The May Bugle. (May, Okla.), Vol. 10, No. 34, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 12, 1914 Page: 2 of 8
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(By O. ERF.)
The Wyandottes were originated,
like the Plymouth Rocks, from a mix-
ture of Asiatic and European chickens.
Dark Brahmas and Buff Cochins are
said to have been crossed with Se-
bright Bantams and Silver and Golden-
spangled Hamburgs. The intention
MEUSE RlVE-R AT DlNANT
^•^HE Meuse is a river singularly
■ symbolical of, and wedded to,
H the three groups of peoples
£ through whom the three great
phases of its life as a river
run. Its part in war also has corre-
sponded to all three, and since It first
entered recorded history, 2,000 years
ago, till today, when It is so apparent-
ly the obstacle surmounted by the
German invasion of France, it has
checked or aided 60 generations of
soldiers. All its first course goes
through that essentially Gallic coun-
try of Lorraine, of the Three Bishop-
rics and of the countrysides that
bound the Barrois. On its very up-
per waters, where it is no more than
a clear meadow stream, you will find
Domremy and the house where Joan
of Arc was born.
In the midst of that same stretch—
■where already the Meuse is a river—
stands the great Gallic fortress of
Verdun, the town upon w-hose fortunes
bo many invasions have depended.
Further upon its course see the
somber name of Sedan; and in all this
long French rising and flowing of the
river there is upon either side that
mass of rich meadowland and vine-
yard, low, rounded hill and strictly
ordered woods, which make up a
French landscape. It is this stretch,
too, that runs—all the earlier and
higher part of it—along and behind
these “Cotes de Meuse” which are
the stretched line of defense between
Toul and Verdun; which make a wall
of forts from Commercy at the gates
of Toul to the Verdun ring.
Merges Into Dutch.
Similarly, all the lower reaches,
from the Roman crossing at Maastricht
to the vague marshes, flat mud is-
lands, dykes and confused shallows
whereby it mingles with the Scheldt
and with the Rhine and passes to
the sea, are quite Dutch, not only in
the language spoken upon either side
of the river, but in the broadening
flats and sluggish waters and in the
very sky. For the skies of the Nether-
land plain are different from anything
else in the rest of Europe. They
seem to be lit from beneath and their
clouds supply the accident and con-
trast which the earthly horizon lacks.
All this lower stream is full of such
wars as the seventeenth century
fought to withstand Louis XIV. The
duke of Marlborough owed his title
to the clearing of the Lower Meuse—
rolling up the French garrisons as far
as Liege In 1702.
Between these two peopled, wealthy
sections, the upper and the lower, the
broad seaward reaches and the in-
land meadow streams, the Meuse by
a curious accident experiences a fate
not promised by Its origin and hardly
remembered at Its end. It runs
through gorges more bold, and in
parts more deserted, than those of
any western river. The trench which
it thus occupies is the more memor-
able to those who have followed it,
from the breadth, the depth and the
silence of the stream that flows
through it between the very steep
walls of wood and rock upon either
side. These are 600, 600, 700 feet
above the stream, and in places 1,000
feet, but they give an impression of
far greater height from the uniformity
of their coloring and wooded cloak,
from their sharpness of fall, and from
the way In which they mn parallel,
supporting each the effects of the
other upon either side of the dead,
flat floor of water between. This ac-|
cldent which the Meuse suffers, this j
exceptional landscape coming after ;
the easy pastures of I^trraine, coming
before the great sea-flats of the Neth-
erlands. makes the course of the
Meuse comparable to the life of some
man whose youth and manhood were
merely prosperous, who«e old age was I
spacious and at ease, but who fell by J
some fate in a few yards of middle '
life upon surprising adventures. And '
this gorge, though less m’xed with the j
history of war than what lies above,
and below it. has fortress at t*s eafes !
and in its midst corresponds to his- j
tory of war
All these three sections, then, cor-1
respond to something in the history *
of war. The war* to protect the
Netherlands against the ambttlon of
the French concerned the I>uteb
Meuse: to possess Maastricht, ulti-
mately to possess IJege. was the ob-
ject of the defenders and of the at-
tacsera The upper reaches through
Sedan, through Verdun, on against
the stream into Lorraine, were a
mark of obstacle against invasion, a
line of bases for counter-invasion; a
string of names big in the story of the
perpetual come and go between civil-
ization and the barbaric marches of
the Germanies. Upon the Meuse was
the capitulation of Sedan; upon thq
Meuse the surrender of Verdun in
1792 threatened the survival of France
perhaps, certainly of the Revolu-
tion. The Gaulish river rises in those
high, roiling lands near Langres. But
the central exceptional piece, the high-
land country through which the Meuse
has cut Its way, or has had a way
opened to it by nature, has had less
place in the story of arms. The wars
have passed to the north of it, over
the Belgian plain, and even in this,
the greatest and perhaps the last of
the struggles between the confirmed
West and the uncertain Germanies,
the central gorge of the Meuse has
been no highway. Its bridges, not its
line, have been the matter of conten-
tion, and when it was abandoned in
the retreat the German columns
passed, in the main, on either side
of the trench; not along it.
From Liege to Namur going up-
stream the valley, growing though It
does more striking, is yet not fixed
in character, and in many pl..ces the
solemn heights of the Ardennes upon
the south overlook an easier land to
the north. But between Namur and
Givet the ruggedness of outline in-
creases. At Dinant the valley is al-
ready strikingly profound. Between
Givet and Mezleres its majesty,
depth and isolation make one remem-
ber the Sierras or the Pyrenees and
forget the too easy north.
This gorge singularly corresponds
In its aspect and spirit both to the
legends that have risen round it and
to the obscure but enormous part
which the little Frankish tribe and
the Carbonarlan Forest played in that
great transition of Europe between
the Pagan empire and Christendom.
The Franks lay all around that val-
ley; Tournal at Its edge is the Roman
tomb of their king: a Roman officer.
The Ardennes Is the very forest of
fhe Franks. And the auxiliary Frank-
ish troops—a Belgian people—which
the Roman empire had raised upon
tho lower valleys of the Rhine and of
the Meuse, those auxiliary troops
whose captains were later to as-
sume the government of northern
Gaul, had. It would seem, for their I
legendary place and for the center of j
their national dreams, this strange
cleft running tortuous and alone
through the heart of the great woods. |
It is from one group of its fantastic !
rocks that the four sons of Avmon, j
in the Carolinglan poem, spurred their j
horses, and another group of Its bare
pinnacles of stone is, in popular tradi-
tion, their castle; while those highest
dominating cliffs, which are called
"The Ladies of the Meuse,” are
thought of by the populace as a gate
to a defile which may lead to ail
mysteries.
Thorough Cultivation Throughout the Season Will Help In a Material De-
V gree to Fine Results Like the Pictured Fruit.
(By W. HANSON )
The most important thing in grow-
ing blackberries successfully is moist
soil, not one in w hich water will stand,
but one rich enough in humus to hold
sufficient moisture to carry the plants
through the growing season.
I find that the best results will be
obtained if the blackberry bushes are
planted in the fall, in October and No-
vember, setting the smaller growing
kinds 4x7 feet apart, and the larger
varieties 6x8 feet apart.
Thorough cultivation throughout the
season will help in a material degree
to hold the moisture necessary to per-
fect a good crop.
The soil should be cultivated very
shallow, so as not to disturb the roots
of the plants. Breaking the roots
starts a large number of suckers
which have to bey cut out and de-
stroyed.
Blackberries, like dewberries and
raspberries, bear but one crop on the
cane. That is, canes w hich spring up
one year bear the next year.
From three to six canes are suffi-
cient to be kept in each hill. The
superfluous ones must be thinned out
as soon as they start from the ground.
The old canes should be cut off soon
after fruiting and burned.
The new shoots must be pinched
back at the height of two or three
feet if the plants are to support them-
selves.
If they are to be fastened to wires
the canes may be allowed to grow
through the season, and be cut back
when tied to the wires in the winter
or early spring.
Good, small-growing varieties are
Early Harvest and Wilson. The Sny-
der is rank-growing, and the most
popular variety for commercial grow-
ing, but the Agawan. Ancient Briton,
and Taylor are better-in quality?
White Wyandotte*.
GROWING CURRANTS
IS NOT DIFFICULT
Bush Comes Into Bearing Speed-
ily and Requires Less Care
Than Most Small Fruits.
IMPORTANT WORK IN
HANDLING TOMATOES
Some of us remember the long
rows of currant bushes which always
bordered grandmother’s garden. Some
of us, too, remember the delicious des
serts of scarlet and white fruit, cooled
with a dash of spring water, and
served with sugar.
Rarely is the fruit offered now and
the following seems the most plausi-
ble explanation:
The appearance of the currant worm
stripped the bushes of leaves and soon
destroyed their vitality. They became
an eyesore rather than a source of de-
light and were destroyed.
While it has been known for years
that hellebore dusted over the bushes
when wet with dew is a sure remedy,
the next generation have failed to re-
new the currant rows, and as a result
the far-famed currant jelly, one of the
most delicious of relishes, has been
almost forgotten.
The currant is easily grown, comes
into bearing speedily, and requires
less care than most of the small fruit.
Cuttings should be made in Septem-
ber and October, and planted in rows.
These may have some slight protec-
tion during the winter, though it is not
absolutely necessary.
In the spring there will be as a re-
sult a fine bed of rooted cuttings
which may be left for a year undis-
turbed, or then transplanted to the
garden row.
Spraying with bordeaux mixture is
a good remedy for the fungous growth
sometimes attacking the foliage.
Satisfactory Results May Be Ob-
tained by Careful Picking,
Sorting and Packing.
(By W. H. UNDERWOOD.)
The most important part of tile
handling of a tomato crop is the pick-
ing, sorting and packing. If wiselj
and carefully done, the results will tie
very satisfactory.
In handling my tomato crop I first
go through the field searching closely
for all sound, smooth tomatoes just in
the turning stage; that is, with a
slight shade of redness in color, yet
green and firm.
I never pick any cracked or dis-
figured tomatoes to ship to market.
1 place only smooth, uniform speci-
mens in the crate baskets on their
sides, with the blossom end up, so as
to show to the best advantage.
I do not crate anything but No. I’s
in a No. 1 package, and No. 2 quality
in a No. 2 package. Anything in-
ferior to No. 2 will not pay to crate
and ship. By observing this rule i
am saved the cost of many crates, r.lso
the transportation charges on them,
as well as the labor of putting them
up.
When picking for the market, 1 am
to pick only No. 1 fruit, then 't/heD
packing there is not much No. 2 fruit
to pack.
By not picking the cracked or dis-
figured fruit green, but letting it, re
main on the vines to ripen to the light
stage for the canning factory, more
money can usually be realized from it
than if packed to ship.
was to produce larger breeds with tho
beautiful color and markings of th^
Sebright and Hamburg fowls. Thus
the Silver and Gold-laced Wyan-
dottes were formed. As fanciers'
fowls they have since maintained
much popularity and have been scat-
tered in considerable numbers to our
farms. But it remains for a later va-
riety, the White Wyandotte, to gain
the greatest popularity for the breed.
The Buff Wyandotte is also coming in-
to recognition. As to color, the Laced,
White and Buff Wyandottes occupy
similar positions to the corresponding
colors in the Plymouth Rock breed.
The Wyandotte is smaller than tho
Plymouth Rock, but an equally rapid
grower. It is generally claimed that
the White Wyandotte will stand push
ing for rapid growth the best of any
breed. As layers the Wyandottes seem
to rank about with the Plymouth
Rocks, but being somewhat more ac-
tive and having less tendency to over-
fatness, they should be credited with s>
slight advantage.
RESULTS IN BREEDING DUCKS
Good Plan to Run Aylesbury Drake
With Indian Runners for Produc-
tion of Table Birds.
DEVELOPMENT OF
AN APPLE ORCHARD
FALL WEB WORMS
DO MUCH INJURY
Work Can Be Done During Odds
and Ends of Time and Cost
Will Be Almost Nothing.
Pests Will Quickly Destroy a Tree
and Should Be Burned as
Soon as They Appear.
Motor Fuel in War.
Some years ago more or less won-
der was expressed at the army re-
quirements that a motor be capable of
using three different fuels—gasoline,
benzol and alcohol—with the same j
carburetor. The present war, with its
shortage of fuel, has demonstrated
how essential it is to be able to use
one or the other. There are places in
the zone of activities where only ben-
zol can be had; at another place alco-
hol only is available, and at a third
gasoline is on hand. It was a wtee
precaution that made it imperative
that a motor be capable of using one
or all of these fuels.
Saving the Day.
"This Is disgraceful The score is *2
to 0 in the fourth inning What will
we do””
"Better quit playing. I say. and let
the umpire forfeit the game. That will
reduce it to 9 to 0. and that ain’t so
bad."—Kansas City Journal.
A good apple orchard can be de-
veloped during the odds and ends of
time, and the cost will be practically
nothing to the average farmer. Of
course, the specialist will be a better
fruit grower, but the chances are the
general fruit grower will produce a
barrel of apples for less money than
the specialist.
When trees are properly set out, and
carefully cultivated the first two or
three years, the roots will penetrate
deeply and seek larger feeding
grounds.
Orchards should be thoroughly
drained, or the trees will not be able
to send their roots down deep in
search of mineral elements, which are
needed to nourish the trees and pro-
duce a fine crop of fruit.
The physical condition of the soil
is the cause of many poor trees.
Serene Indifference.
“What Is that dogs name*”
Dat s what I been tryin to fin' out
ever since ! owned him," replied Eras-
tu* Binkley. “I dun called him all de
names a dog kin have an' he pays jea'
as much attention to one as he now#
to another.”
Pruning Blackberries.
It is best to prune blackberries in
the fall Usually only five or six
canes from each root should be al-
lowed to grow-, the others being pulled
>ut while they are still small. When
he car.es are two and one-half to
hr-»e feet high the tips should be cut
or pinched back two or three inches.
This checks upward growth and many
aterals push out. These laterals bear
ths fruit tbs following season.
Late in the summer the unsij htly
webs of this insect are seen all over
the land. The adult, a little white
moth, lays its eggs on the leaves of
fruit and other trees and plants early
in the summer.
The young caterpillars spin the pro-
tective web They are of a pale yel-
low, with long hairs, two black rows
down the body, and a black head
These worms will quickly destrry a
tree and should be burned as soon as
they appear, because after they have
eaten the leaves they drop to the
ground and spin a little cocoon within
which they hide themselves and then
change back to the chrysalis state.
There are two broods of this insect
in the South every year and one in
the North.
Spraying with paris green when the
In making up the breeding pen cart
should be taken that the females are
matured and that the drake, though
fully grown, Is a little on the small
size for his breed.
It is the ducks which impart size tc
the progeny and the male bird the
shape and style, so that large-framed
ducks should be mated with medium1
sized drakes.
There is a good first cross—Pekin
Aylesbury, which produces large
healthy ducklings, but which do not
mature so rapidly as the pure Ayles-
bury stock; still, considering that the
Aylesbury ducks must have a fairly
sheltered position if they are to do as
w-ell as early breeders, the above cross
might be chosen with advantage when
breeding is to be carried on in bleak
and unsheltered situations.
It is a good plan to run an Ayles-
bury drake with Indian Runners foi
the production of passable table birds,
and then to remove the drake and
replace him with one of their own
breed for the production of pure
breeds for egg production.
The proper sheltering of breeding
ducks is of the greatest importance,
as the birds cannot render a good ac-
count of themselves unless housed in
structures that are damp-proof, well
ventilated, kept clean and well bedded
with dry litter.
Poultry Notes
^ ar, 1
Skim milk is invaluable for chick-
ens.
• • •
Castor oil is good for crop bound
birds.
• • •
The shells of the goose eggs aver-
age 12.8 per cent of all.
• + *
Th“ average of 34 samples of hens’
eggs gave 11.2 per cent for shell.
• • »
To stop feather picking, feed raw
meat occasionally, and cut green bone.
w-orms are very young will destroy
them London purple is also used
with success When they are discov-
ered in large numbers the limbs con-
taining the worms should be rut off I
and burned.
Old and Young Hen*.
It often bothers young farmers*
wives to tell old hens from young
ones. The young ones are most apt to
have brighter eyes, redder combs and
smoother legs. They never hav» spurs,
while old ones do. And tha tkl ten*
move about more slowly.
Game hens make the best mothers
protecting their young from all in
traders.
• • •
For broilers and roasters. Plymoctl
Rocks. Brahmas and Wyandotte* are
among the best.
Strongly fumigated nests ma?
keep Termin away, but are liable tc
taint the eggs In the nest.
Guinea fowl eggs should be unusu
ally strong, as their shell* form 14*
per cent of their weight
NO GREAT DEMAND FOR BOYS
Male Children a Poor Second With
Those Who Would Becomo
Fo*ter Parent*.
ORIGIN OF THE WYANDOTTES
A* Fanciers' Fowl* They Have Long
Maintained Much Popularity—
Seen on Many Farm*.
“The FTench are receiving in their
homes refugees from Belgium and
northern France. The Germans are
doing the same as regards the refu-
gees from oriental Prussia."
The speaker was a returned tourist.
He went on:
“Many French and German house-
holds have neither room enough nor
means enough to take in a whole fam-
ily. They must confine themselves to
9ne child. Well, they Invariably bid
then for a little girl. They never want
; boy.
"1 have seen In my travels several
hundred of these offers to take in
children—and every blessed offer was
for girls. What is the cause of this?
The cause must evidently be that
girls are better behaved, more amiable
and nicer all around than boys.
"The war, besides teaching me ge-
ography, has taught me that female
children stand miles higher in popula’/
esteem than male children. What’s
the trouble with us males? We’d bet-
ter look to ourselves.”
No Excuse.
Representative Bacon of Georgia
was condemning in a Macon club the
German general staff for its anti-
quated close formation in attack, a
formation which costs the German
army thousands of lives.
“Close formation," he said, “was
excellent in Napoleon's day, but with
our modern machine guns, shooting
myriads of bullets a minute, it is a
useless, it is a cruel waste of life.”
“But,” said a German-American,
“we’ve got so many men, you know,
congressman—we’ve got so many, we
can afford to—er—er—to lose—”
"My friend,” Mr. Gacon interrupted,
“would you excuse your cook for serv-
ing you watery soup because there
had been a rainy season?”
War Snatches.
Simeon Ford, the humorist of New
York, said the other day:
“We are a nation of humorists.
We extract humor even out of war.
As I walked down Broadway the other
morning I overheard scraps of talk
like these:
“ ‘The missionaries have been look-
ing for heathens in the wrong coun-
tries.’
“ ‘What's the matter with the late
Rudyard Kipling resurrecting himself
and giving us a new- war song?’
“'Carnegie's peace palace? The
kaiser has turned it into a fort.’ ”
Not Particular.
A prisoner in one of the Irish police
courts the other day was asked his oc-
cupation. He mentioned several call-
ings that he follow-ed from time to
time.
“And among other things,” inquired
the prosecuting lawyer, “do you pick
pockets?”
"No,” he retorted; “I don't pick
them; I just take them as they come.”
A Short Run.
Blibson—I understand the manage-
ment only had a short run with their
new play.
Gibson—Yes, the audience only fol-
lowed them to the city limits.
And one good action is worth mor»
than a hundred good intentions.
Gold may be the key to society, but
poverty is the strongest bar.
Many a harmless looking bottle con-
tains a lot of fish stories.
Fools w-ho keep their mouths shut
may pass for wise men.
Many a woman’s imagination makes
her an invalid.
Tone Up!
Not Drugs—
Food Does It
—wholesome, appeti2
food that puts life i
vigor into one, but doe
clog the system.
Such a food is
Grape-Nuts
The entire nutrition of
wheat and barley, in-
cluding the vital mineral
salts—phosphate of pot-
ash, etc.—
Long baked, easily
digested, ready to eat; an
ideal food with cream or
milk, and fine in many
combinations.
“There’s a Reason”
for
Grape-Nuts
—sold by Grocers.
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