NEWS FLASHES

Nation H 'idc Happenings Briefly Told

IVrliup^ ti If • lit'.!.' prematura (or Japan.-*.' women to think o( auffra*.when they are actually pr. , ».-nt.M from «-ven paanlvely listenina to political aptfCrhee. It la curious to not.in this connection th-t not a ainKlcVoice Laa yet been raised against th« local disability ot married women and also against the injustice—or at least, the oflH^rncss—to daughters of- (he Japanese law of succesalon. • According to Japanese la*, married «omen form a class ot In. apnpaclute't persons, the other classes under the qame sgategory being (IV minors.-<2'• ibOompMcat persons (persons of weak Intellect, deaf, dumb or blind person*

and spendthrifts 1

Married woman must obtain the p.-mi 'Slon of their husbands in order tal t<» recelTe or Invest capita): 10 contract loans or to become surety, (cl to do acts having for tbeir object the ac-iu It Ion or h'ss of right in Ira morab-e of important movabel prop- ». id) 1o make gifts, compromls.-* arb tration aSreemet.W: te) to cep* .v- waive snc-ession-: (ft to cept ■ c refuse gifts or legacies. t > make coturacts putting then.selv. * nnd. r any personal restrain" and .ny sach acts d«no without th" n-qut- lie per-nlsslon of their hu"!«nd-v

Jap n Chronicle

KAU&i h JVSbOJ!?. d?kAhja.usua]|y causee the most damage to llveatork. iKwiltry and game. These prosecutions are as follows Perry, 1; Cambria. 6: Dauphin, 15. riearfieid. 41. Erie. 26; Lawrence. 64: Wyoming. 1: Tioga. 55: Huntingdon 50: Beaver. 40; Lebanon. 267: Somer set. S: Lancaster. 1; Clinton. 4: Craw ford. 7: Indiana 2. Susquehanna 1. Burks. 155 and laterne 2 “As far as consistent with other activities." says Secretary of Agriculture Fred Rasmussen, "these agencies will continue until the State Is cleared of this menace This law was passed as a means of protecting the person* and property of the people o( the State The Dog law was enacted not only to protect the sheep, poultry and wild life from needless destruction bat also to protect the rights of the

individual ~

Dangerous Cows

parties. Cobles will be f| P M> one Interested by addressing the Penn sylrania Bureau of Markets. Harri*bur*. Pa. The regulations are mad- undei the authority of the Pennsylvania Apple Picking Law and will go Into effect season They require that all closed packages of apples grown In Pennsylvania shall be marked with the name and address of the packer, the name of the variety, and the minimum site or the numerical count ol the apples within the package to b» marked with Its capacity In terms of dry measure. The regulations also require the face of a package of apples to fairly represent the average of the apples in the packages There l: tolerance of five per cent allowed for fruit which mar be below the site marked upon the package. Any violation should be reported to the Bvreau of Markets. Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture. Harri* burg.

HERE AND THERE

Bats <

• valuable as mosquito do

Now \ork State forbids tho use* cl the f S. Flag for advertising purThe world has TStkMO mile* of tat!

Tt-V camel is said to ha\e originated on the American continent Nearly 7e.t*'<>.<>(W tons of coal ur« converted annually into coke. The United Stale* has about 23jMV (K*' dairy cows. Near!) S.ihhi omnibuses are eper ated in London Bela.Mi 10.#06 and 15.000 t»a*.s esn be t><und tn one roost tn the We»: Indies The first experiment in long distance radio leScphottlng wa> made tn

1214

Th* nagritoa of the Philippines |Kvt.i th.Hr front teeth by chipping

Ihet

There are 5J2 submanne cable* u.

various parts of the globe with s

total length of 262.015 miles The longest railroad tunnel in th,'

world Is the Simplon. 12 1-2 mile* long, tinning through the Alps. Mor than 500.<*00 Japanese, most of the'.t laborers, are residents tn other

Uore t v '«n two-thirds of the world’s rubber plant, ten* s-r in British Colonies The I’nlted States has approxunately *50.(•(*■.'.OOtk acres of land In crops or available for crop production Nearly 20.t t'.OoO bushels of peanuts are produced annually in Ala

lasects cause an annual loss of ap 1-imtomtely *L500.«00.000 to the 1 nlted States Th- war caused a loss of some 22.000.000 cows to the countries of Eu rope The coal reserves of the V nlted Slates and Alaska are estimated at 4.2S1.OO0.OO0.0O0 ton*, more than hall those ef the world. The waters of the I’nited State* by their natural flow, exclusive of dams, can produce 27.943.000 horwr power at a minimum.

Able to Name

I s delight to shake hands with some l-ersons "I know one of the flnee

cp | surgeous in the city, whose handshak. 1 ret' l)> oounu * nervous, but he can handle the .. {laacet with great akill. . h* drimshaw Wilkinson, the blind "Some persons Judge loo much by ap* botany**ot L«-ed*; became blind when tearance If I could go mto Armley 72 '*%»rs old, and be t* now 64. Im-jyaU and shake hands with the prt* media**).' on becoming blind he took oner* 1 could tell at once which were up s.-fettisflc parricufsriy botany, and habitual criminals Thoee who pursned it until - h* became a well-j not quite what they should be know A abthonty (never well balanced In action They Before his «f!>*ct!oo he was a gr*- have some small trait In their haad< ee* uat had dtstljtct axtl tic tastea or feet that give them away.” and au<s When he was blind, he' la July. ISIS. Mr Wilkinson had ► par e-! a fner.d into the c»'untry the degree of M Sc. conferred on him at Templer.e**om where thre.* > eat* by Leeds I’nlxerMiy

before he had made a sketch and he j was 4»-V to describe ia detail thwbokbdrcw Dy iimp’-y tom bing tree b» could name it From thet! time be did all in hi* power to develop | ‘this gilt and now h« is able to name Sv'V British flowering plan's, foreign tree* and forrtgtt weeds, simply by

the sense of touch Kfforts made b;

Mr Will in*.'-1 said hi* first ob*er-' spec tors te stamp o-H the ds*tmcti' vatron* in sound were with v ana t tor v foal brood disease* of he<* are being j'

cau-ed b> grv’and covered

tngg .-vwr- la-.er be was attracted by negligent beekeeper* who refuse the mance- tn which trees v’f ever, carry out instrvcticas and orders t desenpoo* gathered water during the clean up their diseased b-> cokfltlr*. i.-^ht and case it from them *itfcer; Under authority of SecrvflarT

Starts Prosecutions

On Negligent Beekeepers

Twenty.flve dairy row* drive* across the Maryland Tork county lim by cattle dealers in violation of th< Interstate Cattle Law. were qua ran lined and inspected by agents of the Bureau of Animal Industry. Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture, and or 36 per cent of the cows wete found to be ao badly diseased that they were condemned for lertlllxer e State line I* being closely wat tied by Bureau agents, and the • officials. In cooperation * the Federal Daparuomt of Agricoli are exerting gvery edor* to break up this mega! traffic 'a diseased c* Prospective purchasers »-e warned against buy tag ciutio unless a bona tide health rrrttflcat*- of each arimat Is furnished The diseased cattle in this instance were to have been offered at public tie In a **rt*on of Chester County ttich contains hundred* of good dair- *. Had they not been eaaght and held by State agents they would, ut doubt ally have be«o bought by unsiu ag farmer*, placed in their herb with the result that lubervuVoel* would bars bee* spread to other cattle, to nothing of contaminating

Average Home Its .Music

Give Your Children the Beit o£ Opportunities

to Learn and Appreciate It.

If you should ask the average mother [impress the listener. Parent* ot a family to play for you even a ( wanted to show off" thefr child-, simple folk song or a walta. what and teachers have catered to W re n would her answer be? This is a conan- The children were Mrrd—and drum which should interest all pat .Pwd this artificial process aa soon

eats and why? Because so much mu- they could.

sical education is Impractical j A young girl. 4f she Is not forr I once heard a father oomph.it. ,0 "perform.” can learn ;o apply • that he kad *p««' 110^ in order t > I'rincfpie# of melody, rhythm and hi have Anita learn "Pussy * Wall*"-—. n,on,r ,n a *ew yea-s The woman » sad that she soon forgot It." | < ‘ ,in * in *' l ‘ lly ■t*' 1 harmonlre ,, m;

Bagworms and Caterpillars Riddle Shade Trees

spiritual influence, and we an " that It I* «? social *sset as well.i bo,h ^J'*™*'** ° ,h ^ Imagine a party without music! Could.“j** w * P < ' ,PT <h «, nur iw,.- II th., do. not «' M»W-r - l, 01 ,t'm win , nood Ui^.1 l' 1 " '*‘‘7 ,‘7 l”’*"' 1 '■"■ rt

jdren will fe»l the aptoliualiiit].-jflu-nce of music every day Tl.e mu.

Round-Headed Apple Tree Borer

The round beaded apple tree boreeaa be easily killed by the n*e of

bon bisulphide Put U tn a spring

>U ran for convenience, insert

the spout of the can tn the meters burrow, press the bottom of tbe can two or three than* then seal the burs row with a little eiay worked k «o the

coaatstracy of putty.

The hairworm Is at work on *1 •ees It U readily recognked cause the worm live* Inside a tube made from silk spun by itself. Interwoven with bits of leaves from the on which it 1* living The H sock moth caterpillar* product t broods per year and damage trees badly when abundant. They can be controlled very easily by spraying with arsenate of lead, using two pounds of the powdered form In 50 gallons of

water.

For only * tree or two. partlculatjy nail tree* in front of city homes, con trol will bn effected much more eas fly by dusting. Small hand dusteis be parch—ed from seed stora* »iw> sulphur dust made especially ft.' dusting purpose*—one containing K per cent sulphur and 15 per cent »racist e of lead will prove eflectlva. ol a home made mixture, using K5 p-r cent arsenal*-of lead, will also give result*. Practically all parts of fhf tr*»- can be easily reached with tb-* If the operator w«ii climb ap In aide the tree Fbr information regarding insert peats and diseases of shade trees, send as to the Bureau of Plant la dustry. Pennsylvania Department .ft,

( music ha* a mean* of expr.—;

A Rea*or for Failure Mask- Is '« lanrage

soor - a .that.flits the minds of children

Every home needs music. Children < raort . or lMl< UBconilclou „ *- a y •

happier and healthier when they e >, for ronttana] joy and harmor, sl«-ep or wak. up singing Th- know a (uailjr of live childr.c «; ancient Greeks gave music the flr«t <ww brjught up with must place In the education of little chit (natural environment There , dren and modern educators are be- , a ] k 0 f ppecla! performance', bu- n. > glnrlnc to do the same. Musical eam. i.; wa) . mbstltuted for the small diwt folk dancing and god song* add to floniJ |lnd imuiUng household »rr the happiness of little children, and ments common in moat h^m.every mother should be able to play ,.in^“ wa* the natural exclanu!k: simple songs. when they were gathered togetfc-r , The reason why so much money j-Mother is going to play for ct th has been spent without result* Is be- Beethoven Minuet. Let's all k* musicians teach children (.nlet. because Beethoven it so tri

noisy rapid “pieces” with which to lying."

Canned Cherries Without Sugar

Blister Beetles Doing Damage

_. : rado a potato bertle b

If

how lee are being rec^vec. fbeai troquebey at the Bnroau of

Plant Industry—*oc

pack a OP* in the same mail Thty are

’.d fashioned re the Coio-

became se com

ith grow hampered by careless ^ b'^beeries wrre Tecog _ . .. . . _ IrtfcM as Wpatotoea’ only eaemy.

Ktstr-r beetles are hard to fight W iasp ibr> appear suddcaly. tn larte ^■■bers and saevumb slcwlr p> aiwet.

aanl the ►•.cm or outward Agriculture Ftvd Rasmusscw. J\ v (MS isatson* Keep potaroes an* slmlfe. ! « poppy leaf." he said "on^Bdees Ihrvotor of the Puranu • cf jlar crops covered with Bordeaux mix j a! , rwm.r.c r l* cool. bo. Flam Industry, through fcts Chief A*, (tore rortalniag two pounds of »cw ... Uuadoc I'rvle at th. ary Inaperter. Charles N Greene, hjwjdcrrd arsenate of lead to each fifty is wartc. although th* start.*! prosecutions of viotatoga- cijt50. gallons tin crops that caanot u», be w.-.kin a yard of *acb the law who have not compiled _wttk be spraved with arsenculs. try ben*w .-c. I touch uajnhlag ' .’.eanep orders wltbte the leca! ":t»e tog theta with brushes made of weeds wfce-r.r -.: is vartr vw cold, allowance t > ne careless oc willfally ■ or light bru- lv Beat gently so as m-t -. :; >* wav. negligent beekeeper in a cvwamuany jto hart *'* crop, bu: still wrh enough

steea.-e to this growing and profit -1 forte to drtvw the beothw tndus’-ry jsst a# ^ »mgV uncor _ adyooitag Svid ot grass KaadpfckiBg

If Kari e Sylva who plays the heavy in "The Vanishing Dagger" ever tire* of having his weU-Uid plans nipped In the b-d by the hero and getting the rough end of the deal at the beginning of every episode, be can

say good-bye to the camera and th the be*; will be left for next yearie

Mas*

•re*. red *

. trailed case of .

.-vanmattlty

imaUpoi menaces a-cc small crop* Is eEfetfve bet *fiow

rt*. 'A’arrvn v'oontie* wt! tUs diate prosecutions. . rts te rushed in several

require tmi >d ofber* i «tfeec north i

Step Sale ol Saccharine

rise

Pit the cherries, leaving a few with the- pits In to flavor them; put in a kettle without sugar or water Cook 10 minutes, stirring slightly. Put in ran* and seaJ. When wanted for pies or sauca put one cupful of rvn r Into one-half pint of water and let b»U a few minutes. Pour over the fruit and allow to stand a short tlm before g. Raspberries may be done like

Safe Cracking Art Taught to De Sylva

Cooper-Hewjtts, and engage i]

supplemented by spraying with ra cent rated lime sulphur wash GIjuk diluted 1 part to 60 parts of wa'sr i the leaves are developing or a 5-W Bordeaux mixture can be used Wkie ever spray material is use it wlli I difficult to do a thorough job ol t count of th- density of the folkg* foisting can be more easily u imply done, particular!' .n irtaw only a tree or two. because the oprr tor can climb up in the tree and Idc the dust over the leaves by tens- • a hand dusfef. ’ Apply a >0-10 salpb dust (90 per cent sulphur and 10 y cent arsenate of leadi, or a .'nit! sulphur dust.

Saving Potato Seed'

Tanner* who contemplate saving their own potatoes for sead are ad vised by the Bar«tu of Ptani lndu-tr> of the Penasylvaniii Department ut Agricaltuie to try to get seed from alily the most vigorous and productive since weaklings and diseased plants will reproduce tbrir kind ard

therrtore unprofitable,

reqenameaded that a part of tb* field >e'w4w- selected as a seed plot ani that aU weakly and diseased plant be removed from It before brfore the begin to die. so that nothing bat

Pound Cake

Cream secr®-eighths of a cn? i bolter add gvmdually. aad on* is spoonful vanilla. Beat yolks of !• eggs until thick and yellow, and U I 1-2 capfuls powdered sugar. t« bine the mixtures, add the suO bea-en whites of eggs and dft no baking powder Beat turn into a buttered deep cake F and bake one hour In a mod«i*

De Sylva ha* Just hac *ame expert fnstnirtioo In the fine an of safscrackirg and he feds equal to tackling the Vt-'.ad State* Trewsury <r the

Bank of England

In the seyetreecth episode of "The Vaaisttcc Dagger" the scenario flails tor the Mowing of a aal* in the pawn shop wherein Is a*elded the much sought-after dagger Edward Mai* directiag the producXMCi. engaged rise •enriev* of a oes^flme notono-s safe- - who has b*en leading the., tqmre life for some year*, to iasuvet De Jsylv* In the gentle an «ff planttnc “soap" tecoax valiabte* from a street

Tracing Wireless Stravs

Through the co-opcratK'o of

Fecn»v?van1a Depamneet ef Agricub

■heme Urgy producing,^ ^ ^ ^ ^ Fed.

* -C. aattmctiro U.

l" 1

sawhanac

basb

ivm ta ^'eatoagtoa. taen«o» Fv hnsylTahla

•ctf&SnBTwcixred agimts

Doj: Law Prosecnlions

■f f?w fttstu Brnmc of >'»Jda kaxc <au4 (Me vnuraa* of heafkdJfo a0 * the coatamrng aacgha v&» -rd sax only has the sale of fhc-c cxvJoct* V«a W46«uC m r-araylveau

It is repor-ed that all the aarntruwtreiess telegraph operatcr* of Eag Mad are to be called on t e kelp *.-?*.• the mystecj of wlreWes wave antics and of stray*—the eiee**ic force*, often it by wirelees .astrq»e&i». bu i are recogaJxed a* stray *'.e-

trietey tn the a;r j "Euppostnc 1 cfvp vvu your fairly weU estaKishefi tnlmid the tired looking wornal

An expert knowb-dge Of pou ft) ifHeaves Is not needed to casvy out this method of eliminating the unfit. Aju one knows the difference between a strong, healthy rotatv pfaai

and by Just get'lag

rid of the latter one canaoi go fa' wrong. A couple of hours work of this kind may mean a Urge Increase

tn next year's crop.

Fanner’s Side Linf A Verm oat tanner took up bi> th* with a hors* at a road near East' M-mti-elier and « there an day. aaktag k>*d a baallng oat stalrid aioomotri-s x'

Wheat Crop Exceeds Earlv Estimates

One

Des; nr the fact that the He*gUn fly made lt» appearance tn the wfaear tr many of the southern counties of the Slate, the yk-ld has ben gene rally larger than was anticipated. In one section of York County, fields that * a ^ in early July were expected to yleU not more than 16 bushel* U> the acre have netted 2i‘ bushels to the acre The report* generallv from the wheat b"l* of the State shows a heavier crop

than was expected.

•I>piirmiio. of ^

DR MAftGAKET KlffD

Something Worth Seeing

“what

■Td

eaunec-.:-.v- with Eiffel Tower *i|mai>. wut you do to eaia UT that wbec k U raiaiag »• the *e*d:r-: Madam, said the ** rvcetxtag end . apt to tv {give you de opportunity ^ poor , but that :f it :* -i*ar a: the j man go t'roo a who* meal wi^Mt aad raining, fit the ro indieg nUt*wM a *ingle ttag."

• I Th.- woman thought a tniame. and

• lay the laid*.—Ag

• tn. 41

i-. Leaf Blotch of Horse Chestnut Trees

Leaf blot

Apple Packing

.'r I -i :e ..c ■

^ .. It; ts. fiaahona. “nw^vat .. Aarsr.^»rs ^ ** ^ *11 pan. o' the walk .rois the thtrom, ! owners of ■n _ Ithtae trvu* faron-.r cw-fH-.!

g*®* 1 Leaciag Man—-The ,

'.he*