T*e RURAL. NEW-YORKER 
being with a tremendous black moustache 
came forward to describe the wonders of 
this great show. The life of a “barker” 
has its moments of interest. To perform 
the work successfully one must have a 
fliroat or brass. lungs of leather and a 
very vivid imagination. I could tell some 
strange tales of life in a side show. 
Human nature, as we find it. is much the 
same on the side as it is in the main show, 
but no matter where the show is. the big 
lesson of life, as Frank found it. is true 
of all. Grit gets. on. to the end. Quit 
stops when the going is rough, and sneers 
as Grit toils on through the swamp or 
through the tangled berry vines on the 
hill. And when Grit comes at last to 
rest and competence Quit wants to throw 
stones at him, call him a robber . ad yull 
his house down. 
And so in this trouble which confronts 
farming, I am for Grit rather than Quit. 
It is folly to try to claim that conditions 
are all right. They are not, yet they 
are not hopeless, either. I am not ready 
to play the part of Frank at that side 
show—pack up my cornet and quit. I 
would rather say with Big Bill Graham: 
“Get out Iliere and blow your horn!” 
1ft sic Jjt Jfs ♦ 
And here I am as “barker” once more. 
You remember how a few weeks ago 1 
spoke of that hospital and home for or¬ 
phan children which Dr. Grenfell is try¬ 
ing to’ build in Newfoundland? I asked 
those who could to help to send 25 cents 
for a brick in this building to Mr-. Strong. 
You see the result: 
“Thanks for your backing up my de¬ 
sire for bricks. They are coining in 
slowly—38 so far. You may be sure that 
I will not dodge, however many they may 
throw. I am a little disappointed that 
more do not come from children. There 
are so many demands now that I imagine 
it is hard to take on new ones. 
SELAII B. STROXG. 
Setnuket, Long Island.” 
Mr. Strong will stand right up and 
catch all the bricks that are thrown at 
him. Here is a great chance for children 
to help. A brick in this building will 
shine like a star all through their lives. 
h. w. c. 
91 I 
Rooting Violet Cuttings 
What is the best way to propagate vio¬ 
lets. I have the California variety (sin¬ 
gle). ’t. g. 
Bernardsville, N. J. 
Violets can be increased very easily, 
either by the division of the old crowns of 
the flowering plants or by cuttings. The 
latter method is the one generally used by 
the commercial grower, and is not a diffi¬ 
cult thing to do. Good healthy shoots are 
pulled or cut from the blooming plants, 
the stem is cut off clean with a sharp 
knife just below the joint where a leaf is 
removed. All large leaves are removed, 
only a few of the smaller leaves being al¬ 
lowed to remain at the top. The cuttings 
are then placed in a bench of clean sharp 
sand about an inch deep. A small trowel 
or an old knife is used to cut a deep 
groove in the sand, and the cuttings are 
inserted in the sand several inches apart. 
After a row across the bed is filled out 
the sand is pressed firmly around the 
stems and another row made about two 
inches from the first one. After cuttings 
are inserted they should be watered thor¬ 
oughly, and well shaded from direct rays 
of the sun for several weeks. Keep the 
air from blowing over them. too. Water 
occasionally to keep from wilting. The 
sand should be about three inches deep, 
and the bench should have some slight 
drainage, that the water will not be held 
too long in the sand. Keep temperature 
about 50° at night and 10° warmer dur¬ 
ing the day. E . j. w . 
Fertilizer for House Plants 
I saw mention in the paper some time 
ago of something that the florists use on 
their house plants to make them bloom 
and to increase the beauty of the flower, 
t an you tell me what it is? w. d. a. 
, Question does not go into sufficient 
'tau to give a very intelligent reply. 
must guess at the identity of the 
Lieu ’ ' vp ll as the conditions under 
which they are growing. To begin, all 
jv aa J? should be planted in pots suffi- 
ntl.v large, though not too large, so that 
„/' quantity of soil is so abundant that 
ovorwatering will make it sour. If the 
I ants are yellow and look sick generally, 
it may be a good thing to knock them out 
oW, 1111,1 shake > or wash the soil 
“ 0 , tli0 roots and repot in pots that 
tiiv I1 9 t . V(? ry much larger than the quau- 
. ..l 1 "’’ri fill comfortably if spread 
brokin g WelK F laco several pieces of 
Hn. rFt-t- P °^ S 01 other coarse material iu 
then n S< F? S to iusure good drainage, 
Wlth good rich soil. Do not 
comm • aiail "re. nor too much, nor auv 
rottod mn 1 fertlllz er. If you can get well 
one fnnrtb : "“T* „ m,x . , ilhout one-third or 
a little bulk w l th • VOUI ‘ soil, and add 
should grooud bone to it. This 
all of Hm L ' ery g0 ? f results with nearly 
the soil lm nm0U house plants. Should 
wate? will b Li S0Ur ’ 51 littl, ‘ lime or lime- 
S. dni-r 1 c 1 ’ ?° rr ect matters ; or a light 
hi 
Preparation t A d i 0e ? not , have au J T "’Izard = 
to Ilm cil^,.^%_hlqom of health = 
Spray in Pennies 
and Reap in Dollars 
Use Sherwin-Williams 
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S-W Paris Green 
will protect your potato crop; insure bigger 
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•ts adhesion is unusual. 
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to the cheek of the fn iL 1 “l , • th 
proper attention? fade ? , - )Iaut ' but - 1llst 
lowing the nlqnft« "goring, never al- 
imr fi‘ ailt to get too dry. nor keep- 
fight and W( 't, giving air and sun- 
some good Sn? hght applications of 
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