davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-05-11

of the tree, and then I'LL up the top of the
hole with the soil taken from the bottom.
Prune off all broken roots with a sharp
knife and cut the tops we'll back before
planting. .'w
Make a good, big, generous hole and
spread the roots out venly and in their
natural position. Never curl up the roots
or otherwise crowd them in the hole.
Work the dirt In with the fingers-the
hand is the best tool ever invented for
this purpose
Manure can be worked into the soil at
the bottom of the hole IL covered with
earth we'll. SO the roots will not come in
contact with the manure, To surround
the roots of tree or shrub with manure
will surely result in its death, Earth
only must touch the roots.
When the hole Is filled up do not ralse
the earth above the level of the surround
ing land. but rather leave a slight depres-
sion to catch and hold water.
A covering of manure over the top of
the soil will keep the earth cool and moist
and supply plant food at the same time.
Dig holes wide and deep enough to hold
the roots without crowding or bending.
Spread them out in natural position and
work fine, moist soil among and around
the roots until all are covered, when the
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-05-11

time" said Mrs Stanley to Monte as he
ana Andrews were going, the last guests
10 depart. AS the mother smiled, Grace
TOOK her hand and squeezed It family.
Latch-string always out" said Mr..
Stanley bluntly. Lunch some day with
me at the League"
Monte was somewhat morose as he rode
back to town with the lawyer. He con-
fessed he felt like a vaudeville performer
who had just done a turn on the variety
stage.
II used to be wild over that sort of
thing" he snapped, wnen Andrews COM
plimented his dancing.
And now the girls seem TO be wild over
you" laughed the lawyer. MY old Joints
are so stlff have TO content myself with
leading out ladies of middle age and
above"
ITS life I admit" summed UP Monte
as he sprang out of the blue limousine at
his town house. But take Il from me.
good friend, am wised up to the fact
that there is something more important
In life than fat strings OF pearls around
womens neclts and fat tenors tapping'
said women's indulgent husbands fat
checkbooks. Ehl What % .tf
For all his fine speech Monte was still
thinking of the elegant Grace Stanley and
thinking hard as he ran up his own steps
to be admitted by the old butler She
was still clinging to him as she had In
the dances fragile, soft and most daintily
feminine He could not shake her of his
mind for hours afterward. Such is the
strength of the weak.
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papa says, you will be running for Gov
ernor or something on the Socialist
ticket"
Monte broke into laughter over this
sally. He took the girls gentle ragging
as challenge, and he decided for the
evening to let himself go. Perhaps An
drews was right, and he had been getting
too serious, So he surrendered with good
grace-no pun intended.
"Oh, 1 don't know" he chaffed back,
pwhy not for President? Come, the or
chestra Is playing a one-step. Allow me
to prove to you that my feet at least are
thoroughly conventional"
They made n handsome couple on the
floor. Monte was an expert dancer. bet
ter than many professionals, while Grace
had been pupil of the Castles in Paris
before they set New York afire Many
of the dancing guests dropped out to watch
Miss Grace and her new masculine find,
and at the end applauded vigorously.
Grace sank exhausted into a chair and
was Immediately surrounded by half
dozen Of the younger set OF women. who
is he?" they cried, as Monte walked of
with Mr.. Stanley to meet a prominent
financier from Wall street. HE is Mr..
Crispen, a Philadelphan," she said
sweetly and from then on poor Monte
was in constant demand, even rivaiinS
the fat tenor. who Gang three songs.
You must come again; drop in any
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can be used to nli in Prepare holes snd
soil for shrubbery same as for trees. and
prune back 10 two or three buds on the
branches
What Shrubs to Plant
For the benefit Of those who desire a
list Of native Pennsylvania shrubs suitable
for planting ct the base of the house or on
lawn boundaries, the following yaffeties
viii give ample range OF selection. They
are classified according to approximate
height Of growthi
Low Growing--Ceanothus or New Jer-
sey tea, Hypericum or St. Johns wort
aromatic Csweet) suinac, shining rose
hard hack (spirea), xanthorrhiza,
Medium observation-disclosures dogwood
(Cornus stolonifera). early-howering dog,
wood (Cornus mas), euonymus or straw
berry bush, black alder or Inkberry (flex
glabra), red berried elder. smooth (shln-
ing) sumac, withe rod (viburnum).
Tall - Chlonanthus or white fringe,
Towering dogwood (Cornus f1orida), alter
nate-leaved dogwood (Cornus alternifolla),
Hamamelis or witch hazel, Benzoin lodor-
iferum or spice bush, physocarpus or nine
bark, staghorn sumac, staphylea or blad-
der nut arrow wood, wayfarinR tree and
black haw, all viburnums
Medium to Tall-Craetagus or thorn
apple.
Low to Medlum-A2alea or honey
suckle.
Keep a Garden Diary
Every gardener will find It profitable to
keep a diary giving the weather every
day and gardening operations and results
Of the day. 1t will be found source of
valuable information to be able to look
back year and sometimes two or three
or more years and see just what was
planted at any particular date, what
treatment was given and when plants
lowered or fruited Expert growers ao-
qulre perfection in this mannere
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TREE AND SHRUB PLANTING;
RIGHT AND WRONG WAYS
BY JOHN BARTRAM

have been asked ~ It is too late TO
plant fruit trees and shrubbery, such as
lilacs, spireas. deutzla, etc BY no means.
Right now Is a good time. only last Sum
| day / put in a sweet cherry which was
dormant. and already the leaf buds are
breaking. Dormant trees are on the mar
ket from March on. but the safety first
idea" reserves the planting till the cold is
out Of the ground and the soil can be
finely puiverlzed TO go about the roots and
permit them TO strike down Immediately
through the mellow, friable earth.
When stock is first received, unpack
and look II over carefully. Then plant at
once II possible, otherwise heel in, in a
well-drsined, shady place. Cover the
roots thoroughly and pack the soil around
them TO exclude the air, that would tend
to dry them. Strawberry and black rasp-
berry plants are very perishable as the
roots are young. soft and tender. more like
vegetable plants than shrubs They
should be planted first and with the utmost
care. Heellngin simply means to bury the
roots at once in earth
Should the stock arrive In early spring
In frozen condition. put the package in
cool. dark place and keep 1t we'll COW
cred up where II will thaw out very
slowly. Do not unpack until thoroughly
thawed and the stock will come out all
right. But II owing to long delay en-
route in warm and dry weather the stock
appears dried and bark shrlyeled, then
bury 1t, root. body and top. in the ground,
we'll wet down. for four to six days. which
will usually revive It. They should not
lie I'm water but wet soil.
II the ground or weather is at all dry
1t win pay you well to puddle the stock
before planting and especially so the more
tender and perishable stock. The puddle
is made of nine-tenths clay and one-tenth
clear COW dung, mixed and thinned with
water to the consistency of paint or cream.
Into this dip the roots of plants and trees
after they have received what trimming
they need.
In digging holes for setting OF trees
keep the top soil In one pile and the bot
tom soil in another. When the tree is
placed in the hole use the top soil first in
throwing in the earth around the roots
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FARMER SMITHS GOAT BOOK
Billy Bumpus-Coward


Our good friend Billy Bumpus, the brave
goat who wanted to go to war and who
disappeared when Mister Angora Goat
telephoned for him to come and helm
catch a burglar, stood under a tree think
Ing as hard as he could.
! do not mind going to war, with all
the excitement, but / do not see why I
have to spoil my life chasing burglars
when life is SO precious at the front,
Billy was thinking to himself, when who
should come along but Mister Angora
Goat
WELL" began Billy. trying to look un-
concerned, what brought you here?"
My legs" answered Mister AnRora
Goat trying to look as scornfuI as pos
sible at Billy,
Did you-did you-catch the burglar?"
ventured Billy.
What burglar?" asked Mister Angora
Goat.
you remember-you telephoned over to
my wife and asked her to tell me to come
over and help you catch a burglar" said
Billy in surprise.
Did II"
We'll. I thought you did. I could not
come because I am going to war and I
have no time to catch burglars" Billy
tried to look very brave and was not sue
ceedlng very we'll"
you go to war; Why, you are the
biggest coward in the world and / can
prove 1t. You only THINK you are
brave" Mister Angora Goat moved away
II am not coward" protested Billy.
1T You are not, stay here until that
burglar comes along and then catch him
But II you do not stay here, run along
home, but do not look behind you to see
him when he does come. for If. you look
back you are coward-seep'
mo, / do not see," said Billy as he
started for home. When he reached the
top OF the hill he turned and looked back
COWARD" shouted Mister Angora
Goat.
THAT is the time did not think" said
Billy sadly.
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About Birds

Dear Farmer Smith-As I was coming
through a wood by little creek. I saw a
hock OF grackels, seeming to be very sx.
cited, went over TO see what was the
matter There was a grackel tied to the
tree with some cord, went right home
and told mother. And we got some scIs-
sors and went to the place where he was
tied and cut him down. He fiew away
and yelled cav" have some suet on a
tree for the birds 10 eat, and 1t IS an
pecked up where the birds have packed It,
RUSSELL GRAY, JR.
We think the cav was the gracksl
birds thank-yod to the little boy who took
the trouble TO go all the way to tell
mother" All birds are grateful, andNi9e
know that each day there must be a very
beautiful concert at the bird banquet on
the "suet tree"
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soil should be firmly. tramped down. Then
put on the final covering, which leave
loose and untramped.
Do not water frequently but when you
do so. do II thoroughly and as follows;
First draw about two inches depth Of the
soil away from the tree for a foot or
more all around, thus making q basin.
Into this pour one or two bueketsful Of
water, After all the water has soaked
away (and not before), draw the dry sur
face soil back again. IN this way the
water gets where It Is needed and leaves
the surface soil mellow.
Ii is best 10 prune after the stock has
been planted rather than befors. II you
plant in the fall. dafeP pruning until
spring, but be sure you do so before il
starts TO grow. SprinG-planted stock
prune quick as planted, as follows: Stand
ard and dwarf pears ounces, plums,
cherries and apFicots, Drune back to three
to fiYe spurs four TO six inches long where
you want the head. PFuns on everything
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-05-11

ROBERT AuhbChu another letter from
Miriam herself. OF course. We need not aad
that we can hardly wait 70 receive
Another old member who has written 70
us recently Is Bettina Ayella. when lhs
envelope came In we said 10 the pos,- ps,
man, why. there's letteI from our he.is W
friend. Bettina," and sure enougn We hSu
guessed the handwriting Wouiaht y ps
run 10 have each Rainbow write 80 ss,. o..s,l
that we cqgld guess every sihsle t-'-4
and guess Il corrsctly8 Let's Try 90.
John Melvin LAUDER thinks Mrs, thi,as- ms
ermadoodle" = very queer name o..s
think n quite nice Yourself Who klloHs
a auasrer nams9 II yeu tell qs one We
viii Out il IN 3 story. haymoaa sl-.ps. ".
~ North Farson street, wants = ~ NJ.
N his answer 10 Things % KNOW @no -
Was correct. It was, indeed yoAA. ts-ss. -
But II is necessary 20 at leesl w ~
answer the questions a. many nlshst -
voa can during the week n order g con- con
ne for he prizes speaklps g p',-ss. -.
Ta,nes connors suggests u-l 49,
sls,fTsa lashlaats ETC. inHtsae g W.
,,.sess s.s... .rlrss. what DE- 1ee .niH< e tHA=
|Ianf
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ARNOLD GARRY COLIN
saaprER xIu-Continued

..,,T night Monte crispen donned his
''''n Z ,srInentals for the first time in
- standine before long mirror
,HA .-.,na room he felt an apprecia-
ana emotions of congressman
n q. navis when that Texas repre-
#een frss harnessed his chest in a
#tp'ts,rt and sunk his neck in a
fN "a CELLAR. However do you keep
ss1d..,esea easted the missionary of the naked
~ - fslander. "All face" replied
~ which goes to show how little
y n',sss nnss after all In terms of human
~ 4. looked quite himself again, save
z, scar Of his encounter with Brio.
~ had put aside his goggles and
..lsl had removed that third eye
= nom his upper lip. There was no
Ms,sh about Monte. Yet his evening
Hs.,, strangely uncomfortable from
~. 1iis mind kept going back to the
fsgs,,..r,ct those vital days with the
o,.uI In the silence of his soul he
k1y himself for the dreadful fiabbi-
t4-s rnt knowing for a certainty
- ~. = rInIty Marley was the girl of his
n snv rate he concluded she was the
h = *, S,s most pleasant daylight ref1ec.
rnoueht Of a world without her
Z, .rssence gave Monte queer cold
e.s .,,sn He made Il a point of pride
Hl'.,si Hl'..s.si his real feelings. Like most of
e,ssrts could actually fool himself
~. ia was not sure of the sentiments
l.,s. = n. aAnrel OF Kensington," so he had
Z ~ " away from Halsey street rather up
ne air. W
,,rra rambling modern structure in
i. ov,rbrook section was the home of
Z. SANKEY'S. 1t spread over the ground
z. the coils Of a cobra, forming an
fT1susr l.
Ai,r ffom the blueprints he showed Mrs.
s.r,y to the Japanese prints that hung
~ lntsrior walls. There the Stanleys
z..,-.a him, for they were not the sort
*, 4 ..sr,sl bsrbarians who let the architect
4 m sbslves Of the library with books
Z ,ranrs TO fit in some color scheme.
w, came too late for the sunset" said
49, stanley to Monte after his arrival
1M lndrews. I'VE really must have you
Z. ,orps weekend Then you can see us
: ,rr hast. Now papa, he snatches the
-. manning and the late afternoon for
.-.,lug The hedges. He won't let the
rr,d,usr touch them. Papa is an old
hlloned dear"
l!rsss Stanley was one of these COM
..Ilur sort OF dainty women who sweep
~ "A, their feet. She was beautiful, of
UI..is sheil.lise pattern, and had the
.;,d charm of bright active mind
nh.d At vassar and sharpened in Italy
,,i France.
M father says you have buried your
N lur nine months In business and need
,,l,l toning up" she went on.
fh,y we're standing on a terrace off |
N HAT wing of the succession of gables, |
M, and gardens that comprised the |
uuutry home The young woman had |
s,bivvhsted Monte to herself directly |
IA No arrival, to the manifest satisfac-
ia and full approval Of Mrs. Stanley, |
srk Nd marched him to the terrace. from |
shA they could glimpse the soft outline |
4 ,plling countryside and hear the |
vkai II motors with other guests coming !
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MONTE CRISPEN
Cote Seq11el)
Remarkable Story of the MlionairetI tIeros Adventures IN Kr

up from the gate of the great Stanley
estate through an avenue of stately oaks
kind thought of your father's." said
Monte, looking at her oddly. "a few
short months of attention to the larger
affairs of life, and l am received as a
sort of 'Prodigal SON."
She looked up at him bit anxiously,
"oh. please don't msunderstand. Mamma
Is so delighted to have you first. Rather
say. The Return of the Native You are
going to be the lion of the evening when
we go inside. II has been such a dun
year. too; the dreadful war has kept us
as quiet as church mice. You know we
turned our villa at Deauville ovess to the
French Government for hospital"
But insist am not one of those nat
ural products Of a new country, a West
erner, for instance, come East to get n
polish of manners" insisted Monte
She dropped her eyes ''You are de-
cidedly much worse. You are one of us
who has forgotten the obligations he owes
to his own class First thing you know,
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?. R. z. seIIs Camden Land

Plots OF ground at the northeast and
northwest eosnsFs OF 5th and Middle
streets, camdsn. hage been sold BY the
Pennsylvania Rafiroad Company through
George W. JessAD q Son. of Camden The
plots have 66o9 snn $500 square feet. re-
speetively. ana enbraee the triangulaE
shaped tracts now fenced b the railroad
gineered the sale ana stating that the
land win be improved Jsssup Z Son SAID
that they are not M ; position = Rans
the buyer OF state the nature q the i'm
proVsmsnts Ihe same ara also sold :
piece q land, ze feet front. At 1fS Fed=
era slHeet pooa Nhich Will - crested q
thI story brIak tal4les
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The Body
By MARGARET SMITH. cedar aFovs. n. }

BY MARGARET SMITH. Cedar Grows, n J.
Lots OF children seem to have an idaa
that the body can take care or itself. a
child should be taught from an early age
TO take care Of It's body. Hair. teeth, nm
ger nails and washing are the chief things
neglected. These are really some OF the
most important things.
The hair ls one OF the slnost noticeable
things on a man, woman or child When
you look al a person is not the hair one
OF the first things you sect Children
should gel ipto the habit OF brushing the
hair n1ornins ard night.
The teeth are also very natlceabIe
Wien 3 person smiles. TIE drst thing you
look A Is the teeth. You should not clean
lnq teeth only FOR looks. but foF heallh
80 teeth epeff nlsht
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n1aAlcu tAto bAAA VI
membership rolling
In his neighborhood.
While on the subject
OF early members we
must mention May
and Miriam Koenig,
OF North 4th street.
who have Just writ
ten US lovely re
msmbrance" letters.
Miriam told US d
wonderful secret that
we ara not quite free
10 disclose as yet In
fact, the telling de-
pends entirely upon
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|AEE MITH.

lKR saEITH,
ts1anso l.BpoHR.
z'l1..~ y y Become . member OF your
I'll e.,stan. Please send me a beau
+ s ~ t.'ss',poN Button free. I agree
~ a. = LITTLE KINDNESS EACH
izss4 z ,EssEs1 DAY - SPREAD A
- suNsHINE ALL ALoNG
z.a...1 ss,''sssssss.sss.ss
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.sl 80. 80. .'.''.s....
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Shrubbery

shrubbery planting is a matter of per-
sonai taste. 1t should not be too crowded.
If lilacs, hydrangeas etc, are set out as
specimen plants. let one or at most a
group of three command the situation. II
In a large group in a corner or in a long
border, take care to study out design
first so that the various heights will be
harmonlously arranged when maturity is
reached Five or six feet apart is not.
TOO much for the tall varieties and three
for the smaller. While the plants are de-
veloping. iris, day lilies, foxglove. holly
hooks, phlox and other hardy perennials
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-05-11

else. On peach and nectarines trim OF
all branches close to the body, and cut
the body down to the length you want
the trunk-two or three feet is high
enough. Small fruits OF all kinds cut
back to a stub of six inches. On straw
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-05-11
GARDEN QUERIES ANSWERED

f.. HoAG-I had great success with the
variety OF peas YOU ask about last year, They
brush for stalking. liked the other varlety.
too. and am planting both this Why
not divide your planting between the two and
which In best for your soill See article
on Peas. April 1S You may find hints for
your later paintings.
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Our Postomce Box

Robert Aukburs was one OF our very
first members and we suspect it was his
ceaseless singing Of our praises that
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Wistaria

RUTH P.--wistarin should do well ct tho
northwest end of u veranda that fades south.
II other conditions. such as mellow soil, are
favorable.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-05-11

oE 3 watch.
stsA bka rlvsfz fsent
sel'eA. Aorik EtIh eifss1.l
tF4 alo.n - niehI
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-05-11

IT You wish to economize room and
make the most of 1t, you can plant
peaches between apple trees and dwarf
pears among standard pear trees; and
then fill out with Strawberries BY the
time the strawberries are run out, the
peaches and dwarf pears come into bear
ing, and when these are past their prime
the apples and standard pears will need
the room. Or you can plant currants and
gooseberries among the apple and stand
ara pear trees. Gooseberries succeed all
the better for the shade the young trees
afford, particularly those subject to mil
dew.
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Tie Question Box

A'lnsF smith-KindIy tell me an
s E y candy to make besides fudge
t.ssz candy.
g .f aaHfN doEKELER. d. saith st.
= & ~ ~ NO kinds OF candy that are
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berries. pull off all the leaves except the
two youngest Also break Off the flower
stock II that appears. inexperienced per-
sons usually think this treatment too
harsh
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BuTTERscoTcH

pound Of brown sugar with a
zlzk'' sALsr into which two table
3 Vinegar havu been stirred.
ssafe saucepan and cook for
s 1H||.s sasn add four tablsspoonfuls
.Aa bon until q drop hardens
80 Pour into large buttered
:. I eaol9 mark on into squares.
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.''sz = epptul each ossmolaasss
81. "a zasar. 4 tablespoonful Of
80 Or butter. When a lit
'1te cold water Is brittle. add
saslled, roasted ana skinned
z.sa.e AZ ones from the firsf
'1 .enfas (seanE) Of bal<laT soda
7''s pour into bnttered pans.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1916-01-14
FOOD HELPS.

Efficiency in housework, as we'll as
cooking, demands that no money be