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N o t h i n g c o u l d h a v e been k i n d e r o r m o r e w e l c o m e t h a n t h e s u g g e s t i o n , a n d D a p h n e , l e f t a l o n e , l a y d o w n o n t h e sofa a n d c losed h e r eyes, s t r e t c h i n g o u t h e r t i r e d l i m b s , w h i l e a f e e l i n g o f peace a n d r e s t came o v e r h e r , a n d t h e w a l l s o f t h e l i t t l e d r e s s i n g -r o o m , w i t h i t s i n n u m e r a b l e l o o k i n g - g l a s s e s , s i g n e d p h o t o g r a p h s , a n d a r r a y o f c r e a m s , l o w d e r s , a n d r o u g e s t a n d i n g o n shelves a d e d a w a y as she passed i n t o t h e spac ious

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T h e new piece o p e n e d w e l l , a n d l o n g be­f o r e t h e m i d d l e o f t h e first a c t was r e a c h e d , i n s p i t e o f a f e w m i s t a k e s , i t s e t t l e d d o w n i n t o b e i n g a success. T h e o f t e n p o i n t l e s s d i a l o g u e w a s r ece ived w i t h r i p p l e s • o f l a u g h t e r t h a t e s t a b l i s h e d a n e l e c t r i c c o m ­m u n i c a t i o n b e t w e e n t h e a u d i e n c e a n d t h e a c t o r s , as t h e f o o l i s h p l o t was u n f o l d e d a n d i t s a b s u r d s i t u a t i o n s g r a d u a l l y d e v e l o p e d , w i t h ceaseless i n t e r r u p t i o n s o f s o n g a n d d a n c e , g i v i n g t h e i m p r e s s i o n o f t h e g l i t t e r a n d t h e c h a n g e o f a v a r i e t y e n t e r t a i n m e n t , a n d b e c o m i n g m o r e a n d m o r e a r i d i c u l o u s b u r l e s q u e o f l i f e , w i t h here a n d t h e r e , l i k e a t h r e a d o f g o l d a m o n g t h e f u s t i a n , a c l e v e r w o r d , a t o u c h o f d r e a m y pass ion i n t h e m u s i c , a l a n g u o r o u s love l iness o f t r o p i c a l scenery .

D a p h n e ' s e n t r a n c e w a s q u i t e u n p r e p a r e d i n c o n t r a s t t o A d e l e ' s , w h i c h w a s s k i l f u l l y w c r k e d u p t o b y endless a l l u s i o n s t h a t ex­c i t e d t h e c u r i o s i t y o f t h e a u d i e n c e : whe reas be fo re t h e R o c k - a - b y e scene t w o c o m e d i a n s h a d been o c c u p y i n g t h e s tage a l m o s t a d n a u s e u m ( i n t h e o p i n i o n o f t h e audience*, a n d t h e n , as t h e y d i s a p p e a r e d a c d a b a c k c u r t a i n l i f t e d s h o w i n g a s h a m g a r d e n , J a c k D e n n i s r a n o n d r a g g i n g a t o y horse , w h i l e D a p h n e m e t h i m i n t h e c e n t r e o f t h e s t age , h e r d o l l i n h e r a r m s .

She c o u l d n o t see t h e a u d i e n c e — a f a c t t h a t she h a d f o r g o t t e n w h e n t h i n k i n g o f h e r nervousness a n d c o n j u r i n g u p i m a g i n a r y t e r r o r s , f o r t h e house , f r o m t h e s t age , a p ­p e a r e d o n l y a b l a c k g u l f across t h e f o o t ­l i g h t s , o r "floats, as h e r c o m p a n i o n s c a l l e d t h e m .

D a p h n e was dressed i u a l i t t l e w i s p o f a f r o c k o f w h i t e c h i f f o n , a n d h e r w a i s t was g i r d l e d u n d e r h e r a r m s w i t h a b l u e sa*h, w h i l e he r shoes w e r e heel less t o t a k e a w a y f r o m her h e i g h t , a n d o v e r h e r s h o u l d e r s a n d r o u n d her s m a l l , l o v e l y face floated t h e c u r l ­i n g masses o f h e r h a i r .

H e r t h i n n e s s a n d f r a g i l i t y a c t u a l l y gave h e r a n a p p e a r a n c e o f e x t r a o r d i n a r y y o u t h , a n d a m a n i n t h e s t a l l s l e a n e d f o r w a r d a n d d r e w i n h i s b r e a t h q u i c k l y be fo re a d j u s t i n g h i s o p e r a glasses a n d focuss ing t h e s l e n d e r f i g u r e , a f t e r w h i c h "he w a t c h e d her d u r i n g t h e scene t h a t f o l l o w e d .

T h e business h a d a l w a y s been d i f f i c u l t , b u t somehow o r o t h e r i t was less so o n t h a t n i g h t , because she f e l t h e r s e l f 60 e n t i r e l y a l o n e w i t h h e r c o m p a n i o n t h a t s e l f - con­sciousness v a n i s h e d , as, s i t t i n g d o w n o n t h e s t age , she und re s sed h e r b a b y d o l l , finally h u g g i n g i t t o h e r w i t h c r i e s o f d e l i g h t . T h e n a m o c k q u a r r e l f o l l o w e d , d u r i n g w h i c h D e n n i s b r o k e h e r d o l l a n d she t h r e w a w a y h i s horse , finally b r e a k i n g d o w n i n a s t o r m o f sobs a n d t e a r s , t h e p r e l u d e t o t h e r e c o n ­c i l i a t i o n t h a t flung t h e m i n e a c h o t h e r ' s a r m s as t h e first s t r a i n s o f t h e w a l t z t h a t w a s t o become f a m o u s t h r o b b e d t h r o u g h t h e house . D a p h n e t o o k a g l i d i n g s tep t o w a r d s h i m , he c a u g h t h e r t o h i m , a n d t h e dance b e g a n , a l t e r n a t i n g w i t h a l u l l a b y s o n g .

I t s i d e a — i f i t h a d a n y — w a s t h e flight, p u r s u i t , a n d c a p t u r e o f a p e r v e r s e c h i l d , w h o , finally t i r e d o f p l a y , d r o p s h e r h e a d o n t h e s h o u l d e r o f h e r c a p t o r a n d d r i f t s off i n t o d r e a m l a n d , as he g r a d u a l l y l a y s h e r d o w n u p o n a m o s s y b a n k .

T h e i d e a w a s p o e t i c a l , a n d i t was c a r r i e d o u t w i t h a s t u d i e d s i m p l i c i t y t h a t w a s i n t h e p i c t u r e , a n d t h e w h o l e scene s t o o d o u t l i k e a g l e a m o f m o o n l i g h t i n t h e r e d g l o w o f a s t o r m y s k y .

T h e e x o t i c b e a u t y o f t h e g i r l a n d h e r c h i l d i s h i nnocence o f m a n n e r , c o n t r a s t e d w i t h t h e i m p i s h a n t i c * a n d w h i m s i c a l m e t h o d s o f J i e r p a r t n e r , w o n a n u n d o u b t e d t r i u m p h , a n d t h e scene was r e p e a t e d a g a i n a n d a g a i n , u n t i l A r n o l d w o u l d h a v e n o f u r t h e r encores , f o r t h e n i g h t w a s w e a r i n g o n .

" W h a t a p r e t t y g i r l , " s a i d L a d y H o o s t o n , . . h o , c h a p e r o n i n g he r d a u g h t e r a n d L o r d S t . O s r y t h , s a t i n t h e s t a l l s .

She spoke t o a m a n o n t h e o t h e r s ide o f i ier , a n d a c c e p t e d h i s o p e r a glasses f o r a o n g e r s u r v e y . " Q u i t e r e f i n e d - l o o k i n g t o o , " •he w e n t o n . " D o y o u k n o w w h o she i s ? "

T h e m a n addressed professed i g n o r a n c e , a n d L a d y H o o s t o n t u r n e d t o h e r o t h e r s ide , c u r i o s i t y o v e r c o m i n g he r r e l u c t a n c e t o i n ­t e r r u p t h e r d a u g h t e r ' s c o n v e r s a t i o n .

" I was j n s t s a y i n g t h a t t h a t i s a very p r e t t y g i r l , L o r d S t , O s r y t h . " she s a id . " C a p t a i n J a m e s d o e s n ' t k n o w w h o she i * so I suppose she m u s t be a n e w c o m e r . W h a t a p i t y one sees so f e w scenes l i k e t h i s t h a t l e ave a p l e a s a n t i m p r e s s i o n . T h e r e s t o f t h e p l a y i s s i m p l y d e p l o r a b l e . "

She r e c e i v e d n o answer , a n d was b e g i n ­n i n g t o speak a g a i n w h e n she saw t h a t S t . O s r y t h h a d t u r n e d h i s h e a d a w a y , a n d was a g a i n l o o k i n g i n t e n t l y a t t h e s t age .

" Q u i t e i n a r e v e r i e , ' ' t h o u g h t t h e d o w a g e r , p l e a s a n t l v consc ious t h a t she c o u l d n o t even w i n h i s " a t t e n t i o n ; " a n d M a r y is j u s t t h e same. T h i n g s seem t o be g o i n g as w e l l as p o s s i b l e . "

W h e t h e r t h e y w e r e o r n o t , o n l y L a d y M a r v c o u l d h a v e t o l d , a n d i f she h a d been o b l i g e d t o d o so, she w o u l d h a v e confessed t h a t f o r t h e r e s t o f t h e s h o w she m i g h t as w e l l h a v e been a l o n e . D p t i l l t h e n he h a d been g a y , b r i g h t , a n d a t t e n t i v e ; b u t f r o m t h e m o m e n t he h a d l i f t e d h i s glasses she h a d h a d n o t h i n g f r o m h i m b u t j e r k y sentences a n d f o r c e d a t t & n t i o n .

H e s t a r t e d w h e n she s p o k e t o h i m , a n d a n s w e r e d a t r a n d o m , t i l l even L a d y M a r y , w h o was n o t e x a c t i n g , d r e w he r o w n c o n c l u -s ions a n d p u t t h e m b o l d l y i n t o w o r d s .

" D o v o u k n o w t h a t g i r l ? " she a sked , consc ious t h a t p e r h a p s t h e r e m a r k was n o t i n good t a s t e , k n o w i n g , as she d i d . t h a t Soc i e tv g i r l s w e r e t a u g h t t o i g n o r e a n y a c q u a i n t a n c e s b e t w e e n t h e i r f r i e n d s a n d t h s d a n g e r o u s rivals b e h i n d t h e f o o t l i g h t s .

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not. r e g r e t i t . • \ . " Y e s I d o , " he a n s w e r e d s h o r t l y . " H o w v e r y p r e t t v she i s ! D o n ' t y o u t h i n k

s o ? " " V e r v . " " A » d " n o t a b i t n e r v o u s , f o r a n e w c o m e r

One" w o u l d t h i n k she h a d been a t i t a l l he r l i f e . "

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t u r n e d i t o v e r w i t h a h a n d t h a t t r e m b l e d ever so s l i g h t l y ; r u n n i n g h i s eye d o w n t h e

l i s t o f n a m e s he c a m e t o t h a t o f " M u s D a p h n e J a r d i n e . "

So t h a t w a s t h e n a m e she h a d t < : k e n ! S t . O s r y t h h a n d e d t h e p r o g r a m m e t o L a d y M a r y , a n d l o o k i n g a t t h e s t e n t fixity o f h.n face sho f o r b o r e t o say m o r e , f e e l i n g some­h o w an i n w a r d c o n v i c t i o n t h a t t h e e v e n i n g was s p o i l t , a n d t h a t t h e l i t t l e s u p p e r siip;-g-e.sted b y t h e o t h e r m e m b e r o f t h e p a r t y , an:t ag reed t o b y S t . O s r y t h , w o u l d n o t t a k e p lace .

She was r i g h t . N o sooner h a d t h e c u r t a i n f a l l e n o n t h e massed s t age , w i t h i t s con­t r a s t i n g c o l o u r s a n d r o w s o f faces, t h a n he h u r r i e d t h e m o u t a n d i n t o t h e m o t o r - c a r i n w a i t i n g ; t h e n t a k i n g oft h i s h a t he spoke; t o h e r m o t h e r .

" I ' m so a w f u l l y s o r r y , b u t I ' v e r e m e m ­b e r e d an a p p o i n t m e n t . C a n 1 su-.k j o u t o excuse m e ? "

T h e r e was n o t h i n g t o be s a i d a i i d he c u t s h o r t h e r r e g r e t s a n d r e m a r k s as a b r u p t l y as he d a r e d , t u r n i n g a w a y w i t h a s m i l e t h a t i n c l u d e d t h e m a l l , a n d h a d i n i t n o t h i n g spec ia l f o r t h e pa le g i r ' ove r whose face a s h a d o w h a d f a l l e n . I f he h a d seen i t h o w o u l d n o t h a v e c a r e d , f o r w h a t does t h e p a i n o f o t h e r s s i g n i f y w h e n t h e h u r t i n o u r o w n b r e a s t i s a l l w e c a n t h i n k c f ?

T h e r e was a b l ackness be fore h i s eyes t h a t c l e a r e d g r a d u a l l y a w a y as he t u r n e d d o w n a s ide s t r e e t , a n d m a d e h i s w a y t o t h e s tage d o o r ; b u t h i s h e a r t s t i l l b e a t h e a v i l y , a n d a f u r i o u s a n g e r h a d possession o f h i m t h a t was l i k e t h e r ages t h a t used t o s t i r h i m i n his y o u n g , u n d i s c i p l i n e d d a y s .

H e w a s s t o p p e d j u s t i n s i d e t h e s t a g e door b y t h e p o r t e r , w h o l o o k e d a t h i m f r o m t h e s m a l l c a g e - l i k e office, t h r o u g h a n a p e r t u r e t h a t g a v e o n t o a s o r t o f c o u n t e r . ' " I w a n t t o see M i s s P a r s o n s — I m e a n M i s s

J a r d i n e . " " N o v i s i t o r s a l l o w e d , " s a i d t h e f u n c ­

t i o n a r y h o a r s e l y , t u r n i n g a g a i n t o t h e c u p o f t e a t h a t s tood a t h i s e l b o w .

S t . O s r y t h t o o k o u t h i s c a r d . " Y o u w e r e a t t h e M e r r i m e n t , w e r e n ' t

y o u ? ' ' he a sked , s t a r i n g a t t h e l a r g e r e d face u n d e r t h e p e a k e d cap .

" Y e s , I was , m y l o r d , a n d m a n y ' s t h e t i m e I ' v e seen y o u . N o d i f f i c u l t y m a d e t h e r e a b o u t v i s i t o r s ; b u t M r . D e n n i s i s v e r y p a r ­t i c u l a r , a n d he w o n ' t h a v e t h e l a d i e s d i s ­t u r b e d i n a n y w a y . "

" N o n s e n s e ! " s a i d S t . O s r y t h . " T h e s h o w ' s ove r , a n d I ' v e come t o . see M i « P a r s o n s h o m e ; b u t first I w a n t a w o r d w i t h h e r . "

' I t ' s i m p o s s i b l e , m y l o r d . She dresses w i t h t w e n t y o t h e r s , a n d y o u w o u l d n ' t be a b l e t o s p e a k t o h e r . "

S t . O s r y t h t o o k o u t a five-pound n o t e . " L o o k h e r e , " he s a i d , " I h a v e n ' t come t o

p a y a n o r d i n a r y v i s i t t o an ac t ress , o r t o t a k e a n y o n e o u t t o s u p p e r , o r a n y t h i n g o f t h a t s o r t . I k n o w M i s s Pa r sons v e r y w e l l ; fhe ' s a k i n d o f r e l a t i o n o f m i n e , a n d I j u s t w a n t t h e chance o f s a y i n g a w o r d . T a k e t h i s , a n d d o n ' t m a k e a n y fuss . "

T h e d o o r k e e p e r s t a r e d a t t h e c r a c k l i n g no te , a n d b e i n g a f a m i l y m a n , as w e l l as a n e x c e l l e n t f e l l o w i n h i s w a y . h i s t h o u g h t s w e n t b a c k t o t h e h o m e a n d t o t h e p leasu re t h i s access o f w e a l t h w o u l d g i v e t h e m — a coa t a n d h a t f o r t h e mi s sus , a j a u n t t o t h e t h e a t r e f o r t h e k i d d i e s .

H e rose u n c e r t a i n l y a n d came o u t o f h i s s e n t r y - b o x . ,

" L o o k h e r e , m y l o r d , " he s a i d h o a r s e l y , " I ' l l go u p a n d sec h o w t h e l a n d l i e s . D o y o u w i s h y o u r n a m e m e n t i o n e d o r n o t ? "

" N o , " s a i d S t . O s r y t h . " V e r y g o o d . A g e n t o n i m p o r t a n t b u s i ­

ness, t h a t ' s y o u r s t y l e . W a i t h e r e , a n d I ' l l come b a c k . "

H e was a l o n g t i m e gone , d u r i n g w h i c h S t . O s r y t h , i g n o r i n g t h e t a l l s t o o l i n t h e c o r n e r , s t o o d w i t h f o l d e d a r m s a n d b r o w s b e n t u n t i l h i s a c q u a i n t a n c e r e t u r n e d , w h e n he saw t h a t t h e news was g o o d .

" A 6 l u c k w o u l d have i t , " s a i d t h e m a n , " s h e ' s been m o v e d a t t h e r e q u e s t o f M i s s L e s t e r t o a s m a l l d r e s s i n g - r o o m n e a r her*, a n d she's t h e r e a lone a t t h i s m o m e n t , f o r t h e d resse r ' s j u s t l e f t he r t o a t t e n d t o M i s s L e s t e r . Y o u f o l l o w m e , a n d i f w e d o n ' t m e e t no one t h e t h i n g ' 6 as g o o d as d o n e . "

T h e y passed u p a c i r c u l a r s t a i r case t h a t seemed as i f i t w o u l d neve r e n d , a l o n g d r a u g h t y c o r r i d o r s d i m l y l i t . t o a s m a l l w h i t e w a s h e d d o o r , w h e r e t h e doorkeepe r r a p p e d l o u d l y .

" C o m e i n , s a id D a p h n e ' s v o i c e , a n d S t . O s r y t h w a l k e d i n , c l o s i n g t h e d o o r b e h i n d him".

She was s t a n d i n g a t t h e d r e s s i n g - t a b l e w i t h h e r b a c k t o w a r d s S t . O s r y t h , b u t s h e -t u r n e d a t t h e o p e n i n g o f t h e d o o r a n d s t i f f ened w i t h a m a z e m e n t .

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t h e fierceness i n h i s vo ice . " I ' v e c a u g h t y o u t h i s t i m e . Y o u s e n d y o u r s e r v a n t t o d r i v e m e a w a y , a n d y o u re fuse t o a n s w e r m y l e t t e r s , a n d t h e n y o u writ© m e t h i s : so I b r i b e d t h e d o o r k e e p e r , a n d a w o r d w i t h y o u I w i l l h a v e , w h e t h e r y o u g e t m e t u r n e d o u t o r n o t . "

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V A L U E I N P O T A T O H A U L M S . — O n c e con­s i d e r e d a n u i s a n c e , t h e p r o b l e m o f w h a t t o d o w i t h t h e t ens o f t h o u s a n d s o f t o n s o f p o t a t o t o p s i s b e l i e v e d t o h a v e been s o l v e d b y a D a n i s h c h e m i s t ' s d i s c o v e r y t h a t t h e w a s t e m a y be u t i l i s e d as d y e (says " S c i e n c e S i t t i n g s " ) . T h e t o p s a re c u t w h e n t h e p l a n t i s i n flower. A f t e r w i t h e r i n g f o r a d a y o r t w o , t h e v e g e t a b l e i s b r u i s e d a n d pressed b e t w e e n h u g e r o l l e r s t o e x t r a c t t h e j u i c e . I n u s i n g " p o t a t o y e l l o w , " t h e a r t i c l e s t o be d y e d a r e s teeped i n t h e j u i c e f o r s eve ra l h o u r s a f t e r w h i c h t i m e a fine, s o l i d a n d p e r m a n e n t y e l l o w c o l o u r i s g i v e n t o t h e m . I f d e s i r e d , t h e y e l l o w m a y be c h a n g e d . t o a b e a u t i f u l g r e e n m e r e l y b y p l u n g i n g t h e g a r m e n t s i n a b a t h o f b l u e d y e a f t e r t h e y a r e t h o r o u g h l y i m p r e g n a t e d w i t h t h e v e l l o w . .

T o D E S T R O Y W O O D L I C E I N F R A M E S . — A t o a d o r t w o p l a c e d i n t h e f r a m e w i l l soon e x t e r m i n a t e w o o d l i c e . L a r g e q u a n t i t i e s m a y a l so be c a u g h t b y p l a c i n g , one ove r t h e o t h e r , t w o b o a r d s , b e t w e e n w h i c h t h e y c r a w l i n t h e m o r n i n g t o c o n c e a l t h e m ­selves . T i l e s l a i d ove r cabbage- leaves a lso f o r m g o o d t r a p s .

H I N T S O N G A T H E R I N G F R U I T . — M o s t peop le a re d i sposed t o g a t h e r t h e a u t u m n f r u i t s t o o soon. T h e y h e a r t h e t rees c r e a k ­i n g i n t h e w i n d , a n d t h e y find t h e g r o u n d s t r e w n w i t h w i n d f a l l s ; a n d f r o m these p re ­mises t h e y j u m p a t t h e c o n c l u s i o n t h a t t h e f r u i t o u g h t t o be g a t h e r e d . A c e r t a i n pe r ­c e n t a g e o f a c r o p m a y , f r o m v a r i o u s cr.uses, f a l l be fo re t h e c r o p i s r i p e . T h e diseased p o r t i o n w i l l lose i t s h o l d , o r t h e w i n d m a y d i s l o d g e w h a t i s s o u n d , l o n g b e f o r e t h e p o r t i o n w h i c h r e m a i n s firm i s fit t o g a t h e r . G a r d e n e r s g e n e r a l l y a d o p t t h e r u l e t h a t i f t h e p i p s o f app l e s o r pea r s a r e t u r n i n g b r o w n , t h e c r o p m a y be f a t h e r e d . A de­c i d e d l y d a r k a n d s e t t l e d Hue o f t h e seed i s a safer c r i t e r i o n . T a k i n g t h e c r o p t o o e a r l y w i l l n o t o n l y i n j u r e t h e g o o d f r u i t b y c a u s i n g i t t o s h r i v e l , b u t i t w i l l a l so r e n d e r f r e q u e n t r e m o v a l s necessary i n o r d e r t o s epa ra t e f r o m t h e s t o c k t h e r o t t e n ones, w h i c h w o u l d o f t h e m s e l v e s h a v e f a l l e n f r o m t h e t r e e i f m o r e t i m e h a d been g i v e n . A m o s t i m p o r t a n t m a t t e r i s g a t h e r i n g t h e f r u i t w i t h o u t b r u i s i n g i t . A p p l e s a n d pears b o u g h t i n t h e m a r k e t a r e g e n e r a l l y m u c h specked , b y w h i c h t h e i r b e a u t y i s s p o i l e d . M o s t is occas ioned b y b l o w s r e c e i v e d b o t h i n g a t h e r i n g a n d i n r o l l i n g t h e f r u i t f r o m one b a s k e t t o a n o t h e r . A m a t e u r g a r d e n e r s c a n n o t w e l l g i v e t o o m u c h a t t e n t i o n t o g a t h e r i n g t h e i r f r u i t . A n y f a l l i n g s h o u l d be o b v i a t e d , a n d w h a t does f a l l s h o u l d be p l a c e d s e p a r a t e l y . A c o a t , w i t h deep s ide p o c k e t s , i s b e t t e r t h a n a b a s k e t h u n g t o a l a d d e r . T h e k i n d o f w e a t h e r d u r i n g w h i c h t h e g a t h e r i n g i s p e r f o r m e d i s a m a t t e r o f i m p o r t a n c e . T h e t rees s h o u l d * be t h o r o u g h l y d r y , a n d a w i n d y d a y , i f pos­s i b l e , s h o u l d be chosen .

A U G U S T O P E R A T I O N S . — D o e v e r y t h i n g p o s s i b l e t o e n o o u r a g e a u t u m n flowers b y h o e i n g a n d r e m o v i n g a l l b l o o m s p a s t t h e i r best . S o w , i n t h e o p e n , cos a n d c a b b a g e l e t t u c e f o r w i n t e r , o n i o n s , w i n t e r s p i n a c h , s p r i n g c a b b a g e , t u r n i p s , r a d i s h e s , a n d r e d c a b b a g e ; a n d sew a l so a n c h u s a , a q u i l e g i a s , d e l p h i n i u m s , g y p s o p h i l l a , c a m p a n u l a s , l u p i n u s , c a l l i o p s i s , „ g r a n d i f l o r a , s cab ious caucas ica , pans ies , a n t i r r h i n u m s , a n d a l l p e r e n n i a l s .

R O S E W f i i K . — T h e rose l o n g figured i n t h e p h a r m a c o p o e i a . P l i n y g i v e s o v e r t h i r t y r e m e d i e s c o m p o u n d e d o f rose- leaves a n d p e t a l s , a n d H e l i o g a b a l u s used t o d r i n k rose w i n e as a t o n i c a f t e r h i s p e r i o d i c a l b o u t s , w h i l e i n m u c h m o r e recen t t i m e s sufferers f r o m n e r v o u s c o m p l a i n t s have been a d v i s e d t o seek r e l i e f b y s w a l l o w i n g rose- leaf c o m ­p o u n d s o r s l e e p i n g o n p i l l o w s s tu f f ed w i t h rose p e t a l s . Rose w a t e r , t o o , was a t one t i m e w i d e l y used f o r flavouring f o o d . T h e Chinese s t i l l have r o s e - f r i t t e r s , w h i l e t h e H i n d u s d e l i g h t i n rose-candy .

D I S B U D D I N G C A R N A T I O N S . — I n o r d e r t o o b t a i n e x t r a fine b l o o m s , a l l b u d s o n a f l o w e r i n g c a r n a t i o n s t e m m u s t be r e d u c e d t o one—the t e r m i n a l . W h e r e q u a l i t y i s w a n t e d less t h a n q u a n t i t y each s t e m m a y be a l l o w e d t o c a r r y t h r e e b u d s ; m o r e a re n e v e r a d v i s a b l e . I n c h o o s i n g t h e s ide b u d s , be g u i d e d b y those w h i c h d i s p l a y p r o m i s e o f p r o d u c i n g a g o o d flower. A t h i n - p o i n t e d

b u d is i n v a r i a b l y a p r o d u c e r o f a w e a k b l o o m ; a p l u m p , s o m e w h a t b l u n t b u d , c a n a l w a y s be r e l i e d u p o n . W h i l s t s u r p l u s b u d s m a y be r e m o v e d b y a s h a r p k n i f e , o r p i n c h e d o u t , t h e y c a n e a s i l y be p u l l e d f r o m t h e i r socke ts b y h o l d i n g t h e s t e m t i g h t l y i u one h a n d a n d g i v i n g a s h a r p p u l l w i t h t h e o t h e r .

P R O T E C T I N G W A L L - F R U I T F R O M I N S E C T S . — T h e a n t occup ie s a d i s t i n g u i s h e i l p o s i t i o n as a d e p r e d a t o r o n w a l l - f r u i t . S o sooner has an i n s e c t " o f a l a r g e r g r o w t h " c o m ­menced t h e d e s t r u c t i o n o f a f r u i t , t h a n a n t s assemble i n m y r i a d s a n d c o m p l e t e t h e d e m o l i t i o n . T h i s i s o f t e n effected b y means o f a m i n u t e a p e r t u r e i n t h e c u t i c l e o f t h e f r u i t n e x t t h e w a l l , so t h a t some o f o u r f ines t f r u i t i s o f t e n d e s t r o y e d ere w e be­come a w a r e o f t h e f a c t . T h e u s u a l wasp -t r a p s a re o f l i t t l e o r no se rv i ce i n t h e de­s t r u c t i o n o f t h e a n t , a n d even m u s l i n b a g s , 6o e f f e c t u a l f o r t h e e x c l u s i o n o f f l i e s , e t c . , a re o f t e n i n e f f e c t u a l . T h e best r e m e d y f o r t h e p r e v e n t i o n o f t h e a t t a c k s o f t h e w h o l e i n s e c t r ace i s c o m m o n t o w o r h e m p . A s soon as t h e f r u i t , f r o m i t s r ipeness , b e g i n s t o become a t t r a c t i v e , e n v e l o p i t i n a t h i n c o a t i n g o f t h i s subs t ance , p a c k i n g i t w e l l b e t w e e n t h e f r u i t anel t h e w a l l , a n d no i n ­sect w i l l v e n t u r e t o m o l e s t i t . T h e fine filaments o f t h e h e m p f o r m a c o m p l e t e " c h e v a u x - d e - f r i s e " t o t h e i r a t t a c k s . E v e n t h e m i n u t e a n t f a i l s t o p e n e t r a t e t h e m .

C L U B I N C A B B A G E S . — T h e k n c b B o r c l u b s w h i c h a r e f o r m e d o n t h e r o o t s o f t h e c a b ­b a g e t r i b e , p a r t i c u l a r l y c a u l i f l o w e r s a n d b r o c c o l i , a r e s a i d t o be caused b y insec t s , a n d arc p r e v e n t e d b y p u t t i n g w o o d ashes i n t o t h e h o l e i n w h i c h t h e cabbages a re p l a n t e d .

S W E E T P E A D E V E L O P M E N T S . — T h i s y e a r ' s sweet pea d e v e l o p m e n t s a r e : A flower o f a n o r a n g e c o l o u r t h a t docs n o t b u r n o r f ade i u t h e s u n . I m p r o v e d t e x t u r e a n d a b i l i t y o f a flower t o t r a v e l . A d e f i n i t e m o v e m e n t b a c k t o t h e s w e e t l y f r a g r a n t swee t pea .

A C O L O U R P U Z Z L E . — S w e e t pea e x p e r t s a re e n d e a v o u r i n g t o d i s c o v e r w h y n o one t y p e o f flower c a n be p r o d u c e d b o i h i n y e l l o w a n d b l u e v a r i e t i e s . " T a k e a n y t y p e of flower 6uch as t h e rose , t h e d a f f o d i l , t h e t u l i p , o r a n y o t h e r , a n d y o u c a n be c e r t a i n t h a t i f y o u c a n ge t i t i n b l u e c o l o u r i n g y o u c a n n o t g e t i t i n y e l l o w , a n d v i c e ve r s a , " s a i d a n o f f i c i a l o f t h e N a t i o n a l Sweet Pea S o c i e t y t o a " D a i l y M a i l " r e p o r t e r . " W h e n I say b l u e , I m e a n a r e a l , d e f i n i t e d a r k b l u e , a n d b y y e l l o w I m e a n r e a l y e l l o w , l i k e t h e b u t t e r c u p . T h e m o s t b l u e - l o o k i n g sweet pea we h a v e a c h i e v e d i s a v e r y p a l e -l o o k i n g flower, a n d t h e neares t a p p r o a c h t o y e l l o w i s a c r e a m sweet |x-a. W e a re a i m ­i n g a t p r o d u c i n g a b u t t e r c u p - y e l l o w sweet pea a n d a g e n t i a n - b l u e t y p e , b u t i t w i l l be m a n y yea r s be fo re we c a n hope t o succeed. A t t h e D u k e o f N o r t h u m b e r l a n d ' s house a t B r e n t f o r d w e h a v e e x p e r i m e n t e d w i t h seeds f r o m N e w Z e a l a n d , S a n F r a n c i s c o , a n d p r a c t i c a l l y f r o m e v e r y p a r t o f t h e w o r l d . "

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M a o r i l a n d has been i n m a n y w a y s t h e p l a y g r o u n d o f N a t u r e . I c y - c o l d m o u n t a i n s t r e a m s a n d b o i l i n g pools w i t h i n , t w o f ee t o f each o t h e r , a s n o w y m o u n t a i n w i t h a b o i l i n g l a k e , w h i c h has ice shores , a l a k e on w h i c h penn ie s float, a l i z a r d w h i c h w i l l s t a y s t i l l f o r a , f o r t n i g h t w i t h o u t e v e n b l i n k i n g i t s eyes, a n d a w i n g l e s s b i r d , a r e a m o n g i t s p a r a d o x e s . B u t , w h e n t h e first w h i t e m a n w e n t t o N e w Z e a l a n d , t h e s t r a n g e s t o f N a t u r e ' s c r e a t i o n s t h e r e w a s t h e M o a , a g i a n t b i r d t w i c e as t a l l as a m a n . W i t h t h e a i d o f a s k e l e t o n a n d r o c k i m p r e s s i o n s , t h e n o w - e x t i n c t M o a has been r e - c r e a t e d , a n d a m a g n i n c e n t s p e c i m e n was p l a c e d i n t h e N e w Z e a l a n d P a v i l i o n a t W e m b l e y . T h i s g i a n t b i r d , w h i c h w o u l d k i l l a m a n w i t h one b l o w o f i t s f o o t , s t a n d a beside a n o t h e r s t r a n g e N e w Z e a l a n d b i r d — t h e K i w i , w i t h o u t w i n g s , a b o u t I S i nches h i g h , a n d possess ing a beak a l m o s t us l o n g as i t s e l f . T h e K i w i sleeps d u r i n g t h e d a y a n d h u n t s a t n i g h t , a n d h i s presence i n tl>e N e w Z e a l a n d P a v i l i o n a t t r a c t e d a l m o s t as m u c h a t t e n t i o n as t h a t o f h i s g i a n t n e i g h ­b o u r , t h e M o a .

T h e W o r l d P o w e r Confe rence , w h i c h haa been i n session a t W e m b l e y , g a v e i t s assent t o t h e f o r m a t i o n o f a p e r m a n e n t IXMIV t o e-ontinue t h e w o r k o f t h e congress . T J u t i l t h i s b o d y i s e s t a b l i s h e d , t he e x i s t i n g i n t e r ­n a t i o n a l e x e c u t i v e c o m m i t t e e w i l l c o n t i n u e t o ac t .

I n a d i s p a t c h f r o m L i e u t e n a n t - C o l o n e l E . F . N o r t o n , t h e l e ade r o f t h e E v e r e s t E x -p e e l i t i o n , he desc r ibes t h e p h y s i c a l effect a w h i c h l a c k o f o x y g e n p roduces a t h i g h a l t i ­t u d e s . A b o v e a c e r t a i n ]x> in t . he r e m a r k * , e v e r y t h i n g i s v i r t u a l l y d e a d , a n d t h e r e is n o j o y i n l i f e f o r m a n .

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C o a l w a s i n use i n B r i t a i n a t t h e L e g u . n i u g o f t h e C h r i s t i a n e ra . ' I t a p p e a r s to h a v e been used f o r w o r k i n g i r o n , b u t i t was poss ib ly , a lso used f o r h e a t i n g h y p o c a u s t t . T h e r e seems g o o d reason t o be l i eve t h a t i t f o r m e d t h e f u e l o f t h e sac red f i re i n t h e t e m p l e o f M i n e r v a a t B o l i . T h a t such c o a l as was used b y t h e R o m a n s was o b t a i n e d f r o m o u t c r o p s , w h e r e t h e scams came t o t h e s u r f a c e , i s m o r e t h a n p r o b a b l e .

T h e o r i g i n o f t h e t e r m " sca-coal " m a y , p e r h a p s , be i n d i c a t e d b y a passage i n a s i x ­t e e n t h - c e n t u r y a c c o u n t o f t h e s a l t w o r k s i n t h e c o u n t y o f D u r h a m : " A s t h e t i d e comes i n i t b r i n g e t h a s m a l l w a s h sea c o a l w h i c h is e m p l o y e d t o t h e m a k i n g o f s a l t a n d t h e f u e l o f t h e poo r fisher t o w n s a d j o i n i n g . " C o a l w a s a p p a r e n t l y w o r k e d i n S c o t l a n d i n 1200. A m e n t i o n o f Sea C o a l L a n e j u s t o u t ­s ide t h e w a l l s c f t h e C i t y o f L o n d o n , n e a r L u d g a t e , o c c u r s i n 1±28.

I n 1243 t h e r e i s t h e f i r s t d a t e d reference t o a n a c t u a l c o a l w o r k i n g . B y l"Jo5 t h e issues o f t h e F o r e s t o f D e a n i n c l u d e d p a y ­m e n t s f o r d i g g i n g sea coals , a n d c u s t o m s o n

a l l sea c o a l b r o u g h t d o w n t h e Seven ( f r o m S h r o p s h i r e ) . B y t h e end o f t h e cent u n ­p r a c t i c a l l y a l l t h e E n g l i s h coa l f i e lds we re b e i n g w o r k e d t o some e x t e n t .

I n 1322 E m m a C u l h a r e , w h i l e d r a w i n g w a t e r f r o m t h e " c o l e p y t " a t M o r l e y , D e r b y ­s h i r e , w a s k i l l e d b y " l e d a m p " — c h o k e d a m p . C o a l m i n e r * ' wages d o ne.t a p p e a r t o have been m u c h , i f a t . a l l , above those o f t h e o r d i n a r y l a b o u r e r o r u n s k i l l e d a r t i s a n So f a r as c o p y h o l d l a n d s w e r e concerneel t h e l o r d o f t h e m a n o r , o r h i s f a n n e r , appea r s as a r u l e t o h a v e h a d t h e p o w e r t o d i g w i t h o u t p a y i n g t h e t e i u i n t c o m p e n s a t i o n .

E x p a n s i o n o f t h e home t r a d e i n 1501-7 m a y be l a r g e l y a t t r i b u t e d t o t h e g r e a t i n -increase a t t h i s p e r i o d i n t h e use o f c h i m ­neys . M i n e r a l c o a l was s t i l l u n p o p u l a r f o r h o u s e h o l d use i n 1554.

E v e n l a t e i n E l i z a b e t h ' s r e i g n t h e m o r e o l d - f a s h i o n e d a n d d a i n t y l a d i e s w o u l d n o t go i n t o a r o o m w h e r e sea c*a l was b u r n t o r ea t m e a t cooked w i t h t h a t f u e l . — " E n g l i s h I n d u s t r i e s o f t h e M i d d l e A g e s . "

E I G H T Y C O P I E S O F T H E B I B L E I N A S Q U A R E I N C H .

M r . A l f r e d M c E w e n , a n A m e r i c a n , ex­p e r i m e n t i n g w i t h a m a c h i n e k n o w n as t h e m i c r o p a n t o g r a p h , has e n g r a v e d l e t t e r s so s m a l l t h a t i n t h e space o f a squa re i n c h he c o u l d h a v e w r i t t e n e i g h t y copies c i ' t h e B i b l e . A m i l l i o n w o r d s c a n be w r i t t e n i n a l i n e a n i n c h l o n g . T h e m i c r o p a u t o g r a p h i s a r e d u c i n g a p p a r a t u s w h i c h was i n v e n t e d i n 1852 b y M r . W . P e t e r s , a L o n d o n b a n k e r . I t s use was n e v e r con­s i d e r e d p r a c t i c a l , b u t M r . M c E w e n i s per­f e c t i n g t h e process ' o f m i c r o s c o p i c e n g r a v ­i n g t o a p p l y i t p a r t i c u l a r l y t o t h e t r a n s ­m i s s i o n o f secre t d o c u m e n t s o r messages i n w a r t i m e . O r d e r s f o r a n a r m y c o u l d be e n g r a v e d o n t h e su r f ace o f a b u t t o n , a n d a message c o u l d be w r i t t e n o n a c o i n e r o f t h e r i m o f a p a i r o f spectacles . T h e A m e r i c a n B u r e a u o f S t a n d a r d s r e p o r t e d t h a t t h e a rea cove red b y t h e w r i t i n g o f t h e L o r d ' s P r a y e r — f i f t y - s i x w o r d s — o n a m e t a l s l i d e was 16 t e n - t h o u s a n d t h s o f a n i n c h wi< |e b y 8 t e n - t h o u s a n d t h s o f a n i n c h h i g h . T h e m e a s u r e m e n t i s e q u a l t o t h e 781 ,250th p a r t o f a sepuare i n c h .

F u r coa t s va luee l a t i b t h ) w e r e s t o l e n b j b u r g l a r s f r o m p r e m i s e s o f Mess r s . T h o r p e a n d C r u m p , G e o r g e - s t r e e t , C r o y d o n .

T w o Swiss t o u r i s t s w h o w e r e c l i m b i n g t h e T o d i (11 ,887f t . ) , i n t h e C a n t o n o f G l a r u s , f e l l a m o n g t h e r o c k s a n d we re k i l l e d .

T h e D u k e o f Y o r k opened a t U n i v e r s i t y C o l l e g e , L o n d o n , t h e t r i e n n i a l e d u c a t i o n conference o f t h e L e a g u e o f t h e E m p i r e .

A t t h i s t i m e o f y e a r i t i s o f t e n the c u s t o m l o r s u b u r b a n p o u l t r y keeper s t o c o n u n c t h e i r f o w l s i u a s o m e w h a t l i m i t e d r u u , i n o r d e r t h a t t h e y m a y be k e p t f r o m t h e g a r d e n s w h i l s t t h e seeds a r e b e i n g s o w n a n d y o u n g p l a u t s a r c b e i n g set o u t . I n o t h e r cases we find t h e t g w i s n e g l e c t e d o n a c c o u n t o f p r e s s i n g c l a i m s e l sewhere ( m o r e o r less c o n n e c t e d w i t h t h e s u m m e r season) d e m a n d i n g t h e a t t e n t i e i n o f t h e o w n e r o r t h e i n d i v i d u a l r e s p o n s i b l e f o r t h e w e l f a r e o f t h e p o u l t r y . T h i s close c o n f i n e ­m e n t o r t h e n e g l e c t , as t h e . case m a y be , i s a p t t o l e a d t o s e r ious consequences , a n d a f ew w o r d s o f w a r n i n g w i l l t h e r e f o r e n o t be o u t o f p l a c e . F o w l s c a n be k e p t i u con f ined r u n s q u i t e as w e l l as w h e n t h e y have t h o i r e n t i r e l i b e r t y , b u t c e r t a i n c o n ­d i t i o n s m u s t be o b s e r v e d . I n t h e first p l ace , i t i s a b s o l u t e l y e s s e n t i a l t h a t some p r o t e c t i o n m u s t be f o r t h c o m i n g t o p r o t e c t t h e f o w l s f r o m t h e g l a r e o f t h e s u m m e r s u n . N e x t , i f f e a t h e r - e a t i n g i s t o be a v o i d e d , a p l e n t i f u l s u p p l y o f g r e e n f c o d j n u s t be f o r t h c o m i n g , a n t l w a t e r m u s t be a l w a y s w i t h i n r e a c h . I t i s s u r p r i s i n g w h a t a n e n o r m o u s q u a n t i t y o f w a t e r w i l l be c o n ­s u m e d d a i l y b y a f e w f o w l s , even i n o r d i ­n a r y s p r i n g w e a t h e r . L a s t l y , t h e f o w l s m u s t n o t be k e p t t o o c lose ly con f ined a t n i g h t . I f i t w e r e n o t f o r t h e risk o f b e i n g s t o l e n o r g e t t i n g d r e n c h e d b y n i g h t s t o r m s , m a n y f o w l s w o u l d bs b e t t e r i r i i l i e o p e n d u r i n g t h e s u m m e r t h a n confine>d u n d e r s u c h i n s a n i t a r y c o n d i t i o n s as f r e ­q u e n t l y p r e v a i l . T h e houses . te>o, s h o u l d be f r e q u e n t l y c l e a n e d , f o r t h e d r o p p i n g s a re r i c h i n a m m o n i a , a n d t h i s has a b a d effect u p o n t h e b i r d s . T h e w h o l e o f t h e above o b s e r v a t i o n s a p p l y w i t h even g r e a t e r fo rce t o t h e c h i c k e n s o f t h e y e a r . T h e y a r e g e n e r a l l y housed i n close'd coops , a n d t o o m a n y o w n e r s a re n o t c a r e f u l t o g i v e t h e c h i c k s t h e i r l i b e r t y e a r l y i n t h e m o r n ­i n g . I f one i s t o h a v e h e a l t h y b i r d s t h e c h i c k e n s m u s t be w e l l r e a i e d , a n d t h i s i s a n i m p o s s i b i l i t y i f t h e y a r e b r o u g h t u p a m i d s t i n s a n i t a r y s u r r o u n d i n g s .

M O U L T I N G T I M E .

B i r d s o f a h e a v y b reed g e n e r a l l y m o u l t e a r l i e r i n t h e y e a r t h a n b i r d s o f a l i g h t e r b r e e d . T h e a n n u a l m o u l t i s a p e r f e c t l y m u t u a l process , t h r o u g h w h i c h f o w l s s h o u l d pass e a s i l y a n d g r a d u a l l y w i t h o u t a n y v e r y n o t i c e a b l e c h a n g e i n t h e i r a p p c a i a u c e , b u t t h e v e r y a r t i f i c i a l c o n d i t i o n s u n d e r w h i c h d o m e s t i c f o w l s a r e n o w k e p t , a n d t h e h i g h l y s t i m u l a t i n g foods f e d t o t h e m , a p p e a r t o h a v e m a d e t h e process m o r e d i f f i c u l t , c a u s i n g m a n y "birds t o d r o p a l m o s t a l i t h e i r f e a t h e r s a t once , anel so leave t h e i r b o d i e s p r a c t i c a l l y b a r e . D u r i n g t h i s t r y i n g t i m e t h e b i r d s s h o u l d be w e l l f ed . T h e y m u s t also be w e l l h o u s e d , p r o t e c t e d f r o m d r a u g h t s , a n d n o t exposed t o e o l d o r w e t w e a t h e r . T h e i r d i e t a r y s h o u l d cons i s t l a r g e l y o f a w e l l - b a l a n c e d a n d n o u r i s h i n g m a s h c o n t a i n i n g e i t h e r f ish o r m e a t m e a l i n s u i t a b l e p r o p o r t i e m s , t o w i i i c h s h o u l d be a d d e d f r o m 3 t o - i ]>er cen t , o f l i n seed m e a l . A l i t t l e p o w d e r e d s u l p h u r m i x e d i n t h e m a s h t w i c e a week a t t h e r a t e o f a t e a s p o o n f u l t o s i x b i r d s w i l l l i e f o u n d t o ass is t t h e g r o w t h o f f e a t h e r s

S U M M E R F E E D I N G .

W e m u s t bea r i n m i n d t h a t g r e e n s t u f f is a b s o l u t e l y e s s e n t i a l f o r p x r a l t r y . l t m u s t be f r e s h , a n d i t m u s t be g i v e n r e g u l a r l y . I t i s h a r m f u l t o g i v e a n a b u n d a n t s u p p l y one d a y , a n d n o n e f o r t h e n e x t t h r e e o r

f o u r days . T h e b i r d s w i l l be a f fec ted b y t h i s i r r e g u l a r i t y . T h e r e is n o t h i n g b e t t e r f o r hens t h a n f r e s h n e t t l e s . Y o u c a n c h o p t h e m u p finely o r b o i l t h e n . I f t h e y a r e b o i l e d , t he w a t e r i n w h i c h l l ie-y a r e "boiled sheiuld be u.^ex! w i t h t h e m a s h . T h e y c a n a l so be d r i e d f o r w i n t e r use. b r o k e n u p a n d g i v e n i u t h e m a s h . D a n d e l i o n s a r e a g i t d a p p e t i s e r f o r p o u l t r y T h e v m a y a t f i r s t refuse t h e m , o u t l a t e r t h e y w i l l r e l i s h t h e m . T h e y a re s p l e n d i d f o r c h i c k e n s w h e n f r e s h a n d y o u n g . Y o u n g g ras s , t o o , is ex­c e l l e n t . Y o u c a n see t h e b i r d s f r o m t h e i r e a r l i e s t days p i c k i n g a w a y a t s h o r t g r a*» . B y t h e w a y , g ra s s s h o u l d a l w a y s be k e u t s h o r t w h e r e p o u l t r y a re c o n c e r n e d . C l o v e r m e a l c a n t a k e the p lace o f g reens tu f f , b u t i t m u s t be g o o d . I t s h o u l d be used i n t h e m a s h . P l ace i t i n a b u c k e t a n d have w a r m w a t e r p o u r e d o v e r i t t o soak f o r seve ra l h o u r s be fore i f s i n g . I f y o u p u t a cove r o v e r t h e b u c k e t y o u w i l l ge t g r e a t e r benef i t o u t o f t h e c l o v e r m e a l .

A B O O K , O X P O U L T R Y .

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