Arizona republican., 1903-04-25

and durable
 'E. rostrata, or red gum, though not quite as hardy as either of the above is nevertheless sufficiently well adapt ed to this region to make it well wor- thy of extensive planting. Its wood is excellent for posts, fuel. railway ties, telephone and telegraph poles, and bridge timber. Planted along railroads this tree would within ten years fur nish the material for keeping them in repair and for making extensions.
 ''E. corynocalyX, CT sugar gum. is less hardy than F.. rostrata but thrives well in the less frosty portions of our valley. It makes a steady and some what rapid growth, presents a good appearance and blooms profusely dur ing several months of the year. For these reasons it has proven quite sat isfactory as an avenue tree in southern California. It is, however, much more valuable as a forest and timber tree. On account of it's very erect and even trunk and of it's durable wood it is especially valuable for posts, telephone and telegraph poles and railway ties. It is also valuable as a source of honey.
 .'E. gunnii and E. microtheea repre- sent opposite extremes in their ondur ance of temperature. F. gunnii en- dures lower temperatures than most other species of eucalypts. growing at elevations of from 4,0G0 to 5000 feet in Australia. It will not stand excessive ly hot, dry weather but will probably be found, on trial, to be good forest cover and moisture conserver for the moderately elevated mountain situa- tions of the southern portion of our territory.
 "E. microtheca has not yet been grown extensively in our country but as it is a native Of the hot deserts of Australia, growing in gravelly and ap parently moistureless soil and enduring temperatures as high as 125 degrees to 150 degrees F., it seems probable that the tree may prove very valuable covering for our deserts. It has grace full foliage, furrowed bark, and dainty flowers and altogether presents an at tractive appearance. Its wood is eX- cessively hard, dark red or brown, and beautifully marked and is, for these reasons, useful for cabinet making
 With the possible exception of the palms, the eucalypts serve q greater variety of uses than the trees of any other genus, and it is hoped that the time is not far distant when the merits of these trees will be more widely known and more fully appreciated, as they are no doubt destined to become q most important factor in the devel opment of the southern portion of our territory
 FEDERATION NEWS.
 Some of the woman's clubs in Flor ida are maintaining free kindergartens for colored children whose mothers work. This is the best thing yet on the race problem.
 The California federation of woman's clubs at it's recent annual meeting de cided to join the national good roads association. The growth of the feder- atiol is phenomenal, even in the state famous for colossal pumpkins, and big things generally. It was organized three years ago with thirty clubs. It now includes 130 clubs with aggregate of about 5000.
 The Tucson Star declares editor ially that women'S clubs enter more earn estly into the discussion of important political and sociological questions than many of the leading politicians, and gallently concludes:
 These women's clubs are most com mendable. They are producing good results everywhere. They are a big on the gossiping conven- tions of the past, and far in advance of the gertlemeE's clubs, as they pos sess the good features and eliminate the objectionable ones. Women's clubs are all right. They are credit mark for any community in which they have an existence"
 he Florence is cordially supported by the local press for having "done much to improve the town" The women have had the streets cleaned and the names of the streets posted at the corners on neatly painted signs.
 The progressive body of women con- posing the Monday club of Prescott nave recetly organized their club into the departments of music, art and lit | arature. Several of the members do things with pencil and brush and their | of American illustrators was illustrated with off-hand sketches l by one of their number
 Bisbee women are rejoicing in the gift of a hundred dollars in one nugget toward furnishing their new club house. Mrs. James Hoatson is the donor.
 Mrs. Lucretia Willard Treat of Grand Rapids, Mich, in a club lecture on child study says: "The new man is not often spoken of, but there is one. | He manages immense combinations in the business world-this man oi oolos- sal brain It has been proven that woman may go on being woInanly and still do great work. This is the new woman May there not be born q new child? Shall we not meet it with new conditions and drop the obsolete way of education and discipline?" She eau toned parents against giving q mul- tiplicity of toys. It is bewildering to the baby and injurious to his brain What child plays he will live" The importance of right games is obvious.