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Show TIIE MIDVALE PUN MIDVALE. UTAH DISTRESS AMONG THE POOR CLASSES OF SALONIKI WORST WEED ENEMY FOR FIGHT MESSENGER, OF ALFALFA PLANT Handy Things Care Should Be Taken to Prevent Our Toilet Pieces singly or sots. In cases or rolls for or yonr dressing traveling table- - --a guarantee of comfort. Onr reasonable prices ease the OH C1HE BORER Parasites From Tropical fat Introduction of Dodder. Coun- tries Offer Best Means of Destroying Pests. way-- 1 BOYDPARK Grazing Clesa With 8heep Has Bssn Recommended aa Effective Control Against Noxious Plant Bum ' Off Affected Parts.. . CONFINED TOTKfiLI REGIONS (Prepared by tha United Stales Department of Agriculture.) Insect Reduce Yield of Sugar in Dodder Is considered by many aa Vaiylng Measure, Averaging About one of the worst weed enemies of 20 Per Cent Feed on Other The dodder seeds germinate Plants Than 8ugar Cans. In the ground and the young plants soon attach themselves to the alfalfa (Prepare! by tha United States Depart- seedlings. As soon us the threadlike ment o( Acrlimlture.) stem of dodder Is attached firmly to Importation of parasites from Cuba the alfalfa plant-thstem connecting and other tropical countries offer the It with the ground withers away. most hopeful method of ridding the Thenceforth the dodder Uvea entirely sugarcane growing region of the on the alfalfa.' Special care should be , United States of the sugarcane to' avoid Introducing It in or at least of keeping It under exercised seed at planting time. control and reducing the Injury from the alfalfa Gracing close with sheep has been it recommended as an effective control Damage In Three Region against dodder. In the East, however, The sugar-can- e moth borer In the where dodder la most abundant, sheep United States la confined to three Iso- are not plentiful, and it Is not possible lated regions, closely conforming to the for every alfalfa grower to use the areas of large commercial plantings gracing plan. Besides, gracing an alof sugar cane southern Louisiana, falfa field too closely with dheep often southern Florida, and the extreme southern tip of Texas. Throughout those regions It reduces the yield of sugar In varying measure, averaging, The perhaps, shout 20 per cent chief damage results from the larva tunneling lengthwise through the mature cane, not killing it but injuring It severely, retarding Its growth, and subjecting It to the fungous disease known as red rot A measure of dn inn ge follows larval attacks upon very young plants, resulting In whnt Is known as dead hearts. The moth borer feeds on a number of plants other than sugar cane, rendering usual methods of control extraordinarily difficult and, for the moxt part, not efficacious. Experiments in poisoning, attraction to light traps, and the like have not proved effective. Protect Alfalfa Fields Against Doddsr Five definite recommendations are by Rigid Control Measures. made, however, other than the Introresults in permanent injury to tha duction of puraslte stand. Some authorities recommend How to Fight Pests. the complete removal of the affected Scraps of cane left shout the fac- alfalfa plants where the dodder aptory and derricks after the grinding season should be destroyed, probably pears only in isolated spots through the field. This practice, however, la by burning, and cars- In which cane Is successful in the very early shipiied should be kept free of such only of the pest and before It hag stages cane Seed should be scraps. planted Ir. the fall and kept as deeply covered gained much foothold. A rapid and efficacious method ol as practicable. Cane for shipment beout dodder, recommended by yond the Infested area should be se- stamping lected so ae to obtain it free from specialists of the United States Deborers or, if this Is Impracticable, It partment of Agriculture, la to watch should be soaked for at least an hoar the alfalfa field! for the Initial evidence of dodder, and aa soon as signs of the Jiest appear to aprtnkd the Infected spots with kerosene, apply the match, and burn off tbe affected areas. This practice kills out the dodder and, property applied, does not Injure the alfalfa permanently. In burning tbe doddered portions of tbe field a blowtorch la useful, but where such a device la not available some readily Inflammable material, such as waste or old rags wrapped, with wire on the end of a stick and soaked In kerosene, win serve. makeiuTof jewelry STKEET IAU e Stenography Bookkeeping Dictaphone Typewriting Civil Service Posting Mac hino . Among the poorer classes of Salonlku uml the rest of the Balkan towns typhus found easy victims. These people, os our photograph shows, negligent aa to penwiial cleanliness, unable to get even changes of clothing due to great textile shortage, were practlcully at. the merry of the disease. BIG FOUR ROOSTERS AID GOOD L. D. S. Business College alt Laka Banted, BapabwA ML Writ for prices $7JSO to $100. AH nukaa Utah Office and School Supply saw. - OF ALL POWELS Wealth, Aneeatry, Genius, and KnowU edge All Pals Before ths Wondrous Magic of Beauty, The magic of beauty Is more potent that of Simon Magus or of Paracelsus. Beauty Is a different thing from orrament, which may be tbe disguise of ugliness. It is a gift for which no artificial fractions can ever be a substitute. It Is a power greater than birth, wealth, knowledge or genius. People may be proud of their birth, but after 'all we an not our ancestor Tbe rich man may transmit his wealth to his offspring, but It may b aB wasted In a single generation. Knowledge may be a satisfaction to Its possessor, but has It not been said that the more a man galneth of knowledge ths mors he galneth of sorrow 7" Genius, although It wins admiration, may be an obstacle rather than an aid to access In Ilfs. Barns end Poe and Baudelaire had genius, but It did not bring them any worldly advantage. Beauty, on the contrary. Is a key which opens all doors. It shines on the world like the sun, and Its Influence Is universal. In Emerson's words. It Is Its own excuse fair being. To be beautiful is to be worshiped', Idolised, caressed,' and adored. The plain, good people may protest against the Injustice of world which prefers beauty to vIMue. But the fact remains Rochester Post Express. Gum was The celebrated big four roosterqn-haseIn France and presented to Alabama by President Wilson, Clemen-ceau, Lloyd George and OriaDdqjyMUnf good roads in the United States. These arlatocrntla- birds were auctioned off as an aid to the raising of a sum of 8250,000 for this purpose. There Is also In the photograph an American bird that Mr. Wilson purchased for 810 and "threw In the contribution. - rescuing THE drowning LIFEBOAT SAVER ADOPTED BY THE NAVY Depart- la (Prepared by ths United States Department of Agriculture.) Purebred poultry means uniformity of products. Uniformity of products Weed Can Be Eradicated by Prevent, means Increased profits If they an' ing It From Producing Seed It Given the same property marketed. la Harmful to 8tock. care and feed, purebred fowls will make a better profit than mongrels. Squirrel-tal- l grass or wild barley la a- bad weed. It helps spread the rust INJURIOUS WORK OF CROWS of wheat and oats which has been found on It every year for SO years In Small Birds Which Iowa, and It la injurious to stock, and Rob Neste of Many to Fa. r In Are Helpful Tim awus hoist pierce especially Insects. Destroying the mucous membrane of the mouth causing Irritation and finally ulceraMost of the small birds are helpful tion of the Jawbones and teeth. The wild barley can be exterminated by to the fanner In destroying insects affordkeeping It from producing seed. This and every protection should be la simple enough, but It le often dlfll-en- lt ed them. They have much to contend to do on land that cannot bo with, one of their worst enemies bcim-thcrow, which robs so many of lli plowed or mowed. North Dakota Agnesti during the hatching season ricultural College Sod South. Salt Laho City, Utah GREATEST certain sections of the United States, may be gathered and sold profitably to tanners and dye mannnfctnrers, say the specialists of the bureau of chem- GRASS Year Typewriters Be Gathered and Bold Profitably to Tanners and Dyo Manufacturers. SQUIRREL-TAI- L tkm For tha Tcachar. Plant May KILL AS No one is too young or too old to be impressed with the fact that obedience Is the law of life. Show its rewards and its teat of dlsclpleshlp. When one wills to obey, he throws Into gear machinery the like of which la not known anywhere else on earth. CONVERT SUMAC INTO MONEY istry, United States department of agBanish ths Borer From the Sugar riculture. The price of sumac has Cans Fields. Increased In recent years, because of tbe decrease In Importations of this In bordenux mixture or absolution of plant from Sicily. The American sunicotine sulphate previous to ship- mac, If properly gathered and cured ment. The "trash," leaves," or la equal to the imported article. In certain sections of Pennsylvania, "shucks left on the fields after cutting should not be burned but should Maryland, Virginia and West Virginia 1 lightly covered with earth In the good wages can be made, tbe departfall and plowed out In the spring. The ment of agriculture says, by gathering rutting out of "dead hearts, and and selling sumac during July, August dead plants la said to be theoretically and September. Arrangements for the sound practice and, where an abun- sale of the sumac should be made bedance of cheap labor la obtainable, fore it le gathered. Department Bulletin No. 706, which might be recommended. It la pointed out that the Introduc- gives useful information regarding curtion of parasltee has proved effective ing and sale of snmac, can. be had In Hawaii, and that experiment! In upon application to the United States ths United States have given promis- department of agriculture, WashingIf the introduction of ton, D. G. ing results. beneficial parasites can be undertaken It xhould be done on a large scale, and PUREBRED FOWL PREFERRED It would be advisable to station two man In Cuba to collect the parasites, Given Same Cara and Feed They Win sad one In Louisiana to receive and Better Profit Than Moiv Make ultimately to release them on the grela Account Uniformity. plantations. CHy, Utah Day mad Evening ROADS CAUSE - Sumac, which grows abundantly CITY Business Courses moth-borer- ment of Agriculture.) LAJLE Gathering Life's Gold. The gold of life dot's not lie hidden in mines; it sparkles in tiny sands all along the common pnth f every day. He only who gathers it hit by bit from dally duties and pleasures and opportunities nnd friendships will find himself the possessor of the real treasure at last. fa. (Prepared by ths United States . BO MAM Capt. Frederick C. Mills, field agent, section, Atlantic division of the American Red Cross, and naval life-savin- g aviators at various points have been giving demonstrations on the swimming beaches to spread the knowledge if Red Cross methods of resuscitating almost drowned. The plinto-nup- h shows the lock hold," applied n a person rescued from the water. To Recover Sunken Lege. To recover from the bottom of Cann-ain- n streams the sunken logs That are lost while on the way from the logging campa to the mills a newly organised corporation will employ machinery specially adapted to the purpose Instead of the ordinary devices used for moving timber, It was announced. in Popular Mechanics Mag-aslne. Meteorite of Great Age, Meteorites of Indicated great age are conspicuous by their absence from museum collections, and It Is suggested that such specimens may disintegrate and disappear 'from the rocks within a relatively short time after falling. The British museum, however, has It rely acquired a slice of somewhat less than s pound from s meteoric Iron that Is believed to represent an ancient fail.- - The slice is from one of two similar masses that were found In .January, 1905, within s few miles of Dawson, Klondike, and that, from their position deep In the oldest graW els of the district, are thought to hare With the adoption of the Hyland lifeboat saver by the United 8tntes navy rested there since the Pliocene eg or and passenger vessels, 9(1 per cent of the lives qow lost through the inability before. From his study of tbe original specto lower lifeboats promptly and where a ship Is badly listed will be overcome. The device prevents the lifeboat from being smashed against the imen In the museum of the geologiside of the vessel and at the same time enables heavier loads to be lowered cal survey at Ottawa. R. A. A. Johnson hns concluded that they are part with great ease and speed. of a 'single meteoric shower of Ten-tlartime. Newark New y STORM RUINS PLANES AT MINEOLA Compressed air and high pressure water streams will be need to loosen the logs. As 10 per cent of the logs cat sink and remain embedded for various periods without losing their Submarine Ceal Mins There are many submarine coal deposits off the British Isle but so far they are not much worked. The tunnels of the mines at hltehsveu extend some four miles from shore under the Irish sea, however, and there also Is some submarine coal mining at Bolness near the Firth of Forth and at Monkwearmnnth In Durham. Quite 8 Is ths Converse True? Tbe Chinese have a proverb directed gainst babbler" tor whom they have a particular aversion. Is it ap"The great plicable In America? church hells rarely, round; the full cask returns no round. value by deterioration, the business of raising them should prove to be one of great commercial Importance to lumbermen. this sleeping beauty slept for Now twenty years." If there's anything In the hennty nap theory, that long a sleep ought to make anyhndy beautiful." Louisville Couricr-Journn- l. Their Supply. "I suppose the men who were fight- never ran the risk ing In of running nnt of nnimnnltlnn." "Why should they?" "Wjn-nplenty of there '' . airpiaiUH 4.ii iin- Mineolti field. Including three of the Inrgest in the nf which wn the Murtin bomber-whicwas to make a one- United Statefc-onstop flight from Now York to Sun Francisco, were wrecked by a terrific wind and thunder storm. j i I Mua'cal Taste. Composer "Ive got a new song thnts Itnund to mnke a hit. Concert None Mannger Any sense In It?" Not a bit" Bt B Any fun In -Any music In Itl".. 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