Killing Eggs of the Gypsy The attempt on the part of the S;ato of Massachusetts to eradicate the gypsy moth has tepn generally considered as one of the most Important attempts of modern ce tiomlc entomology. The conditions Involve the cx termluntlon of a highly prolific species, well established over nn nroa of moro ;than 200qnnre- mile The Introduction of the gypsy moth was made by Professor L. Tronvcto't, the French savant, who was Interested In the mat tcr of raising silk from native silk worms. Tho innnner of their subsequent escape Is not clearly known, but the result was moNt unfortunate. Twelve 1 years from tho time of Its Introduction, the moth became a serious nuts ;ancc In the neighborhood where It had escaped. The State of Massachusetts 'has expended In the annual appropriations for the gypsy moth work the !sum of $1,155,000. iOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOQ o tack of PotasH flag auss a World's famine 8 8 Edward Atkinson's Dire Prediction, Q oooooooooooooooooooooo VERY now and again some sclentlQc Investigator, delving deep into the secrets of nntural forces, has unearthed a menac j which has seemed to threaten world- wide disaster and destruction to the human race, says the New York Her ald. It would be hard to tell how iflany scores of times the people of the earth have been called upon to face lie prospect, remote or Immediate, of their own annihilation. They have been asked to couslder the results which. In some future cycle, will come from the steady cooling of tho earth's .tu-face, to prepare for mundane nnnl 'atlon through collision with some yllng comet and to give attention Vzens of other hypotheses equnlly Virlng. lie multiplicity of these theories Aid seem that the possibilities had exhausted, but every now and fa new deduction Is brought for yfd to startle the world. It has re- ' I 1 M T"" 1 1 A 41.1.. il. .. IttlUKU IUr iUl. JUWUIU ALKJfJKUU, U1U dentist, essayist and political ngita- r.lto dovelop the newest nnd most rfi'lslng theory ns to the nature of ttlnombaiTas8munts which will forco selves upon tho worlds lnhahlt- Bt as tho centuries roll around. Mr. 'Atfinson believes with Sir William vJ AN AMERICAN FA-EM IF WHAT Orookes and some other eminent sci entific neculatora that the irreat dltfl- cnlty, when it arises, will come in the form of hunger the exhaustion of tho (world's food supply, but be does not fcelleve this will be reached through vsr-uopulutlon or the taking up of Q oooc 1 7 ' 'OSPECTINO FOB IOTA8H IN AIMF Moth on a Large Elm Tree all the arable land. Mr. Atkinson's suggestion, which Is ulque at least. Is that the world famine Is likely to come In the form of a potash famine through the using up of the potash In the soil, and the consequent failure of the land to produce food crops. It Is safe to say that most persons never have taken potash Into consid eration ns ono of the food essentials of the planet. It Is a fact, however, that It possesses real Importance In the production of almost every food crop that prows. Potash Is present In every part of the earth's crust, at least In every part presenting an ara ble surface. Soluble potassium salts aro found In qnnntltles In all fertile soils. These salts ore sucked up by the roots of plants And trees, which eagerly seek them out as necessities of life. It Is a significant fact that oven where soda predominates In the soil the plants take up tho potash salts In preference. After taking pnrt In tile processes of nutrition and being transformed into organic salts tho potash salts may re sume their original form through com bustion. Thero is a loss in quantity, however, and In the case of plants which aro used for food or in the vari ous human arts there is, of course, a nearly complete loss. Tho cause for concern In regard to the question of the world's futuro food supply lies in the fact thnt potash is not renewed In the innuner of some other elements of vegetnblo life. It Is a mineral de posit nrlsiug through the natural de composition of certain rocks. On tilled land there Is no oppolunlty for re- MB. ATKIKSON BAYS COMES TRUE, nuwal in the ordinary course of rota tion. It must be supplied, if at all, from large mineral deposits. This would be a simple matter if these deposits were large and numer ous. Inasmuch ns potash is found in almost every part of the world It would seem probable that such large deposits would be of frequent occur rence. Itnt. ns Mr. Atkinson points out, exactly the reverse Is tho case. In discussing the matter lefore the Association for the Advancement c Science he called attention to the fact that the world's entire supply Is at present being drawn from tho mines of Btrnssfurt. Germany, and that, while other fields equnlly groat may possibly exist, they have not been un covered up to the present time. I'ractlcnlly every bit of the potash used In the United Btntes Is Imported, and tho volume of these Imports Is Increasing rapidly, ns the constant working of the soil makes tho use of fertilisers more and more necessary. At the present time these Imports amount to more than $2,000,000 year ly, although the proportion of our soil f POTASH requiring artificial stimulus Is rela tively very small. Totash Is not now expensive, even with the necessity of bringing It ncross the Atlantic. The real danger, as Mr. Atkinson sees It, is In the exhaustion of the sourco of supply when the demand grows, as It is practically certain to do In ever Increasing rntlo. Not even Mr. Atkinson contends thnt a food famine from the exhaustion of the potash supply is Imminent, but the possibilities of such a fnmlne are In teresting to contemplate. It would come about gradually, of course, the dwindling of the supply being accom panied by a steady increase In price. The tlrst result, therefore, would be to place this once humble product among the precious metals. As time went on It would rnuk, ns Sir. At kinson suggests, even above silver and gold. Before this point was reached, how. ever, the rise in the value of tho mlu oral would causeyit to be sought of ter eagerly in every part of tho world, would lead to tho conserving of the present sources of supply nnd to nn attempt to find new ones. Men would prospect for potash with greater zeal than they now put Into tho search af ter gold. The terrors of tho alkali deserts would bo braved and men would bore for tho precious deposits all over the burning plains of the Southwest At tho same time, efforts would be made to gather the product from the scntered sources of supply now in ex Utence In some financially profitable manner. According to Professor Dltt mar, tho very greatest of all these sources Is the ocean, and no doubt the brains of inventors nnd scientists would bo racked to devise a means of separating this potash from the waves. In all primitive countries whero the supply of wood is large pot nsh Is obtained by the Uxlvlatlou of wood ashes. This source also would bo brought Into use, and gradually the forest trees and such plants as uettlts, wormwood, tobacco and kelp, all of which are capable of supplying potash In consid erable quantities, would be burned to rejuvenate the Impoverished soil. Men would live more and more largely upon the food planrs, requiring only a small amount of potash for their growth, nnd a complcto chnugo In the accepted sys tems of diet wr-ild result To pursue tho unplensant transfor mation to Its final result It is neces sary to picture a world growing grad' ually more and more completely de void of life, farms barren of vegeta tlon, bouses and cities deserted and a rnce of beings growing steadily weaker and weaker, and, even in the intermediate stages of the change, entirely different from those who now Inhabit tho earth. It Is reassuring to note that the con census of opinion among scientists Is that this extreme condition never will be realized. Thore Is one great prlu clple generally accepted as holding good for all the operations of nature, which scientists bring up In opposl tlon to those who predict a final cat' aclysin of tho world in any form whatever. That Is the principle of ths Indestructibility of matter. At n din ner of scientists held In Washington at which the predictions of Sir Wilt Inm t'rookes nnd Mr. Atkinson forThed tho leading topic of discussion, this principle was advanced as the chief argument against their conclusions. Tho scientists were confident In ths belief thnt the potash taken In a thou sand forms from the earth would In some form return to tho earth, nnd that In some way the conversion of potash from varied sources Into shape by which It could food the soil, would come nlKmt" when necessity demnnded It. There Is no doubt, however, that tin discovery of nn addition to the world'! supply of potash Is a matter of real Importance, and It Is likely that th sensation caused by the statements of Sir. Atkinson will, lead to a vigorous search for deposits In this country. If such dciwislts of any constdernnls extent are In existence In any part of the country they undoubtedly will In uncovered before the (iernuin field li worked out. CARINC FOR THE FLAG. Some Valuable Snsgeatlon From Lien tennnt In the Navy, Flags, In a certain wny, oro a coun try's clothes, which It puts on In the morning nnd lays aside at nlgbt. This we sec In symbolic pictures, where Uncle Snm, representing Vnlted States, Is dressed In tho Stars and Stripes, and John Bull, representing Great Bri tain, wears the Union Jnck for a waist coat A flag should, therefore, be laid aside as nently ns a valued garment, and when used It should bo handled so as not to be soiled or torn. A flag, properly made, has a light canvas binding along Its hoisting edge, through which runs a piece of small rope. At the top of tho binding the rope has a toggle, while about a fathom hangs out at the bottom and Is called tho "bending line." Tho name nnd size of the flag nre stencilled on one side of the binding near the toggle. To make up tho flag, fold It length wise, with the name outside, two ot more times, until It la In a strip about a foot wide. Lay the strip name-side downward; take up the end farthest from the binding and fold the strip down back and forth two or three times, each fold on top of the pre ceding, tho last fold being thus toward the binding. Then rool the flag up to the binding; take one tight turn around tho buudlo with the bending lino (or two turns If the flag Is large and the line long enough) and push a bight of the lino letwecn the turn and the ling as shown In Fig. 1. In this condition the flag Is said to 1k "made up," nnd Is ready for laying away, or for bending on to the hal yards. If laid away when thus madii up, Its name nnd number will bo In plain sight, so that It ueed not be un rolled to bo Identified, and when It Is unfurled It will be ns If newly Ironed. When mode up It can be carried about without trailing In the dirt, and will re main In a compact bundle so long as no strain is brought upon the bending line. This being bent to the lower part of the halyards, however, a sharp pull on tho latter will slip the bight and "break the flag." If the flag is a largo one, a turn around Its middle Is not enough to keep It In a compact bundle, so It should then be secured by tying around It near each end a piece of cotton string. In this case tho bending line Is first laid along the sldo of the bundle In three bights, so thnt the upper string passes through all three, and the lower one through tho first two, ns shown In Fig. 2. A sharp pull on the lower pnrt of the halyards will break tho strings and unfurl tho flag as before. It Is not customary t hoist the flag all tho way to the masthead made up, but only high enough to get It clear of dirty ground, or of obstructions such ns rigging, trees or tho eaves of houses; then It Is "broken," nnd hoisted unfruled. Flugs aro only mastheaded made up when It Is necessary that they should unfurl Instantly, as at the firing of a snlute, or at some climax In a public ceremony. Above all things, flags should be kept dry; and If they are wet when hauled down, they should bo sproad out under cover until there Is an opportunity to dry them In the sun, so that the white portions will keep bleached. John M. Elllcott lieutenant United States Navy, In Youth's Companion. Easily AeeouplUhetl. When reproved on one occasion for not attending a commltttee culled to consider the paving of St Paul's Churchyard with wood, Charles Mack lin, the noted Irish actor, said: "Oh, lay your beads together, and it will soon to done." The Argonaut fangs' THE REALM New York City. Oray nnd white foulard Is ntractlvely comlilned with white Liberty snttn nnd a girdle of violet panne, In the accompanying cut, reproduced from Modes. The waist Is mounted on a glove OAnDEN TARTY C0STFMR. fitted lining which closes In tho cen ter front -the seams nnd darts being ftBtherlonod. The front yoko Is Included on the right shoulder seam nnd fastens In visibly on the left side. The deep glr dlo closes at the left side nnd com bines the full front which Is arranged in n moderate blouse. Tho correct two-piece sleeves have Just enough fulness nt the shoulders to give a stylishly rounded effect nnd are shaped In a bell Hurts over the hand. The smart Empire Jacket Is nrmnged fn single box pleats back nnd front, and applied to outline the lower edge of the yoke. It reaches Just lelow the girdle, nnd gives a stylish fulness over tho bust. The pleats nre pressed llntly nnd stitched about one-third of the distance from the yoke. The skirt Is mndo with a nnrrow OinL'i CRESS WITn SCALLOrED TORS. front gore nnd wldo clrculnr sides. It closes in the center bnck, having a single box pleat on either 'side. The lower edge is trimmed with three nnr row ruflles which give a stylish flare at the floor. To nmko the wclst In tho medium size will require three and one-half yards of tweuty-rwo-luch material for Jacket, three-quarters yard of velvet for girdle, and ono-hnlf yard of twenty-two-inch material for yoko nnd col lar. To ninko tho skirt In tho medium size will require five yards of fifty Inch material. Two Attractive Toilets, Light green figured percale was chosen for tho attractive frock, with trimmings of plain green pique, which Is shown to tho left of tho large illus tration, from Modes. The waist Is mounted on a fitted lin ing which cIoscb lu the center bnck. Tho full front and backs aro applied on the lining body, nt a yoko depth, the fulness being gathered at the lower edge nnd drawn down close lu tho back, forming a slight blouse lu front over tho narrow plquo belt Tho neck Is completed by a comparatively high straight collar. Over tho shoulders Is a pretty drop yoko of plquo, which Is adjusted with shoulder seams and closes In tho cen ter back. Tho lower edge Is shaped In scalloped outline, extending over the sleeves to form a cap. The little four-piece skirt Is shaped with narrow front gore and wide sides, which extend almost to the center back, whero they meet tho double bos pleat. A band of plquo Is applied around the skirt In scalloped outline to match the yoke. It Is finished with a nar row cotton brai '. To make the dress for a girl eight years will require three and one-quur-ter yards of thlrty-slx-luch material. Tbo attractive toilette, on the right ot the largo drawing, is fashioned OF FASHION. In pnlo bluo nnd white crepe meteor elaborately trimmed with white crepe do cblii'?. Tho bodice Is mounted on a glove fitted lining, which closes In the cen ter back. It Is faced to a round yoke depth with whlto thread lnce and the crepe npplled nt the lower edge of tho yoke. A soft Mnrlo Antoinette fichu of crepe do chlno Is drnped to outline tho yoke nnd fastens In front under a rosette. It Is edged with a ruflle of the same fabric which extends out over the close fitting two-piece elbow sleeve; The skirt Is shaped with four pieces, n front gore which Is comparatively narrow, and wjdo side gores which fit smooth over the hips, nlmost to tlie center back, where they meet the wntenn.' To make the waist for n miss four teen years will require one yard of figured material thirty-six Inches wide, with five-eighths yards of nllover em broidery twenty Inches wide, for yoko nnd collar, nnd one and one-quarter yards of whlto null thirty-six Inches wide for flehu, IxM'tha, ruffles for sleeves, rosettes nnd girdle. To mnke the skirt for a miss of fourteen years will require two and one-quarter yards of forty-four-luch material. Fscfnl Toilet AccrMory, A little book Hilled with leaves of tissue paper covered with face pow der Is one of the useful toilet accesso ries Imported for summer use. The powder remains fast until the paper Is npplled to the skin, and the fra grance nnd tcnlc effects nre highly rec ommended. Pretty noun For Rrldratnnlil. Handsomely embroidered ecru bat Iste made up over pink silk consti tutes one of the prettiest bridesmaid's gowns necn this season. Insettlngs of lnce mny be added for greater ele gance. A Fancy Waist, China blue nnd whlto foulard Is here comblued with cream Liberty satin .and a bertha of heavy whlto laeo over satin. The waist Is mounted on a glove fitted lining, whleh closes In the ecu- waist with ricne roci-riECE inta ter front, tho scams and darts being feathorboned. The sntln Is gathered nt the neck get her with a Jeweled clasp, the ful ness being adjusted In a slight blouse. Tho bertha outlines tho yoko back and frout, extending out over the sleeves In a becoming manner. The bertha and fronts nre finished with a narrow pleating of satin. Tho correct two-piece sleeves have slight fulness at tho shoulders, nnd llaro In bell shnpe over tho hand. To mnke tho waist lu tho medium lu front nud extends In plastron effect to the belt closing Invisibly In the center. Tho loose frontB are held to LADIES' 7AXCY WAIST. size will require ono aud one-half yards of forty-four-inch material, with ouo yard of mouusulluo for full yoko and one-bslf yard of twenty-Inch ma terial for bertha.
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