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The Detroit times., 1914-01-20

house. There probably are many Of
the neighbors spectators TO this scene
Who give freely TO foreign missions
to help the poor "benighted heather. "
and WHO burst into paroXysms OF grief
when they speak of the misery OF
their darkskinned brothers in far off
lands. but who look on with mingled
amusement ana approval at the tor
trrc of their own white brother and
his children in our own beloved land
...e are Rot willing 70 call ourselves
"benighted" yet to call ourselves en-
lightenCd" as We calmly look on while
q man house IS surrounded by sher-
IFS who are sent TO starve OUT a
man because NJ wishes TO keep his
children under his own roof ls
iUdtcTOus
MARGARET p. McAULAY,
$50 Brooklyn-aye,
Jan. Il. 1914.
The Detroit times., 1914-01-20

IL
10 the Editor Of Tine Times
| noticed the story in last evenings
Times OF Edward Beardslcy. a farmer,
near Summerdale. n y. who was I'M
willing 10 give up his nine children 20
the poormaster and shot him when
he attempted 10 take them 20 the
poor house OF course To- Is not right
20 shoot anyone. but neither Is az
right TOT anyone 10 take away one
children II seems 70 he that the
heroic effort OF this farmer 30 keep
his family near him should bring
words of praise instead OF shame IL
seems to me that the man deserves
gold medal. IT quarter OF the
money expended in keeping AN armed
guard TO terrorize The poor children.
woman and man, were used iu giving
them supplies and fuel there would DE
no need OF taking them 20 the poor
The Detroit times., 1914-01-20

The police in Cleveland. O.. were
notified that there was a gun fight
going on in one section OF the city.
When they arrived there was moth.
ing TO be seen except the remains OF
a case of pop bottles whose contents
had exploded.
The Detroit times., 1914-01-20

Germany. which is regarded by the
average person and even by most pro-
The Detroit times., 1914-01-20

The state OF Colorado has just re-
ceived an inheritance tax amounting
to $40. 49S.40 from man who. 8
years ago, came to the state in an
oN-cart. with load of groceries. on
the sale OF which started his rise to
wealth.
The Detroit times., 1914-01-20
SAYINGS OF FAMOUS MEN
Ananias--"cross my heart; !
hope 70 die"


A Detroit wife has sued for divorce
because her husband walks in his
sleep Another man who can't afford
an automobile
Next In order comes the man who
wants pass to get in and pick out
his 1914 touring car.
Wonder il they are exhibiting any
recorders court proof styles?
MUSICAL NOTE
The Detroit times., 1914-01-20
POPULAR SONG SUGGESTION
Give Me Your Heart. Jack, and
| VIII Have a Flush

Men work too hard these days. says
John d. Rockefeller. Jr He might
take the matter mp with his father.
There may be an auto show in town,
but for us positively no show for an
auto.
The Detroit times., 1914-01-20

New York had three thousand cases
OF typhoid fever in September.
The Detroit times., 1914-01-20


beat him over the head with a gut
tar.
If some hen so far forgets herself
as 10 lay an egg during the poultry
show, il ought TO be al least big
financial success.
The Detroit times., 1914-01-20
From Another Point of VieU

prison serving his there
Pretty Kentucky Home
Horse by the name also get
The Detroit times., 1914-01-20

Operations on the heart are soon
TO be common. says surgeon lhey
will never be able however. 10 menu
broken ones.
The Detroit times., 1914-01-20
MUSICAL NOTE
Are We esnahtedr Or aEnliahtsn.d..

Chicago man charges his wife
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-05-10
Timber Supply Decreasing Those in Position to Supply
the Demand Reap Substantial Reward-
Culture and Possible Profits Per Acre

MED. well. then" said Pat, "In be
hung on gOosebcrry bush"
But there are no goOseberry bushes
largs enough" responded the vexed
Judge. well, then" retorted pat. I'm
wait till they grow That was a case
where there was u willing waiter, but
many people want their homes and
surrounding grounds completed with
as little delay as possible, and this can
he accom- .Jllshed now by planting large.
well developed trees and shrubs. giving
immediate complete effects
Seeing the possibilities In moving
large trees and successfully transplant
ing them, n young man undertook this
work a few years ago, a pioneer In
his fed.
Henry Hicks OF Westbury. l.. l.. n
Y, Of /. Hicks 4 Son. was the first "a
attempt this work and he has achieved
success. The Hicks Nursery Is equipped
with tackle Of all sizes, specially con.
structed trucks OF great dimensions and
traction engines that haul them about
the country, delivering the trees in thi,
manner. Large trees are also shipped
on Nat cars. Hundreds Of big trees are
shipped every season from this nursery
and many satisfied customers testify
to Henry Hickss ability to move bis
trees and make them grow.
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ing moro beautiful than annual sweet
Sultans for table decoration. They are
quite hardy and require no coddiins,
nor Is 1t necessary to SOW them under
glass or in pots. Give sunny loca-
ton and liquid manure when the plants
are coming into bloom. When cut the
flowers last for several days In good
condition. The colors are brilliant rose.
dark rose, deep lavendar, deep purple,
lilac and pure white. These can be
had In packets Of separate colors or all
six colors mixed.
Constance, n now rose recently intro
duced in England, has large and hand
some flowers Of deep apricot yellow
when half open. splashed with red on
the back Of some Of the outer petals.
The Royal Horticultural Society voted
Il en- award of merit II will probably
be offered By American florists next
year.
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PLANTING BIG TREES.

Not many years ago the man who
built . substantial home was obliged tn
plant comparatively small trees and wait
for them 10 d"rriop ~ perfec, the
work If the landscape gardener. Beau
tiful results are secured by this method
and at minimum cNpcNsc,
only within the past few years has
II been possible 10 successfully trans
plant large trees Now people VINO
build new homes and are willing To
pay the price can have their grounds
planted with largo trees and shrubs
securing immt date effects formerly OBJ
tanned only by years Of waiting
\ witty I.shman, sentenced TO be
hanged. asked the Judge IL he would
grant tlc last request OF doomed
man Touched by the appeal the jude
consented and instructed the prisoner
! to make his request. Your Honor" wa
! the reply. may ! choose the kind ~
tree ! am to be hung on'" a trihins
! matter 81 this kind was not 70 he de-
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CEvERAL readers IN different parts
y Ut the country have asked IL rals-
ing catalpa trees Is profitable.
The question was put to- the largest
grower Of catalpa trees ard his reply is;
'There have been many failures in
cstalpa growing. but they are traceablc
10 neglect Of the trees the first two
years or to planting the scrub variety"
A few years ago an enterprising Ohio
farmer planted catalpa trees on 100
acres Of rich farming land, convinced
that tho trees would yield a larger profit
than ordinary farming. though 1t takes
ten years for the trees to grow to
marketable size.
He first travelled many miles inves-
tsating various aged paintings, grow
ing on all kinds Of soil and under vary
ing conditions. He made study OF the
trees, so he knew approximately how
much timber could he grown on an
acre Of ground in a given time. Tim
Der and lumber Of all grades have been
Increasing in value for years, and more
noticeably during the past five years.
Our population and their needs grow
each year, while the timber supply is
decreasing more rapidly each year.
Naturally when a commodity OF conf
mon use and necessity like wood be-
comes scarce and high priced. thnse in
q position TO supply the demand are
likely to reap substantial financial re-
ward
Catalpa speclosa is the variety to
plant for timber and the planter should
Be sure that he has this variety when
planting. 1t makes a quick growth
adding nearly an inch in thickness
every year. In Southern States it will
do even better than this. 1t is a hand
some wood for interior house finishing
and for furniture and II takes the place
Of oak and hickory for carriage makers
uses on account of It's lghtness and
toughness. For uses in the ground
1; Is said to be equal to black locust
IN resisting decay. For telephone and
telegraph poles its strength and dura-
hity place II in a class hy itself. For
any use where strength, llghtness. dura-
hiity, beauty Of finish and capacity Il
hold its place without warping oil
checking. those In authority say 1t Is
unexcelled. A tree in Woodstock. Ohio
nineteen years old measured twenty
one inches in diameter and fifty feet
high
The International Society Of Arbori-
culture made an exhibit at the Worlds
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PHL0X FOR THE GREENHOUSE

Perennial phloX makes splendid pot
plants for the greenhouse when treated
after the manner OF chrysanthemums.
Make cuttings as soon as the shoots
are about two inches long. Root them
in small pots, moving them along into
six inch pots and when these are flied
with roots feed with liquid manure,
For potting soil use good loan two
parts and well rotted manure one part
Grow the plants outside. with the pots
plunged ~ the rim In Garth Only put
them in the greenhouse TO finish. Water
literally throughout the summer.
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or in sod dig UP the sod for "a square
foot with n spade and set the tree the
same as In ploughed ground. and If
possible mulch the tree with a couple
of forkfuls of coarse manure.
Distance to plant.
The distance to plant will depend
largely on soil and moisture conditions.
The aim should be to plant the trees
as thlckly as they can be planted to
grow to post size without overcrowding.
On rich and fertile land trees will grow
to post size planted as closely as SKIS
feet. ON soils not 40 good 6x8 or 6x9
feet will be better. Eight or nine feet
apart one way will permit wagon
to be driven between the rows, and this
is convenient when the time comes to
thin the trees out.
Cultivation.
Catalpa trees will repay good cult.
walton. To get the best growth this
trees must be cultivated for at least
two years. the object being to prevent
weeds and grass from robbing the trees
Of nourishment. This cultivation should
be kept up until the trees are large
enough to completely shade the ground
/ thus preventing the weeds and yras.
from growing. The trees may be planted
as soon as the frost is out OF tn,
ground in the spring and up to the
middle of May.
| BE careful not TO buy trees from an,
| other than reliable nurserymen will
an absolute guarantee In writing tha
they are the true Cstalpa speciosa
Many trees have been sold in the pas
few years for speciosa which have turned
out to be scrub or hybrid trees and prao
/ tically worthless.
Vigorous. thrifty one-year- tree
are beat TO plant. Trees that have beer
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CATALPA FOR PROFIT-MARF<ETABLE TREES IN
TEN YEARS-TIN1BER PRICES RAPIDLY INCREASING

dressing Of loan once year and lift
ing. trimming and replanting every
third year If the tubs are sunk in
the ground they should he filled with
water late In the autumn and after the
first few frosts, when the leaves show
that the plants have stopped growins.
cover the tub with boards and cover
these with q good coating of leaves. \
foot Of leaves tx sufficient in Tia" iati-
tude Of New York city. ON the leaves
spread fresh manure lightly to kr'''
the leaves from blowing away. TtiH
will keep tho plants in perfect ,naj-
ton unti spring. In colder sections
dig ny the roots and bury them .r tho
ground two feet deep, in sand or sandy
I soil and cover the surface with leaves
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-05-10
DARWIN TULIPS.

Do not disturb Darwin tulips when they
nre through Towering. Let them remain
where they are growing and next season
they will come up larger and stronger,
and will multiply until finally the bed
will become SO crowded that 1t Will be
necessary to take them up and separate
the bulbs, replant!ng them so they Will
have sufficient room. After a while this
operation will have to be repeated.
When they are better known Darwin
tulips will be more generally used than
they are at present.
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PLANTS FOR SANDY SOIL.

Liatrix, blazing star or gay feather
is a capital plant for sandy soils, al
though il does well in any good soil.
It is IA native hardy perennial with long
spikes of purple and rosy purple How
ers. blooming from July to September,
growing three to four feet high. Seeds
may be sown now.
Other good plants FOR sandy soils are
phlox, verhenas and asters. These are
al annuale and will flower this season
from seeds planted now. All these do
NATIONALLY web IA sandy soil.
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WATER LILIES.

The early summer months are best
for planting water lilies. A nalf barrel
makes good lily tub. Place six inches
Of good rich soil in the bottom of the
tub and mix a little charcoal with it..
Spread out the roots OF the lilies care
fully. covering them with three inches
OF soil, on top of which place two or
three small, fiat stones and tiIl with
water.
Hardy water lilies only require a top
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or shrubs spreading 1t over a space Of
two or three feet around the trees.
MAINE POTATOES GUARANTEED

A quarantine against Maine potatoes.
effective August l next, has been de-
clared by the United States Depart
ment OF Agriculture. On account of
the prevalence Of powdery scab in that
State the Federal Government will now
take charge Of the work of preventing
the spread of the disease.
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SEEDS THAT MAY STILL BE SOWN

Now Is the time to sow the seeds of
hardy perennia.s of all kinds 10 obtain
strong plants that will bloom freely
next year. These may be sown later
in the season. but the sooner the work
is done the larger the plants will grow
and the easier will be their culture.
These plants last from year to year
merely dying down in the autumn, and
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-05-10
TRADE NOTES.

There will he an exhibition If .ndi-
yidual gardens In miniature by tho
Gsrdenrraft Toy Company al the
Craftsman building, Thirty-eighth and
Thirty-ninth streets. near Fifth avenue,
this week. Models will be shown "
the gardens of several prominent art
ISIS and authors.
With the Gardencraft toys miniature
gardens can be laid out, and gar
dener can then reproduce the design.
life size. In this way the designer can
make picture and see just how the
garden will look when completed The
Gardencraft toys are amusing for chill
dren and have become very popular.
They were produced originally as an
aid to gardeners rather than for play
things.
Dodsons bird houses are now ex-
hibited at the Craftsman Building
Thirty eighth and Thirty-ninth streets.
The Temple Pump Company Of Chi
cago makes gasolene and kerosene en-
eines Of the popular type and also the
! Master Workman. an Inverted vertical
engine that seems to ne one OF the best
styles ever offered in gas engines. u
is small, compact and easy to handle
, The steadiness OF motion gives added
! power and saves fuel and start. -
readily in zero weather as in summer
when provided with a zero weather
starter. These engines do all classes
Of work satisfactorily, pumping, thresh
ing, drilling, saving or for any pur-
pose where power Ii required. and being
portable adds greatly 10 their value.
a good garden fertilizer made from
nitrate Of soda. ground bone, sulphate
of potash and acid phosphate is offered
in small convenient packages from on
pound to one hundred pounds by pre-
paid express. This is applied at the
rate Of ten pounds FOR $50 square feet
!, can be- applied shortly after seeds
nave been planted and again ahou.
three weeks later. Water thoroughly
after each application. Supplied hy
the Nitrate Agencies. 100 Pearl street
New York
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Fair at ST. Louis 81 catalpa wood. show
ing piles of railway ties taken from
the tracks Of the Illinois southern Rail-
road that had been In use for thirty
two years, and they were sound and
free from decay There were fence
posts from an old fence In southern
Illinois that had been IN the ground
for e!ghty-five years. Furniture Of all
kinds was shown made from catalpa
and 1t compared favorably with the
finest work made from the various
common woods used for furniture.
The Ohio Experimental station made
an INVESTIGATION of some of the older
groves of catalpa trees in Ohio and the
report shows that the Lemar grove
made more than three thousand fence
posts per mere N twenty-three years
growth. These posts were worth 90
cents each at wholesale. making the
value of the timber $500 per acre. but
the report says that this grove was
never properly prunod nor thlnned out
as 1t should have been. Had the trees
been properly cared for the return
would have been equally large and
possibly larger at twenty years, so the
return would have been $50 per acre for
each year the trees were growing. with
or getting the crop in each year.
The protecting influences from the
cold winter winds afforded by a small
grove of trees are remarkable and every
farm large enough should have shell
tering belt of timber with the pro-
tect!ng trees the birds Will come and
they are the farmers and gardeners
best friends.
! Soil aud Planting.
Soil that will grow any farm crop
will grow catalpa trees, and soil that Is
too poor To produce farm crops will
sometimes grow catalpn. Rich soil will
grow trees more rapidly than poor soil
Plough the land and, harrow II the
same as for any other farm crop. Then
mark the ground each way. at the dis
lance the trees are to be planted with
any kind Of drag that will leave a
plain mark. This leaves a cross mark
showing where the trees are to he
planted. Sink a spade eight or ten
inches deep, working it back and forth
until the ground is opened sufficiently
10 admit dropping the tree In at least
as deep as it grew in the nursery
Before planting the tree trim on all
the large roots to within twD or three
inches of the main root; also clip of
the end of the tap root If there is one.
as a fresh cut root win start is new
growth quicker than one not clipped.
DO not set the tree more than one
inch deeper than 1t grew In the nurser,
and when the tree is in place rake in
loose dirt and tramp firmly, or pound
the dirt solidly around the tree.
When the trees are set in wood lots
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While the weather remains favor
able make good all shortcomings ~
painting and sowing. Seeds may st.lI
be sown with good results in the open
ground Trees and shrubs can still be
moved. also hardy perennial plants. The
trees aud shrubs win require careful
attention subsequently, giving them an
overhead shower bah from time to
time, as we'll a. soaking the roots
thoroughly.
Where there Is plenty of old manure
10 b. had il should BE- used as a mulch
Oh the soil above the roots OF the trees
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l.. a. c, Gensseo, y. Yin different
parts Of the country plants have diff
fegent common names, and II is there
fare difficult to classify "A plant from it's
common name alone. SnoW-On-tne
mountain in England ~ arabs, used in
rockeries and mixei borders. The plant
you describe Is k.uphurbi1 marginata, IA
hardy perennial with VarIegatad foliage
II grows Wild in some Western anu
Southern states, Minnesota 10 Mis-
sour IN Texas. Colorado and South
Carolina, spreading eastward 10 OHIO
, II is called snow -on-the-mOuntain and
is very useful in perennial borders.
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GARDENING PROBLEMS.

Mrs. H. l.. r.. Newark. y. J.--Seeds
Of Lilac Queen. sweet a.ySsum with
gcnt.an blue colOred flowers, can he
obtained OF Henry y. Dreer, ia Chest
nut street Philadelphia.
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stunted or that have made weak and
splndling growth are not good
Pruains.
Catalpa trees generally grow 50 late
In the fall in the nursery that the first
heavy frosts Kill the tops of the trees
When they are set out in the spring
the top should be cut back to where the
best sprouts start out, and all the
buds below this rubbed of. This il
important to get the tree started to
grow tail and straight. The best time
to do this is after the tree has started
all its buds nicely. Go through the
trees once each spring, rubbing off or
cutting off with a sharp knife all side
shoots that have started, one man
can prunc N this way from two to four
acres per day.
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l.. A. g., East Orange.-Diamond
brand compost can be used al fire.
quent intervals all summer long on
your lawn and viii produce prolific
growth. 1t can be used freely to good
advantage IN both the flower ana vege-
table garden as top DRESSING Spread
thinly over the top of the soil and
rake It under Any scotsman can sup
ply i,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-05-10

Mrs. r.. n. Scranton, Pa.--Plants of
Perennial Sweet Peas can De purchased
of the Palisades Nurseries, Sparkill.
~ y.
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Immediate effect produced by planting large trees

reappear the following sprirg. Delphi
NUNS. pyrethrums, carnations, holly
hooks. feverfew, gaillardiI and phlox
are fayoritos in this class. Digi-
tails, sweet william canterbury bell
and walltlower are b.ennlals, compiet =
ing their life cycle in the second year
from termination. Sown one year they
bloom and ripen their seed the next.
All the above are subjects for next
years display. Annua,s may stll be
sown where they are to flower the com
Ing summer.
Vegetables.
In the open ground may be planted
now bcets, beans, brussels sprouts. car
rot, CauiiilOwer. celery. sweet corn
cress. cucumber, melon, onion, parsnip
peas, potatoes, radlSh, sd.s.fy, spinach
turnp and all the hcrls; bean, corn
cucumber. melon peas, rad.sh ana let
tuce to be followed by plGnt.ngs later
for succession of crops To- keep The
table supplied with fresh amt tender
vegetables.
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SWEET SULTANS.

For easily cultivated, fragrant now
ers with long, st.n stems, there Is nolh-
The Sentinel=record. (Hot Springs, Ark.) 1900-current, 1914-08-09
PARSON GETS DOG.

Rev. A. ri. Pope, of Little Rock,
well known German minister, has
been spending the latter half of last
week in this city. and among his
friends here is Il. C. White. They
have known each other for many
years. The Little Rock parson ex-
pressed the desire to take home with
him for his daughter Alma a bull dog.
provided he could get the kind he
wanted, so Mr.. White surprised his
reverend friend by appearing at tho
Rock Island station yesterday after
noon at O'Clock with priced bul
pup, which he rendered for Miss Alma
with his compliments. Aad the par
son" took the dog to the capital city
for his daughter.
~She already has an automobile.
and she tod me the other day" said
Rev Pope. that all she needed to
he happy now was bull pup.
guess she will be contented and
pleased, too, when | get home"