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Askov American., 1919-07-10
MAY BE USEFUL IN NEXT WAR
ooughboy Advoeatss Turning loess q
Few Battaliens Of Mules On :
the Enemy.

One Philadelphia doughboy is Of
the opinion that fate has served him
rather q scurvy trick while he still
wore the khaki.
James Brown Of Eleventh street
near Cambria is one Of thirteen chill
dren, all Of whom have been Z credit
to their parents and their country.
He went all through the fighting
cover yonder" in various memorable
and vivid encounters, and only then.
after the armistice, did . govern
ment mule with vile temper zee At
to bestow on him Q kick that dislo-
Gated his shoulder and landed him
in the hospital.
Brown was one Of the youngest Of
the A. +. F. He enlisted in May.
1917, and went over on the Han
cock. He did not observe his seven
teenth birthday until the following
October.
He believes that II . few battal-
ions Of mules like the one that
kicked him had been turned loose in
the German army the war would
have ended sooner.
Askov American., 1919-07-10
RUSHING THE FOOD.

Tom had picked ont government
supply truck and made one hum
dred-mile trip in four hours because
the truck did not have Limited"
on it limiting the speed to ten miles
an hour. The order had been marked
"rush," and as the receiving officer
signed for it he said, "You made .
mighty fast trip considering what
your load was, didn't your"
"Oh, l don't know" replied Tom,
and then he said, "By the way, what
did my load consist Off"
Nothing but . thousand pounds
OF dynamite; mere trifle."
Dynamite gasped Tom. "Why,
when / left they sahl you were short
OF food and to rush it. guess /
did, but never again Exchange.
Askov American., 1919-07-10
RULING iRKs FLOWER LOVERS
Floral Ornamental Plants Are Not 70
Be imported into This Country
for q Time.

Flower lovers and gardeners are
struck dumb by ruling Of the fed
eral horticultural board which es-
tablished quarantine preventing
the importation after june of this
year of ornamental plants which the
United States has heretofore bought
from other countries. In the list
are such familiar plants as rhodo-
dendrons, including azaleas; box.
wood, budded and grated roses,
dahlias, bay trees, palms and dra-
caenas. The reason given for this
ruling is the danger Of importing
destructive insects, bat the effect il
that Of high protective tariff. It is
claimed that the ruling will bring
about the greater use Of American
plants. 1t will result in sharp price
advances Of very large number Of
plants now grown by the gardeners,
and the total disappearance for some
years Of many plants that have had
large sale. There is certain to be
revolution in horticultural prac-
tices. Whether it will result in the
development Of American plants to
take the place Of those excluded is
doubtful.--Omaha World Herald.
Askov American., 1919-07-10
TO IMPROVE SEED POTATOES
Extensive Experiments Being Made In
Various States BY Govern
ment offSclalo.

prepared by the United States Depart
ment Of Agriculture.)
To select strains Of potatoes which
are best adapted for commercial pro-
duction. the United States department
OF agriculture and cooperating state
agencies are conducting extensive ex-
periments In seed improvement. Trials
are being made In Wisconsin. Mime
sofa. Iowa. Oregon. Washington,
Maine, and also in Louisiana, Texas,
Oklahoma and Arkansas. Several
strains Of the leading commercial va
rieties now grown in the North are
under test, the purpose being to study
them carefully under actual growing
and harvest conditions In the field.
and to select the best strain Of seed
of each commercial variety. The fol-
lowing year each strain will be grown
on large scale. As the supply Of
seed stock permits. the seed Is to be
distributed among growers and seeds
men, and in this way IL to be gradu-
ally popularized and disseminated.
This Investigation will be Of country
wide significance in improving the fu-
ture stocks of seed potatoes.
Askov American., 1919-07-10

Writers Interesting Description Of So
cial Strata-Fe etiehism and Voc
dooisnn by No Means Uncommon.

That little Haiti has its various
layers of social strata, as well Is any
other nation is strongly emphasized
in an article by William Almon
Wolff in Golfers Weekly. "There
is a smart element of highly culti-
waited, extremely well-educated, pros
porous people in Haiti" writes Mr..
Wolff. "'They speak beautiful
French; they have had their school
ing, as rule, in Paris. They live
well; they entertain lavishly.'
Then there is the middle class,
which he describes as being able tc
read and write, as rule, but whose
education stops at that point. Their
occupations are principally those of
traders, shopkeepcrs and minor gov
ernment officials. For the lower
class, which comprises the great
mass of the 1000, 900 inhabitants Of
Haiti, Mr. Wolff has little sympa-
thy. 'The men are lazy and shift
less" he writes, "and the women do
practically all the work. But they
are amiable folk, courteous, friendly
and engaging in their manners.
Education, however, is unknown
among them.
"Fetichism and voodooism survive
in Haiti also indeed there are many
other survivals Of old pagan times
and rites. No legend is commoner
over a shop than Femme, Sage
meaning wise woman, fortune teller,
soothsayer."
Askov American., 1919-07-10

1t Is through the use of such ap-
rarently sound potatoes for seed that
the disease is often spread to new
localities.
How Disease May 6e Spread.
Under ordinary conditions the pota-
to wart disease spreads slowly. It
lives in the soil and on the tubers,
so one or the other must usually be-
transported to introduce the disease
into new field or locality. The
spores may be carried into clean soil
by drainage from infected soil, on the
feet of men or animals. by planting
diseased potatoes, by planting sound
tubers that have grown on infected
soil, by the use of manure from ami.
mails to which diseased potatoes have
been fed, and by garbage into which
peelings from diseased potatoes have
been thrown.
Preventive Measures.
No method Of controlling the potato
wart disease has yet been discovered.
so every preventive measure must be
used to keep 1t from spreading. The
warts should be burned. Diseased
trbers must not be fed to live stock
without first being boiled. Infested
soil should be planted to other crops.
Potatoes should not be planted again
in infested soil for at least eight years.
Federal and state agricultural au-
tl'orities are working to prevent the
spread Of potato wart, but they will
need heartiest cooperation from every
grower and dealer Of potatoes to
save the industry from this new
menace. Experiments are being con-
Quoted to learn, II possible. ways Of
controlling the malady, and informa-
ton will be furnished as rapidly as
discovered. But potato wart disease
Is much easier to prevent than to con-
troll.
Keep watch at digging time for
p. tatoes with warty growths which
are whitish or light brown when young,
black and decayed when old. Report
promptly all suspicious cases to your
county agent. to your state agricul.
tural experiment station or to the
United States department Of agricul-
ture.
Askov American., 1919-07-10
PAINFUL APPRECIATION.

What shall we enact tonightr'
asked Rantington Roarer. the eminent
tragedian.
How about 'Hamletr said his lead
Ing lady.
mo. During our last performance Of
Hamlet the audience Of four not only
showed keen delight In seeing the
members Of my company die in the
general slaughter which concludes that
celebrated drama. but they acted as II
they hoped we'd stay dead."-Birming-
ham Age-Herald.
Askov American., 1919-07-10
PINE MOUSE QUITE HARMFUL
Makes Use Of Tunnels Made by Moles
-osstroys the Vegetable and
Root Crops.

prepared by the United States Depart
ment Of Agriculture.)
"Let the mole do the work and get
the blame" says the pine mouse %
he scurries through q mole-made tun.
mel to a hill Of juicy potatoes, where
he eats q self-service meal. And at
that, pine mice are not inherently
lazy. These pests Of the gardener,
Orchardist and farmer are crafty.
Moles- burrow tunnels In their search
after grubs. insects and worms. and
ofiiciate as plain-clOthes men In Kidding
the soil Of rascally insects. Pine mice
tag after the moles and destroy the
vegetables and root crops which the
mOles free of insects.
Askov American., 1919-07-10

prepared by the United States Depart
ment Of Agriculture.)
The potato industry is seriously
menaced by malady new to this
c"untry-the potato wart disease. Un-
less it can be eradicated before 1t
spreads to commercial paintings,
specialists Of the United States de-
partment of agriculture say 1t will
cost potato growers millions annually.
II Is easily recognized and when dis
covered it should be promptly reported
to federal or state agricultural Off.
cials.
Like many other plant diseases and
insect pests, the potato wart disease
was imported from Europe. 1t is with
out doubt the most serious potato
disease yet discovered in the United
States. Unless promptly suppressed it
may prove disastrous to the entire
American potato industry. which in
wolves nearly half q billion dollars an
nually.
What 70 Look For.
Two bright spots reduce the menace
OF this disease.
Except In its early stages, 1t Is cas-
lily recognized; and It spreads slowly.
However. it cannot be detected un-
til the potatoes are dug. as 1t does
not seriously affect the growth or
vigor Of the vines.
1t usually appears In the eyes Of the
tubers. Spreading from this point of
Infection. it may gradually envelop the
whole potato and render 1t a spongy.
warty mass. It is characterized by the
prominent wart-like outgrowths on the
tubers.
The warts at first are whitish or
light brown. Eventually they turn to
darker shade. After decay starts
they turn black. Young warts, when
exposed to the light. turn green.
The warty tumors vary from the
size Of pea to walnut; or they
may even exceed the size Of the potato
on which they grow. In the latter
case, the warty mass loses all re-
semblance to a potato. In some hills
some Of the potatoes may appear per.
fectly healthy, but the eyes are likely
to be infected.
Askov American., 1919-07-10
SETTING HIM RIGHT.

"There seems TO be some troubls
about the entente cordiale,' re-
marked the man who was reading I
newspaper.
"Of course" answered the lady
with large glittering jewels, "you
can't expect to get anything like that
here. This is a prohibition town.
Askov American., 1919-07-10
roPsY-TURvY.

As q true socialist" remarked tire
man with rambling whiskers. II pro-
test against these street car fares. !
want them evened up"
You think the passenger who rides
the farthest ought to pay the most?"
mo. sir. The long ride Is no favor
to him. The man who has the com.
fort and convenience Of a short trip
Is the one who ought to pay the
most"
Askov American., 1919-07-10
THE FATAL INFLUENCE.

Jones--I hear you had the circus
in your town the other day. / sup
pose the children were wild.
Smith--Yes, and / doubt II We
can ever tame them seain. Jimmie's
got to have ! cage and the hsby.
can't sleep unless he's standing q
his head.
Askov American., 1919-07-10
The rwenty.Four.Hour Day,

Gentlemen." remarked Mr.. Nu-
poppe. to a group Of friends, II owe
my advance In the world to the collie"
How Is that?" asked his bachelor
neighbor.
We'll. you see l used to be nothing
but poor shirt salesman In a depart
ment store. but since the baby came
have become floor walker"
Askov American., 1919-07-10
CONSISTENT PERFORMANCES.

"That anarchist who tainpered
with bomb was at least consistent"
"In what way?"
"He believes in an equal distribu-
ton and he divided himself around
the neighborhood A. evenly as pos
sible."
Askov American., 1919-07-10
FOLLOWING INSTRUCTIONS.

Farmer--Hi there! What are You
doing up in my cherry tree?
Pilfering Pete-Dere's q notict
down dere to keep of de grass
Boston Transcript.
Askov American., 1919-07-10
'Zyo{5EAERAL
EKRm5N0FBS

The wheel hoe makes garden cult
vatiOn easy.
Alfalfa Is relatively free from dis
eases and enemies.
4
Don't quit cultivating now. Plants
need the soil stirred now as much as
ever.
Keep the potatoes well cultivated.
Much depends on the way the crop
II cultivated. The killing of weeds
Il not the only purpose Of cultivation.
Askov American., 1919-07-10
A Diplomatic Illness

I'm afraid you were not as sick as
you allowed us and perhaps yourself
to think" said the patient mother.
But" answered young son. ut may
be that I acted for the best. didn't
know my lesson as well as ought to
and l didn't want to worry the teach
er"
Askov American., 1919-07-10
Something to Worry About.

"What's the matter. old pal? You
look terribly blue"
II am blue. I've been rejected"
"Oh. cheer up! There are plenty of
other girls. and anyhow she may
change her mind"
Great Scott. mani It's not girl
but life Insurance company that has
rejected me-"
Askov American., 1919-07-10

Old Rrother--Now that strikes me
as silly hat. Why, you can't see
where you're going and 1t doesn't
shade the back Of your head.
Young Sister-Never mind my head
or where Pm going. The purpose of
a woman's hat Is to make men look
under it.-Sidney Bulletin.
Askov American., 1919-07-10
Riaht Practice.

1T Is shame the way that beauty
doctor Is selling those pretty girls
gold bricks"
He is doing a perfectly legitimate
business. Isn't he grating peaches?
Askov American., 1919-07-10
Literal.

Literal.
''Is the girl you introduced me to
a fair sample Of the beauty of this
section"
"Of course, not. How can she be
q fair sample when she's q brunette7 7"
Askov American., 1919-07-10
Anatomy Again.

She was two and half She had
skinned her ankle and was sobbing bit.
terly.
Mother was all sympathy. "Where
are you hurt. dear?'
liam hurt on my wrist-leg." she
walled
Askov American., 1919-07-10

More About Joshua.
That Joshua was a wonder!
He not only stopped the sun,
But he hadn't any parents,
For he was the son Of Nun.
Askov American., 1919-07-10

"The notes OF the deep-voiced frogs
out yonder suggest Wagnerian music
to me-"
"They aren't all deep-voiced. Some
Of II Is pollywogneran music"
Askov American., 1919-07-10
MATCHED.

Gladys enthusiastically Oh,
what is 50 rare ~ day in June?
Henry (glumly)-A tenant that
hasn't been notified to move Or bny.
Askov American., 1919-07-10

In Other Days
First Mermaid-What Is all the rack
ct abOut1
Second Ditto--Oh. only those sirens
on the rocks blowing about the ship
load Of men coming In.
Askov American., 1919-07-10
cRooKE EpMEss.

"These bomb workers don't think
straight"
"No; and it's lucky they don't
throw straight, either"
Askov American., 1919-07-10
And He Generally 10.

And He Generally 70.
He-The lecturer said that a wife
should be an open book to her hus-
band.
She-I admit that, my dear. And .
husband should be an open pocket
book to his wife.
Askov American., 1919-07-10

Major Ito head Of bomhing pasty)
Where ars your prisonsrsl
LieutenantI didn't understand.
sir, that ron wished = y bring 49,
any prisoner. ! thought this wss
Just IN infornnal affair Ihe n
Askov American., 1919-07-10
, Ate Two Canaries.

NVo TWO Canarteo.
May-This cat Is worth Els.
Mavis-Last time I was here You
said f10.
May-I know, but since then she
has eaten two canaries.-London An.
swers.
Askov American., 1919-07-10
In Days to Come.

Are you sure this airplane service
OF yours Is safer" inquired the timid
passenger.
rs II safe?" echoed the manager.
"Why. We sell communication tickets ~
Life.
Askov American., 1919-07-10
The Same.

BelIe-This fashion sheet Is speak
ing Of the uniform styles Of the sea-
son.
Nell suppose they mean army
clothes will be popular.
Askov American., 1919-07-10

wife Gave Husband . Tip.
Wife Cat the play)-'That act was
full Of dry humOr."
Husband (delightedly)-"I suppose
that's why I'm so thirsty. Excuse me q
minute."-LOndOn Tit-Bits.
Askov American., 1919-07-10

man will Oft bewaii the shames
That flourish meath the sun.
eweetly oblivious to the fact
That he himself II one
Boston Transcript.
Askov American., 1919-07-10

II wish you would speak to my hus-
band about oyster culture"
Isn't he interested In it,"
II should say not. You just ought
to hear him eat oyster stew"
Askov American., 1919-07-10
Aares With Professor

'The professor seems to be man
Of rare gifts" remarked Mrs. Naybor.
"He is" agreed the professors wife
"He hasn't given me one since we were
married."-LOndon Tit-Bits.
Askov American., 1919-07-10
They're Al Alike.

The Dog Fancier--Don't get scared,
ma'am. The pup don't mean nothin'
by 1t. He always growls like that
when he's fed.
The Customer-That doesn't disturb
me. I've been feeding a husband for
six years.
Askov American., 1919-07-10
When hs "Si$s Tipht."

When He isis Tipht."
"Grumpley boasts that he never al.
lows himself to be shaken out Of q DO
sitiOn, once he has taken It."
"Yes; I've noticed that-especially
when 1t happens to be sitting posi-
ton In a street car"
Askov American., 1919-07-10
Explaining it.

Explaining tt
II heard Mabel boasting the other
day that she had so many social con-
nectiOns."
80 she has. She works In an up
town telephone exchange"
Askov American., 1919-07-10
Her Qualifications.

Her Qualifications.
Don't ask that girl to the ball. She's
only At for a garden party"
"HOw sOf'
Don't you see she's wall-eyed and
what a gait she has onw
Askov American., 1919-07-10
He Could Use ~.

Traveler-Did you find q roll con-
tanning $50 under my pili0w?"
Pullman Porter-Yes, sab: thank
ron. sub.
Askov American., 1919-07-10
The Way o. T.

'The cashier said he could clear up
the muddle In his books"
"Well. did he7''
sNo: he cleared out
Askov American., 1919-07-10

AN UNRULY NAG.
Bug Driver-Look what that fool
horse does every time I say back
upw
Askov American., 1919-07-10
DOING penance.

where's the old man. Bill?'
"Why. his wife caught him shoveIing
IN chicken pie nj swell restaurant
and now he's eating humble pie In the
kitchen"
Askov American., 1919-07-10
PROBABLY.

Bill Bug-My. what . large body
OF water. It must be the Atlantic
Ocean.
Askov American., 1919-07-10

A POOR INVESTMENT.
How did Gibson lose his money!"
He put It In his wife's name ana
then she divorced HIM"
Askov American., 1919-07-10
True Of Many.

He talks about himself 4 lot,
say II not to roast.
He'd be Z wonder could ne work
A. well AZ he can boast.
Askov American., 1919-07-10
Not That Sort

els your husband an inveterate
smokerw
mo. he just smokes the ordinary
nve-for-a quarter kind"
Askov American., 1919-07-10
Counting Up.

Ny hairs are numbered ! have seen
Them whiten and then drop away:
And now they number just ls-
Ny lucky number! Hip hoorayl
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1919-07-11
OBSERVE FOuRTHIN BELGIUM
Bruises and Antwerp Pay Splendid
Tribute To America and
Its Troops.

Brussels. American Independence
Day was celebrated in many places in
Belgium, especially at Brussels and
Antwerp. A luncheon was given at
the American legation, Burgomaster
Max proposing toast to America and
Brand Whitlock. the American minis
ter. The latter responded in feel
ing manner.
A feature OF the celebration at Ant
werp was parade OF American.
Scotch, French and Belgian troops to
the theater where Mr.. Whitlock
spoke.
The Americans later participated I'm
field games near the city. During the
day there was a ceremony at the sta
dunn, where the Olympic games will
be held next year, the first stone OF
the edifice being laid.
In his address at the opening Of
the stadium Minister Whitlock told
the assemblage OF allied officers and
men they would have to fight Just as
hard to maintain peace as they had
fought to win the war.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1919-07-11

Lives Of 200 Endangered When Big
Dirigible Suddenly
Blows Up.

Baltimore, Md.--Explosion Of the
big navy dirigible CS at Camp Halo
bird, near here, shook the countryside
and Eastern Baltimore, like an earth
quake and jeopardized the lives Of 200
persons, who had gathered to see the
monster flyer. The dirigible, bound
from Cape May, N j., to Washington.
and commanded by Lieut.. N. ]. Lear
ned, with a crew of six men and two
passengers, landed on the camp field
to repair the rudder. Thes explosion
followed shortly afterward and flames
and blazing fragments scattered over
the heads Of the crowds. burning and
injuring rs persons. mostly women
and children. sr-- s...s..--.
The dirigible Immediately burst into
flames
According to the commander, the
explosion was due to rapid expansion
from heat.
Several persons were blown twenty
or thirty feet by the force of the ex-
plosion, and houses mile away were
shaken and windows broken. The air
was filled with gas fumes. Z
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1919-07-11
MOVES FOOD FROM TRIESTE
Badly CIogged Port 10 Cleared BY
t7-- Americans Who Move
F $4,000 Tons.

New York.-A report by Herbert
Hoover recently made to the supreme
council on the work of the special
mission appointed by the American
relief administration to re-establish
transportation in Central Europe was
made public by the American relief
administration here tonight on receipt
of cablegram from Mr.. Hoover
In this cablegram Mr.. Hoover quot
ed Lieut.. Col. William G. Atwood OF
Chattanooga, head OF the mission, to
the effect that an average. of 2,100
tons of supplies had moved dailyfrom
Trieste since March %, an increase of
1,400 tons daily over the amount
moved from that port before the
American mission went into action.
when the American mission began
operation Trieste was clogged with
41,000 tons OF relief supplies and
Fiume with 12,000," said the cable
gram, and the daily movement was
only 700 tons from Trieste and moth
ing from Fiume. Since March % the
mission has moved from Trieste 17S,-
600 tons. Some days we exceed 1000
tons of supplies. There were 125, 900
tons delivered to the Austrian repub-
lie and $4,000 tons to Czecho-Slova.
kia" M
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1919-07-11
Censor Helped
Defeat Germany

The British rostal censor is soon GO
tng the way Of the telegraph and cable
censorship oIt. Judging from criti-
cisms fn America, such as that Of the
Merchants' association to the postrnas-
ter general. the going OF this war In
stitution win be Just as joyously well
coined abroad as fn England But
Thatever the petuiance Of those who
2hink war restrictions have held over
too long, the postal censor, in the opin-
ion of those who have watched his
work from the viewpoint Of British and
allied security throughout the. war,
has been Of the greatest service In
defeating Germany, ,sos,,- ~ ..s.,ss.- i.
The nearness of the. date of the de-
mise of this Institution has called forth
considerable information about Its
work.. Thus far, however, there has
been no amusing side such as. was
shown during the obsequies for the
cable censorship. ...,,...
Just after Mr.. Lloyd George succeed
ed Lord Kitchener as secretary for
war It is related that he provided the
ammunition for the censor to give the
paragraphers a lease on war life. Mr..
Lloyd George went to Bramshott to
bid good by to a Canadian division
about to. cross the channel. After
the inspection he made speech from
his notorcar, concluding with quo
tation from the Bible: "And may the
Lord of Hosts be with you" Corre-
spondents who sent their dispatches
first to the censor were surprised to
find the Anal words of the secretary
running In this fashion "And may
- .-' . - -------- be with YOU" 1t
was amusing, but also serious, in the
minds of the news writers, so they
protested However, they got their re-
ply from the censor's department:
''The kaiser, having claimed the Lord
as his aid-decamp. no reference must
be made to the Divinity In this connec-
ton." - ~sss 2nlss.ss setee. =
Enemy Schemes. Thwapted. .,
As said, the postal, censorship has
as vet turned up no morsel of rela-
tive ehoiceness. The postal censor
ship, however, has tfiwarfed many en-
envy schemes that make Just as In
teresting or moreeuinteresting read
ing. Furthermore. the British postal
censorship was much farther reach
ing organization than was attempted
in America. simply Because England
was the channef' through which virtu-
ally an questionable mali matter ffowed
The postal censor in London was the
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