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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-10-08

Fortunate is that turkey raiser whose
flock has never been menaced by black
head This Hercules among ailments is
formidable because no treatment post
lively counteracting it has been dis
covered
The first reports of the activity Of this
disease came from southern New Eng
land. Massachusetts and Rhode Island
In the late 's0s were beginning to drop
below their usual production OF tur-
keys fo- which they had been famed
From estimating their shipment by the
ton. they began to count them by the
Mound Today that New England IN
dustry is not to be compared with It's
once huge proportions
Ore need not be pathologist 70 sus-
p.ct OF 10 recognize blackhead. In tur-
kew. OF varying ages II has various
manifestations and durations, but Ger
1a!r. symptoms are always present
They are loss of appetite, consequent
cancellation and weakness. and a white
or yellowish diarrhoea. In very young
birds the heads are grayish or pale; IN
those whose wattles are beginning 10
color and in adults the head turns dark,
due 20 congestion. which gives the dis
ease its name. In typical case the
turkey arst declines food or picks IN
differently, and develops diarrhoea
After i day or two IL gives up trying
to follow its mates. II mas distressed
.ooE and sometimes il stands and swal-
lows IS though il were endeavoring 10
!id its tiroat OF an obstruction. II has
an Invarerate thirst. In three days or
:. week according to It's age ana vital
tty, II Yields the battle.
Tn. ,.ost-mortern decides definitely
whether the trouble is blackhead. In an
older victim. or one in which the dis
ease has most stubborn res!stansce
the liver exhibits spots, white or gray
n . ~ q
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gold girdle tied at the back, ending in
red and pink roses, and a wreath Of
red and pink roses is thrown over one
shoulder al the back. There is a petit
coat of satin, with a deep tucked ruftie
of flesh pink chiffon.
Another gown by Georgette. called
Groseille, is of black satin, the skirt
placed on the bodice with Elizabethan
pleats at the sides and back. 1t is a
trfe long wasted. The bodice and
high loose collar are fastened down
the back with black buttons, and there
is much fancy braiding in oyster gray.
Premet has sent over a gown OF
black and kings blue satin, with a very
short skirt of the blue, untrimmed,
with a long, scanty puff of the blue
satin dropped from waist to hips on
bias line across the front and back. and
a loose blouse in Grecian effect, of the
blue satin.
Another gown which Mne. Rene
wore is of black broadcloth, with rather
full skirt and folds or tucks going
around the sides and back. The front
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POULTRY YARD NOTES.

meanwhile remaining constant mem
ace to its healthy fellows--a feathered
Typhoid Mary. Fattenins such tur-
key. especially on corn, often turns the
balance. 1t succumDs at last 10 the
enemy within. For this reason, tur-
keys in which the infection is semi
latent may seem to sicken unaccounl-
ably and die at fattening time. The
germs of new individuals cast off in
the excrement of infected fowls re-
main dormant In the ground from one
season to another for several years
ready to enter business actively the
moment they find a stand.
Scientists declare there is no cure
for blackhead. Knowing these facts
concerning 1t. how can ralsers protect
themselves? Prevention. Is the reply.
Since it attacks all poultry, turkeys
should be raised apart, and never al
lowed to feed where fowls run. Fresh
turned ground, far as possible is
recommended for Turkeys. Their haoit
of ranging abroad may be encouraged
New stock should always be subject
to the closest scrutiny. Mopy or light
weight turkeys or "finicky' feeders are
suspicious II possible, one should &C
quaint pnes self with the history OF
the focks from which ones breeders
are selected. At the first sign of sick
ness, the ailing turkey should be iso-
| lated Upon the appearance OF black
| head prudence would dictate the re-
| moval of the healthy turkeys to a new
| range, SuCn as d wheat VI nay i4'i'.
| The sick turkey may be put In coop
| reserved for hospital purposes, and be
dosed. II the raiser is experlmentally
| inclined. Air-slaked lime is a cheap.
| eYectual disinfectant to use around
J the coops and feeding boards, For a
| few days after suspicious case has
been removed copperas (sulphate Of
! from or permanganate of potash may
be used in the fiock's drinking water.
| This is not absolutely essential, since
the parasite is in the earth or in the
| excrement of infected birds. All dead
turkeys should be burned or buried
deeply A plentiful supply Of charcoal
In rations is a wise precaution-
One treatment that has been found
helpful is turpentine. 1t is not offered
| as cure, but II has been used again
and again with gratifying results to
prevent general infection Of the flock.
particularly among turkeys old enough
to eat wheat. For twenty birds Of ten
weeks age. mix one tablespoonful of
| turpentine with one quart of wheat
| for breakfast AS they grow accus-
toned to the taste, increase the dose to
two tablespoonfuls. After week
omit the turpentine unless the birds
continue to sicken, which seldom hap
pens. The use of turpentine in early
infection seems to devitaliZe the germ
Emaciation bears testimony to the
work of the parasite in liver and in
testines for these organs are greatly
impaired by the infection.
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city. decided to follow a similar course
himself He married here Mrs. Mary
Ann Bowman. aged ffty-four years.
Mr. Forbin was born in South Amer
lea and entered the ministry after COM
ing to this country. He is the oldest
man ever TO secure marriage license
in HUNTINGTON.
Pioneer Lodge, No. 1, Good Templars,
at Odd Fellows Hall. it was voted to
celebrate the incoming of prohibition
November !. The lodge viii hold a
watch meeting the night of October
81, with appropriate ceremonies and
when the hour cf u arrives, the mem
! ber5 will gather around the lodge
altar, and, joining hands, sing Praise
God. From Whom All Blessings Flow"
This lodge was organized in April, 1867
| having for its object the prohibition
of the manufacture and sale of intoX-
| icating liquors in the state, and has
been an active worker in the cause
! all the years. never missing regular
meeting during this time. 1t is still
! active and has added ten members to
its rolls during the last few weeks. On
August % the Grand Lodge of Mary
| land to which this lodge now belongs,
! met at Falls Church as the guests of
| the lodge, and more than 100 delegates
were entertained.
Observation-Disclosures of Mary
land. saying they wish their state to
have a prohibition law like that of West
Virginia, have asked Fred .. Blue, state
commissioner of prohibition. to assist
them in their campaign. He has accept
ed the invitation to speak in Baltimore
and Hagerstown early in November.
DiIIwyn. Va.-Mrs. J. Holman Hooper
of Scottsvile, Va. eldest daughter of
Charlie Y. Hooper, formerly OF New
Store, Va, now of Fredericksburg, Va,
was killed by being thrown from a bug
gy, her head being dashed against a tree
on the roadside as the runaway horse
crashed the vehicle against another tree.
Her death was almost instantaneous. A
colored servant woman. riding with her
from her home into town. had some
broken bones, but escaped fatal injuries.
Mnrtinsburs. w. vn.-While cleaning
a revolver at his home on Elk Fork,
eight miles from Sistersville. Pearly
Sprouse, sixteen years old. shot and killed
his mother. Mrs. Zachariah Sprouse, aged
fifty. She was shot in the forehead, the
bullet penetrating her brain. She died
one hour later.
Frederick. Md.-After celebrating
for only twenty minutes, jury here re-
turned a verdict of not guilty in the case
morning of June 9, 1916, shot and in
stantiy killed her husband. William Hicll-
man, in front of the saloon of her
brother-i n-law, John Hickman.
StauntOn. Va.-Schools in Augusta
county last year cost the people
S94 $4,000, according to the treasurer's
annual report which has just been COM
pleted. OF this amount there was re-
ceived from the state school tax
$23, 1908: from the high school tax,
$4,000: graded school tax. s1.125. and one
and two room schools. $500; from the
county school tax, $2S,627.77. All includ-
ing the last item go to pay the teachers
salaries. while the district tax, from
which $3S.79695 was received, goes to
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build new schools and make repairs on
old buildings.
sInrtirsbur-. w. Va.-Dr C.. II.
Scheduled, president of the West vir-
ginia Hospital Association. which will
hold its annual meeting here in october,
said the training schools for nurses
maintained by more than sixty hosp!-
tails of the state will soon have uniform
courses. AT present each hospital pre-
scribes course of its own. and the
results are not satisfactory
Richmond. Va.-Because he smiled ,t
a pretty girl Edward Holt WAS arres'-
ed and taken before Just Critchfie'
in police court Police S.r't Samne' /;
arrested Holt. Under examination |
the hands of Gilbert X. Pollock, at
torney for Holt. the officer admitte |
that he looked at pretty girls himself
Nothing wrong in looking at Il pretty
girl, announced the court: Il do it my
sell" If he really did anything-spoke
to her or something like that-tell me
what he did and I'll burn him up" The
officer admitted that Holt did nothing
but smile and follow the girl and so
the case was dismissed.
Bnltimore.-Mayor Preston has an
nounced that he will have an ordinance
introduced providing that all milk
served in Baltimore should be pasteur-
lied
Berkeley Springs. W. Na.-Chnrles
Young of this place Was almost in
stantly killed when he was :;irn"!i by
an automobile driven by v T. elem OF
Hagerstown on the state road near
Indian Springs. Among the occupants
Of the car was Miss Mary Gordon of
Hagerstown. She was uninjured. Young
had got off his motor cycle and was
about to pick up his hat when the auto.
mobile struck him on the head
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with silver lace and blue chiffon. The
skirt is made in the way that Jenny
has adopted, in imitation of Russian or
zouave trousers. The fullness at the
hem is drawn under and gathered ten
inches higher to a tight lining. The
sides and back of the gown are of sill
yer lace and blue embroidery, and SO
is the bodice.
Jenny has also sent over a Dresden
gown of Dresden silk, with slight loop
ings at the hips There is long.
square train and also petticoat of
thin gold lace.
There is a gown. called Griselle. of
brown satin, with half. spiderweb
effect of brown silk threads over flesh
pink chiffon. The sleeve is interest
ing; there is a long shoulder of spider
web embroidery, the sleeve gathered
In fluted pleats of brown satin, then
held in tight at the wrists and above.
Another gown by Jenny, called Bor-
delaise, is of wine colored fatlle and
velvet, with an interesting velvet coat
of the revolution. There are immense,
sagging pockets of wine colored velvet
placed across the hem at the sides.
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is of white broadcloth that extends
from bust to knees. with a narrower
panel of black. lined with white, drop
ping over it and turned under at the
lower edge. There is a girdle Of white
and a short stole collar of white broad
cloth, half covered with black monkey
fur. The sleeves are long.
The milliners and the dressmak ers
go hand in hand in emphasizing the
directoire and the middle ages So
quickly has the fashion spread in
America that the conservatives are
wondering where they can get exclu-
sive hats. The blessed part of ii is that
variety has been the keynote Of French
originality this season.
The dominating feature is the high
crown, no matter what the briII. OF
ornamentation there is very little.
Metal threads are conspicuously used,
as they are in gowns. The crowns are
soft and can be pulled in and out OF
shape, as the wearer wills. While the
wide brim remains, the low, round
crown has vanished.
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fancy blouse of pale gray chiffon en-
broidered in jet and rhinestones: the
coat taken from the revolution. the
long-waisted back falling loosely over
the hips. There is an interesting COL
lar of the material on a renaissance
line across the neck. This collar is
wrinkled and careless, and inside it
rises high, straight collar of sealskin
that opens in front and flares over the
chin. There are long, small sleeves
and buttons of the material. The odd
treatment of the belt and buttons
across the front of the waist line is
interesting.
One gown made by Drecoll costs $3.50.
because of the full skirt on which
there are hand-embroidered roses
Georgette has sent over gown,
called Phryne. which is quite Greek.
1t is of flesh pink crepe de chine.
There is a draped surplice at the back,
but it is straight across the front be-
low the collar bone. The loose arm
holes are edged with braid, and there
is a loose gilt bracelet across the top
of the arm. The skirt has long. droop-
ing folds at the hips. There is a loose
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VALLEY OF VIRGINIA.

WINCHESTER, Va. October T.
Judge Henry c. Mcdowell of the United
States court for the western district
of Virginia has overruled a motion to
set aside the verdict of a jury in his
court several days ago giving S. B.
Calkins & Co, commission merchants
of Memphis. Tenn, $4,000 damages
against Fred A. Shryock, a Winches-
ter apple dealer. who was sued for
$4,000 by the Memphis concern. The
suit was filed after Shryock Is alleged
to nave inserted in a trade journal an
article which Calkins & Co. claimed
reflected upon their business standing
The trouble arose over an apple deal
n year ago. Counsel for Shryock in
tend to take the case to the United
States circuit court of appeals.
DR.. S. A. Austin of Waynesboro. Au-
gusta county, who was this week in
dicted on two counts by the grand
jury in connection with the death OF
Mrs. Arlene Lynn of that place, has
been released under $4,000 bond
which was furnished by a number OF
residents o. Waynesboro. He is to
appear at the November term of court
at Staunton. The coroner's jury which
investigated the death of Mrs. Lynn
brought in a verdict to the effect that
she died from peritonitis caused by an
illegal operation. Dr.. Austin testified
at the time that he had treated Mrs
Lynn for several ailments, but denied
knowledge of any operation. He came
to Waynesboro some years ago from
Roanoke
George Lam of the Island Ford sec
ton of Rockingham county is said to
have a chance to recover from a num-
Der of wounds he inflicted upon him
self one night the early part of the
week while in a fit of dependency,
and the jail physicians expect to dis
charge him in few days. He stabbed
himself just above the heart with a
knife and also struck himself across
the forehead with the barrel of shot
gun Neighbors who had been terri
fed by Lam's actions phoned for the
sheriff and the man was taken to
Jail. He is said to have been drinking
freely during the past few weeks.
Another freight wreck, the second
within a week on the same division,
occurred a few nights ago on the Nor
folk and Western railway mile south
loaded with apples and lumber were
thrown off the track and piled in a
heap The accident was caused by a
drawhead pulling out. Several days
rallied near Rileyville, Va. In both in
stances passenger train traffic was de-
! layed during the nlght.
J. w. Hoffman of Woodstock, who is
extensively engaged In the quicken bust
ness, recently tried great many plans
to rid his hennery of mites and lice, but
without success and when a friend sew
| eral days ago guaranteed that gasoline
! would rout them Mr.. Hoffman Jumped
at the idea He sprayed the interior of
his hennery with gasoline and then, &C
cording to directions. applied match, re-
suting in mites. lice. hennery and all
being quickly destroyed. Adjoining prop
erty was saved by the prompt efforts of
the town firemen
A large motor moving van. filled to
other housebold goods ran into a RaI
timore and Ohio railroad switch near
the western end of the Harpers Ferry
bridge a few days ago, and the entire
outfit was overturned. injuring several
men who were on the machine.
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chiffon. Loose, straight sleeves of the
silver hang to the elbow.
There is also medieval gown of
snuff brown velvet. 1t has a four
tecnth century neck line edged with
dull gold braid. The fiat, broad back
extends cut into a loose pleat at each
outer edge, outlined with a band of
gold braid from shoulder to hem. The
girdle. of gold braid and brown velvet.
is tied at the side. The straight,
gold braid, and loose, four-inch end
of this braid is fastened around the
wrist like bracelet
Another snuff brown velvet frock re-
Cheruit made last year. There are
soft pleats at the sides, which fall into
fullness we'll below the waist line.
There is a double line of blue and
brown embroidery in the front. reach
ing from neck to waist and outlining
an insert of the velvet.
One of her typical coat suits Is of
snuff brown velour. with straight,
pleated skirt and a three-quarter coat
which is cut in the broad, loose, in
formal style of a sweater and girdled
low on the hips with a cravat belt of
the velour. which ties in front
One of the most popular and high
priced evening models by WORTH called
Aubis, has an extra full skirt of gath
cred ruby tulle hanging straight from
a high waist line. The bodice is cut
to low V in the back, ornamental
with a spreading butterfly of red beads,
which holds in place the court train of
red velvet. The edges of this train
are attached to the back Of the full
tulle skirt, which serves as a lining to
the train, and, while not holding it
closely to the body, does not allow 1t
to turn over on itself. The entire front
of the bodice is a butterfly arrange
ment or ruby rhnestones, in the well
known Worth manner.
There is also sumptuous evening
coat, quite significant of Worth. made
of ruby-colored velvet its wide sleeves
finished with a deep fringe of ostrich
tips to match the immense collar,
which is entirely made of these
feathers.
Probably the most noticeable feature
in Jenny's new gowns is the way she
turns up her skirt at the bottom.
There is a dinner frock Of black
satin, with an extra full Elizabethan
skirt entirely covered with scroll de-
sign of oyster gray stitching The
bodice of black satin, has sleeves and
drapery of black tulle.
There is dance gown Of Chinese
blue panne velvet lavishly trimmed
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Roanoke. Va.-Between $2,oo0,0oO
and $1,000 900 will be spent by the Nor
folk and Western railway within the
next few months on extensive improve
ments at various points on the system.
it is officially announced by the general
offices here. This expenditure. 1t is said.
was authorized by the board of directors
at their monthly meeting in Philadelphia
on Tuesday.
Among the improvements planned are
the extension of the Identification sys-
TEN on three divisions, a new freight
station and additions to the company $
shops here purchase of fifty steel pas
senger coaches. mail. baggage and eX-
motives.
Hagerstown. Md.-As the result of a
fight between William r. Ripple and
Manse Wolford, locomotive firemen at
the Western Maryland railway power
ton County Hospital here from a frac-
tured skull. Wolford is in sail. The
surgeons performed an operation on
Ripple about eight hours before his
death. 1t is said an enmity of iong
standing had existed between the two
fireman. Ripple, it is alleged. called
Wolford a vile name and attacked him
with a long iron poker. Wolford used
a shovel to defend himself and struck
Ripple on the head. Ripple was knocked
down. but he arose and walked to a
locker, where he was found unconscious
ten minutes later by oliver GalWight, an
engineman in charge of the power house.
Ripple Is survived by his widow. lie
near Funkstown; Mrs. NJ. Meats, Thigh
manton and Charles Ripple. Hagers-
town.
Wheeling. w. VAIN addressing the
class of ministers who were admitted to
full connection with the church at the
Methodist Episcopal Conference for West
Virginia here. Bishop Fanklin Hamilton
of Pittsburgh. urged them to preach
sensa tional sermons touching on all the
evils of the day Every Methodist min
lister should either preach sensational
sermons and arouse interest in his
church and community or get out of the
business. he said.
Manassas. Val. r. Burke. dairy
man, was shot and instantly killed by
Eugene Dobson. colored tenant in
the COW barn of his farm. The col
ored man then committed suicide. dis
charging the remaining load of
double barreled shotgun into his body.
The motive is unknown.
Cumberland, Md.-To avoid striking
an elderly woman and child who had
suddenly stepped out into the middle of
the Bedford road a short distance from
here, Hope Carlton was compelled to
drive his touring car into a concrete
abutment. taking the chance of seri-
ously injuring himself and other occu-
pants of his car. Fortunately all es-
caped injury, but the car was badly
damaged having straddled the low
abutment, which raked the machinery.
Huntington, w. Va-After Joining
thousands in the holy bonds of matri-
mony, Rev. Joseph c. Forbin, eighty
one years old. a retired minister of this
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Vegetable gardens under the snow
may be sown even as late az this,
though naturally the list Of vegetables
that may BE- grown Is rather limited.
Kale sowed in properly prepared beds
will furnish a supply Of greens during
the entire winter If the seed is put In
the ground at once. Late turnips VIII
also do fairly well, though the soil In
which they are sown should not pc Ter
tilted at all; ground on which late po-
tatoes have been grown is gooo. IL
plants of brussels sprouts can be Cd
tanned these will yield practically all
winter; while spinach sown In rlch SOIL
that has been deeply spaded and raked
fine will also furnish greens for winter
and will be among the earliest green
crops to show up in the spring
While II seems like violating all &C
copied practice in the matter or stra"
berry culture, plants of the everoear-
ing varieties may be set out at any
time before the ground Is actualiy
frozen, and such plants will bear sood
crops next year. beginning IN June any
continuing until cold weather. Ihe SOL
in which the plants are set out must De
highly fortified and worked into nne
mellow condition. The young plants
should be set deeply enough 10 cover
the roots. but not so deep as TO cover
the crowns. Holes big enough 10 &C
commodate the roots without any
crowding must be made, and when the
plants are set the fine soil should DC
| sifted around them gradually, Whlle
| plenty of water is poured into the hoie
| this being done SO as to insure that the
roots are wholly in contact win the
| soil.
| The plants may be lightly muicheo
| with straw about the middle of December
the mulch to be worked under the 1ollage
next spring. to keep the fruits OH the
ground. Ever-bearing strawberries re-
! quire frequent feeding during the frultlne
| season. the best fertilizer being wen rot
/ ted COW manure. 1t is possible 10 Cd
| tain plants OF the best ever-bearing Vari-
| cites from growers in this locality, the
| plants being acclimated to local condi.
| tons, and such plants may be expected
| to give best results. The everbearers DE-
| gin TO ripen fruit in June and continue
| until actual cold weather. and the seVera
| varieties are also practically immune tt
! the various plant diseases that aHec'
| standard varieties.
| Some flower lovers say they obtain hes,
results in dahlia culture by leaving the
| tubers in the ground during the winter
and separa ting the plants when they
| come up in the spring. In such cases
however. the tubers must be buried 20 q
depth Of eight or ten inches, and ngh,