TRUE SYMPATHY.
tl Ton nave a frlenl worth loving
fjan him yi-, and let him know
(That you love him, ere life's evening
aine tub Brow with tunwt glow.
hr should food word ne'er be said
Of a friend, till ha ia dead?
XI yon hear a Bong that thrill yon,
own; by any child of aong,
IVaise it do not let the singer
,Wit deserved praises long.
IWhy should one that thrilli your heart
Lack tha joy you may impart?
OUT OF THE
By RALPH HENRY
INB afternoon she heard
movers in the ball, and
knew that the fourth-floor
studio had been taken.
The next morning unfa
miliar Bound feu from above a man a
irolee, deep and musical, leaping up
and down the scale, a cheerful, com
panionable torrent of melody that
brought a responsive smile to her face.
Sifter that she heard it frequently.
Borne time it began early in the morn
ing, while she was yet busy over the
tiny gas stove; sometimes it broke off
In the middle, and left ber hearkening
Almost breathlessly for the next note;
sometimes a day or two passed with
out a sound from the fourth floor, and
She was dimly conscious of a sort of
mellness quite new to ber who bad
experienced so many sorts.
At first she had thought him a tench
fcr of music. Later she knew the
fcarsU of melody were but outpourings
pt triumph, that he burst into song
(when life and work were going well,
Just as she, when she had finished a
bowl or troy or bit of barbaric Jewelry
that satisfied ber soul, perked ber lit
tle brown bead like a sparrow, puck
ered ber red Hps, and whistled a tune
(with ludicrous effect,
On the door of her room was a mod
est placard announcing to the warld
that
, ELIZABETI1 DAT,
! Designer and Worker in Metals,
lived within. It bad taken a deal of
courage to print that "Elizabeth," for
11 her life twenty-five years, to be
exact she had been simply "Beth,"
n abbreviation far more suited to her
diminutive statue and gentle ways
than the more pretentious entirety.
Mature bad intended her, with her
oft and dainty femininity, for a life of
Independency in some still, untroubled
corner of the world; Fate had forced
tor, at twenty into the swirling cur
rent of New York. As yet ber work
bowls, trays and vases of silver, cop
per and brass, decorated with enamel,
bracelets, chains and buckles set with
unpolished stones beautiful and dis
tinctive as it was, sold slowly. But
she possessed a wealth of courage and
perseverance all unsuspected ere the
death of her parents bad sent ber from
the little New Hampshire village to
seek her fortune. She had been In the
old bouse on Washington Square al
most two years when the fourth-floor
Studio found a tenant.
One day she bad learned bis name.
Seeking letters from the pile in the
tower ball, slio found a colorinan's cat
alogue addressed to "John Tlrason,
Esq.," She bad smiled at tho name;
Simeon was so unusual and quaint and
f-funnyl John she liked; her father's
name had been John. All the morning,
as she worked at the dull copper, she
trove to picture a personality befit
ting the name of John Tlmson.
A week later she saw blin. They
met on the stairs, and he drew aside
(or her; she passed, with a little in
clination of her bead. All the way up
to the top she felt bis gaze upon her;
but recalling the grave eyes and re
spectful mannor, she felt no annoy
ance, only wondered about the placket
of ber skirt. After that they bowed,
nd then spoke. Meetings became
frequent Once he had found ber un
der the striped awning of an Eighth
street grocery waiting for a shower to
pass. He had no umbrella to offer, so
be shared her imprisonment, and af
terward, when the sun came out and
thone resplendent! on tho wet roofs
and pool-dotted sidewalks, they went
borne together, and discussed quite
In the manner of long acquaintances
the relative merits of fresh and con
densed milk.
That day she had examined Mm to
ber heart's content Ho vas tall; her
bead came just to bis shoulder when
he tried bard. He was wide of chest
nd shoulder, and bis hands, as though
from long exposure to sun and wind,
iwere large and capable. His mustache
nd short beard were brown, as were
the grave and earnest and deepset
yea. The nose was straight and
large, and the forehead blgh. He was
undeniably handsome in a strong, grim
fashion. His habitual expression was
sober, but the smiles when they came
iwere worth wultlng for. In age he
(was thirty-four. His voice was what
attracted Beth most. It was in the
lower register, a deep, soft and mel
low voice that won respect and suited
bis quiet, deferentlul manner.
Aside from the little weazened deal
er in old ivories and curiosities on the
first floor, they were the only occupant
of the house who made It their home,
That served as a bond of sympathy;
.and they soon discovered others. They
(were both orphans und both without
near relatives; they were both strug
gllug for recognition be as a painter
of landscapes in oils, she as a worker
ta metals. And then there were minor
sympathies born of similar tastes and
view which came to light fu that first
wear of their friendship.
It became bis custom to drop into
fcer room for a uioiueut on bis way uf
If yon hear a prayer that move yon
By it humble, pfrading tone,
Join it do not let the aerker
, How before hia God alone.
Why should not your brother ihara
The atrength of two or three in prayer?
If you nee the hot teara falling,
Falling from a brother' eyea,
Share them and thna by the sharing
Own your kinship with the akie.
Why ehould anyone b glad
When a brother's heart ia sad?
flaw York Tribune.
ASHES QgQ
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BARBOUR.
and down stairs, and then in the even
ings for long, enjoyable talks, while
he sat in her one easy chair and
smoked and she worked away at an
order or did her mending. Once a week
he descended ceremoniously, immac
ulately clean, but diffusing a strong
odor of paint, and took luncn with ber,
gravely marveling at the display and
pretending alarm at her recklessness.
Indeed, those luncheons for two were
invariably followed the next day by
a repast for one of Spartan simplicity.
Once be bad returned her hospitality
he bad sold a small canvas and they
bad dined sumptuously at one end of
his palnt-stalned table on lobster cut
lets and French peas and asparagus,
sent in chilled, but appetizing, from
the cafe across the Squnrc. And be
bad made marvelous coffee in an old
copper kettle, and had produced a bot
tle of olives, which, be solemnly de
clared, bad been two years awaiting
tho occasion,
Usually he called for her at the In
stitute in Brooklyn she still attend
ed an evening class three times a
week and brought her borne. Once
they had walked back across the
bridge on a brisk winter night, the
white stars above them, the purple
lamps advancing and meeting them
along their path, and the lemon and
red and green lanterns twinkling up
from boats and pier beads. Thnt
night she bad heard bis story. He
bad told her of a boyhood spent in a
little town In western Missouri, of his
first dim dissatisfaction with bis lot
and his growing hatred for toll in bis
father's squalid general store; bow, at
his father's death his mother he had
never known he had gone to St Louis,
where he had clerked by day and stud
led art by night, until, with H'OOO
saved, be bad come to New York and
entered the League. He bad spent
three years there, and then hnd buried
himself in the Jersey woods, living
like a hermit in a hut of bis own build,
ing, and painting from dawn to dusk,
fulr days and foul.
"And now," he bad ended, "they're
beginning to know me. I've sold a
few canvases, mostly through Ruyter.
Ruyter believes in me. The thing I'm
working on now is for the Academy.
If going to take a year; but it's good,
It's the best I have in me and it's go
ing to be hung."
"Oh, I do hope so!" she bad said,
earnestly.
"I've never doubted It," be had an
swered, simply. "It's a big stake, but
I'm going to win!"
And so that first year hnd pnssed,
and the second of their friendship was
three months old, Beth had not been
so happy for years; the former haunt
ing sensation of being alone, no long
er troubled her. She had found a
friend and a comrade. The friendship
bad grown on the part of each into
an affection; each would lave denied
the existence of anything stronger.
One afternoon the morrow was the
last day for receiving canvases at the
Academy he entered her room and
sank silently into his accustomed chair.
She looked up quostionlngly from the
silver buckle on which the was work
ing. "Finished," be said, gloomily.
"Does it go to-day?"
"To-morrow! it isn't quite dry yet,
I suppose I ought to be glad, but"
he smiled forlornly "I only feel rath
er lonesome." He filled and lighted his
pipe. "Do you care to see It again?"
"Oh, yes," she answered, eagerly.
Upstairs he drew aside the yellowing
cloth, and laid bare the canvas on
which be had tolled for almost a year.
It was large, six by four, and undoubt
cdly an ambitious effort for what
might be called a first picture, yet the
result was so splendid that the artist's
fultb in its success seemed justified
He bad called it "August" a wide.
far-reaching expanse of salt marsh rib
boned with blue, breeze ruffled water;
along the horizon a dim purple haze,
A suggestion but no more of the city;
ngainst the clear sky rreat white thun
der clouds rolled high, upon each other
In majestic grandeur; over all the hot
golden sunlight of midsummer. Bctk
could almost feci the heat and see the
sedges in the foreground bend and
rustle in the sea breeze. The picture
always made ber hpld her Iireiith for
a space, and to-day the effect was
stronger than ever.
"It's glorious!" she whispered final
ly. "You like It?" be asked almost
eagerly.
"I love It! But" she slghed-"how
It makes one bate the city, doesn't
It?"
His eyes lighted. "Yes; and we're
going away from the city," he said,
with a ring In his voice. "We're
through work for to-day, and we're
going there! Get your things on."
"But I can't," she faltered, and
obeyed.
Outside, be locked the door and
banded ber the key. "I can't trust
myself," be explained, "I might give
yu the slip d, csaie back and work
n rtw
That was a lay'of days. Winter
reigned kindly. They crossed the riv
er, and spent the afternoon in. the
woods and along the edge of the
marshes, returning long after the elty
was aglow. They had dinner at a
cafe, for when one has finished a pic
tur,e thnt is to bring fame and wealth,
economy is a sinful thing. Back in
her studio they talked until late, and
life was very kind and sweet.
The windows were gray with the
cold dawn when be awoke suddenly 1
and stared about him. In a moment
he was out of bed and had thrown open
the hall door. Smoke, thick and sti
fling drifted In. At the bottom of the
staircase well orange light danced and
glowed. Throwing his clothes on, be
lifted tbe picture from the easel and
staggered with it down the first flight
The smoke made him choke and-gasp.
The next flight was miles long. At
the bottom he dropped the picture,
and as It toppled against the baluster
he leaped to Beth's door and knocked
loudly.
"Who Is there?" came tbe question
at once.
"It's Mr. Tlmson. Tbe house is o
Are. . There's no danger, of course, but
you must come quickly."
"Yes," she answered faintly.
He burled his face in bis elbow.
leaning against the wall. Once he
started Impetuously toward the pic
ture, only to turn back. The crack
ling of the flames drowned even the
noise nt the door. Then Beth stood be-
fore him, white faced, anxious eyed,
but unafraid.
Down the stnlrs, quick!" he cried.
"I'll follow you."
You mustn't stayP' she cried, fear
fully.
Tbe picture," he answered. "f!o,
please." He seized bis burden again,
and staggered down the hall, gasping
and lurching. There be found ber
crouching on the top step. He put
the picture aside, and caught her in bis
arms.
"Hide your face," he said.
She struggled, sobbing. "No. not
Let me go! You mustn't leave It!"
"I'll come bnck for it," be answered.
qnletly. "Courage, little girl; it's Just
for a minute."
Then he plunged down the stnlrs,
post writhing tongues of flame. Set
ting Beth upon her feet he led her
across the street. On the stoop be
turned. "I must go bnck," he said,
gently. "I won't bo long."
She wnited and watched, fearful
and wretched for bis tnke. rrescntly
he returned empty handed.
"It was no use," be exclaimed. "Tbe
halls ore In flames."
Oh," she moaned, "I wish you had
never seen me! It's gone all your
work nnd hope!" She glanced up mis
erably, to find his grave eyes smiling.
"Hush, bush," he whispered, ten
derly. "I've saved what I wanted
most, dear."
The color flared into ber white face,
nnd she swayed dizzily until bis arm
went out and drew her to him.
"Beth," ho whispered.
She raised her eyes slowly to his.
They looked, he thought, like paie
dew-wet violets. He bent bis face,
ber lids fluttered down, and their lips
met.
"Little girl," be said, presently.
"we're pretty well cleaned out, aren't
we?"
"Yes," she answered, softly.
They looked at each other, nnd
smiled as though it were the most de
licious humor.
"It wouldn't mntter if only you
could have saved the picture," she
said, dolefully.
"Never mind the picture," lie replied,
stendlly. "I'll do It again, and bet
ter." Then ho whispered, "Look."
Above the sleeping city, toward the
east, a faint rose flush was dispelling
tho dawn's gray gloom.
"A new day out of the embers of
the night," she said, softly.
He bent ngaln and kissed her. "And
for us, dear,sa new life out of the
nshes of the old." Woman's Home
Companion.
Tim Tiniest of Manuscripts,
One of . the tiniest of manuscripts
ever recorded is a little Biblo In a
walnut shell the size of n small ben's
egg, an account of which has been pre.
served among tho Hnrlelan manu
scripts by Teter Bales, an Englishman
and a vderk in the Chancery. It con
tained as many leaves as a large Bible
and as much roadlng matter on each
page. Willi a rowerful glass it could
be read easily. The author of this tin
iest book on record lived In the time of
Queen Elizabeth, and In 1375 present
ed Her Majesty with the Lord's
prayer, the Creed, Ten Command
ments, two short Latin prayers, his
own name and motto, and the date, all
written on a bit of paper the size of
a finger nail, and set in a ring of gold
covered with a crystal. In this case
also a magnifying glass mndo the writ
ing quite legible. Boston Transcript
How TM Differ.
There was a sound of revelry by af
ternoon In the barrack room, and It
was quite evident that something had
grievously offended the gallant sous
of Mars.
Presently the door was flung open
and an officer entered.
"What is the meaning of this dis
graceful noise?" be snapped.
Ia reply the orderly handed blm a
bowl.
"Would you mind tasting that, sir?"
be said.
The officer did so.
"Why, you ungrateful lot of rascals
he cried; "it strikes me you want
something to growl about. I think
this Is very good soup, Indeed; auuHf
it's good enough for me -"
"Yes, sir; that's just it," interrupted
the orderly. "They want to persuade
ui It's tea, sir!"
Nw York City. Yeung girls are al
ways charming when wearing full
waists made of soft material. This
one is peculiarly attractive and in-
eludes nn oddly shaped yoke which Is
eminently becoming and which gives
the drooping shoulder line. As shown
the material is embroidered batiste,
with yoke and enffa of Valenciennes
Ince finished with little ruches of plain
muslin, and Is untitled, but there nre
Innumerable fabrics which are eqnnlly
appropriate. Many simple silks of
d LATE DEJIQH
the season are quite Eullielently youth
ful and such light weight wools ns
chullle nnd veiling wlU be worn the
Benson through In addition to the
hirgo number of cotton uud linen
fabrics offered.
Tlio waist consists of tho fitted lin
ing, front and backs with the yoke
and is closed Invisibly nt the buck.
When lined the yoke cun be left free
at the lower edge if preferred, but
when the lining Is omitted it Is at
tached permanently nt Its lower edge
on indicated lines. Tho sleeves are
the favorite ones of the season and
nt tbe waist Is worn a soft crushed
belt.
'The quantity of material required for
tho medium size (14 yearn) Is four and
one-eighth yards twenty-one Inches
wide, three nnd one-eighth yards
twenty-sevon Inches wide or one and
seven-eighth yards forty-four Inches
wide, with three-quarter yards of all
over lace nnd three-eighth yards of
silk for belt.
Bell Muiln ul nwlililo.
A distinct feature of tbe tip-to-date
masculine costume for tho summer of
11MJ4 Is to be the cowhide belt. It Is
narrow, not more than one and a half
Inches wide, and Is made of cowhide
with the hulr on. The Irregular brown
and white colorings nro odd and strik
ing. Also a fad of tho Benson Is the
handkerchief In colored effects to
match the shirt worn, whatever that
may be. These come both In linen
and silk. Tho self-color shades In
cluded are light blue, heliotrope, pale
green, very deep pink and champagne'.
Equally expensive, though perhaps in
better taste, are fine white handker
chiefs, hemstitched nnd having a bor
der of fine cords forming plaids.
A X.lna;erla KoTnlty.
One of the daintiest lingerie petti
coats has a deep flounce made up of
row upon row of narrow Valenciennes
luce stitched together. A deep flounce
on another aklrt is composed of al fer
mihrkh' ni.orsK waist.
nate rows of lare footing and tucked
French nainsook.
raraaola Ara I'taln.
rinln styles are noticeable among the
parasols carried by fashionable wom
en. Tucked effects have been very
good this senson.
Washabls rettlrnata.
The petticoats of the coming season,
since the rage of cleanliness is on the
lucrease, are preferably of wash ma
terials. Tinted chiiinhrays, tucked nnd
lnce trimmed, are used for thone des
tined for the hardest wear, but the pet
tlcont for dressy use is invariably of
white.
Sqnare Yoke Walt,
Square yolks are exceedingly fash
ionable nnd suit some figures and
faces better than nny other sort. This
very pretty waist Includes one thnt
extends over the shoulders, after the
prevnlllng style, nnd eon be made
slightly low, ns Illustrated, or high,
with a regulation stock. The model is
made of sheer white batiste, with the
yoke nnd cuffs of represe net banded
with lnce Insertion, the lining be
neath the yoke being cut away to give
a transparent effect, but the design Is
suited to nil seasonable materials thin
enough to be made full and various
combinations enn be made. All-over
lnce, of many sorts, fine tucking and
BT MAT ttflNTON.
tile many combinations of bandings
with fancy stitches nil are udinhnble
for yoke and cuffs, while the trimming
can be one of many things.
The lace is made with full front and
backs which are arranged over a lln
lug that is smooth at the upper por
Hon but gathered at the waist line
to blouse with the waist. The yoke
Is separate, arranged over the waist
on indicated lines, and the sleeves are
full puffs finished with fitted culls
and can be either iirriuiged over the
foundation or left unliued as liked.
The quantity of material required for
tho medium size Is four and one
quarter yards twenty-one Inches wide,
three nnd live-eighth yards twenty'
seven Inches wide or two, nnd one-
quarter yards forty-four Inches wide,
with one yard eighteen or bnlf-yard
forty Inches wide for yoke and cuffs
and four and a half yards of bunding
to trim as illustrated.
BQUAKB VOKK WAIUT.
THE "SLEEPY" WOOPCH'JCK.
th LIMU flrannit Hog That la Far Mora
Alert Than II Looks.
If (hero Is any one of our native
animals thnt looks slow, ' clumsy.
"lnzy,"and generally unfit to survive In
the strugglo for existence, it is the
woodchuck, says Country Life in
America. After be hns built, or rnther
exenvnted, his borne which, to tell the
truth, be does in a rapid and business
like way be does nothing but ent and
sleep. Yet nny one who sizes blm up
ns nn incompetent, Is likely to get
fooled, for be is a source of continual
surprises.
When your garden Is not far from
the woods, yon mnybe nwnkened In
the middle of the night by n series of
most alarming yells nnd howls, occa
sioned' by some hungry woodebnek
that hns come for a nocturnal visit to
the cabbage patch and met with A
warm reception from our two dugs.
The woodchuck tisnnlly gets away ap
parently unharmed, while the dogs are
left to nurse their scratched noses and
forepaws. The woodchuck. In fact,
hns plenty of courage, nnd will nlwnys
fight in preference to running nwny.
Throughout the summer, this little
"woodplg" spends most of bis time In
the vicinity of his burrow, coming out
early in the morning 'to lake his break
fast, returning to his nest for a morn
ing nap, appearing ngaln at noon and
late In tbe afternoon for his dinner and
supper, only to return ngaln for an
other snooze. Occasionally, he makes
a visit to some neighboring orchard or
garden. By October first, when be Is
fat, bo retires Into his subterranean
home for n long sleep, until, we nre led
to believe, the proverbial "groundhog''
day.
WISE WORD 3.
Wisdom Is common sense In an un
common degree. Coleridge.
Your grip or. success deprnds large
ly on the other things you nre willing
to let go.
We uhnll gain nothing by our np
plnudlngs nnd praises of L'U'lst, with
out a renewed nature.
We ennnot nlwnys succeed; but If
we fnil, we enn always fall In good
spirits. It. L. Stevenson.
Be brave, persevere In iho fight,
truggle on, do not let go, think niig
nnnlmously of man and life, for man
Is good nnd life is nllluent und frtiit-ful.-Morley.
rollteness, or civility, or urbanity,
or whatever wo niny chose to call It,
is the oil which preserves the machin
ery of society from destruction. Dr.
J. G. Holland.
When thou wlshest to mnke thyself
delight, think of the eccdletices of
those who live with thee; for lustauce,
of the energy of one, th. modesty of
Another, the liberal kiri'.c-js of B
third. Marcus Aurelius,
Behold, it nil siiould be spoken
agn.'nst thee could be most malicious
ly Invented, what would It hurt tliue If
thou suffredst It to pans away entirely,
nnd madest no more reckoning of It
than of a mote? Could It pluck ns
much as one hair from thy head'
Thomas a Kempls.
Do not be discouraged l'-y your
faults; bear with yourself In correct
ing them, ns you would with your
neighbor. Lay aside this ardor of
mind which exhausts your body and
leads you to commit errors. Sp"ak,
move and act as If you were In prayer.
In truth, this Is prayer. Feneion.
"Apppnitlslraa C'litli."
namlet A. Itye, of Sioux City, who
Is organizing an "appeudlxlcss club,"
said the other day:
"Only those who have gone through
the operation for appendicitis will be
eligible for membership In my club.
The loss of tho appendix forms a
strong bond of sympathy. Appendici
tis victims liko to get together and talk
about their past sufferings.
"Such tal't will be encouraged In my
club. The spirit of this organization
will not be like the spirit cf n Sioux
City woman I heard about the other
day. This woman's little daughter had
Just begun tho study of physiology,
nnd on tho day of her third lesson tho
child brought tho tencher a note
from her mother that said:
" 'I'lcnse don't tell May nny more
about her Inside. She doesn't like it.
and, besides, It's rude.' "
II aril on I.nwjwi,
Jacob II. Seb Iff, who was instru
mental in bringing n part of the Jap
anese war loan to America, was talk
ing to a reporter lu New York about
bis recent European tour.
"Loudon's courts of law have always
Interested me," he snld, "und I revis
ited thein lust mouth for about the
tenth time. A Q. C, whom I happened
to meet there, told me how lVter the
Great hnd once gono through the law
courts. He said that I'cter, at tho end
of bis Inspection, ;'ald:
"'These men nre nil Inwyers? What
enn be the use of so many'' I have
ouly two In my empire, and I mean to
bang one of them as soon as I i'u
turn.'" Editor Kheiril' News.
When tbe late Elliott F. Shepr.rd
published a newspaper be printed nt
the bend of tho editorial column each
afternoon n Scriptural text. The edi
tor of ono of tho sensational newspa
pers Instructed a reporter to Interview
Mr. Shepard and outlined tho questions
tho young man was to ask. All went
well until the Interviewer asked:
1 "Why do you publish Bible extracts?
The one to-day dealt with the Cruci
fixion. Do you consider that news?"
"I do," emphatically responded Mr.
Shepard. "It Is news to a great many
people especially so, I believe, to the
gentleman who sent you to question
tue."
The interview euded there.
HEAD THIS TREES LOW
Teach trees especially should bo
.leaded low, nnd all branches that grow
out long and slim should be cut back
to a proper length.
STAItVINO TREES.
Feeble growing and unhealthy treea
are, ns a rule, the result of starvntlon,
bad soli or unfavorable conditions of
the atmosphere, climatic or otherwise.
When a tree dies from old age, tha
signs are plain enough and very little
ran be done to help it except taking
rare of the scant foliage that put
forth every year, and encouraging
young growth as a means to sustuln
the flickering vitality.
DON'T SET TREES TOO DEEP.
Experiments in planting trees of
different depths have been tested at a
German experiment station with char
acterlstic thoroughness. A number of
trees were set at the usual depth, and
others nt various depths, nil lower than
tbe nominal, to see what effect this
would have upon the root of the trees.
In every case the tree, botu Intop and
roots, grew more slowly, with every
increase in depth In planting beyond
the usual depth.
AGED DWARF TREES.
Surprising results have been pro
duced In the line of dwarf tsoes by
Japanese growers. It Is said there are
pine trees that started to grow In the
seventeenth ceptury, which nre still
not too large to be carded In one hand.
The gardeners, nip off tbe tree's roots,
pinch back tho branches and starve
the tree In poor soil, keeping It barely
alive, and checking the growth almost
entirely. As tlmo goes on tho tree
gains the appearance of extreme old
age, but is no larger than a seedling
a few months old.
CULTIVATING STRAWBERRIES.
We cultivate our Btrawberry rows
In a shallow manner, so ns not to dis
turb the roots up to the time of blos
soming, and sometimes a little later.
The rule is to stop cultivating when
tho strawberries blossom. Much de
pends upon the soil. If the leaves last
year showed signs of fungus It will be
well to spray with Bordeaux mlxturo
soon after the new foliage has ap
peered. Possibly one spraying may be
enough, but if the fungus attacks the
leaves again spray once more. Do not
spray after blossoming. I would not
apply lime. Ashes between the rows
Is always helpful, but will not help
the foliage. Try cultivating ncross
the rows in old plantations. This will
leave the plants In squares liko hills.
Green's Fruit Grower.
MANURING ORCHARDS.
While most orchnrdists will agree
that a crop of crimson clover would be
the best possible thing to grow in a
young orchard for the purposo of en
riching the soil. It Is not always pos
sible to get a stand of the clover with
out considerable preparation, hence,
the better nnd lenst costly plan would
be to use the crops which would be
plowed under, and leave time for tbe
Bowing of a clover crop. On any soli
sufficiently good for an orchard, the
following plan would work to advan
tage: Flow the orchard ns early in tbe
spring as possible, and cultivate it
weekly until the first or middle of.
June, then sow early cowpeas In rows
thirty Inches npart and cultivate these
three or four times, until the first of
October, when they can bo plowed un
der and rye sown nt the rate of two
bushels per ncre, to servo ns a cover
crop during the winter. At the time
the cowpeas axe sown use 2.V) or 300
pounds of acid yhospate to the acre.
The following spring plow under the
ryo nnd the soil will then probably
take clover; at least it will grow red
clover. This treatment will grently
benefit the trees, supplying Just the
plant food they need. Ir.Jlananolis
News.
FRUIT AND BERRY NOTES.
It la suggested that all fruit growers
take much pains to secure trustworthy
pickers. Careless, slovenly gathering
of tbe fruit may rob It of half its
value. It often Is necessary for those
who live remote from villages to pro
vide quarters for their pickers. Usual
ly, the better tho quarters, the better
tho class of pickers.
On tho average, apples do rot cost
more than fifty cents a barrel to pro
duce, but they ought. If a little more
time and care were given the returns
would bo better. Suppose the sales
averaged fl.50, then tho returns are
excellent, nnd there Is money nt raising
apples In Maine nt $1 a barrel. But
when the price Is $2 or rising, as at
present, then thero 13 certainly an .
excellent profit In cpplos, much greater
than can bo obtained fi'Di.i crnuges.
No definite rula can bo laid down a
to tho kind or tho amount of commer
cial fertilizers which can bo used profit,
ably on an apple orchard. It has been
suggested that trial be made on a few
trees cacU with acid phosphate alone
at tho rato cf six tuudrcd pounds pet
acre, sulpha to of potash alone at tha
ruto cf four hundred paunds per acre,
laud of tlicsa two combined. This will
givo Eoue indication ns to whether
tlijso fertilizers may be used success
fully. If growth la not vigorous under
proper cultivation, then try nitrate of
soda at about 130 pounds ,)er acre,
when the leaves open, and again in
about three weeks, and then use nitro
gen gathering cover crops. Mussa
chusctU rijugbnign.