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About The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19?? | View Entire Issue (Oct. 22, 1909)
THKJHOHFOLK YVELKM NE\VS-JC/URNAt IKIU\i OCIOllfiK 22 1'JO'J ' 18 Norfolk Weekly News-Journal Tito NOWH , Established 1KS1. The Journal , Established 1877. THli HU8E PniHldont. Secretary. Kverv K'l'dnv. lly mull per your , ll.GU. ' ' " " lOntori'd nt the poatolllco ut Norfolk Nob. . HH second class matter. ' TcjToiiTiTMioH : " "HtlTuirlnl Dopnrtmcnt No. 22. nualnoHB Olllco mill Joli UOOIIIH No , II i2. reasons why ho There are umity jfaould bo ro-olocted : there Is not n .single roiiBon why ho should bo de feated. Bcattlo nnil Now York wore made twenty-four hours nonrcr In n single day. Jim Hill illd It with a Oront Korthcrn fust train. out of UoluniH from Hovonty-throo ninety conntloa In Nebraska show that the recent primary election cost the countlcH hoard from about JC7.000. . l > nn I-'rohman'H wife in Htihig for ill- rorcu and ho asks her to omit men- tinning HOIIIO things of hi ? llfo. d. m noa are BO considerate of themselves. trade of The Spanish-American South America In forty times that of China and Japan combined. Uncle Sum will mlas It If ho doesn't go ntlor 4t llrst aiipolntcd to the Mr ' Taft was office'to fill a vacancy. Two years ago ho was elected for the first time , andrew row ho la to bo voted on for re- election. The Carlisle football eleven baa a young Indian In Ita Hno-up bearing the ominous name of "Cries for Ulbs. Who would want to bo tackled by ouch a combatant ? A count has boon made on a Massa chusetts highway which shows that two out of every five passing vehicles .iro motor cars. The Increase all over the country of the use of motor cars in moot amazing. In Europe diplomacy Is a profes sion. With ua It Is an opportunity for an. eminent and woalty citizen to soJourn - abroad , enjoy a Journ a few years vacation and represent his country to the best of his ability. Postmaster General Hitchcock Is af ter the congressmen who are abusing tholr > 'franking privileges. This is dahgo'rous ground , Mr. Hitchcock , the congressmen wil not relinquish their "official privileges' : cheerfully. It needs ' 1 to'bo ilono , but It also needs courage do ft , ttho results' 'tho president's trip so far have been good for the country. The 'president has seen for hli f.elt various things under contention and has been enabled to revise some of * ( H former opinions and to form new ones on vital topics of which bis , knowledge formerly had been lusutti- v dent It Is the proper thing to have posi . tive convictions and to express them omphatlcally. But if you want others to respect them and esteem you , don't forgot to.allow othora the fullest free j dom In expressing theirs even when they differ widely from yours. There Is no more agreeable virtue than tolerance. The British Aeroplane club has of- fcrexl a prize of five hundred pounds to the first English aviator who can ancceod in keeping his machine sta-1 I Uonary for a minute under ordinary- ; conditions at a dlaUinco of fifty feet from the ground. As the Wrights are not Englishmen they are barred from winning thla prize. The United States authorities are having a strenuous lime keeping the Cuban lotteries from doing business in j | this country. It has now been announced - | , . nounced by the Cuban government | that no lottery tickets coming through ( American malls will ho redeemed even ; if they bear winning numbers. This 5 ought to put a quietus on the business. j ' . Is there any reason why Norfolk . should not bo as well lighted at night ua other cities this size ? The time has cotno when the city should bc nblo to provide more lights in all parts of town , and provide them regularly , J i regardless of a "moonlight" schedule , ttxperlonco shows that many nights when the moon ought to be shining , are as dark aa pitch. The four famous bells of the tower of the Campanile of St. Marks , which were broken when the tower fell , have been recast at the expense of the l > opo and are now hanging with the fifth boll , , which was not Injured , on a scaffolding awaiting the complete restoration of the Campanile. Venice would never scorn like Venice without the Campanile and Its peal of bolls. The president is In his journey through the country meeting the people - plo with a spirit of frank courage and ( j kindly cheerfulness. Whether men agree or disagree with Mr. Taft. they recognize In him a gentleman who has the welfare of the people nt heart and , j who has no motives but what are sin- con ) . Neither Mr. Uoosovelt nor the I'ooplo .were mistaken In the man they chose as their leader. Judge Andorpon not only dismissed ' the so-callod Panama canal libel case ( , hut expressed his belief that no libel had been committed , Ho said the newspapers were bound to Inquire In to the matter of the canal purchase and they had a right to comment upon what they found out. They had a right to bo suspicious and , If they saw ( It , to make their suspicions pub lic. Judge Andersen la very evidently a believer In the freedom of the press. The Wright brothers recent perfor mances with the aeroplane have eomo nearer demonstrating the practical usefulness of their machine than any other aerial navigators have done. In their hands the Hying machines have not been erratic uncertiilntlca tu nb ling down with broken wings or de fective motora at critical moments. The larger part of their flights ' .avo been distinct successes and give tnom llrst place among the world's aviators. It la stated by American consuls In several foreign countries that the greatest obstacle that American busi ness men have in selling tholr goodr In other countries Is their lack of faUh In the business Integrity of foreign customers. The American sollir' makes a practice of demanding casher or Its equivalent with the order for goods. Many foreign buyers consider this demand a reflection on their hon esty and consequently buy from firms In other nations who will observe their customs. Henry E. Leglor of Milwaukee has been chosen as librarian of the Chicago - cage public library. Time was when a librarian was not especially trained for his profession , but that was before the public library had reached the Important place in the esteem of the people which it now occupies. The requirements of today for the custod ians of great public libraries like Chi cago's from which 2,500,000 people an nually got reading matter are very ex acting. Mr. Leglar cornea to his po- sltlon with a wide * experience. He Is a scholar , a diplomat , an executive and a llterateur. King Alfonso has gone far toward redeeming the name of the Spanish sovereign from Its reputation for cruel ty and Injustice , but uo seems to have forgotten his role of generous good fellowship , when he refused to remit the death sentence upon Ferrer , a Bar celona teacher who was accused of revolutionary utterances. Ferrer had done a great work in combating that first of Spanish evils , Ignorance. That he was a revolutionist of a dangerous Character to the Spanish throne is a mere vagary. The young monarch made a mistaken move. Magnamlnlty would be shrewd as well as generous in this case. The unfortunate episode In connec tion with the resignation of the newly appointed minister to China , before hla leaving this country for his post of duty , Is ono of the most unusual that has ever occurred in the diplo matic relations of the United States. The government Is a loser In the af fair also , for Mr. Crane Is unquestlon- ably well fitted to fill that difficult po sition. It is very doubtful whether an other equally capable man can bo In- iluced to accept the position after ' Mr. Crane's unexpected recall and hu- mlllation will not tend to make It any more popular than before. At a recent examination to test the' fitness of candidates to take up ser- vire In the medical corps of the army , ' only ( forty-two passed and there were ono hundred and four vacancies. Most young medics seem to shy at the army Tservice and It has its disadvantages , but It also has some points In its fa-1 vor. The successful ! ! candidate begins with the- rank of- first lieutenant ana has a cash 'salary of two thousand dollars a year , with quarters , furniture , horse , fuel and other allowances which almost double the actual salary. Many a young doctor has hard work to scrape up half that for the early years of his" practice. America's diplomatic service has been raised severnl stop's above the grade which it occupied when consuls and even nmbn Bndir i were chosen I'et'auFe of party service performed during the canmiicn. rHtlier than for any fitness for the ro = Itlon. The time ( U forever past w ! > en anything of this kind can bo done. Other countries train their diplomats. Why should not , | | wo do the same. In earlier days our foreign relations were neither so Im portant nor so complicated as they j i have now become. Our position In I I the orient Is a very delicate thing to j' ' ( handle. It is time the American dip lomatic service should ho put on a strictly scientific basis. Ono of the most serlou ? municipal problems which Now York and other great cities are facing Is how to ob tain a supply of pure milk which will nourish the babies instead of killing them. Every your in that great met ropolis , thousands of babies die , whoso lives might have boon saved If they | , could have been fed on clean whole-j I ' some milk. When the ideal American , city becomes a reality such condl- tlons as this will not exist. The city , ( Is responsible for such things and it , should be ashaircd to look at the re-1 , I cords of Its Infant mortality. It Is possible , oven though difficult to got a supply of pure milk Into the heart of Gotham , and It shnutf i > o the first enterprise to cnmmand the careful at- tentlon of the city authorities. FOR THE SUPIIKMB COURT. The men whom the republican party of Nebraska has placed before the people of this state as candidates for election to the wupremo bench on election day , now Just two weeks dlaL taut , have been tried and boon found not wanting. Judge J. n. Darnca of Norfolk. Judge Sedgwlck of York and Judge Fawcett of Omaha arc all too well known to the people of tlw Htal.0 to need discussion. Each one of them stands high In the legal pro- fesslon of the nation , each has filled past trust of the people in most acceptable - coptable manner , and not a word can bo said against the ability , the Integrity or the Judicial honor of a man ' of them. Each ono of these three mon can be trusted to decide cases brought before the Nebraska supreme court strictly upon the merits of the case , In view of the law , and that Is the typo of mon Nebraska's supreme court needs. t ANOTHER LEGISLATIVE MISTAKE. Another of the mistakes of the last legislature was unearthed when the . bank guaranty law was found by the federal I court to ho void. That the law I as enacted was In conflict with the t constitution , was the decree of the t court. Governor Shallenhergor lm1 mediately 1 Issued a statement In which 1I ho I sought , by flinging attacks at the court ( for rendering Its decision according - cording I to the law , to cover up the laxity 1 displayed by the last legislature in ' Its work. It Is difficult to find any laws passed that legislature which hold water when It comes to constitutionality. The non-partlslan Judiciary act , passed In selfish effort to gain political of1 flees ' for the party , was unconstltu- tlonal ; now the bank law Is found unconstitutional ; and on top of these , i the constitutionality of the 8 o'clock closing law has just been attacked in the ' supreme court , It being claimed that I the legislature amended the wrong ' statute. , It lawmakers would go at their work In an Intelligent manner there would be no cause for cursing the courts that find the weaknesses of laws enacted. And it Is still requisite that a law shall not conflict with the constltu- tion , if it Is to be enforced. _ DOWLING FOR COUNTY JUDGE. No county can do better than to recognize the young men reared upon Its soil. That principle is ono upon which the progress of a community depends. The soundness of that doctrine - trine can not be combatted ; It Is the theory which can bo claimed by neither republicans nor democrats as a party plank , for It Is a philosophy common to all mankind alike , and ono which is adhered to in all nature. I Madison county this fall has oppor- tunlty | to recognize ono of Its own aons. In ] the political campaign now coming to a close , this county Is to choose , . among other officers , a county Judge. And the voters of this county have It within tholr power , if they will exercise - ercise the privilege , to place In that office a man of youth and energy , a native of this very county with a future - ture | before him. Francla S. Dowling , the ( ropub'ican candidate for the conn- ty ( judpeshlp , Is that man. Mr. Dowling waa born and reared In Madison county. He hns never bo fore asked the voters foi an ofllco , , but ' those who know him roali/e that , he will "make good" on the Job , If elected. Ho has the material In him to , make one of the very best officials Madison county over had. Mr. Dowling represents no partisan interests. Ho Is making the race strictly upon the basis of his own merit , lie Is making a clean campaign and there is no reason why he should not receive the solid support of MadIson - Ison county republicans. Every republican - publican should vote for him. FOR COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT , Madison county is to pclect a county superintendent.this year , and In the i person of A. E. Ward , formerly county superintendent of Cednr county and , now a resident of Madison , there Is i opportunity to choose a man of ex ceptional qualifications for this office. Mr. Ward Is so hluhly recommended by school men of the entire Ftate , re- gardlcss of political parties , that his i ability can not be questioned. That ; he would prove a very superior county superintendent In Madison county , as i ho did in Cedar , la the verdict of all I who are acquainted with his work. Mr. "Ward .Is a man of thorough i training along the art of Instructing and likewise ho is a man of unusual i executive ability. Ho was chairman1 of the republican congressional com mittee three years ago when Judge Uoyd was elected to congress In the Third district. In that campaign Mr. Ward demonstrated that his executive ability Is of high order. From country school teachers testate state superintendent , people in the ed ucational world who have como in con- tact with Mr. Ward's work , are high 'In tholr praise for him. Ho is a great organizer , a man of splendid 1 system , nnd ono versed in every department - partmont of the work required of the county superintendent. , That ho would organize the schools of Madison county and bring them tea a high loyol of efficiency , resulting in , benefit to the children of every fanner in the county , Is unquestioned. Mr. Ward has made a clean , straight forward campaign , fruo from personal- Itles or "mud flinging. " That ho wilt conduct the affairs of his ofllco , if elected , In conscientious , painstaking and 'ofllcclcnt manner , ( UARNES , SEDOWJCK AND FAWt CETT. The men at the head of the ropub- llcan ' ticket In the Nebraska state campaign this fall Judge Uarnes , Judge ' Sedgwlck and Judge Fawcett are not experimental timber upon the bench. ' They have been tested and found capable of Interpreting the law fearlessly f and ably , and what Is more , they have been found wholly worthy the l confidence and trust placed In them l by the people of this common- wealth. Judge Harnos Is a northern Nebras ka ' man and ho ought to receive tho'i J ' ' solid support of northern Nebraska , where ho has lived for so many years and where ho got his first start upon j ; | a ' notable judicial career. Judge j Barnes I Is a Norfolk man , coming bore from ' Dixon county tweitty-ono years r ago , and among the people who know | him 1 , his superior ability as a judge of great mental scope , of absolute In tegrity * and rigid fairness is everywhere - whore recognized. Ho Is now acting chief ' justice on the Nebraska su-11 promo 1 court , n position which he fills with dignity. Ills recent declslftn upholding - holding ' the Sibley act , which reduced express rates In Nebraska 2ii per cent , Is ' regarded by many public men as carrying greater benefit to the people of Nebraska than any other decision In I n quarter of a century. Judge Sedgwlck served on the Nebraska - braska ' supreme court with great cred-1 It ' for one term , and Judge Fawcett'a' ' work on the supreme court commis-,1 , slon commends him to the confidence of the people of Nebraska. | Judge Barnes , Judge Sedgwlck andI ( Judge Fawcett are in every way worthy the support of Nebraskans in the ' coming election and may be In trusted ( Implicitly to ably fulfill the .sacred t obligations of the office with honor J and with absolute Impartiality. M'FARLAND 1 FOR COUNTY CLERK. One of the candidates in the Mad ison i county political campaign now being 1 waged is seriously handicapped In I the race by reason of circumstances , but 1 ought to be , and without doubt will 1 he elected despite the handicap. It just happens that right at this time t there is an extraordinary amount of < work in the office of the county clerk < and as a result of the extra work that t has piled up , S. R. McFarland , the t present deputy county clerk uid the I republican candidate for election to I the clerkship Itself , has been un able f to leave his desk and get out In I the county to meet the voters , as he 1 would like-to have done. Not only has this been the condi tion < up to date , but there Is promise of < continued extraordinary work In the I county clerk's office , and as a re- .suit Mr. McFarland will probably bo unable ' to get outsitte the courthouse building ' very much during the two . weeks remaining before election. | To most voteid , however , this very condition ( will appeal as an argument in I favor of McFarland for clerk , and among ! the fair minded men of the county < his handicap In being held down < to a desk while other candidates are able to spend all their time elec tioneering I , ought to make votes for the man i who stays on the Job and tends to ' the county's work without regard to ' Ills own fate In the ballots. For It Is needless to argue that -a man ' who will neglect his own personal campaign ' two weeks before election , to ' do the county work that comes Into the ' office , is just the kind of a man whom the taxpayers of Madison county are ' looking for , for that office. Sam McFarland is the logical man for ] the county clerkship at this time , anyway. ' Having Forved four years as deputy ( clerk , under George Richardson - son , he' Is trained as no other man can i be to Ften Into the place that Richardson : will leave , and to "make good" j on the Job. , , McFarland Is a high grade bookkeeper - keeper , a man of scrupulous care In attending i to f'p fine points of elerl- cal work , nnd lit-- long experience in tills branch of ondoivor fits him pro- OTlnent'y i ' for H-p duties that onvolve upon ' t ; connlv Herk. That he will receive an immense vote from the rootle of Norfolk and vicinity , where I'c has lived for so many years , ard whore he enjoys the Implicit confidence of all men. Is as sured. : i BURR TAFT , COUNTY COMMIS ' SIONER. ' There are many reasons why Burr Taft should be re-elected county comI mlsslonor of Madison county. There 1 are no reasons why ho should not be retained In that capacity. ' Madison county Is today , for the first time in years , out of debt. To 1 Mr. Taft's business ability much of the I , credit for this condition must bo' i ] ' given , regardless of politics. | Never were the bridges of this conn- ' ty .In such good condition as today. ' Old bridges , with both feet In the , ' grave , were the .rule In this part of the county when Mr. Taft was elected . commissioner. Today those old struc- , t tires have been removed and now i well-Dili It , substantial , permanent I bridges , erected at reasonable cost to the county , are the rule. I Ono Instance of Mr. Taft's execu- , live ability Is enough to Indicate the 1 ( kind of commissioner he is : For , twenty yearn the west end of Norfolk was flooded each spring , sometimes fre quently during each summer , by .over- i ( lows ' from the hills northwest of It I town. There was no outlet for the wa ter when It rushed Into town , and con * ; seuuontly It overflowed , doing thou sands of dollars worth of damage on each occasion. For years this hope- leys ' situation was allowed to exist. ' Neither city nor county remedied the condition. Burr Taft was elected commissioner and he solved the prob lem ' , Inducing the city to Join the county - ' ty t In the expense , by digging a ditch along the natural water way to the Elkhorn river. And now there are no more > Hoods. This Incident meant a very great deal directly to hundreds of Norfolk people. It means , Indl-j rectly , a great deal to all of Madison' I county , for a commissioner who would go at It and solve a problem such as Corporation C gOch was , may bo re- Hod 1 upon Implicitly to exercise the same zeal and the same fcood common sense in dealing with other problems that are apt to arise in the county's affairs. Burr Taft la a farmer , and ho knows the farmer's needs with regards to good roads , good bridges , etc. Since ho has been commissioner , ho has In sisted upon getting a dollars worth of work for every dollar paid out by the county for work on the roads. And his I doctrine In this connection will bo endorsed by every taxpayer , every farmer f and every business man in j i Madison J county. Taft has lived in Mndlson county for f a quarter of a century. Ho has earned the respect of his followmon. Ho I Is known to be a conscientious , hard-working , aggressive and a man of unquestioned Integrity. I When a public official Is found who is willing to give up his time to the public 1 service , who has the ability to manage i the public's business wisely ! i and economically , and who is at the same time , a man of absolute honesty , the voters will do well to see that such a man is retained In his office. AROUND TOWN. No thanks , Alfonso , you can keep your crown. It is possible to prove a good many things which are not true. A year from now paved streets will be a commonplace feature of.our every day life. . Warning to hotel keepers : Spear and Martin will get you , If you don't watch out. There never is a wedding but that people feel sorry either for the groom or the bride , or both. Tin not going to wash my hair any more , " said a Norfolk woman. "Get ting the dirt out allows too much grey to t show. " The Around Town editor wishes ho could attend sowing school ten mln- utes each day. They do say you hear more things there In a minute than you'd 3 hear normally In a year. When one girl follows another with her ' eyes and nods at the one walking away when she turns her head around , you may make up your mind that the watcher is looking to see if the other girl's clothes hang just right. There's going to be a murder In Norfolk ] some day that will set In the bhade all the killings you read about. There's avhist player In this town who trumps the partner's ace ninety- nine ' times out of 100. Some day there'll ' bo a shooting. There Is one man In Norfolk who smokes such punk cigars that when ever ( there's a party at his house , the smokoia smuggle their own private brands i In their coat pockets and then , when \ the host Isn't looking , make a sleight of hand change. ATCHISON GLOBE SIGHTS. If you are fair in giving both sides of ' a quarrel , it is a sign that it is not your quarrel. How a woman does drawl out the woid , "Y e s"when ! she Is trying to bo | sympathetic. People reem to disagree on every thing I oxcet t the statement that the cost ' of living la too high. When a woman with money gets married ' to a poor man , how tho"wo - men ! 'applaud her for holding on to It ! Wo have noticed that the only dif ference | between the words "lanky" and i "stately , " as applied to a girl , is found I in the father's bank account. After a man lias trained his wife in such ' a way that she Is no longer jeal ous , ho Is Just as dissatisfied as In the days ( when she was always turning green. | _ M _ _ _ A walnut tree Is a pretty sight at any season of the year ; tall , straight , with delicate-shaped leaves , but no girl on earth can look nt ono without thinking of fudge. "When I don't IIKO a thing very well mj'Eo'f ' , I can't understand that i other people like It. I .dislike football , i and I don't h 'l ' vo other people like I It. " Parson Twlno. There la ono . . . . of which every wife la sure. That the Lord Isn't goIng - Ing to bo very hard on Judgment Day on any man w' ' n 'ntbla ' wife have ) all the money she wants. Making Money On the Farm XVIII.-Tho Vegetable Garden By C. V. GREGORY. Author of "Homo Course In Modern Afirlculluro" Copyright , 1909 , by American Preit Aiioclatinn. (500D vegetable garden will pro A duee at least half of the fam , ily's IMng during the mini- mer months , to say nothing of the vegetables that may bo canned or stored , In the cellar for winter use. Many ; fanners object to a garden as causing too much work. That Is large ly because they make U so. Thu lar gest Item of work Is hoeing , and If the garden Is properly planned and man aged little of that will need to bo done. The mistake most often made Is In the locution of the garden. It la put In a little corner back of the house where there is no room to use horse tools. It la much butler to plant n few fruit trees In such a feiiaee and locate thu garden 1 some place where It can be worked by horsepower. Securing Early Vegetables. A south slope Is best If early vcgetn- blus ' arc wanted. A sandy soil la also a ' big help In getting things started early , but almost any soil may be made to give good results by draining and manuring. Fall plowing Is a nec essary step In gutting the garden plant- cd early. Then as soon aa It Is dry enough to work In thu spring It should be ' disked and burrowed until the bust possible ' seed bed Is produced. Earllness Is a prlmi- essential In a vegetable { 'urden. One of the main satisfactions In having a garden is In being able to send a mess of pens or a watermelon to the neighbors before they have any of their own. Then , FIO. XXXV SECTION OP HOTBED. too , the family begins to get hungry for green stuff usually long before there is any for use. Besides having light , early soil , a south slope and preparing the ground early , there are a number of other de vices that can be resorted to to secure carllncss. One of the most important of these Is the hotbed. A hotbed costs little , and after Its advantages have I once been found out by actual trial iti Is seldom abandoned. The best loca tion for a hotbed Is on the south side of a building. It should face thu south in order to get the most possible heat from thu sun. The main source of heat , however. Is fermenting horse ma nure. A pit may be dug for the ma nure , but the hotbed will be just us successful If thu manure Is piled on top of the ground. Thu pile- should be about two fuut deep and should be spread out flat and packed tightly. It should extend out about two fcut each way from the frame that is to be used. The manure used should have the proper proportions of straw and mols- turu , so that It will lie springy , but not too loose. It is a fact that much of the success of the hotbed depends on the proper condition of this heat supply. If the manure la too far advanced In dccom- position the fermentation will not be active enough to generate the proper amount of heat. On the other hand. If active fermentation has not already begun the necessary heat will not bo on hand when It Is wanted , and ger mination and growth will be alto gether too slow. A little careful at tention to this matter will prevent dis appointment. The frame may be of any desired size. accortMug to the size of glass that can be secured. A storm window makes a good top for a hotbed. If no glass can bo secured a sash covered with muslin may be used. The frame should bo about clsht Inches deep in front nnd fourteen behind. As soon ns the manure has been packed In place the frame should bo plaml upon It nnd about five Inches of rlr-h soil plac ed Inside. The best way to gut this soil Is to store It away In a barrel the fall before , as you will want It long before the ground thaws In the spring. Managing the Hotbed. The proper time to start the hotbed Is about six weeks before thu ground outside will be ready for planting. About three days after the hotbed has been started the temperature will have become uniform , and the seeds can be planted. They can bo planted thickly , since they are to be taken up before they have made much growth. The principal plants started In a hotbed are cabbages am1 tomatoes. Lettuce and radishes may also bo grown In the hotbed nnd If planted thinly enough may lie left there until they are largo enough to usu. If you want a few early melons or cucumbers the seed may be planted In strawberry boxes of dirt and placed In the hotbed. When the weather Is sufficiently warm Qiiteldc they may bo sot out In tne garden. Thu mots will make their wny through the i Ides of the box , and three or four weeks will be save : ! . This in a clever device for treating early sow- IHKS of jilnntK which do not bear trana- planting. Hiartcd In this way early In the season they may be transferred. Lux and all , Into the garden hod anil Kiiii'cr no liu kset. During cold nights the hotbed should lie cuMTol with straw ur old carpets to keep It from getting too com insuio On sunshiny daya the sash may Imvo to bo raised during the warmer part of the day to give ventilation. The plants should be watered In thu mornIng - Ing on warm days only to prevent too great n reduction of temperature. A eold frame IM almost IIH necessary IIM a hotbed. The plants raised In n hotbed are very tender and are liable to be lujilred If traiiHplanled directly to thu pmlen. The cold frame In made the name as a hotbed except that no manure Is used. After the plantH have obtained a good start In the hot bed they Nhoitld be tranafurred to the cold frame. The plants In the cold frame "are gradually accustomed to the outside air by leaving the sanli up for longer periods each day. This transplanting also helps the tomatoen and cabbages In another way. in that. It makes them thicker stemmed aid | causes better root development. A stocky plant of this kind Is always A better grower and ylelder. Early Potatoes. ' j A good way to aecure earlluuHH In the ease of potatoes IM to pack a limn- bef : In sand Hoiricwho.ru where they will get plenty of light. Thin should be done a week or so before planting time. As HOOD aw the ground Is ready these tubers nro set out carefully seas as not to break off the sprouts which have started. A week or more In the earllucss of the crop can be saved la this way. The early potatoes may Ixi planted rather shallow and a thlclv coating of straw placed between the rows. On nights when there IH danger of freezing , the plants can be covered with straw. No cultivation will bo necessary , since the straw will keep thu weeds down and conserve mois ture. When digging time comes tlw Htrnw can be thrown bade and the po tatoes will be found on top of the- ground , or nearly so. Of course thin plan Is not practicable except for a. few rows of thu earliest potatoes. j Rhubarb and Asparagus. j Another method of tC'curing early vegetables Is by the use of perennials , or those which come up from the roots each year. The most Important of these are asparagus and rhubarb. As paragus Is one of the most delicious vegetables that can be grown , and It fills In a space In the spring when there Is nothing else available1. Rhu barb comes nearer to being a fruit , making appetizing sauce and pies. In starting an asparagua bed the land ; should be manured heavily and plowed deeply. One year old plants grown from seed should bo planted four Inches deep and n foot apart In row s three feet apart. The early spring treatment of the asparagus bed con sists In giving It a thorough disking. After the cutting season la over a lib eral coating of manure should be scat tered between the rows. The stalk * should be cut In the full before , the hurries are fully ripe to keep the. be < l from becoming filled with seedlings. Asparagus cannot be cut much before- . . It Is three years old. Rhubarb Is easily grown from roots planted.uniuml n. ; . . ' " any out nf'the way corner and. . upf" . well mulched and manured. In planting the garden those plants which have the same habits of growth. . ' should be put together. The early crops should also be bunched aa mucji as possible. In some cases an early crop may be got out of the way In 'tlnift to put a later one on the same ground. Cultivation. The garden should he laid out In lone rows and as much of the cultivation as possible done with a horse cultl- . vat oh A one horye walking cultivator Is best for this work. A wheel hoe to get close to the plants and Into tins corners Is n valuable addition to the equipment. As a last resort a hand hoe may have to be used once In awhile to get the woods out of the row. Changing the garden to a new place every few years la a big help In keeping weedn In check. If the gardcu Is put on clean soil In the first place and few weeds are allowed to go to seed the labor problem will be greatly simplified. Insects. Of all the Insects that attack garden crops the ono that probably causes the most trouble Is the striped cucumber beetle. A practice often followed where but a few hills of vine croiw are grown is to cover the young planto with a frame of mosquito netting. A J'KJ. XXXVI Tim CAItllAOK 1'ATCII. belter plan la to knock the beetles to the ground by n slight blow and kill each one ivlth a drop of kerosene. Sprinkling tJie plants with pepper , to bacco dust or air slaked lime will help SOl'jjO. Paris green , applied at the rate of one pound to n hundred gallons of wa ter , with four pounds of freshly slaked lime added to prevent Injury to the foliage. Is one of the best remedies for cabbage worms and most of the other Insects that Infest garden crops. The big tomato worms can best lie killed by knocking them ofT Into n can of kerosene. The Experienced Father. Wife-My dear , the nursery needs re- decor-ting. What would you surest for the walls ? Husband-Cornicmcd Iron.-Woman's Home Companion A Fcod Expert. "What Is a fond expert V" "Any man who can muke his wn- < buy eiioii"h for the family fabl.- Ledger