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The Pulaskian., 1915-12-31
BEST WAY TO WINTER GERA-
 NIUMS
By BEEN RExFoRp.

The question is asked, How can geraniums be wintered in the cellar?" in two ways: First, in pots. Second, by hanging them up by the heels, so to speak.
 Neither way is absolutely sure to bring them through in good condition. But either way may prove successful therefore it is advisable to try both if one has fine varieties he would like to save for next summer If one fails the other may prove successful.
 To winter them in pots the plants should be crowded into as small pots as will contain them, and then the tops should be cut away so that all that remains of the summers growth Is a few stubs at the base of the plant
 Do not try to encourage any growth after potting. Set them away in a cool but frost-proof place and keep them there as long as it is safe to do so. Then put them in cool cellar.
 The soil in the pots should be quite dry when they go into cold storage, and it should be kept in that condi- ton, as nearly as possible, all through the winter. Not really dry, of course, but with only hint of moisture in it--so little, indeed, that it would seem dry when compared with ordinary soils,
 The aim is to keep the plants as nearly dormant as possible, and this cannot be done if they are moist at the roots. Heat also encourages growth, and the absence of it has tendency to keep the plants at standstill.
 Treated as advised above, it is pos sible to bring geraniums through the winter in such a condition that they begin to grow as soon as brought to the light and warmth of the sitting room after being watered.
 The necessary conditions, you will observe, are dryness of soil and a low temperature.
 It is less work to make the plants free from the soil they have grown in during the summer and simply hang up the mass of roots in the cellar. This should not be done immediately after lifting the plants, however.
 This method makes it necessary for us to leave them in the ground as long as possible, well up to cold weather, in fact, for if they were to go into the cellar while the tempera ture was high, growth would be al most sure to begin
 Therefore the plants must be left in the ground and protected from frost until about the first of November, if possible. Then lift them on warm
The Pulaskian., 1915-12-31

day and spread tho roots out in the sunshine, after first cutting away all the top.
 Cover well at night and expose them next day if the weather is favorable. Do not put them in the cellar until all the soil adhering to the roots has become so dry it can easily be shaken off.
 Then tie a string to each plant and suspend it about midway between floor and ceiling. Do not place them on the floor, for there it is likely to be too damp, nor close to the ceiling, for there it is likely to be too dry.
 While the geranium does not have a tuberous root, like the dahlia, it has fleshy root which enables it so store up enough moisture to supply it's needs for a long period.
 If one has a room in the house where plants can be kept safely would advise taking cuttings from each choice variety early in the fall. Root these in sand and put them into small pots as soon as the cuttings be- gin to grow.
 This gives you a third method of keeping desirable plants over winter and will generally prove successful when the other two fail
 Those who live in the vicinity of a greenhouse can get their plants stored there at little expense and I would advise this whenever possible
 But, lacking this facility, don't fail to try the methods recommended above if you have choice varieties that you do not feel sure of being able to duplicate next season. When one gets a fine variety it's worth while to hang on to it.
The Pulaskian., 1915-12-31
PROTECTING BULBS

The bulb bed ought to be covered with six or eight inches of coarse ma- nure or hay. This will not keep the frost from penetrating the soil, where the bulbs are, but it will prevent the sun from thawing it out In other words, the soil once frozen will re- main in that condition.
 It is the attenuation of freezing and thawing which does the damage, not the freezing, as many persons think. Alterations of these conditions rup- ture the tissues of the plants.
 Let the ground become frozen, and stay so, and the bulbs will not be in- jured by heaving of the soil. If they freeze and thaw and freeze and thaw again, and this process is kept up, as it is likely to be in an unprotected bed, they are torn loose from their tender roots and great harm is done. Leaves, if you can get enough of them, make an excellent covering for the bulbs.
The Pulaskian., 1915-12-31
MAKE THEIR MEANING PLAIN
Refrained From What Might Be Called "Highbrow" Writing.

It is quite generally assumed that too difficult for common understand ings I believe the assumption to be nonsense, Henry Sydnor Harrison writes in the Atlantic. If a man thinks he has a story to tell and deliberately sets to work to tell it in such man. ner that only extraordinary and bril- liant persons can hope to follow him, that man is dreary fool.
 But great novelists, whatever else they are, are never dreary fools and their napproachableness when they are unapproachable, is never willful, suppose, and never the proof of their greatness. To employ a manner and narrative method which ordinary readers find quite impenetrable and even the most cultivated persons at times find irritating to the last degree this is no mark of the good, but the limp in a great mans gait.
 To baffie. bewilder, frustrate and flock up' the reader-this is a nov elist's crime, no matter who commits it. And the fixed truth seems to be that the biggest episodes, characters, conflicts, morals and meanings are not at all beyond the mental grasp of ordinary persons; md the greatest novelists have commonly and without effort, lodged their intentions in the minds of great masses of plain people.
The Pulaskian., 1915-12-31
Wills Money in His Stomach.

Before the estate of Albert Halien, eighty-five years old, could be settled post mortem operation was neces- sary to remove from his stomach a $10 gold piece which Halien had in- cluded in his will bequeathing $25O. h. vestigation showed the sum bequeath- ed $1O over the sum at hand. The coin had been swallowed several days ago by Halien in excitement, appar- ently, in making his will.-Portland Dispatch Seattle Post-InteIligencer.
The Pulaskian., 1915-12-31
Aged Moonshine.

While travelling in the Sunny South recently l had the good fortune to be introduced to the proprietor of moon- shine still. Now, I have heard a heap about the potency of moonshine, and how that it will cause a jackrabbit to give battle to grizzly bear Accord ingly, I decided to allow dram to pass my lips, as I find that is the in- fallible way to test such products of commerce.
 Do you want new whisky. sah, or do you want aged whisky ?' whispered the moonshiner.
 What's the difference, uncle, be- tween new and aged whisky?"
 "Wahl, the new whisky. sah, were made this har marnin' and aged whis- ky day afoh yist'day. ."-"Zim,'' in Car toons Magazine.
The Pulaskian., 1915-12-31
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Amid Wars
 Alarms
By MABEL woRTHINGToN
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(Copyrlght, I9l5, by w. G. Chapman.)
 A bomb burst fifty feet away from the street. A woman screamed and even a municipal officer lost his head and dashed helter-skelter from the spot. A young man, well dressed, composed rather interested than aroused, lit fresh cigarette and viewed the scampering residents, a slightly amused expression upon his handsome face.
 A new philosophy had been born in him during recent critical hours. He was one of many refugees driven to the little Belgian town, at first a seem ing sanctuary from wars alarms, but now practically invested by the enemy. In one direction it was open country, but there was desolate waste to cross scarcely having roads before a railroad was to be reached. That leav- ing the town was torn up for ten miles and b1ockaded beyond.
 Driven closer and closer to the bor- der, some fifty tourists had been finally grouped at the little town They had rapidly separated in various direc- tions. Those of the permanent inhabi- tants who could had fled. That morn ing Adrian Noble had arrived in an old-time diligence attached to a tired and wornout horse At Manse it had picked up young lady passenger. She, too, had come to Eilon to find herself there with no guaranteed egress from the place.
 Noble was a man of leisure This much he learned of Miss Violet Moore; She was of an artistic temperament and the war had interfered with her
The Pulaskian., 1915-12-31
Orcharding and
 Gardening
Eight Studies in Handling the Or
 chard and Garden.
EDTTOR,s NOTE.

The Extension Division of the Unf- versity of Arkansas, in eo-operation with the United States Department of Agriculture, will offer this year, through th1s paper. a free corresponds enee course in "Orcharding and Gar- dening," consisting of four lessons in each subject These lessons will appear in this paper at intervals of six weeks. Those who wish to take this course should write to the Director of the Ex- tension Division of the University of Arkansas, at Fayetteville, stating name, age, occupation. and staf- Ing that he Cor she) proposes to carry the work through for the eight lessons. A farmers bulletin will be sent 10 supplement lesson No. l, and iater for each lesson, if the question plank be returned for the preceding lesson. These blanks will be sent with each bulletins Preceding lessons will De sent on request. The lessons on Or chard, Orchard Management. liar vesting and Marketing,e and "Fighting Insects and Diseases"
The Pulaskian., 1915-12-31
KNOW HOW TO PLEASE.
QUALITY THAT MAKES FOR POP-
 ULARITY IN SOCIETY.
Fortunate Are Those Who Have the Happy Habit of Doing lnstine- lively the Right Thing at
 the Right Time.

They were talking about personality and the conversation somehow drifted, not unnaturally, since there were no men present, to personality in the sterner sex and how it manifested itself in different ways and under diff ferent circumstances.
 One man was delightful to have as a guest at party. He made himself agreeable to all and somehow man. aged to lift the burden of an entertain ment completely off the shoulders of hostess. As soon as he entered he in- troduced pleasurable sense of festiv- ity that communicated itself to other guests. Another man did not shine especially at parties, perhaps, but he was ideal for solitude of two He always made any woman he was call ing upon feel that to fud her at home and alone gave him complete satisfac- ton.
 And then one woman casually re- marked that the most difficult social role for a man to fill successfully was that of escort Not as escort to a con- cert or lecture or the theater, but to social entertainment such as a. re- ception or dance.
 q know one man." she said, "who is wholly delightful as an escort, and the other day I endeavored to analyze just wherein the charm lay. I once heard it said of him, by another man, that he was q man who always did and said the right thing at the right time, and this seems to be true of him in the capacity of escort He always seems to do the obviously correct thing instinctively.
 .I have never stepped outside my door with him." she went on, without experiencing complete sense of guardianship until my return. It is not that his actions indicate any spe- cial consciousness of what he is doing On the contrary, he is engagingly nat ural and free from any assumption of directing things-but while with him woman whom he is eseorting enjoys a pleasant sense of being his first con- sideration. He never for an instant allows her to experience that feeling of being unattended under which I have seen many women and girls suf- fer and have occasionally suffered my self.
 T have known the most well-mean- ing men to completely neglect some girl whom they were escorting when they met some personal friends with whom she was perhaps unacquainted. If the man whom l have in mind meets his own friends he immediately intro duces them, and if he occasionally drifts away he drifts back again with out any apparent reason except doing what he wants to do. Some very nice men can be exceedingly leaden amid a large gathering of people who are comparatively strangers to them They do not seem to have the social instinct that makes them responsive to stran- gers, and this is virtue which a good escort either has or affects to possess. There are few things more disconcert- ing to woman than to take man anywhere and not feel he has enjoyed himself quite as much as she has.
 Indeed, the same qualities that make the born hostess seem to be es- sential to make the instinctive escort, and these are gracious personality plus social training. Baltimore Sun.
The Pulaskian., 1915-12-31
Expensive Military Shoes.

English military officers have long been noted for their smart uniforms. There seems to be no lack of money to pay for such equipments, judging from recent advertisements of expen- siye accoutrements in some of the Lon don papers. One of these calls at tention to cavalry boots which are priced at S4 shillings a pair, or some thing over $20! They are said to be built by hand to withstand the differ ent conditions prevalent at the front"
The Pulaskian., 1915-12-31
Movement of Martian Canals.

With regard to the alleged shifting of the canals of Mars over the face of the planet, Professor Lowell states in Popular Astronomy that this phe- nomenon was detected at his observ- atory 19 years ago, and is therefore no novelty. He believes that there is not an actual displacement of the canals, but that there are, in each case, several canals that become sue cessiveiy visible.
The Pulaskian., 1915-12-31

create shelter and warmth, and the dark-green foliage tends to make a place cheerful.
 The best laurels are Rotundifolius Ground leayed) and Latifolia.
 These are hardier than the common laurel, which suffers in very extreme climates.
The Pulaskian., 1915-12-31
SOME HARDY EvERGREENs

In winter evergreen trees and shrubs give warmth, and color, to the garden, which cannot be obtained in any other way.
 Some criticize the growing of iau- rels, but they grow rapidly, and soon
The Pulaskian., 1915-12-31
Record Onion Shipment.

Recently 155 cars of onions were shipped from Sacramento valley, Cal Ifornia, to eastern markets. The ship nent included several special trains.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-12-03
MINT COCKTAIL

Cut the pulp from oranges into
small pieces and cut 1 ripe pineapple
into small cubes. Break y pound of
after dinner minis into small pieces
and mix with the fruit and allow to
set on the ice for 1 hour before serv-
ing. Serve in tall sherbet glasses.
81 love the ground you walk upon!"
Said Fred to Josephine.
well, hug the ground them" she
replied,
And swung upon his bean.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-12-03
Rozinarlte
and DaPPle

Rozinante and Dapple, two of the
factors" in Don Quixote," a new
Triangle release now in the throes
of production at the Griffith studio.
Rozinante is the donkey; Dapple, the
horse. Dapple is ridden by De Wolf
Hopper as Don Quixote, while San
cho Panza, played by Max Davidson,
rides Rozinante.
Dapply is % years old. He is so
thin that the hay sticks out between
his ribs. Dapple is the fourth horse
to try this difficult role. The other
three are dead. De Wolf Hopper
weighs 23O pounds!
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1915-01-07
Details of the Six Days Battle in the Mountains in
the Steinbach Vicinity Show That the Great
Conflict Rivals in Ferocity the Battle on the
User River.
BRITISH WARSHIPS lombard COAST
Great Battle in the West Trenches for Three Hundred and
Seventy Miles Along the Greater Part of Which Fierce
Artillery Operations Are in Progress Night and Day.

have resulted successfully. In the sand
dunes before Nieupoit and in the vi.
entity Of st. Georges the French made
gains of 80 to 800 yards. capturing
II part of the German trenches. The
Germans Blow up French trench near
near Lille highway. hut later the
French recaptured the trench. The
French maintain progress from Thanh
to Cernay on the road.
So many presents for the soldiers Mt
the front are being received. that the
transportation department Is virtually
overwhelmed. Gifts included 400
gallons Of wine from the department
of the Interior. while manufacturers
gave 10000. Louis I Malvy. minister
Of the Interior. was Informed that IA
second donation of l.4OO.OOO gallons of
wine probably would he made.
French newspapers comment on the
American note to Great Britain hul
been light. tue official Journals remain
ing silent. IaFrange has I'm article
contributed which. while recognizing
what 1t called the bad humOr of the
American evlwr'"rs. develops the view
that American interests should allow
Great Britain to carry out her work
Of policing the seas TRANQUILITY for IN,
peace aud good of the world. "
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1915-01-07

Paris. ian. A great battle line
now stretches 375 miles from the
North Sea 10 the borders of Switzer-
land. German onslaughts east Of Ger
nay attempting Ia recapture lost
ground have been repulsed. Steinhach
has been destroyed 10y the French ar
tillery. The French are now bending
their energies to capture Sennhelm.
the railroad key to Muelhausen. a
motorist just arrived says the noun
tanS In the vicinity Of Steinbach are
trembling with the roar of monster
guns ANA the hills are running red
with blood. British war ships are
again bombarding the coast. The wa
ter tower at XebruggC has been demOl-
iShed. Terrific artillery duels east of
Amiens along the Aisne and heights Of
the Mouse continue night aud day.
Details of the six days battle for
possession Of Steinbach. upper Alsace,
show the battle was one Of great fe-
rOcity. A French correspondent de-
clares the Germans placed women and
children I'm the front ranks. so the
French could not fire on them. The
French captured the position at the
point Of the bayonet,
II IL officially announced this after
noon that tile French infantry attacks
have been resumed In Belgium. and
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1915-01-07
BOARD OF TRADE
MOVED into new
QUARTER TODAY
SECRETARY GARDNER FITTING
Up COMMODIOUS oUAR1FRS-
FOR THE GENERAL PU8IIC.

This morning Secretary Gardner
moved his effects into the lnw Eonrd
Of Trade chambers on West UHl
street. aud Is busy getting tn" rooms
and furniture arranged. Whicn viii lee
Ia the next few days. II Is the utnm,
ton of Mr.. Gardner and the Board of
Trade Ia make thi, pluc. comfortable
and pleasant for the visitors 10 uur
town. where they can drop IN and get
what Information they desire concern
lug tn" advantages and resources II
the county. A display Of fruits. yege.
tables and farm products will he un
displny at these rooms. together WITH
u SUPPLY of reliable printed matter for
free distribution.
The Board Of Trade In selecting a
SECRETARY who viii devote his whole
time To the affairs Of the city and cuuu.
~. ana opening up At permanent office
which VIII be- Kept upcu Ia the public
nj all times, has taken step In the
right direction and should receive the
commentator ana hearty support of
every citizen Of Arcadia. II will take
considerable money to support this
movement. and 1t Is earnestly huped
thut every citizen will give II their
llhernl financial assistance. 1t II now
lr to each individual to do his part
anu the board will do the rest.
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1915-01-07
BROWN & JONES SECURE COUN.
TY ATTORNEYSHIP.
Has Grown to BE Position of Great
Importance to the County.

The law firm of Brown x Jones. of
thiS city. were successful this moruiu
IN being mined by the new Board ~
county commissioners as attorneys f.
the board during the ensuing term.
This Is Il very high compliment to this
recently organized firm Of Arcadia law.
y"rS. aud fully atteSts the high esteem
III which they are held for straightfor.
wurdneSS and efficiency.
Under the terms uf the contract that
mas been agreed upon between the frI.
OF Brown &JoneS and the Board of
commissioners. the law firm win mon
ulilN serve us the legal adviser OF the
board, hut will also serve as the pf1s
F'ut"rS for the county In criminal nc.
lions brought before the county Judges
court. The fast increasing business I'm
DeSoto, aud the consequent number
ni new eases In which the county is
involved as well rs the great number
OF criminal prosecutions that come nm
from time to time makes the office of
county attorney one Of great deal of
Importance tn the people Of the coun.
tN.
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1915-01-07
JAPANESE CONTRACT LABOR.

Washington, Jan. 5.--Sc 'rctprv of
War Garrison, 1t was announced yes
tcrday. has declined Ia Interfere with
the employment Of Japanese labor on
contract work Of the war department
at Schofield barracks. Htwu'!, un the
ground that he Is without authority
e do 80 In the absence If law IN the
subject.
The secretary'S decision was m re-
Sponse to Il request from :hr San Tran
cisco Labor Council that citizen Labor
he given preference on contrpcts made
by the war department, @he complaint
being based on employment 0f Japa-
nese labor by suh-cont1icru? in the
laying of a ditch at the barracks The
contract contains no restrictions
against the employment Of alien labor
ers. and there is no law requiring or
permitting such provision To- I've insert
ed in contracts Of this character.
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1915-01-07
AMERICAN HOSPITAL A
G0D-SEND TO SERNIANS.

New York, Jan. J.-Work Of the
American Red Cross hospital unit in
Servia under the direction of DR.. Ed.
ward Ryan. of Scranton, Pa. has saw
ed many lives about Belgrade, accor.
ding to Miss Emily Simmonds, Brit.
iSh Red Cross nurse, who arrived
here yesterday. She had been sent
with the first British eXpeditiouar
force to France, and from there Ia
Servia.
"Since the latter part Of August,
have been working with the wounded.
she said. "With seven young English
girls l have worked in the trenches
four hundred yards from the firing line
for forty-eight hours at time. The
coming Of the American unit under hr
Edward Ryan was God-send to the
Servians. for at the time of their mr.
rival we We're down to our last bits
Of bandages and dressings, and were
fving on short rations.
THE Servlans were compelled tn sur
render Belgrade because they were
short of ammunition.
up to the arrival of DR.. Ryan and
his American nurses the hOsptal was
constantly in danger of artillery fire.
DIR. Ryan's first act was to unfurl the
American flag over the building. II
was instantly respected, and condi-
lions rapidly improved.
Half of the ServlanS are lighting
without uniforms. They need medical
assistance"
The steamer st. Paul brought sis
Rolginn fnmilicS-tweuty.u persons
the advance contingent of between
sevcnty-ive and one hundred famil'
MIN nrnnDt IN snffln In the snmthNNnsf
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1915-01-07
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE.

Sacramento. Cal. Jan. j.--N"d"l-
day was opening day for the llsI rs
sion of the California Legislature, with
large progressive majority in tile
senate. Tituar progreSSivcS do not
control In the assembly. hut claim S'If
ilcient accession from the republicans
and democrats to insure Il ma iurity
there In supporting what nra known MS
the administration meas1rPS.
These measures No not include any
anti-alien legislation either as to land
tenure or labor. and semi ,filcinl de-.
larations are that no suJh legislation
Is probable.