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and cultivated crops in New Jersey. can
be killed and the harm which II is doing
prevented. In fact. much Of tho dam
age which it has done can be repaired
by giving the injured plants tho proper
conditions for recovery.
When the worms are feeding in linn
tied spots in lawns they may be de-
stroyed by spraying the grass so thor
oughly with arsenate Of lead zone 70
one and half ounces 10 one gallon of
wateC that the tender grass blades
Will. when dry. have close coating of
fine spccks Of poison. or by busting the
infested pots with mixture of pow
dered arsenate OF lead and sulphur zone
part of arsenate of lead 10 one part of
sulphur In such n fashion as to give
the tender blades n good coating These
mixtures may be used on vines bushes
and trees that are suffering from at
tack.
II the army worms are coming from
adjacent plots into ones that should he
protected their march may be STONED
by interposing band Of poison bran
mash, an arscnate of lead SPRAYED strip
or ny cutting ditch across their front
Tho poisoned bran mash is composed Of
twenty pounds OF wheat bran. one
| pound of Paris green or white arsenic
two quarts Of molasses and enough
water to mix the bran into stiff mash.
| The bran and the poison should be
mixed dry, the mola! Sos should be dis
| solved In the water and the water
| should be added To the poison bran Cthe
| bran mixture being stirred 40 the water
is added until tho macs assumes the
| consistency Of fairly stiff but not
sloppy mash. This poisoned bran
should he placed in rows. preferably IN
tho evening, across the line Of march.
The interpreting Of strip of poisoned
| foliage may I've brought about by sprav-
ing n strip Of the lawn or by spray
ing n patch of the food they like. cut
ting It and placing II in rows across
their line Of march.
IF the worms have already turned
the lawn reddish brown and have disap-
peared the injured grass should lie lib
orally watcred and fortified in order
that It may recover from the attack
For one acre OF medium Hight TO heavy
soils a fertilizer composed of l5C
pounds of bone meal and 1bC
pounds Of nitrate Of soda should 10
satisfactory, while for the Same sized
plot OF very light soil fertilizer com
posed OF 100 pounds OF bone meal, ljC
pounds Of nitrate Of soda and 1ftN
pounds Of murIatc Of potash should b,
used The fertilizer should he applied
Just before a good rain, or be followed
promptly by heavy watering. II mus
he evenly distributed,
Trees, bushes and vines injured by
this insect should likewise bo furnSho'
with food and water, in order that the,
may recover from the attack.
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c. A r y E N N c. N 9 I E s

waste grass land in the spring or fall
are good measures to prevent a rccur-
renee OF the army worm.
For small areas like lawns and private
grounds, the poison bait mentioned
above may be used. Equally efficient
is the application OF n spray OF one
pound arsenate OF lead dissolved in
twenty-five gallons of water. II the
powdered arsenate OF lead ls more easily
obtainable. one pound OF this may I've
mixed with eight pounds of -four and
busted on the grass where the worms
are feeding. II must be remembered
that arsenate of lead IL a deadly poison
TO men and animals. as we'll as 10 army
worms.
Army worms are likely to he followed
by a fly that looks very much like the
common house ny. This Is the tachinn
fly and frequently II is supposed to be
the moth that lays the egg of the army
worm. These flies. however are bene-
ficial. the larva feeding upon living in
sects. l.. o. Howard. chronological OF
the United States Department OF Agrf-
culture, In his Insect Book" says he has
seen vast armies OF the army worm and
every specimen examined bore the eggs
OF the tachina ny. Ono great outbreak
OF the army worm in northern Ala
bama in 1881 was completely frustrated
by the tach'ra flies. aided by a few
other parasites and predatory Insects
In some European countries salt II
used quite successfully in repuslng the
attacks OF insects Ants are driven from
houses by sprinkling salt about the
places that are infested. wide ridge
OF salt about field might bc effective
In keeping army worms hack. II hardly
seems that the insects would be able
TO cross n barrier Of salt. II In at least
worth trying.
Dr. II. r. Hartman. assistant State
entomologist, says New York State Ia
prepared TO send Investigators TO learn
tho extent OF the army worm outbreaks
and render whst aid In deemed neces-
sary. Requests for assistance should be
addressed to Or. q. @. Atwood. Agri-
cultural Department. Albany. n. Y.
Or. p. =. Felt. State entomologist,
suggests the use Of broad bands OF tar
as barrier or tar applied 10 boards
set up on edge. Tree tanGlcfoot can DO
used in the same way.
The advance OF army worms may also
he checked by spraying n strip just In
front Of the caterpillars with paris green,
using at least one pound to fifty gal
Ions Of water and taking care later 10
see that all such vegetation Ia cut and
burned or disposed of in such a way
as not TO endanCer 1--we stock
Tho numerous reports Of army worms
in widely separated sections OF this
State and in other States render It
probable that there will be many local
outbreaks OF this pest Quick action II
essential II one would protect valued
crops.
DR. Thomas ]. Hadlee OF the New
Jersey Experiment Station gives the
following information and suggestions
! The army worm, now damaging lawns
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THE ARMY WORM.

The army worm. or Leucania unipunc-
tata. IL the larva Of an insect Of the
order Lepidcptera and family Noctuld;p,
which receives It's name from its habit
OF marching In great numbers.
DR.. W. j. Holland In The Moth Book
SAYS tho army worm "a found from the
Atlantic Ocean to the Rocky Mountains.
and from Canada to Texas and south
ward at suitable elevations upon the
higher platcaus Of northern Mexico.
The first appearance of these insects In
great numbers is recorded as having
occurred in-New Hampshire and Massa
chusetts in the year 1913 In 1861 their
ravages were particularly bad in the
state of Missouri and in southern
Illinois.
The army worm appears IN greatest
numbers IN years which arc charac-
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AUGUST FLOWER SHOW AT NEW
PORT.

The August Flower Show will be held
at Belcourt on Bellevue avenue. New
port, X. l.. August 10 to l5. The sched-
ules OF premiums can he obtained from
William Gray, secretary. Newport The
show is held under the auspices of tn"
Newport Garden Club and tho New
port Horticulture Society. The prize
list OF each society is quite liberal, in
GLIDING cash and silver cups.
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EXTRACTS FROM THE AMATEURS
GARDEN.
nv SUSAN y. DIXIE.
The solitary Plant.

Fair AZ star when only on Is shining
In the sky. Wordsworth
A most lovely object ls solitary tree
of symmetrical growth standing alone
in n wide field with the blue sky for
background Equally lovely, in a
smaller way. IS n fine foliage plant set
on lawn, quite alone. good speci-
men OF the Funkh sub-Cordata, with
its deeply scanned tropical foliage and
vivid co.orng is useful for this purpose
II is n hardy dorduOus perennial and
needs no care or protection, and in An
gust II throws up stalks OF pure white
lilies, fragant and profusc
Another plant for this purpose Is that
which English gardeners call the
American velvet plant" and known to
us as "mlllers weed" or mullen. II Is
conspicuously he1utifu whom OF luxu-
RANT growth. Fcrtillze II and set Il
alone in n frame Of verdurc on a well
kept lawn. It's foliage appears Ike
silver gray rosettes, and when the dew
Is upon It sparllcs and Ellt'ers like
boar frost. II Is an ornament, unique
and lovely.
The mullen is an evergreen peren-
n'al and may he found on the waysido
| from Maine to Florida. Tho flower
stem should he cut out and the offsets
! Ike the old hen and chickens plant"
circle about the parent growth, formlne
n clump which shows up well ever
when inc lawn is covered with snow
II is a strong and enduring growth
/ surviving the scverest winters.
Another solitary plant for the lawn
/ especially in winter. ia the Yucca fla
montosa evergreen, immortal which In
midsummer throws up n spire OF pen
duous bloom, Ike moon lighted bells
fragrant and lasting. The Blgnonia
Eraudinora trained I'm tree form Is q
beautiful object. II should be dashed e
a stake; severely cut back all latera
branches until II has a fine head Ths
best stake is ten foot length OF ga
pine. driven securely into tho ground
near tho plant. Water sparingly. fertl.
lize with homo meal, which you car
make yourself with a hammer and tn.
refuse homes from the soup kettle.
one can force the common trumpet
vine In this way also, but the blooms
arc not ono 'Ourth tho size The secre'
is TO keep d wn the foliage by pruning
and no Watering hut tne rain.
The Evolution of the Tomato Can
When YOU set your shrubbery in thu
garden plant a tomato can close TO tn
roots below the level of tho soil ant
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pack the can with road manure. The
rams will filter through the manure
gradually and rust will dsintcgrate the
tin in a season. You will soon see the
effect of the iron and the fertilizer In
deeper colors and more luxuriant
growth. This treatment will not do for
succulent plants, such as geranium
and tomatoes; II runs them into rank
growth of foliage at the expense Of
bloom and fruit, but for roses, hardy
shrubs, foliage plants. vines and fruit
trees II Is valuable and stimulating
food neatly applied. involving but little
labor and "out of sight" In a double
sense
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Wilmington tied for third place with Hty.
four eggs each. The total Yield TO- aH
pens amounted 70 2.a54 eggs Not slno~
the close NJ tho eighteenth week., nearly
five months ago. have tho hens yielded
less than 1000 eggs
The ten leading pens to date ar. as
follows:
Pen.
i4-Tom Barron Cattoreh England
white Wvandottes ............. sci
6s-Francis p. Lincoln. Mount carm.i
Conn, white Isshornr ........ Bsl
os-Tom barron. Catforth. England.
white Leghorns. ................ lt
i7-Neale Bros ApponsuE, r. l.. white
Wyandottes ................... as
1s-Merry.hought Farm, Columbia
Conn, NhitN Wyandottes .... gt
b4-Cecil Guernsey, East Cohleskili
". Y. white Beghorns .......... I.st4
S-A r. RrundHge. Danhury. Conn
S. G. Rhode Island Reds ....... e. ~,
st-P. q rlatt. wallingford. Pa. white
- Lemons -..s..... ....... ....s..... '.N't
ss-Rratnford Farm Groton. Conn
white LcEhnrns. ............ "1N
s0-Ponnie Brook Poultry Farm sara
toga. y y. White LeFhoruH ..-,
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Considerable time can be saved by
PLANTING small fruits such a. rasp-
berries. blackbcrrics. currants, G,os'-
berries ana grapes this fall. Fruit and
ornamental trees can he planted ad-
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Rhubarh seed stems should he re-
moved promptly and tho Wants given
a thick mulchjng ~ manure. which Will
benefit the roots and encourage free
growth. This will he found . great
advantage next season.
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Finish setting celery.

For late crops SOW spinach, radish
tlrnip lad Ealc.
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vantageously In the autumn. Autumn
is also a good time to set out asparagus
and rhubarb roots.
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Keep water in the garden for the birds
and have II out OF the reach oil cats.
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Keep the ground we'll cultivated all
his month.
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MISCELLANEOUS.

ChPONIzF NOTR SURPLUS coo hfh'
Dapnr s. fni mH., .i"Ne} '...
poultry Cnnons Ni,l pa, - y.If o..
alone CaNo0s tre cheliy WuGn 1871. Ism
d q. Huulgi.g Htl -tt.I 80 ff'.H
4 T. WELLS. l-7 koarna. 50. INt...
FOV SALE so nno strong. WHITE ,
HORN HENS One year olt. I'H..H
uuick buyer Owner '- West 't.'
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f~nt jet weeds 20 TO seed.
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SATISFY or vegetable oyster can he
own NOW for use nest spring. II this
ras planted last spring that part Of
Ne cr u wanted for usc next spring
an ho left in tho ground over winter
~ he roots tt may nc necessary TO
draw % little soil over tho rows for
protection.
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When YOU set your shrubbery in the
garden plant tomato can close to the
roots below the level of tho soil and
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Tor wlicr use parsley can hc grown
90 . hoN in tho kitchen or cellar or
Under tho bench in the greenhouse.
Sow TIC seeds in the autumn.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1914-12-03

who is we'll known here, and from
there they will go on to Portland and
points in the west and south
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Ployhar left to-
day for Minneapolis where they will
spend week on a combined business
and pleasure trip.
Mrs. H. J. Personals of Hatton, N.
D., was an arrival in the city Satur-
day. Mr.. Personals will join his wife
in week or so and they will make
their home in Valley City. Mrs. Per-
sonius is at present visiting at the
home of her mother, Mrs. Marion
Kramer.
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Clark were
the guests yesterday of DR.. and Mrs.
C. A, Anderson and family at their
home in the city.
Miss Alhorn of the Lincoln school
was the guest of Miss Nellie Whitcher
at her home in Getchell Prairie.
Mrs. E. Courette returned to her
home at Minot last Sunday after spend
ing Thanksgiving with her son Forest
who lives in the city.
Miss Mary Boynton spent her
Thanksgiving at her home in Leal.
Miss Ruby Farley returned last ev'
ening from her home in Jamestown.
The crawling on Fifth Avenue will
undoubtedly be of great benefit later
but at this time is neither pleasing to
the eye or to the vehicle owner who
pass that way.
Rev. Willard Crosby Lyon and fam
ily returned to the city Saturday from
Fargo, where they attended a family
reunion and spent Thanksgiving with
relatives.
Miss Hattie Eldridge returned to
|Cooperstown on Friday morning after
spending couple of days in the city
at the home of her mother, Mrs. Sam
Eldridge.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1914-12-03

Miss Alpha Ferguson returned to
Cathay this morning where she Is
teaching in the Cathay schools. Miss
Ferguson has been visiting here for
several days, and spending the Thanks
giving vacation.
Burt Weston, who is teaching in the
consolidated schools at Pillsbury, re-
turned to that point this morning aft
er spending the past few days in the
city visiting at the home of his par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Weston.
Miss Florence Allen of the faculty
of the Richie schools, returned to the
city from Ada, Minnesota, where she
has been spending the past several
days, and week end vacation with
friends.
Mrs. Loretta Blair of Detroit, Mich
igan, was an arrival in the city on
Thursday, and will make an indefinite
visit here at the Hotel Kindred where
she is the guest of her niece, Mrs. r.
S. Hanna. Mr.. and Mrs. Hanna are
from Courtenay, and are spending the
winter here, being pleasantly located
, at the Kindred.
Miss Thelma Thorkelson, the little
daughter Of Mrs. Bertha Thorkelson,
has returned to the city from Wynd'
mere, where she spent the vacation
period with her sister Miss BERTHE
Thorkelson, who is located at that
place.
Mrs. j. L. Cooley of New York City
was an arrival in the city Friday even
ing from St. Paul, and is a guest at
the home of her brother A. J. Henry
and family on North Sixth Avenue
Mrs. Cooley will make an indefinite
visit in the city.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. Mcmillan of Vim
bladon. were over Sunday visitors in
Valley City, and spent the day here
being registered at the Hotel Kindred
They returned to Wimbledon Sunday
evening.
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FROM MONDAYS DAILY
MONDAY, NOVEMBER so, 1914.


Arthur Miller was an arrival in the
City yesterday evening from Mime
apolis, and is spending today in the
city, and visiting at the home Of his
son, Arleigh Miller, of the First Ma
tional bank force. Mr.. Miller is en-
route to Minot, and leaves for that
point this evening.
Miss Tess Henry returned to Bis
marck yesterday evening to resume
her duties in the Offices of her brother
Frank S. Henry, state land commits
sioner. Miss Henry spent Thanks
giving here and visited at her home
here since Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. 10 Starke, who are
we'll known in the city, and who live
eleven miles north of town, welcomed
the arrival of an eight and half
pound baby girl at their home on Fri
day evening. Mrs. Starke and the
baby are reported as doing nicely.
Mrs. X. S. Ramsett and son of Fin.
gal were visitors in Valley City on
Saturday, and spent the day here
shopping and visiting with friends.
Mrs. James McKinnon and daughter
Miss Jane McKinnon who have been
visiting in the city the past week at
the Chas. G. Lund home on West Fifth
street, have concluded their stay here,
and left Saturday morning on No. 3
for Miles City, Mont, at that point
they will visit with S. D. McKinnon
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1914-12-03
FINISHING MATERIAL.

Will sell cheap 300 it. wall board,
200 #. plaster board. 2 rolls gray slate
roofing, l roll red slate roofing, l roll
tar paper, ! complete window frame,
40 cement blocks, 6x8x12x24 in, sew.
eral loads of good winding wood and
one clipper lawn moker. Geo. Holt
west end of Third Street. Phone
323L. 123-2td-1tws
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1914-12-03
FROM TUESDAYS DAILY
TUESDAY, DECEMBER I, 1914.

TUESDAY, DECEMBER I, 1914.
David L. Junod of Fargo, has accept
ed the position of wire chief with the
local telephone company, and entered
upon his new duties today.
Miss Marion Frazer of Fingal was a
week end visitor in Valley City and
while here was the guest of Miss Mar
jorie Cook.
Mrs. A. S. Sigurdson returned last
evening from Washburn, in the west
ern part of the state, where she has
been visiting with friends for the past
week.
D. R. Jones of Sanborn was a caller
in the city yesterday, and was regis
tered as a guest at the Hotel Kindred,
while here.
Mrs. A. W. Osher, the mcthe:- of
Mrs. Lee Combs, returned to her home
in Minneapolis yesterday after spend
ing TIE past week in the city at the
Combs bone on Euclid Avenue.
Mr.. and Mrs. James McFadgen OF
Rogers were callers in the city yester.
day. and were registered at the Kin
dred.
Mrs. Annie Miller of Sanbo,n is a
Valley City visitor today, and while IN
the city is a guest at the home of Mrs.
Fred Reidman on Euclid Avenue. Mrs.
Miller will return to Sanborn tomor>
row morning.
C. w. Athey of Grand Forks was a
visitor in the city yesterday, and was
looking after the interests Of the
North Dakota Mutual Insurance Com
pany, of which he is travelling repre-
sentative.
I! Miss Anna Johnson of Chaffee's
store, returned to the city on Sunday
evening from Leal, where she spent
Sunday visiting with friends.
E. C. Hilborn of the Northwest Muir
sery Company, was passenger to
Minneapolis yesterday evening, Wnere
he went to attend the convention of
the Northwest Nurserymens' Associa-
ton, held at Minneapolis this week.
Miss Anna Schmidt of Minneapolis
who spent last week in Valley City as
the guest of Miss Anna Cook, conclud-
ed her visit in the city and returned
to Minneapolis on Sunday. Miss
Schmidt was formerly in the office of
the Middlewest Insurance Company Of
this city. OF.
Attorney and Mrs. Lee Combs arr
happy over the arrival of ten pound
boy, born this morning at the Platou
Hospital. Mrs. Combs and the new
baby are reported as doing very nice
ly.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1914-12-03

BRING your Potatoes, E0os and But
ser 20 the Farmer Mercantile Com
pany's store and get the top Prices.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1914-12-03
ESTRA,Y NOTICE.,

Taken up one yearling heifer, taken
up on NV. IA 5-140-58. Description
red with white face. John Cook Call
920I. 12.2.1td-4tw
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1914-12-03

Coming our way? Well I guess.
Why? Because we give best service
at the Butler Eyesight Specialists.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1914-12-03
THE CITY

Highest market price paid for Pc.
tatoes, Eoes and Butter BY the Farm
sr,' Mercantile Company. 2.19wt1
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-08-04
WHAT WILL WAR MEAN TO YOUR STOMACH
AND POCKETBOOK, MR.. AMERICAN CITIZEN?

will these United States becomes
a beehive of industry?
should the death disaster? Will
prosperity poverty become bess and
foodess the machinery of the world of killer?
merchant? The banker? The
uer? VIII they golden profit from lands will they
years?
Does hunger plenty? Does boom times pancs?
necessities
the agnaion Of business with greatly of living
The opinion the pessimc Most of the
who have tried to forecast the possibilities of only disaster
complicated
merchant marine Ships flying foreign flags would be fair for the
of
the protection of the neutral
Before ships that this proof all
a protect great
What viii happen when reality when millions of fight
destruction the
occupation connen Only the show From the leaders of
industrial financial
widely divergent opinions
JOHN R. FORD, w. H. BENNEY,
Acknowledged Authority w. Manager OF the National Manufacture
o
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-08-04

JOTIN n TONUg
Acknowledged Authority on U, S.
Customs.
1.-THE reversal of the current of
foreign trade will deprive the United
States of millions of dollars monthly
in customs duties on European pro-
ducts. Imports from Europe for the
fiscal year ending June 80, 1913, to-
tailed more than 1892 100000 in.
value. This would practically disap-
pear in the event of general Euro
pean war;" .-... -
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/, as member of said union, state
that such resolution has never been
brought up before our meetings At
the following regular meeting this
matter was brought up and a resolu-
ton was passed to condemn the Chi
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-08-04

w. n. bENNEIy-
Manager of the National Manufacture
ers' Association.
prices of food will rise. There
viii be a feverish activity in some
lines of industry, but it is hardly pos
sible that there would be any raise of
wages. 1t is more probable that there
will be more unemployment with a
higher cost of living"
j. OGDEN ARMOUR,
King of American Meat Packers.
'"The war between Austria and Ser
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1914-07-16
Miss Annie Laurie Waring
Gave a ROok PARTY

Miss Annie Laurie Waring de-
lightfully entertained az a porch
rook party Wednesday afternoon in
honor of her house guest, Miss Maui
rine Damn of Kissimmee. About $3.50
the guests began to arrive and from
then until $50 there was not an
idle moment.
Ruth Westbrook won first prize,
a KeWpie pin, the BOBBY prize falling
to Vesta Todd, while Miss Maurine
Damn received a lovely Lakeland
penant, as guest prize. Delicious re-
freshments of cream and marshmal-
low cake and marguerites were
served, after which there were sew
eral delightful musical numbers,
both vocal and instrumental, which
We're highly enjoyed by all. The
color scheme, pink and green, was
carried out and rhe evening was
voted a most delightful affair. An
ME Laurie was assisted in the serv-
ing by her mother and Mrs. ]. I.
Baird Those present were: Misses