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The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1903-05-16
SUGAR BEET GROWING.
Some Important Facts That Have
Been Asce rtaine ed After Some
Years of Experience.

The growers of sugar beets in Ne
braska declare that the sugar beet Is
great drought resister. This is GER
tainly one point in favor of the sugar
beet, whether for sugar making or for
stock feeding. Whether the sugar
beet can be best produced on light or
heavy soil is question yet in dispute
In some experiments the largest yields
were on the heavy soils, but the largest
average yields We're on the light soils.
On the whole, the results were more
favorable to the heavy soils. The use
OF commercial fertilizers has resulted
in increasing the sugar contents of
beets, but frequently not enough to
pay the cost of the fertilizers used.
The phosphates made the best show
ing as to returns.
In the cultivation of sugar beets, it
is desirable TO provide dust mulch,
and the depth of cultivation will be
generally regulated by the depth re-
CURED to keep up dust mulch, which
differs in different soils. In some
cases it cannot be maintained by any
thlng less than a three or four-inch
deep cultivation. The distance apart
OF the rows will have much to do
with the size of the beets and some-
thing to do with sugar contents.
About is inches seems to be the ideal
distance apart for the rows, and the
beets in the rows should not be sep
arated by more than eight inches.
Too much room means too big beets
with too little proportion of sugar.
1t is rather surprising to learn that
the weeds that are sometimes allowed
to grow in the sugar beet field have
the power of stealing the sugar from
the sugar beets or of at least keep
ing the beets from getting all the
sugar they would otherwise acquire.
A test to prove this was made at the
Nebraska station. On four plats of
beets some were left weedy and soma
were kept clean. Beets from the four
weedy plats were analysed and gave
respectively 12.9, 1910, 9.S, 90 per cent,
of sugar content. From the clean
plats the beets analysed 1872, 1875. ITO,
1917. In all cases the difference was
IN favor of the plat that was kept
clean. 1t is true that this was but one
experiment and a great law should
not be laid down on a single expert
ment, but it must be considered as
having some weight.
1t is not desired to have beets very
large, nor is it desirable to start a
growth in the fall after the beet is
properly mature. A season of wet
weather in the fall is very likely to
start new growth of the beet, which
increases in size without increasing
the amount of sugar contained If
the buds form and expand on the
crown of the beet there is an actual
loss of sugar.-Farmers' Review.
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about four miles southwest of the
darlington plantation. These plan
tations We're made on land so poor
that the railroad company could not
sell 1T. While the surrounding sec
tons We're sold at $3.50 per acre,
these sections went unsold at five dol
lars. In no place was there over two
feet of good soil. In larg = part of
the plantations it was not to exceed
ten inches, and in places the subsoil
or gumbo came to the surface and
could only be plowed in the driest
weather. These plantations were
sadly neglected after the contrac-
tors turned them over; 2,72O trees
were planted per acre, or four by
four feet. The weaker trees were to
have been cut out when the trees be-
gan crowding. This. however, was
neglected for a number of years
longer than it should have been. But
now. at the end of 21 years, the gov
eminent has sent foresters who thor
oughly inspected the plantations, aud
their reports are issued in bulletin
No. 81, "The Hardy Catalpa." 1 take
the following figures from their re-
ports. The total cost per acre at the
end of 81 years for the darlington
plantation is $124.O6. This includes
cost of establishing as per contract
$50, rent of land 81 years at two dol
lars, $42; cost of thinning, 60 cents:
estimated cost of marketing products
at one cent per post, $36.14; cost of
superintendent 81 years at rs cents
per year, $3.50: total $124.O6 Basins
their estimate on what had been al
ready sold and estimating the re-
mainder the value of an acre when 81
years old was $390.21, or $265.7O as
the net return on the investment.
The HONEYWELL plantation, planted
three years later than the above, av-
eraged total cost per acre at the
end of. IS years of $1,000. Timber
sold and still standing. S376.30 Der
acre, or profit of $266.1o.
The Catalpa is grown from seed.
and is sold very cheaply by nursery
men. Unless one wants to make n
very large plantation this is the best
way to get the plants. At the Far
lington and Hunnewell plantations
the land was marked off crosswise
with corn marker sat at four feet,
the trees being planted at the inter-
sections. Two men and one boy to
carry the trees would plant 1000 to
4S00 per day. l would advise those
interested in Catalpa speciosa to
write to the forestry department. at
Washington for bulletin No. az
Thomas II. Douglas. in Rural New
Yorker.
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be classed with anarchism. But
they represent the conservative
wing of the party which is
agitating only for government, state
or municipal ownership of public
utilities" The recent battle for the
municipal ownership bill at Spring.
field, enabling Chicago to own and
operate it's own street cars, shows
the trend of the times in the metrop-
oils of the middle west. Such legis-
lation is along the lines favored by
the conservative wing of the social
istic party.
Leaders of the movement say that
a few more years will see the party
in power in the city, the state and
the country. They point to the fact
that in 1896, when a socialistic ticket
was first nominated in the city, their
candidates polled but sos votes; that
two years later the vote polled
amounted to 2,744; in 1900 it had in
creased to 7,1S6, while at the last
municipal election they received the
endorsement of 1922 voters. and
actually elected one socialistic cam
; didate for alderman.
William johnson, the new social
istic alderman in the city council, is
| typical of the conservative elemenG
of his party. He is a workingman,
though student. He is by no means
revolutionary in his beliefs or teach
ings. He is a strong believer in
municipal ownership of public utili-
ties. In this he is not an exception
in the council, though he is the only
member of that body who classes his
belief as socialism.
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jloNCd {.
"Old Sally" which was the first
pump installed, will be the first one
to go; Sally the Second" will follow
within a few weeks; then will come
the last days of "67," and soon after
this "72," or the "man-killer," will
give place to a fourth new machine.
1t is remarkable that piece of
machinery in constant use should
serve a city from the time of its VIII
lage days until it has attained the
position of second city in the land.
and numbers some 1000, 900 of people.
When "Old Sally" the first. was in
stalled. she was considered, and in
fact was, a marvellous piece of mech-
an1sm. She has a capacity of $780,
100 gallons of water every "a hours.
Sally the Second" gave to the city
l2.Oo0,o00 gallons daily, and these
two pumps represented the total ca
pacity of Chicago's waterworks UNI
til after the close of the civil war,
when or was installed. The three
furnished the fluid with which the
fire department fought the flames OF
the great fire in '72.
In 1860 the city used but 1.717,o0
900 gallons of water, supplied by tho
waterworks system. In 1900 the
supply had increased to lis. 900 900 900
gallons. WRIGHT A. PATTERSON.
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In Search OF n WIFE

A Mississippi man sent the following
letter in answer to a matrim onial ad-
vertlsement: SIN inclose nv photo
graf with My Full Description. 1t
shows the features as nachel as can
bee only it is to Dark; l am very lite
Complexion, Gray eyes, ORION har,
6-toot high, waight 100 Lbs, inclined
to be hump shouldered; A Musklcr
Man and widower IS years old, with
a Common School Equations, but hav
Got Anof to Atten to Emmy Business
am Strictly Morrel. Don't use To-
bacco Nor Whislley." He is anxious
to have her understand that her Age.
Complications, wait, and All Suits mr..
to aztec, Kind Loving Girl. have Ont.'
One Thing to Offer. And it is Neither
Lands Mar Gold. But Strong Arm
and True Hart and will Lay Down My
Life for the Rite Girl and Be happy,
for am tired of living Alone. The
Girl that Steels my Hart and takes my
Name for the Remainder of My life
will make Happy, for am Hunting
Girl that can idleise and Make a
Angle Of"
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table Occupation.

There are two varieties of Catalpas
Indigenous to the United States.
One, Catalpa bignonioides, is found
along the south Atlantic coast, and is
not hardy north of the Ohio river.
The other Catalpa speciosa, is a ma
tive of Ohio, Indiana and the south
west, and is perfectly hardy through
out Ohio. 1t is very rapid grower,
and the wood is almost indestructi-
BILE. The wood is used for fence
posts and ties. 1t takes on fine
polish for inside work. As it is
naturally a spreaaing-top tree i
should be planted closely to force it
to grow upright. There has been
planted about 600 acres to Catalpa
speciosa at darlington, Kan, for the
Kansas City, Fort Scott & Gulf rail-
road. and about 400 acres for Mr..
Hunnewell, the president of the road,
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decided point in the back. Some OF
them give the effect of wings, as they
are joined at only one point. They will
be worn with wolfe and other summer
cloths as well as with the silks.
Ribbons of every style, width and
price are shown for the smart summer
outfit, in belts, sashes, stocks, ties,
chous, ribbon roses and ribbons as
landings for skirts and waists. No
toilet seems complete without them, as
they relieve the severity of the tailor
made gown and add charm 10 the
daintier toilets.
Broad sash ribbons of mousseline de
sole are shown, with both white and
black grounds, over which are thhkly
strewn half blown rosebuds, shower
of loose violets or lilies of the valley.
the flower represented forming the
color scheme. These flowers are
printed (not woven or embroidered),
and an inch wide satin stripe forms the
edge Of the ribbon.
ELLEN oSMoNDE.
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Last year the wealthy Of the cities
clad themselves in white, and, much to
their satisfaction, seemed to hold a
general not adopting the fashion to
any great extent. This year the ultra
fashionable will have to share the craze
for white with their less fortunate sis
tiers. This is shown by the fact that
not only the shops patronized almost
exclusively by the wealthy, but those
frequented by the middle and poorer
classes, are showing white gowns in
great variety of style and material. 1t
will be white season for everybody.
The white gown that will wash is
profitable investment. 1t will stand
laundering better than any colored
material. and the woman who must
trust her summer clothes to the vicis-
STUDIES of summer hotel laundries will
stand a better chance of getting
through the season presentably if she
depends upon white lawns, linens, etc,
than if she allows herself to be led
away from wisdom's path by the al
lurements of the delicately tinted and
lowered wash goods. The latter may
stand careful laundering with some
degree of success, but the average
laundry of the summer resort is fairly
certain to rob them of their beauty in
very short space of time.
White is universally becoming, is
procurable in every grade of material,
adapts itself to any color in dress ac-
cessories, cleans or washes we'll These
are its titles to favor, and they justify
its selection.
First, as to the white morning frock.
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Food Taints MIX FLAVOR.

The flavor of milk is infueaced by
the food that the COW consumes. Acow
fed on turnips will show the nature of
the food by the flavor of the milk. All
the brassica family, like cabbage, rape
and all the Swede turnips, will cause
an unpleasant taste in the milk.
When these are fed several hours be-
fore milking time the flavor is not so
apparent, some claiming that it can
not be detected, but the condensinn
companies have clause in their milk
contracts to :he effect that no roots
OF any kind shall be fed to cows fur
nishing milk for their iae.ories-Mid-
Land Farmer.
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edicts are obeyed to the letter again.
Lace, which predominates in the
manufacture of these dainty accesso-
ries of the toilet, is simulated in va
rious materials. Happy the young
woman who can bring forth from the
family chest bertha of duchesse lace,
pelerine or fchu of Chantilly, or a
three-cornered shawl of Irish point or
guipure. Among the newer laces
which are exceedingly popular for col
lars and pelerines is the Paraguay lace,
with its delicate wheel patterns sug-
gestive of drawn work. This is often
combined with heavier lace like gui-
pure or Arabian. If used alone it must
be worn with a heavy delicate fabric.
A noticeable feature connected with
the renaissance of the pelerine is the
absence of violent contrasts. For in
stance, white lace is not worn with
dark costumes for the street, but with
the most delicate of spring colorings,
such as pale gray, ecru, mode and tan.
Black lace is combined with darker
shades.
A stunning imported costume dis
plays the artistic use of the pelerine
The material is lusterless pongee in
the natural tint. The skirt yoke is out
lined with bands of silk braid in ex-
quisite shade of wood color and brown.
The seams of the cores form inverted
plaits and the flare at the foot is
headed by ornaments formed of the
silk braid. The pelerine shows skillful
combinations of the natural pongee
tint with the various shades of wood
color and browns, which come to a
point and are finished with small tas-
sells of the same coloring. Alternating
with embroidered bands is ecru lace
insertion. a scant frll of the same
pattern finishes the edge of the peler-
Inc, with the silken tassels over it.
For wear with the soft, summary
'ilks are collars, pelerines and boleros,
made from soft, lustrous silk com
bined with silk braid in open renais-
sance and honiton patterns. All the
summary lace effects in stocks. collars
and pelerines are exceedingly open
ara filmy.
The bcleros are small and come to
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stove until quite hot. With a short
piece of candle. seal drain hole in bot
tom of pots, taking care not to put
wax over entire bottom of pot. Place
pots in box about nine inches apart on
thin layer of sand, and overlap pieces
of broken pots, a q. to convey by
capillary attraction the water to tho
entire soil of the box, which soil should
be sifted and box fille.1 to within one
quarter of top of pots. Cover box with
glass and heat from above will draw
the water up to the roots. By this
method you will not be troubled with
surface baking, which is so trouble
some with surface watering. If SO
desired, you can cover the pots with
circular pieces of pasteboard or tin
and avoid surface evaporation from
the pots. Always fill pots with warm
NJ. Knight, in Farm
and Home.
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WATERING SEED SOIL.
Essential Feature I'm EARLY Growth
Is to Keep Box in Moderate
State of Moisture.

To avoid disturbing small seeds by
watering, when planted in forcing
boxes, l have devised plan which not
only assures against the disturbance
of the seed, but keeps the soil of the
entire box in moderate state of moiA-
ture, which is an essential feature fn
early growth.
l make box of any desired size to-
suit the occasion, and about three
inches deep. Then get few small IN
glazed flower pots and place same on
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They have dreamed of the applause
that would greet them, of the sue
cess that awaited them, but their
dreams have never been realized, and
the great majority of them are yet
waiting or striving for the success
they expected. The life is one of
trials and disappointments. The ex-
pectation of becoming star leads
many to the door of the stage, but it
is an expectation that but few ever
realize,
But though the individual chorus
girl may be a nonentity, collectively
they represent no small part of the
expense of maintaining a modern
comic opera. Individually they will
receive from SIP to SIS weekly for
their ability to smile, to dance and
do all the other pretty tricks with
which they are expected to amuse
the public. Collectively, this means
a heavy expenditure each week. The
chorus features of such a show as
AIDES Peggy from Paris" will cost
better than $1,000 per week in sal
aries alone, SO numerous are the
pretty girls in its several choruses.
Add to this the cost of preparation
and maintenance of the choruses.
and some general idea may be had
of what the expense of this feature
of successful comic opera amounts
to each week. To be sure, all such
shows are not staged with the same
elaborateness that AIDES, and others
of his class, receive, but even the
smallest of them must play to bet
ter than average audiences if they
are to be financial success.
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the earth with
but four excep-
tions. Such is
the story of the
accom- plishments'
of the greatest
woman traveller
of the age-a Chi
cago w o m a n {,
Miss Celeste j.
Miller.
There is prob
ably no other
woman in the
world, and posi-
bly, no man, who
has seen so much
of the worlds
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1903-05-16

Su11dSCs VI lldu
so many novel experiences with the
worlds people as Miss Miller. She
has explored Africa, travelled camel
back across the Sahara desert, treked
over the plains of the Transvaal,
journeyed to Jerusalem, rode in the
rikishas of Japan and the buffalo
carts of the Philippines, slept in the
paper houses of the interior of China
and traversed Chinese rivers in the
native junlks. She has navigated the
great rivers of every country of
South America, climbed the Andes
and the Himalayas, and in fact has
done not only few of the things
that other travellers have dane, but
has gone practically through the en-
tire list of tourist possibilities.
AT her home in Chicago she has a
collection of curios from every land
which she has visited. Many of them
are very rare and of great value, and
the entire collection would go far
toward stocking a good-sized muse
UNI. Next year she proposes to add
to this collection curios from Alaska
and Madagascar, two of the four
countries which she has not yet Wis
tied, the other two being Iceland and
Greenland.
Miss Miller inherits her travelling
propensities from her father Henry
+. Miller, of Princeton, Ill. He has
been dead for number of years, but
before his death he and his daugh-
ter had seen the greater part of the
world together.
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VINO 40 not lIl-
spect the water
works plant at
Chicago avenue.
The place be-
comes doubl.y in.
teresting jus t
n o w fro the
fact that the old
pumps w Ii j c h
have served Chi
cago with water
since the intro
d IL c t i on of q
waterworks sys-
TEN in 1852, are
to be replaced
with new and i'm
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girls of the west.
Stage struck maid
ems from Pitts
burg'to'the Pacific
coast flock to this
sity to find a
place in such gor-
g go us produc-
tions as AIDES
Up e 81 y fro m
Paris" b a u M S
wizard of Or,
"The Stork," and
D | a Y S of that
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the enlargement
of Fort Sheridan
was passed over
in a three-line
item by the Chi
cago press, and
excited no COM
ment among the
Chicago people.
Yet scarcely Il
decade has passed
since the citizens
made heroic eff
forts to raise snf-
fcient funds with
which to buy the
ground on which
the present post
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Pruning Old peach Tree.

Remove all the dead branches and
interfering limbs. Be sure to paint
all the cuts that are larger than half
an inch in diameter. Then head back
the other branches as much as one
fourth of their entire length, if no
crop is expected the current season.
If there will be crop that season,
head back most branches over one
half of last seasons growth. In SUBJ
sequent prunings the tree must have
care and thought until it conforms TO
the ideal tree. The two principal OBJ
jects of pruning are more vigorous
growth and better fruit. The first
is obtained by giving each branch the
maximum amount of sunlight and
air. The second by removing part OF
the fruit buds and such weak wood
as cannot produce fine fruit.-FranH
Horsfall, in Orange Judd Farmer.
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TcrrifyinH.

Young man." said her father, stern,
~, "can you support family?"
Gee whizz!" exclaimed the young
man, you haven't lost your job, have
you7"-Philadelpbiu Press.
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yet it has never been popular with
either the rank or file. Its officers
quarters are more modern and more
commodious than those of other
posts; it's officers club is practical
ly ideal; it is hard to see how bet
ter location could be found, and yet
army officers as rule consider them
selves in hard luck" when their duty
calls for lengthy residence at the
place.
The reason may possibly be found
in the fact that Chicago, with the
exception of the exclusive North
shore suburbs, has never thrown
wide her social doors to the wearers
of Uncle SANS badge of military au-
thority. This is true not only of the
officers stationed at the post, but
those on duty at department head
quarters in the city as well. When
Gen. Miles was in command of the
department he attempted to achieve
social distinction, but can hardly DO
said to have succeeded, and after his
transfer to New York was inclined
to criticise the people of the city
rather severely for their lack of $50
cial warmth"
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might be presented to the gov
eminent as an ipducement to estab-
lish military post near the city.
That Sheridan is one of the best
equipped military posts in the coun-
try every army officer will agree, and
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AiONelllellU is HI
tracing to it's
ranks a new regi-
ment of men,
each year, and
among them are
many of influence
"a d education,
and q few of
wealth.
Present condi-
t j o n S h a v e
b r o II & IL t many
scholarly men as
recruits to the
socialistic party.
With such men in
its ranks social
ism can in no way
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People and Events Which
Make History in Chicago *

Chicago.-Nine times around the
world; visit to every country on
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Eamou. old Pump..

There are few visitors to Chicago,
especially those from the country,
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The Chorus Girl.

The ChOrus G1rI.
Chicago as producer of comic OPP
eras has become the Mecca of the
would.be chorus
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.oldlers and Society.

A little item of $4,000 in the last
congressional appropriation biAs for
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A socia1istic Center.

Chicago is rapidly becoming 500
cialistic center. The socialistic