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Evening journal., 1914-08-17
THREE THOUSAND VISITORS
AT BRANDYWINE SUMMIT
CAMP ON "LITTLESUNDAY"

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL
BRANDYWINE SUMMIT CAMP.
Aug. 17.-Peace, piety and optimism
prevailed at Brandywine Summit
Camp yesterday An ideal day.
large gathering, a rousing program
and excellent chicken dinners we're
contributing factors. While the
world stOrmed at the price of beef,
the campers pointed cheerfully to the
low price of exceedingly handsome
potatoes.
In honor Of the temperance pro-
gram white bow decorations were
greatly in evidence yesterday. Most
Of the preachers wore white neckties
Elaborate decorations marked the
". c. T. L. rest room, a cottage own
ed by Mrs Lizzie McCaulley. The
campers have not waited until the
final night, but have placed flags and
lanterns with lavish hand
Except for the tennis, which is de-
veloping champions and creating
tremendous enthusiasm, the camp
has been extremely quiet socially.
No newlyweds have yet appeared and
there is a scarcity of birthdays. con-
sequently there is a lack of serenades
anl evening parties.
matter which is of lively inter-
est to many of the campers just now
is the desirability OF removing the
old wash-house to an inconspicuous
place In the rear of the camp. An
appeal was made to the trustees
some time ago by members OF the
camp. who declare they were prom
ised the removal should be made.
Those in the neighbOrhoOd of the
wash-hOuse, while admitting its dis
tinction as an old landmark, ques-
ton seriously its beauty as an Orna-
ment to the front of the camp.
The financial aspect of things wai
very pleasing to the trustees yester-
lay, collections to pay camp ex-
Denses amounting to more than $50
There were nearly forty contributors
Of 81 each Dr.. j. ID. c. Hanna ex-
pressed wish that collections Nigh
De abolished, paid admissions to the
grounds taking their place. Many
campers favor this change
Dr. Hanna said the. expenses of th,
campers-a dollar a year for sixteen
foot tcnt-were -scry much smaller tlIar
in Chester Heights camp.
Temperance Services.
At yesterdays services the Rev G.
T. Wyatt. y. d., was the INCOMING
speaker. In the afternoon, the Rev
G.. NJ. Icvister. d. d., superintendent ol
the Anti Saloon Leagues of Marylant
snd Delaware gave temperance talk
The Rev. 4. 4. Beauchamp, spiritua
director and Mrs. Mary B. Donnell
president of New Castle County Union
". CT t.. presided. Other W. G.. r
L. women on the platform were Mrs
Eli Mendinhall, Mrs. H. T. Sergeant
Mrs Icnnic Smith, and Mrs. Lynch.
Tile European waT shows ms that sin
ahounds. The Austro- -Servian trouble
Evening journal., 1914-08-17
Skin Without Wrinkles
Now Easy to Have

There's no excuse for any woman having
wrinkles now. Il has been found that a
simple mixture Of saxolite and witch hazel
has a remarkable action upon the deepest
wrinkles no matter what their nature,
whether caused by worry, habitual frown-
ing debilitatsd condition or the ravages Of
Father Time This harmless remedy, which
anyone can easily make and use at home.
acts both ss an astringent and tonic. The
combined effect OF tightening the skin and
heightening its vitality is TO Immediately AZ.
feet every line and wrinkle keeping the
cutice smooth and irm as in youth.
The proportions are one ounce saxolite
(powdered) TO onc-half pint witch hazel,
ingredients which are found in every drug
store. The solution should be used as q
wash lotion. II is equally effective in dis
posing OF habbiness OF cheek and neck, as
well as sagging below the eyes.
Evening journal., 1914-08-17
GERMANY SYMPATHIZERS
TO take ACTION TONIGHT

Measures for safeguarding the
prestige and honor Of the German
name will be decided upon at a mass
meeting OF Germans and those inter-
ested in Germany's cause. living in
Delaware. which will be held at Turn
Hail. on French street, above Eighth,
this evening, at o'clock.
At the meeting a fund will be start
ed for the aid Of the widows and or
phans of German soldiers killed in
the war Similar meetings are being
held by the Germans of all the large
cities Of the country, and II Is expect
I ed that the meeting In Turn Hall will
be largely attended.
Evening journal., 1914-08-17

IN making available the States latent
kelp resources. The State has au-
thority over and probably owns all
the kelp beds in Washington's inland
waters.
Two years ago a State investiga-
ton OF the kelp beds was made by
Professor Henry Landes, now acting
president Of State University. The
Federal Geological Survey has re-
ported upon the North Pacific kelp
beds Until the European war
brought the duPonts into the market
for kelp Il was believed on the coast
that kelp potash would eventually be
extracted chiefly for use as fertilizer,
Evening journal., 1914-08-17
ON QUEST OF GAMRLEnS.

Detective Mccoy, Constable L. G..
Jones and Ave police officers in plain
clothes motored TO Augustine Beach
on Saturday afternoon. They went
In search Of gamblers from Philadel-
phia, but there was none to be seen
at the park. The excursionists had
gone aboard the steamer Thomas
Clyde. Complaints have been fire.
quent as to the gambling at and near
the park. Detective Mccoy is deter
mined to break Il up II possible.
Evening journal., 1914-08-17
CLARENCE L. RICHARDSON DEAD.

Clarence l.. Richardson, son OF
Arthur Il. Richardson. died yesterday
az his late home. No 1918 Hutton
street. He was I'm his ninth year.
The funeral services will take place
on Wednesday morning at 10 o'clock.
Interment will be at Lawncroft
Cemetery
Evening journal., 1914-08-17
.DUPONTS SEEK Home.
SUPPLY OF POTASH
War Shuts Off German
Shipments, Now Look to
Washington State
WILL UTILIZE HELP
ALONG PUGET SOUND

AS result of the European war.
the kelp beds of Puget Sound and
Alaska will be developed and make
the basis Of supply Of explosives
manufactured upon the Pacific coast.
This course is indicated i'm a letter
sent TO the State Department Of Agri-
culture by the +. / dupont de Ne
mours Powder Company, of Whining
ton, Del, which operates its largest
coast plant at DUPONT, 20 miles from
Tacoma. The company seeks the CO.
operation Of the State and National
Governments in extracting potash
salts from the enormous quantities OF
kelp in Puget Sound. the North
Pacific and Alaskan waters.
Potash used in powder manufac-
ture now comes chiefly from Ger
many. The European war cuts OF
this supply. Development OF domestic
potash resources will aid the United
States in time OF war
DR.. n. T. Graves, acting State Com.
missioner Of Agriculture OF Washing.
ton, has promised full cooperation
Evening journal., 1914-08-17
ENTERTAIN DEMONSTRATORS.

Benjamin Graef and L. Jordan.
demonstrators for the Ahrens-Fox
Fire Engine Company Of Cincinnati
Ohio, were the guests Of George T,
Crockett Of the Fame Fire Company
yesterday They stopped OF here
en- route from Baltimore. where they
delivered a machine to the fire de-
partment
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LILACS.

The common lilac. syringa vulgart7
exists in a hundred or more sorts. There
are many other species, single and
double, from China, Japan and e'se-
where None are as fragrant as the COM
mon single variety.
The following varieties of syringa are
OF special value on account OF their
individual characteristics.
Japonica has glossy, dark green
leathery foliage with flowers o. creamy
white. without odor. II flowers a
month later than the common lilac and
Is suitable for forcing under glass.
Josikaea or Hungarian lilac has very
dark. glossy foliage and purple flowers
in June. after the common lilac has
done Towering.
Perkineusls or Chinese lilac blooms
very late. The flowers are creamy
white. There Il a weeping variety OF
Perkinensis with fragrant white flow
ers.
There are three desirable Persian va.
rieties Persica. showing small leaves
and bright purple flowers; White Per
sian. with delicate white. fragrant
flowers, shaded with purp.o. and the
Persian cut leaved, bearing reddish
purple flowers.
Electromagnetic OF Rowsa lilac Ia,
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may uproot the plant or eat a few
berries. The skunk also eats many ma /.
ture May beetles and June bugs"
which hatch from the white grubs.
Skunks also destroy the hop grub,
grasshoppers, cutworms, crickets
sphinx moths, sweet potato beetles,
Colorado potato beetles. field mice and
rats. The animal Is especially useful
In destroying the rats and mice that
commonly infest farm buildings. II
a skunk takes up his residence near
premises where these rats are abund-
ant, 1t will remain there II not disturbed
until practically all Of the rodents are
destroyed.
SO useful an animal should be fully
protected. With insects increasing
with wonderful rapidity the farmer and
gardener Is put to great expense and
labor in fighting them and any animal
that will help the cultivators of the
soil to fight their insect battles should
be encouraged and protected. Many
farmers are shori sighted enough To kill
every skunk they can fnd, to obtain
for the skin a price that seems high.
but is nothing as compared with the
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HOW TO MAKE CFRYSANTF4EA1lNS PRODUCE CROWN
AND TERMINAL BUOS-GARDEN WORK-FLOW SHOWS
.roR OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES use 1

Tor cnrysa b nefnums use the best
r. garden sol. obtainah.e and mix
i with this sufficient sharp sand
to insure good drainage. say one
portion OF sand to three of soil. and to
this add the commercial stable or
s1ccp manure, one part manure to Ave
OF the soil mixture. Pot up the plants
II raised from cuttings. water well and
plunge the pots In the garden. Pants
lur, based now will require the same
treatment. Keep them wet after re-
potting so as not to permit their wilt
ng.
For ordinary purposes 1t Is SUM-
Client To- stop the growth coupe Of
Zines and then let the plants grow
naturally, forming a cluster of buds,
which terminate the growth OF the
yant. The flowers will be OF larger
lie if each cluster of buds Is thinned
somewhat.
some varieties give the best flowers
IN the first crown buds, some on the
second crowns and some on the ter
nInals. so that IL growing for exhibit
j.un u Is necessary to know the habit
OF the variety grown.
Second crown buds generally give the
best flowers. These branches usually
result from the first stopping and nc
other should be allowed. When crown
buds are desired do not .emove all OF
the side ehoots and superhuous buds
on the same day.
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THE AUTO CULTIvAT0R.

An auto cultivator has been invented,
and the reports from those who have
tested 1t are very favorable. The ma
chine Is propelled by standard Ave
horsepower gasolene motorcycle en-
CINE mounted on the front end. The
engine also drives three revolving disks
having spring steel cultivator teeth.
The operator walks behind and steers
the machine by means OF wooden ham
dies. The speed OF the engine. the trac-
ton wheels and cultlvator disks are
the operators fingers.
The teeth in the revolving disks pull
veri2e the soil as the machine moves
forward. and as the machine Is small
and under easy control II can be car
ried closer to plants than horse drawn
implement, and II can be turned at the
end OF row within a space OF about
two feet. The weight OF the machine
is three hundred pounds. About thirty
pounds OF the weight is behind the
axles to keep the cultivator teeth In
the ground: the rest OF the weight is
divided between the two traction
wheels, subjecting the ground to q
pressure of about 125 pounds by each
wheel. a horse weighs about 1000
pounds and in walking lifts two feet
at a time, this throwing his whole
weight on two feet, or 500 pounds to
each foot. An hours practice Is usu-
ally all the novice require. to enable
him to operate the machine perfectly.
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FALL BULBS.

The successful gardener is constantly
planning for the future. Many never
think OF the early spring flowers until
spring arrives. To have the early
spring flowers the bulbs must be
planted in the autumn and to obtain
bulbs for autumn use at the lowest
prices the orders must he placed now.
The very first flowers OF spring are the
snowdrops. covering the ground with
their beautiful white bells almost be-
fore the snow IL gone. These are
quickly followed by scilla slb!rica, beau
tiful little blue flowers. Those who
plant them for the first time will be
surprised at their early Towering sea
son. They are quite cheap and should
be planted in clusters, the larger the
space planted the finer the show OF
flowers. The snowdrops are particu-
larry good for planting in lawns never
In straight lines, but scattered about
literally over the grass plot.
All the Dutch bulbs are compare
lively cheap, easy TO grow. and almost
sure to perfect their blooms with the
simplest care. There are tulips, hya-
cinths, crocus and narcissi, all univer-
sal favorltes. Plant all your grounds
and pocketbooks will permit,
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sunfiowers, &c, to bloom this year. Sow
where they are to flower. Also SOW
Canterbury bells, evening prlmroses.
honesty. wallflower, hollyhocks. SC. to
flower next year.
Newly planted shrubs and climbers
OF all kinds should receive good soak
lngs OF water. Keep the ground wet
until the plants begin to grow where
they have been transplanted.
Hardy plants that are making thick.
crowded growth may have some OF the
shoots removed or may be divided with
a spade, removing one of the divisions
without lifting the other.
Keep the hoe going, but not when
the ground Is wet.
Support peas before they fall over.
II the weather is dry soak the roots
OF spring planted trees with water.
Plant out begonia tubers now.
Liquid manure should be given 70
plants coming into flower.
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ne has written me for more informa-
ton about the cross vine, known as
Blgnonia Capreolata or Cruclfera. As
there may be others equally interested,
| take this opportunity OF replying to
hin through these columns in the hope
that ! can spread more knowledge of
the only towering evergreen vine that
thrives In great beauty in our latitude.
II my garden area was reduced TO one
square foot and | could possess but
one plant I would choose this vine for
It's winter charm, its spring flowers, its
open habit Of growth and its hairlike
coils, the tendrils. II Injuries no wall:
IL deprlves one of no air; II Is most en-
dur,n; and the combination of dark
winter foliage with the bright green
OF its new .eafage, which comes long
before II loses its old garment oi TO-
liage, make II the most unique plant
that nature has created TO gladden.
the heart Of man. AS TO It's hardness,
] can only say that I found 1t In In
diana on the north bank Of the Ohio
River. whore the winters are intensely
cold and very trying in sudden changes
Of temperature. | brought II to Wheat
ley, l.. l., whore / sheltered its first
year and then brought 1t to the ID. strict G
Columbia, whore ! have successfully
grown II in the most unprotected places
and whore II thrives in great vigor not
only IN my Gdrdcn but on the great
perguid ut the Arlington National Gem
etory .tfter terrible winter Il
was booming there In golden splen-
dor this month Of May. following the
wistaria ana just before the climbing
rose. / asked the gardener there why
i was So rare in this part of the coun-
Try and he replied: stupidity and ig-
uorance." A harsh verdlCt! Meeting
lady who reads THE Sun, she told
me that her childhood was spent in
Mississippi, where this vine is very
abundant and she also told me that II is
50 tough that the children use Its
branches for swings. and that there Is
an old folk song called Swinging on
the Cross Vine" the text OF which
nope 70 obtain. One can see illustra-
ton, ~ this plant in any library that
specllizes plants and In the Biltmore
nursery catalogue. Finally the fra
gran'" Of the plant is so heavy that
10 is not agreeable to me in the house
Tut very delicate in the open air, and
10" vine is 50 strongly vital that II
"-.,s The tree IL grows upon. I saw a
grove Of lDcusts seventy-five feet high
clothed with this vine. The trees were
dead. | thought then 1t was a coin
c,dcnn", but ! fear this charge is true.
Nature is often cruel. SUSAN =. OKE.
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service rendered by this little animal.
The value OF the skunk to agricui-
ture In general has been emphasized
in previous bulletins issued by the de-
partment. Individual skunks OCCASION
ally learn to prey upon poultry and
may become a source Of great annoy
ance and loss. II the evidences Of Its
work are unmistakable. the animal
should be destroyed either by trapping
or poisoning.
The above paragraphs from the bull
letin Of the Department OF Agriculture
seems like bad advice. How is one
skunk to be told from another2 The
chances are that a we'll behaved ami
NAL will be killed or several OF them
and the guilty one escape. Poison is
always dangerous and should be used
as little as possible. Great numbers
OF farm animals are poisoned every
year by attempts to poison rats and
other Troublesome animals; and children,
and adults. too, often lose their lives
through the careless use OF poison.
Never use poison except as a last re-
sort.
AS q matter Of fact. minks and wea-
sells. which have not nearly the bad
NAME possesseu ny tnelr cousin tns
skunk, are far more bio pdthirsty and
are expert climbers to roosts. while -
common skunk will kill only birds
found on the ground The farmer who
loses fowls often mistakes the Identity
OF the animal killing them. and when
in doubt often attributes the injury to
skunk.
Skunks are also accused OF destroy
Ing beehives. 1t is true that skunks
suffer little, II any, from the stings OF
bees. and one is said to be able to de-
stroy practically whole colony OF
bees In few visits. However, the pos
sibilties Of this animal attacking an
apiary may be entirely avoided by plac-
ing the hives upon a high bench.
One reason for the great prejudice
OF Americans against this animal is
that our early settlers were acquainte1
with a similar animal in Europe, the
"polecat." The polecat OF Europe IL
far more destructive to poultry and
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pie consider 1t delicious. especially
children. Birds are fond of the fruit,
and this tree will be sure to attract
them, and poultry find treat In the
fruit that drops from the tree. The
fruit ripens in succession, covering two
or three weeks in all. The nursery
men also catalogue several other va
rleties.
The old musk rose. Rosa moschata.
is an old favor1te that should not be
entirely forgotten. II is a climbing
rose. bearing single. yellowsh white,
fragrant flowers.
Symplocos crat@godes Is large
growing shrub or small tree with TO-
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THE SKUNK IS VALUABLE TO THE
FARMER AND GARDENER.
Kills Rats and Insects Harmful 20
Grain Crops, Vegetables and Berries

The skunk stands among the most
important animals that choose for their
diet insects harmful to the farmer 1t
Is the best known enemy OF army
worms. including the common army
worm, the wheat head army worm and
the fall army worm, all OF which are
destructive to small grains, corn and
grasses and cause heavy losses every
year to farmers, according to the
United States Department of Agrcul-
lures biologist.
Two kinds OF tobacco worms, when
also attack tomato and potato plants.
are eaten by the skunk in large num-
bers, These worms change their diet
from tobacco to tomatoes with such
adaptabllity that they have spread over
wide areas In the United States. The
skunk's eagerness for tho worm IL such
that he will dig them out from the
ground In great numbers In the late
summer and destroy them.
The white grub is also dug for by the
skunk and consumed by him and the
strawberry growers generally regard
this animal with favor, even though
In Its eager search for the grubs II
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liage resembling that OF the hawthorns.
The white flowers are borne In long
racemes in May. II is rare In ordinary
collections and should be more gener-
ally planted.
Aftermath Is the grass which grows
after the hay has been made: II Ia
also called lattermath, rowen or row.
EFT, and when left long on the ground
is called fogg In some places.
The great amount OF moisture re-
qu!red by growing crops may be realized
from the fact that an acre Of wheat
needs sixty tons Of water a month.
The show OF the American Sweet Pea
Society will be held at the Museum of
Natural History. New York city. June
81 and 2S.
The New York and New Jersey As
ISOLATION OF Plant Growers will have a
three days outing at the Delaware
Water Gap, June 90 TO %.
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flowers FOR SCHOOL EXERCISES

Tho Essex County. n. j.. Florists
'.uo has taken mp the question of per-
hitting the children Of public schools
10 receive flowers the closing day Of
school. The children have not been
permitted to receive flowers. as some
ms1. not get them where others will
have their arms full.
The closing school exercises mean
mu"a 20 the children, who never forget
them rs iong as they live. No child
should be Inundated or disappointed
on .l.s occasion. Their treatment at
th's inc may establish their like or
d',NN" Tor flowers all the balance OF
thor ives.
I' should he the duty of every florists
'.H' 'o iucu.cate a love OF flowers, es-
," ally in children.
I'" children taking part in school
exercises now will soon be grown and
making and receiving floral gifts ac-
'''Hus 10 the measure the. have been
nH-N' to love flowers.
nom a purely selfish standpoint.
''.'1i considering tie treatment the
'7Nl''n are entitled 10, II is the com
mon sense duty of every florists club
Not only 10 see that some OF the chill
d'ru but that all OF the children re-
CO... lowers on the day of the closing
- ses II our schools.
me schools close at a time when
movers are plentiful, and florists clubs
W. ''ud citizens ready to make liberal
u"NH''ns from their gardens II well
0r''n2"d plan is operated.
II any one has a better suggestion
We VII be glad to publish 1t.
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Fig. First crown buds at2. One
result Of stopping the plant at 1. Stop
ping is pinching OF the top Of the plant
TO induce branching.
Fig. 2.-Terminal buds, central
cluster thinned TO one bud, side cluster
buds, , not thinned. indicate crown
bud to be removed.
Fig. 3.--Plants in borders restricted
to three main branches, staked and
tied up.
Fig. 4.-Remoying second crown
buds at 3 results in a third break and
terminal buds az 4.
Fig. 5.-Potting plants, dug from the
garden. About TWO weeks before lift
ing the plants. cut around them with
a spade. as shown.
Fig. S.-Removing first crown buds
at ?, results in a second break and
later second crown buds az ).
Fig IA crown bud I, obtained by
cutting or pinching Of side growths
at ?.
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REMEDY FOR DISEASE AND IN.
SECTS ATTACKING CUCUM-
BERS AND MELONS.

Cucumber blight causes the leaves
to become dark and discolcred dy-
ing usually from the edges, while the
vines remain green. ThLre is no rem
edy when 1t shows in the leaf: but the
plants can be treated to prevent its
spreading to other leaves or other
plants. When the plants are a foot
in length spray with Bordeaux mix
ture and continue doing so every two
or three weeks. Melons should be
treated in the same manner.
The larva or grub Of the striped
cucumber beetle eats away the surface
OF the roots OF cucumbers and melons,
causing the plants to wither suddenly.
The leaves do not become black and
dlscolored as when troubled with blight,