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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-10-31
X LEAF MOULD.

The following is from one Of the
leading florists trade papers:
I'VE are beginners and should like
to know just how to make leaf mould.
We can get sugar maple. elm, syca-
more, catalpa. black locust and Caro-
lima poplar leaves, but do not know
which of these would be most suitable
for our work or how they should be
handled in order TO get them in shape
in the shortest time possible. c. f. b.
"Of the leaves mentioned, for the
making Of leaf mould I should prefer
sycamore, sugar maple. elm, catalpa,
black locust and Carolina poplar in
the order named. Just what will be
the best method of composing them
will depend to some extent upon the
plants for which the leaf mould is to be
used. since the addition of at least
so per cent. of fresh or slightly de-
composed horse manur containing a
little wet straw. would give quick re-
suits. but might be more manure than
would be needed for the plants.
II should compost the leaves by
placing them in n bed, with alternate
layers of manure, adding "a small
amount Of water IL the leaves are dry.
When the pile is three or four feet
high owe IL with either n or
sod. to weigh it down and make 1t
compact. In "A week, or before, IL rapid
fermentation has set in, fork over the
mass, placing the outer portions in
the centre OF the pile. and add more
water unless the leaves have a moist
appearance. One or two additional
workings will be necessary for quick
results. T."
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-10-31
SQUIRRELS OR BIRDS1

There is a general effort through
out the United States TO restore the
birds that mar has SO wantonly de-
struyed the past decade, as the in
estirnable value Of the birds in pre-
venting the increase of insects has
finally been accurately determined.
The destruction of the birds of all
kinds, song birds, game birds and
birds Of prey all over the country
has been general and fearful. The
invention of the so-called pump gun.
rapid firing shotguns and rifles
has aided in the destruction. Some
states have passed laws, New Jersey
at least. prohibiting the use Of any
gun holding more than two shells
for killing wild animals.
Very often birds were killed for
'he sport OF the thing, to test the
acCuracy of the g~unner's marksman-
hip. In years past the Adirondack
axes in New York State were COW
cred in the summer evenings with
night hawks or whippoorwills. beauti-
iul birds darting in all directions
after insect food which they take in
hight. | have seen unners in boats
e~ndeavoring to excel each other IN
the number of these harmless birds
killed in an evening. Now only oc-
casionally are they seen, and where
the whippoorwill's cry was frequently
heard the woods are silent. The
writer confcsses 10 many thnughtless
crimes in the early years of his life
against Wild animals. as will many who
used firearms frequently when young.
Sometimes our birds We're killed for
food. served in the home or in res
;aurants, until they have grown so
scarce that many game birds COM
monty found on bills of fare a few
years ago are now difficult FOR the
epicure to obtain.
At times birds finding food scarce
or requiring n slight change of diet
INDUCED IN fruit from cultivated trees.
which really was very small pay for
the valuable service they rendered in
the destruction of insects, and in con-
sequence were brought down by the
gardeners gun.
After the birds disa ppcared u gar
dens and farms seemed incomplete
without these beautiful feathered
friends, and their company was heart
| lily wished for. Besides, the loss of the
birds permitted injurious insects Ia
increase rapidly and the insects
| caused a loss to crops, grains. fruits,
vegetables, as Well as trees, amount
ing to an enormous sum, somewhere
way up in the millions If dollars,
probably many billion dollars, annu-
ally.
Armies Of insects of many kinds
have appeared all over the country
and scientists have been employed by
every State and by the United States
Government to find out how to com
bat them. Special spraying mixtures
and spraying instruments have been
vegetables are raised large quantities
Of spraying mixtures have to be fire.
quently applied. and the trade in
these products has grown to DO a very
important item in the country's manu-
featured products.
1t is generally agreed by the scien-
lists engaged in this work hat the
| rapid increase in the various injurious
insects is due to the destruction OF
the birds and hat they should be af-
forded protection so they may real
their young and multiply as rapidly as
possible,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-10-31
Recent BuIIetins Issued by New
York state.

Alfalfa in New York.
Fan spraying for Peach Leaf Curl.
These are sent free to any resident
Of New York state. Address New
York State College Of Agriculture,
Ithaca, y. Y,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-10-31
A TRANSFORMED ASH HEAP.

I am sending n picture of the little
garden we made last summer out of
ar ash heap.
1t is not more than 25 by so feet
from side path to side path, but our
lawn joins the one next door, so 1t
gives the lawn space the appearance
of being larger than it really is.
The flowers around the fountain
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-10-31

mestic). combining the good qualities
of both.
The ~introducers describe the fruit
as of firm flesh, even when fully ripe,
the stone small and quality delicious.
Fol eating out Of hand and for %jellies
and preserves 1t is excellent.
In the Mississippi Valley this plum
Is very largely grown. but whether 1t
will do equally well in Atlantic
coast States, w are unable to say.
1t is certainly worth trying.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-10-31
As Squirrels Increase birds De-
Crca NJ.

During the last few years squirrels
have also been encouraged to make
themselves at home and in many city
parks they boldly feed from the hands.
becoming very tame and increasing
rapidly in numbers, In the city of
Newark, N. j., they not only abound in
the parks but live in the street shade
trees and run up IN the porches
of the houses begging for food. Some
are so greedy as to run up on the
baby's dress to reach the food she
gives them: they follow one into the
garden and drink from the pools made
when the flower beds are sprinkled.
] have watched the squirrels closely
for years and az they are very inter-
esting | will state their habits. They
seem to know instinctively that they
may wander at will unframed, unless
some Of their number are killed. In
the trees they fling themselves through
such distances and such heights that
they seem likely to be dashed to pieces.
and II tho foothold is missed. they
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-10-31

to he pampered and pctted IL birds
must be sacrificed as a result.
NEWARK, -. J.. JERSEY IA
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-10-31

The United States Department of
Agriculture estimates that each toad
Fat about $19.44 worth of worms and
insects every summer. insects that
would injure crops. At this rate. IL
gardeners can keep a couple of dozen
toads in the garden. the relief from
troublesome insects should be consid-
cradle.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-10-31

Amherst. Mass.-Annual Autumn
Flower Show of the Department of
Horticulture. November s and Q.
Horticultural Society. November Is TO
20.
Boston, Mass. Autumn Flower
Show, November 4 to Z.
Holyoke. Mass. - Third Annual
Flower Show by the IIolyoke and
Northampton Florists and Gardeners
Club. November 3 and 4.
New London. Conn.-Chrysanthe-
num-. Fruit and Vegetable Show. No
vember 3 and 4.
New York city-Annual Chysanthe-
mum Show of the American Institute.
Engineering Society's Building. No
vember 3 to ). Admission free.
New York city-Fall Show OF the
Horticultural Society OF New York at
Museum Of Natural History. Novem-
Der I 10 :. Admission free.
oyster Bay. l.. I-Chrysanthemum
Show of the oyster Bay Horticultural
Society, November 2.
Philadelphia. p~a.-Annual Fall En-
hibition. November Q to ~.
Providence. II. I.-Fall Show of the
Rhode Island Horticultural Society,
November II and l2.
Stamford. Conn-Annual Exhibition
OF Westchester and Fairfield Horticul-
tural Society, November : and 6.
Syracuse. y, Y.-Chrysanthemum
Show, November 4 to s.
T~arrytown. y. Y-Chrysanthemum
Show, November 3 and 6.
Tuxedo Park. ". ANNUAL Exhi-
hition at Tuxedo clubhouse, November
. to :.
Worcester. observation-disclosures
Show, November 4 and 3.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-10-31

are zinnias and asters, most Of them
from seed planted in May. and are
OF all colors and contrast nicely with
the white bird fountain.
Mas. FRANCIS HOWARD.
Noroton, Conn.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-10-31

Cinnamon vines are hardy and will
be safe left in the ground IL covered
with q little litter.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-10-31
CONKEY SAYS:

DON'T WORRY-But be ready when trou-
bic comes by having a well cooked CON
kEf CORNER In your poultry house.
tonkey Poultry Remedies save ne.
Dealers Everywhere.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-10-31
QUALITY R ROCKS

Now on sulo. tn" grandest lot Of pullete
and rockcrel- ever produced, best winter
layers also tahl" fowl
D.. BRONN,
Route No. .. BoN lS7, White Plaine, ". Y,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-10-31

Begonia Glorie de Lorraine begin
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-10-31
CONKEY SAYS:

WORRY -CoNKEY'S CANKFR
SPECIAL, tpNEEN'S CHOLERA REM
EDN and tpNKEN'S WORM REMEDY
are all useful at this season Of the year.
Htye hem handy. Dealers Everywhere.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-10-31

The EiChty-fourth Annual Exhibit
ton Of the American Institute OF the
city of New York will be held No
vcmher 3 to 3 in the Engineering
Building. - to 33 West Thirty-ninth
street.
Chrysanthemums will he the princi-
pal exhibits, but the show will include
orchids, roses. ferns. palms. fruits and
garden vegetables. Admission free.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-10-31

Double tulips seem to be greatly
neglected. Gardeners seem to know
only the single tulips. Plant double
tulips as well ms single. They are
beautiful and sure to be satisfactory,
while the bulbs are cheaper than they
have ver been.
Crown Of thorns, euphorbia splen-
dens, IL a pot plant which blooms
throughout the winter. It usually
drops its foliage and the bright YER
million flowers borne on waxy, rosy
stems are produced before the new
leaves appear. Give a light soil and
good drainage.
Rex begonias should have a sandy
porous soil to insure good drainage.
When the leaves die of II is usually
because the soil Is wet IND cold. Hot
sunshine will spot leaves II it strikes
them while the dew is on them.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-10-31
COMING EXHIBITIONS.

Amherst. Mass.-Annual Autumn
Flower Show Of the Department of
Horticulture, November s and o.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1915-06-05

lines, subways, canalization, water,
gas, electricity. sewers. communal
service, police. fire prevention and
other state and civic problems.
Men swho have devoted years to sci
entific town planning are delivering
lectures on each subject as particu-
larry applied to Belgium. At the con-
clusion of the lecture courses studies
and plans will be drawn up, and it is
expected that in two months time
fairly complete plans will have been
drawn.
At the exhibition at University col
lege the present condition and needs
of Belgium were illustrated and ex-
amples of the best work in town plan
ming carried out in other countries
were shown.
A remarkable collection of old maps
showing the development of the old
cities and towns of Belgium has been
placed at the disposal of the commit
tee. as we'll as large numbers of pho
tographs showing Belgium before the
war and now.
$4,000 Structures Destroyed.
Particularly tragic are maps of ru-
ined cities and towns, like Louvain
and Termonde, where by different col
ors those parts destroyed and those
remaining are shown.
From figures received, 10000 houses
and buildings have been destroyed by
the Germans since they invaded Bel
GUM.
King Albert is taking the most per-
work, and NJ. Helleputte, the Belgian
minister of agriculture ard public
works, is in constant attendance at
the committee meetings.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1915-06-05
MUST HUNT LONG LOST HEIR
Executor Is Given an Unusual Task
Under the viii of New
York Woman.

New York-Under the will of Mrs.
Jane Cartwright, former City Judge
John A. Van Zelm of White Plains,
who is named as executor. has an un.
usual mission to perform. He is d.
rected to find her son, Joseph Cart.
wright, who has been missing, 20 years.
Mrs. Cartwright leaves her estate,
valued at $50. 600, to her son, provided
he is found within six months. If he
is not found the estate viii go to Ara
bena D. ]. Bolton of New Rochelle.
Mrs. Cartwright was a servant in
the Bolton family for 40 years. saved
practically all her pay and invested it
in stocks and bonds.
Mr.. Van Zelm says it may be neces-
sary for him to go to Cuba 10 seek the
heir.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1915-06-05
BRIDE WAS BORN AT SEA
Blank Space Left in Marriage Records
Because She is Real Daughter
of Neptune.

Redwood City.-A true daughter of
Neptune was married in Redwood City
recently and there is blank space on
the San Mateo county records to prove
it. Warren Tilden Quirk, a clerk and
a native of Illinois, obtained a license
to wed Miss Mabel Marie Fontaine. In
the marriage affidavit each of the con-
tracing parties must give his or her
native state.
That's impossible" said Miss Fon-
tame when the question was asked
her. IT'S somewhere on the briny
deep. l was born on a ship between
France and America. However, the
ship few an American flag and l am
one of her proud citizens"
The license was issued with blank
opposite Miss Fontaine's native state.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1915-06-05
CRAFTS AN ENGLISH WALNUT
Industry Is Revolutionized by the Dis
covery of an Arizona
Naturalist.

Tucson, Ariz.-The walnut industry
OF Arizona is being revolutionized by
the discovery of c. r. Biederman, a
naturalist. that the English walnut can
be grated on the native Arizona tree
and made to bear the new fruit the
following year.
Not only is the fruit richer and Of
more commercial value, but the char
acter of the grated trees is changed
so that they are preferable to other
kinds for the purpose Of Identification.
The state commissioner of highways
of Missouri, having learned Of the pos
sibilities of the tree, has planned to
get Arizona plants to place along pub
lie highways of Missouri
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1915-06-05
Snake Had Motor Trip.

Fort Clark. n. Dan auto riding
bull snake, four feet long, is the latest.
William Mcdonald and Clarence Rick
Ell were motoring when they saw the
snake in the road. They stopped the
machine directly over it. but when
they examined closer could not locate
the serpent. On their return to town
they found it under the hood cooled
around the frame of the machine, ap
parently enjoying the ride.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1915-06-05
she's 100 and "movie" Fan.

Mnwaukee.-The newest convert,
and perhaps me oldest, yet made 70
the movie" idea is Mrs. Louise K
Theirs. centenarian. real Daughter
Of the American Revolution. Mrs.
Theirs celebrated her one hundredth
birthday recently. She is enthusiastic
over this latter-day form Of entertain
ment and seems in the way Of becom~
ing a real movie" fan.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1915-06-05
SHOOTS BROTHER AS GHOST
Living in Haunted House" In Georgia.
Slayer Makes Tragic
Mistake.

waycross. Ga.-Mistaking his twen-
ty-year-old brother. Harley McQuaig,
for a ghost. Lee McQuaig shot and al
most instantly killed him, Kidding him
with a shotgun.
The tragedy occurred at the home
OF their father. Anderson McQuaiE,
three miles NORTH west Of Waycross.
The younger McQuaig had been left
at home, while his brother came to
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1915-06-05

Waycross. Harley, who lives at Rus
tins, seven miles west, called at his ia
theirs home Unexpectedly The young
er brother evidently did not hear his
hail, for he shot Harley down before
he reached the steps.
The McQuaig place has for years
had the reputation of being haunted,
and Lee has been heard to remark that
IL he ever saw g ghost he would sure
ly fix him. The dead man leaves a
wife and young child.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1915-06-05
Foreign

A radical shake-up in the british
cabinet was announced NJ linden
The most interesting chance js ~
t.,,,~e.,. - Yt.....-... =, =, -,
first lord of the admiralty. TO the chan.
cellorship Of the duchy OF Lancaster.
Arthur ]. Balfour. the former header
of the opposition, taking the admiralty
portfolio. David Lloyd-George has
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1915-06-05
SUMMARY Of THE
WORLDS EVENTS
IMPORTANT NEWS BOILED DOWN
TO LAST ANALYSIS.
ARRANGED FOR BUSY READERS
Brief Notes Covering Happenings in
This Country and Abroad That
Are Of Legitimate interest to
All the People.
European Var News

European War News
The British admiralty office an
nounced at London the destruction of
the British battleship Majestic by a
torpedo while the battleship was sup
porting the allied army on Gallipoli
peninsula. The torpedo was fred by
German submarine. The official re-
port says nearly all the 1853 officers
and men were rescued"
The Princess Irene, British aux
Hilary steamship. was blown into atoms
with 425 men aboard as it lay at an
chor in Sheerness harbor. The explo-
sion apparently was internal. Its
origin is marked by complete mystery.
Annihilatlon Of two Italian compan-
les is reported in the Vienna official
statement. This announcement ad-
mits that the Italians have crossed
the border but reports the enemy re-
pulsed when he reached the Austrian
lines.
The Danish steamship Betty was
torpedoed and sunk in the North sea
by a German submarine. The men,
bers Of the crew were landed at
Shields.
A feet Of 10 French aeroplanes raid
a oil - q
hundred bombs and projectiles were
hurled upon German supply depots. AT
Ludwigshafen, in Bavaria. the great
plant Of the Badische aniline chemical
works was destroyed by French avi-
ators.
The American steamship Nehraskan,
which was damaged by an exterior ex-
plosion off Fastnet Rock. arrived at
Liverpool The damage to the Nebras-
kan consists OF hole in her starboard
bow 80 by 10 feet The ships captain
is positive that the vessel was tor
pedoed
Seven generals OF the Russian army
have been removed from their com
mands as "a result of the recent Aus
tro-German successes in Gallcia.
A fleet Of Zeppelin arships delivered
an attack against the British works
defending the mouth OF the Thames,
but were driven off by high-angle guns
aud British aeroplanes before they
could do any extensive destruction.
The italian army operating on the
Friuli front crossed the Isonzo and is
now before the town Of Monfalcone
Monfalcouc is 22}a miles from Trieste
Striking rapiSly at the Austrian
frontier positions. the Italian army ia
winning all along the front, according
to an official report from General Ca
dorna, the italian commander in chief,
issued at the war otllce at Rome.
The British battleship Triumph has
been torpedoed and sunk by a subma-
INV IA tAt i'Nt ututlitS, according TO
an official announcement made at Lon.
don. Most of the officers and men
were saved
King Victor Emmanuel OF italy has
assumed supreme command Of the
army and navy forces and has left
inoognito for the Italian headquar-
ters
Successes IN the fighting with ltal-
ian troops are reported in an official
announcement made at Vienna. In
the rear of Padou pass. northeast of
Warmolafa. the Italians fed when the
first shots teu among them. On the
Corinthian frontier the Austrian
troops repulsed several attacks. In.
nioting heavy losses on the Italians
West OF Ploecken the enemy He'd. leav.
ing his arms behind
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1915-06-05
Marked en. Came Back.

Nashville, Teln.-Owen Hale OF
this city, who IS connected with the
Spurlock-Neal company, has recently
had the unique experience of having
a niece Of currency come back into his
hands aztec he had put q mark on it
% years ago. II Is a one-dollar bill and
has written on it in blue ink, Oven
Hale. 1902.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1915-06-05


braska were damaged during g.
on Narragansett bay, when they wer.
driven into collision by the wind. Botb
ships were damaged.
A cloudburst between Tulsa and
Usage. Okla, accompanying a terrific
wind storm, resulted in great dam.
age to crops, live stock, oil fields and
railroads.
Mine No. l OF the Smokeless Coal
company at Johnstown, Pa, was blown
up. There are nine men in the mine
and all are thought to have been
killed.
Ex-President Taft in an address at
the annual banquet Of the National AS
sociation of Manufacturers at New
York severely criticised the Clayton
act and the federal trade commission
act as detrimental to the business in
terests of the country and denounced
the leaders of the American Fedora
ton of Labor.
Miss Lottie Burlow, eighteen years
old, Of Cotton. last weeks graduate
OF the Liberty Center school, was
drowned at Napoleon, o.. when row.
boat was upset In the Maumee river.
The Dutch liner Ryndam, which
sailed from New York for Rotterdam
with seventy passengers and a
million-dollar cargo, was badly dam
aged in collision fifteen miles south
west of the Nantucket shoals light
ship with the tramp freighter Cuneo.
The battleship South Carolina rescued
ESQ persons and landed them at New
York.
James Morrison Darnen, until re-
Gently pastor of church at Kenosha,
Wis, was received at the federal pvis-
on at Leavenworth, Kan, to serve a
three-year term for white slavery. He
has been assigned to a clerkship.
The boxing bill, put to the final test
In the house of the Illinois legislature,
fell five votes short of a constitutional
majority. The vote: Yeas. 72;. nays.
g. A majority is n. The senate last
month defeated the Carroll bill.
Rear Admiral Beatty, commanding
the Red" or enemy feet in the naval
war game, was declared the victor
in his contest against the entire At
lantic battleship feet, commanded by
Admiral Fletcher. The attacking ships
passed into Chesapeake bay while the
defenders cruised fruitlessly about
waiting for a dash against Boston or
New York.
Governor DUNES waterway bill
passed the house of the Illinois legis-
lature, after a day of hot debate, by
vote of 107 to Al. The bill now
goes to the senate.
Reports received at Chicago from
various sections of the United States
show that in all industrial centers
more men are being employed and at
an advanced scale Of wages.
Elmer A. Kiel, the st. Louis mayors
twenty-year-old son, and Miss Marie
A Budde, St Louis society girl, mo
tor-eloped' into Chicago. A Judge in
the county court made them man and
wife.
The state of Illinois sent out war.
rants from Springfield for an even
Sl,O00.000 to reimburse live stock own
ers for losses Of cattle in the foot-and.
mouth disease epidemic.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1915-06-05
Washington

The proclamation of neutrality on
the part of the United States in the
war between Italy and Austria has
been issued at Washington.
President Wilson declared that a
proud distinction might fall upon the
nations Of the three Americas-North.
Central and South America-that OF
showing the way to permanent peace.
IN an address at the Pan-American
Financial conference at Washington
he predicted that great results would
arise from 1t and that it might be in.
huential in restoring peace to war.
ridden Europe