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early. will give profusely blooming after
frost aSters.
Limited Space
That can be devoted to the cultivation OF
flowers suggests the idea of specializing
For a small space of ground may be con-
ducive to the growth and Towering of one
plant when 1t would not be to several.
Take, for example. the small plat that
constitutes the back yard of city house
There may be space fifteen by twenty
feet. with sufficient sunshine and air for the
growth of many flowers, but with soil
that Is adapted to few varieties only. In
such a case it is well to select one annual
that Is a good bloomer and cultivate 1t to
the exclusion of others.
For a one flower garden nothing exceis
the trailing nasturtium The soil is a minor
consideration In the, growth or this annual
Given plenty of sunshine and water IL WIZ
thrive in inferior soil, and, IN fact, does
better in poorly fertilized ground.
1t has so many commendabie qualities
that 1t hardly can be surpassed for growth
In q limited space. 1t requires little atten-
ton after the seeds have been put into the
ground. The weeds must be kept out and
plenty of moisture supplied ana then the
work of the horticulturfst ceases.
Ii is one OF the earliest of the summer
boomers, and the picking of the flowers
only adds to the beauty OF the plat Tor TINS
is one of the conditions of its profuse
blooming small plat of ground will yield
enough flowers to furnish any home with a
plentiful supply through the long summer
and even occasional gifts to friends besides.
and the chief Joy of flower garden is the
fact that it's products are such appropriate
tokens of esteem for our friends.
The foliage also Is desirable. for OF itself
II is q decoration both for the house and
various dishes at the table. The long trail
ing vines give cool look TO the dining
room when twined about the chandelier and
mantel, and nothing makes dish OF salad
look more appetizing than border OF mas
turtium leaves.
Even after the frost has killed many OF
the summer flowers the trailing nasturtium
fiourishes In all its glory, Its season iasts
from the early summer flowers TO those
that survive the first frost.
And how much better in a limited garden
space to have one glorious bed OF flowers
than several my inferior plats, all requlr-
ing different conditions and different care.
Besides many amateurs can De success
at cultiyating one flower when they would
be a failure at tending many.
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NURSERY

came to the following conclusions. Fear.
surprise. affection. pugnacity, curiosity.
Jealousy, anger, play. sympathy. emulation
PRIDE resentment, emotion of the beautiful.
grief. hate. cruelty, benevolenee, revenge.
iudicrous.
In the nursery observing parents may find
confirmation OF Romanes' conclusions.
Baby
When placed upon his back upon rug viii
soon show his mamma his own ideas about
athletics. II his clothing is not too tight
he viii wave his little legs and arms In
the air and kick and sprawl In great de-
light. This is excellent for the muscles.
and baby will show his appreciation Of It
by his evident pleasure in the little GYM
nastics he performs.
For the first two or three years Of baby,s
life a morning warm bath is given BY many
wise mothers. The child should be fed
about half an hour before the bath. Tha
temperature should be 95 degrees Fahren-
heif In winter and about 90 degrees Fahren-
heit In summer Use a bath thermometer
for estimating the temperature. sirlce il i
difficult otherwise to gauge it with ae-
curacy. =
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How to Have Flowers
After the fall frosts is a question many
home fioriculturists have not been able to
answer. The sturdy perennials. such as
the lilac and syringa. are source of joy In
the spring, when we wish the house, as
well as the yard frightened by these gay
harbingers of the sweet summer time.
There are innumerable ANIMALS that can
be relied upon through the summer months,
but a common source of disappointment
with most home gardens Is that the first
frost sees the end of all foral brightness,
except, perhaps a few hardy chrysanthe-
NUNS.
The professional comes to the rescue and
saws that asters can be delayed TIL they
really are after frost flowers, blooming all
through November and even into Deem
Der. Professional directions for planting
and transplanting of plants raised from the
seed usually are too complicated to be fol-
lowed by the busy housewife, who has so
many other things to do and so rev con- a
yeniences for such things; so II Is well to
get the simplified directions from a nome
gardener who has succeeded equally wei
In making the aster an after frost Hover;
When the late Towering Is desired the
seed should be planted during the latter
part OF the month OF May. A small corner
OF a flower bed can be selected Tor TINS
purpose. for the plants are left there on4y
until after they have attained Suthclent
growth and sturdiuess to be transplanted
The watering Is done sparingly. as profuse
watering is apt to hasten their growth.
BY the latter part OF June the plants VIII
be ready for transplanting into the long
rows where they are to remain. This should
DO done carefully separating the plants
into single stems. After they have re-
covered from the transplanting process the
watering should be done only occasionally.
for the object IS 10 keep the plants alive and
not to hasten their growth.
Should they begin 10 throw up flower
stems too soon In spite OF the efforts made
20 check the early towering. these flower
stems should be pinched Off.
The two varieties of asters that Will yield
the best results from this treatment are
aster Erandifiorus. which will give mass
OF gold and purple flowers late In Novem-
Der. and aster trinervis. which sometimes
will flower stnl later. completely denying
the frost.
Late planting. late division and sparse
watering together with constant watching
that the flower stems do not develop too
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-06-10

be omitted IL flowing style can be selected
that is becoming
II the garment assumes the proportions
OF gown. 1t should, OF course be In one
piece. The neck should be finished so that
the fastening completes the dressy effect
and at the waist line It should do the same
There should be no adjustment of BELTS The
object is a garment that can be thrown on,
quickly and at the same time be COM
Portable.
There should be a protest entered against
any one wearing an open neck IL 1t is not
becoming. 1t is just as easy to have Il
dressing sack or neglige gown made high
IN the neck. II low neck Is not becouairl.
it simply acaentuates every imperfect fea-
ture OF the face. and makes one look older
and sometimes a veritable fright While II
low neck Is becoming nothing Is prettier
or adds more attraction to the makeup.
Neither should negiige gown be made
of all white, tor Ii presents too much the
appearance of deshabilfe or night attire.
Gay lowered musiins trimmed with lace
and ribbons are best suited for the long
robes that hang from the shoulder. Dress
Ing saeques are different, and the daintiest
OF garments can be made from inexpensive
white stuffs. of which there IL SO great q
variety.
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The Most Beautiful

The Most Beautiful
Witness to the evolution OF man is the mind
of little child. says Henry Drummond.
Evolution. after all. is the study of the
nursery"
Just as the dissecting room affords the
most ample opportunity for acquiring a
knowledge of the anatomy Of the human
body. the nursery supplies the largest facili-
ties for the collection of facts which illus
trate the functions and development of the
human mind.
In the child we have a history OF man.
The first year Of child's life may represent
tile fuil-grown prehistoric man. The grad
uai development of the infant mind. year
by year. supplies epitome of the growth
of the race.
But, more than this, not only Is the
nursery q microcosm in which the various
phases OF mental evolution are traceabIe.
but according. to Romanes, the nursery
also discioses the order in which the facui-
ties of the mind are developed.
Romanes gives us the results Of his oh
seryatIons on animals. Taking the emo
lions as one set of phenomena, with the
view OF detecting the order OF their deyel-
opment in various stages Of animal life, he
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en- the ardor of their Johns, who after all,
are but grown up boys.
And do we always show tender interest In
our childrens highly colored and impracti-
cable schemes? 1t may be our duty to dis
courage the harebrained scheme, but never
without offering something in lieu thereof,
and never without doing, saying, sonnet ming
to encourage the chiId's enterprise. nevs
without complete sympathy and gentleness.
1t is good rule that permits us to crfti-
else only when stern duty demands: and
then only reluctantly. tactfully. lovingly,
robbing the criticism OF Its sting, lending
1t a semblance of praise.
But no one has reached the secret OF
happy friendship until he ceases to think
of himself and begins to think OF the
friend; chooses friends in order to serve
them.
The Most
Charming person on earth is the adaptable
person the one who gets along In all places
and suits people of all sorts. He hts any
where: there Is no stiffness. no aggressive
ness about him. He is rather like iumin-
Gus ether which surrounds. perfects and IL
Eliminates all the rest and finds Its beauty
and aim In so doing.
The word adjustment gives an idea Oh
parts fitting into each other, each part doing
what it can to accommodate itself to every
other part.
So the word expresses we'll the conditions
Punishment from home during the summer
time We submit ourselves to new adjust
ments, and unless we really do this with all
that Il implies do not enjoy thoroughly
our summer circumstances or desire the
most benefit from them.
Some of us, alas may take an arbitrary
position and hold it dogmatically and arbi-
trarlly We think 1t is for others to adjust
themselves to- us. But a position taken IN
such a spirit Is more often wrong than
right and such spirit is wrong always.
Happy are they who gladly, gayly give
themselves to the situation and reckon
eagerly with the comforts of others.
The Friendship
That is described as fair weather often Is
despised We sometimes speak of the
friends in need of being the only sort worth
having.
We think those best sometimes that help
us to mourn and who are standbys in sor-
row and mountains of strength when we
are in trouble
But though such stanch friends as these
are well worth having and keeping. yet
the fair weather people have, after all, their
own good part to play.
A mans best friend Is himself Other
people may sympathize and advise, show
interest at times or help in material ways.
Sometimes that rare creature who will
sacrifice his interests and pleasure to
yours is found. But in the long run this
truth remains that the one who will stand
by YOU the longest and strongest and be
your best aid and defense is yourself,
ADA MAY KRECKER.
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Do Not Rock the Baby.

From the Outing Magazine.
Regular feelings will assist the baby's
sleeping II he doesn't go to sleep at once
let him alone. Surprising he does want to
make use of his eyes for a while longeri-
that's his right. Under no circumstances
ever try to coax him to go to sleep. Never
sing to him, never rock him, never walk
with him, never lie on the bed with him
never resort to any device whatsoever to
put him to sleep, and you never will have
to; II you do ii when he is young. you have
taken the first step toward making the
baby a little tyrant and yourself his slave.
Do it If you will, but when you get all run
down from taking care or the baby, pray
have the decency not to expect any SYM
pathy. Not only have you started him on
the road to impudent selfishness, but you
have unduly FASTENED the development of
his brain and seriously injured his nervous
system 1t Is not even necessary that
things should be quiet when the baby goes
to sleep. Let the usual noises go on, and
he will never have any difficulty In sleep
ing among them.
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Negliges.

Negiges-
Although not many people ever should see
US In neglige two or three garments of
that style are necessity TO the summer
wardrobe. Each OF us has few intimate
friends who must be admitted to the inner
sanctuary once in awhile. and We should
look our best even in that attire.
II Is a mistake to think that all people
can look equally well in certain style
OF that dress. Material and cut that are
becoming to a plump, round figure will be
the opposite to a slender. wilIowy one. So
the material ana cut should be studied as
carefully in the selection of neglige attire
as in the dress that is intended for general
wear.
The practical feature OF this garment
should be that Il is easy to put on There
must be no pinning down or complicated
hooking, or the object is defeated. 1t may
be dressing saeque-if so, a few fastenings
In front and ribbon around the waist
should be the extent of the adjustment
And even the ribbon around the waist may
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The Old Pagan

The Old Pagan
Seneca understood things when he wrote
amid the splendors of the Roman Augustus.
Great is he who enjoys his earthenware
Us If 1t were plate. and not less great is the
man TO whom all his plate IS no more than
earthenware."
Many otherwise sensible people set UP as
their standard of need the measure of their
friends and instead of getting the comfort
that their modest pocketbook allows fail to
reach the magnificence of their richer
friends and are In continual trouble with
bills. What there is attractive in unpaid
bills is a mystery. and yet there are those
who really suffer under their reproach
rather than eve like other people"
Not long ago a young man and his wife
gave up life in New York which they were
both cultivated enough to enjoy and adorn
because they could not make both ends
meet on 5000 year
They were brought to this decision be-
cause one day they actually did not know
where the money would come from to pay
their butchers bill. They really were just
as poor and anxious as the family who
only had tenth of their means: because
he is not poor that hath but little, but he
that wants more"
to flee lest they sink into deeper financial
bog but It would have been holder and
saner To have faced the situation earlier
and have set example of independence
OF mind.
II really is infautile TO fancy that one dol
lar can be made to do the work of five
dollars although with judiciOus manage
ment ii can be made to do the duty of two.
And It is both unmanly and unwomanly
for those who have enough for every real
comfort to make themselves miserable.
spoil their time. and the joys OF living, by
trying 10 mount the ghttering, Elusive
wandering freely society. all for the want of
q little moral backbone.
Strive to Learn
The lesson of adniring rather than critics.
ing. said one wise woman. There are few
characteristics more helpful and wholesome
and gladdening to meet than the character
istlc of admiration. encoura cement. praise.
There are few more trying to encounter
than the spirit OF wet blanketlng
When husband and children and friends
come to US for sincere and interesting SYM
patty, do they always receive Ii? When
John brings home a patent fly trap which
probably Is useless and whaeh he paid over
a dollar for, times being hard and money
scarce. he chucklng with delight over the
needless purchase. do we receive IL with
the pleased gratitude that he expects and
which his thOughfuluess merits? Do we
sometimes eye il askance. suggest 1t being
an unnecessary extravaganza and Intimate
that we have no faith in its hy-catching
powers.
AS a rule women are more sympathetic
than men. but even they occasionally damp
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Summer Gowns.

Yelling gowns. which are so tremendously
In favor this summer. have silk waists and
Jackets as have also the batiste and chiffon
gowns An indefinite number of different
styles are constantly being brought for
ward. The boleros. Etons and the Other
small jackets. all on the elaborate style
have been talked about and written about
for 80 long time that they cannot be
ciassed as novelties but IL is decided nov.
city TO see a yelling gorwn with fitted sill
waist that has quite thA affect of a Jacket.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-05-01
SECRET TRADE AGREEMENT
Allegations Against the standard Oil
and Affiliated Companies, Suit
Started by State of Ohio.

Toledo, O., April 2S.-Alleging that
the Standard Oil and seventeen affiliat-
ed companies have a secret trade
agreement, by which they control pro-
duction and transportation of oil and
gas, Prosecutor L. w. Wachenheimer,
of Lucas county, on behalf of the state
of Ohio, today filed suit in the circuit
court asking revocation of their char
ters, and dissolution of illegal agree
ment.
In the petition it is alleged that the
production of oil was reduced for the
purpose of increasing the price to con-
sumers. It is set up that this reduc-
ton amounts to fifty per cent. while
the price of gas to the consuming pub
lie has been increased one hundred per
cent. Queries are directed, in the pc
tition, to the railroad companies pres
idents, asking them whether rebates
are given, directly or indirectly, to the
oil companies and whether the oil
concerns have not been given pipe line
rights on the railroads.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-05-01

Russia Anxious to Occupy Two East
ern Provinces OF MangOlia.

ST Petersburg, April 2S.-In spite
of the defeat of her ambitions in Man
churia and kwantung, and the OBJ
stacles met with by NJ. Pekotiloff, the
Russian minister to China, in his nego-
tiations at Pekin, Russia, is steadily
pushing forward with the purpose of
occupying another big slice of China,
namely, the two eG5tern provinces of
Mongolia covering the route of the
proposed railroad from Raikal to Pc
kin, which, as announced by the AS
sociated Press February 20 has been
given over to the Russo Chinese bank.
Under the guise of the innocent sound
ing name of Topographic, ethno-
graphic expedition for purely scientific
purposes a party headed by Colonel
Novitsky, one of the brilliant younger
members of the general staff, leaves
st. Petersburg in the middle of May
to survey the hitherto unexpected
reign between the Manchurfan frontier
and Urga.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-05-01
DOWIE AT ZION CITY
Ceremony-Mrs. Bowie Gives Him
Hearty Welcome.

Chicago, April 2S.-'I am glad TO be
home again. With those words John
Alexander Dowie, the deposed leader OF
the Christian Catholic church IN Ameri-
ca, this afternoon, stepped within the
portals Of Shiloh house, thus compiet-
ing his much heralded entry into Zion
City after an absence of several months
during which time he had been de-
serted by a large part of his followers
and had been stripped of all eccleslas-
tic authority. Mrs. Dowie, the wife Of
the First Apostle met him at the
door of Shiloh house and gave him
hearty welcome.
Dowie's return to Zion City was void
of all pomp and ceremony. Only
handful of people were at the station
to greet him, but the majority Of these
were women.
When Dowie today left the Audito-
rum Annex, where he had been stop
ping since his return from Mexico, he
was driven to the Chicago and North
western depot, where a private car had
been attached to the regular 2 O'Clock
train. He was accompanied by several
of his personal attendants.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-05-01
ENGLAND ANGRY AT TURKEY
Another Demonstration May Soon be
Nade-Feeling is Outcome of the
Tabah Affair.

London, April 2S.-The patience Of
Great Britain with Turkey over the
Tabah affair is about exhausted, and
it was understood at the foreign Office
today if tue Sutton does not soon ac
cede to the British demands, there will
be another demonstration before !
Turkish port within short time Sole
months have elapsed since the Egyr-
tian government discovered that Turk
ish troops had occupied Tabah, hereto
fore considered to be an unimportanr
port at the head Of the Gulf Of Aka
bah.
Turkeys attitude Is the cause of
much irritation here, and the govern
ment is prepared to take the most Sc
we're measures TO protect Egyptian ter
ritory. There are many theories as %
what is influencing Turkey. The 3ri :
ish foreign office holds that the Turk
ish commissioner at Cairo is largely
responsible for the present situation
and that he probably has been led b.
German scientists and merchants at
Cairo to believe that Germany viii sup
port Turkeys aggression. There ap-
pears, however, TO be no ground for
some Of the press statements that Ger
many is actually so doing.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-05-01
STATEMENT BY MITCHELL
Says Operators Have Never of Their
Own Volition, Granted Advance to
Miners.

Wilkesbarre, Pa, April 2s.-Presi-
dent Mitchell gave out this statement
today:
There is no instance on record DUR
ing the quarter of a century which the
railroads have dominated the anthra-
cite industry, that an advance in wages
has been granted to their employees
Every concession has been wrung from
them by strikes and the pressure of
public sentiment
THE railroad coal combination not
only fixes arbitrarily the price at
which coal is sold to consumers, but
seeks to fix arbitrarily the price
at which labor shall be bought It
seems that every conciliatory over
ture we have made Off peace
full settlement has been interpreted by
the operators as sign Of weakness, and
our conservatism an evidence of COW
ardice. The question is asked by the
operators where is the advance to come
from if it is not charged up to the con-
sumner of domestic coal. 1t occurred 10
me that the small advance proposed
by the miners might have been taken
off the exorbitant freight rates charged
by them. What the outcome will be
cannot be predicted until the conven-
ton is held.
PERSONALLY I am such disappointed
and I am sure all mine employees
expected more consideration than thcy
have received"
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-05-01
THE OLYMPIC GAMES
King George Singles Out American
Manager for Short Conversation.

Ehens, Greece, April 28.-king
George and Princes George and Nicho-
las were present in the stadium when
the Olympic games recommended to-
day. The king singled out James E.
Sullivan, manager of the American
team, and chatted with him for ten
minutes in a jovial manner, showing
the keenest interest in the sports. TAe
king said he had the highest admira-
ton for PRESIDENT Roosevelt, and much
regretted that the President was rot
present to enjoy the games.
Martin j. Sheridan, Irish-American
A. c., New York, Myer Prinstein, irish
American A. c., New York, and Hugo
Friend, Chicago University, were
among the twenty-six contestants in
the discus throwing. Stephen Mudiu.
Hun gary, won. Distance 80 metres "a
centimetres.
In the final for the long jump Law
son Robertson, Irish-American A C.,
New York, was first.
In the team swimming race the Hun
garians were first and the Americans
fourth No time was taken.