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-c THE HMD CLOUD C11IKF. KK1DAY. MAY 15. lMUi. !5 ,? MR. ROYDOX'S BIUDE 13 y Nancy Cnvannph 7 CANT REALIZE (i It! And, what's J more, 1 don t think ; 1 over shall. If it 1 wasn't for the rliiB trt K on the third linger - -J! IV . r of my left hand, I ihoulil certainly think I had been nth op and dream in p. n I' N A nP How did It all linppcn? That's an easy question to task, but n haul one to answer. People ahas used to lay, from my girlhood up. Hint Penny Lllhaven was born to be an old niabl. 1 wasn't a pietty child. My eyes were too bin, ninl my hair grew too low on my fore liiad. and there was a sallow look nbout my skin. And then 1 had a way of nlwati putting things away and tidying up rooms after other people, and my trunks and bureau drawers were neat as wax, and 1 couldn't bear to no anything in the way of careless ness or disorder; so the people would look at me and laugh, and say: "Ob, she'll be an old maid, as rure as fate." I used to cry sometimes to myself, all about It; but no one else knew bow I felt about the matter. Hoydon Grey was the most merciless tease of them all. I was always afraid of him when wo went to Sunday school together, for he used to hide behind th( doors and pounce out at me, and throw stones at my pet kitten, nnd call me names, and twit me with my pug nose and big eyes. My unlucky name, too, was a Fouroe of aggravation o.i his part. "You'll be an old maid, Pen," ho would say. "Nobody with such a name as Penelope ever got married." I hated Hoy Grey, and yet there was something about the boy I couldn't help liking, after all. I could not forget that when I had the scarlet fever, and lay at death's door, Koydon sat under my window, anil I heard him say, the first day I sat up in a big easy chair: "Well, I'm not sorry that Pen Is bet ter. She's a queer little concern, but I should have missed her if the bad died." 1 was just fifteen when ho went nway to Venezuela, and he told me the night before he sailed, that "ho did think I was the queerest girl of my age he had Fcen in fnet, nothing less than a fright!" I burst out crying at the not particularly courteous ciliiclsin. "I am glad you are going away," I cried, impetuously. "So am I," Fahl Hoy, indifferently. "There are monkeys there, and I dare say they have got faces much like yours." That was our parting. Hear me, how little we fancied then that It would be twenty years before we saw each other again. I was an old maid In good earnrst when Hoy came back. They say no woman passes the age of twenty-five without receiving at least one olfer of marriage, but I believe I was an ex ception to that rule I never had an offer. All the girls who had grown up at my side mnrried, and became bloom ing wives and happy mothers; hut Pen Lllhaven remained unsought and uu woocd. It used to moitify me dreadfully un- yi0t ''2sSif ". ,J' '$p rjjr-& Jiv'-n -irf. m Or," Ztf - It :J . . ..A '. -...-t. TWIT ME WITH MY Pl'G NOSH, til 1 got to be thirty, and then by de grees 1 left off caring for it, and made up my mind to be as happy as I could nil by myself. So, as my near rela tions were all dead, and 1 had a tolera bly snug little sum to fall bark upon, 1 took a pretty little cottage, and had my niece, Edith Lonsdale, to live with me, fe.- Edith was pretty and penniless, and 1 felt as If Providence meant me to stand In the place of a mother to that poor, motherless child. She was seventeen, nnd ;n pretty as the freshest rose in all my gaulen. Tall and slim, with deep blue eyes, hair like henven's sunshine, and a complex ion all pink and white, you loved to look nt her Just as you loved to look at a flower or a statue, or any othei beau tiful thing. "You'll ho married tome of these days, Edith," 1 said to her, "for you're too pretty to be left long with the lonely old maid, and thru I shall he. oh! so busy and so happy, helping you to furnish your house, and mako up rour pretty wedding things." Wo were sitting on our little porch In tho summer evening twilight, my niece and I, when a tall, straight fig ure came up tho walk, and 1 looked wonderlngly to see who It was. With hair blak us u raven's wing, skin bronzed by yenis of sun and exposure, features straight nnd clearly cut, nnd pyos In whose dark, mirthful glimmer there, lingered a strangely familiar light, he Btood there smiling down Into my face. "Is thin Glen Cottngo?" ho asked. nilh the utmost gravity. "Yes, sir," I nnswered, "hut " "Don't you remember me, Pen Lll haven? Don't you remember Hoydon Drey?" Ana then, Riire enough, I did remem ber tho hoy who had gone nway twenty odd years before. Well, ho had made- his fortune, Jn. country, nnd eninc limit to enjoy It nineing his frlrniK Ah! to tlnrk Hint thrie were' se few left! OC course wo hnd n great ileal to Fay to one another, ami a thousand anil one qiie-stinns 10 ask; and, as I don't claim to have any ming or Hie saint in my composition, i don't deny that It did make me feel just n little hard when I paw him sit down by Edith Lonsdale and talk to her, and look Into her honest blue eyes. b fore I had half told him wbat had happened, in the village- during the ! .),.. ,.',., ,t ltl. nt.cnlln Hilt lil iiiMii; ,i linn in inn iii'c -. "" ,.. feeling didn't last long. "It's natural enough. I'm sure," I itasoned with myself, "and only what 1 ought to expect. She Is as pretty as a picture, and now, if Hoy will fall in love with her, I can he Just as happy in their happiness as if it hn.i come to me - the blessing of a good man s love." So I persuaded myself; yet It was a little hard to feci myself shut out from all the beauty and sweetness of a woman's natural lot. 1 think I never felt the blttermss of being an old mold quite as acutely as I did that night, when Hoydon had gone to the village Inn, and IMIth lay sleeping on the pillow at my side, and Hie scent of the honeysuckles came wafting 111 at every stir of the dewy night breeze. Well, he came often to our house, and 1 used to make all sort1, of little ex cuses to leave him with Edith, while I went up stairs to sit b myself and weave little threads of romance in and out of the meshes of my f.mcy knitting. One day Hoydon Grey came to me, for young Hiirnhnm bad called, and war chatting with Edith, and I dare say Hoy thought 1 looked lonely with my work in the hall. "Pen, ' said he, "what do you think I am going to do?" A dim Idea he was going to make me his confidante flitted across my mind. "I don't know," 1 bald, smiling. "What is It. Hoy?" "I'm going to refurnish the old house. It looks dim and dusky and old-fash ioned now; and I want it to be fresh and sunny and winsome. Will you help me with your advice an. I counsel?" Of course 1 promised; and for the next two or three weeks we were as busy as b(es. "We mustn't let her know what we nn about," be said that night, with a motion of his head toward Edith. "Oh, net, to be sure not," I answered; "It would spoil the surprise." How pretty we did make the obi place! Every room was like a casket iciuly to receive n jewed; the blight carpets glowed in bouquets and mosse'S nnd trailing arabesques of Persian brightness, all over the lloor; the vvin ilows were draped with neat and taste lul shades; the' pictures on the walla si enicd pro.-qii'ctlve eif tropic sunsets and soft Alpine moons; while I'very vase and stand and boeikcnso was ar rangcel as I knew Edith would like it. "Hoy," said I, guariledly, the after noon that our work of transformation was complete, and wo stood congratu lating each other em our s.iccesscul endeavors-for up to this timo I hael been very discreet, and asked no eiuestlons "when ihall the queen of this en chanted realm take possession or her fairy bower? In other words "--and 1 could not help laughing at bin puzzled look "when shall you be married ?" "So you have guessed H. you demure little Oedipus?" 'Yes, I have guessed It." "Well, what elo you think would bo an nusplciems time?" "Let me see; this l. .lu'y. Why ilon't jou say the first of August?" "The first of August be It then," he nssputcel. "Yon are sure1 there Is everything here you can possibly think cf ?" "Ye's, everything." "Because," he went on, "when you ccmc here' to live " "Am I to live here?" 1 askeel. "Hut, Hoy. perhaps she wouldn't like It." "She? Who is she?" he lnii;lred. "Why, Edith, to be sine. "What has Edith got -n soy, 1 slio'ild like to know?" crle-tl Roy. Inn, laughing. ".My darling little Pen, if yon are satis fled, the rest ot the' world may say, do, and think what It please?. Since you have preimised to lie my .vife " "1!" Thecozlly furrlshed little break fast room se'emed to swim mound me. "Stop, Hoydon. for a minute, please; I I elon't quite understand." "You said yourself, me drat of Au gust!" "But I thought it was Edith!" "Edith. Indeed! A mere child a schoolgirl, whose whole he-art, more over, Is wrapped up in Harry Burnham! Why, Pen, wheie have your eyes been?" Where, Indeed? Could I have been blind all this time so resolutely, In corrigibly blind? "Do yon love me, Pen'.' Don't look the other way, I will be answered!" 1 did love him; I hud loved him lung uml temleiiy, and 1 told him so, not without some hlushluga anil misgiv ings, howeve-r. "Oh, Pen," he whispered, holding mo dose to his heart, "if you knew tho years anil years 1 had been looking foi tvnril to this time!" So J, was married quietly, of course, and with no bridesmaid hut Edith; but I think the sun never shone on a hap pier bride. And I live in tho olel place, and Edith Is hero with me; but next week we nre to have another wedding, and my blue-eyed blossom goes from ne te Harry Hiirnhuin's care. But, as I said before, It all seems like a dream: and ns 1 sit alone In my beautiful home, I nlmost fancy myself a solitary old maid again, until Hoy don's footstep in tho hall, and his voice calling for his "dear little wife," rouses me to a soiiko of my new lifo nnd new happiness. A. oil 1 daro say I shall get used to It' s'ter n while! Liu'm6e2lVau1iluutoD;at, CHARMS OF ROD AND C.UN. Why Do I.iim Men ( Ileum- lliudi t of In l';mi t li I Mi;'.' "Theie Is one thing 1 don't under stand," said the obi fisherman, "and that Is why so many men who are born lazy take up fishing as a way of getting a living. Now, take- any town on the borders of tho Aillrondaoks, for In stance, and .Mm will find In it a man or two. er even more, who live by fish ing almost entirely. They fish morn ing, noon and nlr.lit. all elay long and all night, tee, some times, and then si-ll their trout at 10 or fin cents a pound. They are tlreder when night comes than If they had been working their farms. They liae expended inoro poiinils of force than a carpenter, or oven a blacksmith. The telleitlon of the sun on the- water has blistered their faces painfull., and the chuiici'S are that they have eaten only a bit ot bread and liaul-koilcd egg for lunch, lu the cold days of early spring. Just after the' season opens, they nearly freeze, but ask one about it nnd he says It is fun. All tinel out, he sinks Inch lu his chair after his day's fishing, smoking a pipe, and the thanecs are with n smile on his face that tells of genuine eomfoit. He Is re-ally happier after his html elay's work than anyboely 1 ever saw after his regiilnr legitimate labor. Now, what I want to know Is, what Is there about the labor eif olio of these feileiws that Is so comforting? 1 can't understand It a little bit." "Yes," salil another man, who hunted liiHtend eif fishing for fun, "I see Just sueii fellows when I'm out hunting. They'll carry a pack basket weighing ,'u or Kin pounds fifteen miles on their barks, besidi's lilies and lending dogs. They kill a deer and eat some of the meat ami sell the rent with the head for $10-two weeks' work. The-y will trap furs all winter, walking te-n or lifte-en miles a elay over the meanest trails, and ceinic out milling, having made -." or f)0 I'onts a day on an n vertigo. Why, I knew two men to hunt sixty elaysnuel get fourteen foxes, woith at the most $L'S, but they smiled at It and thought they hail done well. In the same tinie working no more hours a elay driving a team, sitting down most eif the time, they would have made $H!S at the low est. But aftei all. I guess the -inly way to leiok at it Is that they have' fifty weeks of vncntinn a ye-.ir Instead of two eir four, like us. and 1 don't see but what they get as much fun out of living as we de. or more. It all depends on how you look nt It." An Ansel Without Vlni;. One eif the principal decorutlve fea tures of the new city hall in San Fran cisco was to have be-en a great whlte nietal iiugei, with oiuspienel wings, poised on the top of the big ilome. This angel has been the subject of much eiabbeel controversy between the gruff mayor, Mr. Sutro. and the commission ers. The mayor eritlciseel the nngel severely anil rather rldiciili'd the whole thing. But the' big angel was at hist finished and reaily for hoisting to its place on the dome'. Then It was ellscov i e-el that Its wings offeree! too much sail space and that they would un (louhteelly In the first high wind pull the angel down from Its porch. The shoulder blaeli'S were too narrow for the wings to be properly braceel. So the wings were sawed eilf and a wingless angel will surmount the dome. Ex change. Dliln't I'ollow liintriii'lliina. Irate Patron You advertise to cure consumption, don't you? Doctor Ye's, sir; I neve-r fall when my Instructions are followed. Irate Patron My son took your me'd iclne for a year and died an hour after the last elose. Doctor My Instiiictlons were- not fol lowed. 1 told him to take it two yean; Tit-Bits. (It tut; Hit it l.ciil iiii mint. The young king of Spain recently de scribed an island to Ills geography teacher as a body eif land almeist en tirely occupied by liifuvgents. POINTERS ON FLOWERS, Loosen the leaves and either white, covering fremi about the hardy bulbs. Tho beds for the mimmer plants may now be thoroughly spaded and fertil IzeeL although the plants must not he set out for some time to come no mat ter how tempting and balmy are the April days. Don't bo discouraged If the garden Is smnll; fertilize heavily now, and plant closely a llttlo later, and with careful planning a surprising quantity of (low ers may he raised In even the tlnle-st yard. Tho crocuses are now In full bloom, nnd ninny of tho outdoor hyacinths budded. But don't neglect them be cause them seem so perfectly hardy. Keep evergreen boughs nnd straw con venient for n light coveting on cold nights. Now 1b the time for planting anil transplanting hardy shrubbery. Pack tho earth firmly about tho roots and al low each bush plenty of room to grow. Seo that all new varieties arc carefully labeled for future reference. Remember that It Is not too early to plant the swe'et pens outside tho very first day of April nnd they should surely bo planted before tho middle of this month If they are to mako good growth and withstand the summer heat. Don't be In a hurry about planting other flower seed outside for roino time to come. Tho peonies are now Eendlng up thick rod L-?alks and sprigs of green Irhi are forming thrifty clumps In tho borders. Loosen tho soli nbout tho clumps, then spread dry leaves or straw over the loosened earth. This loosening of the toll Is very Important, nil the winter covering may becomo so nacked and iiiuiivrv ijuiKoriH! liTilKTIXK AT VASSAR. CIKLS OPThN CROW WliARY BOOKS AND TUACHLRS. OF t I'oliit Military Ar.iilrmv N ur I IV mill I ln MnilrnlH M.in:li;t' In T.itii' eicri-hin.il vtrnlN 1 lilllicrwiitil 1 hr r.riillur it Miiiiii, Vnsxiir Letter. OtlMW" HE :iPP leap year pihileges which lv.'O tilings may be I.n at Dimities to Milne ,.nis, but It l bap year all the onr round at.d e m ry year with the Vu-ur girl. The 1; t - v.y;t i "rrie " rules of the edible on the bill bnrh of Pourih-mnn'- visit tiotn 'rjej'' i.re'iiO !'!ieht oung nun, ,;nd the still sM'icti r nilcs of tin i:i,ni-t man's opiie'ge. at West Peint. r.iip the men frmu .ttti'iupt at biciMng Vass.n'a laws. s"u Mnl.om I M.e.- to Hie mountain. Like the: Arabs. Hi" Y.i.'vr n.i.lilrn feilda her tent and silmtly 'iialsawnj. To tlioightt'iil ob ire:h ,.t the Point It U often a mat ter lor wonder how the girls send so many delightful utelcti hours away fiiitn tl.eir Alma Mater without being ij! cown. I and ItK-urring tr.e penalty for i!!.-e'i i liieni e. Tho rules nie there, tho men nre there. : to !" girls muit g"' there rcnu hew. fo perforce Hie clever ilam kIm fie .u the halls tit learning must bend v.'.nv "ipirlor liralnu to the wont of i hen. i.iing these laws. And they jiiecer.l. )rw tbey do It history fays not, but the fact remains lh;.t th'y elei. "Many ti time and o't,'" In the wonls of the Immortal bard of Avon, are th seen on tho "Hlaltei" of West Point, to the amazement of the afore mentioned thoughtful observer. Two wz -no, vft v t& . . ."i..U.v.. 7-.".T7rTr .S8 '$hiiZ:X &';, visits n term is supposed te be tho nil". Perhaps it holds good with sonic of the Vassar girls. But there arc ninny more f i om whose minds the ways of the free and Independent West havo not yet failed, who scorn the trammels of eastern rules nnd "effe'le convention- nlity." and take tho law in their own hands. When fancy dictates and thcro Is a hop or concert on at the Point, "then's the timo for disappearing," and they "heili up serenely" at the govern ment dock with gripsack or brown paper parcel containing fi'stlvo mi me nt; also a box eif candy lor tit- love-d. cadet. When neconimoelations are scanty sometimes a iloze-n or so of girls club together nnd take one- mom, and also one trunk, much to the detriment of their voluminous skirts. At any rate, er any how, and em any train they come, and the stage which runs up fiom tho lauding on sueh oc cisions Is temporarily their own. They take entire! possepsiem of the 'bus and qulto fill It up with themselves and their Impediments. Viissar songs ami class calls, stock Jokes ami personal remarks about Hie "sweet creatures" they tiro going to see enliven the pro giess up the hill, nqd woe to the out-sldi-r who creeps Into this truant com pany. No false ideas of conventions and ptiety damp their nrdent spirits If the-y hnvo to comn without n ehaperem. They come just the same, and matron Ize euie another by numbers. Ten of these fair uuilorgrnilunte-K were claimed by ono elderly man ns bin daughters, his good nature not being proof against their appeals for so-called protection. Not having n chaperon docs not trouhlo them much nt the hot"!, for thev are not there except to sleep and e-at. It Is no placo for fun- that quiet and ro spectablo pnrlor. There urn much bet ter chances at other places. Tho hop or concert which alternate on Saturday nights, with Ispectlon Saturday atter- ..?,'. it52& TYPE OF VASSAll OIIIL. noon and chapel Sunday morning, keep them on the go. After chapel there Is an hour, a c.hanco for n parade, Inform al, of course, when each cadet has his "fern," If thuro are enough to go around. The damsels nro also In demand Sun day nftcrnooiiH. No mnller what the .UTi I VvWJI. .- & fWMak r id Sentry boxes serve In winter for n flight shelter from cold- and observa tion. The gymnasium elocs duty when "fiirtntlon" Is too bleak and ixpocoil for comfort. Sotne'tltnts, though. It Is not safe' lo risk staying over Sunday, and Ilia col lide girls must hie thi".n back to Alma Hater after the hep. Then' Is a con enlent tip-shore tialn to Poughkceqi sle at 10:;'.0, and so one eye Is kept on the eloi k, while the other Hies to gaze seinlfnlly at the gray-dad youth who is murmuring sweet nothings. Ami then the- sei'iiinMo to catch the train, and the cxciifrs If one fulls to ge't there! "A valuable' ring was lot and must bo re arched fur'' ehesw wan torn and had to be me ruled watch was too slow- so sorry. And one ghi actually went to the length of falling down hill with the li'ia of straining her nnkie. She did mere th.ui Hint, and hud to be taken 1 back to the hospital; but then were i umipi tisi.t'.ons. Sln still brent lie tl the i a mo .ill with the 'beloved olijoet. It wo.ild puzzle the nwr.ige man to Invent the sterli s which used to do duty to account fen colds caught "cool ing off" In low-cut gowns when the hops were held III Grant Hall. Now they nie In Aca.'onih' and conditions are lmpteid. plenty of iinllghti'd, well heated rooms being available for tho "cenllng-off" proeds . And what a boon all this Is to the "mulct fa-iur."- thise raw yeinths who inttrt Ici.rn. cs we 11 as "tactics anil il.-h" tie waj.r- cf the tfn-.it world, the proper mauler eif paying daintily veiled eoiu I'llnicnts .u.;i managing a partner In tne dance! S(Hety manners area very im portant part of the i qiiiptucnt of Fncle Gain's soldier boys when they leave t.fie'r the four years' course, and heiw are they to barn them unless they have practice? Tho summer montlis when more liberty Is allowed, are all loo "hurt for the exercise of their ii-qulrcd l.t.ow ledge and the development of their social tnlents. So these visits "under the rose" are Indeed a nal boon to tho west pointer. k ' -T, rVf; WHEHE VASSAH GIHLS HESOHT. ami he taken "the gooels the gods pro v Ide" and is thankful. Ho considers the Yassar girl fair sport and a splendid fie-hl ten "practice spins" In lllrtatlon and the two-step. He has small regard for her feelings, physical or mental; he tramples on ber toe-s and her feelings liullscrlmlnati'ly. for Is she not there for the p'trpo&c, anil ho knows that his ele- (..(.'.tafl . iexf s '"" ;? - ANOTHER TYPE, vating hiulety Is a sulllclent "quid pro quo." Ho lends her his cast-off but tons, waist plate, chevrons nnel class ling In fact, till the definitions on which he can lay hands. And tho ninth of a "plebe" who scents coming Joys afar decorates her hop card with sketches "hi kind"- hits on tho older men and general "post Jokes." Sei the Vassal girl who has a brother or a "brother" at West Point Is a popu lar maiden, and her sitting-room Is a gnthetlng placo for the elans, and her "teas" nie much frequented. Her scrap book would furnish Interesting chap ters of history, with Imagination to fill in the spaces. "Affaires do coeur" move rapidly at tho "post." Introductions urn easy, and "facile decensus Avernl." Ono evening on the stairs or hi an unllghted ante room; a walk on "Flirtation;" a note asking her to como again next week; an answer; nn answer to that, with an added touch of sentiment and aspira tion lifter "tho lovo of a truo woman," with verses and so forth "ad Infinitum" and "ad nauseam;" graduation, obliv ion, uml two sets ot wedding cards which perhaps cross In tho malls and recall an "nffalro" of two years ago, Sometimes the endets, a stray ono hero and there, lu furlough time, get off to Vnssar nnel nro feted and nindo much of. But opportunities nro more num erous down tho river, nnd tho leap year methods hold. Beautiful and enliv ening sights are seen on "Flirtation." In the twists and winds of that historic "Academy of Social Sclenco" the enllow youth learns tho use of his arms, nnd also the uso of his fe-et uml Jumping muscles for emergencies when tho sound of an advancing slop is hoard. At ono turn of tho walk, when the leaves arc few, and tho wantlerors, after a blessed "solltuiliwiideux," forgot tho fact, ono may seo wondrous vistas of a 1 mm $X7J'' WfliW mmnamm L '! -Tr. l-t- - ..T:! ..- " 1 s. SlVS "saA t?ffl!Ta 7!J iW'i lr'iV wwk,jZL mm HfeliMt Award; whieh brliigx tie observer nearer ho r-ecfl the seme gray-eoatctl sentimental ist standing sedately apart. A little peiein in the "Howitzer" sotno months ago showed how a maiden nuiilo the "ictort illMcouiieoiis" to tho ad vances of the overbold young soldier: She was a merry V.isnar girl, A West Point spoonold he; They sat and watched the water! invlrl, About the Point of Ge-e-. He to hl. heart would presi Ihe maid, Alas! she held alool; And wirn l.ls nun mound her strayed, Thus harshly gave reproof: 'Veiling fohllcr.'you cannot, I'm sine, Protect 'gainst war's alarms Your nation and Its ling If you're So cat t less of your arms!" Was she tcally nnd twiy a Vaisar maiden? Ei ho answern not. When the "Hundted Nights" play conns off many arc the devices eif tho Poughhcrpslo students to get an Invi tation, and sad and devious are tho ways to wiib h seuue of tlumi havo to lesott. "The play Is going to bo lino this year; you eiuglit lo nee mo In girl's .clothes," wrote an unwary "ye-arllng,"' and hlti Iminio.'.ita wn:!e back by next mail, "Thanks awfully, old boy. I'M bo (hero for the' play. I hoicd you wete going to ask me." When at tin trapped ono tote his hah and thought longingly of the "fern" for whom he had really meant to us that Invitation. "If you will piiinilse to refuse, I'll ask you to the llundre'dth Night play," a wiser man, who hail been "bitten," wrote f innkty to his seceuul best ghi. "Then you'll havo the fun of saying you were Invlte-d, and I can mil: somo one else." TREATMENT OF ORCHIDS. liner Our (irnpilfittlirr. Minrly Ilictrr i il Ilii-lr llMiinltliin, The essential cultural requirements, of orchids Were not known till long af- tr'M:iifJlf.fU tor the-y had attracted the attention of horticulturists, says Garden and For est. It Is Interesting to note the strug gles of our great-grandfathers to dis cover the conditions most suitable for thorn. Wo who know all about it are surprised that any Intelligent cultiva tor should have tried to grow I'piphy tle plantr. "In common soil in pots plunged to tin- rlni hi a Ian bed." Tirak baskets, sphagnum moss, peat fiber ami' charcoal appear to us to bo exactly what, any Intelligent schoolboy would havo recommended as supplying the right material for an epiphyte. But. like all useful discoveries and Invention!, sim ple as they appear lo us they were not. workcil out without much thought, ex periment and the saeiillco of many plants. One of tho shrewdest of bot anists working hi the van of the horti cultural art of his time, Dr. Lludley. stated in a paper re-ad to tho Royal Horticultural Soeiety In IS'10, that "high temperature', deep shade and e-xcesslvo humidity are the conditions essential to tin' we'll being of orchids." Thirteen ye-ani Inter another orchid authority, Mr. Bati-niaii, lecointnendeil the s'lino treatment, adding that a resting season was necessary. This treatment became the only orthodox one and was persist ed in for upward of thirty years. Wo now recognize that fresh air at all time's Is essential, that many orchids enjoy bright sunshine, that while jomo require plenty of moisture all the year round, others rcipthe It only for a por tion of the year, anil that some oven thrive only when treated as If they wero cacti. Tho temperature for oxeith; or chids varies from a purely tropical to that of a few degrees above freezing point, ami while some species timing growth aie kept hi a hot, steamy atmos phere and lifter growth Is completed nro removed to comparatively cool and dry conditions to afford them a rest, others suffer If tho conditions nro not. fairly uniform all tho year round. Muy Ahhott In ,litiuii, Annie May Abbott, tho Georgia "olcc trie magnet." whose feats of strength cieated a sensation hi this country some yours ago, Is amusing herself now with I ho strong men or China nnel Jripun, Tho Japanese wrestlers, whoso physical strength Is celebrated tho world over, wero unable to rnlso MIbb Abbott from tho floor, whllo with tho tips of her fingers she neutralized their most strenuous efforts to lift ovon light objects, such as u cano from n table. Tho Japanese pnpers say this Is hypno tism, while the Chlneso Journals nccuso her of being In leaguo with tho powers of evil. Exchange. 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