The Athena press., November 29, 1907, Image 7

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A3 A. UTILE CHILD.
A a little child they art hadln Mm
Tor hii hair la whit, and hit eyes are
aim;
As a little child he Is whispering low
To the phantom friend of long ago ;
As a little child he is wandering back
In fancy oyer the golden track : "
la the years that were and the days that
neo
He la dreaming the dream of the dream.
leas dead J ' ' .
As a little child they must humor kim.
When the hair is white and the eyes are
aim.
Ah, do not jeer at his peevish ways
That try one's patience through dreary
oays
He's living over the life he knew -' "
In boyhood's valley of gold and blue J
As a little child on a mother's breast,
His heart is weary; he wants to rest!
As a little child he must have his war.
In t&s thought of youth and.his dream
of play;
He has forgotten his time and place
And lives in the joy of an olden grace j
As, a little child In the childheart spell
He hears the chime of the fairy bell,
And thinks he is young as a boy again
In the rosy weather and country lane !
As a little child with his hand in theirs,
uney lead nun forth as his fancy fares;
ilis flair is white and his form is bent.
And his voice is soft as a sacrament
When he calls the names that are on the
tomb
As if they were , sweet in the living
woom ;
He has forgotten, he does not know
He isn't a child In the long ago!
Gecond childhood they call It Tea!
Old heart grows young in the dream of
play,'.
Feeble footstep and Daisied hand
Are lost in the vision of childhood land !
He hardly sees and he seldom hears,
But ever the voices of vanished years .
Are singing sweet as they sane of old
In the gates of youth and the fields of
goidi :
Baltimore Sun.
Convalesence
of John Gale
The old phaeton had experienced
much rough usage. It bad outlasted
a half dozen horses of various degrees
of speed and energy. But It wasn't to
blame for its present awkward predica
ment One of the wheels had dropped
Into a rut so deep that the hub was
quite burled. There had been heavy
rains and the ground was still soft
end yielding. The soli seemed to close
In on the prisoned wheel and hold it
Cast
The driver of the phaeton, a little
woman of perhaps 80, stepped down
end surveyed the situation with a
lengthening face. 1 The pony looked
around at her and whinnied. He wanted
to get home to his oats. The little
woman looked up and down the road.
There was no one in sight . The vil
lage was two miles away.
She puckered her brows and softly
Whistled. She had a way of whistling
when things bothered her. She was a
good deal bothered Just at present.
There was her sick child In the vil
lage who needed her attentions.
She stopped and looked down at the
Imprisoned wheel.
"In trouble, ma'am?" said a voice at
the roadside. ,
She turned quickly. A man was look
ing at her from a little distance. As she
turned he took off his soft hat He was
e man of a year or two past 80, per
haps, a clean faced man of scarcely
jnlddle height, but who held his head
lip and his shoulders well squared.
"I am In a little trouble," she an
swered. "Can you suggest any way to
help me?"
He came forward briskly and gave a
quick glanca at the wheel. . .
"Rather 'trull," he said. ,
"Perhaps you could take a rail from
the fence and pry it out" she sug
gested, ' . -
He looked at her quickly and smiled.
Then he stooped down and putting
bis right band under the hub slowly
drew the wheel from the rut When
It was quite out he gently pushed the
phaeton a little to one side and let
the wheels down on solid ground.
The woman gave a quick gasp. Then
she frowned. ' "
"You shouldn't do that" she said.
He looked at her and then at the
wheel.
"Why notr he asked.
"Ton might strain yourself,' she an
swered. There Is always a risk in un
accustomed Ixercleea.", She Baw that
he was smiling. "Ire you In the habit
of lifting weights r
"Yes, ma'am," he said. Then be sud
denly turned away from her. A sharp
cor.gh seized Mm and held him In a
brief paroxysm. The woman frowned
again.
"That was a foolish exhibition of
etiength," she said.
"The cough has nothing to do with
the lifting," be smilingly explained.
"I have It pretty often now."
She looked at him searchingly.
"Are you going to the village,' she
caked. :
"I guess so, be aniwer-d. "I haven't
any very clear idea of where I am
going."
She stepped Into , the phaeton and
picked up the line.
"Get In," she said. "I win take you
there."
He seemed about to decline and then
suddenly accepted.
Gan you wait a moment?" he asked,
and hurrying to the roadalda picked up
A tow1' faUea branches and broke team
Into pieces and throwing them Into th
njt pressed them down and pushed the
earth over them.
"That was well considered. said the
woman. "Get in, please." He took the
seat beside her and she started the
pony.
"How long have you had that
cough?"
"Six months, I guess."
"Cold?" ,
"Hurt" '
"Your chest?"
"T . ....
umuui. i una a rail rrom a
nig. rrapeze, you know. I'm one of
the Colonna brothers. My right name's
jonn uaie.
"Have you had any treatment?"
fcaw a doctor last week. He told me
I must quit the show. I know that
Said it might help If I went to Ari
zona. I've been in Arizona and I don't
iiKe it."
"And what are you goine to do now?"
"Just wandering around. Falling intn
oaa ways, I guess. I suppose you notice
ive been drinking? Took more than
was good for me In thp w ki-
" i-i.
there. Been asleep In a field. First
whisky I've touched In a dozen years.
Never drank a drop when I was with
tne snow. I was a fool to touch It
Had a letter from my old partner and
it made me feel blue..' . He suddenlv
straightened up: "I don't know why
I'm telling you all this," her said.
"Guess I'm getting maudlin." V V
The woman stopped the pony.
"Take a long breath." she command
ed, "and exhale slowly." -
She bent her head quicklv and lis
tened with her ears close to bis broad
chest
"Are are you a doctor T the man
stammered.
"Yes, why not?"
"I beg your pardon, ma'am. You see
you're the first one I ever met"
The woman faintly smiled. '
"I am not as dangerous as the title
might Imply. My father was a doctor.
So was my grandfather." She looked
at hhn with her eyes half closed. "You
need treatment" she said. "Your case
Interests me. I have made a close
study of pulmonary troubles. Do you
want to let me try my treatment on
you?"
You? But what's the use? That
other doctor said there was no hope for
me."
"I think that I can help you. Will
you let me try?"
The man suddenly felt a flutter of
hope in bis breast
"Why, yes," he answered. "I'll be
glad to be your patient." '
The woman nodded.
"Then you will have to do exactly
what I tell you. Do you want emnlov-
ment? It will be better for you to have
something to do."
"Very well, ma'am." ,
"I don't know anything concerning
your circumstances, but I am in need
of a man to drive me about and to look
after the horse."
'That suits me, ma'am."
"You will have a room over my office
and my housekeeper will look after
your meals. Do you know anything
about horses?"
"I was brought up with them,
ma'am." -
"Good. We will arrange about the
financial matters later on. Here Is the
village. I have a call to make before I
return to the office."
She drove down one of the poorer
streets and stopped before a shabby
cottage. A woman was waiting at the
door. She waved her hand to the doc
tor. - The latter gave the lines to John
Gale and hurriedly entered the cot
tage. In a moment or two she came
out again and took a black box from
the phaeton.
"The child Is very UL" she hurried
ly said. "An operation Is the only hope.
I must not be interrupted. The child's
.father, may be here at any moment
Keep him out and keep him quiet"
"Yes, ma'am." said John Gale.
He stepped from the phaeton and
stood by the gate. Then be saw a big
hulking figure come round the corner.
It vas the figure of a man and the
man was the worse for liquor.
"You can't come In here," said John
Gale In a low tone as the man faced
him,
"Can't come In?" growled the man.
"Why, who In the blazes are you?'
He pushed forward, but John Gale
caught him by the throat with one
hand and by the wrist with the other
and he pushed and forced him away
from the house and up the street Whri
they were at a safe distance be released
bis bold. -"The
doctor Is in there trying to save
your child's life," he. explained. "She
must not be disturbed."
The big man was still gasping for
breath.
"B-but you can't keep me out of my
own house," he snarled.
"Oh, yes, I can," said. John Gale,
pleasantly. Then bis eyes, suddenly
"MY EIGHT NAME'S JOHN GALE."
gleamed. 'And another thing," he said
don't you dare to come back here
again until you are sober.'
"I'll see you again," the fellow
threatened.
"lou'll probably have the chance to
see me tomorrow morning," said John
Gale. "And If find you've been mak
lng trouble I'll hunt you down and
break you In pieces. Xow go away
and sober up."
The fellow slunk around the corner
and John Gale went back to the gate.
Alter what seemed a long time the
doctor came out Her face was pale,
rut r er voice was steady.
"Then the father didn't come back?"
she said as she stepped nto the phae
ton.
ne aiant stay?" jobn Gale an
swered.
"Did you have trouble with him?"
she quickly asked.
"No," replied John. "He understood
he couldn't come in and went away to
sober up.
She looked at him curiously.
lie is a aegraaea Druxe wnen ne is
drunk," she said. "I'm afraid he will
come back and annoy them."
John shook his head.-
."No," he said. "I don't think there's
any danger of that We have a little
understanding to that effect"
She looked at him again in the same
curious fashion.
"I think the child will get well," she
raid.
He felt ' that this Information was
an acknowledgment of their new rela
tions. 5
'Thank you," he said In his simple
way: -'v .
Three months, later John Gale wrote
a long letter to his old partner of the
trapeze team.
' "Jmi, old man," he wrote, "I'm get
ting better. That's right,. I wouldn't
admit it at first I know it now. I
cough less and the night sweats are a
long ways apart I told you about the
little, platform , outside my. window
where I sleep on a cot in the open air.
Well, I'm still sleeping there, and I'm
taking that gas treatment she gives me
though not so often, and I'm, eating
what she tells me to eat She's a great
woman, all right and she's saved your
oid pal's life. And there was a time
when I thought a woman doctor was
a joke. You ask me If I don't want to
get back where I can sniff the sawdust
again. Yes, I do, sometimes. But of
course, I ain't fit to go back yet, and
It's pleasant here and I'm making my
self useful. I'm making friends, too,
and I believe most of them think I'm
a pretty good fellow. The doctor knows
everybody In town, and the doctor's
coachman comes pretty near being a
public character. I'm something a lit
tle better than just a coachman now.
I'm getting so I can help the doctor In
many ways. The other day a boy was
run over by a car and I happened to be
near by. Well, I got him out from un
der the truck and ran with him In my
arms back to our office. And we laid
him on the book table, and I held him
while the doctor did the rest It was
a bad fracture of the skull and It took
a long time to fix things. But her hand
never trembled and It's a little hand,
at that ; but when It was all over what
do you think she did? She suddenly
put her face against the wall and cried.
Just a moment, you know. When she
turned around she was as hard as nails
again. But she's a woman all right
"You're wrong about this being a dull
place, Jim. We've got a pretty lively
lot of people here and can get up a good
deal of excitement at times. To illus
trate, I was coming home after carry
ing a package of medicine to occ of the
doctor's poor patients she's got a lot
of 'em that she never gets a cent out of
when I ran Into a little crowd that
was watching a house. It seems that
some crazy brute of a fellow had cut
another fellow with a knife, and
had then retreated to this particular
house, and was cavorting around in it
threatening to shoot anybody who came
near. He was armed with a pair of
revolvers and had managed to shoot a
small boy In the leg and just missed
bitting the priest of the parish a, most
excellent old man who bad tried to
reason with him, Well, I saw he was
likely to do some serious mischief if
he wasn't stopped, and so as soon as
I got a good chance I rushed him.
He was so surprised by my suddenness
ttiat I nearly nabbed him without get
ting a scratch. But somehow he man
aged to get one gun up and, raked me
across the shoulder not much more
than a big scratch. Then I was on him
like a flash and held him down and
helpless, and tied his hands behind him
there, wasn't any real fight in the fel
low and dragged him Outside and
turned him over to the police. Then I
ran all the way to the doctor's office.
'Patient,' I said to her. 'Where, she
asked. 'Here,' I said as I tried to pull
off my coat Then she helped me, and
stitched up the gash and plastered It
over. When she had It all in shape she
looked at me Inquiringly. 'Fighting,' I
answered. She didn't say any more
then, but the next day when she looked
at the hurt she said In her quiet way,
'I heard about the fighting.' And that
was alL
"Write to me soon, old man. I want
to hear all about the missus and the
wpnderful kid, and how the new turn
is catching on.".
John Gale had been in Mlnturn near
ly a year. He had almost recovered his
health, the cough bothering Mm at rare
Intervals only. He was still an inmate
of the doctor's household, and still un
der treatment and be was happy and
contented.
One day the doctor looked at Urn
sharply.
"If you keep, on Improving," she
said, "I will have to discharge you."
"Pjscharge me," be echoed.
"As cured." '
He nodded.
"I understand."
"And now," she said, "to talk of your
future. Of course you can't continue
as bandy man, although you are re
markably handy. What have you
thought about doing?"
"There's the old business," said John
Gale.
"Yes. But do you really want to go
back to It?"
"I would rather stay here," he answered.
She smiled and the doctor had a very
pleasant face when he smiled. "
"That's a high compliment to Mln
turn." :i . .
"To you," he corrected.
The doctor flushed. . .
"Now r have, a llttlo surprise for
you," she said. . "Next Monday evening
the selectmen will elect you town mar
shal. tThey think you are the very
man for the place. .Those people across
the Inlet both admire and fear you.
Nobody cau control them as you can.
It will give you a chance to be still
more useful."
He looked at her steadily.
"Do you wish me to take it?"
"Yes." ' ,
'Then 1 will. You know best' ' .
And he abruptly turned away,
But a day later he faced the doctor
In her office. '
"I can't take that place," he said.
"Why , not?"
"It's hard to tell you. But I must
go away." , .
"Why?"..
"Don't think me ungrateful. ' I owe
everything to you. This Is the dearest
place on earth, But I must sro." . ;
Haven't I earned your confidence?"
she gently asked. , :
Yes, yes. I know I appear like a
brute. ' Walt" He drew himself. up.
Then he slowly said, '.'It Is' presump
tuous, i know, but I love you." ; . . ,
There was a little silence. The wom
an's eyes met hlml. '
"Is there another reason?" she soft
ly asked." - ;' ; ' ' " -
"Yes, I could have kept my secret to
myself, but something has happened
that makes It Impossible for me to
stay. You will understand when I tell
you I met Henry Martin this morning
and ne put out his hand. 'You are a
doubly lucky man, John Gale,' he said.
They are going to make you town mar
shal, and now everybody expects you to
marry the doctor.'"
It hurt him to say this, and he
turned and stared through the window.
Again there was a little silence. Pres
ently he looked around at her. She met
his gaze with a charming smile.
Brave men don't run away," Bhe
said.
He stared at her. His face sudden-
ly flushed.
He came, a little nearer,
"B-but jou heard what Henry Martin
said," he stammered. "The town ex
pects me to marry you."
Her face was quite radiant She put
out ner bands.
"Then why disappoint It Johti?" she
said. W. R, Rose In Cleveland PlnJn
Dealer.
RUSSIAN ROBIN HOOD.
Robbed Sfalp'a Faaaeng-era and Gave
Tlaa to h Stokers.
Among the passengers held un on the
Bteamer Soflt recently were M. and
Mdlle. Vassal, landowner In the north
ern Crimea, says the Odessa corre
spondent of the London Standard.
M. and Mdlle. Vassal were seated
chatting In their cabin when a young
man or commanding figure, handsome,
features, well dressed and wearing s,
broad-brimmed slouch hat, passed the
open cabin door. Mdlle. Vassal laugh
ingly, remarked to her brother, "There
goes Ernani!" The observation wa
made In French.
Tht yun man instantly turned, and,
with a low sweep of his brigand hat to
the lady, said : "Pardon me, mademoi
selle: Ernani was a character of very
charming manners, who would never
have Incommoded a lady. 'Place aux
dames,' was one, of the ruling mottoes,
of his conduct But I, less fortunate
than Ernani, am compelled by an ex
igent and patriotic duty to demand the
contents of the reticule in your hand.
Pray do not make a scene. That worn '
worse than futile, I am the leader of a j
well-armed party of revolutionary trlb-'
ute collectors, and the. ship is In ur
hands."
The young man spoke la correct
French, and his demeanor was smiling
and debonair. The lady, without a"
murmur, presented her handbag to "Er
nani," who took 118 10s, then handed It
back, with, the odd 10s, remarking that
mademoiselle might require some small
change on landing at Khorly, the steam-1
er's Crimean destination..
From another passenger, a cattl
dealer, "Ernani" took 30. The victim,
burst into tears, declaring that he was
ruined, as the 30 represented the whole
of his small working capital The 01 1119 t-cade mounlains In the Pacific
money was restored to, him with the , Northwest, for examination with refer
rnmark : "We are ant mmmnn enoe to fertilizer needs. Professor R.
or highwaymen, and do not despoil the
poor. But all who can must contribute
f rk rail vfl r chAflh nra mm iva fl.ktt..
for the freedom and redemption of tbe;eertain fertilizln elements which seems
people."
Before leaving the ship the revolution
ary leader aistriouteo among the
stokers and sailors, and three of the
latter have been arrested for accepting
pourboireg from rebels and not haifd
lng them over to the police!
When a woman declares that she Is
homely she doesn't expect a man to be
lieve she believes it J
No, Alouwv aallor Uat necessarily
a. fighter bjecause be boxes jthe 'comass1
THE RUN-DOWN ORCHARD
Methods to Be Pursued In Bringing It
Into Good Shspe.
A fruit grower residing near Fern
dale, Whatcom county, Washington,
recently informed the Washington
state Experiment station staff that
his orchard was badly ran down, and
that he desired information which
would enable him to work systemati
cally and persistently until he had the
orchard in good shape. Considerable
attention was given to this inquiry,
Professor A. L. Melander, entomolo
gist, taking care of the problems of in
sect pests, and Professor W, S. Thorn
ber, horticulturist, advising relative
to the tieatment of the trees. Profes
sor Melander's reply follows:
"To get rid of the moes and lichens
on your . trees, wash the tree trunks
with lye in solution, one pound to ten
gallons of water. To kill the red spi
ders, apply the sulphur-lime waeh
when the leaves are off the tree. This
will kill the winter eggs. If the mite
appear in the cummer, use kerosene
emulsion, and in this case it will be
better to add one ounce, of sulphur to
each gallon of spray. For the codling
moth, sppay with arsenate of lead, or
Paris green while the blossoms are fall
ing. Give a second spraying ten to
forty days later, according to the
weather, and spray again four weeks
after the first worms appear under the
bands. Give the fourth spraying four
weeks later. Get after the following
pests with the Bulphur-lime wash:
Oyster shell tark louse; peach worm or
twifc borer; green or black aphis; blis
ter mite; leaf curl; peach mildew.
Find out exactly what each pest is that
you discover, and treat accordingly.
"In preparing the kerosene emul
sion, use two gallons of kerosene;
whale oil soap (or one quart of soft
soap), one half pound; water, one gal
lon. Dissolve the BoaD in water, hnt
boiling, and add the suds boiling hot to
the kerosene, away from the fire. The
mixture ii then to be agitated violent
ly, peferably by pumping it back on
Itself with a force pump. After four
or five minutes the mixture suddenly
becomes creamy in consistence. If well
made, the cream will stand for a long
time without free oil rising to the sur
face. Unless otherwise Btated, use one
gallon of - the emulsion to twelve gal
lons of water, in spraying.
"In preparing the arsenate of lead
spray, use one pound of arsenate of lead
to forty gallons of water. It is unne
cessary to use this stronger, and it is
more reliable than Paris green. It is
especially useful where there is much
rain, for it sticks well and does not
scorch the leaves."
Taking up the problems in horticul
ture, Professor Thornber stated:
, "The removal of all insects and dis
eases is of great importance, but do not
forget that careful tillage of the land
then the removal of parts of the tern
of the trees, and a careful thinning out
oi we truit is of just as much import
ance. If the orchard has been in sod
for years, and the trees are not erowlns
the only proper thing to do will be to
plow up the ground thoroughly and put
me sou in nrst class tillable condtnon
To do this, I advise you to give the
land a thorough plowing in the fall
leaving it more or less rough to weath
er during the winter. In the spring
as soon as the ground has dried out
sufuoiently, work the soil carefully with
eitner a disk, or a spring tooth, any
too), in fact, that will cultivate the
ground thoroughly. Let the cultiva
tion be continued throughout the next
two or three years, till the soil, is in
an active, virile condition
"The pruning of your trees will be
another important phase. If the trees
are large, they will need more or less
topping, but do this gradually. Do not
remove the entire top at once, or you
win product a crop ot water sprouts
and will retard the fruit scions from
one to five years. So thin out the
limbs, topping back but portions of
mem, and plan on doing summer as well
as winter pruning. If any large limbs
are to be removed, the ent surfaoes
should be painted over with some lead
paint of almost any color. Do not use
wax nor coal tar. The, grafting wax
win peel off during wet seasons, and
tne coal tar will injure the cambium,
or young growth, especially in fruit
trees.
"Determine what varieties of fruit
you have, and their merits. Top-graft
the undesirable varieties in the spring,
am carefully eliminate all varieties
hat are not first class. Western Wash
n8toa 1 well adapted to the growing
?' ruifc' and DOn but the "3est should
7 grown there' 11 the traaM oi your
trees are diseased, or decavine bad! v.
it will not be possible for you to reju
venate them, but they chonld be re
moved, and young trees set in their
places.";
NEED8 OF SOIL.
Report of Analysis from Samples from
Western Washington.
The Washington State ExDeriment
itation chemist has recently completed
n analysis of several jam Dies of soils
wl,ich were sent in from localities wet t
l7' Thatcher, director of the statien,
i . ' th! Iei!ultB. of CO""' im-
portance in showing the deficiency of
Potato Apploa.
Take two cupfulg of hot finely mash
ad or rlced potatoes, mix through them
two tablespoonfuls of butter, one-third
of a cupful of grated cheese, half a
teaspoonful of salt a Httle cayenne
pepper and grated, nutmeg, two table
spoonfuls of thick cream and yolks of
two eggs. Heat this up and shape in
the form of small apples. Roll In flour,
eggs and crumbs. Brown In deep, hot
fat
to be more or leess characteristic ol
soils in the eeaooast regions. Follow
ing are the results of the analysis:
The sample sent in by J. J., of
Ridie8eld, Clark county, is lacking in
available potash and lime. The most
beneficial treatment for this condition
of affairs is from 500 to 1,000 pounds
per acre of slaked lime, and 1,000 to
2,000 pounds per acre of sulphate of
potash, both applied broadcast in the
spring after the ground has been well
ploe.d The appl irations should be har
rowed in well. There is no question
but that the soil in the region of Ridge
field needs this sort of treatment.
The sample sent in by F. W., taken
from the White river valley between
Seattle and Tacoma contains a surpris
ingly large amount of lime for a West
Side Epfl. However it is very low in
potash, and not well supplied with
phosphoric acid. Potash fertilizers
would therefore be likely to give the
Den results of any single fertilizer in
grsdient. I have advised Mr. Wy to
try about 100 pounds per acre of sul
phate of potash, and about 200 pounds
per tcre of bone meal, applied to the
soil early in the spring and well work
ed in beiore the crop is planted.
The sample sent in by W. H. W., of
L'ttle Falls, Lewis county, is well sup
plied with nitrosren, phoaphorio acid
and humns, and fairly well with pot
ash; but is very low in lime. I have
advised that 600 pounds per acre of
slaked lime be applied after the ground
is plowed. It should be well harrowed
in. This is all the treatment that the
soil of Lewis county needs, so far as we
are able te tell by Aemical analysis.
From Raymond, Pacific county, F. B.
S. sends in a sample of red clay soil
which we find to contain a percentage
of lime only about one-twentieth as
great as it should befci the best results.
The supply of potash is also very low.
I have no doubt that the heaviest ap
plication of slacked lime which Mr. 8.
can make will give very beneficial re
sults on this type of soil, although some
of the Pacific county farmers have tried
using lima on the upland soil without
very benehical results. For thia soil
we have recommended about 100
pounds per acre' of sulphate of potash.
A. A., of Rosiburg, Wahkiakum
county, has sent us a sample of soil
which we find to be low in lime and
potash. The other ingredients are
present in fairly good supply. It is
probable that the dicfllulty which has
been experienced with this soil is due
chiefly to a lack of lime, and perhaps
potash also. We have advised the use
of from 503 to 1,000 pounds per acre of
slaked lime and the use on a email
scale, of about 100 pounds per acre of
sulphate cf polash.
A sample of Kitsap county subsoil
has been sent in by G. S. N., of Seat
tle, which we find to be very gravely
deficient in potash. It probably would
not produce crops of any kind, without
fertilizers of potash. The other ingre
dients are present in fairly good supply,
and bo far as we can tell by chemical
analysis, need not be reinforced with
fertilizers."
NEW HYBRID WHEAT.
Washington Experiment Station Cross
es Bluestem and Turkey Red.
The Washington State Experiment
station now believes it has succeeded in
combining Bluestem and Turkey Red
wneat into a hybrid variety which can
be grown with superior results in the
wheat-raising districts of the Pacific
Northwest. This experiment was be
gun in 1903, and the purpose in view
was to grow a winter wheat, which
would lock the beards of the Turkey
Red, and still possess its attractive
qualities as a winter wheat. Bluestem
being valuable for flour making pur
poses, but not well adapted to fall sow
lng, was crossed with the Turkey Rod.
The result of a cross produces what is
known as a "hybrid," the term simply
meaning a union between two flowers
or plants not of the same variety. In
all work of thia nature, no definite re
sults are obtainable until the second
generation, or, during the second year's
growth after the cross has been made.
Since the first cross was made, In 1903.
each year the station staff has selected
the plants that possessed trie character
istics of the desired hybrid. Thirteer
perfect plants wjre obtained from the
cross of 1903, and now seventeen
thousand of them are growing.
Hie hybrid is peculiar in its inter
mixing ef the qualities of Bluestem and
Turkey Red. The straw grown favors .
Bluestem, but the leaf formation is
much like that of the Turkey Red. For
this reason Prof. Lawrence, in charee
of the experiment, is not absolutely
sure that the new wheat will in every
way do adapted to all wheat raiBina
districts of Eastern Washington. In
nearly all instances the kernel favors
the Turkey Red, although in a few in-
stances the grain is white like Blue
sten. To Caa Aaparas-a.
Cut off the tough ends of the svra
gns; wash and put the tops in quart
glass cans; fill to the brim with cold
water ; let them stand for ten ml utes,
then teal tightly; put a wooden rack
In the bottom of your wash boiler.
stand the cans on It, cover them over
with cold water, bring them slowly to
boiling point boil four hours. Lei
them stand until the water Is cool, get
that the lids are tightened before yott
lift the Jara out of the water.
Cbe Nata.
A delicious dlah to serve with tonsfr
ed crackers and hot coffee : Chop a pint
of English walnuts or blanched al
monds. If almonds are used, slightly
toast them. Place layers or chopped
nuts In a small pan, alternating with
layers of grated cheese and grated
bread crumbs; season with butter (la
dots) and, dashes of salt and pepper,
Soften with a little boiling water aa4 -baka
twenty minutes, '