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The log cabin Democrat., 1916-03-28

rule the difficulties which later arise more than offset the supposed gain There are instances in which it would be unwise to lose years growth of the trees in order to put the land chosen for the orchard in an ideal con- dision. In the majority of instances the planting of a commercial orchard is not decided upon so suddenly that preparation previous to planting is not possible.
 The surface soil should be consid. cred from two standpoints-the char acter of the tilth, and the presence of organic material. While the former is more or less dependent upon the latter. the degree of firmness is matter that should not be overlooked.
 There are numerous systems for planting orchards. Many fruit grow CTS have worked out their own sys- tens. Those mostly used are the rectangular, quincunx, alternate and hexagonal, or modification of them.
 The rectangular or square system is most used. In this plan the trees are set at the corners if a rectangular area. Most often the rectangle is a square, but not infrequently the sides are unequal. This is the simplest system to lay out. It's chief disad- vantage is that it does not make economical use of the land, there be- ing an area in the center of each rec tangle little used by the trees. The quincunx system was devised to offset the difficulty just mentioned.
 The alternate system is designed to correct the difficulties arising from the former It differs from it essen tially in widening the distance between rows, maintaining the same distances between the trees in the row, and is under 40 feet. In the alternate plan with 90 feet apart in the row the rows can be placed much closer together without reducing the space between the trees in adjoining rows so much as to interfere with orchard opera tions. By this method the number of trees per acre may be increased the land better distributed among them, and inconvenience in orchard opera tions avoided. It will be seen that this method approaches the hexagonal system, for when the diagonal dis tance between the trees of adjoining rows equals that between the trees in the same row, then we have the hexa- gonal system.
 The hexagonal system, or equilateral system. is rapidly gaining favor as the most economical system for plant
The log cabin Democrat., 1916-03-28
NOTICE TO BERRY SHIPPERS
Law Requires That Crates Shall Be Marked With Statement of Quan-
 tity of the Contents.

A recent service and regulatory an nouncement of the United States bu- reau of chemistry contains the follow ing, which should be of interest to shippers of berries peaches and to- matoes when ordering their crates for the coming seasons shipments: The department is of the opinion that Der ries, peaches. or tomatoes in small open containers which are packed in crates and arranged within the crates in layers or tiers, constitute food in package form within the meaning of the net-weight amendment. and that consequently the law requires that the crates shall be marked with a state ment of the quantity of the contents. Each such statement should include the number of small containers and the quantity of the contents of each
The log cabin Democrat., 1916-03-28
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1ILLAGE IN PEACH ORCHARDS
Do Not Resort to Commercial Ferti- Iizers Until All Other Resources
 Have Been Exhausted.

The peach appears to be the most susceptible of all fruit trees to the in fiuence of commercial fertilizers, says q writer in Practical Farmer While results obtained by the various ex- pertinent stations on the use of com- mercial fertilizers on apples are con- tradictory, there appears to be a re- markable unanimity of results as far as the peach is concerned Incidental ly, many of the old theories regard ing the proper feeding of peach trees have been overthrown.
 Before entering into any discussion of fertilizer for peaches it might be we'll to digress for few moments upon the subject of cultivation of the peach. From my personal observations l am fully convinced that not one man in ten who grows peaches realizes the importance of thorough tillage in the peach orchard. In many cases where commercial fertilizers have been em- ployed with good results the same re-
The log cabin Democrat., 1916-03-28

Stalking the Field Before Planting
 Hastens the Work and Insures Bet
 ter Results. By This Method the
 Stake Is Not Placed Where the
 Tree Is to Be Set, but Trees Are
 Easily Located.
 where more suitable soils are avail able. It is not to be understood that light or sandy soils are preferred for apple growing.
 The depth of soil best suited for ap- pie culture depends very largely upon the character or the subsoi. With a suitable subsoil very little surface soil is necessary for success. Good results are being obtained where there is but two or three feet of surface soil un- derlaid by a suitable subsoil.
 Previous limestone subsoil permits the roots to work deeply into it, giv- irs trees with extensive root systems The limestone also aids in the pro- duction of high color which is so es- sential in good market fruit. It is at least partially due to this fact that the apples produced in some sections are so highly colored A gravelly sub soil would be second choice in select ing an orchard site
 Impervious subsoils are to be avoid ed, especially if they come close to the surface. Such a subsoil flinders deep roofing and not infrequently brings the water table so close to the surface that the root system is confined to a shallow layer just under the surface.
 Have the orchard site elevated above the surrounding country. This does not mean that it must be the highest piece of land in the vicinity, but that it should have lower levels in proximity to it. ] Elevation is an important factor in fruit growing. A rolling site which provides good air drainage and which is somewhat ele- vated is most likely to escape injury from frosts.
 Exposure is the direction of slope of the site. By northern exposure is meant a site in which the general slope of the land is towards the north. On rolling sites, it is impossible to have all the land slope in the same direction, but in such cases 1t is the general slope which is considered. No one exposure is best under all condi- tions. AS rule, northern or north eastern exposure is preferable. The trees gre slower in coming into blos- som in the spring than when the or chard has a southerly exposure, and therefore there is less danger from late spring frosts. Near large bodies of water best results are secured by having the exposure toward the water. In regions of high winds, much dam age often results from fruit being blown off and from rapid evaporation of moisture. These injuries are re- duced by choosing a site which has an exposure away from prevailing winds.
 One of the first considerations in planting the orchard is the prepara' tion of the land. It is true that or chards can be planted on land that has been poorly prepared, but as a
The log cabin Democrat., 1916-03-28

suits might have been obtained, and far more cheaply, if better methods of tillage had been practiced
 The peach grower should not resort to commercial fertilizers until he has exhausted the resources of tillage and cover crops. I have in mind a large orchard in central Delaware where the tillage had been of the best, and the care of the orchard above reproach. yet the trees began to decline in fruit production. A single test during the past season has shown that this that small application of nitrate of soda will means the rejuvenation of the orchard
The log cabin Democrat., 1916-03-28
THINNING AIDS FRUIT TREES
tality-Orchardist Should Aim to Improve Quality.

Thinning makes trees live longer and produce more fruit in the course of time. The overproduction of seed e4hausts the vitality of a tree. and is the chief cause of short-lived trees. Thin fruit hard and keep the trees alive and productive.
 Thinning increases the fruit grow CTS profits by increasing both the quality and the quantity of fruit pro duced within a space of few years, because he will have practically as much fruit to sell, of large size and better quality and hence at better price, from trees that bear more near ly annually.
The log cabin Democrat., 1916-03-28

Three chief factors enter into the selection of the site for an orchard soil, elevation, and exposure. Of these the soil is most important, for even though the elevation and ex- posture be perfect, if the soil is unfa- vorable, the orchard will be a failure
 Clay-loam soil is best for apple growing. In the past the tendency has been to select rather heavy clay loam or clay soils for apple culture. Less heavy clay loans and even soils tending towards gravelly nature seem to give better results, usually
 Heavy clays are much more difficult to handle; have a tendency to carry the wood growth too late into the summer, and do not give as good color to the fruit as do the somewhat lighter soils. Both late growth and low color are objectionable, and for these req sons heavy clays should be avoided
The log cabin Democrat., 1916-03-28
TOOLS OF CIRCUMSTANCE.
For they alone have need of sorrow, And they alone are poor. For whom in life Loves holy angel Hath opened not the door.

A poor seamstress who works hard and whose daughter is in department store said to me the other day: T promised to give my girl a birthday present. That day rolls around soon. Now what do you suppose she wants me to give her? You never in the world could guess, so I'll tell you. I have been limiting to her that my poor purse might allow her a nice, suitable pair of everyday shoes, that she could go to work in and look decent instead Of shabbily, as she does now. She turned from me with a dissatisfied looK and asked quickly Mother, won't you please grant my greatest wish? long for few paint brushes and materials to try with" Wasn't l angry to hear such a foolish request, and we poor as church mice? Soundly l upbraided her, coming out and telling her that her mind must be affected. She must imagine she was living in an air castle of gold, Nothing 1 said daunted her nor changed her longing in the least. She became so downcast 1t worried me night and day. Finally I saw my way out of the difficulty which my kind heart had brought about. I will give my girl the money-three dollars which will be her gift from me. She will have perfect right to spend it as | she pleases. l will not bother my head | any more about it, l concluded" The purse was empty when the three dollars was left beside the alarm clock on her table. For days after | never was a word spoken between mother and daughter, after their hours of toll, as to what was done with the amount. The girl still wore shabby shoes and a shabber dress. Her cheeks were little paler, showing un- mistakably that she had remained up | long past midnight She was up at the | first streak of dawn, long before others were astir, and out of the house, threading her way on a mission of | heart interest to her She did not mind the task of art nor the heavy parcel she carried, which she put safe ly in her room. She had a better ap- petite than ever before, and 1t was easy to see that new ambition lent buoyancy to the workers steps.
 Circumstances were against her when her mother upbraided the young toiler for idling money and her time away with paint boxes, which she had at once bought and studied over in- doors and out.
 Art became her calling. Her talent was one of success, gift. She had free rein to mold her future talents despite her early hardships of being
 kept back in tolls beaten track. Proud
 was that poor mother that her girl had
 made her own way in the world to for
 tunes top round.
The log cabin Democrat., 1916-03-28

A Planting Board Is Great Aid to
 Setting Trees at the Right Spot With
 the Least Difficulty. The Central
 Notch Is Placed Around the Stake,
 Two Stakes Are Then Driven in the
 Other Holes or at the Corners of the
 Triangle, Then the Stake Is Re-
 moved, the Hole Dug and the Tree
 Set So That 1t Stands in the Point
 Formerly Occupied by the Original
 Stake.
 ing orchards. In this system each tree is equidistant from the nearest neigh bor in any direction. The land is equally distributed among the trees and it is practically all used without crowding the trees. It also has the advantage of increasing the number of trees about IS per cent over the rec tangular system without reducing the distance between trees.
 There is considerable controversy as to what is the proper distance be- tween trees. It is impossible to give any hard and fast rule as to the proper distances, as it will differ materially with climate and soil conditions, and the characteristic growth of the va riety. There is always tendency to plant trees too close. This is undoubt, edly due to the fact that there is a desire to use as much of the land from the beginning as possible, and because newly set trees always have the ap- pearance of being farther apart than necesSarv
The log cabin Democrat., 1916-03-28
the butterflies fiutter among the prin.

the butterflies fiutter among the prim. roses. How happy l shall be just watching him. An, how very wonder. ful 1t is to be a mother-and have a tiny human being all your own to love, and hug, watch and dream glori- ous day dreams over!
 The childless wife likes to go to the park, forgetting her loneliness in watching the blithesome toddlers who make sunshine in the hearts of hap pier women. As she sits in the park watching them, many a woman con- cefyes the idea that it is all wrong for her to be denied this boon of com fort. Why not have a little child to clasp to her bosom, too? The asylums and orphanages are full of them. It would be blessing for some waif and stray to find a home and a heart that loved.
 Childless wives broach the subject to their husbands of adopting a baby very hesitatingly. Where one will lend his ear with patience to the scheme, hundred will crush her bud ding hopes with one blow. She may coax and plead, but in this instance her cajolery seldom accomplishes the longed-for result. Such men. as a rule, sigh to hear childish laughter, see sunny little face listen to the batter of baby feet and lisping tongue in their silent home. If they were given offspring of their own, no men would CT could rejoice more, but-bringing up another mans child has it's grave disadvantages.
 As babies all human beings are sweet, lovable and innocent, but who can tell what the years ahead may bring forth? If little or nothing is known of the parents of the waif, sheltered at the founding home, a cer. tain amount of risk Is taken in bring ing him into ones home and heart. All the tender love and bright home surroundings have little weight or influence with the lad who inherits ten. dencies he will never be able to over. come.
 Where one returns love for love and gratitude, another will prove to be thankless, unloving, with a longing to break away to mingle with those more congenial. The wren will still be wren, though you clothe him in the plumage of the bird of paradise.
 To give a homeless lad a roof and the care of loyal benefactors is noble experiment. If no tie binds the lad is free agent to stay or go as he wills, but, if adopted, links are forged which cannot be easily snapped asunder even though he should prove untrustworthy. While nine waifs out of ten repay thousandfold, in love, the devotion lavished on them by fos- ter parents, the tenth child grows up so much of torment that those who have taken unto themselves the re- sponsibility of rearing him wish from the depths of their hearts that they had not rushed into the folly of adopt ing the baby instead of taking time to observe him expand from the baby to the child and into the lad ere they took the irrevocable step.
The log cabin Democrat., 1916-03-28
ADOPTING A BABY,

Something the heart must have to cher
 ish,
 Must love and joy and sorrow learn, Something with passion clasp or perish
 And in itself to ashes burn.
 How many hearts throb with joy as old winter folds his tent like the Arab and silently steals away. Spring Is here!" many a mother cries out joy eully That means taking baby in his go-cart to the park. He shall sit e.riid the warm green grass watching the yellow buttercups, the daisies and
The log cabin Democrat., 1916-03-28
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BRIDAL SECRETS.

Oh. night. did you say
 My love had grown false to me? That her VOWS like a breath passed away As the blossoms fall from a tree2 Was it the wind said, Thy love is gone?" False wind, thou vert never true The whp-poor-will plaints for the dawn. Poor soul, was your love false too?
 If there is ever time in the mar ried woman's life when she is apt to
The log cabin Democrat., 1916-03-28

be a bit foolish, it s during those days the bridal couple are willing away their honeymoon at some fashion able summer re- sort. Of course, the happy bride groom Is all devo- tion, and is de- lighted to spend c V e ry moment possible with his bride. but, even the best of men W i'll fra n @ u D some sort of an
 excuse to get off 1I0lA now and
The log cabin Democrat., 1916-03-28
Handle Apples Carefully.

The growers who produce the finest and highest priced apples instruct thoir pickers to handle the apples just as if they were eggs.
The log cabin Democrat., 1916-03-28
Top-Graftinu Favored.

In unproductive orchards of but single variety, top-grafting part of the trees with other varieties is rec commended
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-03-30
Flood ShowS Wisdom
of Plaza Wall Scheme

City Commissioner Bowman's wis
dom in connection with the plaza wall
at the pumping station has been DEM
onstrated during the present high
stage of the river. This great inn
provement has not only prevented the
serious cutting away of the embank-
ment by the high water and swift cur
rent at that point; it has also created
one of the most attractive features OF
the river front and during the last few
days Commissioner Bowmans fore
sight has been generally commended.
During the next few days the De-
partment of Public Safety will COM
plete whatever planting and grading
and grading may be necessary to car
ry out the original plan of treatment.
There was leak in the lily basin last
year which caused an unsightly seep-
age over the river wall and this will
be corrected before the water is turn
ed on this Spring. 1t is also under
stood that an old walk leading toward
the shore from the lily pond and
which has been abandoned will be re-
moved and grass planted.
1t is believed the plaza wall which
furnishes splendid observatory at
the preesnt time, has saved. the city
large expense this week and justified
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-03-30

forded the deep water which had
flooded the subway. The horse swan
through with the wagon.
Fair weather with little change in
temperature is forecasted for the next
"a hours.
Wild Geese by Hundreds
The river front presented very un-
usual appearance this morning and
the strange sight or lack of sight,
rather, of its main ornament, Har-
risburg's front steps," completely
submerged, attracted many people
throughout the day to the river. Wild
geese in large numbers were there to
inspect the river conditions and spy
glasses were brought into play free
ly to watch the birds.
The condition of the bank, while
not such as to cause alarm, evidently
needs careful attention. Many q
bench, transferred from its wonted
place rests at the waters edge in a
precarious position, and the cracks and
assures in the bank demand that
small children keep we'll to the rear.
The fact that the river has been
slowly receding reduces to a minimum
all likelihood of further damage to the
bank, and all the approaches from the
steps to the street seem to have been
left intact.
The ice that was making its way
down stream yesterday in such large
quantities has thinned out and logs
of wood and sticks hold the right of
way. The river has risen to such a
height that the steel cable connecting
the east shore with independence Is
land swoops down in slow curve un-
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-03-30
NEWS OF STEELTON
BOOK HUGE RAIL
ORDERS FOR 1917
Railroads Already Have Placed
Contracts For 100000 Tons;
Trade Settles

Signs of a more conservative spirit
are beginning to appear in the steel
trade, with intimations that the crest
of the wave of price advances has
been reached or is near at hand" says
the Iron Age in its weekly review to-
day. Sentiment inclines no less
strongly to the belief that the mills
will be crowded for all the year, but
there is less excitement and buyers are
not as indifferent to the effects of high
prices
War demand is not as insistent,
partly because of the long time for
which mills are sold. But there is the
definite statement from agents of
Great Britain that they will now place
no contracts for machining shells for
more than three months ahead. In
several quarters in the machine tool
trade the pressure is not so great.
In March the railroads have put
100000 tons or more on the books
of the rail mills for 1917 rolling, and
deliveries are largely in the second
quarter. Spikes, bolts and other track
supplies are being ordered for next
year also. Car buying is moderate.
Instead of the $4,000 to 10000 cars
for the Pennsylvania, widely heralded,
that company is buying 5000 tons of
steel for the 1000 cars it will build for
itself. Locomotive orders have been
large, the total for the first quarter of
the year being about 1900, against
1000 for all of 1915.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-03-30
Steelton Snapshots

Must Ring Now. - Orders have
been posted at the Pennsylvania Steel
works requiring all employees to regis
ter at clock in their departments
upon entering and leaving the plant.
The orders effect every person en-
ployed here and will go into force
Saturday.
Choir Rehearsal-St. Johns Luth-
eran choir will rehearse this evening.
Award Prizes. - At the close of the
Mt. Zion Baptist fair Tuesday, prizes
were awarded to Peter Wade and
Marshal Hilton. Wade was given a
buffet for collecting $50 and Hilton a
cash prize for selling $3.50 worth of
tickets.
At First Reformed. - The Rev. G.
w. Hartman, of st. Johns Reformed
Church, Harrisburg, will preach at
the Lenten services in the First Re-
formed Church this evening. The
senior catechetical class will meet this
evening at o'clock instead of to-
morrow evening.
Institute Glass. - Steelton Council,
order of Independent Americans ini-
tiated class of five candidates last
evening.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-03-30
For Freckled, Rough
or SpOtty Compilations

The freckling, discoloring or rough
.ening to which delicate skins are sub
iect after exposure to wind or sun,
readily be gotten rid of. Mercolized
wax, spread lightly over the face be-
fore retiring and removed in the morn
neeIs of the disfigured skin. Gel aS
ounce of the wax at any druggists s.
There's no more effective wav of ban
ishing freckles or other cutaneous de-
fects. Little skin particles come off
each day, so the process doesn't even
temporarily mar the complexion, and
one soon acquires a brand new, spotless,
girlishly beautiful face
Wrinkles caused by weather, worry
or illness are best treated by simple
solution of powdered saxolite, / or,
dissolved in Il pit. witch hazel. Bathing
the face in this produces a truly mar
yelous transformatiop.-Adv tisemant-