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The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-09-23

A. Schneiter is in tbs city from Pen
dleton.
w. A Shaffer of Waitsburg, is in
Walla Wnlla on business today.
H Black of Pendleton is visiting with
Walla Walla friends this week.
Leroy Sterling left today Tor Peeka-
boo, Idaho, for an extended sojourn.
]. F.. Samuel of Dayton, is among
the business visitors in the city to-
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. w. Jones left this
afternoon for Lewiston, Idaho, for an
extended visit.
H. l.. Hines one of the leading bus
mess men of Prescott, is in the city
on business today.
among the visitors with Garden City
friends this week.
j. H. ONeil, general passenger
agent of the O. r. & N. company, IS
in the city on business today.
Mrs. Josephine Preston left this
morning for Waitsburg for short visit
with friends and relatives there
+. NJ. Robinson, M. Robinson and
Frank e. Robinson left this afternoon
for Waco, Tex, where they will spend
several weeks on business and pleas
ure.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-04-25

~ YER since the first man thrust the
FIRST implement into the earth. weed
- ing has be6n the planters busaboo.
Az q matter Of fact. young weeds are al
most az tender AZ the most delicate youn9
seeding Of garden flowers ana vegetables.
It is only after they get q good hold on
the earth with their roots that they be-
come pests diflcult to eradicate.
There ar . scores Of ways TO fight weeds
dozens Of patented appliances. chemi-
Gals, ETC. OF them all. the one way that
IL 30 much the best that no other meth
cd can be compared with It for even q
moment is to keep tho earth cultivated
constantly all around the vegetable and
flower growth.
A weed one day old will die at a mere
touch from the hoe or rake. A weed
three days old will need q pretty severe
jerk A weed a week old 10 going to make
you get down on your knees ana dig deep.
Constant cultivation OF the top soil
may well be said to be the great modern
Improvement in all kinds Of farming-and
gardening Is simply hower-farming. Every
garden should have all the ground not
actually inhabited by a flower cultivated
every day.
Does that sound terrifying7 1t isn't If
daily cultivation il done. all that IL neces-
sary each day is to draw the rake or one
corner Of q small hoe along the burrows
between the vegetables. or around and be.
tween the flowers. You don't need to chop
or work at one place again and again.
The labor IL 90 slight that the most feeble
person can do It. The implement will sink
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KEEPING THE WEEDS DOWN

in deeply enough from its own weight. and
all that the gardener needs do Is to pull
1t along.
Now, what time or work does that mean!
Tho writer now has under cultivation two
vegetable patches each forty feet long and
six feet wide The rows are two and one
half feet apart. This gives him thirty
two burrows to cultivate. One pull of the
rake ts enough for each futrow. The
ground, being kept constantly worked, Ia
az flne as hour and responds at once.
Twenty minutes by actual time 10 all that
he needs give to 1t every day.
ten feet by five feet to six feet by two feet
In area. OF course. there IL little cultiva-
ton to be done on them at present be-
cause there 10 too much danger OF de-
stroying seeding flower plants; but when
the garden IL Zip, the very slightest STIR
ring OF the soft earth win uproot the
young weeds almost before they can be
seen by the eye.
AS he leaves his homo for town every
till pm. his case is that of the average
suburbanite. and his success In keeping
weeds down with q minimum amount Of
time and labor should show every per-
son that 1t 10 perfectly feasible. Remem-
Der that this cultivation not only destroys
the weeds, but does practically everything
else that IL needed In the garden except
spraying ana pruning.
The whole secret II to do It every day.
days and see what q hard. caked, uayield-
Ing soil 1t viii be. Then 1t Will certainly
not sufice to draw hoe or rake over It.
You will have to do the back brealxing
work Of the old-time farmer, whose life
used to be one long struggle with weeds.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-04-25
WAYS FOR FENCING
SUBURBAN PLOTS

" HE suburban fence Is both flnan-
; cial and an artistic problem that is
rarely solved in a way satisfactory
In both aspects. The most expensive fence
Of all is the one that looks the cheapest
the common wooden picket fence. Its
original cost is high, and the cost Of
painting and repairs is higher still. 1t Is
the best fence not to have.
. The iron fence is expensive, and the best
that can be said Of it is that it Is not alb
solutely ugly. However artistic 1t may
be, It remains a necessary evil.
The cheapest-and most ugly of all Is
the fence made OF posts with barb wire,
poultry netting or similar fabric. Its
great advantages are economy, fair SER
viceably and the fact that in the course
Of two summers 1t can be quite hidden by
honeysuckle, woodbine. ivy or rambler
roses; ,oo,.,.,,, r,., o oso.n
too. considering their ultimate results.
and the way in which they enrich the ap-
pearance of a place after five or six
years
The most usual hedge plant is the
privet, and the Amoor privet, which Is
evergreen, is becoming more popular than
the California. which was used every
where until the Amoor came in. Enough
privet for a sixtyfoot front will cost So.
For this sum only small plants can be
obtained, and as privet hedges should be
kept cut very low for the first few years
to make dense growth at the bottom.
the hedge will not be very handsome
until 1t is at least six years old.
lovely and uncommon hedge can be
made of the Japanese rose known as Rosa
Rugosa. An expenditure of about SIS
will provide enough for a 14O-foot row.
This rose Is insect and frost proof. and.
indeed, Is one of the hardest plants in
the rose family. Its flowers are only sim
gle and very delicate. but beautiful, being
much like the marshmallow. In the win
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an extra piece Of heavy cord the neck Of
the bag to the hanger.
Before Putting Away Furs.
It must be remembered that the finer
the grade Of the fur the more attractive
It IL to the moth. Imitation furs are not
much to their liking. but ermine. fine
chinchilla. sable, Persian lamb and mink
are tidbits which they are not SLOW TO
roll under their tongues.
II they are much soiled they should be
sent to the regular furrier. If only
slightly soiled they may be brushed with
hot sand then laid on q clean table or
wire mattress, whipped with switches or
canes. then brushed and combed.
Don't Be in a Hurry.
But just here a suggestion that furs and
heavy wraps be not put away too early.
Many heavy colds may be traced directly
to the tightening Of clothing before
Mays out While warm days are due.
the evenings are chill and extra wraps
often necessary.
Grandmother Remedy.
Mustard. that good old-fashioned reme-
dy Of our grandm6thers is again In favor.
and the mustard bath Is not only used to
break up incipient colds, but Is popular
for ordinary use as we'll. The proportions
used are tablespoonful Of mustard to q
bathtub Of water. This colors the water to
q faint yellow green, velvety to the touch
It 10 very restful after q day at house,
cleaning or other arduous spring work.
and limbers up the joints to q wonderful
degree.
Mustard Paste.
At the Presbyterian HospitsI. Manhat-
tan, mustard paste IL made according to
these accurate instructions:
ME- one part mustard with three to six
OF dopr for an adult (teu to twelve for q
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-04-25

whole season to ripen. Therefore 1t Is
best to SOW 1t within the next two weeks
at the very latest. May Is as late as 1t
should go in.
The soil should be deeply broken and
made very fine. It must not have fresh
manure in it. though 1t should be rich
as possible. Soil from the compost heap
is the thing for it, Make the rows at
least ~ feet apart and plant the long.
thin seed-fruits about an inch deep.
When the young shoots appear. thin
to five or six inches apart. Dig a good
fertilizer rich in potash. into the ground
If possible before sowing, and put 1t deep
enough so that the seeds will not touch
1t.
The variety most grown is the Mann
moth Sandwich Island oyster plant. An
other variety Is sometimes called Black
Satisfy. Its true name 10 Scorzonera. d
good name to note. as this IL what 1t is
known by among many seedsmen. It Is
more delicate In flavor than the other.
but the roots are much smaller. They
are black outside. but the flesh Is white
and particularly delicious when properly
cooked. 1t will pay. by all means. to try
this variety with the other II you have
the room.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-04-25
Dietetic Value of Fruit.

PLACE In his garden should be found
by every gardener. whether begin.
ner or veteran. for a few fruit trees. OF
many il he has the room. Fruit Is as
valuable on the table as vegetables and
as necessary to good health Fruit con.
tains nourishment and is itself medi-
cine, keeping the system in order. besides
being the foundation for the most deli
cious desserts.
All our fruit contains a large amour,
OF water, sugar-either grape or fruit
sugar-free organic acids. protein or al
buminoids. which are equivalent to the
white Of an egg in food value: pectoes
the substance which gives flrmness &c
fruit, the same substance which Is found
In the crust Of bread; cellulose, Of which
the cell walls are formed, and a small
percentage of mineral salts. Different
fruits. of course, vary greatly In food
values. Dried fruits have a larger per.
centage of nutrients than fresh fruit, be-
cause of the concentration due to the
evaporation process
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-04-25

A FEW HINTS ABOUT USEFUL VEGETABLES.
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tions that 1t is sure to be satisfactory to
give up a couple Of rows to them.
One ounce of seed (averaging Is cents
an ounce for the very best kinds). will SOW
fifty feet. -.
Ask for the turnip beet. The other
variety. which is a long beet, requires five
months to mature. It Is an excellent late
beet. and II you have spare room 1t will
the turnip beet can be sown from the time
the ground can be worked till the end Of
July. and these successive paintings will
all produce beets as we'll as greens.
Avoid freshly manured ground. II possi-
BILE. Make the rows two feet apart for
convenience in wedding and cultivating.
but II room is lacking crowd them to-
seed thinly. Each seed really contains
other seeds. 50 that beets come up as lit
tie clumps \
Sow about an inch deep in spring and
deeper as the weather gets warmer. You
When the first leaves are up to q height
of about five inches. thin the plants down
so that those that remain will be three
inches apart. Later make a second thin
inches. All these trimmings will be de-
licious for greens. and with the second
thinning you will pull out little. tender
beets which can be cooked ana served
with the green tops They will be sure to
please most palates, az they are very deli
cate, indeed.
Beets love pulverized soil. The less
small stones and Jumps they have to con-
tend with, the better. As they do not
grow deep. they need lots Of cultivation
in order to conserve all the moisture pos
sible.
Pick the late beets before real freezing
weather comes. Light froets seldom hurt
them. To keep them through the winter
twist the leaves OF near the root and pack
them in sand In q cool cellar or put them
in dry well-protected pits in the open
ground.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-04-25
SOME GOOD GARDEN TREES.
Ornamental Trees That Will Do Well
on Lawns in Small Places.

X II OST owners Of small gardens are
M unwilling to plant trees Of slow
80 growth that require ten or more
years to reach respectable size.
There are many trees that will answer
splepdidly for a small place because they
will furnish delightful foliage and bios
ing.
OF the towering trees there are few
that equal the magnolia. whose wonder
full white ahd pink flowers. like pond
lilies. appear in great masses early IN
spring. A tree planted In spring will bios
som in the following year. and sometimes
in the same season as planted. Its oeau-
tifui foliage Is delightful the season
through. It 10 hardy and almost entirely
free from enemies. A tree not more than
four feet high will often bear more than
a score Of great blossoms. A tree three
a good nursery.
Flowering Japanese cherries furnish,
pink and white masses Of bloom in earli-
est spring. The European DOUBLE flower
Ing white IL also extremely beautiful.
Other gorgeous blossom trees are the
towering crabs. that make q good growth
almost everywhere. Bechters crab Is
particularly coed. It has flowers that re-
sembie small roses. An objection TO the
crabs IL that they arc liable to attacks
apple trees. But when they arc In bios
som there ID nothing like them.
The rose acacia IL one Of the prettiest
Of our locusts. It 10 q low-growing form
and attains fuiinesg and perfection very
quickly. It has pretty rose-coaored bios
SONS. and IT. foliage 10 exquisitely dainty.
One of our own natives 10 tho shad
bush. which has deecy masses OF white
blossoms early In the year. In May or
June beautiful crimson berries follow.
A stad bush four to Ave feet tall should
not cost more than 80 cents. For the sama
price It IL possible to obtain specimens
three to four feet tall OF the Towering
crab. cherry or acacia.
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"WILD" GARDENS FOR SUNLESS CORNERS


be no lawn In a circle OF that diameter
around any OF our big-growing trees
when they have attained even half their
normal height and spread Of branches
The smaller trees, such as popiars:
catalpas. birches. etc. while they VIII
not be so intolerant Of neighbors. still
need room enough to make II advisable
not to have them on lawn or In gar
trees than anything else around the
house after ten years or SO.
Ornamental trees, such as the weeping
beeches, birches and willows. cut-leaveo
and Japanese naples. etc. should always
be planted as background trees In the
average garden. rather than as fore
ground features. AS a rule there is moth
ing less desirable for the middle OF q
lawn or for any prominent place In the
garden than a young tree Of any kind.
Place a weeping birch In the middle or
a small lawn and 1t really seems to weep
In sheer distress. Set 1t in the back OF
garden. where 1t will have some deep
Agreen behind 1t, and 1t will look as glo-
rious and shine as splendidly as white
marble faun shines in a Roman garden
where 1t belongs.
Almost all the Towering trees. being
early boomers. and making their glorious
show long before other plants begin to
deck themselves. may safely be set In the
rear part Of strawberries. There will be
neither foliage nor blossoms in the later
Towering shrubs to conceal their gorg.
eous array in March and April. All the
Towering apples. peaches. phlms. prunes.
cherries and almonds. and also the dog
woods. will be seen to much better adj
vantage both when they blossom and
afterward when they are In full foliage.
II they are masked partially by other.
lower-growing plants. The trunk OF an
old tree is beautiful In itself. The trunk
Of a young one Is not.
Besides this. many Of the Towering
trees are merely civilized specimens OF
wild trees, denizens Of groves. forests.
thickets or jungle. They don't look right
when they are planted out In solitary
state. There is no more depressing sight
than a poor lone dogwood. for instance.
standing bare and unprotected. Look at
a dogwood in the wild woods and see how
1t clings to the neighborhood OF other
trees.
So plant your trees for a background
or in big groups. Don't plant them on .
lawn, unless you want a tree lawn.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-04-25

Tense against moths. Picture cords of
worsted Immersed for some time in alum
water. then dried, may be used to hang
heavy pictures without any signs Of weak
ness for years.
Packing Away Rugs.
In packing away rugs or carpets for the
summer see that they are well beaten and
thoroughly brushed the last thing to make
sure that all eggs that have been depos-
tied by moths or millers have been re-
moved. In the case Of Oriental rugs 1t
will pay to have them washed every
spring where they have been subjected to
hard usage. or every two or three years
when not badly soiled. This Is the way
they are cared for in the Orient. every
housekeeper making 1t part OF her
rugs in running water or under the flow
Of the public fountains. For this she uses
the native soap and brush of twigs, pol
ishing and securing until the friction rem
ders her rugs delightfully."- silky. Then
they are spread out in the sun to dry.
to our markets owe their beauty to this
frequent and thorough cleansing.
Domestic carpets that are spotted
should have the spots washed ont and
the whole carpet wiped over with a solu-
ton OF OK gall or weak ammonia water.
The best way to clean the oriental rug
that does not require washing 10 to turn
1t right side down on the grass. tap 1t
lightly with a piece Of rubber hose cut
up in strips thsn sweep hard with a
dampened broom on each side.
Where there Is q caretaker In the house
It is better to leave rugs where they can
be opened out. swept and looked after
once a week to make sure they are keep
ing well. This IL not always feasible.
however, In which case dry the rugs
thoroughly, then pack In newspapers with
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-04-25
LAB0R-sAvING TRICKS FOR
THE MAN WITH THE HOE
VERY. gardehib g book begins by tell

VERY gardening book begins by tell
r. ing the amateur to break up the
ground and make 1t fine. and then
goes on cheerfully to the next step. as If
breaking the ground were the easiest
thing in the world. It Is. but only II II
Is done right. An inexperienced person
can make such a botch OF a small gar
den bed that he won't get 1t right for
days. whereas bed ten feet by Ave feet
should be broken up and made perfectly
fine and smooth in two hours II the soil
Is at all decent.
The first thing to do. whatever the soil
is, is to break into 1t with a spading
fork, beginning at the very back OF the
bed and working backward. Thus the
digger will be standing on firm ground
all the time. and none Of the removed
dirt will bother him.
not on the bed, but by the side of 1t.
That will clear your bed, 50 that II the
bottom soil is not good you can put in
a layer Of ashes, manure or broken stone
to provide drainage. 1t will also enable
you to work on the pile. remove stone and
other debris without getting it mixed up
with the bed again.
1t may be. pretty hopeless-looking
pile. especially II 1t is red. clayey earth
or builders flil. consisting Of poor soil.
idtu, pioSlSA, OIiChS, CSS. out II AOoho
more hopeless than it is. Just go at 1t
with a rake. and rake gently from the
bottom of the pile to the top. You will
pull up q whole rakeful of rubbish. which
you can draw over the top and let drop
on the other side. Very soon the stones.
ETC.. will form little heap Of their own
and the soil will be getting finer and
finer. When the whole pile has been
thoroughly worked with the rake you will
have a great mound OF well powdered
earth on one side and a mound OF rub
bish on the other.
II the soil is good and black that finishes
your task. 1t is merely necessary to
shovel it into the bed level and smooth
it down. But II the soil is poor don't put
1t back yet. If 1t is heavy red clay 1t
needs something to make 1t porous. Make
a cavity in the top of the pile. drop In a
shovelful OF finely sifted coal ashes. mix
them in briskly with spading fork or
spade, and repeat the dose two or three
times till the soil is perceptibly lighter in
color: But don't put in SO much that it
will look gray. Now add very dry ma
nure or OLD fne leaf mold. II the soil
is very dead looking put In manure to
about one-eighth Of its bulk.
II the soil IL dusty it needs Just the re-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-04-25

KYEAR almost every home there are
~ vacant spaces which can be trans
formed into beauty spots at little ex-
pense. by growing there some OF the
easily cared for ANIMALS There is host
Of these. which spring up from seed rap
idly and require little attention. while in
brilliance Of blossom they are not easny
surpassed.
The nicotianas' rich foliage and their
sweet-scented flowers make them indis-
pensable in the garden. Nicotiana afilnis
grows about two feet high. has an apun-
dance of large white flowers OF delicious
fragrance. Nicotiana sylvestris grows
from four to five feet high. and has white
flowers: nicotiana sanderae is three to
four feet high. with rich carmine flowers.
Cleome pungens is. a useful plant to grow
between shrubs along a fence.
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FERTILIZER FOR GARDEN.
How Much Is Needed in the Aver.
age Home Plot.
HE three important food require
ments Of plants. whether they be

~ HE three important food require
ments Of plants, whether they be
trees, vegetables or flowers. are
nitrogen. potash and phosphoric acid. Nj
trogen II supplied by nitrate Of soda. sui
phate Of ammonia. fsh-scrap or slaugh
ter house refuse. Unbleached wood ashe.
give q fair percentage Of potash and 6
largo percentage Of lime. both most valu
able. Phosphoric acid is furnished b,
phosphate rock (prepared chemically ant
By bone meal. bone black and guano.
For q plot 100 by 100 feet. seventy-flve
pounds Of chemical fertilizer will be sum.
Gent unless the soil is extremely barren
when the quantity may have to be in
creased by so per cent. The average home
garden needs nothing else SO much az
ashes are among the most valuable fer
tilizers.
It is difficult, however. to get these in
any except q woodworking country, un-
less you are willing to buy from dealers
only IN a iogRe SaSre iots ehars
ing from 81, to $2.26. These. however, are
the very best ashes. being Canadian hard
wood.
Very eficient fertilizer can be made by
mixing twenty pounds Of sulphate of am
monia,4 thirty pounds of bone ash and
twenty-five pounds of muriate of potash.
all Of which can be bought from whole
sale chemists at a net cost that Will be
within $3.50. A cheaper but very good
mixture can be made from ten pounds OF
nitrate OF soda ten pounds OF acid phos-
plate and ten pounds Of muriate of pot
ash. This gives a highly concentrated
fertilizer, the muriate OF potash being
equivalent to more than sixty pounds OF
wood ashes. It will cost less than $3.50.
but 1t will lack bulk. and this makes 1t a
difficult matter to 90 spread it as to give
it's full benefit to all parts Of the place.
OF course for ordinary purposes ma
nure. especially from COW yards. is fully
effective; but it Is not always as easy to
get as the chemicals. and it is offensive.
ana therefore not desirable In the front
garden.
For the vegetable garden. II the soil is
naturally good. a fair average require
ment Is one-quarter Of a pound Of chemi-
cal fertilizer to the square yard. This will
answer excellently for practically every
ordinary vegetable, such as onions, spin
ach. squash, cabbage and lettuce. For
peas It Is well to feed a little extra nj
trate Of soda whenever seed goes In for
successive paintings. These vegetables de-
YOUR nitrogen at g. great rate, and they
cannot do without IT,