are best destroyed by pouring
little carbon bisulphide in each hole
and covering 1t with earth so that the
fumes cannot escape
The best way to kill moles is with
special mole traps.
Angle worms are beneficial to a
lawn unless present in great numbers.
Carbon bisulphide will kill them, too
Cut worms are destroyed by soaking
the infected area with a solution OF
arsenate of lead. one pound to bar
rel of water. Their presence is indi.
Gated by patches of dead grass. The
little white worms will be found
among the grass roots.
The Springfield herald., 1913-04-04
Succession of Garden Crops.

Our springtime enthusiasm starts
the garden off in great shape and we
plant some radishes and lettuce and
peas. Later on we find time to plant
corn. cucumbers and tomatoes. The
class of vegetables which may 30 into
the ground very early is likewise har-
vested very early. There is big gap
between this early harvest and the
time of green corn and red tomatoes,
yet we have to work Just as hard dur
ing this hungry period as II we were
getting bounteous yield.
Why not plan the varieties OF vege-
tables and their planting time so as
to secure continuous and ample sup
ply of good, fresh green things? It's
just as easy as any other method of
garden management. and it's much
more satisfactory. Instead of having
only half of your garden working after
the early vegetables are gone. plan to
put in other crops on the same ground
SO that the succession will be almost
unbroken.
The systematic rotation OF farm
crops is an absolute necessity. in or
der to secure maximum yields, and to
keep down pests. Various crops have
entirely different effects on the soil.
some taking more of one element, 9TH
ers feeding heavily on another The
legumes, such as clover and alfalfa,
are heavy feeders, but they possess
the peculiar faculty of transferring nj
trogen from the air to the soil, and
this makes them our most valuable
class of plants, without question. Gar
den peas and beans belong to this
family.
Potatoes and root crops, on the
other hand, add nothing and use up
n very great amount of plant food.
Other plants vary in proportion and
it is necessary to make frequent
changes of the location OF a crop in
order to avoid using up all of any
one element of plant food.
The problem of diseases and pests
is serious one. particularly in the
east. After certain related class of
plants, like potatoes and tomatoes,
have been grown on the same land for
a couple of seasons, 1t becomes in
fected with their enemies and the only
way to get rid of them is to starve
them out by using the land for diff
fAtent class of plants, such as the
various ucurbits-cucumbers pump
kins, squash. gourds and melons.
1t is impossible to lay down any set
way in which to achieve the best re-
suits. We all have different Ideas and
tastes and this department must be
satisfied with calling attention to
rather general principles, leaving all
details to be worked out by the in
dividual.
Ground which has been used for
the early crops can then be planted
70 late corn or cucumbers. BY train
The Springfield herald., 1913-04-04
EXPLAINING the Needle.

A typesetter in a printing house be-
came very adroit in explaining the
large number of misprints for which
he was responsible. Even when he
changed his work and became walt
er in restaurant, says Das Echo, his
skill did not forsake him.
One day he had served a guest with
plate of soup. and was turning
away, when he was called back
sharply.
This is an outrage!" cried the in
dignant diner. ~ flnd a, needle in my
soup, What does this meaD?"
Just misprint, sir" explained the
former typesetter. 1T should have
been a noodle. Companion.
The Springfield herald., 1913-04-04
Mo ittIe Girl for Him.

The siX-year-old son of a well-known
indianapolis family attends dancing
school. He is chubby little fellow
who has not begun to stretch out yet,
and he keenly feels his Shortage
He demands that he be recognized as
a little "grownup." Several days ago
the teacher planned to instruct her
pupils in dancing the Butterfly" A
five-year-old girl who is small for her
age and just triile stouter than our
hero but an adept at dancing. was
assigned as his patrner. He gaZed at
her in silence. Then he took hold
of her hand and, with his mouth set
firmly. walked straight over to the
teacher.
Don't you think you'd better give
me bigger girl?" he asked.-lndian-
apolis News.
The Springfield herald., 1913-04-04
Value Of Accuracy.

We strive SO much to know every
thing that we lose sight of the fact
that accuracy is more important than
knowledge, since knowledge that is
misty and fragile is poor guide. But
1t Is not only that what we know
should be true as that the fact that
accuracy is one of the most important
elements of character.
Vague ideas tend to make a weak
character. since character Is only an
other name for truth. So that In the
education of every man and child. ac-
curacy should be made a vital part.
One of the tests for entrance to the
naval academy is. or was, an addition
of a column Of figures to ascertain
the quantity of carelessness. II any.
the applicant has In his character. 1t
should be made an important item in
our education to require accuracy
Ohio State Journal.
The Springfield herald., 1913-04-04

ing tomatoes and cucumbers on sup
ports. much smaller amount of
ground will produce the crop. Many
combinations can be worked out to
fit your particular crops and the main
result to be achieved is to keep all
of your garden working all of the
time.
Move the crops around from year
TO year SO as to give the soil chance
to recuperate. Where number OF
successive paintings are desirable. as
with peas. it is an excellent plan to
plant third or fourth crop between
the rows of the first crop as soon as
the peas have been picked.
The Springfield herald., 1913-04-04
Good for Small Towns.

A few big shoe manufacturers are
fighting us because we have always re-
fused to give them better terms than
we give to the small manufacturer.
Tho little fellows stand with us be-
cause we treat all manufacturers
alike, no matter how many machines
they use. Hence, competition In the
shoe business and prosperous factor
les in small towns!
Write us and we will tell you all
about 1t.
The United Shoe Machinery Co., Bos-
ton, Mass-Adv.
The Springfield herald., 1913-04-04
NEW YoRK;o Tl1E.HoNoRED VEHICLE

closed. just by the feel" of it, Mat
thew Herman Is another. Herman Is
seventy years old. and apparently as
hale as ever, at the end of thirty-four
years of horse-car driving along West
street.
But the veteran of them all is Mat
thew F. Murphy. or Matt" Murphy. as
he is called. who began to drive a
horse car on Third avenue on April
1. 1856. and is still driving his car
today along the East river water
front. In little more than a month.
Matt will celebrate his forty-seventh
year as driver, and although he is
sixty-nine years old he has no notion
of quitting until they quit running
horse cars. Then, of course, he will
have to stop.
old-TIme Rush Hours.
Oh. yes, there was rush hour as
far back as the sixties 1t lasted from
six to nine in the morning, Matt says,
and the Third avenue line handled 1t
by pressing nearly all of their rolling
stock. numbering $50 cars. into serv-
Ice and sending them downtown at
intervals Of one minute and forty-fve
seconds. At other times Of the day
there would be fewer cars and longer
waits, and at night, after the theaters
had closed on the Bowery. there were
only twelve cars running. But then
New York kept earlier hours in those
days
In those days we drivers usually
knew most of the people who lived
along the line and travelled with US
every day. and they knew u.s." said
Matt. $50 In the morning. when the
rush was on, I'd often walt at a corner
when saw the man. who always took
my car there. hadn't finished his
breakfast yet. Sometimes a steady
passenger would open his dining-room
window and call out that he was Just
hold up a minute until he came out.
Would l do it? OF course. would
That was the way we ran horse cars
in the old days"
| Matt says 1t was the usual thing for
horse-car drivers to work sixteen and
! seventeen hours day In those days.
Each driver had his own car, that Is.
car which he alone used, and also
his own team and his regular conduc-
tor. He was responsible for the gen
eral condition and appearance of the
car, and usually took personal pride
in it. The fare for the entire trip
on the Third avenue line was six
cents. Matt says the conductor would
collect five of it in the beginning. and
then go around and exact an extra
cent from every passenger still on
board when the car reached Sixty
fifth street In the beginning. the con-
ductor didn't ring up fares: he just
pocketed them.
There was no heating system-not
even a stove-in the old cars. accord
ing to Matt In winter. passengers
kept their feet warm by plunging them
in mating OF straw that was
thrown on the car floor. Also there
was no cushion on the long wooden
seats inside. This made 1t rather un.
comfortable for people travelling any
distance. and Matt says that Peter
Cooper. who was one of his regular
passengers, always brought cushion
| with him.
The Springfield herald., 1913-04-04
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
Misunderstanding Poultry and Fruit
Rotation of crops-Riddins
Lawn of Pests.
BY PROF. JOHN WILLARD BoLTE.

BY PROF. JOHN WILLARD BoLTE
When other things are equal. prob
ably the safest form of agriculture for
the inexperienced city man to take UT
is combination of poultry and fruit
The logic back of this choice is sim
pie, and, we believe, sound.
Chickens will thrive and produce
prof1tably under proper management
in every section of this country. They
are hardy and stand abuse well, while
the amateur is learning the ropes
Small capital is required to make q
start, and they multiply rapidly. In
fact, shrewd old Yankee, down In
Maine" is credited with starting q
successful poultry farm by borrowing
q setting hen from one neighbor and a
setting of eggs from another. After
the chicks were hatched he kept the
hen until she had laid setting Of
eggs and then returned both. thereby
discharging his debts without ex
pense.
Any sort of well drained land will
do for chickens. About all one man
can look after profitably is 1000 hens
and their offspring, and he can count
on a dollar profit per hen each year
In small fiocks the profits often run
much higher per hen. Housing 1,00C
hens in colony houses holding 1OC
hens to the pen will cost from $2.50C
to $1,000. depending upon the material
and the location.
BY scattering these houses over q
ten acre tract of land there will be nc
need of inside fences and the flocks
will keep separate. By planting this
ten acres of good apples, provided II
is located in an apple growing region
and handling same according to com
mercial orchard methods, one car
make the land do double duty. 1t Is
known now that proper location and
handling will secure a crop of apples
every year. The secret is this:
1-Spray trees properly.
2-Prune trees properly.
3-Keep the ground cultivated all
summer.
4-Pinch off all but one of the greer
apples from each fruit spur as soor
as they set.
5-Use heaters during late frost.
hS ShAiu hSSpo sAS "otSi ~
the soil, and the apples stay on the
trees instead Of blowing off. The
fourth rule is one of the most i'm
portant. as it evens UP the strain or
the tree and while the yearly crop will
be smaller than the natural crop one
year and larger the next, 1t will cost
less to handle and the fruit Will bt
much better in form, size and color
and 1t will bring in more money.
Such an orchard will bring in from
5000 to $500 year per acre, and the
cost of handling will not exceed $75
1t will take from six to ten years te
bear profitably. Set the trees out II
so foot squares. Between them Sc,
dwarf fruit trees in so foot squares
The dwarfs will bear quickly and are
to be taken out when the large trees
bear. The ground under and between
the trees should be planted to a rota
tion of hoed crops, like potatoes, corn
root crops, garden crops, etc.
The Springfield herald., 1913-04-04
Improper 'sIlklno.

The future of m'.ny promising
COW has been ruined b. improper milk.
ing soon after calving The dairy COW
has been abnOrmally developed to
produce large quantities of milk, con-
seQuently certain Of her organs. such
-as the mammary glands, have be-
come greatly enlarged and weakened
Just before and after calving. due
probably to the ce ;-eting of large
quantities of milk. The art, or
science, whichever we may call it, of
milking may be attained by only those
who are willing to make study of
each individual COW. of her disposi-
ton. dairy temperament and physical
condition.
The Springfield herald., 1913-04-04
Really New idea In Music.

The latest musical innovator in
Germany, Herr Schoenberg. is. ac-
cording to critic whose views ap-
pear in Musical America. in music
what the Futurists or the Cubists are
in painting, or that still crazier cult
that represents hand in motion by
painting a succession of overlapping
hands In his music there is
no harmony. no polyphony, no rhythm,
no form, no logic" Which makes one
curious to know why it is called mt
sic
The Springfield herald., 1913-04-04
His Deceased Relative.

Mrs. Boynton noticed that, her col
ored gardener was wearing mourning
clothes.
II see you have met with loss,
Henry" she said, glancing at the band
of Grape on his hat.
"Yes, ma'am," was the reply.
WAS it n near or distant rela-
tive?' inquired the lady.
well. kind O. distant" said Henry,
bout twenty-five mile. ma'am."
The Springfield herald., 1913-04-04
Wifey's Device,

A Caney man received several let
ters threatening his life in case he
was seen on the streets at night. AS
consequence he didn't venture out
after sundown. Postofflce inspectors
discovered that the letters had been
written by the mans own wife 1t
was way she devised of keeping him
home nights.-kansas City Journal.
The Springfield herald., 1913-04-04

How do know you didn't?" asked
his mother.
WELL" explained Tommy, Just at
we were leaving ! heard Mr.. Jones
tell papa that he'd better stick around
SO as to see some OF the pretty chick
ems. THE Popular Magazine.
The Springfield herald., 1913-04-04
Superstitious BURGLARS.

The English burglar is fond of a
talisman and pins his faith to a lump
of coal, breaking up one piece and
adapting another with undiminished
trust when he does happen to get cap
tured while carrying it, Often the
lump of coal is produced in court as
part of the contents of the prisoners
pocket.
The Springfield herald., 1913-04-04
Catch Phrase for the prunkard.

An excellent catch phrase for the
suspected drunkard comes from n tee
totaler on Stratford-on-Avon. He put
his hands into his British breeches
pocket" You may find that sentence
in Jane Eyre" But the most strenu-
GUS abstainer would find 1t a little dif.
ficult OF pronunciation. = London
Chronicle
The Springfield herald., 1913-04-04
Cause of Pink Eye.

Albinos have pink eyes, because in
their case the cornea is absolutely
free of all pigment as well as the iris,
and as all is absolutely transparent
the blood vessels make their color
shine through.
The Springfield herald., 1913-04-04
LamentabIe Ignorance.

Mrs. Kaller-"Cooks are such ignor-
ant things nowadays" Mrs. Justwed-
aren't they? They can't do the sim.
plest things. l asked mine to make
some sweetbreads the other day and
she said she couldn't. n't."-McCall's Mag.
azine
The Springfield herald., 1913-04-04
its Oddly.

There is one queer thing about ar
embroiderer of letters and mono
grams"
What is that?"
NO matter how many she does, the
latest is always an initial venture"
The Springfield herald., 1913-04-04
New sIde Show.

Tommy had been to the circus with
his father and was telling his mother
all cbout it.
.fut." he said. regretfully, there
,-rt ore side show we didn't see
The Springfield herald., 1913-04-04
ita Mean Nature

Dear, the stovepipe is down again
There! That stovepipe, l believe
is put-up job"
The Springfield herald., 1913-04-04

Dr. Picrce's Pleasant Pellets regulate and
invigoratc stomach, liver and bowels. Sugar
coated, tiny granules, easy to take. Do not
yripc. Adv.
The Springfield herald., 1913-04-04

A bachelor is n bachelor because he
is either too foolish or too wise to
marry.
The Springfield herald., 1913-04-04
Logical Sequence.

"a sneak thief stole my parlor car
pet"
What did you do?"
II called policeman and he beat
it."
The Springfield herald., 1913-04-04

First acquire business OF your
own, then learn to attend to it.
The Springfield herald., 1913-04-04
lta ExceptIona

"Unrestrained human speech is on.
Of the modern engines of progress"
Yes, when 1t Is run by hot air."
The Springfield herald., 1913-04-04

ceed they secure divorce and tr,
again
The Springfield herald., 1913-04-04

Don't be mislcd. Ask for Red Cross
Bag Blue Makes beautiful white clothes.
At all good grocers. Adv.
The Springfield herald., 1913-04-04

A wise man puts his eaV on the job
md gives his tongue a rest.
The Springfield herald., 1913-04-04

Speaking of square deals, corner
in food products is something else.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1913-06-06
CORESTDALE.

Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Dunsmore have
been visiting Mrs. Dunsmore's parents
Mr.. and Mrs Theodore Blodgett.
Mrs. c. E Hill OF Glens Falls. n. Y,
has been visiting friends AM relatives
here.
J. \. Murray Of New York city spent
several days at his summer residence,
Gray Stone, last week.
l. f. Wenle of Rutland spent few
days in town recently
Bishop Coadjutor Weeks confirmed a
class at Grace church last Sunday. The
infant daughter of Mr.. and Mrs g. II.
Bump MAS baptized at the same service
The graded school gave its annual pre-.
memorial exercises at St. Monica's hall
Thursday evening, May 30. The exer-
cises were of the usual excellence and uE
to the high standard of former years
The winding of the May pole was one OF
the features.
The "Deestrick SkuIe Exerbtion", a
play given by local talent in BIodget
hall May 81 and %, was well attended in
spite of the inclemency of the weather.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1913-06-06
THE MISSION CT THE TOAD.

investigations which have been car
ried on by the United States depart.
ment of agriculture give the common
garden toad most useful place among
the insect destroyers which are help
full to the husbandman. An eXamina-
ton of 149 toads stomachs showed
that 90 per cent of the little animals
food consists of insects of one kind
and another Among these were found
eutworms, ants. bugs and beetles, spi-
ders. potato bugs, thousand legged
worms, weevils. tent caterpillars and
grasshoppers. wireworms and army
worms, cucumber bugs. plum curcu-
los. gypsy moths, cabbage moths and
grape caterpillars. In the stomach of
one toad seventy-seven thousand-leg-
ged worms were found; in another,
thirty-seven tent caterpillars; in one,
sixty-f1ve gypsy moths; in another, fif-
ty-five army worms. One toad in cap
tivity snapped up eighty-six houseties
in ten minutes; another was given
twenty-four gypsy moths at one feeding
With so much required to satisfy the
appetite of a toad at a single meal. il
would be difficult indeed to put an est
mate on the huge amount of insect
food consumed in a single season. The
natural enemies of the toads are
hawks, owls. crows, snakes and skunks
and poultry destroy many young toads
The little animals. which are to bt
found in every garden, should be pro
tected with the same care as are thu
useful birds which frequent it, 70
they are the gardeners best friends
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1913-06-06
TESTING SOILS IN SCHOOL.

A series of valuable experiments that
may be carried on by the children of
any home or by the country school
teacher and her pupils consists in test
ing the suitability of different kinds of
soils for growing different kinds OF
crops, such as alfalfa, beets. onions
and the like, while tests may also be
made of soils to which lime, manure
and commercial fertilizers have been
added Samples of the soils from diff
ferent fields or neighborhoods should
be got in pots of a uniform size and
the seeds planted therein. BY COM
pairing the growth made by the same
kind of plants in the different soils it
can be very easily determined which
soil Is best suited to growing different
crops, while it can also be learned what
fertilizers added to the soil give the
best results with given crop.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1913-06-06
A NEGLECTED SCIENCE.

Not infrequently and with the best
of motives n housewife gets the notion
that it might be well to add TO the
family income by taking up some extra
work at home. often suggested by the
magazine articles on How to Make
Money at Home" 1t is not true in
all cases, but would probably hold in
majority, that in the long run more
money can be saved, which comes to
the same thing as earning it, if the
housewife will direct all her thought
and energies to the economical man
agement of her household This is one
of the great neglected sciences which
are worthy of all her ability and one
in which there are enormous leaks
through poor management.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1913-06-06
POISON FOR SLUGS.

The cherry slug, which does much
damage to both cherry and pear trees
during midsummer. may be effectively
kept in check by spraying the trees
profusely with a solution made by
mixing thoroughly two pounds of com
mercial arsenate of lead in from forty
to fifty gallons of water Paris green
will serve the same purpose, II the
arsenate cannot be secured, and should
be used at the rate of one pound to
$50 gallons of water. In making the
latter solution quicklime should be add
ed at the rate Of one pound for each
fifty gallons of water, to keep the paris
green from burning the foliage. Vi
the two spray mixtures the latter Is
the cheaper. but does not adhere to the
leaves as well as the arsenate of lead
Either one of these sprays is effective
for spraying for the apple worm, potato
bug and other eating worms or insects