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Evening star., 1914-08-01

"This is far out Of your way. I'm
afraid" she said.
"oh; no." he returned. '1 live just
'Then-then we're almost neigh
bors." Cecily said. She had reached
the door. You've saved my only hat"
she conhded. I'm very grateful.
Thank you"
Not at ALL" he replied. '1t was no
more than one neighbor should do for
another"
He lifted his hat and plunged back
into the sloppy. wind-swept street.
Cecily ran all the way up to her
room. She lit the gas and took Off
the hat his umbrella had saved. She
looked at it and caressed its ribbon
gently. 'T truly believe he's from the
country" she sighed. mo city man
could ever make me believe that he
was SO really nice and good"
Next morning there was no rain.
gestive Of dampness. The first thing
Cecily had thought as she opened her
eyes was this: Il wonder II l shall
see Him today. And I wonder If he
cares whether he sees me"
He was. in truth, sitting next the
door of the car. 1t was not crowded
and there was a place beside him for
her. He had a box in his hand and
as soon as they had exchanged good
mornings he gave 1t to her. my
you to have it. 1t was picked yester-
day morning on the hill back of my
old home"
Cecily's hand trembled as she re-
moved the cover from the box. With
in lay a tangle of starry pink bloom.
"Arbutus!" she gasped. She dare not
lift her eyes; they were too full of
tears. How good of you," she said.
You'll never know just all it means
I can't tell you. But it grows on the
hon oh nf nj
Then you're from the country" he
exclaimed.
Cecily smiled TREMENDOUSLY. Couldn't
NO" And I've often wondered"
"I knew you were."
He smiled back, but he flushed. Il
haven't got all the hayseed out of
my hair yet?' he asked;
corner?"
"And mine, too I'm sorry
"I haven't thanked you properly for
the arbutus." Cecily murmured as they
swung off into the street.
They missed each other that even
ing. but the following night they met
again. This time they clung to straps.
II want to tell you." Cecily said,
about the arbutus. l got little
dish and filed 1t with water and had
the arbutus on my counter all day.
And at night I took it home with me.
had since I've been in the store. 1t
was the arbutus. I think. 1t kept me
happy"
I'm glad" he said. "I wrote to my
sister and told her that I'd given it
to little country girl who had strayed
into the city and who. l thought. was
a little bit lonelier and more home
sick than myself. And I told her how
we'd been riding back and forth to-
gether on the same car for almost two
years without ever having spoken
until that rainstorm."
Cecily's brown eyes opened wide upon
him. Then that was why she
began. And stopped, all confused
color.
why, what? Go on" he begged.
Evening star., 1914-08-01
The House of Hapsburg.

THE house of Hapsburg. which rules
Austria-Hungary, has survived from
the old days of despotic kingship.
through all the revolutions. defeats in
war and overturning of states of six CEN
turtles Curiously enough. il is at the head
of no despotisul. but OF a free, constitu-
tional monarchy
Great events have been crowded within
the six centuries rule of the Hapsburgs
in Austria. The wars in which these
monarchs have been engaged during that
period have been many. They have coped
in turn with every other European power
that rose to rival them. They have
fought the Turk and the Pruss'an, the
Russian. Frenchman. Italian, Spaniard
and Dutchman: and they have far more
often suffered defeat than come off the
victors in these mighty conflicts. No
rulers were ever more uns sortunate i'll
war, or even suffered more bitter penal
ties for defeat Time was when the
Austrian monarch he'd sway over Spain
and the Netherlands. over a large part
of Italy and many provinces of eastern
have been wrung from his grasp: each
century has witnessed some loss of do
m Mon to him.
On the other hand. austria has long
been fortunate in having line of shrewd
and able Statesmen, who have often made
up, by diplomatic triualnhs, for her losses
in war. No nation suffered so terribly
Austria from the assaults of the first
Napoleon. Yet, after the terrific combats
which ended in Napoleons fall Austria
reaped more solid gains from the final
sett eInent by treaty than any other
power.
Evening star., 1914-08-01
THE EVENING STORY.
THE EVERYDAY MAN.
(oouyrirnt, 1914, BY ". werner.)

Copyright. 1914. by ". werner.)
Cecilly King rose from her white en-
ameled iron bed at 9 O'Clock. She had
retired at the night before and slept like
a 'Iog," which was her synonym for the
dresmless profoundly Of healthy. young
slumber. The crinkly glass over her bu-
reau showed that there were roses in her
cheeks. There was no sunshine In her
room save that Of her rich hair. But with
those roses and that sunshine Cecily man
aged to be happy and content.
She had a great appetite for breakfast
and set about preparing it. She lit the
gas let got a couple Of eggs. an orange
and a tin Of condensed milk from the
window ledge. which was her refrigera-
tor; opened fresh package of biscuit and
brewed her cocoa. Having fortified her
self against the mornings toll. she put
her room in order. pinned on her little
black hat. slipped on her little blue coat
and set forth in brave spirits from her
castle.
It was Monday morning and the mill
of the city was getting into motion early.
She did not feel tagged, and decided to
walk a few blocks before taking her car.
She had plenty of time for 1t, even for
lettering. The air was soft. Women
were wearing summer gear. spring was
abroad in the land. Somewhere an
emones and hepaticas were shyly bloom
ing: trees showed the mahogany redness
Of bursting buds; grass was upspringing.
bright and lush. Cecfly knew where. was
She not Of the country born? She knew
that this dry. gray city was not all OF
the world, that 1t did not hold all there
was of joy and springtime The city was
a kind Of workshop where necessity con-
fined her. but she could see through the
stone and brick and mortar and get
glimpses Of all the green and gold lowell
ness that lay waiting and beckoning her
beyond. Some time when she got money
enough she was going back home to the
country. That was her hope and her
dream.
A vender with his pushcart full Of fiow-
ers detained her. She bought a nicker .
worth Of daRodils and pinned them upon
her blue coat. A moment later her car
came by and she boarded it
The car was crowded. She caught a
strap and balanced herself deftly. There
was line Of straphangers. The man
next to her was reading the mornings pa
per. She peeped past his shoulder ano
became fascinated by a headline. Pres
preached nearer SO that she could read
more easily. She realized also that the
man had a dafodil in his buttonhole, that
he was young and that he did not smell
Of cheap tobacco. that he appeared oddly
familiar. A sudden exodus cleared the
car somewhat and she was able to sit
down. Tho man read on. She could not
help observing him. She seemed to have
seen him thousand times before.
The car stopped at her corner and she
got of. The man also got of. He crossed
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|, partment declare that the next genera
ton will hardly be noticeable. DR.. +. M.
Webster, who Is in charge Of the invesd-
cations Of the cereal and forage insects
for the Department of Agriculture and
who has made long study of the army
worm, has staked his professional reputa-
ton on the announcement that no one
except entomologists will see another
army worm in Washington this summer.
That certainly ought to be good news to
those who fear another invasion.
This strange disappearance Of SO un-
pleasant and unwelcome a pest is trace
able to two causes, according to the ex-
perts. The first and more important Of
these is the prevalence of tiny tachinid
ny. whose professional name is ''Winthe-
mia Quadipustulata" This little parasite
makes 1t its business to lay its eggs on
the army worm. The eggs are oval and
little less than one-sixteenth of an inch
in length. They are the tiny white spots
you may have noticed upon the caterpil-
lars. For Mrs. Winthemia rarely misses
an army worm when 1t comes to deposit
ing her eggs. Thousands upon thousands
Of army worms will never develop into
moths because Of the work Of this fly
The tiny eggs of the parasite hatch al
most over night an dthe wicked little
maggots burrow down into Mr.. Caterpil-
lar, and then 1t is all or with him.
The other cause that makes the ex-
perts SO confident about their assertions
that the army worm will not be heard
from again this summer is the fact that
the moth of the army worm loves to
migrate AS soon as the few moths who
will survive leave their cocoons they will
take the next train, by wing. for other
regions. Few of them will lay their eggs
near their birthplace. Much OF this is
due to the fact that they do not care
for the short lawns In which they will
make their appearance or the dry
clumps of weeds that would be nightly
attractive If they had such a place of
abode in a rainy spring.
Not more than one in q thousand OF
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But she shook her head and stared
out of the window obdurately.
At her corner he rose and helped her
off. And then resolutely he turned with
her toward Mrs. Drummond's.
II must know the rest of that why.
he pleaded.
"oh" Cecily laughed family. Il never
dreamed I had seen you SO many times
That was why you seemed familiar.
He laughed, too. I've wished hun
dred times I could speak to you," he
said. It's awfully lonesome in the city
for chap who never sees anything
room I tried going to church and to
the theater. but it only reminds you
that you are among strangers and
makes you feel lonelier than ever. OF
course. there is my deskmate In the Of
fee. but when you are brought up
Presbyterian, and a country Presby-
terian at that" He stopped. "As
for girls. I've never had a chance to
meet any that I thought were worth
knowing until met you"
1--WE been through it ALL" Cecily said.
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usually has to do It's work at range Of
thousand miles or SO, suddenly dis
covered trouble right at its own front
door. Instead of getting complaints by
mail Of the ravages of the insects. and
pleas for advice and help, 1t found the
irate residents whose lawns had been
eaten up camping on its doorstep and
demanding help by telephone and in per-
son. A circular was quickly gotten out
to tell of the work Of this insect and Of
the best methods of combating it. The
army worm made its appearance not only
in Washington, but throughout the coun-
try. especially in the northern states east
Of the Rocky mountains.
For those who cannot claim intimate
acquaintance with the army worm it
would be well to introduce 1t by its
technical name of "Heliophila unipun-
cia.' The caterpillar which does all the
damage is the child Of moth whose
wings spread about one and one-half in
ches. These wings are brown with white
spots in the center Of each forewing. It
is not an unattractive moth. although 1t
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thanked him. 1t came to her that he, or
somebody exactly like him, had done the
same thing before.
That night they Travelled up town again
in company. They sat on opposite sides
of the car and tried not to look at each
other. 1t was very embarrassing and
very interesting. A tangle of traffic de-
layed the car. It began to rain too. Ce-
cily had no umbrella The rain became
a downpour. When the car stopped Ce-
cily got off in something Of a panic. The
wind had risen. Her hair whipped into
her eyes and for an instant she was blind
and helpless. Then she realized that the
rain was no longer falling upon her. Also
that steady hand had kept her from
stepping right into the path Of skidding.
carelessly driven taxi. She heard a voice
from somewhere above her head, saying:
"Im sure you'll forgive me. But !
couldn't see you get wet"
"Oh!" gasped Cecily. Then you did
have an umbrella. I wondered"
They turned toward the house where
Cecily lived.
Evening star., 1914-08-01
! VIE towers of the United States
naval wireless station at ArlinRton

THE towers of the United States
naval wireless station at Arlington
have. in a way, displaced the
washington monument. They have sue
ceeded 1t as lofty landmark. 1t Is the
mark against the sky which tells far-o1
people where lies Washington. Time was
when traveller coming into the city over
the roads Of Virginia or Maryland looked
to the Monument as the first note of
the capital. To come within sight of the
Monument made one feel near to Wash
ington. even though in instances the
tall white shaft might have been glimpsed
at distance Of ten. twelve or fifteen
miles. Yet the Monument seemed to give
assurance that the city was not SO far
drive, tiresome perhaps. was approach
first view Of home.
It Is now the Arlington towers which
first come into view and which cheer
the tired or impatient Traveller. The main
tower with more feet between its base
and summit than there are in the Mon
ument, and with its lofty site. comes
into view long before the traveller gets
q peek at the Monument. Whereas the
incoming traveller of the roads of this re-
give him a welcome home. he gets his
greeting now from the aero towers
the Arlington towers. or ''the towers at
Arlington" as they are commonly spoken
Of
X X
From the highlands, the hills and
ridges around Washington these towers
may be seen by day about as far as the
light halo Of the city may be seen at
night. and how many Washingtonians,
far out in either of the adjoining states
and feeling a sense of loneliness in the
night-Quiet Of the country. have watched
the pale glow in the sky marking the
direction and location Of their home city.
These towers have greatly extended the
range of that comfortable or sentimental
sensation which comes upon the WASH
ingtonian when he sees the first land
mark which he associates with home.
one looks back for a parting glance at
these towers. visible symbol that one
has turned his back on home. 1t is In
this respect that the wireless towers
have put the Washington Monument out
of joint
OF the main roads around Washington
which bring you closest to these towers Is
the Columbia pike. the first deep-dusty
road at right angles to the Washington
Highway bridge. From a point on this
road opposite the towers you will gain
keen perception of their height, and
you will probably think of the marvel
Gus II not mysterious agencies at work
there. Over the brick buildings attached
Evening star., 1914-08-01
Few Opium Sales.

A the result Of the opposition of the
Chinese government to the impor-
tation Of opium into any part of the
new republic, the trade in this drug has
fallen until 1t is practically nil, ac-
cording to reports which have come to
this country from Hongkong.
The reports state that certain syndi-
Gates having large sums of money in
vested in the opium trade have been
seriously crippled. and that for some
time the banks in the far east were in
straitened circumstances. The Chi
nese republics unceasing opposition to
the opium trade has resulted in an
agreement with the British Indian gov
ernment whereby no Malva or Patna
opium will be sold
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the street and went into big Office build
ing. She turned and entered at the side
door Of the department store where she
worked.
All that morning the thought Of him
constantly recurred to her. By the time
she had sold her seventh blouse she was
beginning to be angry with herself for
not remembering where she had seen him
before IT know he's from the country -
she reasoned. HE has that look. It's
unmistakable. And know I know him.
I must know him or he wouldn't appear
SO familiar I've never met any man since
I came to the city, so he must be some
body I've known before. He noticed me,
too. When he went out he looked at me.
1 thought he was going to give me his
paper. I wonder If I shall see him
again.
It was quite improbable, Of course, that
she would ever see him again. And yet
next morning when she took the car there
he was with his paper. He had a seat
and he got UP and gave it to her. She
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lays absolutely no claim to beauty, and
the caterpillar is about as repellent a
pest as one could imagine. 1t is a little
naked worm-like caterpillar that starts
out q pinkish brown in color and becomes
darker as 1t grows older.
The female moth lays her eggs in mats
Of grass and weeds, pushing them down
as far as possible into the sheath Of the
leaves to conceal them. Usually she
lays from fifteen to twenty In a string. "
It takes eight or ten days for these to
hatch and then the little worms begin
to work at once. It takes about three
weeks Of good feeding to bring them to
their normal maturity. This is the time
during which they do their damage. Us
ually they eat at night and hide when
the sun it out. But If they happen to
come in large numbers, as they did in
July, they find 1t necessary to eat dur
ing the day time as well. and to migrate
from one feeding ground to another. II
is from this migration that they have
received their name Of army worm
mental fashion from one lawn or field to
another. much as though they were an
army of invaders.
After they have eaten their fill and
maintained their growth. they burrow in
to the ground. where they are trans
formed into brown cocoons and emerge
two weeks later as adult moths. In the
northern states there are two or three
generations a year, while there are as
many as six in the south. Fortunately,
however, only one Of these generations,
as a rule. is really destructive one.
Just where this summers flock of
Washington invaders came from nobody
knows. The entomologists who have
studied them insist that they are the
products Of moths that blew into WASH
ington in the spring. Thousands Of their
broken wings were noticed in the Union
station in June. But not even the most
careless Of observers would try to main
tain that they came in by train.
The department of Agriculture hurried
to the front with remedies to kill of
the pests. The chief trouble lay In the
Evening star., 1914-08-01

IT know. There are girls in the store.
but-well. they're different Oh, hate
the city!" she burst out, I'm staying
because I have to. Some day mean to
go back home That is. I mean to go
back to the country. I haven't any
home now"
why (they stood on the doorstep and
he looked at her earnestly, I'm living on
just that hope myself. want to go back
l mean to go back. There's little place
l know But Of course, I don't like
to go back alone"
Cecily hung her head. The country
roses in her cheeks were blooming as in
June time. Her heart was beating ter
ribly. She heard him say with world
Of wistfulness in his voice: ITS beauti-
full in the country in June. And l know
you'd like that little place.
Then she looked up. Il know I would,
too." she managed to say.
Breathlessly she ran upstairs. She flung
herself on the bed, crying, and yes, pray
ing. too. 1t had come! 1t had come !!
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fact that It seemed difficult to combat
the little caterpillars once they had
started on their work. The best remedy
offered by the experts takes the shape
Of delightful compound which will make
quick work Of the caterpillars wherever
they can be induced to eat 1t. To make
this composition take one pound of Paris
green, fifty pounds Of wheat bran. the
Juice Of half q dozen oranges and enough
diluted molasses to make the whole into
q sttff dough. This Is to be sprinkled
among the worms. Care must be taken,
however. to keep this dough from chill
dren or animals
Another efficient remedy. particularly
recommended in case OF lawns or other
restricted areas. is the application Of a
spray of one pound Of arsenate Of lead
dissolved in twenty-five gallons OF water.
II the powdered arsenate is more easily
obtainable. one pound Of this may be
busted on the grass where the worms
are feeding. This arsenate, however. Is
also q deadly poison for men as well as
animals.
Prompt action to prevent the worms
from invading a field Is far better than
later efforts to kill them in the grain or
grass. Once the caterpillars have infest-
ed a field the measures necessary to de-
stroy them may seriously hurt or even
destroy the crop.
The worms at first are almost always
localized in some definite breeding place
in the field and immediate efforts should
be taken to eradicate them in these
small areas before they have had time to
spread. The normal breeding place of
the army worm Is in rank grass, such as
is usually found along the edges of
swamps or In spots Of pasture land that
have been overfertilized. They are prac-
tically never found In swarnps, because
the worm needs a reasonably dry place
in which to breed. Clean cultivation, ro-
tation of crops, cleaning up of fence cor
ners. close pasturage and the burning
over Of waste grass land in the spring
or fall are good measures to prevent a
recurrence Of the army worm
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the army worms arrives at the moth
stage. II the parasites fail to get in
their work. there are always the spar
rows, who have a remarkable appetite
for army worms There are also num-
ber of hungry ground beetles that like
nothing better than to make a dessert
of nice juicy army worm caterpillars.
It is hard life to be an army worm
in a big city. But he can make 1t
nightly unpleasant for all concerned
while he is at it. The recent outbreak
of the army worm in Washington was
one Of the worst invasions the city has
ever had. Persons who had spent years
trying to get their lawns into shape found
their work ruined in night. In many
of the parks the worms got busy almost
before the authorities knew it. and then
1t was too late.
The Department of Agriculture. which
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through comprehension and not
through thunders OF admonition. About
all the kinds that go to make up the
world are gathered in this wild and
surprisingly beautiful spot, and to
both the human nature of the lumber
man and the magic loveliness of the
country this writer is as keenly alive
as he is competent to embody them in
sturdy and at the same time a charm
ing story. "A romance Of the pattern
of the people and their surroundings
shapes the action and gives the color
to this tale Of 1.-The Ontonagon."
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of. 10 a most interesting waif from q
long ago time.
GLORY OF THE PINES, q Tale Of the
OntonagOn. By william Chalmers
Covert. Philadelphia: The West
minister Press.
This is q fresh and robust story of
a lumber camp in the Lake Superior
region. The story is told by the young
minister Of the camp, in the spirit Of
the new shepherd who has finally come
to understand that men are reached
Evening star., 1914-08-01

The Star man was told that in operation
these towers are charged with 100000
volts, that electric waves are sent out,
which travel in all directions with the
velocity of light, or at the rate Of more
than 10000 miles a second. and that ar
riving at an aerial receiving station the
waves there set up electric oscillations
affecting wave detector which produces
signals in a sensitive telephone receiver
step-up transformer operated by a
motor-generator set produces the electric
oscillations. and II the Star man made
his notes correctly and Transcribed them
without error. "a helix Of wire change
able contacts Is connected with the in
strument to vary the length of the cleo
tro-magnetic waves radiated from the
antenna"
For results in sending and receiving the
stations exchanging messages must be in
tune" and to effect this. tuning coils"
are employed to alter the length of the
receiving aerial SO as to oscillate syn
chronously with the transmitting an
tenna- II the receiving aerial is not of
the same length as the transmitting an
tenna there Is confusion in the signals
and most likely they will not be made out
at all.
When the Arlington station was under
contract for construction 1t was guar
anteed that the instruments would trans
NIT and receive intelligence over a space
of 5000 miles. and this has been achieved.
The Arlington station was the first in the
chain OF six powerful aero stations by
means Of which the Navy Department
Will maintain communication with all the
naval stations. possessions and ships of
the United States. no matter in what seas
those ships may be sailing.
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trembling. She spoke out loud. II don't
know his name. And he doesn't know
NINE"
Then she began to laugh.
(THE END.)