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The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1919-12-11
TREASURE DIGGER WINS SUIT
New Jersey Preacher Doesn't Have to
Pay Farmer $4,000 on Note,
Says Court.

Paterson, II. J.-Ffetierick Loehrs
pastor of the Congregation of EnIight.
enment Of Soul and Spirit. will not be
compelled to pay $1,000 for the priv.
ilege Of digging up farm In quest of
buried treasure. A jury In the cir.
cult court here dismissed the sui,
against him on grounds OF "no cause
for action"
The plaintiff was Daniel Balsinger
who said he had loaned Loehrs $1,000
on note. The pastor testified that
Balslnger told him of conversation
Balsinger had with woman, In which
the latter recOunted dream in which
over S2,OOO.OOO worth Of jewelry and
gold was buried on Balsingers faru
I'm Oakland, N. ].
The pastor agreed to buy the farm
he said, and gave Balslnger 500 lr
cash and the note for $1,000. Thcr
he and Mrs. Sophie Sautter. treasurer
of the congregation, and Mrs. Marie
Blumer, secretary. dug and dug ir
vain for the valuables.
The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1919-12-11
New Devices to
Help Air Pilots

for the transcontinental service when
1t Is installed. Heretofore the only
argument against the aerial mail plane
was that railroads were more depend
able than flying machines for long
hauls, that planes could not make
transcontinental or long cross-country
lights with surety OF success he
cause the weather might either DELAY
the start or force a landing on unde-
sirable ground.
Ihere was much In that argument
until the wireless was called into play
In behalf Of the air mail plane"
Cut Down the Time.
Air service across the continent from
New York to San Francisco will Gu,
down the time of transmission of mail
by almost two days. according to Mr..
Braeger He says:
The proposed trnnscontinentaI mir
mail from New York tn San Francisco
IS the result of our inability to get the
raiiroaqs to give the Pacific coast
cities, notably Los Angeles, San Fran
cisco and Seattle, an efficient mail
service. letter mailed i'm New York
and making all connections takes 30
hours to reach San Francisco
IF you write letter Monday 1t will
leave New York ut 40 O'Clock thnt
night, and If the trains are on time
VIII arrive In San Francisco at 10 80
O'Clock Friday afternoon. During %
days In October the mail reached Sau
Francisco on schedule only five times
When the trains we're as much ms an
hour late the mail was not delivered
until Saturday morning.
by the air mail route letters writ
ten Monday would leave New York
Tuesday morning, arrived in Omaha.
Neb., that afternoon in great planes
of the type which are now being COM
pIct"d for tn" mail service; arrive at
Battle Mountain, New. on Wednesday
afternoon and be i'm the San Francisco
post Office by o'clock Thursday MORN
ing; in fact, delivered almost two days
ahead of the mail sent overland by
train
This route. If congress permits the
carrying out of present plans, will be
operated by multmotorcd planes car
rying ton Of mail from New York to
Omaha, and then onto the Coast by
planes carrying 1,50O pounds over the
Rockies.
THE West has been aroused in
favor OF this service, but what con-
gress will do In the matter remains to
be seen. The trouble with aviation in
America is lack of vision and ignor-
ance Of the problems that confront
manufacturers. Until the national
congress obtains n clearer grasp OF
this subject the United States will
steadily slip back while Europe goes
forward.
In Death Struggle.
"Few Of us apparently realize to-
day that the American airplane indus
try Is In death struggle for existence.
People seem to be under the impress
The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1919-12-11

There is just one place where the
Gentlcwoman, with dramatic instincts,
will allow her robinc To be n bit au-
dacious, and that place is within her
own four walls. The gcntlcwnman
naturally strives for distinction in
dress, but she will not 60 to the length
of wearing things so unusual in char
acter and design, as tn make her con
spicuouS I'm public But within her
home il Is different. From any cor
ncr of the world Inspirations may he
carried out i'm boudoir gowns and i'm
undcrthingS; the arirSt fabrics. the
most daring color combinations, the
richest emhroidcrirS and cXtravayant-
ly unique designs are mt her service.
Just now China and Japan are FUR
nishing allurng things with wonder
full possibilities for boudoir wear. The
big fringcd shawlS of crepe de chine.
embroidered with Incredible fincncSS
In tn" most brilliant colorS. make neg
ligces that only need TO be draped on
the figure, the drapcry Sewcd in place.
and the robe thus made provided with
fastening. Like II great many neg
ligecS, these gorgeous affairs prcSup-
pose warm climate or steam heat.
The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1919-12-11
VALUE OF WOOD-LOT TIMBER
Farmer Should Familiarize Himself
With Products-8ig Losses Can
Be Prevented

prepared by the United States Depart
ment of ARriculture)
Lack of familiarity with the business
OF timber selling usually puts the own
or of small woodland at n disadvan.
tage, and in many regions material
from the wood lot is sold considerably
less than Its real value. The loss to
the farmers Is, 10 the aggregate. very
large In order To step this lo<S. IL Is
necessary that the farmer informs him
self about the different kinds of grades
of wOod-lot products, the methods G
estimating and measuring them and as
certnining tlfeE value, the methods of
selling. the markets. and the current
market prices. Especially does he
need reliable information about the
amount and real value of his sanding
timber and the location of good mnr-
kets. Farmers Bulletin 10, which,
may be had free. contains detailed in
formation on these points.
The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1919-12-11
GRAIN DESTROYED BY FIRES
Considerable. Amount Lost Each Year
Avoid Placing Number of
Stacks in Small Space.

prepared by the United States Depart.
ment OF Agrculture)
A considerable amount of grain I'm
the field Is lost each year by fires
which reach the stocks through dry
stubble or through lightning. fire
protection demands that a large mum.
Der of stacks should not be placed in
a small space and that each group of
stacks be safeguarded by means of n
firebreak. Special precautions should
he given as to preventing thrashing en-.
gines setting fire to grain.
The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1919-12-11
BEST TIME TO PRUNE
TRANSPLANTED TREES
Early Spring Has Been Most
Generally Recommended.
Fear Has Been Expressed That
Branches Cut Back In Fall viii
Not Dry Out SufficIentIy-Re.
suits Of Missouri Station.

The time to prune transplanted
trees, and young trees not to be trans
planted, has been much discussed.
Early spring has been most generally
recommended. 1t is the usual custom
to prune back the branches Of young
trees when they are transplanted.
So:ne writer's have recommended de-
laying pruning back fall transplanted
trees until spring. The precaution Of
ten urged against cutting back the
branches In the fall is that the tree
loses too much moisture through the
cut surfaces of the twigs Fear has
been expressed that the cut-back
branches will dry out sufficiently to
Kill back badly during winter. The
question naturally arises as to whether
more water will be lost through the
wounds of the cut twigs than would
he transpired from the branches were
they left Intact.
In order to answer this question for
Missouri conditions. which are more
or less typical of the central states,
general observations have been made
on young trees pruned at different sea-
SONS Mt the University of Missouri
College of Agriculture in the last
twenty years. The results uniformly
Indicate that better growth results if
the branches are cut back in the fall.
This holds true for young trees gener-
ally, whether they are transplantcd i'm
the full or spring or are not trans
planted.
The same observations are true of
grapes. A skilful grape propagator
and grower at Hermann, Mo-, has found
that grapes make better growth If
pruned back i'm the fall. This grower
sets his cuttings in autumn as soon
as the vines shed their leaves and
thereby successfully roots Norton.
Cynthiana and other varieties found to
root with difficulty If the cuttings are
made and set In early spring. He
further says that onc-year-old grapes.
designed tn stand second ycar in the
nurSery, make much better growth If
pruncd back in the fall: also that
bearing grape vines make stronger
growth If pruned In autumn rs Shon
rs their leaves are shed. This Is par
tirularly true Of varieties that tend tn
make poor renewal growth from the
lower spurs.
That the water content of young
apple trees Is not greatly affected by
fall pruning was established by en-
perimentS in 1900 and 1901 at the Uni,
versity of Missouri. Little difference
i'm water content was found between
apple trees transpnnted in late Fall
and those which were not transplantcd
Also, the trees whose branches were
pruned back I'm late autumn contained
on the average, slightly more water
than those which retained thcil
branches. While this difference is not
great 1t at least indicates that the
pruned branches did not suffer from
drying out through the wounds. hut
that on the contrary the pruned trees
dried out slightly less than those
which were not pr,Ined.
The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1919-12-11

sion that our nirplane industry is hold
ing Its own with the rest of the world
and thar the mir mail service of the
United States Is the only one in oper-
alton.
To-day 1t is the boast of the air mail
service of the post Office department
of the United States that we have
eight airplanes in the air daily, cover
ing a total of 1,906 miles Of territory
and carrying an aggregate Of 2,1O0
pounds Of mail.
'tompar" this with the information
contained in an official report from
London detailing the status of the air.
plane postal service in Great Britain
at the close Of the month of Septem-
her, 1919. This report dsclOses that
o4 government airplanes were trans
porting mails daily from one part of
the country TO another, the latest
routes including Bristol, Birmingham.
Newcastle, Manchester and Glasgow :;
also that multiple motor Handley Page
airplanes were carrying 400 pounds
of letter mail to Brussels for forward
ing to Holland and Norway, and bring
ing back on the return trip 1000
pounds or continental mall
The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1919-12-11

Uncovered shape shows n little bunch
"l grapes and II rose. posed with all
th" assurance In the world. at the top
where the queen of flowers has a
right 10 be. The rose needs this promi-
nent position to be seen at all-fOr
what observer will be able to get be-
yond pair of eyes that must be
looked into behind Il veil of lace?
Gold cloth with applique OF figures
in black silk cord makes the rich hat
at the left of the group. II suggests
tn" Orient, too, with Its odd, fiat tas-
sci of feathers that fall like n fringe
II the side. and 1t belongs In the COM
rany it appears In, being OF the same
character as the coolie hat.
Even street hats reflect the gorge
BUSINESS of the mode. The narrow
brimmcd sailor at the right Of satin
has riCh-loOking band of silver braid
about the crown and silver.gra veil
that lures our thoughts to yelled la
dies in far lands, even with n pair Of
| frank American eyes behind II.
The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1919-12-11

But the Japs are sending over padd, x
and quilted coats that are cozy.
lovely colors and prettily embroI
cred. Milndy cannot be hampered by
considerations Of climate. when she
lets her fancy roam and the negligees
and undcrthings shown in our pic
turc take no thought of the cold.
Long and graceful lines and exquls-
it" colorinG In the negligee pictured,
confirm our belief that of oil clotff1s,
n"gligceS are the most beautiful. 1t
i" of shot blue satin and rose chiffon,
with delicate stitching in blue and
gold. One can hardly imagine 1t
worn over anything more substantial
than undergarments like those pic
turcd with it. These are Of chiffon
lowered with rOsebuds and touch
of blue. Satin in pale blue makes the
hutiingS and val lace with French
flowers add their parts to the dainty
assembly.
Black chantilly lace is an innovA-
ti"n in negligees and underdress, but
it is sponsored by more than one au
th"rity. All of which goes to sh
that in the seclusiOn of her he
nothing is too extravagantly uni
for the lady of today.
The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1919-12-11

he reduced sufficiently to prevent se-
rious harm. The general principle to
be kept In mind Is to prevent surface
run-off. as far as possible. Water that
Is absorbed by the soil not only causes
no erosion hut increases the supDly
OF ground water, diminishcs drought,
feeds the streams and maintains a
steady flow In adjoining streams.
Terracing Is Effective.
One of the most effective methods
of preventing erosion on sloping cul-
tivated land is tcrracing, n subject
well worth special investigation by the
farmer who wishes to till sloping
tracts and at the same time keep the
good soil on the upper areas from be-
Ing washed down the hilsides.
The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1919-12-11
Philadelphia Cat Canned"

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. send the po
lice to Forty-second and Spruce
streets quick; 1 am In Distress" aI
excited voice over the phone cried
into Police Sergeant Breiunayers ear
Half a dozen cops ws;e loaded into
a patrol wagon and carried to thu
house. When they entered they saw (,
woman chasing "A cat whose head wa,
stuck in sardine can. After man,
chairs and tables had been overturned
the cat was finally made canless.
The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1919-12-11
SOIL EROSION ON
SL0PINC TRACTS
No Slope Sleeper Than IS De-
grees Should Be Cleared for
Best Cultivation.
TO PREVENT SERIOUS HARM
one Of the Most Effective Methods Of
Thwartino Soil Washing Is by
Terraoing-Stops Washing Away
OF Land on Hllisides.

Prepared by the United States Depart
ment OF Agriculture)
The farmer who contemplates clear.
ing n wooded tract which Is more or
less uneven In character should make
sure that, If cleared. it will not suffer
IRON erosion. How steep slope of
wooded land can safely he cleared
Tor FARMING depends largely on tho
character Of the soil. 1t has often
been said that no slope sleeper than
I'D degrees should be cleared and, as a
general rule, this probably holds good.
however, not infrequently slopes of
less than Is degrees show serious ero-
sion under cultivation, while occasion
ally others of 20 degrees and more
snow no serious results. The ques-
tion, therefore, is one that must be
settled for each locality. or even for
each tract
In Case Of Doubt
Usually the farmer who IS in doubt
can find In the vicinity piece of
cleared land similar In character to
his own. and can Judge his problem by
the condition of the cleared area. I'm
case of doubt, the safest course is to
leave the land uncleared, according to
the forest service.
Some erosion must be txpcctcd on
all sloping land cleared for cultivation,
nut where the tract is really suitable
FOR farming. however, the erosion can
The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1919-12-11
Evening Wraps Made at Home.

Anyone who attends many evening
affairs this winter must of necessity
possess an evening wrap Pretty gar
mcntS of this type may he easily made
by the Skillful home drrSSmnkcr at
n price much less than is asked for
them in the stores There will be lit
tie to III about them. rs mt present
most of The evening wraps are Of the
cape or dolmnn effect. ~ to mate
rials. a combination of satin and broad
cloth may be used, tn" satin forming
the upper part. Or the estire wrap
The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1919-12-11
Previously Classified Through
Photographic Study.

Cambridge. Mass.-Thc Harvard co..
lege conservatory is making a syste-
matte search for new stars, according
to Acting Director s. I. Bailey, who
said that every two weeks photo
graphic study of the Milky Way was
made and the new stars charted. Since
this work was undertaken several
years ago, he added, eighteen new
stars had been discovered.
1--WE also are engaged upon a de-
tailed study Of the magnitudes of
stars" Prof. Bailey said. "In certain
special areas, I'm cooperation wisn
Prof. Kapteyn OF Groningen. Holland,
we are making an especially intensive
study of both the magnitude and posi-
tion of all stars down to the fifteenth
The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1919-12-11
TUBERCULOSIS IN HOG HERD
All Affected Animals Should Be Sent
to Market for Slaughter Under
Federal Inspection.

prepared by the United States Depsrt-
ment of Agriculture)
When tuberculosis already exists in
a drove OF hogs all the affected AMI
mails. whether hogs or cattle, should
be removed from the premises. The
hogs should be sent to market for
slaughter at an abattoir under federal
inspection. The tuberculin test should
be applied to all cattle on the place.
and those reacting should be properly
disposed of. The pens and stables
should be thoroughly cleaned and dis
infected before restocking.
The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1919-12-11

nouncing his rights to the throne, he
has accepted n subordinate position In
the army. The pair are familiar fig
ures on the boulevards of Bucharest.
He has had all that a father and
mother could give to q son." said
Queen Marie sadly. "and II he chooses
to go his way we can't help II. We
have pleaded and reasoned with him
until entreaty Is no longer possible.
Youth and love. 1 suppose, will have
their way in spite Of kings and queens.
The whole affair has been great grief
to the king and myself"
The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1919-12-11
QUITE SIMPLE POST FULLER
Effective Device Made of Ordinary
Pieces Of Timber With Chain At.
tached to Singletree.

This is very simple post puller. II
consists of n . by G-inch timber about
feet long, placed in Slanting posi.
tion against the post which YOU desire
To pull ont of the ground. Fasten the
chain around the post just above the
ground and run It over the plank. The
next step Is to hitch Il singletree " the
end of the chain and one horse easily
pulls out any ordinary fence post. This
device will he found very handy by
The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1919-12-11
Baby's Daubs on Wall
Better Than MaSterpieCe

Baby finger prints on the
wallpaper are the finest exam
pie of mural art. This was the
decision handed down in n New
York city court by Justice Ro-
bitzek. In dismissing suit to
recover alleged damages be-
cause baby had embelished
the interior decorations OF an
apartment by n friezc all it's
own.
This would be n hammer
world 10 live in." the Judge said,
"if baby fingers could only
make their imprint on the
hearts of men and women. 7
would rather see the print of
baby fingers on the walls of nv
house than have them adorned
with the worlds masterpieces"
The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1919-12-11
With Piece Of Plank, a Chain and a
Horse, Fence Posts Are Easily Pulled
Out

farmers repairing their fences or tear.
Ing out old ones tn replace them by
the modern steel or concrete fence
posts which have won such great favor
among farmers Senera..y. The chain
may be quickly attached to apy post
and the prop put I'm place. The parts
are easily carried to the next post to
be drawn.-Popular Science Monthly.
The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1919-12-11
Tears Benefit the Eyes.

The Italian child Is never permit
ted to rub its eyes. If IL bursts into
tears it is not repressed, but permitted
to have the cry out. This, it IS claimed,
beahtifies the eyes and makes them
clear, while rubbing the eyes injurss
theIn In many ways.
The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1919-12-11
Cover Wheat With Straw

There are two times when II is best
to top dress the winter wheat with
straw. One is just after the wheat il
sown and the other Is after the ground
freezes.
The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1919-12-11
Search Sky for New Stars

or sixteenth magnitudes. or, in other
words down To stars about 10000
uihes too faint tn he seen with the
naked eye. There are something like
lH.OO0GOO such stars.
The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1919-12-11
Desirable Stable Flor

A compact earth floor made of CLAW
slightly mofstened and firmly packed
down as Ii Is put in, makes the most
durable floor for sheep. young cattle
and colts.
The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1919-12-11
R0UMANIAN COURT is STIRRED
Grown Prince Charles, Despite Pro.
test From His Parents, ReJoins
His MorganatIc Wife.

Bucharest, Roumania.- king FerdI-
nand and Queen Marie have been much
disturbed by the fact that Crown
Prince Charles has rejoined Miss Zyzis
EAmbrino, whom he married morganat-
acally In 1918. and from whom he was
forced BY his parents to obtain sep
efafaon soon afterward. Besides re-
The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1919-12-11
ParasiteR Hurt Aena

Hens Infested with lice will not Law
as many eggs nor produce MS mnny
pounds of flesh as those kept free from
parasites.
The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1919-12-11

may be of some of the wooden fabrics
which are so beautiful this fall. The
collar and the cuffs may be Of velvet
or of fur. This latter material may
also he used to face the front
The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1919-12-11
OvercroWded Hen Rann.

When birds are overcrowdesl on a
small range the cloyer,iS. soon gone
and bare ground Ia. \sul.
The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1919-12-11
Need for Chicken Remedies

Some chicken remedies of course
may remedy. but the poultryman who
gives his poultry good care. clean wa
ter a nraeer feed VIII n2vcl little
The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1919-12-11

Miss Maude Younger is secretary of
the legislative committee for the ma
tional women's party OF which Miss
Alice Paul Is chairman. OF independ-
ent means. Miss Younger devotes vir-
tually her entire time to speechmaking
and lobbying in Washington for the
ratification Of the suffrage amendment
She spent five years in the college set
tlcment. New York. where she was
converted to suffrage through her close
contact with the laboring classes.