Nebraska Newspapers

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TIIE OMAHA KTNDAY BEE: MAY 10, 1914.
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WEAR OLD DUDS IN GARDEN
When Puttering in Back Yard is
Good Time to Wear Them Out.
I OLD BROGANS FOR TIIE FEET
1 HomrtliliiK IJtmr to Mlp '
1 WhUii ho Not .oceitnrll- llnve
tn Hp Clemied nn (I AVorn
Innlile nf Home.
We Have Just Received a
Shipment of
nome subject!) and fuchsias of a drooping
habit are desirable, also Ivy lenved ger
unlus, petunias, geraniums, trade-scontla
and the erect and drooping asparagus,
documbena and nprengeti.
Hanging baskets must be watered reg
ularly and sufficiently at each ttppliuu
tlon. Never alio'" tho soli to becom dry.
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Mexcian
Shall we save you one ?
"Seeds that grow" Need any?
The Nebraska Seed Company
1613 Howard Street. Phone Doug. 1261.
Dandelions
can1 be killed out by using our
Sulphate of Iron.
STEWART'S SEED STORE
119 N. 16tli St. Opposit P. 0. Phono Doug. 977.
A. DONAGHUE
All kinds Of beautiful Potted Plants, choice Out Flowers
fresh every day from our Greenhouse.
OUR PRICES REASONABLE. OUR SERVICE PROMPT.
"In the illscuss'on of gardening cqHlp
, ment last work I overlooked one matter
that Is of ronl Importance," says a (Jar
' Cen Pago writer, "and that Is tlio proper
costume.
i "Old clothes are. of course, In order
and there Is usually, according to my
experience, no lack of them. In any coso J
you must realize tnat Hardening meana
woiklng In and with the soil, tho earth,
the good brown dirt thai 'stlcketh like a
brother' to clothes and hands and shoes.
Therefore, keep a suit of otherwlso negli
gible value solely for gardn work, or do
the rlBht thing nnd keep a suit of over
alls end Jumper near tho back door, where
you can slip It bit even for half an hour's
weeding. In all probability half of my
readers are now ready to havo ma sug
Best a suitable gardening costumo for
wemen, but here 1 must respectfully de
cline. To make useful suggestions along
any lino ono must first know his subject,
well; second, havo original Ideas regard
ing It, and, third, bo able to express them
Intelligently and In tho right terms. In
two of theso respects, at least, I realize
my fatal limitations, and as to the third
I forcseo that the Ideaa might be all too
original for consideration.
Proerninn Are (ioori,
"Returning to tho general subject, I ad
vise also a pair of typical brogans
heavy, largo, easy fitting boots, which
you can slip Into and out of quickly,
and which you would not at any time
expect to wear as far as tho dining room
or parlor this provision In order to pre
vent tho profanation of cholco rugs and
polished floors. 1 wonder sometimes why
somo ono doesn't introduco tho European
peasant's wooden- sabot for Kurd en work,
ntthough It has, I confess, tho disadvan
tages of being low cut.
"That brings In. by tho way, a detail
i of which somo may doubt tho truth and
I in recommendation that muy. appear Un-
Justlflcd-namcly, tho wisdom of wearing
a high cut loot for summor work. I
havo tried both-ln fact, have gone all
tho way from rubber soled sneakers to
kneo high rubbor boots and I am all for
a good, stout leather, hlgh-laced boot It
may rank second or lower In coolness,
hut for comfort It leaves any sort of tie
or pump floundering under a load of
sand and gravel that cornea In "over the
gunwales" at every step. In brief, for
gardening, as." for comfortablo 'cross
country tramping, tho light, thin soled,
low cut Qxford Is a delusion and a snaro.
Some Wear CI loves.
"Gtoves aro another Horn about which
I am Just an definitely decided, al
though hero personal preference cuts a
larger figure. To me, halt tho joy or
gardening la getting my fingers Into the
warm, moist earth. It Is a satisfying sen
cation; It suggests real work; and, after
all, If It leaves grimy traces In tho skin,
thoy constltuto an honorable scar rather
thun a stain. Incidentally, careful trans
planting and delicate weodlng do rot per
mit of even a surgeon's rubber glove, so
except when digging, wielding a mattock
or other heavy tool, or when working
among thorny bushes, leavq tho gloves
in tho cellar or tool houso."
A Burbank Garden
for $1.00
Luther rturbank's own selection
of his own seeds, 12 vurlptlcH, In
cluding Burbank poppies, gigantic
crimson morning glory, long soa&on
sweet peas, "rainbow" corn, giant
zinnia and 7 others of oqual merit,
all for $1.00.
Order takan for the Burbank XursarUs.
Importing
Grocers
Tublo '
Delicacies.
Do Not Be Afraid to
Out Away Wood in
Trimming Rose Bush
Do not be too tender hearted when
pruning roses. To some people pruning
roses Is like punishing children when tho
chastisement Is really needed. It hurts
the parents' feelings so much that it Is
often neglected, but If roses aro to do
their best do not spare the bush.
First of all, plant more roses this
spring even If necessary to dig up the
"golden glow" that was planted three
or four years ngo to make room for
this year's planting of roses.
Henry Hicks, tho "big tree" nursery
man, says that gardening Is only a
matter of progression anyway. The
people who get tho real enjoyment from
gardening do something different al
most every year.
When the rose bushes are first planted
tut them back to about four Inches from
tho ground Is the advice of W, li. Mc
Kay. This sounds ruthless but It Is
mccssary.
Then every yenr In the middle of
March cut ' them back to about eight
Inches from tho ground. Tnts will force
tho growth of new wood, which will
have blossoms in June. Ramblers and
climbers bloom from last year's wood
nnd should not bo cut at all unless you
wish to keep them within definite bounds
or to stimulate wood growth.
A bluo rambler roso Is now offered,
so that red, white, bluo and yellow ram
blcra may now bo had.
Madame Plantlcr flowers only from
tho old wood, so this rose Is one of tho
exceptions to tho rulo and should 'not
bo pruned very much. Give It nuffl
clent room to grow Into a large bush
Madumo George Uruant Is another good
white roso and tho foliage Is practically
Immuno to tho attacks of Insects. The
blofcfcom Is single, but of a dclicato char
acter In tho bud and in tho flower.
l'erslan yellow Is a good yollow, but
llko tho Plantlor blooms from tho old
wood, makes a large bush und Is one
of tho first In bloom. This rose should
not bo pruned much.
If ALMS SHOULD BE GIVEN
LARGE POT AND LOOSE LOAM
HANGING BASKETS SHOULD
BE FILLED WITH GOOD SOIL
To obtain tho best results from hanging
bankets, good soil and careful attention
must bo given. IV.ne the baskot with
moHS and fibrous turf, then fill In tho In
terior with good rich potting roll.
Tuberous rooted begonias form hand-
Palme should not bo over potted, but a
pot bound condition of the roots Is likely
to bo Injurious, especially when there Is
neglect In tho matter of watering and
syringing or sponging. In repotting re
member the plants do best in small pots.
Tho ideal soli for palms la a good rich
loam, leaf mould and a good addition of
sharp Band. Qood garden soil mixed
with an equal quantity of ono of tho
various advortlscd brands of humus and
a llttlo sand will give splendid result.
After repotting see that the now soli Is
mado firm In tho pot.
Sprouted Potatoes
Give Much Better
Crop Satisfaction
One expects ordinarily to plant potatoes '
not earlier than tha last of this minth I
or early In Jiny, depending upon the text- (
ure and condition of the particular soil.
But wherever a llttlo extra care can bo
given, considerable time' can be saved by
sprouting the seed potatoes Indoors before
planting them. It Isn't too late to do
this oven now, but next year, if you keei
these notes ns a reminder, you can be
gin as early as the first week In March,
and, by getting a cr6p of "spuds" in not
more than soven or eight weeks, thor
oughly surprise and outdo your neighbors.
A grower who has achieved notable and
gratifying success alon? this line says
that his best record was made when ho
brought up from the cellar a bushal of'
tubers which had already developed half-
Inch sprouts. These were carefully spread
on trays in a light room where the tem
perature could bo maintained between
forty and sixty-five degrees. The sprouts
old not Increase in length under this
treatment, but, together with tho rurfaco
of the tubers, took on a greenish-bronz
appearance. On April 18 each potato was
carefully placed in a hill, in light sandy
loam soil, a pint of mixed hen manure
and ashes being applied and worked Into
each hill. The yield was no less than
fifteen' bushels in Just seven weeks!
In sprouting potatoes In this way tako
caro not to let tho sprouts become more
than an Inch long, nnd be Blire not to
break them off in placing. As with all
other plant growth tho shoots' will bo
slender, palo and weak ns long as kept
In tho dark; light, as well as a slightly
lowered temperature, will Induce stockier,
hardier and therefore more deslrabe tls
sue.
Magnolias Should Be
Planted Right Now
to Get Best Results
jTS SURE HOT!
1 without awnings on your store or residence. Phone Doug- I
I las 8S2 nnd have our salesman give you nn estimate.
RASPBERRY ANTHRACN0SE
CURABLE WITH SPRAY
Raspberry anthracnoso has boon troub
ling the fruit growers of this and other
state quite a bit for a long time It is
now found, that much can be dono In
checking this disease, which affects es
pecially tho blackcaps, and also the purple
sorts (Columbian), by spraying tho dor
mant wood with a strong solution of Iron
sulphate or (green) copperas, a pound to
tho gallon of water, and following this
up ,by two sprayings with Bordeaux mix
ture during the foro part of tho growing
season. A fow days or a week before
the buds actually push out is tho right
tlmo for applying tho first or dormant
spray.
The magnolia Is tho best example of
tho soft, brittle, spongy-rooted plants,
which on that account nro best planted
right now, when broken roots will most
quickly heal. For best results tho roots
should bo moved in a good, large ball of
earth; In any event, It will pay to avoid
cheap nurserymen and cheap stock and
buy only large, strong specimens that
are certain tp have been carefully1 dug
und that are shipped with a generous
amount of earth around tho roots, and
securely burlapped.
In planting, carefully remove, prefera
bly with a sharp knlfei alt flower buds,
for newly set plants cannot be expected
to becomo well established and produce
flowers at the samo time. Theso buda
aro easily recognized, being largo and
plump nnd borne at tho tips of tho
branches. Tho larger specimens should
bo soaked to prevent further root brcak
ugo or disturbance caused by high winds.
Water the plants generously, especially
during the first summer, and do It as
ono should water a ,lawn, or, In fact,
any sort of plant that is, soak tho soli
thoroughly wherever it shows the need
of any water, and do not give it more
until another thorough soaking is re
quired. During tho hottest weather a
mulch of rotted leaves, lawn raklngs or
peat will help to prevent tho loss of
moisture from the soil by evaporation.
A good rich soil containing peat or
other typical humus Is tho most desired
medium for their growth, much as in the
caeo of rhododendrons. Also a somewhat
sheltered location or temporary protec
tion from winter winds is worth while.
Tho species which bloom boftoro tho
leaves, especially, appear to best advan.
logo against a background of ever
green or a building of dull tones.
COUCH HAMMOCKS.
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LAWN MOWERS.
Scott-Rawitzer Mfg. Co.
Phones: Doug. 882-338.
11th and Harney Sts.
They Must Be Moved
A large stock of fruit trees grown on leased ground must bo
moved. We prefer selling this stock cheap to moving them to our
newly purchased farm at Keystono Park. Apple trees S ft
5c, 3& to 4 ft. tall, 8c, 4 to 5 ft tall, 12c. Nice young cheery
trees lCc each. Budded peach trees, 3 ft., 10c. Larger fruit
trees proporUonately low. Four-year-old pear trees, 5 to 6 ft
25c each; 6 to 7 ft., 35c each. Largo heavy dwarf pears, 25c
each. See our beautiful shade trees, .shrubs and hedge fence.
Write, conic, or phono Benson 634.
Benson-Omaha Nursery
Display Grounds, 01st nnd ItJggs Sts.
P. J. Flynn, Proprietor. iw, ,
Vtals stal aruarantaas an orig
inal Burbank production.
Connects with
llnuidols
Stores by
West Arcade.
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wxxs Aim iron rnwoxs ahd dated rem iawnb, oakbek and poultry taxos. trellises tor
TUTUS Aim ROBE3. UHAFB ARBORS. rXOWES BORDERS.
Wire Arche
Summer Houses
Churn and Settees
Tree and Flower
Guards
Lawn Vases
m
Clothes Posts
Iron and Wire
Window Guards
Screen Door Guards,
Send for Catalogue.!
Prlca ootnplate. fenca nar llnsal ft EBo.
sat In plaoe. Wira only, 36 Inches high, 10c per ft.
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v.-P1" ' the season to think about Improving TOUn r.A-rorj- m,-.
YARD. Let us sliow you how wo can Viv. ni, mnVlir iAwlj and BACK
and WIRE FENCING. GATES, FLOWER BeS BOnDmTnS $
and roses. TREE GUARDS. Come and f h.i!ISSnl TRELUS for. vine
an estimate on the cost of what yoJ need STf Wil" be B,ad to rou
worth while for you. SaWaSSlSSS Y U"V0 Bom" u&ui
ANCHCNR FENCE COMPamv
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( WERTER DeVAUGHN, ' s
SEEDS, BULBS, PLANTS and NURSERY
at 1014 Harney Street. Phone Tyler 2000.
ttocks of.v th wBhest Quality. Lawn fortUbor that la not
equalled by any other brand. M not
Golden Rod Brand Means Perfection.
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WOMEN ACTIVE IN TENNIS
Spring Season Brings Oat Many
Aspirants for Honors.
TOURNAMENTS AEE INSPIRING
ncttrBBeit Number Over the Couutry
llnve Bffect of Interesting Many
I'lnrcrs of Vnrtoua
Classes. !
JiEW YORK. May -Preparations '
throughout tha lenxth and breadth ot
the land point to the fact that lawn
tenuis for women la to experience consid
erable activity this season. The women's
slda of the same has not- followed tho
sure and steady growth which lias ad
vanced tho men's play and tournaments
tlurlnc the last decade. In tills country
tha women's tournaments and the en
thusiasm of tho women players has been
Its fitful and mercurial as tne springtime
season. There waa a tremendous impetus
When Mrs. May Sutton Uundy, at the
time Miss May Button, wont abroad and
raptured the English national champion
ship after bavins won all the honors pos
sible In this country. No other Ameri
can, man or woman, has ever been able
to accomplish the same thins. May Sut
ton's name and her battering ram strokes
Were famous and eet to mi sic in the
"halls," and for a season or two there
Was a tremendous boom In women's lawn
tennis, which died away, and until this
season displayed no signs of being re
vlred. Served urn Inspiration.
The ranking of the women players last
season, for the first time, appears to have
jierved as the Inspiration for the greater
.number of tournaments devoted to women
which appeared on the national list when I
it was Issued recently. The greatly In
creased number ot women's tournaments
was ono of the features of tha list of
meetings, and It has caused mora than
one tournament commlttco at this tlmo
to make arrangements for women's play
where it hod only been the intention to
decide the men's events. The eastern
women ore beginning to understand. Just
as their brothers ore awakening to the
truth, that It has an abundance of hard
and fast tournament conmeV-.ton which
has developed the CaWomians to the
pinnacle of success, and which gives them
the top places In every department of
tho game. One of tho first ten on tho
women's list. Miss Mary Urowne, No. 1;
Mrs. B. O. Bruce, No. S; Miss Florence
Sutton. No. 3. and Miss Anita Myers, No.
0. ore all ot California.
The list, when It was issued last au
tumn, made It evident that the women's
game was woefully weak In tho eastern
states, ahd at once some ot the leading
spirits, like Miss Marie Wegner. Mrs.
Darner Wollacti. Mrs. Frederick eohmlts,
Mrs. Benjamin V. Driggs, who was for
merly Miss Dorothy Ureen, and Mrs.
Marshall Mclean, undertook to stimu
late the clubs to foster the competitions
for women.
Title HoIiIIur- n Mistake.
The ono thing that was aimed at and
which Mllos 8. Charlock and George T.
Adee ot tho ranking committee favored
appeared to have been lost. It waa their
Idea that the holding of the women's na
tional championship at tho beginning of
the season waa a mistake. They planned
months before the list waa made up to
carry the women's championship over
into September and so make It one ot the
great meetings of the closing season. To
the dismay of many of the women this
part of the plan does not seem to have
I worked successfully this year, due to the
reasonable contention that tho leading
women players are so scattered In Sep
tember as to mako It Imposstblo to get
together a representative flold, and so the
date awarded for tho tournament oa the
turf of the Philadelphia Cricket club Is
that ot tho week beginning June S.
Many of the women aro skeptical as
to whether or nat the early date in June
will result in so skillful or so repre
sentative a gathering at Philadelphia as
might be brought together there three
or four months later. As the tournament
list stands, the Important competitions
for women are all scheduled for dates
following the national championship. As
Georgo Adee pointed out at the time of
the ranking last year: Miss Mary Browne
won tho notional tltlo and there she was
defeated no less thun three times In other
tournaments decided In 'the latter part of
the season.
A majority u the women players have
urrlved at tho conclusion that It la only
by their own efforts that their depart
ment of the same In this country may
be established on the same status as that
of the men. They hope and expect to
achieve much in tho wuy ot stirring up
popular Interest tills year. The leaders
are striving fur good-sizable entry lists,
which will bring out a host ot young
players, among whom may be found an
other Miss May Sutton, or a worthy suc
cessor to MIks Mary Browne.
WRIGHT TAKES NUGENT TO
THE LEAVENWORTH PRISON
DepulM United States Marshal A. M.
Wright took Phillip Nugent, who plead
guilty to forgery ot postal savings bank
certificates, to the federal penitentiary,
where the prisoner is sentenced tor a
year and a day.
CIVIL SERVICE EXAMS
FOR MALE STENOGRAPHERS
Owing to the unusual demand for malo
stenographers for field work under tho
civil service a special examination for
entrance ot a salary of WOO per year will
bo held at Omaha and in other cities on
May 19. While females will be permitted
to take the examination It Is said the
larger demand Is for male stenographers,
many of whom are .assigned to the In
dian servlco or the land offices tn thU
section of the United States.
Wonderful Cuutfh Itemed'.
Mr. D. P. kawson of Edison, Tenn.,
writes: "Dr. King's New Discovery is a
most wonderful cough, cold and lung
medlolne. Wo and 1.00. All druggists.-.
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To OuzcobyRail
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eating soup and fried stuffs cooked over
clay or sheet Iron stoves while you wait.
In the shed part of the market the
nrnmen have stalls, each about five feet
square. I asked as to the prices and
found that eggs are now selling ai -t
ccnU a doten. Beef coats 7H cents a
pound and mutton 10 cents, whether
It bo lamb or old ram. The part ot
th unlmal from which the cut comes
makes no difference. Tou pay the same
for a steak cut from the loin or tno
neck. The butcher women have no
scales and they guess at the weight.
Sold In riles.
Vegetables are not sold by measure,
but tn piles, and the usual price per
pile U 5 cents, or Shi cents" American.
Hero is a woman selling red peppers.
She has a cloth covered with piles ot
ten each. They sell for S cents per
pile In tho next stall are green beans,
each contutnlng a handful, nnd beside
them cokes of native cheese the slzo of
a biscuit that you can buy for a nickel.
A little farther over they aro selling
qulnua. This la a grain as big as the
head of a pin that the Indians use to
make mush. Tho piles are half a pint
each and they cost 2 or S cents. The
Isame woman has corn in piles ot ten
nubbins as long as your finger, and also
hominy In a cloth looking llko a dirty
dish rag. The hominy grains are as big
as my thumb nail, and about halt as
thick as my thumb.
I am Interested in the potatoes. This
Is their natural home. The great-great-great
grandfathers and mothers of all our
potatoes were born on this high plateau
ot the Andes. The tubers ere of all col
ors and sizes; some as big as my fist,
others the size ot a thimble. Some are
bright red. others yellow, others black,
and some little ones are as pink as the
toes of your baby, and not much bigger
around. The pink ones aro used to make
soup.
Corn of JInuy Colors.
The corn also la of many colors and of
different varieties. Here is a pile as
black as your boots. A little further
over la one of bright yellow and the next
pile Is dark red. The same woman has
white chuno for sale. By this I mean
frozen potatoes which have been put
over night In the water and then prlnkled
and frozen and dried. They will then last
for years without spoiling, and are a
favorite dish of the Indians.
It Is Interesting to watoh the market
women. Some of them are Cholos, as
you can tell by their straw hats, and
their complexions, which not not so
dark as those of the Indians. They wear
hats and shawls, and have skirts which
come almost to tho ankles. Tho Indian
women have hats like a plepan with
upturned brims and low crowns. They
also wear shawls of red, bluo, yellow or
black. They have on embroidered waists
and voluminous skirts. A single woman
may weur a half dozen skirts, so that
her dress stands out as did those of our
girls in the days of wire petticoats.
Plenty of Men PreMcnt,
There are Indian men by the hundreds
'walking about through the market. They!
are ouylng and selling, and there ore
Indian women going about with bundles
on their backs and babies on the topa of
the bundles. The men have flat round
hats with brims turned up all around,
ahd under the hats are knit caps .of
bright colors with ear flaps, which hang
down to their necks. Somo of the Indians
are driving in llamas, loaded with goods,
and some "carry great packs on their
Shoulders containing vegetables and
other wares which they have brought in
from far away in the country. The
whole scene Is ono ot bright colors, but
It Is quiet, and the people are gentle
and somber. They talk in low tones,
and they seem very timid. When I point
my camera at them the women hide
their faces and the children howl and
go off on the run.
One of tl)e odd sights ot the market,
lloyr Truffle Is Hnudleil.
and also ot the streets throughout Cuzco,
Is the traffic and the way freight Is car
ried. Everything comes Jn from the coun
try on donkeys, or mules, or on llamas,
or upon the backs ot men and women.
There Is not a carriage In the whole city,
and when one goes out to ride he must
go horseback, or muleback. In coming
in on the train I had the station master
with me. He had been instructed by tlit
superintendent of the road to see that I
got to my hotel, and as I have a great lot
of baggage I told him ho had better hire
a carriage. He replied that there were
no carriages in Cuzco, but that he might
take the street car and that my tpyo
wrlter and trunks could bo carried on
tho backs of Indian cargadores. I found
the street car to be a long box resting
on wheels, with a team four shaggy
mules as the motor. Theri were half a
dozen such cars, each' with Its separate
team, ana tney were bo crowded that I
was barely able to get standing room.
The cars run only to the trains- ami
theso arrive and depart three tlnies a
week, so that If you can get a car. ride
a day you are lucky. It Is about a' mllo
and a half from tMe railroad depot to
the main plaza, and our rtulea went on
tho gallop.
Hotel Accommodations,
Our hotel, the Gasco, Js within half a
block of the track. It is run"' on the
European plan, and we were able to get
two very good rooms at a price of two
gold dollars a day. Our meals we tako
at the hotel of Senor Pedro Zanchez,
which faces the great plaza and the cath
edral. The entrance to this house is a
cavelike passageway, through courts
which ar.e bad smelling and dirty, and It
Is only when you reach the dining room
that you dare to cease from holding your
nose. Once there the accommodations
aro better. The food is Peruvian, but the
eggs are fresh and the meats are good.
Tho landlord studies to please, and hl.i
prlcen J1.26 a day for three meals, Is
low. The only trouble Is the lack of
good lights. Cu nco's only illumlnants are
coal oil and candles, and I frequently
stumble over Indians' us I go out of the
hotel on th way to my rooms after
dinner.
FRANK G. CARPENTER.
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