The Exeter Advocate, 1924-9-18, Page 3Bulb -Planting Time , is Here
The ease with which hardy spring- ed in evex•,increasing numbers each
flowering bulbs niaybe grown has i fall, and this is the type to plant for
. 'lade this phase of gardening ext.7'eme- I permanent eifee•ts inthe hardy
der, for; unlike the early -flowering
popular. Muob. of this..popularity 1s
due to the- fact that these plants bloom:'
at a season when all growing things
are just awakening from their winter
'sleep. The trees are yet bare and leaf-
less, or just beginning to swell their
buds, when our beds and borders may
be a blaze of ,color.
Spring -flowering bulbs should be
planted, early; although, some species
do not sffer to any appreciable extent,
even 4, not planted until .November,
the smaller bulbs, such as snow -drops,
scillas and glary of the snow should be
in the soil as soon as possible,, say,
late September or early October.
Although hyacinths,- used alone,
make a great showing soon after the
frost leaves us in spring, yet it is an
`advantage to. use some of the lesser
bulbs or dwarf perennials with them
to heighten the effect and also to pro-
long the beauty of the bed. Inter-
mediate lines of narcissus will follow
in time of blooming shortly after the
hyacinths are past their best, and at
no time will they obscure or lessen the
effect of the hyacinths.
Arab!.' Alpine., the white rock cress,
makes a fine.carpet for any of the col-
ored hyacinths. Another charming
hardy plant to utilize in the same
manner is the Cerastiuin or snow in
summer,
Since the great beauty and value of
the May -flowering tulips have been
fully appreciated, they are being plant -
Ditch tulips, they -can be left ;undis-„
turbed:for several years. .
However, to givce ns a longer tulip
season • we must also .include in the
planting table a selection of early
varieties. Gorgeous color effects are
to be had from tulips, and although a
bed of mixed colors is not to be dee-
pised; yet such a bed lacks harmony
such as we can have by a selection of
named varieties planted in beds of one
•color, or of any design.
The,double-flowered early tupils are
excellent subjects for bedding; they
last much longer than the singles, but
are not quite so graceful. I am, how-
ever, very partial to the double -flower-
ed type; . their lasting qualities and
their great size of bloom appeal to the
flower lover.
In the ease of May -flowering tulips a
mass of one color is preferable to mix-
tures.
When we remember that these late-
flowering tupils grow to a height of
from two to three ,feet With foliage
heavy and strong, it is well to give the
plants plenty of room; therefore, in
setting out the bulbs they aro placed
four -to six inches apart.
It is better to select a permanent
position for them, in the bulb garden
proper, »or eetablished in the hardy
flower border.
Bulb planting should be finished by
early ovember; in fact, it were better
to plant about the middle of October.
England.
"tray an Australian on Her First Visit
to the Motherland).
'I thought that when my stranger -eyes
Beheld this dreamed -of treasure-trove
With primrose haunted memories,
With proud and daffodilling love
I'd laugh and bare my head - to Eng-
lish rains,
Run singing through the green of Eng-
lish lanes,
And stooping by a hedge kiss the
sweet earth
That gave my fathers birth.
A
'"But there's no Iaughter on my lips
Nor yet a song, but like a bird
Stumbling on beauty's soul there slips
Into my mouth a sobbing word—
England! Her fields aro furrowed in
my heart,
Her rivers are the little tears that
start
AdoCswome shadow -quiet place I creep,
Like a shy child, to weep."
—P.T., in Morning Post.
" Trouble Borrowers.
There's many a trouble
Would burst like a bubble,
And into the waters of Lethe depart;
Did we not rehearse it,
And tenderly nurse it,
And give it a permanent place in the
heart.
There's many a sorrow
Would vanish to -morrow, •
Were we but willing to furnish the
wings;
So sadly intruding
And quietly brooding,
`C It hatches out all sorts of horrible
things.
How welcome the seeming
Of looks that are beaming,
Wbether one's wealthy or
one's poor!
Eyes bright as a berry,
Cheeks red as a cherry,
The groan and the curse arid the heart-
ache can cure.
whether
Resolve to be merry,
And worry to ferry
.Across the famed waters that bid us
forget; -
And no longer fearful,
But happy and cheerful,
We feel life has much' that's worth
living for yet.
Even trying makes siuccess.
Mystery Creatures of the
Jungles.
To those who imagine, as many do,
that Nature has no further surprises
in store for us in the shape of new ani-
mals and birds, the news that an ex-
pedition is in South America attempt-
ing
ttempting to capture the hoazin, a very rare
species of water fowl, will come as a
surprise.
But the hoazin, with its cockatoo
crest and its formidably powerful
peak, is by no means the only mystery
creature known to exist to -day.
In the heart of Central Africa, where
the jungle in many places has never
been »penetrated by white men, there
is to be found a strange leopard -like
animal, striped after the fashion of a
zebra, that so far has evaded classifi-
cation by natural history experts.
What is known as the hippo -horse is
another mysterious beast that roams
the African wilds. The natives have
long spoken of it, but it was not until
a few months ago that a white man,
Mr. H. E. Lee, made its acquaintance.
He .saw the animal half -immersed in
a pool. its mouth, cheeks, and • ears
were like those of a horse, 'but its
head was like that of a hippopotamus,
with two long, erect horns on its
snout.
The new Guinea forests are believed
to be the home of more than one ani-
mal unknown to natural history, while
the dense jungles of Borneo and
Brazil ebntain others, among them a
long lizard -like creature that is said
to be capable of flying.
The giant bush pig of Kenya Colony
is another beast that is so rarely seen
that its existence is doubter by some,
although several reputable travelers
claim to have observed it.
But Got Stung.
1st Schoolboy—"Huh, he thought
he'd have a cinch winhin' that spellin'
bee!"
2nd • Ditto -"Yea, an' got stung!"
Three Boy Scouts, who hail Froin Ceylon,' are shown taking an e',rlY •
morning spleen in the water troughs for then use at the largest jamboree
ever bold at. Wembley.
The Bread of Nations
It is.a,curious and interesting study
to compare the various materials t,
which serve the -different -nations of
the world as the basis of their Bread.
In this country, where good bread, I
made from spring and fall • wheat»flour,
is within reach of all, rarely a thought;
Is given to the fact that, after all, the
inhabitants of only a small portion of
the earth's surface enjoy such food.
In the remote part of Sweden, the
poor make and bake their rye bread
twioe a year and store the .loaves
away, 80 that eventually they are as
hard as- bricks. Further north still,
bread is made from barley and oats.
In Lapland, oats, with the inner
bark of the pine, are used. The two
together, well ground and mixed, are
made into large, flat cakes, coked in a
pan over a fire.
In dreary Kamchatka, pine or birch
bark by itself, well macerated, pound-
ed and baked, frequently constitutes
the whole of the native bread food.
The Icelander scrapes the "Iceland
moss" off the rocks, and grinds it into
fine Sour, which serves for both bread
and puddings. In some part* of Si-
beria, China, and other European coun-
tries, a fairly palatable bread is made
from buckwheat.
In parts of Italy chestnuts are cook-
ed, ground into meal and used for mak-
ing bread. Durra, •a variety of millet,
is much used in the countries of India,
Egypt, Arabia. and Asia Minor for
making bread. ice breadisthe staple
food of the Chinese, Japanese and a
large portion of the inhabitants of In -
In Parsia the bread is made from
'rice flour and milk; it is called "la -
wash." The Persian oven is built in
IN HONOR OF CANADIAN HEROES
Lady Patricia Ramsay has placed a panel in the chapel of the Royal
Military College, Sandhurst, to commemorate the glorious deeds of her regi-
ment (the Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry) in the Great War.
The panel is in white marble, forming part of a general memorial scheme in
the chapel, which commemorates nearly every regiment in the British army.
Each panel has the regimental badge in the centre and an inscription below.
Lady Patricia's panel was the first one erected there in commemoration of a
Canadian unit.
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A Poem You Ought to Know.
The Children's Hour.
There was a time when children
were enjoined to be "seen but not
heard,".when their natural playfulness
was repressed. Longfellow did much
to break down this foolish custom.
Between the dark and the daylight,
When the night is beginning to
lower,
Conies a pause in the day's occupa-
tions,
That is known as the Children's
Hour.
I hear in the chamber above me
The patter of little feet,
The sound of a door that is opened,
And voices soft and sweet..
From my study I see in the lamplight,
Descending the broad hall stair,
Grave Alice and laughing Allegra,
And Edith with golden hair.
A whisper and then a silence;
Yet I know by their merry eyes
They are plotting and planning to-
gether
To take me by surprise.
A sudden rush from the stairway,
A sudden raid from the hall!
By three doors left unguarded
They enter my castle wall!
They climb up into my turret
O'er the arms and back of my chair;
If I try to escape they surround me;
They seem to be everywhere.
They almost devour me with kisses,
Their arms about me entwine,
And I think of the Bishop of Bingen
In his Mouse Tower on the Rhine!
Do you think, 0 blue-eyed banditti,
Because you have scaled the wall, -
Such an old moustache as I am
Is not a match for you all?
I have you fast in my fortress,
And will not let you. depart,
But put you down into the dungeon
In the round -tower • of my heart.
And there will I keep you for ever,
Yes, for ever and a day,
Till the walls shall tumble to ruin,
And moulder in dust away!
Poem Carvell on a Tree.
Peter Pan and the Soldier.
Though blinded in the war, a .young
Australian soldier named Penn wanted
the ground, about the size of a barrel.
dia.
The sides are smooth mason work;
The fire .-10 built kit : the bottom and -
kept burning' until the walls or sides
of the' oven are thoroughly heated.
Enough 'dough to }foam a sheet about
one foot wide and two feet long is
thrown on the board and rolled until
as thin as sole leather, then it is
taken up and tossed and rolled from
one arm to the other and flung on »the
board and slapped en the side of the
oven. -
It takes only a few moments to bake
and when baked it is spread ottt to
cool. This bread Is cheap -one cent
a sheet. It ie• sweet and notti'ishing.
A specimen of .the "hunger bread"
from Armenia is made of cloverseed,
flax or linseed meal, mixed with edible
grass. In the Molucea island the
starchy pith of the sago palm furn:ieli-
es a white, floury meal. This is made
up -into flat, oblong loaves, which are
baked in curious little ovens, each be-
ing divided into oblong cells to receive
the loaves. Bread is also made from
roots in. some parts of Africa. andSouth America. It is made from maul -
co tubers. These roots are a deadly
poison if eaten in the raw state, but
make a good food if properly prepared.
To prepare them for bread, the -i:
are soaked for several days in water;
thus washing out the poison; the
fibres are picked out, dried and ground
into. flour. This is mixed with milk,
if obtainable; if not, water is used..
The dough is formed into little round
loaves and baked in hot ashes or dried
in the sun.
One With a Song.
He sings; and his song is heard, -
Pure as a joyous prayer,
Because he sings of the simple tbings,
The fields and the open air,
The orchard bough and the mocking-
bird,
And the blossoms
everywhere.
to "see" the statue of Peter Pan in He sings of a wealth we hold
London before he was sent home. I In common ownership—
was asked, writes a contributor to The wildwood nook and the laugh of
Country Life, whether I would take - the brook,
him out the following Sunday. And the dewdrop's drip and drip,
"You know," he said, "I'm to return The love of the lily's heart of gold,
to Melbourne in a week or two, and I And the kiss of the rose's lip.
simply must see Peter Pan before I -
go•" The universal heart
When we reached the statue Penn Leans listening to his lay,
put his hand upon it. "Why," he said, That glints and gleams with the glim-
"it's smaller than I thought; I shall mering dreams •
know it all." Of children at their play—
Carefully he felt it piece by piece A lay as rich with unconscious arte
with little murmurs of delight. Just As the first song -bird's of May.
look at this tiny mouse!" he would
say. "See this lovely little fairy; why, Steadfastly, bravely glad,
she is stretching up to speak to him!" Above all earthly stress,
Then again, "You are quite sure thea He lifts his line to heights divine,
I am not missing anything?" And singing, ever says—
Indeed I thought he was taking in This is a better world than bad—
more than many a man with sight. He God's love is• limitless.
was very intent on the examination, —Jas. Whitcomb Riley.
but at last, satisfied that nothing had ;.----
escaped him, he turned to me and
whispered, "Surely there are a lot of
people near us?"
As a matter of fact there were, but
I had hoped he would not notice. They
had stopped as they passed, seeing
the tail young Australian soldier fin-
gering so carefully the statue that all
London knows and loves so well. He
was obviously blind and just as obvi-
ously as full of strength and vigor as
the trees that grew above him. I can
remember now two women who stood
watching in silence, with tears run-
ning down their cheeks.
"Ah, well," he said as we turned
away, "I don't wonder it draws a
crowd; it's one of the loveliest things
I have ever seen. I shall be glad to
think of it when I am back in Aus-
tralia."
Sold by His Brother.
An African native living in a little
cottage in Chislehurst, Kent, England,
can look back upon a life which has
Maintained His Social Position.
"He makes strenuous efforts to
maintain his social position."
"Yes; goes in far arrest in both pro-
hibition violation and auto speeding,
I've heard."
Country of Old Men. .
Serbia is - said . to have more cen-
tenarians in proportion to population
than any other country..
Crossing a Muskeg.
One of the things peculiar to North
America is the muskeg, a sort of
marsh or swamp with mud that sucks
like quicksand. The unwary man or
animal wandering into a muskeg dis-
appears quickly and leaves no trace.
Yet a muskeg can be crossed. Great
tufts of heavy grass grow irregularly
on the surface, and if a man will pick
his way carefully he will have little
trouble,
A call to visit a sick man brought a
physician in haste from the village. A
muskeg lay directly in his wave sines
to cross it would save much valuable
time, he took the risk. When he was
well over it, he heard•a little noise be-
hind him and, looking round, spied his
little four-year-old son following hard
after him! The boy was already well
out on the dangerous muskeg.
As quickly as he could the doctor
picked his way back and was only re-
lieved when he had clasped his boy to
his breast. "My bay," he cried, "what-
ever ' do you mean by coming out
here!"
"It's all right, father," the little fel-
low replied. "I just put my feet where
you put yours. It was all right."
Example counts. Percept may guide
some children, but most of them zeal-
ously put their Little feet where their
parents have put their big ones. If
our boys and girls are to pass safe
over the dangerous places of life, they
must have good leadership. Then let
parents be sure that their steps "are
ordered by the Lord," both far their
.own sakes as well as for the safety of
those who are following them.
Bamboo Pens i n India. -
Bamboo writing pens are still favor-
ed in India, where they have been in
use for more than 1,000 years.
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Never bring a kerosene can near a
stove which has a fire in it, and never
pour kerosene into a stove whether
the fire is out or not. Many people
have been burned to death trying that
experiment. If you persist in the
very foolish habit of using kerosene
for kindling a fire, only do so by pour-
ing it on the wood fuel before it is
put into the stove, and do that far
from the stove or any open flame.
been more eventful than any romance ...----------- -- -
.—ANDTHE WORST TS YET TO COM.
and which is reminiscent of the days
of "'Uncle Tom's Cabin."
This man le Arab. Makeppo, and he
was rescued from slavery by the great
African explorer, Dr. Livingstone.
"I was sold by my brother sixty to
seventy years ago to Portuguese slave
traders," Makeppo s'a,id, "and we be-
gan our journey to the coast. The
On the Thames Brows Estate, near men were tied two -by -two to wooden
Wallingford, Bugandaare the famous collars, which thew wore even in their
"Wittenh.am Clumps," a prominent sleep; the women chained at wrists
landmark which 'dominates the Berk- snd ankles; the girls roped like horses,
shire and Oxfordshire countryside for and the little ones. free."
.manslavers y miles. The Clumps—two groups Livingtone and his men routed the
the explorer chose Arab
of very old beeches-- are situated on
Makeppo as his body servant. The
the top of one of the Siao•dun Hills"
and mark the site of an old Roman"
Carved. on the trunk of one of the
beeeh trees is a poem describing the
vinous changes time haa witnessed
at the spot. 'It concludes with: ---
Within that field where lies •the grov'-
ling herd,
High walls were crouched, stone cof-'
fins disinterr'd.
Such is the course of time, the' wreck
which fate '
And awful doom award the earthly
great.
Records differ as to the date and
authorship of this inscription, though
one authority declares the lines were
carved by a local clergyman ih 1820.
Fate.
The fate of no man, noteven the
happiest, is freefrom struggles and
privation; for . true happiness is only
then attained, when - by - the govern-
ment of the feelings webecome inde-
pendent of all the changes of. life.
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ex -slave afterwards tame to England
and is now employed as a gardener to
a private family. Makeppo to this day
refers to Livingstone as "the Govern-
or." . .
Experience.
I bought a little country place
And thought for sure I kmew
Enough eo make a garden grow
And raise some chickens too.
I labored hard for three long months,
To make things work I tried,
But plants for me refused to grow—
The ,baby»
row—The.baby chickens died! -
I sold my place for half its cont
And beat it back to work,
Contentedly behind- a desk,
A common office clerk.
No more 'bout farmers will I jest;
I've learned, the price was high,
Th -e farmer is a wise old. boy,
He knows much more than L
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