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- GARDENS
OLD and NEW
{By Lucy W. Nicholson)
“‘liolly by its very loveiiness of
Jedf and berry calls atention to it
‘gef, especially during the Christ
@B season. Alas! it calls too
&;3’, it is too attractive for
ma people to resist breaking
mches of it with the =s:ailat
fries—holly is so suggestive 'of
m bright holiday, so associated
with the Yuletide. Sometimes, {hey
take the tree, root and hranch!
" And as such quantities of holy
are used each year at Chrisimas
“shme, it has become necessaty fur
- garden clubs to call for conserva
%ion of this lovely native tree. It
48 lack of thought rather than a
‘ maglic.ous desire to destroy this
beautiful tree—buying great bunch
‘ Lofit or getting it from the
s.
: ffld Grow Your Own Holly
m“has be:n suggested that gar-
K plant 3 ho ly tree——this wiil
‘give you sprigs for wus.ng at
Jhristmas and it will be the great
est means for saving this go geous
‘native tree for th: present genera.
tlon as well as for future ones
“No gardner could oreak large
“pranches from his own holly trees
He might carefully cut a few
Bprays—more by way of shaping his
tree than for the lovely foliage and
berries for decoration.
' Most gardnerers prefer to buy
/‘ lly trees from reliable nursery
men as he will sell you a holly
f‘ @6 that will bear berrics, other
_wise, there may be a disappoint
ment as one type of holly trees are
‘Barren of the beautiful scarlet‘
berries. |
/. TMhen, too, the nurserymen wil’
.dig the tree at the proper time and
{n the proper mzané<r-a ball of
4 on the roots, carefully wrap
ped@ in burlap to prevent dryingl
~He may expect you to defoliate
the tree when it ,-rives bat cut
tine off all the leaves isn't a ter
‘vibly tedious job—it just take'
wngth of characver to cut an<
‘throw away all the bright and
sl leaves! But as it is a pre
gautionary measur:s—holly trees ar
difficult to transplant — why, the
rs go clip, clin. ¢lip,
¢/ Now lls a Good Time to Plant
. As the fall and early winter ar¢
the best times in’ this section tg
Aransplant holly trees, according tc
‘Mr. Roy Bowden, of the Agricul
‘tural Greenhouse, Order your holl
trees now to enjoy during Christ
‘mas in the house and then plan‘
Aliem outdoors for years of future
pleasure. (Perhaps, Mr. Bowde"
would advige you to plant you
holly tre= as soon as it arrives, i'
s safer no doubt) But if you
“Keep the roots, wrapped in burlap
_imoist, then it could stav inside th
ouse a day or two. This idea of
Mving Christmas wees is growinr
in favor as It serves two purposes—
‘@ecorating indoors and outdoors.
“"When you make = mole to plan’
_your holly trees, make a big one—
-400 big for a small trea—it nav
fn_the lone run. Your holly tree
“will probably be three feet tall
live feet is as tall as most nursery
_men advise you to get, In thi
] g. hole put in equal parts o
_sand, -small rocks, garden soil, dea”
aves—leaf mold preferably, an”
‘plant your tree with plenty o
‘water, keening the tree well mul
"’#bg and watered until the branch
e grow.
- Some gardeners select a place so:
holly trees that gets only morn
ing sun, afternoon shade, no swe:
of the west wind, and in compan’
‘Wwith other trees.
~ But if you will notice where holl
trees thrive, you will find some o
m finest specimens growing o
‘wind-swept hills, in sunshine a’
filon& and very few, if am
.trees nearby. Where can vou fin
am beautiful young holly tree
x: on the Aericultural Coller
gampus where the sun shines o
(day and the winds blow from »°
:g,vmem? These American holl
trees, ITlex opaca, sem “o like tb
,go.tment they get, Judging fror
‘their annearance,
Holly Trees Mav Be
;’l."‘."d From Sntds
, Holly trees have been raise
from seeds in Athens, and hav
Jloomed and had berries jn abov
give vcars after making their anr
Peavance above ground. Carolir
Gilbert, under the direction of hr
mother, Mrs. Bovee Gilbert, nlant~
gome holly berrics one Februam
from nollv berries used as Christ
mas decorations. Some of tb
seeds cam® up one vear, other see?
another vear—as is the case wit’
hollv seeds. The seedlings wer
moved into permanent places — |
happened to be August—the Gi!
berts were moving into their ne
home, They transplanted sou
#grall holly trees—four are nov
living.
The holly trees were planted a°
the back of a flower horder, in fu’
sun all day, in the sweep of th
west wind and after four years th
ftrees are six feet, nossibly seven
the largest while the smallest un
der a rose vin® is much less i
height. The two larger trees hav
had flowers anq berries, last yes
and this.
Mra. Gilbert is a great bellevs
in fertilizer and the holly trees hav
had plenty of it — horse manure
eow. viegoro, 12-4-4—just so it i
fertilizer. put it on!
Holly Trees n Athens
iln riding around town you se
hollv trees in many front yara:
doubtless, there are many other
hlhe back and side gardens—an’
ms holly ‘trees have bright re
MErries you aren’t always sure th
e i 8 @ holly or some other prett-
P VerZresn But if you look wor
povili see holly trees in these gar
- 88ns—Mrs. James White's, Mr
_ @exton’s. the High school campuc
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& Tau chanter house garden. th
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*CHAPTER 111
WHAT HAS HAPPENED BEFORE
Phineas T. Barnum, proprietor of a
little grocery store, finds his wife,
Nancy, and hig pretty mniece, Ellen,
ready to go back home to Connecticut,
when he sinks their savings in o livery
stabie with a crony, B Walsh. A “J. P.
Skiff” appears with a withered old
negro mammy, said to be George Wash
ington’s nurse, and reputed to be 160
years of age. Barnum wmakes her 196
years old, calis her Josie Heath, and
starts in the show business.
NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY
Phineas Barnum, due to the curi
osity centering around Josie Heath,
launched his converted livery stable
with great success. The crowds
flocked to his museum, the dollars
rolled into the coffers. Nancy to her
chagrin was forced to relinquish her
desire to take Barnum back to the
Connecticut farm and, miracle of
miracles, B. Walsh quit drinking.
Ellen, perhaps, had a little to do
with that. She was in love with
‘Walsh, though it could hardly be
said that he returned her affection.
Ellen, after all, was only 16—it was,
to Walsh, only the idolatry of an
adolescent girl for a mature man
of the world, |
But into this paradise of freaks
a snake -came wriggling, J. P. Skiff.,
One day as Barnum was strug
gling to get the crowds out of the
hall so those crowding outside
could replace them, Skiff called him
aside.
“Have you brung me another gold
mine?”’ Barnum beamed as he led
Skiff into his private office.
“The exact opposite,” was the
rueful reply. “Mr, Barnum, we've
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Mme. Zorro's right to petiticoal estate was questioned.
made a terrible mistake, me and
you. Josie Heath's a fake. She
ain't_' 196 years old-—not even 160
“A hundred and ninety-nine,” Bar
num corrected,
“She's only 80,” Skiff went pn.
And what's more, she never even
heard of George Washington ex
cept in your speeches. 'The wench
is a runaway slave from Georgia."‘
Barnum was completely sta.z-‘
gered. “The best drawin’ card in
my show!” But suddenly his mood ‘
changed. 'But never mind, Mr.
Skiff. You're an honest man, an’ T
congratulate you for helping me to
keep from humbugging the innocent
public. An’ now you can gliame
pack the fifty dollars 1 paid you'”
But Skiff's smug, fat face did not
lose its air of complacence.
“Oh, no, Mr Barnum. I pay you
nothing. You pay me, now in cash,
one thousand dollars. That's my
price for keeping my mouth shut.”
Phineas Barnum’'s answer was
traight and to the point—of J P
3kiff’s jaw. When that worthy re
sovered his jarred senses he was
sicking himself up from the side
valk in front of Barnum's museum.
And Phineas stood in the doorway
shaking his fist after him.
As Skiff departed Barmum went
o tell B. Walsh the unhappy news.
osie Heath was a fake—aud with
>ut her the show must fail. The
vods had smiled upon him with
‘heir tongues in their cheeks
But it was here that B. Walsh
osroved himself—although to Bar
wum there was no need of proof.
Phineas idolized the superior learn
ng of this highly-educated younger
man, this maverick he had plucked
‘rom the gutters fronting the town’s
saloon. Phineas was quite in awe
of him.
“Have you ever heard of Mme,
Zorro?” Walsh asked after Barnum
nad told him the sorrowful truth
about Jasie Heath.
“Mme. Zorro? What is she?”
“The Bearded Lady that has all
Europe talking. They're ail flock
ing to see her to guess whether she's
woman or man.”
“Jehosophat!” Barnum whistled.
PWA DIFFERENCE IS
6 BILLION DOLLARS}
(Continuea From Fage One) |
3aturday for the recovery commit
ees of the chamber of commsrce
'f.the United States and the Na
ional Association of Manufactur-f
rs in New York on January 11.!
‘ither immediately before or after £
hat mceting, the conferees will
neet with leaders of agriculture;
nd labor to discuss the recovery |
Jrogram, I
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At one of the largest pheasant!
‘farms in England, on the borders
of Sussex, and Hampshire, 500 hen
pheasarts are kept in ca,ptivity‘
and at least 150,000 eggs are sold
annually,
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The Indian popu'ation of the
United States in 1930 was 340,541.
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this and think if you can.
vey, the Joe Webbs' the Palmis- !
sinos’ the Snellings’ the Waldo |
Rices’, the Harts’, the Albert Davi
sons’ the Haileys' the Moss! On
“If we only had something like
that!"
“We have,” Walsh announced.
“Mme. Zorro herself. I signed her
by cable—she’s already on the way
here.”
Lady in Spinach
Mme. Zorro duly arrived, and was
a greater magnet for the crowds
than Josie Heath. The idea of a
woman with long.lowing beard was
incredible to the public of that day.
They jostled and fought each other
to see her. Even though Nancy
would have nothing to do with her,
the public came to gape and guess
—was she man or woman. Fist
firhts were fought over the ques
tion. The press took it up.
Barnum was on the road to great
fortune. “hen camge another bolt
-of lighting. James Gordon Greely,
leading newspaper publisher of the
day, through his editorial columns,
questioned the authenticity of Mme.
Zorro's right to petticoat estate.
Where he had got his information
Barnum had no idea, but the edi
torial fulmination ended with a
challenge: He would wager with
Barnum the sum of $5,000 that the
bearded lady was a man, the win
ner's money to go to charity.
Phineas, who had satisfied himself
as to the matter at issue, accepted
the challenge. Daniel Webster was
named referee, and a committee of
New York society ladies~~the Astor
bilts, the Vandergoulds, etc.—were
to be the judges. The question was
to be determined at a public exhi
bition. Barnum insisted on that.
The museum overflowed the night
of the test. Admission prices had
been raised. It was to be a great
triumph for Barnum. He knew he
could not lose.
But while Barnum was darting
gloatingly about the crowded hall,
seating the celebrities, ushering the
judges to the platform, another
scene was being enacted in Mme.
Zorro’s dressing room. Cguld Phin
eas have been present, one glimpse
would have told him the reason for
the attack by James Gordon
Greeley’s newspaper., J. P. SKkiff
was in earnest converse with ‘the
bearded lady. .
Mme. Zorro pufied meditatively
on a fat, black cigar while Skift
was saying:
“It's worth five hundred dollars
to you. Tl've told Mr. Greeley you
were a man, and if I let him down
I'm done for.”
The Mme. became Indignant. “You
can't bribe me, sir. I'm a lady.”
“Seven hundred fifty dollars,
then,” SKiff tempted.
Contemptuously Mme. Zorro
walked to the door of her dressing
room and threw it open. SKkiff was
desperate.
“This is every cent I've got,” he
pleaded. “One thousand dollars—
cash.” s
The temptation was too great.
The “Madame” surrendered her
pride. Skiff was prepared. A sub
stitute—a man with huge, flowing
beard~—~donned Mme. Zorro's cos
tume, and the real bearded lady hid
in the closet.
‘With great eclat Barnum led his
committe of ladies to Mme. Zorro's
dressing room. Then he returnsd
to wait with Daniel Webster on the
platform until the examination had
been madé and the ladies brought
the “Madame” to the platform for
the applause of the impatient audi
ence,
A moment later a bevy of indig
nant and outraged ladies came
storming back to the platform. Poor
Barnum, in the security of his
knowledge of the bearded lady's
sex, failed to read their mood from
their faces, and rose to greet them.
His reward was a resounding slap.
“Imposter!... .Cad!.. . .Scoundrel!”
were the epithets hissed at him by
the indignant commitiece.
TO BE CONTINUED
TWO FIRE CALLS {
The fire department was calledl
out twice yesterday, once to 266
Fourth street, when the roof of :\]
house owned and occupied by
Anna Higgins, Negro, caught fire, |
and when a patch of grass at the
corner of Cloverhurst and l!luom-}
fleld caught t.e. No damage re
sulted from either blaze. The first'
call was at 11:33 and the second'!
at 3:07. i
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TODAY'’S SANTA
CLAUS STORY
(Continued From Page Omne)
down in 2 big book, so Santa could
know when Christmas came and
he was making out a list of things
to give them, which ones should
get the nicest toys and which ones
would get the others.
“If we do that,” one of the
gnomes said, “we’ll have to be sure
the toys stay where we take them
and don’'t come back up here like
Mary Doll and the train.”
| “Yes,” sald Santa Claws,” *“so
{ what we'll do is fix it so that when
| the toys leave here they won't be
{ able to talk or walk or do anything
| by themselves, unless one of us
is with them.”
'So that’'s why the dolls and
trains can't do anything by them
iso]ves now, when they come out
i of Santg Claus land.
| This way of Kkeeping the list
| worksd fine for a long time, but
i pretty soon the radio came, and
| Santa decided that that would
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Santa about them.' He's the one
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Christmas holly, tinsel ang gy,
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shade of hoiiday drese, Some hoggt.
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crebe, others displaying Christmas
flowers — aj) this contributing ~
make this one of tha Bayest, moqs
brilliant holiday Seasons Athene
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Smoking Stan
A Big Selection, and all at Special
Christmas prices. Special during
this event—
sl.9s
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