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The state herald., 1916-10-20
GUARDING AGAINST
PEACH TREE BORERS
Pests Should Be Extracted With
Aid Of Knife and Wire
Mounding Is Favored.

Patience and persistence are neces-
sary to combat peach-tree borers.
They should be extracted with the aid
Of a strong knife and pliable wire.
Trees should be examined for these
pests twice u year. preferably In OctO-
ber and May. After the latter exnmi-
nation protective covering should be
applied to reduce so far as possible the
entrance Of new borers. Observations
At the Pennsylvania State College
school OF agriculture show that for
this purpose lime-sulphur solution Is
ls safe md effective material as any.
It should be applied either with u
coarse spray nozzle or with brush,
and the trunk OF the tree should be
thoroughly covered from the exposed
crown to height Of Is Inches or
more.
A little llme-sulphur sediment or
some extra lime may be added. Eight
or ten pounds Of either material is
enough for 80 gallons Of solution. Ar
senlcai solutions ure not recommended
Tor this purpose, as some OF them have
proved Injurious to trees and useless
sgalnst the borer.
When the coating Is dry. soil should
90 replaced around the trees and
mounded up to height Of about SIX
inches, 30 that borers gaining entrance
In spite Of the coating may be detected
readily. The FIRST eggs are laid by the
adult moths about the middle Of June.
The first application Of iime-sulphur
should be made prior to that date.
Two additional applications should fol-
low. one early In July and the other
about the middle Of August.
The state herald., 1916-10-20
Mrs. Hughes as q campaIoner.

Charles Evans Hughes wns happy
man the dny nfter the Milne election.
There were two reasons for his happI-
ness. the decision In Maine and de-
cision nenrer home. Mrs. Hughes de-
cided to accompany her distinguished
husband on the second campaign trip.
which will continue with only two
days interruption until election day.
Mrs. Hughes has not missed n single
meeting since the campaign began. She
has not failed to stand by her hus-
band on the car platform at every
station where his train stopped and
SIT near him as he spoke In the mnny
halls and nuditorlums along the way.
Mr.. Hughes insists that whatever sue
cess he may have attained on the trip
Is due In large measure to the fnct
that Mrs. Hughes In with him. helping
him make friends by her winning man.
ner and at nll times giving him the
benefit Of her good counsel md cheer
ful company. In addition to talking
over his speeches with him. Mrs.
Hughes makes many suggestions about
Ills correspondence md writes daily
letter to her children. from whom she
has never been separated so long be-
fore. When Mr.. Hughes started on his
iirst swing around the circle Mrs.
Hughes did not intend to appear on
the platform. hut much preferred to
sit In the audience. as she Is almost
timid In her manner and the very nm
tiihesis Of aggressiveness. But the
people insisted upon seeing her. 30
after her husband hnd been interrupt
ed nt several places by calls for Mrs.
Hughes. she reconcilcd herself to cir
cunstances and now she brnvely
faces the music" at every meeting.
Mrs. Hughes is far from being poll
tlcian." but she Is one Of the best
helpmntes man ever had. "She's n
winner" IL the way the correspondent
Of n metropolitan Democratic paper
who Is accompanying Mr.. Hughes de-
scribes her. ''nnd I couldn't be sorry
to see her the first Indy Of the land. In
spite Of my politics."
The state herald., 1916-10-20

chased before the first spraying begins
to give nt least one application, II moi
two, after the bloom falls.
Some orchardlsts, usually influenced
by the agents of spraying materials
give a spraying In late winter while
the trees are still entirely dormant
even though they do not have in the
orchard San Jose scale or any other in.
sect or disease that Is best sprayed
for at that time. The theory is that
this dormant spraying is sort Of
cleanup spray to kill spores Or in.
sects that are lodged on the trees
However, such spraying cannot pos
sibly replace any Of the summer
sprayings after the leaves have come
out, and while It may be profitable, II
is certainly much less profitable than
the summer sprayings. Until the or.
chard is in a good paying condition
and well kept In every other way,
such as pruning, cultivation, etc, ns
well as summer spraying. this winter
spraying where San Jose scale Is not
present can hardly be recommended
us good plan.
The state herald., 1916-10-20
He curIed Up on the Floor.

II is annsunced that Congressman
McGIlllcuddy. the presidents cham
pion. who was 80 Unexpectedly dcfcnt.
I'd In the Maine landslide. has declined
an invitation OF the Democratic mn.
tlonnl committee to make speeches In
the central West. Mr.. McGiliicuddy's
dlsinciinntion is suggestive Of that Of
Abner Dem OF Angels, who. when
swnttcd In the abdomen with chunk
Of red sandstone during session Of
the Stnnislnus society,
Smiled sickiy sort OF smile and
curlcd up on the floor.
And the subsequent proceedings inter-
cstcd him no more"
The state herald., 1916-10-20
BERRIES FOR FAMILY TABLE
Every Farmer Should Endsavor 70
Have Enough for His Own Uss
Not Difficult 70 Grow.

Every farmer should try 10 grow
enough Strawberries for family use.
ut least. They come In 10 cnrly In the
season, when cntnblcs nre somewhat
scnrcc. All TINT hindcrs every family
from having NIL the berries they can
use is Just simply negligence. for they
nrc neither costly. nor bnrd TO grow.
Any reasonably good soil viii produce
strawberries. md II they arc set out
and cultivated well the first yenr
there win be nm abundance OF berries
tho pcyt berry season.
The state herald., 1916-10-20
Vain Effort.

l have tried hnrd to earn the conn.
dence Of all progressive and forwnrd
looking men.-President Wilson.
Mr.. Wilson is Slot succeeding very
well. becnuse nll really progressive nnd
forwnrd looking men nfter looking
backward over his administration pre-.
fer to see Charles Evans Hughes I'm
the White House.
The state herald., 1916-10-20

rope; and to take their places there
flock to Athens and to the seaside no
tells at Phaleron and to villas and re
sorts at Kephisia.in-the-hllls numbers
Of rich Greeks from Asia Minor and
from Egypt; and the whole city re
verses the order Of Its winter life
turning night into day and spending
most Of the hours between sunset an6
sunrise out-of-doors.
"Athenian houses are built to resist
heat. The exterior and interior walls
are all Of thick stone, and, with tight.
ly closed windows, one stays indoors
until the afternoon ten. when the level
rays Of the setting sun permit adven.
ture. Then one strolls or drives, dines
wherever the dinner hour may FIND
him, and invariably out Of doors. Jour.
neys by tram to Phaler0n for the bath.
Ing and the music. or seeks the cool
garden Of the Zappeion to see the
movies" or goes to Alyssida for din
ner and the vaudeville, and never loses
caste by returning home as late a
two o'clock In the morning.
Athens Dimes In the Open.
Everywhere about the town, ON the
roofs Of clubs or hotels, in the gnr.
dens or on the terraces Of restaurants
beneath the pepper trees Of the parks
and even In the streets tables are
spread. and venture to say that more
than 100000 people dine In the open
air each night Of an Athenian summer
Greek cooking In more oriental than
indigenous. Lamb or kid. with chick.
en-whlch has always seemed to me
to be the national bird Of all Europe
are the principal meats. though from
the shores of Eleusls come delicious
Wild duck. and other game birds are
found near by. while pilau. q Turkish
dish Of rice with chicken or lamb,
and ginourti. the Bulgarian ferment Of
milk, are standards In every Hellenic
bill Of fare.
"With the renewal Of the rains the
brown fields and hlllsides quickly
clothe themselves In green. The royal
family returns from It's "cure." the dip.
lomats come back from leave, the
great houses Of the city open. and
the winter season begins.
Entertaining In Athens travels q
somewhat narrow circle. State din.
ners at the palaces. reciprocal enter.
tainments at the legations, few recep.
tions. and still fewer dinners mt Greek
houses form the backbone Of the win.
ter's enjoyment. Greeks rarely invite
a stranger to their board. although
among themselves exists a society
which the foreign colony knows Of
chiefly by rumor.
'Thcrc In much conversation In Athe.
nian salons. and always Of high or.
der. In no capital Of Europe. I believe.
cnn be found more cultured society,
and In no drawing room TINT I have
known docs conversation flow no
smoothly and at such high level.
Art. politics and the drnma are all
well known In Athens. md the Greeks
are such accomplished lingulsts thnt
nny foreigner may use his own speeci,
without hesitation. French, Of course,
is the prevailing foreign tongue. with
English pressing It hard for nrst
nlnrNH
The state herald., 1916-10-20
Truly AstonIshIno.

president Wilson'S achievements"
snys the Wilson league. "constitute nm
astonishing program" Webster de.
fines astonish ns "to strike with sud.
den fear terror, surprise or wonder"
The Wilson lengue In to be- commended
for It's frnnkly nccurntc summary OF
the Wilson record.
The state herald., 1916-10-20
unfulnlI.d pemoer,,le PremI,s.

The price Of mcnt will probably re-
main high for nm indefinite term. IN
the subject Of n statement by the
Of agriculture. This IN one
of the articles specifically enumerated
by the Democrats ns certain to decline
In price when the Underwood tnriY
act put II ON the free list.
The state herald., 1916-10-20
Colorado Miner, Lucky.

The president was no busy with 9th.
cr matters TINT he fnIlcd TO Interfere
In u'c adjustment Of differences be.
tween the Colorado miners nnd mine
owners. Their differences were sub.
mlttcd to arbitration and the miners
got u raise.
The state herald., 1916-10-20
WATER NECESSARY FOR sIL0
There 10 Small Danger Of Adding Toe
Much When Corn 10 Dry or De-
comes Frosted.

II tho corn In dry or becomes frost
cd, add plenty Of winter when cnsiling;
there Is smnll danger Of adding too
much.
A convenient method IN TO run
thrcc-fourth to Inch stream into the
blower ~ the corn IN being cut.
The state herald., 1916-10-20
Clark Sees the tIobs.

"You cnn see anything you want TO
see In the Maine election returns" snys
the Springfield Republican. Champ
Cinrk evidently sees n new speaker.
ship Of the house OF representatives.
The state herald., 1916-10-20
A Possibility.

"Strnngcrs In the city need have but
little trouble In getting nbout on tho
street cars" We declared. ''Thcy run
frequently and"
"Eh.ynh." returned old Fcstus Pes.
ter. "but perhaps some Of the strangers
do not come 10 town for the sole pur.
pose " running frcquently."-Kansas
City Stnr.
The state herald., 1916-10-20
shs knsw The oans.

Mrs. willis tnt the bnil game. M tho
pitcher and catcher hold n confcrcncc)
-Whnt nrc they tnlklng nbout7
Mr.. wIlils-About whnt 10 throw 10
the next batter.
Mrs. wlliis-I'ut they nrcn't allowed
to throw anything TO him except the
bnii. nre ihryf-i'nck.
The state herald., 1916-10-20
etlli One Gun Shy.

President Wilson dcmnnded snIute
OF ~ guns NJ Vera Cruz. In reply. tho
Mexicnns killed 20 American mnrincs,
The president II stlll one gun shy at
Vera Cruz.
The state herald., 1916-10-20

II do not sleep NIL the time In tho
senate" snys Vice President Mpr-
ahaii Morc's the pity
The state herald., 1916-10-20

President Wilson's cnriy trimming ns
n choir singer IL standing him In good
s,end. lie IL issuing moro notes thnn
cnruso.
The state herald., 1916-10-20
Social Year 10 Divided.

"Socinlly, too. the Atheninn ycar di.
vidcs itself with the climnic. At the
end of the rainy season the court. the
diplomatic body md the rich fee nwny.
The latter going. ns they sny, to Eu.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1916-01-08
ORCHARD AND GARDEN.

Squash should be carefully handled
In hauling and placed one layer dcep
on wooden racks In q warm. well ven.
tiinttd storage house.
Carrots and bcets keep better II a
little dry sand II put over them. This
prevents drying out.
a cool cellar In the best place for
cabbsges. Hang them up or wrap
them In paper and lay on shelves.
Nee that the sweet corn saved for
next yenr's planting n stored In n well
aired place where II will not freeze.
While many raxpbcrries vii, come
through the winter without protection.
II In always safer to lay them down
and cover them with earth.
A. soon ns the frost kills the foliage
of grape vines they may bc prune,i
hack and laid ON tho ground rcndy to
bc covered with earth. They should
b. covered before the ground freezes.
Remove all trash and rubbish from
tho garden. II convenient. Il Ii well
10 plow or spade the land that will liz
u...I for garden next year. This will
help to get rid of many insects and
weeds. -LeRoy Cady. Associate Hort
culturist. Univefsity Farm. II. Paul
MINI.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1916-01-08
spAIH's WOMAN WARRIOR.

Tho Maid q esrssesss and Hs~ She
savsd Her City
The sps uiarsis have erected Q monu-
ment to the memory of Angostina
Zaragozh. whose bravery during the
r,en Jlsulnr war saved her city.
In July. 1903. the French were press
ing hard upon saragossa. The hardest
fighting occurred at Portillo gate.
where the nsxauliing batteries more
than on-e reached the dilapfdated
eartbworks The gunners Of the Span
ish battery were shot down one after
anotber. the survivors falling befOrs
they could discharge the last loaded
gun
The Infantry finched. and the French
were closing In when young woman
betrothed to young sergeant Of artil-
snatched the lighted match from her
dying lovers hand and 6red the undis-
charged twenty-f four FOUNDER into the
head of the advancing column.
The enemy was thrown back The
citizens with a cheer rushed forward.
reoccupied the battery and the assault
was checked
Angostina Zaragoxa received from
her government a commission as sub
lieutenant Of the artillery and life
pension. A few years later she was
seen BY an English traveller serving
with her battery In Andalusia. She
wore blue artillery tunic. on the
sleeve Of which was q shield Of honor.
Washington Star.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1916-01-08
4 PASTORAL PLAYHOUSE
WpnSsr4a oV.e Ar rhss4p h -
tseas1 u xhs AiSA-

npnSsr4m oV.e Ar rh.s4~ IN -
tseas1 ~ fhs AiSA
T-ia- " ,rpta.p.y rile fD.~a s<s7sd
1usarrEa 1s.er1ss IL Euras4 i sirnsfso
IL liz lssXr1 Of rhe A1Is-sf lHferiak
"a. II ksI-1erisnf Tins u1npaf -pAy-
buu.s" - pSs1 - Ill t1,e Winds Eks1
a.pv. p.,c IN rvef N sorme6-tD me
in.ss- ,aror,tts.s <:f--unistsDcss-tg the
hue t.IlnsGs " ne xEr- il b bT n,
~srs -iirs. bvwefer. sbt n nss DtH IN
11.-gpeir-sy rn,g,.1stc 1t;rt the bne u
rie .7apygs has tssea sess iprfring snd
ris- y.s,e-t fpa ss.--;zsorr ALIKE nave
s.,..r5.uc.sc LIE ntsfsude Vi Q heayy
1vxis;,vr. witch Hns Daq 10 ftSe Ssv
Ersm
Ta.e sys.p LIZ rheaie1 II irfeRhkes b
pset for performances Of SchtlieSs
E.sr 0-sm.. william TELL fer
s-iss.t n 10 cy psrrf< admirably nA4It
1t TIE srsEs h = rising Des61S
FIT rns.d ,r r.,s.e sddes bJ dense veeds
II ,s..t end t,ine- With -tarkcae<A-
vi xrsm. S-Er rpck towering tOwar1
TIE sEy t~9Dpd Away 70 the nxhf
r.--..t,.-e d care sefu3c.rcie of n01D-
14is ,.aLs elDy9 snd 1890 feet hiEA.
sDs ..s.,Dc the spectator tose1 the
great ,esks 81 Tie BerDese Obez7and-
tie yrnEf-ru- Noneh and Eeex. wtfA
st.a. ousaes Of eternal eDorA
Nrrr-e u ae.DmxoD1xf1nx mood has
pcors1r6 TIE entrances and e11fs II
the r159ne theates-raassees In De
...Ax e$,Dsx-,>A -ASck ~~s,r.% @<<h
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1916-01-08
TWO POINTS OF VIEW.

Nfhs Had ~ hsepiss Lse. ths lsdy -
ths lssers~f
A Fsxbtsnstae Woman. coming from
TIE CsArz 10 the rosy nest Of Limos
sine. tss~ed . group Of Laborefs 1t
Midnight Machines. like terrible AMI
mails. we're burroving into the Earth
Etssm uas kissing rs II from tbs
mouths Of . million ser1enh. Rocks
Geu in ever direction TonchAgf,ts
fxm<d There vss the thunder Of L.
tsr The Sight Shin ras in full swing
Ard the Woman. xiaDcing from TIE
window st = certain Workman. for ~
inssspf thnuxht:
How J. Wish had that bsawny L.
tprers strength spd Joy Of Life! How
envy him his Power. bis physical per
fettton. the wonder Of BIS Maphn1,d.
kk freedom from the Sharkles that
,bind ~ He h his own master. while
! an . s1avs-the slave Of Q Mas 7
desp4ser
Al thst moment the Laboref pausod
long eDOuxb by the deep Chssm where
bis Engine rocked to glance into tho
Motor ~ II SPED by him And be
thought:
"Oh. ~ he Ike Der! To know Leisure
sDd Weslth and Rest! To be free from
Drudzery and Toll. to come and 20 ~
pleased! To throw OF the chains Of
Debt and Worry snd have the days
and nights stretch ahead Of ne like 4
Field Of FIowefSr'
But In another instant the Motor was
gone. The TorctiIights nared brighter
thnn ever. And each had forgotten the
other. - Charles Hanson TowDe. in
Judge.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1916-01-08

A certain barrister named Jones who
practiced In Lord BrOugham's time
was in the habit Of commencing tho
examination Of witness with these
words. "Now. sir. am going to put
q question to you. and I don't care
which way you answer Il"
Brougham. like many others. was
growing tired Of the monotonoua
formula. and one morning. meeting
Jones near the temple. he addressed
him thus: "NOw. Jones. am going to
put a question to you. and don't care
which way you answer It How ara
youT-London Express
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1916-01-08
Life In ti,s Open.

Men who ride to bounds learn much
more than the technique Of q sport
Observation. n quick eye. judgment and
q number Of other qualities are de
veioped. From the bridge OF . battle
ship ] hnve seen hunting Iandsman
pick up torpedo boats ae night before
the lookout man saw them. II you
can brown your skin nerves vanish.
Snnben ms are good for old bones and
young. Hot baths and constant shade
multiply emotion and increase fads
aud 6nccidity. Yet life in the open
tends to become for town dwellers an
expensive luxury for the few. - A
Whites Essays.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1916-01-08

ttoiiifJr0 HE owners ~ TEN Dre trS,,ts
gte accomplishing rs much ~ uiDse oB
the tig piaees.
sBIr1uiBg.lG "Hibfort twenty Dr m0r@
fgWiiieh. fffsir6d NJ Oisr~or iw1, and.
win "a fehHiioH NJ acreage md more
thorough productive methods, fDai viii
De supplied for The increasing pop
NATION NJ HIS country. sfipIi NJ tie
farming HnN Is sIDck mud sasfrfBI. n
taxes grsa, denj nDfa help than IL
brnniH Kept 10 property sork the ~.
sraRe Binre, and M farms nre ngi
dD~H ~ STR mud owners multiply
there viii br Rfr1ter absorption u 10.
hDf 1Dd Hiota gsn"rnI prosperity. The
ri.6ht adfnEce IN prizes for 01biHr1,
iilss W6k"a modern farming u UnyiHY
proposition, business system and eii-
etgy VIII add ~ the g1sd results which
afH being gaib"d, Better tHarkrfiDY IL
. great D"nd with behrly MI farmers.
aud ny meD viii help ~ work ont THIS
problem
Var The present the owners ~ small
farms close ~ tD~H ran d. ~ Sir
Nbizts Is d1iHH. The prDYiBctni towns.
Ike tlHiU. Aurora or Joliet, or even
the yiIInges " 1000 10 500 popuIa.
i'm. offer g~td marketing opportuni,
Ties, n In frbstbis for producers ~
supply goods direct from the farm ~
III" town family. II " Thought by
mnpy that owBsfs ~ large places some
dis'nbc" oui "hnbOt succeed IN private
nnrt"ilng, IN other words, n tnny not
bs possible ~ market nii farm prod
ticis direct 10 consumers. This IL IN
n6soIyeh problem and VIII take years
Ia work oUi. 1iDsc who produce on
! lnrs" seHie. using i0O 10 100 acres.
may conclude that II IL better 10 sell
Ia dealers,
Those who bee0nhe expert ns truck
gardeners nuke their mud do double
Huty every sennOn. raising two or three
crops of vegetables bet ween April nud
N"yrmb"r. Illustrations OF this iUteh
rlye farming ran lbs seen On the little
places around Chicago. Mr., Nnlzke
fnisen nioeessi0b crops on most Of his
lhi'd After taking on the onriirf
crops such M lettuce. pens. rniisIIcn.
onions. rtr,. he htnrfs cnbbngc. toinn
toes, celery. peppers. benns mud sweet
corn There nre many Of the MOST
profitnbl" vegetables TINT can he grow,
quite late In the n"nsoii. enabling the
gardener 10 get three cropa from the
innd, This sort ~ thing tnkes good
tiIiupe mud lots NJ limStiinx. hut II pays
When tile owner te9ins 10 pros,,c,
he can nffofd Ia erect n greenhouse
especially if he haa good help around
him. II In fortunate 10 have consil
cradle labor IN tho family. but In all
eases u II hest IN know just what hell
II available for Tho periods Of heay ic~,
production. when vegetables and fruits
must he gathered aud marketed with
ont delay A greenhouse enables one
Ia grow nowers and truck tho year
through.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1916-01-08
THE CURIOUS BANANA TREE.


A Plant rhst Will Prsetiesiiy Grow
Whiss Yss Wait.
II good sized. healthy banana tree
in cut Oh few feet above the grouD.I
during the wet season the tree WILL not
die. but nine lines out Of ten will send
up new shoot from the center Of the
trunk and Will grow fast enough to
make up for lost time. for within forty.
eight hours II will rear waving green
leaves frfumphantIy above the severed
trunk.
The secret lies In the fact that the
trunk Of the banana tree II not hard
and woody like other trees, but Is real
~ composed of undeveIoped leaves
wrapped tightly together in 4 spiral
form When the tree grows these
rolled mp leaves push upward and
merely unroiL Thus NO time II lost in
forming buds and growing leaves as dc
ordinary trees. When the trunk Is cut
~ il doesn't interfere with the growth
Of the Leaves. because they are always
pushing up from the center Of the
stalk. II you will roll . sheet OF paper
tightly and push against one end you
will see exactly how the leaves are
pushed up from the trunk Of the ba-
mana tree. and II you cut the roll In
two you will ind that It doesn't pre-
vent you from pushing out the center
Of the roll rs before.
Although the banana tree repairs an
injury 80 rapidly and well, the shoot
formed from the cut stalk seldom bears
fruit or nowerx. As these shoots are
taller and stronger than the original
trees. however. they are much better
adapted to Withstand wind and storms.
and the natives frequently cut the ba-
mana trees in order to force them to
produce the strong. fruitless growth
and to serve as windbreaks for other
crops.-A. Hyatt yerrill in st. Nicholas
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1916-01-08
A crs..ur. From the Fire.

Aristotle believed that some crea-
lures were capable Of supporting life
even though confined to the deyouring
element. He says: I'm Cyprus. when
the manufacturers of chalcitis dime,
burn 1t many days in the fire. a winged
creature something larger than a great
fly IL seen emerging from the stone
and lcaping and walking about In the
fire. These creatures perish immedi-
ately upon being removed from the
furnace"