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GETTING FACTS
ON APPLE PEST
( » y F B V P II F I T Z W A T E K , D P . D * « n
o f t h e K v * n ln < S c h o o l, M oudy H lb i* la «
■tit u te o f C h ic a g o .)
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»P rep ared by th e V e lte d State« D ep artm en t
o f A crlca ltu ra . I
L esson for M arch 27
T he codling ninth la a troublesome
Insect enemy of apples, prevalent In
most of the apple-growing regions. A
special appropriation for meeting thg
situation In K ansas was made avail
able to the bureau o f entomology
Ju ly 1, l»20, but In order to cover an
en tire season work was begun In co
operation with the Kanaus Agricul
tu ral college during the aprlng. Dam
age was especially severe In K ansas
and the Ozarks during the preceding
season, and It Is hoped th at these
studies will throw much light on the
codling moth problem throughout this
region. Field experim ents la control
a re under way a t th e Bentonville
(Ark.) laboratory, which Include the
testing of arsenlcals applied In vari
ous dosages and a t various times, and
o f ovlrldal and larvlctdal m aterials.
Questions relating to the quantity of
spray residue on fru it at harvest time
a re being studied a t the Yakima
(W ash.) flelj station. T ests of a large
series of baits for moths In the or
chard and In packing sheds are also
being made. An apple ferm ent has
been found to be the best bait m ate
rial of those tried, though a ferment
of molasses and yeast Is also good.
None of the essential oils tested shows
much promise.
At the Sligo (Md.) laboratory the
feeding habits of the codling moth lar
vae are being studied, especially those
Just hatched. The development of in
secticides other than arsenlcals Is be
ing attem pted.
Variety of Apple Trees
Changed by Top-Working
R E V IE W — 8 T U D IE S IN T H E C H R IS
T IA N L I F E
OOLDEN TE X T—If ye love Me keep
My com m andm ents.—John 14:11.
PRIMARY
TOPIC — W h at
Jeeue
W an ts Us to Do.
JUNIOR TOPIC— The C hristian W ay
of L iving.
IN TERM EDIATE AND SENIOR TOP
IC— W hat It Means to Be a C hristian.
YOUNtl PEOPLE AND ADULT TOP
IC— M arks wt a True C hristian.
The following methods
are suggested:
ot
review
I. A D escrip tive Essay Method.
Each member of the class should
be assigned to the task a week aheud
of the preparation of an essay on the
topics Involved In the quarterly les
sons, as for exam ple: W hat consti
tutes a true Christian. Following
C h ris t The prayer life of a Chris
tian. The Christian and his Bible.
The home life of a Christian. Chris
tian stewardship. The Christian and
the mlsalonury obligation.
II. Ths Question Review Method.
The teacher will prepare a list of
questions dealing with the various
phases of the q u arter’s lessons. These
will he w ritten on slips of puper and
the members of the class will draw
them. As examples of questions note
the following: Whut does following
C hrist Involve? W hat Is the Chris
tian 's responsibility as to his Bible?
W hat Is the C hristian's obligation ns
to stew ardship? Whut are the duties
of the members of the home? W hat Is
the C hristian’s obligation as to the
evangelization of the world? Whut Is
the C hristian's hope? Is C hrist com
ing aguln? Will there be a resurrec
tion of the body?
III. T hs Summary Method.
This method can alw ays be used to
good advantage with the advanced
classes. The outstanding fact or facts
should be grasped and the principal
teaching of the q u arter's lessons
stated. Suggestions:
Lesson for Jan u ary 2.
Jesus first calls men to be Ills
disciples. He then calls them to have
fellowship In Ills service. Those who
receive this two fold cull will walk us
lie walked.
Lesson for Jan u ary 9.
The one who really follows C hrist
shall be hated and opposed. Having
fellowship with Christ, he will love his
enemies, do good to those who hate
hl in, bless them th at curse him, pray
for those which despltefully use him.
Lesson for Jan u ary 18.
The Bible furnishes the Christian
with full knowledge of God and man’s
obligation to Him. The only way to
be able to stand firm and tru e in the
coming perilous times Is to he th o r
oughly grounded In the knowledge of
the Scriptures.
“Apple tree varieties may easily be
changed If the grower wishes to fol
low directions and use a title cure In
his work,” says P ro ! O. W. Feck of
the New York State College of Agri
culture a t Ithaca.
"The undesirable Ben Davis may be
top-worked with some variety of real
quality, such us McIntosh or Spy.
G rafting may also be used to get an
other variety of fruit on an Isolated
plum or pear which does not bear be
cause of lack of polllnutlon.
"Any one may graft fruit success
fully If he will take well mutured one-
year-old terminal growths from known
bearing trees, keep the scions dor
mant, graft when growth Is Just s ta rt
ing, and be sure th at the growing or
cambium tissues of the stock and the
scion come In coutact so us to insure
a union."
F ailures of g rafts may often be laid
to the neglect of the grower to be
sure about this union, and another
Im portant point Is the careful placing
of wax over all cut surfaces Immedi
ately after the g raft Is placed. This Is
to keep the cut from drying o u t For
best results, scions should be set
w ithin a few days at a time when the
Lsston for January 23.
first lenves of the tree become from a
Jesus, though divine, resorted much
q u arter to half an Inch long. Warm
w eather should be selected for the to prayer. If he needed this fellow
ship, how much more do Uls follow
Job.
ers need It.
L etton for Jan u ary 30.
Farasite of Gypsy Moth
Followers of Jesus may expect
The D epartm ent of Agriculture has tem ptations, hut divine help la avail
recently Introduced Into the United able for every need.
Platee a p arasite of the gypsy moth
Lesson fo r February 6.
which Is particularly promising. This
To every believer has been given
Insect Is railed Compattare concinnata certain lalenta such as gifts for serv-
Melgen. It lives on about 100 host Ice, knowledge, time, money, to he
In sects It has now been studied for used for the honor of Ills Lord. A
eight years by experts of the D epart tim e of reckoning Is coming a t which
ment of Agriculture, and these author rew ard will he given for fidelity, and
ities feel th at the Insect will prove Judgment meted out for Infidelity.
of great benefit. It will not only
Lesson for February 13.
check the spread of Insects of the
The home la the oldest and most
kinds It was Intended to control, but Im portant Institution In the world.
It hus also shown ability to combat The moat effective way of making
other dangerous lusects In this strong and pure the church, society
country.
and the nation la to make the homo
C hristian.
O C H iO O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O Q O O O O O O
Lesson for February 20.
The subject of the kingdom Is un
der solemn obligation to perm eate so-
p tx iiH J O O o o o o o o o a o o o o o o o o o o o clety and let his light shine so th at
A good raspberry plantation will be | the heavenly fath er may be glorified.
L esson fo r F ebruary 27.
profitable for six to ten years.
Every believer has two n atu res—the
s e e
O rdinarily the quantity of fruit and flesh and the s p irit The only way> to
overcome the tleah Is to be filled with
vegetables used on the farm Is In dl
rect proportion to the quantity raised. the Spirit.
• a a
Lesson for March 6.
The laird perm itted persecution to
In pruning see th at dangerous
crotches and crowding of llutbs are fall upon the church to cause the dis
elim inated from young trees to avoid ciples to be scattered In order for the
breaking down when the trees come widening of the testimony.
Lesson fqr March 13.
of age. The earlier thia shaping Is
C hrist has Imposed upon every die-
done the less shock to the trees.
• • •
| clple the obligation of w itnessing for
Him to all the nations of the world.
(hitting the llrewood with a carpen
Lesson for March 20.
ter'« saw Is Just as sensible as using
The C hristian’s hope Is the personal
one to prune the fru it trees. Buy and
use a good pruning saw. Efficient tools return of Jesus C hrist to take him to
make It easier to do efficient work. His heavenly home. When C hrist
Ninety cents for a pair of hand shears conies, the body of the believer who
and a dollar and a q u arter for a saw has fallen asleep will be resurrected
Is an Investment Justllled even In the and llvtug believers will be caught up
Into glory with ChrlsL
boms orchard.
s e a
Black w alnut trees seem to be
G o d ’s Indulgence
poisonous to apple trees. If planted
God Is uot over Indulgent. He Is too
n ear them. They are also harm ful to loving for that. Because He lovea us.
tom atoes, pot aloes and corn.
and plana for our growth. He cannot
. . .
let our faults go w ithout correction.
A fter all rotten apples, pruned H is Justice stands side by side with
limbs and other refuse h iv e been H is merry, and cannot be evaded or
cleared up about the orchard, give left out of accounL—Southern Meth
your trees a thorough spraying.
odist.
s e e
In pruning gooseberries and cur
Finding Strength
rants, rem em ber th a t they hear fruit
W here shall we find strength for
on wood th at la two years old. Instead
practical separation to God, except In
o f last year's grow th as with reap
God Himself—Echo»»
berries and blackberries.
Horticultural Notes
On the
Funny
Side
CA P..
AND’ '
BELLS
WISE DOCTOR
MERCYt
“I see,” said the young doctor Just
starting to practice, "th at Mrs. Smith
now Is coming to you. I exam ined her
thoroughly and couldn't find a thing
the m atter with her.”
“T h at’s w here you are wrong, son,”
said the doctor. “T h at woman had
a trouble th a t provides doctors w ith
about 90 per cent of their business.
It's called Im aginary Ills and requires
long and expensive treatm en t—If you
want to get rich.“
“My neighbor said I would get some
kind of poison here th a t la used to kill
Insects on my rose bushes. Do you
know w hat It Is?” asked the prim old
tuald.
“O, hellebore," said the drug clerk.
“Young man, I shall rep o rt you fo r
sw earing at me like th a t fo r asking
a simple question,” exclaim ed th e
woman, as she hurried out of the
place.—C incinnati E nquirer.
WHEN MOTHER FUMES
GOING ROUND TOO MUCH
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1
The Crowded Hooahly at Calcutta.
(P rep ared b r th e N a tio n a l G e o g ra p h y
Soclaty, W a«hln»ton. D. C.)
ENOAL will ever remain the
land of the tiger to the small
boy, but It Is more properly the
land of Jute and tea to those
who think In economic terms. This
large province at the eastern extrem
ity of India straddles the northern
most point of the Bay of Bengal, and
stretches northward to the peaks of
the Himalayas. Thus It has two to
tally different sections, the low and
often marshy plains of the south, and
the rough hills and mountains of the
north. It Is separated from Tibet only
by the diminutive native Indian states
of Sikkim and Bhutan.
Bengal Is slightly lar^Lr than Kan--
sns with as many Inhabitants ns are
found In New York, Pennsylvania,
Illinois, Ohio, Texas and Michigan
combined—two-fifths as many as In
th e entire United States. More than
80 different languages are spoken
among the hnman horde, not to men
tion the various dialects. T hat lan
guage In India changes every ten
miles, perhaps, Is not fa r wrong.
The narrow northern extrem ity of
Bengal resembles th at of Idaho, and,
like our western state, Bengal spreads
out as It stretches southw ard. Below
th e northern neck the border line of
Bengal zigzags In all directions.
Bengal’s gatew ay la Its most home
ly feature. Those fam iliar with the
murky rivers of th e province know
when the coast Is near, even before
land Is sighted, fo r the beautiful
lndlgo-blne w ater of the Bay of Ben
gal begins to take on a brownish hue,
due to the silt thut Is brought down
from the north by the Ganges and a
labyrinth of rivers and creeks that
pierces the const line. Between the
banks of the num erous channels are
swampy peninsulas covered with ma
laria-infested Jungle land In which
roam the famous Bengal tigers, a few
rem aining elephants, and other wild
anim als. These wilds and the w ater
logged lowlands Just north of them
are called sundurbans.
B
Farm ing In Rowboats.
W hen th s Ganges goes on Its annual
ram page and overflows Its hanks for
2tk> miles from Its mouth, the sun-
durhuns are alm ost totally submerged.
The less flooded area Is planted In rice
and It Is an Interesting sight to tiee
"row boat farm ers" tending their sub
m arine crops. When the w ater sub
sides. It leaves a fertile layer of earth
(
on the lowlnnds and In the river val
leys, m aking the southern Bengal re
gions prosperous agriculturally. Jute,
j rice, w heat and many other products
thrive In the newly fertilized earth.
While the Ganges adds much to
Bengal's prosperity, som etimes Its
roam ing disposition causes real estate
tangles as does th a t of our own Bio
Grande. It tears aw ay Its hanks and
carries with It the soft alluvial soil
I of (lie south, often changing Its course.
1 As a result nn ow ner on the east
hank mny wake up one morning to
find the river a mile ncross the plalu
! while another on the wpst hank mny
find his land Inundated and Ids estate
lost. As a result a special branch of
jurisprudence has arisen In Bengal to
adjudicate such difficulties.
C alcutta, capital of Bengal nnd the
Inrgest city of India, lies about 80
miles up the Hooghly. Since It Is the
only large port Ht the head of the Bay
of Bengal and la easily reached from
th e Interior by num erous canals, riv
ers, and rallroada, Assam ami neigh
boring provinces also use It ns their
port. Therefore the Hooghly Is filled
with shipping The passenger bound
for C alcutta Is not sorry, for the odd
, little native Junks and large ocean
going vessels absorb his attention
from tha ugly m arshes and thickets
on shore.
The first evidence of humnn exist
ence as Calcutta Is neared Is the ap
pearance of a few houses and then
the tall sm okestacks of Jute mills that
loom up above low brick buildings,
w here Jute sacking la made In enor
mous quantities, and shipped to all
p arts of the w orld Much of It Is
used In the United States, particular
ly In handling our farm products.
L ittle doss the cotton picker of tha
South realize th at the more cotton he
picks, tha more m ouths he helps to
feed In Bengal, for tha cotton-bala
w rappers are usually made of Jute.
Likewise the farm er cultivating his
potato fields, does not realize, per-
haps, that the size of hjs crop helps
determine how many natives are to
be employed, and th a t the least failure
of the crop affects the Jute mill w ork
ers. Potatoes are. In the large part,
handled In Jute sacks. More than
$125,000,000 w orth of Jute products
are exported from C alcutta annually.
Docks of the Hooghly.
A little fa rth er up th e Hooghly, the
docks which stretch ten miles along
the river front come Into view. Some
of them are the finest In the world,
equipped with the latest devices for
handling cargoes.
T hey are filled
w ith articles of commerce. and roar
with activity. Ju te, rice and tea ap
pear to be the staple products for
shipment. The tea exports from Ben
gal help India to keep Its reputation
as the chief tea exporting country In
th e world. P erhaps th a t reputation
Is, In pnrt, due to the fact th a t Hindus
and Mohammedans nre not tea-slppers
and nearly the en tire production Is
available for foreign m arkets.
C alcutta includes C alcutta proper,
the trading center, Mnldnn, the resi
dential section, and H owrah, on the
opposite side of the Hooghly, the
m anufacturing center and term inus of
three large railroads. T ogether they
are called G reater C alcutta and have
a population greater than th a t of De
tr o it
In sharp contrast to the commercial
and Induatrlal dlstrlcta, Maldan Is a
place of elegance with beautiful parks
and lakes, and fine residences and
gnyejnruent buildings.
While thou
sands of Indian natives who seldom
enjoy a square meal throng the streeta
of other sections, Mnldan's beautiful
boulevards are paraded by the weal
thy and traversed by luxurious auto
mobiles driven by liveried chauffeurs.
In -th e center of Maldan Is a park
th at la one of the few breathing
plaries In the vicinity of Calcutta. It
ranges from three q u arters to a mile
aDd a qu arter In width and about two
miles In length. The palace of the
governor of Bengal Is a t the north
end. T his Is a mansion of white
stone, tw ice ns large as the American
W hite House and much more mag
nificent and Impressive.
H ere the
governor of Bengal presides over the
destiny of his province with all the
pomp and splendor of a European
monarch, partly for his personal com
fort and partly to Impress upon the
Ignorant subjects the dignity and
power of the British.
Lady P atien t—I ’m dizzy so often,
doctor, and It’s very Inconvenient
as I’m very active.
Doctor—T h a t’s Just th e trouble,
madam, you're going round too much.
Mary No. 987654327, Etc.
Mary had a litt le w a ist.
W here w a is ts w ere m ean t to grow .
And ev ery w h e re the faeh lone w en t
The w a ist w as su re to go.
Not That Kind
“W as your husband chopping wood
last evening?” inquired Mrs. P ryer
of one of the neighbor women.
“Chopping wood, n o l H e w as de
tained in the office all the evening.
IVhat gave you th a t Idea?”
“Why I heard him tell a man on the
car th a t he accum ulated a good
healthy pile of chips before he q u i t ”
Right Aim bat Wrong Shooter
Briggs— Speaking of resolutions, one
of my offspring resolved: I will try
to be even more manly this year than
I was la s t
Griggs—T h at's a noble aim. You
should feel proud of the boy who
made It.
Briggs—Boy nothing I I t w as my
daughter.
Borrower’t Nerve
“T he Jlm sons are going to move."
“Into a b etter neighborhood?”
“So they say.”
“Well, send over and see If they
w on't leave us their law nm ow er;
we’ve about worn It out, anyway. Tell
them they will lose caste If they start
out In a stylish locality w ith a law n
mower.”
COULD SUPPLY THE TEETH
D aughter—I smell smoke.
D ad—Don’t w orry, It’s your m other
In the next room—she's ju s t fum ing.
Heart “Here’t ” All Right
J u st sa y to w ife,
' My d a rlin g , h ere's
Ten bucks," and see
H o w w ell sh e hears.
Helping Him Along
It w as 11:45 o’clock a t night anT
the conversation In the p arlo r w as
lagging.
“A penny for your thoughts,” she re
marked.
“Why, I w as Just thinking of going
home.” said he.
“Give him a dollar, M ary,” h er fa
ther called from the top of the stairs,
“It’s a bargain."
The Chate
Jealous Wife— At your age you real
ly ought to be asham ed of yourself.
You are alw ays running a fte r p re tty
women.
H usband (reassu rin g ly )—My dear,
th a t ought to put you quite a t y o u r
ease— It proves th a t they a re alw ayg
trying to get aw ay from me.
Oh, Joy!
“You look radiant, old man. S ta rt
ing off on your vacation, I suppose.”
“N o ; Just learned th a t the w ife's
relatives a ren 't coming here on
theirs.”
Too Quick
Percy—W hat makes you think It
was quicksand?
Beggy—I put some In an hour gins»
and It ran through In 15 minutes.—Cin
cinnati Tlmes-Rtar.
NOT RED ENOUGH?
Maldan's Dress Parade.
New York has Its F ifth avenue
I dress parades and so does Maidan.
with the Indian contingent far more
rich and colorful. The MHldan pa
rade sometimes Includes the viceroy
Legislator (to fellow g ra fte r)—“The
when he happens to be In Calcutta.
Then there are other high govern trouble w ith my bill is a lack of
Old Gent (overhearing the
ment officials, rich ra jah s of the sev teeth."
eral hundred native Indian states In rem ark )—“Beg pardon, sir, but If
“Hawthorne's ‘Scarlet L etter' Is full
their gorgeous robes and Jewela, and your Bill lacks teeth let me give you of color.”
H e's a dentist and
Anglo-Indians, ns the offspring of my son's card.
“Yes; but do you think It's read
B ritish fathers and Indian mothers can supply the right kind."
enough T’
prefer to he called.
C alcutta owes Its beautiful govern
Epilaught
George and Hit Hatchet
ment buildings to Its distinction as the
Oh, gave a ll y o u r so rro w
Georg« laid h it h a tc h e t to a tree.
capital city of India prior to 1912
F o r F e rd in a n d B epps.
11« fa th e r eald. " T h a t a p r e t t y g o o d ;
W h o w a lk e d dow n th e s ta ir s
» h en the seat of governm ent was re
It eu rely w ould be f a r fro m m e
W ith o u t u sin g th e ste p s.
moved to Delhi.
»
To ap an k a boy fo r c h o p p in g w o o d l"
Nearly all Bengal Is a flat fertile
Silence
I plain from the Sundnrhans to the
Thrift
foothills of the H im alayas. T his foot-
Mrs. Johnson—If you hired a ste
“Do you agree with Ben F ranklin
; hill country Is reached a fter a day nographer I won't rest unless she Is that everybody should practice th rift? ”
j and night of rough train riding from an uglier woman that I am !
“I do," answered Senator Sorghum.
J Calcutta. A narrow gauge railroad Is
Johnson—But I haven't time to : A number of able politicians would
j then taken to reach Bengal's roof, hunt over the whole city for a ste- j
be better off today If billionaires had
D arjeeling, perched 7,0»X) feet up nographer—I’ve got to have one right I
saved their money instead of Investing
sway.
among Hlm nlayan peaks.
It In a campaign."—W ashington S u r .
D arjeeling's reception eommltt»>e
consists of an arm y of porters who
How Shocking
Fatt and Furiout
i take the place of express trucks. They
Show Manager—What makes you
Site—We made 00 miles an hour go
are not men, but Tibetan women who think that the fruit they threw at you
are fam ous for th eir strong-h.
ing home In Jack's car last n ig h t
w a s canned?
Her Friend—Whut was the quarrel
Most of D arjeeling's Inhabitants are I Ham Actor—I felt a Jar.
about dear?
Bengalese, Nepalese, B hutanese and i
Tibetans. All the native women a e m
to try to ''outjungle" one another In
Notchet
w earing ornam ents. Even those who
Chester—I've bought the wedding
j look as If they had never had a square
ring. dear. Platinum with five dla-
I meal are bedecked with earrings
j monds.
H usband—So I am. <
anklets, bracelets, and necklaces of
G lo ria-S ev en would have been
way you hold on to yo
silver, glass or turquoise.
more appropriata, love. T his la tha
D arjeeling Is also a trading post be cau tio n —Brooklyn Eut
seventh time, you know.
tween th e mountain people and the
Bengalese of the lowlands. Sunday ts
A Quettion ot Tatto
T hrifty
the favorite trading day. Foreigners
J lm -D o you know why I Uka oye
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bring sktns. tea. salt, wool, musk and r»r* r
lire. Crawford—How Is It th a t you
, cattle to the D arjeeling m arkets and
and your husband can 't agree about
JaSB—No, why?
a budget?
! return to their countries with Ivory
know. That's w h , I a m ,
; Indigo, cotton goods, dried fruits and
Mrs Crahshaw—He triad to p u t
I sugar.
over too many th rift weeks on m a