Embroidery Done in Chinese.
Crepe de chine naturally suggests
Chinese embroideries, and there are
some really exquisite examples of this
work shown in waists that are sup
posed to be suitable for almost any
wear. One in white shows a flight of
cranes all across the front, the whole
thing worked in white on the white
ground, the blouse fastening In the
back so that the fronts are left whole
and unbroken for the display of the
exquisite needlework.
Another in a dull blue one seam
crepe de chine has a dado of flag lilies
in the natural tones of purple and
green rush leaves, i.ue combination oi
soft blues and purples being extreme
ly good, while a similar one in pale
green is decorated with water lilies.
Since all of this work is executed by
hand one can guess that the price de
manded runs close up to three figures
for the finished blouse.
Velvety Cream Gravies.
Corn starch is better than flour, and
it fe well to know that the yolks of
two eggs are equal to a tablespoonful
of flour for thickening sauces. Sauces
may be very easily varied in this way.
French and German cooks decry the
American way of thickening so often
with flour and so seldom with eggs.
Petunia red etamine, with medallions
of red velvet, braided with soutache.
Washable Flannels.
All the new- flannels are so woven
that they may be washed without
* fear of undue shrinkage, and the col
orings, being woven in pattern rathei
than printed, are guaranteed to be'of
absolutely fast character. A clever
use of one of the new flannels is sug
gested in the illustration. A white
ground is striped with a plaid pat
tern, the plaid showing tones of rose
and geranium red.
A series of little tucks covering
both appears in the front and the
back is similarly disposed of. Large
pearl buttons make the fastening
down the front box plait, and two
are linked together witfi a cord to
hold the rollback cuff together at the
wrist. The sleeve is very full'it the
'top, narrowing to a fairly close fit at
the elbow, and with the rollover cuff
developed in the plaid.
Fur TaJk.
Although it is early to talk of furs,
still the styles are distinctly outlined
by this time. Furs will be Worn in’the
shape of coats, as usual. Bnt the most
sensational tidings of the season will
be found in the fur trimmings. These
are varied and beautiful, and fancy
has run quite riot ill the planning of
the fur modes.
One of the prettiest of fur trim
mings is the fur rosette, which will be
worn a great deal this year. This is
made by setting a handsome jeweled
button in the middle of a piece of fine
velvet. Around the button there is
sewed a border of fur which is car
ried round and round until it makes a
big. handsome fur rosette. This ro
sette is used to fasten the belt or to
make a trimming upon the bust or the
stock. There are many ways in which
it can be employed in different sizes,
big and little.
Model of Satin Beaver.
There seems to be an evenly divided
opinion as to the popularity, of iarge
and small hats, so one may wear
which ever is most becoming and still
be in the fashion. A happy medium is
offered and sure to win high favor. It
is black satin beaver, with white un
derbrim and the semi-high crown is
encircled with soft black satin ribbon.
The ostrich tips artistically arranged
at the back are white.
White and Black.
Now that the time has arrived that a
coat or wrap of some sort is a neces
sity as well as a luxury, the woman
who neglected this item of her ward
robe is busily supplying the defi
ciency. There is nothing surprisingly
novel in this line and the newest coats
are all empire models, which promise
to be exceedingly modish and popular
for winter wear. A charming and
practical wrap of this sort i3 in white
cloth, with a double collar and belt of
same material and inset collar and
cuffs of black velvet. The latter is
headed by a hand of Orien'al embroid
ery, which also makes the revers down
front of coat. Two fancy buttons effect
a closing for the belt.
Useful Velveteen Skirt.
The velveteen skirt is considered
quite the correct accompaniment for
separate bodices of all sorts and de
scriptions. It is gored, it is of circu
lar cuts, it is shown in flounced and
tiered designs, and it is displayed
trimmed and untrimmed. Black, in
the new fast dye, is far and away the
favorite, and reasonably so, since a
black skirt will carry any shade of
waist with good effect. But dark
hunter’s green, a medium brown and
some of the dahlia and plum shades
are pressing the old reliable colors
rather strong for first place in the
whims and affections of the more
youthful members of society. The
ceinture—for this is a most import
ant feature—may be of either material
according to the figure; but the aver
age girl will find that a ceinture built
upon the well-boned and fitted lining
of the corsage will afford a better out
line than if it be of the velveteen of
tne skirt.
^^oadoir
^Conf idences
Buckles of peacock blue and green
are liked.
The popular velveteens have a soft
chiffon finish.
Fur boas will not be quite as long as
those of last year, according to early
models. •
The chiffon veil has a new use. It is
tied into a big bow and tacked to the
back of the hat, with floating end.
A funny little round white hat of
corded silk, for a child, has the straight
brim edged with a band of mink fur.
One of the new hats has a huge
crown of gay-flowered black silk and
not a few have scarfs of this antique
material.
There is the loveliest tea gown of
champagne liberty satin in empire
style, covered with fluffy billows of
champagne Valenciennes.
Delicate Macaroon Custards.
The very name makes the “mouth
water.” Make ready one quart of
milk, two eggs, an even tablespoonful
of corn starch, two tablespoonfuls of
sugar and fourteen macaroons. Scald
the milk, beat the yolks of the eggs
well and add them to the milk. Then
add the corn starch, rubbed smooth in
a little milk; then the sugar. Stir un
til it thickens, when remove from the
fire and flavor with vanilla. Crush
eight cf the macaroons with a rolling
pin and divide the quantity equally
into six cup* Fill the cups with the
custard to within an inch of the top.
stirring the crushed macaroons
through the custard. Beat the whites
of the eggs to a stiff froth, add a little
sugar, and spread on the top of each
custard, then place on top a whole
macaroon. Brown slightly in the oven
and set away to get cold.
Apple Rings.
These make a nice dish for break
fast and are sure to be appreciated.
They are quickly and easily prepared.
Peel some large and rather tart ap
ples. remove the cores, cut them into
slices across about a quarter of an
ineh thick, so as to make “rings.” Lay
these in very cold water for ten min
utes, take them out, drain lightly, dip
in fine sugar and then fry a few at a
time in enough smoking hot fat to
float them. When done, which will
only take a minute or two, take up,
drain from fat on paper. Pile up on
a very hot dish, dust a little sugar
over and serve.
All vegetables keep better in a low
temperature.
To prevent dryness a ham should
be left in the water in which it is
boiled until perfectly cold.
It is said that a sound, ripe apple
placed in the tin cake box will keep
the cakes from drying or crumbling.
Starch and iron wide lamp wicks
and wicks for oil stoves. They will
not then cause trouble in fitting them
into the burners.
Cocoanut kisses are delicate sweets
and simply made. The whites of six
eggs are beaten to a froth with a
pound and an extra cupful of confec
tioners’ sugar. Then is added a piece
of citric acid no larger than a small
pea, and a cupful of finely grated co
coanut. Drop in teaspoonfuls on tins
covered with butter or floured paper,
and bake fifteen minutes in a moder
ate oven.
Directoire Effect
The very latest sartorial scheme for
women is a set consisting of hat, neck
piece, muff and cane to match. Such
a set was displayed in a prominent
shop window the other day and it is
safe to bet that not one woman passed
by without seeing it. The dictators
of fashion have been working up to
the cane for some time with their
other directoire effects. It has been
shown in the smart fashion plates
and even with the lay figures, but
not actually placed on sale heretofore.
The set shown as a starter was of
mink, and the cane, about four feet
long, was of polished brown wood,
with a gold handle beneath,ito which
was tied a brown velvet bow. All
feminine eyes are now open watching
for the first woman to carry it.
r
Old rose broadcloth coat robe, with
bow and buttons of a darker red.
Fall Girdles.
The girdle will be all the style this
coming winter and this is good news
for the woman who likes to wear a
girdle and who can make the article
for herself. The winter girdles are
made of velvet, which is gathered and
boned and made to fit the waist line.
The deeper the girdle the better, pro
viding it fits well; and, if it be cut to
a point in front and trimmed with lit
tle knots of velvet and a few buttons,
so much the better for its general
style.
Care of Our Best China.
Yes, there is science in it. Do you
forget when washing giit edged china
or any delicate china with gilt designs
that it must not be wiped dry. It
should merely be placed on the table
or in a large pan to drain until dry.
Wiping such china will wear off the
gold. China of this kind should never
be washed in water containing borax,
ammonia^r soap. A piece of flannel
ette should be placed over each of the
gilded plates and saucers that are
piled together in the china closet.
This protects the gilt from scratches.
Hint for Fitting Collars.
When putting on a collar make neck
of bodice or blouse slightly smaller
than base of collar band and notch
bodice here and there while putting
collar on. By so doing you avoid
wrinkles.—Exchange.
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HANDSOME FALL COSTUMES.
The first costume is of green cloth ]
anci green velvet. The skirt is of vel
vet encircled at the bottom with wide
bands of cloth stitched at the edges.
The blouse is also of velvet, with stole j
collar, center plait and girdle of the I
cloth bordered with stitching and em- j
broidered with soutache. The sleeves 1
are of velvet, finished with cuffs of j
the same and lact wrist ruffles. The I
ether gown is of deep violet cloth. The
i
short, graceful skirt Is made with
groups of plaits. The Jacket, with
plaited basque, has stole-like revers
of the material, to which is attached a
rippled shoulder collar of the same.
The turnover collar is of taffeta, match
ing the gown, and the belt is of cloth
striped with bands of taffeta and fas
tened on one side with a buckle. The
clain coat sleeves are slightly full at
the top. ^
The Season in Review.
The baseball season of 1905 will go
down into history as the most prosper
ous season ever enjoyed by organized
baseball.
The attendance at both National and
American League games this season
hss increased wonderfully, probably 20
per cent around the entire circuit, and
out of the sixteen clubs not more than
three will be losers financially.
Prosperity has attacked the game
again and the magnates are gleaning
rich harvests after many lean years.
The season has been one of sur
prises and upsets in the American
league, astonishing reversals of form,
and yet, in the National, the teams
have run pretty close to their true abil
ity, except Cincinnati. The American
has outdrawn the National and
strengthened its position, although the
quality of ball in that league and in
the National has improved, with the
exception of the three dead clubs that
the league was forced to carry through
the year.
This partly is because the old stars
of the American are getting older and
because the youngsters that were
picked up by the National at the time
the American raided them and carried
off their stars, are improving. Un
doubtedly the fact that the National
league race has been one-sided from
the start, and that almost every team
in the American has held the lead at
times or been within striking distance,
has made the interest keener, and the
brilliant finish of Chicago has aroused
interest all through the circuit.
The three notable disappointments
in the American league were Boston,
New York and Cleveland. These three
great clubs have fa’led to play great
The Nattional league clubs have run
close to their true form, the only seri
ous disappointment being Cincinnati.
That team, which looked strong in the
spring, was wrecked by bad manage
ment and played wretchedly. New
York, given a running start by the
favorable schedule, which enabled it
to play at home against weak teams
for the first few weeks of the race,
took the lead and never was headed.
Pittsburg made the only serious bid,
and that late in September. The Pir
ates had a chance then, as the other
Western teams were busy whipping
New York, and for a time New York
was badly scared. But when the pinch
came the Pirates proved that they
were not as good a ball team as Mc
Graw's. and they lost for themselves.
Chicago was looked upon in the
spring as a strong pennant probability,
especially by those who knew of the
troubles in the New York team, which
threatened to disrupt it. Chicago drew
a bad schedule and got away bad, be
ing handicapped by the injury which
kept Capt. Chance out of the game for
the first month. Afterward the sick
ness of Selee affected the team, but it
closed strong and brilliantly, showing
good form.
Hughie Duffy made Philadelphia
strong this season, developing a lot of
talent down that way, and he held his
team up in the fight all the way. He
made the team practically from noth
ing and closed the season looking like
a dangerous factor for next year if he
can develop any more strength.
St. I-ouis, Brooklyn and Boston are
unworthy of mention.
One of the remarkable features of
j the season was the dearth of good ball
I players among the newcomers. The
BIG LEAGUE PILOTS WHO HAVE STEERED THEIR TEAMS TO VIC
TORY IN THE CAMPAIGN OF 1905.
ball and they were beaten out by Phil
adelphia and Chicago, two inferior
teams that played superior ball.
Boston, on paper, the best team of
the lot, got away bad, suffered defeat
and humiliation at the hands of Wash
ington, then making its sensational bid
for the pennant, never fully rallied.
Late in August the team started a
wild rush toward the lead. The play
ers, who had allowed themselves to
become fat and lazy while brooding
over their tough luck, suddenly saw a
chance and lor two weeks made a
strong bid. then they struck Chicago,
fell six times in three days and crum
pled up, never to rally again.
New York, off bad and handicapped
by bad pitching and by Elberfield’s
sickness, was making its run at the
same time as Boston, but Grif's men
also were crumpled up in the 'West
and never rallied.
Washington, after a sensational start,
dropped back to its true form. For a
bunch of minor leaguers it made a
good showing and got out of last place,
which was as much as could be hoped
for.
Philadelphia really played the most
consistent ball in the league. Wad
dell’s wonderful pitching kept the
team up close to the lead. All the
team and Mack's veterans played
steady, if not brilliant ball. When
pressed at the finish they seemed to
quit, but Bender and Plank, by wonde
ful pitching, saved them and they held
their scant advantage to the finish.
The victory of Philadelphia really is
a victory for Connie Mack, just as
Jones and Comiskey deserve the credit
for Chicago’s remarkable showing.
Comiskey had just an everage team
and it suffered from sickness, injuries
and two breaks on the part of players.
It played consistently except in two
series, and during those two series it
threw away a pennant that should
have been easy for it. Then, when
hope seemed dead, it started away on
the most wonderful tour in the history
of baseball. Almost six games behind
and with all its games to play on the
road, the team waded through its rivals
clear to Philadelphia and arrived there
within half a game of the lead. Luck
defeated them in the first game, and
after that the chances were slim.
Philadelphia, inspired by new cour
age, refused to lose, and Chicago’s task
grew harder and harder, until hope
died last Thursday.
Cleveland really was the worst dis
appointment of the season. It came
home from a victorious trip through
the East, leading the league, then went
all to pieces. Lajoie's injury and the
sickness of Bradley coming at once
killed its chances, and it went steadily
from bad to worse. Detroit showed
vastly improved form and played at a
steady gilt almost all year, and this,
coupled with the reverses of stronger
teams, put the Tigers into the honor
able mention class. St. Louis was a
consistent last, the team getting weak
er in every way. Yet it was St. Louis
and Detroit that knocked down the
leaders. Detroit killed Chicago’s glori
ous chance by driving home four de
feats in two days and then wallop >d
Philadelphia to help out Chicago, b«.t
not quite hard enough.
Chicago Nationals seemed to develop
about all the new stars that were
found in Reulbach. Schulte and Hof
man. Duffy found Doolin, a wonder at
short, or Doolin rather found himself.
Few others of the newcomers ever
give any signs of promise.
K.-l.-T. League to Be Reorganized.
The Kitty League will be reorgan
ized with many new towns next sea
son if the plans of the officers and
stockholders are carried into effect
At a meeting of the officials ano
stockholders of the Kitty League
held recently at Vincenhes, it was de
cided to reorganize the league and in
dude the cities of East St. Louis
Jacksonville, Mattoon, Marion anc
Cairo. 111.; Vincennes, Ind., and Padu
cah. Ky. It is also proposed thai
Evansville and Terre Haute, Ind., b«
added in the event the Centra
League is rearranged and one of tht
other cities be left out of the organi
zation.
Southern League Did Well.
The fifth annual championship race
of the Southern League, which began
April 19, ended Sept. 23 with New Or
leans as pennant-winner, for the first
time since the Southern League was
formed. The Montgomery club for
the first time since its organization,
finished second. Atlanta, Birming
ham and Shreveport, all pennant pros
pects at the start, finished in the or
der named. The Memphis team, pen
nant-winner in 1903-04, had to be con
tent with sixth place. Nashville and
Little Rock were never in the hunt
and most of the Line it was only a
question which one would succeed in
pushing the other into the last ditch.
For the first time in five years the
race was processional, New Orleans
leading by a large margin continuous
ly after the first month of the cam
paign. From August on the season
was ruined by the yellow fever epi
demic, which compelled a wholesale
shifting of dates and entailed heavy
losses on all clubs. That the sched
ule was played under these conditions,
despite assured losses, speaks vol
umes for the strength, stability and
integrity of the Southern League.
Condensed Dispatches.
Ed Ashenback has been signed to
manage the Scranton team for next
season.
Garry Herrmann of Cincinnati, is
angry because the Steinfeldt deal for
Weimer leaked out, and threatens to
call the whole thing off.
At Beltzhoover day at Exposition
Park, Pittsburg, Oct. 7, Hans Lobert,
now with Chicago, and Otto Knabe,
drafted from Pueblo, were presented
with gold watches by admiring
frierds. Both boys are graduates of
the Beltzhoover team.
Jess Frysinger his deserted the
Holyoke club after promising to re
sign. He has accepted an offer from
the Lancaster, Irt-State League, club.
He is assumA of making $400 more
than his liolvoke salary would have
brought him while he has a ch=cse of
netting $300 more by winning the Tri
State pennant.
Electricity in Agriculture.
For at least half a century men have
been discussing the possibilities in the
application of electricity to the grow
ing of plants. I saw in an old paper
published before 1850 a ’ong article
on some experiments being made in
the application of electricity to grow
ing plants, and also predictions as to
the future of such a combination.
Within the la-st fifteen years a great
many experiments have been made
along this line. The students of
agriculture have not, however, put
very much faith in the use of electric
ity in the growing of crops. There
may be, however, more in it than now
seems possible. The experiments
made in the last ten years have oc
curred in almost every country of
Europe and America, and from lati
tudes varying from the polar regions
to the tropics. While the results
have not been altogether favorable,
yet the majority of experiments have
shown a decided increase in the speed
with which plants grow when they are
subjected to electrical conditions.
Where electricity has been used in the
growing of plants, there has been a
noted increase in the digestible, nit
rogenous matter in seeds, of the sugar
ir. s'.'.gar beets, and of the elements
that produce sweetness in berries,
it must be realized that most of these
experiments are carried on in green
houses and very little in the open
Colds'. Several of the late writers on
electricity in its relation to agricul
ture figure out that in the experiments
up to this time there has been an in
crease of 45 per cent in the crop where
electricity was applied on land of aver
iciumv. a uc ueuci luc iduu 10
cultivated, the more scientifically it is
handled, and the more it is manured,
the greater is the increase per cent.
A striking fact is that on poor soils
electricity does not seem to affect the
plants. This would seem to indicate
that the work of the electricity is to
hasten the preparation of the plant
food. This may be by stimulating the
bacteria in the soil or by stimulating
the energies of the plant in reaching
out after the food. This would be fur
ther borne out by the fact that there
are some vegetables that cannot en
dure the electrical treatment unless
they are watered. If watered they
make a very rapid increase. Among
the plants thus sensitive are peas, car
rots, and cabbage. There may be
some electrical power in the sunshine,
because it has been discovered in
these experiments that when the elec
trical treatment is given during a sun
shiny period, the vegetables are dam
aged and the treatment has to be dis
continued during the hot periods on
sunny days.—Charles Comstock, Cass
Co., Mich., in Farmers' Review.
Storing Potatoes.
I have found in my experience on
the farm that it is necessary to use
considerable care in the storing of
potatoes in the cellar if they are to
be made to keep well throughout the
winter and not sprout or rot. The
storing in open bins used to be follow
ed by my father when I was a boy,
and the pottftoes got a good deal of
sunlight and warmth. The result was
that several times throughout the win
ter we boys had jobs sprouting the
potatoes. The work is all right, but
the potatoes are reduced in condition
each time they are permitted to
sprout. The moisture that goes out
in the sprouts leaves the tubers soft
and wrinkled. In that condition they
are of little value for eating and of
less value for seed.
There are two things that need to
be looked after in the storing of pota
toes. One is to keep the potatoes box
ed or barreled tight, so as not to per
mit the air to pass through the stor
age places and draw moisture from
the tubers. The other is to keep the
cellar cool. Under modern conditions
this is more difficult than it was under
the old conditions; for the reason that
many of our farm houses are now
heated by means of furnaces which
greatly increase the warmth in the
cellar. In a case of this kind it is ab
solutely necessary to have a second
cellar beyond the first or have the first
cellar divided into two parts by a
double wall that will not permit the
heat from the furnace to warm the
air in the other portion. The windows
from the cellar to the open air must
be fixed to open, so that now and then
throughout the winter the storage cel
lar may be filled with cool air. Po
tatoes must be kept from sprouting
and must also be kept from losing
moisture. They should be as sound
and hard late in the winter as when
first put into the cellar.—J. Y. Hud
son.
Alfalfa Growing.
Many sections of the United States
are now growing alfalfa in im
mense quantities, and the farmers
do not have to think twice as to
how they will succeed with alfalfa.
But this has not always been the case.
Alfalfa growing in any new locality
has always been accompanied by
serious problems that had to be
solved. Even in the states best
adapted to it, it was at first destroyed
by over-pasturing it, the ranchmen
supposing that it would stand the
same severe pasturing as buffalo
grass. It took some time for each lo
cality to learn that there were certain
things that had to be considered in
the successful growing of alfalfa.
Well Water on the Farm.
Much of the disease in every com
munity comes from impure drink
ing water. This is true on the
farm as well as in the city. Nu
merous wells on the farm are
.badly located in relation to closets
and barns. Water moves quite freely
through the soil, and a well within a
hundred feet or so of the barnyard
is almost certain to get the drainage
from that barnyard. This is especial
ly true of sandy soils. The vegetable
matter in the barnyard drainings fur
nish good food for disease germs.
The development of the dairy cow
is engaging the beat thought of our
dairymen. I
Effects of Pruning.
It is astonishing sometimes to And
how little the average orchardist
thinks of the actual problems at issue
with pruning of his trees. An import
ant effect of pruning is to increase
'igor. Pruning is also practiced to
produce larger and better fruits and
flowers; to keep the plant within man
ageable limits; to remove superfluous
or injurious parts; to facilitate spray
ing, tillage and harvesting; to train
the plant to some desired form.
One of the noticeable effects of
severe pruning and the consequent
disturbed equilibrium of the plant
is the formation of water sprouts. The
appearance of the water sprouts seems
to be influenced more by the vigor of
the plant and the amount of pruning
than by the season of the year in
which the pruning is done. It is prol>
able. how'ever, that fewer water
sprouts will arise if pruning is done
after midsummer, since at that time
the growth of the season is completed.
In any case water sprouts may be re
garded as weeds in the tree top and
should be treated as such. The tend
ency of plants is to grow from the up
permost buds. By pruning in one way
this tendency is augmented, in another
it is checked.
As a rule, in dealing with fruit trees,
the latter end is desired, since the
principle that checking growth induces
fruit fullness is universally recog
nized. The heading in of young
growths tends to develop lateral aDd
dormant buds or to thicken the top.
So that the question of heading re
solves itself into a question of per
sonal ideals; to secure a thick topped
tree it is necessary. It has, however,
the further very marked advantage of
inducing the development of fruit buds
near the body of the tree rather than
far out on the limbs. This in the case
of plums and tender wooded plants
is an important consideration.—Prcf.
W. M. Munson.
Protecting Trees for Winter.
The best way to keep the rabbits
and mice from eating the bark of the
trees in winter is to nut something
around the trees that will keep the
rodents away. I attended a conven
tion of horticulturists awhile ago and
heard the matter discussed. One apple
grower showed a shield of laths and
wire that was used in his orchard.
Ordinary laths were used and common
wire, which should be copper if it is
desired to have the shields last for
some years. The copper wire will
not rust like most of the common wire.
Any one will understand how to hold
the laths together with the wire.
Fasten the wire to the top of a lath
and then pass it over the outside of
one lath and over the inside of the
next lath, then outside again and so
on. The laths should be so near to
gether that even a mouse cannot get
through. The closeness of the laths
will also prevent the sun shining on
the bark of the young trees and thus
causing what is known as sunscald. It
will require only a very few laths for
each tree. They should be put around
the trees while the ground is unfrozen,
so that the ends can be shoved dow n
into the soil. Otherwise the mice msiy
work under them. Some men protect
their trees against sunscald by tying
cornstalks about the trunks, but this
encourages the mice to make a home
under the protection of the cornstalks.
I do not think it pays to protect trees
in that way, unless the tree owner is
certain that there are no field mice m
the vicinity; and it is impossible for
most fruit growers to know that.—
Jessie Winship, Clark Co., Iowa.
State Interest in Forestry.
There is no doubt that our states
can well afford to take a greater in
terest in forestry. J. H. Bissell of
Michigan, a student of forestry con
ditions, urges that land laws be so
changed that the state can acquire
all pine stump lands, and that no for
estry lands shall be sold except to
actual settlers. He says that there
are vast stretches of land in Michigan
that the state should reclaim and re
plant. These lands were previously
covered with forests, were cut over,
and were afterwards burned over.
Without a systematic planting by
man, this land will be ages in recloth
ing itself with a tree growth. The
writer heard an official in Wisconsin
say that it was a practice there among
the lumbermen to cut over a piece of
land and afterwards refuse to pty
taxes upon it. There were no buyers
for the land when the tax sales took
place, and so the land would revert to
the state, where it would remain until
a new growth of sufficient size to be
valuable commercially appeared on it.
Then they would buy it back from
the state at a less price than the taxes
would have been. There seems to be
no reason why the states should be
made a party to this kind of a game.
The Forest Question in Italy.
The Italian nation long ago passed
laws regulating the forestry of the
country. In 1877, by permission of the
legislators, about 4.000.000 acres of for
est were withdrawn from the operation
of the forest laws in Italy, and about
1,000,000 acres more in Sicily and Sar
dinia. As might have been foreseen,
there has since that time been a reck
less destruction of forests, and it now
seems evident that the government
must again step in and pass laws to
save the forests still remaining, and
to secure the replanting of the cut
over areas.
Neglecting the Trees.
Many fine orchard trees are lost by
neglect. We have seen whole orchards f*
destroyed by the San Jose scales, when
they could have been easily checked
had they been taken in time. We have
seen maple trees neglected year after
year, while the cottony scale was tak
ing possession of them. The pest
could have been easily checked the
first year that It appeared. It was
able to do its destructive work only
because the trees were neglected by
their owner.
He who gives pleasure meets with
it; kindness is the bond of friendship,
and the hook of love; he who sows
not. reaps not.—Basil*.