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The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1922-01-12

they had had notes Of invitation By
the hand OF the rural carrier. Miss
Marina laughed outright-she was not
bit put out, rather amused. to see
how youth will be served. Since the
other fellows were on hand, Sammy
had q color OF reason for appearing.
He was uproariously welcomed-the
bunch ringing him about, hanging
to his arms In tripllcate, and calling
him "old dear" with melting sweet-
ness. Method In their madness soon
appeared. He was induced to bring
out his cherished ukelele, and play
upon II jazz, out of date, but still suf-
ficient to dance to.
Then and there Miss Marina was
made acquainted with the hesitation.
the one-step. the fox-trot, and being
an understanding person, after the
first shocked minute, reJoiced In this
outlet for the pent-up youth Of her
guests. The bunch taught Its part
ners some Of the newer things-their
pupils proving themselves more than
apt. Sammy, who really had music
In him. no less folly, looked on rath-
er sorrowfully, until Maisie Brown, the
best dancer of all, piped up: Sayl
why not fetch out the victercler7
Sammy ought to have his chance, not
sit till he takes root"
Then began the end of stiffness. the
beginning Of real JOY. Even Miss
Marina, who In all her life had never
a xxsll fha Ntr-
ginla reel, fUx-tro,ted with Maisie, the
rest looking on and applaudlng wildly.
Afterward, they all took turns with
| Sammy-to his mothers horror. but
she was too pious to come nearer the
orgy than the piazza.
Throughout the RESI- of the fortnight
time ambled, withal. as easily as the
visitors danced, worked and played.
Before they left there we're three sol
emn engagements-two matrimonial,
one as n farmerette. Also. upon the
very last day, Sammy, now transfig-
ured Into a normally concelted young
fellow, said airily In face Of every
body: ~ haven't proposed to any OF
you girls because there's new bunch
coming next season, and they may De
easier to look at"
Parting was full Of joyous SORROW
guests and hostess had each taught
the other. Miss Marina said as the
truck rolled away, noddlng vigorously
to herself the while: "we're through
with being sorry for one another--a
good thing all around"
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1922-01-12

on the same crops next year, but may
be burned and the ashes left on the
soil or used on other land devoted
to different crops.
Where a sufficient area is available
so that part can be devoted to soil i'm
proving crops each year. these should
be put In as the vegetable crops are
harvested. Crimson clover is an ex-
cellent soil improver, hut can not be
grown In all sections. Winter oats,
barley, rye, vetch, and combinations
of these are good. Where the same
area Is used for the garden year after
year fall application Of manure is
very desirable. II manure can not be
secured, 1t may pay to sow the garden
to one Of the soll-improving crops. In
many sections there is time between
late fall and early spring vegetables
for good growth Of these crops.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1922-01-12
TAKE-ALL DISEASE OF WHEAT
Department Of Agriculture Has Found
Thirty-Nine Varieties Immune
to Ailment.

Efforts by the United States Depart
ment Of Agriculture to combat the So
called take-all disease OF wheat In I'LL
nois and Indiana have resulted In find
ing 80 varieties that are either i'm
mune or highly resistant to the dis
ease. They are Beloglina, Crimean,
Currell, Dletz, Longberry. Early May,
Fulcaster, Fultz, Glpsy. GLADDEN.. Gold
Coin, Grandprize, Harvest King, Hun
garian, Jones Fife, Kanred. Kharkof.
Leap, Malakof, Mammoth Red. Mich
igan Amber. Mediterranean. Minnesota
Reliable. Niger Pesterboden, Poole,
Portage, Pride Of Indiana. Red Cross
(red chaff). Red Rock. Red Wave, Re-
liable. Rudy. Stoner (Marvelous).
Trumbull. Turkey, and Wheedllng.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1922-01-12

This European Corn Borer. Top at
left-Iarvse and pupae In cornstaIks,
and young tasseI attacked by the In
sect, Male and female moths drawn
on same scale as the corn. Top center
"A female moth with cluster Of eggs
on q section Of corn leaf, on a con-
siderably larger scale. Top right
mature tassel showing typical injuries
by caterpillar (the broken tassel stem
Is often the most noticeable evidence
Of the presence Of the insect during
the early summer months). Center
external and Internal views Of In
luries inflicted on two ears OF sweet
corn. Lower half Of the plate-snap
beans, beets, and celery attacked by
the borer, eornstaIk containing cater
pillars. corn stubbles cut away to show
how the caterpilIars hide themselves
In the fall, winter, and early spring
months, "smartweed," which is a
favorite food at times, "barnyard
grass" which In Massachusetts, is
often heavily infested, and cookie
burr plant, a weed that often serves
az a breeding place for the pest.
drainage of the Ohio river begins is
only a few miles south Of the infested
area. Once over this watershed, II
is said, there is no telling where the
pest may be carried. II Is thought al
together possible that infested stalks
In that event might be carried even
to places far down the Mississippi
river.
The European corn borer has been
known In this country only a few
years. II is well known In northern
Europe where It does great damage "a
corn, especially in Austria. II is sup
posed to have come to this country
and to Canada In importations OF
broom corn from Europe, and at pres
ent several large areas In New Eng
land and New York are under Fedora
quarantine to prevent Its further
spread. Its presence in Ohio is one
Of the most important Development
| since II entered this country.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1922-01-12
CORN BORER NOW
SPREADING WEST
Fight to Protect Corn Belt From
Adance OF Pest to Be Con-
centrated in Ohio.
PEST DOES HARM IN CANADA
Farmers Urged to Cut CornstaIks Close
to Ground as Possible to Destroy
Winter Home o. lrsect--Fali
Flowing Helps.

prepared by the United States Department
of AEriculture)
The fight to protect the corn belt
against the advance of the European
corn horer is now to he concentrated
In Ohio, where, according TO reports
to the United States Department OF
Agriculture. infestations of the pest
have been found along the entire
southern shore of Lake Erie over a
strip varying from six to twelve miles
in width and extending to within six
miles of the Indiana border. II Is
at the western end of the lake that the
borer also threatens a descent upon
this country from Canada by crossing
the Detroit river. The department
Is preparing 10 reduce its efforts
against the pest In other places and
In cooperation with Canadian and
Ohio authorities concentrate them In
Ohio.
Heavy Infestation In Ontario.
Foi some months the Ca adian
authorities have been combating the
pest on the northern shore Of the lake,
where 1t has gained a strong soothold,
practically devastating entire corn
fields in the vicinity OF ST. Thomas.
A three-days heavy wind at the period
when the moths were flying Is be-
lieved to have blown some of them
across the lake into Ohio.
Every possible effort, 1t Is said, will
be made to hold down the infestatlons
on the Oh and Pennsylvania side of
the lake. Farmers will be urged to
cut their cornstalks as close to the
ground as possible rs the insect makes
Its winter home In the stalk. For this
reason. too, fall plowing is recon-
mended. The Ohio authorities, II Is
said. are fully alive to the need for
checking the spread Of the pest. and
are cooperating with the department
and conducting work Of their own to-
ward this end.
Floating CornstaIks Source Of Danger
This Is the first instance known in
which the corn borer was carried
any great distance by wind. 1t has
been known, though, to travel by water
In floating cornstalks, and In this man.
ner has made Its way to islands. This
is one ominous feature of the presence
OF the borer In Ohio, II Is said. At
present the infestatlons are In a strip
that drains into Lake Erie. and float.
ing stalks are not likely to do much
harm However the divide where the
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1922-01-12
TRACE TROUBLE
TO FENCE WEEDS
Noxious Plants as Rule Are Re-
suit Of Neglect Because OF
Other Pressing Work.
RIGHT METHODS or CONTROL
9lenniaIs May Be Destroyed by Plow-
Ing Twice Year-Perennials Can
Be Killed by Applying Waste
Oil

prepared by the United States Department
OF Agriculture.)
"I've too much work to spend time
cleaning fence corners" declared a
farmer when his neighbor asked why
he allowed weeds to grow on line
fences and the roadside.
"For instance?" observed his caller
who had the New England habit of
answering one question by asking an
other.
"For instance there's weeds all
through my corn and potatoes, and
they've been getting into the oats till
this years thrashing will be half
Canadian thlstles. And, for instance,
the hired mans been laid up with
ivy poisoning he took fixing up the
pasture fence where some rails had
rotted out. And for instance, just
now there's some city acQuaintances
of my daughter coming out, and they
might possibly buy the place If we
could get 1t tidied up-and there's a
big crop Of fall weeds In the front
lot. ! guess that's enough, for in-
" httH inc ilOnu
around the fence corners with grass
hook after weeds"
How the Weeds Spread.
"Yes, maybe, looking at 1t from one
angle" persisted the nelghbor. But,
then, consider. With balloon-seeds
like Canada thistle, dandelions, wild
lettuce and milkweed; bur-seeds like
burdock and beggar's lice, sticking to
every passing man and animal; the
scatter-seeds like tumble; and seeds
that are scattered by birds-do you
suppose those fence-corner weeds will
remain in the fence corners? Don't
you imagine that they have something
to do with the fouling of your crop
fields, and of that front lot that You
are so anxious to have look neat for
prospective purchasers? And don't
you imagine that they foul my fields
as well as yours? / NOTICED little
clump of wild lettuce In one angle of
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1922-01-12
Finger Prints and Old Masters

Two canvases entitled ''rhe Vir|
Of the Rocks" one In the Louvre,
other In the National gallery. Lond
have been attributed TO leonardo
vinci. Scotland Yard was called
to decide the vexed question of autl
ship. Leonardo, like Titan, used
fingers freely In laying on paint-fy
and gIazlngs are particularly amen
to this method; under good
glass the whorls Of finger and th
were well-defined ON both canyd
and were found to be Identical on
This Is a triumph for those critics
declared both canvases TO be the
Of Leonardo. and corresponding
feat to those holding that the Lol
replica, while It might have been
ecuted In his studio, was the wor
a pupll.-Scientific American.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1922-01-12
CHESTNUT TREES FOR POLES
Selection Is More Carefully Made
Than Average Person Thinks
Defects Looked For.

Not every tall chestnut tree Is
worthy of becoming telephone pole
the selection of poles is more care
fully made than the average person
thinks. Chestnut and eastern white
cedar furnish the bulk Of the eastern
pole timber. Specifications for chest
nut poles generally require material
to be of good quality second-growth
timber, of specified dimensions, butt
cut, squared mt both ends, reasonably
straight, well proportioned from tip
to butt, peeled and with knots trimmed
close.
Defects looked for in inspection are
crookedness, split tops and butts, sap
and butt rot, checks and shakes. Poles
are assigned to two or three classes,
according to their length, top circum-
ference and circumference measured
at 8 feet from the butt. Poles of the
40-foot class, for example, are re-
quired by one representative pole
company to be "a T. ches in top cir
conference and 4s inches In basal
circumference, while second-class
poles of the same length measure only
% and 40 inches, respectively, at the
two points.
AS a guide to selling farm timber to
the best advantage, the United States
Department of Agriculture recently Is
sued Farmers Bulletin 1910. Measur'
ing and Marketing Farm Timber
Copies of the bulletin may be had up
on application to the department al
Washington, ID. @.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1922-01-12

the fence; and do you know that one
wild lettuce stalk yields from 5000
to 100000 seeds in one season-enOugh
to infest several acres of land?
"Your hired mans case of poison
ing is costing you practically weeks
time, just when you can't afford 1t.
And that was another case of line
fence weeds.
"The Importance of cleaning out
weeds growing in waste places around
the farm Is not generally realized.
They are frequently neglected under
pressure of other work; but there Is
little work around farm that pays
better than keeping the weeds out of
farmyards, barnyards and fence rows,
and | am selfish and / can't keep my
fields clean as long as you leave your
side of the line fence foul"
Many common fence-row weeds are
ANNALS and biennials. and. the United
States Department Of Agriculture
points out, they can be killed by now
ing twice a year, but the location is
one that might better he kept clear
of all vegetation than grown up to
weeds; and perennials, like Canada
thistles, can be killed out in these
spots.
How to Deal With Weeds.
An economical way Of dealing with
perennfals is TO saturate them with
waste oils from automobiles and
tractors. The disposal Of this oil is in
itself often problem. 1t is well to
cut the weeds first, apply the oil and
cover the ground with clean dirt for
appearances sake. Oil will make the
ground sterile and bare for several
years. II is less drastic to cover the
ground with tar paper; old tin. oi
loose boards, or to apply dry agricul
tural salt at the rate Of one pound
per square foot.
On the whole. fence row and waste
place weeds are the result of neglect
A little well-directed energy will keei
them under control. A common say
ing is that a weed-free farm Is the
sign of a good farmer. 1t is a mari
of distinction that can only be at
tained by keeping constantly at thu
waste places.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1922-01-12
SUGGESTIONS TO AID
FARM TIMBER OWNERS
Selling Of Product Calls for Good
Business Methods.
Benefit by Experience OF Neighbors
and Investigate Local Requirements
and Prices-Advertlse and
Secure Competition.

prepared by the United States Department
of Agriculture.)
Based upon methods used by wood
land owners that have been success
full In marketing their products, the
forest service of the United States
Department OF Agriculture offers the
following 10 suggestions for aiding
others who have timber on the farm
for sale:
Get prlScs for various wood prod
ucts from as many sawmills and other
wood-using plants as possib'@
Before selling. consult neighbors
their experiences.
Investigate local timber require
ments and prices. Your products
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1922-01-12
REMOVE TRASH FROM
GARDENS IN AUTUMN
Vines, Stalks and Other Rubbish
Should Be Cleaned Up.
After Crops Have Been Harvested Soil
Improving Crop Of Some Kind
Should Be Planted II Available
Area 10 Sufficient.

prepared by the United States Department
of Agriculture.)
When garden crops are harvested
the vines. stalks, and other plant re-
mains should be cleaned up, the United
States Department Of Agriculture
points out. Good gardeners who take
pride in the appearance Of their
gardens remove such trash, as, II al
lowed to remain. 1t harbors insects and
diseases liable to attack next years
crops. Plant remains from vegetable
crons should not he composted for use
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1922-01-12
Old saylno Verified.

"You nearly ran over those pee
said the traffic cop. stopping the
torist.
"Sorry, officer! You see l Jus
this ear and"
"What's your namer
Little"
"Ahl A Little learning is a DID
GUS thing" chuckled the cultured
and he was so tickled with hia
that he let the transgressor 60 g
Boston Transcript.
The daily times., 1922-02-15
COTTON. OPINIONS

Henry M: Beers and Co: ''All ad-
vices received by us from the South
indicate that preparations for the
new crop are progressing satisfacto-
rily with every indication of large
increase in acreage as compared with
last year."
Stephen M. Weld and Co: with
out material improvement in gen
eral trade conditions we do not be-
Ieve that advances can be sustained, |,
but the market does show indica-
tions of going higher temporarily"
Springs and Co: ''The force of
argument is all on the constructive
side of the market and we suggest
the purchase of cotton particularly
July and Oct. options around current
levels and ON all recessions, believ-
ing that the profits to be made in this
market in the next six months will
be considerable
Hubbard Bros. and Co: eff any
demand develops at all from Man
chester, England, we can expect a
sharply higher market in the not
distant future, as there is a large
outstanding shortage in this market >
The daily times., 1922-02-15
COMMON SENSE AND LAW

What this world needs is more
common sense and less law.
If it is law to exempt the incomes
of judges who receive a salary of
five thousand dollars per year, then
it is poor common sense to tax the
salary of poor working girls who re-
ceive twenty five dollars per week.
We are glad that while Judge Devin
decided that the law exempted the
incomes of judges, yet his good COM
mon sense decided that the judges
were morally subject to the tax and
he had already filed his own, as they
all should do.
It is rather straining at gnats to
decide that the paying of taxes les
sens the salary. If that idea holds
good then why not during the period
of high prices of the war a judge
should not have had everything he
bought furnished him at the same
prices they were when he went into
office, for instance if shoes were four
dollars per pair when he was elected
and afterwards the price advanced
to ten, you must not reduce his sal
ary six dollars, you must sell him
shoes for four dollars-consisten
thou art jewel.
James Dempsey Bullock.
The daily times., 1922-02-15
MRS. MILLER HOSTESS

AT LUNCHEON
Mrs. F.. M. Miller entertained
yesterday at an elaborate luncheon
in honor of Miss Eliza Carr, BRIDE
elect.
The Miller home, always beauti-
fully appointed, with the added dec
prations formed a charming setting
for the beautiful honoree. The col
or scheme was pink and was effect
lively carried out especially in the
dining room. The table with three
silver baskets filled with Columbia
roses surrounded by softly shaded
candles was made more beautiful by
the unique favors which marked each
place. These were individual cor
sages of valley lilies, violets, white
and red daisies, cyclamen, sweet
peas, fuschias, jonquils, white and
red roses. AS the guests arrived
they were given a flower and with
this matched their corsage thereby
finding their place.
Assembled at the table, Mrs. Mill
er toasted the honoree as follows:
| .'Here's health to you, and wealth
to you,
"Honors and gifts thousand strong;
tsHere's name to you and fame to
you,
"Blessing and joy whole life long;
t'But lest bright fortunes star grow
dim,
| ''And sometimes cease to move to
you,
ST fill my bumper to the brim,
''And pledge a lot of love to you
| Toasts were then given by the
guests to which Miss Carr responded,
Here's to those that I love,
''And here's to those that love me,
s'May they all be as happy as I am
| today,
"And that's just as happy as happy
can be-"
| During the elegant seven course
luncheon which followed music was
rendered by Mr. Ed Stallings with
his violin.
The guests kwere, Misses Eliza
Carr, Mary Stu It Davis, LAME Hales,
Margaret Gold, Miriam Oettinger,
Mamie McCraw, Margaret Rawlings,
Virginia Williams, Mrs. Norborne
Schaum, Mrs Edward Wright and
Mrs. John B. Bruton.
The daily times., 1922-02-15
WELL KNOWN ARTIST
VISITING IN WILSON

Mrs. Norman Burwell of Rich
mond, Va, is the guest of Mrs. s.
w. Smith.
Mrs. Burwell is an artist of excep-
tional ability. She has natural tai
ent which has been developed by
several years. study abroad.
Mrs. Burwell has studio in Rich
mond, and another at Hot Springs,
Va. A recent issue of the Richmond
Times Dispatch pays the following g
tribute to Mrs. Burwell's ability:
In the Homestead Hotel at Hot
Springs recently hung portrait of
men of letters, James Branch Ca
bell. An excellent portrait it is in
deed, this painted by Mrs. Norman
Burwelf of the great American
writer. Life is there and spirit is
there spread over the canvas and
life looking at one and spirit inspir-
ing one. Three other examples of Mrs.
BurwelIs very happiest work are al
so on exhibition at the Homestead.
Mrs. Burwell is painting Mary John
ston the famous American novelist.
Mrs. Burwen who has a studio at
Hot Springs for the following sum-
mer months is a Richmond artist and
spends a part of her time there where
she has executed portraits of many
prominent people. She is an artist
of rare ability and the exhibition OF
her work is of the greatest interest
here and throughout the State.''
The daily times., 1922-02-15
AUCTION SALE!

Oh High-class Pigs, Thursday Feb.
10th at Waldo's lot in Alleyway,
back of D. c. Braswells Restaurant
I will sell at Auction to the highest
bidder One Car Load of Selected
Pigs, ranging in weight from 40 to
80 pounds. All of these pigs are good
stock and in thrifty growing condi-
tion. They will make good breeders,
or just what you will want to make
your meat for next year.
Come prepared to take care of Pig
as our responsibility ceases when
Pig is bid off. N. r. Waldo, Wilson,
N. G. 13 Std 1tw
The daily times., 1922-02-15
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: SOCIETY NEWS 5:

Mrs. J. R. Petree has returned
from a visit to relatives near Kenly.
Mrs. Mary Chase has returned from
business trip to New York.
Mrs. M. v. Landerford and Miss
Ethel Reddish of Raleigh who have
been visiting Mrs. J. L. Lindsey re-
turned home today.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Oettinger have
returned from New York.
Mr.. G. C. Cobb of Elm City was in
Wilson today.
Mrs. c. M. Stephens of Lynchburg,
Va, is the guest of Mrs. J. L. Lind
sey.
The daily times., 1922-02-15
BOYKIN-DAVIS.

Elder Geo. w. Boswell united in
marriage at his home Sunday after
noon at o'clock Mr.. Woodard Boy
kin, the son of Mr.. Irede11 Boykin,
and Miss Daisy Davis, daughter of
Mr.. Albert Davis, all of Old Fields
township.
The contracting parties are prom
inent young people of that section,
and host of friends wish them pros
perity and happiness.
The contracting parties are prom
inent young people of that section,
and a host of friends wish them pros
perity and happiness.
The daily times., 1922-02-15
STOCKHOLDERS MEETING

The annual meeting Of the stock
holders of the Wilson County Fair
Association will be held at the
Chamber of Commerce Saturday
night, February 18th, at 1880.
Please be present.
J. S. WOODARD, Secretary.
2 Is It'd
The daily times., 1922-02-15
Chicago Murderer Forcibly Fed
That He May Live to be Hanged

Chicago, Feb. 13.-Harvey Church
condemned to be hanged next Fri
day for murder, must live to die on
the galIows, county Jail officials de-
cided today, and 80 they broke his
hunger strike by forcibly feeding
him through a tube.
statesmen whom he had lured to the
basement of his home in order to
gain possession of an expensive mo-
tor car.
The daily times., 1922-02-15
MRS. HASSELLr WILL

MRS, HASSELLC WILL
GIVE BRIDGE PARTY.
Mrs. Frank Hassell will entertain
at bridge party this evening in hon
or of the three brides-elect, Misses
Eliza Carr, LAME Hales and Mary
Stuart Davis.
The daily times., 1922-02-15
MEDICAL MEETING.

Dr.. 3. T. Dickinson was in Rocky
Mount yesterday afternoon attending
the regular quarterly meeting of the
Fourth District Medical Society. DR..
Dickinson is councillor of the organ
iZation.
The daily times., 1922-02-15
MIR. BERGMAN DRAWS PLANS

Mr.. G. r. Bergman, architect of
this city, is drawing plans for new
courthouse at Surry, Surry county,
Virginia to take the place Of the
building recently destroyed by fire.
Mr.. Bergman drew the plans for the
courthouse that was burned.