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Scenes and Persons in the Current News < - ' r\ t 1 ? Unveiling the monument to William Jennings Bryan In Washington which was erected by congress. 2 ? Air j view over Governor's Island showing the part of the East river between the Island and Battery park which may bo filled in to form an nlrport site. 3 ? Funeral cortege of the late MnJ, Gen. Hugh L Scott, famous Indian fighter ?nd | former chief of staff, as it neared the grave in Arlington Nntlonal cemetery. I Japan's New Houses of Parliament in Tokyo This handsome building In Tokyo, the new houses of parliament, Is nearlng completion. It Is of Japanese design and construction throughout, the only foreign articles being a mnll chute and a thermostat. I "BLOSSOM QUEEN" MIhh Connie l.e Gnrd of Muskegon, Mich., wlio ruled for a week over the blossom festival In Benton Harbor and St. Joseph. ARAB RULER FIGHTS ?lliq Baud, faniitlfal fuler, of Baud! ArAhln, who Iuih been IlKlitiriK to con fjuefthe inclent kingdom of Y6metv. He ink ?' powerful cirrhy with modern ?: \ ? ' ' . ? 'J v1; 1 PffktoUi of E*yp? The py rapid* of Egypt are awe ln ?plrhig >reject*, ' Judged ' eVen' by. mod ?rn engineering atandafd*. Architect* recently entlmated that a *olld atone replica of thedreat Pyramid, If erect ed in tfe* York, would cost about $166,000,000 and would take 2, $00, 000 raan*day* of labor, jfc modetft itrue XW4 Of tHe anme alfte artd'ftftape In steel and cohcrete would cost $10,000,000 and ffequlre 160,000 man-dayr? Liter try Digest ^ 1 President Gets First Buddy Poppy .. , Little Miss Muriel Morgan of Kuton, Mich., prefU>ntlng to President Itoose velt the tlrst buddy poppy of 11K14, while James E. Van Zondt. commander In chief of the Veterans of Foreign Wars. looks on. Muriel, who In three yearn old, made the trip from the organisation's national home for widow* nnd orphans of ex-service men to start the poppy campaign. Cavalcade and Garner Win the Derby ? " "WW itH ''? More la Cavalcade, winner of the alxtteth Kentucky derby, \\lt^.l<K??ki, | Mack darner up, photoRraphed Immediate!^ after t!?e rfiee. The hn^yii^c^ljr was entered by the Brookmeade stables owned by Nfra. I, I). Hloan. Control Cutworms With Poison Bait l. ? i * Bran Mixture Is Suggested - for Use on the Early Spring Crops. By O. H. Drannon, Extension Entomologist, North Carolina 8tate College, s .. WNU Service. The use of a poisoned bran mixture to kill cutworms and prevent their damaging early vegetable crops Is es pecially recommended. Early In the spring, when the worms first get busy, the young plants- are particularly susceptible tf> damuge. Growers should wateh their plants closely and .apply the poisonous bait at the first sign of cutworms. In experiments, best results have been obtained frop*H? mlxnjre of one pound of parls green itrniO pounds of bran. SQdluui fluoride will also give good results, but lead arsenate and calcium arsenate should be avoided. The poisoned bait should never be left where children or live stock can get at It. About four pounds of bran-parls green bait should be applied to each 100 square" yards of tobacco plant bed to control cutworms. No lumps will come In direct contact with the tender young plants. Fof most other crops, the bait should be broadcast at the rate of 15 to 2<? pounds to the jffrtv- The bait should he applied .a few days before the plants come up, or on the day they come up, at rth$ ^latest. Applications are morft* effective'' In the evening so that thft' bn-K will be fresh wheu the worms go to work. N^ew" applications should be made after heavy rains. The bran and poison should be well mixed while dry, then moistened with Just enough water to dampen but not wet It. The mixed bait should not form large lumps or be sticky and mushy. Test Proves Old Style Corn Ears Out of Date The model ear of corn of a few years ago Is as much out of date as the motor car of the same period, and production methods are undergoing changes which Increase the efficiency of the corn farmer as much as Im proved methods hare benefited me chanical industries. These facts are disclosed in a sur vey of the records of the ten-acre corn yield tests conducted In Nebraska dur ing the past ten years. What Is true of corn production Is equally true of other branches of agriculture, P. H. Stewurt, extension agronomist at the University of Nebraska, says. The corn ear now most In demand for seed, Stewart points ou^.A* no long er the longest ear. The emph/iala vis placed on smooth, hard starch, 'me dium size ears. Ten years Of experi mentation in ten-acre tests have proved that corn from seed of this type shows In the best production rec ords. ... . '5,| The result of the experimentation has been atMncrense In production and a decrease In the cost per bushel. Farmers hnve been nble to reduee greatly the number of hours per acre of labor required to grow corn. Buds on Tree Differ Botany touches us Unit buds auo ! fruits are but the extensions of the twig growth. Just as our hnlr and An ger nails are outgrowths of the skin. The old-fashioned theory that all tlie y buds from a tree of certain Variety ? i are Identical Is disproved . by literally , thousands of Instances. Buds purtilke of the same cell characteristics an the [ branch on which they grow.' A branch ; Whose genetic factor produces solid j red apples consistently. whIJe a branch [ Whose cell factors are mixed will pro- j 'aace mixed colored apples consist- j ' ently. ? (Ireenlog Nursery. Land Checked New Way Methods for estimating the area In fields of various shapes are explained In a new circular on "How to Calcu late Field Areas," which has been Is sued by the University of Maryland extension service; It deals with tri angular, rectangular and Irregularly shaped fields and explains how to make the necessary corrections for fields that are sloping. The plan In helpful to farmers who have signed contracts to reduce their wheat pro duction by aiding them In checking their acreage. Preserving Beef on Farm ? Any part Of a beef carcass may be preserved by corning. Cut the beef Into five or tdrf-pound pieces nnd rub with suit., ,,1'actC' these chunks In ? clean vessel'-or stoneware or hardwood and covet with a pickle made of one and a half pounds of suit, one ounce of salt jieter, one-quarter pound of sugar or sirup and one gullon of pure water. Allow the meat to stand In this phkle for about two weeks. It may then be smoked lightly to Improve the flavor or It may he allowed to hang some time. Habits of Goat Grass Ooat grits* Is a wild relwtlve of cultivated wheat, ti winter str.unl. The seedlings emerge In the full, and the plant* mature the fnnowlng spring about the time wheat' la ready to har Seedling* and young plants are. dlffiailt to distinguish from wheats plapts. The leaves are narrower fhan jthose of wheat plants, and have hairs Slong the edgea heiir the ba*e, a char ter larking In whM^.ty/The grnsw I fillers profusely, and ^When abundant ?|K eft en crowds Out tHA wheat. Old Peiping City of Charms J V ' I * .. ?? ? ' Ancient Capital Has Been Center of ^Chinese Life for Forty Centuries; Spoken Of by Marco Polo, When He Was Kublai Khan's Advisor. Pelplng, for long the focus of news Interest In the Fur Eust, hus had a marked locrease in population for more than n year, owing to an Influx of refugees. Already the 1.500,000 mark has been passed, as shown by a recent census, and still merchants, countrymen, dispossessed officials, and other social groups stream to the city's friendly walls. A bulletin from the Washington headquarters of the National Geographic socletv describes the ancient cnpltal of China. "io- Helping, alias ancient Chi Yu Chou, Yenchlng, Chung Tu, Khan baligh, and Peking, influxes of pop ulation are not new," says the bul letin. "During many times in Its long span of forty centuries people have come and gone, but the city un der one name or another has lived I ,on. No other city In China Is so ! rich In historical associations. Few : cities of the w?rld. In fact, hold more Interest for the visitor than does Helping. "To this city Journeyed Marco Po lo when he met and became advisor i to the mighty Kublal Klmn. In the 1 heart of Peiplng still stands the old ' drum tower that boomed forth the watches of night when Messer Marco lived in the courts of the great Tatar ruler. Fly over the ancient capital today and you can see the definite outline of a portion of the crumbled ramparts that enclosed Khanbaligh, as the city was then called. They lie to the north of the present walls. "The wide streets, that form such a contrast to the narrow twisting alleys of most old Chinese cities, also reflect the Influence of the Tatars*. Today many of those streets are bei lng paved with asp haft to do away/ at last with the deep dust or mud and the persistent ruts tjiat have been cut during the passing centuries by countless camel caravans and two wheeled 'Peking' carts. "Pelplpg Is really a city beside a city and cities within a city, each separated from the other by massive walls. Within the great fortified afar city Is the old Imperial city. I inkish-red walls, yellow tiled on pJ?. tUrn 8et npart the 'Purple forbidden City- In the heart of the moated imperial enclosure. And ad jacent to the Tatar city on the south ern side is another walled rectangle that composes the Chinese cltv, the section where, In 1044. when the Ming dynasty fell, all of the Chinese Avere forced to" live, the Mawhus ; having appropriated the whole of the original city. . 1 he old Tatar walls remain much same today as when they were Plied together more than r>0() vears ago. Wars, time, and prying tree roots, however, have caused them to crumble and bulge In places. Spots show where repairs have been made. Jew or the mine gates are Intact, and all of the corner towers have been destroyed except two. The govern ment railway has, tunneled through the wall at the southeast gate so tluU, engines smudge the ancient barrier. . "The mere cataloguing of historic s temples, palaces, and buildings would i ,nnke mi Impressive list. The Teir pie of Heaven In the south portion of - the Chinese suburb, where emperors once made sacrifices to U,e heaven !2j?irV1; nm1 ,'1" v,,r,,le City In which they lived are of the (greatest interest. rpmo,<' ?'hasa. which was foupdto be tawdry when It was fl'nal '/ riT"0'1 ff?' Public to see. the forbidden city proved to be more elaborate than had been anticipated. p , vrKli., ,m:t M,,nph" emperor. < * I. *ho has recently been made ruler of Manchukuo, abdicated Is J V", ho WHR allowed to live In the forbidden city until H>22. Since that time a committee has had ' the r.al aces In Its charge, and has converted a considerable portion of the group Into a museum, portions of which nr? open dally to visitors. "Despite the fact timt the Chinese capUal has beeu moved to Nanking, the legations of foreign countries re main In I'eiplng, The ministers and their staffs are able to travel to Nan king and Shanghai at their conveni ence on good trains or by air, so are not disposed to abandon the costly and comfortable properties in the legation quarter in the southern por tion of the Tatar, city. "Tralllc in I'eiplng Is colorful and varied. Camel caravans, two-wheeled 'I'eking* carts, automobiles, and rlk Ishas, together with pedestrians and burdened coolies. Jostle each other on the streets ami at the narrow aper tures of the u'ates. Almost every day countless wedding and funeral pro cessions move along the streets with their palanquins, and all the red and tinsel glitter that China assembles around these tV.o Important events. In truth, no city in the world has a more picturesque and varied traflic. "Hut I'eiplng, although it Is no longer the capital of China, lives not entirely in the past. It has excellent colleges and libraries that make it a leading cultural., septer for the coun try. Through the help of the Rock efeller foundation it also has an ef ficient hospital and medical school for the training of Chinese doctor# and nurses." Two Side* "There are two sides to every nrgu ment." "That's true," said Senator Sor ghum. "But an argument Is like a coat. There's a wrong side and a right side." ? Washington Star. Quick, Safe Relief For Eyes Irritated By Exposure To Sun, Wind and Dust At All Drug Stores WritaMorioa Co., Dpt.W, Chicago, for Fraa Book, LET HIM , BB FREE FROM ' WORMS Whenever you decide to fre? your child from Worms or Tapeworm, get the medicino that will drive them out with one single dose. Pr.Paery'a 'DEAD SHOT' Vermifuge BOo a bottle nt <1rnral*t? or Wright's Pill Co., 100 Gold St., N.Y. City. PARKER'S HAIR BALSAM R?mov?w DarwIrufT-Stojn Hair Kulllnjr Impart* Color and Beauty to Gray and Faded H*ir GOc and ll .00 at DniiflfUtn. m?co? Ch?m. Wk?. , I'ntchoguc, N.Y. FLOHESTON SHAMPOO ? MpbI for tins lr? connection with Parker's Hair HalKnm.Mnkea tho h?tr soft an<l fluffy. (10 cenla hy mail or at <lmg irintn. HIhcox Chemical Works, PaU-hofjue, N. Y. Mutt Be in Onuelf When we ennndt fln<l contentment In ourselves, It Is useless to seek It elsewhere. ?spring fever" time Is here ...and what does it mean to you? JUST THISj If you feel ' ilsttess, run~doWn, appetite dull, with a weak, let-down feeling . ..pernaps nervous and worn out . . . why not make an effort to "snap out" of this condition? Try toning up your appetite . . . increasing your jrcd-blood-cella . . . the best way to he happy. You need a tonic ? not Just a so-called tonic . . . hut a tonic that will tone up your blood. fi.S.S. is specially designed to do this for you. Unless your case is exceptional you should Improve a* your oxygen-carrying hemo-glo~hln Increases. At all drug stores in two convenient ?l*er. The larger site Is more cCohOmleal. ? Tk? t &.t. c*. 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