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The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1918-01-17
.PRUNE APPLE TREES
IN WINTER SEASON
Annual Heavy Dormant Pruning
Found Beneficial From the
Growth Standpoint.

Extensive experiments made at the
West Virginia station throw new light
upon pruning. These investigations
verify many of the theories commonly
accepted and give new facts with ref
erence to pruning apple trees.
A summary of bulletin 159 of the
West Virginia station says:
This bulletin Is a preliminary re-
port of a pruning experiment cover
ing period of four years and embrac-
ing 366 apple trees of various ages.
Study has been made Of the effects on
vigor Of dormant pruning, summer
pruning at different times, and COM
binatiOns Of dormant and summer
pruning.
Heavy annual dormant pruning re-
suited in stranger terminal growth
than lighter pruning on trees Of all
ages.
In the study of trees up to five and
six years of age it was found that an
nual heavy dormant pruning was bene-
fetal from the growth standpoint for
the first two or three years, after
which it dwarfed growth so that by
the end of the period the lightly
Druned trees showed q strikingly
greater increase in trunk diameter,
branch diameter, size of top, and to-
tai annual growth.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1918-01-17
When Everyone LAUGHS.

Bert Williams, the greatest Eolored
comedian the stage has ever known,
has written an article to the American
Magazine, IN which he says:
"One Of the funniest sights in the
world is a man whose hat has been
knocked In or ruined by being blown
Of-provided, Of course, 1t be the other
fellows hat. All the jokes in the world
are based on few elemental ideas,
and this is one Of them. The sight Of
other people In trouble Is nearly al
ways funny. This Is human nature.
If you will observe your own conduct
whenever you see friend falling down
on the street, you will find that nine
times out of ten your first impulse is
to laugh and your second Is to run and
help him get up. To be polite you will
dust Off his clothes and ask him If he
has hurt himself. But when 1t is all
over you cannot resist telling him how
funny he looked when he was falling
The man with the real sense of humor
is the man who can put himself in the
spectators place and laugh at his own
misfortunes."
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1918-01-17
MILLET INJURIOUS
AS EXCLUSIVE SEED
Hay May Be Used as Part Of Ra-
ton, but Feeding Alone Is
Unsafe, Expert Says.

GEORGE Fl. GLOVER, Colorado Agri-
cultural College, Fort Collins, Colo
rado.)
The belief is prevalent that millet
fed to mares will cause abortion and
Is otherwise injurious. The North Da-
kota experiment station several years
ago issued q bulletin on the injurious
effects of a continuous ration Of millet
hay on horses. The conclusions reached
were in substance that horses when
fed exclusively on millet hay for
considerable period developed irrita-
ton Of the kidneys, swelling and In
fusion of blood into the joints, and
finally softening of the bones.
DIR. E. f. Ladd reported having found
in millet hay, at all stages Of growth,
a glucosid called setarian. Farmers
generally believe that it is the seeds
of millet that cause the trouble but it
seems that this claim is not substanti-
ated. Millet hay as part ration Is
safe and makes an excellent adjunct
to other roughage for horses but from
what information we have on the sub
ject at this time ii would seem unwise
to feed it to horses as an exclusive
ration.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1918-01-17
SPRAY IN WINTER FOR SAN JOSE SCALE

not be justified where only a few trees
were involved. For few plants 1t
would be better to use some one Of
the prepared washes put up by manu-
facturers. In fact. many large or
chardists prefer to use sprays of this
washes ut home. The possibility of
injury to the trees from the sprays
must also be borne in mind. All treat
ments, If possible, should be made dur
ing the dormant period Chat is to say,
in late fall OF early spring, or even
during the winter In mild climates),
since at this time washes may be ap-
piled at much greater strengths than
when the trees are in foliage. The
aim is to use the wash about as strong
as the tree will stand, thereby secur-
ing the maximum killing effect upon
the insects. Used in this way the
washes of the petroleum or kerosene
series are most likely to cause injury
to the fruit buds and tender twigs,
and the lime-sulphur washes least like
ly to do so. Fish-oil soap sprays as
recommended for dormant trees are
comparatively safe, though reports are
at hand of injury to fruit buds, espe-
Cially from fall applications. Stone
fruits, such as peach, plum, etc, are
more susceptible to injury from sprays
than apple and pear, and on the for
mer the lime-sulphur sprays should
always be used. Petroleum and mis-
chile oils are more frequently used on
apple and pear, and owing to their
spreading and penetrating qualities
are perhaps more effective in destroy
ing the scales on the terminal twigs,
which are infested to a greater extent
in the case of these fruits. The sew
eral sprays in use are: ID Lime-sul-
phur wash series; (2) petrOleum-Oil
series Uncludlng miscible Oils), and
(3) soap washes.
In Farmers Bulletin $50 instructions
are given on the making and applica-
ton Of sprays.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1918-01-17

~ ENSSELAER is n small city on
- the east bank Of the Hudson
river, opposite Albany, n. Y.
Although it can boast of few
attractions, 1t has the honor of pos
sessing within its city limits the oldest
building In the United States. There
has been much talk of uniting these
two cities and at some future day this
old building may be found In Greater
Albany.
AS we stood In front of this old
house (facing the river) one beautiful
October afternoon we thought more
desirable location for n dwelling could
not have been selected, writes Mrs.
Halsey Hayford, in the Utica Globe
At our left we have view for miles
down the Hudson. Over ut our right is
the city of Albany, the upper portion
of its $27 900, ,000-dollar pile of marble
(the capitol) being plainly visible.
This old mansion faces the south
ern part of Albany and what we see
are old brOken-dOwn buildings along
the docks, old black foundries, old
ice houses, etc. 1t has been said that
everything earthly has something to
mar its perfection and we thought
this view is not an exception.
We turned toward the house. 1t
towers above the good-sized dwellings
on either side and looks very much
like fort. Between the two front
windows Of our left is bronzed tab
let upon which is the following in
ScriDtiOn:
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1918-01-17
PETS LEARN THE MORSE CODE
Rattlesnake, oog and Moeking Bird
Claimed to Have Been Taught
Dots and Dashes.

The Old-time telegrapher claims
while stationed on the Arizona desert
at a 24-telegraph office he caught a
young rattlesnake, tanned 1t, and taught
II the Morse code. according to a
writer.
The snake slept on the telegraph
desk nights and whenever the train
dispatcher called "Cy," the old-timer's
Office call, the rattler would creep over
to the old-tImer's cot and rattle ICY"
In his masters ear, which would wake
him up, and he would come over to the
desk and answer the wire.
After the rattler was killed, run over
by a train, the old-timer adopted
dog, to whom he also taught the code.
Whenever the Old-timer sat in q poker
game, the dog would station himself
behind the other players, and by wag"
ging his tail on the floor, he would sig
nal In dots and dashes what cards the
other players held; consequently the
old-timer always cleaned up. When the
gamblers discovered the trick they ran
the Old-time telegrapher and his dog
out of town.
The dog died while the old-timer was
stationed In the Rockies, and he
trapped a mocking bird to take the
place Of the dog. In an incredibly short
time the moclSing bird mastered the
Morse code, and would sit by the
soslnder for hours, pick the messages
off the wire, and whistle them to his
master.
The bird was so tame that the cid.
timer allowed him to fly around where
ever he wished. One day while the
telegrapher was working on his reports
the mOcking bird fluttered in and
whistied the following message: There
are hOldups in the cut, planning to
hold up No. a."
The Old-timer was taken completely
Off his feet for a moment. Then he
sprang for the telegraph key and wired
the operator at the next station to sum-
mon the sheriff and a posse, have
them board train No. "a and watch out
for holdups in the cut.
Inc Sherln and his posse boarded
the train and managed to kill and cap
ture the would-be robbers, who If they
had succeeded would have no doubt
made rich haul, as there was large
shipment Of gold in the express car Of
No. "a. The express company hand.
somely rewarded the old-timer and his
pet mocking bird.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1918-01-17
ow the House was built.
Chariot Put to Good Use.

Lord Warwick tells this amusing
anecdOte of meeting with Lord"
George Sanger, when the famous show
man brought his circus to Warwick.
The sham lord spotted" the real
one, and going up to him said: "rve
something here, m'lord, that is bound
to interest you"
He thereupOn (writes Lord War
wick) ordered q man to remove a
tarpaulin from a certain bulky object,
displaying what seemed to be in point
Of gliding the most gorgeous chariot
! had ever seen.
''D'ye recognize II, m'lOrd?" he asked,
and I confessed that I did not.
'Tt is you'd family COACH" he
told me triumphantly. when your
father died I bought it for fiver and
had 1t gilded. hope you think I've
done It WELL"
admitted 1t was more gorgeous
than when had known 1t more in
timateiy.
~But what do you do with ltr I
asked aim.
do with ity' he repeated. "Why,
Lady George en- me rides in It, Of
,cUrse. at the END Of the percession."
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1918-01-17
prepared by the United States Depart
rneni Of A grIcnlfnre

prepared by the United States Depart
ment OF Agriculturel
The San Jose scale, In the absence
of proper treatment, will quickly bring
about the death of many plants of eco
nomIc importance. It's discovery, there
fore, whether in orchards or on priced
fruit trees and other plants in the
yard, should call for prompt steps to-
ward its control. II has been amply
demonstrated that the scale may be
very successfully controlled by one
thorough treatment during the dor
mant period each year. On account
of the general distribution of the pest
determination measures are, in most
cases, out of the question.
Complaint sometimes comes from
orchardIsts who have the scale to con-
tend with that the control of the insect
is neglected by their negnbors, and
they believe this neglect adds material
ly to their own work. Undoubtedly
the scaie will spread from orchard to
orchard, but thorough annual spray
luBS VIII pIGNShl AAipul tuuL Injury IT
respective of neglect in adjacent or
chards.
Where plants are thoroughly incrust-
ed, with consequent death of branches
and stunting of growth, it will general
ly be advisable to dig out the trees at
once and replace with new ones. Be
fore spraying infested trees the dead
and weakened wood should be pruned
out, which will simplify the work of
spraying and will hasten the forma-
ton Of new, sound wood.
San Jose Scale Washes.
There are several scale washes
which may be employed In the control
of the insect, and the one should be
selected which can be most convent
emily used and which is economical
under the circumstances. Thus, for
spraying on large scale, the orchard
lists could properly afford expenditures
for the construction of cooking outfits
for lime-sulphur wash which would
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1918-01-17

powder, one egg, teaSpOonful OF salt,
one cupful Of water, one tablespoonful
of condensed milk and one tablespoon
ful of drippings or other sweet fat.
Mix the milk and water, add egg, welt
beaten, the dry ingredients and, last,
the melted fat. Beat well and bake in
well-greased shallow pan.
The powdered milk may also be used
in these recipes, in the proportion Of
one teaspoOnful to a cupful Of water.
Dainty Muffins.-Take q third Of a
cupful Of shortening, one tablespoonful
of sugar, one egg, one cupful of water
and teaspoonful of powdered milk,
two cupfuls of barley flour and four
teaspoonfuls of baking powder, with
Tablespoonful of salt. Mix gradual
ly with the water, beat well and drop
by spoonfuls in well-buttered muffin
pans. Bake twenty minutes In hot
oven.
If tea leaves are ground they will
make twice the amount of tea.
Hermits.-Cream One-third Of a cup
full of shortening with twO-thirds Of Il
cupful of sugar, add two tablespoon
fuIs of water with a teaspOOnful OF
condensed milk, one egg, one and
three-fourths of cupful of flour, two
teaspoonfuls of baking powdeS and a
third of cupful Of finely cut raisins.
Cream the fat and sugar and cinna-
mon, Glove, nutmeg and allspice, the
raisins we'll Toured, and mix with the
remaining ingredients. Roll out and
cut with a cooky cutter.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1918-01-17

ing in q strong soap solution and dry
ing in good sunshine will probably re-
move the worst stains that simple rub
bing with soap will not remove. A
little turpentine or kerosene rubbed on
the spots before boiling will help to
soften the fat. The best method to use
In dealing with fresh grease stain is
to use soap and cold water on it; the
hot water fixes the fat in the fiber of
the linen and makes a most difficult
stain to remove.
Fruit stains Of various kinds of long
standing may be removed by sulphur
fumes If the use of peroxide and sun
light fail to be effective. The perox-
ide which we buy commercially is not
so strong that it needs to be washed
out, but If fresh from the chemical
laboratory it should be carefully
washed and rlnsed out or it rOts the
fiber Of the cloth. The same is true
of sulphur fumes. Place a little sui
phur in dish, light it, cover with u
funnel and place the spot over the
small end of the funnel where the
fumes will strike it, changing as often
as the spot fades, to another one. Then
carefully wash the garment or linen,
to remove the sulphur.
Ink stains. if fresh and on white
cloth, are best put to soak in sour
milk, repeating the process until the
stain is gone.
Acid stains should be spOnged care
fully with ammonia in water, one ta-
bleSpoonful to six of cold water.
Alkali stains are treated with an
acid solution, lemon juice or vinegar.
Fresh stains are treated with an acid
solution, lemon juice or vinegar.
Fresh fruit stains, like those from
berries, may be removed by pouring
boiling water from height through
the cloth stretched over q bowl; then
wash as usual.
Turpentlne will dissolve paint. Ap-
ply and rub well. then wash in soap.
suds.
For vaseline stains soak in kerosene
before washing in soap and water. If
goods are unwashable clean with
chlorofOrm. A small bottle of chloro-
form is most helpful to keep on hand
for small spots on silk, ribbons and
lingerie waists. Salts of lemon moist
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1918-01-17

The drawback to such meal is that 1t
does not keep and so must be fresh.
Spider Corn Cake.-Take one and u
half cupfuls Of cornmeal, half cup
full Of flour, teaspoonful of soda,
half teaspOonful of salt and one egg.
Mix thoroughly, then pour into u hot
iron spider which has been well
creased with two tablespoonfuls Of
shortening Let stand On top of the
stove for few minutes until we'll
cooked on the bottom, then place on
the upper CRATE Of the oven and finish
baking.
Corn Muffins-Take cupful OF
cornmeal, cupful of sweet milk, one
half cupful of -four, two eggs, three
te6spoonfuls Of baking powder, half
teaspoOnful of salt and q tablespoon
full of shortening. Beat the eggs sep
arately, adding the ynlks with the
milk, then all the dry ingredients sift-
ed and fold in the whites at the last.
Bake in twelve we'll creased pans.
Beef serappIe.-Take shin of beef,
q tablespoonful Of thyGe, one grated
nutmeg, two gallons of water, table
spoonful of summer saVory, two table
spoOnfuls of salt, teaspoonful Of
pepper or a few dashes of cayenne.
Cook the meat, cut in bits, with the
bones, covered with the cold water.
When the meat is very tender and
the water reduced to u gallon, remove
the bones and add the herb season
ings. Take the marrow from the bones,
add 1t to the meat aad chop fine.
Moisten the meal with enough cold wa
ter to pour, then add TO the boiling
hot broth slowly to keep 1t from lump
ing cook for an hour, add salt and
pepper and the meat, then pour into
molds to cool. Cut In slices and fry
in a little hot fat for breakfast.
The cornmeal which is nsde Of the
whole grain is equally as Lourishiag
as wheat and when ground by the old
water process it will cook and every
grain stand up like grains of rice.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1918-01-17

ion. Simmer until the peas are ten
der, about six or seven hours. II put
into fireless cooker, use two quarts
Of water, set on hot radiator and cook
over night. Rub the peas through Il
colander, add seasonings of summer
savOry, sage, salt and pepper. Thick
en- with two tablespoOnfuls of flour
mixed with little cold milk boil five
minutes and serve.
The pork may be scored into half
inch pieces, Drowned and served with
mustard.
Sausage Loaf.-Take one and one
half pounds of sausage, one and one
fourth cupfuls of stale bread crumbs,
and one egg. Slightly mOisten the stale
crumbs, beat the egg, combine the two
and add the sausage meat, which
should be well seasoned. Form into
loaf, dust with dried crumbs and bake
three-Quarters of an hour.
Ox-Tail Soup.-SliCe one onion and
fry in tablespoonful of drippings.
Wash and dry the joints of Oxtail, but
them into the pan with the onion and
brown on all sides. Turn the contents
of the frying pan into the soup kettle,
add u sliced carrot, two stalks Of eel
cry, cut fine; parsley. cayenne, salt and
pepper to taste, and cover with cold
water. Simmer slowly until meat Is
ready to fall from the bones. Add a
cupful of strained tomato and serve.
Taffy Puddine-Soak a cupful of
pearl tapioca over night, well covered
with water. In the morning drain and
add two cupfuls of light brown sugar
and cook in water in the oven three or
four hours. Serve cold with cream,
favored with vanilla.
A cupful of ginger ale may be thick
ened with gelatin and chopped fruit
added, making most dainty salad.
Believe me, the talent of success is
nothing more than doing what you can
do well, whatever you do without a
| thought Of fame.-Longfellow.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1918-01-17
Cause of Cold Feet.

Cold feet may be habitual, constitu-
tional or from general i'll health, COM
monty they are so by habit. Tight
shoes, sedentary life and Overeating
are often guilty, asserts an authority.
When there is too little ventilation Of
the feet or the stockings are too thick,
the relief isn't easy. The feet are
kept warm better by wearing thin hose
and low shoes, cold baths and vigorous
massage, active exercise outdOors-es-
pecially walking-than by inactive In
door life. Frequent daily washing Of
the feet helps to restore theLP warmth.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1918-01-17
Beatty or uSIiEess.

Speaking VI The personal appear
ance of Lincoln and other presidents. q
Boston lady who has had the honor
Of an introduction to President Wilson,
explains why she was disappointed In
his looks. She says: "He isn't home
ly enough to be handsome and he isn't
handsome enough to be attractive" A
famous Parlsienne once said that next
to being the most beautiful woman In
Paris, she would prefer to be known
as the homeliest. She would then
achieve distinction In either case.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1918-01-17
MORE AND BETTER PASTURES
Many Farmers CuItiVating Land That
Would Pay More in Grass-Re-
stores Thin Soils.

There is need of more and better
pastures. Many farmers are cultivat-
ing land that would pay better in pas
ture where high-grade or purebred live
stock may be maintained, 1t is sur
prising how grass will restore thin,
worn soil. After few years pasture
land may be cultivated again and usu-
ally the Yield of crops will be in
creased considerably.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1918-01-17
OIL for cooklno

Few people realize what great deal
Of use can be made Of oil In cooking,
and though the price of oil has risen
considerably 1t is cheap to fry with be-
cause 1t contains no water like lard,
butter, or fat, and 1t wastes less when
frying. II care Is taken while frying
not to burn the oil II eau be strained
after using. through fine strainer, In
TO a clean basin and when cold should
be covered, and can be used over and
over again. Let II cool little before
StFaining It.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1918-01-17
Age of the Oceans.

Scientists have figured out the aver
age amount of salt carried by the
rivers of the world as total, and have
compared with the total quantity of
salt in the oceans. From these data
(taking into account evaporation and
rate of stream fiow) it is possible to
reckon how many years have been re-
quired to make the seas as salt as
they are today. On this basis, Prof.
Frank Clarke of the United States ge-
illogical survey, one Of the foremost
authorities, estimates that the oceans
are about 90.000.OOO years old.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1918-01-17

OOCOOOOSOONJOO JOOO(O(NOOCOOCOC
We entered the small front hall in
the middle of the house. Two doors
opposite each other admit us into the
two main rooms. At the back of the
hail, at our left, is an unattractive
staircase. The main rooms have odd
fashioned fireplaces with wooden
mantles Ornamented with wreaths and
garlands. Under each window is q
seat. Back of the room at the left
is larger hall extending across the
house, with door at either end. The
north door is made in two halves, up
per and lower. Back of this hall is
another goOd-sized room. All~the rooms
in this building are of good size and
the ceilings are about nine feet high.
When we had aScended the front
stairs we took about three steps to
our right and at the top of a short
fight of stairs at our left is a small
room with low ceilings. This was
called the dead room" Any men,
ber of the family dying was laid in
this room. It was never used for any
other purpose. Going down from this
room and ascending short flight Of
stairs in front of us we reached the
upper hall. The arrangement of the
three floors Of this house is the same.
One room at the right, three at the
left.
How the House was built.
On July q. 1880. Kiliaen Van
Rensselaer,, gentleman who resided
in Holland, purchased of the In ilans
(thrOugh his agent) a tract of land,
4S miles one way and "a the other,
containing more than 100000 acres.
1t was divided in two parts by the
Hudson river. The western half COM
prised the whole county Of Albany,
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1918-01-17
Nm. hlAt~s.Q.
First Woman Journalist.

First woman Journalist.
1t is said that the first newspaper
woman was an American, Mrs. Anne
Royal, who was not only the first
woman Journalist, but tue first woman
to own and edit a newspaper. 1t is
also curious that she 70 said to have
originated the idea Of Interviews. I"
She was born in Maryland in 1850, put
her first printing press on Capitol hin
in Washington, d. O., and published =
small weekly, Hrst called the Wash
ington Paul Pry, and later the Huns-
reas.