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The state herald., 1917-09-14
BLACK ROT IS MOST
INJURIOUS DISEASE
Trouble Occurs on Grapes Every.
where and to Some Extent
on Different Varieties.
(cismson College puiistin.)

Tho black rot In tho most common
and most destructive disease Of grapes
thnt we have. II occurs everywhere
and 10 some extent on NIL varieties.
Where the most resistant varieties
have not been selected md proper
control measures have not been insti.
tutcd against this discnsc II hns be.
come impossible to grow grapes sue
ccssfuiiy.
On the leaves Il causes character.
istic leaf spot which is grnyish.brown
to dark brown In appearance. In the
center Of these spots tho smnii blnck
sporc-producing bodies are formed.
This phnsc Of tho disease Ii frequently
very destructive to tho foliage Of tho
rotundlfolIn or rcnppcrnong type Of
grape md sometimes In found causing
trouble on the leaves Of tho bunch
grnpc. These spots develop on tho
leaves soon after they unfold In the
The state herald., 1917-09-14
METHOD OF BUDDING YOUNG FRUIT TREE.

ond. some well-developed leaf buds
from the tree 1t is desired to perpetu-
ate. For example, plums may be
budded on the sprouts which some
times spring up from the roots Of an
old plum tree or on small seedlings
which have been grown from plum
seeds. The amateur should not at
tempt to bud one kind Of fruit on an
other. for example, plums on cherries.
In the accompanying illustration A
shows the young tree or stock with
the bark cut through in the form Of
an upright cross. This allows the
bark to be peeled back rs shown ut b
for inserting the bud. The bud rs cut
for inserting is shown at G. 1t Is cut
from the variety wanted by cutting
The state herald., 1917-09-14
INFORMATION ON BUDDING FRUIT TREES

through the bark and just into the
wood about one-fourth inch above
the bud and cutting downward under
meath the bud and out again about one
fourth of an inch below so that the
bud has a shieldlike piece Of bark
and wood attached to 1t. As the leaf
buds are found in the axis OF the
leaves It is convenient to leave part
Of the leaf stalk attached to the bud
as shown at K In the cut to act a.
handle.
When the bud has been cut raise the
bark and force the bud down under
meath as shown at d and tie in tightly
with cotton tape or better with rama
which can be procured of any florist.
After ten days loosen the tie so that
1t will not bind the bud too tightly,
The state herald., 1917-09-14

early summer and the fungus passes
from them to the fruit.
On the fruit the disease first ap-
pears Us dark brown spot with o
still darker band around the edges Of
the diseased area. The fungus spreads
rapidly through the tissues until the
entire berry II affected. Later the ber-
ries shrivel up and remain on the
punches az dry, black mummies. The
fungus remains alive during the winter
In the diseased portions Of the stems
or In the old diseased leaves and fruits
and the next spring the spores Of the
fungus spread the disease again to the
young leaves and fruit.
Control Measures.
Some varieties are more resistant
to the disease than others. On the
rotundlfolia type the disease causes
serious damage to the leaves, but does
not seem to injure the fruit to any ex-
tent.
On the bunch grapes (iabrusca and
vinefora types) the disease is not very
injurious to foliage. but il very de-
structive to the fruit. Some of these,
however. are more resistant than
others.
The disease II prevented by destroy.
ing the old diseased leaves and fruit
and by spraying with bordeaux mix
ture. Where It II necessary to resort
to spraying one application Of bor-
ah hn a AAa
leaves unfold and another as soon hs
the fruit Is set. After this weather
conditions and the severity of the dis
ease will determine the number Of ap-
pllcntions. Ordinarily II would be ad.
visnble to make an application every
two weeks until the fruit begins to
npcn. You would use for these sprays
bordeaux mixture %+-50, except the
first application which should be B.
40. 1. e.. 8 pounds Of bluestone, 4
pounds Of qulcklime to 90 gallons Of
water.
Preparation Of Mixture.
Dissolve copper sulphate In 4 wood.
On or earthen vessel and dilute to %
gallons. slack quicklime, strain to rc-
move foreign particles and Jumps. and
dilute to 25 gallons. Pour the two 10
iutions together slowly at tho same
time into n third vessel. stirring all
tho time 10 ~ to insure thorough mig
ture. Apply at once In form Of very
nnc spray with good pump that fur.
nishes 100 pounds pressure to the
square Inch.
The state herald., 1917-09-14
LEGUMINOUS CROPS
AID SOIL fertility
Most Profitable to Pasture Land
and Then PloW Under What
Remains Of Crop.

Every progressive farmer now
knows that leguminous crops are an
effective way Of maintaining soil fer
tility, and for this reason the acreage
In them II constantly increasing. II
the whole crop IL plowed under. how
ever, It il evident that there can be no
revenue from the land that year. 1t Is
much more profitable. therefore. to
pasture the land and then to plow
under what remains of the crop to-
gether with the manure that is left on
the ground.
Barnynrd manure contains large
proportion Of the fertilizlng value Of
the substances fed the animals. In
the effect upon fertility. therefore. It
makes comparatively little difference
whether the crop or the manure 1t
produces il returned to the soil. What
difference does exist Is much more
than offset BY the profit that should
accompany the proper management Of
live stock.
All legumes make good pasturagc,
and their use for this purpose will
minimize the need for more expen-
sive feedstufYs. The extent to which
this is done Ii one Of the great factors
that make for success In the live stock
industry. The efficient use Of all farm
roughage. such as straw and stover.
and Of leguminous crops will provide
the farmer with much valuable feed
which may be said to cost him little or
nothing. for giving II to animals does
not materially lessen Its fertilixing
value, and under ordinary circum-
stances no direct cash returns are to
be expected from II.
The state herald., 1917-09-14

lean soil. That would be serious, In.
deed; yes, very serious. for / have
given my word to your government.
This-David Law"-he pronounced the
name carefully. but with strange for
eign accent-''he is n reckless person
to defy the border regulations. 1t is
a grave matter to invade foreign ter.
ritory on such a mission" Longori0
again bent his brilliant eyes upon
Alaire. II see that you are concerned
for his safety. You would not desire
him to come to trouble, eh? He has
done you favors; he Is your friend,
rs am. Well"-a mirthless smile ex-
posed his splendid white teeth-"we
must think Of that. Now I will bid
you good night"
"where are you golngf' demanded
Miss Jones.
ITO the river. and then to Romero.
I may be needed, for those men Of
mine are stupid fellows, and there ID
danger Of n Misunderstanding. In the
dark anything may happen. l should
like to meet this David Law; he Ia
man Of my own kind" Turning ia
"Young Ed" he said: "There Is req.
son for haste, and horse moves slow.
ly. Would you do me the favor, II you
have IN automobile"
"No! won't" Ed declared. ~
don't want to see the Rio Grande to.
night. ! won't be involved"
"But you are already involved.
Come! There Is no time to wnste, and
I have something TO say to you. You
will drive me TO the river. and my
horse will remain here until return
for him."
There wns no mistaking the com.
mand In Longorio's tone: the master
OF Las Pnlmns rose as II under com.
pulslon. He took his hat, and the two
men left the room.
"Oh. Mrs. Austin I" Paioms gnsped
''Thcy'li be In time. and 10 will the
Lewis gang"
"Qulckl Ed will take his runnbout-
werl follow In my sar." Alairc fed
to make herself ready. A few moments
later she looked out from her window
md saw the headlights Of Eds run
about finsh down the driveway to the
raid; then she and Paioma rushed tt
the garage where the touring chr stood
"rhe moon is rising" Pnloma hall
sobbed. They'll be sure TO see US
DO you think we're ahead Of Tnd
Lcwis7"
"Oh. yes. He hnsn't Ind time TO gc,
here yet. but-he'll come fast when hs
starts. This is the only plan car
think Of"
The state herald., 1917-09-14

have done you another favor. You
saw that hombre who came with me?"
"Yes."
"Well, you would never guess 1t is
your Jose Sanchez. He was distracted
at the news Of his Cousins murder,
| and came to me"
Ellis cousin was not murdered"
Exactly! / told him SO when I
learned the facts. I said to him, Jose,
my boy, 1t is better to do nothing than
to act wrongly. Go back to your beau
tiful employer, be loyal to her, and
think no more about this unhappy af-
fair 1t required some argument, /
assure you, but-he is here. He comes
to ask your forgiveness and to resume
his position Of trust"
II am glad to have him back II he
feels that way. have nothing what
ever to forgive him."
"Then he will be happy. and have
served you. That is the end of the
matter" With graceful gesture Lon
gorio dismissed the subject. ut is to
be my pleasure" he next inquired.
"to meet Senor Austin, your husband?'
II am afraid not"
"Too bad. / had hoped to know
him and convince him that we fede-
rales are not such a bad people as he
seems to think. We ought to be
friends, he and l."
Under this talk Paloma stirred I'M
easily, and at the first opportunity
burst out: ats far from safe for you
to remain here, General Longorlo.
This nelghborhood is terribly excited
over the death Of Ricardo Guzman,
and II anyone learned"
$50! Then Guzman is dead7" Lon
gorio inquired. with interest.
''Isn't her blurted Palorua.
"Not 80 far rs 1 can learn. Only
today made official report that moth.
Ing whatever could be discovered about
him. Certainly he is nowhere in Ro.
nero, and It II my personal belief that
the poor fellow was either drowned
In the river or made way with for his
money. Probably the truth will never
be known"
Longorio had come to spend the
evening. and his keen pleasure In
Alaire Austin's company made him SO
Indifferent to his personal safety tim,
nothing short Of rude dismissal
would have served to terminate his
visit. Neither Alnlre nor her compan
ion. however, had the least idea how
keenly he resented the presence Of Pa
Iona Jones.
II was remarkable wooing; on tn,
one hand this hnlf.savnge man. gnawet
by Jealousy, needless Of the Illicit m
ture OF his passion. yet held within IN,
bounds OF decorum by some fag-ent
Of responsibility; and on the othel
hand. n woman. bored. resentful ant
tortured at the moment by fear nbou
what was happening ut the river bank
II was late when Austin arrived
Visitors Mt Las Palmas were unusua
at any time; hence the sound O
The state herald., 1917-09-14
CHAPTER XIII.
Rangers.

Rangers.
Longorio stared first at the huddled,
perspiring man beside the telephone,
and then at the frightened woman. ''Is
that the truth2" he demanded harshly.
YES" Austin answered. "They are
bringing the. body to this side. You
know what that MEANS"
"Did you know thls7' The general
turned upon Alaire. OF the four he
was the least excited.
From the background Paloma qua
vered: "You told us Ricardo was not
dead, so-it is all right. There is no
harm DONE"
A brief silence ensued. then Longo.
rio shrugged. "Who knows? Let us
hope that he suffered no harm on Mex.
The state herald., 1917-09-14

and again in another ten days, remov.
ing 1t entirely In ten days more. This
Is all that Is necessary for this sea.
son. The bud will not grow this fall
but will remain dormant the same as
II 1t had been left on the original tree.
The following spring II 1t has been set
properly 1t will start to grow. The
stock should then be cut of us shown
by the dotted line Y SO that all of the
strength will go to the new shoot.
The bud should be inserted as near
the ground us possible so that the
curve in tie trunk of the resulting
tree will be near the ground. Budding
should be done during August or early
In September.-National Stockman
and Farmer.
The state herald., 1917-09-14

strange voices In the brightly lighted
living room at such nm hour surprised
him. lie came trnmping In. booted
md spurred. bclligcrcnt look OF IN.
qniry upon his bloatcd features. But
when he hnd met his wifc's guests. his
surprise turned to blnck displcnsure.
His own sympnthics In the Mexican
struggle were so notorious that Longo.
RIOS presence seemed 10 him 10 have
but one possible significance. Why
pnloma Jones was here hc could not
innginc.
Alnircs cnllcr remained nt cnsc. nnd
appeared 10 welcome this chance OF
The state herald., 1917-09-14
Gro ne coNTiNUEpJ
oelnu Up.

Hclter-fiifiIer. the aviator. took mo
for JOY ride In his new biplnpc.
Skcltcr-Gcc. TINT ccr'H'niy In my
idcn Of u sky.lark.
The state herald., 1917-09-14

with General Loneorle's gang
and the Lewis gang walking 70
ambush Jones and Law st the
pump station. what chance have
those two GOT to save thsIr ilvss7
The nsst Installnsnt describes
On exciting event.
Pioneer press. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1882-19??, 1917-03-24

white, stands before the world the
peer of any Bourbon, or Guelph
or Hohenzollern, or Hapsburg. He
is the heir of the liberty of the past
and should be the beneficiary Of the
liberty of the present. Not even
Caesar was more sovereign than is
he.
Then is it not time that we of a
great race, numbering one-tenth
of the nations population. hold
our heads just as high as the rest of
our fellow citizens, and speak our
opinions just as freely? A Presi-
dent should look no different from
any other man when he discrimin-
atcs against, restricts, and insults
our race. AS the white press freely
the weaknesses and fail
ures of our high officials, so let the
Negro press just as freely hold them
up to Scorn when they betray us,
Just as we hold them up to praise
when they bcfriend us.
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is it that his skin is black: We
answer tae question N.n': ,-sa .
ion, by asking another. Wu, -
when the question Of color IS con.
sidered, they always select the black
man for ictim and put The burden
of proof on him? There are o,aar
colored races beside thu Nc..,
Red, Yellow and Brown. Why no,
ask, why is the Monaghan yelIc~
or the Indian red? Yes, why not
ask, why is the Caucasian whitoo
Is it not just as plausible to say that
the white skin IS the curse Of Ca
naan: All the departments Of sci
ence agree that the human race was
originally onc-it was a unit one
blood, one language, and of course
one color. But none can prove
that the color was white. indie, q
the conCensus of opinion is that the
human race originated somewhat,
in ASIA Why, that is part of the
world where white skin has 40.
been native to the soil In the SIX
thousand years Of which history
gives record.
Israel was called the chosen PEG
pie; but Israel rejected the Messiah,
and the curse upon Israel has been
fulhllcd-The Jews are a separate
people; their racial traits and iden-
tlty cannot be lost. But Africa
welcomed and harborcd Him; Afri-
ca carried the ignominious cross;
Africa Is moved and swayed by
Ills name today more than any 9TH
cr race on earth; Africa has followed
him III meckness and humility for
two thousand years. And we have
His own promise that the meek
Shall inherit the earth.
Pioneer press. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1882-19??, 1917-03-24

10 win in life, education is
valuable accessory, but is by no
means necessity. 1t is not always
necessary that we graduate at Har-
ward, Yale or Howard. Some of
the greatest men and women have
graduated from the college of Hard
Knocks. Misfortune, Prejudice,
Oppression and Struggle are the
professors; insult, scorn and Scan
dial are the curriculum. And when
we graduate, some sit down and cry;
some turn their face to the wall and
pout; some give up say, What S
the use? But others go forth and
conquer. Far better is aspiration
than education. Better that youth
go forth into the world without
knowing A from Z, if it have the
determination to push it's way
through the world, than to enter
upon active life with head stuffed
tull Of Socrates, Bacon and Herod-
otus. but with no aspiration and
persistence. Young folks some
times come out into life with a ge-
MUS that could pile Ossa upon pc
lion aud mount them to scale the
heavens, and yet will lie down dis
couraged and beaten before a mole
hill. They own all the thunder.
bolts of Jupiter, but haven't the
nerve to hurl them. George Wash
1ngton, in early life, was a poo,
speller, and spelled hat "h-a-dou-
ble-t', and ream of paper he
spelled -rheam'; but he knew
enough to spell Out the independ-
ence of this country from foreign
aggression. And then, on the 9th
er hand, Mark Twain used to tell
OF certain professor of Oxford
University whom he met in Lon
don, who knew everything except
how to use it.
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Precisely as we foresaw and said
and John Temple graves confirm s
1t, that prohibition got its concep-
ton and had it's birth in the South
tor no other purpose than to keep it
from the Negroes, for the reason it
suppressed or dispersed their usual
Cowardness and made them fight if
Imposed on. It's taking from them
IS admitted by Mr.. Graves was to
serve a similar privilege for the
whites that taking away their right
to vote did-allow them to do it all :.
Mr.. Graves goes further and pre-
diets that the bone dry law will
repeal prohibition in the South. 1t S
possible, whiskey, for centuries has
been the South's whipped creamed
drink.
Pioneer press. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1882-19??, 1917-03-24

Excited! Looking out the office
window stood a fine stcc |, head ND
nostrlls extended and tail rain
bowed. Sitting in the barouche
was a well-dressed fine looking la
dy with firm grip on the reins. In
our printing togs, knowing we
would have to face the music, and
wondering if she was close relativ
OF Queen Lii, we braced mp and
approached her, and found 10 on!
surprise Mrs. Henry Ford, Of Darks-
vile. and again surprised Hhn}t So,
said: Mr.. Clifford. Mr.. Ford sen
you bushel OF Irish Cobblcrs 10
plant. They are the finest pu.
toes in Berkeley County.
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Hunting the Emu.

The natives OF Australia are ingen-
los. y u:: :; Oh us .overing emus
i%.i..n.. ol Il plata viii cover his back
"H'! / " IN ~ Cn!u skin. allowing
/ - d." '.sWE well on the side to-
Ware 10 l-iIslls .'ectiAS birds. In his
F.%.l! i:as'i lie will carry hidden by the
SKIN boomerang and one or two
throwing sticks or "w:ddies." Then
Bis left arm will protrude beyond the
Skin straight out TO the elbow, and the
forearm will be bent up, with the hand
at right angles to it, thereby making O
capital imitation Of an cmu's head and
neck. Now and then his hand or head
will be brought to the ground as If for
feeding, and as the black walks along
he initiates every motion Of the bird
while at the same time by means Of
the big toe he draws spear along the
ground. He proceeds thus until close
enough to spear his bird
Pioneer press. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1882-19??, 1917-03-24
CAitEE4:E1 { {: liking WOMEN,
One Hundred Day Flock to New
York Tempting Fate.

one hundred women a day come ca
rcer seeking in New York city. This is
the figure furnished by Director 6. 3.
Barns Of the state bureau of employ
ment- lie bases his estimate upon the
number of women handled daily by
the Travellers Aid, the number regis
tered at hotels and those registered by
the state bureau and other employ
1nent agencies.
One hundred women day, $1,000 a
year. A fraction over four every hour:
approximately one every time the min
ute hand crosses the fifteen minute
mark
Mr., Barns estimates that large per-
centage of career seekers come from up
state and towns about New York and
New Jersey. Probably 80 per cent, he
says, come from western states. The
smallest portion Of the number comes
from the south. Some succeed; moro
fail. Yet always others come, answer
ing the call Of the minute hand as it
mills round and round like the finger
OF Fate, beckOning
Statistics are 1mpersonaL They say
nothing Of who the women are nor why
they come nor what they find instead
OF what they expect. They don't say
there's tragedy In head shake And
laugh round the edge Of tragedy.
Statistics haven't told the whole
story. They do not say that hope,
promise, disaster wait a hundred times
day for the woman who comes to
New York.-W1nifred Van Duzer In
New York American.
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SlEEPINESS AFTER MEALS.
1t Indicates Something Wrong With the
Digestive System.

"A condition Of drOwsiness, which
may become an Irresistible desire to
take nap shortly after eating, Is
usually very accurate Indication that
something Is wrong with the digestive
apparatus. Usually this form of indi-
gestiOn Is chronic in character. and ap-
parently there Is no other evidence thar
1t exists, or ut least such evidence
would not be detected by ordinary OBJ
ServatiOn.
In such cases the desire to take a nap
comes on suddenly, but the nap Is q
very short one, ordinarily not more
than fifteen minutes. Sometimes the
desire for these "indigestion maps"
comes on at other periods than those
Immediately following meals, but in
such cases this desire comes regularly
at certain periods Of the day. The
cause, however. is ths same as in cases
where drowS:ncSs comes on Immediate
" after the meal. the difference in time
being simply the difference in the In
terval required for the food to reach
the portion OF the intestinal tract that
is not working properly.
Occasional drOWsincss following an
unusually hearty meal should not be
confused with the type Of periodic de-
sire for short nap referred to here
Such droWslncSs indicates simply that
the digestive apparatus is temporarily
ovcrworkcd and may be in n perfectly
healthy condition. This sort Of drowsi-
ness, if INDUCED. usually persists for
several hours, whereas the maps caused
hN indigestion Gtc always Of short du-
ration. -, haugc.
Pioneer press. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1882-19??, 1917-03-24

There is something very sugges-
tive, if not providential, in the fact
that the meekness and humility Of
the Negro dates from the time of
Christ, the great apostle of meek
ness. Something suggestive III the
fact that his parents fled with him
from the white tyrant Herod down
into Egypt among the black people.
Something suggestive in the fact
that they compelled Simon of Cy-
rene, an African and a Negro, to
bear the cross up the Mount of Cal
vary, and that ever since the Negro
has been the burden-b bearer of hui
manity, bearing the worlds burden
of odium, i'll treatment, unrequited
toll and oppression, like his Mas
ter. Who knows but what the Ne
gro is the chosen people" of Godo
Who knows but what the whole llu-
man race was originally black?
Who knows? There is nothing to
the contrary III either science or
revelation.
The question is often asked: If
God made of one blood all nations,
and Noah s curse was never fulfilled
or did not apply to the Negro, why
Pioneer press. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1882-19??, 1917-03-24

Natives OF Australia Are Wizards In
the Art Of Tracking.


III endurance and speed the Aus
'S'','r hh"r. in" is not the equal Of
'"'' A!-"' an indian. and his weapons
- " .'H 20! poorly IA hiOued stones
axe r"''t.'e only at short range. but
- H"..cr the native Australian is
iA''ff r1uI ~ adjusted to his environ
Hc:!t las success lies in an intimate
khoW!cd-c Of the habits OF animals on
land, in the ground. in trees and under
water. and his wonderfully developed
powers of observation.
he dccoys pelicans by Initiating their
cries, catches dLcAs by diving below
them. locates an opCsSum in a tree by
marks on the bark or by the flight OF
mosquitoes, finds snakes by observing
tho action Of birds and follows bea
to its store Of honey
Any animal Which. leaves a trcck.
however dim, in So. d, on rock or In
grass falls an easy .,rcy to the black
fellow 'h'H'n:. are l.u-lt to track
-. ~ .i,...'s over bare rocks and
10 nNd their uDouit 80 CT bv follow
ing tracks too inuist- &C. t. serve us q
AuEe Tor EurnHc" hen q " mite
man is lost in the Gv.,..t or q child
strays from home the final resort is TO
secure "black tracker."-Nationa
Geographic Magazine.