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The Delta independent., 1906-04-27
A SMALL GARDEN WITH CAREFUL CULTIVATION
PRODUCE AeUN0ANI CROPS or EResn VEGETABLES
WILL PRODUCE ABUN

straight, will in any case be attractive.
even when the beds are bare.
1t is obvious that to ensure sym
metry, and for many other reasons,
a plow is entirely out of place in
gardens Of this size. In order to
achieve success the work must posi-
lively be done by hand and conscient-
iously done at that. The expense 10
really very small. and need only be
incurred once. for a garden SO con-
stucted will need very little work to
prepare 1t the second season.
AS to the use to be made of the
beds when properly prepared, much
depends on the taste OF the gardener,
but . very good way to utilize the
fences on either side Is to sow along
them scarlet runners mixed with other
beans. The runners with their gor-
geous flowers which bloom from June
till October are very ornamental. They
are also prolific croppers, and despite
an absurd prejudice against them. the
young pods. when cooked green, are
delicious, while the shelled beans are
superior to limas. Scarlet runners
may be planted as soon as the ground
is warm, even as early as mid April.
for the bean itself remains in the
ground sending only its shoot to the
surface. They should be sown two at
time; about four inches deep. and .
foot apart, 80 that when all danger
of frost is over, more delicate beans
may be planted between them. The
best for this purpose are Cranberry.
Kentucky Wonder and Golden Clus-
ter, as their flowers and pods form
charming contrast with those of the
runner. In order not to interfere
with the early care of the climbers
it would be we'll to leave the space
between them and the grass walks va
cant until tomatoes. cabbages and pep
pers are ready to plant out by which
time. II the soil has been kept well
pulverised, the beans will be able to
care for themselves. The little bed
at the foot Of the garden might be
The Delta independent., 1906-04-27
THE SMALL GARDEN.
GUY ELLIOTT MITCHELL.

A garden SO constructed will stand
great extremes of wet and drouth,
for it is a mistake to suppose that
plants on well laid up beds suffer in
dry weather, on the contrary they will
continue to thrive when those on the
level are withering, so no one need be
afraid of making high beds, though
eighteen inches from the crown to the
foot of the ditch is sufficient elevation
unless the location is very low. Some
people might think that to devote 50
much space to paths with such q
small area available is useless
waste. This is. not the case, for the
frequent paths enable the gardener to
till and gather his crops without the
necessity of treading on the cultivated
ground, an advantage that far Offsets
the loss of space. The same plan may
be followed on property lot and a
half wide, though. II two full lots are
available, an additional grass walk
down the centre will be useful, and add
much to the appearance OF the garden,
which, IL all lines are kept perfectly
The Delta independent., 1906-04-27
Enough 1. kno.xhN

Quitting work with million dollsrv
saved in twenty-five years. tho mana,
ger Of the Waldorf-Astoria In New
York sets an example that might we'll
be followed by those men who get the
money.making craze and develop
from Captains Of industry" through
"plut0crats" to something worse.
Thomas H. Hillard came from Ireland
when he had attained his majority.
He Is now forty.six and q millionaire,
having made It all in hotel manage.
ment and careful Investment Of his
savings. He Is Of the opinion that he
has worked hard enough and long
enough. Acquaintance with tho range
of hotel prices. IN connection with no
tel tips, would indicate that he had
also worked people enough. although
there has been nothing In Mr.. Hill
lard's career to show that he has ever
made an overcharge. On the other
hand, he has devised many OF the
modern conveniences that add TO the
delectability of hotel e4lstsnce. But
tho best thing he has done has besn %
know when he had enough and 70
stop whom he not II
The Delta independent., 1906-04-27

ditch, the next two feet from 1t, and
the same on the other side. The two
middle rows of the first bed should be
planted with a second early pea, such
as Heroine or Dwarf Telephone and
the outside two with an extra early,
such as Motifs Excelsior, as this ar
rangement enables the peas first ready
to be picked without disturbing the
others. The same course should be
pursued in the second bed, a second
early filling the outside rows, while
one OF the giant late varieties such as
Stratagem or Duke Of Albany oc-
cupies the other two. Nothing is
more vexatious to a gardener than TO
raise a patchy crop. To avoid this
the drills should always be made four
inches wide. For peas they should
be three or four inches deep according
to the heavy or light nature Of the
soil. The seeds may be planted some
what thickly. say dozen to each four
inches OF row of the width recommend.
ed When six inches high, the soil
should be drawn we'll against the outer
stems in order to induce the plants to
The Delta independent., 1906-04-27

Haveyou small garden? Ifnot, why :?
There is no reason why anyone with
the slightest taste for the pursuit
should not be successful in raising
a garden with very small expense or
effort. Unfortunately in most works
on horticulture, and in all short art
icles on the subject it is taken lor
granted that the reader has some pre-
vious knowledge Of the business, or at
any rate has his garden already pre-
pared by an expert. This will not be
the case with many who intend to
move into suburban homes this spring,
SO it is for their benefit the following
hints are given. Even the circum-
scribed area available at the back of .
twenty-five foot frontage, will, il prop
erly handled, furnish enough green
delicacies to materially reduce the
grocery bills during the summer, and
add much to the health and comfort of
the family, for a twenty-five foot lot
Of ordinary depth should permit the
rear fifty feet to be used for gardening
purposes.
In many instances careless contract
ors scatter the subsoil removed when
excavating Easements all over the lot
When this has been the case the work
of preparing the garden ground Is in
creased as this unfertile soil must be
removed, until not more than three
inches are left on the plot it Is pro-
posed to cultivate. When this Is well
leveled the ground can be treated the
same way as il still covered with sod,
the trenching being carried slightly
deeper. The ground having been made
reasonably level the best course to
pursue is to stretch garden line three
feet from the fence lengthwise of the
plot, and parallel with it stretch an
other. leaving a space of two feet be-
tween them. Cut along both lines
with q sharp spade, and . turf path
clear to the alley is the result. Prob
ably the sod on this will not at first
look very tempting. but constant travel
over 1t, II not too frequent, will I'M
prove 1t so that in time 1t will afford
Q smooth green walk. Now dig a
trench foot wide and a foot deep
across the end Of the three foot space
between the fence and the path, plac-
ing the soil removed, somewhere con-
venient for future use. Into this trench
throw the sod removed from the second
foot, taking care to invert It when do
ing so, and then add a thick layer of
coarse manure. tramping it well down.
On top Of this throw deep spadeful
Of the underlying soil. and repeat the
The Delta independent., 1906-04-27

lean towards the centre of the bed.
The third bed may well be used for
crops suitable for salad. The two
centre rows being devoted to late
and early lettuce, the outside ones to
white barletta onions, which area
sure crop and the best variety for
punching or picking. They will do
best in the outside rows. as then they
can more easily be weeded and thinned
out, and may be sown quite thickly an
inch deep in drills four inches wide.
To mark the rows radish seed should
be sprinkled very lightly In them.
The centre rows OF the next bed
should be sown with early beans to
The Delta independent., 1906-04-27
or 1oMATotsA ALSO AFFORD PICKLE SUPPLY

devoted to Japanese climbing cucum-
bers. They do well in this climate
and their fruit Is more symmetrical and
cleaner than that of the creeping
variety. which take up too much room
to be available in a small garden.
AS to the hve centre beds they
should Of course be mainly devoted to
vegetables that are at their best when
fresh gathered. Peas belong to this
category, and besides yielding well,
are almost sure crop for an amateur
to raise. The eight feet wide beds
should be marked out In straight
rows, the flrst one foot from the
The Delta independent., 1906-04-27
MISTAKES ABOUT NICOTINE.
Doesn't Accumulate In Pipe Stems
Very Little Nicotine Poisoning.


There are probably few subjects
about which more people are misin'
formed than nicotine.
Nearly everyone speaks OF the dark
brown substance which has about the
consistency and color OF molasses and
accumulates in the stems OF pipes as
nicotine. According to a scientific ar
ticle, IL is not nicotine at all, and II
has no nicotine In 1t.
1t Is nothing but tar-tobacco tar.
distilled from the smoke, Just as coal
tar is distilled from coal and pine tar
from pine wood. One might swallow
all the tobacco tar that rank clay
pipe contains without serious harm.
II he swallowed the same quantity OF
nicotine he would probably be dead
inside Of fve minutes.
II is the tar that stains the pipe,
and II Is the same tar that stains
the cigarette smokers fingers. II Is
also found inside the nostrils OF one
who inhales smoke. and II puts an
indelible stain on mustaches.
II Is true that tobacco contains
more nicotine than any other known
plant, but nicotine Is not a plentiful
article in nature. The rankest Ken
lucky tobacco contains less than per
cent Of nicotine. and the finer grades
OF tobacco. such a. Havana, have less
than 2 per cent
One often hears cigarettes condemn
ed because the smoker gets 30 much
more nicotine through inhaling the
smoke. The fact Is that q cigarette
smoker gets almost no nicotine. be
cause the tobacco of which cigarettes
are made contains next to NO nico
tine. Turkish and Egyptian tobaccos
carry only . trace OF nicotine. and
some OF them none at all.
But no matter how much OF this
deadly element tobacco contains
the smoker does not get It. Nicotine
Is not extracted by burning the tobac
co. Burning destroys II entirely.
One often hears Of nicotine poison
ing. but It Is very doubtful II there IL
any such thing. When one Is poison
ed with nicotine he dies. and he
doesn't get poisoned by smoking
There are plenty Of good reasons why
smoking should not be carried to ex
cess. but nicotine poisoning II not
one OF them.
The Delta independent., 1906-04-27

New Horscradsh from Bohemia Improved
and Excellent Variety for Garden Use.
supply pods. Valentines for a green
variety, and Wardwell's Wax for a
yellow one are probably the best. The
outside rows should be reserved for
beets, as they require thinning and
wedding. The centre rows Of the dfth
bed should also be put in beans, late
varieties being chosen that are suitable
for shelling, Just as they reach their
full size. Yellow Swedish and Red
Flageolets are far the best for this
purpose. One outside row should be
sown to Chard, delicious and pro
lific vegetable much neglected In
this country, while the others will sup.
ply plenty of radishes II they are
Gown broadcast. On double lot a bed
or two should be reserved for early po-
tatoes, as nothing is better than the
young tubers when fresh dug, but
they begin to deteriorate very rapidly
as soon as exposed to the air for
nothing equal In flavor to home grown
product can be obtained from Z
market man.
With regard to culture, no matter
how strong the temptation may be, No
one should ever attempt to do any
thing In a garden when the foliage ID
wet with dew or rain, or until the soil
is sufficiently dry to crumble between
the fingers without adhering to them
and II 1t can be avoided no foot should
ever press the cultivated ground. The
most efiicacious tool in any garden II
sharp and narrow rake. which should
be constantly run between the rowa
whenever the ground Is dry. Except
in very wet seasons this implement
when frequently used will suffice tc
keep down all weeds between the rows
which 1t also keeps the soil sufncient
ly pulverized to act as watering pot
a. well. An expert gardener seldom
needs to use hoe, except when pre-
pairing his beds for . second crop, OF
when spell Of rainy weather hal
The Delta independent., 1906-04-27

Market Gardener Cutting Asparagus Tips.
process until the bed is all dug over.
As soon as the surface is dry rake in
thoroughly a dressing Of fine manure.
mixed with q liberal amount of lime,
and little coarse salt. Then smooth
and level the ground, giving a slope
Of about . foot from the fence to the
edge Of the path. Follow the same
course on the other side Of the lot. and
at the rear end.
This mode of procedure furnishes
two beds fifty feet long and one Of
fifteen which are available for climbing
plants, with permanent walk around
the garden giving access to the alley
on both sides. The space between the
paths II treated in the same fashion,
will be sufficient to provide fve beds,
each eight by fifteen feet leaving be-
The Delta independent., 1906-04-27

tween them shallow trench a-foot
wide to serve as a wedding path, and
,s drain for carrying on the surface
water, an outlet being provided for
gltudinal walks as circumstances may
require. These beds should be neatly
rounded up with soil taken from the
intervening spaces and as soon as
dry, thoroughly raked and smoothed.
They will then furnish an admirable
seed bed that should be almost free
from seeds, the unders0il OF which
their surface y composed, not having
bess exposed - inpregnation.
The Delta independent., 1906-04-27

A Pur.-Mrs. Slowe: II am 10
glad your brother enjoyed his visit TO
us. Mr.. Greene
Mr.. Greene: "Oh. he Ii the sort Of
youngster who can enjoy himself any.
where. you know"
The Delta independent., 1906-04-27

A report issued at simla dives the
number Of deaths last year In india
caused by serpents. tigers and wolves
- 2.1S7.
The Delta independent., 1906-04-27

Sixty thousand elephants
slaughtered annually to supply ne
world with ivory.
The Delta independent., 1906-04-27
PAINT WITHOUT OIL.
Remarkable Discovery That CTts Down
Free Trial Package and Big BOOK IellIng
All About Paints and paint-Makine are
Mailed Free to Everyone Who Wrssee.

A. l.. Rice, prominent manufacturer %
Adams, n V, has discovered process OF NJ y,
ing a new kind OF paint without the use OF on.
powder and all that is required is cold water
10 make paint weather proof ht.p,9o, n,ss snE !,
is much better than oil paint. and 10 indis-
pcnsable to every property owner u edheres
10 any surface, wood. stone or brick, spreads
Write to Mr. A. L. Rice, Manufr so North
trial packnge together with color card and his
valuable book on painting. all free. This book
is necessary TO ali who use paint IL lets you
paints tells you how to get the beAt result
from paint for different purposes. and show
you how YOU can save and make good uanr
dollars Write today and the book. free tris'
of paint. etc, will bc sent you without ANY
cost by return mail
The Delta independent., 1906-04-27
No Flixhf or Fancy,

A bird in the hand Is worth two
the bush-if It was on hat, the MIL
liners bill would show 1t was worm
about forty in the bush.
The Delta independent., 1906-04-27

By Finn, the COmediaa.
"Iike q crate full Of Goals bufns
A great full house to see.
And should I not grateful nrov6
A great f0ol>J would Be.
The Delta independent., 1906-04-27
'MAILNER KREN +"

New Horscrsdish from Bohcmia.-An Improve,
and Excellent Variety for Garden Use.
The Washington herald., 1906-11-21
MAY STOP new YORK PACKERS
Wilson Orders Them to Close Their
Slaughter-houses on Sunday.
Will Refuse Them Government In
spectiOn and Block Shipments IL
They Refuse to Comply.

Notice was sent to the meat packers
in New York by Secretary Of Agriculture
Wilson yesterday. that unless they close
their establishments on Sunday. in ac-
ccTdance with State laws, they will be
denied Federal inspection This would
mean that their products could not be
shipped in interstate or foreign commerce.
This action was taken not only as the
result Of complaints made by several cler-
gymen in New York against the practice
of slaughtering cattle on Sunday. but be-
cause the department regulations require
a strict compliance with State laws.
When the complaints were received from
New York clergymen that cattle were be-
ing killed in that city on Sunday. Secre-
tary Wilson sent a special agent out TO
make an investigation and report. The
agent informed him after visit to al
most all the slaughter-houses in New
York City that most OF them were opened
for the killing OF cattle on Sunday.
The packers explained that the Jewish
population insisted on Kosher" meat on
Monday morning, and that in order to
supply It, it was necessary TO slaughter
on Sunday. The agent discovered. how
ever. that two-thirds OF the cattle led to
the slaughter on Sunday were hogs, which
tended to disproye this claim.
The Washington herald., 1906-11-21
DR.. A. E. DICKINSON IS DEAD.
Editor OF the Religious Herald and
Widely known Minister.

~Giaa I'd tAte NfaS4AllSllu AtcIa4l
Richmond. Va, Nov. 20.-Rev. DR.. 4. E
Dickinson. one OF the most widely known
ministers in the Southern Baptist Church
and for many years editor of the Rel.
gious Herald. died to-day.
lie has been in feeble health for some
years. He was seventy-six years old, anC
was a graduate Of Richmond College and
of the University Of Virginia
He was a native Of Orange County and
held his first charge in Charlottesville
fifty years ago. Later he became pastor
Of Leigh Street Baptist Church, in this
city.
In connection with Dr. J. B. Jester he
made the Religious Herald one OF the
ablest and most widely known of the re-
ligious journels.
He was married three times, his first
wife being Miss Fannie Taylor. daughter
of DR.. James B. Taylor Born Of them
were james T. Dickinson, d. D., pastor
of the First Baptist Church, Rochester.
y. Y; Mrs. Fannie Torian, and Misses
Nellie and jamie Dickinson.
His second wife was Miss Lou Grad
dock, Of Halifax, whose only child is
Miss Halle Dickinson.
A few years ago he married Miss Bessie
Bagby, Of King and Queen County, who
survives him.
The Washington herald., 1906-11-21
SELECT LOTS UNDER HAMMER
Property at Fourteenth and E Sold
at 81 a Square Foot.
Government Probably VIII Have to
Pay Like sum for New De-
partment Building.

Valuable property, fronting on Four
teenth and E streets northwest. in the
square Immediately south of Pennsylvania
avenue, was sold at auction yesterday az
ternoon, bringing about s. q square foot.
The sale was in chancery, at the order
OF the Supreme Court Of the District,
Adam A. Weschler welding the hammer
as agent for Ralph P. Barnard. Justin
Morrill, Chamberlain. and T. Percy Mey-
ers, trustees Of the Ferdinand Butler es-
tate
Lots Il and is, at 502 and 504 Fourteenth
street. having a combined frontage Of 50
feet. and 70 feet deep. were sold 10 E II
Neumeyer and r. T. Warwick, at $3.50 a
square foot
Lot ., premises 1903 street. IS by 20
feet, containing 1900 square feet was sold
TO Washington NsiloT, at S. a square foot.
Lot y. premises 1905 Z street IS b. %
feet. was sold 10 A B. GRAHAM, at $50
square foot
Much interest attaches TO the bidding
In Of this property. because it is this
square and the one just south Of it that is
involved in the plans Of the government
10 erect new department building TO
house the Departments Of STATE. Justice,
and Commerce and Labor. The prices are
considered an index OF the values OF the
two squares the government VIII TAXA.
The Washington herald., 1906-11-21
RATS KEEP GUARDS AWAKE
Night Watchmen IN Agriculture
Building Are Disturbed.
Rodents OverFun Building at Night,
ana One Mun Is Bitten While
He Was Asleep.

Night watchmen in the Agricultural De-
partment Building are complaining lately
because Of the fact that rats have be-
come so numerous and so large that their
slumbers are disturbed.
Some time ago. several old frame build
iugs owned by the government were torn
down. These structures are said TO have
been alive with rats. and. driven from
their home they were compelled to seek
the nearest quarters. and the nearest
quarters happened to be the Agricultural
Department buildings. The rodents live
on the remains Of the lunches Of the en-
ployes.
One watchman fell asleep the other
night, and during his slumbers one Of
his arms fell to the floor. The result
was that he was awakened suddenly by
O bite on the hand. He was startled to
behold a rat. which he declares was near
y as large as the ordinary house cat
For a time it was feared the watchman
who had been asleep at the switch and
contrary TO the orders of his captain.
might suffer an attack of blood poinson-
ing, but his hama was carefully nursed
and he has fully recovered.
The rats simply take charge Of the
Agricultural Building at night 1t Is said
that they scamper about the halls ali
night long. The watchmen say one must
be "a sound sleeper 20 withstand all the
noise created by the playful and hungry
rats. il is only occasionally. wncn one
Of them is restless and cannot sleep, so
IL seems, that the rats are seen by the
watchmen- But the trusty night man has
seen them, and there are so many Of the
pests it is impossible that the depart
ment officials Will make an effort to rid
the place Of them. Not for the benefit
of the night watchman, but the building
and its contents. Several years ago fer
rets were introduced 10 scare away the
The Washington herald., 1906-11-21
MAY LAY OFF ONLY 1000 MEN.
Commander Leutze Expects Wage
Board to Report by December 10.

ION ma ndeF LeutEe Expects wage
Board to Report by December 10.
1T is not true" said Capt. z H c.
Leutze, commandant ~ the navy yard.
yesterday afternoon. that we intend to
lay of oae-haf Of our force here be-
tween now and the end of the year. II
is a mistake If / have been so quoted.
What I did say was that we are likely
10 lay off a thousand men within the next
three months; but as we employ about
1000 at the navy yard, that can hardly
be construed as One-half their number
Asked as TO recommendations the wage
board may make IN regard TO the increase
Of pay asked by the machinists, Capt
LeutZe said that he could not predict the
action of the board the three members
Of which. he added. are meeting every
day now and viii probably complete their
labors in this regard about December 10.
The commandaut declined to state the
personnel Of the board which is composed
of officers appointed by himself.
Business Agent Adams, Of Columbia
Lodge No ia. international Association
of Machinists, which is composed almost
entirely of navy yard employees, is ex-
pected 10 return to-day from his tour Of
Harrisburg, Altoona, and Philadelphia,
where he has been collecting data re-
garding the wage scale, cost OF living.
&C. in connection with the industrial
plants OF those cities.
Thomas r. Carroll. a member of the
committee appointed by Columbia Lodge
TO confer with the wage board, said yes
terday that while il is true. as Command
ant Leutze has stated. that the failure
of Congress to make needful apprOpria-
ticns viii result IN the laying off Of many
employees, the fact remains that within
the last two years the government has
contracted with private concerns for con-
siderable work that might have been done
At the navy yard at less cost than the
contract prices. Mr.. Carroll further de
clared that much Of this contract work
has been full of defects
The Washington herald., 1906-11-21
Many unionists at smoker.

Between three and four hundred men,
bcrs OF various labor organizations at
tended the smoker given at the National
Rifles Armory last night by l. l. $. Z,
Local No. q, Hosting and Portable En-
gincers. \ programme Of vaudeville in
cluded q five-round sparring contest be-
tween Mysterious DON OF Michigan,
and Young Shrier, Of local fame.
Refrez hments were abundant. The af-
fair was the third 20 be given by Local
Il. The arrarg gements We're IN the hands
Of committee composed Of James J.
McCraCHen chairman +. ]. Nicols, sec
retary; J. Y. Rushton, treasurer; james
Deviin, d. J. Fitzgerald, J J. Cosgrove.
J. " King, j. G. Bishop, D. p. McCrack-
en-. George Whelan, James Goodwin, and
William II. Ratcliffe.