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PENNSYLVANIA
STATE ITEMS
Pottsville~—~Miss Erma Grassmuck
organized a geography club among
Schuylkill county school teachers,
Hazleton.— Erection of five portable
buildings is under way here to relieve
congestion in schools,
Reading.—The Needlework Gulld
distributed thousands of garments to
19 local charitable institutions.
Reading.—A truck load of beer seis-
ed by dry agents was stolen after the
warden of the Berks jail had refused
storage place for the stuff and the fed-
eral agents had parked the machine
in front of the postoffice to const
officers inside as to its disposal.
Harrisburg.—Methods of bettering
rural schools were discussed at a con-
ference of superintendents of public
and normal schools, called by Superin-
tendent of Public Instruction Becht,
Increased salaries for teachers and in-
creased state ald were advocated.
Wilkes-Barre.—With 60 allens In
custody charged with entering the
country illegally, imigration officers
will tontinue their clean up. of Luzerne
county, which is expected to net 140
arrests. Those arrested will be taken
to Philadelphia for hearings and de-
portation,
Chester.—A barber shop raided by
state detectives and a detachment of
state police yielded several gallons of
liquor in jugs labeled “tonle.” Burt
Wayman, manager the shop, was
arrested and in default of $1000 ball
wag committed to Jail.
Altoona. —Caught under a
rock in a coal mine, Mello
died in the Altoona Hospital
Pottsville.—Ten forest fires were re-
in this for
and wardens, kept
under control,
Nicholas Polen, Jr.
14. of Levin, is in the Doylestown Hos
pital with a bullet hole
neck. His father owns the
tel. The
when a pl
fired a revol
the hotel and
ible to learn
of
fall of
Gagglnl
district by
but
porte 1 state
esters were
well
Doviestown.-
his
Levin Ho-
on the third oor
from Philadelphia
The visitor ran from
Polen has been un-
Young Polen
ing was acclde
Chunk.—Mark Mam 61
of Lansford, and Danlel
years old Coaldale,
the Hauto
Storage plant of the Leh ish Coal and
Navig pany when Thomas
threw oil led switch the
» plant
through
SON was
aymate
ver.
Mr
his name.
gaid the shoot ntal
Mauch
years old,
Thomas, 52
were electrocuted at Coal
"on
to start
hat operates the
an
ave
the
and killed,
handed
held that Alle-
with the
field In
citizen of the
ght to
from
ending ti
proceed
restrain the
with
had no
such n
hen lease the property to
rat
proceeding
it they
wend money for
iOn
West tmoreland county
i ) authorized a
] for
proposal won by about
tural districts and
gave their to
1 YY
good roads
support
disappearance of Mrs,
of Media
her friends,
was rewed
Corkran,
zzled
She
has
to the
livoreced three months
from West Chester re-
that Mrs. Corkran and
Francis Corkran, mar-
1922, at Elkton. and dli-
months ago, were rewed
of Peace Paxon, of
couple are enjo
nonevymoon.,
Playing around “the
home, Mary Stein, 4
burns which result-
few hours later In
According to the
. iild was playing around
kitchen for some time and, despite
ning of the mother, Insisted on
hing the progress of the cooking.
no one in the kitchen at
¢ her clothing caught fire, and
timation the family had of
when she ran screaming Into
living room.
Allentown. — Twelve pegroes em-
ployed in a local brick plant and who
hunk there reported to the police that
they had heen held up by a lone ne-
gro ‘handit and robbed of all their
earnings, amounting to several hun-
dred dollars,
Towanda.—In the second day of
eir drive to enforce the ban on hunt-
ing In Bradford county, state police
made two more arrests, both men be-
ing from Dickson City, near Scranton.
They were Russell Eley and William
Snyder. Each pald $235 fine and costs
after pleading guilty.
Bloomsburg. —J. Ellis Cox, aged 786,
dropped dead while fixing the kitchen
fire,
York The county commissioners
appointed C,. W, Koons, a prisoner at
the county jail, to be fireman at that
institution st a salary of $10 a month,
York. —One of York's oldest resi.
dents, Mrs, Kathryn C. Rumbling, of
Wrighteville, died. She was 101
years old, and until several weeks ago
was anparently enjoying good health,
The deceased leaves eight children,
nll of this county except Mrs. Malinda
Campbell, of Reading.
! Hazeton.—Clity council will con-
trict a4 comfort station In the ce
Ahusiness zoction of the city at a cost
of 245.000
the
The
ond
her
eived
leath a
Hospital,
nts, the cl
Agnes
Was
fet
HIS
was
th
Enables Farmer to Take Ad-
vantage of Better Markets
at Longer Distances.
(Prepared by the Unfted States Department
of Agriculture.)
The
motor truck on the
many features to commend its
but just how much welght must be
given to its various advantages or
disadvantages Is a question that may
best be answered by the combined
opinions of experienced motor-truck
owners. The prospective purchaser
and men inexperienced in the use of
these machines may derive much in-
formation of value from a study of
the experiences of other truck owners,
Accordingly, the United States Depart-
ment of Agriculture has compiled De-
partment Bulletin 1254 in which the
experience of several hundred truck
users In the New England and Cen-
tral Atlantic states is summarized.
Analysis of Data.
the outstanding facts Indl
cated by compilation and analysis of
the data collected are the following:
The use of the motor truck in many
instances enables a farmer to take
advantage of better markets at great-
er distances from his farm than were
available when his hauling was done
with horses. For those truck owners
who have changed markets the dis
tance to the new markets averages
nearly double the distance
formerly used.
In the area covered by
trucks having a capacity of one ton
comprised nearly balf the total num-
ber concerning which replies were re-
celved, while slightly over half of
owners who In 1922 their
opinions as to the size sulted
their conditions stated they preferred
the one-ton machines,
Over 9 per cent of
stated they belleved
would prove to be
farm has
use,
Among
to those
these reports
gave
hest to
the
their
profitable
intended to pur
the
owner
invest
others wh
nn were nn
Saving Time
Saving of time
greatest advantage,
chase en
wt out.
Is Advantage.
was given
as the
greatest disad
with the use
On the average It requ
half the time to make a haul
given length with a truck than it does
vantage conned
of motor frucks,
Not
lone
of the
tracks,
all road hauling
with
was
stated that they
part of their
many owners
for hauling
part of such hauling
used
hauling
their
about
road
While used
chines
ma
OMe
of the
ne custom work,
A small
stated they did sor
percentage owners
one-tenth of the total hauling
done with the machines,
A majority of the
heir trucks were
of 147 "days,
over 3.100 miles
report.
used
and
on
traveled
the
Expense of Operation,
The expense of operation per mile
i
wchines to 20.7 cents for the two-
glze. The total cost (including
driver) per ton-mile for hauling crops
ranged from 37.3 cents for the smaller
Over two-thirds of the owners re
porting stated their machines had al-
ways been ready for use when needed
during the preceding year.
The addition of motor trucks to the
average less than one horse for each
machine purchased.
All of these various questions are
discussed in more detail in the bul
letin, a copy of which may be secured
as long as the supply lasts by writing
to the United States Department of
Agriculture, Nas Washington, Pb. C.
Lime Applied to , Supply
Caleium for Plant Food
One purpose in applying lime to
land for alfalfa or clover is to supply
calcium to be used as food, and In a
form which may be readily used. In
applying lime, enough should be ap.
plied to supply.the alfalfa with as
much calcium as may be néeded. As
alfalfa needs about as much ealcium
as there is In about 75 pounds of
hydrated lime for each ton of hay
it grows, you can calculate about how
much lime should be added to meat
the alfalfa requirements for the period
you expect the alfalfa to grow. If
you expect the alfalfa to stand for
five years and it makes four to five
tons of hay each year, you will need
to apply considerable hydrated lime
per acre. Unless you can secure hy-
drated lime very cheap, you will find
it better to use common ground lime-
stone and apply from four to five
tons per acre if the subsoil is sour
as well as the surface soil.
Insects Hibernate Over
Winter in €rop Refuse
After a crop ls harvested there is
usually some portion of the plant
which is allowed to remain on the
fand. In this refuse the Insects pe
cullar to the crop often feed and mul.
tiply until killing frost, and then hi
bernate over winter, inflicting injury to
similar crops on the same land the
next year, For this reason, all the
remnants of a crop sueh as stubble,
vines, leaves, ete, should be removed
from the field ns soon after it is har
vested as possible
Sanitary Quarters
Essential for Hens
Precautions Necessary for
Health and Production.
Only such fowls as are in good
health should be placed in the laying
house, and thereafter the
ings should be kept in an absolutely
sanitary condition. These precau.
tions are necessary if birds are to go
through the winter in good health and
production, asserts F, R. Beaudette,
poultry pathologist at the state col-
lege of agriculture, New Brunswick.
Birds usually become Infested with
intestinal parasites and occasionally
contract infectious diseases while on
the range. When they are brought to-
gether in the laying house the
sibility of a spread of infection
parasites is greatly increased
of the closer contact between
fowls.
Pos.
and
because
the
Birds infested with parasites on the
range scatter the eggs such «para-
gites over a wide area, which reduces
the chance of Infestation; but In
laving quarters the possibility
spread is greatly increased in
to avold this a regular
cleaning of the quarters,
remdial and disposal of
Necessary, { dis
litter containing parasite ¢
Serves to
of
arder
and
such as the
all
ribution of
only
‘ureless
sg
perpetuate Infestations
the houses are not cleaned
eggs which have been
fowls will develop and
again and produce a
tion than would occur on
the worm
voided by the
be taken
heavier Infesta-
the range
vessels should be cleaned dally and
the area around such
be kept dry. The dropping
shonld be cleaned during
vent flies from spread
warm
cleaning is not
VORKPIS
hou
daily
wenther, to pre
ing the tape
colder seasons dally
CRUS
sO
necessary
Prevention of infec
nds clean feed, clean
surroundings "
the vitality
eliminated In
tious
water
of
nck of green feed
and
parasites,
dampness,
which predisp Ee»
hilling, drafts are all
birds to die
tar disinfectants are good
The coal
and should be used in an 5 per cent so
Apple and Peach Kernels
The of the apple
will seldom germina sntls
f when dry They sho
with three
of sand after
edd ta
rseryn
' an near
seods and pear
te torily
SOW
times
the
their
fruit is
sather
two or
SOON
and allow
adually. Nu
which '
jayers of sand until
ground
should
ind
pnolsture
shallow hoxes in they preserve
the seed between
is time to sow In
in the spring Peach
spread on top of - the ground
with two in«
light litter
mixed with
the open
stones
f fine earth
kind is
earth, the
Hes ©
of some
the
sometimes
freezing cracks the stone and this cov
prevents the frozen
boxes of seed
cellar during the
ering
The
germ being
are cool
winter. So
Kept in a
sO0On
dry
kernels of . POArs,
and peaches to
state sow the
stocks
The sonnet
we the belter Se
from shade
ralde
can be de
wi oll free
of the fruit garden,
apart, make
half an
's earth
leaf
that this
one part ROW
in rows 16 inches
rows not more than
Cover with
shallow
inch In
or a
mold
wood
parts of
mixture of equal
and old hotbed manure.
How to Avoid Scalding
After Using Linseed Oil
uring cold weather dairymen
should examine their stock frequently
to see if lice are present. It is rather
difficult to rid cattle of lice In cold
weather safely. The following method
for winter is suggested :
“Apply raw linseed oll to the ailected
parts. The affected parts on calves
will usually be over the shoulders and
neck and around the tail setting. Ex
pose the animals to the sun for sev.
eral hours after the application to
avold sealding. A second Application
should be made in 12 or 13 days, to
kill the newly hatched lice,
and floors of the pens should
thoroughly disinfected with a 4 per
cent solution of coal tar disinfectant.
In handling newly dug potatoes, the
wise farmer treats them with respect;
their skins are as tender as a girl's. *
. » »
According to the best figures at hand,
a tool in the shed is worth about one
and a quarter out under an apple tree.
* = »
Farm premises are not attractive by
accident. What are you doing this fall
toward shrubbery, flowers, fruit and
nut trees?
- Le
As a mere house is not a home, #0
a tract of land Is not necessarily a
farm. “Thar's more in the man than
thar is In the land.”
* * »
Grading 18 not a process for reducing
the quality of farm produce to be sold
hut a process for increasing the value
of that which will be sold,
* & 8 ‘
The size of a farmer's loss accous’
san he measured by the amount ©
machinery he leaves scattered abow
the premises to be rotted and rusted
Four different coats ure essential for
the complete winter wardrobe, und
Paris has made each type so distine-
tive that it occupies a separate niche
fn the contemporary Imll of fashion,
says n Paris fashion correspondent in
the New York Herald-Tribune. The
afternoon coat, the evening wrap, the
ensemble cloak and the sports cont are
nil decreed by the current mode, and
while the minimum. requirements of
fushion may be satisfied by the first
two of these, the socially active woman
will find a definite demand for all of
the models.
The important type of coat—
hecause it ennnot he omitted from even
the most frugal wardrobe—Is the after-
noon cont, worn for for-
mal and semi-formal daytime functions,
The Pai has offered numer-
ous Interpretations of essential
and these
two
most
which enn be
couture
this
centered
slim,
flared
be-
is
have
slithouettes
and the
latter type
newer and
ining ground as the
The coat flare differs from
flare in that the distended
hegins at a higher line
the knees. It
the manipulation of godets
and In order to Impress
forcefully the
fash-
garment,
ground
siraight ontline
effect. The
cnuse it is
the
fuller
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{ smarter,
is
becuse it
| gradually ga season
Progr
the dress
i off oe ¢
| slightly
{ plished by
| and flounces,
| the fuller outline more
wilstline Is often perceptibly
foned,
RNR
usunily
necon-
is
ahove
according to the salon
which presents It. Molynenx, for ex
an ardent spe the
mt ——decidedly one of the modish
of the current se
reaches to
noon cont vary
ample, is msor of
CAPE
festations
this designer the cape
{ mani
i With
ason
gtiine and It
of
only
its
ust helow the wal
the
the
pres
into the side seams
manner that
clue to
sored
algo hy
Spon
sical of
are tyy
For traveling, they
collared and
or hare
These
loth In
OTL orate
nllot and
the winter
are develd
edged with
ind cut on
Capes are
her offerings
mode
ped In tweed,
gazelle, squirrel
ample circular ix
also of
18s furs
108
velvet or «
and Inc
Venetian collar moven
ore luxurio
the ent.
Fur Trimming Popular.
in the forth
ne of the popu-
Fall oly
coming
of the Ni
er the
wi
sisnh
evidence is given
ashi
ir-trime
winter
larity nd fabric eo
y
whet! aterinl be of
3
|
silk
or
and coat match
mm of the
Patou model,
A ORY were dress
tl uppy solutic ensem-
hie Ina
fittinziy called
Chi
the long
iden
hine because
of the ner idery that covers
tunic, the « coat | vy blue
gntin, with deep skirt band, coll and
cuffs of nutria fur in the
tone, The Chi
ar
natural beige
nese tunic is of dni! r~
« patterned
nbreidery In navy blue The satin
irt that underlies the of
navy matching the ton coat,
Mn Viennet ofers winter
moiels which feature wide bands of
fur hordering ot
re ng thee oidde of the
we
wool, with intricate Chinese
or
funic Is
hiae,
deline
Bands of Kolinsky.
seal and summer ermine are used as
trimmings by this designer.
Patou
bodire
and the slight sub-wailstline
| and sides. His most successful model
Is known as Don Pedro. This eont has
created an unusually favorable im-
pression and is being much copied
The original model chez Patou is In
corded black crepe of a very heavy
quality. It has as a novel feature a
plaited apron-ike flounce across the
front only. It Is of severely straight
cut and the apron, or tablier, barely
disturbs the slender silhouette. The
eollnr, cuffs and skirt band are of gray
chinchilla rat,
These are characteristic variations
of the winter afternoon cont, which
recognizes few restraining influences
in its Aiversifications. The most typi
eal models have high fur collars, al-
most any type of sleeve and are de
veloped in ottoman, bengaline, Kasha,
colours de laine and the new suede
finished cloths, Black, brown and
green are the leading colors,
The evening wrap Is its usual elab-
‘rate self this winter, and the opera
season will witness as brilliant an ar
less fundamental
its dis
tinetiveness achieved principally
rich fabries and luxurious
and this greater conformity
beging with the silhouette, which Is
most frequently straight. The flared
types are not without representation,
but they have mot been accepted as
eagerly In this class of dress as In
others. Cape effects are among the
most prominent models. The three-
quarter length models are featured by
Vionnet, who shows a regal evening
cape In black and gold brocade fitting
at the shoulders snd cut in a cireuvlar
movement. The same model is devel
oped in broadtaft,
Red Is Effective.
An effective Chanel wrap is of red
Louis XIV lame with a tiny all-over
pattern done in gold threads. This
has a straight, slightly fitted
full apron front and is bor- |
with « six-inch strip of lapin |
The same house offers a strik-
cloak 1u soir of Bordeaux red vel. |
vet Imed with matching marabou.
The |
feat of this succession
There is
is
model
back, a
dered
pekin,
ing
ure
model is a
To Housewives
RS
Bend ve your name snd
we will send you FR
IF RE and POSTPAID « 10 cent
bottle of LIQUID VENEER. Wonderful for
your deily Gusting. Cleans dusts and polishes
with re on lo your dust cloth. Kenews pie
anos, furpitare, Sd tii)g sutomobiles Makes
everything look lke new. Makes dusting a
piensure.
Get After This One
The apple mouse, better known ns
pine mouse, lives in most of the east
ern states west to Kansas and Ne
braska, and some years causes heavy
losses apmong apple and other frult
trees,
The man who lives Ike : a king sel
dom Joes it to the queen's taste
Automobile
the automobile as a ne-
cessity. It is no Jorger a
luxury for the few. Sixty
per cent of its use is for
business.
Because of this the mod-
Coat of Satin.Faced Canton,
Flounce Accordioned Skirt
of band
a
8% two which are
apart. These
end of the hipline,
typical details it is ap
even) ng
and
inches wide,
nbout three inches
ntinue to the
From
parent
these
that the
ipon fabrics, tri color for its
are invariably
ample and
generally of fur
vet, lame and metal
are the principal fa
f red, and brown
jes, and luxurious fur
prominent ings
the
its detalls, but
ing
individe
culls
hrdfeades
green
trimm
The keynote of
not ir in its
and
The ensemble cont is,
a separate item of dress, and It must
conform with the costume of which It
is a part. That formity is usually
a question of material, and it is fre
quently manifested in the lining of the
cont, which is of the identical fabric
ag the dress. However, there Is no sel
dicta on this and the ensemble
effect may be carried out by numerous
other ans trimmings and
Thik of costume is ap |
propriate for all informal
semi and formal—and the ac |
companying coats generally follow the |
lines of the reguiar models for these
functions except that flared effects are |
seldom adopted.
Jean Patou's famous quand le soleil
tombe is a perfect example of the
Parisian ensemble—a charming cos |
tame quite dressy enough for an In- |
formal evening dance or dinner and
yet equally appropriate for a tea |
dansant or afternoon reception.
coat Is developed In a satiny quality |
of black broadtail and Is bordered |
with a deep band of lynx. Collar and
cuffs are also of Iynx.
Tassels Trim Velvet Ensemble.
Another typical afternoon ensemble |
consists of a coat and dress of navy |
blue velvet. The long, slim coat is |
con
point,
me such as
color, type
occasions
formal
The
dress is exquikitely embroidered In
turquoise beads and silk, this giving
the name of le turduoise to the model.
The sports coat follows the same
general lines and details as its after
terials are different. Rough and fleecy
woolens in Seotch and Tartan plaids,
gayly colored, take the place of the
more conservative fabrics and hues
employed for ordinary daytime wear.
Apart from the mechanical detalls
of the sports coat there is another
noteworthy consideration vhich places
this item of the feminine wardrobe In
an class of its own. It Is the symbol of
youth, and its boyish effect must be
paramount, even when worn by the
more mature woman, This idea runs
directly counter to the present tem
of the mode, which has generally dis
carded the concept of youth eternal
and has designed separate models for
debutante and matron,
Yet the exception is logical enough,
When Mr. Old Grad comes back to the
bowl to cheer hig alma mater he casts
the years behind him and for the mo
ment revives his andergmduate days
And the lady at his left is transformed
for the occasion into the same youthful
girl who graciously accompanied him
in the days of Nineteen Nine. Where
ern paved highway has
become an economic ne-
cessity.
Yet although the mileage of
Concrete Roads and Streets has
been steadily increasing. our
highway system today lags far
behind the automobile. The
great majority of our highways
are as out of dete as the single
track, narrow gauge railway of
fifty years ago.
Such a condition not only serk
ously handicaps the progress of
the automobile as a comiortable,
profitable means of transports
tion, but also holds back com-
mercial, industrial and agncul
tural advancernent in practically
every section of the country. Iris
coming uxpeyers millions of dol
lars annually.
Highwsy building should be
continued and enlarged upon.
Your highway suthorities are
ready to carry on their share of
this great public work. But they
must have your support. Tell
them you are ready to invew in
more and wider Concrete High-
ways now,
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