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KINGS MOUNTAIN HERALD, KINGS MOUNTAIN, N. 0. rs aivd Their Care aivd Gilfivatioix. V-5 WHEN TO PLANT BULBS By MRS. JOHN FIELD. Hardy bulba should be planted as early In the (all as possible. Dealers will not begin aendlng Out bulbs much before the latter part of September.' Early ordera get the beat bulbs. The beat soil for bulbs for the bouse Is a rich loam mixed with sand. If too heavy, add turfy matter to lighten It. Always choose a well-drained lo cality for your bulb-seed; If not nat urally so. put at least six Inches of broken crockery, pieces of brick, old shoes, old bonea, and the like In the bottom of the bed. Never take bulbs out of the package the florist sends them In until you are ready to plant them. Do not leave them exposed to the light or Jr, aa thla will cause lose of moisture and weaken vitality. The acales of Illy bulbs often be come soft and flabby when exposed to the air, because of the evaporation of the aap, which la the life blood ol the bulb. Such bulba are weakened, and hardly worth planting. Put all Jbulbs In the cellar or In a dark, cool place until ready to plant, i Many planta will grow well In an ordinary window In winter, but the number that will soften freely under such conditions are few and need special preparation. Many failures are due to an unwise selection of kinds, as well aa to the extremes of heat to which the ordinary room is subjected. September Is a good time to root Chrysanthemum Can Be Grown Indoor Are Looked THE HOUSE PLANTS By H. B. CORNER. In the potting of house plants you can mix the proper soil yourself If . you know the needs of the different plants. Take some old blue grass sod and pile It up until It rots, and you will have the Ideal form of decayed vegetable matter for the principal constituent of all kinds of soil for potted plants. There are three kinds of potting soil, aa follows: For geraniums and the ordinary va rieties of blooming plants. Three parte loam from the rotted sod, one part well rotted manure and one part and If the soil la heavy. For ferns, begonia and such foil age plant. Two part loam, one part leaf mold or peat, and one-half part aand If soli Is heavy. For palms or rose. Two part clay loam and one part well rotted manure, and sand to suit the texture condition. Y'-. Use the linger test to learn if the " plants need water; when the soil crumbles easily until dry it needs wa ter; when It oakes readily there la too much water; so do not give the plants little each day, but only water when needed. Never us a nosxle on the - end of a hoae In watering a It causes 1 the stream to pack the toll and Injure ' the foliage i Beautiful Shrubs That Protect Bulbi. I " " Vs-- , " "tK " I 5KrubI cuttings taken from soft wood plants but the "bloomers" for the house should have been slipped and rooted last May or June. Cuttlnga taken aa late aa September of the new half- ripened wood of many annuals and perennials will make nice house planta and some of theae should bear flowers If well cared for. Hardy bulbs may be planted among shrubbery, and these will give bloom at a time when the branches of the shrubbery are bare of foliage, lighting up the grounds wonderfully. The shrubbery will In turn serve to pro tect the bulb flowers and foliage from disastrous effects of early, cold rain storms and rough spring winds. GENERAL FLOWER HINTS Cut and pile sod for pot compost la ter Weather seldom affects weeds - ad' Tersely. Heavy shade la often worse than strong sunlight. Sow aeeda for basket planta and window garden now. Prune out the branches of the dahl ia to promote development of flowers; water well, and tie to stakes. Prune older, weaker branches from shrubs and roses that are dony bloom ing, and mulch roots. Cut flowers of annuals that aeed freely and prolong the season of bloom. If allowed to mature seeds, they cease to bloom. For potted planta that must have sunshine, set the pots In a jardiniere, or set In a box with a packing of moss around them to encourage moisture. If the Right Soil and Temperature Out For. ' To prevent your window plant from blooming only on the street aide, turn them occasionally and you will have the bloom In the room a well. Do not give foliage planta a much light aa for flowering planta; keep the ferns in a shady corner; a north window is a good place. , v i. s,j Use aa dry material only well rotted manure. To prepare liquid manure to be applied only after the Ordinary wa tering has been done, take an ordinary barrel containing one-half bushel of freBh cow dung and if extra strength be required add a couple of quarta of fresh hen manure and cover with wa ter. ' ' After It ha been fermented thor oughly the coarae material will all set tle to the bottom and you may fill the barrel with water and the solution is ready to be applied to your plants. An application every two week Is. generally all that Is required for most plants. For this process sand Is generally used, or very light soil, as most favor able for the formation of new root. ' Y The geranium 1 perhaps the easiest to begin with and a good healthy top should be selected where wood has formed.' Take a sharp knife and cut below the Joint . : " :,V: ' Foliage plants are very easily prop agated, and every woman can do her own work of thla nature with great satisfaction. ,v- ... WHEN CLEANING THE HOUSE Renovation of Furniture and WooeV ; work la One of the Meat Import, tant Consideration. , Housecleanlng Is here, i We hear the sound of rug beating, see windows devoid of their hangings, come upon evidences every day that the annual cleaning period Is under way. Of course all furniture must be thor oughly gone over at this time. Fur niture, like other woodwork, tends to shrink If It becomes too dry, and should be washed for the sake of mois ture a well as of cleanliness. Hence furniture, besides being cleaned when necessary with suitable cleaning com pounds, should be sponged occasion ally with clear water and wiped dry. But do not use soap or washing pow ders on painted or varnished furniture. Remove dirt, dust and stains with other cleansing agents and rinse by sponging with e'ear water. Wipe dry, oil and polish. Detergents recommend ed for cleaning furniture, removing linger marks, white spots and stains are olive, sweet, linseed, paraffin and other oils; whiting, fuller'a earth, cold tea, kerosene, turpentine, aoda, es sence of peppermint, camphor, as phaltum. vinegar, various acids and combinations of these. To wash furniture, use a large sponge, wipe dry as possible with a chamois skin wrung out of clear wa ter, or with a soft flannel cloth. Do not use dry chamois on varnished wood or polished surfaces. Wipe al ways In one direction, preferably with the grain of the wood. Wash carved wood with a stiff hair paintbrush dipped In clear water. . Or wash with cold tea applied with a sponge or brush, wipe dry, oil and polish. To keep polished or varnished furni ture In good order, each article should be gone over lightly once a week on cleaning day with clear hot (not boil ing) water without soap, or with cold tea or any other suitable cleanser. Or. If there Is not time for this. after dusting the furniture rub It over with a cloth molatened with kerosene, turpentine, cold tea or cold-drawn lin seed oil, or with a mixture of equal parts or theae. This practice will as sist in keeping It In good order. HOUSEHOLD HINTS 8oap should be stored some time be fore using In order to get the best value out of It. Remove wrapper, put the aoap on tin and place in hot oven until moist, but be careful not to leave It too long or It will run out of shape. Remove and place In a cool spot. In a few hours It will be found hard and will last twice as long. When washing and rinsing colored materials add a teaspoonful of epsom salts to each gallon of water, and even the most delicate shades will neither fade nor run. To remove slime from Sponges, thoroughly soak them In salt water and then rinse In clear water, after ward allowing them to dry In the air. When a box of sardines Is opened It should be drained of Us oil at once ind the fish turned out A pretty way to serve hot biscuits Is folded In napkin on a sweetgraaa basket with a handle. Raised Doughnut. One yeast cake, one cupful luke warm milk, two tables poonfula luke warm water, 214 Pints sifted flour, one half teaspoonful nutmeg, two eggs, 1H tableBpoonfuls butter, one cupful granulated sugar and one-half tea spoonful salt. Dissolve yeast in luke warm water. To this add the milk and one pint of flour to make aponge. Set aside in warm place for one hour or more, until bubbles rise to the surface. When well risen add butter and augar wen mixed; salt, nutmeg, eggs well beaten and remainder of flour, 1 pints, to make soft dough. Knead thoroughly, but keep soft Set' In . warm place to rise again. Should-be light In 1 hours. When light, roll ont to one-quarter-inch thick ness on well-floured board and cut with doughnut cutter. Set to riae again until light, and then drop into boiling fat Makes about three dozen Oat 8uet Pudding. Stone and cut small one pound of datea. Chop six. ounces of fresh beef suet and mix with It three-fourths of a pound of One bread crumbs. Sprinkle a scant cupful of sugar over the datea and add them to the crumbs and suet To one well-beaten egg add one-half cupful of milk and stir It Into one-naif a cupful of flour sifted with a level teaspoonful of baking powder. Mix all well together, turn Into a mold and ateam three hours. Serve with lemon sauce.-.: -, Apple and Cranberry Jelly.) Cut two large tart apples In small pieces and mix with one quart of cran berries. Pour on water, Jnst enough to show through the fruit, bat not enough to cover. Cook until tender and strain through a colander. , Measure the Juice and allow as many cnpfuls of sugar aa yon have Juice. Cook fifteen 3T twenty minutes. This will make a firm Jelly without the sharp taste tha' so many object to in cranberries. ; ' V , "- Oriental Beef. -One and one-half pounds of round oeef, one-half pound fresh pork, one onion, two green peppers, one cupful crumbs. Salt to taste. Put all through meat chopper Mix thoroughly, form Into loaf, place in pan, lay three slices of bacon on top, pour over Ai one. can tomatoes. Bake In stejtly oven 1ft hours. Thl'keo giavyjjind Strain, . . - : . ForThrash and Foot Diseases Antiaaptlc, JHANFORD'G Balsam of Myrrh For Galls, Wire Cuts. Lameness. Strains. Buncte. Thrush. Old Son. Nail Wounds, Foot Rot Fistula, Bleeding, Etc E Made Sirica 1846. ."r aoeui iu Price 25c, SOe and $1.00 AIIDeaIers-cS A Soluble Antiseptic Powder to be dissolved in water as needed For Douches Tn tb local tre truant of worn an ' til, inch m leuoorrhoec and Inflammation, hof douchea ol Paxtlna are Tory efficacious. No woman vho has aver uaea medicated douche will fail to appreciate the Glean and healthy condition Pazttne produces and tha prompt relief from soreness and discomfort lrhich follows its use.Thii Is because Paz tine DOMetses superior e learning. dlsJufeot lug ana neanng properties. For ten years the Lydia E. Plnkham Medicine Co. has rec ommended Paxttne their prirate correspondence with wo men which proTea Its superi ority. Wmen who hare been lettered say it is " worth Its weiffht In told." Atdrueirliita. (too. large box or by mail. Sample free. The Paxton Toilet Co., Boston, Mass, As Seeing th Invisible. No great purpose has ever been achieved by any Individual until his spirit has first gone out Into some wilderness solitude and there discov ered its native strength. Its, absolute invincibility when it relies upon no help but that ol God. This is the experience of all the greatest among men. They go apart from their fel lows for awhile, like Moses, 'into the land of Midian, or like our Lord him self into the wilderness, or like St. Paul into the Arabian desert, and there, In : solitary communion with God, from that highest of all compan ionships, they drink In strength to fit them for the work of our lives. Alone with God, they see visions which fill their souls, visions which never fade afterward even in the light of common day, but which serve aa beacon lights to guide them, through storm and darkness, till the purpose of their lives la fulfilled. Edwin H. Eland. Varied Program. The women' of a town down the state recently organized a literary club, and for a while everything was lovely. "Louise," asked the husband of one of the members upon her return home from one of the meetings, "what was the topic under discussion by the club this afternoon?" i Louise couldn't Just remember at flrat. Finally, however, she exclaimed: "Now I recollect! We discussed that brazen-looking hussy that's Just moved In across the street and Nietzsche." Ah! :.. He Is she a good dancer? She '-Not txrupulouBly. California Pelican. IN A 8HADOW Tea Drinker Feared Paralysis. Steady use of either tea or coffee often produces alarming symptoms, B a I IIHHgj Vxeaxt X Haafing xx tc M m as the peison (caffeine) contained in these beverages acta with more po tency In some persons than in others. "I was never a coffee drinker," writes an 111. woman, "but a tea drink er. I was very nervous, had frequent spells of sick headache and heart trouble, and was subject at times to severe attacks of bilious colic. "No end of sleepless nights would have' spell at night when my tight side would get numb and tingle like a thousand needles were ' pricking my flesh. At times I could hardly put my tongue out of my mouth and m? right eye and ear vfere affected. "The doctors told me to quit using tea, but I thought I could not live with out it that it was my only stay. - I bad been a tea drinker for twenty-live years; was under the doctor's care for fifteen. . .'J-- '' ..'-;-' v: "About six month ago, 1 finally quit tea and commenced to drink Postum. "I have never had one spell of sick headaches since and only one light attack of bilious colic. Have quit hav ing those numb spells at night, sleep well and my heart la getting stronger sll the time." , . Nsme given by Postum Co.. Battle Creek, - Mich. ' Read 'The Road to Wellvllle," In pkgs. , . Postum come In two forms: ' Postum Cereal the original form must be well boiled. 15o and 25c pack age."---, h ' Instant Postum a soluble powder dissolve quickly In a cup of hot wa ter, and, with cream and sugar, makes a delicious beverage Instantly,- 30c and 60o tins. '" ;Vj " Both kinds are equally delicious ani cost about the same per cup. "There's a Reason" for Postum. ' i -.', '." -i" ' '"sold by Grocers flOMEM feHELPS MOVE FOR HOME GARDENS Widespread Idea to Interest Children of th Country In Ecenom : . leal Idea. ' Any suggestion of Introducing a wider military training among schools of this country la meet with opposition. But one move wnicn iu ne almost as useful In time of war Is that being made by the United States bureau of education to make borae-aarden trunk hrmara nt the 10,000,000 children wno are now In public schools In the United States. Of course, the relation of sucb a movement to war probably was far from the minds of thotu hn h.va been fostering the movement It al- reaay is nelng worked oat In many cities. On the utatement nt rir a D. Jarvls. the aneeialist tn ohn rJ the government's home-gardening sni ejr, me relation inie movement, If ac complished thoroughly, vould bear to war Is strikingly shown Doctor Jar vis estimates that If half the 10,000,000 available school children were Inter ested In the work the inrlxaaa In tnnA supplies would amount tu $50,000,000 annually. This estimate Is based upon tne supposition that lio is the average yield of a B-arden. thnurh flmiFM ihnv that many such gsrdtns can earn $25, sou ana even siuu yearly. What sttch a food sunnlv wnnM mean to any European nation at this time can easily ne imagined, ir war called the young men from the farms or tnis nation, even ror a bnof time, these school gardens would be invalu able In supplying food to cities which otherwise might find themselves cut off from a ready supply. Obviously the great benefit of tha work undertaken by the bureau of ed ucation and Its expert Is planned for times of peace. But In a period when many peaceful movements are viewed from a war angle, this plan cannot es cape the attention of those who be lieve preparedness Is our best protec tion against foreign Imbroglios. HOMES FOR RURAL TEACHERS Communities Are Waking Up to th Necessity of Providing Adequate Aocommadatlons. Teachers' cottages are one of the latest developments In education. They are rapidly passing out of the the experimental stage, however; the state of Washington has more than a hundred, and Texas is approaching that number. The plan has been de vised aa a result of the difficulty of providing living arrangements for teachers in rural sections. "Board ing round" Is no longer popular with either teacher or neighborhood. Then there are certain advantages connect ed with the cottage. It gives -a de sirable permanency to. the position, which Is beneficial to the community as well as to the teacher: and when It Is located near the schoolhouse It affords opportunity for work In domes tie science. One county In Alabama has completed Its sixth home for ru ral teachers. In one town the cot tage was built by popular subscrip tion, has six acres of land attached to It, and Is occupied by the teach er at a nominal rental. In some of these cottage several teachers live together upon a basis of co-operative housekeeping. It Is claimed for the cottage system by making rural life more attractive the lack of male teach ers Is being to some extent supplied. New York Evening Post. Gardens for School Children. There is a strong economic truth at the bottom of the garden movement. and its value has been recognized long ago In European countries, which have brought about different forms of development Austria established ex perimental gardena in Its rural schools as far back as 1S69. Switzerland, Ger many and England ' have a garden coarse in their public schools, while France goes farther and maintains not only flower and vegetable gardens, but Include orchard, forestry and bee Industry. , The garden movement Is of special significance In cltle where large number of children are turned out on tbe streets to loiter, tease and maraud.'-'-..' 'Y-i. '-. ,Y,.y '--' Perhaps the greatest value of school gardens Is In teaching the-child how to make a garden at home and en couraging It to do so. It 1 here that we are to attain the real value of In struction and make It pay. The child can materially reduce the cost of liv ing by not only furnishing vegetables during the summer but the surplus can be stored for winter use. That this can be done Is no longer a mat ter of conjecture, but many examples' can be given In proof. Mrs. Alex Caldwell, in Southern Woman's Haga sine. ' v - 4 - Tidy Farms. ' If eath farm In any community la clean, tidy and well kept, presenting a thrifty, homelike ' appearance, : the whole neighborhood will be attractive to visitors snd satisfying to resident. Local and county fair board might create a very valuable farm Improve ment habit by ottering a liberal priie for the best Dlanned farm in a neigh borhood or In a county. New Castla Times. . . FARMER'S WIFE TOO ILLTO WORK A Weak, Nervous Sufferer Restored to Health by Li, dia E. Pinkham's VeA etable Compound" Kasota, Minn. "I am glad to aa) that Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable (Jompogr.s has done more for me than anything elae, and I had the beat physi cian here. I was to weak and nervous that I could not do my work and suf fered with pains low down in my right aide for a year or more. I took Lydia table Compound, and now I feel like a different person. I believe there is nothing like Lydia G. Pinkham's Vege table Compound for weak women and young girls, and I would be glad if I could influence anyone to try the medi cine, for I know it will do all and much more than it Is claimed to do." Mrs. Clara Franks, R. F. D. No. 1, Maple crest Farm, Kasota, Minn. Women who suffer from those dis tressing Ills peculiar to their sex should be convinced of the ability of Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound to re store their health by the many genuine ana truthful testimonials we are con stantly publishing in the newspaper. If you have the slightest doubt that Lydia K. Pinkham's Vegeta ble Compound will help you, write) to Lydia K.FlnkhamMeiilclneOn. (confidential) Lynn, Maws., for ad vice. Your letter will be opened, reaa ana answerou oj wuiuttu, and held in strict confidence. Doubtful Assurance. 'Do you think they approved of my Easter sermon?" asked one of our well-known minister. "Yes, I think so," replied his wife; they were all nodding." . BKHARKABI X I.ETTFB PROM A WBXt, KNOWN WASHINGTON DRL'OOIBT. In reference to Kllxlr iMbfl uitrr. tor rkltl. mnJ f.or and all aafanil Jim Wltbin the lent Are montbfl 1 Save ftold s.0,10 bottlfotKllIlrrUbekorMlri.Chlllnl Ferer. Our enntotnera speak very well of It. BenrrBTana,SXP8t.. If. w., Washington, D.O." Kllxlr Hab-iik so cents all drnvststa. or or Parcels Post, prepaid, from aUocMwakl a Co., Waablngton, D. O. The Point of View. The Optimist There's nothing like hope. The Peaalmlat There certainly Isn't fo.r fooling a peraon. Y Matrimony may cure love's blind ness. Backache Is a Warning TbooModi luffer kidney llli numret not knowing that Uie baokaoh, headaches and dull, nerrotu, diziy, all tired ootid I tloh are often due to fcldnej weakness alone. Anybody who enffera oonatantly from backache ihould aaipect the kldneyi. Some irrefularlty of the accretion! may fire just tbe needed proof. Dou'i Kid ney Pills have been eating backache and aUtk kidneys for oyer fifty yean. A South Carolina Case Mrs. 8. A. Hall. "IvwrPlehm walnut Si., A Doe- iMiaiury ; vine, , sj says: "A cold on my kid. neye brought on backache. I te- t came nervous and Irritable and could hardly dress myself- mornings. I1 had bad dlliyv speus ana onenjai rnoet felL Dean's Kidney Pills re lieved me In a few days and before long, they cured me." ' . Get DtMua's at Amr Star, BO a Box DOAN'S WAV K)3TBUIUUUI CO, BUFFALO, M Y. Constipation Vanishes Forever Prompt Relief Permanent Cur CARTER S LITTLE LIVER PILLS i tail. Purely vegeta ble act surely out genuy i tbe Over. . Stop after dinner dis-, tress-cure; indioestion." Improve the complexion, brighten the eyes. SMALL P1IX, SMALL DOSE, SMAU PRICE Genuine must bear Signature WINTERS MITH'G CHILL TONIC . not only the old reliable temedr ' FOR MALARIA till general strenstlMning tonic and appti sot. Forcmltfnn as wall asaauus. Boiaiorow. SOe and 1 bottles at aras MrKEsVA hair balsai I nlpstosrsdtaaudsndra; For KabHv Color tmj , BaaatrasGrsr or Fadsd Hakr. A joqanaSLOtatDragrlita : 1 f I'nBTFRsI tvcVL. liar M M I H SKBS Is I rtonpgY TtUrOL unaOr :vai qtsca Ituvrei toon ramora. swsUln and short braath. ortan firaa anHra rellsf In -n 8 to 39 days, trial treatmant vara FHBB. : .DR. THOMAS S. CRKaN, Ssaaaasr ts Dr. raVH.irn'iaMS.SalA Caamrartk, Oa. n ' ' W. N. U, CHARLOTTE, NO. 1S-101S.