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The Monticellonian., 1915-09-09


 jointly an island comprising roughly about 2S,000 square miles, and having total pop
 ulation of nearly 2,000,000. Haiti has nearly the population of Santo Domingo, but o1ly little more than half it's area.
 For 100 years Haiti ard for half that period Santo Domingo have been cause of continual anxiety to the United States. Since gaining their independence both have been in state of constant upheaval and blood shed as result of a practically un- broken succession of revolutions.
 The story of Haiti is story of mis- cry. The characters are childish ne- groes, who play at dignity, spill blood and do no work In natural adyan- tages, Haiti is a land of fertile opu- lence, but what is human there is de- based and wretched
 A race of simple children pretend there at being kings and emperors and pr 5idents. All to themselves, they possess a part of a wonderful island,
  had the entire island at first but their quarreling gashed an ugly frontier across, marking off Santo Domingo, and now the sets of warning factions are multiplied.
 The fairy country of richly wooded hills. where these children play at gov ernment, is a land of palms, land of dreams and indolence. The people of the island own lazy Africa for moth CT They are the creatures of dalli- ance, they are good-natured, and quick to laugh, showing their white teeth and the whites of their eyes.
 But they also have the thoughtless cruelty of children. In spite of their natural slothfulness they rage under their tropie sun with the energy of bloodthirsty beasts, wrecking their tiowery paradise. They suspect the white man, fearing a return to slavery, and they carry on constant political feuds with each other On all sides
The Monticellonian., 1915-09-09

Mexican have authorized through needed it. Then other
  were made acquainted with what being  Much value Francisco pretext that  
  or ms followers others caught with this detected such executions have taken
The Monticellonian., 1915-09-09
Received .O-S Call

New York.-The American steamer Surgeanica, which arrived from Lon don, reported that on August 19 she received a distress call from the White Star liner Arabic The mes sage stated that the Arabic had been torpedoed, was sinking rapidly, was in need of immediate assistance and tlat the passengers were already talk ing to the boats.
The Monticellonian., 1915-09-09
PRESENT PLANS FOR FUTURE
 BEAUTY
By EVA RYMAN.6AILLARp.

We who grow plants in our rooms do so for the beauty of their foliage, flowers, or both, and get pleasure from them to just the degree that we can bring them to their utmost perfection. To attain this with plants of any kind) one must know their character istics and requirements and consider whether available conditions in the home are adapted to the plants de- sired.
 If plant standing in the open beds. or n sunny. southern windows, is making a grand showing of flowers, or brilliantly-colored foliage, do not get one like it expecting the same re- suits unless it can have similar con ditions. The same results cannot be secured if the plant is put into a shaded or northern window.
 On the other hand. primules and other plants that produce perfect flow CTS in cool, semishaded rooms, will not prove satisfactory in place adapted to those needing more tropical condi- tions. The plant-lover who expects to have all sorts of plants grow and tainly be found wondering why some of them do not come up to expecta- ition.
 Even the texture of the foliage needs to be taken into consideration, for rough-leaved plants that are injured by frequent washings have no chance to develop beautiful foliage in a room where furniture needs dusting every day.
 Space is another factor that makes for satisfactory window gardening, for certainly half dozen plants developed to perfect form and good size are vast 1y more beautiful than twice that num- Der of deformed specimens crowded in to the space.
 The question as to whether plants should be turned or not is frequently asked. and some people say: 40h, don't turn them, they will not bloom," and so on. After years of working among plants I hold this opinion on the subject: Plants grown solely for beauty as seen from the outside will serve the purpose better if never turned. leaving foliage and flowers drawn toward the glass, but ordinarily they are grown for the adornment of the room and the enjoyment of those inside, and should be turned often enough to keep them symmetrical in Ghana ciI h0 all It's stalks (to those in the room) !, Is not very ornamental.
 Very often plants are bedded out for the summer and then potted for the winter garden window, and almost often the potting is delayed until the plants must be taken in or fro zen; and the result is lot of plants that need a good share of the winter tn which to reeuperate.
 August Is none too early to decide which plants shall be taken into the window garden, and their treatment from the time of the decision should be much as will fit them to make fine display during the winter. rath- CT than get the finest present show. ing
 If they are growing where crowded. sacrifice few branches from the sur rounding plapts in order to give them space for shapely development, then pinch out tho ends of the branches on the selected plants to force the forma- ton of lateraH branches. These lateral branches furnish the blooming points on geraniums and most towering plants. and the more of them that can be forced 10 start. the more flow CTS one has during the winter.
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their black bodies glisten as they tum- ble over one another in their barges, lighting and scratching, trying to get at a bone. Their screeching is hid eous, and when one of them clutches the prize and tears the flesh with his teeth, until another snatches it away, one thinks with disgust of unclean beasts.
 Perhaps one Haitian in twenty can read and write. The educational sys- tenn is a farce. Yet, the inhabitants are usually devout. If village is on fire (one of the pleasing pastimes of warning faetions), the negroes will leave their huts to burn and toll fran tically to save the church.
 The lack of public works is pitia- ble. Naked children, and grown ones. too Toll like swine in the ditch rater of the public streets. The only cleo tric lighting in the country is that in the presidents palace In all Haiti there is not an illuminated street.
The Monticellonian., 1915-09-09
Just What She Wanted.

The much-traveled young man had just returned from foreign cimes, and of course he must entertain his rich old aunt (with whom he was in favor) with stories of the wonderful sights he had seen Yes" he said. in the course of his remarks, there are some spectacles that can never be forgot ten" Dear me-" exclaimed the ab- sent-minded old lady; T do wish you would get me pair of them, John.s
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fish. setting them free, and recording the time and place of subsequent eap- ture has now been in progress for a number of years and has given most valuable information as to the migra- ton Of fish and as to the ratio of the catch of any given year to the total number of fish available. This ratio is about 1 to 10 in the case of the common food fishes. Attention has also been paid to the age and growth of fishes, as indicated by annual rings on their scales, and it has been learned, among other things, that fish make faster growth in some years than in others, regardless of their in- diyidual ages.
The Monticellonian., 1915-09-09
Germany Buys Arms.

Chicago.-George M Getschow, sec retary of Phillips, Getschow & Co, is quoted as saying that he is a stock holder in firm which is making 100- GOO six-inch shells for the United States army and that the German gov ernment, like the allies, is purchasing war munitions in the American mar ket
The Monticellonian., 1915-09-09

Ing, that IS, 10 the extent that a signal corps has been created. The men waving the flags from the tops of sky scrapers are not weather forecasters, but policemen trying to learn the wig wag system in use in the United States army.
 In the unlikely event of war, New York probably would be the first point attacked by the enemy. Also, in the event of serious riots, New York would be virtually in a state of war In either eyipancv tha Naw
The Monticellonian., 1915-09-09
Await Carranza,s Eeplv.

Washington. = The next step in the effort to bring peace to Mexico will De considered by the Pan-American con ference very soon A majority of the military and political leaders of Mexi- co have replied to the appeal of the conference for a peace agreement.
The Monticellonian., 1915-09-09

-'I 'IVI7oIs NNI NNt' It To IINt VAtNII NIIt'N Peterson gets to visit town, but when he does it's a lively day. When he went into the fortune-telling parlor, the adventure with the doctor which cost him $8S for two bottles of medi- cine was still fresh in his mind. He did not intend to be "slicked" again.
 AS he stepped inside of the cur tained doorway. the gypsy queen was sitting before table gazing at crystal ball She raised her head and Peterson noticed a far-away look in
The Monticellonian., 1915-09-09
Increase Canal Defense.

Washington. - The coast artillery force on duty at the Panama canal will be increased to full strength of 2S companies, or about 1000 men. The former policy of maintaining the big gun crews at about half strength in peace time has been abandoned.
The Monticellonian., 1915-09-09
Germany Wants Cotton

Berlin.-German business men have transmitted to the United States an offer to buy 100000 bales of cotton. The price offered was 15 cents a pound, payable on delivery of the cot. ton in a German harbor.
The Monticellonian., 1915-09-09
Cattle Tick Costly

Washington. = The cattle tick cost the United States approximately ESQ., 000,000 during the past year, according to estimates by Dr. A. D. Melvin. chief of the federal bureau of animal industry.
The Monticellonian., 1915-09-09
Fish StatiSticS.

Some interesting fishery statistics relating to the seas west of Norway were presented in a lecture by Dr. John Hjort, the well-known Norwegian fishery expert. The work of tagging
The Monticellonian., 1915-09-09

bunko purposes here and for general commercial circulation along the bor- der line among those who cannot dis tinguish the counterfeit.
 The Washington authorities pro- fess their inability to stop the printing of this paper or punish either the lithographers or the circulators of the counterfeit, because it does not represent a medium of exchange of a government that is recognized by the United States.
 Millions of do11arc ;y
The Monticellonian., 1915-09-09
More Marines Reach Haiti.

Washington. = The collier Jason has arrived at Gonaives, Haiti, with a company of marines There was some disturbance there recently.
The Monticellonian., 1915-09-09
Teachers Must Disband

Chicago.-The Chicago Teachers Federation, considered one of the most influential of its kind in the country, must disband within the next three months. the Chicago Board of Eduea- tion decided.
The Monticellonian., 1915-09-09
Destroys AeropIane Shed.

Amsterdam.-A telegram received here from Maasbode says that allied aviators destroyed large building at Ghent. Belgium. used by the Germans for housing aircraft.
The Monticellonian., 1915-09-09
Uses for Raislns and Fios.

Both raisins and figs, split open, make good poultices for boils. A split raisin, placed over the gum. often gives relief to the toothache sufferer. Figs are valuable as a laxative.
The Monticellonian., 1915-09-09
Vets Oppose Militarisn1.

Scranton. The Spanish-Ameriean War Veterans in national convention here refused to approve a resolution favoring compulsory service in the United States army.
The Monticellonian., 1915-09-09
New York's Police Learning How to Wiqwaq

NEW YoRKNo the muicolored
 " municipal signals The police department of New
The Monticellonian., 1915-09-09
Counterfeit Mexican Money Printed in Frisco

AN FRANcIsCoVa quantities repre- sentng millions of
 been printed and much circulated
The Monticellonian., 1915-09-09
Western Farmland Visits Chicago Gypsy Queen

HCAGostuart Desplaines
The Monticellonian., 1915-09-09

4VWt7 IT tJVdf n IdUIb dIu UUUh. I UdI portion of the eight-foot sewer was re- gently completed and through the manhole Maehill obtained light and air. Accord 'ng to Policeman Mager. who discovered him, Machill was liv- ing in comfort.
 The Taeony police were given a surprise when the phone rang.
 Say, listen," came an excited voice, there is man living in sewer up at Torresdale avenue and Cottman street. Come up and get him. Everybody is scared to death"
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The Monticellonian., 1915-09-09
Woman's Suffraoe Loses

Montgomery-The State Senate by a vote of 21 to 10 defeated the equal suffrage bill.
The Monticellonian., 1915-09-09
Man Is Found Living in a Philadelphia Sewer

HlLADELPiA- Mahn found of
 an unused Toreda been living for week He entered through
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Turning Patroman there" Mager
  onay fame fought real lie dropped manhoe table On loaf of he saw bunk
 Machi talked ncohent Philadelphia hospital
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- - ATT and Santo Domingo share jointly an island comprising roughly about 2S,000 square miles, and having total pop ulation of nearly 2 900 900
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1915-05-07
SPRAYING FOR APPLE TREES
First Summer Spray for Apples Should
Be Applied Just Before Trees
Begin to Blossom.
by a. J. GUNDERsoN, Illinois Expert
ment Statfon.)

BY A J. GUNDERSQN, Illinois Expert
ment Station.)
If apple trees have San Jose scale,
scurvy or oyster-shell scale, spray
while the trees are dormant with com.
mercial sulphur at the rate of one gal.
Ion TO eight gallons of water. The
irst summer spray for apples should
be applied Just before the trees bios.
som. at a time when buds are show
ing pink. but before they have opened.
This spray SHOULD consist of lime sui.
phur at the rate az one gallon to 4d
gallons of water, and to this mixture
add arsenate of lead at the rate of two
pounds TO so gallons of water. These
two materials should be mixed to.
sether. the lime sulphur being a spray
for apple seab. and the arsenate OF
lead for the control of cureulio.
The second summer spray should be
made Immediately at the fall of the
bloom, that is, after the blossoms have
been pollenized, with the same mix
ture as for the first spray This spray
is for apple seab. codling moth and
curculio. The third summer spray
should be applied about two weeks
after the second. This spray is also
for the control OF apple scab, any cod.
ing moth or eureulio that may still
De working on the fruit
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1915-05-07

deal Row Of Early Ozark Strawberries.
nerous. There is money in strawber-
les, however. if you have the right
lind of marketing arrangements
In some sections the marketing prob
en- has been solved by forming CO.
operative associations. Sometimes L
did not stay solved as jeaIousIes and
bad faith caused the breaking up of
he associations. Where they have
managed to live through a few years
IF these troubles, the marketing or
CARNATIONS have proved their worth
by saving thousands of dollars for
heir collective memberships and saw
ng the individual growers several
cents crate on his berries.
The plants require a fairly rich soil.
put any land that win grow good corn
viii raise strawberries. The land
ought to be thoroughly MANFRED the
iall and early winter before the plants
are set.
After the manure is spread the
ground should be plowed to a depth
of about six inches. Next spring it
should be disked as soon as the ground
IS dry enough to work Dragging and
narrowing will smooth it down SO the
plants can be given a splendid start.
They need a firm subsoil to hold
iampness. but the soil at the top
should be free and loose.
The plants are usually put out in
lS-inch intervals in rows three feet
apart. Where it is possible the rows
should be made of considerable length.
It is better to have long. narrow
strip of strawberries than to have the
same area in a square. 1t means a
great deal in first-year cultivation TO
nave the rows long enough that they
are easily plowed.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1915-05-07

When motor trucks loaded with am
munition are dispatched to the front,
from depot in the rear of the firing
lines, 1t is now self-understood that
the slowest trucks so in front. while
the fastest bring up the rear. This
was found necessary because Of the
tendency of ammunition drivers to 60
at top speed, when the call for shells
and cartridges comes If the slow
trucks are in the rear OF the column.
the latter is strung out over miles of
road, with great gaps between trucks
offering an inviting target for an AZ.
tack by accommodating armored motor
cars or cavalry.-Scientific American
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1915-05-07
Soldiers Queer Biscuits.

The Indian and Australian can make
their own army biscuits; the former is
a "chupatty,' the latter "damper." A
chupatty results from the mixing into
a stiff paste by an Indian of -four, salt.
and water, and baking it on a metal
dish over hot fire. But the Indian
cook seems necessary ingredient to
make it tasty as well as nutritious
Damper needs flour. baking powder,
water and wood A hole in the ground
is the oven. Fill it with wood. and
while that is burning make your
dough. Then lay it on a large stone,
cover it with tin. and cover the tin
with the hot wood ashes. and the re-
suit will be damper.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1915-05-07
STRAWBERRY IS MONEY CROP
Profit ls Assured If Marketing Ar
rangements Are of Right Kind
Rich Soil Ia Essential.

Some men take 5000 worth of straw
berries from an acre OF ground, few
nave taken $500 worth from the same
area and there are many growers who
barely make living wages out of their
strawberry paintings. Yet strawber-
les are accounted a sure crop and
crop that makes quick returns.
Various growers of strawberries
lave estimated the cost of producing
IN acre of this product at anywhere
rom $50 to s1e0, writes F. L. Alexan-
Ter Of Arkansas in Farm Progress.
For a generation the strawberry
grower has been having his fat years
alternating with some mighty lean
,nes and most growers will tell you
hat the lean years are the most nu-
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1915-05-07
SUBMARINE SINKS
AMERICAN STEAMER
OIL TANKER ATTACKED orr
sciLLY ISLANDS AND SENT
TO THE BoTToM.
OF the Crew Of sixty-three, All Are
saved Except Three, the Car
tain Dying Of Heart Failure az
Result Of the Shock.

London.-The American oil tank
steamship Gulfiight was torpedced Off
Bishops lighthouse, scilly islands. at
noon on Saturday by German sub
marine. The vessel was badly dam.
aged and the crew was landed al
Scilly by patrol boat.
or the crew of thirty-six thirty-three
We're saved. Two jumped overheard
and were drowned, and the captain
later died of heart failure as result
of the shock.
the vessel was picked up by steam
drifters, which towed II into Crow
sound, where it was beached.
The Gulfiight was laden with naph.
tina from Port Arthur to Rouen.
The French steamer Europe also
was torpedoed by submarine and
sunk off the Scilly islands. The sub
marine ordered the crew to take to
the boats, and then fred several
shells into the ship. The steamer did
not sink from the effects of these, so
the submarine launched torpedo.
which sent her to the bottom. The
crew OF the Europe was picked up by
fishing smack and landed in Corn.
wall, England. The Europe was bound
from Barry to ST. Lazaire with coal.
The British steamer Fulgent was
sunk off Skelling rocks, southwest of
County Kerry, Ireland, in the dark
Sundy morning, also by a German sub
marine.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1915-05-07
CANADIANS LOSE HEAVILY.
Two Battalions of Highlanders Re.
ported Missing.

Ottawa, Can.-Casualties among the
Canadian contingent in the lighting at
Ypres are now reported to have been
nearly 5000. OF these, 1900 are re.
ported missing. the missing being
chiefly the thirteenth and fourteenth
battalions of Montreal Highlanders.
each 1000 strong.
It is stated that 700 officers and
men were killed and 800 wounded.
The totals thus given would indicate
that more than one-fourth of the 81.
600 mel in the division were put out
of action. The Canadian official eye
witness reported that two battalions
of Highlanders were left behind in the
fighting at st. Julien.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1915-05-07
BIG GUN slLENcEp.
Frenchmen Claim to Have Put Out of
Action Great German Gun.

Paris.-The official report given out
Sunday by the French war depart
ment says it is believed that the great
German gun which twice bombarded
Dunkirk from range of twenty-three
and half miles has been put out of
action, It also announces the bonn
bardment by the French of one of the
German forts at Metz. the Lorraine
capital.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1915-05-07
AeropIanes sombard France.

Paris.-German airoplanes. doubt
less in reply to the recent French air
attacks on Friedrickhafen ON Sunday
bombarded various towns of eastern
France.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1915-05-07
FAMOUS sITKA RECTOR DEAD.
Witnessed the Transfer of Alaska to
the United States.

Seattle, Wash.-Rev. Sergius George
Kostrometinoff, rector of st. Michael
cathedral, Sitka. Alaska. and who had
been connected with that church since
1886, died at a hospital here Saturday,
aged 81 years. He was born at Sitka
OF Russian parents and was one of the
last survivors of the group that wit
messed the transfer of Alaska to the
United States by Russia forty-eight
years ago, the ceremonies taking
place at Sitka, then the capital.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1915-05-07
CHINA REFUSES DEMANDS.
Conference Terminates Without
Agreement Being Reached


Peking-C has replied to the
Japanese demands in a note which,
while complying with some of the de,
mands, definitely refuses to accede to
others, including the most important,
embodied in what is known as group 5.
China also has furnished to the Jap.
anese minister, Eki Hioki, list OF
further concessions which she is will,
ling to grant, but after perusing the
note and the list, NJ Hioki declared
that it was far from complying with
the twenty-four demands, as present.
ed by his government This action
was taken after President Yuan Shi
Kai had thoroughly discussed the en-
tire situation with the members of his
cabinet and his advisers.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1915-05-07
Opposes Increase In Bates.

Chicago.--T. w. Tomlinson. secre-
;ary of the American National Live
Stock association. testified in the
western commodity rate case on Sat
nrday in opposition to requested adj
vances in live stock rates.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1915-05-07
Attack unwarranted.

The Hague.-The German aeroplans
attack on the American tanker Cush-
Ing in the North sea on April % was
described as absolutely unwarranted
by Captain Larz Herland of the Cush-
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