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v.. TOE OKEG ON DAILY JOUKNAL, PORTLAND, THURSDAY E VlfiNIN (, 31 A V 28, 1 003. "T EDITORIcL COcTWcTVIENT clND TIMELY TOPICS THE ORjEGON. by r :.. ; DAILY- JOURNAL r-. C. S. JACKSON kr- 1 - - ' ' ' ..A,;1,.'1 " ' " " . ( ' L;.;'1-:.' -. .-- -' -j .... v- ,., - , 1 ' , - i : , :.' " .", '-v.: -j SizsSUFUvll I HAHUALS Ur MtyLU WURLU j J flfl'Wt' CArEWCPHrEMt HETERS V j ' Address: JOURNAL PUBLISHING COMPANY. Proprietors THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL, Fifth and Yamhill Sts., Portland, Or. CITY OFFICIAL PAPER. AN INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER. Enteredat th Postoffice of Portland. Oregon, for transmission through the mans as second-class matter. . f.' rostage for single copies Kor an 8. 10, or 12-page paper, 1 cent; 16 t6 28 page, 3 Cents; over 28 pages, 3 cents. " V TGLRPHONUSi Business Office On gon. Main 500; Columbia, "Utt, Editorial. Rooms Oregon Main SUBSCRIPTION RATES i Terms by Carrier. 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Box 121, Portland, Oregon, Instead of the government keeping Its revenue In a bank, crested upon busfi ess principles, the sub-treasury system has been created, which Is simply an enlarged safety deposit box, where the revenues of the government remain In Idle ness except when disturbed through Congressional appropriations or by the Secre tary of the Treasury through bond purchases. The sub-treasury takes from the Channels of trade that which is essential to the proper conduct of trade and com merce. James H. Eckles, ex-Controller of the Treasury. . - ; ' ' PULL TOGETHER. .Prom this time oft" every Oregonlan should, ; In every possible way, endeaaor to make the . Lewis and Clarke Centennial a grand suc ' esa. i. There should be no thought of failure, ' : much leas the expression of a fear of failure. ,. The directors have been chosen from M amongst our most worthy citizens and they ' ; are giving ireeiy; ana xuiiy oi meir; ume, The least the rest of us can do is to pull all JhtV. time and all together to help them. Jf.no other goodSxesuHs, a better city, a , cleaner city, a mof" harmonious city, will follow, "We jnay;not.have the greatest Ex position the world has ever seen, but we w ill ' have one supreme In Its natural surround T T (figs. "We may not be able to show In such treat profusion man's handiwork, but we cn show the stranger within our ga.cs the ; wonders God has wrought. There may be greater crowds at other Expositions, but we can, tr we wui, send tnose wno visit us, away chanting the glory and hospitality of the great West., f It all depends tipon us,1 upon each of os, what our Fair shall be, shall mean, shall :-: do. Imagine -If -you can, how St. Louis would exploit the scenic advantages If those surrounding Portland were within sight and reach of her marble walls! 'i Where, besides, is tbere-euch a comblna 'tlon of natural attractions as are found , beret Winding through the city is a beau '?JflS u' rtvef with - charming view and a pw , ( feet delight to all who enjoy aquatic sport. ; From the hills which form the background ; of the city, vews He before you Which even - the most devoted, Swiss might envy. The mountains clad in eternal snow, and the , great ranges of which they are the white robed sentinels, are of transcendant beauty and grandeur. A ride of but a few miles by beat or train up the lordly Columbia un folds a panorama of waterfalls, mountains and river that dwarfs the Rhine or the Hud i eon. Jl To the westward the shores of the . i Pacific lie not four hours run from the city. ! To the south either by : boat or train the more peaceful beauty of the valley -of the" .Willamette may be seen. The sportsman ' can gratify his wildest dream, the mountain climber find height on height to conquer. In very truth in this favored land of ours the visitor will be amply rewarded for his trip even though not a building was erected nor an exhibit made. In our ' city he will find a people proud of their home and will 1 re ceived with warm hospitality. The great difficulty is for us to realize what we have and how singularly- we are brought. Mr. Manning has but to follow hie promises with performance and he will merit the heartiest commendation. No public official could ask a better op portunity to demonstrate his loyalty to the Interests of the people than is afforded at this time to the County Board and the Dis trict Attorney of Multnomah County. Let them act together with an eye single to the -fprotectlon of the county's rights, and undis mayed by the powerful Influences' that will e arrayed against them. This is , no time for personal or political jealousies amtfng these officials. All else must be forgotten in the firm determination to right the wronge which have been Inflicted upon, the county in the past, and to fearlessly expose and punish all to whom punishment is due. clean walks and drives around the hills, Portland would be the show flty of the con tinent. All that is needed is for our own people to act together. Let all realize that It Js no time for bick erings or fault-finding. That the capitalist and the laborer, the employer am! the em ploye, are all alike interested. That in jury to one Is ajy Injury to U, Lt us all now, not tomorrow, get together in a reason able spirit am! Fettle tho little difft'icncpK that cloud to nim; extent the otherwise sunny sky. l,et al! resolve thiit thi: Portland j fcf Ours will chow ;he world th:tt tin- spirit which created it Mill dmi.iii.it. s it. and there .will be no doubt th.it a triumphant success and a great forward movement will be Our rew ard. "Now Jojn your hands, and your hands your hearts, That no disruption binder government." BUYERS A ISO SELLERS . .What is the great purchasing power of a community? This question was asked by prominent financier on visiting the great stores of John Wanamaker & Sons, of Philadelphia. . The. answer came promptly, "The . plala people, the wage earners." . Estimates made by careful students of commercial life place the percentage of pur chase of the necessities of life with the men and women who work for salaries and the ratio Is as eight to ten. The great depart ment stores' of the Eastern cities cater al most entirely to the masses. The volumn of trade Is, therefore, largely Increased, al though the Individual purchases are small The rich man and his family naturally deals with high-class stores that carry an ex pensive grade of goods in stork and that do not attempt to secure the small trade of the big majority. Most storekeepers make a study of the best method of reaching the worklngman's purse, and at the same time to have stock on hand that meets the demand of the wealthy class. The business of managing such establishments as Sigel, Cooper & Co., of Chicago, and Wanamaker's, of Philadel phia, Is the result of years of patient study of the human character and an untiring ef fort to please buyers. The value of newspaper advertising Is guaged by the management according to the standing of the publication with the people. Newspapers that are merely subscribed to because they are "the only thing that we could get" have little weight with the great purchasing class. A paper must have the onfldence of the people, must be known to be honest and above petty bribery to be of value as an advertising medium. Any jorlr nal. no matter hbw groat its circulation,- that has offended class or creed, can never be of particular, benefit to an advertiser. The people learn to love a newspaper that will champion their.-cst.uee and despise one that tries to usurp the entire journalistic field for none other reason than an effort to fatten itself at the expense of aufferlng public The Journal has not been above error in the conduct of its policy toward' the people no newspaper ever was; but it haS' always tried to pursue a course of equal rights for all men. rich or poor. The loyalty of read ers toward those who advertise with The Journal has been proof positive that a news paper that will at, least make attempt to guide the plain people and give them proper recognition, will Itself be rewarded by an unswerving public support. Posthumous children are frowned upon by German law as set forth' py the new imperial code, which declares that only those children ehftll hav a right to their,' lamers neruage wno nave Deen corn prior to nis aemise. Attention nas jusi oeen called to this particular provision of the' law by the posthumous birth of a son to the late Prince Wolfgang Stolberg, who waa found dead with the top-of his head blown off through the discharge of his gun only a few days after the demise of his own father, Prince Alfred, whom he had succeeded aa eldest son. ,y ;t The new-born Infant, who has thus made his appearance In the world nearly five months after the death of its father, has, according to the law of the land, no right to the chieftainship of the princely houae of Stolberg and to the vast estates and lm mense fortune that go therewith. But the mother of the child that Is to -say, the widowed Princess Wolfgang Stolberg--and her legal advisers have, already put forward the pretention that members of mediatised houses of Germany that is to gay, families exercising rights of, petty sovereignty prior to the beginning of the nineteenth century' are governed in matters of succession, marriage, etc., by their own family statutes enacted by the adult male members of the house and only subject to modification by tiirm. . Of course the late Prince Wolfang's brother will contest this view, and basing himself on the laws of the land will claim the succession. It remains to be seen what view the tribunal will take of the matter, and the question if decided against the new born Infant will arise as to what extent the national laws of succession to property affect the statutes governing the succession to the throne. . . Were the German Crown Prince to marry, to become Emperor, and then to die leav ing no male issue, the question arlsea aa to whether any son to which hta wife might give birth,, after his demise, would have any right to succeed to the throne of Prussia, and to the dignity of German Emperor, s This Is a matter which is of considerable Interest, and while it is easy to under stand the motives which have prompted the compilers of the new German code te discriminate against children of posthumous birth, since the frauds In connection with cases of this kind have been numerous, yet It cannot be denied that the law bear ing upon the matter is liable to lead to gross injustice, besides being contrary to the statutes and principles of all other countries. , In view of the letters which have been recently appearing In the American papers written by English people, and especially by subjects of King Edward In th West Indies, condemning the social ostracism to which tjie white classes condemn the col ored people In this country, It Is unfortunate that Lady Hemming, the wife of the Governor of Jamaica, should have declined nt a horse show held there the, other day to take her seat In the place reservedfor her on the grandstand until a respectable colored woman, well dressed and Avell-behaved, who occupied a seat not far off, had been removed. e This waa done In deference to the orders of one of the governor's aides-de-camp, by a. policeman, and the incident, which created a great sensation, being witnessed by the public, aroused so much Indignation on the part of an American couple present that they Invited the colored woman, who maintained a most quiet and-dignified attitude in these trying circumstances, to take a seat in their box, from which, after expressing to her their warm sympathy, they withdrew. This Is the first occasion on which there has been such a public exhibition of aversion 'to the colored element displayed by people occupying high official positions in the British West Indies, where there are several coal-black, members of the African race who have been knighted by the late Queen Victoria, and whose wives are, there fore, entitled to the prefix of "lady" to their name. Just in the same manner as Lady Hemming. ' I understand that the matter is to be taken up In Parliament In England, and we shall doubtless hear more about the affair, which, as Sir Augustus Hemming is a specially capable administrator, is greatly to be regretted. Emperor William has Just conferred the rank of field marshal In the German army upon Count Haeseler. In celebration of the fiftieth anniversary of his Joining the colors. The count is a strange looking old man, who, alike in appearance, in manner, and in military genius, possesses a striking resemblance to the great Moltke. He has nothing of the trim, well-groomed, natty appearance of a German officer about hinV .In deed, no man dresses worse; his uniform always Ill-fitting, and betraying traces of long wear, seems to hang around him rather than to fit his figure, and give him' the aspect of an antiquated umbrella of the Gamp species. 5? He disdains all the artifices of the toilet, lives on the coarsest kind of food, seems to begrudge every moment that he wastes -either at the table or in bed, -drinks nothing but water and milk, has a heart that Is utterly Insensible to the charms of the fair sex. and Is twisted and warped in shape. This is -owing to the fast that he was danger ously. Wounded In the ..war of 1870 a.t the.battleof St. Prlvat, where he lost two ribs, and he has ever since been obliged ip. wear a silver brace or corset lnthe same way that the French general the Marquise de Gallifet wears a silver covertng upon that part of the abdomen which wa" sht away during the Mexican war. "The new fleldmarshal hae no ear whatever for music, and on one memorable oc casion, in the presence of the Emperor, made the remark that It was only calculated to "please Imbeciles."- The Kaiser, who had Just- been expressing the utmost enthusiasm about Wagner, instead of getting angry, merely laughed uproariously. In fact, he puts up with everything from Haeseler, who Is. in chief command of the western frontier Of the empire. ..." At the grand military maneuvers held some years ago, when William assumed the "direction of one of the rival armies, the field marshal had the temerity to surround and capture his sovereign. Oh another occasion, it was in 18987 when the Kaiser com manded and led In person a charge of cavalry,-which resulted In. the death, of tjo less than 14 horses, and In the placing hors de combat of some 20 troopers, several of whom succumbed to their injuries, the Count apostrophised the Emperor with this remark: "If you go on at this rate, I really don't know If I shall have enough men left to bury the dead." There Is no officer In the German army of Whom more amusing anecdotes are told, especially In connection with his aversion to soldiers performing duties In the house hold of married officers, which should be performed by nurse maids. Many Is the time that he stops on the streets at Metz soldiers conducting their masters' children to Bchool, and takes charge of the children himself until the man hus gone to fetch either a maid or the mother to assume the' care of the youngsters. MARQUISE DE FONTENOY. In Washington Times. William jr. Petere, of the , United States Geological Survey, wh0r , to' represent the Matlonal Geographic Society on th Ziegler arctic expedition, has lived m the far Nortn much of the time since 1899. : He went to Alaska Vlth the' Klondike rush' that year In the interest of the Geological Survey and with a party of five or, aix men went over White Pass and explored the White and Tanana Rivers in canoes. ' , , ' .f - - .The ext year Mr., Peters took, a. pack train from Pyramid -Harbor,, on . the .Lynn Canal,' and started across the mountains in June. His 'party, explored ' the headwaters 'of the Tanana River and went as far as Fort Egbert on the Yukon River, near -the inter- I national line. The party devoted much at tention to study of the topography of . the country and was also accompanied by a geologist who studied the minerals. . ' V', " ' ' In 100 Mr. Peters explored, the east, and of Seward peninsula, in which the Nome dis trict lies, In 1901 he started with a small party over the snow and ice and explore the Koyukuk River. The party went to the Arctic divide. It returned to Bergman, a trading post, which waa Its basis of supplies. After the breaking up of the ce the party' Went again by ' canoes to the Arctic divide ' and explored the Colville i River, sklrtei along the coast to Point Barrow, and from there, went to Cape Llsburne In in4 open whaler's boat. . From Cape - Llsburne Mc: Peters and his party returned to- Nome in a collier and then teok the regular steamers for .the United States.-: r - - ' ' . ,In j90J Mr. Peters wae detailed to make a map of the country about Juneau, which In clude the famous Tread well mines. He re turned laat fall to the famous Tona'pah dls trlct in Nevada, a map of which he con pitted a short time ao. Aside from being an expert In geogrftt'jlo and topographic science, Mr. Peters has had so much experience In roughing It in the arctic region that he la especially well qual ified to accompany the Zlegler party, which Is to make a dash for the North Pole. Mr. Peters la a 'native of California. He was born In Oakland and educated in the schools of the Golden State. He entered the set-vice of the geological survey 19 years ago. A FARMER'S OPINION.. I'm only a common farmer, - -, I live in tne hills, of old Pblkv v Don't pretend to belong to the city Can't stand tne noise and smoke. But I'm up-to-date (n farmin" An' I alius' read a heap. J know how to make my business pay And make money while I sleep. I alius keep myself posted. On what 's goln' on a roup,' I know Just where Teddy is travelin' And the career of ever' Portland . "Brown." 7 I'm posted on affairs In China, I've read the lstest prise-flght. But ' they none don't amount to nothln' With the question that's hurtin' my light Now I've alius voted fer the Grand Old Prty, And my father before me did too, Aa'me an' my ooy at the last iectlon. Helped Teddy with a considerable few. But lately I've been clean disgusted. With what my party went and done, I feel like luruUn' down my colors, And handin' over my gun. I tell you.' it's' disgUBtln' And a, stain to our party's name To elect this man to Congress. Who is aspirin' for the same. V I tell you. I know Binger, Know him far too well, I know all about his shady career, All about hi magnetic spell. Our party, shouldn't send him to Congress, Jlst because he wants to go, We want te be friends with the leaders. Don't send one who Is their foe. , I've alius voted the ticket straight. " But I hev' voted fer "men" you see, An" I'll vote fer a "man" this time; P.eames Is good chough fer me. L D. Brown. I: LIFE Of- A FIGHTING SHIP. Wardroom life aboard American men-of-war has. greatly changed with the growth of the new navy. The bigger ships of today carry more officers than those of ' 2 0 years ago, and the hastened promotion of the last five years has changed somewhat the character of the personnel in the wardroom.- The officer who presides at the head of the wardroom table is no longer a grlisled Veteran who has eaten his heart out with 20 years of monotonous service in the grades below . lieutenant-commander.' Bearded ensigns 80 years of age and drawing pay that barely enables them to live, no longer haunt the ships of the united States navy. Promotion and command come earlier, and men who even 10 years ago would have been seated well toward the foot of the wardroom table now dine in the lone dignity of the cabin. With the fuller table of the wardroom there is more variety of character and conversation, and jvlth greater activity everywhere throng! ut the service men have livelier Interests. Old stories are not heard so frequently, and mn do not harden into set peculiarities of views and manner as they did when promotion was slow and duty, -from being -the same for long years together, was dull and insipid. , Some things remain, however, much, as they were, because tradition Is powerful In the navy. Chaff? Yes; a good deftf of it as of yore. There Is .always some man In the wardroom keen enough to penetrate the most secretive of his fellows and discover their lurking weawness. Once discovered, that weakness is a proper subject for chaff. The freshness of "the young doctor," the indolence of the pay-master, the susceptibility of the Junior lieutenant, aie subjects that furnish unfailing amusement when conver sation runs low. . LtCl UJ flAKtZ r(tZjU LI j All the energies of the Postofflce Depart- The vountr Judffe and th- County t'oin- meat were recently devoted to securing the mlssiohers are giving to the public the be?t i ;l1 rest t an Indian letter carrier who was possible evidence that they wero thoroughly" "chargpcl with appropriating two rents, more than a year being consume 1 in the, effort To gather cvidence'-against him. Superfn tendent Machen Is charged villi receiving bribes to the amount of $20,000, and It will aside, and the aid of the rourts will be in- he Interesting to observe whither similar voked to recover the money loet to -the'"P!'r,;tt-'i,f ls displayed in his case as In county. Other questionable In earnest when they declined their Inten tion of investigating -the tax scandal. Two of the" extraordinary "settlements" made byi a previous board have, already been . set Other questionable transactions will be similarly re-opened. .The - Dletrlct Attorney has declared .em- phatically that he proposes to compel ueytl tulitm of ;the fund due the county from ;J former County derks, whose accounts were found . to -be sbortAand that If necessary. ' criminal as weU as cJvif proceeding win be that of the two-rent einbezjiler. Postmaster-General Payne is reluctantly cojtting to the conclusion entertained by the rublii'- thi't something ls wrona; in 'the Poslofllre Department. A few moie arrests iray even convince him tnt the investiga tion was necessary, A MECHANICAL "HELLO GIRL." Reports from Chicago announce the success Of ah Invention which wl'fi add about one hundred per cent te the -wijue of that heart-rending Invention, the telephone. It. is a system with an automatic switchboard, and the great advantage is that It does away with "central" altogether. , 1 No more "hello girls" or the malting of remarks oyer the wire to distracted patrons. In the new order of things It is only necessary to turn a small dial till you. have formed the combination of figures in the number wanted. It Is the same device as that used on the time lock of a bank safe. As soon as the number Is arranged ypu touch a bell button and that rings the. bell on the other, end of the wire. Having found your man and entered lntp conversation, 1 there is no danger of being Interrupted at-the critical point by having the wire "out off," as happens so frequently by the systent now In vogue A conversation over the automatic telephone is kept up until both parties are ready to hinf up then; refteivSrI- Besides this advantage there is the satisfaction of knowing that ho Idle and inquisitive young lady Is drinking In your, conversation. According to the officers of the new Chicago concerh there will be 10,009 of their Instruments in use within alx months, Already they have it working lrt more than ten cities of some 25,000 popula tion; and 'nothing but satisfaction is expressed, fdr the plan that eliminates "central" from the. scheme of thingr. . v: . - jf ' - . . . , 1 NEW NERVE CENTRE OF GOVERNMENT The most Important room In the new White House Is the one which Is occupied by the telegraph end cipher bureau. . - This might be described as, the bridge of the ship of stale, the. . place, where the,iresi.. dent stands in time of war or during any serious crisis and Issues his orders to the various departments of the government. Slxty-flVto wires connect the telegraph and cipher bureau with the nine governmental departments, as well as with every tele graph, telephone and cable station in the United States. It Is the only telegraph office In the. gov ernment seriice that ta never closed. Three shifts of operators, working eight hours each, keep the bureau open night and day. Col. Benlfamln F. Montgomery, Of the Sig nal Corps ls In charge, with a staff of 18 men. No visitors are allowed to enter -this room, which Vs the clearing house of all govern mental secrets. Nine codes, or systems of secre telegraphy, are used by the govern ment In sending and receiving its messages, and 'President Roosevelt has a private code which he Uses when on his tours through the country. Every possible means has been adopted to Insure secrecy. The, system of w;lres which connects .the President's desk with the desks of his Cab iney officials Is automatic in Its action. No onf is employed who is not In every way above suspicion. During the Spanish-American war the old bureau, which was not nearly, as well equipped as the new one, handled 600,000 telegrams, nearly 400,000 of which were of a conJldentlal nature, ;. . . . ' President McKlnleyrwith-the Secretary of War and the Secretary of the Navy, rnade the bureau his headquartera during Jhe ex citing days of the war. For hours they sat at elbows of the telegraphers, directing mil- ftary operations that were being carried on housands of miles from Washington, So perfect were the arrangements that when the Amerclari army was advancing on Santiago President MeKlnley waa able to send, messages to the officers on the firing line In less-than 20 minutes. At the time of President McKlnley's assas sination Col. ' Montgomery, secured two ex clusive wires between the bureau and Buf falo 15 minutes after the assassin's shot was fired. ; 'a : - WHEN EAGLE AND BEAVER WED. There's a maiden who,' though grown to womanhood, v . I a child among the nations. She Is one of Britain's fair and lively brood. Held In check by her relations. Her near neighbor ls a cousin, big and smart, And It seems, somehow or other, That they cannot alwaya live a, now- apart , , She wul have to leave her mother! Her big cousin's, noble eagle proudly soars While her beaver coyly eyes htm. And if he came, a lover, to her doors tine would surely not despise him. ( In the starry sky she reads her destiny 'TIs a bright and wondrous atery Of, what the maiaen, Canada, will be When she sits beneath Old Glory. Britannia may a tear of sorrow shed When her daughter wills 10 leave hen But Columbia will pat the lion's head When the eagle weds the beaver. New Tork Sun. PAST, PRESENT AND THE FUTURE. Popular Interest centered in the President of the United States and the only living ex- President. The two distinguished Amer icans represent two entirely different types of character. Mr. Cleveland Is the embodi ment of conservatism, Mr. Roosevelt is the incarnation of radicalism. When the Presi dent was presented to the mighty audience at St; Louis, he leaped, tipon. the railing of the rostrum as a circus "equestrian bound upon horseback In the sawdust ring. When the first citizen was presented, he -stepped quickly to the forefront of the stage with ponderous dignity. ... . e--e - ... : The incidents were small, hut character istic. Mr. Roosevelt manifested dash, spirit. enthusiasm, lacquered good nature. His il lustrious colleague -showed poise, profundity, and self-control. Mr. 'Cleveland wae adver tised by .hUv friends... The dedication, cerj - monies gave these friends opportunity to "make the ex-President prominent and they were not slow to utilise the opportunity, Mr. Roosevelt ls his own advance agent, H plants himself always in the center of the stage,' having always carefully adjusted the lime-light. In the military parade he ,rode standing up In his carriage, hat In band, and the most feeble attempt at a cheer from a single throat was sufficient to bring a bow and a wave of the hat from the spectacular President. e e e If a barnyard simile may be employed la dealing with the republic's hired men, on discharged and one sWynx as another's sub stifute, Mr. Cleveland may best be compared to a Missouri mule, solid, stubborn, safe ex cept on extraordinary occasions; while Mi Roosevelt more nearly resembles a Bantam rooster, all fuss and feather. Columbia, Missouri. Herald. FETISH DOLL, Upon -a certain day" of the year the heads of households In South Africa who wish to bring good luck to their homes make an Image '-of straw, vaguely resembling a doll and throw It Into the street. . Within the bodyof the image a. Small rolh. la placed. The . person who . ta kei possession of this coin receives all the ill-luck . of the household. The Image Is supposed to have the power ofJ transferring It. The" average' email boy, however, la not troubled with superstitious fears and considers the flndfng of such coins a clear profit and' extreme good luck, ; SPRIN FLOWERING PLANTS. Planted in beds of fancy tulips which, otherwise would be bare between the bulbou plants, Aubretla deltoldea a variety of the purple rock isress forms a bright and deep lilac-blue carpet of flowers In April. It likes a light, sandy and well-drained soil and a sunny position, ' conditions congenial to the tulip. The dwarf habit and dense-growing leafage of the Aubretla deltoldea are addi tional qualifications for spring carpeting. Another effect and a different one, may be obtained, by planting polyanthuses-" Detween the." '.tullpC'eaving'". sufficient Bpace"ibT" "de -r -velopn.ent. The yellow fancy polyanthus, which grows' about ten Inches high, is, of course, perfectly hardy, and will dc where the beds are not In so sunny a pos tlon or the soil so light and sandy. Fe spring carpeting around and .under decid uous trees, shrubs and bushes there are ttfo dwarf bulbous plants which should be grown n multitudinous clusters. The chlonodoxa ("glory of the snow") will fiowerfrom Feb ruary to May. The beauty of-the tender blue and white blossoms, borne about four to six Inches high on the crest of delicate stems, ' can only be fully appreciated when seen in close-growing, wide-spreading masses. It grows best in sandy loam, and, like .most oif other bulbs, should be dibbled" In about 'Sep tember to flower the following spring. An inch, apart is not too close to plant in order to obtain full beauty, of effect, and three Inches is the regulation depth. The blue Muscarf, or grape hyacinth, should be plAnt- ed in similar close bulbs and three inches apart for .the larger bulbs. They will bear 4 their skyblue flowers erect, about Bit or nine Inches high, looking. "like little -.bunches of blue : grapes held upward to-, th onlooker. For an aaure carper", -presiding mas of " Muscart botrloydea Is very striking from k March to May: The bulbs should be dibbled ; in finy time from August to November