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Evening star., 1911-01-29

T@IE advent az a new year, bring
ing its slowing. lengthening
days. naturally turns our
thoughts once more to the time
when nature will again cover
the earth with beauty. Not that this is
entirely absent in the winter, except
in those instances where man has de-
stroyed il for utilitarian purposes; be-
sides. who when laying out his garden
has not thought of the possibilities for
winter effects in the form of berried
shrubs ana those having colored bark?
vt this period one does not as a rule
spend much time in actual gardening, al
though preparatory work, such as deep
l. breaking up the soil To allow the bene-
ficial action Of frost TO do its utmost. can
be carried on when weather and condi-
tion Of the ground permit. The principal
advantage. however. which can be de-
rived from the forced cessation of out
door occupation is to use the time for
indoor thinking about plans for tie fu-
ture and for going over in our minds any
lessons that may have been learned dur
ing the previous season with view of
making the garden more beautiful. 1t is
therefore with this idea that this first of
series Of articles upon $eaSOCah'e gar
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health and covered with flowers. The
rest was q well kept little lawn. free from
weeds. aud the result was very pleasing.
except that the total result was marred
by too much hedge. which was entirely
out OF proportion Ia the size or the yard.
Privet for hedge purposes has its uses
under some conditions, hut il is the re-
Verse of ornamental when IL is placed
around three ~Ges of the microscopic
yards which are so generously supplied
to houses in this city. Where a hedge
is considered necessary the japanese
barberry Berberis thunbersiD will be
found more effective.
Making a~bed in the center of or any
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dening will present a few points con-
nected with the laying out Of gardens
4
IL is, of course. obvious that only the
fringe OF art in the garden can he touch
ed, and in any case the making OF an
artistic garden is not an operation for
which rules can be formulated Ruskia.
whose works are amors the most cher
ished classics. said: Nothing is great as
a work OF art for which either rules or
models can De- given. And the more
The laying out or gardens is guided by
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tced in them. the pattern being formed
by various colored foliage plants that
nave 10 be continually pinched and
sheared-in point of fact, an almost daily
barhering is necessary to make the plants
CONFORM to the idea. The manufacturer
or some of these once told me he got his
pattern from the linoleum in his kitchen,
Too much in the way of cement or
other kinds of walk is another manner
IN which lawns are frequently reduced in
size without any increase in beauty. At
their best walks are necessary evils to
gardening. but il is difficult to realize the
necessity for a walk four feet wide down
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1t Was PoacI1ed.
FORD. tho Ir;sb

DATRICk FORD. the Irish home
ruler. said at recent banquet in
New York:
These Ulster people with their talk
OF revolution amuse me. They are a
lawless lot-as lawless as Annie KEEL
ley.
Annie Kelley was parlormaid to a
lady who lived in Merton Square. An.
ME surprised her mistress one morning
with the g1ft or a fine pheasant. The
mistress. to find out if Annie had come
by the bird honestly, said:
And where did you get this
pheasant, eh?'
Surc. E.a'a-c said Annie me ia
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have been many books written upon this
subject of more or less merit, the two
best modern ones being The English
Flower Garden by W. Robinson. and
Art Out of Doors by Mrs. Van Rens-
selaer. The value of this kind OF read
ing rests more particularly in the fact
that 1t will tend to broaden readers
minds and render them more able to ap-
nreciate the artistic side of garden plan
ming
\ few notes upon garden making will
be the subject of the next article.
ARTHUR SMITH.
Garden Manager the Peoples Gardens OF Wash
ington.
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snH should
walks
if
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where about a lawn is another mistake
which is sometimes seen, and which does
not tend to beautify even a large lawn
still less Il small one. In connection with
these beds what is known as the bed
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ding out system is generally followed.
and consequently they are merely mounds
of earth for about half the year What
is called carpet bedding is also prac-
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Il M =
BY Her
Don't by his coat His tailor measured
him and probably built with enough pads to hide his
real measurements from sight
What's back of aman his 'front.' gives him ualue to him.
self the world The grade Of bone his determines
his grade
The destiny before him and the ancestry behind him count
the final reckoning It's the maker of great not
the bearer of its tradition, who merits deference
The finest specimen of oak in wasn't al0ays polished
1t rough of bark all the time it gro.0ing
while the bark hid the grain protecting keeping
it sound producing good strag timber
Education and culture simply uarnshes, usually applied
They do not indicate stability endurance Their
uaue only lookdeep They put merely for
sake.
There isn't quart of imperial blood in the country and if
history accurate the quality of that isn't worth boasting about
Descendants seldom repcas of their progentor
royalty is but poor imitation of its founders
used take stalwar vigorous and efficient to start
his family in the king business
The thrones of the vorLd reared by shoudered
handed deepchested fighters who plate and
caouse before they changed to and kid gaunte
The iustrious dynase began with herders and mariners
who could scrap harder than feos who could keep faith
Evening star., 1911-01-29
By Herbert Kaufman

We waging different sort of nowadays-ou battle
grounds industrial We combat the of Commerce.
but takes the breed of pluck and the degree OF
uaour and the quality of daring command the forces
of business
One thousand years the merchants and the lead
and the best adesmen Of epoch would
have demonstrated their and their gues domnat
etans the clans and captains OF
the Crusades
There time when trade dsdaned by six feet of
competent meat and griste.
migher work wating- the pathways Of civilization
cloggedprogress chatting for thoroughfarethe
Jungle ignorance ourishng with the weeds of
beotry and tangled with the of superstition
Only weaklng fearful Of his only cripple runt,
would have ouDered himself making while the chance
to make history lay before him.
The Twentieth Century the snveer
and the crger of legend He is the the empire makers
doing and daring did his forebears in the dim
He merely weds the of his hour He child of
epoch He lives the Of all cycles He recognizes
nobility except utility, and by that token the yorker
less-the caste of labor is highest
Omaha daily bee., 1911-12-25

weeks trip through California and the
west.
Miss Cecilia Million is visiting this
week at the home OF John Sohlapper.
Master Leonard Leach OF Fremont was
the guest OF Bennle KraJicek last Sunday
Mr.. and Mrs. e. r. Fossett visited Sum
day with the family OF IL. L.. Andrews
of Harper.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edgar Reynolds and Mrs
Z: A. Reynolds were Fremont visitors on
Thursday.
Lee Jouvonat OF Lavaca, Tex, was in
town a few hours Monday visiting his
sister, Mrs. j. A. Steele.
Henry Scheer Is hauling lumber and
material for the erection Of a fine farm
home 10 cost about 1900.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Brown are re-
! their home. Mother and son are doing
| fine.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. o. Cline of Omaha
were the guests OF Mr.. and Mrs. q. /.
Pfeffer from Saturday until Sunday aft
ernoon.
Mr. and Mrs. J. y. Emerson, after a
short visit with Mrs. Emersons pare BITS,
Mr.. and Mrs. Il. III. j. Jupgbluth, OF Dale.
| returned 10 their home In South Omaha
Sunday evening.
Herman GiesselmAn is lying very low
at his home north OF here with stomach
trouble. a specialist from Omaha was
out, and advised an operation, and as
soon as he is strong enough he will be
taken to Omaha.
The home OF Mrs Lena Burman north
east OF town was the scene OF a pleasant
honor of the hostess. A large number ol
guests were present and many tokens Of
friendship and good wishes were pre-
scented to Mrs. Burman.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-12-25
West Amber.

Gus Armbrust and wife are the proud
parents OF a son.
Miss Bertha Swanker will spend the
holidays with relatives at Red oak, la.
Mrs. George Hull OF Rcd Oak, Ia, was
the weekend guest OF Miss Marie Cor
man.
William Butler OF Red oak, Ia, was
the guest OF Miss Bertha Swanker this
week.
Mrs. ole Carlson spent the last week
with her daughter, Mrs. A. Jacobsen, at
Fort Crook.
Mr. and Mrs $. o. Sturgeon of Fargo,
n. D.. will spend the holidays with West
side relatives.
Frank Retter arrived from Butte,
Mont, Wednesday 70 spend the holidays
with relatives.
Mrs 3. G. Campbell was the guest OF
Mrs. Thad Hubbard az her home on Gold
street Tuesday.
Mrs. p. J. TrRbor and son. Eugene, were
the guests OF Mr.. and Mrs. Ketchum on
Burt street, Monday
Mrs. J. T. Aughe OF Ashland was the
guest OF her niece, Mrs. Charles Baarman,
Monday and Tuesday.
j. r.. Garman and family entertained
their cousins, Elmer and Ray Monzngo
OF Hutchinson, OIL, the last week.
II. GlYens Will celebrate Christmastide
by removing his family into his elegant
new residence on Fitty'first and Leaven-
worth.
Mr.. wadley and son. Melvin. and Mr..
and Mrs. Sid Winshipt OF Chadron will
arrive Saturday 10 spend the holidays
with Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Ebener.
Mr.. and Mrs, W. Mccullough of West
Side ere the proud parents Of YOUNG
Omaha daily bee., 1911-12-25
Notes and Gossip from Omahas Suburban Neighbors

where they win spend the Christmas hon-
Gays.
q. W. FarrIs, mother and sister, who
have been staying In Florence, lett Tues
DAY for Gregory, 5. d., where they will
run a hotel.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIC. Thomas and chill
dren of Milestone saskatchewan, Can
ada, are the guests OF Mr.. and MRS. w.
IA. Thomas.
Will Thompson, who is attending the
State university at Lincoln, arrived nome
the last of the week to spend the Christ
mas holidays.
]. =. Wilkes OF the Mime Lusa Lum-
Der company, left Friday for Grand Rap
ids, Mich, where he viii spend Christ
mas with home folks,
In honor OF Mr.. Senter OF Bancroft
Neb., cousin OF Miss Elkins, Miss sophia
Anderson entertained informally at her
home on Bluff street Monday evening.
1he pupils OF the Fairview school and
their parents enjoyed Christmas enter
tainment a. the school house saturday
evening. There was n program and a
Christmas tree with santa Clus TO de-
| light the young with presents.
| Mrs. A. B. Hunt entertained at luncheon
Thursday at her home, Minne-L uBa lodge,
! for her guests, Mrs. j.. j. Hunt OF Redlg,
] s. d.. and Mrs Fred Sackett of Mime
apolis. He'd carnations were used In dec
Grafton, and covers were placed for nine
guests.
At the meeting of the Douglas County
Fruit Growers association Florence Jared
well In the election OF officers, George
Gould being elected vice president, J. j.
smith, secretary; Chris sorenson, treas.
urer; and ii. j.. Snyder and 5. b. Letoy-
sky on the board OF directors
The Misses Anna and Alvlna Barsch
entertained a party OF the young people
| OF POnoa Saturday evening at their coun'
try home In honor OF their return. A
delightful evening was spent IN playing
games ana dancing, ana much musica
talent was shown, Those present Wers
Misses Helen YOmWeg. Edith Holmquit
Lonergan. Margaret Long, Mary Peter
sen, Edith Raymond, Anna Procknow
Lizzie Burgschat Emma Bergelt, Ross
Dinkins, Messrs. Carl WomNeB, Percy
VoEel Charles Weurth, John Weurth
WIN Long James FELTON,, Hugh Kelley
Albert Bergelt, Louis Bergelt james
Raymond, John Bergschat and Birt
Richie.
The reception rendered Rev. and Mrs
Butter at Eagles hall Monday evening bS
the members OF the Florence Presbyterian
church and their friends, was most en-
joyable occasion and brought out goot
sized crowd Although the affair was in
formal, very creditable program wal
given, mostly by Scotch talent, In hono
OF the homeland OF Rev. Butter. Follow
ing Is the program as rendered: Piant
solo, Mrs. William Peacock song, ueOrgl
Peacock; address, Prof. w A. Yoder
address, "Woman's Suffrage" Mrs FL
lot; recitation, Mrs. Thomas johnson
song. Mrs, George Sierti song, John Gum
violin solo lone string, Mr.. Bridge; &C
companist, Mrs Harold Reynolds. Rev
and Mrs. Butter both spoke with feelnl
on their reception 20 the new field aud o
the many kind and cheering words tina
they had heard. IL was after II o'clOol
when the meeting dispersed after singlnl
Aud Lang syne." Ice cream and cak
were served as refreshments.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-12-25

Florence.
John Renniger visited at Harvard last
week.
Miss winifred Cosner is at the German
bakery.
Mrs. Sophia Andersen is visiting John
Persons family.
George sorensen has started the cree
ton OF a new house.
r. s. Tucker has announced his candi-
dacy for the state senate.
Miss Julia Krlh viii spend the Christ
mas holidays At Lincoln, Neb.
Miss Emma Meyers left Friday for
Beatrice, Neb for the holidays.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. II. b. Raymond,
a daughter, the first or the week.
David Andrews left Saturday for Des
MONIES TO spend Christmas with relatives.
The council met at the city hall Monday
evening and transacted routine business.
A very successful box social was held at
the Ponca school house Thursday even
| ing.
Mrs. George II. Lee and Miss Ivy Lee
Will be guests OF Mrs. Viola Petit Christ
mas.
| l.. r. Griffith returned from Chicago
! Tuesday, where he attended the poultry
show.
The Eagles gave one OF their well at.
tended dances at their hall Friday
evening.
f. s. Tucker went to Lincoln Tuesday
TO attend the meeting OF the TAFT re-
| publicans.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. p. Thomas are making
their home with their son, w. ii. Thomas
| TOR the winter.
Mrs. e. l.. Platz and Master Ellis Platl
were guests OF Mrs. Anna Reynolds IN
Omaha Tuesday.
sen were visitors az the Parkside hotel
Blair, Thursday.
Fred Hans was bound oyer TO the dis
trict court. He Is accused OF stealing I
COW from J. J. Smith.
Miss Eiklns expects 70 spend tn,
Christmas holidays with friends and rela
tive at Bancroft, Neb.
Mr.. Roberts Is at the independent tele
phone building during the absence d
Mr. and Mrs. Cutting.
Frank Gleason OF the Mime Lusa Lum
Der company leaves sunday for York, u
spend Chrictmas with relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. John McLane and famil,
left Friday for Cresco, Neb., where theJ
Will spend the Christmas holidays.
l.. Mccarthy expects TO leave shortly
after the first OF the year for visit
to the Ozark country OF Arkansas.
Miss Viola Meyer left Friday for he
home at Sutton, where she will spend tn
holidays with friends and relatives.
George Jackson OF Blair and Home
Calhoun OF Toronto, s. D., were Flor
ence visitors the first OF the week.
The smaller grades Of the Florenc
schools held their Christmas exercises a
the school house Thursday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Keirle and famll
left Saturday for Chicago, ILL.,. wher
they will spend the Christmas holidays.
Owing 10 the Christmas rush the post
J office will be opened both sunday an
Monday from 5 a. m. until u o'clock.
Mr.. and Mrs Will Driscol OF Early, la
are spending the holidays with Mrs. Dris
coils parents, Mr. and Mrs. VIII KinkaiG
Mr.. and Mrs. X, G. Cutting left Thur
J day for Rochester, MINI, their old hom'
Omaha daily bee., 1911-12-25
DoCToRlNG THE MAN OF IRON
some PeculiarIties OF bismarck
Noted ny the ChnnceIlOr's
Physician,

DIR. SchwenninEer, who was Bismarck's
physician for eighteen years remarked In
the course Of recent address In Vienna
that he saw the chancellor weep three
times; when the old emperor died. when
his wife died, and when he was dismissed
from office. This last affected him 20
deeply that l feel inclined 10 assert that
had IL not come. he would perhaps be
still living" The doctor had tried Ia
convince the young emperor that the al
legations made as to Blsmarcks incom.
peteneo BECAUSE OF his addiction to alcohol
and morphine were untrue. The chan
cellor did not habitualiy use morphine
and his not being an 'Alkoholiker" was
attested by the steadiness OF his hand
"He could shoot bird on the wing. and
like Tell, he could have hit the apple or
his sons head" during the last years OF
his life. Or. SchwennnEer gave an In,
teresting account of how no came TO bC
Blsmarck's physician. IL was through tn,
chancollors son. TO whom a friend had
recommended the doctor. Count wilhelm
Bismarck weighed $50 pounds when h,
was taken In hand. Ten months later h,
weighed i7B pounds. and looked 20 changed
that the doctor did not recognize him
Then came the princes turn. Or. schwen
nlnger denies that Bismarck did not wan
to answer his questions, whereupon h,
had said to him: Then you had bette
get a veterinarian" He did have nj
even harder time than he had had Will
the son TO persuade the prince 10 obe'
him absolutely. which was the condition
OF his remaining with him. Once wheI
Bismarck had drunk. without permission
six glasses Of buttermilk, the doc
packed his trunk and was on the point O
leaving when a sudden attack OF interna
trouble induced him 10 remain. On an
other occasion, conference OF minister
had to be postponed because the docto
would not allow the chancellor to b
awakened; his message to the Statesmen
was: THE princes health IL more i'm
portant than all ministers and all poll
tics."-New York Post.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-12-25
RaIston.

Charles Savell spent Thursday evening
with his brother in Omaha.
r. l.. Propst OF Plattsmouth, Neb.,
spent several days In Ralston this week
Miss Evelyn Taylor spent last saturday
ana sunday with her parents In Platts-
mouth.
Ed Morris, who has been working near
Center street, Is home for a visit with hts
parents.
Mrs. John PARROT was an Omaha
visitor today, going in to do some Christ
mas shopping
William Jennings of Omaha spent Tues
day afternoon. returning TO Omaha Ma
the interurban line
! Frank l. Borenz. travelling representa-
| tive for the Oliver typewriter OF Sheldon
! Ia, visited at the home OF Il. r. Propst
last Friday night.
The Ralston school Will be closed for
| week for the Christmas vacation. Prof
Slower left this evening for his homo ia
Omaha and Miss Dooley for Papiliion
Mrs, Meadows entertained several OF her
! friends last Thursday evening at her
home. A delightful evening was spent
and later in the evening a delicious lunch
con was served.
Louie Cox, who IL travelling for tho
| Howard Stove Works, returned from n
TIP 70 Sioux city. Ia. last Wednesday
part OF the country.
a nice Christmas program will be given
az the Methodist Episcopal church sun
day eve, consisting OF songs reeitations
and music. There will also be q Christ
mas tree Tor the little folks
Fred Haskins, who has been conductor.
on the Ralston car for the last wear
left the street railway company 10 20 10
Denver. Mr.. Haskins was we'll liked ~
the people and got a good recommends.
ton from the company.
Miss Sherlock of Omaha will 500,
organize music class In Ralston. Ma,
Sherlock comes we'll recommended and
we are In hopes she will prove a success.
fu teacher quite a number OF children
from the public school are going Al
begin next week with their first lesson.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-12-25
OLD DoBBIN CHEWS ITS oUID
Kansas Plus Gets the Habit FROM
Master and Prefers Fine-
cut.

"whosl Whoa therel stop that horsew
shrieked man at Eighth and Grand
avenue, Kansas City, as the animal was
deliberately following another man upon
the sidewalk. The second man had IN
his hand n small package, and when he
turned at the sound OF the alarm II was
seen that the horse was intent on getting
to the package.
"oh, now, don't get nervous, Kit" nc
said. soothingiy. TO the animal IN give
you chew"
Then tho man opened package OF fine
out tobacco. took an ordinary chew
for himself and divided the remaining
part OF a newly opened sack with the
horse The animal took the large quid
and actually seemed 10 smile as Il
munched away omit rythmically as would
COW on her cud.
The owner Of the horse. William Nc
Carly. claim agent for the Illinois Cen
trail railroad, explained tina, kit was very
/ fond OF her chew" and whenever he
took one where kit could see him she
would follow him even up pair OF steps
and into house but that she, too. was
supplied.
she don't seem 20 want tobacco unless
she catches sight OF some one In the act
OF taking a chew, and then she viii have
hers. no matter who the man may be who
exposed the weed" he explained
what got your horse into the habit;
how was Il acuuired?" asked a dignified.
appearing man who was In the little
coterie which was watching Kit" enjoy
her wad In fine-cut.
Il did g." replied MeCarty. "a begun
by nipping off a little every time ! took
chew In the animals presence and hand
ing Il 20 her, as she always was curiously
noslng about TO see what l had. II was
not long until she would take chew OF
tobacco In preference 10 n lump OF sugar
Does tho animal expectorate3" asked
the dignified person In all seriousness.
We'll, not so as TO be noticed replied
her owner The horse swallows the
Juice from the tobacco and finally the
quid itself And ! am here to tell you
that / have found the tobacco far more
healthy for horse once In a while than
pugar every day, as is given to trick
horses"
Arthur Mcknight an old race horse
man and official starter az most of the
big race tracks In the country, CHANGED
to DO present when the tobacco chewing
horse was under discussion.
''I was born and reared down here IN
the West bottoms said Mcknight and
I recall old Tim, a tobacco chewing fire
horse that used to be on the truck In
! engine house No. 1 down on Union ave-
nue.. Chief Hale will remember Tim.
, why. he was so vicious after chew u
, he saw any one with plug he would al
, most break his chain TO get TO you. And
, &c YOU took chew and passed him un-
, noticed Tim would reward you with @
. kick. Yes. Tim was a confirmed chewer
, and / have known OF several good race
horses which had the habit, They are
: just like human beings; when they ge'
I the desire for nicotine Il sticks to them
. How dreadful sighed the ministerial
looking spectator. 1T is pity tina
, human beings could not keep their In
1 furious habits without tempting innocent
y domestic animals"
n Tobacco at intervals Is good for
n HORSE replied Mcknight. 1T prevents
|. many Of the ailments from which the'
kansas City Journal.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-12-25

Inherited rank. and OF exercising the
right OF jury. as we'll as active and pas
sive electoral right was rejected by an
overwhelming majority % the council.
The most important provisions OF the
bill deal with the religious adherence Of
persons under age. Children under "a
remain In the church whore they were
baptized, unless both parents or the sin
gle living parent pass from one sect TO
another. In that case they may follow
their parents or parent in the new sect
II the elders desire g. Children over Il
remain In their former faith. but may
Join their parents or single living par
ents church, with their consent. In case
only one OF the parents changes their
faith. children under q remain In the
faith professed by the other parent.
Three important amendments proposed
by Z. n. Durnovo. former minister OF
interior, and adopted by the council,
provide first that children over Il whose
parents belong to a non-Christian OF
heather sect or creed may be converted
to Christianity before they are OF age;
second, the children OF such parents may
ho converted 20 Orthodox Christianity
even II they are younger than IL, with
the consent OF their parents. and third
that the consent of the parents may bJ
dispensed with. for important reasons
with the permission OF the Holy Synod
In each case.
Tho last amendment was adopted by tn,
close vote OF rs 20 a. These three amend
ments enable young Jews Mohammedanl
and others to embrace Christianity with
out their parents consent. Between tn,
ages OF Il and u this right includes anS
/ Christian denomination. Under IL 4
Is confined solely to the Orthodox stat,
church, either with or without the con
sent OF the parents