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i 5 17 DRY WEATHER OFFSET VALUE Of OUST 'MM MULTITUDE OF DECORATIVE POSSIBILITIES THAT ARE OFFERED BY THE ORNAMENTAL GOURDS BY IIUi.IUS-FILLED SOIL 111 IIOLOIilG IMM1 THE INDIANAPOLIS NEWS SATURDAY, MAY 12, 1906. ii i It is much easier for one to be independent of dry weather than of wet n-Ues the Soil is naturally Wet. a that It may be pip drained and thus get rid of lie. excessive moisture and this Is sua but. notwithstanding, a inost desirable one In the end.

potato growers are perhaps more, lnter- ested In the problem of how to battle with dry weather than growers cf any ether crop and. under normal conditions, the secret simp! to see that the soil la properly supplied with humus or vegetable matter. It Is folly, or will be found so after a few years, to attempt to grow potatoes cn the same ground year after year or to prow 'them wholly- by the aid of commercial fertilisers. Here Is where It pays to make every possible effort to crow clover for getting heavy crops clover under the soli will add the re- culred In connection wun f.rst-claas seed, care and cultivation, will er-atl one to crow heavy crops of po tatoes In normal seasons and tivn your tieighbor's In dry seasons. Ihls Question of retting humus Into the 'soil Is one that must be met sooner or rater bv every rarmer ana especially Dy those who pin their faith very largely to commercial rertuisers.

HOED CROPS IN THE ORCHARD Wow Far May Thia Plan bt Worked to Advantage cf Fruit Treeif The best orchard lata are averse to growl riff anything la the orchards but the tree even When the latter are younp. They argue, and properly, that the growing trees need ail tne virtue there is in the soil and that If the apple crops la future years are to be of any value they must be provided for during tne earner years or me trees, inert fruit from rr. on the. other hand, who Insist that a hoed crop will be of benefit to the trees, and this may be considered so under certain conditions and up to certain limits. If the soil in the orchard Is kept op to the highest state of so that the trees will not suffer the want of the portion of fertiliser taken by.

tne hoed crop, men tne latter can oo no harm, indeed, it will be of value because the soil will receive a certain amount of cultivation which, perhaps would not be (tven it If it were not for the hoed crop. Vork the hoed rrop In the orchard cautiously and watch the effect on the trees. '6how Birds for Eja Production. One of the best Investments the writer ever made was a 5 cock Introduced amonr a flock of pullets rained from a-dol-lar-a-ioien epss. The pullets were fairly well bred, tnd from good laying stock, but the introduction of the high-bred cock, a show bird in the sense that he was bred for perfect markings and form according to the standard and scored over po, gave me chicks that were a good rmfnp cent, better, from the standpoint, of egg production, than their mothers.

LocustTrees on the Farm 'Vrithin the' range cf Its occurrence the black locust makes oit beet post timber, for It Is very durable, easy to grow, a rapid grower, and la ornamental. For these reasons it Is being planted on the farms for a future supply of posts, for ornament and for shade, being the only "tree that fills the' bill so well. Unfortunately, It is so susceptible to the attacks ct the locust borer that the forest senlce has wholly excluded it from the desirable rpecies planting fn Nebraska and I'akota, and partially in lows, Kansas, JiUnois, Indiana, Ohio and Pennsylvania. In Pennsylvania and West Virginia It Is attacked by the leaf miner to t'jen an extent as to render planting 111 -ad vised. For posts 'they are grown along the avenues and highways, where they answer ttie triple purpose of post growing, shade and ortiamert; also in the pas-lures, where It thrives while Interfering but with rrass production.

Then. too. are many spots, that sre now producing nothing of value, that could ma5e jrood returns If planted in rUck locut arrouts and made to grow tr.a pot tinber for the farm or to sell to tre for ti.e avenue cr highway they should be set about ten feet apart, and should even In else as possible to make a pretty row. One strong point -the locust has over other deciduous, trees Is that its fcisre makes hut littla Utter on the lawn or avenue. Then, too, tney are ornamental, etpeclaliy so when in 'bloom.

In the rasturt-s they afford sufficient shade for the stock, and being of much more value than mot of the trees used for this purpose, they should replace them. As to their value for posts, nearly every farmer is acquainted with-the cf getting pts. As the use cf wire fercug purposes lncreas the demand for posts must grow. These poets may be grown cheaply for home use and a good revenue can be made In -growing them for irmrket on thone waste spots. Moat anv soil is adapted to the locust and trey wij grow on very thin land.

1 iants are grown from seed, but as this method Is troubiesome and expensive, it la beet to bur from eme nurseryman, in view of the fact that they can be boutht as low as 15 or 14 a thousand. Protection should be afforded the young trees until they are out of the reach of stock. PROSPECTIVE1 BUILDERS GOV UlliGI'l TEIITS CANVAS CITY SPRINGS UP IN ARMSTRONG PARK." HUN DK EDS CF LOTS ARE SOLD Preferring to camp out rather than pay re-1, mat.y persons in Xorth IndianapoUs are livir.g in tents rrei.ratory to building on lots recently purchased by tlm. Atout forty families are cow liv, Ir.g under canvas, aod this number prob- will be lncrtaed as soon aa the rights get warm, Th tenters are in Tark, an laid cut last by the PeVr P.ealty. Tark Ls weat of Northwest- era aver.ue, tf-tween TT.irty-eecor.d and ttrttts.

It corr.prlaea CS3 lou wo'llaiid, an ideal ilaee for carr.plr.g. The r.ters are on their own In Ms lot, a purchaser is required AO a payment- He Is ta errt a ter.t on it for pu'ix iK'v-ihfC hn a cer- i tr i '-rt; 1 t.e amount li In. o- i erect a permanent -'r- rriil'T coTr.jiiT tnat (ri for tlm if i Six U'irti Lets Sc.ld. than rt the ad iltlon hnve t'-T t.rw cwnfrs are con-t ere-? n. this r.

i I f.A. bouses I i. I. n. f'--j l- re iu eS i i i.

i I Tie the young vine to Its support. "tOTHIXO growa more freely, or IyT produces more blossoms In return for ao little work as the gourd 1 vine, and the curious fruits hang- lag Jn clusters, scattered over trees, or drooping from arbors add novel ty and attractiveness to the garden. The Tines have a thrifty growth and results are obtained the first year, as the plants are Gourds are' grown In the same manner as pumpkins, squashes or cucumbers. They are tender are injured by frosts i so that aeed should not be planted until the present time In Indiana. They must be trained on some support, such as arbors, fences and trellises or even allowed -to run over a brush heap KILLING DANDELIONS.

llatjy. lnqulriea haye been addressed to this department asking for advice' en how to kill dandelions In lawns. The best means, of course, and surest, la to dig them up, root and all. Thia la tedious, however, and expensive. Try.

In case the digging process is not employed, the sulphate of Iron solution. Use a good-sised handful to three gallons of water and sprinkle thia over an area twenty feet square. It will not Injurs the gross and wfU kill the dandelion at least some of them. ADVANTAGES OF EARTH HOG PEN FLOORS CLAY AND GRAVEL BETTER THAN CEMENT FOR SMALL HERD. AVOID THE USE OF WOOD While the cement floor may be the Ideal one for the' hog pen, as claimed by many swine breeders, our experience' has been that the floor of earth.

If It la of clay and gravel, jwiU answer- the purpose equally well with a small number of swine. If we had large herds we should certainly use cement, which can be applied at any time with the earth floor as a foundation. The one floor which ouht not to be need is that of plank, and the reasons are obvious to every one woo seeps a wine. Thev are eold. wet and sllroerr.

retain odors and are expensive besides being bad for the feet of the hogs, in making tne floor for the hog ren. and we have the same sort of floor for the yard. It Is made by taking out the: soil for the depth of three feet, filling In a foot deep with coal ashes well packed flown and then putting on the two feet of soil about evenly composed of clay end gravel, using the gravel which comes from a heavy or clavey solL if possible; If sand gravel, as It Is sometimes called. Is all that can be obtained, the sand is screened out and the gravel mixed with the clay In the proportion of two parts of clay to one of gravel. By glv-iig this floor the proper slope both in the pen and the yard.

It does not stay wet long, and is so hard that hogs can not root In SU. while being yielding enough so that-they do not allp on It, and the under stratum of ashes carries off the moisture which penetrates through. 1 Summer Use of Grains; The feeding problem. In some sections, la Quite as formidable In the summer as In the winter, and this Is particularly the case where the feeding Is largely done In the barn, which, by the wy, Is becoming mor popular every year among dairymen. What grains one shall use depends largely upon the methods which individual feeders have found most profitable in the past, but corn.

In the summer ration, must be sparingly used. The stock foods or the concentrated grains, purchased already mixed, ought also to be handled carefully and particularly so when little or no pasture Is given the anl- mala. structlon. It la thought that fully 135 houses win be built there within the next tTtw nr nlnetr days. Other parts of North Indianapolis are enjoying a building boom.

soutn ana east of Armstrong Park. William Elder has opened an This is called Northwestern Park. It is east of Northwestern avenue, between Twenty-eighth and Thirtieth streets. There are 250 lots In thh addition, and they are reported to be selling rapidly. Purchasers Of these lots, like thoee that bought la Armstrong Park, are buying home site.

They win erect dwellings for themselves Just as soon aa the lots are paid for. Real estate dealers of the neighborhood say that there are no houses for rent in North Indianapolis. Houses can not be rented for love or money" was the-emphatic way E. E. Shelton expressed It- Mr.

Shelton has been buying and selling real estate! In North Indianapolis for years. He continued: I Many Houses Erected. I were about 23 houses put up hereabouts last season, and thia record broken before the summer is over. The demand for lots Is good. Substantial dwellings are springing up in iu oireo-tL-in.

Tho homes are small and unpreten tious, but they are eomfortable and well- built. I exTcl TO see sai new nouses oui here by the time cold weather comes aafin The streets in North Indianapolis are wc'l constructed, with cement walks and curbs brick gutters and gravel roadbeds. Shade Is plentiful and the Northwestern car line affords essy access downtown. STEEL SKELETON BUILDINGS. They Withstood Fire and Earthquake Better Than Other.

Tr tha steel skeleton building Pan Francisco have withstood both eri-quake and fire to an extent that nkes restoration to their former condition dos- at comparatively small expense, has tended to convince architects and that the beat construction for future tall is a steel skeleton tr a-a a A I EASIER TO GUARD AGAINST DRQUGHTVTHAN MOISTURE. IMPORTANT MEAN3 OF CULTJVA-, TION OURING GROWTH. ew PROBLEM FOR EVERY FARMER PULVERIZE SURFACE SCX y. V. vTy Large gourds must be supported from below.

(If the large-fruited varieties are used), and trained so that the gourds will hang clear. AU the large ones except Hercules' club1 must have supports underneath the fruit. Pinch off all. shoots near the supports, so that the fruit will hang clear when It la once formed. When it turns yellow you may know It Is properly developed.

If the gourds appear to be rotting. It Is best to remove' the in sides at once, and allow them to hang In the sun, or near some artificial heat. The best results are from planting fully exposed to the sun. A treetop an excellent thing to train them over. Go Into the woods or fields and find a small tree or an old top as long as you can handle, nail any old SOWING CRIMSON CLOVER.

Spring Not the Beat Time for This Worker-July it Better. Many who are having their first experience with crimson clover make the mistake of sowing It In the. spring, usually sowing it In with the rye. The Idea la that If this is done there will be a fairly good crop to turn under In the fall. Possibly this may work In some cases and some sections, although It la not a safe proposition to follow generally.

By far the better plan would be to sow the crimson clover seed In July or August in some cultivated crp. corn being the usual crop In which; it Is sown. The result of this plan would be a good crop jot Clover the following spring in nine cases out of ten where the soil was suited to the crimson clover. This plan will not in any way interfere with the proper; cultivation of the-corn or other crop which will have ceased before the time for sowing the clover. Ueing Dips on Sheep.

There are something like twenty-fivfc different sheep dips on the market, and most If not all of them are reliable. As la the case with many other things that are manufactured carefully, as they must be to retain their 'reputation, these dips are to be preferred to the mixture made at home oz lime ana suipnur. Make a bole in the sand bed: insert the cutting, and water at once. mP you have a favorite flower, and want your friends to become acquainted with It. why hot raise a big stock of It? This Is a aues-.

tion asked by the Garden Maga sine, which. In the same article, answers it at length. It's- easy enough. It say's. There are two methods.

Which apply to nearly all the plants In your border: First, by cutting; second, by division. The latter Is easy as a rule, and the wonder' Is that most people never, think of breaking upr their specimens. It la done In fall or Most perennials, when they become well established In good spread ta every from the parent plant, and gradually 'form dense clumps of become so closely crowded that proper further growth is Impossible. When, much crowded, they make weak with reinforced concrete floors and par titions, the walls to be of brick or stone er preferably of concrete reinforced witn twisted rods." Where low type buildings are doslred, a' complete construction' of reinforced concrete la considered a likely solution of the building problem. -Writing from Ban Franchtco.

Frank B. Gllbreth. a New Tork contractor, who hastened to the stricken city Immediately alter tne eannquaxe, "If It had not been tor the susceptibility of the buildings to flames after the convulsions, the greater part of the city would be standing to-day. Already Seattle has taken warning, and the Colum bia Improvement Company, which la building a powerhouse valued at 1500.000, has changed Its plans and will put up insteaa or a steel structure, one oi monolithic concrete construction. it Is thought, will withstand earthquake shock and will be absolutely fireproof." MISS PADLOCK 1 Delay in Transferring City Library to New Memorial Buildlrrg.

Special to The Indianapolis- News. TERRE HAUTE, May 1L There Is delay in Installing the city library In the new Emellne Fairbanks memorial building owing to legal forms Jn transferring the property, which Is a gift from Crawford Fairbanks. In the meantime Miss Letha Paddock, librarian for a number of years, has summarily resigned. She has said for public information that she did so because of discourteous treatment by- Thomas Kehoe, the ruling member of the city school board. She says he scolded her violently because, st the request of the men representing Mr.

Fairbanks, she superintended the clearlna- away of the debria of the In terior of the new -building. The incident was made much of by the opponents of the board. Mrs. Hughes, who had been ssslKtant. was named to succeed Miss Paddock.

-vV A Bobtail. Cleveland -Tm a peraoa who always calls a spads a al i "It's tb beirt I ot kicked out of a poker gam ibe other for calling oaa a CiUO. i L---" 1 i I I if' 4 "--i A dead tree Is an excellent framework for a vine Plant close, to the support. limbs, roots or sticks onN In Irregular fashion, but not too close together, and plant 'a few neat-egg gourds at its base. If you want, to cover ar fence, or some objectionable place, use the small varieties, such as miniature bottle, dish rag.

Kloral Hints for the Asters, sunflowers, popples, nasturtiums, larkspur, dahlias should be In th garden at once, Keep a sharp lookout however, and eOTer the-tnder seedlings with newspapers every night that It threatens. If you want plants for conspicuous positions on your lawn or for back rows In border, use dahlias, cannas, gladioli, scarlet sage or xlnnlaa. The Riclnus, or castor oil bean, la excellent as a' center for a combination bed with scarlet sage, cannas or caladlum, the wen-known, elephant's ear. It la a good thing to water plants freely, the evening before they are to be transplanted. This will keep, the roots from drying out.

This la the time to take the geraniums from the cellar and window and. put them Into After, the popples are' up a few Inches they should be thinned out, retaining-only the strongest plants. Don't overlook the fact that panslea and sweet peas must be picked every day If one wants fine, blossoms. oil that Is heavy and hard should be made lighter by mixing sand with ft, especially in setting out shrubs, eta The Kenllworth ivy makes' a beautiful, graceful, trailing plant for a basket or for drooping from a box on a banister. "Plant a few stalks of lavender In the flower bed.

In addition to being a pretty plant. It Is useful In packing away clothes In the fatt. Castor, oil make an effective background for a bed of flowers or a fine plant for the side of the yard where the clump plants are put in. Those who have little time to devote to the cultivation of flowers should plant biennials and perennials. Many of them are Tery attractive and cone require HOW.

TO; RAISE PLANTS BY THE HUNDRED. growths, with an excess of foliage and but few flower stalks. All that Is necessary la to break up. the mass, dividing it Into as many pieces as there 'are shoots or promises of- top growth. If you want to get the greatest nufhber of young plants.

'In a ly case, break up the dense If you are not particularly 1 anxious to get ai many plants as possible, the old clumps can be chopped up with a spade, but a better and neater way Is to separate the "crowns" by hand. Some plants, like perennial phlox, can be divided at any time, but the two best seasons are early fall, when roots may be made again before winter, or early spring. Just as soon as growth starts. It la generally supposed that perennials die down each year and come up again the following spring, but this is true in but a few Instances. The crowns of most kinds last for only two or-three years, then die.

and the plants that come up subsequently are offshoots of the old. Breaking these Into single crowns Is called dividing. Dig down beside a clump of plants dahlia or phlox for Instance and you will see that the larger roots are massed and entangled, and so densely packed that there Is hardly any earth left Any side shoot on a flowering head. of phlox will make a cutting. Use a knife.

AROUND THE 1 Whist Etiquette. In the record of the proceedings of the American Whist League Congress, Appendix Is devoted to the rules of the etiquette "of whist, with which most all whist players are but it seems there are some who do not observe them. No. 2, In thia appendix, reads aa follows: "No player should In' any manner what soever give any intimation as to the state of his hand or of the game, or of approval or disapproval of a play." No. 6.

reads: "No player should play a card in any manner so as to call particular attention to it, nor should he demand that the cards "be played in order to attract the attention of his partner." No. 7 savs: "No nlaver should take ad vantage of information imparted by his partner through a breach of etiquette." No. 10 reads: "No specific penalties are provided for Infractions of the etiquette of whist; but it is the duty of every player to see that his adversaries are not unfairly affected by the Infraction by himself or his partner of any rule. of etiquette, or any law for which a penalty is not provided, and every umpire or committee in charge of any match or of the lay in any cluh nas tne rignt, ana is la dutv to see that the rules and laws are complied with, and that no one is injured by the breach of any rule or law It Is essential that the game of whist be kept free from all demoralizing Influence's and that the etiquette of the game be rigidly observed. Whatever will be a detriment to tne elevation or tne game or tend to lower its high standard should be looked on with disfavor by all who Indulge in the game.

Whist at one time in iu early history was very popular with a class of people who wt re ranked aa cheats and sharpers In the game. A large part of a chapter in Charles Cotton's book is devoted to a warning against tne tricks used Dy them. A quotation from the chapter Is aa fol lows: "He that can by craft overlook has adversaries' game hath a great advantage. for by that means ne may partly know what to play securely. There la a way to v.

l. v- 1 -v The tree two months' later Use email fruited varieties in situations ex- posea to nign winoa. spoon, mock orange, or any that In case of a windstorm will not be damaged, as would the larger, varletlea. When a gourd Is once scratched, the blemish will always remain, no' matter how small it may be; and If the puncture Amateur Gardener i sown among them. In order to keep them well supplied with food they must be given more room.

With a sharp spade carefully lift the clumps, endeavoring as much as possible to prevent cutting or bruising the crowns. If there are broken or bruised roots, cut them off, as they are likely to decay, and so ruin the entire plant. Let the holes be large enough to set the roots In When placed, press the soil compactly. i In thinning out a clump of plants, re-. move enough to leave eighteen to twenty four Inches between" those remaining, so.

they will ha't plenty of room to expand. This Is (V) quickest way of obtaining a number of flowering size plants of. most perennials. Columbine, for Instance. Is so easily cross-fertilised that In order to continue any variety division Is essential.

Divide the daisy after blooming, each, crown making, a plant. too, must be divided after blooming, so as to have one or more buds to each piece. The fleshy, tuber-like roots of dahlias are easily separated, one shoot being allowed ti each. This can be done. If preferred, at "planum: fine next spring.

The dwarf varieties of phlox are treated a little differently from others. In July shake soil among the clumps-of arrowing Tilants. and by autumn the trailing branches will be found rooted at the Joints. Cut them off, and vou have as' many plants as there are branches. Per- Trim the broken and long roots, to induce fresh growth at once.

Plant In good garden soil. WHIST TABLE discover to their partners what honors they have; as by the wink of one eye, or putting one nnger on tne nose or taoie it signifies one honour: shutting both the eyes; two honours; placing three fingers or four fingers on the table, three or four honours;" No such practices as these exist in the game at present time, but there are other illegitimate ways ef conveying Information besides those that -were in practice tnen. One of these, to be especially, condemned, and which the above rules are supposed to cover, is the man nerisms that' are Indulged in by some players of to-day," Intentionally or 'unintentionally. More Information can sometimes be afforded in this way than by any card that could be played. An Illustration is given in an Eastern paper of this mode of play and the result.

remember an occasion when three, tricks were lost because a player fourth In hand on the lead of a king, won by his partner, played the jack as calmly and'as unoetentadously as though it were a tray: whereas, at another table, the jack was played with much- hesitation; after first pulling one card and then another, whereas the jack was the only card of the suit! The partner immediately led a trump, and a "kill" resulted. Now, what is the moral difference between thia and stealing a man's pocket-book? Another illustration showing a gain' of eight tricks by the same order of play follows: A deal in which a mannerism won no less than eight tricks! It Is one of the most curious and Interesting deals. At one table it was played as follows, the lack of clubs being turned In south' hand and west having the lead. The cards were dealt: Korth. fast.

South. West. A 1076 S- KQJ88S4X 4 10 976 AKQJ 86JJ 54S3 AKQJ109 7. 8 8 lOSS QJ- AK7fl54S THE PLAY. Tricks.

orth. 1... A 10 8 IU 4 C4 6 9 Fast. US hJ ce C7 South. VTet.

17 HK CJ HQ CK CQ C5 mmr' s' i. Hercules' club must hang clear from ob- structlon. v. 1 the fruit will rot or blast Advantage may 'be taken of this, and a little engraving done on the gourd when it 1 small. i' xlub muet he grown so as to hang' clear and -when the fruit Is.

well formed the stems must be tied to some support! If you wait until it shows signs iot breaking strain Is' likely to crack lengthwise, causing early Large bottle and sugar-troughs must have a box to rest on; If high up.Xa'rude stand can be placed to support them. If this la not done, the first wind will undo all summer and your-fruit. If large, will be torn away from the parent vine. gourds need no such support, and iftrained high, win be Tery attractive. USE GOOD TOOLS IN SPRAYING Very Are of Little -Value and Short Ufe Tti whn An' anravinsr on 'a consider able scale.

fuTly realise, the Importance of the -very best outfits, for-tne purpose. Those who have but little' spraying to. do will find smaller implements which wUl answer- the purpose, but will notice, that there Is a great difference -inthe 'prices for the same implement. Thle difference' represents, the tween- something and. something made to sell, -the only: value such: latter Implements have for use, in, the small garden where but trees or touahea are to be sprayed.

Better pay double the price asked for. the. cheap sprayer and get something may be defended upon and which will not be worthless the first time the metal cuuum-v the Vhemlcals. Making Fodder WhIle we would not advocate the sub-stltjitlon of fodder for by any means, there Is "no doubt but what more foddei-Vmay to advanUge by the a Aairwnn with a IUOJVU V. ing cheapening of the grain bllh or example: During the first month when the COWS are on, pasture, oeioro tas leeuius Is very good, we follow the same plan of feeding as during the winter, namely, preparing mixed rations of fodder and grains.

To 'prepare the remove the' two lower leaves and buds: cutoff the stem just-below-the point; pidk out the top and trim the leaves. ennlal phlox, rudbeckla, golden glow and feverfew, should.be divided every two years; daisy and splrea at three: years, and peonies after, four, years. Remove the suckers of plume poppies every spring and divide occasionally. The. perennial-, phlox; 'Is one the easiest of -all plants to grow from cuttings, too.

Take off any of the small side shoots, flowering or It makes no difference and cut out the- top, also reducing the leaves; stick the -end In the ground and it' will grow. This can be done at any time before frost, in the open garden but -when frost Is about due put the cutting in a sand bed, under. cover, to keep out the In the springtime a large lot 6f young plants of th-s. Michaelmas daisy (aster family) can. be raised -easily by cuttings, and if it IS desired to have late flowers-take cuttings In- late spring or early summer.

a CA 8 A 8 8 88 8 4 85- 87 Vint H4 HS H8 H9 7..... 8....... DS 4.. H7 ii I 10 The a tarred card wins, the trick. jsorm and south five.

Comment Trick L- North can. read his partner's suit as spades, and he has an excellent combination from which to lead one. Of course, would not think of forcing his partner with a heart, having only one trump In his Here is the play of tne dear at another table, where the result was so different that everybody was Astounded when the scores were compared. Jack- of clubs turned, west leading. the plat; 'i Tricks, Korth, East.

HI. t7 HK cj 8 8 C7 eCK CI Cr CQ CS 10 10 A 'C8 D8 B. 7 8Q X4 8 4 S7 HI 9....... Oi DW SO HI 10 SS Dl 11 DQ' '8 HB I 'lS! H10 DA SJ HQ Comment-On the heart lead. 'south dis cards the seven of diamonds, his partner Immediately leads his singleton trumn.

and an easy slam results. But in what manner did' aouth discard that- seven? naturally, and unostentatiously? Not -much! He first gazed Ions- and in tently at bis partner, to be sure he was watching; then he pulled one card and put it back, then another, and finally played the seven of diamonds with great emphasis. North could read his partner's suit as spades; he can also positively read mat nis partner is not starting a can In the diamond discard, for north- holds all the diamonds below the seven a very Im portant point. But he Is absolutely sure, from the mannerisms his partner, that a trump lead In wanted, and so he makes It, proving himself Just as dishonest aa his associate. If you were playing whist and were cheated out of elerht tricks In this style, what'would you oo about It? East-called ror trumps.

Out was obhe-ed to tromp in and did not lead them. Later his with four, was in Jc i.a.-- .1 a ce 10 DI0 DA I I i 1 i I a. i Bustle supports are easily made from dead branches Gar'denXMagiixlne. Gourds may be used In tnany ways. With a little Ingenuity manyomaments as well as useful things can be made from them, and as souvenirs of your garden, work they are interestlngVThe 'dipper gourd can be used as its na floes auggesta, when half the bowl la cot away; or as a vase, or when, with a small opening In It, It is hung up In the bushes near your, house.

It will be sure to.noia a Diue birds nest in the spring. Sugar troughs can be used as Jardinieres and as work-baskets. Nest eggs will deceive the old hen -and the city boarders. narcuies' clubs, witb their beautiful fn1 ure wntte niossoms are tne most nieas- MS. It grown Droterlv the "clubs" will be from two to five feet long.

The vine grows to a meit length, with a host of side shoots teanuj i-eautiful foliage. PRESERVING EGGS. If eggs are cheap In the local market, why not preserve them for use In the fall" and winter? The water-glass way la the best. Dilute the commercial solution with ten times, iu bulk of water. A gallon will cover seventy-five dosen eggs.

Next winter they, will bring only a few eenta dosen less than fresh eggs. Preserve only fresh eggs. No process can improve a stale egg. Pack in wooden or earthen vessels, -putting the eggs in from day to day iwith wooden spoon to avoid breakage. Keep them covered with the solution and keep the vessels covered and in a cool place.

WOOD ASHES Of HIGH FERTILIZING VALUE APPLIED IN SPRING OR FALL ARB GOOD FOR FRUIT. ALSO IMPROVE THE FLOWERS Not many gardeners know the value of wood ashes. They improve almost every kind of vegetable, and fruit, except, perhaps strawberries, and are generally good. to lighten the solL They even keen away insects. Many successful gardeners always put wood ashes on either very late In the fall or early in the spring.

so that vthe rains and snows may leach the ashes and carry, the nourishment down to tpe roots. The ordinary wood ash contains about per cent, of potash and some phosphates and lime. It is excellent for a lawn and where, used It will be found that the turf Is close and does not seem to burn out. Apply from two to three hundred pounds to every quarter of an acre. The problem of getting enough of these wood ashes is difficult in many places.

However, wood ashes may now be purchased very reasonably in hundred-pound packages, or by the barrel or ton, and I'm sure their good results will more than repay you for what you spend. No All-Round Poultry Food A correspondent asks for some poultry food which will answer for general purposes that is. a food which will make hens lay, which Is also good for little chicks and which may be used for fattening later If desired. Novices in poultry raising are quite likely to be more or less disturbed bv the lunnnnl ii vfc rz tat i ro quired 4 carry on the work successfully and are generally seeking for some short cut, especially In the line of feeding The same food which will make bens lay without fattening them will not do to fatten them on. Of course, corn is usually Pr th variety fed hens and will of tse fatten them, but It la not used by Itself as a regular iiet for laying hens.

It WOUld be as ihinnl 5 woull to nuvu wnoie Kernel. the -lead an did not lead them, but ruffed his partner again, and his own suit was established. Should either havi lid trumps, if so. which player, east or Did South Play Correctly Sooth shows four trumps. nmhhi in passing a doubtful trick second hand, and In the play his partner calls, siith obliged to trump and lead trumps, which iriwy woo leftva null Which las ihAVn that tiAsth uump, Knilf nBtfasi ahni ti-ke4K v.

a ai uiai Lai t. Jiq south play correctly? If not. why? Plua Score a. The plus scores made at the local whi clubs ore as follows: -1 The Indianapolis Whist Club. Mar 8-8.

C. W. H. M. Bronson.

u. u. nnwnna i. iuniap C. O.

Roemler ......12,0. E. Kockwood K. O. Chamberlain W.

B. Orss J. H. Plrkey H) J. I Mltchsll H.

Werbe A. Brown J. A. Hamilton O. B.

Tandea C. Prxby I ff, H. Kantmas C. t. Johnaos IS.

A. TVIkel R. O. MeClure U- D. Moody A.

W. OotMluJtt K. bmltb X. Houua aj Woman's Whist Club. -May Wt.

Brown 1 Mrs. Plrkejr Una. Bmith Mra, PfafT Mra. tauaius Branham Jara. VUer Porter T.L.J.

TALE OF CHANGED IDENTITY The 'San iFranclila Chronicle says of "The which The News begins putlitMng as a serial, Saturday, May 13: "It Is one cf the best stories that has appeared In many a day." It Is a tale cf. changed Identity, In which a poor man' becomes rich and the leader of his party In England. Most of the readers of this know something of the importance cf the so-called dust mulch during the season of cultivation, although all do not fully realize what it would mean to'thera If they would carry out the plan thoroughly. Most of us who have to wori the soli realise the Importance of conserving the moisture In it la order th.t the plants may use. it during the periods of excessively dry weather which axe ua-ual an through the country.

They understand, too, that a to remain unstirred. erclitUy If It la of a clayey nature, bake and t.Kn crack. As a result the moisture in t- by evaporation. On the other hand if the surface soli, to the of two or three inches is kpt very dust so to speak, the capi.lary action top Is destroyed and tne water la re- tained In the salt so that the roots of t1- plant have the of it. Any crop treated in this manner can be readily improved, the crop be muca ianrer.

and. afte an tv- i.k ing it much reduced for the work ncr- ary to retain the dust mulch, destroys wwa i so xnat get the uuoviuuita wunout labor. DOHTflEGLECT THE STABLES Cleanliness aa Essential In Summtr Months aa In Winter. Many dairymen who are Inclined to he exceedingly cleanly about the stables during the winter give them little care daring the summer when the cows are larry milked In the pa-ture. a rlan of many follow.

There are days and niit.v.s during the summer whn the cows niut be huused and the making done in the stable, hence if they hive been nsct-l the milk Is sure to absorb any undeairabie odor that may exist. W- find it an excellent plan to alean tv.e stables thoroughly Just ss soon as cows are; turned onto the grass, and this thoroughness consists In waahln ti.e wails and floors with a strong solution if carbolic acid, then going over them, thoroughly wtth whitewash. In this marker all germs and odors are destroyed. This is by no means all. for each week the stables are thoroughly puriS-d so that there will be no possible odor to spoil the milk.

I Salt for Poultry. Salt Is as essential for poultry as for humans or animals, but It Is not wise to feed it by Itself, The better way is to us it to season the food whenever that can be done. The warm math in the winter, whether fed morning or gives one an opportunity to supply -v--ernl condiments which could nit he so readily given to the fowls in any other way. --r -s- Some Queries Answered Pruning Should roses planted November he lightly or severely pruned this spring? AN AMATEUR. On the whole.

I should advise rather severe cutting back, so vigorous may be promoted. Even If you do not gt many, blooms this year, the results wiU be better in the end. Moving Fruit Bushes. I have' some currant, raspberry and gooseberry bushes that I would like to transplant from our old home to our Is It too late In the seaioa to do it? Tt Is late for transnlanting. but with care it may be done, though you wtU probably lose much oz tnia season crops.

A Destructive Worm. Will you kindly publish In your columns a remedy for -a worm which enters flower stalks near the ground and works its way upward, eating the center out of the stalk? Last year It destroyed large quantities of golden glow, dahlia, and this year I have found It in the hard wool stalk of a lilac. Thanking you In advance, I am, very truly. I. W.

O. Jt is very difficult to tell Just what is the lnsec that Is Infesting your plants, as there are many varieties that act in the same way. Doubtless it Is one of the numerous borers which burrow and feed on the Inner bark, solid wood. Urcrr roots and stems and stalks of many trees and plants. No way ha.i been found keep these pest out of small fruits and plants.

Usually, the Infested canes, stxms er filanta. should be cut out and burned the fall, or whenever the borers are noticed. Some gardeners have been sue- ceasful In getting rid of them by injecting a little carbon bisulphide Into the entrance of the burrow and closing it with puttv. Lime, soot, or gaa lme. spread on the ground around the pUnts is often effective, thouxh.

unfortunate! v. the larvae- frequently develop under the ground. The pnpae are greatly lessened by paring off and burning an Inch or twe of the surface soil in the fail, or by opening-up the ground around the root and exposing them to the elements or tne chance of being eaten by the birds. If you could send me a specimen of tha worm that is affecting your plants I mar be able to give jnore definite assistance. MAHY CITIES SHO' BUILD1I1G INCREASE OFFICIAL -REPORTS FROM FIFTY OF THE LEADING "ONES, FEW GONE Official reports from of the country, received, tubulated i compared with previous records by American- Contractor, show no dec'.

t- h. a 1-3 of the remarkable prosperity that prevailed In the some time past. This statemeat taken as applying to the ajtjtregatu cities since a falling off is noted in of them. As a rule, however, the Ur cltles show dec! Jed Ri.s. The following jures show ccntage of gains In p-: granted In leading ci: dr! compared with the of last year: In City.

43; Memphis. SO; vllle. St; New Iliven. 1 l. S5; Omaha.

15; L- J- Ttrre lUut-. Ti': 21; i. 114; Cntcn.ru. i. Duluth.

1-; here I a -though Mar. i i cent. Th.s the er.irnu"iS li are tKt-n a In in otur lfi --r more. IT.v-r. l.

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