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The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1916-08-31
ARTISTIC ARRANGEMENT
OF FLOWERS IN HOME
BY &. VAN eENTHuYsEN.

Dark corners of room need light
ing up, and light-colored. brilliant
flowers never look so we'll as when
standing out against half light. Vel
low is an exquisite bit of color for
such corner.
Let all the flowers and foliage for
home decoration be fresh. and how
ever simple their form. they are love
", not only as graceful objects but as
suggestive of something more beauti-
full still.
Avoid fantastic colored or shaped
vases. The simple beauty of the flow
ers is lost in such a holder. Clear
glass and the soft greens of Bohemian
make are most useful receptacles. Let
the lines of the vase or bowls be
simple and flowing and however cheap
the substance of which the vase is
made we shall not err.
Strive to produce the effect of the
flower when growing, and the error
of cutting off the lovely gray-green
stalks of daffodils and examining them
into fiat dish. or putting a handful
of violets in tube specimen glass
will be impossible.
There are many little eontriyances
nowadays that help wonderfully in the
attractive arrangement of flowers The
little Japanese frogs with holes in
their backs that sit fiat in the bottom
of bowl and hold out primly and
gracefully a few precious stalks of
bloom are to be had for a few cents
and are well worth all they cost.
With such an arrangement three or
four daffodils with their golden glow
can bring bit of sunshine into a
freary room and add beauty that an
armful of exquisite roses crammed
into an ugly vase could never give.
Color harmony in flower arrange
ment should be well thought out, not
only with regard to the relative posi-
tion of one flower with another. but
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1916-08-31
MUCH DAMAGE To
CORN AND COTTON
Larvae of Beetles Feed on Un-
foreground Stems of Plants.
WIREWoRM AND ITS CONTROL
Several Hundred Kinds of Beetles
Found in Nearly All Parts of
United States-Many Are
Very Destructive.
CIV EDMUND /. GIBsoN0

The injury by the corn and cotton
Wireworms is caused BY the feeding of
the wormlike young or larvae of slen-
der beetles, known as click beetles
or Swapping beetles, upon the roots,
sprouts and underground stems OF
plants which are thereby weakened
and stunted or killed.
These wireworms have been known
to totally destroy corn throughout
fields Of large acreage However, this
is not usually the case and the attack
IS most frequently concentrated in
spots scattered throughout the field.
the plants in these spots being wholly
destroyed In other parts of the field
there may be slight injury as shown
by the dwarfed appearance of the
plants, which may later produce 90
per cent or more of a normal yield
The wireworms are ravenous feed
ers. often cutting off all the roots of a
plant, They are especially destructive
during the two months before they
transform to adults. a single half
grown wireworm is capable of killing
ii young corn sprout and severely IN
juring plant from six to eight inches
in height Therefore it can be seen
that when there is concentrated at
tack by many wireworms in one hill
the plants have but small chance of
surviving.
The parent of the corn and cotton
wiraworrn IL a small dark brown click
beetle, or Swapping beetle" measur-
ing about one-fourth of an inch in
length. The young wirewerms, or lar
vac, after Matching from the eggs are
minute. measuring from an eighth to
ee-sixteenths of an inch in length.
All stages of the insect are spent in
the ground except the adult or beetle,
which only enters it at the time of egg
deposition.
Reports show that the corn and cot
ton wireworm has been destructive in
the Carolinas, Illinois, Missouri, Ar
kansas and Mississippi. This would
indicate a wide distribution. probably
a wider one than the mere records re-
veal, and il is possible that the species
may occur throughout the entire east
erR half of the United States. Its oc-
eurrence is closely related to the dis
tribution of soils of light, sandy type,
as Ii is known that the immature
stages exist only In such soils. Oeca-
sionally an adult has been collected
several miles from sandy locations, but
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1916-08-31

It's presence there was more than like
ly due to its own flight from the field
of It's origin. In some localities this
species is referred TO as the SANDY
spot wire.orm.e
Corn plants infested by this wire
worm become wilted and stunted, with
leaves of a blush shade. brown at the
tips. which stand out from the stalks
stimy instead of bending over grace
fully as in healthy plant. Deprived
of most of the roots through the work
of the larvae of this wireworm. the
plant can be pulled up with little eff
fort. Weak plants soon sueeumb. leav-
ing gaps in the rows, but the more Wig
orous plants put forth new roots in
abnormal numbers. These are matted
together and distorted and although
tsle plants survive. only "nubbinS' are
produced. The infestation is not con
fined to the impoverished areas, for
there may h larvae among the roots
Of tan and apparently healthy plants.
Rolling land infested by this insect
presents patehy appearance. the
sandy knobs standing out distinct and
bare. although overgrown later with
weeds particularly crab grass. briers
and morning glories. For a long time
there was a theory among farmers
that lightning caused the injury &c
corn which is now rightly attributed
to this wireworm.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1916-08-31
KEEPING WEEDS OUT OF LAWN

If one gets a good set of grass in
the beginning and keeps the ground
fortified by coating of stable ma
nure or commercial fertilizer every
spring there will be little trouble with
weeds If the lawn Is kept properly
moved.
Some claim that there are weeds
that cannot be clipped with the lawn
mower We have Found this complaint
true where the revolving mower was
used. for it will bend and not cut wiry
stems, as of crab grass and some other
troublesome plants.
The only way of getting these is by
clipping off with Il mower that has a
sickle similar to II hay mower. The
guards of these machines raise up the
stems and the sickle cuts them Off
without MASKING down or pulling.
There is no need of using the hook
SO much If one is careful when get
ting mower, to get one that cuts
ahead OF the wheels, and as wide as
the extreme distance apart of the out
ride of the wheels.
This will not leave the strip along
the borders that is mashed down by
the wheels.
Moles do a great deal of damage, but
may be run out by frequent rolling, or
may be trapped.
These may be destroyed by pouring
into the ant hills a tablespoonful of
carbon bisulphid. stopping the hole so
the fumes are confined.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1916-08-31
CHILDISH FEARS VERY REAL
Parents Are Apt to Underestimate
Their Effect on the Minds OF
the Little Ones.

The mother knew that her son haW
been afraid of the dark for years, but
had thought him long cured Of It be
cause he always Went up to bed at
night alone with his younger brother
So she refused TO 90 upstairs with him.
or let his brother go, as Peter was
amusing the company at that moment.
Jack went out and was gone such
long time that finally the mother was
alarmed and went TO see what was the
matter. She found the boy crouched
half way up the stairs, slowly creep
ing up. but plainly terrified. When
he saw her the lad started to cry con-
vulsvely and said that something was
hiding at the top Of the stairs, ending
bis statement with. but you told me
f. 60 mother, SO | am going It was
the truest form of bravery, because he
was slowly going right on up, although
almost scared to death
Anything that might produce fear in
the child's mind should be avoided like
the plague. for it is just as diSas-
irons to the child'S mentality MS some
dread disease might be TO his body
Take, for instance the practice on
the part of really kind-hearted par
ents of throwing a child in the water
to teach him to swim. This severe
rlethod may succeed in certain cases,
but its usual effect is to teach the
child not only to dread and fear the
for Lnt al 20 10
confidence and trust in his parents
Be careful TO keep fear from your
childrens minds.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1916-08-31
BITS OF THINGS

The lunches of cobwebs on the trees
come before you know II. They are
the work of the fall web worm and
the torch Is the remedy.
Mosquitoes bad? Take look around
to see If there Is not a pool of stag
nant water or a rain barrel near the
house The pests breed in such places.
Go over the vines and pinch Off the
weak and spindling fruit punches, and
then give the strong ones Il chance to
grow.
Weeds going to seed right along
now. Get very busy with the scythe
the mower. the hoe and everything else
that will put them out of that detest-
able weed burdock. II flowers once
every two years. and If the plant is
cut off below ground after the flower
ing stalk appears. 1t win trouble you
no more.
Get rid of your old barbed-wire
fences juts rs soon rs possible. They
are TOO dangerous.
During very dry weather. and when
seedlings are first set out. water FREE
quently.
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or plain whipped cream. For the ice
any flavor may be chosen and the
fruit is also matter of taste, always
choosing that suitable. The cream Is
either put through a pastry tube or
dropped by tablespoon.
Strawberry ice cream is especially
good for "A foundation; fill the glass
three-quarters full of strawberry ice
cream, on this place large fine Der
ries. cut In halves and covered with
sugar for an hour or more. Then
top the coupe with sweetened and
favored cream. A few drops OF
lemon and almond makes a good fla
vor. Or a half a peach that has been
soaked In vanilla strip for time
may be placed on the strawberry ice
and finished as before.
The flavor of peaches is especially
good as 1t is so delicate and vet sc
suggestive that it pervades the whole
dish.
Peaches and Barbecue currants OF
marrons preserved in vanilla strip
make fine combination.
Coffee ice cream is another well
liked foundation for a coupe Line
the sherbet cup with coffee ice cream
then use strawberries or raSpberries
as the next step. let them stand In
sugar for an hour and follow with
the whipped cream garnished with a
large fresh berry.
Chestnuts or marrons preserved In
various sirups are always good with
the coffee flavor or in combination
with almost any fruit. A lemon siruT
is good with them and they may be
prepared at home and bottled for use
The coupe which starts with peach
ice cream may use peaches or pinap,
pie as the fruit. Pears lightly favored
with ginger strip in which they
may be lightly cooked are pleasing
ly used with peach ice cream.
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and give flavor, but too acid vine
gar will spoil the fruit. Usually, a
little water added to the vinegar TO
dilute it. using the amount of liquid
required. will improve it, Take two
pounds of brown sugar, a pint of mild
vinegar and Il tablespoonful each of
cinnamon and cloves tie in muslin
bag, cook 20 minutes, then drop in
the peaches Chat have been rubbed
with a coarse towel to remove the
fuzz,) few at time and cook until
soft, drop into the crock and con
tinue until all are cooked. Cover with
the vinegar leaving the spice bag in
the jar.
Peach Jam.-This is especially fine
favored. as the steam is not allowed
to escape, carrying with 1t much of
the fruit. Pare the peaches and mash
them to a pulp, add two eupfuls of
sugar to three OF the pulp and mix
we'll; pack into pint jars and screw
down the top lightly; place in steam
er or any convenience for canning and
coax until all the juice is absorbed
by the fruit Place in the sun for a
day or two and then it will be ready
10 put away.
Peaches for canning should be firm
but ripe, placed in the cans and COW
cred with a hot strip, then put into a
bpiler of boiling water and allowed to
stand well covered overnight the fruit
will keep we'll and be of fine flavor
and color A fireless cooker is good
convenience to use for a small num-
Der of cans. The cans and covers
should be thoroughly sterilized and
the rubbers dipped into boiling water
before being used.
Peach JeiIy.-Save all the parings
from the washed peaches, add a few
apples and cook together, then drain
and prepare as usual. The apples
will supply the pectin which is lack
ing In the apple and the peaches will
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1916-08-31

In the case of cowpeas, the tibrous
roots suffer most, the thicker roots De
Ing perforated, so that the plants be
come yellow and dwarfed, and fail 60
vine.
Cotton is injured in the early stages
by larvae boring into the seed and in
iuring the very young plants, checking
the growth so much that the plant dies
or struggles along only to produce lit
tie or no cotton.
Beetles of the corn and cotton wire
worm are abroad in the fields from
early June unit, the last of August.
The eggs, which are laid in groups of
from three to twenty in the soil about
the roots of corn. cowpeas and other
food plants. are deposited for the
most part, during late June and July.
These hatch in from eight TO eleven
days into the young wireworms or lar
vac. which Immediately commence
feeding upon the roots. Each full
grown larva constructs a small earth
en- cell in the soil and in this it
changes to pupa. The pupal stage
averages II days in length and during
this time the pupa is almost notion
less and takes no food. After this it
transforms to the adult or beetle.
The larvae, or vireworms, feed upon
the roots of their food plants through
ont the summer months and up to
about the first of October, and during
this time are found within IS inches
of the surface of the ground. the depth
depending upon the moisture content
of the top soil During hot, dry
spell the wireworms remain from u
to Is inches below the surface, but
after rain they can be found within
two inches of the surface.
With the approach of cold weather
they begin general downward move
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1916-08-31

To make some mint vinegar. Wash
a bunch and place it in pint Of vine
gar. letting 1t stand for two weeks.
then strain and bottle for winter use.
This vinegar may be used to flavor
fish sauce and various dishes.
candied Mint Leaves.-Take fresh
perfect mint leaves. wash and shake
dry. Pick the leaves from the stalks
and lay on cloth to dry. Put n
eupfu of sugar and half cupful of
water on to boil, let it boil without
stirring for four minutes from the
time ii boils. Let ii cool slightly,
then dip the leaves one by one and
lay them on waxed paper; after all
have been dipped begin with the first
ones and dip again, dust with granu-
lated sugar, shaking off all that does
not adhere; spread out to dry. Spread
the sugar on plate and draw the
leaves gently through the sugar.
Mint JeIIy.-This is Jelly well liked
TO serve with meats Prepare apples
for jelly and drop in bunch of mint
while cooking. Then as each glass Is
filed. add small sprig of mint to
harden in the jelly.
Mint Sherbet-A cupful of mint
leaves dropped into quart of water
and a pint of sugar when boiling
hot, let the strip boil for five min
utes, then remove the mint, add a cup
full of lemon juice, two tablespoonfuls
of softened gelatin. add to the mix
ture and when thoroughly dissolved,
freeze. Serve in sherbet cups with
a sprig of mint to garnish each.
Ginger ale served with sprig of
mint, well chilled. makes delightful
drink. Serve with small ginger
cookies. Mint should be dried for
winter use if there is no window gar
den In which to grow 1t. A few
drops of peppermint will take the
place of the fresh mint In making
candies.
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also with the room in which the vase
is to have place
Golors that blend out of doors. be-
cause of the gradations in shade
caused by atmospheric effects and the
relieving sprays of green. would pro-
duee diseord when massed in room.
but inharmonious effects can be avoid
ed by observing few general rules.
Now that flowers can be secured the
year round. the problem having been
solved by the gardeners. after years
of probing. some sort of bloom should
have daily place in the house. The
intimate association with such lowell
ness gladdens the heart and quickens
the senses and inspires all that is best
within US.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1916-08-31

lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable COM
pound would cure it. 1t helped both
the Change of Life and the tumor and
when got home I did not need the doctor 70
[ took the Pinkham remedies until the
tunor was gone, the doctor said, and
have not felt it since. ] tell every one
how was cured. If this letter VIII
help others you are welcome to use It
Mrs. e. H. BEAN, 525 Joseph Avenue,
Nashville, Tenn.
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound, a pure remedy containing the
extractive properties of good old fash
toned roots and herbs, meets the needs
of woman s system at this critical period
of her life. Try it
If there is any symptom in your
case which puzzles you, write to
the Lydia Il. Pinkham Medicine
Co. LYNN. Mass.
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ment. which accounts for the farmers
inability TO locate them during the late
fall and winter months. They have
been found in the sand at the remark
able depth of five feet. From these
facts it will be seen that fall or winter
blowing would be useless as a control
or remedial measure.
As soon as winter breaks up, the lar
vac gradually make their way to with
in two to three feet of the surface. By
the middle of April they are numerous
within six inches of the surface of the
ground From the time the larvae
travel downward in the fall until they
return to the top soil they eat prac-
tieally nothing. In laboratory expert
ments, larvae remained alive and
healthy in cages of moist pure sand
without organic food, for six months.
Late fall and winter blowing as a
method of reducing the numbers Of
the pest by turning up and exposing
the larvae to the elements IS of no
value. as the wireworms are at this
time at such depths in the soil that
they would not be disturbed by the
blowing. Flowing or cultiyating for
this purpose at other times of the year
is of little avail as the wireworms are
so quick of movement that almost as
soon as exposed they are again hidden
in the loosened soil. Even chickens
or turkeys are not sufficiently alert to
catch many.
Any system of crop rotation after
harvesting the corn may be carried
out and q winter cover crop such as
wheat or rye is advised Pasturing
this during winter months and turning
1t under in the spring is very benefi-
cial, since humus is thus added and
the sandy soil is thereby stiffened. An
infested field should not be planted to
corn two years in succession.
If catch crop of red clover can be
obtained ii is an excellent one to come
In the rotation for two or three years.
Such combinations as wheat and clio
yer not only afford two crops year
| from the same field, but also permit
the soil to remain undisturbed during
the period when the female beetles are
laying their eggs.
The manuring of infested areas has
| long been recommended as the best
control measure. The theory was ad-
vanced, especially by some farmers,
that the manure turned under is ac-
! mally distasteful to the larvae and
kills them outright. Although this is
not the case, nevertheless the turning
under of manure and cover crops has
the effect of adding humus to the top
soil ; and, as it Is known that the lar
vac cannot long survive except in
sandy soils. it Is well to spread as
much manure as possible on infested
areas and to turn it under,
If it were practicable 10 allow the
infested fields TO lie idle, or lay out, =
as ii is termed, for a period of three
years, this would no doubt prove the
most effective means of getting rid of
the pest, since by leaving the ground
4 undisturbed crust would be formed
ON the surface through which the ma
| iority of adult wireworms could not
emerge. 1t would also serve to pre-
vent the few emerging adults, as well
as those flying in from other fields
from entering the soil for egg depeSi-
ton However, this practice naturally
will not often appeal to the farmer.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1916-08-31

ITS a lucky thing came out here
today" exclaimed the delirious base
ball fan. IF it hadn't been for me,
we'd have lost that game sure"
why the man who won this game
is the chap who just now slid to sec
ond."
yes. But didn't you hear me yell
ing at the top of my voice telling him
what to do?''
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1916-08-31

scitaminaeeae, South African genus
of four or five species of perennial
herbs. Species reginae. The upper
leaves of the flower are orange. The
pencil-like middle portion is bluepur-
pie, and the large lower portion light
green. 1t has much the appearance of
a tronical bird.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1916-08-31
CHICKS NEED HEAT AND REST
Little Fellows Should Be Placed on
Warm, Clean Straw-Chilling
Causes Much Trouble.

The first requirement of little
chick is heat and rest. They should
be placed in warm, clean place on
clean straw. If with hen. the hen
should be So restricted rs TO prevent
her from leading the chicks out 10 be-
t-aata chilled The her should hover
the chick. almost constantly for the
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1916-08-31
DeadWood.

Dead or decaying wood of any fruit
plant should be removed as soon as
it is noticed. it matters not what the
season may be. Such wood harbors
disease and insect pests that will
spread to healthy parts of the tree and
to neighhoring trees.
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HUI ds ini &c Us
child's head. The
doctor said it was
three years coming
and gave me medi-
cine for it until L
was called away
from the city for
Is ON g ii m e. Of
course / could not
leo to him then, SO
my sister-in-law told
hue that she thought
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ALWAYS the Way.

Mr.. Flatbush-Has the new girl
come yet?
Mrs. Enthusiastically, she's
come. Can't you smell something burn
Ing In the kitchen?
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NAn.. Nlet neeQ
Those Panama Slides.

Churchill is said the worlds pres
ent potato crop is approximately large
enough to fill two-thirds of the Panama
canal.
Gotham-What's the matter? Aren't
those slides" doing it quick enough?
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liClOuS served WITH
the meat course.
Picked Peaches.
There are any
number Of good
recipes, but we
must be careful
about the vinegar.
It should be strong
enough to preserve
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Personal EndeaVors.

my face is my fortune said the
girl with the dazzling complexion.
Permit me- replied Mr.. Dustin
Stax, ITO extend the compliments of
self-made man to a self-made WON
an"
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BIRD OF PARADISE

A unique specimen is the bird of
paradise 1t is also called strelitzia.
named after the wife OF King George
III, Charlotte Sophia OF Mecklenburg
Strelitz, patron of botany. Family
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When II Comes to Kicks.

Bill see according to the scientists
IL bee weight for weight, is at least 80
times as strong as horse.
Jill-AIl the same, when 1t comes to
being kicked we'll take the bee every
time.
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even IN crowded
cities. II is re-
freshing used in
! e m o n a d e, as
sauce for meats,
fiavoring for can
dies and ices. Be
fore the frost
comes TO destroy
the plants be sure
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1916-08-31

pTOUIEIIl Is sOIVeu as Wen
as the lessening of weight
in the picnic basket. The
coffee may be mixed and
put into eheesecloth
sacks and an ordinary
water pail with a wire
handle will serve for a
coffee pot so that need
not be carried. Frank
forts may be roasted in
the eoalS under the cot