Many English Girls Still Hold Their W ar Jobs
EDITH ROBERTS |
OUTBREAK P F TRUE ARMY WORM HAS .
BEEN DETECTED IN SOUTHERN AREAS
The True Arm y Worm and Its Destructive
In the long battle against Insect ene
mies, the bureau of entomology. United
States depattment
of
agriculture,
serves as the farmer's “ listening post"
to give due warning of an Impending
raid from the enemy. An outbreak of
the true army worm has been detect
ed In southern Illinois, nnd nlso In
southern Missouri, and the scientists
are making every effort to give Infor
mation upon the control o f this peat.
I lie shortage of male labor In England Is responsible for the vast number of factory Jobs that are being mo
Edith Roberts Is among the mo6t ex
nopolized by fem a'e help. Many o f the Industries which were run by women during the war are still under the perienced of the ‘‘movie” stars; al
control o f the fairer sex. This photograph shows three English girls who have become efficient workers In a glass though only twenty-two years old she
factory.
has been with one producing firm since
1912. She started as a child actress.
Bicycle Airplane Is Latest
Parent or Moth of True Army Worm.
(Enlarged.)
A LW A Y S A T IT.
I saw her on the train—
Sluin'
K nlttln'.
Bhe had stitches on the brain—
Siltin'
K nittin'.
It was not a sturdy sock
For some member of her flock.
But some dido (or a frock—
Sittin'
K nlttln'.
I’ edestrinns on the Bols de Boulogne, Paris, were startled out of their usual placidity recently, when this odd-
appenring contraption was Introduced to llieir eyes. Close Inspection proved It to be merely a bicycle with airplane
appendages, built to fly. It made Its successful flight while the astonished Parisians looked on. This latest develop
ment In the motor Industry will no doubt be a popular vehicle. It Is called the avlette.
California Objects to These Girls
Here nre some o f the “ picture brides,” Just arrived front Japan, who were
questioned In San Francisco by the congressional Immigration committee that
has been Inquiring Into California’s complaints against Japan. Scarcely any
of the girls questioned had seen the men they came to marry. It )vas said
this might be the last lot o f “ picture brides” to arrive In America.
IN A FIREMEN’S SCHOOL
In order thnt the Chicago Are de
partment may retain Its efficiency, the
local tire officials have been conduct
ing a school to Instruct the members
of the department In the use'of all the
equipment with which a modern fire
department is fitted. The photograph
shows Chief Carmotly showing a fire
man how to use a rescue apparatus.
PANAMA’S GIRL DIVER
Boat That Dashed Lipton’s Hopes
Never saw her but she was
Sittin'
Knittin'.
Guess that's all she ever does—
Sittin'
Knittin’.
Bet you when her hair Is hoary
And she's tatted home to glory.
I t will be the same old story—
Sittin’
Knittin'.
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Evil.
Evil Is what the love o f money Is the
root of.
The root Is the lowest part, o f course.
There Is less unanimity o f opinion as
to what Is the height o f evil.
I f everything else thrived ns well un
der opposition ns evil does, (his would
be a fa r different world.
Evil Is nlso what men do that lives
nfter them, If Bill Shakespeare Is to be
depended on.
Somelwidy a long time ngo labeled a
lot o f things "e v il" and we have stuck
to the labels pretty faithfully.
But most o f the things they marked
"evil” should have been placarded
“ foolishness.”
People who exercise all the Intelli
gence they have do nothing that Is
really evil.
And they have n fine time, with no
big heads or next mornings or other
popular brands o f hang-over.
Most o f the time when we nsk, “ Is It
right?" we could get the nnswer more
suddenly If we said:
“ Is It Intelligent?”
Many things once labeled evil are
not so.
W e were brought up to believe that
card playing Is evil, Intrinsically.
Also dancing— gee, wlilr. I Dnnclng
was the worst thing there was!
Murder was n Sunday school exer
cise compared with It.
I f one plnys cards when one should
he nnd could he doing something help
ful and necessary. It Is wrong.
So would corn hoeing or onion weed
ing be. If you were neglecting some
thing more Important for It.
Ditto dnnclng.
Although we do believe It wrong fo f
anybody to do It as badly ns we do.
A dnnclng teacher told us so, once.
This Isn’t nil we know about evil.
But It's all we’ re going to tell here.
Making Up Time.
Father Tim e was looking anxiously
at his reflection In llie mirror.
He gouged nt the hits of pigment In
the pores o f his skin nnd rubbed vi
ciously nt the rouge marks on Ills llpa
and the sooty place In his eyebrows.
“ It's nlmost Impossible for me to
keep a docent complexion,” he com
plained, bitterly.
"Those railroad
train men are always getting behind
me nnd then making me up.”
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F IN N IG IN F IL O S O F Y
Th ' • Isleat t’ ing f r annybody
other fe lle r’ a on-
t’ i m
ia th’
pliaant jutjr.
PROTECT COTTON TO
PREVENT MUCH LOSS
Damage Amounting to $70,000,-
000 Done in Past Year.
Although One of Hardiest of Farm
Products, Its Strength Is Not Suffi
cient to Withstand Exposure
to the Elements.
What would you say If you saw a
man deliberately destroy $70,000,000
worth o f clothing by plnctng It In a
rainstorm? No one lias done precise
ly that, but what has actually oc
curred Is no less- wasteful than that
act would be.
Specialists o f the bureau o f mar
kets, United States department of ag
riculture, conservatively estimate that
during the past year cotton growers
o f the United States suffered n $70,-
000,000 cotton loss through damage
to cotton by exposure to weather.
They say, that after ginning, cotton Is
permitted to remain In the weather
American Cotton In Damaged Condi
tion on Arrival In England on Ac
count of Improper Wrapping.
for months at a time Instead o f being
properly cheltered, nnd that although
cotton Is one o f the hardiest o f farm
products, Its strength Is not sufficient
to withstand such exposure to the ele
ments.
The bureau o f markets maintains
that the nmount o f money lost through
this cause In a single season would
probably he sufficient to build the
warehouses needed, and Hint nfter the
first year these warehouses would be
come practically surplus assets In the
hands o f the farmers.
It Is also pointed out thnt receipts
covering cotton stored In properly op
erated warehouses are accepted gen
erally as Pollaternl for loans, the In
terest charges for which nre more
than paid for by the profits nccrulng
to the fanner through his ability to
neU his cotton as It Is needed by the
mills.
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RAISE CHICKENS FOR MONEY
What the Sphinx Says
Incubator Has Revolutionized Indus
try and Made It Worth While
for Every Farmer.
NE W TO N
Little Mino Constance Runqufat,
The Bristol yatcta Resolute, which successfully defended the America'» nlne-yenr-old I'anama canal »one girl,
cup against Upton's Shamrock IV, photographed as »he wras crossing the ! wj>o awara the Culehra cut o f thè
finish line In one o f the races.
canal with her hands and feet tied.
The Resolute lost the first two race» o f the serie» and then won three A t the age o f six she made a .W-foot
straight. Sir Thomas aays he will try again In 1&22.
J dive In the Rnlboa swimming pool.
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It Is expected that the worm will ap
pear In the sections lying north and
northeast of the area Infested nt pres
ent. Probably this will occur within
a short time, and fanners are urged
to be ready with their defense.
Control of Pest.
Just what this defense should con
sist of Is fully described In Fanners'
Bulletin 731, which the department
will send free upon request, to any
interested person. Briefly, the coutrol
N E W K IR K .
"If o n e s t y
among n cer
tain percent
age o f busi
ness
in e n
went out o f
fashion with
the minuet.”
Poultry raising was never given
much consideration by anyone. Quite
a contrast with what Is Itelrig done
now by the government, agricultural
colleges, experiment stations and vari
ous other Institutions In behalf of the
humble hen. The Incubator has revo
lutionized this business o f raising
chickens and has made o f It a business
worth while.
Work.
o f the pest Is effected by means o f poi
soned halts, poisoned sprays upon
crops not Intended to he used as for
age, and by the construction o f ditches
and traps where the masses of cater
pillars can be cnuglit and crushed with
a log drag.
For the next three months the fields
o f growing grass anil grain must he
watched carefully and, when the worm
Is discovered, the attack should he
pressed with utmost vigor to prevent
the pest front fortifying his position.
Once Intrenched the army worm will
claim a large slice o f farm profits for
his Indemnity— millions of dollars have
passed down the greedy maw o f the
army worm In the past 30 years.
Markings of Trus Worm.
The true army worm should not be
confused with the “ overflow worm," or
the “ grass worm,” say the federal en
tomologists. The genuine nrtlcle Is
a nearly naked, smooth, striped cater
pillar about one and one-half Inches
long.
Ills greenish body Is marked
with three dark stripes which run, one
down each side and one down the
hack, for the length of the body. The
head Is greenish brown, speckled with
black.
The army worm operates In masses,
and from this characteristic he derives
his name.
When lnrge numbers of
them nre at work In a field the champ
ing sound of their moving Jaws can be
plainly heard as they devour every
hlude In sight.
PROTECTION FROM FLIES
The following remedy Is said
to afford horses, dogs and cows
absolute protection from fllea.
Pennyroyal, 1 ounce; alcohol,
2 ounces; fish oil, V4 pint.
Mix in a bottle nnd shake well
before using. Apply lightly to
the animal's coat each morning
and for 24 hours It will he Im
mune from flies. Be careful to
apply the preparation lightly, as
It w ill stiffen the hair.
One
bottle will last a summer for a
horse. Any drug store can sup
ply the Ingredients.
CULLING OF POULTRY FLOCK
Intelligent Work Is Essential for Suo-
cees, Say Specialist«— Best
Fowls to Save.
Intelligent culling o f the poultry
flock Is of the utmost Importance for
success In poultry keeping, say spe
cialists of the department o f agricul
ture.
Cull These Hens.
Sick, wenk, lacking vigor, Inactive,
poor enters, early moltera with small,
puckered, hard, dry vents; with small,
shriveled hard, scaly, dull-colored
combs; with thick or coarse, stiff pel
vic bones, thnt are close together,
small spread betweeq pelvic hones nnd
rear end of kepi, nntl hard, small ab
domen. In breeds with yellow skin
and shnnks the illscnrded hens should
also show yellow or medium yellow
shanks nnd yellow beaks and vents.
Save These Hene.
Healthy, strong, vigorous, alert-, nnd
active; good eaters; not molting or
Just beginning to molt In September
or October; with large, moist vents;
with full, red combs; thin, pliable pel
vic hones well sprefcd npart, wide
spread between pelvic bones nnd rear
end o f keel, nnd large, soft, pliable
abdomen. In breeds with yellow skins
and shanks, the hens saved should
nlso show pale or white shnnks, and
pale or white benks nnd vents.
FIX HARVESTING MACHINERY
Mighty Qood Investment of Tima to
8pend Rainy Day In Putting Im
plements In 8hape.
A rainy day spent In putting that
mowing machine, hay loader, hinder
nnd other harvesting machinery Into
shape Is a mighty good Investment o f
time. This Is more true this year than
usual for two reasons— first, labor Is
much scurcer, nnd therefore the loss
o f any time wasted will he greater,
and, secondly, the parts may he hnrder
to get than usual, due to a shortage
o f supplies In many lines.
Fore
thought may save some after-worries.
PLACE FOR HORSES TO ROLL
Best Plan to Let Animal Out Once
Each Day— Rolling Adds to Its
Health and Vigor.
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Where horses nre closely confined
In stalls most of the time, they are
more apt to roll In the filth and ma
nure than If they hnd been taken out
and allowed to roll once a day. l o t
ting them roll outside of stalls saves
much currying and brushing, avoids
the possibility o f the animal rolling
where It would get fast, and ndds to
Its health and vigor by keeping It
cleaner.