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Omaha daily bee., 1913-10-24

What are you doing at your house
now 70 I'LL up the long evenings7''
We gather In a family circle and
guess what IL is the baby wants whom
he's crying. It's really more exciting
than brtdge."-Kansas City Journal.
Ethel 0mpatiently)-Oh. why doesn't
half hour.
Her Brother-I always told you that fell
low had effeminate traits.-Boston Tran
script.
Omaha daily bee., 1913-10-24
Ten Years Ago

Ten Years Ago
Senator Millard fAcetiously said he did
not know whether he ought 10 send out
a search warraHt or not for Senator Die
trioh, for whom 80 many people were
inquiring. II do not know where my col
league Ia" said senator Millard. Senator
Dietrich went TO Alaska and his friends
had not been hearing from him.
Mrs. n. w. Baxter was said to be rap
idly recovering from q recent operation
ana would be ready 90 go east with Mr..
Baxter IN November,
Miss Faith Potter entertained informally
for Miss Pratt In the afternoon.
The York and Omaha High school foot
ball teams fought q hard battle without
scoring, the game ending to o Thssa
boys composed the Omaha team; F1em-
ing. Benson. Stein. Thompson, Patterson.
Rogers. Putnam swedebers. Shields, LOT
tus. Burnet, Yoder. York, Freid. But
terfield. Newman, Nelson. KArth. Runner,
lCrutchfield. King. Severn, Taylor. o.
borne. Wileman. Ksnnison. Brown.
A. Hospe who had suffered a disioeAted
cOllarbons and a badly broken right arm
as the result Of a runaway a day or two
before. was resting easily at his home
on Seventeenth street near Chicago.
The Megeath Paper company. 1905 Far
nam street. was sold TO Meyer Kahn.
who was to take immediate charge Of
the business
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-05-24
. LLtAotn 10. = - ~ SO
The Fork Shoals Hydro
Electric DEVELOPMENT.

years n modern plant for electric
power has been erected about q mile
below the mill and something over
800 horse power is delivered at the
mill which now runs day and night.
The dam is at one of the numerous
rapids on the river and is about $50
yards long and 16 feet high and backs
up water for about two miles, MAX
ing u narrow quiet pond of one of
the most turbulent of streams. From
the dam runs steel fume five feet
In diameter and about 800 feet long
TO the site OF the power house. The
power house is a stone and wood af-
fair on top of rather high foundations
but when one realizes that at high
water even the power house was al
most covered one has greater re-
spect for Reedy river
From the fiume the water passes
into a great horizontal turbine which
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-05-24

Is rated at five hundred horsepower
The turbine is belted to a three hun
dred horsepower alternate current
dynamo which delivers it's current at
about three thousand volts. The cur
rent is carried to the mill on three
small wires where it runs the motors
for the machinery.
The dam at the power house was
erected by South Carolina contract
ing firm and cost about fifty thous-
and dollars. The western half of the
dam is higher than the eastern half,
and here are situated the gates to the
fumes and to the sluice of waste water.
Over the lower eastern half the wa
ter flows at high water. The lower
curve OF the dam is so calculated that
the water flows over it smoothly and
has no greater velocity at the bottom
than at the top. This is to prevent
erosion of the dam by falling water.
At seasons of high water more than
five hundred horsepower may be de-
veloped so a gate for another fiume
Is provided for future use. The wa
Ter wheel itself is encased in steel
and it's speed is regulated by a gov
ernor so that it scarcely varies more
than one or two per cent. This reg
ulation is necessary for the size OF
the yarn at the mill depends upon
the speed of the machinery.
/ Besides the Fork Shoals plant
there are numbers of others on Reedy
River In fact the whole stream as
one succession of rapids or falls af-
ter another At Batesville, sixty horse
power; at Camperdown, rs; at Con
estee, four hundred fifty; Pelham. sew
en- hundred; Vardry, one hundred
fifty; Watts, thirteen hundred; and
others of less horsepower still to be
developed. / was told that there wer,
five power sites within fifteen mile:
of Fork Shoals some Of them already
developed.
l You may talk about gold mines
but just figure out the above a
twenty-five dollars per horse power
year, the price which the Southern
Power Company gets for it's primar!
power, and then remember that wheY
a concrete dam Is once erected it !!
there practically for all time, ant
finally remember that the State o
South Carolina has given these site.
away without any reservation what
ever.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-05-24
MRS. APPELT ASKED TO RESIGN.
reported for Not Giving PostOffice
Work Personal Attention.

Washington, May 1S.-The first as
sistant Postmaster General has called
for the resignation OF Mrs. Applet as
postmistress at Manning. because the
inspectors report shows that she is
not attending To the office personally.
This is carrying ont the policy recent
ly announced by the Postmaster Cen
eral. that postmasters must give their
personal attention TO the business OF
their offices. 1t is stated that the res
ignation of Mrs. Appelt will be ac-
cepted' il rendered Immediately.
For some little time the postofice
department has been conducting Quiet
Investigations all over the country to
see if postmasters are paving the
proper personal attention To their
work. and it is likely that there will
he good many other cases similar
to that al Manning.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-05-24
written for The Item ny A. G. {

sOn.)
Reedy River, small stream flowing
through the rolling red clay lands OF
Greenville and Laurens counties emp
ties into the -saluda river about for
" miles south OF Greenvllle and fif-
teen miles south OF Laurens. The riv-
er flows through a country famous for
Its well cultivated farms and tor its
industrious people. l,..
In no section of our state have
j seen so many pretty country homes,
with houses painted. lawns and
hedges. garden orchards. and flower
gardens as on a recent trip from
Fountain Inn: to. Fork Shoals.
Fork Shoals h an old settlement
and has one OF the first cotton yarn
mills that was erected I'm the State
The mill was first run directly b.
water power hut within the last few
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-05-24
Every Dog Has His Day.

To be worried with the dreaded
mango. When your dog gets it, don't
worry. Strike a bee line for Hearon' s
Pharmacy or Sibert's Drug Store and
get so cent bottle Of Osteen's Mango
Cure. Soon after applying the mango
will disappeard and your dog will at
the same time become normal and
healthy again.--Adyt.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-05-24

ID. w. Cuttino, Treasurer, Sumter. s.
C:
Please put my name down az q
member of the Sumter County Anti
Saloon League. If my name appears
on any petition calling for a dispen-
sary election, authorize you to re-
move 1t at once. Find enclosed here
"thS. S........ .as my subscription
offering.
Signed.
+. o.. .. ..
We want every human being Of any
age or sex as members OF this league
Come right in, the water is fine
4,.aan
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-05-24
j. II. Chandler,
ID. w. Cuttino,
Connitte,

Friends, this is going to be a hard
and expensive campaign. We need
both moral and financial support. Slip
us a little change right now while
your mind is on it. Yes. we need the
money too. Fill i'm this blank and
mail il today.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-10-11
PROVIDE SUITABLE COOPS.

Poultry, roosting- in trees, is not
exempt from insect enemies. This
has been proved by the experience o.
many who make q business of raising
poultry. An examination Of the
limbs of trees where the young flocks
roost at night, before the birds have
been yarded and housed for the win
ter will show countless numbers o.
mites resting under the loose bark
Chickens generally seek the same
roosting place night after night. and
carry insects with them. The tree
becomes infested and the vermin in
crease in numbers with wonderful
rapidly; finally sapping the vitality
Of the birds. Then farmers wonder
why food does not fatten. When
birds are old enough to climb trees
they should be placed in coops that
can be easily disinfected and kept =
a healthy condition. If the best finan-
cial results are expected.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-10-11

the June beetle seems to prefer fer
tilted soils and may also be distin-
guished from the true white grub by
it's peculiar method Of crawling on Its
back.
Farmers in the regions infested last
year will find it Of special value to do
deep blowing this fall. Ordinarily the
best time to pillow is between October
list and October 18th. The grubs will
at this time have changed to pupae
and adult beetles. These pass the
winter in cells, and il the cells are
disturbed their inhabitants will be de-
stroyed. Jig
1t is important to remember that
blowing should not be delayed until
cold weather for then the grubs will
have gone down to their winter quar-
tiers beyond the reach of the plow
An infested field may be thoroughly
freed from grubs by pasturing it with
hogs, and this method should be fol-
lowed wherever possible. Hogs will
root to asdepth Of a foot or more in
search Of grubs. For infested lawns
hogs are efficacious but are not usually
desirable as they tear up the sod.
Domestic fowls--turkeys, in particu-
lar-are preferable for lawns, and If
given the run Of infested fields when
the land is being plowed. will destroy
large numbers Of grubs. Pasturing of
hogs to root out these grubs should
not be delayed later than the middle
Of October nor practiced earlier than
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-10-11

fires and preventing their spread
Even when they do not actually stop
or check fire they serve as vantage
points from which the fighting Grew
may work. Their establishment
usually makes the woods accessible 80
that q crew can get to a fire or near
It quickly with appliances for fighting
It.
An ordinary dirt road ranks as one
OF the best OF all nre lines. The wider
the road tho more effective 1t is. A
forest we'll cut up with roads n. there
fore. much more easily protected than
one with few or no roads. In Europe
every well-organized forest has a
thoroughly planned network Of roads.
These are located primarily with
reference to the problem Of logging,
but they serve also as network Of
flre lines, and special lines are cleared
to supplement them where necessary.
Every part Of the forest is readily
accessible not only for patrolling for
fire during the danger season, but for
the quick transportation Of fre-hght-
ing appliances. In case a fire should
start In this forest and be discovered
within reasonable time it would be
easy to confine It to small area.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-10-11
STORING THE BULBS,

Do not dig summer blooming roots
too early for If they are not allowed
to mature and ripen they will not
keep we'll They are safe in the ground
SO long as they do not freeze. When
they are dug keep the stalks on them
and put them in a shed or some such
sheltered place and allow them to dry
for few days.
If the weather is pleasant let them
lie in the SUN, covering them at night
with old carpet.
Gamma roots keep we'll If packed in
dry earth and sand and placed in a
dry cellar. They also may be wrapped
each separately in paper and then
placed in a bag and hung In frost
proof cupboard.
However, as Gamma roots are subject
TO dry rot they should be examined
from time to time and as soon as
decay shows itself separate the sound
from the unsound.
Dahlia tubers are as easily kept as
potatoes and should be given like con-
ditions. Give them high shelf in q
cool. moist cellar.
Gladiolus bulbs like a warm and dry
place. Wrap each In paper. excluding
every particle of soil. and put in pape,
bags. Hang In an upper room or attic
where they will not freeze.
Caladium tubers need about the
same winter treatment as Dahlia
tubers-possiblyw wanting less moisture
and more heat.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-10-11

From experimental work 1t has been
determined that the greatest economy
Of forage Is brought about when the
hogs on such crops are fed from one
half to two-thirds of a full feed Of
grain. Under ordinary conditions. this
would mean that the hogs should be
fed grain to the extent of two to three
per cent Of their live weight. In other
words. shoat weighing 100 pounds
would be fed two to three pounds Of
grain per day. From gains made by
hogs so fed it has been calculated that
under average conditions gain Of
three-fourths of a pound per hundred
weight per day might be expected By
such feeding.
When forage is abundant and fresh
very little grain is required. On the
other hand, as the season advances
and the forage becomes less plentiful
1t becomes necessary to increase the
amount Of grain to produce the de-
sired gain.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-10-11
Sweet Potatoes
BY j. Munden.

The keeping Of sweet potatoes II
storage is one Of the most importan
problems the grower has to deal with
There are a few things that shoult
be kept In mind when handling thu
crop and when storing.
LIST. Dig the potatoes carefully ant
dry thoroughly in the sun.
End. Sort out the sound ones anc
handle them carefully: for bruised
potato does not keep we'll.
Sd. Keep the potatoes from getting
chilled.
9Th. Place the potatoes whore they
will be dry and warm. A temperature
found to be about right for keeping
sweet potatoes.
Storing In Banks.-Make a circular
bed about six feet In diameter, In
some sheltered location, by throwing
up the dirt from the sides. Put on
top Of this a few inches OF straw OF
hay. Place on end in the center OF
this ventilator hue about six inches
square and four to five feet long. The
f1ue should be bored full of holes up
and down the side. to afford abund-
ant ventilation. The potatoes are
then piled around the fiue In con-
ical heap. The amount of potatoes to
put in each bank is from 1000 to 1000
pounds, The tubers are then covered
with hay or straw or other material
to depth Of three or four inches.
On top OF this is put two or three in
ches Of dirt, and this amount should
be increased as the weather grows
colder The heap should not be COW
erea no deep with dirt at first. as the
rotGtres most always go through a
sweat and loss is likely to occur if
covered too deeply The heap ought
to be examined in a week or ten days
moisture is present. uncover the pile
and let dry as they stand for a few
hours and then cover again.
Storing in Sand.-The tubers may
re taken to dry, warm room and
there stored in sand. tight room
in an unused building will answer the
rurlo"es well. if some ventilation Is
provided for. The method of proceed
ure is as follows: put on the floor
q Iaver of sand two or three inches
deep. and on this place the potatoes
s'dn by side unit! the sand is covered.
Tier pour dry sand over them until
covered. and then place on more po-
tatoes and cover as before A good
many layers may thus be put on top
&C each other, until several feet in
fei~ht has been reached. When doing
this Is may be necessary to place some
boards on the sides and in front to
keep the sand in place.
When storing sweet potatoes 1t will
Re found profitable to pay close atten-
ton to details. The potatoes should
Re kept dry and warm. and be proper
" ventilated.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-10-11

hood of temporary ponds or lakes
where sheep are watered.
The plant has strong woody root,
more or less branched just at the
surface of the ground. From these
woody crowns tufts Of short branches
spring. These bear green, narrow
leaves. one or two inches long, the
whole tuft becoming at length several
inches high, and finally producing, in
June, considerable number of large
white, daisy-like flowers with yellow
center. If the leaves be carefully
examined it will be found that they
usually bear considerable number of
yellowish or brownish spots caused by
fungus.
From the showing of the first leaves
until the blossoming period is passed
the woody aster is poisonous to sheep.
Beginning about the middle Of June,
the plant dries up and becomes a
yellowish brown In color. Shortly
after this sheep eat the aster freely
with no apparent i'll effects-in fact it
appears to be very nutritious.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-10-11

A very conservative estimate places
the damage to corn, timothy. and po-
tatoes In Iowa. Wisconsin and limos
done by the common white grubs IN
1912 at not less than 100000.
The damage to the same crops IN
other infested areas cannot be figured
at less than 100000, which, accord
ing to an estimate resulting from q
personal survey by John j. Davis
Scientific Assistant. Bureau OF Ento-
moloey, brings the total loss. exclusive
of strawberries, nursery stock. lawns
and miscellaneous crops to not less
than x12,O0O,O00 for one year. Injur,
was sustained In almost every section
of the country north of the Ohio
River from the Atlantic Ocean to
South Dakota.
Observations seem to make 1t quite
certain that in the Northern states the
total life cycle of this Injurious species
is three years. May beetles were
unusually abundant in 1908 and 1911
and the grubs caused the greatest
damage in 1909 and 1912.
There is q general belief, which is
erroneous, that the common white
grubs Of the field and the white grubs
found in manure heaps and rotten logs
are identical. The grubs Of May
beetles are not known to breed in
refuse Of any kind.
The grub Of the southern green June
beetle is also commonly mistaken for
the more serious pest. The grub OF
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-10-11

Tho first measure necessary for the
successful practice of forestry Is pro-
lection from forest fires. As long al
there Is any considerable risk from
fire, forest owners have little incentive
to make provision for natural repro
duction, to plant trees. to make i'm
provement cuttings, or to do other
work looking to continued forest pro-
duction. .... ra...n
In many localities great progress
has lately been made in forest pro-
lection. Organized fire protection has
been established in the National
Forests and in most Of the state forest
reservations. A number Of States have
begun to develop systematic fire pro-
lection on private lands through the
organization of estate fire wardens. In
some. instances private owners have
formed cooperative associations for
fire protection and employ regular
force Of rangers for patrol during the
fire season. The most conspicuous
and successful associations are those
formed by certain lumber companies
in Idaho and Washington. Through
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-10-11
Keep Good Stock
By b.. MEL son.

In many localities tho barn-yaFd
fowl will not give way tc tho I'm.
proved breeds. If you cannot afford
to buy an entire breeding-pen Of pdse
stock, at least obtain a full-blooded
cock and send the old common rooster
to market. This will greatly imp cove
matters, II you are careful to rotalr
the best pullets Of this -hreed,
and when you have stock Of good
ones sacrifice the old hens Cannot
farmers be prevailed upon to do this.
when the supply Of eggs, even In the
villages, Is too small in winter When
eggs are scarce and the prices high,
do not soma diminish homo CON-
sumption, and even then complain OF
the small number they have to take
to market A Thoroughbred hen Of q
good strain will lay nearly fifty per
cent more In the number of eggs than
q common hen. II the prices din1lnish
a little the increased production Of
eggs will much overbalAnce the
account Too many persons 5atso
poultry without regard to the use Of
pure breeds and regardless Of an effort
to maintain the high standard to
which our domestic fowls have 1T.
tanned. The increased evidence Of the
fact that high-class poultry pays. -
surely sufficient to encourage u to
strike out boldly and extensively IN
this field of enterprise. Every efces
in this direction will meet with such
favor that success will surely follow.
Contrast the present with the pasGAn
notice whether the Improvements II
poultry has been paying venture. Lss
us not hesitate to try all the late com.
nonsense methods. We must nos
drift from year to year In the same
channel or we will certainly become
the active agents Of q system thas
destroys progress. The present n N
suspicious time to move In this mat.
ter, and it is certainly something that
should interest all, and must DO con-
coded to be a theme that should BE-
discussed by farmers and poultrymsn
everywhere. t
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-10-11
MAY REETTE EXPECTED TO BE ABUNDANT IN 1914
Deem Flowing This Fall Do Much Control White
This Which Seriously Attacks Corn Timothy Strawberries, Po
tatoes and Nursery Plants

April or May, since in winter the grubs
are probably too deep in the ground
OF be reached.
The May beetles usually deposit
their eggs in fields of grass, timothy
and small grains. especially in the
vicinity of timber where they feed.
The crops planted in these fields the
year following a season of beetles
should be those least susceptible to
grub injury. Such crops are small
grains, buckwheat, clover, alfalfa and
peas. There is no authentic record Of
the grub attacking these crops. In
191 4 maximum acreage of such crops
as corn and potatoes should be planted
as this will be in general, season
for beetles rather than grubs. These
should be kept thoroughly cultivated
and June). Land which is planted to
small grains, timothy and other crops
which cover the ground with vegeta-
ton at this time should be planted in
fields farthest from trees
Liberal applications of commercial
fertilizer will assist grass in overcom-
ing grubs If there are not too many
of them. When lawn Is badly in
tested the sod should be removed and
the grubs gathered by hand. after
which fall blowing will pro badly prove
satisfactory. In Europe cheap labor
is often employed to gather grubs after
the pillow. especially where the grubs
ARE numerous.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-10-11

We can not expect to have such a
well-organized system Of roads and
fire lines in our forests for q long
time. but much can be done in the
way Of utilizing the more or less tenn
porary roads that are used in logging
and afterwards abandoned.
One Of tho great difficulties in ex-
tensfve forest districts is to secure the
necessary help in fighting fires. The
telephone IL the greatest aid in fire
patrol. It enables the man who dis
covers q IRE to call for help and to
give directions a. to tho number Of
men and tho equipment needed. BY
the use of the telephone 1, on the
National Forests m. ions of dollars
have doubtless already been saved.
The Forest Service has since 1895 built
1850 miles Of telephone line, and 1t is
extending the lines as rapidly as
Congress furnishes the funds for the
work.