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Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1914-07-18
Moles.

We are having a good bit of trouble
wi moles in our lawn and garden.
What can we do to rid the place of
them? j. w. w.
East Orange.
There is some question as to the ad-
visibility of killing moles. They are
as beneficial in some respects as they
are damaging in others. Their food
consists almost entirely of destructive
grubs and insects, while the damage
they do consists entirely of roofing
up lawn grass and garden plants.
They are often blamed for damage
done by mice and other rodents.
However. if a mole persists in run
ming through the lawn or vegetable
garden. he is to be considered a pest
and should be exterminated. This is
best accomplished by means of trap
made especially for the purpose.
There are several varieties advertised
and all are good. Poisoning by means
of strychnine is often resorted to and
with success Several grains of pure
strychnine are inserted in small bits
of beefsteak or in bodies of bugs and
dropped into the runways through a
hole made by inserting a small stick
through the top of the ridge. Raisins
treated the same way are also used.
The mole can often be discouraged
from running his ridges through the
lawn or garden by persistentiy tramp
ing his runways down. If he can be
driven into the cornfield or potato
patch. he will there do more good
than harm and should be left alone.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1914-07-18
care Of nnt-noor Ferns.

How shall care for my ferns which
are out of doors? A. 5 A.
Newark.
outdoor ferns should have rich
earth of the same texture as the soil
where the ferns grew in their natural
haunts. The location should be par
TALLY shaded one. and as cool as possi-
BILE. and the earth kept moist in dry
weather. North sides of houses are
the best.
Do not stir the soil about the ferns
very much. Do not reset often. A
fern loves one location. A little water
in which stable manure has been
soaked applied twice month will help
to enrich the earth about the roots.
III the winters are severe use a little
protection in the form of leaves or
a few stalks of fodder and leaves until
spring returns.
If your ferns are house plants give
them light, rich earth like the sof
produced by decaying leaves and tim
ber known as woodsearth. Do not
reset into larger pots too often; keep
moist but not soaked, and find a good
location and keep the ferns there.
1t is strange but ferns do not like to
be moved about
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1914-07-18
ASK THE QUESTION BOX"
What You Want TO Know About Gardening Poultry and coun
try Problems Answered by Experts.

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describe fully and leaves II
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Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1914-07-18
Feeding a Cow Hay.


Is there any danger of feeding a
COW too much hay II she has a rea-
sonable amount of grain? What
would be a reasonable amount Of
hay? A NJ p.
Chatham.
There is no danger in feeding COW
all the coarse fodder she will eat so
long as 1t is sweet and clean. The
amount for each animal is best de-
termined by the animals desires and
appetite. What she will eat up clean
and have a good appetite for the next
feeding Is the proper amount. II ex-
cessive amounts of forage are given
before the grain the COW may not be
able to consume as much of the lat
ter as her needs would require
Therefore. it is best to feed the grain
first or in combination with the coarse
food
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1914-07-18
yalue of pralnaee % land.

What is the value of drainage to
land and the comparative value of the
methods employed--the open furrow
by plowing, or tiliing; and what is the
expense and duration Of the latter
method? F. II. X.
Dover.
Drainage, together with the addi-
tion Of organic matter. tends to In
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1914-07-18
Good Balanced Ration for Horse.

What would be a good balanced ra-
ton for a horse? B. W.
Summit.
In general the working horse should
be supplied with something over two
pounds of food daily for each hun
dred pounds of weight. OF this about
one-half or two-thirds-the exact
amount depending upon the severity
of the labor performed-should be
grain in some form If the work is
exceedingly heavy the grain in the
ration should be increased and the
hay diminished, whereas, if the work
is light the grain should be dimin-
ished and the hay increased. The
morning and noon meal should be
comparatively light consisting mostly
Of grain, so that the heavy feed will
come at night when the animal has
sufficient time to eat and digest the
feed, and il is not Obliged to go to
work Immediately after eating.
While the foods that enter into the
ration may consist largely OF such
as are available. yet a grain mixture
consisting Of half oats and half corn.
by weight, fed in connection with
timothy. clover alfalfa or mixed hay.
cannot as a rule be greatly improved
upon, all things considered. In feed
ing the working horse a very good
practise is as follows:
For the morning ration feed one
fourth the daily allowance at least
one hour before going to work. 1t
should be in condition to be easily
and rapidly consumed so as to be well
out of the way when the horse is led
from the stable. After being watered
he is ready for the mornings work.
At the end of five hours of labor he
should be given the midday ration.
When he comes TO the stable he
should have a drink of fresh. cool
water, but see that he does not drink
too rapidly or gorge himself if very
warm.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1914-07-18


How many hens should there be in
flock, and what are the best breeds
for market and eggs? E. l. S.
Newark
1t is difficult to state how many
hens can be kept in one flock We see
floeks containing as many as 1000 10
1000 hens giving the best of satisfac-
ton. In other cases flocks of even 20C
or 300 fowls are not giving the salts
faction which similar fowls in flocks
of fifty to 100 are giving. Much de-
pends upon the ability of the care
taker as to whether he can profitably
keep 100 or 1000 fowls in one pen. Or
dinarily it is better to keep 100 or 200
fowls in one flock.
The best breed for egg production
and market are the Plymouth Rocks.
Wyandottes and the Rhode Island
Reds. These are all general purpose
breeds, of medium to large size, lay-
ing a large brown egg, producing q
goodly number of eggs, maturing
their young and in the end providing
an excellent product for marketing.
Best Layers of Leghorn Family.
Which strain of Leghorns is con-
sidered the best LAYERS. white, brown
or buff, single comb or rose comb?
Newark. E. b. c.
The White Leghorns are considered
the best of the Leghorn family This
undoubtedly is due to the fact that
the White Leghorns have been bred
more extensively and with more at
tention TO egg production than have
the other varieties. naturally result
ing in their being more perfected for
laying than the others. For the same
reason the single comb Leghorns are
more favored than the rose comb
There are strains of the other Yarie-
ties of Leghorns which are equal to
the White Leghorns.
Animal Protein Better Than Vegetable.
Would you advise using cottonseed
or other high protein grain food for
poultry instead of beef scrap OF
ground bone? S. L. II.
East Orange.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1914-07-18

crease the productiVeness of a soil by
restoring it more or less closely to it's
original virginia. condition. When the
escape of an injurious amount of
water was provided for through
channels made by the roots of trees.
when the soil was filled with decay
ing vegetable matter which permitted
the water from rains and melting
SHOWS to filter rapidly through with
out becoming cold and stagnant. as IL
now does in the long cleared and
long cultivated lands, or when We, by
artificial means, restore as far as we
are able, the conditions that orig
inally existed. we find that nature is
ever able and willing to respond to
our efforts and reward us in a manner
that is often surprising. The amount
of water that is commonly known as
film moisture is all that is necessary
in most cases for the best growth OF
such crops as we cultivate; and the
water which remains in the soil after
heavy rains or melting snow, filling
the spaces between the soil particles
TO the exclusion of air, oxygen and
warmth. should be gotten rid of as
+CD%%
in any way with natures complex
operations by which she encourages
and perfects the growth of a plant.
Open burrows do not accomplish this
A system of tile drains may. at first
sight, appear expensive, but often
pay for itself in the first crop and is
to all human intents and purposes
permanent.
Will heavy clay ground raise good
alfalfa, and how should the ground
be prepared? C. w. E.
Flemington.
Yes. some of the most successful
fields are growing on this kind of
land. The first essential is a thor
ough Undertaking; then such fitting
as will free the land from weeds and
thoroughly fine it. Next, plenty of
available plant food from both
manure and commercial fertilizers,
and then plenty of lime and inocula-
tion.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1914-07-18

Dark Spot Inside of Fresh Egg.
What causes dark spot inside of
an egg when the rest of the egg is
all right2 NJ. #.
The dark spot often seen inside of a
fresh egg is caused by the discharge
of a small amount of blood from one
of the blood vessels supplying the
glands within the walls of the owl
duct. This blood is discharged into
the eggs together with the albamen
from these glands. Such eggs are
more frequently found during the
heavy-laying season. when the glands
are most active and the blood vessels
within them consequently more easily
ruptured. Often the production of
such eggs is limited to a few indi-
vidual hens. In such cases trap nest
ing will indicate which hens are pro-
ducing such eggs, and they can be
eliminated from the flock.
These dark spots make the eggs
Objectionable from the customer $
standpoint The egg. however. is as
good for eating purposes or for
Matching purposes as If the blood
spot was not there.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1914-07-18

Leghorns Lay Sooner Than Wyandottes.
All things being equal which breed
will lay sooner. White Leghorns or
White Wyandottes?
Irvington. S. A. b.
Ordinarily speaking, the Leghorns
will mature more quickly and lay
earlier than the Wyandottes. II is a
question as 10 which breed actually
holds the record of early maturity.
Instances are known of the Wyan-
dottes, as well as the Leghorns, ma
turing and laying shortly after four
months of age.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1914-07-18
settling Annle Trees.

Setting Apple Trees.
How far apart should apple trees
be set; is a filler of some quick bear
ing variety advisable, and if so what
kind? W. 2. H.
Flemington
This will depend somewhat on the
variety. Widespreading sorts, such
as Greening. Baldwin or Spy, should
be set if alone, not less than forty
feet; if a filler is used, fifty feet.
Those not SO Hubbardson,
sutton, or Wealthy-may be set
thirty to thirty-fve feet apart.
As to filler. If a man has only a
moderate amount of orchard land and
his chief industry is the growing of
apples, it may be wise to set in the
diamonds some of the quick matur-
ing, smaller trees just mentioned;
and where the large trees are set
fifty feet apart these trees can live
out nearly their natural life, which
is about thirty years, before they
will not interfere with larger trees. on
farms where lines other than orchard
ing are followed, and orchard land is
plenty it is wiser to set each kind
by itself, as indicated above, thus
allowing the younger trees to live as
long as they can. The last four or
five years of their lives will probably
be the most profitable, and when they
are set as filters some of these years
must be sacrificed or the permanent
trees will be injured 1t should al
ways be remembered that the roots
of the trees will extend fully as far
as the branches.
Horses stabbed in Same Building with
Dairy.
What is the particular objection to
stabling horses in the building with
the dairy?
Summit B. o. b.
The odor coming from the body of
the horse as we'll as the voidings,
is exceedingly penetrating, and for
this reason it is Objectionable to have
them in the same building with the
dairy. The manure of horses is one
OF the most favorable breeding places
for the common house fly, and un-
less ii is removed daily there will be
a multiplication of flies in the prox-
unity of any building where horses
are stabbed.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1914-07-18

Do to horse the same as you would
like to have done by you were you
horse.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-03-23
SckoolNofes

very entertaining playlet The
End of the Rainbow" was given Sat
urdav night at the High school by the
g A s A. club Of the sophomore
class. as their contribution to the pa
geant fund. for the presentation Of
the historical pagenat Of the South
west. which viii be the senior class
commencement. in the spring The
plav was laid in a college town IN the
present time, and was presented in
three acts. the first a den in the
Theta Phi house, early in the college
year. the second act was in the IL
brary Of the Preston house Two weeks
later, and the third act IN the Inter
Tor Of the athletic club house. Con-
sidering the limited space OF the
High school assembly hail stage, the
play managers acquitted themselves
very well in the shortnesS OF time re
Quired for their scene shlItngS and
the good arrangement OF the various
scenes. Blanch Schwartz was very
good in the part of Phyllis Lane,
football enthusiast who Wllfully en-
snares young man so thaL ne VIII
stay in college and play 1ootDaL, ana
who ends by falling in love with him
in earnest. Walter Clayton. as Doug
las Brown, the football player, was
also good. Frank Brown made a great
deal out Of the role OF DICK preston,
the groom. Maurtae Bailey was
Marion Dayton, a ward of Robert
Preston. who was acted by Cecil Stan
field. Both handled their parts well.
Rebecca Maetze did some good acting
as Kathleen Knox, the chairman of
the Rushing committee, and Kathleen
Allen put a big lot of mischief into
the part of the Imp" freshman.
Tom Mott played Hawkins the But
Ter" who when he was not being in
itiated was Stanley Palmer. LerniaI
Smith was Ted Whitney, the captain
Of the Varsity team Eugene
Thurston was Jack Austin, PrestOn's
secretary. Nancy Edwards was Nellie
Preston. the bride of lex Preston,
Esther Rice was Louise Ross, who was
OtheFfise known as Miss GraysOn-
Hilda Light played the part of Emily
Elliott, who possessed a consciance,
Tallulah Ellis was Jane. maid with
literary taste. Merle Dale was Mrs.
Brown. the stepmother of the foot
ball player and the girls of the Theta
Phi sorority were Ruth Meyers as
Ernest; Madaline G2wdin as Marjorie
and Mildred Bishop as Molly Bruce.
Miss Eula Harper of the High school
faculty directed the production. In
the intermissions between the acts,
Maurice Bailey sang and Rebecca
Aieatze accompanied her. Principal A
IT. Hughey made a brief talk on the
purpose of the pageant and the effort
being made by the school pupils to
present il in the very best manner.
The auditorium was very well filled.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-03-23
Weddings

Miss Eva D. Hoepfner and Alfred
Soweu were married Saturday after
noon at the home of the brides parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. A G. Hoepfner at 5If
North Campbell street Rev. J. T. VIII
lams, pastor of the First Baptise
church, performed the ceremony Hiss
Hoepfner wore gown Of blue taffeta,
trimmed with lace, and carried white
carnations. Miss Hattie Rue, her
bridesmaid, wore blue chiffon and also
carried white carnations. Mr.. Soweu
was attended by Henry Davis as best
man. Only the relatives were present
at the wedding. Following the cere-
mOny a wedding supper was served.
Mr.. and Mrs. SOweu left for Magdalena,
n. NJ, which viii be their future home
Mrs. SOwel wore a going away suit or
tango color, with hat to match. Both
young people are very well known here
having lived here for several years. Mr.
Soweu has recently gone into the au-
tomobile business in MagdaIena, n. NJ
Nary McCury and ITma Vance gave a
shower to Miss Jessie McCury,
who viii be married to T. J. York in
April. The table was decorated with
carnations and many beautiful presents
were received by Miss McCuTy. Re
freShments were served.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-03-23
Dances

A large number of army people and
FL PasOans attended the Country club
dance Saturday night, in spite of the
chilly weather. Among some Of the
Garrard, Col. and Mrs. Frederick Per-
k1ns, Maj. and Mrs. G. n. Barney,
Capt and Mrs. Howard r. Hickok,
Capt and Mrs. Aubrey Lippincott
capt and Mrs Ernest D. Scott, Capt.
and Mrs John II. Lewis, Capt. and
Mrs. John l. Dewitt, Capt and Mrs
George 2. Tyner, Lieut.. and Mrs. II.
a. Meyer, Lieut.. and Mrs w West
Jr-, Lieut. and Mrs. Ralph Talbot, ir.,
Lieut.. and Mrs. Leland. WadsWOrth
Lieut.. and Mrs. Bertram Johnson, and
Lieut.. and Mrs. D. II. Scott; Mr.. and
mrs j. 5. Wilson, Mr.. and Mrs. c. W.
Kellogg, Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Mitch
ell, Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Harms Mr.
and Mrs. E. c. Semple, Mr.. and Mrs.
W. r. Brown, Mr.. and Mrs. A I.
LathrOp, Mr.. and Mrs. Alves Dixon.
Mrs. A n. Brown, DR.. and Mrs. L. G.
WluherspOOn, Dr. and Mrs John W
Sherwood, Mr.. and Mrs. Waters Davis,
Mesdames Stanley Johnson, A. T. Hill,
VIM. J. Freeman, T. N. COrcOran, NJ
"A. McNamee, Nancy JudsOn, of St
Paul, Mimi, p. ". Hurd, of Omaha,
W. W. Dudley, Jessie z. Lee. Kenneth
Oliver. E. P. ROckhill, Maude Deane
and Max Weber; Misses Karma Deane,
Anne Lee Gaines, Virginia SempIe.
Charlotte, n. c., Valera Garrard. Lee
mire Nebeker, Alice Wulff. Olive
Davis, Maria Smiley, of Pittsburg;
George H Estes. Capt. John D. Long,
Lieut. R. o. Henry, Lieut.. Robert G.
Cotton, Lieut. Dale p. Mcdonald.
Lieut. Walter Fl. Neill, Lieut. Neil G..
F1nch, Lieut.. James P. Yancey, Lieut..
Walton NJ. Modisette. Lieut.. William
A, RabOrg; Messers. Felix Somerfeld.
NJ F. Church, John Kirkpatrick,
Gunther Leasing, J. Smith, W. z.
Payne, W. II. Hawkins, Ted HOugh-
ton, E. Rive, Ralph Wingo. James L.
Mari, James Curtis, Hugh Mac Mich
aels; Carl Stall, W. NJ. Drury, A. NJ.
Roxby, Ballard COldwell, Robert HoI-
iday, Robert Martin. Garnett King.
Page Kemp, T. G.. Cara, Alberto Ma
derO, Britton Davis, Roger Brown.
Dexter, Horton, Dexter, Maple, Jervis !
Deane, Gist Russell, DR.. E. R. Carpen-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-03-23
Church Affairs

The Alta Vista Woman's Missionary
society. upon considering the many re
quests for a repetition of the "DeestFict
Skule," given some weeks ago, has de-
sided to repeat it in the near future.
The WOman's Missionary society OF
the Alta Vista NJ j. church met last at
the home of Miss Bedford. The society
was entertained by Miss Bedford and
Mrs T. Day. Refreshments were served.
*
The Baptist Young Peoples unions Of
the city federation object to dancing
and put themselves on record Friday
night a. supporting the ministers, who
endeavored to prevent the high school
authorities from allowing this form of
recreation in the high school building.
This action was taken at the anniver-
city to celebrate the first anniversary
of the forming of the city federation Of
the union of the various churches in
the city. About 100 were present Q.
G. Hull, the president Of the federation,
presided. Willie McLure was the leader
OF the devotional exercises and Rev J.
F. Williams, pastor of the First Baptist
church, led in prayer. James Romero
talked on things the federation has ac-
cOmplished in its first year. Rev. o. /.
Carter talked on things that may be &C
cOmplished in coming year. Several
hymns were sung by the assembly and
Miss Myrtle Boyd and Clair Ruby sang
solos, and H. Dorset played a cOrnet
solo Following the program, a social
half hour was enjoyed with light re-
freshments served by Mrs. NJ I. Grif-
fifth. Cora Fargason and Iris Webb.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-03-23
Ouf Of TotOn Visitors

Mrs. Grace O. Ellis is now at her old
home in Uvaide, Texas, and will spend
several months, occupying the Ellis
homestead. Mrs. Ellis has been visit
ing her daughter, Mrs Francis Moore,
during the winter.
Mrs. s. T. CuIliton. of Seattle. Wash,
has left for her home. after spending
about six weeks with Mrs. Lenora
Bailey, at 81 Olive street.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Mccoy, who
have been spending some time in Ell
PasO, viii leave soon for Denver, Colo.
=
Miss Shirley Baxter. Of Denver, Colo.
is visiting her sister, Mrs. ]. J. Tyndau,
for a short time.
=
Mrs. A. VOiland, who has been Wis
ting in El Paso, viii leave this week
Tor her home in Kansas City, No.
T. Nichols, of st. Louis. who has
been spending some time in El Paso,
viii leave soon for his home
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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-03-23
Dinners

Mrs J. G. waterman was the guest
of honor at a prettily appointed luncheon
given Friday by Mrs. John B. Higgins
at her apartments, in the Marguerite.
The table was Ornamented with a cen
terDiece Of pink sweet peas and pink
candles. Following the luncheon, the
afternoon was Informally spent in play
ing bridge and in "tangOing.' Those in
the party were Mrs. J. c. Waterman,
Mrs John w. Craig, Mrs. r. c. Taylor,
Mrs. Ralph Talbot, jr., Miss Elizabeth
Waterman and Hiss Alice COllad6y.
Mrs Charles D. Rhodes will be the
hostess al a very informal tea for the
army people in honor of Mrs. James L
ORD, who is the guest of Col and Mrs.
r. D. Read.
Col. and Mrs. Joseph Garrard enter
tanned few guests informally at
dinner Saturday night at their home in
Fort Bliss, and following the dinner
the party attended the week end
dance at the Country club. The guests
were Capt. and Mrs. George p. Tyner
Mrs. Jackson, of Mobile, Ala, Miss
Edna Hirshinger of Charlotte. n. c.,
Lieut. William A. RabOrg and Lieut..
WeltOn N. MOdisette
Mrs. IT. o. Perkins gave an informal
dinner Saturday evening at her home
on West Franklin street, compliment
tary to her sister, Mrs. Kate Farm
ham Among the guests were; Mrs.
Farnham, Mrs. A. VOiland, of Kansas
City, No, Miss Julia AIallow, Will
bur Smith, Of Kansas City, +. Nichols
OF ST. Louis, and John Lowe.