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Evening star., 1925-04-09
Laying the Foundations.

The average amateur makes gar
den where and when he can, and is so
full Of the vision of future blossoms
that the preliminary steps are often
overlooked or ignored.
And yet the same person would not
build a house without carefully select
ing the site, calculating the sun ex-
posure and studying the grade and
general aspects of the land
So in choosing a location for gar
den one must have an eye to the soil.
character of the ground whether level
or sloping and predominance Of sun
and shade.
For on this ground is to be built a
garden-a living, growing house it
self. filled with little lives which de-
mand care and food and sunshine, and
whose needs may not be neglected
any more than those OF the growing
child.
Among the preliminary steps, Mr..
Burbank lays great stress on drain
age. He says:
1T is best not to depend too much
on natural drainage for your lawns
and gardens. as in case of low-lying
soils, tho value of gardens and fields
as well, would be greatly increased
stalled, or even II bitches were dug
to carry off the surplus water.
TOO much water in the soil pre-
vents the air from getting to the
roots of the plants and. moreover, in
terferes with cultivation, so that 1t
Is as necessary to lessen the amount
of water underground as to put 1t
above ground"
The system of drainage in Mr.. Bur-
| banks first garden consisted of COM
mon drain-tile pipes. the main line
being of four-inch tile and the lateral
pipes of two-inch tile. These are
connected with the main line and are
placed forty feet apart and gather
all the surplus water which finally
pours into a nearby creek.
In preparing the soil for a garden II
is well TO follow the general rules of
treating a clay soil with sand and
rich loan, and a sandy soil with
clayey loam and fertilizers, such as
barnyard manure, commercial ferti-
lizers and leaf mold. This last is
such an unexcelled breakfast food for
young plants that 1t behooves every
| gardener to keep supply on hand.
If not easily obtained from the
| woods where nature herself makes it,
| 1t may be manufactured on ones
own premises by carefully saving all
| the dead leaves, grass clippings, etc,
Evening star., 1925-04-09
IN THE GARDEN WITH BURBANK


putting them in a heap or In shall
low trench or pit, keeping them moist
until rotted, then screening the heap
and mixing it with loam for beds, for
potting and seed boxes.
MIR. Burbank says, in speaking of
orchards and fields as well as gardens
Fertilization may often be replaced
by cultivation, drainage and irriga-
ton as well as by rotation of crops.
In the domain of agriculture grain
fields require more fertilization than
orchards, as fruits being composed so
largely of water do not exhaust the
soil so fast"
The need for cultivation in keeping
the garden soil loose and soft, in pre-
venting too rapid evaporation of
moisture and in allowing air to reach
the roots, being almost an axiom, the
theory of rotation OF crops applied to
gardens was more of a, new idea.
Mr.. Burbank explained:
Certain bulbs such as lilies, gladi-
oil and like flowers are susceptible
to the attacks of underground in
sects which gather about the base Of
the bulb and If undisturbed finally
destroy it. The remedy in this case
Is change of location and rotation of
crops which is often as necessary as
in the grain fields"
iAio must no inc reason why tHe
lilium auratum so often fails to re-
appear after a year or two?"
Mr.. Burbank answered: THAT and
other lilies are often lost from this
cause, and could be saved by digging
them up and replanting in another To-
cation.
THE new bed should be sterilized,
If small, by baking, but If too large,
germicides should be used and of
these a liquid preparation called tuo-
lene has been efficacious in my
garden.
Plants are also attacked by bac-
terial and fungus diseases, the latter
being particularly destructive in po-
tato fields, and the fact that growing g
plants like animals give off waste
matter which is poisonous to them
selves and to their near relations Is
another reason for removing them to
new ground.
These poisonous substances. how
ever, are sometimes not harmful to
other species of plants, but are in
some cases beneficial, SO that the
practice of rotation of crops work s
| out to good advantage.
Certain plants are known to be re-
sistant to these diseases, and when
known and cultivated, it becomes pos
sible to produce good crops in fields
and gardens on otherwise worthless
land"
Copyright, 1921
Evening star., 1925-04-09

4O WHERE w AS
DRUMMING AND WATCHED.
little chap that he always, or almost
always does the easiest thing.
It was somewhat upsetting to find
that he had been all wrong in his
ideas about the drumming of Thun-
derer the Grouse, and Peters curl
osity was aroused. You see. it doesn't
take a great deal to arouse Peters
curiosity. If Thunderer didn't drum
by pounding something with his
wings, how did he do it? He certainly
made all that noise with his wings,
so of course he must pound some
thing with them. This is what Peter
said to himself
at is plain enough to me that it
doesn't matter where he is" thought
Peter. He can drum anywhere. Still,
he must pound something with those
wings of his in order to make that
noise. I'll watch him a little more
closely and see what it is"
So Peter stole a bit nearer to where
Thunderer was drumming and watch
ed. He saw Thunderer lift his wings
above his head and bring them down.
He lifted them hard and he brought
them down hard, and Peter heard the
first boom of the long roll. 1t began
slowly and then went faster and
faster. By now those wings were
moving so fast that all Peter could
see of them was, a blur. Then they
stopped, and of course the drumming
stopped, too. But Peter was satisfied
He knew now how that drumming
was done. He knew now what Thun
derer beat with his wings. At least
he thought he knew. So he was sat
isfed. 1t didn't occur to him to even
try to make sure that he knew. He
was guessing, and nothing more.
"He beats his own sides with his
wings, and that is the way he makes
all that noise" thought Peter. His
own sides are his drum. / wonder
that I didn't think of that before.
OF course he doesn't have to be on
hollow tree. OF course he can drum
anywhere he happens to be. He has
his drum with him all the time. Well,
I'm glad ] found out about ii all by
myself. I'll go hunt up Cousin Jumper
and tell him that I know now how
Thunderer the Grouse drums and what
his drum really is"
So off started Peter to look for his
cousin, Jumper he Hare. And as
he hoped along, lipperty- y-lipperty-lip
through the Green Forest he heard
behind him the drumming which
sounded like distant thunder, and
cpuckled as he thought how smart
, he had been to find out all about il
and how 1t was done. 1t didn't once
pop into his funny little head that
after all no. was still guessing and
Evening star., 1925-04-09

was in the province of Maen, Nor
mandy.
Whether this place name was de-
rived from the stony nature of the
soil (Which seems most likely or
from the given name OF Pierre, or
from the Teutonic word-root which
has given "pirsen" ("to hunt') or the
French word-root that has given
"percer" ("to pierce") is not abso-
lutely certain.
The family names of Pearse, pearce,
Pierce and Peirce are sometimes var
iations of Percy, though perhaps in the
majority of cases they are directly de-
rived from the given name of Peter in
some of it's forms, of which one is
Pierre and another Pier or Piers.
Copyright, 1929
Evening star., 1925-04-09
BEDTIME STORIES 3. BY a1ssEsy nHSsSE0s

that he might be mistaken. AS a
matter Of fact he was. He was quite
as mistaken as when he had been
SO sure that Thunderer made all that
noise by beating hollow log with
his stout wings.
But Peter was sure-oh, absolutely
sure-that this time he was right
and he hurried, for he was most anx-
ious to find his cousin, Jumper the
Hare, and tell him how much he
knew. You see, Peter, like many
other people, couldn't be comfortable
until he had told what he knew.
Evening star., 1925-04-09

AcrOss.
1. One deeply attached.
5. Small bodies of water.
9. Part of "tY be-"
10. To question.
IL. Thus.
Is. Mental standards.
16. Indefinite article.
IT. God of love.
10. Boys nickname.
20. Dry.
%. To fasten with needle and thread.
%. Greek god of war.
25. PossesSive pronoun.
&c. Cover.
2S. The young of swine.
so. Hoosier State (abbr.)
81. Tree.
80. Dance step.
81. Resting place.
81. To test.
40. Emperor of Rome in 60 A. d.
~. New England State (abbr).
43. Egyptian deity.
a.. Prefix meaning again.
As. a corrector of the press.
4S. Parent.
40. Pale.
so. Obtained.
81. To chide sharply
SO. Fabulous goblin living in the earth.
1. Mislays
2. Eastern State (abbr).
3. Goddess of discord.
4. Color.
8. Companion.
6. Plural of os
Z. All right (abbr.).
s. Tracts of sand
II. Native metal.
Il. Organ for hearing.
Is. Fermented drink.
Evening star., 1925-04-09
Baked Vermicelli.

Boil one-half a largo or all OF
small package of vermicelli until
tender, in two quarts of water. Beat
two eggs, a teaspoonful of salt, a lit
tie pepper, and two cupfuls of milk
with an egg beaten until well mixed
Mix this custard with the well drained
vermfcellL Pour into a shallow bak-
ing pan and sprinkle the top with
grated cheese, bread crumbs and bits
of butter. Bake until we'll set and
Evening star., 1925-04-09
Another Wrong Guess.
Whene'er you dnd Q person guessing,
Bis ignorance he is confessing.

Bis ignorance he is confessing.
Old Mother Nature.
To guess is about as useless a
thing as any one can do. Yet most
folks do a great deal of guessing. If
they do not know a thing they guess.
Peter Rabbit had guessed that the
log on which Thunderer the Grouse
drummed was hollow. He had never
taken the trouble to find out until
Jumper the Hare had led him over
there and told him to look. He had
guessed that Thunderer always used
a log for his drumming until now
he had seen Thunderer drumming or
q rock or on the ground. You see, il
always is easier to guess than to
take the trouble to seek the facts
and Peter is such q happy-go-1uckJ
Evening star., 1925-04-09

iished with lace and hand embroidery,
was a popular fashion II years or so
ago. The suSpender frock was a la
mode not so long ago as that. Polka
dots are a revival. Very ehort skirts
Evening star., 1925-04-09

Copyright, 1921
Evening star., 1925-04-09
Ways in Which Jabot May Be Used
BY MARY MARSHALL.

Quite a number of the outstanding
features of the mode of the Spring are
revivalB OF fashions that prevailed not
so many years ago. The lingerie irock
consisting Of voile or null and embel-
Evening star., 1925-04-09
Copyright, 1881

16. Small island.
Is. Owl-like.
81. Receivers the vertical position.
23. Sums.
"a. Petty quarrel.
81. Proposition.
80. Part of "to be-"
80. Small opening in skin.
33. Consumed.
35. Epoch.
Sc. Help.
3S. To tear.
80. Belgian violinist.
Al. Verbal.
43. Metal.
As. Finish.
AZ. To spur on.
49. Misfortune.
81. Proposition.
Evening star., 1925-04-09
Bistorp of Dour Same
BY PHILIP FRANCIS NOwLAN.
PERCY
VARIATIONS-Pea Pierce, Peirce,
Pearce.
RACIAL ORiGiN-Norman Fren.h,
SOURcE-A locality.

Perhaps you think that as a family
name Percy comes from the given
name. That Is because in the United
States it is more often met with as a
given name than a family name.
But the reverse is true. The given
name comes from the family name
Nowhere in ancient history or the
Calendar of the Saints will you find
the given name of Percy. In the
Middle Ages you find It as a surname,
and only in modern times do YOU meet
with 1t as given name.
1t is a family name prominent in
Northumberland, England, and it is
traceable genealogically without
break back to the Norman form of de
Percy" C'of Percy'), and the Normans
who bore it, and who came into Eng
land with William the Conqueror,
were from place called Percy, which
, 1925-01-04
RECENT AND COMING
EVENTS IN SOCIAL.
CIRCLES OF CASPER

state vice president organized a
third division Of the union for mem
bers In North Casper. the president
OF which Will be Mrs. Wi1kerson. cor
responding secretary, Mrs. Hayman
and treasurer Mrs. Carr.
Included in the program was a
tax on important historic events
Of the union by Mrs. wilkerson after
which My Task" a vocal selection
was given by Mrs. Pile. Several hui.
morous readings. Mrs. Casey on
Lawn Tennis" and AN Old Letter
Papa Sent you" were given by Mrs.
Williams.
Plans were made for a victory pro-
gram TO be given January 16. tbs
place to be announced later.
Meetings OF the different divisions
win be held on Friday. January 16.
with the following hostessss. Anna
Gordon division with Mrs. John
tourgensen. 11O4 South David street;
Francis Wizard dlvision with Mrs.
l.. T. Hall, 1929 East Second street
and the third division with Mrs. VIII
kerson. 962 East A street.
, 1925-01-04
Hughes-C Cone Marriage
TO BE Celebrated

The marriage o.. Aflss Elsie b.
Hughes and II. 81. Cone. popular
CASPER couple. Will take place this
noon no tho First Christian church.
the Rev. r. r. uudebrand officiat-
Ing. The church viii be effectively
decorated md the cnremanv viii be
performed NJ the altar which VIII
he decorated In roses They Will be
attended by Miss Lucille Belly and
Dewey Powell.
Nf,.s Hughes ram. - cs-ner three
- $3.50 7r-a-t -
, 1925-01-04
Nocturne Club to Meet
Al Thomas Residence.

The regular meeting Of the Noe
turne club will be held bn Monday
evening at the home Of Mrs. Oscar
L. Thomas. on Thirteenth street
with Mrs. Berta Smith. president
presiding. The subject for the eve.
ming VIII be piano music and smaller
forms with Mrs. A. c. Riker as the
leader. Illustrations will be given
by Mrs. William Tolhurtt, Mrs. Ray
Cook and Miss Helen stone. a
, 1925-01-04

The seventh studio recital of this
reason given by a group Of Lulu
Elizabeth Sans pupils. took place
Saturday afternoon from 1870 TO
$50 o'clock. at SIS South Durbin
street. Those who attended spent a
profitable hour.
Miss Sans devotes a great deal Of
fme 10 musical Interpretation. with
her advanced pupils Especially
nrnlseworthy were the following:
Miss Hannah Shimmln played the
following numbers; Polish Dance"
Ivy scharvenka. ITO SPRING. by
Grleg. Rustic Of SPRING by Sind
ing.
Her performance showed accuracy
I'm memorizing, and a musical touch.
Her technique a suroness and dir
t%inctness which was very pleasing.
Annnlee Crabtree gave the follow.
ing number, "salut a Amour" by
Elzer. Melody Poetique" by
Friml "Intermezzo a la Mazurka"
oy Kern.
In her selections she displayed a
beautiful tone. and a variety OF
touch, showing the ability to make
it delicate or strong. whenever the
occasion required.
, 1925-01-04

home, 724 South Durbin street for
the regular meeting. on the pro-
gram was a paper on the Yosemite
national park read by Mrs. J. 4.
Howser. Tnis was followed by a
free discussion. Mrs. W. II. Craw-
ford was. in charge of the round
table and had n number of interest
ing topics for discussion, The next
meeting of the club will be held on
Saturday, January II at the home
Of Mrs f. 3. Firmin, SOL south
Grant avenue.
, 1925-01-04
l. o. o. +. Calendar
For Coming Week.

Monday night, January s, Enter
prise Encampment No. Q. i~nstalla-
lion of officers. Tuesday night,
January G, Casper Lodge No. %,
installation Of officers. Wednesday
night. January I, Natrona Rebekah
Lodge No. 10. installation of officers,
Saturday night. January 10. Odd
Fellows Club dance.
, 1925-01-04
ri Phis VIII Meet
At Wheeler Homo.

Mrs. NJ N. Wheeler. assisted by
Mrs. Pitt Covert. viii entertain
Mnoday evening at s O'Clock at the
home OF the former, 1872 North Lin.
coin street. for members OF the Pi
Beta Phi sorority. All members are
asked 10 be present.
, 1925-01-04
Bethel c. W. L. Club.
Fuioys Sleirhing Party.

Friday evening members OF the
Bethel c. w. L. club gave a bob
sleighing party in honor OF Miss
Eleanor Muir who. has been spend
luG the holiday vacation in Casper
and who IS leaving soon~to resume
her studies in South Dakota. Among
, 1925-01-04
Mrs. Campbell and Father
Leave Monday for Brnzll.

Mrs. George Campbell Of 907 South
Durbin street and father, w. S.
Nichols Of Pueblo. Colo, will leave
Casper tomorrow for New York from
which place they will sail on Sunday,
January II, for sac Paulo, Brazil,
to visit there for some time with
Mrs. Campbell's brother. who makes
his home in that city.
, 1925-01-04
Mrs. Andrus WIN Compliment
Mrs. NichOIs Mt Iuurheon

Mrs. r. NJ An1rus will compli
mont Madame Nichols OF Council
Bluffs, Ia, guest OF her son, r. II.
Nichols ana family. at an Informal
luncheon to be given on Friday Of
Ills week.
, 1925-01-04
Students Return Saturday
To State University.

Among those who returned yester.
day Ga Laramie TO rcsumo then
studies az the state university, after
spending tho holiday vacation hero.
include the Misses Eta and salloy
Dlgss. Marion Field, Kathleen
Henry. Elizabeth Kidd. Eileen
OMara. Frances Kind. Marjorie
Slsk, Lavina sonnatag. Mary Grace
Larson, and the Messrs. Lewis Ais.
man. Ralph Andrus and guest
Thomas Milignn OF Pittsburgh, Pa,
Harry lulls Astin, Harry Ballard,
Clair Blanchard. Dean Boyer, George
Gohle, Charles Henry. Reider Jour
gensen. Robert Knlttle. William
Rocher, Walter MeGrath and guest,
Kim Britenstein OF Rawlins. Rollin
Nygaard. Paul OBrlen. Terrence
o'AInra, Lawrence ormaby. Frank
Taylor, George Nandavoer, Robert
Workman. and Francis Dunn.
, 1925-01-04
BY MARY TOBIN

Those who attended were the Misses
! Marguerite Metz, Eleanor Muir. Con
| stance Metz. Leta Ewing. lone
Fuller. Annette Girardot, Mrs. Loyal
Gibson, Mrs. Metz and the Messrs.
Charles Holland. Donald Brown, An
1 drew Cow. Ronald Hurst. Tury An
| derson and Loyal Gibson.
, 1925-01-04
Mr.. and Mrs. OFT to
lie Hosts NJ Dinner.

Mr. and Mrs. w. T. OFT viii be
hosts az n dinner, the FIRST Of q
series. ON Wednesday evening. Jan
uary r. at their residence, SO4 East
Third street.
, 1925-01-04

short talk on Woodwind instruments
viii. be given by David Foote after
which Mrs Thomas will give a
puper on brass instruments.
, 1925-01-04
Mrs. Kocher En.ertains
At Informal Tea,

Mrs. William Kocher entertained
a few of her friends yesterday after
moo at her home IN South Wolcott
street at an informal bridge tea.
Honors for the afternoon were won
by Mrs. Ambrose Hemingway
, 1925-01-04
Ceramic Club 10
Hold Regular Meeting.

The regular meeting OF the Cera-
mic club will be he'd on Thursday
afternoon OF this week at the home
Of Mrs. E. T. Patterson. $40 East
Fourth street.
, 1925-01-04
Grace English Lutheran
ALI VIII Meet This Week.

The Ladies' Aid society OF the
Grace English Lutheran church will
meet at the church, corner OF CY
and Ash streets, IN Thursday after
noon at 2:3o o'clock. Mrs. o. c. Hat
tile and Mrs. Haugen will act as
hostesses for the afternoon.
, 1925-01-04
Bridge Dinner
Tuesday Evening.

Mr.. and Mrs. ". D. weathers will
entertain on Tuesday evening Of
this week at their residence. 419
East Ninth street, Mt a bridge
dinner.
, 1925-01-04
Departmental Club to Hold
General Meeting Wednesday.

The general meeting Of the Cas-
per woman's Departmental club will
be held on Wednesday afternoon at
the knights OF Pythias hall. with
Mrs Harry B. Maxon. president
, 1925-01-04
Odd Fellows 10
Install officers.

Casper Lodge No. %, l.. o. o. F.
win install officers next Tuesday
night. District Deputy B. f Can
non. the installing officer. with a
special team from Douglas VIII he
with us On this occasion, and a large
attendance is expected.
, 1925-01-04

presiding. The program VIII be IN
charge OF Mrs. Harry Astin and all
members are asked to be present.
Or. r. J. Mallott. city health officer.
Will give a TAX Of interest on the
pasturizstion OF milk.
, 1925-01-04
Mrs. Kimball SNill BE
Hnstesa for len Clnh-

Mrs. Nell Kimhnll VIII DO hostess
for the regular meeting OF the Tues
day Tea club this week az her home
ON South Wolcott street.
, 1925-01-04
Mrs. Scott Entertains
Woman's Club Saturday

Mrs. j. T. Scott entertained the
memberf OF the Casper woman's
club saturday afternoon at her
, 1925-01-04
Dinner Dance at
Henning Wednesday.

The cosmopol tan club will enter
tain at its first anpual-dinner dance
on wednesday evening, January Z
at tho Hennlng hotel.
, 1925-01-04
W. c. 4. L, Meeting
OF Interest TO Members.

A general meeting Of the women's
Christian Temperance Union was
he'd Friday afternoon at the Second.
Christian church, which was well
attended and greatly enjoyed by the
members and Visitors. The meeting
was called to order by the president,
Mrs. Nottie Dunn Ht $3.50 o'clock.
Following IA short prayer by the
Rev. Wilkerson, Mrs. ]. T. Hanna
read a chapter from Judger. calling
on inembers for favorite passages or
verses from the Bible. During the
business session Mrs. s. Il. Bailey
, 1925-01-04

ers for the coming year will be elect
ed and all members Of the guild as
, 1925-01-04
Auxiliary Meeting
Is POSTPONED.

The social meeting OF IL Ameri'
can Legion auxiliary which was VIC
nave been held on Tuesday after
noon at the home of Mrs. A. o
Muck has been postponed on ac-
count OF the illness OF some OF the
members. Announcement OF he
date OF the meeting will be made lat
nv
, 1925-01-04
St. Marks Guild
to Meet January 8.

A meeting of st. Marks guild will
be held on Thursday afternoon
January s at the residence of Mrs.
P. C. Nicolaysen on South Wolcott
street. During the afternoon offic-
, 1925-01-04
Benefit Association Of
Maccabees 20 Meet.

Maccabees 10 Meet.
The women's Benefit association
Of the Maccabees win meet on Mon
day evening at S o'clock at the Odd
Fellows hall during which time Of
flcers will be installed and business
OF Importance transacted. Each
member is asked to bring to the
meeting articles for a picnic lunch.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-08-28
REST MIND AND BODY
By ROYAL S. COPELAND, M. D.

is a subject or plan upon which one
is constantly setting forth a favor.
lite and ever recurring theme of dis
course, thought or effort; that
which occupies ones attention I'M
duly, or to the WEAKNESS of others"
OF course a hobby of that sort
would make one bore, defined by
the same dictionary as "a person or
thing that wearies by ceaseless rep
etition."
The sort of thing everybody needs
to guarantee health may better be
described. perhaps. by the word d.
version. This is tn, art Of turning
aside from any given course, occupa-
ton or object. Anything which turns
the mind from care or study, pro-
vided it relaxes, amuses and enter
tains is the kind Of diversion which
will add years to life, provided it
is regularly cultivated.
With the reproof of my friend
fresh in mind. l shall no longer
recommend a hobby, but shall refer
ever to diversion as the thing neces-
sary to change the course of the
daily walk and to compose the soul.
Who can doubt thai the encourage
ment of some choice diversion will
add happiness to the human heart?
Who can doubt. too, that improved
health is the handmaiden of happi-
ness?
Every insane asylum contains in
mates who have fixed decisions.
They work the same problem over
and over and over. They are con-
stantly selling or buying. They are
brooding or they are giving away
millions. Whatever it is that they
are crazy over they never stop do
ing.
Such persons lack mental free
dom. They are incapable Of turning
away from the only things which to
them seem real. We pity them.
Why. then, do we not pity our
selves if we are so devoted to work
that we never cease doing it? If We
never indulge in diversions, how
much different are we than the
poor, deluded beings who are in
generated in institutions, deprived
Of physical freedom, because Of their
lack Of mental freedom?
Good health and long life depend
on rest of body and diversion OF
mind. You will do well to find some
form of play or change of work
which is play. BY doing so your
years will be add,d to and your
present usefulness increased.
Copyright. 1925, by Newspaper
Feature Service, Iuc.)