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i--- GOOD VARIETIES; JO -PLANT 0 OASDZ3I wopltU wtthoo a rodlcloug geJecOoa wa and shrubs, a4 the many pes-14 oqninm of the Jaet few mn, feare made thesa ttu a ttusi mm rhe meet atealreM object of Coral decoration. Tbey copy but L'tCe require toot little cra. m4 Hn a large return ot flower aad foliage. Their culture la ry simple They wQl thrive ta aay rood garden eofi Ia planting dig hole about three fet la diameter, tmlea the ehtib to Tory unIL wba two feet wllTdo: flu 1a vita rich loam, end set tbo tree or hhrub eere-fulJy la tbo canter, treating- the eon wall around so It boot bo firmly ea-ttrHK There la nothing gained by digging amaS hole, and crowdlBf la the roota of th plant; you may eave la labor. but you dearly pay for year after year, in a elckly plant and tarvllng flower Ton muit give tho roota geoerou treatment If you waih tbo plaat to afford a wealth of foils aad fkwr.

If tho shrub droop from drought. tb boat way to revlv it la br syringing U- foliage In tb renin, and by giving water at th root from a flower pot sunk la tho ground and filled with water; or. If a- pot of sufficient aUe can Dot obtained, an old butter firkin, with an ufr hoi Id th Bottom, will aaewer admirably. Tho autumn treatment U. oniy to five a top dressing of manure, to be dug In light with a fork (a spade Injuries the rooUT around the plant In oarly spring, when tha border la dug over.

Tbo only praalng aeoeaeary ta cut out -any too luiuriant or unsightly brancbea, wbteb abouid be done with a sharp prun- lag knife If tbo plant ait somewhat lender or week. It may be wen to protect tnem against the winter's cold br tying them up la etraw, or. atill better, cedar bougha. which nay ba prettily trimmed OS, ao that all winter the plants toon Ilka trimmed evergreens i 1 1 mm esiaonsneo, aa soon as it la out of bloom rut It down to the ground; it may be hard ta do tt. hot patience a wbli.

an 4 before autumn you will ha ve a fine growth IS ONE YEAR OLD AND HAS of young wood, which the next aprlng ill giro rou profuse bloom. THIRTY-FIVE MEMBERS. A flne tree, and beautiful both tn foil- age and sower, blooming withal lata tn the eeeeon. Is the Catalpa fC. syrtngaiolla It ta, however, too large for a email gar- Yl M.

C. A. MEETING nowere la July, tn largo terminal bunches oa the ends of the branchea wnui maraea with purple and yellow and dtllclouely fragrant. Aa a cowpankB to the June Berry, we may have our flowering Dogwood (Ooroua I da), a beautiful native tree, wboee flowera are surrounded by rerr con- epicuoua wnne noral leaves, which ren-J er am piani very attractive, and which are succeeded la autumn bv red berriea The foliage also turns blood red with tha autumn froeta. It la a small tree, occupies but little apace, flowers when quite younr, and should be more generally cul-.

live ted. Korleutarta TanlculaU ta a low tree producing ta August bunches of bright plfw flowera. It ta but little known. nowerer. or It would be more commonly 5rown- ho foliage la handsome, and the flowera come out at a season when few treea are In Naom.

It needs a rich soli jjTid a gunny situation. Tho Utaca iPyrtagal. af whfch there 0.T.t.'"".'nr wieUea. and the Syr-tngaa tThlladelphas), ere too well known to fteed description; they are all pretty and flourish ta any garden aoll. All these planta will bear any exposure and thrive where other ehntbe would dwindle and die- The English and Prc-tch Laburnum (Cytisuoi are somewhat tender la the v-Mnlty of Boston; they wllL however.

newer splendidly tn a somewhat sheltered Inratloa: their golden chain of blossoms Is very beautiful. A few years el nee, one ef the na three of the mountalna of tbo middle and southern states was Introduced to oe be Messrs. I "arson a We mean that tovery ah rue. Ftuartia rVntagy nia, watch haa safely stood our winters, and eeitghta aa each August br a profusion of large camel lia- r.ke nowere, white, with purple center. riant thli shrub, however email the ranien; you will never repent for tt repay you a thousand fold.

For a pretty, hardy tree, eminent for delicate foliage and prettv bloaeoma, give ua Ul Flberian Pea Tree fCaragana arboreecenst. givea a profusion of poav-shaped yellow -flowera In May, and its foliage has a dark, healthy green hue until late Into the fall. It la amait. occurring but little space. There are other a pec lea; all are pretty, hut many.

require to be grafted on a tall stock to ahow to advantage, aa tbey are tow, shrube, Uttla Known Bulba. How seldom tha Cne Crown Xmnartala, rritlUarla tmperlalla. are aeaa; yet they are among tha moat striking planta ta their season, and of sterling' value ta tha border, where tha tail a teas, three foot high, are crowned with a large cluster drooping beil-ahaped flowara, eur mounted by a wbcrl oX green Uavea. Tha flowera are orange-red, yellow, and red, and must remain tindlsturbod to do area. Muacari botryoJdee album Peoria of Spain is a pure white form of the com-mo'i Crape tlyacinth, and should be aeea in larre clumps tn every flower border.

ia the rock garden, too, they are extremely effective. Xluscarl eornosrum. tie Tassel Hyadnth, Is tar from common, rrr i-c at the top of the vstera quaint tc-l-i ke beads ct dark blue fiowora. lirr.a'-oralum pyratrldaLa. a beautiful form cf the Star of Bethlehem, la l.ttie known.

Ia sprir.g it throws up a larre spike of a-io wy-w h-Me floe era en stems two feet an t. fit Arrsi with -f. era oa ste six lrcae and striped UgU blue, Planned fcr Thi City at Fifteenth and Missouri Streets. The Sfetere of Charity of Indiana, a colored organisation of this city, with about twenty subordinate lodge and several Juvenile branches distributed over the state, recently bought property at Fifteenth and Missouri streets, a lot to by 150 feet, on which tbey purpose to erect, next arch, a hospital for- colored peo- FJe. one ward of this hospital la to be or patients without means, who will be treated free Of charge.

The sister have ome money In hand and are now arranging to finance the work by the sale of ooepUal stock among the different subordinate lodge of the order In the city andi state. The order pre ides for the cere of aick cl Wren as well as adotts by tne payment of duea. A number of colored newsboys are now. aa members of a Juvenile branch, ma. king such payments.

The state president ia Ada Goto, and tbe boepttal board consists ot Ada Go ins, Ella Waidroa and Martha Thomas, all of this city. Ntws Notes ef Colored Ptopla. The Woman CTab wia meet Monday with Mra. Maria Spear, ta Center street. The'Fraa Fraa Club was entertained Thursday evening at tha home of Mra.

Stella Hatch, rte Rev. T. A. WEson. of Loet Creek.

wa the guest of the Ksv. T. A. Sartne during the week. Tho Wonaan'a Imprtvemexst CSub will meet Thursday with Mra, Iran) Batrby, ia Talhott avenue- Tho next meeting of tha Baptist state ronveetioa will be held at Rising Strn, at Shiloa Baptist, church, tho Ber.

H. Cox. pastor. Tho Tueeday night Bible etaas at the Y. M.

ts having tntereetlcg ieiiuii. Th social half hour around the supper table 1 much enjoyed, Mrs. Kate Stewart, organist of Bethel 4 7 There can bo gjyn here oniy a usi or la natura.iy aajearuarced gooa season piaDta are to be preferred to old stock for Instance of the conQU WO Mat trees ana nruoa. wiin oriei oe- nut even wr.ere tne naray ouiooor garoen tt bouae Older plants can be krDt over i matter. aertpttona of each, from whk the reader la a sole dependence for flowers, some- ai)T in a rood cellar Fruit growing as a hobby haa aeveral an select those whwh beat suit hie taste thing can le rescued now that will give i nolnts of advantaxe over other phases or i a i i i iiib m.

i 1 1 1.1 a lj I i ii i lnwan r-tar or i imrn i AJi are aumcienuy r.aroy to nana our pieeeur ana aeep ire eenae o' 'departments of garaenlng, ana ICU la lnc pieeaur grown either ln water in aoll. ordinary wlntera without protection A llat of large treea la not included, rrtit mention la made tf anall tteta. ihlrti are exceedingly ornanirntal. and may be grown tn a limited a The June Berry, or Kfiad Duah (AnifUn-ehler la a pretty name rarely attaining a greater huht tiiui: twelve feet, and In earlirat with white bloesoma. 1 latrr by Clusters of purptlah Unit txriiea Both ln leaf and Dower it la ahowy.

aad la one of the few natlvea Men aeema to bo appreciated. The flowrri cume out before the leaves. The Flowering Acacia (A tIkom) Ii a amail tree, covered with a profusion of pea-ahaped plnkiah white flowers, on abort, cloee racemes ln June. It has the merit of growing anvwhere. and always flowering well.

Its foliage ta teat, locust- lika. and pretty. a aiDgle stem, it makea a One plant. Its fault la. a tendency to throw up ei.ckeri.

which ran' er It a rnu hiMnm, nlm In i ours, aaa IO enjoy Its beauty Mom three apectt-a will bear neglect and hard treatment, Indeed, tbey will grow In spite of you. A well-known and always popular ebrub la the little dwarf-flowering Al-nond (Amygdalus pumtla fl' pi found everywhere, and yet. as Is usually the case with oar beet and most common bleeadnra, not appreciated. A mile care wouia improve this plant wonderfully flowera oa the young wood, therefore more shoots we can get in the sum tne mora flower the neit snrinr therefore. your plant is thrifty and well- 1 lauty tn a world of living growth l.throjghout the routine of the indoor life ail In tl factlor and value The true "uplift" la r.

for aomethlcg mere than dol-ia; and rent A f-w planta of pleeuHng character In fin condition will give more enjoyment than a large Hand of ragged specimens that look as If they felt uncomfortable and out place The planta thst one merely wlahea to keep over are beat put in the cellar -r ln an unuaed chamber that la free from frost Plants for the A aether little a-em of tha aajn fimllv lilng room m-jn Ne In bright condition ao common thst lis beautv In not appre- I rwl hk com pan I on a hie It 1 true that dated, is the Roe Acarm (A hlatinla) lifter har.go f-om the cpen air to JU Clustered bunches t.f pink pee-shp-d hest the houae aom lit flowers" are familiar to all. If trained to a11 'or of K-cllmntton new -ttart lcto their lives that givr-e a rich and permanent satis Propping of foliar at time la not an alarming symptom hiit la a email ga -den. It la. hoteirr, a favoriu rather to be experiea are: rrc-t1ent. W.

I. Apllng. president. or easily forced for winter bloom thla climbing ln riotous color at tne aide of dainty and finished habit of growth. In whl.

both follare and flowers make an ornament-plant like the begonias. of the BIBLE CLASS A FEATURE OP BETHEL A.M.E.SCHOOL A feature of the work of Bethel A. K. Sunday school, the Rev. T.

A. Smythe. pastor. Is creating much Interest among the members and friends of this church It Is the Business Men's Bible class, or- ganUed about one year ago by San- dere, a member of long standing. The class has about thlrty-flve members.

Dr Joseph Ward i tne teacher. The officers vlce- retar et krnridge bmith; treasurer H. U. Saiiocii. The nt; if a teriea of social gatherlnta plannt-d for winttr by tha class was held durir.j the week at the home of H.

l. Sat. dere. A paper on "Duty as an Investment," bv t. 1- Haj-es, a supervising principal -of the colored public schools, was read and discussed by members of the rla Talks followed by lira.

Joseph Ward and Stuart and the Rev. T. A. window will give a brighter aspect to a raw winter day It Is often the least iro-MMnus attempt that pleaaee most ln home adornment A church, will go to Louisville Monday to be acc ompanist for Mrs. Lu- I retia Knox ln a recital The Flora Grant Mite Missionary Society will have a Halloween social Mon- I day right at the home pf Mrs AUIe I Cheatham Oivrns.

41i ToMlo street. A Halloween social Was given last night for the benefit of Wltherspoon United I'reebyterian Sunday achoy: at the home of the Hev and Mrs George Brabham. The aewir.g circle branch of the Woman's Missionary Society of Wltherspoon L'nlted Preahvtenan church met Thursday with Mra. M. A Clark, ln Highland place.

Mrs Lucretia Knox will go to Ixul-ille to sing. Monday evening. Beginning Monday. November 7. she will fill a months' engagement at a Louisville vaudeville theater.

A Halloween social was given yesterday by the pupils of McCoy school. Recitations, songs and games were features Popcorn, apples and candy were served at the cloee of the program. The colored night schools being conducted at public school buildings 17. 26 and began thla week with an unusually large sttendar.ee Classes are held Monday. Wednesday and Friday nights.

Tomorrow Jones tabernacle will hold its first quarterly meetlnu of the new con ference ear The presiding elder, the William Wler Stuart; sec- v. i 3 at 3 o'clock The Lotus Club, social organisation of colored men, gasw Its first party of the season during the week at Masonic hall, the guests numbering nearly two hundred The grand march wi led by Mr. and Mrs. Maurice K. White Mi Bessie a V.

and missionary worker, will lecture at i Slmnaon Chanel nxt evening. studies by the; class are along the Unoa o.T.." calling Tuesday Tueedav Mrk. Sadie IXingee. grand worthy counsellor of the Caianthe Courts ct Indiana, has returned from Greenville. where she went to attend th funeral of John W.

Strauther, supreme vice-chancellor ef the Colored Knights of Pythias of America. Thomas E. Taylor, general secretary of the colored branch of the Y. M. C.

A. is representing tbe association at the thirty-seventh international convention, now in session at Toronto. Canada. Mr Taylor will visit his former borne at London. Canada, before hi return.

The Rev. H. L. Herod, pastor of the Second Christian church, received a call to the only colored Christian church in Chicago, which has a large and constantly growing membership. The call xomee Jointly from th church proper and (aom the board of management of tbe Christian Churches of Chicago white.) Stork Carries Twine to St.

PauL tt pedal te The radians ports News.) PACT- October a The stark biwght two set of twins to two 6t. Paul home thla week, leaving a boy and' a girl for Mr. and Mra. Walter Doty aad Mr. and Mra.

creche! B. Kerr. A Great Change, Cxicage Ken. seat Kile, pointing te feaeea wttn pare ale. wno waa her rytag to rate, his train.

wbe we a great so cial Boa before sa get -Alas, seer nair Eke ivjcrfsjee Giles. "Hi leeks teacher. monthly, g. Mission a man not of one idea only ln i ar Kit aarvarw I aa aarasalf meeting either weekly except that a man of almost any age ln normal health can not accomplish without undue physical etraJbv the conatant attention ln the flow era are alwaM as much the prettiest or tne tree, mulching, surface cul-and het as are own children. tivatlon, blossom and fruit thinning, etc R.

P. W. Thornton, of Cincinnati; W. E. M.

Hark-leman, of this city, and Robert Hopkins, of Cincinnati, national Bible eehoo superintendents of the Christian church, will make a national Bible school tour of three thousand miles, beginning October 31 and ending November and covering twelve of the leading cities of the country- The party will reach Indianapolis Wednesday. November 2. and the meeting will be held ln the North Park Christian church. There will be morning, afternoon and evening sessions. The purpose of thla tour Is to introduce among the Christian 1 churches the front rank Bible school standard.

I The requirements agreed upon by the national and State Bible school superin tendents are aa follows; 1911 Front Rank School. 1 Graded Six departments with a superintendent of each; cradle roll, primary beginners). Junior, Intermediate, adult, home; a superintendent or secretary of classification; an annual promotion day; supplemental or graded les- onhT" the primary. Junior and inter- L. Ii: i vi W- umril am cid.uu ovrtri Cuu- mwll tea at J5 Lovtm: da November at 3 o'clock.

VacherTr-toLr-A class mapped out by the International Sunday VT'' "1 "7lZl -JTl eci.ool system, with short talks on "Prac- "3 TkV 17" tlel Tlirlo, Annlied to Rualneea" i president of the school. The Rev. H. Ileal Religion aa Applied to Business. hiff(ir of lhiJ etty a menlber of SISTERS OF CHARITY HOSPITAL board of trustees of the school.

The opening "monster meeting" of th colored Y. A. will be held Sunday. November 1J. at the Wltherspoon U.

P. church, at I p. m. The Rev. W.

Weaver will be the speaker and there will be a special musical program. Olivet Baptist church by a unanimous vote has extended a call to the Rev. Charles Lewis to Its pastorate. Mr. Lewis I an Indianapolis young man.

who ha studying either the first or advanced course. Organised Classes Th International certificate ef recognition for all classes whose member are over sixteen years of age. 4. Bibles-At least per cent, of th A missionary committee of ciety, foreign missions, benevolence. A GROWING SUNDAY SCHOOL.

Wett Park Christian Has an Efficient Woman for Superintendent. The Rev. W. D. Battle, pastor of the West Park Christian school.

efficient has been the work of Mrs. F. Ing ln tbe direction of the school that it waa the first school in the state In the Christian church to reach the 191 front rank standard. The primary and Junior departments of thla school have been equipped with kindergarten chairs and table sufficient to accommodate two hundred children, and special effort ia being made to develop the hand work required by the graded lessons. The offering of the achooi last Sunday averaged five cents, which te aa unusually high average for the ordinary Sunday achool offering.

Loyalty ef Young Man. Both Mra, Long and Mr. Bartte are plea ml with tha Increased loyalty of th young men of the achool. not alone te tho school, hut also to the church. Mrs.

Long thinks that thla haa been brought about tn a large memsure by the development of the athletic department of tbo school. The baseball team woa tbe championship of tha Marlon County of trees of different varieties but of simi lar rorm. or of trees of the same variety and form treated In different ways, and only those Who have tried it can credit it. And lastly, fruit rrowlnc aa a hobby has this point of advantage over most other forms of gardening. In that It I Interesting all the year round.

while there is no time of the year that we can not. If we want to. find something that needs to be done. In the spring: there is the blossom, and afterward the setting of the fruit, followed bv the development of some fruits and the failure of others, up till the climax of the ratbeHng of the mature crop, and all the whiu there Is the formation of i xt fruit buds going on and the Influence of our operations ln modifying them. When the leaves are off the stste of next year's fruit buds becomes fairly apparent, an there Is generally some prunina- to be done be tween then and the swelllnsr buds ln the war aralnst bird, insect and funrold pests of every description not an addition to the enjoyment it will be said but It Is the ulttmste success tn the face of all theae dlfflcultiea and drawbacka which glvea such a seat to the contemplation of the resulta.

that intellectual pleasure above referred to. In conclusion it may be remarked that fruit growing is a science, and like all natural science. Illimitable and Inexhaustible, for further developments are constantly taking place dealing wtth the chemistry of the soil, the action of cer tain aoll constituents, the Influences of different methods of treatment of root branch and shoots on all sorts of treea In various soils and seasons, and other kindred aubjects. so that the constant amuisltlon of freah knnw1n mvA feeling that we are learning still, perhaps way of spraying, dlabuddlng, pinching, acquiring some original knowledge by ahortening. stopping, regulating the I virtue of careful observation anrf th.

TT.en our own i strength of growth of the different parts ting into practice theories that have In terested us. forbid the possibility of ex hausting our hobby. NEWS OF THE SUNDAY SCHOOLS Christian Sunday School Men Will Make National Tour In Interest of Bible Work Progre of West Park Chrltlan School Rally Day In October Brief Newt of School. TOUR OF BIBLE WORKERS. Sunday School Association league A contest for points Is being held between Four Chrl.tlan Church Men Will Take number of Trip of 3,000 Mil.

Shepherd, cf St. Louis; Shepherd, cf St. Louis; I attendance, offering, punctuality and the nicies wiil determine the winners wno win ne entertained by tha loing side. Tiis contest will last through the month of November. OCTOBER RALLY DAYS.

Sunday School Forces Are Lining Up for the Winter Work. October Is the month when the schools of the city are generally observing what is known as rally day Special efforts ar made to bring back into regular attend- enrollment ownlr.g Bibles (or New Testa- I often sought by the bringing in of teach- I agTdacf uthrBibVfor New 'dlcl th 1 of the day. Theae teachera are those TrtWorkers- Conlerence-A regular r.aveome emcient in their own m. uvula iiiat-i Liic rctogmieu mm ex- 1 WUI ai at vwlUVl e-n lllO V'iV il a V1 ey. eV, ay in th various denomlnatlona quite a number of both men and women, but a at as reef irv rr rriltilfiri nmrn 1 ar mi.

i I. r.f efficient in their teacning. This recently entered the ministry and aivea particularly true ln 1 avrv prajer luuii-s. iivu, lot he primary and scnool to" ate Blblobool woViT UtTjZS witn" 'tnfblst earn a rt-iafian njiinna rv Sn. f'axa wur.m tne last ear, on the American Christian Missionary' account the adoption of the new graded leseona.

Efforts are also Juat beginning to be made in the intermediate department to bring about the same standard rf efficiency as exists in the grades be.ow County Council Meeting. The county council of the Marion ill ad- I County Sunday Scnoof association, which dree th school tomorrow at Its special deludes the county officers, department raUy day service-. This is one of the uperntenaents ana a.srnct and town-few schools of the city which has a ship pre-4deats. held a meeting last woman for its superintendent, and so Sunday afternoon at the association headquarters in the Saks building. The attendance was so large that there were not seats for all who were present.

Th work accomplished by the recent county convention was dUscussed. re ports were heard from district and township presidents and department superintendents. Plans were begun to Increase not alone the number, but also the interest and attendance of the teacher training classes which are organized throughout the city. J. W.

Thompson, superintendent of this department, reported that Monlnger's Training for eeriice" has been adopted as the text-book for the year. This adoption does not, of course, preclude the use of any other book where local condition may make aame advisable, bet la only ln tho Interests of uniformity. Exhibit at County Office. Mrs. E.

A. McKee. office secretary, and Miss Ea telle Harding, have arranged aa unusually tateresting exhibit of-' cards. Bcllla Panoraaa la one af tha taller Taiietlea of tha group. It la hardy whan protected and Its blue flowara are delightful ln aprlng.

A SHOWY BORDER PLANT SPLENDID eubject for the herb-aceoua border la Echinacea purpurea. This bear a strong resemblance to the better known and is at times cata logued with them, but differ ln having hard scales which project above the florets In the center of the bloom. The flowers, moreover, of the Rudbeckla are spring. When one can see to rin nothing gsnerally some ahade of yellow, but tn to the treea there 1 the Insnectlon of the plant under notice tha florets are crim- riowers in me winaow speaa in an un- we take ln a tning is proportionate to tne iruu atore to note tne coming into on wiia the hlh mn which m.atakatrfe language of Intereat in the I 'Y'a-I 1 amount of thought and care we have ex-I maturity of one varieties of snpl and SOn w.hlU the high cone which sur- tMng thst add real charm and dignit? competitors for the window Dndsj ln production of it. as a moth- pears: the varying degrees of quality of rnounta the flower head la a rich broniy to daily grind and help to mske life 5f, u' 3cor.aP,n r1 efs absorpUon ln a young child for which the same variety, according to the sea- brown, hence It Is sometimes called the living It Is a thousand pluea If and tulips grown ln flat ao as i ehe ha 0ne everythi nib er self is great en son; the form of the tree; tha situation n.

Tt K.ni.nt ti.r who have comfortable rural obtain a compact mass of the flowers baLa tt4l of weaft.hy who only i In which grown, and so on. purple cone flower. It makes a brilliant not g-t this refining and enlarg- hot leaa than a foot aquare. make a most i htT chld t0 fon(1 AnA Dl4T with it Besides all this there Is the constant display during late summer, and frequent- nd bring nective sna pleasing decoration. i A trM whlcn attended narcissi of the polyanthus ariety are t0 fm th Umt of purchM tn-tsual! uaeful In this form.

h.lther in i nuraeryman. or even from Its budding or pure mhlta or rn while with a rich yellow rrirtlnff necsaaniy infinitely more ln-cup. tht effect I delightfully light and tereetln(f to than the tree our gardener pootlr The whole family of the narcissi hftJ cuuivated, and have or.lv looked eem to the very spirit and odor occasionally as one ef a crowd, for tn of 'prlngtim I the former case every fruit spur Is to At tht season the fall catalogues or tne, Mtent the result of our Judgment In Aorta' and aeibni.T. point to me almost feeding and general treatment, bew'idering for choice, if one Ari(J tn, hobby has the further advantage Intends to buy either In the n.any varl- i that after the hard work of planting a etia of hulh ot In tndr plants T' tree is done and thla operation will at offerings repay Hut the jeMt be supervised by. the owner If he home gardener or even the simplest gar- takes any interest whatever ln his trew den ian find in the resources at there Is nothing- more ln the cultivation nimund means aallahle ror bme agree- of that tree for years afterward, able use ln the house Ken a pot 01 i perhaps occasional root pruning, t.efort- the lg'n making a fragrant mignonette or a few nasturtiums e-e wlltli.glvbear Its fault.

lowering pierya or a nea we wuiu.giv, bear ly lasts ln bloom till well on toward autumn. Aa out flowers they are vary effective, their long stalks making them adaptable for every purpose. Besides the tvpe, tbera are some good varieties, notably grandiflora. bright rose, with extra large blooms: and bybrida. a new strain, produced by Intercroealng, the colors varying from deep purple to pale salmon roae and flesh.

AU. under good cultivation, attain a bight of 'three to four feet, and to be seen at their best should be planted ln clumps. Although the Echinaceas will grow ln any ordinary soil, they deserve a more ganeroua treatment, to which they readily respond, producing larger flowera tn great profusion. The alto chosen for their reception ahould be deeply dug and wall manured; and a mulch In auiamer will prove beneficial, especially where the staple Is apt to be dry, as these plants flag somewhat during a spell of drought. There Is no difficulty In raising thla plant from seed, which ahould be sown button and certificates of various kinds, which has been placed upon th walls of the office of the Marlon County Sunday School Association at S23 Saks building.

Mrs. McKee reports much Interest upon the part of the officers and teacher of the schools of the city ln this display. It is so arranged that it Is easily possible for one to select Just what is wanted for the different department of th school. There are also on display Sunday school books, periodicals and magasinea from the leading Sunday achool publishing houses. Tha offices of the association are open each week day from I to 11 oviock.

and 1 to 5 o'clock, and Prealdent Matthews is desirous that all the Sunday achool workers of the city and county avail themselves of the opportunity te see this exhibit. Growth of Adult Bible Class. W. C. Pearce.

of Chicago, superintendent of the adult Bible class department of the International Sunday School Association, ln reporting for the first nine months of 1919, aaya that there la now a total cf 18,664 classes, representing sixty states and provinces of the United States and Canada. This Is sn Increase for th third quarter of the year of 1.C4, and an drTr.rtLrner i lnC th all the forces of the Nchools for the winter work. Prartlcaliy all the eohools of the city have had. or will have, their rallies either tomorrow or the first Sunday in next month The Hall Plac E. and the Second English Lutheran schools observed last Sunday a.

rally day, with special programs. The Woodruff Place Baptist school had a Its rally day service last Sunday the graduating exercises ln connection with the promotion from the primary to Intermediate departments. The Engwooi Christian schools will observe rally day Tomorrow. Development of Efficiency. In most of these rally day exerclsea special effort Is made not alone to obtain an Increased attendance, but also to develop the efficiency cf the school.

This Is of 1X9 of stands fifth ln the list of states, with 889 classes. Mr. Pearce Is urging that the total be brought up to classes by the time of the next international convention, ln San Francisco. In July, next year. Thla will mean an en rollment of nearly classes for each of A Sunday School of 3,778.

The Sunday school of th Christian churches In th city and county are quite enthusiastic over the large Sunday school held at Topeka, during the national I convection of the church. The Sunday school met Sunday morning, October 14 In the convention hall, and had for its superintendent Myron C. Settle, state superintendent for Kansas. The attendance was X.TTS. with 3.030 of that number having Bibles or Testaments.

Th offering amounted to $302.90. It was said to be th largest Sunday school session ever held ln the history of that denomination. Probably the most Impressive feature of this great Sunday school was tbe sight of the three thousand Bible held Bible which followed. The singing was led by a chorus of one hundred Junior boys and girls upon the platform. Those in attendance from this city report thai the order and reverence which characterized this immense achool were moat notable.

Notes From the Schools. The Acton Presbyterian school reports the adoption of the new graded lesson s. The Edwin Ray M. E. church reports an Increase of seventy-five ln th averag attendance In the last two months.

Th rally day attendance of thla achool waa 306. Senate Avenue Presbyterian school gave the rally day missionary offering' to the denominations' missionary work among the loreignera la the United States. The First United Brethren achool ha organised a Brotherhood of which. the pastor, tne rtev. a.

k. long. baa been made teacher. Th school has adopted the new graded lessons in the primary and junior classes, and report both teachers and children aa well pleased wtth them. Miss Estelle Harding', missionary super mtendest of tbo county association, addressed the Grace Presbyterian achool, outlining to' them different methods of Interesting th children in missionary work.

George Burnt, general secretary of the state association, who ha been superintendent of this school, haa resigned on account of the calls from out of the city required by hi work for the state association. Mia Fay" class of young women la doing- considerable rharttabfo work. la spring or early aummer, preferably Iri a cold frame. Thin out when the seed lings are up, and aa soon aa they are large enough to handle, prick them out Into pots, or Into the reserve bed. where they may be grown on until they are transferred to their flowering quarters, A less troublesome method of propagation Is to divide the crowns after flowering la over the present time la very favorable- ana plant them direct into their allotted stations.

They will be established before winter, and start Into srowth la spring, The onlv attention thev renulre la trt be kept well aupplied with, moisture during the growing season: while. If I can be given, a good soaking with liquid manure once or twice In aummer will be appre ciated. Keep the soil tree rrom weeds by the use of the hoe, aa thla also checks evaporation. Leaf Curl In Peach Treea. One of the worst of the fungus organisms la the one causing tha disease knows as the blister, or leaf-curl.

It appears on the leaves aeon after thee puah out ln the aprlng. Later, toward fall, naw leaves appear, oa which the fungus does not operate, aa Its season for work Is In the spring; but the loss of Its early leaves la a great blow to the vital power of the trees, and the crop of fruit which follow ta generally Inferior and defective. A peach tree la generally not ao large aa to be difficult to spray, and the solution known aa Bordeaux mixture, sprayed over It as soon as tha earliest Intimations of the existence of the trouble is perceived, proves a certain cure; so If there ta evidence of the trouble this year, make note to spray ln the aprlng as a DEPUTIES ARE RAIDING RIVER FISHING CAMPS MANY FISHERMEN AND SEINES ARE CAPTURED. FISH CUT OFF FROM LAKES Special to The Indianapolis Nawa PRINCETON. October 23 There Is consternation In certain fishing camp along Whit rivsr north of here, and some of them ar deserted, the occupants fleeing "to aav their bacon." It la on account of th appearance of deputy fish and game wardena.

who came to this section a few days ago to break op what they regard as an organized attempt to uce nets and seines. Several arrests hare been made. The deputies re p. Wolfe. Al Mauck, P.

bteven.i and LrffeT'e Maris. They have been devoting their attention principally to fishermen along White river, be the remaining three quarters before tliat i caua that stream Is tne -one that uptime piles the smaller streams and take Is the central part of the state with game flan. They claim that persistant seining In this section will practically cut off the supply rrom those places and In a little while the trl'mtary streams of White river and Its lrfkes will contain nothing worth the while of angler. Doing' a Whojeaale Bualnesa. A camp of Mt Crmel men, who hav been using all kinds of seine and nets, was broken up and some of the men escaped into Illinois.

From this camp. It I is claimed, that SO per cent, of th fish used in neighboring towns and cities was obtained, th company doing a wholesale business. Two other srresta were Sam Dunnln and Thomas Lindsay, of this county, who were operating near Hasleton. They had in their possession twelve net and on Urge seine. Four of the nets taken at the time of the arrest were stolen.

It I aloft and the Chautauqua greeting to th charged, from Justice Reedy's office, at HazJetOD. and no trace ot tnem was found. Frank Haywood was arrested, yesterday, for violating the fishing laws, He hsd four nets ln hie possession wbico the officers found ln the river near big camp. The deputies believe that hundreds of elne are being used along thl et rears and they are not going to stop their efforts, they say. until the violator quit business.

uncle See an Airship. Special to Tbe Indianapolis Xews. MT'NCIE. October 3. A hundred or more residents of uncle's northern suburbs distinctly saw an airship In flight about o'clock last The machine waa going ln a northeasterly direction.

It seemed to be traveling at 1 moderate rate of speed at an elevatiou of about three hundred feet. Farmers say they distinctly heard the noise of th engines. There were two' lights upon tbe machine, one being la th front and the other In the theve caused the airship to be pia.cly outlined, enabling: life Uone Twm aeea? following uds wZJViTJmx "ow-do they di at THE INDIANAPOLIS NEWS, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 29, 1910. IS OF INTEREST TO FARMER AND GARDENER KIHG CO! HI THE SCHOOLS OF THE HAM TREES Xatoro hay aoce of your false arstema. Sao la raprem.

aaoolute aa ber a42tbor. Sho repodiatea oar fooliahna and rudely dispels our Illusions. Work wtth bar aha w'. aids and rewards us ta proportion to tbo worth of osr aadoarors; bat. If wo would outwit ber.

coerce or restrain her actloe. and falsify bar it once aba grre us tho Uo by the sterility, destruction and death of ororythlng we hare aotight to create la defiance of her lawa. iMtartlao: "addreaa to UNUSUAL VARIETY OF THE SCILLA HARDY, VIGOROUS CONE FLOWER FOB HOME GROUNDS MORE NOTES FOR THE AMATEUR GARDINER'S GUIDANCE, GOVERNMENT HAVE PV PIL STUDY DIFFERENT KINDS FRUIT GROWING AS A HOBBY AID SHRUBS 1 I Tbo Rudebocklaa are all indispensable plants for the hardy border, grow and thrive anywhere, giving a wealth of flowers that are well suited for cutting. PREPARING THE INDOOR GARDEN tn tha bloom. nuil ef bto eaTI aiaeaa vi.

be rtowi kia When ail theee things are cocs.dred It Vtrei wiil be seen bow Urrelr an appl tre. That BMt tne barren interna betweea) for Instance, five or ten years from Wtta pi rare mora tfeaa their frita agara. I'ng. is a product of our own Which, n-rm Wmealf wbe traias thesa. ocne aaa talent, even the character of the soil In feel: which the roota are ferine being largely therefore, are ale ew eecaUar enarra.

Ke meaner hang aaar diaelpUoe the etwou. Keae bat bia atlQ approach tbera. Cowper. "The Taak." aook ITL fBy aa Asaatenr Grower ANT will remember the story of tbo poet Coleridge going to dine wtth a friend and being Introduced to a etraager who ap peared to have ao little to aay for allehce Implying- wisdom, until his mental aueatloniaa-s were set at rest by the ap- him particular fruit trees, mougnuosaiy telling turn the while tacts aooui mem which were very interesting to oureeivea, i tie result of our own treatment of it. Ia maty.

If not most, departments of parden-tng there is a good deal more work of a hard physical nature year by Tear than Is involved tn the operations mentioned. And then there Is the varied character of the object of our attention. To tho studnt lover, one might alrnoat say of fruit trees there are no two tree, even of the same variety, that are the Am In all rnfa 1t Mnflfttutlon and himself that Colartdgo wondered wtthln a bits of growth, fiowerln. and fruiting: himself whether he were an Instance of in other words, they have a degree of iuuiTiauBJii rnjca greater tiian uuii ut moat plant of the aame aoecies. though the latter may often diner to a greater etarance of apple dumplings In the course extent outwardly.

This difference of v. oro- i character la accentuated not only by the of the meal, when the stranger at or.oe traar-h of the buds and grafts bngbtanea into ajmaauoa. uw. rr-jm which the trees arose but much his hands gleefully, exclaimed. Them a the jockeys for Some of ua have had aunliar experience when taking a visitor round our gardena and ehowteg more by the still rreater 'diversity tn the stocks upon which thev are worked.

Thus to cultivate any fruit tree to the best advantage dose personal observation Is neoessary, no book telllns: the best way In every respect to treat that tree and each branch of It. There could vtmitir wnriy oe sreater or wider rans ia but elicited no response nom our nM. u.w aithe men- i Quently in the method of r.i'tlvatlon other audible Utory nectary, than in the case pf vanous ap- lWD 1 P'. "I 11 this necessity have felt a little conscious of the "Port- or and daily iam- rlty, Lililr.nP.atir ln" wmethlnr about our trees, and put- mrK 7 ri frSft fawiM is 'ting our accumulated experience Into 3t-r oFu dull Practice, that we come to regard the treja a. individuals, and to.

acouire fritt frnm ur aegree or interest in ineir we are rewarded by havlna frult from our ln rkVl ofr ll.d tht mor'' interesting than keeolnc compara- laaJLX: SMTv records, for Instance, of the crops growing It is far greater than the mere pleasure of eating it, though the latter Is not a negligible quantity. Tboro la nothing unusual In this. I Imagine, and many doubtless view their trees "with pleasure more than their fruits afford. Per-hxDa some one smiled at tho use HEX the first frosty nights threat- Chinese and obronlra types, cyclamens of the expression -Intellectual pleas- en we realise that the time has 11K especially suited for ure above, but It was usoa osaoer-en we resjise tnat uie ume I m. nouB.

ot another clasa. not less sat- I ately, for a great horticulturist (Mr. Shir-come for bringing In whatever or lafartory. are the palms fern, ivies, as- ley Hlbberd) onoa made a remark to the outdoor cheer we can rapture for, paxagoa and rubber plants, from wbich effect that good fruit was the product of the winter months. A few plants oui epci lowers, nnaing- tnelr cuiuvaiea sou ana cuiunwu VtAiittfiil th mrA I n.

I. I a vl.v Ckt the 1IV window a little greenery and Oerenlums have tlie merit of a neat and 'plication of our knowledge and skill, with with tnetr varying development i mr.K rwr4ifnr of thmirhi at the aame The time for that can be watched from day to day. will with nl.Mv nr th.r mir nUeaure In the cantemola- dolcg this la about Ue middle of No-i go far ln relieving the dullness of the flower rrjr eepeciallv toward sDrtnr i tton of succeaaful resulta may truly be ember, and the covering arou.d he re- short and dark December days Any con- Thev are sJwars in popular favor and called Intellectual aa distlnot from lower snored about the first week ln April. aldersb, collection of petted tender plants the variety la eveat Viruroui forma of graUflcatlon. It la, ln fact, an jest oi minq otw EXPERT OUTUfiES WUHS 1 JTe ladUaaeeUs i Ttaiaaa, gg Wyaa BaUdlag.i IIXQTO.V.

October ar-ac earn employs a apeciallst 4 agrtcul rural educatloa. HU tsi Ta Dick Crosby. Ka thiaka tl Una aaa coma when enn aaa tho attention of teachers and 'nasi tna country schools. Many a boy mt girt-aai teachers, too-hara dwalt la praornce of corn fields for a considers' art of their Uvea without apprecUr tha gaaayaaturea of Interest which agnartara aad functloaa of tha com pu ara afar to tha taqulaltlYe atuder. doelarto Xlr.

Croaby. Ua hope tela halnfur tn aeyoiepovaat af the real adataaonaj Ta; tM atady of cera. itr. Croaby haa oat aoaao amaxestlona ta PpUf Cadar thev head of nha kind ma or corn ha ava asar as manr of irt can: unt, u-mTl swypeny fl escribe then iHte, -ich pope mo UBArdrJL. r7 f1 btw kinrta Jr', lmKl wr iiow.

mar If a r.Tn.f rOUT Q'tric wht Tt Bot try to find why. Doe com require a warmer or cooler climate than wheat? VVhlch ffrown the United Start-Which producee the largest annua? cr. Thenljncle Sam'a epeciallat taVgrtci rural education would have the pupJ eara of as many kinds of corn as can. and answer the following quesUc' How many rows on an ear? la the nu ber even or odd? Do all kind have same number How many kernels a there on an ear? Other question the go ernmeat'a epeciallat would have pup answer are theae: At what time do best farmer la your school district rh' their oorn fields What ta the rule? Why do the farmer not pi. earlier? Why do they wrso to plant aa early aa It la safa? Do most of th plant ln continuous drills or in r.lili Ii far are the row spaced apart? How -apart are tha hills la each row? II many kamela are planted ln a hill? many kernel are needed to plant of ground? How many -ears d'eelhat i quire? How many kernel.

la a quart, good shelled aeed oorn? Kow many qua are needed to plant ait Acre? How bushels for forty acres? How many bu ela of ah ailed corn do the beet fann In your dlatrtct-raiae on an acre? i sir. Croaby would have the pupils with their teacher to a nearby aeld 1 corn and make observations, and they are out there ha would have tii answer these question: Are the rows corn quite atralght? Ia tt true that corn grow In crooked rows? Count hundred bill la aeveral row. How ma hilla have only one talk? What perc age of a perfect "tand" la there In field. Uking three a tacks to the hill a base? Why la It not higher? What oentage of a farmer' time la loot la-pi lng.iharrowlBg. planting, culttvatlng.

ting and husking such a field? What p-i centage of hla horses' time la kt? Th government specialist would a i have the pupils find out from the farm tn tha district whether eornj haa any a oua pests, such aa bird, fhaecta c-r eases, air. Crosby set down some lnf matlon which he thinks all students agriculture ahould possess. "When aell SID worth of corn from the sell S3. 71 worth of fertiliser: when you tlO worth of cattle you self U.U worth 1 fertiliser," aay he, "Which would more pro Stable, ta sail oorn or ta feed to the aaxue ana eu cattle r' those who saw tt ta determine that tt not a balloon. 1 Murderer at Lars, Witiwaa In Jail.

rgpeelal te The Indianapolis Newa.1 A Wfruwvr dy. lowing tha discovery that Joe Reedy, eused of arson, had been for eighteen mon tha, tha prosecution (1 lng unaware he waa awaiting trial, la discovery that Sain Millar, colored, been In jail fifty-five days, held as wit nee in a murder ease aad tho "n-i derer ia at large. He was sent to 1 oa an order of Judge Batt, et the oourt. His family was left without a port. Hs waa brought Into oourt yest, day and released.

i ATvaTTi Kltaetman 8 sea for Divorc Special te The ladlaaapoll New.) I MTJKCTJ9. October eelved here today that Alva Kits-man, Jllknalra wire fence manuf. turer, is filed uit la Reno. for divorc from Josephine EL. Xltselman not caose aurprise her, as Kltaelrr.

waa knwn to have been living In It" for aeveral month. About a year following difference tn th househo Mr. Kitsslman went to Washlnrton. i C. where their eon Harry waa 4.

studr in a law cnooi, ana tooa up reside with him, I 4 i r' Plant Right Jtfew Clilnesd Sacred see white nareleees, early a kUaHrs. BULBS I Teliae Crecee Lille Fee early earing; hleeaalsg. tpt't? Sea 4 fee ear eetalegree BeJao aad Celrare BASF'S ill tthwut St, hiL Paldcia LfeliGi Paesayliaata's PreaaKia iredset ssealt Stag for LAJare aaa lcCnAtUeJL Makea pare air, even tfanwstsra sat at ph areas gas. Bf Tt llfM 5 lerta. RCdvLleV Leeve Vlgeeeee ChV IV me IJ9XA kXiIM.v CO.

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