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Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-10
MANY GIFTS FOR PRESIDENTS
Curious and Extraordinary Articles
sent by Admirers to the
White House.

The report that President Taft has al
ready been inundated with curious and
extraordinary presents, ranging from prize
pumpkins and homemade pickles to COWS
and pigs, sent to him by admiring farmers
in the various states, reminds one that MI.
Roosevelt has been able to stock a NINA
ture zoo at oyster Bay with animafR which
persons interested in the big game hunting
trips sent as gifts.
Embarrassing though these presents may
have been, however, it IS doubtful II they
caused more perpleNity and trouble to the
recipients than the cheeses which
it was the practice at one time to send TO
American presidents, and in her interesting
work. The story OF the White House"
Esther Singleton gives anAamusing account
of a cheese sent to President Jackson by
a dairy farmer of rOsweSo county, who
wanted to bring the excellepce OF the dairy
products Of his neighborhdpd prominently
into notice.
This particular cheese waS over four feet
In diameter, two feet thicH and weighed
l. 400 pounds. In order to g4t rid Of it, It
was announced that at a cen ain reception
The presidents mansion would be thrown
open to the people and that they would be
entertained with cheese. And that cheese
vanished in two hours. An feye witness
wrote that it was SURROUNDED with a
dense crowd as It stood in the vestibule.
who, without crackers, purveyed away liOJ
pounds. The whole atmosphere Of every
room and throughout the city Mas filled
with the odor. We have met Il ut every
turn-the halls Of the capitol have been
perfumed with IL from the membehs who
partook of IL having carried await great
masses in their coat pockets There can
be no doubt, however, that the astutF dairy
farmer was lmbued with a rare genFus for
advertising.
But los pounds less was the cheese sent
to President jefferson at the beginning clf
the last century. II made its journey up
Washington from Cheshire. Mass, In az
wagon drawn By six hors $, and bearing the
label, The greatest cheese An America for
the greatest man In America" jefferson.
however, was exceedingly shy OF accepting
any gifts, and insisted on paying for the
cheese, which cost him 500. And six months
later there was stili some Of that cheese
left, notwithstanding the presidents lavish
hospitality"
II was customary for some Of the friends
OF Martin Van Buren,, who succeeded Jack
son In the presidency, TO send him a mon
ster cheese every year. This, on one occa-
sion, he caused TO be distributed 70 his
callers at a public reception. But It proved
a costly gift, for the crumbs were trodden
into the carpet and ruined the upholstery
OF the splendid furniture of the room
known as the East room.-Cleveland Plain
Dealer.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-10
SORROWS OF POOR CARUSO
Was Happier, He Says, When He
Earned Two Dollars a Day.
WOES OF A POOR SINGLE MAN
He Has No Liberty Now and suffers
From Stage Fright-Then the
World is So Curious About
His Affairs.

LONDON, Sept. 22.-Caruso has reasserted
himself. Before a crowd Of 1000 at the
Albert hall he swept away with his mag
nlticent performance all memory OF the
rumors circulated here and in America that
his wonderful voice had suffered through
the operation performed on 1t some months
ago, In speaking to a representative OF the
Sun he said:
People l suppose, think l am the hap
piest man on earth with all my successes
and large earnings. To tell you the real
honest truth, l was much happier when l
was a nobody earning 81 a lay. Now l
have no liberty at all. My smallest action
is criticized, every word commented upon.
Even my private affairs are made public.
When had my operation I was pestered
night and day with reporters and because
l refused to disclose details which con-
sidered absolutely personal the press in
general spoke so Indignantly about it that
serious business complications might have
followed had I not recovered as quickly as
] did. Because / am a celebrated tenor
have l not the right TO have the feelings OF
an ordinary man? What did l care at the
time for the curiosity OF The world when
my whole career was at stake?
often advertisers use my name to boom
their goods. All sorts or stories are in
vented about me, SOM OF these causing me
any amount of trouble. Lately / have even
been made fun of for dressing in a light
coiored suit at the seaside and for wearing
a brown evening suit. / like colors, that is
all.
IAN English papers printed today in large
typ the story of a Glasgow man who has
sued me to recover the price Of four songs,
which he says he sent me some time ago.
II may be, but inundated as I am every day
with hundreds Of songs by unknown COM
posers requesting me to sing them. l simply
ignore everything about this nan except
that the whole affair, coming as II did on
the eve OF my concert at the Albert halt,
Is a bad advertisement for ms and another
strain on my already overstrung system.
do YOU know that before each public
appearance I spend a sleepless night and
long hours Of ndescribable moral pain?
l have never been able to get familiar
with the Iublic, every time is for me as a
debut. Al my last concert at Manchester
a few Gays ago / tainted Immediately
after my last song.
In my dressing room at the Metropoli-
tan, New York, when waiting for my
call, / tremble like a child frightened by
a ghost. Only when / am actually on the
stage do / succeed in pulling myself 10
gether. The thousands Of eager eyes and
opera glasses fixed on me have the same
Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-10
Turned Them Loose Again.

\, J. Singleton Of the Burns hotel say
somebody played a mean trick on one OF
his German customers last week.
ine D~rnan had one Of those old fash
lonSd fly traps In his place" said Mr..
Singleton. 1t is about a foot high and
about half the Janet at the bottom.
The flies get in somehow and then they
can't find their way OUT. a fellow went
into the saloon on one OF the hot days and
the fly trap was full. IN give you half a
dollar for them flies says he, and the
Germans face lit up as he accepted ii and
showed over the trap. The man looked at
II awhile, then loosened the bottom and let
the flies out.
Watts der matter init your asked the
excited German.
" Nothing. replied the man as he neared
the door. They were my flies and l could
do h | wanted with them Detroit
Free Press.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-10
stork's Distinguished Passenger.

For the thirteenth time Judge r. b.
Russell, OF the court Of appeals Of Georgia,
and one Of the strongest men politically
in Georgia, is a father.
The last arrival, according 10 informa-
ton received in Atlanta from the home
Of the judge in Winder, Is a strapping
fine boy.
Although scarcely a hours old, he is
far more than the usual everyday baby
boy. He is d baby boy with a proud
record behind him, for he is the thir-
teenth child Of a thirteenth child on his
mothers side, and the seventh son OF a
seventh son on the side Of his father.
Judge Russell and Mrs. Russell and
their numerous friends are now puzzling
over a suitable name for the youngster.
II is agreed by all that a boy with such
a distinguished record must nave a name
TO match.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-10

blooms by Christmas. The blooms are
about seven inches across and there are
seldom more than two on a stem.
For forcing in the ordinary home the
Roman hyacinth is about the easiest Of all
bulbs and the first to blossom. The bulbs
should be set in yellow pans or pots and
so thick as to almost touch each other.
Bring them into the light about two weeks
before the flowers are desired. If they
show signs of blooming too early they can
be retarded by setting them in a cold,
dark place, but not a closet. The white
variety blooms earlier than the colored.
Tulips and daffodils look best In window
boxes. Hyacinths require longer to make
their root growth. Three months will
give better results than six weeks. When
first brought out of the cellar they should
not be put at once into the direct light,
but several days should be allowed for the
pale leaves to turn green.
7 grow them in water. a hyacinth
glass is the only really satisfactory ar
rangement. Let the base of the bulb
barely touch the water. Set away in the
dark until the roots have nearly touched
the bottom of the glass. Water should be
added as needed to keep the same depth
and it should be at the same temperature
as that already in the glass. Rain water
Is best. A piece of charcoal should be put
In it at first, before the bulb, to keep the
water sweet.
Bulbs grown for blooming indoors
should be set out in the garden as soon
as the ground Is warm enough. They
will not give very good blooms the follow
Ing spring, but they will thereafter. You
should never attempt to use the same
bulbs for indoor, forcing two seasons in
succession
Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-10
FLOWERS FOR NEXT SPRING
This is the Time to Plant Bulbs
Outdoors.
INDOOR CULTURE OF BULBS
Right Soil Culture and Varieties 10
Observation-Disclosures NarcIssus-
One Cause of Failure with
the Lilies.

October is the best time to plant bulbs
for winter and spring blooming" declared
q nurseryman who makes a speciality of
bulbs. An spring blooming bulbs make
their root growth in the fall and six weeks
or more before the ground freezes is not
too much for them to do it in.
The perfection Of the flowers depends
on the root growth. so II you are trying for
fine blooms you must see to Il that your
bulbs have time for their roots TO grow.
This rule applies to bulbs that are to be
used for indoor decoration as well as for
those that are to be planted out Of doors.
TIL ones to be used indoors should be
potted this month and should be allowed
six weeks to grow their roots in before
bringing them into light and warmth.
Sandy loan is the ideal soil for bulb
culture. II the soil is too heavy, as most
soils are. a liberal amount Of sand should
be added and we'll mixed with the earth.
Well -deoomposed manure should be put in
the beds about six inches below the bulbs,
but on no account should II be allowed to
come into contact with their roots.
when planting bulbs l always put a
handful Of sand under each bulb. This in
sures their having good drainage. I plant
large bulbs. like narcissuses and hyaclnths,
five inches apart, and small ones like cro-
cuses and snowdrops, three inches apart.
My rule is TO cover a bulb to a depth Of
about four times their own diameter.
How 90 Make the Bed.
AS the majority of the finer varieties OF
bulbs are not to be had in this country
much before the middle Of November l al
ways make my beds ready beforehand and
provide in such a way that the ground will
not be frozen. To do this l cover the pre-
pared beds with from six 10 eight inches
OF fresh manure. In this way I have
planted lily bulbs as late as the middle Of
December and had the very best results
the following sprlng and summer In the
way OF blooms and increase OF bulbs.
The lily Is a bulb which all nurserymen
agree deteriorates every day il is allowed
20 remain out CT the ground. Tit best way
40 get these bulbs is direct from the nur-
seryman-havs them taken from the ground
and put into your beds as soon as possible,
This cannot be done with more than a few
varieties. so the best you can do when you
are forced to take shipped or imported
bulbs Is TO get them into the ground with
all possible haste. The reason many per-
sons fail in growing good Hlies is that they
wait until spring to plant the bulbs.
Care OF The Bulbs.
After getting your bulbs in the beds the
question Of covering them during the vim
ter Is Esxt In Importance. My rule Is after
Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-10

A negro preacher in a Georgia town was
edited on one occasion BY the recital OF a
dream had by a member OF his church.
Il was a-dTeamin' all dis time" said the
narrator, dat was In Ole Satan's domin-
tons, | tell you, pahson, dat was shore a
bad dreami"
Was dere any white men dere"' asked
the dusky divine.
shore deTe Was-l!en.- of EN- the
other FASTENED 10 assure his minister.
"Nhat was dey a-dOin'|'
'Ebery one Of EN-" was tine answer,
was a holdin' a Cullud 1ussOn between
him an de firsi"-Harnsr's Weakly
Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-10
MereIy HIn suancstIon.

1 always DO my best work said the le-
porter al desk No. J. after 1 have had a
cup OF hot. strong coffee"
ana my brain" observed the reporter
al desk No. 2 always works best when /
am smoking a dig"
'Gentlemen," said the city editor, over
nearing them, suppose you exchange slim
uiants and see the effect Will be-
Chicago Tribune.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-10
OF The Bulbs.

After getting your bulbs in the beds the
question Of covering them during the vim
ter Is Esxt N Importance, My rule Is aftec
Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-10

years. The only culture that I have
found necessary for such narcissus planta-
tions is a mulching Of manure every year
or so, applied after the first frosts In
November and taken off the next spring.
The winter rain causes the fertilizlng ele-
ments to sink into the ground sufficiently
to give the bulbs all they will need for
the next year or two. These narclssus cost
from IS to SO a thousand.
The very earliest boomers among bulbs
are the snowdrops, which often come In
March before the snow has disappeared.
These should be planted about two or
three inches deep and allowed to remain
undisturbed for five years at least. They
do well in almost any locality and are ex-
oellent for naturallzing on the lawn, be-
cause the bulbs mature before 1t is neces-
sary 10 cut the grass.
AS a border a broad band of snowdrops
next one of crocuses is particularly ef-
fective. Forget-me-nots can be added with
out disturbing the bulbs all spring and
again in the autumn.
D%RffOdiIS and GIadiOIi.
When it comes to daffodiis and the aim
is for the rare as well as the beautiful,
you may as we'll begin with Nine. de GRAF.
@A-N S1N AAbAC AAApANs man aig VI TUG
others and has the second largest blooms
Of the white lowered varieties. When It
first opens 1t is a bright primrose, but it
soon changes to white. The flowers are
about five inches across. Those of the
Peter Barr, which is a tritle less expen-
sive, are somewhat larger. As a class
white daffodils are weak growers but
Nine. de GRAF can be said to nave a fairly
strong constitution.
There is a wide range Of color in gladi-
oil and while they are neither equally
hardy nor beautiful they all have the com
mon trait of needing TO be put in the
ground in the autumn. l don't know Of
any surer way of failing IN growing these
bulbs than planting them out OF doors in
the spring.
There are many varieties that It is
hard to get before it Is too late to plant
them in the open. When that happens
with me l pot them and put them ID the
cellar, where they require scarcely any
attention during the winter. By the middle
OF May they will have made about six
inches OF growth and can be planted in
the open with the assurance that under
ordinary conditions you will have blooms
in July or about a month earlier than
your neighboTs.
THE cheapest and most easily grown
of the while lilies is the Madonna, or an
nunciatlon, lily. This variety and the
nankeen lily, which is a delicate yellow,
should be planted In August or early Sep
tember IL the best results are to be had
In the open ground. They may both be
potted for indoor forcing this month.
Bermuda Lilies Lead.
MANY wonderful virtues have been
claimed for the Philippine lily. but do
not think it will ever supplant the Ber-
muda lily for forcing for Christmas and
Easter bloom, or the Madonna for garden
Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-10

The first few light frosts to cover my bulb
beds with from two to four inches of
strawy manure, the depth depending on
the exposure of the bed. On the top Of this
manure l put a layer Of evergreen boughs
to prevent the manure and litter from be
ing blown away by the wind. 1t isn't the
freezing that harms bulbs, so much as the
alternate freezing and %thawing. This mulch
is TO prevent this. Care must be taken to
see that there has been enough frost to
drive the field mice to their winter quar-
tiers. If not they will nest in the litter and
eat up the bulbs.
II don't like autumn leave for mulching
bulb beds, because they pack too closely
and either keep the bulbs too warm or too
dry. In the last case the plants win be
stimulated TO grow too early in the spring,
while in the latter case the root growth is
never as good as it should be. When the
shoots make their appearance in the spring
l remove some of the cover, for it is much
better for them to get chilled than to re-
main too warm.
For Indoor Culture.
For indoor culture 1 believe in starting
the bulbs just about as soon as you can
get them. Be sure in potting that good
drainage is insured for unless It is the bulb
is sue to suffer from wet feet and eventu-
ally decay.
when planted for house culture bulbs
shouldn't be put quite so far below the
surface as when planted out OF doors,
but otherwise the process is about the
same. Equal care should be taken not to
allow any fresh manure to come In con-
tact with the roots. Many nurserymen
pot in rich loan and depend on liquid
fertilizer to do the rest in forcing large
and early blooms.
"As 1t is next to impossible for the
amateur to get good specimens Of the
amarylls. and several Of the most desir-
able varities OF japanese lilies before the
middle OF November the pottlng, like the
planting out OF doors, must be deferred.
OF course there Is no danger Of the ground
In pots freezing, but there is an almost
greater danger Of having the pots brought
into the light and warmth before the
bulbs have had sufficient time for theil
root growth. Six weeks is not a bit too
long to allow bulbs to make their root
growth. II is much better to increase that
time by a week than to shorten it by a
day.
AS to variety in bulbs Of course that
depends on what you are aiming for.
About the most popular and easiest grown
OF all bulbs is the poets narcissus, which
has a charming flower about two inches
across, with a red trimmed saucer in the
center. 1t blooms in the open in May and
a variety, the ~Ornatus, in April.
Planting the NarcIssus.
present the fad is TO plant mar
cissuses in places that will make them
appear to be wild flowers. To get this
effect they should be planted freely in
1.-THE grass. not the lawn WherA thew will
be cut by the mower, but among trees
and shrubs, along the edges OF the walks,
IN the meadows, on rocky hillsides and
almost any place where a bulb can take
root and multiply undisturbed. They
should be planted four OF. five inches deep
and should be scattered and covered where
they fall.
'Ihey viii not need 10 be disturbed for
Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-10
Bermuda Lilies Lead.

MANY wonderful virtues rave been
claimed for the Philippine lily. but I do
not think It will ever supplant the Ber-
muda lily for forcing for Christmas and
Easter bloom, or the Madonna for garden
culture, 1t has one good feature-it can be
forced into bloom in a far less time than
any other variety, IN eight weeks. II these
bulbs are potted in the last week In Oc-
tober you are almost certain Of having
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-11
NEW YORK CorToN MARkrr.

New York, Dec. 10--tt was the most sensationally excited day of the season in the cotton market with bust ness on tremendously active scale ernment.s crop estimate. while prices scored big advance. with all deliveries making new high records for the season. The trade had been looking Tor government estimate of about 1o.3oo.0oo bales. on the average and when the official figures--only 1O.- 0SS,0o0-were published, May con- tracts sold up to 15.80, or half a cent from the low level of the morning, 42 points above the closing figures of last night and 107 points, or $5.35 per bale advance from the low level of last week.
 Reactions occurred later. but the market ns. closed firm and '. excited at eraHy 20 to 27 points higher on cur rent crop deliveries.
 The market had opened steady at an advance of 10 points to a decline of points and ruled irregular dur ing the earlier trading. None of the larger bulls seemed to be reducing their lines. but there was quite a good deal of scattering liquidation. Cables however. ani there was little or no disposition to take the short side on the eve of such an irnportant report. so that the market made a generally oNCdoy cHOWtnBs anu d1ScT SCltAHE Oll to a net loss of 5 to points on the spring and summer months, rallied to about, or a little over the closing figures of last night before the gov ernment's estimate was published. This was followed by general buying movement and while realizing was ex- tremely heavy with reactions during the late session, the market gave evi- dence of the bullish construction placed on the government figures. The government estimate of 10, 0,0S8. 900 bales Is intended to represent the growth of the season. exclusive of linters. in bales of 500 pounds gross It Is usually expected that the estimate will be under tbe compsEeials crop. which i1cludes the, linfers and other items Including receipts from the beginning to the end of the season.
 2 Liverpool which had reopened after the regular close. in order to trade on the report. made a quick response of twenty American points.
 Receipts at the ports today 33,9s1 bales. against 26,030 last week, and 73,3S7 last year For the week 1sO,- 900 bales. against 214.000 last week and 4l2.867 last year. Todays re- ceipts at New, Orleans. 2.469 bales, against 11,970 last year, and at Hous- ton, 6,517. against 16.164 last year.
 Futures. opened steady and closed firm and excited.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-11
Secretary Hester's Weekly Cotts
 Statement.

statement
 New Orleans, Dec. 1O.-Secretary Hester's weekly New Orleans Cotton Exchange statement issued before the close of business today shows de- crease in the movement into sight compared with the seven days ending this date last year in round figures, 239 900, a decrease under the same days year before last of 159.00O and a decrease under the same time in 1906 of 376,000.
 totals show decrease under last year of 100000. a decrease under the same period year before last of 21S,- 900 and a decrease under the same time in 1906 of Se7.00o.
 For the 101 days of the season that have elapsed the aggregate is behind the 101 days of last year 950.000 ahead 965.oOO and behind 1906 by S13.o00.
 The amount brought into sight dur ing the past week has been 304,O77 bales, against 54S.269 for the seven 715 year before last and 5S0.4O4 same time in 1906: and. for the ten days of December 1t has been 443.221. against S49.96S last year, 660. 793 year before last and 84O,5T1 same time in 1906.
 The movement since September 1st shows receipts at all United States ports 4,4S5,950 against 5,219,S35 last year, 3.S79,393 year before last and A. bl6.331 same tune m lJOo. OfSEldnQ across the Mississippi. Ohio and Po- tomac rivers to northern mills nnd Canada. 352.09s. against 522.571 last year. 216.119 year before, last and 4OS,220 same time in 1906; interior stocks in excess of those held at the close of the commercial year. 639,513. against 6S9,0S last year. 3S4,392 year before last and 519.239 same time in 1906: southern mills takings. 768. 900. against 764.2S7 last year .S00,716 year before last and S14.443, same time in 1906.
 These make the total movement for the 101 days of the season from Sep tember lst to date. 6.245.562, against 7.195,777 last year. 5,2S0,62O year be- tore last and 6,55s.232 same time iD 1906.
 Foreign exports for the week have been 1S9,322. against 399,296 last year. making the total thus far for the
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-11
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