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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-03
Iutsrhurs Long distance Moving Van 70
Cor. iG,th 1T. T. Amsterdam Ave.
and p. & 20 InmrI Pace.


and 2. & 20 Jumei Pace.
New York. March p. 1918.
Goods at q & - Jumcl Place.
Rabcock. T.. q South worth.
Goods at 2t5T & 2I5s Amsterdam Ave.
To carl T. Bath. Mrs. r. Williams, O.
=. Green. p Murphy. Josephine curtis,
Sn,tz Mrs Marie Speck. Sans James
stevens. Alice Irving. r {. q l. Is GisrA'
A " Seayer, julius Hols;ein, ID. ID. Dietz'
John w. Berdner. Bndneidt. Z. Bohr,
Mrs. +. P. Hill Eva Hawkins phllp
Vaughan. Mrs @. l.. Riley, Mrs. w. .
Petts. william J. b. q. Allen. n. -
i3reen, Hoyer, L. =. Wendell. Jean Aasms'
Mr.. Mitter, c. II. Dram. MRS. w. r.
Riley. c. w. Spanuth. Henry Ives. MIS-,
NJ f. Dixon. James =. Dwyer: lou anu
each OF you are hereby notified that me
time for the payment OF our lien upon .no
property hereinafter described having ex,
pred after due notice Thereon had been
siven YOU, we will cause such properly. 10
Wit: Household goods. personal euec,',
merchandise stored in our warehouss al
~ & 20 Jumel Place. and 2l97 EIos Am
sterdam Ave, New York CITY. by you or
In oar name Cor IN which you have an ~
ter,stD TO be sold AZ Public Auction ec-
cordJng 20 the statute IN such case mace
and provided. at our warehouse sloi
.f.g Amsterdam Ave. sew YORK C.ty' OF
Monday. Apr l3,h 1915 a. - A NJ. ana
z the sale thereof n 20 compete on said
dste the same wiil ne continued nv mo
same place every MondAy thereafter De-
glno!ng a. 10 A " and ecnuruns until
'.t GOODS are 500 ~.
intrrboro Iorg Distance Moving Van Co.
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PUBLIC NOTICE

81 a 7 y OF = Nv 1OF-N.
Public Service Commission. Second District
Albany.
CASE ISL Narch 81 1915.
A petition. under section IS OF the Public
Service Comm. ssions Law having been
Med with this Comm ss'ou b. The New
York Central Railroad COMPANY for
authority T. issue 800 900. 001 in 20 year
per cent cOat ertlble deb-ature 1onds
and 10 Increase the authorized amount Of
It's capital stock from 1900 900 900 to $500, =
900. 900, for conversion, the proceeds OF the
debsnture bonds TO b. used FOR purposes
stated in the petltion.--NOTICE II hereby
given that a public hearing on said petit
ton will be held BY this Com n .sson at
40. 10 Washington avenue in the city Of
Albany on Wednesday, April 7, 1915, AT
ten o'clock a. m.
BY the Commission.
FRANK ii. MOTT
ECMcE-EHT Secretary
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the DARLINGTON STORAGE WAREHOUSE
ssi THIRD AVENUE.
~. Vail March o-fh

ISL THIRD Az !. ~
New York March 9th. 1915.
To Anna Bender, Miss f Byrne. Mrs.
Burke BELLA Blackley Mrs Frances Gala
ian. Annie Childs John J. Corcoran, NJ. DE
CIasson. Or Del NecchiO. Mrs. W. ]; Ertz.
Kate Feeney, Ruth Gilmore l.. Gilbert
Mrs. Hagan. Frank Hibbs. John iiuley, Ms.
Hunter. Annie Hughes. Mr. johnson. Mae
Kernrs Thomas Kelley, Mrs. Iarkin. MIS-.
Leigh. Kate I.ooney. Mrs. Marg Magee. Mrs
Malvern. H. p Mann. Mrs. VI. Mayotte.
Katie McArdle. Mrs Nagel MIS-. Osborn
MIS-. O'Neil Lizzie Rooney. Mrs. Seagrisi'
Ernest Stambone Bella stone: You and each
OF you are hereby notified that the time tor
the payment OF our lien upon the property
hereinafter described having expired. after
due notice thereof had been given YOU We
will cause such property. % wit. Househol1
Goods Personal Effects and Merchandise
stored IN the Darlington Storage Warehouse
by YOU or In your name tor In which you
may have en- INTEREST,". 10 BE- sold az PUBIC
auction according 10 the statute IN such
cases made and provided. at our wsEehou-e'
3A Third ave New York city, on Frlday.
April 10Th. 1915. at 1880 a. M. and II the
sale thereof is not completed on SAID GATE
the same will be continued al the some place
ON each ami every Friday thereafter. begin
Ming at 1922 a. IN, and continuing until the
sale Is completed o,
TUE cARRINGTON STORAGE WARE
HOT SIS.
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STORAGE NOTICES.
TIE DlvB STORAGE xAaEA0 Sc
and van cJMPAaY
IS FiKsT kvENtE, bet. sth 5th streets
Incorporated,

i22 r.. 18TH ST., bet. Ord q 9Th Avenues.
IS FIRST AVENUE, bet. 9Th 9Th Streets.
New York. March 27th. 1915.
To Ri.bow. Marausrd Holdstein. L. Law
renee. Crane. A. Voiland. Mrs +. Iokepa-
Mooney, Hirsch, John Lane 4 Co. j. Lark
ms Crown, J. Buchar. Miss Courtney. Nike
Tullens. Chas. Carlton. u berger, consul ,
ate of Denmark. VIM. Willenbrlnk, Paul
Hoffman. Pater. Miss Bessie Wright, sat
surna, Meyer, w Law. Mary Singer, Boehm,
NJ shoaeld Frank Hulette. Pierre Cashier
d. Glass. Edw. Middlestate. white Gonoud,
WIN. Crlstan. A. willis. Chas. @. Kuschel.
Geo. Rose. Franklin. J. oliver Nugent
Kennedy. Bstty i.evysohn. stern Iollner.
Carschhevin. Bealer. chas. spangier. Makes
smith JOS SenDsh, peiser, MsIF Jonss o.
Elliott. paul Abbel. Miss Russel, Enss.'
James ward. Kochmsn. Hrs Smith; f.
sIorier. Nellie siofer, Mslina. Blums fed.
A. Dayy. wudka. L. Hecht mayer; -.
Rex. Dunn. Kuchier Clinoro, hip,oAi n /.
OF Thomas r. Dinnean, Mrs Thomas
Duncan " Jacobs. Schmidt, j. Nj hlhs anu
r. V. Mathews: You and each OF you A.
hereby notified that the time for the pay
ment OF our lien upon the properly her.ih n
after described having expired AFTER 1ue
notice thereof had been given you, WIS .
company will cause such properv' $500 ~
household Goods. Personal Enects, rre,f n Z,
and Mercandlse. STORED ~ TIE DatS
sTORAGE WAREHOUSE 8 Van COW I,
PASY' Incorporated, WAREHOCsEs Al
I22 EAST 18TH STREET and 40 fihS.
Your name COR in which you may have an
interesD, to be sold at pubHc suc,'J :.
according to the statute In such case MAJ .,
ana provided at the warehouse. lZz Ess,
I9th Street, New York city. on FkiDh1 !;
APRIL 23RD. 1918. AT 10 a. NJ, ana
II the sale thereof Is not competed VI,
said date. the same will be CONTINUES y
the same place on every Friday there
after. beginning at 10 a. m. and contihu-
ing until all the goods are sold.
DAUB STORAGE WAREHOUSE & VAN
COMPANY UncorporRted).
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FEDERAL.
DISTRICT COURT.
Molten Csisndsf-MAYER J.
Room 23j Postonce Building.
ADJOURNED MOTIONS.
Anglo Am Bkllu n Bk No Am Lace Msndsi
sheit /Wsshbune smoiik/P Il II e & Co
Goldsboroush/ Levering Walker Hartman
Lopsy/ Hartman. Goldth Harms stern
Nane/WOoi Hess/Gr y Y Patrol
Bosshard/ Nev Skid Mfg Reid q Donald Kroeschel .
Patents EiAdsms sievart/Am Auto supply
Bosshmdl Ne, Skid Mfg $. Chilllnoi Howe
NEW MOTIONS
Ta'lmsnL De-urs G,easOnj Thav
Int BAG Int Typo Mach Ballard Audubon " Bt
MoInslInt Z Brceher/F a ID Co Nd
lie Mckinn0n Wolthc.dci Johns -MAnvs
4 S/Silva Marconi/ W!rrles, y II Co
Grsceton/ Harris Ross /Pathe Frer,s
Ferguson IAutopr~s Co he Titanic
hafelMr Am Grocers SCAM 0rp
Same Sachs Century EiIen
Same Shapiro
NEW YORK COUNTY.
SUPREME COURT.
Appellate OivIson-i lress
Supreme Court Special Term. Part il-BIJUR J.
TX pare matters
sURRoGATE's COURT CHAMBERS.
COHALAN, \
WILLS FOR PROBATE-lOs 80 A. NJ
Margaret Riordn Nettie Wieler
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DOMESTIC SITUATIONS WANTED.
Female

COUPLE Gardener. goodman. useful: sifs ercsl-
tent cook. viii do anything: years best refer
eucr. Industrial Association. IL West I'D st
Phone $40 Boa
COUPIH-Nofth Of Ireland: excellent cook, iaun.
dress and householder; man general. useful. do
ANYTHING. $50 excellent reference country pre-
fefled Industrial Association. l. Wess t2d ST.
cot PLE-Youns. swedish; cook assist Laundry
butler valet. useful. both thoroughly competent
year, excellent personal reference; city coun.
try. Industrial Association. II West i2d 81.
HOT SEW OnKEI Finnish American strong si.l.
ins. city Ccgutry excellent references Lshus
Agency Il l. izj,h 1t Phoas 35l5 Harlem
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WORK WANTED.
Male.

Male.
BOOhkEETER or ASSISTANT Experienced prac.
teal 0fice man. ypisi. correspondent desires pO-
si'ion Ioaeph lifsk. .! Forest b.. Winfield. /. l.
JAPANESE. -EIpenenced coon. butler houseuork
city county. good References Wlianshe. W
Madison II.
Young MAN. 10 fair education. wishes position
where De- learn sons business. Address Ed-
ward strand 5lt Bloomfield az. Montelsir. y j.
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RFIINSCE EMPRESS
& STOk AGE co.
2O8 East G3rh street

New york. AAT 2ftn. lSle.
To A.. Brarcrman. Mrs. Blum, PRESS
Express Mrs WIN. Reilly. Prciss Express
Mrs. he!ly. Pre.ss E.press, Albert Bum
~ Alor. arts. Mr LaNr-u e. Emil Wlutef'
Mss = L. Back h.rg1iet McCabe "
3 Fzcky James F.cnerty. rhos Klo'-
IAN. Anna R.oae. A.ts. r. y. McCofe)
..r5 t.-rs Ovens. MR. Hudsot. Ml'1 Nav
Phillips M.ss .Ituion. Miss SteussI ~
Eu2a6eth B-oct Hr Earnest Copp r. 3lr
a. r Fiet,h-r. You and tac' OF !ou axe
nereby notified that me timc for the pay
ment OF our Her upon the property herein
after descSlbcd having expired. atier due
.ottce thereof hal been gwen You. we VIII
cause such property "a VII. Hocseno'd
Goods Persona. Effects and Nero handise.
STORED IN THE sCHILiINGER'S RE
LANCE EXPRESS & STORAGE co. ware
house 2O6 East card Street, New York CITY,
by you or IN your name Tor In which you
may have an INTEREST,", 70 be sold at pubic
auction according TO the statute In such
case made and provided. az George Merie's
Auction Rooms 1855 East i25th Street. Sew
York CITY. on Tuesday, April 18Th, 1913, al
1890 a. m. and on Wednesday. April l4th.
1915. at 10 80 a. m. and X the sale thereof
il not completed on said dates the same
will be continued at the same place on each
AMI every Tuesday and "Wednesday there
after. beginning at 1880 A. m. ana con-
tinuing until the good are sold.
SCHLLINGER's RELIANCE EXPRESS
& STORAGE co.
Z. T. SCHILLINGER. PROPRIETOR.
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M ga ~ IsC tlIu IL NV AnHL

TO Mr.. or Mrs. or Miss Behan. Miller.
Bostick Lemonier. Gross. Kosi. Dreyfuss.
Devine. Proud. R-inscker. Engle, Butler.
Masterson. Shaw. Davis. Taylor. Harrison.
Ludden, Burke, Dromberg, Wellington.
Haywood Nesblt. Turpin, Crafts. MoVeigh.
Lent ClarkSwhite. Louise, Valdez, Brown.
Lawrence. Hughes, Weinberg. Boss. Fitr-
simmons. Jones. Thomas. Leis. Ferguson.
Smith. Dooner. Shearn. Goodman, Higgins.
smith. You are hereby notified that the
time for payment OF the lien we hold upon
your carpets and rugs. stored by you In
our warehouse. having expired after due
notice has been given you. such property
will be sold at public auction on Monday.
April 18th. 1913. at $3.50 \. ~. at FLOYD
Grant * CO.'S Auction Rooms 1fs seventh
Avenue New York City. unless charges
are paid before
]. &, J. w. WILLIAMS.
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IN PURSUANCE OF AN ORDER Of HON
orable John 2 Cohalsn. u Surrogate OF
the County OF New York notice Is HEREBY
rIven 70 all persons having claims akainst
Countess Mary Esther Won Wadersee, lat.
ot Hanover Germany. deceased, TO present
the same with vouchers thereof TO the sub
scriber at his place Of transacting business
No IS wall street. Borough OF Manhattan
In The City OF New York. on or before IN,
llsh dsy OF August next
Date. New York. the 2sth day OF January
1915. EDWARD W SHELDON
STEWART & sHEARER. Attorney Tor An
cillary Executor. - Wall Street. Borough
of Manhattan. New York city.
s1MONs. EDWARD HhEi.f;STCS. In nur-
suance Of an order Of John z. Cohalan.
Surrogate Of the County OF New York
notice is hereby given 10 all persons having
Claims against Edward Hareston Simons
late OF the County OF New York. deceased
to present the same with vouchers thereof
Ia The subscriber at his place OF business
No 935 Greenwich Street, Borough OF Man
Ssttan' City OF New York. on or before the
is,h day o; April next Dated. New YORK.
october LIST. 1914
HARTMAN ". sIMONs.
Executor
Charles NJ Bleecker
Attorney for Executor
80 Church Street
Borough OF Manhattan.
New York CRY
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SOTU. - -, -,

LIBERTY STORAGE AND WAREHOUSE
COMPANY 49, 45 and 4; West ttn street
To Estate OF Katherine Nicholas and Az
gustus " Clark. Marian CockOurn. Charles
0'Day. Charles Figaro. Mrs. Harry katI
Harry KATE and IAumann Duesch & Weingart
Jo,eth Goldstuker. Grace NJ. Trankla, Mrs.
Alice Furlonge, John r. Mooney. &. Byolr
Mr. Belts. Nr Horth. j. Guthrie keaFton.
: / Green J. Ii. Ford Mrs. +. Hammar-
berg. Eugene Ia Roux. Mrs. Thomas F!tz-
harris and Deputy Sheriff j. Cook. Mrs Luz
cile Ware. Miss Georgia Dozier and Cowpe--
thwait Furnisore Company: You and each OF
YOU are hereby notified that the time for the
payment OF our lien upon the property here
matter having expired, after due notice there
OF had been given you. we will cause such
property. TO wit. household goods and
merchandise, stored by you or in your name
I'm the warehouse OF the company. 70 be sold
az public auction. according 20 the statute
in such cases made and prov idef az the
auction rooms Of ". II. Flattau 4 Son
southeast corner 18th street ami University
Place New York City. commencing Tuesday.
April Goth. 1915 at 1870 1. m. ana continuing
on every Tuesday ana We inesday thereafter.
al the same place and hour. until all the
goods have been sold
LIBERTY STORAGE AND WAREHOUSE
COMPANY.
a. IS and a. West 64th Street.
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STORAGE NOTICES.
JULIUS KINDERMANN & SONS, INC
STORAGE WAREHOUSES.


Bronx Borough, New York City, April 3rd.
1918.
To +. Deylin. whitney opera Company.
+. G. whitney
You and each Of you are hereby notified
that the time for the payment of our
lien upon the property hereinafter de-
scribed having expired, after due notice
thereof had been given YOU, we VIII cause
such property. u wit. Household Goods.
Personal Effects and Merchandise, stored
In the warehouse Of this company at 5S5-
5s7 wales Avenue. by you or In your name
10 be sold at public auction. according 10
the statute In such case made and pro-
vidad al the warehouse, Nos. Js5-5sI
Wales Avenue, near 10th street New
York city. on Tuesday, April 20th, 1915,
at 10 A. NJ. and II the sale thereof Is
not completed on said date. the same
will De continued At the same place on
every Tuesday thereafter. beginning al 10
A. N. and continuing until all the goods
are sold , 49,,
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BUSINESS CARDS.

Careful CARPET CLEANING co Cleans by
compressed air. steam hand or on floor 1854
Rroadwai al East isth st Coz & BRANDT
Tel i32-3sth
MuItluraph Letters 700. sl30. 1000. sl7s
10. 900 81. prompt G. II Nestaerford llG nassau
Room 1905 Phone Beekmau 1880
NEW YORK ,ARPET CLEANING WORKS
oldest Largest Most Modern
FINE n GS WONES FROM OLD CARPETS
Prices Ecaa'raho S'Id FOR t.rcu'dr.
Tel f602 1858 nryant ~ $50 West 18th 81
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COURT CALENDARS


nst casss viii b called In the order slyss.
CITY c0URr.
Special Term. Part iI-FINELiTE. j.
IN pars matters
sgFuREes APpoiNTEo-sUPRGME COURT.
BY BLUR, }.
Townsend Pvkinson--Wm Goldsuctf
Chids/ Parkinson--Louis Lande
Empire Trust Co/Mts Corpn--Wm weiss
BRONX COUNTY.
SUPREME COURT.
Special Term-BhADf, j.
EI psre matters.
COUNTY COURT.
Special T@1--GIBBS. J.
III pHle matters
BuRR0GATE's COURT CHAMBGRs-sCHUIz. g.
No day calendar.
SUPREME COURT.
Hsfsrcss Appeintsd-BItADY. J.
Corporate Mortgage Co EdmOndson Contribution
Co-hatthew p Bresn. jr.
Re Tmpson-Pe,ef l. Mullsly
County Covrt-GlBBS J.
Home Title Insurance Co Of New YorhElmont
Developing Co-Maunco Conen.
NASSAU COUNTY.
COUNTY C0URT-NiEAfANN. J.
Motions and Ell parte business
sURR0GATG's c0URT-GRAHAM s.
Wills ~ o'clock.
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LOST, FOUSD AND REwARns

LoST-small silver purse containing two dismol
earring Reward. Well. 1871 Broadway.
Tombstone epitaph., 1915-05-30
RYE IS DROUGHT RESISTANT
About the Only Crop Gophers Will Not httack-Makes Good Grain
 for Feeding Purposes.

The question is often asked, what crop can be sown that the gophers will not eat? Gophers are very trouble some pests, especially on the dry farm. They eat ravenously almost ev- cry green thing that is planted. Rye has been found 10 be about the only gopher resistant crop. They do not seem to trouble it as they do the other grains. number of farmers in the vicinity of the Wyoming experiment station have grown rye very success fully while their other crops were completely destroyed by gophers-
 Rye is a good pasture or hay crop and also makes good grain for feeding purposes. It will also produce a crop of grain with as little moisture as any other plant Its drought and gopher resistant qualities make it especially valuable to the dry farmer and should be more generally grown. On the ex- pertinent farm rye has also been a good crop under irrigation, either for hay or forage.
Tombstone epitaph., 1915-05-30

tering plants that can handle carloads are within reach of all sections and if a sufficient number of neighbors com bine to have 100 lambs of similar breeding, size and condition to ship jointly the returns are assured. IL will also be possible to secure visits and bids from buyers when such number is promised. The lamb clubs of Tennessee have proved very sue. cessful in, this work. The same organ. ization can be used in disposing of the wool.
 In the countries where economy iD farm management has been studied a long time the sheep is considered to be necessary in utilizing vegetation on such waste lands as are not wet or marshy. But the sheep can hold it's place on high-priced land as a meat producer alone. Compared with larger animals it has some important advantages. First, the lambs mature very rapidly, being marketable at four months of age or later. according tC breeding and feeding. This is an economy, because a larger proportion of the total feed goes into increase of weight than in slower growing ani
 nals. Second, the sheep consumes greater variety of plants than do other animals. Many of such plants are detrimental to pastures and would otherwise require hard labor to hold them in check. Third, grain waste in harvesting can be entirely recovered by sheep. These facts prompt some farmers to claim that the summer food of sheep costs nothing, because what they consume would otherwise bring no returns.
Tombstone epitaph., 1915-05-30
TANKAGE FOR HOGS
 IS QUITE VALUABLE
Results Given of Tests Conducted by Expert at Minnesota
 Agricultural College.

Experiments recently conducted at the Minnesota College of Agriculture tend to show that, as hog feed. tank age is valuable R. C. Ashby, assist ant husbandman, in charge of swine, states that in a series of tests the lots fed tankage returned profit on the grain fed, while the others did not
 Five lots Of hogs, of as near the same size and age as possible. were selected Three were fed mixture of shelled corn, shorts and tankage. One was fed shelled corn, shorts and oil meal, and the other a mixture of shelled corn and shorts.
 Figuring corn at 60 cents bushel, shorts at s26 ton, tankage at s55. and oil meal at s36. the tankage-fed lots returned from five to nine cents profit on a bushel of grain fed.
 An interesting side light of the ex- pertinent was a trial of the self-feeder. The three feeds, shelled corn, shorts and tankage, were supplied in a dry form and separately. The hogs se' lected the following ration: Shelled corn, s6.5 per cent; shorts, 5.5, and tankage, 7.9. The self-fed hogs made greater daily gains than the fastest growing handled pen, IA pounds to l.3s. but they consumed a little more feed for each hundred pounds of gain 497.5 to 4S7.
Tombstone epitaph., 1915-05-30

German Goette.-Boil two pounds of flank beef until tender. then put through a meat grinder Add 10 the pound of cornmeal and cook until the meal is well cooked. a half-hour will do. then mix with it the meat, season well with pepper and salt and cool in deep dish. When wanted to use. cut slices and fry deep brown. This will keep some time.
 Potato Pancakes.-Peel and grate six potatoes which have stood in cold water to harden. Mix one grated onion with the potato. two eggs, a half teaspoonful of baking powder and flour 10 make a thin batter. Fry in cakes until a deep brown.
 Maearoni With Mutton.-Brown in butter few slices of cold mutton and arrange them on a platter. Chop half an onion, fry in butter and add a cup ful of stock. one cupful of tomato pulp with salt and pepper to season: bring to the boiling point. add a cupful of macaroni, cooked in salted water and drained. Stir all together over the fire and serve hot. poured around the meat heaped in the center of the platter
 CaIfs Liver en casseroie.-Fry until crisp and brown five slices of bacon. Add to the hot fat, one dozen potato balls, one dozen carrot balls. one stalk Of celery. diced. and six sliced onions. Cook very slowly for ten minutes, then place in the casserole. Wash the sliced liver and lay or top Of the vegetables, add seasonings. table, spoonful of kitchen bouquet. cover with pint of boiling water and cook well covered for an hour. Do not re- move the cover while it is cooking.
Tombstone epitaph., 1915-05-30
MULCH FOR POTATOES
Farmers Are Beginning to Realize
 Importance of Practice.
Where Abundant Yield of Large, MeaIy Tubers Is Desired, Some Other Means Than That of Ma
 ture Must Be Resorted To.
CBy F. GITSKED

(By F. G1TSKED
 The farmers of the great West are beginning to realize the great impor. tance of mulching potatoes. Years ago when the soil was new this man. ner of treatment was unnecessary be- cause the soil was so rich in food elements that the potatoes took an early and rapid start and made such excellent growth that the vines shaded the ground. thus preserving the moisture in the soil.
 It would have been queer indeed for these early farmers to mulch their potatoes under such conditions. and when also. hay and straw were scarce articles.
 But now the fact must gradually dawn upon them that if they wish to keep up the abundant yield of large mealy potatoes they must resort to some other means than merely letting nature attend to the matter to get results.
 Perhaps if We understand the pres ent conditions of the soil it would help us to understand more clearly the necessity of mulching. The soil through continued cropping has be- come deficient in food elements and humus. Nearly every crop we raise is taken entirely trom the field and no return is made in the form of manure. fertilizer or humus. Under these conditions the potatoes l make slow growth and before the vines get the ground shaded the sea- son is so far advanced that the hot winds and suns heat have taken up most of the moisture of the soil. with the result that the crop is materially decreased.
 One should choose such time for mulching when the first potatoes show above ground. If mulched before this time it has tendency to make the plants soft and puny. but if left until the first potatoes appear above the ground the plants will be stronger and better able to push through the mulching
 A fairly light mulch is to be pre- ! ferred to a heavy one. for two req | sons. First, there will be less trash { to be removed from the fields in the | fall; and. second, a light mulch will | allow the vines to become low set and therefore less liable to danger from | drought.
 light mulching need not be removed from the field at all. but should remain there and thus add
 more humus to the soil. The mulching should be about two or three inches deep when fairly we'll | settled. Hay is to be preferred to straw for mulching. as the latter has a tendency to become hot during the i day. while the former will keep cooler | under the same conditions. After the potatoes are mulched they should not be molested except to pull the weeds that might come through the mulching.