The Syracuse Journal, Volume 20, Number 15, Syracuse, Kosciusko County, 11 August 1927 — Page 7

King’s Mate 9 • By Rosita Forbes Copyright by Rosita Forbes WNU Service

STORY , FROM THE START Koaemary Crofton is visiting the governor’s palace in Fez. Morocco, with her Sunt. Lady Trecartrn A Frenehnu»n ( Pe Vries. makes love to her. He tells her of' the Kald. a mysterious person In the service of the sultan.

CHAPTER I—Continued “Goose!" returned her aunt. "What a lot of trouble you take to shock me.” “When the twins cbrne out. you won't even dare to acknowledge that , row could be shocked. Really* Aunt Helen, you ought to make the most ts me—you don't know what you're gong to he let in for when my futurist 'on-ins grow up." "My dear* the whole of your gen•ration has forgotten h«w to make the most of anything!” retorted the older woman. "It's time you married and settled down." "The guillotine—at twenty-one!" "lum't he absurd* You said all Englishmen were dull, had no Imagination, didn’t know whether they wanted to marry you because your drive was Just sufficiently shorter than theirs, or because your Income was longer—such nonsensd. Now Captnln de Vries doesn't even play golf. and. as for Imagination—" “Yea. darling, lots of It. I'm sure. Much too much to concentrate on any one woman. No. I don’t think I him as a husband.’’ \ Thnt night they danced in a surrounded by Moorish arches. 'A fountain splashed in the court outsfdX. and the moon made a trellis work of orange branches. There was much laughter, because war was so very close. Chasseurs d'A trioses, Spa his and captains of artillery contested the privilege of dancing with her shaded chiffons, primrose color to show off the moon-gold nf her hair. The girl was restless, for the night wns almost too beautiful, and. though she did not want De Vries as a husband. she wanted something—something in keeping with the blend of savagery and civlllxatfon around her. In time the two of them drifted out Into the garden. *Tx»t ns go and lock at the mountains again.” suggested the man. "Some day I shall ride away into them." “To solve all the mysteries which pnxzie u«? Mademoiselle, yon are a greater mystery than the Kald." Vries leaned nearer. There was magic In the stillness. The ripple of the water wns like quicksilver poured over steel. From the palace came the thrum of a stringed Instrument played by those native fingers which seem to pluck at the very heart of the earth. Rosemary felt a surge of longing, nf discontent, of excitement "lie will kiss me." she thought, and walked with steady feet toward the sent on the wall. “I don’t love him." she told herself, “at least. If he kisses me I shall know." and she felt that life was running away with her. She had no control over anything. The Frenchman helped her up the crumbling' step*, wrapped her scarf ground her. and talked to her as he had done to every woman tn such constantly reenrririg circumstances. But to Rosemary It was new. De Vries judged her a woman. He believed she was all her confidence Insisted on. all that flrm jaw line and carved month accentuated, Lady Tregurthen had put the Idea of marriage into his head, but he found difficulty tn connecting the "foyer” of his Imagir.ntion with anything so Independent as Rosemary. He wanted her more than he had ever thought to want a wife, but her coolness, her aloofness antagonized him Even now she apnea red more interested In the mist wreaths on the hills than in him. "Rose-Marie," he said to her. “I can’t think of you as an English girt any longer. You are the spirit of this place which has known so many love*. The stones must be steeped in them. How many veiled ladies, do you suppose. have leaned over this wall, watching for the coming of a lover? The words slipped, practiced but sincere, from lips which Rosemary thought of. suddenly, as too hot, too arrogant In their demand. She rose swiftly and. in that moment. De Vries’ arms closed round her. “No!" she said, and struggled against him. Rut he was relentless. Woman or girl, be cared not. She was his for the moment and the shades of all bls loves merged on the lips be crushed. He gave her no time to speak, no time to protest The pressure of his arms increased. Breathless. Inarticulate, her head forced back, resentment raging In every sud-c denly awakened sense, she was the instrument to assuage a man's tony llness, his exile from a woman ho really loved. The girt fought, first against herSteif and him, then, as fear killed the Inchoate passion in her. will and muscles concentrated against the man Robbing, clawing, she struggled against the arms which held her, tost her footing <m the narrow ledge, dipped, half dragged De Vries with her. and. as he caught at the wall with one hand to steady them both, she •wrenched herself free. "Take care—you will hurt yourself r Rut she was already on her knees on

toward the house. The Frenchman followed—"Rose-Marie, cherie. wait a moment—l am so sorry—forgive me—mademoiselle, you do not understand —" For an Instant the girl faced him. “Yes, I do understand." she said- “ Don’t touch me. I never want to see you again." She flung herself against the nearest door, but could not find the latch. De Vries had to open It for her and. with the realization of her distress, his manhood returned to him. “Forgive me,” he said. “I love you. Tomorrow you must allow me to make my apologies and my explanations.” “Never.” said Rosemary, and shut the door in his face. The light was stilt green when Rosemary got up next morning. She leaned out of the open window and called to a boy who. wrapped in a white woolen djellaba. sat beside a lemon tree, presumably meditating work but, of course, at some pleasantly remote epoch. “I want to ride.” she said. “Go to the stables and tell Hassan, or anyone there, to bring my horse to the west gute—. now. quickly.” Puzzled, but obedient, for France has trained her Moroccans well, the youth shuffled away, murmftring a tun* that De Vries used to whistle. Impatiently, the girl struggled Into her whipcord breeches, a sweater, a leath er coat. She pulled on the first hat nip* found, a wide brown felt, and went ou! Into air like champagne. The first breath of It stimulated her. Rosemary was conscious of Immense relief as she clattered along the narrow stone path and through the great gate of the Almohade sultans. She turned, along the edge of the city wall, heading for the o|»en country beyond the Merenlde tombs. When the olive trees gave way to rolling hillside, as purple as a Scottish nn»or. she dismissed the groom. He went reluctantly, regarding the big bay anxiously. Rosemary saw him hesitating. "It’s all right,” she Raid. “Tell Hassan I won't be out long.” With a shrug the youth turned toward the city. He was in for a scolding, anyway, he reflected, and his middle was very empty! Rosemary, satisfied now that she was alone, rode soberly across the rolling country, but always north toward the bills. After a couple of hours Fef

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Rosemary Gloried in It! Like a Boy, Slender, Strong, She Crouched on the Withers, Riding Jockeywiee. was a blur of gold and white in the distance. Ils minarets were like shafts tipped with emeralds. Rosemary turned round to look at the capital of western Islnm. “I don't want to go back—ever,” she said uloud. and smiled at the idea of riding on Into the mountains. To return would be amazingly distasteful. She drove her heels into her horse's flanks with unconscious violence. The stallion responded' with a snort. Unused to such treatment, he flung himself into a headlong gallop. Rosemary gloried in It! Like a boy, slender, strong, she crouched on the withers, riding Jockeywise, forgetful of everything but the joy of si>eed. Long ago they had left tbe roads. There was only a goat path sloping toward a ravine. As tbe ground grew rougher, Rosemary tried to steady tbe pace, but the horse ha<f tbe light snaffle In his teeth. A hare leaped from behind a stump. The racer shied, put his left fore into a hole, and fell heavily, throwing Rosemary onto her head. The girt struck a stone and lay unconscious, where she had fallen. The horse rolled over, struggled to his feet, glanced uneasily at the crumpled figure, snuffled it, then trotted off. a little uncertain on one pastern. For a long time the fawn and brown bundle lay motionless. The sun rose higher, and a ray struck the girl's bead. She moved with a groan, huddling unconsciously into the shade ol a rode. (TO BK CONTIXVED ) Famottt “Lott” Names on Paget of History “Last of the Fathers" was a title given by the Latin church to St. Bernard, who lived from 1001 to 1153. “Last of the Goths” was tbe title given to Roderick, the thirty-fourth and last of the Visigothic line of kings, who filled the throne of Spain from 414 tv JTII. To I’blllipoemen. who lived from 233 to 183 B. CL, a native of Arcadia, was given the appellation "Last of the Greeks”; and he was tbe la« really great and successful commander of the ancient Greeks. “Last of the Mohicans" la the title of Cooper's novel of the same name, under which title the Indian chief Uncas is personated. The general Aetius has been called the “Last of the Romans." He checked the first Invasion of Attila by the relief of Orleans tn Gau), modern France, in tbe year 430 A. D. With his death, which occurred In 454. the last support of the western empire 'felL The age of bronze was ushered tn when andent men learned to produce a hard sen tceable metal by mixing tin with

What’s the / Answer Queaftoru No. 8 ! 1— Who won the hatting championship Id the American league In 1926? 2 — What American general was killed In the Philippines? | 3— What vice president resigned and ■when ? . x [ 4— How much gold baa a 14-karat ring? 5 — Why is it called “Adam's apple"? 6— What-was the flrat English comedy? 7— What peninsula Is the largest lo Europe? 8— Where is the Bodleian library, and when was it founded? i B—Who said: "No terms Except an nncondttlor.al and immediate surrender can be accepted”? 10— What are the three largest corporations it} the United States? 11— Who was voted the most valuable player to his team in 1926? 12— What la cork? 13— Where are milk palls filled from trees? 14— What state was originally colonized by the Swedes? 15— When was the Cherokee Strip opened? 16 — What is the most famous religious painting by Leonardo da Vinci; the most famous portrait? 17— Which is the highest mountain chain of the eontiment? 18 What historian was minister to Spain? 19— Who said: “I am going Into Mobile bay In the morning If God Is my leader, as I hope He is"? 20— In what parts of the United States is the shortage of domestic help most acute? J Answers No. 7 1— On application by both partners or either of them. 2— Daniel Webster. B—Oweh8 —Oweh Wister. 4— Colombia and Venezuela. 5— Jan. Hubert and Margaret Van Eyck; Flanders, latter half of the Fifteenth century. 6— E. G, Chandler of California. 7— A stick seems to bend In water because Os a change in direction of light after it enters the water. 8— The hottest season of the year is called “dog days” because It tolls in the period 20 days before and after the rising of the “dog Starr 9 — Half-Moon. 10— George Washington. 1793. 11— John Quincy Adams; 12— Fort Schuyler, New York, 1777. 13 — Sudden emotion causes the muscles of the throat to work upward, pressing against the windpipe. and causing one to feel as ff there waa a lump In the throat. 14— Death valley la California. 15— R. T. Jones, Jr, of Atlanta. Ga. 16— Wagner. 17— Europe. 18— Samuel Pepya. 19— General Bee of the Confederate army. 20— Belgium.

Colorado Boasts of Most Expensive Road The most expensive read built in the United States Is in Colorado. This Is the state highway between Ouray. Silverton and Durango and parts of it cost $30,000 a mile. This highway follows an old toll road and to construct It the state bad to blast out large sections of the mountains, build masonry embankments. fill In gorges construct bridges and build stone walls to make travel safe. There are numerous places where the stream In the bottom of the canon near Ouray is more than 2,000 feet below the highway and other places where It Is 3.000 feet or more. Aside from the scenic gradeur of this highway, piercing as it does some of the juost rugged mountains In tha state, the marvel in Its construction Is tbe wohder of the auto tourist It Is on the direct route between Mesa Verde, Telluride, Ouray, Silverton and Durango. IVeaiey Great Horseman The most redoubtable horseman of the Eighteenth century was John Wesley. Ail through his active life he rode from 60 to 70 miles a day; after he was eighty years of age his record for a year was from <O6O to 5.000 miles. Often he was in the saddle by 3 a. ml, and. whan weather permitted. It was hia custom to ride with loose rein, reading history the while. --A. M. Pagan. In the Empire Review. Explorer's Homely Longing Roald Amundsen, the famous Norwegian explorer, who won tbe race to the South pole, was once asked whether he longed tor any particular sort of food as he struggled miserably through the snow. He replied that be was always longing for a cup of hot coffee and a plate of bread and but ter. Men enduring hardships In foreign lands never seem to pine for rich French dishes, but f»r the everyday things they despised at home. Libraries for the Public There to no universally accepted definition of the term “public library.” In general, it may be said that a public library in the United States to either owned or controlled by the public, or to freely accessible to tbe publie, or it has two of these features or ail three of them. Many Tongues m Use According to Dr. Frank H. VizeteHy, 1.624 languages and dialeets are spo-

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LIGHT I ON THE I SUBJECT fl ■■ 1 . 11 (© b» D. J. Walsh.) CULA WILKINS wli»ed the lasfl lamp chimney until it like something better titan jusfl plain blown glass. In Its crysH lai rotundity site saw reflected hefl round, elderly face, very round onM way, much tot) long the other; It aIM depended on the way she held chimney. H "I might say.” Cula murmured tfl herself, “that the short way is how H look when I begin my daily tasks isl the morning, and the long way is I look at night when I’m ready bed and deud tired from my day 1 ™ work." She placed the. chimney on freshly filled lamp and set it side seven other lamps on the over the old-fashioned wooden kiumfl en sink. When Cula looked at sink she sighed, and when she at the row of freshly filled and lamps she sighed again, which all goH| to prove that Cula was not only but getting blue as well. To tell truth, she was tired of washing She longed for electric lights. bM| most of all she wanted to have brought from the big spring to house. She stood looking down at sink nnd rusty pitcher pump that stood at the end of the sink. She wondered if she wasn’t actually beginning to hate that old Iron hand pump which had to be primed before It would give forth even a small stream of water. She turned her eyes, re solved to find something pleasant to look at and, alas, her eyes fell upon a big, heavy yellow bowl. “Oh. that bowl!" Cula fairly moaned. ”1 have mixed everything I've cooked for thirty years—no. thirty years and two months exactly, in that bowl. Why. that's half a lifetime? 1 suppose if I could see all the barrels of flour and sugar I’ve stirred up In that old bowl! —and the lamps I’ve washed, and the water I've pumped from that pesky pitcher pump, why— Oh, well. I mustn’t get to figuring or I’ll be a fit subject for the asylum, and I was reading only yesterday that the majority of women who are ’put away’ are small farmers’ wives, just like me. Well. I don’t wonder If they do go out of their heads, what with the drudgery and monotony. Surely, washing the same lamps and using the same mixing bowl for months—that would be 10,800— Oh. there I go again I ITI say it’s getting on my nerves. I sometimes wonder If Henry had to do the work In this house day after day If he wouldn’t see the necessity of having a few conveniences. He has running water In the barn and he buys every new-fangled thing to help him get his work done quicker—easier I should say. Huh! Maybe I’m to blame for not asking for what Is rightfully my share of the newfangled things. Maybe I haven’t kept up with the times. I’ll ask him about electric lights this very day.” And Cula. willing as usual to blame herself for any of Henry’s shortcomings, felt almost light-hearted so sure was she that the electric lights would be forthcoming for the asking. Thnt noon Cuia asked Henry. She w- > until he had eaten a full meal of med beef and apple dumpling. -"Henry," she said, “what’s the matter with our having electric lights put In the house? Sines Holsworth’s have had ’em put tn the wire goes right by our house" Henry gave a cautious look. He glanced up at the shelf toll of gleaming lamps and said with a grin: “Lamps giving out?" “No, that’s one thing that’ll never happen," Cula said. “But all the farmers up this brook but us have electric lights." •Well, can’t you let ’em?" Henry answered sourly. “We’ve got along so far with kerosene lamps and I don’t see any use of making a change. I'm satisfied to do all the reading I do by a lamp, that is, what little reading I find time to da If you didn't fool away so much time puttering round the house you’d get your reading done before dark. I don’t see my way clear to spend any money foolishly just now. and anyway. I’ve been thinking of getting me a car—" “Well," said Cula with more spirit than she had ever shown before. "I wouldn’t give a cent for a car. but I would like the lights and the water from the spring piped Into the kitchen—” "There you go again!" Henry Interrupted. “First it’s lights and then It’s water. Why, If .1 didn’t curb your foolishness, woman, you’d have me tn the poorhonse Inside six months. Next thing you’ll be wanting a hired girt—” And Henry left the house muttering to himself." Cula sat a long time at the table with her chin resting tn her cupped hand. She felt a strange sensation of warmth mounting to her bead. She.

. English Villages With Only One Inhabitant

The English village is very dear to the hearts of poets and painters and thousands of the communities are channlng. 4 few. however, says the Washington Star, are more amusing than anything else, as, for Instance, the one which consists entirely of old railway “carriages,” as the English call them, even the chapel being composed of “four horse trucks.” Another village, with a population of 1.100 and taxed at a valuation of $3,000. has neither school, church nor other public building, the only thing of the sort being a letter box on a pillar. Villages with but a single Inhabitant are not unknown, one of them being Skiddaw. tn Cumberland. The single villager complains bitterly because he cannot vote, there being no overseer to prepare a voters’ list and no church or other public building on which to publish one. as the law requires. The lonely taxpayer in a Northumberland village has declined te contribute money to maintain the

think it’s going tng round the house. It’ll be a nice, restful change for me and give me a chance to get rested before my toll . work begins." Get rested. Puttering around the : house and getting rested! Now here i was her chance to let Henry have a full lesson tn what a woman’s work really was like, especially when It was i in a kitchen devoid of every conven- j ience. She never winced when she heard a crash and suspected that the yellow mixing bowl bad fallen from her husband’s clumsy hands. She never mentioned the lamps, and all . went well until the oil had burned out of every lamp and the chimneys to Henry’s barn lanterns had become so ’ blackened with smoke that he could i scarcely find his way by their light to feed his stock. One of the things that made Henry’s housework hard was that he used up all the water In the bucket and had to make frequent trips to the barn for water with which to prime the pump. Cula thought she would go wild listening to that rusty squeak-squawk as Henrj wrestled with the old pump. Cula was In bed ten days and her heart yearned over her big, clumsy husband. She noticed whenever he came to bring her e drink or a bite to eat that he had added a rag or bit of sticking plaster to some fresh burn or cut received In his attempts .at housework. But he was game and said nothing. One day Cula felt well enough to be helped to a place on the old couch in the sitting room, and by turning her ‘ head she could get a glimpse out Into the kitchen. She had to press her hand tightly over her mouth to suppress a scream. Os all the dirty places In the world surety that kitchen was the dirtiest. It spoke mutely of the struggle Henry had had “puttering ( round." doing housework. Cula was j ready to cry. sick and weak as she felt. She wondered if she would ever be able to get all that dirt cleaned out. She wondered if that long row of dirty tamps with their dark brown chimneys could ever be cleaned. Surely the old pump would exact toll of j tier; and that dirt meant hours of back-breaking work at the handle. She had just turned her face to the wall to Indulge In a good cry when , Henry came into the room. “I guess. Cula.” he said, shamefacedly. “you won't think Tin much of a housekeeper, but I’ve done my best. Old Mrs. Grant is coming tonight to stay and help with the work, and Monday rhe men are coming from town to wire the house and barn for electric lights. Tomorrow the plumbers will connect the water up In the kitchen and —" But the tears that had been gathering began to spill over and run down Culo’s cheeks. At the s4ght_of them ; Henry fled | “Plague It all." Cula heard him mumble as he fled, “I can’t stand tears nohow. But. by cracky, that ain’t all Fm going to do for her—no. not half, for my Cula’s one woman In a thousand.” French Plane Invisible and silent In the darkness . of night, an amazing plane being de- , veloped bf the French aviation serv- | ice may be a new terror 1n the future ! warfare. Equipped with newly de- I signed silencers for the engine, such j an engine, says Popular Science i monthly, is reported to have flown un- | heard at a height of only 300 feet A ( special paint on the wings and body | merges the plane with the dark night , sky. hiding It completely from observers only a few hundred feet away.

roads on the ground that the one he has is quite sufficient for his needs. In the Isle of Ely Is a little parish with about a dozen inhabitants, which has no taxes, since there are no roads or public Institutions of any kind and consequently no expenses. Sometimes an English village will entirely disappear, having been built either on the edge of the crumbling cliffs that make part of the coastline, or over an ancient mine. One of the latte? class is tn Shropshire and each year cottages tumble as the earth sinks. Poor Manager Lady—Why should' I help you? You don’t look as if you’d ever done any work. Tramp—lndeed I have. I once managed a good band laundry, but It tailed me. Lady—How was that? Tramp—She went home to her I mother.—Passing Show. Londrn.

* be applying a liberal bolated vaseline to the affected parts. This treatment after a short time will cause the patches or crusts to soften and drop off. when the tissue or sore i underneath should be painted with tincture of iodine of a 5 per cent solution of carbolic acid. Five pounds : of fine-powdered sulphur mixed with ' each 100 pounds of dry mash is also beneficial in effecting a cure. As soon as the disease makes Its appearance spray the houses and coops thoroughly with some good disinfectant (preferably some wood preservative or coal-tar preparation), , and scald the drinking fountains and ! feed dishes thoroughly with boiling water. Repeat every two or three days until after all the. birds have fully recovered. • - Poultryman Should Cull All Loafers From Flock Because egg prices are going down and feed prices are going up, poultrymen cannot afford to keep “star-board-ers,” according to the poultry department at the New York State College of Agriculture, which says that about 25 per -cent of the hens in the average farm flock in New York state are loafers that do not pay their own way, and at the same time eat food and occupy room in the poultry house that the laying, hens should have. For several years poultrymen from the college have spent much of their time during the summer months culling poultry for the -farmers in New York state, and last a total of 252.000 birds were handled. The men j who do the culling are trained poul- : try judges, and the cost of the service to the farmer is about one and onehalf to two cents for each bird handled. On the basis of the number of birds actually discarded, the cost to the poultryman is about five or six cents a bird. The department says that It costs 20 to 30 cents a month to feed a hen, therefore, the saving for the farmer is evident. Any fanner in the state may have his iwultry culled by a poultryman from the college by applying to his local farm bureau agent or by writing directly to the poultry department at the State College of Agriculture at Ithaca. N. Y. Poultry Notes | Sell broilers and fryers promptly. Keep the poultry house clean and the birds are more likely to keep healthy. I Chicks to be used as breeders m layers should be provided with plenty 9f green range. • • • Chickens with good capacity and good appetites are the ones that fill he egg basket. • • • Produce clean eggs so none will have to be washed to give a good appearance. Eggs that hiive been washed will spoil quicker than those that have not, so produce them clean at the start. • • • A green feed is essential to egg production. To raise green feed successfully Is one of the greatest problems of the poultryman who wishes to have eggs when the price is high. Market the surplus cockerels or keep them separate from the pullets for most satisfactory growth. • • • The young chickens should be kept comfortable. Get them on perches sariy, as crowding retards growth and causes crooked breast bones. • • • A hen cannot very well feed mites at night, lice tn the daytime and have much time to lay eggs. Sanitation, plus good feeding and management ire ail essential for best results. • • • Green feed is very helpful in feeding young chicks as well as older birds. • • • Avoid overcrowding, trampling and commotion by growing the cockerels by themselves as soon as sex can be determined. * *. * Hens that never taste corn, wheat, oats, grass, or milk, lay eggs normal iin every respect but that they won’t I hatch, en experiment at the Ohio State university indicates.

AroundlS PLANT TREES IN FALL OR SPRING As old as Adam is the question ' which rises about this time of year ; from fruit growers everywhere. Is l» better to plant fruit trees In the I 'toll or in the spring? , It all depends upon the kind of fruit and the locality in which it Is to be planted, says Prof. M A. Blake, horticulturist of the New Jersey Agricultural Experiment station. Cherries, for instance, which make their growth early In the season and then stop for the year, are better suited for fall planting. When set late In the spring, they not only fail to make much growth, but a considerable number are likely to die. Apples and peaches, on the other hand, often make a late fall growth in the nursery if weather conditions are favorable, and if transplanted late and subjected to severe weather conditions Immediately afterward, are quite likely to be severely winter-in-jured. Also, in districts where the frost heaves the soil in winter, fallplanted trees may be so loosened and thrown upward that the roots dry, 'freeze and are dead when spring comes. Don't forget these two precautions in fall planting, however. Never set trees in soil so wet and sticky that It packs into lumps and clods, and don’t fail to pack dry soil very firmly about the roots. Air spaces left about the roots either because the soil is too wet and lumpy or too dry. are almost certain to result tn dead trees. Homemade Apple Grader to Work Satisfactorily Answering a query as? to the best way to construct a homemade apple grader a - writer in the Rural New Yorker makes the following reply: Undoubtedly a homemade apple grader could be made, but the matter would depend entirely upon the mechanical skill of the maker rather than any directions. A grader Is a delicate mechanism, and most folks will do tietter to purchase from the manufacturers of grading machines. A rather crude but effective machine could be made by using two long narrow web belts placed at an angle of about 45 degrees with each other so as to form a “V-shaped" trough, gradually widening at one end. A motor driving these belts would provide the power to move the apples along which would drop through i to bins bepeath ! when the space between tne belts grew wide enough. Os course, tne belts would need to rest In wooden supporting frames because the belts , would not have the rigidity and supI>orting strength necessary to hold the apples from slipping through before the proper size had been reached. This principle has been used to a limited extent and Is used yet with ! peaches and gooseberries. Apples are sized in quarter-inch sizes. In practice the leading grade Is that consisting of everything over 2li in., usually /designated at “2% in. and up.” A 2U-ln. grade is standard, and sometimes a 2 In. pack is found on the market, depending, of course, uj>on the market and the variety. Wettable Sulphur Sprays Are Gaining Popularity To mention some of the Important [ changes in spraying materials, wet table sulphur sprays are gaining In favor in almost all sections of the* 7 country because tuey give good discontrol and less injury than standard lime-sulphur. The sulphur In lime-sulphur reaches the tree in soluble form, and if it gets into the interior of leaf or fruit tissues through breaks in the skin or leaf surface, injury results. Furthermore, lime-sul-phur tends to form compounds with arsenate of lead which are apt to give , burning, although hydrated lime added to the spray helps to overcome this disadvantage. — Spray Residue Removed by Washing the Fruit Fortunately the washing of fruit now seems to be a fairly simple solution of the spray residue problem. Fruit Immersed for one minute in a i bath of hydrochloric acid of 1 to 500 has given very satisfactory results, and treated fruit has been kept tn storage for five months with no apparent injury. In fact the t«th seems to Improve the finish of some varieties, notably Rhode Island Greening. In the toll of 1926 two men using splint baskets and wooden hogsheads dipped 180 bushels of fruit tn three hours. The acid costs about 15 cents, and the entire operation was performed for less than two cents a bushel. » ■- White Pine Blister White pine blister rust is caused by a fungus. Very strangely It spends part of its life on currant and gooseberry bushes and part on the pine., Accordingly the best methods of control are to remove all currant, afitl gooseberry bushes from the vicinity, es white pine plantings. Tire disease Is usually not detected on the pine intil It has become established, showing itself by the bright orange-yellow pustules that break through the bark from within. Don’t Hurt Live Stock Many people who use spray materials in their orchards believe that live stock which may get into the orchard will be injured by the poison used. Experiments have been conducted penning sheep, cattle and horses, tn fruit orchards that were very heavily sprayed with arsenia and other spray materials, and although these anlmids had no other feed than the grass growing under -he trees, they showed no ill effects from the pol ~ — V’