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poison sprays during the, growing
season.
The Vegetable Garden.

season.
The Vegetable Garden.
r ETTUCE grown rapidly will con-
tain 96 per cent of water at
maturity and much the same
story Is true for cabbage, spinach and
other leafy plants. Quality is very
closely tied up with these high water
contents and hence the gardener must
provide conditions which favor rapid
growth. It is not sufficient to provide
just enough plant food to mature q
vegetable crop. There should be an
actual surplus. Frequent stirring of
the soil surface, especially Of our
heavy clay types, favors growth of
vegetables by admitting air and
warmth to the soil. Often it Is not
enough to rely On the fertilizer supply
that was broadcast over the garden In
the early Spring. but to supplement 1t
with light dressings along the rows.
Nitrate Of soda is an excellent mate
rial for these secondary applications.
but should be used sparingiy, about
pound to 100 feet Of row.
Radishes are successful in local gar
dens only when sown very early in
the Spring or late in Autumn. A GER
tain species of fly deposits its eggs on
the radish root, giving rise to worms
that bore through the root and de-
stroy its value. One ingenious grower
succeeded in growing late Spring crops
by covering the plants with coarse
cheese cloth which excluded the par
ent flies.
It is reasonably safe now TO trans
plant pappers, eggplant, sweet pota-
toes and tomatoes into the open
ground, although light frosts have
been known to occur in this vicinity
as late as the middle of May. The
vegetable grower can, If necessity
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The Garden Clubs

THE Potomac Rose Society. estab-
lished some four or five years
ago by a group of enthusiastic
local growers. has maintained a
strong position from the beginning.
The society has staged several large
and interesting displays, including
two late Autumn shows in the new
National Museum and has been very
helpful to its members in disseminat-
ing useful information regarding new
varieties and the control of various
pests. The membership is distributed
over the entire local region and is
open to any one interested in rose cul-
ture. The society maintains an in
formal connection with the large
American Rose Society. The officers
for the current year are: President.
Paul F. Brandstedt, 1924 Hamilton
street; secretary, A. H. Hanson, GIG
Orleans place northeast.
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are many variations in size and
color within single species. Take.
for example, the zinnia, with its
dwarf, giant and intermediate forms,
and the new types of marigold, such
as Guinea gold. Some, such rs the
French marigold, are exceedingly pro-
ductive of blooms.
Winter Injury.
a s THE Spring advances, the extent
n of Winter injury to roses and
other semi-hardy types of
plants becomes well marked. Dead
and dying wood should be cut out
promptly to give the new growth q
chance to restore the beauty of the
plants as quickly as possible. Wide
spread injury to- climbing roses has
been reported III several Northern
States and Is attributed by rose
growers to the immaturity Of the
last years growth as 1t entered the
Winter rather than to extreme tenn
peratures. In other words, the loss
is an aftermath of the disastrous
Winter of year ago. Butterfly bush
or buddleia was frozen back to the
soil in most local gardens. This
plant will. however, stage a rapid
recovery and bloom in its season. The
fate of Grape myrtles. frozen back
for two successive seasons, is not
so promising. Many plants show NO
new buds, although this shrub is al
ways late in developing. With such
fully hardy species as deutzia, spirea,
dogwood, snowballs, holly, althea and
the like there is really no reason for
using high proportion Of half-hardy
species in the permanent paintings.
Gladiolus Thrips.
NNLY few years ago the gladiolus
was considered one of the easiest
garden flowers to grow. 1t was
simply a question of securing bulbs or
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it into two or more parts with a
knife. The hardy primula is a desir-
able snowy dwarf plant for planting
as a foreground in the perennial
borders.
Ants may become serious pest in
older gardens and lawns, after max
ing their nests right among the
choicest plants. Fortunately the ant
has a habit Of collecting food and
carrying it back to the nest. Certain
species are very fond of sugar and
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n UGH disappointment has been
= nu given local home gardeners
in recent years from Pc
4 ' i culiar trouble known as
breaking of tulips. One may,
for example, start with a fine solid
red variety and the very next season
may have motley array Of colors
and color patterns. So frequent has
the phenomenon become that certain
gardeners have given up tulip growing
altogether. Strangely enough, y hun
dred years or so ago the new varieties
produced by this color degeneration
we're valued highly. but now the trou-
BILE has become so prevalent as to
warrant considerations as to preven-
ton. Considerable scientific investi-
cation is in progress and points to the
disease as being caused by a minute
organism carried from plant to plant
in cell sap absorbed by aphids or
even by the hands in picking flowers.
Rather obviously, control lies in-kill-
ing the aphids and in care in discard
ing all diseased plants as soon as
observed. Tobacco extracts are efh-
caciouS In checking the aphids.
Of late, one cannot be certain
that new stocks of bulbs will
be entirely free of breaking the first
year, indicating that the disease is
present at least to some extent In the
fields of Holland. Since American
gardeners have come to admire the
magnificent large single colored Dar-
win varieties of tulips, the breaking
into fantastic color patterns is not at
all welcome.
Reliable Annals.
IF ONE journeys among suburban
gardens in late Midsummer. he is
astonished to find that a relatively
few of the many species of ANIMALS
listed in the Spring catalogues con-
stitute the bulk of the paintings.
Zinnias. marigolds. petunias, calen-
dulas, verbenas and Salvias very fire.
quently predominant, with such beau
tiful species as China asters and
snapdragons relatively rare. Un-
doubtedly, the limitation in species
is the result of experience and not
a lack of desire to have a much
wider variety of flowers. Many gar
deners do succeed with much wider
range of ANIMALS by giving them
particular care. Most of the salts
factory species mentioned may be
sown in the open ground where they
are to bloom and this, together with
their ability to endure Summer heat,
is often a decisive point in their
selection. Several of them have good
strong stems that permit of use for
cut flowers for the home. Too, there
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others of animal fats. BY adding
poison to these foods, it is possible to
destroy many Of the species. OF re-
cent years, many ant poisons have
been placed on the market in ready
to-use form and have aided greatly
In the war on these pests. Isolated
colonies In the lawn or garden may
be quickly destroyed by pouring a
few teaspoonfuls of carbon bisulphide
into hole made by thrusing q stick
into the nest.
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F0UNTS M0DERNIzED
Out-of-Date Drinking Facilities
Disappear in Housing Drive.

The replacement of out-of-date
drinking water facilities with modern
hygienic equipment is being encour-
aged in communities where better
housing campaigns are progressing.
This type of work affects partic-
ularly office buildings, hotels, public
buildings, schools, hospitals, churches,
stores and other structures in which
water is made available to the public
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-10-14
PARIS STYLES
By MARY FENTREsS

Paris. (UP)-In remarkably short time Dilkusha, the Princess de Rohan in private life, has cre- ated a wide reputation as one of the leading couturieres in Paris. She has 8 fashion house which can al- ways be counted on to supply some- thing eccentric and something chic.
 First associated with Schia- parelli and later with Vera Borea, Dilkusha decided to go into busi- ness for herself. She soon earned prominence as the introducer to Europe of the novel materials into which elastic has been woven, namely Lastex. From this versatile material she fashions everything from brief bathing suits, sports suits, crepe afternoon dresses to frothy Lastex lace evening gowns.
 Having recently returned from 8 visit to Russia, Dilkusha is con- vinced of the practicability and beauty of an adaptation of Russian peasant clothes. She links this in her new winter collection with an Italian influence which was strongly felt in Russia in the 17th century. The result is extremely interesting. For day and sports wear she shows full dresses with corded waists, high necks and full peasant sleeves. For evening she draws inspiration from Italian Renaissance with wider skirts, draperies and wide belts with bright stones. For colors she chooses the greens and blues of turquoise as well as the soft browns, reds and greens of autumn foliage.
 One of her interesting sports out- fits is a dress with 8 very full divided skirt in tobacco brown. Her tailoring is expert and she has fashioned one of the few divided skirts which actually hangs well. It is worn with a jacket in a small plaid of tobacco brown, grey and green with wide reveres lined in brown. The dress has turnover collar and is trimmed with a row of dark green buttons and a green
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SISTER MARYS
 KITCHEN

blespoons butter, pound round steak ground, 1 medium sized onion, 1-2 pound mushrooms, 2 cups canned tomatoes, IA teaspoon pep per, 11-2 teaspoons salt. 1-2 cup grated cheese.
 Cook spaghetti in boiling salted water for twenty-five minutes, breaking it in pieces or cooking 1t whole as you prefer. Drain and put on heat-proof platter. Pour over sauce. sprinkle with grated cheese and slideu nder the broiler long enough to melt the cheese.
 To make the sauce: Melt butter, add onion cut in thin slices and cook slowly five minutes. Add chopped meat and cook twenty min- utes, stirring to prevent sticking and burning. Add salt and pepper and to-.latoes and cook fifteen minutes longer. Add 1-2 cup boiling water and mushrooms which have been cleaned and cut in thin slices. Cook twenty minutes longer, stirring oc- casionally.
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3. When a man drives car know ing his brakes are defective, as is the case with three -fourths of all automobiles and gets killed or kills somebody else, this is not an acci- dent. When a man walks out against the lights from behind an automobile and passing auto runs him down, this is not an accident When a man drives at the same speed on slippery roads that he does on dry roads and gets killed or kills somebody else, that is not an accident. Since, as maintained by William Junkin Cox, in Harpers, nine- tenths of all accidents are of this general nature, obviously nine injuries and deaths out of ten are not accidents because accidents are occurrences that are duo mostly to unforseeable cause1 The rest are due to human cussedncss and care lesgness.
 Copyright Jotfn F Dille Co.,
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1. Ruth Byrns of Fordham and Dr. V. A. c. Henmon, of Wisconsin Uni- versity, have made study of this and conclude that an intelligence test taken as young as the fourth grade-about age ten--is of great value in predicting college ability. By combining this test with sopho- more high school records taken in later years they believe your col- lege grades can be pretty well pre- dicted. For ten cents in stamps and a self-addressed envelope I will gladly send you Henmon and Nel- sons Test of Mental Ability-good up to the twelfth grade, which is about the average adult ability. That is what they cost me.
 q The wife, by all means. The
 nsband is legally responsible for 10th his bills and those of his wife. In our economic order-and 1t will probably always be so = the man must be the mainstay of the family.
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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
 U.S.B. and B.P.

Several customers asking for iodin inquired whether 1t is marked U.S.P., saying you had advised in your column not to buy 1t unless 1t is so labelled. In view of the present law iodin must be the LISP. prep aration or else bear Q qualifying statement explaining how 1t varies. (R. 8. S)
 Answer-I still advise people to look for the letters LISP. Gin Can- ada B.P.) on the label. If the medi- cine bears that mark, you may be sure it is standard strength.
 Ice Cream
 Is there a chance of ptomaine poisoning from keeping home made ice cream in aluminium pan in re- frigerator for three or four days before eating it?--(Mrs. 0. M. S.
 Answer-Ptomaine poisoning nev- CT happens. That's just 8 popular notion. It is perfectly safe if kept for a week or more.
 Beer or Wine
 Kindly tell me number of calo- ries in a glass of beer or wine. (H. M. P.)
 Answer-Glass @ ounces) of beer yields 120 calories. Glass A ounces) of wine yields 95 calories. Of course that includes the alcohol-but more or less of the alcohol is eliminated unburned, and the actual fuel or food value of the beverage is there fore less than the figures indicate. Copyright 1885, John P. Dille Col
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banker. We could sell them to any banker. What we want to do is place them with somebody that'd be willing to keep them in safe- ty deposit box for year before he either sold them or clipped the cou- pons."
 Jean sat with her hands clasped about her knees. Bobby was slow ly shaking his head.
 "It's just no use, guess" he said. Gee, I'm sorry. could use that dough-" He looked wistfully at Jean.
 well" said Lewis. Think it over. And there's this, too; l buy that car from your agency, and you're the salesman on the deal, so you get your commission there as well"
 "Thatd be swell" said Bobby.
 "Think it over," said Lewis. List en-give me your phone number. I'll give you a buzz in day or so-huh?"
 Bobby agreed; and later-after Sandy had driven him home, drop- ping Jean at her apartment en route-he sat long in thought over this peculiar, but dazzling, proposi- ton.
 If I could make two thousand dollars" he said suddenly, T could ask Jean to marry me. She would marry me, then-she's practically said so. Oh, doggone it, who do I know that's got money, anyhow"
 He smoked two cigarets while he thought futilely over this problem; then, at last, an inspiration struck him. He reached for his telephone and called up Jean. After a long wait her sleepy voice answered.
 "Jean honey-listen," he said. "You know what we were talking about tonight-about those bonds?"
 "Yes," she said sleepily.
 T bet I know who'd buy them" he sad. "Will you introduce me to him, so I can try to sell them to him?"
 "Who is it?"
 "Your boss-Mr. Montague!"
 (TO Be COntinued)
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would look bad. It'd be poison, in fact, plain poison, as far as my friend is concerned. He just don't dare have these bonds come to light until this blows over. That's why he let 'em go to me at a discount, and that's why I've got to do the same thing, because don't want to market them at a bank or brok- CTS office in the regular way"
 He paused again, and looked at Bobby fixedly.
 Now then" he went on. T want a car that costs ten grand. I got these bonds that are worth four teen and haf-if a fellow can hold 'em a year or two. I'd be willing to let 'em go for the price of the car, if I could find fellow that'd take 'em off my hands that way. See?"
 But listen," said Bobby, slightly confused, T haven't got the capi- tai to swing a deal like that. I can't buy your bonds and hold 'em a year."
 "No, no, of course not" said Lewis smoothly. But look; sup pose you or the young lady here" he gestured toward Jean-"sup- pose you happen to know somebody that can. You sell them to him. You can get more than ten grand for 'em. You could probably shove 'em for twelve, without trouble. That way you make nice cut for yourself. See what I mean?"
 Bobby leaned back and wrinkled his brows. You mean," he said slowly, that it would amount to my buying them from you for ten, selling them for twelve, and pock- eting the difference?"
 That's it. Only you wouldn't have to put up any cash yourself"
 Bobby meditated.
 "The only trouble is that I don't believe I know anybody that could swing it." he said.
 q bet Daddy would do it," said Jean suddenly. They looked at her. Le ,is laughed and shook his head.
 "No, sister," he said. Your dads
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BL MARY E. DAGUE NEA Service Staff Writer

Can your son and daughter cook? They'd get lots of fun out of pre- pairing and serving simple meals even before they've reached their teens.
 Sunday night supper is a fine occasion to start wiht. And here's a menu that's seasonal and appe- tizing and within a beginners abil- ity to prepare:
 Spaghetti with mushrooms, pum- pernickle, pineapple marshmalloW charlotte, milk, tea.
 Make the dessert Saturday morning and here is the recipe:
 Pineapple Marshmallow Charlotte
 One-half cup whipping cream, 1-2 cup cut marshmallows, 1-2 table spoons granulated gelatin, 1-2 cup cold water, cup crushed pineapple,
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FAVOUR CHILDREN
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When Billy was four years old and something was denied him, he had an odd habit of saying, But I have to have it," or T have to do it."
 Unconsciously, he was putting into words the demand of the hu- man heart to have it's way.
 He did not change in the least as he grew older except that these tearing urges were kept to him. self. He did not say that he "had" to have something or just must" go somewhere, but he managed to have his way.
 He was called headstrong and willful, unmanageable and bull- headed. No one gave him credit for knowing what he wanted when he wanted 1t or knowing his own mind definitely. But Billy had an asset, in spite of incor- rigibility, that goes into the mak- ing of all strong characters.
 Few Know Own Minds
 Half the people in the world drift. They take the line of least resistance, the pleasant path al- ready made for them. To find one strong enough to know precise ly what 1t is that he desires of life, enough to use his wits and strength to go after it, there is the material of the leader.
 Now this description suits the ruthless outlaw, as well as the business executive or the pioneer professional in any line, so the difference must be explained to Billy and his kind when they are old enough to reason at all. Into the strong character with it's com polling desires and "musts" 8 creed like the following should be thoroughly intrenched:
 Billy Cor Charles, or James,, we know what it means to you to have your own way. It means so much that nothing we can say or do will stop you. We know far better than you think we do that when you want to go to 8 movie instead of studying your lessons, the desire will eat you up and make you unfit for anything else. It makes you cross and surly and spells your thinking about any, thing but the thing you want.
 Character Is Real Law-maker
 "But, son, will you try to re- member this? If you want to be considered strong boy instead of a weak one, if you want to have character as all fine men of his- tory have had, you will have to find something in yourself that can stand 8 setback and disap- pointment. You will have to learn to fight yourself, to be able to stand in the middle of the floor and clench your hands and say, I can get along without 1t. I cannot go even though I feel as though l would die if I didn't go.'
 "No one else can make your character for you. There are a few rules you have learned to live by, but they won't cover all the times. That mighty desire of yours will always be in the road. Char acter never was made by a lot of laws, because they are easily brok- en. You won't have any character at all until you learn to lick your- self and hold in when it is right to hold in."
 Self-developed character is worth a whole edition of Gladstone. Self control, not Gang way" Gin its double sense) makes the men. Copyright, 1885, NEA Service, Incl
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It was agreed, and the subject was dropped. There was more danc- ing, much gay conversation and joking, and at last Eve yawned elaborately and announced that 1t was getting late. It was 10 o'clock. They left the night club and walked half a block to where large, ex- pensive sedan was parked by the curD. Lewis unlocked it and slipped in behind the wheel; and Jean won- dered, vaguely, why he should be wanting a new car when he alrea- dy owned such fine one.
 Fifteen minutes later they drew up before an ornate apartment ho- tel on the western side of town. He left the car at the curb, ushered them into the lobby and conducted them up to sixth-floor suite.
 They entered a roomy, well-fur- nished living room. Eve sank into an overstuffed chair and an- nounced, I'm too full to want any midnight lunch, and bet all the rest of you are, too. Go ahead and talk business, if you want to-"
 Bobby found himself seated on a couch beside Lewis. Lewis lighted cigar and said, "Well, it's like this. Your boss, Hopkins, has got special job out there I want. It's sedan, and he wants $10,000 for it."
 Bobby gaped at him.
 T didn't know we had any jobs out there that cost that much," he said.
 This is special job, I said" said Lewis. "Custom-built, and all. Anyhow, that's the car I want. Now listen"
 He crossed the room suddenly, went to a desk, unlocked drawer and took out a long, bulky envelope. He brought this back and resumed his seat on the couch.
 "In here," he said, hefting the en- velope meditatively, I've got some bonds. They have a face value of $14,500, and they're good as old wheat in the bin. But I've got to be careful what I do with 'em."
 He looked at Bobby.
 T got these," he said, from a friend of mine in Chicago, in set- clement for debt. AS I say, they're worth hundred cents on the dol lar, anywhere. But here's the catch. This friend of mine is in politics, out in Chi, and he got the bonds from bird who runs string of dog-racing tracks and such around that neck of the woods.
 "The deal was perfectly o. k., but since then the dog track man has got into a jam with the county grand jury and they're investigat- ing all his deals. Now, the trouble is this; those bonds are registered, and If they once turn up anywhere they can be traced right back to him. And you see, it would look bad for this politician friend of mine if it should become known that he had got them from this bird who is in such a jam"
 He tapped Bobby's knee with the envelope.
 You know how it is," he said. Everything was all right-only it