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The hummer. (Houston, Miss.) 1914-19??, 1915-08-20

Prepared by the United States Depart
ment Of Agriculture)
The more alfalfa FIELDS there are, the
greater viii be the plague of grasshop-
pers unless measures are adopted to
control the pest The grasshopper, Of
course, was known in America long
before alfalfa, but as the country be-
comes more settled and the waste
lands and uncultivated fields in which
the insect breeds grow fewer, the pest
crowds in greater and greater num-
bers into the places that are left it.
Since an alfalfa field affords almost
ideal conditions forebreeding, to plant
alfalfa is to invite all the grasshoppers
in the vicinity to come and be merry
at your expense.
In order to breed freely, grasshop-
pers require two conditions; first, an
undisturbed soil to hatch their eggs
and second, a food supply for their
young. The margins of roads and
fences, ditch banks, in fact any waste
land, will do to hatch the eggs but
with alfalfa or grain at hand for the
eating, the young will not stay long in
their birthplace. Grasshoppers, it is
true, have many natural enemies which
win be attracted by the abundance Of
their prey and thus ultimately afford
,he farmer some relief BY that time,
however. the alfalfa crop is likely to
have suffered irreparable damage.
Perhaps the simplest way of fighting
the pest, when this is practical, is to
destroy the eggs. These are deposited
in masses in the late summer and fall,
inelosed IN kidney-shaped pods, in soil
which the grasshopper prefers mod
erately compact and rather damp, but
not actually wet. The young hatch in
spring, reach maturity in the summer
and die when they in their turn have
deposited their eggs. There is only
one generation each year. Throughout
the late fall and winter, therefore, the
farmer has an opportunity to rid him.
self of the pest by destroying the
eggs. Flowing, narrowing, disking OF
cultivating to a depth Of two inches
viii DO this.
Where the nature Of the ground OF
other circumstances make this i'm.
practicable, specialists in the depart
ment Of agriculture recommend the
use Of poison bait Resort must be
had to the bait early, however, and all
waste and uncultivated land gone
over thoroughly before the young in.
seets have evoloped sufficiently to
move about freely and feast on the
growing crops. For, as has already
been said, though the grasshoppers
The hummer. (Houston, Miss.) 1914-19??, 1915-08-20
Real Campaign Is
Taking Place Of
Old Time "CIean Up
ANNUAL BATH" FOR TOWNS
TABOOED.
Five Thousand Communities VIII
This Year Join Clean Up and
Paint Up" Movement.

MORE than 5000 cities and towns
AVA will this year participate in
opening weeks" in the National Clean
Up and Paint Up" campaign, accord
ing to Allen w. Clark, chairman of the
National "Clean Up and Paint Up"
Campaign Bureau, st. Louis. Many Of
these committees, Clark declares, are
thus breaking away from the old
established "clean up" or annual
bath" idea and are striving to make
their improvement programs continu-
Gus performances.
Files in the bureaus offices, which
Indicate that the organization has in
reality become a national clearing
house for the dissemination Of com
munity betterment ideas, show that
last year more than 1000 cities and
towns made an effort to "clean up and
paint up. This year." commented
Chairman Clark, "it looks as though
we would cooperate with more than
5000 communities, in each of which
some live civic leader is trying to i'm
prove living conditions. Though a
majority of these campaigns viii start
with an opening week, a definite
program Of activity, we know that the
bureaus success has been chiefly due
to the fact that we try to get away
from the old-fashioned annual clean
up idea that has become odious to
many civic leaders and an annual joke
in many cities. The plans Of the
bureau call for continuous campaigns
that bring permanent results and help
form worth while civic habits"
The Work to Be Done.
The work Of the bureau this year Is
more comprehensive than ever before.
Everything that will beautify, pre-
serve, improve sanitation, reduce fire
RISKS, and better health conditions has
been carefully provided for. Among
the things which local "Clean Up and
Paint Up" campaigners are doing this
year are: Cleaning the streets and
alleys, front yards, back yards, cellars,
stables, atticks; the removal Of ashes
and rubbish; cleaning up vacant lots
Of rubbish and weeds; eliminating
breeding places Of flies and mosqui-
toes; planting and care Of trees,
hedges and flowers; and the liberal
use of paint on everything that
needs it.
It is this constructive, permanent
nature of the Improvements effected
that has won the endorsement of
national leaders in every branch Of
civic uplift work. Among those serv-
ing this year on the National Bureaus
The hummer. (Houston, Miss.) 1914-19??, 1915-08-20

NJ M. McQuary to the New Harmony Convention.
A Petition to the Hon. j l. White of Atlanta, Ca,
Publisher of the Conventions Text Book before the
Convention advocating the character shape note
system without change Of staff music which very
literally discussed and adopted by majority Of five
Music by C. S. McCluney two pieces
Resolution of thanks adopted. President E. J. Haw-
king sang one piece
On motion the convention adjourned to meet with
new Prospect class six miles west of New HOuka and
three miles north of Thorn Friday and Saturday before
the fourth Friday in July 1916
E. l. HAWKINS President
n A. JENNINGS. Secretary
The hummer. (Houston, Miss.) 1914-19??, 1915-08-20

and the juice Of the fruit squeezed into
it, then the skin ard pulp are chopped
up finely and added to the molasses
mixture, which is further diluted by
the addition of two gallons of water
This is then mixed with the bran and
paris green and enough water added
to make the whole a stiff dough. This
amount Of poison is sufficient to treat
from five to ten acres. It must be re-
membered however that the fruit is
the most important ingredient
In applying the poison it should be
sown broadcast in strips one rod apart
before sunrise in the morning. Broad
casting does away with the risk Of poi
soning stock, poultry or birds and if
care is exercised in this respect there
need be no fear Of loss. On a Vermont
farm, for example, several hundred
acres Of pasture, which we're very bad
ly infested with grasshoppers, we're
treated in this way, and although more
than one hundred valuable pure-bred
Jersey hcifers were grazing on the
land throughout the process, no in
stance of poisoning occurred. On the
The hummer. (Houston, Miss.) 1914-19??, 1915-08-20

other hand, where the bait is scattered
implies or punches, there may be seri-
Gus consequences.
Another method of destroying the in
sects is the use of the hopperdozer.
This consists primarily of a shallow
pan, usually made of sheet iron, with
back about one foot high and a front
about two inches high. It is filled with
water covered with kerosene and
drawn over the field on runners that
can be made Of old wagon tires. The
grasshoppers disturbed by its approach
will either jump directly into the kero-
sene and water or against the back
of the hopperdozer, which throws them
into the poisonous mixture.
Where the conditions are such that
the fields can be quickly inundated
nd the water promptly run off-as is
frequently done in rice fields-it is
possible to'drown all the young grass
hobpers if the right moment is select
ed. AS soon as the young begin to run
about flooding does but little good, as
they easily climb to the upper part Of
vegetation beyond the reach of the
water. On the whole, the use of some
such poisoned bait as that already de-
scribed, will probably be found the
most satisfactory way to control the
pest. Fuller information in regard to
the matter is contained in the recent
publication of the United States de-
partment of agrlculture's farmers
bulletin No 637, The GrasshoppeT
Problem and Alfalfa Culture"
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SOMETHING BESIDES FEEDING
Good Breeding Methods, Exercise and
Proper Management Are lmpor
tant Essentials.

Success with hogs depends upon
great many things besides feeding.
Good breeding methods, exercise and
proper management in every respect
are necessary. However, If the hog is
supplied with the proper amounts Of
carbohydrates, proteins, fats, water,
etc, and is kept free from parasites Of
all kinds, much viii have been done
to make the handling Of hogs in winter
a profitable operation.
The hummer. (Houston, Miss.) 1914-19??, 1915-08-20

Which Convened with Bethlehem Glass on Friday and
Saturday July 2Srd and 24th 1915
The Convention called to order by w G. Orr sing
ing piece j. c. Cooper offered prayer The President
being absent the convention elected W. Orr Chairman
to preside over the election of President pro tenn The
Convention elected s. McCuney President pro TEN by
acclimatiOn
President McCluney sang one piece after which he
appointed the following committees.
r. E. Barton, D. E. Griffin and w G. Couch music
s. E. Carter 7. E. Streeter and H. A. Cooper Gre
dentals
While waiting for committee on music to report, the
President invited B. j. Tasting vice president of the YaO
busha Convention to sing three pieces of Music
J. R. Brooks, j R. Neal W. G. Orr, W. D. McNair j.
W. HarrelsOn S. R. LOftin j T. Valandingham and S E.
Carter all sang two pieces each
The President called for corresponding Deega-es from
Conventions R. E. Barton and B. J. Tasting responded
from Yallobusha Convention and W. F. Hood and G. W.
Sutton from New Harmony and all we're seated.
Music by R. H. Couch W. J. Griffin, M. M. McQuary,
NJ A. jennings Barton Sam Simpson, Smith Whittle,
Marshal Orr sang two pieces each.
Convention adjourned an hour and half for refresh
ments
The hummer. (Houston, Miss.) 1914-19??, 1915-08-20

may breed in places where they can do
no harm, they win not spend their
lives there.
A cheap and effective bait is made
by mixing Is pounds Of wheat bran.
one pound Of paris green, two quarts
Of cheap molasses or strip, and three
oranges or lemons. The bran and
paris green are first mixed together in
81 ordinary washtub or any other con
venient receptacle. The molasses or
strip Is placed in a separate vessel
The hummer. (Houston, Miss.) 1914-19??, 1915-08-20

You'll save time by replacing that
broken latch on the gate with a new
one.
The hummer. (Houston, Miss.) 1914-19??, 1915-08-20

as important a fire preventative as is
the removal Of rubbish from garrets
and areaways. He is therefore strong,
ly urging "Clean Up and Paint Up"
weeks for every city in the state.
Inspections in the larger cities, I"
says the Indiana Fire Marshal, SHOW
that about 10 per cent of all buildings
and premises within business districts
are being endangered by rubbish.
Though the residence districts have
not been inspected, the proportion, no
doubt, is just as large. One Of the
most effective fire preventa.ives is
clean and tidy premises, both in bust
ness houses and in dwellings"
The Fire Marshal is advising every
where the painting OF the shingle roof.
paint not only makes shingles more
durable says the Fire Marshal, but
It acts as a fire preventative as well.
By covering and protecting the fuzzy
splinters that form on the outer sur
face of shingles, the paint greatly re-
duces the likelihood Of fire from fall
ing sparks"
Scores Of Indiana cities are follow
ing the Fire Marshals advice this
year. A "Clean Up and Paint Up
campaign will reduce fire losses in
Ourtown.
The hummer. (Houston, Miss.) 1914-19??, 1915-08-20

Up" campaigns, to
reduce fire haz.
ards, If for no 9th.
er purpose. And
he declares that
the application OF
paint to wooden
buildings is quite
The hummer. (Houston, Miss.) 1914-19??, 1915-08-20
FRIDAY AFTERNOON SESSION.

Convention was called to order by President
C. S. McCuney sang one piece and A. c. Elenberg
sang two pieces
suing year which resulted in the election of j. Hawkins
President; c. S McCuney Vice-Presdent N A. Jennings
Secretary
E. l. hawkins sang one piece and Lawrence Darby
two pieces
By request c. S McCluney sang Spring"
w. E. Hood, H. W. Murphree, C. c. Henley sang two
pieces each.
Jack and J. B Hawkins sang Easter anthem and
Christian song.
Music by Virgil Duncan and G. W. Sutton two pieces
each
Forest KilgOre age eleven years sang two pieces.
Convention took recess of fifteen minutes.
The Convention reassembled by the President singing
two songs
Music by Charley Cooper, Lawrence Harrington, and
&C. H. Harrington two pieces each.
D. E. Griffin sang three pieces The True Loving
Jesus" being sang by request
S. E. Davis and J. W. Allen sang two pieces each.
D.R. Ross, sang one piece and convention adjourned
to meet at o'clock Saturday morning.
SATURDAY MORNING SESSION
The Convention was called to order by VicePresiden
&C. S. McCluney.
R Brooks, sang one piece and offered prayer; Vice
President sang piece, T. G. Baird J. w. Darby sang
two pieces each.
B.F Darby sang one piece C. c. Dendy R. D. Taylor,
D. T HannafOrd G. B McGehee, w. Couch, F. O. Martin
and Math Duncan all sang two piece each.
The Convention took recess of fifteen minutes.
The Convention reassembed by President singing one
piece
The following leaders all sang two pieces each.
L. Berry, Prof G. W. RUSSELL Penson Harden, Albert
Wilson, s. 7. Hawkins Mack Flemings and j. I. Dalton
The Convention adjourned an hour and half for re-
freshments
SATURDAY AFTERNOON SESSION.
The Convention was called to order by the President
singing two pieces
Music by Joe Chairman, George Sutton and B. j. Hast
ing two pieces each.
Committee credentials made their final report and
we're discharged (see statistical table motion carried for
same and Jack Hawkins to sing Easter anthems).
j. R. Brooks sang two pieces by request
Sam Hawkins sang Pilgrims Farewell
j. R. Neal and W. D. McNair sang two pieces each.
The Convention took a recess of ten minutes.
The Convention reassembed by the President singing
two pieces
The president appointed H. W Murphree, Sam HaW-
ns and Smith Whte as corresponding delegates to the
VaIlobusbo Convention and 7 r lack Hawkins.
The hummer. (Houston, Miss.) 1914-19??, 1915-08-20
Clean Up ard Paint Up
to Reduce Fire Hazard

THE Indiana State Fire Marshal de-
1 clares that every city and town
shonld conduct nClaan LID and Paint
The Arvada enterprise. (Arvada, Colo.) 1908-1970, 1915-12-09

from che comfortable nest which she
had not quilted all evening. decided
that it was a shame that he had been
cramped into the ministry.
There's Call" cried Mrs Sargent.
jumping to her feet and running into
the hall. before the butler could come
in answer to the bell She opened the
door ana was Immediately kissed. then
Gail came back into the library with
out stopping to remove her furs She
was followed by Allison. and she car.
ried something inside her coat. Her
cheeks were rosy from the crisp air
and the snow sparkled on her brown
hair like tiny diamonds.
We've been buying dog" she
breathiesSly explained, and. opening
her coat she produced an animated
teddy bear. with two black eyes and
one black pointed nose protruding
from a pun ball of pure white. She
set it on the floor. where it waddlcd
uncertainty in three directions. and
finally curlcd down between Rev
Smith Boyd's feet.
"A COLLIE" and Rev. Smith Boyd
picked up the warm infant for an ad.
miring inspection. IT'S beautiful
puppy
Isn't 1t dear" exclaimed Gail
taking it away from him. and lavoring
him with a smile. She whiskcd the
fluffy little ball over to her Aunt Grace
and left II in that loly's Ian whilp she
The Arvada enterprise. (Arvada, Colo.) 1908-1970, 1915-12-09
CHAPTER ".
Too Many Men.

"A conscience must be a nuisance
to rector" sympa,hizcd Gail Sar.
gent, as she walked up the hill beside
Rev. Smith Boyd.
The tall young rector shifted the
thin rope of the sled to his other hand
"Epigrams are usually more clever
than true he finally responded. with
a twinkle in his eyes. 1t had been in
his mind to sharply defend that
charge, but he reflected that it was
unwise to assume the speech worth
serious consideration. Moreover, he
had come to this toboggan party for
healthful physical exercise!
"Then you're guilty of an epigram,"
rctorted Gail, who was annoyed with
Rev. Smith Boyd without quite know.
ing why. You cant believe all you
are compelled, as "A minister. to say"
That" returned Rev. Smith Boyd
coldly. lis matter Of Interpretation. 4"
lie commended himself for his pa
tiencc, as he proceeded to instruct
this mistaken young person. She was
a lovable girl. in spite of the many
things he found in her of which to
disapprove. THE eye of the needle
through which the camel was sup.
posed not to be able to pass. was. in
reality. narrow city gate called the
Needles Eye"
Gail looked at him with that little
smile at the corners of her red lips.
eyclids down. curved lashcs on her
checks, and beneath the lashes n
sparkle brighter than the moonlight
on the snow crystals in the adjoining
field.
1t seems TO me there was some.
thing about wealth In that metaphor. "
she observed. her round eyes flashing
open as she smiled up ut him m II
The Arvada enterprise. (Arvada, Colo.) 1908-1970, 1915-12-09
HARD TO DROP
But Many Drop It.

A young Calf. wife talks about cot.
fee:
1T was hard to drop Mochn and
Java and give Postum "A trial, but my
nerves were 30 shattered that wnB a
nervous wreck and of course that
means all kinds OF allB.
81 did not want to acknowledge cof
fco caused the trouble for / was very
fond Of IT, AZ that time friend
came 10 live with uB. aud / noticed
that after he had been with uB u week
he would no, drink his coffee any
more asked him the reason He
replied have not had n hcndach.
since ! left on drinking coffee. some
months nHO. TN last week. when be.
gan again her" Mt your table. I don't
See how anyone can Ike coffee any.
why, after drinking Postum
Il said nothing, but AT once ordered
n package OF Postum. That was i've
months ago, aud we have drank no
coffee since. except on two occasions
when we had company. and the result
each tim" was that my husband could
not sleep, but lay awake aud tossed
and talked half the night. We wcr.
convinced that coffee caused his SUI
forIng. 80 he returned To Postum. con.
WINGED that coffee wnE an enemy, In.
stead Of u friend, and he i8 troubled
no more by luBomnla
! hay" gained pounds In weight,
and my nerves. hny" ceased 10 Iuiyor
The Arvada enterprise. (Arvada, Colo.) 1908-1970, 1915-12-09
CHAPTER il-Continued.

Gail. too. was disturbed While she
had laughed to cover the embarrass.
ment of her mjshop. she had been
1uite collected enoush TO thank ALI
son for his ready aid: but she had felt
the thrill of that tensed arm. and 1t
had awakened in her mind an entirely
new vein of puzzled conjecture.
Gravity with man invariably leads
him back to the consideration of his
leading joy in life. business: and the
first thing Allison knew be wac indr,g
ing in quite unique weakness for
him: he was Dragging, Not exactly
fiat.footed:. but with tolerably strong
insinuation, he gave her to understand
that the consolidation of the immense
traction interests of New York was
about as tremendous an undertaking
as she could comprehend. and that. hay.
ing attained so dizzy a summit he felt
entitled to turn himself to lighter
things. to enjoy life AID gayetv and
frivolity. to rest, as it we're upon his
laurels.
Gail was amused. as she ALWAYS was
when men of stronr achievement
dropped into this weakness to interest
The Arvada enterprise. (Arvada, Colo.) 1908-1970, 1915-12-09
Utah Furnishes Expo Material.

The state of Utah has made another
record. of which 1t Us very proud. II
seems that all the gypsum used In the
construction of the san Diego fair
buildings and so per cent of that used
for the San Francisco fair came from
the uuarrics near Ncphi, Utah II IL
now well known that gypsum liz one OF
the oldest building materials. II was
used extensively In the building OF
the pyramids and very largely In tho
construction OF the monumental archi-
tcctural cdiiiccs reared by the Greeks
and the Romans.
The product of gypsum used In the
fair buildings In known as stair ana
was cast to initiate the famous Roman
travcrtinc. or It's beauty thousand
writer's have written. Utah liz proud
that It furnished the material for the
exposition structures and proud that
II could have furnished the material
for the wonders of til" anci"n's,
The Arvada enterprise. (Arvada, Colo.) 1908-1970, 1915-12-09
countryside with mellow light. an

countryside with mellow light. an
strewed upon earth's fresh robe [
wealth of countless sparkling gems
This Is wonderful sermon.
unused Gail; then she turned to tn,
rector. She softened toward him, a
she saw that he. too. had partaken o
the awe and majesty of this scene, HI
stood straight and tall. his splendid,
poised head thrown back. and his gaz,
resting far of where the hills Gu
against the sky in trec.clad scallops
TT is an inspiration" he told her
with tone in his vibrant voice which
she had not heard before: and for tina
brief instant these two, between whom
there had seemed some instructive
antagonism. were nearer In sympnth!
than either had thought 1t possible t.
be. Then Rev. Smith Boyd hap
pened to remember something. "Th'
morality or immortality of riches de
ponds upon its use" he sonorousl.
stated. AS he stepped out into the roat
again. dragging his sled behind him
following the noisy, lettering crow,
with the number two bobslcd. Mar
ket Square church. which Is the ont
| suppose you meant in your compari
son with the rich man. intends to de
vote all the means with which kline
Providence has blessed it, to the glor,
of God"
And the gloritication OF the billion
aire vcstry." she added, still annoyed
with Rev. Smith Boyd, though she die
not know why.
Again Rev. Smith Boyd drew hei
out of the road. almost urgently. ant
unnecessarily in advance of need. tt
permit thick man 10 glide loisurely
by on his stomach on II handslcd. He
slid maiostically onward. with happy
forgclfumcss of the dignity belonging
to the president of the Towando Val
ley railroad and vcstrymnn of Mar
kCt Square church.
THAT used to be lots of fun re
momhcrcd Gail looking after her
Uncle Jim in envy.
Market Square church has dis
ponsed millions in charity" the rector
felt IT his duty to inform her. as they
started up the hill again.
"If it's like our church at homo II
costs ninety cents to deliver dime,
| she retorted. bristlng anew with by
gone aggrayations. 80 long AS you
can deliver baskets of provisions in
person, it is all right. but the minute
you let the money out of your sight II