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Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1915-12-17
One Ponular Fat Man.

It is said that nobody loves a fat
man, but children at this tirae OF the
year are deeply in love with stout,
elderly person with white whiskegs
and pack on his back. -.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1915-12-17
Santa S Secret
got out Of bed, just a
minute,
To tell youth whisper 1t
low

Are for ne-n0t mamma, you know.
For mine are SO awful!y little.
Dear Santa Claus, don't you see?
And I want. oh, so many playthings.
They won't hold enough for me.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1915-12-17
Had One Already.

FJau OHe Htreaoy.
Il don't know what to give Lizzie
for Christmas present." one chorus
girl is reported to have said to her
mate, while discussing the gift to be
made to q third.
Give her . book" suggested the
other.
And the first one replied, meditative-
~: mo. that won't do: she's Spt a
book"
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1915-12-17
Tho, Optimistic Note.

Tho Optimistic Note.
1t Is time for JOY and g!adness
and good cheer, for this old world,
with all its faults, is on its way to-
wards the kingdom Of heaven, and the
omnipotence of love assures its get
ting there. Some time every day VIII
be the best of Christmas, every place
its altar of observance, and every soul
be transformed into the Christ of t:s
environment.-Universalist Leader,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-04

brought in contact with the earth ny
firming 1t with a board.
california poppy EschschoIt<id).--
The eschscholtzia Is an annual OF
striking character, both as regards the
form and color Of its flowers. which
are bright and rich in their tints of
yellow and orange. The plants aver
age about n foot in height, have at
tractive silvery foliage. and produce
their large poppylike flowers quite
layishly from early spring until frost.
The seeds Of eschscholtZia may be
sown in window boxes or in hot
bed in March, or in the open where
the plants are to bloom az soon as
the soil is in fit condition, in April
or May In the latitude OF New York.
In attitudes south OF New York the
seeds may he sown in tho autumn for
early bloom. The plants enjoy a rich
loan and should he allowed about 0
or g inches Of space in tho row. When
used in beds they may be sown broad
cast.
Hnnia.-The zinnia In easily grown
from seed sown in the open ground
when sown IN April the plants will
dDunu6IlJly HUu
through the entire season. During
the month Of August zinnias are at
their best. To secure large flowers
and a profusion OF bloom the plants
must be given ample room for full de-
velopment, az we'll as an abundant
supply Of food. Strong, rich soils suit
the zinnia. II the seeds ara sown in
q dwelling house or In hotbed in
March and the young plants are
pricked out once or twice before being
placed in their permanent situations,
more satisfactory results Will be Sc
cured than from outdoor sown seeds
unless equal care in thinning or
,ransplanttng ~ given. In addition
TO their Use in the school garden.
zinnias can be used for groups. beds,
borders. garden lines and summer
hedges. Their average height is ~
feet. The zinnia is a rather large,
formal flower Whose colors range
through the shades of red and yellow.
Their season OF bloom In through the
late summer and autumn and the in
dividral bloom lasts for a long time,
both on the plant and as cut flowers.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-04
WHAT HUMUS DID FOR MY
LAWN.
By JACK GARD> ER q.

After that experience ! was telling
you about last. in using powdered
humus for both my flower and vege-
table garden. I determined 20 give It
n try on our lawn.
NY father-in- fine Old man that
ne is accused me- Of being dreamer.
What, put black dirt on top Of
grass and rake it in, and expect II to
take the place ~ manure" ana so
on.
Onco again did something sur
rcptitiously.
For about two feet IN tho grass
around the walks put n good dress
ing of this so-callcd BLACK dirt and
rslsod II In thoroughly.
Then 7 waited.
Two weeks later NY "in-laT" call"
my ATTENTION :, tho wonderful gov
uC t}" Eja-- around TN" walks. sad
, no hal been trying tn account for u.
hut cnuldu'; cuuid. Ana did.
To this day no won't admit it TO M,
but / hear him every once In while
telling friends that what lawns need
! is humus. and plenty Of il. The way
| that grass grew and KEEP: surprisingly
| green right through the dry weather
makes me believe my dad-ln-law
| knows what he IA talking about.
( Next | tried it on some rhododcn
drons and other shrubs hut that
again is another story. ~ II n"N;
week.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-04
Plans and Plants
FOR GROUNDS and GARDENS

A handbook for home owners. which
tolls briefly and plainly how vou can
plan and plant your own grounds IN per
feet taste and hive beautiful flowers every
day for table and room decoration.
From the thousands of trees. shrubs
and Towering plants listed in coufusin g
cafalogs. II picks the select and inex-
pcnSive few that Won must have and will
IKE most. shows by simple diagrams
now 10 group and plant them and tells
how 10 make them thrive.
FOR the average town or city lot. and
Tor suburban places up to half an acre,
y offers simple and economical solu.
ion OF most planting problems. Mailed
FREE 70 anyone Interested. Write for
your COPY today. postcard will do.
H. DI RAND, 10, Tanclewylde Ave.
BronNville, y. Y
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-04
ABOUT 0PUNTIAS.
~ GEORGE W. PARK.

The opuntias constitute a tribe Of
the cactus family readily pYopagated
and easiiy grown. Some are hardy At
the North. and several species are
found native in our Southern States.
They are ornamental in appearan nee,
and the flowers are large and SNOWY,
succeeded by f'eshy fruits. which In
certain species are edible and much
priced for eating 10y some people. The
young leaves. too. in cactus countries,
are cut off. the spines scraped from
them. and then boiled for food. In
such countries. too. they are often
eaten by stock when the panss OF
thirst and hunger drive them to des-
peration. Unlike other cactuses
opuntia seeds are large. say about
the size OF n small morning glory
seed. or 1pomPa coccinea. At the
North the plants grow low TO the
ground. and are often called cows
tongue Cactuses. In Mexico 7 have
seen species growing in tree form
from ten to fifteen feet high. and rs
much in diameter. Those large spec.-
mems produce edible fruits which de.
velop along the margin of the leaves
are about the size Of a large hens
egg. and Of a rich purple color. When
ripe these fruits drop of and cove,
the ground In tho markets they are
offered for ssie under the name oi
tunas.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-04
COOPERATING WITH NATURE


A strong tendency Of modern times
10 to follow the line OF teast resistance.
Tho nursery catalogues which We sec
every spring are such merve!s Of COM
pleteness that II "a almost a matter Of
course for IL. 10 Oil out the order blank
AID receive our shrubs and plants by
mail or express. For many. II Is true
that this Is the only - we'll ne Tho
,as'r> Wy 30 stock tho gar'rr. Vet
th,re are some who IN a. q pleasure
which might he iAv.r, that II choos-
ing Their garden favor.t.s from ma
lures own nursery. transporting them
freshly dug FOR only 4 Few miles per-
haps and reestablishing them IN the
homo garden untaxed by the dehys Of
the railroad Such acquisitions have
an intimate quality that no bought
stock can ever possess.
II needs only glance through Tho
catalogue to see that very many Of the
shrubs and plants listed are native 10
the woods and fields ~ a large range
~ orr country. ca. v,vs" e. on" wa
IVA STUDIED viii iho 7'3 %" g sid
N".v." gu.d. o.. -r.V -. '..r-- 4. ...t
in. cnu2'iNsiu WI r. -utp".s"I .u
met NJ familiar friends listed IN the
catalogue ANA N respectable price
With how much greater success Will
one who has seen his plant, in their
own homes choos, suitable surround
ings for them In tho garden. To cay
nothing OF tho saving IN actual chs,
Uf one has already a spade, . .rows
and a little time) the gain In O. true
proprietary feeling IL worth while.
Tho following shrubs. all OF them
described in the lists ns desirable. car
be got "hy hGnd': sweet p-ppe,
bush. rcdos!er dogwood. swee. fern
bush honeysuChlc, witchha2ol, bach
alder, spice bush. stlgnorn sUmach
| towering raspberry, common elder
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-04

OF the most proli1c plants or the
home garden. Seeds can be sown
now in the house, hotbed or green
house and will produce plants OF suf-
ficient size for planting out as soon
as danger Of frost has passed.
The young seedlings should be
thinned to stand four inches apart
and when the plants are OF fairly
good size they can be potted II the
season IL too early for setting out in
the garden. When the plants are well
rooted keep In a cool temperature to
encourage strong. stocky growth.
Avoid making the soil too rich as this
at the sacrifice OF fruit.
Where tho plants are allowed 70
lie on the ground. the rows should he
three feet apart. and the plants eigh-
teen inches 20 two feet apart In the
rows. The simplest method Of train
ing tomatoes IL by tying them with
raffla o. rags to stout stakes placed
at the north Of tho plants. setting
the plants about two and half
feet apart each way. keeping the
plants down 80 three strong branches.
When the plants are three or four
feet high, keep the tops cut back 20
throw all the strength Of the plants
into the lower branches.
When the plants are set out In the
garden they should he protected from
cutworms by paper collars. rising A
couple Of inches above the ground
around the plants keeping the over
tapping ends closely together.
10 l..NN A..
| maturing az different seasons. rather
than to make q succession Of eow-
| ings. TO obtain q continuous supply
I Of fruit.
Do not plant tomatoes on the eame
spot in the garden two seasons In
succession. and should blight appear
the remedy Is spraying with bordeaux
mixture. though in small gardens the
best plan IL to remove the diseased
| plants and burn them.
There are many varieties OF to-
matues and all have their champions
Some of the hest are Earliana. one q.
the earliest. a bright red. smooth fruit
Ut good flavor. Early Jewell follows
Earliana. and In q larger sise and
Ynrder flavor. Stone Is probably the
! UNSt IVI IHhln crop. IL II SrIlOOU1. lree
from cracks and solid. Ponderosa IL
a good family variety. has few seeds
Ia less ACID than most tomatc-s and Of
good flavor.
! TtRNTPS can he sown az soon as
the ground can he made ready. for the
early crop. For winter Use the SOW
inss are made the latter part ot july
and the turnips are stored in the
cellar safe from frost. The CuSto-
mary way is To SOW the seeds thinly
in rows eighteen inches apart. cover
| ing the seeds with half an inch Of soil
Thin the seedlings out when uhey are
three or four inches high. so they viii
staIrd six inches apart in the rows.
Tho popular varieties arc Harly
White Milan. Purple Ton Milan, Pur-
ple Ton strap Leave and Purple TOT
white Globe.
Rt-TARAGAS are considerably
later than turuips and keep better
than turnirs. Ran sho'm. Large Whit
| Frnnch and Purple Top Yellow ar'
guod varieties.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-04

success from every viewpoint, and
those who worked with them can at
test the work they accomplished.
The sum made during the week Of
the show at the Red Cross tea gar
den was $1,000. OF which amount
81 900 was received through the sale
Of the Queen Of the Belgians' orchid.
Those connected with the show man.
agement speak highly Of the untiring
efforts Of Mrs. Belmont Tiffany. Mrs.
w. X. Draper and Frederick Newbold
and their associates. whose notable
work made the tea garden a success.
The recent show was the beginning
Of the horticultural education Of many
people who will take an added inter-
est in the future flower shows.
In planting hardwood trees like the
oak and beech do not trim or cut back
the central stem or leader. as . forked
tree Of poor shape In likely to result
For dry and shallow soil popla,
trees. mulberries. catAlpss and ash
leaved naples do - we'll a. any.
thing.
For moist places alders. bald ey.
press. red birch. red maple, silver
maple. sweet gum and willows are
probably the best decidious trees and
American arborvit@. Austrian pine
and hemlock, spruce the hest ever
greens.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-04
THE VEGETABLE GARDEN.

SPINACH should he sovn a. soon
ss tho ground can he worked in the
spring, n rows about a foot apart.
thinning tn" plants to two inches
apart in the rows. thinning again So
the plants finally will stand six inches
apart in the rows. The plants that
used for food.
Spinach develops quickly and can
he grown In the same rows with veg.
etables like parsley and carrots. that
are shower In maturing, so as to save
space.
Do not try TO SOW spinach In July
or August, but sow.ngs nj intervals
during September will supply plants
Until freezing weather. when tho re-
naming plants may hr covered with
straw or leaves Tor an extra early
spring crop. Plants treated IN this
way are likely Ia winter kill quite
badly and 20 To seed early the next
season.
Victoria stands long time before
going to see,l. the foliage IA heavy
and Of good quality, and Long Season
or Long Standing. having thick crum-
pied leaves are the two most popular
varieties.
New Zealand spinach il a slow
growing variety that should be started
under glass in April or sown in the
open ground In May. II Is the only
spinach that can he uScI during SUM
mo-. =: IN hills two feet mr. more
apart. a. H." plants hivo a Srrci'
of = To ciIlt feet a ID are, kent back
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-04
PIONEERING PLANTS THAT WILL
MAKE GOOD"

MANY people nj this season o. tho
year arc considering what nowcrins
PLANTS they shall prt in their gardens
Satisfactory aud easily -rown flowers
ar" Tn" agoratum, the nastiriinm, tina
petunia. the California poppy and the
zinuia. Here are a few pointers on
each OF them.
Agcratum.--Th agcratum is one OF
tina few blue flowers we have In its
form II somewhat resembles the hello
trope hut has no odor Ageratim.
grow we'll upon almost all soils and
through wide range of climate. For
that reason many combinations with
them are possible. The plants are
neat. huShy and erect. and produce a
,roflS!ou ~ H." b-usui.i- flowers
tt' ughnut the season r., dwar.
h.H' .ur;' w.." in. hIi,.s and ar,
murh us 4 n1,." ,ou,r,.r.ur color
effects u'r Desired l'.r carry bloom
the SEED sh"rld hc >uNn IN cold frames
or N boxes in the huu>n early in the
season ,MarcAb. hut for summer and
fall bloom the seeds may he sown n
April or early In MAY in wei. prepared
beds IL tho open. Seeds sown III Au-
gust will produce good plants for win
ter Towering.
NustUrtium The large seeds of IN.
naSturtium require 20 bee planted much
deeper than tn" tine seeds - the
p"tunia Sow them "a rows Whsro
~" plants arc to grow. 'lHr'r. tNn
s,f
IS. l"' ,,..~ ''ru ,N,.. .s JOE.
ia c.. W.'u q. ro.t '.' .u. thin SCI
thni .u.N stand foot apart ir an" sol,
j. rich, II rather thin t viii hr a4
va 10 allow them - stand AZ tn"
planting distance. Tn" plants should
be given chan cultivation to induce
rpijiu growth. n planted in the oren
at tho spTne time that beans are
planted YER, satisfactory results Will
low. For earlier bloom. plant IN ad
vance OF this dnte In hothcds, cold
! frames or window hoXes
, Pctunir --While tho pctuni' grows
readily and rapidly from seed, sowr
in tine opeu ab0u. corn pauring Time
earlier bloom can 10 secured by SOW,
.ag Tn" seed in window boxes a
authcdS and trans planting tn" plants
once before placing them IN the open
| For localities north ~ New Work. tn,
most satisfactory method Of hdndlinl
! these plants will he 10 start tho seed,
| in window boxes about April I, and I,
transfer the young plants 10 the opeI
when me weather permits about m
middle OF May. The seeds are yer,
small and should not he covered witt
earth In the ordinary way. The!
should he sown on tho surface an,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-04

Eartn worms 90 no uafnaEe III INC
soil, but constantly help to make the
soil deeper. Worms prefer soil rich
in humus and should be befriended
rather than destroyed by gardeners.
April Is busy month for the gar
dener. The plants in the hotbeds
need thinning; hardy seeds and ten
der flowers and vegetables are to be
sown in cold frames: the asparagus
and rhubarb beds MANFRED. first
spadlng the ground lightly 80 as not
to injure the roots. The perennial
beds are 70 he uncovered and the
lawn rolled, hardy seed to he planted
in the open ground: round seeded
peas and sweet peas to be planted:
shrubs. vines. trees and fruits planted
aud hardy perennial plants set out.
Among the pretty little hardy an
nuals Cor the flower border are the
various species and varieties OF ella.
They are native flowers Of Califor-
MIA. some growing upright and others
of spreading nature. The branches
are all tipped with clusters Of the
delicate and pretty little flowers.
Sown early in the spring the plants
will begin to bloom in summer and
continue until after frost. ella trl-
color IL one OF the prettiest. The
plants grow about six inches high.
tho branches spreading and forming
carpet OF exquisite. variegated
flowers, blue. white and gold.
So successful was the recent New
York annual flower show In the Grand
Central Palace that plans are already
under way for the prom Aon Of the
1915 exhibition. Everything points
to a greater and better show for next
year. This is saying a great deal. in
asmuch as the past show was consid-
cred by the public and press alike one
Of the prettiest exhibitions ever seen
in New York. The exposition drew
larger box office receipts than any
, show over held in the Palace with the
exception OF the automobile show.
No small amount of credit for the
, successful promotion OF the show l.
due To John Young, secretary. and +.
Il. Pierson. chairman of the commit
tee in charge Of the show details.
Both Mr. Young and Mr.. Pierson
worked vallantly TO make the show a
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-04

ing OF early beans and corn. Frost
may take them. SO do not risk too
large a planting. II they escape. very
early crops will result.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-04
Purpose of the plan.

The purpose OF the plan. a. an
nounced. is to supply labor where II Is
required in every section Of the re-
public. Communications from the va
rlous Federal officers concerning the
necessity for workers in any given
locality are especially desired. The
Department Of Labor state. that
farmers and other employers Of labor
should he apprised OF the Inaugural
ton Of the idea, and It is hoped that,
as soon as the work undertaken be-
comes generally known. effective farm
or other labor may he furnished At
all seasons Of the year.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-04

One ounce OF grass seed Is required
for each square yard OF ground to he
covered
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-04

Empty window boxes should he
filled with good soil and prepared fol-
seeds and plants.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-04
UGGESTIONS FOR SPRING GARDENING AND
HINTS FOR THE HOME FLOWER GROW

ture instructions will he issued by the
departments concerned from time to
time.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-04

Earth worms do no damage in the
SOIL but constantly help to make the
soil deeper. Worms prefer a soil rich
in humus and should be befriended
rather than destroyed by gardeners.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-08-04
U. S. IS CRITICIZED
German Americans PrOtes
Against Arms Shipments.
Delegates Cite Mexican Policy
i'm Wilson Condemnation.

San Francisco, Aug. Protests
against fthe immoral traffic in arms
and ammunition with England" the
English viewpoint in public opinion on
the European war and criticism of the
governments attitude toward Ger
many, were expressed today in resolu-
lions unanimously adopted by the
National standardization alliance,
assembled here in it's eighth annual
convention.
The resolutions were recommended
for adoption by the resolution commit
tee after a refusal to report favorably
IAN open letter addressed to Presi-
dent Wilson, which was carried to
the floor of the convention by a mi
nority report.
The resolutions adopted declare the
loyalty of German-Americans repre-
sented at the convention to be stead
fast, but say: I'VE deplore that our
government has on the part of Eng
land practically permitted violations
of international law and interference
with the commerce to the detriment of
American interests and has on the
part of another country, Mexico, SUI
pinely suffered the destruction of
American life and property, while in
the case of Germany, it quickly as
sumed threatening and uncompro-
missing attitIIde.''
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-08-04
MAHIN DEFENDS BOTKIN
Senator From Smith County Hired
by Prison Warden.

Senator l. NJ. Mahin of Smith Cen
ter will assist in the defense of Ward
en- J. d. Botkin when the suit to GUST
Botkin from office starts in Topeka
August 16. Mahin, who was in To-
peka today, stated that he had been
retained by the prison head and with
Joseph I. Lafferty would represent
Botkin at the hearing before a COM
mission appointed by Governor Cap
per, Speaker Stone and w. Y. Morgan,
lieutenant governor.
The action to GUST Borkin from Of
flee is based upon charges filed by a
former prison employee. Some fifteen
counts are in the indictment of the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-08-04
SIDEWALK is OPENED.
Pedestrians No Longer Forced to
Walk i'm the Street.

Today the sidewalk in front of the
new Palace building is open and there
is more room for an automobile or a
wagon to pass between the street car
tracks and the piles of building ma
terial that are being used i'll the con-
Struction work.
For some time past the building
material has occupied the sidewalk
and much of the west side of the street
Monday morning Chief of Police
Harvey G. Parsons issued an order to
the contractor to move his material
and clear the street in compliance
with the ordinance.
In Friday nights State Journal
there was an interview given by T. D.
Humphreys, Topeka lawyer, in
which the ordinance was quoted and
the opinion of the lawyer on the case
was given out That was all that was
necessary. As soon as Chief Parsons
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-08-04
IMPROVE The DIKES.
Kansas River Lcvee Near Mouth Will
Be Raised-Dredge Channel.

Kansas City, Kan, Aug. 4.-The
bikes along both banks of the Kansas
river from Turner to the mouth are to
be raised and strengthened and the
weak links in the flood protection plan
hammered into shape.
This plan was adopted today at a
conference between members of the
drainage board and their attorneys.
The meeting was for the purpose of
deciding the next steps to take follow
ing the removal decree of the Kansas
City Southern which was entered in
the supreme court yesterday. The
bikes are to be made five feet higher,
and the work is to be pushed along
before next springs floods. The drain
age board recently contracted for a
dredge. In connection with raising
and widening the bikes the dredge vii
be used to clean out the channel, in
creasing the carrying capacity of the
river