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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-12-24

tree to children. This viii be followed
by a musical and later by a supper,
which in turn will be followed Dy a
dance. The Knights of Columbus VIII
also Hold a Christmas tree party.
Christmas night the Scottish Rite Ma
sons will hold open house at the lodge
rooms on San Antonio street
Moose members viii entertain their
families this evening with christmas
tree at the club rooms on Texas street.
The members will act as reception
committee for the families and friends
of the order. A social and dance VIII
follow the Christmas tree festivities
1IasOns to Observe Day.
The regular Christmas Observance
will be held by FL Paso commandery
sonic temple Christmas morning at 10
a. m There will be number OF
toasts to grand officers. with responses
by members Of the organizations. A
musical program will also be rendered.
The committee on arrangements IS
composed of II. a. Carpenter, II. W.
Browder and ]. T. Rice.
soldiers to Eat Turkey.
Soldiers of Fort Bliss and the border
natroI, will feast on Christmas on tur-
KEY. the same as other FL PaSoans- Az
Fort Bliss alone no less tnan z9og
pounds of turkey viii be consumed, and
for the border patrol 1t Will regu,oa
the tremendous amount OF 1o,OUV
pounds of the national bird 70 appease
the hunger of Uncle sam IlShIlhB
men.
The Christmas menu Of Company ID,
goth infantry, which is practically the
same as that of all the other organl-
cations, compares faVorably Win duy
first class hotel The menu has Deen
printed in booklet form on embossed
cardboard and contains the complete
roster of the company from the captain
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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-12-24

these were distributed this morning.
These girls also distributed the bas-
kets of provisions donated by the sun
day school children at their Giving
Tree" Wednesday night. Miss Rather
inc Harper, the leader of the Dorcas
circle, and George B. Oliver, superin-
tendent of the Sunday school, super
vised the distribution of the baskets
and dolls, which were given to cases
that had come under the observation or
the church people. The gifts were
distributed in Miss Pearl POnsford
automobile, Mr.. divers automobile and
Miss Edna Robertson's automobile. At
the giving tree contributions OF
money were also received for the re-
lief of the Belgian women and chill
dren.
smeIter Children To Be Remembered.
The smelter employees will make
many little Mexican children happy
on Christmas day Contributions were
taken up among the American en-
ployes during the past three weeks and
a total of $3.50 was collected. This
money was invested in articles which
will make the youngsters happy.
All of the Mexican children in the
smelter settlement and those along the
river bottom as well will be invited to
attend and it is expected there will be
fully 1000 present.
Each child will receive a bag con-
tanning candy, fruit nuts and other
goodies and a small toy. Four hundred
sweater coats have been purchased and
will be distributed among the children
who are not more in need Of other
clothes. Those who require other
clothes will be taken care Of There
was a surplus after articles for the
children had been purchased rms
money will be expended for needy
families a committee will visit differ
ent homes in the settlement and learn
what articles are most needed in the
house.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-12-24
MERICANs from n

4 MERICANS from points as far
- south at Mexico City are flock
4 n ing to the border to spend the
holidays in the United States. For
merly big receptions were held at the
various foreign clubs, notably in Chi
huahua, TorreOn and at the American
legation in Mexico City, but this year
practically all of these ceremonies will
be dispensed with. Small at homes"
will be held by the consuls in the
northern cities, but all of the Ameri-
cans who are able, are coming to the
border to spend the holidays.
For more than a week the Americans
have been arriving here. Many Of
them, who live at nearby cities have
gone to their homes, but the majority
will celebrate Christmas in FL PasO.
Among recent arrivals are: A. NJ.
Burk Orizaba; W. L. Van Dusen, Mex
leo City; J. n. Galbraith and wife, son
and daughterinlaw. Tampico G. G. Fox,
Mexico City; H. c. Field, Guanajuato;
Otto Schwartz, TOrreon; DR.. P. Ornelas,
Mexico City; H. c. Field, Guanajato;
Mr.. and Mrs. H. J. Wallace, CUsihuiri-
achic; Charles E. Steuart, Mr.. and Mrs.
c. Wenzel and Fred Hnlet and wife,
Mexico City; Otto Mayes, Quaretaro;
Albert z. Baird II. L. Smith, w. A.
Hunt Mr.. and Mrs. J. P. Bell, Mrs J.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-12-24
.CITY'5 CHARITABLE WORKERS GIVE
CHRISTMAS CHEER TO THE POOR

Salvation Army, Charity Association Elks and Church
Societies Send Food, Clothing and Toys to Hun
dreds of Families in Ell Paso; Herald Newsies
to be Given Big Christmas Dinner.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-12-24

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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-12-24

Denies. and Mr.. and Mrs. u. o. HensdorI |
and daughter, Mexico CITY
CToaa
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-27
OFFICES FOR RENT.

FOR RENT Offices in the Moore Build,
ing at No. 10 Auburn avenue; steam
heat; passenger elevators; lights and
janitor service; $3.50 to SIS. George P
Moore, Real Estate and Renting, to.A
burn avenue
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-27
SITUATIONS WANTEp-MALE.
SPECIAL RATES for situa-
ton wanted ads , lines time,

l9e; times 20ci times, 4oc
WANTED-Position ON farm or would
work farm on halves: % years expert
ence, Address K. J. r., Box 6, care
Georgian
WANTED-Me Mechanical and structural
drRughtsman OF long experience de-
sires employment. Address r. F., Box
4l4, care Georgian.
EXPERIENCED tuner and PLAYER man
would like position with some large
or small piano house VIII go anywhere
IN Georgia or Alabama Address H., Box
lis, care Georglan,
WANTEp-,Pe3ss!ilion BY Young man, Is
years old Willing TO do any kind Of
honorable work, Prefer outdoor or store
work. Address 30 Cone street.
COLLECTION, five years experience in
city, honest, best OF references Ad-
dress II, C.. Box lo1, care Georgian.
GOOD, honest. intelligent colored wom-
an, with fun experience and city ref
erenCeS wants work at once as cook
or maid Address Box $50, care Geor-
giau,
WANTED travelling position by young
married man, age 49, have had three
years on the road. Speciality line or
groceries preferred. but can sell any.
thing OF merit Rest OF references p
O BOX II Cheraw, S. c.
EXPERIENCED accountant and office
manager holding present position for
eighteen wears highest credentials
open for engagement with good firm
Location ~uf essential salary reason
able ADDRESS X, r. EoN IS care Geor-
siBn
SHOE salesman, young man. several
wears experience, best references, de-
slres position, cal Main 4sSS-J.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-27

WANTED-Own a business; be your
own boss Let us start YOU m gold.
silver, nickel. etc. plating Prof Gray $
new. low price plating outfits No eN-
uCrience required Nr teach Nau and
furnish recipes formulas ana trade Sc
Crets free Every home store "a pos
sible customer Don't DELAY send to-
day for particulars GRAY 4 Co Plating
Works III Gray Building. C.hcinnatf
Ohio
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-27
HELP WANTEp-MALe AND Fe.
MALE.
Observation-Disclosures

DON'T miss the chance OF a lifetime TO
win brand new typewriter A COM
plete list OF rules governing Remington
awards contest win be sent YOU upon
request Remington Typewriter Com
puny, - North Pryor.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-27
HOTELS.
EAb HOTEL.
RESTAURANTS.
FUNERAL NOTICES.

SPRATLING Is DYEING
MOURNING BLACK IN ONE DAYS
NOTICE
EXPRESS paid one way on all out Of
town orders amounting 10 81 90.
ATLANTA STEAM DYE AND CLEAN
ING WORKS, So Auburn avenue. Ivy
$40; Atlanta 954
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-27
MONEY TO LOAN.

LOANS on real estate: we buy pUr-
chase money notes; short time loans
FOR building houses The Merchants and
MeehamcS Banking and Loan Co, goa
Grant Bldg. Telephone Ivy 5341.
FARM LOANS placed IN any amount
on improved farm lands in Georxjs
The Southern Mortgage Company, Gould
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-27
PURCHASE MONEY MOTE.

WANTED-First lien p1rcbsoscs-cNS',
notes. Georgia Land and -. mohe
pany, 909 Third National Banl -oa q. !, Goni
WANTED-To buy real estate ~ ' e-aL
money notes. 1902 Atlanta pE1lFeeshss
Bank Building Nationa
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-27
FOR LEASE.

CIGAR AND NEWS STAND.
Privileges Georgian Terrace Ho,s
Small stock at inventory prices to
paid for cash. Good opportunity for 10
dustrious party Best time Of wear
lease. GRAND OPERA and SHPTNFP
CONVENTION ahead and excejlsr
tourist business just commencing h
terms apply to Manager GEORGIA
TERRACE HOTEL, Peachtree sire.
and Ponce DeLeon avenue
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-27

SHOE salesman, young man. several
years experience, best references, de-
s.res position. cal Main ts5S-J.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-27

LADIES or gentlemen Big money sell
ing new line ncckties. Souvenir Pam
anna cotn set as premium Raised head
oi Ralhoa uu suck-pip and cum links,
T. nara gold. guaranteed ute wears We
have exclusive control Of this set Only
official souvenir ~ Panama Exposition
Wonderful seller Hurry Wilson Mfg
Cos Lancaster, Ohio
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-27
LOST AND FOUND.

LOST or STOLEN. Light gray Jersey
heifer COW, about Years old very fat
small horns, dark face. Any informA-
ton. call Ivy 86fS-I 10t simpson street.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-27
UNFINISHED APARTMENTS
WANTED

WANTED Four or fve-room apart
ment, fiat or cottage, within four
blocks Of Whitehall and Mitchell Nd
dress w. T.. X, 80 w. Peachtree place.
with prices
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-27
FURNISHED APARTs. EoR RENT.

TRAVELLING SALESMAN and wife
would like couple TO take an apart
ment in their handsome new home.
Phone Ivy 2294-I.
five--room apartment
z : ~ i''i AA-D on North Side; every
thing complete; none hut refined par
ties need apply Ivy 6506-J.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-27
NAIL ORDER ADYICE

WE EXPOSE fakes, send UPS; list best
sellers where to buy factory cost; pa =
pers To use. Earn $1,000 TO $4,000 year
w. start small capital: spare time at
home. No outfits or instructions to sell
M. O Information Service. 434 West One
hundred and twenty fifth street, New
YORK
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-27

AGENTS WANTED-Sel splendid de-
vice needed by poultry raisers every
where Big profits Easily denonstrat-
cd +. VI Bowers & Sons, indianapolis.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-27
HELP WANTED-MALE.

( MEN, also ladies' address envelopes,
man circulars AZ home; $40 $40 weekly.
Spare or whole time. Fun particulars.
] Sc staps Commercial Co, E-103 Pom
tiac building Chicago.
WANTED 500 weekly profit IN spare
time at home. Mail order business
Don't JrTg about capital Boyd H.
Brown. Omaha. Nebr.
WANTED Man with rig 10 Introduce
and seli I25 extracts, spices, medi-
ciues. oils. etc Big money. Wilson
made $40 weekly. We mean business.
Box Jlt, Department 80, Cedar Rapids,
Iowa
EXPERIENCED ieweler and engraver.
TO work iu small town IN North Ala
bama GoJd salary and tools furnished.
vs. T. Ihomason, Guntersvile Als
ANYBODY can earn $50 weekly. raising
mushrooms. entire year, In cellars.
sheds boxes, etc. Markets waiting
Free booklet Hiram BARTON 1893 West
FORTY cighth street. New York.
WE Will start you In the cleaning md
dyciug business, little capital needed ,
big profits Write for booklet Ben
Nonde system. Dept. 1851 Charlotte,
WANTED Traveller for 1914, a begin
ner salary commission and expense
money. liberal offer and agreement j
y Ne Brady Chicago
GOVERNMENT railway mail clerk ok
Y y e.
preparation 81 by former United States
tiyi Service secretary examiner Write
today for free catalogue q %. Pat
lerscn civil Service School Buches err
LEARN the real estate business our
complete Instruction book teaches
Listing appraisiug. management, sales
maushlp. insurance, brokerage, adVer-
Using. renting agency, forms, etc 12l
subjects. cxcels $50 correspondence
course Buckeye cover, 75c; SIX cloth.
81 post paid Realty Book Company,
1928 Euclid avenue. Cleveland, Onto
WANTED An experienced advertising
solicitor. Apply al once. 500 Forsyth
BLDG.
WANTED Man with rig to Introduce
and sell 1875 extracts, spices, medicines
OILS, etc, biz money Wilson made $50
weekly We mean business Box SIC,
Department 81 CEDAR Rapids Iowa
WRITE moving picture plays, $50 each;
all or spare lime, no experience nor
correspondence course. details free. Al
las Publishing Co. 81 Cincinnati, Ohio.
MEN or IDEAS and inventive ability
should write Randolph g. Co. patent
attorneys. Washington. n. G.
WANTED Railway mail clerks Com
mence $75 month Atlanta examina-
lions February 2 Sample questions
free Franklin institute. Dept 49-J.
Rochester N, Y.
ATLANTA railway mail clerk examina-
lions February 81 commence sac per
month Sample questions free Apply
Immediately. J., Box 77b care Georgian.
WANT Ep Men 10 learn barber trade
Few weeks completes Earn while
learning Positions waiting illustrated
catalogue free. Moler Barber College,
rs luckie street Atlanta.
y GGS We teach the barber trade and
give position In our chain Of shops at
good wages for $40 Atlanta Barber Col
lego, 10 b Mitchell street, Atlanta, Ca
WE WANT few bright young men fos
very profitable sales proposition, who
desire the beneht of scientific training
IN salesmanship; unlimited opportunity
CAN between 10 and ~ a. m. S31 Can
dlc- Bldg
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-27
SHED HOUSES FOR
RENT

E,1,f3 PtsNs;r7C G y-roon7 b,1np low com ,-
bination light fixtures; hot and cold
water See this to appreciate it, Keys
at % North Lawn. r. 4. Iallman.
FOR RENT-29 Holderness street,
eight-room house ali convenience.
Apply 81 Gordon West s16-J
For RENT Six-ro house, practi.
cally new; apply to owner, DR.. j. A
Johnson. 329 r, Hunter st.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-27

THE WlFES FRiEND-Portable oil
Gas Stove. No valves. wicks. wood,
coal or ashes STEADY. intense heat:
viii boil, bake, fry. roast, cook any
thing. heat rooms stores etc Simple,
durable. saves time, labor money.
wood or coal" S. Ludwig, H. safe
and clean as a lamp" Mrs. A. r. Nc
Clellan, III Baked pies cakes and
bread never saw nicer baking done"
Mrs q. Thompson, Ohio. Agents max
ing money. Il. l.. Heusted Mich, "Out
one day, sold II stoves" r. p, Adams
Iowa, ordered stoves then II c r,
Shredder, Conn. 40 stoves one order.
Price. S325 up Not sold In stores
show cylinder making gas people stop
look, get interested buy. send postal
World Mig Co. AIS World Building,
Cincinnati Ohio
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-27
AGENTS AND statesmen
WANTED,

AGENTS to represent us handling Blue
BIRD soap and toilet preparations i'm
each county, sells at sight BOX 1917.
st Louis Mo
MANUFACTURES automobNe tire Whit
enlng-mRkes tires look like new and
last longer than the white process they
use now Of the cost OF 10 cents gallon
and sells for IS cents a gallon formula
with directions for 81 This is absolute
~ no fake Address l.. A r, Atlanta
Georgian
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-27
WANTED-MIscELLANEous

DROP A CARD. Wen bring cash ~
old clothes and shoes. This 's''
ARE" 1856 Decatur St
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-27

/ WANTED Statesmen calling on grocery,
/ mercantile and coffee trade, etc. snap
! py side line pocket sample, profits big:
! sometime new; quick sales a winner.
! Aluminium Factory. LaGrsnge. III
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-27
DANCING

PROFESSOR MAHLER'S select banc-
ing School, 4gS peachtree street. Ivy
ISL. Private and class lessons. chill
dren and adults
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-27
UNFURNISHED APARTMENTS
FOR RENT.

FOR RENT-A five-room new apart
ment; electricity and gas; hot and
cold water front and back porch and
yard, only s27.60: also Groom house
good condition: hot and cold water; gas,
$50: North Side; nearin; car line. Call
IVY 263g-I or see Woodside's Rent Man.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-27
MEDICAL

DR.. EDM0NDSON> TaHsy, rST enGTHoSs7
and Cotton Root Pills, a safe and re.
pressed menstruation, irregularities and
similar distractions Trial box by mail.
Soc. Frank Edmondson g. Bro, manu-.
featuring chemists. IL North Broad St,
Atlanta
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-27
APARTMENTS
TNFURNISHED.

FOR TWO. THREE AND FOUR ROOM
APARTMENTS CALL J. T. TURNER,
IVY 1880 SOME, EARLY VACANCIES.
CLOSE IN. WITH MODERN APART
MENT CONTINGENCIES REFER
ENCES
FIEE-ROOM apartment. up TO date,
close I'M a bargain. Call NJ. 100.
VERY desirable six-room apartment,
343 North Jackson street. Rent res-
sonahle. Call any time.
VERY DESIRABLE siX-room apart
ment 343 North Jackson street, Rent
reasonable. Call any time
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-27
SEWING MACHINES FOR RENT.

WE RENT new machines with complete
set Of attachments for So per month";
also machines repaired; prompt delivery
chine Company. 70 Whitehall street
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-27

AGENTS Both sexes We manufac-
ture and control fastest selling house
hold article ever invented Exclusive
territory Connolly. l23 Liberty street,
New York
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-27
rAXiCABs.

All trains run daily Central time.
City Ticket Office No ! Peachtree St
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-12-04

evolution Of this organ. from q simple
pulsating tube to a complicated four
chambered pump, is one Of the won
ders Of biology. An interesting phil
osophical inquiry into the special man.
ner In which the heart of the child II
adapted to the needs of the growing
organism is presented by Armbruster
In the Zentralblatt fur Kinderheil-
kunde. August 1, 1914.
He notes that the increased rate
OF the heart beat in early life dimin-
ishes the burden Of the heart in the
following manner: the amount Of
blood pumped at each impulse is cor
respondingly smaller. the aspirating
force Of the right heart Is increased,
and the rapidly developing heart mus
Gle is more effectively nourished. The
author attributes the relative immuni-
ty OF very young children to infectious
diseases to the rapidity with which the
blood flows through the arteries, which
rapidity makes 1t difficult for micro
organisms to gain foothold in the
blood stream"
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-12-04

= IFE at q cable relay station on
the westward course of empire
IL loneliness sublime. There one
watches day and night the swing
back and forth Of the siphon re-
corder Of the Morse code. which brings
to the cable hut the news of the world.
its policies. it, pulse Of commerce.
and every dot which comes In from
the Orient must be relayed for its
next leap to the waiting Occident, and
every western dash must be sped on
ward a. an eastern dash that the
world may 60 ahead. That il Midway.
station on the Commercial Pacific
cable. Few have ever heard Of this
remote outpost
Out at Midway II q vedette of civil
lization, two dozen men and women.
The sun glare Ii over them: they all
90 goggled lest their eyes be burned
In their sockets. Even variety has
gone from their lives In the lonely
exile; there 10 neither variableness
nor shadow Of turning. Also the wind
10 not ntful: all day long for months
on end It blows from just the same
corner Of the horizon and the sand
which whirled In yesterdays blast
will dance the same endless whirl to-
day and again tomorrow. The rains
will come on their appointed days;
just 20 many gallons viii pelt down
- this day year ago and the clouds
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-12-04
PRUNING TREES IN WINTER
where sranehes Of Any Size Are TO
Be Removed Work Should Be
Done While In Dormant state.

Many Inquiries are being received
at the Oklahoma Agricultural and
Mechanical college relative to the
proper time Of year to prune fruit
trees. In answer to these inquiries,
Professor N. o. Booth of the depart.
ment of horticulture. gives the follow.
ing advice:
Fruit trees, and, In fact, all trees,
should be pruned. during the winter
at the time when the trees are thor
oughly dormant Most fruit growers
Will trim on sprouts. starting at the
foot Of q tree or the trunk whenever
the sprouts are seen. regardless Of
the season. Where branches Of any
size are to be removed the work
should be done during the winter.
"In case the trees are tender, such
a. peach trees. apricot trees, etc..
the pruning should be done In the
latter part Of the winter, after all
danger Of freezing u over.
TT IL q mistake to prune cherry
trees. except to keep sprouts away
from the foot of the tree and from
growing on the trunk. The only prun-
ing that cherries should ever receive
IL that given at the time Of setting"
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-12-04

reef lie on the west and northwest
sides. The lagoon IL fully q mile and
half wide at its widest and complete
ly surrounds what little land there IL;
1t IL thickly sown with patches OF
coral. which in many large masses
reaches close to the surface, but boat
channels may DO found by careful
steering and there Ii no danger. since
the water 10 always still.
The land II found at the east side
Of the lagoon, two islands each little
more than . mile long. Middle Brooks.
or Eastern island, rises to . height Of
about fifteen feet, coral sand thinly
covered with grass and low bushes.
Lower Brooks. Sand island. about q
quarter Of . mile west, rises to the
comparatively imposing height Of
ffty-five feet: but what It makes mp
In altitude It loses In vegetation, itH
covering Of grass being much thinner.
II II . mile and . half long. three
quarters Of . mile wide.
Water II nowhere visible. In fact
there can be said to be no supply Of
fresh water at all. Pits along the
beach win yield water at . depth Of
about four feet and this 10 potable.
Az IL 20 commonly the case In the
Line islands nearer the equator. this
water IL sea water. filtered and sweet
ened by percolation through the coral
sand. One such pit will be found serv.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-12-04
HOW TREES PROCURE FOOD
In Advance Of its Con-
sumption.

Every gardener knows that q tree
can be fed and made to grow with in
creased vigor. II proper nourishment
In the form of humus. nitrogen, phos-
phate. etc., be placed about its roots
the tree will absorb this food and
grow rapidly and strongly.
But how the Tree feeds is somewhat
more difficult to explain. In all prob
ability the tree digests its food first
and consumes 1t afterward. Certain
1t is that the average tree has no
means Of consuming food as q whole,
as members of the animal kingdom alb
sorb 1t. 1t is well known that the
larvae Of certain insects digest their
food first and consume 1t afterward.
Observation would indicate that this
is exactly what the tree does. The
tiny rootlets act on the substances in
tho earth, dissolving and breaking
them up 80 they can be absorbed
through the root pores. In order so
to be taken up the chemicals must be
in liquid form and devoid of all waste.