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THE OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAL, PORTLAND; SUNDAY MORNING, APRIL 13. 1919. PEAS , ;AND PANSIES How to Cultivate Them AN. VELEPHANT HUNT FORMAL GARDENS OF ; WILCOX HOME IN TUALATIN VALLEY r. Air I Trip of Toimorr ow r By Sheba Childs Hargreaves ut Portland, an Expartancd Uardfaar , A discussion of the methods of growing garden peas and pansies In the same article may seem at first blush a little Incongruous, but In all rar dening flowers and vegetable should go band in hand. While the vegetable must, of course, receive first consideration at a time when food Is such a fac tor to the world at large, stilt to neglect flowers would be a serious mistake. When by reason of the ravages of war there are so many sad hearts, flowers should be grown In greater profusion than everf especially by those who are In need of consolation, for trouble Is so much easier borne outdoors, and in the care of a garden poise and balance In the matter of growing vegetables it ! Just aa easy to produce the best of the kind as to raise an Indifferent crop. With peas, the sort of soil makes less difference than with any tner vegetanie. except beans. The Old sayings that cer tain fields will not sprout peaa' la the i worst that can be aald of soil, for they will grow - and thrive under the moat 'adverse aoll conditions. " t Soil -Considerations For early crops .light sandy : soil ts , best, simply because sandy aoll may be . worked earlier than clays and the drain-. are is batter, but generally speaking, 'clay loams are best suited to the main crop of peaa, for the quality Is better and the yield larger. Too much fertilizer is never good, for the tendency la to a rank growth of vine at the expense of peas. This -Is a general rule for ail seeds bearing crops S with root vegetable and those in-which the leaves are eaten it Is of course exactly reversed. : The ideal soil : for peas is cool and '. rather moist, as this Is a cool weather . crop and cannot' be raised through the hot summer months, though a light fall crop is ' sometimes managed. If planted lata partial shade and quantities of water ahould be given together with frequent cultivation to hurry, growth. Time to riant Peas .Tha time of planting depends entirely on conaiuons eotn or sou ana wnw with a south slope a crop is often planted in the fall by Italian gardeners ; they use unbelievable quantities of fer tiliser in all their fall planting, so that - the seed bed is like a cold frame. If the winter la severe -they lose the crop, but plowed under the vines make an excellent cover crops, so that there is really no- loss. .' If 'weather conditions are- at all suitable, peas are safe,, in . January, where the ' drainage : is good, standing water is death to any tender vegetable, I have been experimenting In a small way for over 10 years : with various sorts tt seeds,, planted under widely varying conditions, and peaa planted in raised beds in January or -February have never been a complete loss to me, except when, they were eaten" by moles. Heavy 'snows and frees In g waather will not harm peas after they - are up ; sown later, they grow faster, It Is true, but they do not have the root system, for in cold weather there ' ia little top growth, but root development : goes steadily on. Often my peas are budding .when the advocates of. late planting are putting their seeds in the ground. Of course the time saved has , never been more than two weeks, but that means something In the early spring when waiting for the first green vege tables. " ' .. Ysrletle Are Broadeaed For years the smooth, blue seeded sorts, such ' as Early Alaska, were 'planted for first early, the wrinkled marrowfat type not being so hardy, but. within the last 'few. years great :i improvements have been made In these varieties; strains tiave : been developed that are Just as early and , just as resistant to cold as the smooth seeded sorts. The wrinkled peas are very tender s and much sweeter than the smooth blue - seeded kind, besides the yield is often double, for the pods are larger. Some very fine dwarf vines are on the market Peas of the Laxtonlan type which was 'developed In England are very superior both In flavor and bearing qualities. There has been a prejudice against large peas, which developed with the dan ners. , The Imported French : peas being : small, were very expensive ; this gave ; the consumer the idea that large size peas in cans were of inferior quality. It will be some time before the general public can be educated away from this . fallacy, so for ' commercial purposes small varieties are grown, English Promote Fes Celture ' But for the home garden the large and small sorts are not -to be mentioned In the same day; the larger the pea the sweeter and more tender it is. There are some late climbing vaiitlea such as Alderman, Telegraph and Telephone which are like gooseberries for else. An - English grown pea exceeds everything In the pea line, but It would hardly be fair to mention the name, for it is'ff the market this, season, owing to last year's crop failure and the fact that seed importation has stopped on account of the war. English people, being great lovers of peas, have done most of the ; Improving of strains ; in fact until lately most of the choice seed came from Kngland. While peas are not heavy feeders they will need some fertilizer Nitrates may be applied sparingly In the early spring to hurry the crop' along, but the pea is unique in that Jt has the power to For Constipation! Physic Purge or. - Everyone now and then becomes constipated, and mil- j lioos are chronically in that condition. The perplexing i questkw artaeawhst to use. 'Purgatives and cathartic are drastic and usually cause a reaction Saline waters are rapid in action but do no more 1 than empty the bowels. , j Just as certain an effect, and certainly much mora pleasant one, canjbe. obtained by the use of wnnMf ef simple laxative herb with pepain sold by cVufcgista under tha name of Dr. Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin. It acts gentry, without '. s?ipinf i It ts aa especially Ideal mertirina for, children, wctnenj old people and others who find purees too powerful. ! . pnly a teaspoonful is required, and by snorning the more-i mcnt is free and complete. A bottle in the house il insurance j for the whole family against constipation, indigestion, head- aches, flatulency and other digestive ills. : 77i draUimt will nfurtd your money U it Uilu to do as promised. FRICZ AS ALWAYS la spite ef greatly tncreaaad laboratory costs due to the War. by sarri firing profits aad absorbing wa . taxae we fam eaak- .. telTMd tba prtos at Wba this family lax Sfive has been sold by FRIZ oraeosta for tae past 30 yaava. 50c and fl.OO. are restored. gather .from the air more nitrogen than it can appropriate for its use. It la for this reason very valuable as a cover crop to turn under on poor soil. : Impover ished land ia brought up by raising peas, for r even when ; taken off the ground completely, the Boll, is richer In stored nitrogen where the peas have been, V - Matter ef Staking ' : 4 Whether to plant some early favorite every, few weeks for succession or ? to go in ' for early and lata varieties is a matter of . personal : choice. The tall climbers yield more than double when compared with the early sorts and the peaa are superior In - every way But there is staking' to be considered. It is not so difficult if properly done. Hazel brush cut in the winter when It Is firm and set in the ground on a slant ia best. hut perhaps the posts at regular inter vals with wire strung down both 'sides will be easier for the city dweller. The large sunflowers, when planted in the tows, will support them if a tittle strong cord is used for reinforcing. The sun flowers, make a good crop after the peaa are off the ground and they add a touch of beauty to the garden. s; f ; 1 In planting peas remember to make a. broad drill instead of a V-shaped one ; a furrow the ' width af the "Ve Is good, for there will be a better "stand than where the row is single. Cultivation should begin as soon as the rows can be distinguished and kept up as long as is possible without interfering with the vines. The soil is best drawn up around the roots a little with, each cul tivation. : : Odd Varieties v " There' are some other peaa which should be mentioned that could not prop erly speaking be called garden peas. There is a certain three cornered Chinese pea that is excellent dried and used in soups. Then the edible podded- pea is liked by a great many people. It has a sweet, tender pod without the I tough inner lining common to the regular pea. These peas bear almost like beans and If kept picked will produce for a long time. . - : . .-; Pests do not, aa a rule, trouble-peaa, though the aphis did almost completely destroy the crop last year. Spraying is about the only remedy and that ia riot always effective, but . fortunately tltis-f- pest seldom makes much headway in this locality. rvISCUSSlN'G pansies, we all admire the large ones that the florists show J in their windows, but raising them In home gardens has been rather a disap pointment, the colors have been soft and lovely out the blooms were not large nor the stems long. In the first place, the seed was prob ably at fault; the best strains are none too good to plant, but they are ; never cheap. The Mastodon type Is the best of the large ones, though there are many strains, some cine ones grown here in Portland. . - " The plants sold in baskets with, a large bloom on each plant do not have large blooms because the plants have been forced to produce a bloom -before they were large enough to bear the strain of blooming. j For Best Besalts To get results seed is best. Fall sown plants will produce fine blooms in the early spring, provided they are planted early enough to be well started i before the weather turna eold. For spring blooming planting may be done very early in the house and the seedling grown in rather a cool place. They must never bi crowded Jn the boxes : as soon s they outgrow one box they should be setJ again, for cramping the growing space of a plant at any time in its life hla tory -Interferes with it coming to its best. It is .not too late now to grow pansies, though not much bloom can be expected until early fall. As soon as the ground is warm most any time now choose a sunny location for the seed bed. While the pansy at maturity requires snaae part of the day. any seedling, even of a shade ( loving plant, does best In a warm, sunny loca tlon. Either thin or transplant tha stocky growth. Pansies start to bloom very early if they have favorable grow ing conditions, but in the Interest of large bloom they should be discouraged in this. There is Just so much potential energy in -the plant. This may be con served until the growth is mature or spent on a few blooms by an undevel oped seedling. So, until each plant Is stocxy ana strong, pinch out every bud as last as it is large enough to be re moved. Also pinch out the tops of the shooWeo that more branches will de velop. . ... - ; . : Baal Joy er GardsalBg mis ia not aa much work aa might SDK C&ldwelT YRUP pi5P$IN The Perfect & Laxative SAMPLES Km Dr. CMdwaU's Syrop Fvpaas aend Cor a fcae trial bottlevto Dr. W. B. CaldweB. 4es Waahkartsn St. MooticclkH IS. If there aretabtes at home, aak sor copy of Dr. Cakhselra book. The ' Car at Baby." - , . y rTz X' 4 UhP . .. . . .. ' ' I M. Whseler, Landscape Architect. Among the most pretentious country homes adjacent to Portland Is that of the late T. B. Wilcox" In the Tualatin valley. The landscape arcbi- lecture on this place Is a notable work. seem in the telling, for in the daily walks about the flower garden tha real gardener is always doing these little things, as they come to hand, pinching out a bud here or training a branch there. 1 This la jthe real joy of garden lng, not hard work for a few days and then forgetting about the flowers alto gather for a week or so, but a constant watching and taking pleasure in the de velopment and unfolding of each shoot and flower. In the fall When the hot weather la well over, stop the disbudding and in an incredibly short time there Will he a gorgeous burst of bloom, some specimens measuring four Inches across, borne on long, firm stems. The flowers should be picked every day, but they make beautiful cut flowers. especially in combination with mi em cm ette. If just one seed pod is allowed to form on a plant the blooms grow smaller at once. If it is necessary to grow seed, pick out the finest specimens and .Allow tha- first blooms to go to seed. In this way the seed will equal the par ent stock in earliness and quality. Seed lings that are found in the pansy bed in the spring will do very well for one season, but if plants are saved thus from year to year the stock runs out altogether, in a few seasons. Plants that have bloomed in the fall will also bloom very early, in. the spring, but for large, fine blooms, seed should be planted every year ' Mornlsg Sua Desirable The location of the permanent pansy bed should be studied. Morning sun Is desirable, but there should be shade through, the hottest part of the day, ao an east er northeast exposure ia ideal The soil, too, has a great deal to do with the size of the pansies. It cannot well be too rich, for they are gross feeders. Plenty of water Js essential. also the bed should never be allowed to dry out. Liquid manure is good to use occasionally, especially if the blooms are scanty. Leaf mold and chicken manure thoroughly incorporated with the soil are the best fertilisers to use. It ia well to make the bed in advance of planting, -so that it will be mellow. 12-Year-01d Boy Cares for Family Atlanta, Ga, April 12. '. N. &) A 12-year-old lad, half clothed, weak with hunger, a few weeks ago led his mother and sister, also cold and ill-ted, to the fate of the Atlanta federal prison and asked Warden Zerbst for permission to see- the imprisoned - father. Inside, with the warden present, the lad told hia father how s a. merciless ' ism owner had turned t them oat of their iitue some m the north Georgia moun. tains and of the 35-mU tramp In the eold without a morsel to eat to see his father. - Zerbsfk : -eyes moistened, the hungry 1 visitors were soon fed and tha lad was .given employment Recently the lad again accompanied his mother and slater to see the father at the prison. This time they were well clothed and well fed. t ' , ' t ' Kit' . .. in; t'Z-tJl ' J Sr SS liS v ikt yy mt 1.' 1 mw ff - - - Willi Z . TTvT,WWP" Wivssl Affairs Are a ..... . ...... . : .','..k.-. 4 . 1 M, -.1 , aW And Entertaining, Too By Henrietta McKaaghaa KDR-M-R!" Director Comer bristled J into the room, took his place be hind the official table and the meeting began. "Rap, rap. rap," went Chairman Brake's gaveL "Anything to come be fore the board today?" "Mr. Chairman," piped a small voice in the rear. "As representative of .the New Fad society, I wish to petition for the establishment of swimming pools for the canary birds in the various 'schools of the city." "Br-r-r-r ! While the object of your society may be a worthy, one, the school board is no place to bring tt up. Br-r-r-r. It is a subject for the Hu mane society." And Director Comer dismissed the matter with a wave of his paw. "Wait, a minute, I want to talk." pleaded Director Steamfitter in a sweet voice. "I believe the plan has some good qualities. I believe it is one of the worth while things of school life. It will be an example to the children in kindness to dumb creatures and will also interest them in nature study, i move that we give this matter serious consideration." , "I didn't know we had any canary birds," v e n t u r e d Director Morton. "Superintendent Rout, how many canary birds do, we have in the schools?' . . . "It isn't a question of how many canary birds, we, have," patiently ex postulated Director Steamfitter. "It is how many we may have if we prepare for their coming with attractive recre ational facilities. While a canary ia a little creature, one of the sweetest things in the world are the liquid notes r ' t i - N " i .... . .. ?.xZ k fit! TV w: V- its 4 ' 1 , Educational that swell from its tiny throat, and I feel that Portland schools should pride themselves in having the finest canaries in the country. "Mr. New Faddist." suddenly ejacu lated Director Promise, who had been fidgeting for some minutes, "aren't you engaged in the plumbing business ; and don't you carry bird swimming tanks as a side line? Now don't deny it pointing his long arm directly at the culprit, wno ma.oe several attempts. to speak. "Don't you deny it. Tou know it s sol You come up here in your unaernanaea manner, trying to put one over the school board. Well, you can't put anything over ma," jumping- to his reet and waving his arms frantically. "I am open and above board, we are all open and above board and will not stand for any such thing as you sug gest." . "ap. rap, rap." - went the gavel. "Let's have order," commanded Chair man Brake. "The Good Citisenshlp league." read Clerk Romas in an even tone, "requests ine introduction or a course in decept ology in the city schools, believing that something along this line is necessary to prepare the children for the active life ahead of them. in-either the business world or the teaching profession. The suggestion has the- approval of-Superin-tendent Rout." ' "Br-r-r-r ! Is there anyone wanting a t2acmng jod attacned to thisr de manded. Director Comer. There Was no answer. ":- "'tv . "Br-r-r-r I I want to look into this matter before I vote otf It," he snapped. "Refer it to the Investigational Af- v - -' I feW- i r fairs committee," moved Director Promise, "Miss Splnkenstein wishes a leave of absence for one year to enter the matrl monial field.? read the clerk. "Br-r-r 1 I want to say night now. this is where we should set a prece dent," snorted Director Comer., "She Is leaving because she thinks she will have a better job, but wants to hold on to this one in case her married life doesn't prove happy. I move we declare the position vacant." The motion was seconded., all the di rectors sagely nodding their heads. "Br-r-r-r !' announced Director Co mer, "while we are all here, I want to bring up a matter I have studied thor oughly for some time. Now is a good time to bring it up. that is the matter of life tenure for the schoeT directors. I have discovered a -method whefeby we can make the office one of life, with ..ourselves as the occupants. It is abso lutely legal ami the voters can't get around it if they want to." Director Comers face beamed with a satanlc. gieam or trtumpn. "We are absolutely sure of .pur ground and we will . spring a pleasant little surprise for these folks who are wearing out shoe leather inter fering with the school board's business." The other directors looked interested, except Director Brake, on whose counte nance mild surprise lit up his glumnesaT A voice in the audience yelled: "I pro test." - r "Order." rapped the gaveL "Tou have no right to speak," declared the chair man. "But I will speak," declared the in truder., "As a taxpayer, I protest." "Br-r-r-r ! Bang ! Slam 111??!!" This : was the conversation that was too rapid to separate. "Now, gentlemen, let's be calm." In terposed Director , Steamfitter.' "We want above all things, peace and har mony. We have never tiad it because of the constant changes in the board personnel, and although Director Comer's suggestion is rather sudden, I shall vote for it, firmly believing it will he instrumental in establishing peace, good will and harmony among us." -, D I r c t or Morton - chuckled. He chuckled again. He chuckled until he nearly choked and bis face became the color of a beet "What are you laughing at?" shouted Director Promise. - "Nothing." gasped the hilarious Mor ton. What are you laughing at?, the other directors demanded. "Nothing," repeated Morton, doubled up with laughter. "I.vote for It" . 'Hi, . a . " - Cold, Ruins; Winer Stock San Francisco. April 12. (I. N. R) The Pacific liner . Venezuela came into Port the "dry est" ship that has made the transpacific voyage in many years. Rvery botye of wine and liquor aboard the vessel when she (reached Vladivostok and they were many, in anticipation of the long journey -had cracked In 'the intense, coid of the Siberian sort, and before the catastrophe was discovered by Purser H. Guernsey, : the wine "had seeped away. .- lntcrnaUonal T ONDON. Gettinr rather fed up said the bossj "well, you can take a week's elephant shooting; In Central Africa, on condition that you're back for the big air conference In London on 1 Wednesday, week. I want you to represent us. I'll wire Tabora to fixiyou. utf with, the two-seater and you a Better leave ny Saturday's Cape mail, i It's the Southern Cross. I believe, so you'll isafe return." unaDie to express my grauiuuo flcienUy. I shook hands with the man ager of the equatorial Air XAne and rushed off to overhaul my kit. and my beloved runs. ' . " At precisely ; ( o'clock on the follow, tag Wednesday enoming and within a second of her scheduled time, the great air liner received her "all clear land ing signal from the Tabora air station and five minutes later ahe touched the ground as daintily as a butterfly altght ing on a wisp of grass. -, The drorae master gave me a cordial welcome. A large herd of elephanta had beea seen by the pilot of the d latrict "poatman" near Lupemb. a- mission staUon 100 miles east of Iake Myassa, which poeseryed good aerodrome. My game-fcttnee wae In order, the two-seater wis tuned op,. my pilot was to be ex-Sergeant, Timkina, D. C. M. (UU R. A.' F.K and the sooner I got away on my 0o-rotle trip the better, as the "bumps" would become nasty near' the ground after 8. a. m. Watted 3Te Time I wasted no time over breakfast My scanty luggage, including the precious .450 express and a light .303, had already been taken down to the sheds, when I made the acquaintance of my pilot, a wiry, brown-faced little man, whose clear gray eyes twinkled aa he caught eight of the bi rifle. ; "Not' such a dusty weapon, eir ; but give me - the good old Lewis l" I de cided that I'd rather be an elephant In front of myj.450 than a Hun scout with in a quarter of a mile of little Tlmkins. We watched the great Southern Cross go thundering over the aerodrome, rise, slowly and steadily into the crisp morn Ins; air, get her height and hum swiftly away into the southern sky. . We lost no tune la getting off our selves, and soon we were purring along at 180 miles per hour on a course prac tically ; southeast. The view unfolded to us was one of wonderful interest. The AJrican "bush" is by - no means continuous; frequently there are open glades of grassland, usually swarming with game ; there are : great winding rivers fringed with luxuriant forests ; there are mysterious lakes alive with crocodiles,- hippos and strange fishes, and with flamingoes, cranes and nu merous wild fowl flying over their sur faces s and everywhere there are curi ous conical little kooJea. and in the distance rugged blue mountains shim mering lastly in the bright sunshine. . 0 Herd Coetlag Fast We sighted the pretty little mission church, of Lupembe jt 10 a. rrt., and were very badly bumped about the last 1000 leet before landing. From the numerous natives -who promptly arrived Complexion Rosy. Headache Gone. tTongue Clean. Breath Right. Stomach, Liver and Bowels Regular. - !. K For Tired Feet, Sore Feet, Tender, Aching, Svvot len Calloused Feet Just tak your shoes off and then put those weary, shoe-crrnkled, aching. burning, corn-pestered."- bunion-tortured feet of yours in ; a "Tia" bartt. Tour toes will ,writewith Joy; they'll look up at you and - almost talk and then they'll take another dive In that "Tia" bath. ' , - x - 'j " . . When your feet feel like lumps of lead all tired out Just try Tlx." Irs mm Nswa Simm with office work, are you. Gillman? have a decent trip. Good luck and a on the scene we learned that the! ele phants were still quite near and they pointed to a forest-clad' hill nearly jfour miles away. . -f , Td better make sure, rir said Tlm kins, and, climbing into his seat; he was quickly in the air once more In spite of the bumps, which frequently looked Mke capslsing him. I watched the machine soar out over the hot Indi cated by the natives. For a minute or so it circled round and round. and then suddenly dived steeply toward the forest :-.'"- j VLtA something gone wrong? But no., I was relieved to see the plane onc more appearing on the apposite side of the hill and moving rapidly toward us. Another perfect landing, arjd almost be fore the machine stopped TlmkJns jumped out, j . "Into the forest, sir, as fast as, you can; the whole herd's coming this j way and there's an old bull In front with tO pounders." i . .- Back ea Time Down the side of the hilt we ran, tear- lng our way through the dense elephant grass, giant bracken and bamboo, aintil at last we found a position overlooking' the valley up which Tlmkins said 1 they were coming. And he was not mistaken. I hadn't recovered my breath before the leading brute was upon us, and before X had time to shoot he had thundered past, trumpeting loudly., - t j The remainder of the herd, nearly So in number, followed at the double,-and I was beginning to think that I'd missed my one and only chance when a respectable slsed bull suddenly stopped . immediately in front at 0 yards range. It .was too easy a shot to miss, and he tumbled down with the F crash of an avalanche. . " - We saw no more of the herdj but; before we left for Tabora on the fol lowing day Tlmkins managed to bag a nice young reed buck. I . Except for a rather decent dance at Cairo, the journey home was without special Incident I On Wednesday night I was dining with the boss at his house at 1 lamp stead, and a haunch of Tlmkins' I reed buck took the place of honor ia the menu. v . i "If all your excursions are as fruit-, . ful as this, Gillman." he said. "I'll. have to make you district inspector with a bus of your own." : steal Hot Stove Evanston. I1L. April 12, L N. a.) Thieves broke into the Northwestern ele vated station here and stole a stove in which a brisk fire was burning". and Painful Corfis .- I "Caa't beat TV for aching, swollen feet Don't stay foouiclcT grand it's glorious. Your feet wiD dance with ' joy ; also you will find ' all pain gone from corns, callouses and bunions. There's nothing lake Tlx."' It's the only remedy that draws, out all the poisonous exudations which puff up your feet and cause foot torture. j ' Oet' a 25-ent box of Tls" at any drug - or department store don't .watt. Ah! how, glad your feet get; how com fortable yo'jr 'shoes feel, Adv. :
