New-York tribune., 1908-07-20

three ofncal languages Of tho convention. As
usual. the American woman who have 30 little
need Of foreign languages, found themselves.
abashed before the linguistic powers Of the Euro
pean women There is Dutch woman. for IN
stance, who does not speak also French. English
and German.
Spring Green. Wis, always pretty town,
and its inhabitants had never reflected that IT
possible to improve 1t very much In the
spring OF 1907 it prepared to celebrate its semi
centennial A womens organization took hold OF
the village cemetery and put 1t In good shape.
The fair association opened new fair grounds
and park The village spruced UP. but no one
said anything about private grounds Then
quiet young business wrote his name at the
head of paper, put some figures after II, ana
took It around among his business associates.
Twenty dollars raised and statement print
ed in the local paper tnat on Homecomers Day,
in the fall. five small prizes would be given for
the neatest best kept yards No effort was made,
no organization formed yet 1t Is said that Spring
Green improved IN appearance during the
summer Of 1907 than during the previous nfty
years Of It's existence.
See the hens running around raw" the
astonished comment of one little Freah Air girl
memorial cot has been placed by the friends of
Kate Greenaway, -'the ohdren's artist, in the
Grand Ormond StSeet Hospital for Children, in
more successful than Kate Greenaway in two
things: her chosen line of work and the ac-
QUESTION of warm personal friends.
Historical pagcants continue In England this
summer That of Chelsea recalls many great
which have happened in Chelsea, from
Caesars army crossing the ford down to royal
fete at Ranelagh Gardens by George II. The most
interesting of all two scenes from the life OF
Queen Elizabeth, both OF which took place at
Chelsea
The Penensey pageant IN the grounds Of historic
Penensey Castle also represented Eliza zabethan
scenes, and the Eastbourne Ladies' Hockey Club
numbering sixty members, represented the court
DANES of the great Queen, in elaborate and efec-
tive costumes, ver1tabe works Of art copied from
famous paintings.
Sham emotions are the curse of the sentimental
woman saws a devotee Of the new method OF
treatment of nervous diseases followed at Emn1an-
ueI Church, Boston Especially must the nervous
person be his guard against sham ernouons-
that is to say that lead to nothing prac-
tcaI that have no moral substance in them. When
good emotion is stirred within the mind It ought
to be translated into acton-fouowed by some act
of charity or by altruistic resolve"
A. the smelling contest at Cleveland, out Of four
teams of fifteen children each, two Httle girls
foruance of forty children pianists before COM
r,ittes of noted musicians in Paris htlie slFi
received the prize. In inquiry conductso pS
the New Jersey State Teachers Assocaauon re-
GENTLY twenty-five Of thirty-two cities reported
more boys than girls behind grade, and furIner De-
hind; and in every physical test appueo eAcep'
one more boys than girls were found neio" the
average In near-sightedness alone were more
girls than boys found afflicted In every form OF
mental effectiveness boys than girls ~ere
found afflicted.
TIL. plant creation system Of Professor Hansen,
of the South Dakota State Agricultural College, is
more interesting because more possible to the
amateur gardener than tbs wizard doinga OF Bur
hank He set himself tc secure hardness ne"
.vpes which would survive 70 degrees below zero
without any protection IN winter. As sample Oh
his method he took the hardy wild rose OF the
bleak Dakota prairies and crossed 1t with the gor-
eso1s Jacouenanot. The result Is q splendid gar
den rose which will stand the Dakota winters He
crosses for disease resistance, longer stems, FEWER
thorns, better climbers, all the qualities whlch
make more desirable plants He declares that
women in their gardens can do much OF this WORK.
always with the possibility of producing something
which will become famous. Hand pollenaton is the
secret of the method