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■EXPLAIN SEED
POTATO PLANTING
(Disinfection by Soaking in Cor
rosive Sublimate Is Being
Recommended
Washington, D. C., April 6.—The dts-
I infection of seed potatoes by soaking
!in corrosive sublimate or in formalde
hyde is recommended by the U. S. De
jpartment of Agriculture as a measure
'that will tend to improve the germi
nation and lessen the danger of scab.
Such treatment is, on the whole,
i profitable, but has several limitations
■ which should be clearly recognized to
!prevent disappointment. The obiect of
disinfecting seed potatoes is to destroy
I the germs of scab and other surface
i parasites which might otherwise be
planted with the seed and infect the
'new crop. Only surface infections are
reached by this method. It is only
Irartially effective against deep pits of
i common scab. Neither corrosive sub
'limate nor formaldehyde, as ordinarily
'used, will destroy silver scurf. Either
lone will kill surface infections of
Iblackleg, but neither will reach the in
ternal infections common in tubers
'from blackleg hills. Neither Fusarium
wilt nor late blight infection in po
tato tubers can be reached by any seed
'treatment, nor can any of the non
parasitic diseases of potatoes, such as
•mosaic, leaf roll, and curly dwarf, thus
ilie prevented. See Farmers' Bulletin
814 for description of these troubles.
Select Disease-free Seed
' Clearly, therefore, the most impor
tant precaution against these diseases
fls to select clean, disease-free seed
potatoes from healthy, vigorous plants
las determined by field inspection dur
ing the growing season and at harvest.
•Feed treatment should then be applied
ts an additional precaution. It will
:iiot be effective, however, if the soil
• where the potatoes are to be planted is
already full of disease.
Soli Condition* and Potato Disease"
Soil conditions have an important
relation to potato tuber diseases, and
many of these are widely spread
amusements
I Royaf and National j
Theaters
IShoulnß To-day •
In Rinniifly Feature n Five rarta.i
••THE AI.STEII CASE" •
Featuring BRYANT WASHBIRN |
" nd vrH TO>khovsk 1
• LM "SCJwJB
I Motor Boating
t One of the Season's Best Laaghlng
I lilts.
j The Mm Off the Ice Wifon
I The lee Man With the 91,000 a
Week Voice.
T Next Monday Next Thnrsday
if -THE "The Myracle."
i She plays or
I xacghtt -Iw
any piece!
4 PRINCESS." yon think of.
♦
• Double Attraction Profnui To-day
j Dorothy Kelly
• The Screen's Mont Beautiful
f Star In
j "Money Magic"
? The Story of a Girl's Great Fight
,♦ For Love.
'I ADDED ATTRACTION
• Ninth Episode "CI PID'S FIZZLE"!
• = •
TO-MORROW i
| Frances Nelson i
\ "One of Many" 1
? MONDAY AXD TUESDAY •
] Anita Stewart
1 la the Ptetare Beautiful 1
• "THE MORE EXCELLENT WAY"}
Be What You
Should Be!
GINQER IN YOUR SYSTEM your drucglst. get a sealed tube of three
grain Cadomene Tablets, and begin their
— ~~~~ use at once. After yon have taken them
18. Th. Mm of >h Hour," With ;>"' tg
Ambition and Hope Upper- sensations. Yonr appetite will Improve,
t , the food will taste better and you will be
mosi Always. ~| n t0 no tice how springy is your step and
____ bow much brighter the world In general
appears, and soon the "pep" and the
Th exaltation and the joy of living "snap" of energy of s strong njnrvous sys
*iU "> . , * y tem will be yours. Then you'll be glad yon
fradiates a magnetism that is jrresisti- fc now about the msrrelous medicine, Csdo
?ble in such a person—man or woman, mene Tablets.
(Good health, strong, well-nourished A wor ' h J PylcUn says: _
nerves, a cheerful mind, and hope
eternal are ever present in the man of
*nap and fire So.me enjoy these mfif > VF
fclessings throughout life. Others for *
brief period only—a few years at y "■*
most —and then comes bleak, lone- jW.-jjEg^r
come lives, and physical and mental Vf *-'
Bcorca of men are permanently weakened
fiy la grippe, followed by kidney disorders. \ fESML!//
lver, stomach aud bowel disorders, which frfsk \ I
produce "starved nerves," and It Is they
There are many tributary esnses, but X
•lways a "starred nervous system" ts pres
rt, snd manifested by symptoms, which I
men the public often suspect, and of few ... ... . , .
of which ore, extreme nervousness, lnsom- After an examination or the formula or
Bla, cold extremities, slugglst circulation, your Cadomene Tablets I feel that nowhere
despondency, aching In back, headache, could I obtain a tonic superior to this,
kidney disorders, dresdfu! dresins, timid- Consequently I prescribe theb whenever
ilty. fear without cause, and n general ina- Indicated, and with a degree of aaUsfactlon
'tilllty te concentrate the mind, aud act nut- to mv pstlents that smases me. The unt
il rally and rationally as others do under formlty of the benellta to all eaaes of
all circumstances. "nerved has Indeed given p cause to
. A weakened nervous system .will be lndl- speak a generous word for this mtoaualled
catad by km el U tongolng lymptomMi product r
FRIPA¥-EVENTtfG, HARRISBURO (fijftfl. TELEGRAPH APRIL 6, 1917.
throughout the country, and perhaps
native to *ome soils. Common acab Is
favored by a neutral or slightly alka
line soil, and seldom gives trouble in
acid soils. It therefore Is increased by
liming and fresh stable manure, wood
ashes, and alkaline fertilizers, such
as nitrate of soda and ground bone,
while acid phosphate and sulphate of
ammonia tend to diminish the scab.
Rhlzoctonla occurs in some extent
in nearly all soils, but appears to at
tack potatoes most when the conditions
are unfavorable to the best develop
ment of the potato plant. Bring the
land to an ideal state of tilth to mini
mize loss from Rhizoctonia.
Powdery scab is worst on cold, wet,
or poorly drained soils. Blackleg, on
the other hand, is carried by infected
seed. No potatoes showing a deep
brown discoloration at the stem end
should be planted.
Sulphur tends to prevent common
scab. It is not a substitute for cor
rosive sublimate or formaldehyde, but
is a good drier for sut seed. Applied
to scab-infected soils at the rate of
500 pounds per acre it reduces the
scab, but such heavy applications can
not generally be recommended as prof
itable. Preliminary experimental trials
are advised.
Hon- to Disinfect Seed
It Is considered better to treat po
tatoes before they are put into seed,
especially if the cut seed is to be very
small. Put into the solution all the
potatoes It will cover and keep the
batch covered by the solution for the
period named under the treatment be
ing used.
The "formaldehyde treatment" con
sists in soaking the potatoes, before
cutting, for two hours in a solution
made by adding one pint of formalde
hyde to thirty gallons of water. The
solution can be used repeatedly. The
gas treatment is no longer recom
mended.
The "corrosive sublimate treatment"
is more effective than formaldehyde,
particularly against Rhlzoctonla, or
russet scab, and powdery scab. Cor
rosive sublimate is used at the rate of
1-1,000 for one and one-half to two
hours. Dissolve 2 ounces of the salt in
hot water and dilute to 15 gallons.
This is a deadly poison. Use with
great care. It must be kept in wood,
porcelain or glass vessels, as it attacks
metal. Seed so treated must not be
used in the household or left where
animals can reach it.
In using the corrosive sublimate dip
it has been found that the solution be
comes weaker each time it is used. The
degree to which the disinfectant is
taken out of the solution varies ac
cording to the amount of dirt on the
potatoes, the character of the water,
and the kind of container. For prac
tical purposes it will be sufficient to
add 1 ounce of dissolved corrosive sub
limate to each 30 gallons of solution
after each batch of potatoes has been
treated. When this has been done four
times, throw away the old solution and
prepare new solution.
To treat large quantities of potatoes,
set several barrels on a slightly ele
vated platform. Fit a plug in a hole
in the bottom of each barrel, fill with
potatoes, cover with solution, let stand
two hours, draw off solution, and pour
into another barrel. Increase the num
ber of barrels in proportion to the
quantity to be treated. Another meth
od is to use a large wooden vat or
trough, into which the potatoes in
sacks are lowered by a rope and pul
ley and later hauled out, drained, and
dried on slatted racks.
Seed potatoes may be treated sev
eral weeks before planting, provided
they are not reinfected by storing in
old containers or storage bins.
Sprouted potatoes are injured by
treatment, but will throw out new
sprouts. In general, however, pota
toes will not be injured by following
the above directions. Many growers
believe germination is improved by
treatment.
AMUSEMENTS
; Regent Theater j
To-day Only I
Kilra Strong Attraction i
Return Engagement of
MARGUERITE CLARK j
In the Celebrated Romance i
"THE PRETTY SISTER OF JOSE"j
Added Attraction "A Circus i
( Cyclone." funny two-reel comedy,!
,and "Jerry's Winning Way." I
To-morrow Onl> —Double Show i
Return Engagement by Request •
GERALDINE FARHAR f
The Grand Opera Star in i
"MARIA HOSA"
CHARLIE CHAPLIN I
In His Funniest Slde-Splittlng i
Comedy. }
"EASY STREET" J
Three Days i
Mondny, Tuesday and Wednenday I
PAL'LINE FREDERICK
In n Plcturlsatlon of Alphonse ;
Daudet's j
"SAPHO"
Criticism by the Bulletin:
"Miss Frederick appears to -f
• eellent advantage, especially In tliej
passionate scene which marks the*
end of her amour with young linun-|
• sin, and It would he hard to And an*
actreSM better fitted to the part thanf
.Mis* Frederick."
Coming—Mary Pickford in t
I "A POOR LITTLE RICH GIRL." 1
COU)NIAL—"The Money Mill."
REGENT—"The Pretty Sister of Jose."
A real expensive treat will be given |
lovers of the Yiddish stage on Tues- i
day evening at the j
"Joseph und Orpheum when the ■
HI" Brethren." great historical op- I
< \lddlnh) era. "Joseph and Ills;
Brethren" will be !
presented for the iirst time in this city, f
Joseph and His Brethren" is an in- ,
teresting piece of ancient history of
the Bible, with gripping situations,
with a strong moral lesson for both
young and od besides catchy musical
numbers. The play will be produced
under the personal direction of
Mi? . celebrated author-actor. Jacob
shtekowits. with special scenery, elec
trical effects, costumes and with an
ail-star cast of eminent Yiddish play
ers from the leading theaters of New
lork. The advance sale of seats will
open to-morrow morning at D o'clock.
"Have a Heart," the newest and in
many respects the most novel musical '
comedy offering of Henry
"Have a W. Savage, comes to the Or-
Heart" pheum for an engagement of
one day only, Saturday,
April 14. This latest novelty in the
field of musical entertainment comes
here with the enthusiastic endorsement
of the press and public of New York
and Philadelphia. "Have a Heart" re
cently terminated a triumphant run of
several months at the Liberty Theatre.
New York, with the most prosperous
engagement in the history 'of that
playhouse to its credit.
Billle Burke, who vies with Oscar
Hammerstein as an artistic explorer, has
Just found a phenomenal
At the tenor, whom she will pre-
Majentlc sent at the Majestic the last
half of this week under the
title, "The Man Off the Ice Wagon."
After persuading the ice wagon driver
to sign a contract, Mr. Burke's origi
nal intention was to place him with a
singing organization in vaudeville, but
later decided to present him to the
public Just as he appeared in the East
side of New York City—ice tongs
and all. Another of Mr. Burke's novel
ties. a big comedy offering entitled
"Motor Boating," will be on the same
bill. Completing the list of acts are
Olga, the dancing violinste; Moore and
Gerald, comedy acrobats, and the
Four Boices in a sensational casting
act.
Dorothy Kelly, one of the prettiest of
Vitagraph stars, will be the attraction
at the Colonial Theater
Two Show* at to-day in a beautiful
the Colonial Blue Ribbon feature,
"Money Magic," a live
part society drama, in which a clever
girl gets the best of a gang of "get
rich-quick" financiers. The story
abounds with clever dramatic situations
and the love interest is maintained
throughout. "Cupid's Puzzle," the
ninth episode of "The Great Secret."
with Francis X. Bushman and Beverly
Bayne in the leading roles, will be the
added attraction of the program. Start
to-day and be one of the many pleas
ed patrons who are following this
story; you'll like each episode more than
tile other. Saturday, one day only,
Frances Nelson in "One of Many," a
powerful Metro play that tells the story
of a girl whose love for her mother
blinds her eyes to her duty to herself.
The usual funny comedies will be shown
on the same program. Coming, Mon
day and Tuesday, Anita Stewart in "The
More Excellent Way," the picture beau
tiful.
In the title role of "The Pretty Sister
of Jose," shown at the Regent to-day
only. Marguerite
Marguerite Clark at Clark attains one
Regent To-day Only of her greatest
screen triumphs.
As the tiny, exquisite Spanish girl of a
thousand moods and whims, who has
vowed never to lose her heart, but who,
when finally conquered by the hand
some Sebastiano, loves truly and de
votedly, Miss Clark is utterly incompar
able, and denotes exceedingly well the
struggle in the girl's heart to maintain
a haughty demeanor toward the man
she has learned to adore, while longing
to yield to the impulses of her love.
To-morrow a double show is sched
uled. Geraldine Farrar, in a return en
gagement of "Maria Rosa." and Charlie
Chaplin, in "Easy Street," will share
honors. In "Maria Rosa." Miss Farrar
appears as a young Spanish peasant
Kirl. for whose hand two admirers are
in eager contest. "Easy Street" is a
comedy that essays to show "how the
other half lives." It brings together
the most picturesque lot of tramps ever
seen on the screen to illustrate scenes
in slum life. During these scenes Chap
lin has an opportunity for some excru
ciatingly funny business.
VANITY AXD SPECTACLES
One of the popular objections to
wearing glasses is that wearing glasses
makes one look old. This was true in
the days when they were worn only
to help poor sight, and chiefly by the
elderly. Now, a very large percentage
of wearers of spectacles are children,
and the wearing of spectacles is no
longer a mark of advanced age. It is
not a sufficient excuse for a lady to
say that glasses would make her look
old. Moreover, wearing glasses is one
of the best preservers of a youthful
appearance. This is because prolonged
oye-strain causes wrinkles to appear
prematurely and gives the counte
nance a strained, anxious, tired,
drawn, cross look, which is very char
acteristic and is far more to be avoid
ed, from the point of view of appear
ance, than the slight disfigurement of
glasses. Indeed, so far from being
unbecoming, there are some types of
face to which glasses Just add the fin
ishing touch.—Charles Phelps Cushli
ing, in the World's Work.
CARRANZA TO NAME JUDGES
Mexico City, April 6.—To fulfill his
pledge to the people that the three
branches of the government will be
in operation when he takes his seat
and Congress convenes May 1, General
Carranza will appoint members of
the Supreme Court who will serve ad
interim until it is possible for elec
tions to be held for these positions.
The judges, of whom there are eleven,
are elected by Congress, from a list of
candidates, one of whom is proposed
by the legislature of each State.
WAR MADE RICH RICHER
I London, April 6.—That the war has
' made the rich richer, is indicated in
| a comparison of income tax figures
i to-day with those before the war. In
every grade of income, there has been
a steady increase in the number of
those assessed, while the number of
persons paying supertax has more
than doubled. In 1913-14, 13,000 per
sons paid supertax on total Incomes
I of 171,000,000 pounds, •while last year
there were 28,300 with total income of
234,000,000 pounds. The supertax is
applicable to all persons having in
comes of over 3,000 pounds a year, •
TO NUMBER REGIMENTS
Mexico City, April 6.—The Depart
ment of War has announced that here
after the regiments, brigades and divi
sions of the army will be designated
by number instead of by name as at
present. At present the majority of
organizations bear the name of some
leaders or take their designations
from the locality in which they were
raised.
MAY CLOSE EXCHANGE
Mexico City, April 6.—Members of
the Bolsa de Valores or Stock Ex
change of Mexico City have held a
meeting and determined that unless
trading is more brisk in the next few
weeks, the exchange will be placed in
liquidation. Much of the trading on
the exchange is in oil shares.
GERMANS TO BUILD NEW CANAL
Copenhagen, April 4.—The Bavar
ian Diet has adopted a bill for the
construction of a canal from the Main
to the Danube. The canal will begin
nt Aschaftenbur* and end at Passau
(near the Austro-German frontier).
Bavarians expect the canal to be of
the greatest importance In the future.
NO ONE REALLY
INDEPENDENT
If You Rise or Fall Your
Actions Affect Some One
Either Close or Remote
By BEATRICE FAIRFAX
No one of us ever stood (or fell)
'atone. When you go up there are al-
I ways some to mount with you, and
| when you sink there are some to be
bruised or injured by your fall.
Of course, when you were a little
kiddie you built card houses—perhaps
you are still doing it. At all events,
you must remember how carefully you
placed the two plane surfaces so they
should support each other and stand
in delicate adjustment. Then there
came still more careful arrangement
as your card house grew; each little
ieailet had to be added with infinite
care lest you topple the whole surface
over.
In the interdependence of card on
card you get a not exaggerated view
of the interdependence of human be
ings on human beings.
Suppose you are rushing to get a
subway train and in your rude hurry
you knock some one out of your path.
Perhaps a bundle falls from his arms
and the precious eggs he is carrying
home to a sick wife are broken. Life
is like that—you actually cannot
hurry to make the train without af
fecting other people. Of course, you
do not always deprive an Invalid of
sustenance, but you do have some ef
fect on life about you.
No one Is really entirely independ
ent. All humans are interdependent
on each other. The contractor who
puts up a house is carrying out the
plans of the architect, and his plans in
turn are carried out by masons and
carpenters and numerous members of
are completely interdependent on each
other. None of us is competent enough
to do all the things we need to have
done in order that we may enjoy our
present state of civilization.
The happiest man is the one who
has a complete and vivid sense of the
real fellowship of mankind.
Not only do we depend on people
to bring lis food and make our clothes
and run the conveyances which trans
port us to and from work, but we are
dependent on people for states of
mind. Sometimes a friendly greeting
from a newsboy gives you a feeling of
buoyancy and happiness. A mood
may be conveyed to you from the least
of the people with whom you deal as
well as from the greatest.
A little buoyancy of spirit comes to
you often from the friendly feeling of
a personal liking you get from the
boy who says "Good morning" cheer-
Alkali Makes Soap
Bad For Washing Hair
Most soaps and prepared shampoos
contain too much alkali, which is very
injurious, as It dries the scalp and
makes the hair brittle.
The best thing to use is Just plain
mulslfied cocoanut oil, for this is pure
and entirely greaseless. It's very
cheap, and beats the most expensive
soaps or anything else all to pieces.
You can get this at any drug store, and
a few ounces will last the whole fam
ily for months.
Simply moisten the hair with water
and rub it in, about a teaspoonful is all
that is required. It makes an abund
ance of rich, creamy lather, cleanses
thoroughly, and rinses out easily. The
hair dries quickly and evenly, and is
soft, fresh looking, brignt, fluffy, wavy
and easy to handle. Besides, it loosens
and takes out every particle of dust,
dirt and dandruff.
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Growing
W h i t Women's Silver Grey Kid
fully when he carries you up in your
elevator.
How can any of us feel Independent
when, for the means of locomotion wo
depend on others? How can any of us
dare call himself independent when his
very moods may be changed by the at
titude of any of the people with whom
he deals?
It is not entirely weak to be glad
because of a friendly greeting, al
though it would be sadly weak to per
mit yourself to be unhappy because of
an unkind attitude. But it pays to re
member that in the world where the
mood of a clerk in a store or a con
ductor on a street car or a paying tel
ler in a bank conveys itself to you so
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vividly there Is such a thing as real
fellowship.
Mark Twain once said: "Be as In
dependent as you like; but if you are
a tail, be a logical tall and don't try
to wag the dog."
Most of us are tails and the world
is the dog! It wouldn't be logical to
expect our whims or fancies to rule
the world, and It is equally illogical to
boast about the Independence which
none of us can really possess.
DIPLOMATIC SERVICE HIGH
London, April 6.—The cost of the
British diplomatic service last year
was Just over 1,000,000 pounds ac
cording to a government report Just
I issued.
TO BUILD RAILWWAY
Mexico City, April 6. —Si* hundred
miners from tho camps surrounding
Del Oro have been sent to the Statu
of Yucatan where they will begin
grading work at once on the railroad
lino to be built by the State to con
nect the Isthmus railroad at Santa.
Lucretia with Merlda.
St TRAPPED IV MINE
By Associated Press
Pernle, B. C., April 6.—Thirty-four
men are believod to be trapped in
mine No. 2 at Coal Creek, near here,
as the result of explosions In mine*-
Nob. 2 to 3 late last, night.