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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-25
PROTECT AND MAKE FRIENDS
OF NATIVE BIRDS.

Few farmers and gardeners realize
the value Of native birds. Every ma =
tive bird is worth It's weight in gold,
and probably many times over. For
their beauty and song alone they are
worth ths first valuation. For the
service they render In destroying in
sects their value cannot be computed.
An experiment recently made by T..
II. Forbush in Massachusetts proved
conclusively the value Of wild birds
AZ protectors Of fruit bearing trees.
An old, neglected orchard was selected.
and during the winter months special
effort was made to attract the birds by
means Of suet and other food. BY this
means chickadees, nuthatches and
woodpeckers were attracted to the
orchard. remaining during the winter
months. Observations OF the feeding
habits and examination Of the stomach
contents OF a few chickadees showed
that they were eating large numbers
OF eggs OF the gall cankerworm moth,
and the larvP and pupR OF other in
furious insects.
In the spring. when the female
cankerworm moths appeared in the
orchard. the chickadee fed on these.
While the trees in the neighboring or
chards were badly infested with the
worms. comparatively few were found
in the orchard which had been fire.
quented by the winter birds, and the
few which did appear were easily dis
posed of by the summer birds which
cam. To- the locality. The trees in
other orchards were almost stripped Of
their foliage. while this one retained
its leaves. and with one exception was
the only orchard in the neighborhood
to produce any fruit The exception
was the nearest orchard TO the one on
which the experiment was tried.
Frank Mann. pear grower OF
Rochester. y. Y. says that one year
the tree psylla had destroyed his en-
tire crop and that he thought there
were no prospects OF a crop the fol-
lowing year, but nuthatches came and
worked in fiocks IN his orchard all
winter and in the spring he could find
hardly an insect. Thus these nut
matches saved him thousands Of dol
lars IN one winter.
Nature IS wofully shy on bird shell
ters and bird fodder. We must turn
In ana help II we are to save a million
dollars worth OF crops, shrubs and
trees. The sooner the public realizes
the incalculable economic value that
the wild birds possess the sooner will
prosperity return Incidentally we
shall be more than repaid ny the
pleasure Of the birds beauty and song.
Loving natures creatures makes us
bigger and better
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-25
ASTERS AND DAHIIAS.
~ FRANCES N. ATT.

had an old fence row 1s feet wide
and 700 feet long. which had bee n
cleared. ploughed and put into early
potatoes. A good crop resulted and
the following winter Il was heavily
MANFRED. In the spring II was
ploushed narrowed and lined. Two
weeks later II was narrowed again
to kill the weeds, rolled and made
very fine. The soil was a good clay
loan.
divided the strip into beds five
feet wide ny Atty long with pat h
two feet wide In the middle and paths
two feet wide down both sides. into
the first group Of two beds trans
planted Queen o: the Market aster
plants IN mixed colors. They blos-
somed early and profusely. In the
other beds | put the following va
rieties Of aster plants: Violet King
Lady Roosevelt. rose, Giant Pink
Royal White. non-lateral branching
white. enchantress pink. Sawyer rs
ternum pink and lavender, Mlcado
pink, white and rose and lavender
gem.
The colors which clashed were sep
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-25

the season the records OF other years
are eQualled plants of this kind must
he afforded protection or a large per-
centage Of them will be killed by the
cold before settled warm weather.
Sparrows in New Jersey are eating
young lettuce plants as rapidly as
they are set out IL we had not
watched the sparrows eat the plants
we would have doubted that birds
were the offenders. Strings run
lengthwise about a foot above the
rows may stop the birds destructive
work. IL this Is not effective try a
sparrow trap or a shotgun.
W. J. H., Schenectady. n. Y. II is
possible to construct your own dam
and install water wheel and electric
plant. We suggest that you obtain a
copy Of Electricity for the Farm"
BY Frederick Irving Anderson, pub
iished by the Macmillan Company,
New York. It tells In an interesting
manner just what to do and how to
do II. You will be able to Judge after
reading this book whether you are
capable Of installing your electric light
and power system or not. With water
power running to waste II will pay
to harness It up and nave your own
electric power.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-25
VERMONT
winiham county tsou,hessD:

These varieties arc the principal
commercial sorts.
Tho following varieties named IN
the approximate order in whidh thsy
are reported to ripen are G1ven by the
New York agricultural e1pea'hrHen nj
station (circular IL. rev1sed) - the
most worthy Of consideration: Rv-
ers, Greensboro, Eureka, CAr1nAn
Minnie tAlton), st. John, waddeN
Pearson. Foster, Stevens. Champion,
Fitzgerald. Niagara. H.Hle. Early
Crawford. liberia. Oldmixon Free,
Eide, Crosby. Late Crawford. kalama-
ZOO. Chih, lamont. 6nock. salwAy.
The five varieties Of peaches IN o0t
hardy in wood are Crosby. Chill.
Stevens, Gold Drop and Hlberta. The
Crawrords are considered most tender
in wood. The five varieties OF peaches
most hardy in bud are Crosby, Chill
Triumph, Gold Drop and Stevens, The
Ave most tender In bud are the Early
Crawford, Late Crawford, Chairs
Reeves and liberia.
Data for other sections Of the cosin-
try will be found In Farmers Bulletin
No. 633 L. s. Department OF Agrioul-
ture sent free on application.
The variety lists are only suggestive
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-25

as to desirable sorts to plant In the
different sections.
The sequence OF ripening as indi-
Gated by the order Of arrangement Of
the varieties in the different lists is
only approximate.
The dates Of ripening as given for
the different varieties are only APP
proximate. In some instances. where
conditions vary widely within the
counties grouped togeth,r, the ripen-
ing dates OF q variety will he found
to differ greatly in different orchards.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-25

-Four flower shows will he held in
Newport the coming season. The
Newport Horticultural Society will
9ave its annual rose exhibition in
..une. the American Sweet Pea Society
wa mold its annual convention and
an exhibition at the Newport Casino
July and Q. with the Newport Gar
den Association and the Newport
Horticultural Society Joining in the
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-25

During the month of April We have
had some OF the warmest weather ever
recorded by the United States Weather
Bureau This has induced many to
set out in the open ground such ten
der plants as tomatoes. If later In
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-25

Asparagus beds will be benefited b.
"A light sprinkling OF nitrate OF soda.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-25
FOUR NEWPORT FLOWER SHOWS ANNOUNCED FOR THIS
SUN1NER--OLD AND NEW TYPES OF SWEET PIE

arated by having beds ~ whrc s,.,.
between them.
The Mikado asters were oy,ro,,,,,.
Continued on Seventh Pace
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-25

Ricinus. or castor oil plants. should
he started in the house at once for
sizablc plants to set out. Do not plant
the seed in the open until the last
OF May.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-25

Zinnias are becoming popular again.
They are classed as half hardy an
nuals. The middle Of May is early
enough to plant them in the open
ground. For early plants seeds can
be started in the house now.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-25

For grass banks, honesty, hyper
Gums, asperula odorata and irises viii
90 well. even in an exposed position
such ANIMALS as bartonia aurea. con-
volvulus minor, mignonette. sweet
alyssum and stocks can be used and
the seeds sown where the plants
are to remain.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-25

event. The outdoor show OF the New
port Garden Club and the Newport
Horticultural Society Will he held
August ~ to IA and August 10 and
10 the American Gladiolus Society will
hold it's NTH annual exhibition under
the auspices OF the Gardeners Associa-
ton and the Horticultural Society.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-25

Gypsophila panicuiata may he
lowered like an annual II sown early
and is valuable for use in bouquets or
floral designs.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-25
NEW MPSfiiRE.

Hillsboro and Msrr,mack coun,,e. ~
The Colorado statesman. [volume] (Denver, Colo.) 1895-1961, 1915-04-24

Now that the return of spring lures
everyone to the out-of-doors, devotees
of motoring are happily busy getting
together their motor toys" Coats
and headwear for rain-or-shine driv-
ing must be considered from every
point of view, and let no one think
that becomingness is not as impor-
tant in motor apparel as in any other.
But this is hint hardly needed for
the buyer of headwear. Women are
accustomed to placing becomingness
as the paramount essential when
choosing any kind of millinery. In
the choice of motor hats there is so
great a range this spring that one
can afford to be eXacting and to look
until the very best model is found.
Two motor bonnets are pictured
Nere that may be depended upon for
good service. They are made Of silk.
One of them boasts brim and is quite
like a hat in shape. 1t is developed
In pongee with brim-rever turning up
at the back over the folded-over
crown. silk cord and fan of fringed
braid supply the decoration and these
are supplied in any color demanded
The bonnet at the left of the picture
.s made in changeable taffeta piped
with dark color in the same silk.
The Colorado statesman. [volume] (Denver, Colo.) 1895-1961, 1915-04-24

A separate coat, which becomes a
suit-coat when worn with its own par
ticular skirt, but is available for
wear with various frocks, will com
mend itself to every woman, espe-
cially to her who contemplates jour
ney. Many of these coats have been
designed this season, and they have
been enthusiastically welcomed. They
are shown in tans. grays, black and
white mixtures, and in checks. In
these neutral colors they go well with
frocks or skirts in any color
One of the newest and smartest of
coats of this kind is shown in .he
picture. 1t is cut with almost
straight lines at the front and back
and trimmed in braid and buttons
with a crisp military precision. At
each side. a little below the waist
line, there is an insert of fan plaits
giving the desired flare, and the
aiouble turnover collar set on at the
back, is another concession to de-
mands of the vogue.
The skirt to match is plain, fitted
about the hips and with very con-
Bervative flare from hip line to bot
tom edge. 1t is a little longer than
ankle length. but short enough to be
correct tailored model.
In nearly all coats of this kind the
ut is vague, the waist line either
The Colorado statesman. [volume] (Denver, Colo.) 1895-1961, 1915-04-24

The body" possessed by this silk
makes it especially well suited to SOFT
crowns. Also, in the better grade, II
has fine resisting qualities agait 1t
dampness, and sheds dust readily
This bonnet is finished with broad rib.
bon ties in a soft weave that will not
crush. buckle. made of the silk
used in tho pipings, over foundation
of buckram. and two fiat buttons OF
the same. are used for trimming.
Many of the new wells are large
squares of chiffon hemmed all around.
Among them is a novelty showing a
square insert of net or lace in the
chiffon at one side. This is placed
over the face. when the veil is not
needed for actual projection, and al.
lows the wearer to see clearly.
JULIA BoTTOMLEY.
The Colorado statesman. [volume] (Denver, Colo.) 1895-1961, 1915-04-24
New Towels.


Some of the newest Turkish towels
have an initial quite four or five inches
long, worked in French knots at the
left of the towel, above the border, in
stead of in the center, as is usually
done. For mans use towels worked
with these large letters are very good
looking.
Among the newest designs for small
guest towels is one of fine damask of
very small pattern without woven
border. The latter is hemstitched on
and consists of an inch-wide hem of
colored linen, pink or blue.
The initial may be embroidered III
white on the hem or worked on the
towel itself in a color to correspond
with the hem.
The Colorado statesman. [volume] (Denver, Colo.) 1895-1961, 1915-04-24
NEGRO YEAR BOOK JUST OUT,

All pages. Valuable information,
ready reference book; should be in the
library of every minister, church
worker and public man or woman
Copies for sale at the Statesman of
flee, 1924 Curtis street. room 25.
Also agent for Dunbar's complete
works.
]. H. DONIPHAN,
State Agent
1921 Marion St.
The Colorado statesman. [volume] (Denver, Colo.) 1895-1961, 1915-04-24

Denver, Colorado. April 8, 1915.
To the stockholders of the Western
Loan and Investment Association:
nual meeting of the stockholders of
the Western Loan and Investment As
is, 1915, at the hour of o'clock D. M.
of said day. at room 25 Western News
paper Union building, Denver, Colo
RADIO. for the election of officers and
directors for said association and for
the transaction of any and all other
business which may properly come be-
fore said meeting.
L. C. CONNELL.
j. X. CONTEE, President.
Secretary. "a
The Colorado statesman. [volume] (Denver, Colo.) 1895-1961, 1915-04-24

Spring waists are both novel anu
wearable. The most noticeable fea.
lures are the continued use of high
collars and the return of jabots and
ruffies. That the jabot has returned is
good news, for never did women look
more attractive than when they wore
Jabots and ruffies of crisp linen and
lacs.-Vogue-
The Colorado statesman. [volume] (Denver, Colo.) 1895-1961, 1915-04-24
Separate Coats.

Separate coats are receiving a great
deal of attention; motor coats con.
tinue to be full length or seven-eighths.
Some of the newer coats are of uneven
length
The Colorado statesman. [volume] (Denver, Colo.) 1895-1961, 1915-04-24

raised above or dropped below the
normal, and only a suggestion, at
most. In many OF them lines are
perfectly straight or show gradual
flare from the shoulders down.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-08-31
PESKY BED BUGS
SWATTED P. D. @.

P. d. Q. is a new chemical compound
that you can get from your druggist
For 25c you get package that will
make a quart of the strongest, most
deadly bedbug destroyer you ever saw.
As good as a barrel of he old-fashioned
bug killers.
swat the Bedbug," is as much
slogan as Swat the Fly" because these
vermin carry disease in addition to be-
ing more than Objectionable.
?. ID. Q. (Pesky Devils Quietus), is
just as deadly to cockroaches. ants,
chicken lice or fleas. If you want to
see an army of fleas Ioop-rhe-1Oop try
P. D. Q. on a dog with well developed
flea colony living on him.
Your druggist has 1t or can get 1t for
you. Don't accept silly substitutes.
Sold by Geo. W. Stansfield and Tully-
Mcfarland Drug Co.-Adv.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-08-31
EAST SIDE NOTES.
Items for thie department may be
phoned to 1918 or State Journal office

The teachers conference of the
Third Christian church will be held
Wednesday night with Miss Doris Nc
Alaster. 617 Branner street. The cleo
ton of officers will be held and all
members are urged to be present.
The Plus Ultra class of the Third
Presbyterian church VIII meet at the
church for practice tonight
Miss Marie Olnlstead and Mr.. Paul
Neal were dinner guests at the NJ. s.
Spencer homo in Park avenue.
Mrs Fred Oberer will entertain the
members of the DorcaS society of the
Third ChristiaI church Thursday af-
ternoon at her home in East Sixth
street
Miss Neva Knox of Mcfarland,
kans., IS spending a few days this
week at the W. \. Redenbaugh home
in East Hill.
Mrs. F. w. FELTON, will entertain the
members of the Fidelity club Wednes-
day afternoon at her home, 2Sth and
Ohio streets. Highland Park
Mr.. and Mrs. y. n. Short and chill
dren of Kansas City who are visiting
in Salt Lake City will stop for short
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-08-31
FAILED TO TAKE BATH
Chicago Mans Saturday Night Over
sight Nearly Fatal.

Chicago, Aug. 31.-James Semrad ell
failed to take his bath Saturday night
3nG as a result his sister Tillie is dead,
and he and maid in the household
are lowering between life and death
at the Robert Burns hospital.
MI. and Mrs. Semradek went visit
ing Saturday night, leaving James, II
years old, his sister Tillie, IA years
Old, and the maid, Emma Hodek, 25
years old. at home.
Upon rhe return of the fatheE' and
rnother they were told by the barte nd :
er, George Jordan, that he mad
.smelled escaping gas. The parents
hurried upstairs to find the boy. girl
AMI maid Unconscious. Gas was pour
ing from a burner under a water heat
er in the bathroom.
James, when restored to conscious
ness, explained that he had maze
Preparations to take a bath and mad
lighted the jet under the water tank.
Then he had stretched himself out CT:
d couch TO wait for the water TO IL t.
lie fell esle Ell and a breeze thr1uSh
the bathroom window ex.in su;sned
the gas Light.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-08-31

visit with relatives here the last of this
week eEroute to their home.
Miss Anna Keven has returned to
her home in Nortonville after a short
visit with Misses Levine and Lucille
Vetter in Branner street.
Miss Marie Levitt who has been Wis
itipg relatives here the past month has
returned to her home in Sailor Springs,
Ill, accompanied by her aunt Mrs
E. NJ. Stamrn and daughter, Imogene,
who will visit relatives there a few
weeks.
Mrs. Sarah Altman ard daughter,
Mrs. Elizabeth Rigdon, have returned
from San Bernardino, Calf, where
they have been visiting Mr.. and Mrs.
Ace Nevelin the past few weeks.
Mrs. o. A Rathbone and daughter
Emma, of Manhattan are guests at the
c. L. Brit home in Fast Eleventh
street
DR.. B. 5. Gohene has returned to
Kansas City, after short visit with
Mr. and Mrs. Jno. Byal has returned
from a fishing and camping trip at
Maple Hill.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. E. Stone enter
tanned the friends of the Second
United Brethren church at their home
on Chandler street, Friday evening.
Those present We're: Rev and Mrs.
Robey, Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Brown, Mr..
and Mrs. Holmes, Mrs. Mae Lewis,
Mildred and William, Mr.. Wegie, Mr.
Lamboni, Mr.. and Mrs Sandifer, Ger
trude Sandifer, Mrs. Mages and son,
Allen, Mrs. Sickenger and two sons,
Hazel Galispie, Mrs. Jacobson, Miss
Shirts, Artice Woolverton, Mrs. Landon,
Mr.. Greer, Mrs. Cora Jones, and two
daughters from K. c., Mr.. and Mrs.
w. H. Long who are here from Cal.
visiting friends, Mr.. ard Mrs. T. E.
Stone.
The ladies of the Mizpah society
of the Third Presbyterian church will
give a tea Wednesday afternoon at the
home of Mrs. Sarah Marker, 80
Chandler street. The hostesses are
Mrs. Marker, Mrs. 1. N Ellenberger,
Mrs. Mary Norwood, Mrs. E. l.. Wool
ey and Mrs. Mary Weiss All ladies
of the congregation and friends of the
church are invited to call.
Mr.. J. T. Beckett of Natoma, Kans-,
spent Saturday and Sunday with his
sister, Mrs. Clark Trakson, 500 Chand-
Ter street.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-08-31
Notes and Personals.

Mrs. J. H Anderson and daughter
Airline of Chicago are visiting Mrs.
G. Marlatt of 14O6 North Quincy
street.
Mrs. Anna Switzer. who was the
guest last week of Mrs. J. D. Pratt.
S32 North Jackson street, returned
Monday to her home in Hutchinson
Miss Florence Rowe, who has been
visiting her cousin, Miss Hazel Boast,
909 North Jackson street, returned to
her home in Kansas City this morn
Rev. John Tracy. who was the guest
for the past month of his father-in-
law, Aaron Sheetz, returned to his
horne in Shelbyville, ILL.,, Monday
night.
Louis Louggist of Menoken was in
North Topeka Monday on business.
w. R. Sandstrom, who has been
visiting A. V. LindelL of the Shawnee
State bank, will return to his home in
Los Angeles tomorrow.
Mr.. and Mrs. Luthye of Silver Lake
have returned from an extended west
points of interest in Mexico, California
and Idaho.
I. w Dibble of the Dibble Grocery
company, has returned from Cali
fornia, where he spent his vacation.
A. NJ. Petro. druggist--Adr-
]. L. Holster will leave Thursday
for California to spend the winter.
T G. Hastings has returned from
California where he attended the ex
positions.
The Loyal Daughters and the Loyal
Workers of the Central Avenue Chris
tan church will have a picnic supper
Wednesday evening at the Sutton
home, 206 East Gordon street.
Mrs. Della Hines and daughter
Marie of Silver Lake spent the week
end with Mrs. H. L. Sanders.
Gerald Deppe, son OF Mr.. and Mrs.
F. H. Deppe. 1911 North Topeka ave-
nue., broke his arm Sunday evening
when he fell from a lawn swing.
At a family reunion at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. F. P. Rude of Rochester
road twenty-five guests were present.
Frank Southwick has returned from
Ludington, Mich, where he spent his
vacation.
Mr.. and Mrs Clark Neiswender will
leave today for California.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-08-31
in NORTH topeka
Efforts to Find the Body of
Drowned Boy Unavailing.
County Roads on North Side
Are Being Improved.

After more than so hours of dill
gent searching, the body of little
James Fitzgibbons, who was drowned
in Soldier Creek Saturday afternoon,
has not been recovered. The vicinity
of the point where he is believed to
have gone down has been thoroughly
dragged and considerable dynamite
has been used in an effort to raise the
corpse 1t is thought that the body
is at the bottom of a twenty-foot hole
in the creek.
The search was dropped for a short
time this morning while members of
the party that has been trying to find
tbs body came to North Topeka for a
supply of dynamite. 1t was renewed
however as soon as the explosive could
be rushed out.
The boy, who was eight years of
age, was drowned Saturday, while
playing in the creek with two other
boys, the oldest of which is fifteen. The
other boy is eleven years of age. On
premise that he would not leave the
sand bank, the older boys permitted
James to wade in the CT eek. He wad-
ed out too far and stepped off into
one of the numerous holes in hte
stream.
He was the son of Mr.. and Mrs.
George Fitzgibbons of Wichita who
are in the city visiting relatives.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-08-31
Improve Happy Hollow Road.

An attempt is being made to make
travelling over the Happy Hollow road
a little less inconVenient. Hereafter,
the only apparent happy feature in
connection with the road was the
name.
n1isSioners, the road to Meriden is be-
ing graded, culverts will be put in and
pipes are being laid to drain off
small pond that has covered the road
Topeka
improvements are also being made
in the Rochester road, six miles north
of Topeka, ana on the lower Silver
Lake road, between North Topeka and
ShOrey.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-08-31
Farewell to Summer.

No doubt about it. Summer has
gone.
For the second consecutive day. the
record of the North Side fire station
shows that damage to property has
resulted from over heated stoves.
At 7:16, this morning, wagons from
the north side station were called to
the residence of Paul Massey, 1413
North Harrison street, to put out
small blaze that would not be con-
fined to the stove. The damage to the
property was trifling the most regret
able part of the circumstance, appar-
emily, being the loss of the fire.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-08-31
S. r. Kutz is Dead.

S. r. Kutz, former ccuncilman and
member of the Board of Education
from North Topeka died August IS,
in San Antonio, Texas, according to
word received here this morning.
Several weeks ago Bradford Kutz,
a son, and Mrs Homer Haines, a
daughter went to San Antonio from
Topeka to be with their father, who
was then seriously ill. Until this
morning. however, no word had been
received from them.
Mr.. Kutz was buried in San Antonio.
Bradford Kutz and Mrs. Haines will
arrive in Topeka Wednesday.