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Show PROVING !A THEORY ggrOGERTON K. YOUNG 3$ proved your theory. Celeste, woman with fluff, aid the young Hlr, threading a needle with yellow dlk'snd attacking a huge chrysanthe co5nl?Wa8t0 1(10(18 ur becoming mum centerpiece. Qllegtlon 0f -Which tneoryi" inquired young ILv nf"ral the "I have sc f dlf- ferpnV therelaUve Mri Allison, serenely. nany, you knowT" explained the fluffy haired "Why ono you were airing the "the llonde. YeB, 1 know otter day, of course. f.rU'U 8nd vegetable, air Kod many every d!,y. but "id to our to (bli particular one was about the per -- egree of A nht.fnh8P1,inC attended their ef- iene fate mat leaus you 10 abuse form" nmi a f , .onie detail of your reputation hlch you are. particularly proud wwmg to the rapidly Increaaed price of on stitching remlnlscently -- "ucr hu gbe went . . lumbe K ....... "m"er 01 for'8 srow- "Well, aemanuea ner audience, ing u of v.,. Z 1 10 b It?" can you prove h0w corpora- ,. Uons Hk. "If there Is one thing upon which I Hatter myself," said the fluffy haired blonde, maniresuy wuang to snare bei oil mbe: requlred bv ,ne grievance against fate, "It Is the fad i, that 1 am not what you might call li 10 bromldlc' v t ucZ o?Tn th! quanuty "There you go," Interrupted young "You're Mrs. Allison, triumphantly. uroving the case against yourself!" While undoubtedly the valuable trees In- The fluffy haired blonde looked per 'nce, 7A I!!' r L! K fW... m raj. m ion, whereas' she fixed the haired . . ., few.- ...1 4 k fluffy 4 x t 4 if i 1 V w s cyrj: CAlfroYA UK v. ft' 3 phrases?" demanded blonde with "Innocuous," responded young Mrs, firmly. "It's almost Insulting, quite, so you needn t lay It ). You see up against me. "Husn, Celeste, interrupted the young matron with auburn braids. Ve want to hear about this theory business. You don't mean 'Innocu ous,' anyway; what you mean is 'ob - - t4 . noxious.' " The fluffy haired blonde laid aside her work. "Celeste is quite right in her theory," she admitted, amiably, "And I myself am not the scintillating exception, either. But I never had It fully demonstrated by myself to my self until last night. , "You 6ee," she went on, "I was din Ing at the Derkeleys.' and in the eve ning Mr. Dowland came in with 6ome others. He Is a professor of ethics you know, and I've always fancied that be thought me rather clever, You can tell from the way they look it you at least you think you can u if they hesitated to Inquire into the weighty thoughts that lie behind your outward calm. "Well, he sat down beside me and waited for a brilliant conversational opening. And right then I subscribed to Celeste's theory of the perversity or vanity. My mind went around and the late Bishop Taylor from distant Aus- around In a neat little circle, and by its original home. ralia, when articulation became necessary, I aid: 'What a warm summer we have It was a surprise, as well as a revelation, to mai u been having!' Then I added: 'What a find on our recent visit to Australia land, under the Southern Cross, that oromldic remaik!' were erowlnit trees that towered In tne air lou "He looked at me in a puzzled sort famouB feet higher than the great Sequoia, the way, and said with a smile that It such and yet American west; our of was a wood perfectly good remark, never- red of the Eucalyp'neless. Then I asked him If be didn't is the fact, as some specimens of tus amygdaliua reach to the great height funk bromldlc people more comfort' 480 feet. W Specimens aDounu inai are irum iu to get on with, anyway." in circumference. They are loung Mrs. Allison groaned. "My to 200 feet of no use for commercial purposes, as ear," uhe said, "nothing remained .h vnpnsp of euttlnc down such enormous ken but for you to ask him what he into trees and then getting their logs split up m been readine lately." handled Is so great that can be that "1 came to that later," admitted the pieces lummonsters are passed by the thrifty Huffy haired blonde, meekly. "When these ones that are more smaller the for to next bermen pause needed filling my handled. had become automatic, easily wo. the riimivntiis amvcdalina is the tallest, it Th. itself. shaned question tree that grows. Sped "He gave me one pitying look and not perhaps the largest, are frequently found, 400 feet high over replied: mens much my 'Nothing except measured lowering up tegular lecture work. But what have while some have been timber of these great The 4S0 onH feet. Jou been itn reading yourself?'" worked, and. as it does not 'ue-- nuny haired blonde sat up specimens Is easily raucn uhp.i iraight and the light of great moral arp readily, is is a genus of trees and wsDiratlon came into her face: "Never tree ti,. ...mlvntua that question of your helpless Hhrubs of the natural order of MyrUcea env J "Ul ""' Hndg," she said. "They probably bracing about 150 species "veot been reading anything at all . matter of fact they have un The eucaiypiuu over vas areas 'ouutcdly been having a dressmaker Si many parts of Australia that trees visible The ne house doing summer sewing, hev .h?t practically the only trees are destl-the fashion the fully developed plates then are their and beauty robs the great They'll of literary Indulgence. to admit In Intellectual society regions of that attract ian and "Kt , which gives such pleasure arm the they'vo been delving Into of Anier.ca. forests T o the primeval "merles of the latest thing In overof several nil striking characteristic . ,kIi "I did g mni. "'" ,t, 1' nnvpr ir,(M admit It to the professor, ties or. .. cast or slough leaves; o' dlslllu-lone- d they 7uBh," she added, "and the snea ,eem year Tne man went sadly away with the 'V : ot n" 'ranc off their bar m I was a shallow young "JjPresHlon that The aves, which have Person, after all." a consiueruu.c j;--- bit. a tain ha9 them "Never mind," remarked Mrs. as used extensively Is "That professor la S? aCSic anyway." "So he species the rhoo ...' many 1b," said the , nnrh other. as know with a Blgh, "but you Jde, anTs. while on the ,eave. In pain """"'olf that It's nice to be admired." on on,.-- -. arranged alter. they .ppent older branches the such a tnat they pre- 7 Tl grow in o be and would . nately opinions of other people sun edges to he their from A9 not ,cnt did if 2 they Interesting ""tot with our own. nature's proviso" i 'sW '' far-awa- y - prac-tlcall- y S Sed w. iaand "'Jl-tye- fluffy-haire- Til 1 ; - .Tr Fire Is the greatest source of injury to eis calyptus plantations. Roth the natural charao terltitlcs of the trees and the conditions w I this planted groves render them peculiarly snscep tiblo to Are Injury. The large quantity of lit ter dry leaves, branches and shredded bark which accumulates beneath a stand Is ettreme ly Inflammable. The bark of eucalyptus la K thin that the trees are Injured even by light surface fires. The wood of blue gum Is very heavy, hardi strong and tough, but is not durable In contact with the soli. It is and Is split with difficulty after it has dried. It is less elastic than hickory, but It has been demonstrate by mechanical testa that seasoned Mac gam timber is a little inferior tn strength and stltt Bess to the best second-growthickory. In ap pearance it closely resembles the wood of hick ory and ash. Blue-gutimber is utilized for a great vari cty of purposes in California. Tha wood ia ere cellent for fuel, and In the treeless valleys has been the chief fuel supply for many years. Ie southern California the steady demand renders commercial planting for fuel very profitable Eucalyptus timber has been extensively used ia California for wharf piling. Blue-gun- i plica are In use In nearly every port on the CUIifornla coast, and extended trial has shown thnt they resist the attacks of marine borers which de stroy timber in sea water longer than othef species commonly used for piling. Hlue-cuttimber has also been used to some extent foi fence posts and telephone poles. Tbe wood le not suitable for this purpose, however, on a count of its short life In tha ground. Beasone4 posts last a little longer than green posts, and timber cut from the heart Is more durable thai sapwood. niue-gutimber has been used to a limited extent to determine its value for railroad lit Tbe results thus far obtained liullcaCe- - that it compares favorably with second graela pino-tttimber. The lumber has been extenslvery used' for v hide stock and for wooden parts of agricultural Implements. It is also made into insulator pins for electric wiring, and is used lor furnlturt v and cabinet worlt, hardwood flooring, , mer beams, the levers of windlasses, and tbe blocking for oil and wine presses, wood paving pulley blocks and belt wheels. The extensive utilization of gum lumber has hitherto been prevented by the scanty supply of timber of merchantable size and by the dlffi culty experienced in seasoning the lumber with out warping and checking. It Is believed, however, that in the seasoning of gum no creates difficulties will be encountered than In soasonv ing of any other hardwood of similar density ' and strength, , A product of considerable importance rive3 from blue gum is the oil distilled (ram the leaves. Eucalyptus oil Is recognized &s a val able drug and is extensively used by pharmacists and physicians. In many valleys of California eucaTypttw windbreaks are considered absolutely necessary to Insure the successful production of crops They have been mcst extensively used to safe guard citrus orchards from strong and destructive winds In southern California, but they are now being established also for the yo tectlon of vineyards and orchards of decubitus fruits, olives and walnuts. The blue rinsv excels other species for windbreak purposes on account of Its height and the rapidity of Its growth. The tall shafts of the trees bend before the wind and act as a cushion to defied ft upward over the orchard, whertyu ordinary wind-breatrees form a mere solid wail, an4 tbo wind draws downward, forming eddies near the leeward side. Eucalyptus reproduce readily by both seed and sprouts. The trees bear seed in abundance annually, and under favorable conditions natural reproduction is freely . estAbUtibod. Trees also sprout vigorously from- btJk Um stump and the roots, either after cutting or is response to Injury. In California commercial groves are almost invariably reproduced by sprouts. Plantations should be started with yoonj trees and not by direct sowing. The opinion is generally held that eucalyptus seedlings :ire so difficult to raise that their propagutUm fa impracticable except for expert nurseryuos. In point of fact, blue gum is one of the v.,rst easily propagated species: close-graine- Allison, but not Hi Y' v - 1 blonde with an accusing eye "whereas, I say, he, thereby must cer tainly convicts himself." "You should have been a lawyer, Cethe fluffy haired leste," responded blonde. "I plead guilty." "But It's your only bad habit," said Mrs. young Allison, generously, "You're Innocent of other Innocuous the Curly frown. .k. extenslvelv is ih grown In California, and so many and valued are Its uses, that It will be news to multitudes v uvar mat mere still live many who ltr uen n was first brought haired phrases!" "What kind of .'A Jt at least two years," went on J5S2 "of thuulized',many othm n .11 to be young Mrs. Allison, taking the floor eanily grown and of valuef will one has about gone "every heatedly, Imported and largely cultivated trying to label every one else as 0886 f tbe t,ucal Pt"s tula has already Is the other yJZLa hromlde or a wnat done, and so "For "Sulphite?' suggested the fluffy talred blonde. "Thank you, dear," said yot ng Mrs "I knew it was something Allison. And the Inconsistency of explosive. It all Is what astonishes me! Every presumptuous person who labels the rest of the world as bromldlc cher ishes the secret conviction that he himself Is the one scintillating except- fin 1,1 5 plexed. thing?" vi- . n lire, and shunned and feared, ore now the abodes of numbers of people who And, since the Introduction of the eucalyptus trees, but little traces, of the dreaded malaria that for 1 w ages once caused those regions to be so shunned and deserted. In the low malarial regions around the Cape of Good Hope and In some similar unhealthfui . regions around Algiers and elsewhere, the same benlflcent results have followed the introduction of the eucalyptus trees. As yet no variety has been discovered that Intense heat of the tropical sun of those lands is able to withstand even a moderate frost, but where they most flourish. the fact that millions of these trees can be Tbe Eucalyptus globulus, generally called raised so easily and quickly in California and the blue gum, from its bluish-greefcaves, Is Florida and perhaps in the warm places on the the variety most successfully grown in CaliforGulf of Mexico, and that Its timber can be so introduced and flourishes nia It has also widely utilized, is a matter for congratulation in India, Natal, Egypt, Algeria, and In various to all who are Interested in the conservation of parts of southern Europe and in some other our forests and also in the introduction of new warm countries. It cannot stand the frost, and varieties of trees that will add to tbe timber so must be classed among tropical trees. Perwealth of the country. In Florida Califorof and tbe slate only haps !a general, eucalyptus may be successfully nia can we expect to see it In perfection in planted In the sections of the United States this country; yet although its introduction into suitable for the culture of citrus fruits. They California has been of but recent date, already are grown In nearly all the agricultural secits value to that state has been very considertions of California, along the coast of southern able. Oregon, and to a limited extent in Arizona. Some of the species of eucalyptus are much more valuable than others. There is also a New Mexico and western Texas. Several species have also been planted in Florida and great dtverslty both in their appearance and along the Gulf coast Here, however, occaworth. One of tbe most valuable is tbe Eucasional frosts have killed or severely damaged called the Jarrah lyptus raarglnata, popularly the trees, and for this reason planting has wood. It grows to a great size and its timbeen discouraged. ber Is so hard that It Is found to be especialThe blue gum (Eucalyptus globulus) has a ly valuable In the construction of wharves, a It resists the attack of the ship worms and phenomenally rapid rate of growth. Seedlings stands will average a height growth of 60 feet borers that are so destructive to ordinary wood. in 6 years and 100 feet In 10 years. Under Because of this quality It also enters largely very favorable conditions individual trees have Into the construction of ships and is ultillzed reached a height of 125 feet and a diameter of In other marine ues. 36 inches in 9 years. In sprout stands growth Some varieties of tbe eucalyptus yield a is even more rapid; trees frequently reach 3 or called resin Vino, gum kind of astringent Inches in diameter and 35 feet In height In 8 while from other a species of manna a hard months, while In 3 years a diameter of 7 inches In considobtained is substance sweet little, and a height of 70 feet are often attained. In erable quantises. As an antidote against maunder favorable conditions, trees laria and as being valuable In warding off or California, have a height of 175 feet and a diattained in where malaria malaria regions dissipating C feet in 26 years. ameter of Although someabounds, the eucalyptus has obtained a conin form, the treu tends to detimes irregular seem to opinions siderable reputation. Expert velop a straight, gradually tapering, unforked be divided as to the way in which its benefl-cen- t stem. In plantations the trunks become rapresults come about. Some think it is thi cleared of branches to a considerable idly which oils trees these volatile result of the height, but In the open, trees branch more neuas a their leaves, acting off through give widely and gradually develop a short crown tralizing and even destructive power against of massive, spreading branches. In the atmosphere; others the malarial matter Blue gum is practically immune from disare beneficent results caused Its that maintain ease. Where trees are reproduced by sprouts, by the fact of the trees being such tapld growthe old stumps frequently decay slowly at the ers, and the great quantity of water they thus atmooff heart, while the sprouts remained unaffected. the purifies absorb and then give trees are not attacked by Insect enebe the the Growing fact may cause, Whatever sphere. but In numfelled timber lying un barked upon mies, their presence that gcodly Is evident tbo ground is subject to injury by a bers, planted In malarial regions, has produced insect. i most beneficent results. Blue gum rarely suffers any breakage of the The Roman Campagna especially has been much so that large porlimbs by winds, and the spreading root sysgreatly benefited, so tem renders the trees very wind Arm, tions once considered almost fatal to human St v a n wood-minin- g trip-ham- ' k , - |