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TT!0?t people, in this country at least, who take an Inter est In the subject of home ornamentation by means of lewns and gar dens there Is nothing more attractive and ap por.Iing than a colonial garden Th3t this meth­ od of displaying nature's bounty appeals to people who have the mrsns and facilities for indulging a taste for any sort of ornamental gar­ dening is eloquently proven by the fact that a colonial garden has been a conspicuous feature at the White Hohsp for a number of years past Mrs. Roosevelt had this garden laid out Just south of the presidential mansion, and im­ mediately under­ neath the win­ dows of her pri­ vate apartments. and Mrs. Taft was so impressed with its beauty •when she be­ came First Lady of the Land that she not only con­ tinued the gar­ den but had It ex­ tended and im­ proved. By a colonial garden Is meant. it will be under­ stood, the form o f f l o w e r p l o t that was the ap­ proved and ac­ cepted fashion in the days of our great - grandfa­ thers before the E e volniionary war. In manv respects a colo­ nial garden is not so very dif­ ferent from an equal area of flower beds of the average sort, inasmuch that have place in a colonial garden are of the old-fashioned hardy sort. There are, however, some features of the lay-out of the flower beds that render the colonial garden distinctive, and particularly is this the case with the neatly trimmed little hedges that serve as borders for the various flower beds and in many instances supply screens and boundary markers for the garden. In the case of many of the older gardens all or a portion of these hedges are formed of the richly tinted and sweet scented box. Indeed it is the presence cf this shrub which is likely to distinguish a genuine colonial garden from the newer eort of floral setting. For be it known the box is very difficult to transplant successfully-- some say impossible--and it is of very slow growth. 80 much so, indeed, that a handsome hedge of box is more likely than not to represent the fruits of a century or moi'p of r-firp »nrt Atten­ tion. Withal the box will grow fairly well if left to itself and only given time, but the watchful care of a gardener is required if it is desired -to restrict it to' certain limits, as, for instance, the borders of flower beds. In the days preceding and following the Revo­ lution there were colonial gardens in all the thir- < teen original states, but the finest of these were located In Virginia. Nor was this to be won­ dered at, for the Old Dominion was at that time the seat of the most notable country seats in the new world. History tells of the magnificent es­ tates maintained by George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Madison, Monroe and other prominent Virginians of that period, but there were dozens Oi other wealthy landed proprietors who, though perhaps not nationally as prominent, lived in the same baronial style on their expansive planta­ tions and had the slave labor that contributed so much to the development of such estates. A co­ lonial garden was not only an inevitable adjunct of a Virginia estate in those days of lavish liv­ ing, but it was in many instances the special pride and hobby of the lord or mistress of the manor house. Now, strange to say, a surprising number of these old colonial gardens retain to this day much of their old-time splendor. We say surpris­ ing, because it must be remembered that when the devastating tide of our great Civil war swept over Virginia It played havoc with many an an­ cestral estate and it would be too much to» expect that the gardens should not suffer as did the mansions. Furthermore, many of the old Vir­ ginia families have been in greatly reduced cir­ cumstances since the war and have not had the means to maintain the old gardens in the man­ ner that their ancestors did. That in spite of these conditions the colonial gardens in the state known as "The Mother of Presidents" retain so much of their beauty and fascination is a tribute to the advantages of this form of gardening. There are some formal gardens In old Vir­ ginia, but for the most part the gardens are what are known as informal, or suggestive of nature's own arrangement rather than masterpieces of the fancy gardener's Ingenuity. Only in rare in- stances do we see the box or other hedge shrubs trimmed and fashioned into fantastic shapes to v.', <• - ^ ^ ^ ZC* '/ & if I?AF A' V/&6//V/J3 £- 5T/}R ̂ counterfeit walls, arches and even miniature cas­ tles such as is common in the famous formal gar­ dens of England and which has latterly been copied in some of the newer estates of our mul­ timillionaires in the vicin­ ity of New York, in New England and elsewhere. Whereas thlB form of horticultural sculpture Is lacking the Virginia gardens are embellished by many an artistic touch. For instance, the grassy or flower-banked terraces which can be rendered so effective have been introduced whenever the character of the site seemed to render it advisable, and foun­ tains, stone garden seats, etc., are to be found just as in the gardens laid out in more precise fashion. The gardens of the Old Dominion also disclose a wide variety of pergolas, arbors and summer houses. Some of these are of rustic construction and almost all of them are unpre­ tentious in character compared with the orna­ mental buildings to be found in twentieth cen­ tury gardens where money has flowed like water, but for ouiet repose and the charm of sylvan sol­ itude and as trystlng places for those who desire to exchange confidences In a sympathetic though secluded environment it is doubtful if there is 1 n fbp entirs country scything to compsrs v/ith these vine-covered nooke. Perhaps the ideal time to visit an old Vir­ ginia garden is in the spring or early summer when the prim box hedges have tips on every branch, giving them a new coat of soft green and imparting the touch of feathers when the hand is passed over the soft surface. Rose time is bound to be a favorite season because roses were ever one of the most cherished charges of the old-time gardeners in this favored clime, and here one may find in all their glory a number of beautiful varieties, such as the Nelly Custis, which will not be encountered elsewhere unless they have been transplanted from Virginia soil But in reality it is injustice to praise the rose season nbove other intervals In the prolonged blossom time. The chief ambition of the owner of a colonial garden in the Old Dominion has ever been to so select and arrange the flowers that the garden will be a, continual mass of bloom from the advent of the magnolia, the snowball and the lilac In the early spring until after the passing of the Virginia creepers, the Jessamines, the passion vines and the hardy chrysanthemums of the waning season. The amount of care necessary to keep a Vir­ ginia garden in proper condition would be likely to surprise a resident of a more northerly state not familiar from experience with the rapidity with which things grow In this favored clime. Even the box hedges--perhaps two hundred years old--must be trimmed back every year if they are to be kept less than shoulder high so that they will not prevent visitors to the garden from obtaining general views of the labyrinth of greenery. The average colonial garden which has been maintained in anything approaching its old-time glory has a greenhouse attached in which plants may be given a favorable start early in the spring and later transplanted to the flower beds. Many of the old gardens also have in one corner of the plot a tiny ornamental building used as a seed bouse and tool house, whertaB in not a few of these ancient floral do­ mains the time-honored sun dial has been made the central object in the garden and the flower beds have been arranged around it as a pivot. At many of the estates in Virginia, particu­ larly those which were the homes of men of na- .• I • >1 FP PL //1 • TF: |F UTFNO/F BY LFFF/LYTRJR tional prominence, it was the custom a hundred years ago or more to invite distinguished guests to plant trees, shrubs or flov,era as mementoes of their visits. We see the fruits of this custom in ' the historic plantings which have been perpetuated at Mount Vernon--the trees planted by Lafayette and Thomas Jefferson and the rose bush planted and named for his mother by Gen. George Washing­ ton. It is the outgrowth of this same custom which has prompted many of our presidents and distinguished for­ eign visitors to plant trees in the White House grounds at Washington. Attached to the flower garden proper on many an old Virginia estate is a series of terraced beds which were used In the old days, if not at pres­ ent, for growing small fruits and veg­ etables for the use of the household In many instances these Mitchen gar- d e n s v e r t s c r e e n e d w i t h b o x a n d t h e g r a v e l w a l k s were neatly bor­ dered with the same rich-hued shrub so that the general ef­ fect was almost as pleasing as that of the po- sey beds them­ selves. Not the least of the factor* that go to make up the beauty of a colonial garden in Vir­ ginia is found in the stately old trees that in most every instance surround or overshadow the space allotted to flowers--the limbs trimmed to a sufficient height from the ground to allow the entrance of plenty of sunshine. Such trees are, alike to the box, only to be attained as the heritage of time and consequently they are lack­ ing in many a newly established garden upon which money has been expended without stint. All the summer houses, the trellis, etc., which one sees in these old Virginia gardens are of frame construction, the wood usually being paint­ ed white> and the garden walls which on some estates supplement the hedges are^pf brick. The gardens were established too long ago to admit of the introduction of the concrete products which have done so much for the embellishment of the latter-day garden. Almost without excep­ tion, however, garden structures are so heavily vine clad that the material of their construction makes very little difference in appearances. Out­ side the strictly tropical vegetation there are few flowers or trailing vines that will not grow lux­ uriantly in the kindly Virginia climate and this fact accounts for the variety of vegetation in the old gardens. ? Paris Siesre Bread I I M * t A collector of curiosities in Boston shows with pride a piece of bread that was baked in Paris during the siege. Of course, It is now harder than a brick, and looks unpalatable. Emile Bergerat, the son-in-law of Gautier, is writing his memoirs--and the first volume "Sou­ venirs d'un Enfant de Paris Les Annees de Bo- herae," has Just been published. Recollecting events of the siege he has much to say about the bread. "I think some persons must have kept theirs, for 15 years afterward I saw pieces of bread in a glass case. I was stupefied for two reasons. In the first place. In the severest days and after Jan­ uary 16, there was for each month only a mouse's ration, 300 grams. This was utter starvation. The Parisian, as is well known, is a great bread eater; he can deprive himself of anything else, but ordinarily he must have at least his 450 grams." Bergerat, in the second place, does not believe that the substance could survive the armistice. Chemistry could do nothing with it. Berthelot as­ sured Gautier that he ate the bread without un­ derstanding it. "This bread was Dantesque and not to be an­ alyzed. If I had been Jules Favre at Ferrieres, I should have simply thrown a biscuit on the table in front of Bismarck and said: 'Smell it. The city is yours.' " No one knew what this bread was made of, says the Bakers Weekly, or if anybody knew he did not dare to tell the secret. The animal king­ dom supplied material after the vegetable was exhausted, and the mineral succeeded the animal. In the bakery once kept by Bergerat's father a blacksmith forged bread. Buyers broke their teeth on nails. The report was circulated that bones from the catacombs were at last used. A SIMPLE 8YSTEM. "How did Brown come to be so highly es­ teemed as a weather prophet?" "By his optimism. When there Is a drought he keeps prediclng rain, and when it's raining he says it is going to clear oft." Another Wonder of Science Any Wine Can Now Be Made Into a Fizzy Champagne In a Few Months' Time. Modern science does wonder* in the «ray of making champagne It takes any wine at all, exL<tu«rs its fermenta­ tion, adds a certain amount of sugar, a certain quantity of vinous yeast oontalning fermentable germs, and op- j eratlng at a certain temperature, at any time of the year, it makes ajf fizzy a wine as any champagne, and It requires only two months to do what the old Bystem did in fourteen. No one with a palate will say the wine thUB artificially prepared has the flavor and bouquet and the body that mark the genuine product, but the tf/e is pleased with gold foil and the ear with sudden pop of the cork. If then the present agitation makes it Impossible to manufacture cheap champagne in the champagne country the people who want cheap cham­ pagne will learn to be satisfied with that made in other places if the champagne workers succeed in killing cheap champagne nothing will be left but a few big houses, manufacturing the true champagne In the true way, and they will enjoy a monopoly and will be able to sell champagne at any price they like. Not Her Fault. Hubby--You really must reduct your dress bills, my dear; they an far too large. Mrs. Newlywed--How inconsltlen> you men are. You speak Just at though I made out the bills.--Londoa Tatler. Disappointed. Convale3oent--Oh, I'm quite bette* now, thank ye. Visitor--Quite better! After mj walking over four miles to see yout Springfield.--The senate finished un­ tying the tax levy knot by passing the $19,600,000 revenue bill that it forgot to act upon in the tumultuous closing hours two weeks ago. Soon afterward the members were scurrying to trains. Tb6 rectifying o' the oversight in regard to the tax bill proved to be a simple matter, but it was accompanied by squabbles over minor subjects that injected much rancor into the pro­ ceedings. 11 The next legislative calendar will be Governor Denoen's call for an ex­ tra session. It is expected to come within a day or two and few members would be surprised if they were com­ pelled to return early next week. Senator Hurburgh introduced a Joint resolution, which both houses adopted, rescinding that portion of the adjournment resolution placing the final quitting day at May 31, changing the date to June 1 and providing that the only subjects to be considered should be the revenue measure, the appropriation for the utilities commis­ sion and the resolution, which had been lost in the senate, creating a commission to codify the corporation laws. The senate adopted the resolution promptly and resurrected the tax bill from committee. That placed it on the order of second reading and It was sent to third reading, where It had to remain until the next legislative day. Abo soon as June 1 was ushered in the bill was adopted. In the house Gilbert tried to throw open the flood gates by amending the new adjournment resolution, so that fifty or more bills that had died on third reading might be taken up. His amendment was lost, 75 to 11. Governor Deneen sent In a veto message on the bill giving Judges and clerks of elections In Cook county eight dollars a day, which the attor­ ney general had pronounced unconsti­ tutional. A message also came from the gov­ ernor recommending the creation of a permanent state tax commission to In­ vestigate the general subject of taxa­ tion for state and lc^al purposes. The governor calls attention to the fact that the appropriations passed at this session total $29,669,901, an Increase of $10,733,535 over the last biennial period. Part of this, he admits, is ac­ counted for by the placing of fee of­ fices on an appropriation b'asis, but he points out that the state tax rate will have to be raised from 35 cents on the hundred dollars to 47 cents. Arguments against the anti-tuber­ culin test bill were laid before Governor Deneen by Edward R. Prltchard, secretary of the Chicago health department, and Dr. B. E. Sherman. Both sides were heard and the governor took the bill under ad­ visement. Arguments that an "inner harbor" in Lake Calumet is too much in the na­ ture, of a private enterprise and that it would cost four times as much as an outer harbor on the lake front were advanced by the sanitary district of Chicago during the public hearing given by Governor Deneen on the Kleeman bill for an Industrial harbor for the South Chicago region They were made by George W. Paullln of Evanston, one of the sanitary trustees, who contrasted the Calumet project with the "outer harbor" idea. Large delegations representing both sides were present, and the chief argu­ ments in favor of the Lake Calumet project were made by George W. Boiling, Henry W. Lee, Senator A. C. Clark and Representative B. F. Klee­ man. Mr. Boiling presented a memorial from the improvement as­ sociations of the Calumet region urg­ ing Governor Deneen to sign the bill and giving arguments in its favor. The chief speakers in antagonism to the measure were E. S. Conway, representing the Association of Com­ merce of Chicago, Isham Randolph and Mr. Paullln. Upon the conclusion of the hearing Governor Deneen took the arguments under advisement. "For the same capacity," said Mr. Paullln in making the adverse argu­ ments of the sanitary district, "an outer harbor on the lake front would cost $3,500,000, while thi Lake Calu­ met Inner harbor would cost $13,- 230,000. "The outer harbor would be com­ mercial, the Calumet IncuBtrlal. The outer would draw business known as package freight; the other would have Illinois Corporations. Certificates of Incorporation were Issued by Secretary of State Rose as follows: Cicero & Southwestern Railways company, Chicago; capital stock, $1,000; incorporators, Emil R. Rosen­ thal, Louis Cohen and Augustus J. C. Timm. First Finance and Trust company, Streator; $1,000; general brokerage and commission business. Albert Warren. Jesse Hurst and Ambrose D. Ennis. The Chandler Bros, company, Rock- ford; $40,000; manufacturing and col­ lection business. Elwyn Chandler, E. D. Chandler and B. M. Guirl. Btronach Door Check company. Chi­ cago; capital stock, $15,000. Incorpor­ ator#--C. W. BraUhwaite. O. L, Btron­ ach and R. G Stronach. Borden Ice Cream company. Chicago; capital stock. 15.000. Incorporators- Charles F. Borden. George W. Brown and Edgar V. Stanley. (Golden Rtile Coal company, Lens- burg; $7J00. William Freeh, David Haensel, John Hambuch and John UU. to wait for industries to be estab lished One is immediate, the other prospective--as the till itsetf says, 'an enterprise.* "The outer harbor, would cost lor operation and maintenance $210,000 per annum; the Calumet, $900,000. The outer harbor requires no bridges; the Calumet seven. One would save time for boats, the other would cause delay. The one would facilitate light­ erage to warehouses and wholesale houses; the other is too remote for anything but bulk freight, such as coal. "The outer harbor is a natural Na­ tion and would facilitate shipper? The other would cause an abrupt change In shipping and handling meth­ ods and cause heavy loss. A harbor at Calumet would not relieve Chica­ go's terminal system and.traffic on the downtown streets. It would not Im­ prove passenger service or aid any­ thing In the near future to Chicago's growth or convenience. "The Calumet harbor is not a mu­ nicipal proposition; it is a local enter- prl$e. When adopted it should be projected on a smaller scale. Too much territory is comprehended in the present plan. In fact, a harbor in Lake Calumet is too much In the nature of a private enterprise to be considered at this time. It should be given careful study and nobody will suffer by delay, except those imme­ diately Interested. The requirements of the bill are burdensome and would cripple the sanitary district." Carriers Favor Sunday Closing. The closing of all post offices of the state on Sundays was indorsed at Springfield by the State Illinois Let­ ter Carriers' association at its thir­ teenth annual convention called to or­ der In the state house. Other Important issues taken up and Indorsed by the organization were the movement to secure pensions for aged letter carriers, shorter hours with an Increase In salary and a thir­ ty instead of a fifteen-day vacation. All of the resolutions indorsing these changes were adopted by the associa­ tion, unanimously. Several speakers of International reputation among post office employes addressed the convention. There were more than 100 delegates present from various parts of the state from Chi-, cago to Cairo. With them more than 300 guests were present In the city, and after the business sessions at the state house, members of the as­ sociation and delegates made merry upon a sight seeing trip about the city on street cars and in automobiles until the time of the banquet. More than 350 were present at the banquet at which a number of ad­ dresses were given. One of the prin­ cipal addresses of the session of the convention was that of State Secre­ tary Finnan of Bloomington, who told of the work of the national associa­ tion. In his address Mr. Finnan re­ ferred to the promise of Postmaster General Hitchcock, who declared that he would look into the complaint that carriers in a number of Illinois post offices were not given sufficient time to sort out their mail before delivery. Prominent officers of the state and national association, present at the convention were: Frederick X. Rice, Blue Island, state president; Charles DufTy, Chicago, national treasurer; W. R. Splllman of the Washington bureau force and others. Shirley Rules on Divorce Law. Marriages of divorcees of the state of Illinois performed in any other state were declared legal in a decision received from Judge Shirley, who la now holding court in Carlinville. In this decision the court holds that the Illinois divorce law, which for­ bids divorcees to marry within a year of the time when the decree was granted, can stand only for marriages which take place in this state, and any marriage which is performed In another state according to the laws of that state must be held legal in Illinois. The decision was given in the case of Andrew V. Smith against Mary J. Smith, in which the plaintiff, who is a wealthy farmer, sought to have his marriage to Mrs. Mary Hefferman an­ nulled on the ground that it was In defiance to the Illinois law which says that divorcees Bhall not marry within a year from the time of the granting of their decree. The plaintiff alleged that Mrs. Hefferman was divorced from her husband January 4, 1910, and that she married him before the fear expired, In St. Louis, Mo. Error in Game Bill Found. Attorney General Stead has discov­ ered a flaw in senate bill No. 379, per­ taining to state game, which, i| the bill Is approved, will leave prairie chicken (pinnated grouse) in Illinois absolutely without protection for four years after July 1. The provision re­ lating to prairie chicken, says the at­ torney general. Instead of throwing open the season for their killing one week of each of the four years, pro­ vides for a closed season of one week, and makes it legal to kill the chicken throughout the rest of the period of each year. Illinois Appellate Court. Proceedings In the appellate court. Third district, were as follows: Payne vs. Payne; motion by plaintiff to set aside order striking cause and permit said cause to proceed to "final determination. Fortner vs. Wabash Railway com­ pany; petition by appellant for cer­ tificate of importance. Witt Bros. vs. Gallemore; motion by appellant for an order directing that oral argument be set aside; al­ lowed. Bercaw vs. Dims; motion by ap­ pellee for leave to file briefs in- stanter. Scranton vs. Chicago ft Alton Rail­ road company; suggestion by appel­ lee of diminution of record and mo­ tion for leave to file amended trana- scrtpt instanter. American Binding company vs. R«ld, administrator; motion by appellee te continue cause allowed; cause con­ tinued. Polset vs. Townsend; metion by ap­ pellee to dismiss appeal, also to tax cost of addition: 1 abstract against ap pellaat. S3 JO RECIPE CURES WE1KJIDIEYS, FREE BELIEVES URINARY AND KIDNEY TROUBLES* BACKACHE,' STriAINING, SWELLING, ETC. Stops Pain la the Bladder, Kidneys and Bart. Wouldn't It be nice within a week or so to begin to say Rood bye forever to the Scalaioe. annnimp?, strain • quent passage of the urine; the forehead and the back-of-the-he&d aches; tb« •tltches and paina In the back; the grow­ ing musclo weakness; spots before the eyes; yellow skin; sluggish bowels; swoll­ en eyelids or ankles; leg cramps; unnat­ ural short breath; sleeplessness a'nd the despondency? . ha ve a n>cipe for tbwse troubles that Ton can de­ pend on. und 1 i 7011 want to muke a quick recovery. you ought to wnio uii(l Ket a cow7 of iu Hun? • doc­ tor would charge ynu 13 66 Jufct for writing this pr*. scriptlou, but I Jharo It and will bejj'lad to send ft_io you em I re I v free. .Juxt d rop uim One like this: Dr. A. M. Kobiiison. K2k) i.nrk Building, Doiruit, Mich., and I will e,-tid It by return itiul I In a p'.ainenvelope. As you *ill see uneii you iTel U.thi8r»«cip«Contains only pure, harmless remedies, but it ha« great heal- InK and p»in--;on()r«»r!nK power. U will (juk-kiy Bbow Its power once rou vise It. ao I thtiiK you had. belter set? what Ills without delay. I will send yon a copy free--you can tue It and cars youraalf at home. Dragging Their Hosiery. , Little Arlene was familiar with tfie appearance of the garden hose at home, but when she observed a line of fire hose, with Its great length and bulk lying serpent-like in the street, she emmediately Inquired what It was. Her mother replied that was firemen's hose, and the child went on watching the fire. In the meantime two additional lire companies dashed up, and these newjy arrived Are fighters were carrying their respective lines toward the burn­ ing building, when little Arlenp spied them. "Ob. mamma," she cried, craning her neck out of the crowd, "here comes more firemen dragging their hosiery behind them!"--Lippincott's. Begin Right and Don't Put It Off for Another Day. Eruptive skin diseases of many years' standing have been cured by the application of Reslnol ointment and the use of Reslnol soap in a few weeks. Begin with Reslnol and you begin your cure. If you've tried everything without benefit, try Resl­ nol, and you will no doubt see im­ provement from the start. Reslnol ointment cures all forms of skin erup­ tions, as acne, eczema, herpes, ery- sipeFas, erythema, barber's itch, poi­ son ivy, ringworm, etc. Reslnol oint­ ment is the best dressing for boils, carbuncles, felons, cuts' and all abra­ sions of the skin. At all drug stores. Market Hogs Much Lighter. The average weight of hogs market­ ed in recent years is much lighter than in former years; in the decade 1870-1879 the average weight of hogs killed during the winter months in western packing centers was about 275 pounds; in the decade 1880-1889 about 257 pounds; in the decade 1890- 1899 about 239 pounds, and in the past decade 199^1909 about 219 pounds. In other words, hogs mar­ keted between 30 a&d 40 years ago averaged one-fourth heavier than those marketed In recent years. i Strange Children. George Bancroft. the historian, used to relate with gusto a joke that he caught while trotting? to . school along a Massachusetts country road. It was about old Levi Lln&oln. says Percy H. Epler in "Master Minds at the CommouweaJth's Heart." The old gentleman was nearly blind. A flock of geese was being driven gobbling up Lincoln street. Leaning far out of the carriage, the fine old aristocrat, thinking they were children, threw out a handful of pen­ nies, graciously exclaiming; "God bless you, my children!" And They Adjourned. The Mutual Admiration society met and was caljed to order. "What of all the things in this world do you like best?" asked the girl, angling for a compliment. "Beefsteak!" cried he, taken un­ awares, and a moment later the so­ ciety adjourned. A Formal Garden. Knlcker--Have they got a formal garden? Bocker--Yes; no chickens allowed. Breakfast A Pleasure when you have Post Toasties with cream A food with map and zest that wakes up die appetite. Sprinkle crisp Post Toasties over a saucer of fresh strawberries, add some cream and a little sugar- Appetizing Nourishing Convenient "The Memory Lingers" SoM by Crocers POSTUlf CEREAL CO., Ltd.. Battte Creak. Mich.