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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-07
MARCH TRANSMITTING

A THOUGH 1t is too early to ira
~ plant anything that can wait |
the ground is soft if there a,
trees or very hardy shrubs that must b
moved now it can be done successfuily
If some care is taken. Do not touch them
till you have made the hole where they
are to go. Break up the heavy. cold earth
until it is finely granulated. Do not
leave Single clod. If the weather is
sunny, leave this soil exposed to the air
and sun for few days if you can.
Mix with it very small quantity Of
manure. not more than a spadeful for a
big shrub or tree. Mix another spadeful
of ashes or SCOT in it. Another spadeful
of well rotted leaves will help, but they
must be chopped up with the spade or
hoe SO there won't be any balls of stun
to spoil the porosity of the earth The
reason for this care is that I'm early
spring it is especially necessary that the
roots be we'll packed with earth, and this
can be done only If the soil is perfectly
fine.
When the new home is ready, trench
deeply around the plant at a distance OF
a foot or more from the stem, according
to its size. Break the top soil away slow
ly till you reach the first layers Of fine
roots. Then drive the spade as deep as
1t can go all around the plant. Widen tie
trench, away from the plant, till at last
it stands with its surrounding earth like
an island. Work down till you nave
reached depth that is we'll near the bot
tom of the root.
Now with a spading fork or a stron.
pointed spade drive under the plant and
lift 1t SO that it comes out bodily with the
wet earth clinging to the roots in q ball.
Lift the whole thing with great care not
to disturb this earth. The best way is 20
have big piece of burlap or other stout
stuff ready to receive 1t. Gather this in
bag around the root and it's ball Of
earth. and move it with Is little rough
handling as possible.
Set it all in the hole, and force the nne
earth all around it, underneath 1t as well
as on the sides. You will be surprised to
find what a lot of earth will pack in.
After it has been forced in as firmly as
the hands will do it, tread on it carefully
but powerfully. Do not be content till
you have packed in every grain of earth
that you can get in with all your strength.
Make a little mound over the top-not
enough to cover the stem more than Il
was covered in it's old location, but just
enough of gentle incline to shed the
cold spring rains and give drainage.
Then cut the plant back hard. Don't
hesitate. The more you lop Off, the more
food the roots will be able to give to the
remaining part of it. This may make the
difference between living and dying e
the removal has shocked it very much.
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FOR VERY EARLY
VEGETABLE GARDENS

Copyright. 1905, by Associated Literary Press
Y planting a small vegetable garden
for the home alone it is possible to
do many things that the professional
~ truck gardener dare not risk. For in
stance he dare not put in his enor-
nous quantities of seed until he is per-
fectly safe from frost. Home gardeners
can we'll afford to take chance. If frost
catches a few rows the only loss will
be few cents worth of seeds and the
labor of putting them in.
If. on the other hand, luck is with
them they will have vegetables weeks
earlier than if they wait for the con-
ventional time proved safe by experience.
The almanac will. be no guide for this
early planting. Consult the soil itself.
If it is still icy cold. sticky, tenacious,
mucky or clammy wet it is too early.
If the frost is out of it and it crumbles
under little vigorous hoeing and spad-
ing go ahead with your adventure. No
doubt you will lose some plants. but you
will be almost equally sure to get some.
The hardest vegetables. whose seeds
will have the hest chance for coming up,
are: Lettuce. taking care to select the
early punching or loose-headed kinds;
peas, of which the smooth-skinned vari-
ETY. is the best for early sowing. though
the wrinkle-seeded are of better quality;
radishes, being careful to buy an early
spring variety. there are innumerable
kinds; beets, preferring the turnip-shaped
because it natures more quickly; car
rots, selecting the short, which are earli-
est: parsley, spinach and turnip.
OF course. it will not pay to make too
many rows so early. Make just enough
TO give some vegetables, while those that
YOU will sow later are coming up. One.
or at most two. fifteen-foot rows of each
of these vegetables will be quite enough
for small household-too much, as a
matter of fact, if everything should come
up. which is not likely, however.
Sow the seed pretty thick. When the
time comes to thin, the young. tender tops
of the beets. carrots and turnips will
make most delicious green's to boil. II
you delay thinning the lettuce till each
plant has made five or six leaves you can
have young lettuce every day for a while
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expense of their size and beauty, you need
not cut back so far; but if you want
choice blooms. cut back and do not fear.
The worn-out stems that should go can
be recognized by the fact that they have
turned to grayish-b brown wood. quite diff
ferent from the lusty green and richly red
stems that are going to do the coming
seasons work. Cut this old wood out
close to the ground, or even under the
ground if you can reach it without dis
turbiHs the plant.
Then look keenly at all the green and
red stems. Here and there You will OBJ
serve that they have turned to a dead
brown which looks unhealthy even to the
inexpert eye. This is winter-kilied. or SO
badly hurt by the frost that it will not do
Well. Cut it away, and be sure that you
do not cut too eingerly. but prune well
down into the sound, sappy growth.
Climbing roses must not be pruned as
hard as this. but at least one-fifth of the
previous years growth should go. All
diseased or weak shoots must be taken off
sure. Cut out the very woody stems.
They are past their prime, will produce
only inferior bloom and that only for a
short time. and in the meantime, while
they are slowly expiring, they are taking
nourishment from the rest.
Rugosas hardly need pruning. A little
trimming and wedding out of old cane
will be enough.
After the pruning, burn all the discarded
stuff. Don't leave it around. 1t may
harbor an army of rose pests. Pile a lit
tie rich manure around each plant and
forget your grief over the stunted APP
pearance of your pets. June will crafty
you.
1t is well to do a little spraying now,
too. Use kerosene emulsion or tobacco
water. 1t may prevent the growth of
lice and worms later on and save lots of
work in summer
1t is too early in March to dig around
the roses. You will merely disturb the
roots to no effect. But it is good to sprin-
kle SCOT or ashes all around the plants
so that the March rains and SHOWS will
drive the strong juice into the soil and
kill whatever rose enemies are lying
there, still wrapped in slumber, and await
ing the touch of the first warm days to
attack the plants.
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the earth to preserve moisture under
meath. Hard soil on top is like blot
ting paper; it sucks up the moisture and
lets it evaporate.
Save all the kitchen SCOT and sprinkle
little around the plants from time to
time.
If you let flowers go to seed the plant
will stop blooming long before it will if
the blossoms are cut as soon as they are
full. The moment seeds begin to form
the plant throws all it's vigor into the
process and stops f1owermaking.
Mulch" which means any kind Of
vegetable litter. like lawn clippings,
straw, dry leaYes, etc, will keep the
ground moist if scattered around vege-
tables or flowers 1t must be placed
loosely. Otherwise it may heat the soil,
because it will ferment.
Ordinary light sprinking is not good
The water practically 'steams away
and often leaves the soil dryer than be-
fore. It is better to give gardens thor
ough soaking once in a while than to
sprinkle.
If soil has messy growth over it 1t Is
sour and needs lime. You may use
either slaked or unslaked lime. Sprinkle
on just enough to whiten the ground. so
that it is barely perceptible. Too much
lime will cake in the soil.
Always try to plant white and yellow
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pull back the cooked portions with a
timber knife, tipping the pan to allow
uncooked portions to flow toward the
edge If the pan is smooth the omelet
will slip on the pan when shaken with
out sticking. When creamy all through
roll up, folding toward the side of the
pan opposite the handle. Turn On to
the center of a hot platter and serve at
once. Variations in this are made by
spreading over the plain omelet before
it is folded finely cut parsley. grated
cheese, minced pepper, chopped ham or
other cooked meat green peas or as
paragus' tips. Indeed, almost any left
overs may be utilized in this way. The
filling should be hot when spread on the
omelet
Oyster Omelet.
Allow two good-sized oysters to each
egg. Pat the oysters dry on soft
cloth, lay them in little hot butter in
a frying pan and cook quickly until the
edges begin to curl Drain and keep hot
while you beat the yolks of the eggs.
adding little paprika. a tablespoonful
oyster liquor or hot water for each egg,
and a tablespoonful fine bread crumbs
for each egg. Fold in the stif1ly beaten
whites of the eggs and turn into hot
buttered omelet pan previously rubbed
with salt. Let cook on top of the range
until puffed and nearly done. then set
in the oven to finish cooking a moment
longer. Remove sprinkle with salt and
a little minced parsley Or water cress,
lay the oysters on one half. fold the
other over them. turn out and serve i'm
mediately.
Scrambled Eggs With Green Peppers
These make an excellent spring break
fast DISH Toast as many slices of bread
as there are personS to be served and
place in the oven to keep hot. Put
tablespoonful butter in the frying pan,
and while it is heating. break as many
eggs as are needed into a bowl. Six eggs
is a good number for four or five persons.S
Allow a tablespoonful cream or water to
each egg. AS soon as the butter is melted,
and begins to bubble, turn eggs in, and as
the whites begin to set, lift and stir wi.n
silver fork. Have ready two finely
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southwark. Fill it two-thirds FL OF fine
ly sifted leaf mold. old rioh garden earth
or sandy loan mixed with fertilizer
After the plants start. the beds need to
be watched. If there is very much sun
light and the temperature rises above -
degrees, the top must be raised an inch
or two; but if the wind is blowing at the
tins some cloth or a thin board must be
placed in such way that, though the air
can enter. the wind will be kept off. Dur
ing the hottest parts of the day it viii
often be necessary to shade the tender
growth by laying papers over the glass.
side of the glass in the early stages.
there is too much dampness. and the sash
must be raised to permit it to pass off.
In the hotbeds YOU can force petunias,
nansies. geraniuins. etc. from seed ana
thus have them ready to transplant at the
earliest possible moment. obtaining grow
ing plants by the. time the outdoor seeds
are barely ready to go into the ground.
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replaced them with it's exquisite green
foliage. Thus your background will fur.
nish both flowers and leaves for the wholl
gardening season.
If you want a BACKGROUND Immediately
train honeysuckle, morning glory. cucum.
Der vine or woodbine on stakes. The
vines Will interlace they grow and In
the second year you will have an almost
impenetrable fence of green. Keep 1,
cut to height of seven or eight feet an
it will throw all the strength into T.
bottom parts.
OF course innumerable other ba
grounds can be made. A book coulf
written about backgrounds alone.
object of this short article is meref
indicate the necessity of making
kind of one. Whether it consists
flowers. shrubs. vines or trees M
left to the choice of thu individual
suggested here are all easy and eco
cal to start, and will grow for any
who uses common sense. even if quit
void OF expert gardening knowledge.
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PRUNE ROSES HARD.

TN this month prune all your roses. Any
l part of the month will do. but the
l. earlier the better. for you can do it
now before other work begins to press.
There is no plant in the garden that will
repay thorough and severe pruning so
we'll. Indeed, most amateurs err on the
side of apparent mercy, and do not prune
one-half enough, even when they cut
their roses back so hard that it scares
them to look at their work.
Almost all the hardy perpetual roses,
moss roses and other bushy varieties ex-
cept such roses as the rugosa, should have
at least two-thirds of the last years wood
removed entirely; and after that job is
done. all weak shoots should go, too.
If you want lots of flowers, even at the
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chopped sweet green peppers, with the
seeds removed. and as soon as the eggs
have begun to cook stir the peppers
through the mixture Cook a moment
then dish on the hot toast. Garnish with
a little cress or parsley and serve al
once. If the toast is preferred SOFT dip
each slice for a moment in hot milk, be-
fore covering with the egg.
Eggs for Garnishing.
The French method is to add a table
spoonful Of vinegar to a pint of water.
Let it come to a hard boil, stir rapidly,
then drop in one egg at time. Use a
spoon to keep the eggs turning over and
over until the white is wrapped in a cir
Gle about the yolk. While eggs cooked in
this way are hard and indigestible, they
make a pretty garnish when eggs are
cheap.
Custard.
Custards should be used plentifully now,
while eggs are inexpensive. For a plain,
baked custard, beat four eggs. whites and
yolks together, until mixed, but not over
light. Add d quart of fresh milk four
tablespoonfuls sugar, pinch of salt and
a little nutmeg or any other fiavoring de-
sired. Rose water is delicate and almond
is good, though not as wholesome as
other flavors. Turn into individual stone
ware cups or a shallow bowl and set in
a pan of hot water. like a dripping pan,
in the oven. The heat of the oven should
be moderate. The moment the custard
is done. take it out. for if you leave It
longer it will grow watery Test by Slip
ping knife blade down one side of the
custard. If it comes out clean, the Gus
tard is done. Do not >, at the eggs too
light in making a custard and overhead
ing tends to make it curdle.
Caramel Custard.
Make plain custard. using a little less
sugar than usual. Now stir in two or
three tablespoonful caramel md proceed
as before. To make the caramel at home,
put half cup sugar in a smooth. clean
frying pan and stir until it melts and be-
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years even in "our daily bread" and other
foods, but our breakfast eggs we still pre-
fer as delivered fresh from producer to
consumer.
Storage Eggs.
, In the keeping of eggs for the long
cold seasons when even the best inten-
toned hens intermit service there has
been great improvement in the last few
years. While cold storage is the best
method of keeping eggs in commercial
way, there is a simple method by which
the city housewife can keep eggs for sew
eral months, and that with very little
deterioration in quality. Silicate Of soda
or water glass docs the trick" The other
requisites are a stone. wooden or porce-
lain vessel Immediately clean, pure water
distilled water is the besD, absolutely
fresh eggs to start with, and a cool. dark
cellar to keep them in. When eggs are
at their best and cheapest place your
scaIded butter tub or other receptacle in
a cool, dark corner of the cellar; then pack
in the eggs. standing them on end with
the smaller side down. After they are all
in. pour one quart of the water glass into
ten quarts of pure water Chis amount for
about twenty dozen eggs), mix thoroughly,
then pour over the eggs, covering them
completely. Put a cover over the tub or
jar, and let the eggs stand until ready to
use These will keep for months, and
though the whites may become a trifie
thinner than those of fresh eggs, they will
beat up stiff which Is the highest test of
stored eggs. For cooking they are sups-
rior to cold storage stock, unless used di-
rectly from cold storage. which is mani
fest impossibility when buying eggs at the
store.
Desiccated Eggs.
Few housekeepers know what the
bakers long ago found out. that desic-
Gated eggs costing from As to 55 cents
per pound. each pound representing about
three and half dozen eggs, can be
utilized to advantage in the baking of
cakes and buildings.
The eggs are reconstructed by the sim
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flowers next to blue or red ones. 1t dis
plays both colorS best.
Save all vegetable refuse. Keep it in
pile in hidden place, which can be fur
Their concealed by vines. Begin now.
Next autumn it will save you many dol
lars in commercial fertilizers.
Don't scatter shrubs over a lawn. Plant
them in masses along the sides, back and
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Not the Kind Wanted.

From Harper's Weekly.
Little Willie ran away to hunt red.
SKINS
"Yes?"
''But de didn't find any until his father
had finished with him."
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Tin this department staff which has done
practical work in small suburban garden plots
to produce the best effects, with the least ex-
pendture of either time or money. will give
suggestions and advice intended directly and
exclusively for the people who have the aver
age small gardens, with only the limited time
that the American business can devote
to the care of them.
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Choose meats that both light and pure
Now physic take. health to procure.
Yet let the skillful thereof know
Lest thou thy health doth overthrow
Poor Old Robins Almanac 1905.
MENU. SUNDAY. MARCH S.
Oranges.
Cereal.
French Omelet.
Virginia Cornmeal NJ ufins.
Coffee
tlieted AncAgyies with Lemon and Olives.
Nermiceli Soup.
Roast Breast OF Lamb with Tomato Sauce
Drowned Potatoes
Peas and Dice Turnips
Lettuce with French Dressing.
caramel Custard Sponge Cake.
Coffee
SUPPER
Oyster Omelet in Chatting Dish.
Water cress. Olives
Tread and Butter Sandwiches
Gingerbread Cream Cheese
Sliced Bananas and Oranges.
Cocoa
~ nee again the land. cast, ives,
north and SOUTH echoes and re-
echoes with the "ca. ca! ca
~ cada cut of Madame Hen an
nouncing that business is brisk
and the egg market in no danger of de-
cline.
Men may come and men may go. There
are fads and fashions changing with the
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o
il a
wholesome The
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comes a rich cinnamon color. Watch
closely that it does not get beyond this
stage and grow bitter.
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A S o b o one made
lie nhousha M
pnsis. hese mayb by geriums
The Washington times., 1908-08-21
SELLING TICKETS
FOR THE EXCURSION
Legal Aid Society's Big
Event Promises to Be
Most Successful.

Tickets 10 the grand excursion Of the
Legal Aid Society OF the District are
being sold so rapidly. according to re
ports, that the. officers who are selling
them are In danger Of needing medical
attention from the overwork. This ex-
cursion, which is coming OFF on August
p and which las as its goal Marshall
Hail. is being given TO raise money for
tie expenses incidental 10 the society $
work Of giving free legal aid 10 persons
recurring Il. who are unable 10 other
wise secure the assistance OF an at
tOFuey-
The officers Of the society report that
there has been much interest shown ia
the coming excursion, especially in the
various Government departments. whert
the sale OF tickets has been quite large.
II Is probable that several thousand
people VIII take the trip TO Marshall
Hall.
The Legal Aid Society, the officers
say. bears the same relation TO the
legal profession that the free dispensary
bears 20 the medical profession. There
I fore they desire TO see this trip. the
/ funds from which are needed. prove a
big success.
The Washington times., 1908-08-21
NOT AN ELOPEMENT,
BRIDE DECLARES
Courtship of Long Standing Culmi-
mates in Hurried Marriage of
Alexandria Girl.

mo. it was not an elCpement. Frank
and myself have been in love for years
and were TO have been married in the
fall. I guess he thought he would lose
me when he left the city and thought
best that we should be married"
Clara Rosa Bowers, Of Alexandria,
ond a stenographer for Urban S. Lam
bert. whose Offices are IN the Central
National Bank building, thus explained
the Clandestine meeting with her sweet
heart Frank Hume Rogers, last night
and their hurried marriage, the cere-
mony being performed by the Rev.
James II. O'Brien.
Rogers, who is twenty-one years old.
is an electrician. having graduated from
the Bliss Electrical school some years
ago. For several years he and Miss
Bowers were engaged, but as the girl
has been the only support of her
mother Mrs. Mary L Bowers. and her
grandmother. since her fathers death
six or eight years ago, the young couple
decided 20 wait until the falI before
being married
The engagement was announced and
the date set for the wedding. Several
days ago Rogers was informed by the
company which employs him that they
would want him to travel for them be-
ginning last night, the trip to consume
several weeks
Although the girl would make no state
ment, other than the fact that she had
been married and thar her husband had
proposed the affair day before yester-
day, Il was surmised from her remarks
that Rogers expected departure brought
|. the love affair to a climax. =
The Washington times., 1908-08-21

Ind. was detained by the illness OF her
husband
The Hunt family is noted for lOngev-
ety. AIR. Hunts grandparents ceie-
Drated their sixtieth wedding anniver-
sary in 1862. I'm Saratoga county, n 7.
His parents. Mr. and Mrs, Amos Hunt,
celebrated their golden wedding in 1873.
in Washington In 1865. the fiftieth an
niversary Of his eldest brother, Hamil-
ton Hunt, OF Asbury Park. y. J., also
vas celebrated In Washington. at the
residence Of their nephew. ". Il.
Shoies
During the recent reception, Judge
Seitz read number OF original poems
addressed to the couple. and numerous
letters Of congratulations were received
from friends all over the country. The
Rev. + w FriZZel. pastor OF the In
graham Memorial Congregation Church.
gave an appropriate address.
A feature OF the evening was the pre-
sehtatiOn TO each one Of the guests OF
dainty souvenir, the idea OF oscar
F. Hunt. OF Philadelphia. in the shape
OF a booklet with yellow covers. which
enclosed pictures OF the bride and bride
groom as they appeared nifty years ago,
and as they look today