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J"" THE SFXDAY OKEGOXTAN, PORTLA'nD, DECEMBER 17, 1923 11 Y'- Njfp h lowecr tor ' ET A. GARDEN GROWER. KEEN interest Is being mani fested in the contest for the best designed border for a city lot, end during the week quite a! number of designs have been sub mitted in the hope of winning one of the three prize collections of plants offered by the Oregon Flor ists' club. It is rather interesting to noto that of the designs already received the majority of them have come , from readers of The Sunday Oregonian outside of Portland, thus demonstrating evidently that those living in the rural communities come much closer into personal con tact with their gardens. Know their plants and have some very interest esting ideas as to flower arrange ment. Names Secret to Judges. In connection with the contest I have been asked that, inasmuch as the rules published two weeks age provided that each person submit ting a design shall attach his or her name to it, would the name be given to the judges when the de signs are to be judged. In reply to all such queries I would say that names shall only be attached to the sketch as a means of identification, for when the designs are submitted to the judges all namea and identi fication marks will be removed. The drawings are numbered and the name of the person submitting the drawing is recorded under the same number. The judge will have no means of knowing who submits a drawing until after all the draw ings are judged and the awards made. During the period of the contest I will pick out each week one or more designs which make an appeal to me and reproduce them without giving the names of those submitting the plant, but identify ing them either with initials or the names of the towns from which they have been submitted. Echo Sketch Selected. For reproduction today I have elected one of two designs submit ted by an amateur of Echo, Or., be cause It presents several interesting features, as will be realized from a study of the sketch. In the fore ground is located a spring garden of tulips, narcissus and daffodils, and when these are through bloom ing the space is to be filled with geraniums, to provide summer flow era. Taking this border all the way through, without giving considera tion to continuity of bloom or com position, it shows a worth-while effort toward balance, for the cen terpiece calls for a rather large planting of cannas of several vari eties, and grouped on either side of this mass effect are peonies and phlox and back of these come a fall garden of chrysanthemums. The bal ance in the foreground Is maintained by rather large groups of asters, snapdragons and giant candytuft planted in alternate rows. Shrub in Background. Th hnclte-round of the entire planting l& made up of shrubs and J tall-growing annuals, ana a iikjoi Interesting suggestion has been made by the designer regarding the gunflowers and morning glories in a combination planting, and that is that as soon as the sunflowers reach, their growth, which they will do in advance of the morning glor ies, the blooms and foliage of the sunflowers be ' stripped off, allow ing thtt stalk to-act as a pillar for the morning glories and in this way provide an effective screen. It is from Such suggestions as this that the real value of the con test will be realized by the ama teurs, for there is scarcely a gar dener who has not some scheme or device he has invented or has adapted from some other garden for handling flowers, and the free ex change of thes,e ideas and schemes will be of real'and permanent value to other amateurs. New Ideas Found. In reproducing a design each week It must be understood that the de sign reproduced is not necessarily the best one submitted during the week or even the one that I think best, for the matter of determining which is best will be entirely in the hands of the judges; but I select a design because it may have 'a new idea or a. scheme, and it is these Ideas 'I want to get to the readers of the department, and it is only for that reason that some of the de signs will be reproduced from week to week. They may te entirely at variance in color arrangement, com position, scale and the other things on which the designs will be judged. I was largely influenced in selecting the design published today by the appeal the center planting made and as I believe there are great possibilities of starting at the cen ter with a large, massive planting and radiating out from it. Possibly some of the readers have ideas along similar lines but using different kinds of flowers, and if they have I hope they will give us all the benefit of their knowledge and skill. fey Ci- ' ? V I f .V iff - - -"- f ' , I " - i W: 1 -'" - wZpSr'f'"? Wigs the magazine points out, from these are covered with the cotton-like f setfs "sprang up this felicltious substance. After laying the eggs i JiMble of erythonlums. tamassias. the female dies, but the young carry j brodiaeas, dodecatheons and fritil- on the work in - great number ins. k,uj Kt. ohriihhv wild throuKhout the summer. I currant " Another Illustration Unless the infestations are-very bad they will not affect the vigor of the trees and nature seems to have provided a control, for the scale. is preyed upon by ladybird and other insects, so that It never seems which covers nearly a page is a spray or Mount nooa lines uu shows- what a really beautiful flower It is. Other illustrations I C Ul LC w,u te era fir flnnnnh ntlnQ H f M,ia trate the point that it has live, six " " ;"": m m ' t .TfC. I or even more bracts, thus render- .,., . h,1hJ0 on f ing it readily recognizable from its orJinary ker0sene or carbolic four bracted relative of the eastern . acW emui8n3 sprayea on ln the scales. , t spring, when the young are hatch- Among the various native plants j wiu down nuisance. mentioned in the article are: i . wIliI fnrrsnt holodiseus discolor or ocean spray, ninebark or j 1 Inclose a stamped envelope and will , " , tt, oor,nth, rrmo yu please send me the names ot some wnu uuuo.1 mow, w..uu.. "i Oregon nurserymen so I can Becuro their rothyrus or mountain lilac called catalogues as I wish to enter the con by the Indians "Shushuls"; bunch- test for the designing of a suitable bor berry or creeping dogwood, trillium der tor a city lot? Will you pleasa ovatum or . wakerobin, the wild ivem8 nam!S two everygroen K.ii, ,,. -niid shrubs which develop about the tml roses; winterbrisht, also called shape an(J BliSi one of"darlt green folIage Oregon box; the rhododendrons w:and one that ha, the llght yellow ana the Mount Hood section, ealal, ; green mixed waxy leaves? To nxe your kinnikinnick, the wild huckleberry, garden department is the most inter Mount Hood lily, a tiger lily classed I eating o The Sunday Oregonian. now as lilium columbianum; pine MRa G. W.. Olymp.a, Wash, lily or elk grass, the dark blue j Answer Among the broad leaved camas, lupin, native penstemons, evergreens you will find the Aucu varlous saxifrages and also sedums. bas, one with dark- foliage and the Tt nniK, a Biirnnjse that Mr. -other with yellow spotted leaves. Sharrard did not include in his list Daphne, with waxy light green fo HEATHERS) HATE A SENTIMENTAL APPEAL. habit and very delicate little flowers which crowd each branch. The mediterranea type is another that is interesting for the flowers are long and somewhat , trumpet shaped and quite showy. While both of- these will do ln the garden on the Pacific coast they should really be protected in winter with some evergreen boughs, but if anyone is seeking a real hardy type and the one most popu lar In English gardens he should choose erica carnea, which Is very similar to the mediterranea type but much more hardy and very easy of propagation by division. There are also pale red and pure white varieties of erica carnea, and while it requires peat to - get the best results from the majority of heather the carnea type will do almost as well in loam as it does in peat, and for this reason makes it the mo-st desirable variety for the garden. Taken altogether there are about 500 species of erica or heather, and of all of these about 90 per cent are native of South Africa and the others from the . Mediterranean region. Despite the great number of species only a few of the Euro pean heaths are hardy In America, and there are no native heaths at all In the western hemisphere. Although there are about 15 types grown outdoors in Europe there are only three on four that will do ln this country, but in some sections, particularly in the New England states, the heath that has been naturalized Is really calluna vul garis. The heaths reached their great popularity ln England about 100 years ago and continued until about 1850, for in that time they formed the chief feature of Euro pean indoor horticulture. One of the reasons they lost their popularity was the great amount of care they need, for the growers could produce with less efforts other plants which were taken by the public. Should some friend send you a potted heather see that it is kept watered and in the spring you can plant it outdoors. When the plant finishes blooming prune it well back to keep it bushy at the base. There' are quite a number of plants which have a heather-like appearance and which many persons so class, and in fact there are two native Oregon plants which are frequently referred to as heath or heather, and while they look con siderably like the real heather they differ in several respects and par ticularly so in the formation of the blooms and also in the habit of 'growth. One of the native nlants At this time of the year, when which is found all along the Pacific we give thought to house plants ' coast and generally called heath is and look longingly Into the florists' really cassiope, and for a number shop and only wish we could take home the whole window full of flowers and potted plants, our attention is frequently attracted to the heather and for sentimental reasons, just hardly what it is none of us can definitely tell, it appeals of years was classed as one of the andromedas. Another Oregon plant frequently classed as heather is bryanthira, formerly listed s and romeda bryanthus, but is now listed by Bailey and other authorities as bryanthus, and the type found in to us. This appeal is particularly Oregon and usually called one of strong to anyone - who has had either English or Scotch ancestors, for somewhere wrapped up ln their lives is something with which the heather is associated. So closely , woven has been heather in story, song and history that it always seems like an old and true friend when we meet it As the florists make a specialty of having heather the native heaths empetriformis. is bryanthus Among '-a great number of ama teurs there seems' to he an impres sion that dahlias from seed will not bloom the' first year. This is Incor rect as I know from experience dur ing the past summer. The latter ln bloom at this season, many of ! ?art of Marcn seed was sown in flats enm iuc u x tiiu name, wiitjre tney germinated and by the later part of May I had quite a number of sturdy little piants, which I transplanted in the open. I put these little plants in about a foot apart. Some did not develop or show vigor so I pulled them out, leaving the great number of the plants about two feet apart. I got some very interesting and sat isfactory blooms and when I dug the roots a few weeks ago I found on some of them more than a dozen the shops have a strong urge for us to come ln and carry home a potted plant with its little flowers, and one who is fortunate enough to secure such a plant has much pleas ure in! store. While these gay little plants are generally called heather by the public and to a few "heath," very few, even though the plants may have been associated with them from birth and they have seen it growing in its native habitat, -ever call it by its proper name, Erica, and that la the way it is listed in the majority of catalogues, but according to Bailey the heath or heather of English literature and history belongs to the closely allied genus calluna, but so slight is the difference that for practical and commercial purposes all types of these interesting shrubs are grouped tinder erica or heather. ' There is also another group of "heaths," widely cultivated, but these belong to the epacris family; but no matter to which family they belong they are - regarded by the public as heather, and it is as heather they make their appeal. Of the many beautiful plants now being shown and suitable for Christmas, those of the melanthera type are particularly attractive be cause of their more or less upright tubers which will be good to plant next year. As something easy to de- j velop, dahlia seeds prove very inter esting. . ' ' , 1 Due to the continued war in China and the various disturbances among the natives of that empire it has been difficult to get the usual supply of the Chinese sacred lilies. As mnch of the trouble seemed to center around Amoy, which Is the export ing center for these lily bulbs, the agencies there have had much trouble In securing supplies. In ad dition to this each of the warring factions has imposed and superim posed taxes on the bulbs and this' has added to the quotations for the coming season, making the market very unstable. Formerly all the "bulbs for export were inspected at Hong Kong, but due to the rebellion the Japanese, who largely handle the export, seized upon the war to have the bulbs transferred to Yokohama and Inspected there. A Christmas flower box that is a novelty Is being shown in a number of the florists' shops. As a rule they are stoutly built wooden boxes cov ered with crepe paper and this is1 ornamented with bright-colored rib bons and frequently with sprays of holly well covered with glowing red berries. The contents of the boxes, however, are of real interest as they 'epresent a collection of growing plants, which Willi ast for a long time and many of them' after doing duty as house plants can be trans ferred to the garden. One of the boxes noticed was filled with cycla men, Jerusalem cherries, primroses, ferns and tail-growing grass plants They are really well-filled porch boxes in miniature and the majority of them contain a dozen or more plants, embracing practically every type that is suitable for indoor cul ture during the winter. There has been considerable dis cussion in horticultural publications over the relative merits of various trees for city planting and from the letters being written it appears as if what is referred to as "the plane tree," but which probably the ma jority of us will recognize under its other name, "buttonwood," is leading in popularity. It at least has a great many ardent supporters and the city of Bowling Green, Ky has adopted it as the tree of the city. That municipality has ordered a five-mile avenue of these trees and In commenting on the adoption of the plane tree one of the Louisville papers said: "The Greeks and Romans, whose taste impressed Itself lastingly upon the world, looked upon the plane trees as being especially suitable for making fine avenues. They delighted In it as the Japanese delight in the cryptomeria, whose ever eye-resting trunks of soft gray, make-pillarc-d ways to famous temples. The temples by no means match " the grandeur of trees between which they are approched. Plane trees planted by the Greeks 2000 years ago are pointed out as showing that green arches upheld by living col umns may be almost as lasting as chiseled stone." . .',. The December number of the Gar den Magazine is of particular inter est to residents of this section, for it not only reviews a number of gar dens in California and places in the Pacific northwest but has a very fine article on "Gardening with Ore gon Wild Flowers," by Mr. and Mrs. Thomas H. Sherrard of the National forest service. Mr. Sherrard, who livs at 676 Ravensview driver Port land.Heights has specialized in wild gardening, using flowers native to this section. One of the photographs in the magazine covers a full page and illustrates a corner of an Oregon wild garden. Seeds were scattered broadcast by Mr. and Mrs.-Sherrard and, as of plants eriophyllum paespitosum, which is one of the most satisfac tory of the wild flowers, either for a rock garden or for a mass plant ing. I have it at a number of points ln my garden and its bright yellow flowers on good long stems, coming Just about rose time, have always excited admiration. It was discovered by Douglas about 100 years -ago and is probably used more extensively in England than in this country, for I have failed so far to find it listed in .any American catalogue, either as to seed or plants. It wlU grow al most any place and a combination of it and Spanish iris, both hloom ing at the same time, make a most striking basket or bouquet of flow ers. , Mr. Sherrard points out that the avalanche lily of the high moun tains and the other adder's tongues found at lower altitudes are all easily cultivated. In speaking of those who ruthlessly destroy wild i plants and flowers he Bays: ! "There is being formed in Oregon a society, similar to those in ex istence in certain other states, which has for its object the education of the public to a real appreciation of our native floral treasures.. When people so love wild flowers that they can enjoy them and leave them growing they have attained a far higher level of appreciation than that of the Sunday motorists who go ln droves to the country and re turn with armfuls of wilted blos soms. And people who will take the trouble and time to naturalize 'the wild flowers in their own gardens not planting them In straight rows or painful geometric designs, but in masses of shrubbery, in colonies of bulbs, in bright patches of color, as nature does have done some thing to stem the tide of wanton destruction, and have gained a clearer realization of the eloquent beauty of wild flowers." Notes of the Garden. Mrs. W. M. Ladd of Dunthorpe, who has had much success with lilies has added to her collection lilium Henrii or the so-called Mon golian lily, with the idea of seeing if it is suitable for this section. E. C. Wells has had quite exten sive plantings made at his new home, Ainsworth avenue and Gar field street, including a well se lected assortment of , evergreen. Among these have been planted tu lips, while the front of the planting is edged with English primroses and forget-me-nots. H. Rustad of 423 Magnolia street has finished his planting of bulbs for his spring garden and expects a fine display, aB he planted six va rieties of hyacinths and about ten varieties of tulips. Mrs. J. L. Kipper of Philomath, Or., has Improved her garden with a large mass planting of Van Houttii spirea and a choice selection of Japanese snowballs. . A. W. Maxwell of 354 East Forty eighth street, has added to his house planting clematis Jackman and the sinensis purple .wistaria. - E. C. Demke of 126 Florida street has enlarged his rose garden with a planting of about two dozen bushes, including a number of the new va rieties. E. A. McKfenna,.who lives in the suburbs of Vancouver, Wash., has added a number of new roses to his garden, including such varieties as Hoosier 'Beauty, Lady Hillingdon, airs. Artnur tt. waddell, Betty, Wil lomere and Los Angeles. Dr. M. F. Fenton of 142 East Sixty-second street, has specialized in narcissus and daffodils for his spring garden, having 'this yea? added a number of bulbs of the Van Waveren Giant, Golden Spur and Pheasant eye varieties. Mrs. A. G. Young of Oakland, Or, Is Improving her garden with plant ings of cotoneastere, "using the hori- zontalis and also the Slmonsii types. Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur P. Reid of 1355 East Stark street, whose gar den is always attractive, will have as a spring feature 200 parrot tu lips and a large bed of mixed hyacinths. Mrs. C. A. Sheppard of 272 Alber male terrace, for a brilliant color note for her spring garden, has planted a large number of the Far combe Saunders variety of Darwin tulips. Problems of the Garden. , Last spring I noticed a white sub stance on some of the branches of the trees in my garden and some one, said that it was a scale and I should spray to get rid of it. I did not want to spray at that time for fear of disfiguring the foliage. Now that the leaves are all gone 1 cannot find the scale and 1 won der if it will appear again next spring, and if it will damage the bushes? J, H. D Mt. Tabor. Answer Possibly what you refer to is the cottony scale, which seemed to be quite noticeable in last spring. When Professor Peter Bisset of the department of agriculture was in Portland in the spring he called my attention to it on some cedar trees iti Washington park and also par ticularly to some vine maples which seemed to be quite extensively in fested with this scale. The cottony scale is quite common in the east ern states, but it is likely to be prominent anywhere. According to the 'experts of the department of agriculture the eggs are covered by the cotton-like substance, so notice able, and the young settle on the leaves and smaller branches. They mate in the fall and the females settle for the winter on the small twigs. They lay their eggs and these liage; camellia, with dark waxy fo liage; escallonla, laurustinus, Eng lish laurel with light colored leaves and the Pdrtugal laurel with dark glossy leaves. There are also the magnolia, pyracantha, the veronicas and the everygreen snowballs. Thousands have found a way to regain the radiant joy of health Your department has been 6uch a ben efit ana a source of pleasure to-me that I keep a scrap book of your articles for future reference. I would like to ask some questions, I planted my Easter Illy after the foliaga has died as you directed and was rewarded by a beau tiful bloom. Shall I cow leave the bulb in the ground? Also Is the' climate of Portland suitable In which to grow the single asters. I do not see them listed to the Portland catalogues? MRS. A. S. P. Answer I would not take up the lily bulb again, but leave it in the garden as it will probably do better there than If you lifted it and tried to force it again, which would be necessary to bring it into flower for Easter, for having been forced once so much of the vitality has been ex hausted that it is doubtful if it has recovered sufficiently in one season to be forced' again. Single astera and I judge you refer to the Chinese single aster, do very well in this section, and if you consult your seed man he can supply you. The seed should be planted from the middle of March to the first of Anril and handled the same way as other asters. - , . The feature of the garden of Mrs. Fred--W. King of 340 East Twenty third street North will be about 300 crocus in yellow, white and pur ple. Va Waveren's giant narcis sus, four varieties of tulips and a large plant'ng of hyacinths will add much to the charm of her garden. I note with Interest what you said tbout lilacs, but wonder how old a bush gets before blooming. I am caring for mine very tenderly, hoping it will bloom while I still live to enjoy them. Also Una Oregon grape slow to grow, but have never pruned it. Should I do so, and how? My bushes are three years old and lo lncnes high. 1 saw some grape as i hedge about four feet h Kh and the own er said it grew fast and that he pruned It back, so I wonder If he started with big bushes. I started with tiny shoots. I notice Mrs. R. H. P. inquiring about) y'liw kunpa. x wisn 10 say i nave grown them for about ten years and out of a dozen kinds I have Just one (Bronze wueeni-wnicn breaks, and only about one sixth of that variety breaks. This year a mend sent to Holland thoueh a seed house for some of the same kinds of tulips as I have and we compared the bulbs she received with mine. They are no larger tnan mine and she purchased for the best imported, so I feel that we can proauce just as good tulio bulbs this section as any place. I have planted about 40 bulbsthls year, representing soma 16 varieties, as I want to try out a few of the newer colors and be sure of the shades, as they frequently .look different in the garden than when' you reaa aooui inern in tne catalogue, 4 mks. j. ju, c. Vancouver. Answer The time it takes for a lilao to bloom depends upon the type you are trying. Lilacs which have been grafted or budded and properly forced will bloom in from (-two to three years, but if on their own roots takes twice that time. If you took it from a cutting it may be sterile, as I 'have heard of such a thing, but have never seen it myself. On large transplanted suckers I have developed blooming bushes in four years. If you desire to have your Oregon grape thick and, bushy It should be pruned, but you do not want to cut it back un less it gets so large as not to serve the purpose for which you. planted it. I have a number of bushes and each year I find that I have to cut some of them back, but do the pruning immediately after the blos soms have disappeared in the spring. I quite agree with you that we can produce good tulip bulbs in the Pacific northwest and hope some day we will see the Willamette val ley . a center of this industry The charm and magnetism of perfect phy- sical poise the glow and sparkle, that so many women lose heedlessly Today we know how to keep them! Health and vitality are normal, not ex- ceptional: ebbing strength and vigor iare always due to some violation of Nature's . law. ' ' Thousands suffer because they neglect the body's two most vital needs: removing daily the poisonous waste and building up the worn-down tissues from day to day. The fresh, living cells of Fleischmann's Yeast contain a natural food with the very elements which help the body per fornvthese two vital functions. Like any other plant or vegetable, yeast produces the best results when fresh and "green" not dried or "killed." Fleisch mann's Yeast is the highest grade living yeast always fresh. It is not a medicine, '; it is a natural food. It helps to "tone up" -the whole system and assures regular daily elimination. Results cannot be expected unless it 13 eaten regularly. Everywhere physicians and hospitals are prescribing Fleischmann's Yeast to correct constipation, skin disorders and to restore appetite and digestion. , nit ! f-( r ft EM. Tf VybastV J have found it simply wonderful9' A Massachusetts- woman was run-down, weak, anaemic, and a steady loss in weight alarmed her and her friends. , . . : Then she began to eat Fleischmann's. Yeast.' "I have been eating it for three months now," she writes, "and have found it simply wonderful. Be fore I started .to eat it, I weighed only 104 pounds. I have gained sixteen pounds, and my indigestion has .disappeared." ? ; ' Eat two or three, cakes a day regularly plain, or spread on crackersor mixed with water ormilk If you prefer, get six cakes at a time. They will keep in a cool, dry place for two or three days. Begin at once to know what real health means! Be sure you get Fleischmann's - Yeast. All grocers hare it. ' ,' Served at all soda fountains BOEDER PLANTING SUGGESTED BY ECHO AMATEUR. X, Bridal Wreath Splreaj 2, Summer Cosmos; 3. I.IlaC) 4, Sunflowers and Morning Glories; 5, Japanese Snow ball; 6, Sunflowers, and Morning Glories; 7, Flowering Almond; 8, Summer Cosmos; 8, Blue Spirea; 10, Chrysanthemnms ( Lnka and Smith's Advance); 11, Chrysanthemum (Early Frost); 12, Cannaa Evolution, uinuiimni, iviiik nuramrn, iniun "vinj mi inum; 13, jnryant brmumN, Harvard, Yellow ssnow ana Pformnmliei 14, Golden Glow; 15, Asters Crego and New Royal with Snapdragons Queen Victoria and Empress and Giant Candy Tufti 10, Peonies Festiva Maxima and Golden Harvest and Phlox Elizabeth Campbell and Miss LInKard( 17, same as 16 18, same as 15 19, EaxlT and Late Tulips, Daffodils, Kar ctoaus, Followed by Geraniums and Gladioli, THE heroine of this story was the daughter of a well-to-do and prominent professional man. Her parents wished her to go to a fash ionable girls' college in the east, but she preferred to enter the university of the state in which she had always lived. She was a reserved, unassumrng girl, but took great interest in her studies and the activities , of the university. No one knew just why, but she was always voted an offi cer in heT class. . ' Hot first three years in college passed quickly, without any- great excitement. She was busy and happy. In her senior year she en tered a class of public speaking, thinking she needed training along this line. , To her surprise the professor opened a new road for her, over which she found herself traveling with enthusiasm. She soon became the leading character in the amateuv plays given by the class. Sometimes the Instructor himself took the part of the leading man, if the character was a difficult one to portray. Then they acted side by side and often sauntered' home the same way. It was not until' the week before commencement that the professor asked her if she would consent to be his partner for better or for worse, through life: - ' - He said, "Do not answer now for I know this comes as a surprise to you, but tell me' your reply in one week. .This will give you time to consult your parents, if you so de sire." She did" think about it, and soon realized her enthusiasm was, for th professor as much s for his subject. Her parents were none too-eager to have yieir only daughter marry a poor college professor. However, they assured her that they would it no way interfere. On commencement day, without any hesitation, she gave her answer. And you know what it was, but you do not know that for a wedding present her mother-in-law gave the young couple a check for $10,000 and her father-in-law gave them a cot tage in the east, where they were to enjoy their honeymoon. So her poor professor proved to be sa o wealthy parents, C. J. HE WAS a shy, sensitive and lonely bachelor, whom we al ways included in our family parties. It always seemed to me he must feel left out of It in the midst of our family demonstrations of af fection, so I told my small sister that I thought it would be nice for her to give him a kiss on Christ mas morning. She wasn't enthusiastic, so I told her I would give her a quarter If she would. As I entered the sitting room Christmas morning, where the whole family was assembled, little sister came running up to me and an nounced, loudly and proudly, "I did it. I kissed Mr. Lee. Now, Where's my quarter?" Everyone was nearly convulsed trying to hide their amusement and Mr. Lee, blushing a furious red, was the picture of embarrassment. I doubt, though, whether he felt worse than I. - B. B. Horrified Silence Ensued. Mine occurred while I was dining at the home of a friend. There were I several others at the table and the. conversation had turned to table manners. "Why," said I, "I once knew a woman who ajways ate leaning on the table on one arm as if she were tired to death. I thought she had shocking manners." At the horrified eilence that en sued I glanced across the table and there sat a woman leaning on one arm in just the attitude I had de scribed. " ' Suffice It to say, I have never since discussed manners of any sort in public. M. V. Frank and Fearless. ,One winter I rented our house fur nished to some teachers, and upon my return was quite indignant over the strenuous housecleaning neces sary to put it in, livable condition again. One evening, in calling upon a newly-made friend of ours, I ex pressed my opinion of schoolteachers as housekeepers in frank language, only to have our hostess, whose house is always immaculate,, say, with a twinkle ln her eye, "I was a teacher for ten years before my marriage."' She and husband had a hearty laugh at my evident embarrassment. T. P. Helping Her to Forget. .' My most embarrassing moment oc curred when I asked my boss to go home, as I was suffering with a dreadful toothache. He granted my request. , . Leaving the building, I met a triend of mine. He offered to drive me home and I accepted. We were just turning the corner and he had told me something flinny, "to make me . forget the ache," as he said, when there stood the boss. And to make; matters worse, he , saw me laugh. E. D. ' Jim'a Mind Elsewhere. Therewere' 30 member's of the band. At a certain time all were" to stand up and give an Indian .war whoop. However, at the last min ute the leader gave orders, to omit this from the programme. Jim's mind was elsewhere when orders were given and when the appointed time came he stood up, threw his hands in the air and gave a loud and lusty yell all by himself. The audience was highly amused, but Jim could 'play the horn no" more that evening. C. K. Before She Thought. The suburban train was crowded. I was standing in the aisle and in the course of the journey became deeply interested in the morning pa per which a young man sitting in the seat by which I was standing was reading. I Finally lie looked up and offered me his seat, and I said, "Thank Vou, but, I can see to read better looking over your shoulder." The kind commuter offered me his paper as well as his seat, which I was forced to accept amidst the many grins and chuckles of my fel low passengers. M. B. Before going on a trip I supplied myself with many new clothes, and was anxious to wear them at least once before leaving town, so I dressed up and went to church on Sunday. This church had been cleaned the day before and the pews and kneel ing benches were not exactly in place, but I remembered I had to take just one step backwards before sitting down. As I got through most of the service, reaching the seat eas ily each time, I became a little heed less of the step backwards each time, and then came the crash. When the other people sat. I sat and away down to the floor, my head striking the seat and my fee: many seats ahead. Instantly three men took me out bodily, thinking I had fainted. When' I reached the outside air I was ready to faint and looked much disheveled. J. L Kindergarten is dismissed earlier ' than the other grades. .i ..,r I met Dorothy coming home, and . said, "O, you are out early. What time do the other children get out?" She replied, "They don't go by the. time; they go by the bell." W. A.' Mike was watching his older' brother cut the lawn, and asked a number of questions about some young morning glories. ...... "What are morning glories, any way?" When told they were creeping vines, he answered, "Well, of course, they only creep, they ain't old, enoue-h to walk." E. T. ' ' ' 1 " frgngBMsrgaBasEiasjE THE fragrant beauty of an English garden Is preserved and magnified in Sutton's Seeds, that come direct from England to enhance the attractive ness of your lawn and garden. 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