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Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1915-07-29
NUMBER 10
Much Valuable
Free Publicity

Nearly every mail brings the pub
licity department replies to the let
ters that are being sent out to all
the commercial organizations in
Washington, Oregon and California.
Some idea of the tremendous amount
of the free publicity Ashland is re-
ceiving from this one activity of the
department may be gathered from
the following letter from the secre-
tary of the Seattle Chamber of Com
merce:
Mr. Morris j. Duryea, Director of
Publicity, Ashland, Ore.
Dear Sir Acknowledging your
letter of July IA, take pleasure in
advising you that we shall publish
the announcement contained therein
in the Seattle Chamber of Commerce
Record, going to every member of
this organization. We shall also
give copies of it to the daily papers
of this city,
Yours very truly.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1915-07-29

Not a property In Ashland but that
can be sold by Tidings For Sale"
ads in less time and at less cost than
through the regular agent channels
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1915-07-29
Yours very truly,
"Execntiye Secretary.
&C. B. YANDELL.

T1"VVWIIVU OVVT TVIdI y
Similar letters have been received
from all over the Pacific coast. This
advertising would run into a large
sum of money if paid for at current
space rates, and would not be as eff
fective. This simple act of courtesy
is bringing big returns on the money
invested and is doing Ashland a great
deal of good from a publicity stand
point.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1915-07-29

Tidings "For Sale" ads are active
little real estate statesmen.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-09-23

The three richest m~. 10 Americn, fear
ting n popular revolution. aud Wishing ta
fouad al ssi-t.erass ~ wealth. enpia,
Professor ~iiiiiisr, q famous psychological
90 kidnsp q beautiful sifi, the product 81
an euEsnir marriage
Tn. ehiid grow. Co w"usnh""d In .
cavern la IN. Adiranaseh.. where sh. is
taid by Angels" that IN. ss,ers 's
heaven" aud that u 10 hss ds.,iny "a
return 20 ~srih and r-form the world.
teaching tho people obedience ana e""'
teat ms.f.
sin her work .hs 10 rescued frsns stiiiitsr
b, Tommy Harcis,. adapted ."n 90 tho
chief % tho m.aey tri.nsifats. whe In
hi. tur. Is.~. he. Ia siiiiitsr.
Tier sdseet In New York creates a pro-
found s.nsstiaa. TIL. pnar believe hes 10
he Of divine origin. After various sdssn-
tar~.--arsna them being said by pro-
suF--- q. = white sisses Tor ~ ,ooo%shr
finds shelter In the tenement home Of
the Bnaslsses, In the slams. she breaches
hes doetsiae 10 rich and ps,.F alike.
In yesterday. in.tatiarat she Eoe~ 10
the piant 81 the oc,sses shirt company
fire TRAP. tall TO III. siSi. there.
rsmmy barclay follows her
The faetssr catches fire. Temmy .sses
tsis.tia's ufe. tie tell. his father by
sdaption he vast. 60 MARI, Tho soddess
harrisy affsas~s FOR sei~.tis % press h
10 the ma.@t kins. 81 >es fast. thsy,
lihs tho raas. fall uades the sway Of her
ss.siy. parity aud sisaasase.
tsis.iis is In danger ef becoming "th-
rssr In Nov Nsfk smart seststy'
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-09-23
HELD AS POLITE BURGLAR

TACOMA. Sept. 23.-The police
here believe they have finally round.
ed up the polite burglar who visited
several homes In Tacoma recently
and always proved courteous TO the
women whom he robbed ]. l.. Stew.
ems. arrestsb last night. is the sus.
pect.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-09-23
Cocoa
Door Mats

A GOOD Cocoa Mat at the
"A entrance TO your home
will save Homework and wear
and tear on your floor coverings
when rainy weather sets IN.
Now is a good time TO provide
for this protection.
COCOA MATS. l.. p. quality,
sizes l4x24. 1s127. 1890 and
20x33 inches. priced at Csc
Sc. si.0o and s1.25 respec..
lively.
COCOA MATS, NJ. B. quality,
sizes i4x2i. lsx27. 20x3s. 17x
3s. 24x3e. 2sx41. 2sx4s end
30x4s, priced at s0c. $lio.
$3.50. $500. $3.50, $500, t3Se
and $500 respectively.
Second r1oee
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-09-23
Comforter
Cotton
Special
1Oc Roll

lust 900 Of these
- Eight ounce Rolls
Of White Comforter Cot
ton to sell Friday at
1Oc roll Bedding Section.
-fifsi FLOOR.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-09-23
White Cotton
Dress Crepes
special 1Oc Yard

~ HlRII SIX INCH
L Dress Crepes Of good
quality in fancy-woyen
cluster stripe cords, also
several styles in lace ei.
feet; soft. sheer and
closely woven. Several
hundred yards in this spe-
cial Friday selling, at Toe
yard.
A broken assortment Of
Printed Voiles and Lace
Voiles, also several odd
pieces OF fancy stripe Lin
ing Foulards and solid
color Cotton Gaberdines.
on sale Friday at a sharply
reduced price, the yard,
1Oc. --Firs, Moor.
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garden at the back which. in times of
peace. is often used for entertaining.
and across from this is the pretty little
garden of George r Marye. amba assa
dor to Russia.
ey, 10th and X streets, is constant
source of delight to them. Almost
every year the features of the garden
are changed. bul ii is always a mass of
blooming flowers in the spring and
summer and is sort of mecca for
tourists all of whom are anxious to
the home of he hero of Manila
bay.
When Henry Kirke Porter a
member Of Congress from Pennsylva-
mia Mrs. Porter frequently gave large
garden parties in the garden sur
rounding their house AT the corner OF
| and 10Th streets This is in one of
the most beautiful garden districts OF
the city. surrounded by historic and
handsome homes. II is TWO block s
from the White House and is over
looked bl the home of the late Secre-
tary of state. John Hay. now occupied
by his son-in-law. lanes W. Wads
worth. ir. Junior senator from New
York the ADAMS house and Corcoran
House. with its old-fas ashioned gardens
the scene OF many beautiful entertain
ments.
Down in the older part of the capital
a few blocks from the White House, on
F. street is the home of Postmaster
General Burleson. with its we'll kept
garden surrounded by an old-fashioned
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town. the tea table being spread under
the big oak tree from which the place
takes its name
In Ma and june the gardens at Sin
gle Oak are a lot of rolor. red tid
yellow prcdominatiiss., with som" eN-
quisite Ia panese blum trees 10 hight en
the effect. w!si.s neaier the wallis of
the house are faacifuliy trimmed small
lockwood trees which make cool
green screen and tone down the Fl
feet of the gay awnings.
Secretary aud Mrs. Daniels enter
tain AT quite II. largest outdoor
affairs given il Washington. for be
sides otfseial and resident society
there is always = large number OF
army and navy men present to assist
the hosts. These with their white
uniforms add Il touch that is extremely
refreshing. There is always dancing
in the bi. hallway at single Oak, and
the music is furnished by the Marine
Band.
When Larz Anderson, some time
minister to Belgium and more recentlS
amba ss;dor to Japan. was asked
about his sachuSettS avenue gar
den, where Mrs Anderson and ne SO
delightfully."- entertain people from an
over the world, he laughed heartily.
remarking it was only NIUE nath-
ground TO set off the beautiful Geor-
pian facade of the house. and that u
could scarcely. be called a garden az
all. But things must go by comparIso,'
often to arrive at a sa atlsfactorA
and when Mr. Anderson spoke IN q a.
nreciatine tone of the artistic saIui,
ba Vas doubtless thinking Of the sfea,
show gardens at Weld. the "oidei u,
estate at Brookline. Mass, ol Mliici,
Mrs Anderson and he are 50 toha' anu
n which they delight IN addihs ne"
effects and experiments IN nor, ,'eultu i,,,
In the Anderson garden on Aassaeh ~ :, :,
eetts avenue near 21st street one nv w
Iandscane gardening in all its possipiii :
tics and perfection toned down by goon
,s.a There is such an atmosphere
,bout il of quiet and secluslon tna' ,ii'
,.tonishment is how a small cltH go
den of a few hundred teet eau e.
s,ci, irrespective and conceaisu H.
well as absolute comfort. fo, ~
there the tea table IS freuuehsl.
after the comfortable Eng ~. ,r;na IN
and the sfamily and guests stalins :"
the house meet for the late breakfast
The light gray garden walls are con-
ce.led hv mass of wistaria in the
early spring, and little later the mag
nolia, Japanese plum trees and flower
ing shrubs burst forth, making the
color necessary to set off the green
foliage Of the larger trees and the rare
lead figures which adorn the garden
and of which Mr.. Anderson is Justly
proud, as there are few examples Of
this ancient art in America. The statues
and the vases which decorate the upper
their owner in England and Holland
One, Roman soldier in a niche of the
wall at the left OF the garden. is fpll
Of military bearing and martial
strength. having taken on the exquisite
tone Of antique bronze. while the one of
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though it announced that it would '.be
issued monthly or oftener If glut of
occurrences should make it advisa BILE
The authorities suppressing it declared
that it contained reflections of very
high nature" The nature of these high
reflections is not now known.
In 1904, or fourteen years after the
birth and death of Publick Opinion. the
postmaster at Boston-John Campbell
obtained permission of the authorities
to publish chronicle of events to be
called the Newsletter. In 1919 Camp
bell lost his Office as postmaster and
retired from the publication Of the
Newsletter. which. under other editors
and publishers, continued to live until
1876. when it was suppressed by the
American patriots on the evacuation of
Boston by the British. the Newsletter
having been royalist in It's attitude to-
ward the colonies.
At the time that Campbell lost his
Office as postmaster his successor in
that office esta ablished new paper
called the Boston Gazette.
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red brick wall on three sides. and the
delightful porch inclosed in glass On
the other. The family use the porch
for dining room in warm weather
The largest garden party given 50
far this season WAS in the big garden
of Representative and Mrs Kent Of
California, which IS block away
from the home of the Postmaster f;o4I-
erai Besides large forest trees there
Is a row of Lombartiy poplar making
n beautiful screen for tn. red brick
wall of the adjoining house There
are ornamental trees. boxu ood hedges
and gay flower bordered walks vt
the back, away from the street are
swings ana hammocks, and a one side
base ball diamond on which the
Kent boys play.
The garden of Mrs Adolph Miller
the same street. is well known
II belonged formerly to the late chtef
Justice Fuller of the Supreme court
and is now tile property of Mrs Whit
ney of Boston. formerly the Countess
Of Yarmouth. IT is natural. PEE
vines, old fashioned rose bushes and
sweet honeysuckle.
out 18th street are many pretty gar
dens, among them that of Mrs. John
b. Henderson at Henderson Castle,
which boasts of the best tennis court
in the city.
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to the house loaded with their tasselat-
ed blossoms ii is q plea SAINT sight. and
there is little left to be desired in the
way of a garden.
Secretary Bryan has a tiny orchard OF
plum, peach and pear trees in his
kitchen garden. as well as some very
rare fig trees brought from the far
east.
Out Woodley lane at Single Oak. the
country home of the Secretary OF the
Navy, there is much more extensive
lawn than at Calumet Place, and a
broader sweep of sky and woods. The
garden parties there are famous for
the atmosphere of hospitality, as well
as the southern menu which is always
prepared by the familys colored cook
and composed of the delicious North
Carolina baked ham. chicken salad.
beat biscuit and pound cake, the latter
being sent directly from the Secretary's
old home.
Secretary and Mrs. Daniels receive
their guests in the more formal garden
on the south side Of the house nearest
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trees under which Secretary and Mrs.
BRYAN stand to receive on the lawn
was formerly long row of slave
quarters when the place was in the
possession of its original owner, ". 4.
Stone. the first government engraNer,
and whose son, DR.. Stone. was physi-
clan 10 President Lincoln and stood by
him at his deathbed.
To balance these big trees at the
other end of the lawn are the famous
lockwood trees. valued by an expert
arborist at $1,000 apiece. These trees
are very old and are the progenitors of
the beautiful lockwood trees in the
Capitol grounds and of the species on
several of the historic show places of
England and Scotland. There happily
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Garden Parks Especially Beautiful
Yea-he White House and Flower BedOt Notable Examples
Landscape Gardening the ChyUs Stauay, and Box Fed~
That Bloom nSummr-Auactons the

Hercules facing it in the opposite wall
Is full of force and y;guT.
Among the most intsre eStins: trees m
ih. garden are two tiny japanese trees
few inches hiGn Their gnarled
trunks are ru .ears old. These miuia :
ture Crees are kept iiigC b% an inch or
two 81 pebbly soil -iud about much
water afterdiuner coffee cup
would hold. stands III the hollow Of a
tiny rock Just by them.
on tie opposite side OF Al. SSa chusettS
avenue. ri tn. corner Of Florida ave
nue. is the garden of Mrs. Richard
Townsend. who has long been Z leader
in society of the capital, and who is
noted for the entertainments she gives
here and 1T Newport.
As all landscape gardening Just adja
cent to n house must correspond with
its architecture. the one adding to the
beauty of the other. has Mrs.
Townsend arranged the long vista ef-
fects in her garden on which the draw
ing room terrace opens. The marble
seats and statuary il the garden seem
only an outdoor continuation of the
chaste style of the white stone house
with it's marble trimmings. and the red
brick walls of the handsome stables
which inclose the garden on one side
and the exquisite fountain brought
from Rome make an ideal garden
Dupont Circle is in the heart of the
ga rden district. Among them is the one
back of the Letter house, now owned by
Joseph Letter. During The life of his
mother. Mrs. Levi u. Letter. this garden
in the spring and early summer was =
recognized meeting place for diplomats s
ana distinguished foreigners. The three
daughters of the house. Mary, Nance
and Daisy. We're noted bellies here and
abroad. Mary Letter, who was the
wife Of Lord Curzon, was the only
American woman who ever occupied
the position of vicereine of India
Daisy married the Count of Suffolk
and Nancy. Maj. Colin Campbell of the
British army.
Not far from this and on the same
side of the circle is the Boardman gar
den, which runs through to 18th street
Miss Mabel Boardman. member of th.
executive committee of the National
Red Cross. frequently entertains there.
This garden. with it's expanse of cool
sreensward. stately trees and flower
bordered margins. is one of the largest
in the capital. At the end nearest the
house entrance on Dupont Circle is n
gay marquee of red and white striped
canvas under which is arranged com
Portable chairs and table for after
noon tea.
A block away at the corner of Con-
necticut avenue and y street is the
British embassy. with comforta Bile
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has been no attempt to trim them in!o
shape or design. They have been lett
In their simplicity and stateliness.
4 :.
There is no effort at landscape gar
denng al Calumet place. but the care
fully kept lawn and neatly trimmed
shrubs make pleasing background
for the receiving party and the summer
costumes of the guests. When all the
foliage is out, the horse chestnuts fully
in bloom, the rare Claradendon tree a
gorgeous mass of pink color and the
beautiful Egyptian acacia trees which
flank either side of the main entrance
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7ashingt3r Gardens Take On Their Spring time Carl

which has housed many noted men and
women. and which during the civil war
used as hospital for the wounded
soldiers of the Army of the Pot tomac.
This big. roomN house. simple and
continental in architecture. stands on
an acre of the original plat of ground.
of which the late Senator John Sher-
man was part owner and which he en-
deavored to get the government to buy
on which to build new White House
Just back of the big horse chestnut
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Oh
To Distinguish Mushrooms From Deadly Fungi


yet unsolved. hence the name fairy
rings
The next seasonable mushroom is the
coprinus All of the coprinus family
are edible. but only two are desira BILE
the shaggy copriuus and the smooth
coated coprinus called soboliferous. or
fruitful Both Of these grow in large
quantities in grassy places by the
roadside in Potomac and Rock Creek
parks The shaggy coprinus have a
fleecy cap, are white and brown in
color and grow sinRly or in twos and
threes The smooth-capped coprinus
are gray turning brown toward the
top, and are always found growing in
masses sometimes hundreds in group.
Coprinus soboliferous could easily he
mistaken for heaps of pebbles. Some
people like to eat these mushrooms
raw with or without salt.
delicious mushroom growing now is
the oyster mushroom. All of this spe-
cies are good, but the two best varie-
ties are the pleurotus ostreatus and
the pleurotus sapidus. The former is
creamy white, and the latter purplish.
oyster mushrooms grow in clusters.
some punches weighing much fif-
teen pounds. Very fine specimens can
be found on the old willows in east
Potomac Park. but they can be found
everywhere In the woods growing on
hickory, willow and maple trees.
The cushioned boletur (boletus edu-
lis) is another numerous family grow
ing at this season. There are great
many varieties of these. All are feshy
and soft; the under part of the cap is
full Of pores like pinholes. The light
brown. yellow and white boletus can
be eaten with perfect safety. provided
the flesh is Arm and has a nutty taste
There is also purple and a red bole-
tus. which. as a rule. should never be
eaten. But there is one exception in
the red-topped boletus, to be found
growing on Washington lawns 1t is
small in size. the under side of il is
OF bright yellow. and the stem is part
red and part yellow. This red topped
boletus is edible.
The cheese fungus or pun ball Hy-
coperdon) is a particularly inviting
looking mushroom when fresh. They
range In size from tiny marble to
that of an Edam cheese. They are not
always spherical, but are sometimes
pear-shaped. They grow in parks. are
white or brown. and are good for food
as long as the inside is pure white and
Arm when sliced. They are called puff
balls because when past their prime
the interior dissolves itself into fine
powder which Sits out of the top like
pepper from shaker
All mushrooms should he cleaned
thoroughly and kept in slightly salted
water for one hour before using.
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The grounds on the south front of the
White House are natural in their sNl-
van beauty and well adapted to al
fresco entertaining. which has always
been popular since the early occupancy
of the White House. many of the gar
den parties having become historic
President Wilson receives under the
trees planted by the Adamses, Thomas
Jefferson Madison and a long line of
Presidents.
The hideous parterres OF flowers
which formally cut up tn. beautiful
lawn near the south front of the man
sion. making il look like a crazy quilt.
have long since given way to more ap
propriate and artistic landscape gar
dening which makes a fitting setting
for the house.
Each frs, lady has had her own idea $
and taste in gardening, and the old
fashioned colonial rose garden with its
lockwood paths familiar under the
Roosevelt and Taft regimes has given
way to the more graceful Italian style
Of the present gardens made under the
direction of Mrs. Wilson. Visitors to
the White House have an excellent
view OF these artistic new gardens
from the windows in the state dining
room and those in the east wing.
The Secretary of State and Mrs.
BRYAN have made their garden parties
extremely agreeable and are both seen
At their best when receiving under
the stately trees of Calumet place. the
historic home of Mrs. John A. Logan,
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either, the natural growth or good
picture of them. it is almost impossible
to make mistake in their idenfiflca-
ton OF the two chief varieties OF these
to be found in this vicinity. one grows
in rich soil under fruit trees, in gar
dens among shrubbery. or in pine woods
burned over by recent fires: and the
other in alluVial soil along the borders
Of rivers and creeks. The former IS
round and ficshy. the latter is elongated
and somew hat pointed at It's apex.
Both OF these species. when fresh and
IN their prime. are alike in color and
flavor. BY slight stretch of the I'M
agination they can be Hkened to
sponges. They have almost the same
color as sponge, are hollow and
porous-looking, and after becoming
hard and dry from exposure to the
air, act like sponge when placed in
water. Morels can be found along the
canal and Potomac river near Cabin
John and in the neighborhood of For
est Glen and Kensington. One man, to
the writer's knowledge, gathered a
bushel of them along the canal during
the first week of this month.
The most sought-after and familiar
mushroom, because identical with the
one cultivated by market gardeners, is
the agricus campestris and its varie-
ties. These spring up after rains upon
lawns and in parks. as well as on pas
ture lands, from the middle OF May un-
I'll the end of October. All agrics are
good to eat. They have pink gills when
young and fresh. but this color turns
gradually from brown to black accord
ing to age. The top of the cap is usu-
nj
riety which has either a brown or
blush gray cap. When young, veil
covers the under side, hiding the gills
from view, and this has to be removed
to make sure that the gills are pink.
A mushroom that looks like an agaric
in color OF cap and general form grows
in the same places in the late fall.
These have white gills. and are known
as the white lepiotas. They are very
good 10 eat.
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I'M HE National Capital is pre-em-
incntly the garden city of
America. and in the springtime
q when the fancy of the hostess
In of',c,ai and resident society turns
to garden parties rs a less formal and
more delightful way of entertaining.
there is city that affords as many
gardens with delightful surroundings
and opportunities for entertainments
Of this Kind as Washington. Many of
the gardens though small are exqui-
site examples of the art of landscape
work. And whether they be large or
small they are enhanced by the trees
which border both sides of the streets
and the well kept parl.ings which are
4 part of every hom.
The White House garden parties have
always been looked forward to
a less formal way of meeting the
President aud seeing him really at
home President Wilson last year tried
TO make the parties as little formal
as is possible with his official charac-
ter and SO anxious was lie to make
his guests comfortable, and himself
at the same time, that one of his in
novations was receiving in cool white
hannels and Panama hat instead of
the tightly buttoned frock coat and
top hat usually worn such official
occasions even though the thermom-
eter stood well up in the nineties. But
IL was a sensible and pleasing modifi-
cation of the etiquette of such affairs,
and that the precedent was one to he
devoutly grateful for was shown by
many of the men following the Presl-
dents example.