H0RIICU1IURE
LESSER APPLE LEAF FOLDER
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IMPROVE TOBACCO BY SEED
High Reputation of Wisconsin Variety
Due Primarily to It J Good Burn
ing Quality.
(By E. P. SANDSTEN, University of
Wisconsin Experiment Station.)
The high reputation of Wisconsin
tobacco 4s primarily due to its good
burning quality and this fact has
been the main caime for its popular
ity with cigar manufacturers. The
yield per acre of tobacco in the state
has been quite satisfactory In the
past, but shows a decline. The rea
son for this decline can be traced to
two main causes first, the decline In
fertility of tobacco land; second, to
the use of poor and Impure seed.
The work of Improving Wisconsin
tobacco 6eed was started by the hor
ticultural department of the experi
ment station about five years ago
After a confer
ence with leading
tobacco buyers
and growers as
to the most de
sirable type of to
bacco adapted to
Wisconsin condi
tions. It was de
cided that a type
of Connecticut
Havana Wiscon
sin grown would
best meet the re
quirements, not
only of the farm
er, but of the
buyers and manufacturers. Seed of
this type was secured and one acre
of land was planted for seed. It was
found that more than one-half of the
plants were not true to type; that the
seed procured was badly mixed and
that there was a decided need for Im
provement. The seed plants were
carefully "rogued" during the growing
period, and about two-thrids of the
original number of plants were culled
out. Only those showing the most
desirable type were permitted to
grow and produce seed.
With this seed as a starting point,
careful selection has been practiced
for the last three years under the dl-
Tobacco Seed Cleaner.
feet control of the horticultural de
partment and as a result, we have to
day a pure type of tobacco with good
spread of leaves.
The cleaning of the seed can be
riorte in various ways. The illustra
tion shows an improved type of to
bacco seed cleaner devised Jointly by
members of the horticultural depart
ment. It is a modified type of one
designed by the United States depart
ment of agriculture, but differs from
that device in many essential parts.
The machine is automatic and does
not require taking apart to remove
the clean seed. The feed is also
automatic.
The seed Ib fed into the funnel A
and runs through the glass tube B,
where It meets a current of air Intro
duced through the pressure air cham
ber E, and thence through the tubes
into the glass tube at C. This air cur
rent blows out all the light seed and
other impurities. The details of the
attachment are shown at the left. The
air enters from the pressure chamber
through tube A, which is a brass tube
conducting the air into the brass tube
B. The long glass tube C is fitted air
tight into the brass tube B. This part
of the apparatus is connected with
the air pressure chamber by rubber
tube D. The seed Is fed into the
glass tube C at the top and falling
downward is met by the blast of air
from A and the light seed is blown
out while the heavier seed passes
down tho tube A, into the receiving
vessel E. v
Fall Work In Orchard.
After the harvest is over there will
be time to go over the orchard and
rut out any suckers which have
grown from any part of the tree ex
cepting the head. If done now there
will be no more growth on them this
season, Mulch any young trees to
protect the -roots from dying out and
watch for any blight or scab and If
found spray at once and as often m
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Recent Injury to Nursery Stock Ir
Iowa Caused by Caterpillar
Which Folds Leaves.
(fly R. L. Webster. Jowa State Col
lege of Agriculurte and Mechanic
Arts.)
During the past two years several
Iowa nurseries which grow large quaii
titles of apple stock have been soil
i si: troubled by a small green cat.r
pillar ich folds or ties up the you.ig
tender leaves of the growing trees,
stunting the growth of the stock. This
6mall caterpillar la known as tnt
' lesser apple leaf-folder," on account
of Its habit of folding npplo leaves
The scientific name of this pest Is Pj
ronea mlnuta.
Two of i...'3 large nurseries of this
state located at Shenandoah, have had
serious trouble with this Insect fot
he last two years. At Shenandoah the
leaf-folders became exceptionally nu
merous In the fall of 1907, and contln
ued so ('urlng the spring and summei
of 1908. Another nursery at Des
Moines which grows considerable ap
pie stock, has also been troubled Witt
this same leaf-folder during the pasl
summer.
Applo stock of all ages is nttackec
by the leaf-folder, the young graftf
as well as the three year-old trees
The new leaves on the termini'.!
branches of the trees are favorite po-
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Apple Leaf-Folder.
sltions for the leaf-folder to work
The "worm," or larva, folds a single
leaf, or ties several small leaves to
gether, and remains inside this hiding
place, where it feeds undisturbed. As
a result, infested trees present a tied
up and scraggly apr-carance where the
leaf-folders become very numerous.
If prepared arsenate of lead is used
in spraying two or three pounds of the
paste should be taken to SO gallons ol
water. Pnris green may be. used, al
though the arsenate of lead is con
sidered better. One-third of a pound
to 60 gallons of water should be suf
ficient, adding about a pound of lime
to prevent burning of the leaves.
PACKING THE APPLE CROP
Growing Is Not All That Is Necessary
to Get Top Prices for Fruit .
Grading Beneficial.
Rut growing the crop is not all thai
Is necessary in order to get the tor
prices. The matter of proper grading
of the fruit is receiving at last the
attention which it deserves. The deal
ers and commission men say thai
there would be few complaints on the
part of their customers if they would
send their fruit to market graded nv
required by the market in which thej
desire to Bell. A fruit grower whe
grows for the Cincinnati market
should ascertain before packing and
shipping just what that market re
quires before shipping, and the same
with other markets. Some marker
require a certain kind of package and
others an entirely different one, say
Upto-Date FarmliiK. Some require
as many as five different gradlngs
Apple Press.(
whllo in others three will do. Also
Borne markets require certain varie
ties, while others will have none ol
them. Go at the question of market
ing Just as you would that of growing
and spraying In a common-sense
scientific manner and there is no rea
son why your fruit should not brlnj
prices thnt will repay you for all tho
spraying and other extra work re
quired.
Stake the dahlias, for it spoils the
flowers to have the stems bent and
crippled. ' '
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CHATEAU
WOULD you give millions
for a chateau besieged
by royal ghosts, vainly
haunting tho scenes of
their old loves and
crimes?
The ghosts are dread French kings,
from Francis I. to Charles IX., with
beautiful but cruel Diane de Poitiers
and Catherine de Medici, the terrible
queen-mother. Even the unhappy
Mary Stuart knew the lovely scene.
The scene is outside wondrous
Chenonceau, said to be again for sale
unless already sold in tho division
of the Terry estate.
If you can pay tho millions, take the
ghosts as an extra attraction. They
cannot harm plain Americans. Here
Is a mystery. The ghosts cannot en
ter the chateau so long as plain, un
titled folks live in it The potent in
fluence of its builder an untitled
business woman of the renaissance
will keep the royal robbers out In the
park!
Go back a century. Claude Dupln,
plain tax-farmer, purchased Chenon
ceau in great dilapidation for 300,000
francs In 1733 and spent 100,000 francs
in restorations. Here the Duplns held
a brilliant literary court, with Buffon,
Voltaire and Rousseau; and the
chateau went peacefully to their de
scendants from whom Wilson's
daughter bought it. '
For the strong business woman of
old days, who built the unique pal
ace: Catherine Brlconnet descended
from a small shopkeeper's family of
Tours, fostered to greatness like so
many other "little people" Barthe
lots, Pouchers Bohiers by democrat
ic Louis XL Behold Catherine Brlcon
net, daughter of a banker who died
archbishop, married to Thomaa Bo
nier, a farmer general, and rich
enough to buy the marques' fief.
While Thomas financed the armies
of two kings Catherine left at home,
built Chenoneau.
Catherine's husband, Bohler, died In
the rout of the French army In Italy.
Catherine died a year later. Francis
I., finding bis treasury emptied by
Italian wars, brought suit against
all the crown's financiers. The ob
ject was not to judge, but to grind
money.
In five years the rich family of
Bohler was ruined and Catherine's
son, Antolne, was glad to humbly of
fer Francis I. his chateau of Chenon
ceau at a valuation of 90,000 llvres
as a quit claim. (It had cost his fa
ther 60,000 llvres, or $120,000 in our
money. Some 40,000 llvres remained
of the king's claim. The Bohiers
were sucked dry.
Francis visited Chenonceau twice,
an ill, melancholy man, and died a
nasty death. But Diane de Poitiers
had seen and liked the chateau of
the waters.
Diane de Poitiers, celebrated In
French history for her beauty, grace,
crookedness, wickedness and unlimit
ed Influence over King Henri II., was
married at 15 years to the hunch
backed Louis de Breey, grand senes
chal of Normandy, who was 60. Two
years later her father, Implicated in a
plot, was being led off to the Place de
Greve, Paris, to have his bead cut off,
but youthful Diane was talking with
the dauphin. The father was re
prieved at the last moment, and Diane
became a political figure.
' On the death of Francis I., her first
act was to hare the dauphin become
king, dispossess her old rival, Duch
ess d'Etampes, of all her property.
Finally, by letters patent, Diane ob
tained "our chateau of Chenonceau."
Here Is one of the crimes of Che
nonceau. A young gentleman, La
Chatelgnerale, knew too much about
Diane. Another De Jarnac, married
tho sister of her old rival, Duchess
d'Etampes. '
"Ask De Jarnac bow he dresses so
well?" said Diane to La Chatelgnerale.
"My mother-in-law helps me out,"
explained tho unsuspecting Do Jarnac.
On which Diane caused the hateful
whisper to go round:
"Do you know what a Chatelgn
erale says about Do Jarnac and his
mother-in-law?"
They fought with sworda and dag
gers In the presence of the court.
Like Iago, "Which one kills tho other,
I care nothing," thought Diane; but
she felt safer when, to everybody's
surprise, De Jarnac suddenly seemed
to slip, fell to one knee, and ' ham
strung his superior adversary with a
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back pull of his Bword. La Chat
elgnerale bled to death. To-day a
"coup De Jarnac" means almost a
foul; but tho maneuver was perfectly
regular, If new.
Hero Is another crime of Chenon
ceau. Diane, having finished the
bridge-wing at a cost of 9,000 llvres
(S1S.000 to-day), built Italian gardens
in the style of Passulo do Mercogliano.
Tho archbishop of Tours lent her a
remarkable young gardener, Nlcquot,
to train up her fruit walks. Nlcquet
was handsome, distinguished, seduc
tive, Innocent; the court was at Blols;
there was a passing escapade of a
summer's afternoon or two; and then
the handsome young gardener died of
alleged cholora.
Of all Diane's crimes, this one stuck
most. The victim was a servant; and
tho vengeful clan whispered the tale
to their masters far and wide. Later,
when Henri II. lay dying It became
the pretext on which Tavannes offered
the queen to go and cut off Diane's
nose. Instead, the philosophical Cath
erine De Medlcia offered to spare the
fallen beauty's mutilation on condi
tion that Diane should give her Che
nonceau. Catherine de Medici got Diane's
clear title to Chenonceau by the os
tensible trade of mortgaged Chau
mont. (An American woman, Esther
Alexander, legal French wife of Rob
ert de Broglie, Is, with him, co-heir-apparent
to the latter historic chateau
at this moment.)
Her first great fete at Chenonceau
was a triumphal entry for the new
king, her son, Francis II. and his
young wife, Mary Stuart Arches,
obelisks, columns, statues, fountains,
antique altars, fireworks, music and
300 cannons made a wonderful effect.
These were the happiest days of Mary
Stuart.
They say, indeed, that her ghost Is
the only ono that has been seen inside
the chateau in the time of the Terrys.
She appears as an elderly woman (as
of the time of her death) In a black
gown and white ruff, an elderly wom
an who walks through the bridge
wing, melancholy, surprised, content,
as returning late to empty scenes of
bygone happiness!
Chenonceau, in the hands of the
Vendome-Mercoeur family, went
through a long period of abandon
ment. The court had quit Touralne.
Young Louis XIII. passed the door
without entering. Vendome and
Mazarin were reconciled at Chenon
ceau; Louis XIV., 14 years old, came
with his mother to the fete; and from
that dates the splendid gilded furni
ture which the Terrys retain to-day In
the middle salon. It was the last
royal visit to Chenonceau.
A dowager duchess of Vendome dy
ing without children In 1718 "killed."
says Saint-Simon, "by abuse of strong
liquors" long abandoned and neglect
ed Chenonceau passed by inheritances
to the Prince de Conde, who sold It to
the plain, untitled business man, Du
pln. A business man. an untitled middle-
! class man, at last again owned the
fairy chateau of the water for which
kings, queens and favorites com
mitted crimes.
The ghoBts of Chenonceau fled the
Interior.
Voltaire, visiting Dupln, taw Diane
de Poitiers kissed by Ia Chatelgnerale
in armor, In a thicket by the river.
Jean-Jaques Rousseau, visiting Du
pln, saw the same love scene, whllo
a nun mourned and a jealous woman
smiled. ' ''" '
Georges Sand, a descendant of Du
pln, saw the end of tho wicked festival
where three young noblemen and two
young noble girls . were stabbed to
death.
Grevy, president of the republic,
visiting the sister of his son-lnlaw,
sat In the park at midnight watching.
He beheld a rabble of pale shades be
sieging the chateau. They could not
enter. STERLING 1IK1LIO.
INtOQUE
SUITINGS ARE MANY
ASHION OFFERS WIDE VARIETY
TO SELECT FROM.
Sroac'ctoth Is Still In Favor, with
Its Many Grades and Colorings
Venetian One of the Most
Serviceable of Materials.
In suit Inns the incoming season of
fers much of interest. Broadcloths, as
usual, are first lu tho field, nnd tho
number of their grades nml colorings
1 legion. The better ouch are lus
trous and soft, nnd whllo the finish Is
not quite so shining, it In richer. Ven
etian, come into Its own again, Is ono
of t!te most serviceable of materials,
nnd bound to lie used more generally
for home gowns than when It was "In"
before. It 1h not qulto ho expensive
as broadcloth. Inasmuch as a medium
priced Venetian Is infinitely to be pre
ferred to the moderate priced broad
cloth. In the winter we shall have a
return of velvets, velveteens, and cord
uroys, nnd their use will by no means
be restricted either to suits or to
gowns, but onch will llnd a place for
both these purposes, as well ns In tho
lino of trimmings, millinery nnd dress.
After tho broadcloths nnd Venetians
there nro the lovely old cnmelshalr
p.nd zlhcllncs, but as both of them nro
expensive and not duplicated In
cheaper grades, they are likely to re
main tho exclusive fabrics they have
always been. They are.though, neither
of them very similar to tho original
weaves, for tho hairy appearance is
on the underside, while tho right side
is smooth in the zlbellne liko a chif
fon broadcloth, and tho samo In the
canielahnlr except that It has an al
most Imperceptible crepo suggestion
to It.
For tho more ordinary suits tho
heavy cottons will be favored, but in
tho worsteds English sergo nnd cer
tain of the domestic ones deserve first
BOTH SIMPLE AND EFFECTIVE
Useful Costume That May Be Made
Up In Serge or Similar
Material.
For a useful and smart costume of
serge or similar material an attrac
tive new design is shown. The orig
inal model was of dark bluo serge with
a shawl collar nnd cuffs of black satin.
The design is unique among tho sea
son's styles for serge suits in that it
has no braid trimming, tho plnco being
supplied by stitching. In light and un
usual colfrs of sergo or cheviot this
costume, because of its extreme sim
plicity, would bo even more effective.
Cloth also of the light weight now so
much used would develop extremely
well In this style, nnd especially In
one of the attractive new reds.
The Decorative Aspect of Veils.
It Is a pleasing fact that the color
effect of the long chiffon veils In fash
Ion and worn so charmingly over hats
of all shapes, in the back eudlng in
long, loose flying scarfs, havo become
at Newport a studied achievement At
carriage parade hours for it must be
chronicled that during those hours
equipages sumptuously appointed have
greatly replaced among the elegantes
the democratic motor the cloud of
exquisite, vaporous veiling floating out
In the air on Bcllevuc avenue is a pic
ture worthy of a Kortuny. The be
comlngness, fitness and beauty of this
accessory Is worthy of greatest praise.
Vogue.
New Designs in Face Veils.
Although the Russian mesh Is still
worn largely, there is a late Importa
tion that threatens to rival it in the
fuvor of those who do not mind veil
ings of a somewhat startling design.
The novelty Is a double mesh thread
dotted here and there with quarter
Inch Interwoven squares open at the
center. Vogue.
comide'rntlon. Diagonal corded serga
nnd the chevron Btrlpe will be seen.
but tho plain, heavy, even-ribbed Lon
don variety la more desirable, and,
whatever novelties nro offered from
year to year, Is always smart.
Cheviots nro back, ond wl'h their
old-tlnie swing. They show decided
improvement over their predecessors,
being nioro pliable and of finer tex
ture, nnd there seems to be no end
to tho variety of design that Ib In
cluded in the novelty effects.
WITH THE PRINCESS TUNIC
Nattier B'ue Cashmere Makes Up
Most Effectively far This Outdoor
Costume Hat of Straw.
A very clfectlvo dress with4 Prin
cess tunic Is illustrated hero; It is In
Nattier-blue cashmere; the under
skirt Is plain nnd ullght'y trained; the
tunic is open to
the hips each side
nnd is ornament
ed with silk braid
ing. Tho front of the
bod Icq Is also
braided in a pat
tern forming a
point t o the
waist; plala rows
of braid outline
the neck and the
short over sleeves.
The yoke and
long mitten
sleeves are of
tucked spotted
net of the same
color as the ma
terial. The hat Is in
mole-colored
straw with blue
lining to tho brim,
the trimming Is
bluo and mole
tullo with pink ros.?s.
Materials roqulrol: 9 yards, 40
Inches wldo, 2 1-2 yards net 40 Inches
wide, 2 yards satoen.
FURNISHINGS VI THE HOUSE
Some of the Cardinal Points That It
Will Be a Mistake to Over
' look.
All furniture needs to be wiped over
now and then with a good polish.
The advantages of the sectional
book cases are many. One can' always
bo sure of matching them when more
are needed, and then one can add
parts as the collection of books In
creases. A washable wall covering Is delight
fully clean and practical In the
kitchen.
Linen velours make very attractive
couch and pillow covers, and Is wash
able. It comes in many lovely shades.
Window draperies that have faded
in the summer sun may, if the mate
rial Is not "sunburned," be dyed a
dark green or delft blue and bo very
pretty hung over a Bash drapery of
sheer cream net.
Tho mission style Is found even in
stoves.
There Is a new substance on the
market which will mend leaks in hot
water bags and any kind of kitchen
utensil.
A spray of bayberry In an attractive
vase of artistic color is a most pleas
ing bit of decoration In a room.
A novelty in sofa pillows Is of bits
of colored leather put together in mo
saic form. (
The colonial Is a style in both furni
ture and architecture of which one
never tires, which is restful and
charming and always in good taste.
Stenciling is being used more and
more as a means of simple and effec
tive home decoration.
There is a new fixture for sliding
doors which Is warranted to prevent
the door from jamming, and is
noiseless and smooth-running.
Gown of Lingerie Gulmpe.
Among the most appropriate gowns
for the college girl Is that of the lin
gerie gulmpe. Since the shirtwaist
has been dropped to some extent, as
usual at this time of tho year, or has
been ranked as a useful garment only
and has ceased to claim attention as a
dressy affair, the gulmpe has gained
In favor. It is, indeed, the outcome
of the all-in-one frock.. The devnt
of the cleanly llngerlo blouse has not
found It possible to go over to the en
tire dress of silk, of wool, or even un
waBhablo linen with any degree of
warmth or enthusiasm. She naturally
demands some washable substitute la
at least the collar and yoke.
Foulards Remain.
Foulards remain because they are
UBeful and give satisfaction. While
not exactly what discriminating wom
en would select for finest raiment,
they find a place In every well-stocked
wardrobe. Foulards are merely glori
fied prints, and their soft tints mingled
with laces and ribbons are fetching, to
say the least. As the advance models
are long-walsted dresses with broad
sashes, there will be more foulards
and satins, for such goods make up
splendidly in this stylo. It is possible,
however, that many dresses will have
the wide liberty satin sashes.