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The Washington times., 1920-11-28

TuTY crowned heads have lost their royal
dominions since tho great war-princes, prip
Il cssses, spendthrift grand dukes have perisheo
are In exile and in debt TO me this il the most
astounding development Of tho World War.
HAVE LIVED my life among the royal rakes
and spendthrifts Of Europe.
HAVE ENJOYED many . tets-a-tsts with
that prince Of high livsrs the Prince Of Wales after
ward King Edward WI.
IHAVE SEEN the incredible extravagances and
disspations Of the Russian Grand Dukes which have
recently caused their expulsion from France.
HAVE BEEN the honored guest at the most
dscoste fete ever given BY that imperial scapegaee
Grand Duke Boris
IHAVE BEEN ono Of the elect Of royal Cannes,
the worlds most luxurious. delightful and aristo.
cratic centre Of gaiety.
IHAVE BEEN held In the Sultan Of Moroocos
harem until the European powers rescued me.
IHAvE BEEN entertained by the superb Maha-
rajah Of Kapurthala who gave me Of his price.
less rubies.
IHAVE SEEN the harem Of the dreadful Sultan
Abdul Hamid Of Turkey and learned its secrets.
The Washington times., 1920-11-28
Ma,
or S
Not
Eur

IHAvE SEEN duke, . srsndss Of Spain, ch
at midnight to the window Of my palace on Venice
Grand Canal and threaten to ldll himself for love
Of me-
My first husband was noblsman Of historic
French family and an ambassador in the diplomatic
service My second husband was . nobleman Of
even more ancient family and great social oonnsc.
TONS My American aunt the Baroness de Cha
rette, who introduced me to French society, was
married to a kinsman Of the royal Bourbons.
Hence my opportunities to see all that was most
alluring and extravagant in the intimate royal life
Of Europe The war sent me to America, and now
that 1t is look back upon tho old Of ssnsu.
atty, selfndulgenoe. intemperance and prodgality
and can understand why it helped to bring on the
great catastrophe. and why 50 many shining lights
Of that period have been condemned to ruin and
oblivion. And yet can scarcely help shedding .
tear for that fascinating. II extravagan epoch that
has passed forever.
shall describe more fully in these columns the
exciting episodes to which have referred and many
others besides, % that American readers may have
clear view Of most interesting, recently closed
chapter IN the worlds history.
The Washington times., 1920-11-28

sands OF guards belonging to the various
Moslem races inhabiting the Sultan's domin-
ions. They were all armed u the teeth, and
in the forecourt Of the palace we passed be.
tween hedges Of bayonets. Abdul Hamid
dreaded assassination every moment of his
life, and he endeavored to guard against it
by keeping wall of picked troops between
himself and every imaginable danger.
After passing through series Of rooms
lined with soldiers and officials in gold.
o-aided uniforms we reached an ante-cham.
Der, where we were bidden to pause before
passing into the next room, where the Sui
tan would receive Us.
We were instructed to bow deeply in the
European manner at the threshold of the
room where the Sultan was to receive us, to
advance towards the centre Of the room and
bow again in the same manner and then back
toward the side Of the room.
The Turks in approaching the Sultan
salaamed again and again in the Oriental
manner. In the salaam man bows his head
down to the level of his waist and at the same
time stretches forward his arms with out.
stretched palms, symbol that he holds bacA
nothing from his sovereign.
All the palace rooms were decorated with
mi
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1920-08-27
Give the Hog
A Fish Course

The common domestic pig will never
be able to write book on table man.
ners, but he knows how to order a
meal as anyone. He is in a fair way to
demand a fish course to supplant his
salad and vegetable diet. He will
take his fish in the form of fish meal,
the refined by-product made from
sound, wholesome raw material at the
sardine, tuna, and salmon canneries,
or from the menhaden.
The fish meal is not to be confused
with fish scrap" a coarser by-prod.
uct much used for fertilizer; the meal
is made from clean, sound material
and is intended to be used as food for
cattle and hogs. Formerly, the can.
merry waste was all made into "scrap"
for fertilizer purposes, but the Blu
reau of Chemistry, United States De-
partment of Agriculture, knowing the
extremely high protein content of the
scrap, has been active in converting
this material into a high-grade protein
feed. The cleaned; selected portion is
ground to fine, palatable meal which
may be used to replace tankage in
hog, poultry, or dairy rations.
Fish meal has been recommended as
supplementary ration before now,
but popular prejudice against badly
prepared product has discouraged its
use. The Department of Agriculture
has proved by feeding experiments
that fish meal equals the high-priced
tankage as ration ingredient, and
better methods of selecting and mill
ing have removed the causes OF pre-
jddice.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1920-08-27

Precautionary measures only can be
taken.
If piece of land intended for crops
next year has lain idle for several
years pillow it in the early fall and
harrow it thoroughly and often. This
will drive the adults to other fields
for egg laying purposes.
All weeds with more or less pithy
stalks, such as ragweed lambs quar-
tiers, ambrosia and goldenrod, must
not be allowed to grow on the farm,
for they are attractive food plants for
this pest. Clean farming will do mole
to control this pest than anything
else.
The Bureau of Plant Industry, Penn
sylvania Department of Agriculture,
Harrisburg, will gladly tell you how
to control insect pests and plant dis
eases.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1920-08-27
The FurrOW
Ne7Vs and V1e0Us About tbe Farm

The Bureau of Markets, Pennsyl-
vania Department of Agriculture, has
issued the first of it's special reports
on apples and peaches. These reports
cover the larger markets of the State
and nearby States.
In this way it is possible for the
grower in a fruit producing section
to learn the prices prevailing in other
markets which may be available TO
him. This information will be pub
lished through the daily newspapers
in connection with other reports of
the bureau.
A somewhat similar service is to be
started early in August covering the
process paid to farmers for wheat. 1t
is intended to publish such prices
through the newspapers in each section
of the State, particularly from the
offices at Harrisburg, Lancaster, Allen
town and Pittsburg, as these cover the
most important wheat producing Sec
lions of the State. These reports VIII
give the prices being paid the farmers
for the different grades of wheat.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1920-08-27
To Urge Delivery
of Machines

Cotton farmers who have planned to
poison the boil weevil with calcium
arsenic are getting nervous over the
failure of manufacturers to deliver
busting machinery as promptly as hac
been expected. The cart buster type
which will take care of hundred
acres of cotton to the machine, is
largely supplanting both the hand gun
and engine-power buster, but hundreds
of farmers who have made purchases
have thus far not been able to get
the machines delivered. The United
States Department of Agriculture,
whose specialists developed both the
machine and the system of poisoning,
is endeavoring to speed up the deliv-
cry. Both the bureau of Entomology
and the Bureau of Markets are at
work on the problem, and no effort
will be spared to get the machines
to the planters by the time the boil
weevil reaches the injurious stage.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1920-08-27
CHECK UP THE POTATOES

of the top or color of the stem; and
finally, all the diseased plants, in
GLIDING those affected by mosaic, leaf
roll, rhizzoctonia, blackleg, and early
or late blight.
To give fair result several such
counts of a hundred hills should be
made in several different parts of the
field, and an average struck for all
of them. The percentage of misses,
weak plants, mixtures, and diseased
plants that will be found in an appar'
emily splendid field is often surprising,
After simple test of this kind many
potato growers will realize very
clearly that considerable part OF
their crop will be worthless or nearly
so, and since this dead loss, which
cuts so deep into the profits, is due
in a large measure to poor seed, they
will see the necessity of getting the
best seed available for another year
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1920-08-27
Perennial Gardens
Popular

More than $4,000 girls in the Is
Southern States planted winter gar
dens last year and 4949 more had
perennial or permanent gardens, &C
cording to reports compiled by the
United States Department of Agricul
ture. The winter garden bridges the
gap in the seasons, enabling the
Southern family to have green vege-
tables the year round, while many in
direct benefits result from the per-
ennial garden in addition to its d.
rect uses. The perennial gardens gen.
orally contain some fruit or nut trees,
grape vines, berries, or other small
fruits selected according to climatic
conditions.
The home-demonstration agents,
who are supervised by the United
States Department of Agriculture and
the State colleges, encourage the girls,
who are doing advanced work in the
garden clubs. to establish permanent
gardens, because they realize that
such gardens serve as memorials to
club girls who go away to high school
or college and also serve to draw the
girls back to the farmsteads. A pc
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1920-08-27
Peach Tree Fellows
On the Increase

Peach tree yellows is a most seri-
Gus peach disease because there is
no cure for it. AS soon as the dis
ease is discovered in an orchard, re
move and burn all infected trees at
once. Do not wait for the crop to
mature because peaches matured Oh
diseased trees are not fit for food.
Also remove all neglected trees along
the road and fence rows. Only by
concerted action by every owner, and
by acting promptly, can the disease
be eradicated from a community or
kept from rapid advance.
For information regarding insect
pests and diseases of plants, write to
the Bureau of Plant Industry, Depart
ment of Agriculture, Harrisburg.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1920-08-27
Saving Time On Ironing
An Electric Machine Has Proven Itself
Practical for Home Purposes

Many persons think that, an iron
ing machine is mangle limited to
ironing only the coarsest fiat work
such as sheets, towels, etc. 1t is, how
ever, not mangle, but an ironer, and
will iron practically everything except
the fancy shirtwaists and more elab.
crate dresses. 1t will iron, to the en-
tire satisfaction of the most fastidious,
kitchen aprons, nightgowns, pajamas,
underwear, children's play clothes.
hosiery, mems negligee and and silk
shirts, and iron, better than an expert
laundress can do by hand, tablecloths,
napkins and centerpieces, doilies,
dresser scarfs, blankets, sheets, bed
spreads, pillow cases, towels and hand
kerchiefs. 1t is a great help to cur
tains, as they will hang perfectly after
ironing. Trousers may also be pressed
in such a machine.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1920-08-27
The Onion Thrip

white blight" ~white blast" or
silver top of onions is caused by e
microscopic insect called onion thrips.
Although the insect is so small that
hand lens must be used to see it.
still it causes an estimated annual
damage to the onion of $2,250,OOO and
to other crops Of approximately So
100000, or total of over five millions
annually paid as tax in these United
States to a little insect that can be
successfully controlled by using SAINT.
tary measures about the farm and
garden, supplemented by the use of
tobacco extract.
For details write to the Bureau Of
Plant Industry, Pennsylvania Depart
ment of Agriculture, Harrisburg.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1920-08-27
Non-LicenSed Fert-
i1iZerS Discovered
In Pennsylvania

During the spring inspection of fer
tilizers, the agents for the Bureau of
Chemistry, Pennsylvania Department
of Agriculture, found that large num-
Der of dealers throughout the State
were Offering for sale fertilizers the
brands of which had not been licensed
for 1920.
In most cases it was found that
these brands were stock left over from
1919 and the manufacturers had failed
to license the brands for 1920.
The Bureau of Chemistry warns
the selling agents in the State that
they are liable to prosecution when
offering for sale fertilizers that are
not licensed for the current year, even
though the brands were licensed in
1919.
The selling agents in such cases
should notify the manufacturers that
the brands be licensed. The sales
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1920-08-27

An an ironing machine has proven
practical, money-saving proposition,
what is the best way to purchase one?
First, we should have a good idea as
to the breadth on the average of ones
sheets and table cloths, not forgetting
that it is wise to have machine wide
enough to carry two table napkins al
once. This saves time, saves the
over impression of the felt in one spot
and also uses up the whole length of
heat along the roll.
In large households, where the work
is usually heavy, often taking more
than one day; a machine about As
inches or Sc inches is used for two
to yards of linen. These rolls should
be padded, the heavier the better, to
take care of heavily embroidered mi
tials. . a..
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1920-08-27

Take good look at the potato crop
Many field of potatoes which appears
fine and vigorous from the road Or
from the top rail of the fence shows
up surprising defects when one gets
down in among the rows and examines
individual plants.
The Bureau of Plant Industry of the
Pennsylvania Department of Agricu.-
ture recommends the following tests
as an effective and simple means of
finding out just how the field stacks
up as a perfect stand. Count off one
100 hills in a row, and then go back
over these hills and count up, first,
the misses; then the small, weak,
backward plants, which will never
amount to anything from the point
of view of yield; then the mixtures.
or plants of other varieties that may
be distinguished by differences in the
color of the blossoms, or by the shape
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1920-08-27
Hay
Acreage Predominates

Alfalfa now has an acreage great
er than that of any other legume or
grass cut for hay, not growing in CON-
bination with another. OF the total
tame hay acreage in 1919, alfalfa oc,
cupied 21.1 per cent, timothy and
clover mixed 1872 per cent, timothy 1873
per cent, clover 1913 per cent, pea
81 per cent, grain cut green II per
cent, and all others 161 per cent. If
the acreage of the timothy and clover
mixture is equally divided between
those two plants, the timothy acreage
becomes 25 per cent of the total of
tame hay acreage, and clover 21.4 per
cent, so that timothy is still the lead
ing hay plant and the clovers have
second place, little above alfalfa.
The leguminous plants, alfalfa, clio
yer, one-half of clover and timothy
and pea at 51.2 per cent of the tame
hay area, and it is significant fact
that more than one-half of the tame
hay acreage is now devoted to plants
of the nutritive and soil improving
properties of the legumes, whereas
10 years ago, as the census testifies
hardly one-third of the tame hay area
was leguminous. The comparison has
been established by the Bureau of Cror
Estimates.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1920-08-27
Gold Bugs
On Sweet Potatoes

There have been many small lady
bird beetle-like insects of the color of
molten gold received at the Bureau
of Plant Industry, Pennsylvania De-
partment of Agriculture. They are the
tortoise beetles, which feed on sweet
potato and other plants of that family.
Should they be in sufficinet quantity
to do injury, spray the plants with
one pound of powdered arsenate of
lead in fifty gallons of water.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1920-08-27
Brown Rot Causes
Greatest Fruit Loses

The most effective measure for con
trolling brown rot on peach, plum and
cherry is to remove all rotten fruits
and burn them or bury them so deep
the pillow will never turn them up. By
following this method one can reduce
next years loss from rot.
For further information on brown rot
control, write to the Bureau of Plant
Industry, Pennsylvania Department of
Agriculture, Harrisburg.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1920-08-27
Cooperate to
Eradicate
Foul Brood of Bees

The apiary advisors of Pennsylvania
have been working in Crawford and
Erie Counties where much foul brood,
particularly American foul brood, has
been found. AS much of the disease
is along the Ohio State line, the Ohio
apiary officials have been working in
conjunction with those of this State
to eradicate destructive bee disease.
If you need help in your apiary,
write to the Bureau of Plant Industry,
Pennsylvania Department of Agricu'-
ture, Harrisburg, for advice, also for
bulletins on bee diseases.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1920-08-27

The oil content of the meal adds
materially to it's feeding value. So far
the experiments have shown that the
meal does not faint the animal prod
uct, whether it be pork, butter, eggs,
or milk. Moreover, by diverting the
fish meals to his animals instead o.
supplying it directly to his land as
fertilizer, the farmer loses but trifie
of it's fertilizing value and gains its
entire feeding value-thus making the
material yield two profits in the place
of one.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1920-08-27

Word comes from Lehigh County
that potatoes are in splendid condition
and full crop is expected. Reports
indicate that potatoes are in good
condition pretty generally over the
State and August LIST reports will like
ly forecast larger yield in Pennsyl-
yania than earlier reports. Late
blight and drought are about the only
things to be feared now.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1920-08-27

rennial garden also provides means
to earn money and enables many girls
at school to pay at least part Of their
own expenses.
Paintings in these perennial gar
dens are generally begun not later
than spring of the second year of CLUB
work, so that by the time a club mem
Der reaches her third or fourth years
work her garden is in good bearing.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1920-08-27

Is herds studied. The owner of one
herd of cows averaging 5000 pounds
of milk annually had to feed and milk
only 9 COWS to obtain the same guam
tity OF milk as that given by IL aver
age COWS or other herds.
The results mentioned, together
with other details, are given more fully
in the new publication department
Bulletin S5S, Requirements and Cost
of Producing Milk in Northwestern
Indiana"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1920-08-27
Early Gathering
for Better Vegetables

Vegetables to be at their best,
should be gathered before they have
grown to full size. They should net
be planted in too great quantity at
one time, to be of the best quality.
If one quick planting is made, a great
percentage of vegetables will be
ready at one time. entailing of neces-
sity, a certain amount of waste.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1920-08-27

agents may easily determine whether
or not their brands are licensed by
consulting the bulletin issued by the
Bureau of Chemistry each spring, con-
tanning complete list of the fertilizers
licensed for the year. If there is any
doubt about the licensing of brands,
write to the Bureau of Chemistry.
Pennsylvania Department of Agricui-
ture, at Harrisburg.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1920-08-27
Cost Factors
In Milk Production

4 What does it cost to keep a COW for
. year or to produce 100 pounds of
market milk? To answer this ques-
ton in terms of labor, feed and other
cost factors the Dairy Division of the
United States Department of Agricul
ture has been collecting for several
years facts and figures from various
sections of the country. The results
for northwestern Indiana, typical of
many farms supplying the Chicago
market, are not available in bulletin
form. In collecting the information
the department worked in cooperation
with Purdue University.
To give permanent value to the fig
ures, the investigators determined the
cost of milk production chiefly in
terms of feed, labor, and other i'm
portant factors. Thus by applying
current values to any of the items
dairyman, or anyone else interested.
may compare his present costs with
those published by the department
Practical farms owned or handled by
resident farmers were used in the in
vestigation.
Among the outstanding results are
the following:
The unit requirements for keeping
a cow one year were: Concentrates,
1.02 tons; dry roughage, 1854 tons:
hauling and grinding concentrates,
$1.53; bedding, 0.36 tons; pasture. 1.3S
acres; human labor, 1915 hours; horse
labor, 1872 hours; overhead and other
costs, SPILL. Credits other than milk.
Manure. 6.S tons; calves, O.07 of one
d and pasture comprised 57.6 per
bf the total cost of production;
1875 per cent; overhead and
cost, 22.9 per cent The total
as offset 1928 per cent by calves
anure. A different percentage
hship would exist, however. il
prices for the various items
sed.
extent to which cows of high
ion save labor was shown
by comparative hgures for the
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1920-08-27

The domestic turkeys seem to be
declining in number from year to year
in Pennsylvania. This is unfortunate,
as this American bird is foe to insect
pests and particularly to grosshoppers.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1920-08-27
The Common
Stalk BOrer

Many specimens of common stalk
borer have been received from all
over the State. The insect infests
crops and weeds having pithy stems.
There is no satisfactory way of kill
ing the insect once it infests plant.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1920-08-27

The June drop of fruit was heavy
this year, and August LIST estimates
will likely show some decline from
earlier forecasts.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1920-08-27

Successful agriculture constitutes
the very foundation of a nations pros
perity.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-07-08
SAYS HE RECEIVED
"LOWDEN MONEY
Witness Tells Senate Commit
tee He Was Given $1,000
in Campaign.

CHICAGO. July TT. ". Hulk
riede, Warrenton, Mo. received So
050 Of 'Lowden money" during the
presidential primary campaign. he
told the senate committee here to-
day investigating campaign expendi-
lures. Hukreide filed a formal state
ment with the committee. He said
the money was given him by Z. l.
Morse. Excelsior Springs, Mo. He
said he 81 ent the money touring six
Missouri congressional district for
Lowden
Hukriede asserted he had nothing
to be ashamed Of-that more money
was spent i'm other campaigns than
in the Lowden primary effort.
Sen. James A. Reed, member of
the Investigating committee. said he
might have something TO say later
on a report that the committee
will hear allegations that money was
expended TO bar Reed from the
democratic national convention. The
presence OF a number of Missouri
democrats gave rise TO the report.
The charge. il was said, would be
that opponents of Reed were given
their expenses to San Francisco.