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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-10-16
BIG AUTO RACE PLANNED
Invitation 1OO-mile Event Is sched-
uled at Sheepshead Bay Nov. 2

NEW YORK, oct ie.-An invitation 100
mile Automobile race, In which efforts
Will be made 10 break all existing records
IN 10 that distance. viii be held ON the
new sheepshead Bay track November 2
SIX and possibly eight cars VIII partiei-
pate for a gold cup and prizes assregat-
Ralph Mulford, Barney Oldneld, Bob
Earnaan and Eddie Pulien already have
steaed for the race. Eddie Rickenbacker
and Earl Cooper also are expected TO be
In line.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-10-16
INDUSTRY MAKES GOOD
IN LATONIA OPENER
Large Field of Two-year-old
Maidens in First
Event

I.AToNIA TRACK. Louisville; KY,
oct 16-Industry made good in the
initial race here this afternoon, an event
of s-year-olds for maidens. The price
was S7.2O. A large field faced the
starter. The summaries:
Rirst race selling. 2-year-old maidens f9d-
longs-Industry, e8. La Pailie, w. 3sm
fS90 second; RED Cross. ios Gentry, 9s.lo
third Time, III Helen Thompson' Toney
csstrin Ruthless Olive McGee and Queen Of
the Mist also ran.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-10-16
D.nkIsmsn Again Defeated

DETROIT. Mich eoss oct .7.s,n swS9nn DfpRtls- ps.sls
dsiphie's representative IN the tnterstets
Three-cushion Billiard Leaeues .aost 'eses
netroltsr was II exeellenl form and turned ths
axsi15bia e,elst many hard sh0ts, Leaps best
e,,i4 es.paia y,,e run u eight Danklomans run
of four. The winner also maee W. fune oi
,l86. Dankicnan, 1tp-
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-10-16
JIM FOLEY VICTOR
IN 'ALL-FOR- RUN
Shanahan Athlete Takes Ger
mantown Event Today, With
Mellon Second

Jim Foley of Shanahan Catholic Club
won the 2h-mile ''all-for-glory" cross
country run held under the auspices Of
the Germantown Boys Club this after
noon after a stirring finish with clin
Mellon, of the Germantown Boys Club.
Foleys time was 10 minutes SS seconds.
Seven seconds later Mellon crossed the
finish line.
John L. Snyder, of the home club, was
third, while william Hedges was fourth.
The summary:
Jim Foley, ShanahRn c. C.....,.,.. l0;O0;Ss
2-Clin Mellon, Germantown u. c.. lO;OO;4o
8-John l.. Snyder Germantown u. q. nIb'O
4-Wiiliam Hedges, Germantown II. 8. l2;hb;O9
5-W. lie Fage, Germantown b. Co.. R2l:@
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-10-16
Mixed Foursomes at Fox Hills

NEW YORK, oct. l6.-The Fox Hills
Golf Club has added a nine-hole mixed
foursome event to its fall schedule The
event is arranged for the members OF the
Women's Association. The date of play
is October 10.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-10-16
!. Z Everett Makes Record Catch

'aadt6 \, everett, OF Manasquan, N. j.,
#>1on ~ arrest channel bass OF the
tNsA1a a i,erneEat Inlet. The big hsh
poonae. pounds. and supplants the
hi u e"aff -, caught IN July by n Nj But
~. NE seasons biggest flsh. Ever
'.| ~ p but two pounds lighter than
~ I..s. channel bass ever caught on
'|.. .l.E coast The record hsh was
|.|. eo|ni three years ago by Joseph
''||. ana weighed 3 pounds Z
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1915-07-09

Immediately available form. Nitrate
of soda gives splendid results with
these crops.
For lettuce nothing is better than
g soil that has been under heavy ma
nuring for several years. CONNER
ciai fertilizers are not widely used by
market gardeners for it. Muck land
growers have used heavy applications
of complete fertilizers. but the present
tendency is toward lighter feeding. es-
pecially when it follows heavily-fed
paintings of celery or onions.
Celery or muck land ordinarily re-
ceives one ton an acre of a complete
fertilizer analyzing about 1910. Some
growers use a 5-7-12 formula and appli-
cations may run as high as two tons
an acre when extremely close plant
ing is practiced. Stable manure is I'M
excelled for home market gardens.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1915-07-09
ANOTHER LARGE WHEAT CROP
Grain Should Be Stacked to Prevent
Spelling During Wet Weather and
to Save the Straw.

Unless some unforeseen calamity
should occur. the wheat crop this year
will exceed the phenomenal crop of
last year. and will probably be more
than zoe, 900 bushels OF winter
wheat alone. This means that the
threshing outfits, railroads, elevators.
etc., will be crowded to the utmost and
a great part of the grain will stand IN
the fields for weeks. Therefore it
should be stacked.
Stacking will save grain and straw
which might otherwise be spoiled in
wet weather.
Stacking will put grain through a
complete sweat which will improve
quality.
Threshing from the stack requires
less help than shock threshing, which
will equalize the cost of stacking.
Stacking furnishes good storage.
with absolutely no cost. which would
prevent Cutting the market at any
one time.
The grain must be removed for early
working of the soil. Stacking makes it
possible to plow following harvesting.
Early blowing is one of the greatest
factors in increasing the yield. Disk
ing the land early is the next best
thing.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1915-07-09
SEED OATS AND SMUT
FUNGUS Disease Causes Serious
Loss to This Crop.
Trouble 10 Quite Noticeable After
Plants Begin TO Head-Annoyance
May Be Prevented by Use Of
Some Good Solution.
(By C. z. HUTCHINSON, Missouri Ex-
pertinent Station.)

by c. 3 HUTCHINSON, Missouri Ex-
pertinent Station)
Loose smut of oats Is a fungous di-
sease OF the oat plant which causes
serious losses TO this crop. This di-
a is very noticeable after the
plants begin TO head. the flowers OF
infected plants being almost complete
ly replaced by a mass of fine, black.
dusty spores.
Dat smut may be prevented by soak
ing or sprinkling the seed thoroughly
with some solution which will kill the
spores without injuring the seed. The
most common solution used is forma-
lin and the treatment is made as fol-
lows:
Mix n pint of commercial forma-
lin with 40 to so gallons OF water in
barrels or other convenient vessels.
ring we'll so that all will be thoroughly
soaked Pour of the solution, dump
the oats out and stir occasionally until
dry. Another method employed is to
sprinkle the oats with the solution I'M
til they are we'll soaked, and then
heap them up in a pile and with
blankets or sacks. Leave them in this
pile for five or six hours, or even over
night. and then spread out to dry. Stir
frequently until thoroughly dried, after
which they may be sacked and set
aside until seeding time. Formalin
may be obtained from any drug store.
Machines for. treating oats and
wheat for smut are on the market. In
these the grain is passed through tank
containing the formalin solution and
then dumped out on the floor to dry.
Such machines are not expensive and
are very satisfactory. Formalin is
poisonous, but in this weak solution it
will not injure the hands and is per-
fectly safe to handle. Since the forma-
lin volatilizes rapidly. oats thus treat
Ed that are not needed for seeding
may. after thorough drying and airing,
be safely fed TO stock.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1915-07-09
FERTILIZER NEEDS OF CROPS
Celery on Muck Lands Ordinarily Re
ceives One Ton an Acre-Stabie
Manure Is UnexccIIed-

DR.. l.. l.. Van Slyke, OF the Geneva
station. recommends for early pota-
toes on good soils 500 to 1000 pounds
an acre of a 1910 combination. and
for the late crop about the same
amount, but with a larger proper
ton of acid phosphate. Truckers
sometimes apply as much Is a ton
an acre where large and early yields
are required.
Cabbage. cauliflower and related
crops are commonly treated with
the so-called basic fertilizer. 1910.
For early crops nitrogen and phos-
phorus should be readily avail
able. and 1.200 to 1900 pounds an
acre is not too much unless anu
has been used very freely. Many
growers apply a TOT an acre. The late
crop may we'll receive 600 TO 1000
pounds OF the same formula. but with
a smaller proportion of nutrients in
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1915-07-09

ColIapsibie Device for Tomato Plants,
Bushes and Vines-Fruit Support
ed on All Sides.

A collapsible rack for tomato plants,
bushes and vines can be made of plas,
tering lath (chestnut lath preferred).
Fig. l shows a complete rack put to-
gether and ready for use. Fig. 2
shows a collapsed half rack ready to
store away.
To make the racks, cut cross-bars
16 inches long Of lath, and nail them
to the uprights with three-penny
nails, using only one nail at each joint
so that the rack will fold. The Soc
lions are fastened together, says Farm
and Fireside, with wire rods IA inches
long. the ends Of which are bent to fit
into screw-eyes in the rack.
Cultivate the plants thoroughly until
IL or 2 feet high before placing racks
about them. When they are 5 feet
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1915-07-09

down. he saw the vague sparkle of
Jewels. The necklace was heavy and
ne dropped it in the pocket of his
dressing gown.
Now what was he to do with his
shrinking prisoner? Turn her over 70
Aunt Maria's tender mercies2 No.
he would give her n chance to get
away.
Halt way down the corridor was a
huge wardrobe in which Aunt Maria
kept some extra cloaks and wraps.
Jim Plndleton knew about this ward
robe and now he led his prisoner to
IL still holding the handkerchief to
her lips.
VIII you promise not to scream If
| take my hand away" he whispered.
Il prOmise!" she murmured.
Ills hand came away and she sat
down weakly In the nearest chair.
III get you a cloak and you can
leave II once. My advice is to get
as far away from here as possible
an. who IS that2'
A light fickered il the hall below.
Get II here" Kissed Jim. and he
bundled the girl into the wardrobe
ard turned the key. He walked to-
ward the stairway and met Aunt Ma
ria coming up. candle IN hand. her
black - swapping dangerously
Snail" she barked at him. II
might have been murdered IN my led
before / could hope for any help I ON
you. sir"
I'm sorry. Aunt Maria. began Jim
~apclcgeticalIy. I've been so busy
getting your emeralds for you"
My emeralds? You got them?
Good boy" approved Aunt Maria all
tn a breath Where Is that MINK
"Gone," fabricated Jim
Good riddance TO her. I'll never
do another stroke OF business with
Binks' Agency again! Come down to
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1915-07-09
SILK WORMS

itself a ocoon composed of a single thread from 800 to 700 yards in length.
The time consumed for spinning is usually from two to five days.
A case of preserved specinens shows the cycle of life of this Industrious
little animal The egg OF the silk moth is about the size of the head OF a
small PIN, and matches in about. ten days inoa tiny worm. Its growth from
this minute form takes about a month, during which time it develops into a
very respectable worn about three and onehalf inches long n onefourth
of a n inch in thickness. Upon reaching it's maturity, the worm stops feeding
begins to raw about tin search of a place in which to spin its cocoon
Within the finished cocoon the slkworm sheds its skin. and passes into
the pupa. or chrysaHs. stage II the cocoo is not put through a slowing OF
sitting process, which kills the chrysais inside, it will become a grayish-
whHem moth in about two weeks nor and break its way out of n end of
the cocoon Such procedure, however, is allowed only when silk moths are
needed for breeding purposes. since in breaking its way out the moth pushes
Keeling. and of value only for spun silk
In orde rto reel the cocOons, they are first immersed N boiling water.
and brushed, to rid them Of the loose outer flaments. The true thread IS
then unwound almost to the chrysaHs. but the inner lining is far 90 fine to
be reeled, and is used with the outer waste in the manufacture of spun silk
A single cocoon strand is to fine for commercial use, and is therefore.
pound Of sxpy reeled silk will reach a distance Of about $50 miles
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1915-07-09
Drink From Skulls OF Enemies

The barbarous custom of converting
the skulls of enemies into drinking
cups was a common one in ancient
times among the fierce tribes of an
cient Europe. and IA not unknown
10 the more civilized regions of the
South. The italian poet. Marine. makes
a conclave of friends in Pandemo-
mum quaff wine from the skull of Mi
nerva. In his Wonder of a Kingdom
Torrent makes Dakker say:
Would l had ten thousand sol
diers' heads. their skulls set in sill
yer, TO drink healths to his confusion
who first invented war"
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1915-07-09

The house telephone at Jim Kin.
dleton's bedside tinkled gently. Jim
who had arrived at midnight and who
was not yet asleep. yawned and picked
UP the receiver.
His Aunt Maria's voice came hoarse.
Iy from her room on the floor below:
Jim. there are burglars in the
house, Someone has taken my EN-
erald necklace"
Are you sure, Aunt Maria?"
q heard the knob OF my door turn
and I thought of the emeralds and
they are not under the mattress. /
was doubtful about that new maid
that Binks sent down yesterday
cOIored hair. She may be leaving
the house this instant. JIM" in agon.
lied tone.
Coming whispered Jim cautious
iy and. throwing on a few garments
he wrapped a dressing gown about his
spare form, stuffed a revolver into
his pocket and quietly stepped out
into the darkened corridor.
His slippered feet made no sound
on the carpet, but from somewhere
below am a muffied sound-like q
light step on a thickly padded sur
face.
Some one was coming upstairs
Perhaps the guilty m~aidservant. to
hide her iil-gotten gains in her room
in the attic above the third floor,
where Aunt Maria's relatives were
usually housed on their ARE visits to
that irascihle old lady.
Jim smiled confidently. Poor little
criminal maid He crouched at the
head of the stairs, started a little
when be made out a shadowy form
rising out of the gloom of the stair
case. waited until she turned the cor
ner at the newell post and then deftly
clapped his handkerchief over her
tips.
Don't scream" he said quietly.
Just hand over the emeraldsi"
His left hand supported her and the
trembling of her slender form thrilled
him.
I'm not going to hurt you" he
treasured her. Just give me the en-
eralds."
Something cold and hard was press
ed into his right hands and. looking
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1915-07-09
DON'T TOLERATE RED MITES
Dark, Dirty and Damp Houses Are
Especially Adapted for the Breed
ing OF These Insects.
by r. G. wEATHERsToNE.1

- - " " L. 1O-N Et
| have known cases where sitting
hans died while sitting upon the nest,
traceable to no other cause thar red
mites, assisted in their propagation by
filth. which had been allowed to ac-
cumulate in the nesting boxes and the
floor of the henhouses. Dark. dirty
and damp houses are especially adapt
ed for the breeding of these insects
and offer favorable conditions for
their rapid multiplication.
By paying a visit to the henhouse
at night and being equipped with a
good light, these pests may be de-
tected. Ii any are found. get busy,
clean out every part of the house,
overhaul the nesting boxes. burn up
the nesting material. take down the
roosts and paint them with lice paint
or wash them off with q strong solu-
ton Of disinfectant.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1915-07-09

high and have four or five good fruit
clusters. pinch or cut off superiuous
foliage and fresh growing sprouts.
When fruit-clusters get heavy see that
they are supported by the cross bars
OF the rack. This is the advantage of
the rack; the fruit has support on all
sides and does not break loose from
the plant stem. as ii often does when
tied to stakes. When the season is
over the racks a be stored in a
small space ready for another season.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1915-07-09

ing the live silkWOrms forms the be-
ginning of a series of exhibits showing
what silk is, how it is manufactured,
and many samples of the various prod
ucts derived therefrom. This section Of
the division of textiles takes the Wis
itor on a brief tour Of instruction in
silk-literally from the worm to the
gown. The exhibit includes examples
Of practically every kind OF fabric
manufactured from silk in this cOun-
try and abroad. as we'll as dyed and
printed silks. Each worm winds about
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1915-07-09

shown-the sandbag, sod. fascine. gabin, hurdle, together with the methods
OF fastening III men d desire restoration are pt through a regular
course on modelling these trenches in sand in a sand table" as we'll is in
struction in constructing overhead shelter. zigzag approaches. pits. barbed-
wire ntanglements. etc. in miniature. After the prisoners have become ex
pert at the modelling game they are transferred to the Der feds. where
they reproduce the work N the normal field scale.
The sandtab1e work is q very small part of a very thorough three month
course of instruction required to be taken before a nan is considered as
qualified for eto3tion to the army. The course includes, also, drills in
strucuon in target practice. estimating distance and military signaling flag
and semaphore}. Many restored mn have been promoted &c be noncommis-
stoned officers. One of the latter is used to give lectures &c the noncom-
mssioned officers in his regiment while the reports a to character from a.
large per cent of those restored show excellent"
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1915-07-09

o the observatory grounds. 1t resembles a water tank standing o end. but
is ornamented with scientific paraphernaha.
Contrary to the commonly accepted belief the pole does not keep point
nj In the sam direction It's axis Is moving about constantly in a spiral
and describes a path which varies at least 60 miles from its true station.
arthest pointw will gain % miles n side and tn ssme rate on the other
but it has not yet been known to make any wider swing out OF its standard
position.
Its variations are in periods extending W. eve years The pole
spends about three M onehalf ears in swinging outwards. then the same
lime In retracing its steps At the present the pole is going OIL its outward
voyage and will take more than a ear to complete the trip
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1915-07-09

structiOn required at these places
previous TO returning general prison
ers to duty with companies of the
regular army is on view in the office
of Adjutant General Mccain at the
war department.
1t is a representation in sand. on
a reduced scale. of an infantry trench,
which the members of disciplinary or
CARNATIONS are required 70 be pro-
ficient in constructing. Many of the
kinds of reYetment now in use ara
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1915-07-09

years. They were donated by florists, both amateur and professional living
n all sections Of the country. The roses are being grow for tbs purpose
Of ascertaTn1ng the effect of this climate O the different kinds of plants
Similar testing gardens have been established by the National Rose society
at Hartford, Conn; Minneapolis, MINI: Ithaca n. Y, and others ire now
being established IN Long Island M at san Francisco
Two years ago the department Of agriculture set aside about two acres
ofg ground in the experimental farm for rose testing. The rose plants were
supplied by various rose growers desiring to have different species tested
The testing of rose bushes takes three years They are examined by
experts at frequent intervals during this period and IN accurate record kept
Of their growth n performance.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1915-07-09

N ODJONt U tAto IT." WOth
is to find just what are the variations
of n pole OF course. TO n layman
1t seems strange to hear any reflec-
ton cast upon the upright conduct Of
the North pole. which was supposed
TO remain always an example OF un-
%fiinching. ~steadfast devotion to keep
ing its position. Yet. as even a Jove
may nod. SO one must accustom ones
self to the sad realization that the
pole actually "wobbles."
The instrument ia a small hnnsa
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1915-07-09
MAKING SEED ROWS UNIFORM
Shown in illustration Herewith
Will Prove Satisfactory.

A good way to make drills or seed
rows of uniform width and depth is to
have an attachment for the garden
rake as shown in the sketch, writes
Bert w. Verne of San Diego. Cal. m
Popular Mechanics. The device on
sits of a piece of tin or sheet metal
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1915-07-09

Gay dt a gathering or prominent
rosarians from all sections of the
country. The roses were accepted on
behalf of the government by DR.. w.
A. Taylor, director of the bureau Of
plant industry, who represented the
secretary of agriculture at the exer-
cises. The formal presentation was
made by Wallace Pierson of Cromwell.
Conn. president of the National Rose
society.
The roses have been growing in
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1915-07-09

haveing V-shaped projections on one
edge the width OF the rows. The
other edge OF the metal is inserted
between the teeth on the rake. Thus
1t a be easily drawn over the gar
den bed to mark the rows. After
the seed has e planted reverse the
tin and use 1t as q hoo for filling the
row.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1915-07-09
SiIkworms and Their Work In National Museum

A SMALL army of sdlkworms is busy in the older building of the United
"a States National museum gorgng itself on mulberry leaves, n spinning
cocoons from which the silk thread and fabrics are made The cas contain.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1915-07-09
How Army Prisoners Get Back to the CoIors

I N connection with the system of honorable restoration to the colors o in
4 force at the United States disciplinary barracks at Fort Leavenworth,
Kan. and the branches at Alcatraz. Cal. and Fort Jay. n. Y an interesting
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NavaI Observatory Exposes North Poles vagaries

r HE nava observatory has erected a very curious and interesting machine
i whose purpose is TO see just how much the North pole falls from grace
This instrument is in charge of Prof f. E. Ross, who is making the expert
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1915-07-09
Florists Present Roses to the United States

w AsHINGToN-The formal presentation to the United States government
w Of more than 400 varieties of roses now growing In the experimental
farm Of the department of agriculture atA Arlington. Va. took place he other