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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-04-07

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The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1913-04-18

iy prepared and your plants in hand.
and we have reached the important OPP
Grafton or setting out the plants.
Use the dibble to make the opening
In the soil and to close over the roots
OF the plants, just as you would do If
you were setting tomato or a cab
bage plant, and the work will be done
neatly and with dispatch.
Cultivation should begin as soon as
possible after the plants are set in the
ground. and this should be repeated
every eight or ten days thereafter IL
the weather remains clear. Whenever
II rains. however. you should be in
your strawberry field as soon as soil
conditions render 1t possible to do so.
But never cultivate the soil before it
will crumble when disturbed. Soil con-
ditions always should determine the
time of cultivation. One thing that
never should be neglected is the ten
dency of the soil to form a crust Here
are some OF the desirable results of
cultivation: Cultivation prevents the
crust from forming on the soils surf
ace and destroys all weed seed while
they are In the terminating stage
Continuous, vigorous growth Is OBJ
tanned only when the digestive organs
OF the plant are in a healthy condition
To keep the digestive organs in a
healthy condition we must keep bac-
terra active. To keep bacteria active
we must supply them with an abund-
ance of air; and to supply air we must
cultivate. Cultivation forms dust
mulch. dust mulch retains moisture
moisture dissolves plant food. plant
food makes active roots, active roots
build up big foliage. a big foliage
makes perfect digestion. and perfect
digestion develops heavy fruit bud
system and keeps up a continuous.
vigorous growth.
When the Season 10 Over.
Let us add that the grower should
never fail. at the last cultivation in
the fall, TO run q narrow turrow down
the center of the spaces between the
rows, so that all surplus water from
heavy rains or melting SHOWS may
quickly drain away, Make this furrow
from four to five inches deep
Some growers prefer to cultivate
their plants by the hill system. Others
like the single-hedge row, and still
others, the double-hedge row. There
are some growers who still continue to
grow plants by the narrow-matted row,
but this is something never advise.
The grower should consider his mar
ket when setting out his plants. II he
Ia near large city and has trade
that is willing to pay fancy prices for
fancy fruit. there Is no doubt but the
largest results win be secured from
the hlll system. II ones plot is limited
as to size and all the work Is to be
done with hoe, we advise setting
plants is by 10 inches apart. This
calls for a7.T50 plants to the acre.
Where the fields are extensive and
the grower 10 to cultivate with tina
horse. rows for the hill system should
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1913-04-18
Coz o Truth 10 proareaa.

Progress By precedent Is like a
sailor steering his boat today by his
course yesterday. or like lost hunt.
er guiding himself BY his own foot.
steps. the result being, IN both cases.
that the only progress II la circle.
The PAST has its use. which IL mostly
for warning. TO get on humanity
must not look 70 the past. not 10 tho
present. not 70 the future, but 70 truth.
which ia the same yesterday. today
and forever"
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1913-04-18

Ia this model We have clever
waist that II easy to make and repre-
SCENTS fashions latest dictates. The
waist may be made with or without
Che trimming pieces, II closes at the
back and the guimpe Is separate.
Serge. silk. cashmere. mohair and sim
liar fabrics may be used when com.
piete costume Is considered and all
che wash materials are available
the pattern t6t6D Is cut in sizes
- 10 ~ inches bust measure. Medium
size requires az yards OF 80 inch ma.
teriai for waists and for gulmpe 4
yard OF Sc inch lining
To urocure this pattern send 10 cents
20 Pattern Department" OF this paper
Write natns and address plainly and DO
sure 70 give sixe aud number OF pattern.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1913-04-18
sllpperx.

The Banana Baby is the latest. :
What's the banana baby7@ Al east.
ern physician has reared 3 marvellous
child on diet Of bananas" Marvel.
ous IN shat wayg" In mentality.
Why. the little fellow can answer an
almost incredible number OF difiieult
qnestions Wonderful indeed! One
would naturally suppose that a banana
baby would be apt 70 slip up once 10
. while
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1913-04-18

Prize Variety" Pedlureed Plant
Which Has Produced at tho Rate Of
$4,000 Quarts Per Acre.
2-Plstillate, or Female Blossoms.
s-5Lsexual, or Male Blossoms.
4--Patch Of Pedlsreed plants Four
Months From Setting.
5--Good Example Of Row PLANTING.
early Usage" Grown In New York.
6--lndlana Woman Raises s16o
Worth Of Strawberries From one-haIf
Acre.
pacted so that the plants may rest
In firm and close fitting garment of
earth. While II is true that the roots
OF plants must have air, 1t also is true
that they must not be given too much
air. and unless the loose, coarse sand or
sandy loan Is compacted either by
rolling or floating, the roots will be
over supplied with air. However. roll.
Ing never Is done II the soil Is MT all
wet. To do so means the caking OF the
surface. which is one OF the things al
ways to be avoided
Just the reverse treatment Is true
OF clay soil so far as compacting goes,
for It Is the nature OF clay 10 com
pact itself. and instead, therefore. OF
rolling the soil, we need to pulyerlze
II thoroughly before the plants are set
and stir II frequently while plants are
growing in order that the process OF
decay OF the vegetable matter in the
soil may be normally maintained.
Therefore. cultivation should be deep
or in clay than in sandy soils. AS
rule, cultivation should be at least
four inches deep.
Having your soil in perfect eondi-
ton. the next essential for big red Der.
ries Is perfectly developed plants II
you have purchased plants OF high
quality from a reputable source, you
may with confidence go forward with
your work, and II is important that
you make all the conditions comfort
able for the plants and as encouraging
to productiveness as It is possible TO
do. One OF the important things to
this end Is the removal OF all buds and
blossoms from each plant during the
first season OF It's growth. When this
10 done all Of the strength OF the grow
ing plant goes into the development
OF massive roots and crewn systems.
and upon these depend the quality and
character OF the fruit yield. There
fore. DO sure to check the plants ten
dency to fruit while II Is yet young
by pinchlng on each fruiting stalk.
One man will easily do this work ON
one acre in half day,
Then there Is the necessity OF re-
moving surplus runners. BY surplus
runners we mean those young plants
that develop after you have formed
your system. II your system Is the
single hedge row. then you win permit
two runner plants to grow and will
layer them directly In line with the
mother plant. II you have adopted the
doublehedgepw system. you will al
low each mother plant to mature four
runner plants. and these runner plants
will be layered X fashion, the mother
plant forming the center OF the X. or
II you desire to grow your plants by
the HIN system. then you will allow no
runner plants whatever 70 form. but
the mother plant itself win be encour.
aged to develop great fruiting sys-
tenn. The fewer runner plants the
more vigorous the mother plant will
be, OF course, as the production OF the
runner plants draws heavily upon the
physical resources OF the mother plant
Now you have the ground thorough
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1913-04-18

Quite q novel snd altogether stylish
Erock for the young girl is here shown
The garment Is simple TO make and
may have long or short blouse or the
blouse may be made In MILDLY style:
slipped on over the head or closed at
the front. The skirt Is cut in four
&oren.
The pattern teisGl Is cut IN sizes
~ IL and rs years Medium size re.
Nuires bA yards OF 80 inch material
End y yard OF 81 inch contrasting
goods
To procure this pattern send 10 cents
60 Pattern Department" OF this paper
Write name and address plainly. and 10
sure % give size aud number Of pattern.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1913-04-18

Each man kills the thing he loves
~ Il viii let him.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1913-04-18

GREAT many persons who
are trying to grow straw
berries do not know that
there IL a question OF sex
In the plants. This is also
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1913-02-07
Harvesting and Storing the
Apple Crop
By Professor c. P HALLGAN. Assistant Forticuhus' Michigan
Agricultural College

that no abrasion may - made by the
finger nails. 2y slightly rwisting the
fruit and bending 1t upward Ia should
separate readily from the spur.
Apples should be placed aoG rot
thrown or let fall into the picking
basket. A careless picker Will ruin
more fruit by letting 1t fall into his
there than his services are worth. A
great amount of fruit Is also ruined
by pouring it from the picking basket
into barrels. II barrels are used the
basket should be inserted into the
barrel and carefully inverted that the
fruit may not be injured.
How to store.
The fruit should then be stored as
soon as possible. Piling the fruit In
the orchard Is wasteful practice.
The fruit heats in the piles and ripens
very readily. The aim In storing fruit
Is to retard this ripening process, that
the fruit may be kept longer. DO not
store fruit that has been piled In the
orchard for any considerable time
after picking. Get good spring wag-
on for hauling the fruit into storage.
A springless wagon, especially over
rough roads, will injpre the fruit for
storing. If the fruit Is packed in tight
boxes or barrels 1t will store better
than IL open crates are used.
The storage house or cellar should
lie well ventilated. well drained and
frost proof. A cellar that cannot be
properly ventilated to allow foul air to
escape cannot keep fruit well. Drain
the cellar so that il will never be wet
and remove excessive moisture with a
box of quicklime. In cellars having
cement bottoms and where they are
apt to become too dry and cause the
fruit to shrivel up supply water.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1913-02-07
Indications Of Value Of Sandy Soils
Of Western and Northern Michigan
By A. JEFFERY Professor Of Soils Michigan Agricultural College

|. A Il the present time considerable
~ areas of sandy soil are being
u offered for sale in Michigan.
These soils range from the
coarser dune sands to the finer Miami
sands. The greater part of the soils
offered for sale are properly embraced
under what are known as Miami
sands.
The dune sands possess little or no
agricultural value.
The Miami sands vary from soils
that possess much intrinsic agricul-
tural value to soils that can never lie
profitably productive under ordinary
methods of management
Intrinsic Value.
The value Of Miami sand will de-
pend chiefly upon four things
First.-its origin; whether made up
largely of material produced from the
breaking down of graEitic rocks and
other rocks rich in plant food constitu-
ents or whether made up of material
chiefly s.liceous pure quartz
Second.-Upon the fneneSs of the
material The finer the material the
greater is its water holding capacity
and the greater also the amounts of
plant foods which it will give up for
the use Of the plant
Third.-The subsoil. The finer the
subsOil the more valuable are these
lands for cropping purposes. 1t is not
an uncommon thing to find areas of
these Miami sands Sc coarse in APP
pearance as to cause the observer to
wonder at the excellent crops which
they produce. The secret is found
usually in an underlying subsoil OF
clay located eighteen to sixty inches
below the surface and having a depth
of few to several feet This subSoi
of clay is Of value in that
(a) 1t acts as reservoir to hold the
water in the soil above and in itself,
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1913-02-07

which otherwise would disappear
downward by gravity
% In that when close enough to the
surface the roots of the growing crop
above find their way into the clay It
self and thus procure a larger supply
of pant food
Fourth.-The distance Of the water
table from the surface regard!es of
the kind OF underlying subsoil-that Is,
the distance which should have to DO
dug or driven to secure well.
Indications of Cropping Values.
The possible cropping value of these
lands is indicated by the original vege-
tation which they are supporting or
have supported.
First.-Nearly all of these sands orig
inally covered by hard wood. such IA
maple. oak. beach, elm. etc. can be
depended upon to produce fair to good
crops.
Second.-Areas which originally sup
ported good growths OF white pine uSu-
ally prove reasonably productive and
for some crops, such as potatoes and
clover. quite productive
Third.-Areas originally covered with
Norway pine are uncertain.
Fourth. - Areas originally covered
with jack pine can rarely be depended
upon for profitable crops and never
under ordinary methods of soil man
agement.
Fifth. Where the original forest veg
citation has been removed the produc-
tiveness Of these soils is indicated by
the density of the growth of grass.
shrubs, brakes and other plants which
occupy the ground
1t sometimes happens that the pro-
spective purchaser Of wild lands may
form Il falr estimate of the cropping
value by observing the crops growing
upon nearby cultivated areas having
the same formation
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1913-02-07

wiiuiy down the slope; but the old
believe that the convict had the
pace of him, but the cliff turned Craig
to the right, and the next moment
they had closed, and hung, swaying
upon the edge.
The flicker of knife, a shrill, pip
ing cry, and they were gone.
l was alone in the great silence,
save for the faint murmurs of the
stream as it fought the rocks be-
low.
II took me ten minutes and more to
reach them, for had to skirt the cliff
until slide of granite boulders gave
me a path to the bottom. Craig was
dead, the knife had done its work;
but the old man was alive, though his
grave blue eyes were glazing fast. He
recognized me, and smiled very. very
family. l. raised his head upon my
arm and wiped his wrinkled face with
my handkerchief.
as he dead?"
"Yes," told him.
81 was-manager Of mine-in
Spain," he whispered. "My daughter
he took her to his yacht-scoundrel
was married already-she died in Lon
DON" +
There was no vengeance in his face
now; he faltered on as simply as
little child.
Long search-found he was in
prison-came to kill him. met you
to help him escape seemed bet
ter way. Then he would know why
hedge he would-never have under
stood-sorry for you-had to do my
duty-by him."
His head fell back with long sigh,
so that l thought all was over; but
presently he rallied again, in the last
blind effort at life which even a man
with broken back will make.
mot sin, Mary dear" he called.
"How can they tell you it was muir
der when they know"
He finished his explanation In an
other world.
That Is about all I need tell you.
found the horse grazing by the road
side and drove to Ashburton with no
great care whether they caught me or
not. Yet I was back in London be-
fore they found the bodies.
So ended the story OF John Hender-
son as Inspector Peace told 1t to
me.
"And your" I asked.
81 suspected that Kingsley had
helped in the escape. but never iden-
titled him with Jack Henderson. Who
Thomas Hearne might be or why he
killed the convict I could never find
out. So failed, but don't know
that am ashamed Of It. all things
considered"
did Henderson die in the hos
pital?"
"No: they pulled him round. Some
old friends found him a place In some
racing stables. He Is there now"
HE had broken several sorts Of
laws" suggested. when he recov-
cred didn't you"
mo. ], didn't said the inspector.
firmly. II let him 60 free-and with
out straining my conscience. either"
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1913-02-07

form for the clothes l had already
bought; it was he who gathered to
himself all the weather lore of the
village until he had become a better
prophet than the wisest veteran of the
moors. Two fogs we had, but dur
ing the first the convicts were kept
within the walls; while before the
other caught them the warders had
time to rush the gangs back to their
cells. Yet Hearne never lost temper
at these delays, cheering me back into
patience with the strength Of his own
certainty.
Don't you worry, Kingsley" he
would say; what is fated to happen
cannot be prevented, and Providence
will see to it that julius Craig comes
to US soon."
His affection for the convict SEEM
ed to fill his life. No risk, no labor
was too heavy; no storm would drive
him from his post. Often when I
smoked by the inn fire he was crouch
ing patiently amongst the rocks on
the cairn hill, as If it were his only
son for whom he waited There was
something inhuman in his merciless
self-sacrifice; but l had no reason to
complain, for it lightened the burden
on my shoulders.
1t was at three o'clock on Tuesday,
May 8, that julius Craig escaped.
Poor devil! il he had but known!
Hearne and had quarreled that
morning over the fog question. Per-
haps both our tempers were wearing
thin, but that was no excuse for his
dropping from argument to insults.
dare say he thought my language Just
as bad; but that didn't make the trou-
BILE any lighter. There was fog in
the air, he said, though even the land
lord laughed at the idea when l put
the question to him. Finally the old
man walked off in huff, though had
so far given way as to promise that
would bring the cart to the ruins
by lunch time.
l sulked about the inn until the pa
pers came from Plymouth. When I
had finished reading them it was nigh
one O'clock. A leg of lamb was cook
ing In the kitchen. Just because
Hearne preferred cold ham sand
wiches or draughty hill there was
no reason why 1 should not have my
meal in comfort ! would lunch be-
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1913-02-07

fore started, and he could wait for
his sandwiches.
It was a selfish thing to do, but he
had irritated me that morning moro
than / now can understand. I was
finishing or with cheese when the
landlord thrust his head through the
door of my sitting room. ~
II gave a fools wisdom this morn
Ing, SIR" he said. THE fog be blow
ing up proper from the eastward. I'm
feared that Mr.. Hearne-'
He got no further, for I was past
him like Fash and out into the
open.
The moors had gone; utterly vanish
ed away. In their place there lay a
blanket of billowy white that sent
wild streamers upwards to the flying
veil Of clouds. Only a quarter mile
of the main road was visible, and
up it the first wave of the misty in
undation was marching like a lofty
wall. ran toward the stable, cursing
myself in my mad Disappointment
l galloped for 200 yards, and then
the fog gathered me to itself, and
had just enough sense to pull the
horse to slow trot.
could still see the road for dozen
PAGES, but all sense Of proportion and
distance had gone from me. The fog
was not stationary, but curled in
broad confusing wreaths, or poured
sideways upon me in avalanches Of
denser mist. Sometimes the car was
on the road, sometimes off It. Twice
nearly capsized. In the end
climbed down and went to the horses
head, leading 1t forward at the run.
[ made better progress after that.
Yet / was not more than half way
to the cairn hill when from the wllirl-
ing shadows to my left there came
a sound that set my heart leaping in
my breast. 1t was the muf1led thud Of
q rifle.
I stopped, listening and staring into
the mist. A second shot followed. And
then, as II raised by these echoes,
there changed a distant bell, deep
voice of loud alarm from the prison
tower, telling the moor that convict
had escaped. that julius Craig was
free and that IL. miserable fool that
was, had failed in the trust which
had been placed upon me.
I tried not to think, but ran stub.
boraly on beside the horse with that
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1913-02-07

she Indications are that the an
pie crop In Michigan will be
much above the average this
fall. The value of this crop
will depend in large measure upon
.he care exercised in picking and the
methods used in storing IT.
There seem to be much ignorance
and carelcssness In harvesting and
storing apples, which always result in
an ineXcusable amount Of waste and
decay in the fruit This statement is
more apt to be true OF the small grow
err who harvests only a few apples for
home use during the winter than of
the commercial orchardlst who depends
upon his fruit for his income. a few
simple rules Of caution will prevent
much needless waste.
Time to Pick.
If apples are harvested too late they
will not keep liz; long in storage. al
though they will be of high color and
Of good size and quality when picked.
II apples are har, ested too early they
are apt To lie understood and OF poor
Quanty. we 90 not expect winter
apple to be ripe Mt harvesting time.
1t should be full sized. however. well
colored and should separate readily
from the spur. If when picking the
apples the stems are pulled out oil the
spurs broken It Is too early to harvest
that particular variety
How 20 Pick.
Apples should be handled like eggs.
Any break or rupture in the skin caused
by worms or carcleS<ness in handling
Is the starting point for the various
rots and other forms of decay. No
fruit harvested by shaking of branches
or knocking the fruit off with poles
Is worth storing. Hand picking is alb
solutcly essential The fruit should
be grasped by the palm of the hand.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1913-02-07
The Tradegy Of Thomas Hearne.
Continued from page 81

sides as II trying to crush the uncan-
ny merriment out of him; and then,
before / guessed what he was about,
the old fellow was upon me. with his
arms about my neck in mad en-
brac,.
Welcome, comrade," he cried. 'T,
TOO, have come to find a way out Of
Princetown Jail for julius Craig"
1t took good five minutes and a
pull out of flask to get him back
to hard sense. Then he told me his
story sitting on a fallen stone under
the old cherry tree.
Craig was dearer to him than any
brother, he said, with burst of open
sincerity. There was that between
them that he could never forget while
life remained to him. He had heard
how the man had come under prison
discipline, and had come to help him
escape II that were humanity possible.
Or me or my London employers he
knew nothing whatever.
He had been shown over the pris-
on, having obtained a pass from an
~AH"Shtioi iiicuu, anu WHll6 tuere
had learned the place where Craig
was daily employed. Yesterday from
the cairn hill he had satisfied himself
that the convict was working in the
gang.
lie had crept out this evening to
examine the stream and hedge which
divided the new enclosure from the
moor. When he saw me on his track.
ais suspicious as to my business were
confirmed. Either he must give up
his project or my mouth must be
stopped. So he tempted me into the
ruined farm. The rest knew.
He spoke in an easy, pleasant voice,
with perfect frankness and good
humor. 1t never seemed to occur to
him that he had done anything I'M
reasonable. anything to which level
headed man could object. l stared at
him in growing amazement.
There seemed, indeed, only one So
luton before me-that he had become
partially insane.
'You must understand my position,
Mr.. Kingsley" he concluded. Il am
not lunatic, but / have made up
my mind in this matter Of julius