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The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1920-10-08
Million New Cars
Add to Road wear

That the present interest in the con-
struction of new highways should not
divert attention from properly main
tanning highways already improved is
Roads, United States Department of
Agriculture, has had occasion to en-
phasize many times in recent months,
particularly in view of the enormous
increase in motor vehicle traffic which
is taking place. The bureau recently
completed compilation of statistics
from all the States of the Union show
ing hat there were total of 1855, 446
registered motor cars (including mo-
tor cycles and trucks) in the United
States in 1913. This is an increase
of 90 per cent or 1,41S,829 motor cars
over 1918. Such figures indicate that
the country's highways are being used
far more than in the past, it is pointed
out, and in consequence added atten-
ton must be given to the repair prob
lem. The increase in the number of
cars for 1919 over 1918 represents
about 10 per cent more cars than the
total number registered in the entire
United States for 1913.
Additional use of roads and streets
has, of course, been accomplished by
additional revenue paid to State and
local governments in the form of IL
cense fees which in nearly all States
are devoted to highway needs. The
registration and license fees for auto
mobiles, trucks and motor cycles in
use in 1919 totaled $64,697, .58-an
increase of 20 per cent over 1918. The
total revenuee for New York and
Pennsylvania the past year were about
double the revenues received from all
motor vehicle registrations and licen-
ses in the entire United States in
1912.
Certain of the States, notably Mary
land, have experienced difficulty in
securing bodybuilding materials owing
to labor shortage, hampered trans
portation facilities, etc. Maryland
has had to make a special appeal to
the Interstate Commerce Commission
for aid in getting enough material
shipped in to properly care for road
repairs.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1920-10-08
Vivid Personality

To wipe away some false impress
sions which seem to be current, says
Sidney Colvin in Scribner's Magazine:
Il lately found one writer, because
Stevenson was thin, speaking of him
as having been a "shadowy" figure;
another, because he was an invalid.
describing him as 'anaemic,' and a
third as 'thin-blodoed.' Shadowy! he
was indeed all his life a bag of bones,
a very lath of leanness; as lean as
Shakespeare's Master Slender, or, let
us say Don Quixote. Nevertheless
when he WIS in the room you were
hardly aware of anybody else. The
most robust or ordinary man seemed
to turn dim and dull in the presence
of the vitality that glowed in the stead
fast, penetrating fire of the lean mans
eyes, the rich, compelling charm of his
smiles-the lissom swiftness of his
movements and lively expressiveness
of his gestures, above all in the irres-
stitible sympathetic play and abund-
ance of talk Anaemic! in-blooded!
the main physical fact about him, &C.
cording to the doctors, was that his
heart was too big and his blood supply
too full for his body. There was fail
ure of nutrition, in the sense that he
never could make flesh; there was
weakness in the throat and lungs,
weakness above all in the arteries,
never in the heart itself; nor did his
looks, even in mortal illness and ex-
haustion, ever give the impression of
bloodlessness,- scarcely even of mo
mentary pallor.
If you want to realize the kind of
effect he made, at least in the early
years when l knew him best, imagine
tbs attenuated but extraordinarily
vivid and vital presence, with some
thing about it that at first struck you
as freakish, rare, fantastic, touch
of the elfn and unearthly, a sprite,
an Ariel. And imagine that, as you
got to know him, this sprite, this visi-
tant from another sphere, turned out
to dieffr from mankind in general not
by being less human but by being
great deal more human than they;
richer-blooded, greater-hearted; more
human in all sense of the word"
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1920-10-08
PENNSYLVANIA INDIVIDUAL
CROP SURVEY

The Bureau of Statistics, Pennsyl-
vania Department of Agriculture, and
the Bureau of Crop Estimates, U. S.
Department of Agriculture, are now
making the second annual survey of
the principal field crops of Pennsyl-
vania, jointly.
Twenty thousand schedules are now
being mailed to the farmers through
out the State, with the request that
they fill out the same promptly.
The great manufacturing and indus
trial concerns know and appreciate the
value of statistics, as they relate to
their respective activities. If it is i'm
portant that the industrial world need
statistical information to conduct their
business economically, why is it not
just as important and imperative that
all the industries as well as the farm
ers of this country should have SINH
lar information relating to the indus
try which is fundamental and the base
of our national and economic life and
directly employ one-third the popula-
ton of the nation, or approximately
35,000,000 people. The farmers of this
country have $4,000 100000 invested
in farms and farm equipment. You
can take all the railroads in America,
all the manufacturing plants, iron,
steel, and all the rest-add them all
together, and you will have just equal
led the capital invested in the business
of agriculture. The value of agricul-
ture production in this country last
year was approximately $25,000,O00,-
900.
The cooperative acreage survey is
being made in the interest of agricul-
ture and farmers receiving schedules
are urged to cooperate with the De-
partments in order that this important
information may be made available.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1920-10-08
Tells How to Poison
BOll-Weevi1

The first complete discussionof cot
ton boll-weevil control by the use OF
poison has just been issud by the
United States Department of Agricul-
ture, as Department Bulletin S75. A
good deal of information on the use. of
powdered calcium arsenate for con,
trolling the boil weevil has been pre-
viously issued in fragmentary form,
from time to time. All of this, to-
gether with recent improvements and
developments, is brought together in
the new bulletin. Not enough copies
are available for unlimited distribu.
ton, but any person directly interested
in control of the boil weevil may have
a copy free on application to the
United States Department of Agricul
tufe, Washington, D. c.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1920-10-08
CIDER VINEGAR SALE MADE
EASY UNDER PENNA, LAW

Country cider vinegar, made by the
farmers of Pennsylvania, may be sold
| the wholesale and retail trade in
this State without inspection or per-
NIT of any kind. Provided the vine
gar has been made from apple juice
and contains no added water, drugs
,or acids, it complies in every way
with the pure food laws of the State
Director James Foust of the Bureau
Of Foods, Pennsylvania Department of
Agriculture, this week declared that
agents from the larger vinegar dis
tilling plants, many of them located
outside the State, have been making
strenuous efforts to keep the farmers
from making and disposing of their
own cider vinegar.
These agents have been going up
and down the State telling the trade,
particularly the small dealer. that
he runs risk of violating the food
laws of the State by selling cider vim
egar made on the farm.
The recent act of the legislature
provides for the interest of the farm
ers in this particular case The act
provides that there shall be no stand
ard as to solids and acidity for cider
vinegar made from apple juice. The
act requires, however that the cask
or container of such vinegar shall be
marked with the name and address
of the person making the vinegar
This may be done on any farm with a
set of stencils, or a card, containing
the information may be attached to
the barrel.
Pennsylvania imports great amounts
of cider vinegar from New York and
virginia each year The farmers of
Pennsylvania have an excellent oppor-
tunity to convert their apples to cider
vinegar realize a good profit and run
no risk of running afoul of the pro-
hibition laws. If every excess apple
in the State was made into vinegar,
the amount would still be insufficient
to meet the demand and at the cur
rent price of 80 to 35 cents gallon,
cider vinegar returns an excellent in
vestment to the farmer.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1920-10-08
PREPARE BERRY PATCHES
FOR WINTERS ARRIVAL

This is an excellent time to prepare
berry bushes for the winter, accord
ing to the Bureau of Plant Industry,
Pennsylvania Departmet of Agricul-
ture, which has received a number of
requests for information from berry
growers The bushes can be pruned
any time in the fall, but the season
Immediately following the harvesting
of the crop is regarded as the best.
If the raspberries or blackberries
are in hills, remove all the old canes
that fruited during the past season,
also all the weak canes, leaving from
eight to twelve strong canes in each
hill. If the canes are growing in rows,
thin them out so that the canes are
about eight inches apart. The black
berries require more room than the
raspberries, so leave fewer canes.
When doing this, be sure to remove
all cane that will interfere with Gull
tivation next year.
The lateral branches should also be
shortened by cutting them back one
to four feet, depending upon the va
riety and the bud development. The
idea is to reduce the amount of fruit
to such quantity as can be properly
developed. Up-branches red raspber-
berries should be cut back to height
of four or five feet.
Remove all diseased canes and also
any that. have been used by the tree
cricket in depositing eggs. Burn all
prunings to prevent the spread of in
sects and diseases.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1920-10-08
AMERICANS SPEND 81 A
WEEK FOR LUxURIEs

According to statistics compiled by
Miss Edith Strauss, the average FAM
lily spends 81 a week for luxuries.
Miss Strauss is head of the women's
activities section of the Department
of Justices high cost of living cam
paign.
Oout of 100000 annually
spent for luxuries in the U. S., Miss
Strauss states that $2,119,900,000 is
spent for tobacco. The amount spent
for candy annually is $1,000,000, 900,
while that for chewing gum amounts
to $50,0O0,0O0. The annual total for
cosmetics and. perfumery is $75O,O0O,-
100000 and that for clothing, $780,
100000.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1920-10-08
VEIL NEWS FORM GOTHAM
American Women Wear More Than
Those of Any Other Country,
TITS Said

One of the largest retail store own
ers in this country says that women
of America buy more wells than wo
men in any other part of the world
even exceeding the women of Paris
include not only the French, but many
Americans and English who buy there
too.
He also said that wells that are sell
ing to the general public are of blue
and brown mesh with chenille dots.
Henna wells have blue dots, and even
pale yellow and dark gold are selling
on dark brown meshes. The dots are
made up into smart little designs and
have just a suggestion of color.
The embroidered scroll veil is not
as popular as it has been.
Fancy Meshes
Fancy meshes in black, navy and
brown are in demand and show small
designs worked out in the mesh.
1t is said that not less than 80
per cent of the wells are bought by the
yard and the other ten per cent are
ready made. some of which are square,
while others are circular. Square, 1t
said, are the most popular now.
Predicted Fall Vogue
Shetland wells have been introduced
for the new season, and apparently
from the way they are selling they
will be one of the styles in vogue for
the fall season. They are shown Dotn
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1920-10-08
COMMISSIONER SEEK AID IN
DOG LAW ENFORCEMENT

All records for rigid enforcement of
the Dog Law of 1917 will be shattered
this year, according to reports reach
ing the Pennsylvania Department Of
Agriculture. Up to date there have
been 1888 prosecutions successfully
terminated against persons violatin
the dog law and by the end of the
year this number will be increased by
many hundreds.
In many of the counties, the COM
sinoners are bending every effort to
round up delinquent dog owners. The
commissioners of Greene County have
asked that a special agent of the De
partment of Agriculture be stationed
in the county for two weeks additional
time, the agent having been located
there for the past fortnight Counties
in the central section of the State are
in line for cleanup campaigns during
the latter part of September and Oc-
tober
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1920-10-08
FASHION NOTES.
Interesting Items for the Fair Sex

| in the square and the yard and half
ength. Some of them are developed
and made up with a neckband, and in
place of having the band that fits close
under the chin made of ribbon stitched
! to the veil one with a jersey band
or border woven on the veil, which
they say will not tear off as the rib
bon does, and it is often decorated
with perforations in the silk to form
a border or design in the band. 1t
snaps about the throat and is thrown
up over the face and hat.
Many chantilly wells are shown and
sold with the new hats They are
sewed to the hat when it is scld.
Black, brown and navy are the colors
wanted in this type of veil.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1920-10-08
A WORD TO THE GARDENERS
Know the Difference Between FertiIi-
cation and Art of Cultivation

| For some reason many persons mis-
interpret the correct meaning of the
word cultivate" when applied to gar
denIng. They give it a totally differ
emit significance. "Your border needs
cultivating," remarked to a neighbor
who had asked my advice concerning
her unsatisfactory geraniums. "You
must cultivate the soil regularly and
thoroughly" I repeated. gazing at the
spindling plants with scanty foliage
and stunted blossoms, while the soil
was packed solid and unbroken by the
heavy rains.
ooh, you must be mistaken, cried
the lady positively. 81 have repeated
ly read in the newspapers that ger
aniums do not require a rich soil; in
fact that manure only induces a won
derful leaf growth, with scarcely any
flowers.
Its Real Meaning
And it took some little persuading
on my part to convince her that cult
walton does not mean fertilization. 1t
simply means loosening the soil about
| the roots of the plants, which process
prevents weeds, conserves moisture
and stirs up more dormant energy in
plant than in any other method.
Cultivation costs nothing, is far less
| aborious than wedding; it keeps beds
nd borders neat and trim-looking; it
'equires no special implement, for a
pointed stick, old kitchen fork or split
clothespin will often fill the bill (of
course a garden fork is profitable
! nvestment); it accomplishes more
good than tons Of manure, yet it is
almost universally neglected by the
amateur.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1920-10-08

The Bureau OF Plant Industry,
Pennsylvania Department of Agricut-
lure is constantly receiving letters
from farmers asking how to get rid
of the rats on their places
AS far as the buildings are con-
cerned they can be made rat proof
and the rodents exterminated or
driven off in this manner. Cement the
walls and floors of all cellars and the
outer pinnings so that the rats cannot
affect an entrance . A good rat dog,
small Irish, Scotch or fox terrier will
do woders in keeping the farm free
of rats. Cats, as arule are too well
fed and lazy to be of much account
Poison can be used with excellent
results. Barium carbonate has cor
rosive effect on the mucus membrane
of the stomach of the rats and they
will run for water. In cases where
water is to be found only outside the
building, the rats will die away from
the structures.
Fumigation of the holes with carbon
bisulphide may also help. Soak balls
of cotton with carbon bisulphide and
place these in the rat holes, closing
the holes very tightly with damp earth
or rags. The gas will penetrate to
the bottom-most portion of the bur-
row, willing all the rats.
Ferretts are only useful when muz>
zled and used with dog. Their use
is not advised because of the danger
of their getting loose and breeding and
becoming prey upon birds and poul-
try.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1920-10-08
RATS COST MILLIONS OF
DOLLARS IN PENNA. ANNUALLY

An average of So per year is the
levy made by rats upon every man
woman and child in the State of Penn
sylvania. In number of cities of the
State, the work of DISCRIMINATING the
rats has been taken up on large
scale, but in the rural communities
and on the farms there has been little
concerted effort made to drive out
these pests.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1920-10-08
From Switzer1and--F Her

From the land of the Alps come
new slip-ons and sweattrs.
They are of wool, are most attrac-
tive, are quite new and are all hand
knit.
The colors are most attractive, for
one may have any number of bluts
|from delicate baby blue all through the
various shadings to navy blue, rose
tones, deeper shades like henna and
buff, rich dark browns and others.
Usually they are trimmed with white,
which is most effective, indeed.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1920-10-08
Care of Plants
in Autumn
This Is the Time to Remove Old
Wood and Other Deieterious Debris

During the fall season make your
plants as free from disease as pos
sigle by methods that cannot well be
followed during the growing season.
In general, whatever the disease, the
affected portions of the plants should
be cut out in the fall and the short
ened bushes sprayed. 1t is assumed,
however, that spraying will not have
been delayed until fall, but will have
been carried on as control measure
at frequent intervals, since spring.
The diseased wood removed in the
fall, together with the old leaves and
debris under bushes, should be
burned. In case of attacks by rust,
canker and leaf spots the diseased
wood or leaves should be removed and
burned even during the growing sea
son.
Fall Spraying
For powdery mildew the control
prayings for the summer spores
hould be with lime, sulphur or potas-
ium sulphide. After cutting back in
he fall the plants should be sprayed
with lime sulphur or strong Bordeaux
mixture The control spraying for
rusts should be ammoniacal copper
carbonate. The fall spraying should
be with a strong Bordeaux mixture.
For leaf spots, leaf blight and anthrac-
nose the control sprays may be either
Bordeaux mixture or ammoniacal cop
per carbonate, and the fall spraying
should be with the former.
Leaf Blotch
Leaf blotch, also known as black
spots, is common and very injurious
disease. The first symptoms are the
appearance of irregularly-shaped
blackish spots on the upper surface
of nearly full-grown leaves. In this
stage the trouble may be controlled
by several sprayings with the mixtures
mentioned above, but if these precau-
lions are not taken, another stage OF
the fungus develops in the same spots.
Canker in Roses
Another disease to which roses are
ubject is canker, which starts with
the appearance of small reddish patch
20
one-year-old growth. Such infected
areas may increase until the entire
system is surrounded and may extend
for several inches along the branch.
Cut away vigorously all diseased
branches, and it may be necessary to
cut back entire bushes if badly infect
ed. Cover the exposed surfaces made
by this cutting with paint or tar. This
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1920-10-08
The FurrOW
Weqos and VfeqCs AboHt tbe Farm

cholera The picture of a hog, in
colors, shows the visible symptoms Of
the disease. There is printed on the
poster information as to how to pro-
coed.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1920-10-08

diseased material must be burned and
the dormant bushes sprayed with
strong Bordeaux mixture in both au-
tumn and early spring.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1920-10-08

Since the beginning of the war
goods exported from the United States
exceeded the imports by about $17,O0O,-
100000.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1920-10-08
STATE DISTRIBUTES PURE
ANTI-HOG CHOLERA SERUM

Every lot of anti-hog cholera serum
and virus distributed by the Bureau
of Animal Industry, Pennsylvania De-
partment of Agriculture, is tested for
purity and potency by the Laboratory
of the Bureau before being distributed
for vaccinating hogs.
The Bureau has on hand several
hundred thousand cubic centimeters of
tested serum for distribution when
called for. This serum has passed two
tests: First, by the producing firm
under Federal supervision, and again
by the State as follows: Seven pigs
each weighing about so pounds and
which have not had cholera are select
ed. Two pigs are injected with hog
cholera virus. If the virus is virulent
and fit for use, these (virus) pigs
should die of cholera within ten days
If they do not contract cholera within
that period, the lot of virus, out of
which the sample is taken, is dis
carded The remaining five pigs are
injected with both virus and arti-hog
cholera serum (vaccinated) to test the
potency of the serum against the virus.
If the five pigs do not become sick
within 81 days, the serum is regarded
potent and may be used with safety.
In addition to the potency test serum
and virus are submitted at the State
Laboratory to meteorological tests for
purity. These tests insure the use
of pure and potent serum and virus,
and are double check and safeguard
to the farmers and hog raisers of the
State against contaminated and use
less product.
Such diseases as Foot and Mouth
disease, tuberculosis, etc, may be
carried by contaminated serum, hence
the importance of these tests.
Anti-hog cholera serum and virus
are distributed by the State Bureau of
Animal Industry to veterinarians. Hog
owners pay cents per C. C. for serum
and / IL cents per C. C. for the virus
and the veterinarians fees for adj
ministering the treatment. Hog own
ers are urged to safeguard their in
terests and to prevent the occurrence
of hog cholera, financial loss and in
convenience by vaccinating against
this preventable and wasteful disease.
In its efforts to hold down hog
cholera with a reduced force. the
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1920-10-08

"A parasol of batiste was decorated
with hazelnuts, while a buttonneire of
small mangoes accented a tailleur.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1920-10-08
Duration of Lightning

A fash of lightning lights up the
ground for one-millionth of a second,
yet it seems to us to ever so much
longer. What happens is that the
impression remains in the retina of
the eye for about one-eighth of sec
ond
The worlds production of coffee this
year is estimated at 15,4OO,O0O bags.
REM Roget, noted French aviator,
has established a record by flying
from Paris to Lyons in one hour and
fifty minutes, his speed being estima-
ted at lat miles an hour
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1920-10-08

The total loss of savings taken
out OF this cuntry is estimaed at
a minimum of $4,000 for each emil
grant.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1920-10-08
Paris Uses Fruit
to Add Color

Paris is using fruit in all it's differ
ent varieties to enhance dancing
gowns, stree frocks and even slippers.