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SIX XiS QUIETEST YET IN AUGUSTS Absence of Fireworks and Rainy Weather Causes City to Experience Calmest Christ mas on Record Chrtetmap Day, thin year, was one of the quietest ever experienced in Au« i titihta. Tills was due, in large meas ure to two clrciimstances —the absence] •»f fn»-worka and the dls greeabie rainy *.\ < t i*er which kept the crowds off the! Oiristm.is Kve found the xtial larg** '.* 'V'l < f shoppers and sight-seers outfl j Dr* ad street was thronged from early < i K't nine till eleven at night—in fart it. is vhisjered that there wore a goodly uufTihei of revellers who strolled about ti ter the r eventh hour. The crowd was ; .’illy and good-natured, everyone stem- j ing to he in thorough accord with the j fcptrit of the occasion. Owing to the "taboo” on fireworks, ; ne noise making was confined largely i t < the "tooting" of honrs of all sixes and dcseriptlbns. Some mathematical irodigy has calculated that the energy expended by Augustans In blowing thes« nusicial (?) instruments would be suf ficient. tO rti<» th« imilluniilpA «#f the Dritish naV\ for a period of one month! Shops Closed Yesterday. Practically everything was closed tight yesterday. A few of the soft drink rtands opened for a while during the morning but closed about noon. The , moving picture shows remained open 1 throughout the day and were we l at- i tended. The attendance nt the church services wah good despite the had weather. All of the chuYcho* in which services were held were beautifully decorated. Ex- j cellent musical programs and Christmas ! messages by the presiding ministers featured the services. The hanks and a number of other cor porations arc giving a two days’ holiday, thus affording theft* employee* quite a long period of rest gnd recreation. Many me taking advantage of the opportunity to visit out of town. On this account business is rather quiet today. OVER TIIIOIILII OF BELGUNS 111 EItKE Secretary of Franco-Belgian Relief Committee Says Coun try Has Received Them Gen erously. Faria,—"There Hre now more than two million Belgian refugees In France," Moneieur Berardl, secretary of the France-Belgian relief Committee lag informed the Associated Press. "France hug received liiem with the greatest congideration and generosity." he aaul, "the goverment allowing the.n the game amount aa their own uitent- I ployed, 25 centa |ier day to each head of a family plua 10c enta for each child, I hi;;, of courae la aufficlenl to keep i them from atarvatlon. but nearly all of them have other pressing needa aa tory lied lii a majority of euaea with In-i i if.ieient clothing and lacking other I l eeessltles. We are doing all we can, I i ided by t he French goverment to solve ] me problem by giving employment I for Such aa arc aide to work, but France h.e her own stricken population In the northern departments to care for and F.elguln la obliged to appeal to other pein tous nations for these people "hose need, as the world knows Is iun their fault. Monsieur Berardl said Belgium would never forget what America iuia already done for Brussels w here the population was on Ilia verge of starvation. Inadequate. The first refugees that arrived were sheltered at the cirque d* l’nrla and at the Northern Terminal but these quart ers, summarily prepared, were In adequate for the accomodation of »o many peraons living almost entirely In common Now several hundred canal and river barges are being fitted up with more comforts and sanltarv ar rangement for their reception. Hun dreds of children who have lost their parents have been adopted hy French and Swiss families and many own era of vtllsß In the country have plac ed them at the disposition of Belgian families These messures relieve tha pressure on the committee somewhat hut the refugees continue to arrive, A movement Is on foot to establish colonies In Tunis for such as wish to emigrate but the proposition in said to he no more likely to eucceed than the suggestion to send them to Cali fornia The Belgian, ns a rule, Is not inclined to emigrate, habituated as | he ha, been to steady and fairly re munerative employment In the Indua- | trial bee hive that Belgium was he- j fore the war The English spinning Industry hus! given places to SOO Belgian workmen and many have secured berths on the I Metropolitan underground railway In; Faria, others have been placed on ' farms In the south and center of Frame, but the largo part of these two million unfortunates Is still to be provided for, NUMBER OF* NORTH LONDONERS PREPARE DEFENSE. GERMANS London.—While many ire letting themselves g,. on the suppneed detiarle In recruiting throughout tha country th«*.e Is a quiet liand of level-loa.trd men In Hampstead- ;n a large northern j suburb of lamdnn. who are steadily pre paring fur the defense of their hearths • end homes In view of tlutt Coming C.er- I man Invasion There are soma strange regulations 1 ns to the consittution of the liamp- | Head army Ev,r> recruit must have! I rsed the military age sav M> Every man after that age 1c nvutl.ihle say up to MV All are busy men soldlly and I legularly engaged In their ordinary com mercial occupations, as far as moss oc. cup.lions sis now In oieratlon Kvery evening they sally Into the nipping win- i tt>' ah to go through the goose step inot * the Herman variety) of the unfledged i Soldier A recruit aged fc7 told the writer that * their drill master, or one of them, was a young officer In the Territorials aged ' l». who pul them through their facings with the sternness of a German school I professor. -Now then, no shirking there," ha , would say to a young beginner of T& ‘‘Head up, keep your shoulders square," I to one; "March In step," to another and so on The regiment which now number sec is to be known ns the "It O. C" < Hampstead Old Cracks t Th*y have not passed unnoticed at the war office ' and are to be given uniforms which I must not he khaki. Klfles have not yet been dealt out to them, but before ! the German Invasion Is an acc mpllsh- j ed fact, many of thorn expect lu be 1 Brack snot*. MiuMmi HJp Tik® WmMy Btsdlgeii ~ „ .... , . . J Hundreds of Children Remembered By Santa Claus at Salvation Army Christmas Tree Adjutant and Mrs. Yates Were in Charge Last Night at the Armory and the Occasion Was a Most Delightful One. Many Little Hearts Made Happy. Snnta Claus paid hi* annual viNit to tho Salvation Army at Armory llml last night. This visit of his wan the ov«>nt of tho season for hundreds >f hoys and girls who had been looking forward for months to the occasion. Adjutant ami Mrs. Yates were in charge of the affair, with Mr. I*aw rence Hair, superintendent of the Sal vat ion Army Sunday .school, m l Ing as Santa Claus. Mr. Hair's Impel trona tlon was most excellent, there being no doubt in the minds of the little ones that fie was the real nnd true Santa, direct from the North Pole. The hall was attractively decorated In holiday regalia* the renter of at traction being the two Christmas trees sparkling with candles and spangles. The gifts were arranged around tho trees instead of being placed on them. German Camp Kitchen in Full Blast on a Train , » W V v* ;x\>V J B *■'"** ' **. #< V ft* -.v' r itF’* i i idttr— UnTH* —•-■ iin ■II ill o^4 WARM FOOD ALONG THE LINE. This photograph shows an ingenious way the Germans use their portable kitchens. A complete cooking outfit has been installed on a flat car to distribute warm comforts for the inner man along the line. llila plan bring followed so that they would be more easy of access to Santa and his assistants. Exercise* by Sunday School. After the large crowd had gathered and before the arrival of Santa Claus, the members of the Salvation Army Sunday school rendered a most de lightful program of songs nnd recita tions. Miss llaridel! Davidson, aa piano accompanist, and Miss Abigail \ ates, as soloist, assisted the younger members of the Sunday school. The program was thoroughly enjoyed, the youngsters taking part acquitting themselves with great credit. Hundreds of Presonts. The event of the occasion was tha distribution of the presents, Santa was so busy exchanging greetings with the little folks that he was forced *>> THE AUGUSTA HERALD. AUGUSTA. GA. assign this duty to tils assistants. Hundreds of gifts were distributed to those who had been previously given cards hy Mrs. Yates. Every imagin able kind of toy was included in the list of presents—dolls, trains, drum,-, doll beds, doll tea sets, horses, wag ons. horns and everything else that goes to make happy the hearts of chil dren. Altogether the occasion was most happy. Christmas cheer was brought to many who would otherwise havo found It a most desolate day. The Sal vation Army Is deserving of the great est praise for their highly successful effort'' to make the day one of goo 1 cheer for the less fortunate people of the c .mmunity. FARMERS, ATTENTION! Clemson College, S. C.— The corn stalk borer Is one of the "reasons" why corn stubble should not he allowed to aland In the field all winter undisturbed. This Insect Is one of the, most notorious corn pests of the South. Without cutting the stalks the evidence of Its work may be seen in every corn field at the time of harvesting hy the holes that may occur on any portion of the stalk. These holes vary largely In number. "The point to he remembered In the life history stages and habits of this Insect," says A F. Conradl entomolog ist of Clemson College, “is its habits of remaining as a larva In the base of corn stubble below the ground during winter. Here, therefore, is a chance for those farmers who are friends of this species to do it a great favor by allowing the corn stubbly to stand undisturbed in their fields during fall and winter. De stroying corn stubble is not very easy, except on modern farms where there is sufficient horsepower and tlie stubbles can be turned under thoroughly. "Turning under corn stubble is of great help in reducing the corn stalk borer for the next season. Where thorough turning cannot be practiced, there are other methods, such as 'burst ing' out lhe stubble and hauling It to the compost heap for rotting. After the corn is gathered, the stalks, stubble and everything else may he bursted out, raked In heaps and, after a few weeks for drying, burned.” In experimental work a very large per cenage of larvae was destroyed during winter where the stubble was plowed out and left exposed to the weather. It can readily he seen that when these methods are practiced by farmers only here and there It does not help the situation very much. The control of the corn stalk borer, says the entomologist, depends on the co-operative action of the farmers of a community. "The fact must be borne in mind,” Prof. Conradl concludes, “that it Is an extravagant farm practice to let corn fields lie Idle nnd exposed during the winter months, not only on account nt these Insect pests, but on account of the washing and leaching of the soil.” COMMUNITY CENTERS. The outgrowth of divemifled farming In Wisconsin has been the development of the breeding Industry both with plants and animals, says H. L. Russell, dean of the College of Agricul ture, University of Wisconsin. Wisconsin has long been noted for Its pure bred flocks and herds, but ber farmers have not been content with merely Indi vidual effort. Long have they realized that in community or collective action much greater profit could be made than by separate effort The organiza tion of community centers has now gone so far that nearly ev ery county is organized for col lective effort Several regions are so dominantly given over to one breed and type that their fame is now nation wide and their profits correspondingly en hanced. What has been done with live stock has also been re peated with pedigree grains un til the state Is generally recog nized as the greatest pure bred sped producing state In tbe Un ion. Quantity Is always a prom inent feature In output, but It is of far more Importance to em phasize quality than quantity because of the Increased return*. The momentum which this movement has already gained In the state makes easier future expansion If the quality brand is safeguarded. FOOT AND MOUTH DISEASE. European Sciantista Have Been Hunt ing tha Germ. For years European scientists have bunted the germ of foot and tnou , b disease, but only one of them claims to have discovered It, and he has not been able to demonstrate his conten tlou. says the Country Gentleman. Dr Simon Flexner of the Rockefeller In stltute. In New York city, has now Joined In the bunt, lie went to Obi cago soon after the outbreak was dis covered among tbe cattle at tbe na tlonal dairy show. Dr. Flexner li able to do this work through an appro prlatlon recently made by the Rocke feller foundation. Tbe preservation of the valuable an tmals at tbe dairy show In the face of numerous cases of the disease In a numtier of the herds has brought out a variety of opinions concerning tbe effect of tbe disease in producing im munlty. Some authorities assert tha: cattle are rendered Immune for a tlrnv after recovery, while others assert that an animal on the road to recovery may become reinfected. It has also been stated that cattle could be immunized l)y the use »f attenuated serum, bui that the effect on the animal would be such ns to make It unprofitable for a considerable period. Repairing Roller Bearing Boxee. Recently 1 had trouble with a rollei bearing disk, says a writer In the lowr Homestead. The rollers and spindles had become so worn that there was room left for the rollers to lock. Thl; made the disks slide. So Instead 01 purchasing four new complete boxes which would have cost me $B,l bong hi a twenty foot piece of round shaft steel, seven-sixteenths of an Inch lr diameter, for 4f> cents. This was eul Into lengths corresponding to the ole five-sixteenth Inch rollers. These lnr ger rollers took up all the wear, anti I hnve practically a new disk for 4f cents and four hours’ work. WINTER GARDENING. Rhubarb, asparagus, sea kale and French endive are easily forced undet the greenhouse bench. They tnuy ale< be grown successfully In house cellars provided with furnaces. Rhubarb gives the best results when forced if the roots are first frozen for a few days before they are planted This serves as a rest period and causes a more vigorous growth of stem. Freuch endive (also known as wit loss) Is uut tery well known in out markers, but It Is a most delicious salad plant and should be more largely grown Roots may be purchased for trial this winter If you do not have your own. Keep the root crops—heets. carrots turnips, etc.—moist. This Is easily ac compllshcd hy covering with moist sand or soil A cool cellar Is satlsfac tory for the storage of all root crops. There never was a time when gar deners were more Justified In saving any wood ashes that may lx? produced about the premises. Their coutent of, both lime anti |Kitash Is beneficial to the garden crops. If very strong, early plants are de sired they must not t>e crowded in th< cold frame after they have been reset from the hotl.e.l or greenhouse. Cab huge plants should stand nlsiut on. ami one fourth Inches apart Tomtit' plants two Inches apart the first trails planting and t'our the second I .est nc should have about two tix-hos eiu-l way In order to develop the strong e«t plants —National Stockman nn Fs rnter READ HERALD WANT ADS. SATURDAY, DECEMBER 26. Scientific Farming THE APPLE ROOT BORER. How This Enemy of Apple Oruhrde May Ba Controlled. (Prepared by United States dcgwrtnMnt ot agriculture.] An enemy of apple orchards which must be controlled by protecting the trunk of tbe tree from tbe egg rather than by killing the Insect Is the “apple root borer.” The adult borer is a tiny slender beetle which has a metallic purplish or coppery luster. This beetle layg Its eggß in the late paring and glues them tightly to the bark of the trunk a few Inches above the ground. Tbe eggs are usually deposited one by one, though occasionally In pairs. They are usually attached to a smooth sur face. but are sometimes Inserted In a crack or beneath a scale of bark. When the larva hatches It leaves the egg from the underside and enters di rectly Into the bark, thrusting its cast ings back waul Inin the discarded shell and so filling It that It retains Its nor mal alse and shape. The abandoned shell often adheres to the bark for • year or longer. The work of the Insect Is obscure, there being no chips or castings thrown to the surface, as is the case with the common round headed apple tree borer. The egg, which is placed rather con spicuously on the bark of the trunk, and the exit hole In the bark through ■which the adult escapes from the wood are the only externul marks made by the Insect on the tree. In addition to the Injury resulting from the damaged iiPl! PAM AOB CAUSED BY BOBER Of THE APPLI BOOT BY BUBBOWmO. roots, the exit boles In the bark adratt more or less water, which frequently Induces decay of the heart wood. The apple root borer probably occurs throughout the greater part of the east aim United States and has been found as far west as Michigan. In portions of the Appalachian region It does con siderable damage to young fruit trees. When fruit Is setting In the spring each paints, washes, sticky substances or mechanical devices as are used to prevent the round beaded apple tree borer furnish equal protection against other Insects. The eggs may also be prevented from being placed on the bark by temporary wrappers of paper or bsrlap or any other material that will entirely cover the lower two feet of the trunk for a period of four’JJb five weeks following the blooming season. Treatment with sticky adhesives or heavy paints that are not Injurious to trees will answer the same purpose. The Insects’ concealed method of feed ing does not permit the use of the "digging out” process," which Is ef fectively used by fruit growers against a number of fruit tree borers. The borer also is to be feared because It develops freely In the common serv ice tree. It has also been found on wild thorn and cbokeberry. The nearness of woods where these trees flourish may be regarded as a possible source of danger to an apple orchard. Much Grata Needed Yet. A careful examination of the dry farming regions will show that the per centage of smooth, bard lands which should be retained in grass Is much larger than would at first be supposed. It may be said that these lands have become too high priced to use for pas ture. but unless the land can show a net profit on the crop In an average year which will pay the fixed charges on the land, then the excess value placed on the land over Ita earning power is purely speculative and not to Le used as a basis upon which to es tablish lam! values or determine sys tems of land management. The net profit per acre In good years Is less un der p asture than under grain cropping, bur In bad - ears the revenue Is greater under pasture, and the risk is always le«s. as you reduce the labor cost per acre and Increase the size of the farm unit up to the limit which can lie han dled by a single family.—Pean E. A. Burnett. Nebraska College of Agricul ture READ HERALD WANTS ™