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APPLES STILL PLENTIFUL.

The condition of the apple market is
| a matter Of grave concern TO both
growers and dealers all over the coun-
try. The report OF cold storage hold
ings OF apples on April recently is
sued by the United states Department
OF Agriculture gives some figures
| which probably will cause all dealers
interested in the crop to speed up the
movement of this fruit in most viSor-
GUS way. This report shows that on
the first OF the present month there
| were approximately ~ per cent. more
apples in cold storage than at the
| same date one year ago, and the season
| OF 19l4-lo was one OF unusually heavy
production. Figures from 427 storfges
| Indicate that nearly 33 per cent. of the
| apples which were placed in cold stor-
age by December l. 1915. were still
! there on April l waiting TO be con-
| sumed.
| Hope that this will be a backward
| spring Is general among apple dealers
for as long AS cold days continue a
| free movement VI the fruit Is more
certain. However. let warm weather
come to stay and. Judging by expert
ences Of the past, apple sales are very
likely to decrease rapidly.
| The fact that the past seasons com
mercial crop was considerably smaller
than that Of year ago led to ex.
pectation on the part of growers and
dealers alike last fall that the pros
pective market would be much stronger
than has actually proven the case. A.
"a result much stock changed hands al
values in excess Of those which mar
keting conditions since show were war
ranted. This caused higher opening
prices than in 1914 and naturally
slowed up the movement. Neither
growers nor dealers who held the fruit
seemed inclined to push sales with thu
vigor that was displayed the previous
year when they had an enormous croI
to market and the result was that larg'
quantities Of apples were put into col'
storage with the hope that the winte
and spring markets would strengthen
sufficiently to allow a margin of profit
; In spite Of the fact that last fall'
} commercial crop was estimated aroun'
, 10000. 900 barrels short Of the previou
one, the amount placed In cold storag
exceeded that stored in 1914 by abou
1875 per cent.
, A second explanation is found in tn
fact that exports of apples from tn
, ports Of the United States alone up 4
: March l. 1915. were 669,566 barrels les
than ror a similar period last seasuI
and April reports are expected to shov
. u much larger difference. Had tn
; normal export traffic in apples pre-
! vailed the amount OF stock on hand Il
this country would be considerabl!
} smaller.
!, In a recent brief survey Of appl
prices In several large markets the fol
, lowing facts were evidenced: Presen
wholesale prices on barrelled stock ar
very reaonable. In fact In man,
places Wholesale dealers are selling be
low cost when storage charges are con
The sun., 1916-04-23

possible for summer ana autumn f,ow-
ering this year.
Where planting perennials occasions
much treading on the ground use the
fork afterward, softening up the sur.
face between the plants and then rake
II into . fine condition. Seeds Of hardy
ANIMALS can be planted between the
perennials II the space is sufficient to
permit.
Most hardy perennials do we'll In a
clay soil. including irises and astilbe.
for early flowers. and for later fiow-
ers peonies. campanulas. hollyh0cks.
chrySanthemums. rudbeckias, gall
iardiss. pansies. phlox and antirrhi-
NUNS.
Sandy soils should receive a liberal
application OF manure. not only for the
fertilising properties, but also for the
purpose Of retaining moisture during
dry weather. Vegetable matter dis
csrded from the table and kitchen is
also good.
For sandy soils saxifrssa umbrosa.
aubretias. pinks. coreopsis. foxgiovee,
lavender. achilleas. veronicas. seduns.
sempervivums and heaths will be
found suitable. For sowing escholt-
zias. godetiss. clarkias. nigellas, silcns
ana saponsrias are good.
For rock work and sunny, dry To-
cations. where the soil 10 light and
we'll drained. tisridas are particularly
desirable.
For shade. such as the north side
Of house, ferns are the best
plants that can be used, and they
are good for borders. beds or rock
work. Do not plant too deeply. The
crowns should stand on a level with
the surface. Fuchsias are also good
for locations Of this kind. also bego-
Mas. Lilies Of the valley like 4 some-
what shaded position, but need sun
light to make them flower freely. They
grow naturally In the woods, where
they are somewhat shaded but receive
moro or less direct sunlight.
In the vegetable garden the peas
should be In early. radishes, lettuce
planted and frequent paintings made
for succession Of crops.
Early potatoes should be earthed up
and spinach tucked In between the
rows where possible.
The average condition Of winter
wheat on April l. was 1913 per cent.
Of a normal. against ss.s on April I.
1915. and 95.6 on April I. 1914, and
$50 the average condition for the past
ten years on tte same date. There
was a decrease In condition from DE-
ccmber l. 1915. Of 9.4 points. Is COM
pared with an average decline in the
past ten years Of S.6 points. The con-
dillon forecasts q production OF about
4eo.000 900 bushels. which compares
with S55.045 900 bushels the estima ted
production in 1915.
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warmed by q small steam radiator.
The temperature rarely goes above IS
degrees. and often below 40 degrees on
cool nights. 80 am necessarily limited
In the kinds Of plants l can induce
to bloom. by planting my freesias
about the last OF August and starting
paper white narcissi in quantities in
water every week In September and
the first two weeks In October I have
flowers for the table and usually bowls
till the hyacinths commence Towering
at Christmas. In January the Roman
hyacinths are In full bloom. and after
that Till the end Of April have flowers
In every room and pots of blooming
bulbs on most Of the desks. tables. &c.
I plant about one third Of the bulbs In
pots and the remainder In fats. usually
finishing planting by October Is. leav.
ing all the containers out Of doors,
under two feet Of earth and leaves. till
hard frost Is expected. when they
are brought into the cellar. cold closet
and any other place where the bulbs
will keep cool but not freeze.
Very little water will be- required.
and the pots and flats can be brought
into the greenhouse when the buds
appear. Towering within N week
usually. There is no use hurrying
narcissi placed In them. The tulips
are kept under the benches to make
the stems grow long. In the spring
pot up Beaute de Nice stock seedlings
In 8 inch pots and sink them In the
garden. taking them into the garage In
October. leaving them by the windows
till they show buds in March. and
from them have flowers TO cut till
May. This year I propose to manage
the same way with tall snapdragon.
My little greenhouse is perpetual
pleasure. and though ] could spend
The sun., 1916-04-23
SPRAY WHILE WATERING.

Spraying is perhaps the least inter.
esting work In connection with our
gardens and therefore Ia likely to be
the last TO be done. Nevertheless Il is
very necessary. and much money and
effort have been wasted in the garden
through want OF spraying.
You can do your spraying while
watering. and this is accomplished by
various small devices which screw to
the faucet, and to which one end OF
the hose is fastened. In these bowls
or sprayers insectic!de soaps OF vari-
Gus kinds may be placed. Thus while
watering or Swinging mild solu.
t!on OF insecticide is also applied.
This method Of spraying has been
tried for several years and 10 remark
ably efficient. particularly In the sense
Of prevention. II the sprayer is used
consistently from early spring to late
fall. which can be done at trifling ex-
pense. very few bugs will md that
garden a comfortable haoitation.
Thin out early sown sweet peas i'm
mcdiately II they come up too thick.
Variegated and green Japanese hops
The sun., 1916-04-23
EDGMas FROM CUTTINGS.

Few amateurs know how easy It 10
to grow evergreen dwarf lockwood.
Take the cuttings now, plant thickly In
a damp, shady place. They start into
immediate growth and will be well
rooted in autumn ready to transplant
with the border. They are very dwarf.
very slow in growth. need but little
pruning and are the very best plants
for an evergreen edging. Another de-
sirablc plant for this purpose Is Phlox
sublata. II has u close. nassy growth.
nearly evergreen and In early spring IL
completely covered with lovely blooms.
1t is also very hardy and Of very slow
growth. An edging to a flower border
is essential to complete its harmony.
II is what a collar means 10 ones
dress. a detail only. but wholly de-
sirable.-GAcE LowERr, Maryland.
Prof. l.. II. Bailey lectured on THE
Outlook in Horticulture ut the mu-
scum building. Botanical Garden. New
York. April 3. Those In charge de-
serve censure for not giving this lee
ture more publicity. Hundreds and
more likely thousands Of people in
New York and vicinity would like to
have heard DIR. Bailey. and not one In
q thousand knew that the lecture was
TO he given. 1t was unfair to the
public and particularly so to DR..
Bailey. Whoever has these lectures
in charge should send notices to the
Garden Department Of THE Sun so as
TO reach us by Friday Of the week pre-.
ceding the week OF the lecture. And
all the other New York newspap pcrs
should also be notified. Whoever has
this matter in charge should wake
up.
The sun., 1916-04-23
FREE SEEDS SENT RACK.

Attorney Fred e. Carpenter got a
package of seeds from the Department
OF Agriculture at Washington the
other day which he promptly re.
turned with the following letter:
Il return herewith a package said "a
contain flower seeds sent to me by
your department with the name Of B
NJ. Chiperf,sld NJ. c., Endorsed on the
package. Mr.. Chiperfield Is an honor.
able citizen Of this State. but the free
distribution of flower seeds is Of nc
earthly use to agriculture and Ia re-.
garded by many as a petty graft. and
your department should be In better
business than sending such packages
to the constituents of our Representa-.
tives In Washington.
"The seeds you send out are not a
good as can be obtained from iesiti.
mate seedsmen. and your department
ought to be run by some one who
would have the nerve to refuse to
stand for this petty pilfering Of public
funds any longer. That man would
make a name for himself"
dHj Register Gazette.
Keep busy planting hardy peren.
malls, getting them In as soon ~ pos.
sble so AZ to have this work out Of
tho way.
Sow the hardy ANIMALS a. soon q
The sun., 1916-04-23
FLOWERS FOR THE TABLE FROM SMALL GREEN HOUSES

af0 sd for covering arches and trel.
hses.
Prune blackberries and raspbern.s
II this was not done after fru,in,
last year.
Cultivate thoroughly between thu
rows Of strawberries and remuch 10
keen the weeds down.
Tomato plants may he set ou, after
May 15.
The sun., 1916-04-23

sidered. Investigations made on the
same day in New York. Chicago. Bos-
ton. Philadelphia, pttsburg and Buffalo
showed that No. I cold storage Bald
wins and Greetings were ranging from
$3.50 to SO a barrel, while Ben Davis
were bringing from $i.75 to $3.50 In
practically every market. Last fall
buyers in New York State paid the
growers OIL All average of So for No.
The sun., 1916-04-23

out the old roots Of laurel, ground pine.
sweet fern and sassafras, but we soon
had long border cleared ready for
cultivation. which formed dividing
line between ours and nelghboring
camp. For "a background We planted
cedar posts along the dividing line
about 3h feet apart and run chicken
wire the full length of the border. At
each post we planted a rambler rose.
The sun., 1916-04-23
Extra StrOns pian,s
pss, A.a.

Extra Strons pian,s
zoe each
$50 per do,en
Rayon dor. yellow
Gen Macarthur Red
Caroline restou, pint.
Gr,iss an 'replit1 Rrili.
liant rcd.
tap:. t'hrsty. flcsh.
J. y. lark. arle,
Nine. lssvsry yellow
baroness ltothschlld
Iink.
Baron de Bons,et,sn.
Rose.
Raby Rambler. E.d
Fisher Holmes. Grim.
son.
Frau karl lbrusha
rure white
Cen. Jacuueminot.
Crimsn scarlet
Glorie Iyonnsise Pale
lemon
Hugh Dickson O-,N.
The sun., 1916-04-23

Magma Chafts. Bright rose
Mrs John Laing. Pink
Paul Neyron. Deep rose
Prince &. dc Rohsn The Black Rose
soleil dor. Reddish gold
Ulrlch Drummer. Crimson.
RANiBLERS.
Extra strenE Plants. 80 cts. each
oS.OO per dozen
American Pillar. Ifnk
Alberto Barber. Creamy white
Crimson Rambler.
Dorothy Perkins. Pink.
ExcelsA. Maroon.
Flower OF Fairfield. Crimson
Hiawstha. Crimson and white
Lady Cay. Pink.
Nine Planter. white.
Philsdelphis Rambler. Deep crimson.
White Dorothy. white.
The sun., 1916-04-23

variegated and green Japanese hops
The sun., 1916-04-23

Thin out early sown sweet peas i'm,
mcdiately II they come up too thick.
The sun., 1916-04-23

Scrubbing is hard work and Il will de.
stroy the surface Of most vanished floors.
We recommend the easier and more prac.
tical method Of preserving the natural
beauty Of wood floors with
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1916-04-19
HOUSEHOLD WISDOM

Hard -boiled eggs chopped fine and
mixed with mustard, a little cream and
seasoning will make delicious sand
wich
It is a good idea to save, if possible,
a definite sum for furniture replace
ments. This applies especially to the
keeper of new house.
New blankets should be shaken and
soaked in cold water overnight to
take out the sulphur dressing and
make them more easily washed.
Whenever possible save the green
leaves of a head of lettuce for egg
salad, while the hearts are kept for
the tomato, fruit and other salads.
A weak solution of turpentine poured
down the water pipes once week will
drive the water bugs away.
Shabby oak should be brushed over
with warm beer and when thoroughly
dry polished with beeswax and tur-
pentine.
Furs that have become fat and oily
looking about the neck may be made
fresh and like new by rubbing the fur
the wrong way with hot iron. F'urs
that have been wet should never be
hung in front of the stove or an open
fire to dry.
For mud stains on dresses dissolve
a little carbonate of soda in water and
with it wash the mud stains. Another
plan is to rub the stains with cut
raw potato, afterward removing the
potato juice by rubbing it with fan
mel dipped in water.
In cold weather put the clothespins
in pan and set in the oven until they
are hot. Then the fingers will not
suffer when hanging out the clothes.
especially if the clothes are rinsed out
the last time in warm water.
To clean bamboo furniture use
brush dipped in warm water and salt.
The salt prevents the bamboo from
turning color.
To clean lamp burners wash them
in wood ashes and water and they will
come out clean and bright
If lemons are warmed before they
are squeezed nearly double the guam
tity of juice will be obtained.
If you want to save gas, remember
that a sheet of tin placed over the
smallest gas jet will heat two f1atirons
as quickly as if two jets were used.
Muslin and cotton goods can be rem
dered freproof by putting an ounce
of alum in the last rinsing water, or
by putting it in the starch.
A mousehole can be effectually
stopped for all time by FASTING over it
a piece of cloth which has been liber-
ally sprinkled with red pepper.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1916-04-19
OId-Time JeWeIry,

Many pieces of old-fashioned jew
elry have come into favor again.
With some men the signet ring which
opens to disclose a tiny photograph is
a favorite gift. Now and then one dis
covers one of the crosses worn in the
mid-Victorian days, among them the
beautiful Irish diamond cross, which
is a real treasure now. The Rus
sian cross in silver is also worn-on
a long silver chain. The diamond ar.
row, once a very well-liked device,
ranks anew among the wartime orna-
ments made and sold in Paris and
London. Tiny cannon and aeroplanes
enshrined in the steel helmet of the
French soldier are being sold. too.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1916-04-19
SWAMP ROOT STOPS
ssERIOUS BACKlCHE

When your back aches, and your blad-
der and kidneys seem to be disordered re
member it is needless to suffer-go to your
nearest drug store and get bottle Of DR..
Kilmer's Swamp-Root. It is a physician 5
prescription for diseases of the kidneys
and bladder.
1t has stood the test of years and has
a reputation for quickly and effectively
giving results in thousands of cases.
This prescription was used by DR.. Kill
mer in his private practice and was SO
very effective that it has been placed on
sale everywhere. Get bottle, SOC and
$l.00, at your nearest druggist.
However, if you wish first to test this
great preparation send ten cents to Dr..
Kilmer & Co., Binghamton, n. Y, for a
sample bottle. When writing be sure and
mention this paper.-Adv.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1916-04-19
OVEN MUST BE JUST RIGHT
Faults Of Cookery That have 10 90
Remedied by the Most Care
full Attention.

"This would he a fine cake II only
nv oven had been just right" How
often have you heard a friend make
that remark and agreed with her TOO
but did either of you know what that
"just right" meant?
Uniformity of heat is most I'M
portant feature in successful baking.
1t requires skill to obtain just tue
right heat Not so very long ago a
great bread bakery found it neces-
sary to let some Of the great ovens
cool off. After the fires were rebuilt
it was about week before they could
be sure of the uniformity of the bread
baked in those ovens. This merely
demonstrates to the housewife the
necessity for giving time and atten-
ton to her oven when she intends to
bake.
When the cake comes out of the
oven cracked it has been subjected
to too great a heat at first. The CAKE
baked so quickly at first that the gases
did not have chance to escape, and
finally when formed in enough vol
ume, they broke through the top, leav-
ing a great crack. When the oven
is unevenly heated the cake either
rises up in the middle or on either
side, making it impossible to make
an even layer or to frost loaf
cake to advantage. When the cake
falls" it is because the oven has been
too suddenly cooled or the cake Jared.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1916-04-19

a man who knows not what service is.
The risen Christ reveals the immor-
tality of love realized in the soul OF
man, a conception briefly summarized
by our Lord in the seeming paradox,
He that saveth his life shall lose it,
and he that loseth his life, the same
shall save it.
The risen Christ reveals the immor-
tally of truth. The self-opinionated
whose prejudices and preconceptions
shut out honest inquiry cannot COM
mune with God of truth. The rev.
elaticn of Christ was the revelation OF
truth, and intellectual integrity is the
liberty Of every son of God: 'Ye
shall know the truth and the truth
shall make you free
The. risen Christ reveals the i'm
mortality of service. The divine &C
tivity is continually self-giVing. God
is forever showing the divineness of
service. This is the life of God and
it is a uniform, inflexible and eternal
law that we must enter into such a
life before we can approach the inf
mite ideal of humanity which reveals
God. The flowers and starry heavens
sing together because there is between
them the affinity of showing Gods
beauty. But between selfish soul
and God there can be no communion.
The risen Christ reveals what was
central in the mind Of God from eter-
nifty. This darling thought in divine
evolution was the perfect humanity
revealed in the Son of Man We call
Christ our Lord, our King, our Mas
ter and our God, and justly SO, but the
dearest title to him and the onesoften-
est upon his lips is that of the Son
of Man, because it shows what man
can be in him and through him. To
that humanity we link our hopes of
immortality, and we are confident they
will not disappoint US.
The lesson Of Easter is simply this,
that we live the immortal life here,
the life of love, sacrifice, truth, beauty
and hope as revealed in Christ: that
we enter into such individual fellow
ship with our Lord as to enable us to
realize in him the life of God, for he
has said: He that hath seen me
hath seen the Father; that we ap-
propriate his divine life expressed in
the joy of seIf-denial, though it leads
us to Calvary.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1916-04-19

Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Nv
mother bought it and the next month
was so well that / worked all the month
without staying at home day. an
in good health now and have told lots Of
girls about it. Miss CLARICE MORN
% Russell Street, Taunton, Mass.
Thousands of girls suffer in silence
every month rather than consult q ply.
stefan. If girls who are troubled with
painful or irregular periods, backache,
headache, dragging-down sensations
fainting spells or indigestion would take
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com,
pound, a safe and pure remedy made
from roots and herbs, much suffering
n light be avoided.
Write to Lydia e. Pinkham Medicine
Co., Lynn, Mass. (confdentiaD for free
advice which will prove helpful.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1916-04-19
SACRIFICE MUST
PRECEDE SOULS
EASTER TRIUMPH
n. C. TOLLMAN, o. D., IL. D.

A DIVINE Father near TO each
~ human soul, acting in and
a through the events of daily
life, and a risen Christ reveal
ing Gods nature to us through cur
personal communion with him! This
is the Easter triumph.
Modern Christian criticism may dis
cuss, as it is now doing, the historical
and quasi-physiOlogica problems as to
whether the risen Christ had ma
terial body spiritualized" or a spirit
ual body materialized," whether his
actual flesh and blood came forth
from the grave, as the Gospel nara
tive most distinctly gives us to under
stand, or whether he bore that celes-
tial and incorruptible body which st.
Paul declares is the body Of the res
direction. Yet we need have no fear
that the conclusion-if one be ever
reached in the future-will affect that
vital truth on which our Christian
faith has been grounded for nineteen
centuries.
The lesson of the Resurrection is
purely d pSISOIldl dIlu llulflouol OAlO'
We do well to ask ourselves soberly
and seriously what that lesson is.
Like all divine truths, it is Wondrous-
ly simple, yet deeply significant and
full of transcendent responsibility. It
means nothing less than such life
union with Christ as to effect in US a
participation in his immortal and di-
vine haracter-assuredly no easy
process, but the struggle and achieve
ment of life in constant touch and
fellowship with him.
The lesson of Easter plainly tells us
that we must die to our selfish selves,
to our littleness, narrowness, pride
and hate, and rise to the eternal life
of service.
No Easter triumph can come to any
soul without first Golgotha of indi-
vidual sacrifice and self-renunciation.
Heaven is no fit place or condition for
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1916-04-19
Cream of Tartar Biscuits.

One quart of -four, two level tea
spoonfuls of saleratus, four level tea
spoonfuls of cream of tartar; after
Sitting add butter or lard size of an
egg, one and a half cupfuls of sweet
milk or more according to quality Of
flour; knead well until not particle
of -four shows on dough, then roll
and cut; bake in quick oven. This
amount will make two dozen. When
done turn out on clean cloth to cool.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1916-04-19
Caramel Custard.

Melt one-half cupful of sugar, add
two tablespoonfuls of water and one
quart of hot milk. Beat six eggs, add
one-half teaspoonful of salt and one
teaspoonful vanilla; pour on the hot
milk Strain into buttered mold and
bake one-half hour. Cook this care
fully in slow oven and serve with
caramel sauce. 1t is delicious dish.
Caramel Sauce.-Melt one cupful OF
sugar and add one cupful of hot water.
Simmer ten minutes.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1916-04-19
To Clean Spring Mattresses.

Save all old quilts or wings from
hats and use up for working the dust
out from the space between the block
of wood and spring mattress that runs
at each end Of the bed. Push the
wings or quill in the space and work
up and down until all dust is removed.
have found this works splendidly.