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The sun., 1916-10-22

SOIL and partial shade. though they do
well In any good garden soil. II there
Is any choice. the single yellow and
bicolor trumpets seem to prefer well
underdrained loan. The poeticus
types like heavier, lower ground, while
the white trumpet varieties are best
Tor dry soils or high land. Good drain
age Is important. as soil that will keep
water standing about the bulbs will
cause them to rot. Deep, rich soil will
give best results. Two feet OF good,
rich. mellow soil will produce magnif-
cent flowers. providing good bulbs are
planted.
Light. sandy or g~ravelly soil, in
clined to dry. should be made heavier
and more retentive OF moisture by
working In fallen leaves, using as
many as possible. The best way, how
ever, Is to manure land OF this kind
very heavily in the spring. planting
n bulbs the following autumn. II
planting must be lone at once, remove
the top soil to n spades depth and
work into the bottom soil three inches
OF well rotted stable manure replace
the top soil and plant the bulbs. Three
'"N' 10 "pou' t"e proper ucptn LOT
planting In the open ground.
We and heavy soils should be mel
lowed by the use of sand or ashes
worked in thoroughly and deeply. or
by tile draining three feet under the
surface. the drains being laid not more
than twelve feet apart. The drains
should be laid with n slight fall to an
outlet. The water is admitted at the
joints carrying 1t from the soil. al
lowing the air to enter. which Is
needed to support the plant.
In good garden soil use no manure
whatever. Ground bone at the rate OF
three or four ounces to the square
yard spread over the soil and dug in
Is the best fertilizer to use. and to this
may be added any good commercial
The sun., 1916-10-22
TREES FOR CITY PLANTING.

In planting trees permanently do
not set them closer than thirty feet
i~plrt-tifty feet is better or even sixty
Srct-which will permit the trees to
ioVelop To best advantage.
For city Planting platanus orientalis.
nr oriental plane. or sycamore, as 1t Is
sometimcs called. Is probably the most
satisfactory. II is "A superb tree OF
.arCc proportions with dense foliage
4 bright green. The bark pccls ON
the trunk and branches in autumn.
leaving the whole tree Of a creamy
white through the winter. II is one 81
the very best shade trees. The Ameri-
can plane. p~latanus o~ccidentalis, is also
good. II * n lofty tree with massive
branches forming n wide head.
Tho Oriental plane is supposed to be
the tree on which Zacchcus climbed
To see the Saviour ride in triumph to
Jerusalem when the people strewed
leaves and branches Of palm and other
trees in his way. oyclaiming. "liosanna
to the son Of David"
The tree called sycamore frequently
in the Bible was mt the Oriental plane
hut iicus sycamorus. The suppose
| ton that the Oriental plane was the
sycamore OF the Scriptures induced
| many religious people in Great Britain
in the fourteenth and fifteenth CEN
turtles to plant It in c~hurchyards
co~urtyards. avenues, Sc.
In Scotland the syCamores are
called "dool trees" and were used by
the powerful harons Of that country
for hanging their enemies and refrac'
tory vassals upon. and for this reasoi
were called dool or grief trees. SOM
Of these trees are probably 800 years
old.
The European sycamore appears e
have been introduced into the United
States by Gov. CHRISTOPHER Gore o
Massachusetts prior to 1910.
The oriental plane will grow in an,
soil not saturated with moisture. hu
seems to prefer one hat Is dry an'
free rather than stin and moist. |
will do we'll in exposed situations. ant
especially on the seacoast. maintain
ing it's erect position against tho Sc;
breeze better than most trees.
The red oak, pin oak, Norway maple
and silver leaf linden are all we'll suite,
for city planting. The most satisfac
tory size for planting are trees tina
are two inches In diameter three fee
above the ground and from ten I,
twelve feet high.
The sun., 1916-10-22
BULB PLANTING.
ny HARRY GOERLICu.

The planting OF bulbs for spring
flowers now engages the attention of
gardeners and florists. This part OF
the gardeners task has always had
"A particular attraction for me. and
thirty years of amateur gardening
has led me to the following conclu-
ions:
I find that this field may be divided
into three sections:
80 Bulbs planted out OF doors for
outdoor Towering.
60 Bulbs planted out Of doors for
indoor Towering.
go Bulbs planted indoors for indoor
Towering.
In each case the method OF planting
and care Of the plants are different.
Planting Outdoor for Outdoor
FlowerinR.
This is the simplest means OF dis
posing OF the bulbs. All hat is neces-
sary after selecting the spot In which
the bulbs are To bc planted is to re-
move five inches Of topsoil from the
area decided upon and place the bulbs
on the bottom OF the newly dug
trench. The bulbs can be arranged
according to design or color as easily
as on the dining room table. Care
should he taken to place the bulbs
right side M when planting. rrecau-
lions should be taken when replacing
the topso.l. since carelessly shovel
ling the earth back in place would
eisplace and upset many of the bulbs
and consequently make IL more diff
ficult for them to reach the surface.
besides spelling the regularity of the
design. To ohviate the difficulty begin
10y sprinkling the earth yer the bulbs
Until enough soil has been thrown on
them 10 insure their remaining in po-
sition. the remainder may he SHOW
ellcd on.
Planting Outdoors for Indoor
FIowrrinE.
Wooden boxes, flower pots or even
old cooking pots which are no longer
serviccable in the kitchen may he
used in which to plant the bulbs.
They should Nc planted in the recep-
tacles So that their tops are just GOV
cred by soil. After this is finished
dig a ditch in the garden and bury
your boxes or pots in which the bulbs
have been planted under about four
inches OF topsoil. Early in the
spring the shoots begin to appear
above the surface, This is n sign that
the shoots are already n good size
and may now hc taken up. When
first removed from the ground the
shoots will he n pale yellow in color
The boxes or pots should he kept in
"A comparatively dark place for sew
eral days after their removal.
Planting Indoors for Indoor
FlOwerinE.
II is this class that interests mo
The sun., 1916-10-22

Narcissus were priced hundreds OF
wears before the Christian era. Mo-
BANNED referred to the narcissus as
food for the soul. The Roman and
English poets sung their praise.
They are the earliest Of the i'm
portant spring flowers. the snowdrops.
sci,las and crocus precede them, but
the narcissus are the first Of the large
flowers to assure us that spring has
arrived.
Narcissus thrive anywhere, In
Garden beds, borders. strawberries, in
lawns. meadows or woodland, year
after year. without especial care. In
po,s, pans. boxes OF bowls, in earth,
fibre or simply gravel and water they
flower in greenhouse. conservatory or
window garden.
The narcissus prefers n cool. deep
The sun., 1916-10-22

Like the love Of music, books and
pictures, the love Of gardens comes
with culture and the ripening OF home
life. The love Of gardens. as of every
other beautiful ard refining thing.
must increase to the end OF time.
More and more must the sympathies
enlarge. There must be more points Of
contact with the world. Life eve be-
comes richer. Gardening is more than
the growing Of plants: it is the ex-
preston OF desire. The garden made
by ones W hands is always the best
garden. because II is a part of oneself.
a garden made by another may inter-
est, but II Is another persons individu-
atty. A poor garden OF ones "
is better than n good garden In which
one may not dig. Many a poor soul
has more help in . plant in the win
dow than another has In n plantation
made by a gardener.-LiBERTY II.
BAILEY.
In the town Of Webster, y. Y. on
the Salt road north Of Rldgewood,
!s an English walnut tree owned by
Miss +. Hittbold. The tree was
planted by her mother more than
twenty years ago. 1t is about fourteen
feet high and eighteen inches in cir
conference.
In the village OF Lyons. n. Y. there
is n large English walnut tree that
will yield about two bushels OF nuts
this year.
James s. McGlennon and Conrad
Vollertson Of Rochester. n. Y, i'm
ported a quantity Of filbert trees from
Germany a few years ago; these have
been propagated until they have more
than 500 trees. which will be increased
until they have 1000 or more.
The flbert trees were set out on n
lot in Rochester and on a tract Of land
on the shore OF Lake Ontario, near
Charlotte, y. Y. Those In the city
grew too rapidly, going mostly to wood
as the land had been too heavily ferti.
lied. but those on the lake shore pro-
iuccd good crops of nuts.
The sun., 1916-10-22
Narcissus Glory of Leiden.

All bulbs may be planted deeper in
light soils than In heavy soils. Deep
planting Is safer in cold ATTITUDES. but
deep planting causes the flowers to he
later than when the bulbs are planted
nearer the surface.
In heavy ground or soil that re-
tains considerable moisture when
planting choice bulbs II is a good plan
to place the bulbs on an inch or two
Of sharp sand. This Keeps the bulb
out Of the wet and prevents its rotting.
Plant narcissus bulbs OF all kinds
without further delay. when the beds
are made cover them with four to six
inches Of leaves that have fallen from
the trees. In the spring the covering
should be removed gradually. taking
of n little At a time.
Narcissus flowers. like the flowers
~ iris and Gladiolus. should be cut
when partially open. just beyond the
bud state. Place the stems in water
In "A cool. shaded place, and the flowers
will develop better than II permitted
TO remain on the plant. Do not cut
the foliage with the buds of the better
varieties. as this wcakens the plants
When foliage is desired for use with
flowers it Is n good plan to grow the
cheapest varieties solely for the foli-
age, which can be cut freely FOR use
with the flowers Of the choicer plants.
The p~olyanthus narcissus are not
quite hardy n must be carefully
protected in cold climates when grown
in the garden.
The double narcissus range in price
from 20 cents to 81 r dozen. The yell
low trumpet varieties may he had at
35 cents n dozen upward: the bicolor
trumpets from 80 cents n dozen up
ward, white trumpets 40 cents and
upward.
The Incompatible. chalice cup and
crown narc!ssus are hybrids. being
crosses between the large trumpet
daffodils and the cupped poeticus. m
bracing a great variety OF forms and
range OF coloring, They are strong
growers. free boomers and hardy,
thriving in the garden or in pots for
house culture. Many of the older
varieties can be had for 50 cents
a dozen, SECS n hundred. and are
quite as beautiful as the newer va
%rieties selling at SO a dozen.
The poets narcissus or pheasants
eye is narcissus poeticus, having. in
stead Of a trumpet or crown. a small
The sun., 1916-10-22
FIGHT RATS
TO THE DEATH
They Are More Destructive to
Life and Property Than War.
The Scientific Discovery. Danysx Virus.
Is the Only Quick and Certain Prep.
aratiOn tO kil Rats and Mice without
Danger to Other Animals or Human
Reings.

It Is fully established that rats have
carried disease epidemIcs from coun-
try to country. resulting In the death of
countless thousands Of human beings.
Not only l. the loss OF life attributable
TO these dangerous pests appalling hut
the destruction Of property IL tremendous.
Every year they destroy. millions OF dol
lars of food roducts Of all sorts and mil
lions OF dollars OF factory materials.
Thousands of factory and home fres
are caused by rats and mice, resulting In
loss OF life and property untold.
There Is only one certain. safe and ef-
fectivc way TO get rid OF the rats and
mice. tina Is to fight them scientifically
with Danysz Virus.
Ma rat or mouse can live where Danysz
Virus Is used.
A special point that recommends Danysz
Virus so strongly to manufacturers. ship
owners, store keeper, marketm-n, house
holders. farmers and poultrymen. Is the
fact that. while Danysz Virus Is positive
death to rats and mice. Il IL absolutely
harmless to human beings. birds, pets and
all other animals.
Kill the rats now when the cooler
weather Is driving them into houses and
outbui dings, D. fore they breed again.
Full information can he had from Virus.
Ltd. Dept. . A. 72 Front Street. New
York. Call. write or telephone Hanover $50,
The sun., 1916-10-22

from four to six weeks after planting.
They can be grown In pots OF earth
or in bowls OF gravel filed with water.
Paper white narcissus are used
largely by florists for forcing. and arr
easily brought into flower by Christ
mas.
For house culture narcissus can hc
grown in pots. pans or boxes in soil
or in bowls in fibre. Window boxes
filled with bulbs are attractive. and
the self-watering boxes are especially
suitable.
The bulbs can bc set away In Il daik
cellar or put in the garden for a few
weeks after potting until they have
made good root growth, and by bring
ing in a few pots at "A time a long
succession of bloom may hc had.
In potting use good potting soil for
best results, 1t Is better To buy Il lit
tie soil from the nearest florist rather
than to use soil from the garden tina,
may not be suitable. To IA hushel OF
this soil add eight quarts OF sand anC
three quarts of fine bone meal, mixing
the whole mass thoroughly. For pot
culture tho tops OF the bulbs shoulc
~ even Will tH' top VI ll' sun UT 1
trifle lower.
Narcissus should he planted early IL
the season. but they have been yer,
late in arriving this year and dealer!
have not been able to fll their orders
until the present time. The bulbs hav'
now arrived and all orders will b'
promptly shipped.
If pots are used. five or six inch arr
most convenient. and several bulbs
may be planted in each.
When pottcd water well and set tn,
pots out in the garden on a bed o
coal ashes and hold them in position
with a board frame. filling in between
the pots with ashes. sand, spent hops
tanbark or leaves. covering them foui
or Ave inches deep. AS the season
advances the covering will have to III
increased to keep out the frost. Abou
twelve weeks time will be require,
for the hardy bulbs and six weeks 10
the tender varieties TO form prope
roots, but not much top growth will
be made until the bulbs are brough
into light and heat. A few can b
started at a time to secure a continu
GUS succession OF bloom.
Slow growth should he the plaI
when the bulbs are first brought int
the house. giving them a temperatur
of so degrees until the buds form
when the temperature should b
raised to 60 and not to exceed 65 de
grees, Plenty of water will be re
The sun., 1916-10-22

ing white flowers with golden cups in
wide mouthed cup. The ~jonquils or
narcissus jonquils are priced for their
sweet scented golden flowers and are
suited either for outdoor or indoor cul-
ture. They range from 10 to 80 cents
a dozen.
The polyanthus narcissus are de-
licously sweet scented, of easy culture,
continuing in bloom for n long time.
The tall spikes bear from six to a
dozen blooms each. The petals arc
pure white with cups Of gold or yellow
n orange or all white.
The Chinese scared lily or joss
flower is a variety Of narcissus bear
The sun., 1916-10-22

most. After much experimentation, I
have found that the best results are
obtained in the following manner:
Get a wooden box about IL to 16
inches long and s inches wide. Plant
the bulbs in the box as in class No.
2. II simply left in this condition,
however. foliage. instead Of flowers
would be the chief result. This trouble
is entirely removed by putting a COL
lar about 2h inches in height on the
top OF the box after the bulbs have
been planted. BY a collar I mean the
sort Of thing which would be OBJ
tanned II you sawed 2h inches of the
top of a box, /. e., you would get a
evle BOX WIN COLLAR ATTACHED
The sun., 1916-10-22

puired when the buds and flowers are
developing.
The pots can be set away in a dark.
cool cellar instead of covering them
outdoors. Another plan is to dig a
trench in the garden "a foot deep, over
the bottom of the trench with two or
three inches of coal ashes. Place the
pots or boxes in the trench and fill UP
the trench somewhat above the level
Of the earth to shed water. As Don
as the ground freezes slightly. but to
no considerable depth. a covering OF
straw or leaves or other material Is
given to prevent the frost getting
deeper into the ground.
The sun., 1916-10-22

fertilizer, the stronger in potash the
better. using three or four ounces to
the square yard before the final level
ing and raking. Potash Ia very diff
cult to obtain now, and unleached
wood ashes may be used in its place.
The distance apart to plant de-
Ponds upon the variety. Some bulbs
are two to three inches In diameter
and the plants are two feet high.
These should be planted six to ten
inches apart. Some varieties have
very small bulbs. no larger than
crocus. producing small plants that
may be grown three or four inches
apart.
The sun., 1916-10-22
W syRMH
gfSYIS
Paper white narcissus.

Before taking in the first lot Of
bulbs examine the roots and see that
the pots or boxes are well filled. as IL
is useless TO try to force the plants
until good root growth has been made.
When the foliage begins 10 grow
after turning green and until through
towering give liquid n the color
of weak tea nee a week. The flower
stems and buds should make equally
rapii growth. but IL the foliage gains
on the flower stems II indicates too
high temperature.
The sun., 1916-10-22

boxes Just as in the ordinary flower
pots.
The same rule used in class No. Q
to tell when to remove the boxes from
the earth now tells when to take
the collar OF the box. 1. e., the appear
ance OF the shoots above the surface.
After the collar has been disposed
Of. the ~ inches of soil which the
collar has held in place must OF course
be removed also. While breaking away
this earth flush with the top OF the
box care must be taken not to in
jure any of the shoots.
The sun., 1916-10-22

YOU LOVERS OF OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
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that NOW Is the right. precise time Ia plant
roots Of all these They become established
! Order at once for October and November
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Any Is for SlOO; any 40 for So 30; any 100
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Hardy Chry santhcmums in all colors.
separate. honcysucklcs, achillras. Ancmone
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Asters. bleeding Heart, Canterbury Rells,
Hardy Carnations, Clematis paniculata, Core
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all colors: LILY OF Valley. Oriental Poppies,
Hardy Thlox. Koltrnias. Agrcstenienas
! peOnies. all cOlors. R~udbeckia. Pyrcthrums,
Feverfew. sedums. StOkesis. Vincas. Yuccas.
Tritsmas, Reticuspora Aurcanana. Order al
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, HEADQUARTERS GARDENs, Grcenpo
| N. Y. Bog 0O6. Quote N. Y. Sun. and 5 4
! 0gtsA. pC00ium plants.
The sun., 1916-10-22

hollow rectangle. Attach small sticks
or pegs to each side Of the collar in
such n way that they extend slightly
beyond ii. These pegs are to hold the
collar in place on top of the box.
Additional soil is then added until
the earth Is flush with the top Of the
collar. The box is then put in some
dark. COO spot and watcred once or
twice II week. OF course holes must
he punched in the bottoms of all the
The sun., 1916-10-22
Self Watering Plant Boxes

insure the perfect growth of bulbs and
house plants. No failure when this box
is used. as exactly the correct quantity
of water is assured the plants ut all
times and luxuriant growth and perfect
flowers result.
The Dermott news., 1916-07-06
New Arrangement for
 Telephone Go. Officials

The importance of Arkansas as a telephone unit has been recognized by the Southwestern Telegraph & Tele phone Company by the disconnection of the state from the jurisdiction of the St. Louis offices. and the making of Arkansas a separate division. In stead of Arkansas reporting to St. Louis and taking instructions from that office, hencetorth Arkansas be comes jurisdiction the same as Mis- souri and will report direct to the gen eral offices.
 Sidney C. Poage, formerly division plant superintendent. has been appoint ed General Manager for Arkansas, and entered upon his duties on July l. On that date the Arkansas files were moved to Little Rock, and it became an independent jurisdiction. SC far as
The Dermott news., 1916-07-06

Thirteen ears loaded and eN,rioadtd with Dermott fans went to Warren Tuesday to celebrate the glorious Fourth and witness the bail game be tween the Dermott and Warren teams Before the biggest crowd of the sea son. Dermott had 10 accept defeat with score of to 5. ltwas d good game and any body x victory th, score being ued tIll the las, half of the n.nth when Burke's single following Griffin < double gave Warren the wln- ninc rGn
 Hamln was easy hitting in th. first and Warren made her three scores be tcre the game was started Herring took Tn. mound in the second and held his opponents scoreless until the ninth.
 nermott's scores cam, in th, fourth and :iftn, and an unexpected rul Ing from tn, amr,se k aH taat cost Us th, game.
The Dermott news., 1916-07-06
An Argument Settler.

How mauy Electoral votes must a person recievt to be elected president of the United Jtates
 When and where Will the Electoral College meet m 1917
 The correct answer to tn, above questions can be found n The Presl- dency of the United States 4s page. vest pocket size booklet contain. ing historic facts, dates. incidents. sta ustics, etc, about all past and present elections Very valuable Very inter esting Call at the News office for a copy today. Given free with each new subscription or renewal 10 this paper, or sold for only ten cents per copy.
The Dermott news., 1916-07-06

Good pictures ct the Alex.
 Cohen's fer quality merchandise.
 Chester Brooks was here Monday night from McGehee.
 Reduced prices on many lines of summer goods at Cohen's
 Be wise and trade a; Weisman's Big second reduction sale now on
 An entertainment was given Monday night and Tuesday night at the Jones hall.
 Mrs. Ada Hunter will leave in a few days for Hot Springs 10 spend the summer.
 Dr. x. E Parker and Rev. c. V- Jones drove to pine Bluff Tuesday in the former car.
 Presiding Elder Erwin of Montrose spent few days here the past week with Rev. II. C Holly.
 po,phus Brooks came in Monday night from Little Rock to spend few days nere with relatives
 | you want bible cheap. see Rev. ]. |. Cannon ewbite) New Testa- merits and Bibles from De to s. 30.
 Keep cool in one of our straws or bananas Now at reduced prices.
 Cohen g. O. C Williams and wife came in Saturday night from Hot Springs to spend month here with her parents. Miss Annie Thomas of Vicksburg. Mis-. left Monday for McGehee. after spending several weeks here with friends
 II T. Perry and Miss Julia Benson of Pine Bluff spent the week end with Mrs. Ada C Hunter. Miss Benson is still in Dermott
 ]. A. Mason. principal of the Watson school is spending this week in Der mott. He was recently elected super intendent of the sunday School at Holland Chapel
 pr S. (. Coleman spent Sunday at Monticello in the interest of League work Tn, district League Convention will h, held July l3-l6 al Wilmar. The Iron Mountain will give those attend nr rat. of one and a third fare for thesound trip
 The grand trustee board of the K. of P.s. met her, last Friday, Saturday and Sunday in the of'ice of r. ]. Walk CT. grant Keeper of records and seals The board k composed ot Henry Avant Of Helena (. S Johnson of Arkansas City, Theo Bod et Madison. II. S. Let of Mariansa and IT. Walker Of this place.
The Dermott news., 1916-07-06
Dora old Mary.

Dora tod Mary and Mary told Katie. and that is tn. way they found out Ross Dead Quick Spray is the quickest death te bedbues. ants. tleas. reaches, chicken mites plant and veg.- table insects lt kills mosquitoes too. and they hk, 10 advertise a good thing Sold n Dermou by Burdeauxs Drug Store and Haneh.y's Drug Store
The Dermott news., 1916-07-06
Games Next W eek
IT. .ursoaS and Frlo. V
Four Teams jed.

Tt, thrd Week (. n, season for the Southeast Agkauea~ ttar., finds the four teams taanins reet ana neck, each haNug wen tXe games and lost fi,, ramte fW. consecutive d.toats fer peemo,; aad N5mar. wno were tfrd for first flact fsine Warren and Monticello aH e thar score and the whole bunch noW stauss with even h0nNEs.