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The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1917-09-08

feet long, or as long as desired for the
runway. The frame is divided into
compartments by boards extending
from end to end, each compartment be-
ing for one hen. The frame IS placed
on level ground and staked In place.
At opposite ends Of each compartment
is a hinged cover. The intervening
space IS covered with wire netting,
with shelter boards placed loosely over
it, Under one of the hinged covers the
nest should be placed on the ground,
and at the opposite end food and water
are provided. Each hen has plenty OF
space to exercise in, and must at least
get up for food and water. The indl-
vidual covers permit separate examina-
ton of the eggs, or feeding Of the hens.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1917-09-08
CUTTING THE SPRAYING COST
Ways Of Reducing the Expense is to
Buy Materials in Quantities and
Use Substitutes.

Buying In quantities and the use
of substitutes offer ways of reducing
the cost Of spraying materials, when
has increased markedly since last
year.
An important saving usually can be
effected in the consolidation Of orders
for insecticides from a ncighborhood
or their purchase through fruit grow
ers' associations or other cooperative
buying organizations.
The Importance Of this saving Is
realized when it is remembered that
the difference In cost Of certain In
secticides, as arsenate of lead, In
small packages at retail stores over
the cost in larger quantities from man
ufacturers or jobbers often Is 100 per
cent.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1917-09-08
Horticultural
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GETTING APPLES TO MARKET
Small or Family Packages Success
fully Used by Eastern Growers
Many Packing Plans.

Several Eastern apple growers wers
very successful last winter in market
ing apples In small or family pack
ages. Some sold direct to the con-
sumner, while others sold to retail
stores and fruiterers or consigned to
commission dealers. One grower put
practically his entire crop In half
bushel peach baskets which wer7
handled by a commission dealer. He
used $500 baskets, which sold at -
cents to 81 each. The results in each
instance were generally profitable and
satisfactory.
Several styles, types and sizes OF
packages were employed. Some used
cartons holding - or II apples in in
dvidual compartments, like egg boxes
one big grower used a similar type
of box holding either 30 or 100 fruit
These are made with compartments or
four sizes and are especially adapted
to supply fruiterers with fancy apples.
peaches, etc. Apples We're shipped sue
cessfully In them from Massachusetts
to California.
A popular family package is ono
holding peck of fruit. a westerns
Massachusetts grower used many OF
them and sold them at 30 cents direct
to retailers who got 60 cents for the
same He supplied them daily aa
needed, making deliveries each morn'
ing and taking orders to be packed and
filed the next day. III this way there
vas no shrinkagc or loss for the re-
taller to stand.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1917-09-08

On indication Of the hold which the
movement for Investigation has taken
in the South is seen by dairy special
ists Of the department Of agriculture
IN the growth Of the cattle division at
the Louisiana state fair In four years
from Is head exhibited to 400. This
fa,r in a section heretofore not well
srnn,ied with dairy cattle, stood sec
ond last year among the Jersey SHOWS
of the United States.
Other indications Of Investigation
by development Of the dairyins indus
try are found in the organization IN
The South last year, with the assistance
Of the dairy division Of the department.
Of three bull associations ana tnree
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1917-09-08
T0CONSERVE POTATO
Officials of Food Administration
Give Advice.
Unusual Facilities for Financing Stor.
age Have Been Arranged and .
Comprehensive Plan Of Action
Is Recommended.

WaShlngton.-Offic of the food
administration gave out the following
statement concerning the steadying or
potato prices, especially important just
now:
Unusual facilities for financing stor-
age are offered American potato grow
ers as result of war conditions. Inc
federal reserve system Is at their dis
posal, and farmers who store their 1917
potato crop In approved local ware
houses, may obtain, upon their storage
receipts, 9O-day loans from member
banks OF the reserve system at rate
not to exceed 6 per cent. Mr.. Lou ID.
Sweet, potato expert with the food adj
miniStratiOn, was instrumental In
bringing this matter to the reserve
boards attention.
New England growers hive started
movement To take advantage OF this
ruling to help them solve their market
ing problem. The prospect which the
growers Of this group of states face
is that of handling 41000,00O bushels
of potatoes onetenth Of the entire
United States crOp-WithOUt cauSfng
an OverStOcked market and the result
ing loss of all profit on the crop.
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The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1917-09-08
MOVING FOR INVESTIGATION IN SOUTH
GOOD FOUNDATION FOR DAIRY HERD.

cow-testing associations. the purchase
Of 927 head Of cattle, including 1875
bulls and the establishment Of two ad-
ditional college creameries. An ex.
ample of what the development Of
dairying means to Southern communi-
ties Is pointed out by Q specialist in
Alabama, where practically all the
cream supplied to the creameries Of
the state is produced by native cows,
One plant In the boil weevil territory
of the state produced last year $4,000
pounds of butter, worth $4,000. This
represents an asset present before the
construction Of the creamery, but
largely wasted or improperly handled
at that time.-Faym and Ranch.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1917-09-08
INNER WORKINGS OF A TREE
Heart Wood Is Useless Except for Giv-
ing Stiffness-Descending Sap
Builds New Wood.

The heart wood of tree Is useless
except for giving stiffness to the stem;
the sapwood carries the ascending sap;
the camblum or inner layer Of bark
carries the descending sap, and the
outer bark Is useless except as pro-
lection. Only the descending sap builds
new wood.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1917-09-08
Portable Stepladder.

tree with q minimum amount Of labor.
The Illustration explains the COnstruc-
ton Of the ladder fully. Anyone u.s.
ing q barrel-pump sprayer without q
tower attachment will find it particu-
larly valuable. It will enable him to
throw the spray upon the topmost
branches.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1917-09-08
CONVENIENT COOP FOR HENS
Considerable Space Can Be Saved and
Much Convenience Afforded by
Device illustrated.

When several hens are to hatch out
settings at The same time, considerable
space can be saved and much con-
venIence afforded 10y making Il coop as
shown in the illustration, writes +. w.
Buerstatte al Pullman, Wash. in Popu-
lar Mechanics. 1t consists Of an outer
frame Of boards, one foot wide and SIX
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1917-09-08

leo should be arranged, the most en-
fective and economical method Of pre-
venting the entrance OF the pest into
the United States would be TO under
take It's determination In Mexico. Ihls
probably would involve large expendl-
lures, but the nature of the emergency
might fully justify them.
The determination of local lnfesta-
lions in Mexico near the United States
border would be undertaken with the
cooperation Of the Mexican govern
ment or local Mexican authorities. BY
this means the pest would be kept so
much the farther from the cotton
fields of the United States.
Fund Now Being Used.
Fifty thousand dollars was made Inn
mediately available In the regular agri-
cultural appropriation bill for 1918, ap-
proved March 1, 1917. to prevent the
establishment of the pink boil worm In
the United States. This fund is now
being used, the secretary states, IN IN
specting and safeguarding the territory
surrounding ten cottonSeed-oil mills In
Texas which had received considerable
quantities of seed from Mexico before
the importation of seed was prohibited,
and in the inspection Of border com
merce and the enforcement OF the cot
ton seed quarantine.
In summing up the need for the
emergency appropriation Of Sooo,Wo,
Secretary Houston says In his letters
to the committee Chairmen: The pink
boil worm situation in Mexico proves
a grave menace to the cotton crop OK
the United States, and the nation
should not fail to adopt any measure
Of control which appears to offer pro-
lection from this pest. The appropria
ton now requested is matter OF the
greatest urgency and to be of service
should be made available at the ear
Hest possible date"
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1917-09-08
PORTABLE LADDER IS HANDY
often Of Great Advantage in Spraying
Trees, Picking Fruit and in
Pruning Work.

In spraying trees, picking fruit and
IN pruning the orchard it Is often
great advantage to have some sort Of
portable ladder. Here is the plan Of
one declared to be very satisfactory:
1t works on the principle Of q step
ladder that will always "stay set"
and which may be taken from tree to
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1917-09-08
ATTENTION TO SMALL FRUITS
Should Be Placed In Shade Soon ~
Pieked-Sun Injuries Flavor and
Keeping Quality.

Strawberries and all other small
fruits should be placed in the shade as
soon as picked. The sun will injure
their color, flavor and keeping quality
If allowed to shine on them for any
length of time after they are renewed
from the vines.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1917-09-08
A Dilemma.

II couldn't get out Of marrying her.
When she proposed she said: VIII you
marry me? Have you any objcctionr
You see, whether I said Yes or No,
she had me-"
"Why didn't you just keep silent
them"
81 did and she said, Silence gives
consent and that ended it."
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1917-09-08
Accounted For.

"The fellow bought my car from
said I'd never hear anything knocking
about it."
swell, he didn't expect you to take
your wife In 1t, probably"
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1917-09-08
The Retort Courteous.

He-This bargain hunting shows
your character. You are always look
Ing out for something cheap.
She-Too true. That Is how came
to marry yor- -------'--'-
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-02-24
MAKE RED CROSS
WAR MATERIALS
Steelton Red Cross Organiza-
ton Is Making Fine
Showing

Thirty-five Steelton women yester-
day afternoon answered the first call
for volunteers of the newly organized
Red Cross Society to make bandages
and other necessary materials. Many
bandages, fracture pillows, surgical
shirts, cotton flannel socks were made
during the hours the members worked
in Trinity parish house.
A call has been sent out for a meet
ing next week in the parish house
on Friday afternoon at 2.30 o'clock.
Officers of the association believe that
the number of volunteers Will be
doubled by that time.
These materials being made at pres
ent will be stored away for use in
America. However, If it becomes def
nitely known that the supplies will
not be needed here, they viii be sent
to foreign countries. At the busi-
ness meeting yesterday Il first aid"
class of twenty members was or
ganized. This class will meet prob
ably every Wednesday afternoon at
the home of Mrs. Quincy Bent for
instructions. Miss Hattie r. En-
sminger. of Harrisburg, will instruct
the class along first aid work and if
the services of these women are need
ed in. case of war for actual service
they will be equipped OF go. The
members of this class will be an
nounced early next week.
More than fifty residents have join
ed the association to date and efforts
bership to 200. Not only women are
requested to join. but men. although
not expected to do sewing, are asked
to become members. Master Horace
Bent, two-and-a-hal years-old son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Quincy Bent, is one of
the charter members, and it is need
less to say that he is the youngest.
The members to date include: Mrs.
w. Abercrombie, Mrs. c. Alden, Mrs.
u. Abercrombie. Miss Helen Aber-
crombie, Mrs. John Bethel, Mr.. and
Mrs. Quincy Bent, Master Horace
Bent Mrs. Claude Brinser, Mrs. Percy
Bennett, Mrs. J. Cline. Mrs. Walter
Chick, Mrs. Watson Creighton, Mrs.
Marion b. Cumbler Mrs. George Dele
mater, Mrs. w. +. Darby, Mrs. G. S,
Davis, Mrs. John Downes, Mrs. Dorm
blaser. Mr.. and Mrs. w. +. Entwisle,
Mrs. Everetts, Mrs. Charles p. Feidt,
Mrs. Toothorays, Mrs. Walter Guyer,
Mrs. II. S. Gross, Mrs. Hill, Mrs. w. II,
Hoddinott, Mrs. J. NJ. Heagy, Miss
Kate Heagy, Mrs. Solomon Hiney, Mrs.
Hope, Mrs. Imhoff, Mrs. Longwell,
Mrs. r. V. Mckay, Mrs. *. Mccall,
Mrs. j. r. Mcdonald, Mrs. w. j.
Middleton, Mrs. William Martz, Mrs.
Parker. Mrs. Parsons, Mrs II. r. Par
sons, Mrs. He'll Parsons, Mrs. Roland
Parsons. Mrs. r. NJ. Rutherford, Mrs.
f. A. Robbins, Mrs. II. X. Shook, Mrs.
G. S. Vickery, Mrs. George p. Nanier,
Mrs. Walters, Mrs. Earl Whipple, Mrs.
Winship. Mrs. Tule.
Donations of old linens and all
kinds of material would be greatly
appreciated by officers of the organiza-
ton.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-02-24
Steelton Snapshots

birthday Party. - Frinds of Mrs
Charles d. Green rendered her a sur-
prise party at her home, 971 South
front street. Thursday evening. The
guests included Mrs. ]. II. SleegaI. Mrs
Weldicheiner. Mrs. Daniel Green and
daughter. Miss Vera; Mrs. I,onrnaker
ana son, William; Mrs Mary iwons
Rrs. n. SIrlch, Mrs. Clayton Reigei, Mrs
ROY felser, Mrs. Maude Ramsey M
ana 5iea mrs. c. w. Ritchie, MiIdred
Hltchie. Miss Catherine Ennev ME-
.ielen Enney Mrs. David Late. Mr. an5
MIS-. rs. chester Reigel, Mr. and Mrs
Smarles mar Gren, and Mrs. George Leon
To Attend Services. - No servioas
peing held at the Grace United Evans
seiieal church tomorrow on account
o, Oh the pastor attending conferences.
members of the congregation will meet
az the church tomorrow evenine, at ,
o'clock and attend the EyanreIistic ic
services service at Centenary United Brethren
Church in a body. hreh
Giris Win Debate. - Miss Mareor rot
SroWley, Miss Catherine Stehman and
MISS Edna Hess, the debating team of
Sophmore girls on the affirmative side
men 5hs sn0sd asSfts Vote aesfssa That W.
team at the High School program YES
terday the negative side avs COM
posed OF Harold Zimmerman, Hugh Nc.
Call andDonald Stoyffr.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-02-24
OLD HORSE CABS
GO TOFARMERS
City Transfer Company Dis
poses of Stock; Farmers
Principle Buyers

Cab horses, familiar to Pennsylva-
MIA Railroad patrons, will do duty in
milk wagons and on farms. At the
Calder farm. near Cloverly Heights.
yesterday, fifteen head were sold at
auction. The average price paid for
each horse was 500. Four went to
dairymen and the balance to farmers.
Farmers also purchased the cabs. The
latter were not as valuable as the
horses. The price paid was. from s1.40
to $40 each. Farmers purchased most
of the cabs. They will use the wheels,
which are heavy, on other vehicles. The
bodies of the cabs will be placed on
lighter gears and sold. Several under
takers bought cabs to be used for min
listers officiating at funerals. The har-
ness also sold at low prices, bringing
from 81 to St a set.
The City Transfer Company. which
operates the cab system for the Penn
sYlvania Railroad, has ordered new up
to-ate taXicabs. The new conveyances
are expected most any time. the order
having been placed several weeks ago.
Motor trucks will also be used for bag
gage transfers.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-02-24
ISTEELTON AND NEARBY TOWNS
Centenary Campaign to
Close Tomorrow Night

Special services at Centenary United
Brethren Church tomorrow will mark
the close of the six weeks evangelis-
tic campaign conducted by the Rev.
E. Q. Williams. of Warren, Pa. There
have been nearly 100 converts to date.
The subject of the sermon tonight
will be Gains Wife," Tomorrow
morning the Rev. A. X. Wier, pastor,
will baptize and take into the church
class of converts. The subject of the
evangelist's talk tomorrow morning
will be Our Possession" Tomorrow
afternoon Booze" will be the sub
ject at the mass meeting for men and
women and in the evening the evan
gelist will talk on Tomorrow"
Last evening Two Governors You
Know" was the subject of the SER
mon. These governors were PLATE and
Felix.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-02-24
RAILROAD RUMBLES
VETERAN CLERK
DIES IN FLORIDA
Word Received Here Today
Announcing Death of Thomas
ID. MacAvoy

Word was received in Harrisburg
to-day announcing the death of
Thomas d. MacAvoy, at Tarpon
Springs. Florida. He was 60 years of
age, and resided at 1888 North Sixth
street. Mr.. MacAvoy was widely
known in railroad circles having been
clerk in this city for many years.
He went south some time ago for his
health. Undertaken George H. Sour
vier brought the body to Harrisburg
last night.
The funeral will be held Monday
morning at 8 o'clock. Services will
De held in ST. Mary's Catholic Church,
Maclay street, the Rev. w. V. Daily
ofitciating. Burial will be made in Mt.
Calvary cemetery.
The survivors are a widow Mary l.. (;
four sons, Charles d., of Hornell, n.
y; Eugene f., Cleveland, Ohio; John
L., Mason City, Iowa, and Norman ",
of New York city, and one daughter,
Mrs. George w. Robinson, Petersburg,
Va.
Old Time Railroader
Tom" MacAvoy, as he was known
in railroad circles, worked for the
Pennsylvania Railroad for nearly a
half century. He was early associated
with the Middle division, running be-
tween Harrisburg and Altoona, and
- =, tS va Nu'lSS III INC oiilSe
OF the superintendent, master mechan-
ic and road foreman of engines. When
the Middle division headquarters were
transferred to Altoona he remained in
Harrisburg and became chief clerk in
the assistant road foreman of engines
office at DE.
Mr.. MacAvoy was a member of
Company d, Eighth regiment, when it
was known as the City Grays. He was
prominent as a theatrical writer and
was correspondent in this city for a
New York journal for So years. He
an authority on early theatrical his
fOrV
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-02-24
: ~OBERLIN

The quadricentennial missionary
service entitled THE Open Word In
An Open World" will be given on
Sunday morning by the congregation
and Sunday school of Salem Lutheran
Church at 1890. The program will
consist of anthems, by the choir; sing
ing by the school; solo, by Vivian
Gardner; duet. by Viola and Eva
line Fessler; readings on reformation
event. The Discovery and Transla-
tion of the Bible" by Eugene Repkug-
Ter; "Luther's Loyalty to the Word of
Cod" John Brightbill; "The Formal
Principle of the Reformation" will
bur Eshenaur; The Reformation
Bearing Fruit" Miss Mary Zoll The
Open Bible In Our Foreign Field"
Christian Gluntz; "The Open World
For the Open Word" George shaffer;
recitations by Mary Reigart, Mark
Brehm and Miriam Janson. Miss Mil
dred Eshenaur will conduct the exer-
cises of the primary department.
Mrs. Rodman Klein, in Highland
street, while returning home from
prayer service on Wednesday evening,
fell on the ice and fractured her leg.
SIiiilSo w II u "llO Dttn NlSlllnE
in Shamokin for a week, returned
home.
The primary department of the
United Brethren Sunday school field
a musical in the lecture room last
evening.
Scarlet fever has prostrated the
three young daughters of Mr.. and
Mrs. Luther Bartell, in Chambers
street.
Milton Wise, in Highland street,
while starting for work yesterday fell
down the front steps of his home and
fractured three ribs.
Mr.. and Mrs. p. II. Brehm gave a
birthday party for their daughter
Romaine, last evening. 1t was her
sixteenth birthday and her young
friends enjoyed most delightful
evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Peck. at their
home on the Square, entertained about
thirty young people in honor of their
daughter, Catherine, last evening.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-02-24
KING OSCAR 5 Cent CIGARS

give know em- on the lookout for em all the time
They've got the right idea about REAL tobacco quality
the thing that's made oldk. 0. 0. K. for Is years.
give knew when the 1914 tobacco crop gathered n
that it a record-break for quality
And said to ourselves Here's the BIG opportunity to
make King Oscar better than ever" and that's going
qBu we're doing it gave those "jfy" boys the go by
= kept tabs the chaps that allowed Nature to take
months and months to finish the work she'd started and
then loaded up for fair.
GI's that Natreraised, NatWe-cured crop of record
breaking quality the right blending of Havana and do
mestic tobacco = that's being tucked into the Satra
wrapper of King Oscars to-day.
qNate has been allowed to take all the bite leav
ing mild cool smoke of pleasing and full of sasac
ton.
And knew there might not be another crop like it for
time, bought enough to last for good long
spell.
GMouh waterin? The dealer around the corner has 'em
John c. Herman & Co.
Manufacturers Harrisburg Pa