davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
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the plant in Spring and mildew can
not flourish.
Blue Hydrangeas.
THE low-growing hydrangea, which
is forced during the Easter sea-
son for its handsome pink flowers, is
exactly the same species and, in many
cases, the same variety that fur
nisheS the blue flowers in the gar
den. In other words. the hydrangea
hortensis Is one Of the few flower
ing plants whose color can be in
duenced by the system Of culture.
Lime tends to develop pink colora-
ton, while acid-promoting sub
stances, such IS aluminium sulphate
or ammonium sulphate, tend to pro-
mote blue color. Much Of our local
soil Is so acid in nature that it will
promote blue color in hydrangeas Of
this species. Sometimes one sees
flowers that are partly blue and partly
pink, possibly because some Of the
roots contact lime in the concrete
cellar wall or lime applied by the
gardener. Aluminium sulphate solu-
ton may be made up by simply dis
solving l ounce of the commercial
material in l gallon of water and ap-
plying this to the soil about the base
OF the plants at repeated intervals
Of a week or 10 days until the blue
color Is secured. Hydrated lime may
be applied to obtain the opposite ef-
feet. Neither treatment appears to
injufe the plant itself.
Black Spot.
|nESPITE the frequency that rose
black spot has been discussed. it
Is safe to guess that many local peo-
pie are now troubled with this disease,
for the simple reason that 1t Is an
exceedingly difficult enemy. AS
stated in Farmers Bulletin No. 1,547,
Rose Diseases and Their Control, -
black spot derives its name from the
irregular black spots which first ap-
pear as Isolated areas scattered over
the upper surface The spots enlarge
and often fuse together until almost
the entire leaflet is covered. The
leaflet turns yellow and falls. Spread
Is rapid unless control Is practiced
and soon all or most Of the leaves will
drop, leaving a bare, unsightly plant.
Naturally. the plant Is weakened and
cannot produce good crops Of blooms
The difnculty is that the fungus
grows and lives within the affected
leaf, and. once infected. the leaf Is
doomed However. II the plant il
busted. healthy leaves will be protected
from invasion. Collection and burn
ing Of fallen leaves will also tend tc
lessen the opportunity for spread. The
bulletin suggests the use Of dust
mixture consisting Of nine parts pow.
dered sulphur to one part OF dry
arsenate Of lead. The sulphur should
be that prepared for busting purpose.
and obtainable at any garden supply
store. The function OF the lead ar.
senate is not only to add insect killine
properties. but to prevent Jumping Of
the sulphur and to increase its ad.
hesion to the leaves. This dust /.
sometimes known as Massey dust, aftel
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The Garden Clubs.

A IT THE June meeting of the Ma
tional Capital Dahlia Society
held June 8, 1t was announced that
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WARRENTON ESTATE LOT
PURCHASED BY KEARNES
Bernard N. Hyman Buys Four
Tracts With Improve
menta

WARRENTON, Va, June II (Spe-
ciaD ". Campbell Kearnes has pur-
chased from c. E. Tiffany an estate
lot In the Gaines subdivision, War
renton. The price reported was $4,000.
Mr.. and Mrs. Godfrey M. N. TAFT
have sold to Bernard N. Hyman four
lots with improvements located near
Markham. The sale also included a
portion Of Leeds Manor estate. Sale
price was approximately $500.
Ground has been broken for the
new home OF Mr.. and Mrs. r. W. Hill
1eary and Miss Janet Hamilton. to be
located on Paradise Hill, Warrenton.
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in March and again in September to
encourage the blue grass. Close cut
ting In the Summer months is III ad-
vised because 1t removes the shade
that is Objectionable to the crab grass.
Some gardeners have adjusted their
mowers so as to cut two to three inches
high and have obtained good results
thereby.
It is generally agreed that crab
grass enjoys q lime sweetened SOIL
Therefore, annual applications Of lime
are not recommended. This effect
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the Cornell University professor who
frst developed its use. It is rela-
lively inexpensive and useful In all
except very hot weather, which, for
tunately, at the same time inhibits
the development Of the disease itself.
One Takoma gardener, well known
for his fine roses, uses Bordeaux mix
ture in addition to sulphur dust, spray
ing the plants just as they cease
blooming and before the new flower
shoots have developed. Thus he avoids
the discoloration Of the Bordeaux
and at the same time gains its pow
erful plant disease killing properties
1nceSsant care is the only guard
against rose defonation. An occa-
sional dusting may be worth but little.
Garden Notes.
THE annual larkspurs differ from
the perennials in being much less
subject to disease and insects and
much easier to grow generally, but
cannot compare In grandeur and gen.
eral beauty. The ANIMALS are valu-
able for supplying blooms for cutting
and some of the named varieties. such
as blue snire and exquisite pink, are
very attractive. Seed of the annual
larkspur may be sown very early, in
fact old paintings will often perpetu-
ate themselves by self sowing. The
annual larkspurs are particularly ef-
fective when grown in masses.
Snapdragons are beautiful plants,
as every one knows who has seen the
| lovely blooms sold by florist shops dur
ing the Winter season. The plants are
easily grown In the home garden, but
their growing has been almost pre-
vented by form of rust disease, such
as that on the hollyhock, and which
also destroys the leaves. Substantial
progress has been made by plant
breeders in the isolation Of rust resist.
ant strains, and the snapdragor
should return to the home garden q
one Of its most desirable inhabitants.
The Golden Climber rose, Mrs. Cur.
tbs James. gave a good account OF it.
self this Spring after two disappoint-
ing years, resulting from the ex-
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can be counteracted by using sui
phate Of ammonia as source of nitro
gen. In essence, the scientific ap-
proach to the crab grass problem Is
through the encouragement of blue
grass and other desirable species and
not through laborious hand labor.
Dorothy Perkins Rose.
pERHAPS it would be safe to say
that there are more Dorothy Per-
kins climbing rose plants in the
United States than any other one
variety. Scarcely home garden that
grows climbing roses at all that does
not exhibit one or more Of the Doro-
thy Perkins roses. And any one who
has travelled the shore line railroad
from New York to Boston In June will
recall the masses OF gorgeous pink
roses, all Dorothy Perkins. 1t IS 4
very foriferous variety and. best OF all,
comes into blossom late when other
varieties have passed by. But there
Is a handicap. mildew, which. when
severe, destroys the buds before they
open. Some years ago, Prof. David
Lumsden told Takoma gardeners that
this mildew could be trontroled by
frequent busting or spraying with
very finely divided sulphur. The dust
Is better where the rose grows on the
house or on 4 painted arbor. Good
care also is helpful in checking mil
dew. The Dorothy Perkins is q ram
pant grower and without regular prun-
ing becomes a tangle Of canes, thus
providing an ideal environment for
mildew. After Towering. most, II not
all, the Towering canes can be cut
away at the soil. saving only the young
soft canes. which will be plenty tc
re-establish the plant. BY this prun-
ing, air and sunlight can penetrate
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tremely low temperatures. It Is .
beautiful rose and one of the few yel-

tremely low temperatures. It Is q
beautiful rose and one of the few yel-
low climbers.
There are actually hundreds OF rose
varieties coming forward at the rate
OF two or three dozen . year Yet
there are comparatively few that really
meet the need OF the home gardener
for q sturdy, self-reliant rose that re-
quires minimum Of care. The two
Radiances. pink and red, come as near
meeting the requirements as any of
the hybrid teas and. for this reason,
are perhaps more widely grown than
any others, There are many others
that are very much worth while, in
cluding Star Of Holland, Joyous Cav
alier, Duchess OF Wellington, Lady
Ashtown. Kaserin Auguste Victoria,
Pink Killarney, all Of which have
been grown locally for many years and
found worthy. The Potomac Rose So
ciety Is developing. In cooperation
with George Washington University, a
test garden for rose varieties and rose
culture. When under way, this garden
should afford a wealth OF valuable
information to local people as to
adaptable varieties, both old and new.
Many new roses arise simply by
color change in an established variety
Thus rose Red Radiance from the pink
form and 1t Is not impossible that
such a phenomenon may take place
in any rose garden. 1t becomes nee.
essary to take buds from the changed
branch and insert them In rose stock.
II increase Is desired.
The Garden Clubs.
A T THE June meeting of the Ma.
tional Capital Dahlia Society
held June 8, 1t was announced thai
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Mirrored Niche.

When there Is a closet in a bed room
that Is too narrow to hold . dress
hanger on rod, the doors may be
removed, the closet lined with glass
paneling, and the result is mirrored
niche for dressing table.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1937-12-02
Thumbtack Your Draperies
to a Board.

ITO GIVE draperies the smartly
L tailored effect obtained by the
professional decorator, valance
board must be used. A straight
one by two inch board will be
needed. A small finishing nail in
the top of the window casing near
each end and screw eyes placed
near the top of the back of the
valance board will hold it in place
as shown at A. Both side Grapes
and valance may be thumbtacked
to the board and then be quickly
hung all at once by hooking the
screw eyes over the finishing
nails. Think of the advantage on
cleaning day! Just lift board and
all off the nails and take outside
for busting.
Tack the side Grapes to the
board first as at B, arranging full
ness in flat pleats. In making the
valance, allow enough material to
fold around the ends of the board
as at C.; then tack it along the
top, stretching it just enough so
that it is perfectly smooth.
The valance shown here is made
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1937-12-02
WITH BAN!
By Emile Lorinu
@ Emile Loring.
WNU Service.

mare? She was awake. Sam was
real, as he stood with his finger on
the switch. Jed Stewart was real,
as he pulled his lips in time to the
swing of the chair he clutched. Hen
ri's CHASTITY face, distended eyes,
and the savage invectives which
gritted through his chattering
teeth, were real.
"Cut that Incl" Sam took step
toward the butler. "You should APP
preciate this little surprise party in
stead of acting as if you'd stepped
into nest of scorpions. 1t wasn't
but couple of hours ago saw you
in this very kitchen dressed-or I'M
dressed-for bed. Why did you 60
out?"
Henri made desperate attempt
to steady his quivering mouth. He
looked like an innocent pris-
oner hailed before an accusing
judge; his expression was incredibly
grieved as he huddled the parrot
under his arm and twisted his soft
hat in one hand. He appealed to
Brooke.
81 don't know why your brother
should speak to me as if I was a
criminal, Miss. Haven't the right
to 60 out at night, even if had
started for bed?" He attempted to
inject the virus of defiance into his
uneven voice.
''Of course you have, Henri, but
the papers are so full of burglaries
and hold-ups that when we heard
you stealing in we didn't know but
what it was our turn. Where did
you find Mr.. Micawber?"
"That's why I went out, Miss.
Couldn't 60 to sleep, had him on
my mind. Queer where l found
him. Everything's queer tonight"
Henri shuddered. Nothing strange
has been happening in this house,
has it?"
Nothing at all, Henri, nothing at
ALL" Sam assured quickly. 'We sat
up talking and got hungry again."
"I'm glad of that, Mr.. Sam, that
nothing strange happened, I mean,
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1937-12-02

because II found things terrible
wrong outside"
"Wrong!" Not until she felt Sam
foot on hers was Brooke conscious
of her explosive exclamation. She
noticed that the buffers long cruel
fingers shook as he passed them
over his slack mouth.
81 don't wonder you're upset,
Miss; you'll be more so when you
hear that the old madame's limou-
sine is gone
"Gone where?" Sam demanded.
Henri shrugged thin sloping Shout
ders. "That's what I asked myself
when opened the garage door and
the big car wasn't there"
what did you do after you dis
covered that Mrs. Danes car was
missing?" asked Brooke.
4 ran to the Other House-you'll
excuse me, Miss, for going to Mr..
Mark first; I've always thought
of him as being the heir, you see"
Don't stop even to explain, Hen
ri Can't you see that we are fright
fully excited? Perhaps something
more than the car has been stolen.
Did you find Mr.. Trent?"
mo, Miss, and there's something
queer there too. That Jap, Kowa,
came rushing to the door when
kept my finger on the bell, and he
shouts:
Where's my boss? l been over
house, one, two, tree time. Boss
gone! He been kidnapped, I t'ink!
Loud noise, Mr.. Jed's room. I run
there quick. Green parrot in bath
tub, swearing fine
81 ran upstairs for the parrot,
thinking the Jap had a bad scare
on and I'd see Mr.. Mark some
where. But I didn't. The Jap and
looked everywhere but he was not
there"
Tense silence in the white and
green kitchen. Chilled and exhaust
ed by his foray into the outside
world, the parrot huddled within
the curve of Henri's arm making
sounds in his throat like a tribal
dialect. The faint scent of bacon
fingered in the stiffness, stiffness
haunted by tragic conjectures and
possibilities which turned Brooke
blood to ice. Sam laughed from
sheer nervous tension. Jed Stewart
dashed at him furiously:
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Answers
Increased by Advertising

In 1869 the per unit of popula-
ton value of manufactured prod
ucts in America amounted to $89. go.
For the year 1929 the per unit of
population value of manufactured
products had increased to a total
of $579.70. Advertising created
the demand that called for the
employment of three to four times
the number of workers and re-
duced the cost of products to con-
SumerS.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1937-12-02
YOU CAN THROW CARDS
IN HIS FACE
ONCE TOO Often

WHEN you have those awful
w cramps; when your nerves
are all on edge-don't take it out
on the man you love.
Your husband can't possibly
know how you feel for the simple
reason that he is a man.
A tMee-quarter wife may be
no wife at all if she nags her hus-
band seven days out of every
month.
For three generations one
has told another how to go ''smil-
ing through" with Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound. It
helps Nature tone up the system.
thus lessening the discomforts from
the functional disorders which
women must endure in the three
ordeals Of life: /. Turning from
girlhood to womanhood. 2. Pre-
pairing for motherhood. 3. APP
preaching middle age"
Don't be a three-quarter wife,
take LYDIA E. PINKHAM'S
VEGETABLE COMPOUND and
Go Smiling Through"
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1937-12-02

of glazed chintz and matches the
glazed chintz border that faces the
edges of the side Grapes. The
glass curtains may be hung just
inside the window frame or to the
bottom of the valance board.
Every Homemaker should have
a copy of Mrs. Spears new book,
SEWING. Forty-eight pages OF
step-by-step directions for making
slipcovers and dressing tables;
restoring and upholstering chairs
couches; making curtains for ev
cry type of room and purpose.
Making lampshades, rugs, otto
mans and other useful articles for
the home. Readers wishing copy
should send name and address,
enclosing Is cents, to Mrs. Spears,
210 South Desplaines ST., Chicago,
Illinois.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1937-12-02
4sk Me 4nofher
A General Quiz

/. Which are the three largest
fresh-water lakes in the world?
2. In what country did geome-
try originate?
3. What is the minimum age for
the Office of President of the
United States?
4. In what country has a con-
demned criminal the choice of
drinking cyanide of potassium or
being hanged?
5. In Roman mythology who was
Lucina?
Answers
1. Lakes Superior, Victoria (Af-
rica), and Huron.
2. The history of the science be-
gins in Greece, but mensuration
was developed to a considerable
extent at an early period in Egypt,
Babylonia and India.
8. Thirty-five years.
4. In Estonia the death penalty
in murder cases gives the con-
demned this choice.
5. Goddess Of Light.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1937-12-02
Keats Epitaph

Keats asked that the following
inscription be placed on his grave:
Here lies one whose name was
writ in water"
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1937-12-02
BARBERSHOP HUMP

Demonstrating of animals,
l wonder what kind of little beast
has burrowed into my neck where
you see that hump?
Barber think it's wild hare.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1937-12-02
MEOW!

Have you noticed how kittenish
Jane is with the mem"
"Oh, yes; but with the girls she's
regular cat"
The Washington times., 1937-12-09
THURSDAY, DEC. 9
By E0alw Walsh Mclean

another show just as was walking to the
car the manager came running out and said,
Mrs. Mclean, please don't get upset, but we
have call from your home and they say it
Is most important to reach you" Immediately
thought one Of the children had been run
over and my knees almost caved in. '..
could hardly talk when reached the tele-
phone and one Of the servants said, Madame
come home at oncel Pansy is having puppies!"
was so relieved forgot where was and
shouted, "To hell with Pansy!" The manager,
who was standing nearby mopping his brow,
said please tell me, who is Pansy?" When
I told him it was my daughters dog, he said,
please excuse me, Mrs. Mclean I've got to 60
get a drink"
have yet to trust person whom dogs dis
ike. People who are sincere in their hearts
and worth cultivating as friends love animals and
are kind to them. Dogs sense this instinctively.
Would Protest to Mayor
BY kindness to animals do not mean the
type OF ridiculous and pathetic affection which
some wealthy old women beStow on their PAM
pered lap dogs. OF course it is to be expected
that person will become sincerely devoted to
pet who is his constant companion but I
know OF some instances where an overflow of
affection could better be diverted to some poor
child who does not receive half the care or at
tention that is given some lap dogs.
hope to goodness the officials running Green
belt will acquire a little human understanding
and revoke their rule against pets. 1t seems
such shame that they do not build kennels
on some of the idle land out there so the chill
dren could keep their pets where they would
not disturb any one
II were a child at Greenbelt think would
oe tempted to lead a march of my playmates
down to the mayors office every day and quietly,
but determined1y, insist that the children be
allowed to have pets. Even the hardest man
would soon wear down if this were done, I'll bet.
The Washington times., 1937-12-09
seek REFORM
IN BA!L.BOND|
SYSTEM HERE
Steele Case Starts
Demand for Action

Sweeping reform Of the Wash
ington bail-bond system was fore
cast today as the police search for
James R. Steele, notorious under
world character, continued.
Steele is wanted in connection
with the attempted safe robbery
last Sunday night in which Carl
ton (CottS) williams was shot and
killed by detectives.
With a police record that dates
back to the time he was 8 years
old, Steele was released last year
on $4,000 bond to await extradi-
tion to Philadelphia on a holdup
charge.
NO COURT ACTION
Williams was released on $10.-
900 bond at the same time, al
though in view Of his record po-
lice had asked that bond be set at
$50, 200.
Since the men were released no
court action has been taken on
the charges, and today officials
of the Washington Criminal Jus
tice Association demanded a re-
form of the bail-bond system.
One method suggested was that
all persons out on bond should be
produced in court periodically and
their bond declared forfeit in
event they had fled the jurisdic-
ton of local authorities.
URGE HIGH BOND
It was also urged that in the
cases Of habitual criminals the
bond be made sufficiently high
to hold them in Jail. e.s.-ss-
Detectives declared they are on
the trail Of Steele and expect he
will be arrested within a day or
| two.
The Washington times., 1937-12-09
And the Hunt Is On!

And the Hunt Is On!
Mr.. Robbins rushed to the White House door.
Demanded that the French Ambassadors car be
called instantly. Anxious servitors whistled
through their fingers and shouted about. The
French Ambassadors car had gone!
M. Claudel meanwhile was sitting calmly in
corner Of the dressing room reading book of
poems which he always carried in his trousers
pocket when the frantic Mr.. Robbins returned.
'T remember now" M. Claudel said. '"The chauf.
feur said he would dine ce soir in restaurant.
But where do not know"
Mr.. Robbins dashed out to the chief White
House usher and told all. Immediately squads
Of motorcycle policemen tore off through the
night in all directions to chase the French car.
AS long as possible the arrival of the President
of the United States was delayed At last,
when the reception could not be held up any
longer, the President and his wife descended
magnificent strains Of Hail to the Chief" M.
Claudel was NOT there, the first in line to greet
the President in the name of FranceI
At 10 o'clock exactly the chauffeur returned,
Aides wept with joy when they discovered the
coat Of the representative Of la Belle Repub-
nque" intact on the back seat Of the car. M.
Claudel was reused from his poetic haze. His
coat was clapped on his back. And the White
House announcer doomed forth:
tentiary of France, Monsieur Claudel, and his
staff"
And the day was saved for Srancsl
The Washington times., 1937-12-09
D.C.COURT ADDS
EXTRA JUSTICE
IN DOCKET Jam
Jail Congestion
Alarms Wheat "

Impressed by a report of United
States Attorney Leslie c. Garnett
that more than 300 defendants are
congesting the District Jail while
they await trial and arraignment,
and that the congestion Is increas-
ing alarmingly, Chief Justice Al
fred A. Wheat announced today
that, beginning January 7, third
trial justice will be added to the
criminal bench in United States
District Court.
The justice to be transferred to
the criminal division has not yet
been named, since the new assign
ment of justices for the January
term Of court is not complete.
CASES INCREASE
Garnett, in a letter to Chief
Justice Wheat, revealed that the
initiation of criminal cases has
shown an annual average increase
Of approximately 900 over the
average during the four years
preceding his administration. Dur
ing the latter period there was
an average of 1880 criminal cases
initiated annually, whereas the
annual average since 1888 has
been 1923, he pointed out.
Declaring that a fourth justice
would hardly relieve the situation,
the chief prosecutor explained
that during the current term a
number Of important Federal
trials lasting many days have
consumed the time of the two
trial justices now sitting.
Urgent necessity of disposing of
a number Of other trials, which
will be greatly prolonged, during
the january term. has made She
situation even more acute, Gar
nett said.
The Washington times., 1937-12-09
MAI. GEN. OMAR BUNDY
Cen, BUNDY ILL
AT WALTER REED

Major Gen. Omar Bundy, com.
mander of the Second Division in
France during the World War, is
dangerously ill in Walter Reed
Hospital. it was learned today.
General Bundy, who resides at
300 Morrison st. N. W., was
taken to the hospital several days
ago and probably will be confined
there some time, doctors said, SUI
fering from ills Of advancing age.
He is s76 years old.
It was General Bundy who
turned the tide Of the World War
when he stopped the last big
German advance at Belleau Wood
and won a smashing victory.
For his services in this battle he
was awarded the Croix de Guerre
with Palm and made a comman
der Of the Legion Of Honor by
France,