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The sun., 1919-03-09
A GARDEN IN VIRGINIA.

An these days when the basis of all
conversation seems to be the extrava-
gance OF being alive it may be that
one or two would like to hear of my
pretty yet utllitarian garden Of last
summer. 1t was a mingling OF the
beautiful with the useful. and with
many vegetables II requires a more
artistic eye than mine to tell the DIFF
ference. The flower border in question
was fifty feet long-that Ia its waver-
Ing outline Of carrots-just the ordi-
nary Danvers variety-was a fifty
foot bed of ferns that many people
asked the name of until they met them
in the soup. Back Of the bed Is
planted SUPERINTENDENT to supply
our family OF four-and when one sees
the leftover fronds neighboring with
white cosmos any one would declare
1t was too pretty TO be useful. The
fence is planted with scarlet
runner beans-first good to look at
and then to bake. Sea kale-one OF
the best winter vegetables that we owe
to our English relatives-grows among
zinnias and kindly supplies a fore
ground OF purplish gray ruffies for
their spindle shanks. Okra has as
pretty a flower as yellow hibicus and
delicious pods to follow which we boil
and eat cold with salad dressing. The
French artichoke has beautiful leaves,
the Jerusalem artichoke makes a Won
derful mass of sunfiowers and its roots
equal a potato. Nasturtiums are really
French salad plants translated into
flowers by Americans: their leaves fur
nish a nicer sandwich filling than let
tuce, their blooms a pretty garnish for
fish, and even their seeds are pleasant
to meet in a pickle. OF course parsley
should have a place in the border, and
sprinkle a few seed. of curly lettuce
anywhere and they will not
look any worse than they taste.
Chives, since the social elevation of its
cousin. onion. can be remembered. and
most people Will be astonished at its
pretty bloom. Sage with its gray green
leaves Is an ideal companion for
pansies. as are lavender and English
thyme. And there are many more that
you will think of as the season for in
spired digging comes.
ELIZABETH MAuRY CooMBs.
The sun., 1919-03-09
Fruits From This Years Planting
Earliest Saad-Reples to Garden Inquiries

From earliest childhood have
grown peppergrass because its deli
cate, piquant leaves are the first salad
obtainable from the garden without
the aid OF a hotbed or a cold frame.
The dainty little plants may be eaten
In three weeks or even less from the
time of sowing the seed and If they
are then clipped with a shears so as
to leave one or two leaves on tho
stems they will yield second cutting
within couple of weeks.
No crop is easier to grow. The seed
is best sown thickly early in the spring
in rich soil. preferably in little finely
raked garden bed or border and COW
cred only a quarter to half inch deep.
The rows may be only three inches
apart, as the plants are to be used
while small. In less than q week the
seedlings should appear. They will
probably race ahead of the weeds. so
no wedding will be necessary. After
the second or perhaps third cutting has
been made they may be destroyed.
/ have never been successful with
late sowings of this plant unless made
on the north side OF building or
wall where the shade kept the ground
cooler than in the full sun. But it
seems unnecessary to grow for sum
mer use since there are at that season
many other vegetables of greater value
But from early spring to early sum-
mer it is the choicest salad obtainable.
With salt and then bread and butter 1t
makes an excellent sandwich and when
added to fiat salads such as fictitious
or corn salad 1t adds just the touch of
piquancy that these salad plants lack.
For winter use 1t is easily grown in
large flower pot or a shallow box of
rich soil kept moist. but not wet. pref
erably by standing the pot rim deep
in water until the surface looks wet,
then letting the excess water drain
away.
The sun., 1919-03-09
Is S }TdHE fvt AEd p &&22HMTRM HQGE
cent Death of Two Old and Well Known
Fiortcuturists, c. S. Harrison and w. j. Stewart

bridges at that time and the itinerant
preacher was frequently nearly
drowned in summer and nearly frozen
In winter. Not doctor was located In
that territory and 1t fell to the
preacher to act as doctor, nurse and
sometimes as surgeon. The heads OF
many now influential families owed
their lives to the efforts and care of
C. s. Harrison. who gladly served them
without pay other than gratitude. He
quilt and collected the money to pay
for many churches.
When about 40 years old he be.
came interested in horticulture, meet
ing and gaining inspiration from
many leaders in the profession.
When nearly seventy Mr.. Harrison
found the outlook for an old preacher
gloomy, so he retired from the minis
try and started n nursery. making a
specially of iris and peonies. At this
time he founded Franklin Academy,
with nursery attached. where stu
dents were taught horticulture. To the
development of this institution he
gave several thousand dollars and
years of hard work. His original
nursery was taken by the State of
Nebraska as an experimental station.
Since he was seventy years old Mr.
Harrison. published several books,
THE Gold Mine in the Front Yard
manuals on the peony. phlox. iris,
evergreens, The Undiscovered Coun-
try at Home" THE Gospel of Beauty
and Intelligence in Trees" &C., which
IA s,,,A
Mr.. Harrison was "a frequent con-
tributor to THE SUN Garden Depart
ment until troubled with failing eye
sight. An operation last spring left
him totally blind and failing health
made 1t impossible for him to keep UP
this work. syr
The sun., 1919-03-09
Advice on Peaches and Small
Fruits.

l have bought a place at Vineland,
\. j., with five acres of peaches. Be-
ing n beginner, | need advice as to
books on peaches. Strawberries and
small fruits. May plant these latter
among the peach trees? If so, when
is the best time?-C. W. s.
The only up to date and really good
book on peaches Is THE American
Peach Orchard. by Prof. +. A. Waugh.
1t not only tells how TO grow the trees
and manage the fruit but II tells many
ways to cook and preserve the fruit
The best book on berries is Bush
Fruits" by Fred w. Card, a practical
farmer and formerly professor OF
horticulture in Rhode Island and Ne
braska. 1t is not advisable in n COM
mcrcial way to grow any OF the bush
berries-currapis.. Goosoherriss.r rasp-
berries, &c.-among trees, because
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why broad windsor Beans Failed.

In the second week of June last
year l planted Broad Windsor beans.
which produced good strong plants
and profusion OF blossoms but not
one pod. blame the excessively wet
weather. followed by the hot spell, for
the failure. What is your opinion?-
NJ. X, Richmond Hill, n. Y.
Not so much the wet weather as the
late planting can be blamed for your
failure. Unlike our ordinary bush,
pole and lima beans, the Broad Wind
sor bean is hardy. 1t should always
be sown as early in the spring as the
ground can be worked--at the same
time as the hardest round garden peas
can be sown-because only thus is II
possible to get the pods to form and
the beans to reach edible size before
hot weather arrives.
AS there are some other tricks"
with this bean not generally known,
mention some for your benefit.
Don't worry il you find the seed full
of weevils. These creatures il YOU
buy TIE seed from n reputable seeds
man. have been killed by fumigation.
They do not interfere with germina-
ton. Many OF the seeds ] planted had
half dozen or more weevils in them,
but the stand of plants was excellent.
Sow the seeds about six or eight inches
apart in drills two feet apart in strong
soil. After one or two civilizations
they will choke out weeds beside them
but keep the space between the rows
clean. When the pods have formed
break off the tops OF the plants to
The sun., 1919-03-09
G. \, HARRISON,

G. s. Harrison died at his home in
York, Neb., February 20 at the age of
81 years.
Mr.. Harrison was born in otsego
county, y. Y, in 1892. In 1874 his
parents moved to Chicago, near which
place he worked on farm until he
was Fl years old. He worked his way
through college and in 1857 became q
home missionary on the Western fror-
tiers. For forty-five years he was en-
gagged in active missionary work.
His circuit covered a territory more
than hundred miles square, where he
preached the first sermon in many
towns that have grown to be great
cities. There were no roads and no
The sun., 1919-03-09

they had become we'll established aDoue
July !. OF course the grapes did not
bear at all
All the plants have done we'll be-
cause of the way they were planted
This season they will bear several
times as much fruit as last, and u few
of the moro sturdy grape vines will
perhaps make n start. | mention this
case to encourage other people who
would like to grow fruit. but fear they
must wait. Transplanted plants.
though costing more then. younger
ones, begin to bear sooner.
NJ. @, kAINS
The sun., 1919-03-09

Banding the trunks and larger limbs
OF apple trees with strips Of cloth has
been prnctised extensively for the con-
troll Of the cooling moth. This method
consists of fastening n band Of cloth
around the trunk, from which the
loose bark has ReeRsCemoyed. Usually
band made from burlap. folded to
three thicknesses four to eight inches
wide, is used. The codling moth
Larvae, or worms. crawl beneath the
band 10 form their cocoons and should
be destroyed by hand at intervals OF
every couple OF days throughout the
season.
The sun., 1919-03-09

According TO advices from Washing
ton, potash from Alsace will not be
available for fertilizer needs in Amer
lea until June l next. under the most
favorable conditions, and possibly not
then. French needs are TO be supplied
first, and 1t is indefinite how long a
time this will require.
The sun., 1919-03-09

Prof. Stevens OF the Connecticut
Agricultural Station advises every
farmer in the State to make n small
plantation of raspberries. blackberries
and strawberries this spring. He says:
Have them on a small plot near the
house, where they may be gathered in
the cool Of the day, and thus add
greatly to the health and economy OF
the household. as we'll as to the pleas
ure OF living.
"a few bushes OF red raspberries. or
better yet for Connecticut. the Purple
cap (Columbian). for it combines the
desirable qualities OF both red and
black caps. and some good blackberries
as Snyder. Eldon OF Blower. The Sny-
der is rather small; but II Is hardy. and
one is comparatively sure of a crop
with it, These are all easy to grow.
Then, add 10 these about 100 or 200
strawberry plants of two good varie-
ties"
This is good advice for the farmers
OF other States and to suburbanites
who have garden plots.
The sun., 1919-03-09

they take from the soil practically the
same plant food elements as the trees
do. and because most OF them do not
permit cultivation in both directions.
There Is less objection to strawberries
because they occupy the land only two
seasons. Better than these, however,
are vegetables that leave the land free
not later than August 1 or do not de-
mand any stirring of the soil between
that date and October !. Early pota
toes are very bad because they must
be dug at the wrong season for the
trees. Late potatoes are all right, so
are tomatoes, melons, cabbage and
squash.
The time to set strawberry plants
is as early as the soil can be worked
in spring.
The sun., 1919-03-09

F>uchsia seed requires a temperature
If 90 10 20 degrees. Easa1D. ose wAauDs,
able to do so, it is interesting to grow
seedlings.
The sun., 1919-03-09
Fruits From This Years Planting.

Fruits From This Years Planting.
Last spring / planted fruit bushes
on n suburban lot that the builders
had done their best to spoil for gar
dening of any kind by burying the
good soil under earth taken from the
cellar excavation. BY digging rather
large holes and filling them with good
soil enriched with n little ground sheep
manure and bone meal | made every
plant grow except a few that had been
seriously dried by a tardy delivering
express company. Some plants OF the
same shipment | saved by soaking top
and all in a barrel Of water for more
than a day.
| bought transplantod raspberry and
blackberry. two-year- transplanted
currant and gooseberry plants. ever
bearing" strawberries and grapes. The
currants gave enough fruit for sew
eral glasses of jelly; the gooseberry
bushes made a start at bearing-just
few handfuls; the blackberries and
raspberries did well for plants with
only one or two canes and these cut
back rather severely; but the straw
berries gave US lots of fruit from mid
July until late autumn. am sure
they would not have done SO we'll had
they not been allowed to blossom until
The sun., 1919-03-09
SWEET CLOVER.

Sweet clover Is valuable farm
crop. Experience has shown that It Is
excellent for green manure; 1t makes
good pasture and with proper care It
can be made into hay and silage. II Is
also an excellent source Of nectar for
honey bees. II grows on lands having
thin top so'..'. on soils low in fer
tility and on those deficient in organic
matter.
A brief and concise bulletin. Exten-
sion Circular 20. OF the College of
Agriculture. Urbana. H., gives COM
plete cultural directions.
The sun., 1919-03-09

For shady positions there is nothing
more satisfactory than hardy ferns.
II the shade is not too dense foxgloves,
dicentra and violets are good subjects.
The sun., 1919-03-09

Give the passion flower a warm loca-
ton for best results.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-10-03
Parent Teachers
to Elect Officers

A meeting Of the Parent Teachers
association will be held at the high
school. 1t 4 o'clock, Tuesday after
noon, Oct. 2. New officers will be
elected at this meeting which makes
It one of importance and full at
tendance Is desired.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-10-03
FORMER RESIDENT WRITEe

FORMER RESIDENT WRITES
Miss Clara Faulkner writes from
Long Beach. CAL, to say that she
reads with much interest Of the do
ings OF her old trends at Blackfoot,
and notes with regret the passing Of
Mrs. Holbrook and Mrs. Watson.
She had always entertained the
hope that she might visit with them
again and feels their loss keenly
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-10-03
Try
Berryman's Hardware
LUTHERAN CHURCH

Sunday school at 10 q. M, morn
ing services at II o'clock; evening
services at o'clock.
The ladies' aid meets Wednesday,.
Oct. 8 at the home Of Mrs. Hans
Jensen.
A hearty welcome to all our SER
vices.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-10-03
Operated Upon
For Appendicitis

Miss Myrna Conkle underwent an
operation for appendicitis at the
local hospital, Monday, and at this
writing is doing nicely.
Miss Conkle 10 q saleslady In the
Brown-Hart company's store and was
taken Ill suddenly.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-10-03

LAVASIDE
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.

The Misses Naomia and Pansy
Fraker spent Sunday with their
parents Mr.. and Mrs. 0. w. Fraker.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Hone and
family spent Sunday with the e, L.
McCauley family.
Mrs. G. l.. Dial returned home
Saturday, after three days visit
in Aberdeen with relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Lyman and
family were in Blackfoot, Monday on
business.
Harry Farnham and Mr.. Hof-
meister were in Blackfoot on bust
ness Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Neil Sorensen and
family and Mrs. Sorensen's sister,
Gail Mechanic, returned to their
homes in Grace, Idaho, after attend
ing the funeral of Mrs. e. F. Ziegler
and visiting with the Carl Nelson,
F. L. McCauley and L. e. McGinnis
families.
LATE Atha, Vernon McCauley and
Leon Allen spent Sunday with Ted
and Ross McGinnis.
Carroll and Porter Nelson spent
Sunday for Ruth Larson.
Sunday with Marion Wareing of Rose
ELAINE Stolworthy of Rose spent
Sunday with Ruth Larson. - !
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-10-03

Mr.. and Mrs. J. e. Estensen mo-
tored to Pocatello Sunday and re-
turned in the evening with Miss Mil
brey Pew, who has recovered from
a minor operation performed at Lynn
Brothers hospital there last week.
Miss Pew is back at her position with
the Racket store.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-06-28
ACH i u sczlEEIIolIv

gard. The difficult words were stun
bling blocks, but Aunt Moggie found
a simple chemistry book, and after
supper, night after night, she and
Annie studied and drilled. Sometimes
Annie worked alone, for her aunt got
copying to do at home whenever she
could to exc out the general expense
fund.
Armies old longings were more or
less absorbed in her passion to learn
and to be successful In her new work.
A sense of the girls effort penetrated
even the trade-hardened shell of old
Simms He found her useful. For all
his absorption in business he managed
to note her wholesome looks and man.
ner, her modest dress, her devotion
to duty without apparent excursions
into f1irtations and frivolities.
When Annie had been there two
months he summoned Margaret Bail
ly to his private office.
That niece of yours is good girl, .
he announced tersely. 1--WE had her
pay raised to eight dollars so that
two you've been taking off your wages
and sticking onto hers is yours again.
Now please take this letter to Haynes
& Hawkins, Albany.
aus annie never knew when her
first raise came. She only noted that
Aunt hoggie bought shoes for Jinlsfe
that week and sent a big bag of flour
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-06-28

kM.5HlnfcD
KH M3 t~ FfR.C MORTON
" II RI. N O-RTON

good bread dressing. Wrap and tie
up securely with cord in oblong shape
SO dressing cannot get out. Steam
for about an hour and half.
Take from kettle, brown in creased
frying pan, remove cord and serve in
meat dish in circle of small boiled
then butter-browned potatoes, make a
gravy OF meat juice. thicken with
flour.
seaiIoped Potatoes and Ham-Use
the homeless smoked ham for this.
One thick slice or two thin ones is
plenty for one family. Lay one slice
of ham in bottom of baking dish.
Cover with as many raw sliced pota-
toes as needed Sprinkle chopped
parsley and CHOPPED onion on top.
Pour enough milk over it to almost
cover, it. Bake slowly for about one
hour or until potatoes are done and
have absorbed most of the milk. No
salt is needed if ham is quite salty;
otherwise little salt, also add pepper
to taste.
Salt Cod Dinner-Two pounds salt
cod, six medium potatoes, three canned
whole tomatoes, watercress. Soak
Goldfish several hours in cold water,
changing once; boil potatoes, cut to.
matoes in halves, drain, dredge with
flour and saute in butterine.
Wipe off fish and broil until brown;
serve on hot platter in border com
posed Of alternate potatoes and to
matoes, with small punches of cress
placed at intervals; serve with drawn
butter sauce.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-06-28
FoR TIE MAIN COURSE.

FOX The MAIN COURSE
Veal croquettes-One cup cold
cooked meat, finely CHOPPED. two cups
boiled rice (hot), two-thirds cup of
stewed tomatoes, egg. one tablespoon
minced parsley, one and one-half tea
spoons pepper, egg, two tablespoons
cold water. bread crumbs.
II a deep fat thermometer Is used
for the frying pan the required tenn
perature is 80 degrees F.
Mix rice and meat together thor
oughtly. Add tomatoes. seasoning
and beaten egg. Spread out on plat
ter to cool. Shape into croquettes.
Dip in beaten egg. diluted with cold
water, then in bread crumbs. Fry in
deep fat, hot enough to brown a piece
Of bread in forty seconds. Drain on
brown paper and serve hot with to
mato sauce.
French Chop Suey-Three quarter
pound round steak, one-quarter pound
fresh pork. cut in half inch cubes
three large onions, one-Quarter can
tomatoes, one-Quarter box spaghetti
one-quarter sweet pepper, heaping
tablespoonful rice, celery or celery
salt. Fry onions (c1t in cubes) in ba,
con fat, cook and blanch spaghetti
about quartz, add rice and cook one
hour in saucepan (just simmer), then
add tomato, onions, celery, spaghetti
and sweet pepper. Season with salt
pepper and paprika to suit taste.
Mock Duck-Take thick flank
steak, split open, season and stuff with
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-06-28
Heart SD Home
; ,!:lDPObTQ1neD
~ u Mr.. ELIZABETH THOE6p 01N
.MRJ. ELIZABETH THOEfp0ON

Dear Mrs. Thompson: l am girl
fifteen years of age. have a-orother
who is twelve years my senior. He
will be married two years in Novem-
Der and they have little boy thirteen
months old.
/ am writing to you for some ad-
vice for him His wife is one of the
kind that does not like to work. She
spends his money as fast as he can
make it. She also treats him very
cruelty, calling him names l would
not like to mention in this letter.
At times when they come out home
she tries to pick fuses with my
mother and me. She always tries to
lie out of everything and is really not
worthy of a good husband in my
opinion. She has very bad reputa-
ton, which my brother did not know
before he married her. He works
very hard, but the more he makes
the more she spends. Also, my
mother has been very kind to her. She
gave them all their bed clothing.
dishes, fruit, and did the washing all
for nothing and did all the sewing,
and yet she calls my mother all kinds
of names.
My brother was sick last spring
and now that he isn't able to work
so hard on account of his health, she
is worse Before he was sick she
often used to- go away, locking the
door and staying away until dark, let
ting him get his own supper.
Don't you think he should get a
divorce? If he did, would he have to
pay alimony? He has been trying his
best to please her, but in vain.
ANXIOUS BLUE EYES
People who jump into marriage
ought to take the consequences. Your
brother should have waited until he
knew your sister-in-law better. She
could not have concealed her tempera-
ment if he had recognized signs of ir-
ritability; her spending money now
should not be a surprise to him, be.
cause he had a chance to study her
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-06-28
LEE GROWS BRIGHTER

LIFE GROWS BRIGHTER
She was tired, but the day enoed
At 5.3o which seemed to Annie the
middle of the afternoon. Aunt Mar
earet went home with her for supper
and to carry some odds and ends OF
her belongings to her new, cheap fur
nished room. =,
"Well, dearie, how did 1t go?
ooh. wonderful, Aunt Mog! I'll be
friends with that terrible telephone
in no time. And the bookkeepers
promised to let me address envelopes
on the typewriter tomorrow. Soon
I'll be making out bills-he SAID So
And then-stenography
After supper they pracuced Win
the stenography. Aunt Margaret drill
ed Annie in the chemical terms used
at the office and dictated some mag
mary letters 1t was slow OF course,
hut she was surprised how well An
ME did it, all things considered.
shell get on" Margaret told Mrs.
Harean later; she's twice as bright
as was at her age. In a year shell
be earning as much as she got at the
factory-maybe more
II hope So" said Annie's mother;
"eight dollars is terrible little to get
along on. with things getting higher
ALI the time. We're an awful burden
on YOU. Margaret wish / could get
strong again-or else die
Ssh, Jennie, don't talk like that!
Things are going to be better now.
You'll see"
And she did see. Annie gathered
strength, body and soul. Her appetite
for work was avid. Like flame, 1t
licked up every scrap that came in its
way. She mastered the terrible tele-
phone" She won the old bookkeeper
with her neat If slow typewriting, the
rarity of her mistakes, her unfailing
willingness to take on any task.
Her shorthand was painfully lag