Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 15, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 January 1913 — EFFECT OF WATER ON PLANTS [ARTICLE]

EFFECT OF WATER ON PLANTS

Kentucky Wonder Beans Thrive Surprisingly While Small Bed of Cannas Were Failure.

Last summer I undertook to keep alive a small bed of cannas, made by laying down the tire from the front wheel of a wagon, says a writer in the Florist. In another portion of the garden eight hills of Kentucky wonder beans were planted late in the summer in a circle about four feet in diameter. Eight superannuated sunflower stalks nine to ten feet tall were tied together by their tops to act as supports. An old can filled with fine, well-rotted manure and war tered every other day was sunk in the center of the circle. The beans ran to the top of their supports and until frost came yielded a very liberal supply for a small family. In the case of the cannas several barrels of water and countless adjectives were used. In the case of the beans a pailful every other day. On this plan I have no patent and none applied for, nor expactatlcms of reward of any kind. Without cost, it will save labor, plants and adjectives* Some critic might suggest that the beana were planted rather close together. So they were, but the garden soil was rich and strong. Besides this, they were of the “close communion” type In a Baptist garden. It was war ter that saved them.

Butter Wrappers, any quantity, plain or printed, may be had at The Republican office. A Classified Adv. will sell it.

Mrs. J. W. Nelson went to Hammond today on account of the serious sickness of" her hiece, Miss Lillian Hann, who is very low with tuberculosis. She is about 24 year| of age.

Alpha Christley returned yesterday afternoon from Lafayette, where he attended the Crouch stock sale. Forty head of horses and 75 head of hogs were sold at fancy prices.

Several cases of measles are reported about and it is said some of the cases broke out in the schools. Walter Randle, son of E. J. Randle, has a case at the home of J. T. Culp, where hei is staying.

John L Gwin made an auto trip to Winamac Thursday, bringing his wife home after a visit of two weeks with relatives there. Her cousin, Attorney George Burson, accompanied them home in the auto and returned to his home by train.

King Rawlins, of Monticello, a well known athlete who has for years both in high school and outside been on teams opposing Rensselaer, is this year teaching manual training and acting as athletic coach in the schools at Lockport, 111., and is,making good according to reports.

Jim McColly was down from Wheatfleld yesterday. He reports that he has a job of carpentering already started. It is a good sized new house for Henry Meyers, of near Kniman, on his farm a half mile west of Walker Center school house. Henry has been living on his brother, George F. Meyers’ farm, but will move this spring to his own.

Harry Parker and wife have been enjoying a rare treat the past few days, A friend at Conover, Wis/ where they spent a month on their wedding trip, sent them four large pickerel. The four weighed 30 pounds, according to Harry, and his word will be more readily accepted than it would be if he had caught them himself.

The revival meetings which Pastor F. E. Crider and his nephew, Rev. Will J. Crider, of Orleans, have been conducting at the Rosebud M. P. church, closed Wednesday night. The interest was intense during the meetings and large audiences attended during the two weeks and a half that they continued. Last Sunday the church was literally packed and the attention and spirit were excellent. No additions to the church occurred.