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Show PAPERS KNOWN AS X Y Z DISPATCHES In strained relations existed the United States and the young French republic. The United States, desiring to repair the friendship between the two countries which had been of such importance during the American Revolution, sent three commissioners to France to effect an understanding. The government of France the Directory was pressed for funds, and the commissioners were given to understand that the United States could have the friendship of France only upon terms which amounted to an international bribe; that otherwise war might be expected as the result of affronts the French felt they had received at the hands of the United States. The American commissioners sent back to their government a series of dispatches describing their reception and the French proposals. President Adams, after seeing these dispatches, sent word to congress that no agreement with France was in sight, and that no terms compatible with the safety, the honor, or the essential interests of the nation could be obtained. Copies of the dispatches were forwarded to congress at its request. In the copies, the letters X, Y and Z were diplomatically substituted for the names of three French agents who had presented the offensive proposals. Hence the papers were called the X Y Z correspondence. The revelations contained in the dispatches caused a great sensation, and preparations were begun for war with France. Some conflict, indeed, did break out upon the sea. Later, however, a satisfactory relationship was established between the two 1797 between by National Geographic Society, i Washington, D. C.) WNU Service. (Prepar'd - of southern California are normally arid, have burst forth in a riot of colorful wild flowers due to the unusually heavy rainfall. California has many showcases for the display of her diversified floral wares. ' In the high Sierras are the snow plants, peeping inquiringly and a bit nervously through the snowcaps when the first warmth of spring moves the solid pack to mushy activity. Farther down the slopes, lichens, mosses, sundry family groups of ferns, and many varieties of wild flowers merge into the, wooded lowlands, where, especially north of the mountains, the live oak spreads its shapely limbs and often affords protection while adding beauty to the pasture land, where herds of fat Herefords browse. In. the northern part of the state roses grow with little cultivation, but with the profusion of goldenrod in Pennsylvania. No mere bushes suffice for the wealth of blossoms. . They grow on trees, often to a height of 12 feet or more, and curious results of intergrafted varieties are sometimes found in freakish but delightful array on a single tree. In Santa Cruz arbors cover the sidewalks of some of the streets, and over these roses, intertwined with geraniums, climb and rest in clusters. Though the Cultivated flowers which abound are beautiful and varied, all the way from the sand dunes, Scotch broom, and rhododendrons of Crescent City, which is almost the last outpost in California before the Redwood highway reaches the Oregon line, to Ramonas garden, in San Diego, only a few miles from the Mexican border, it ' is to the wide open spaces, the desert and mountain sides of the southern part of the state, which we turn in chief appreciation. One may see and study the snow plant under the dome of Shasta, dip into the wonderland of plant and flower life at the experimental farm of the late Luther Burbank,' near Santa Rosa, or wander through San Franciscos Golden Gate park, where he finds practically every variety of flow- er and plant that will grow under a kindly sun. Dons Party Dress in Spring. , In the early spring California dons her party dress and looks her best. The winter rains have tinted hillside and pasture land a verdant green. In the citrus areas the delicate orange blossom fills the air with its perfume, and miles of trees stretch like milky ways as far asjthe eye may follow. In other sections cherry blossoms stage an exhibition. The almond trees are indescribably , lovely. The landscape is filled with color, while snowcapped peaks are seen through the tree tops. This is cultivated loveliness ; but one day, after a searching rain followed by warm sunshine, a mountain side suddenly bursts into flame a veritable spontaneous combustion. Literally, all outdoors becomes one vast garden of - flowers, until it seems there is no end to the colorful panorama. The cup of gold, as the Spaniards called the California poppy, is the queen of wild flowers. And the desert ! Who can look upon the desert in the spring and talk of a barren waste? Even Death valley, for ages Californias bogy spot, a place to be spoken of in awed whisper, a death trap, now has tourist hotels and tent camps. Desert vegetation exhibits its greatest growth and beauty between February and May. It Includes the yucca and juniper, the creosote and many varieties of shrub and heroccasional Joshua tree, mixed an bage, with Indian paintbrush (a member of luthe yucca family), wild buckwheat, pine, prickly phlox, blazing-star- , sunflower, barrel cactus bloom, ocotillo, anfi many others, giving for a season the impression of a world. In this lush AREAS pi ? . . mes-quit- e, monkey-flower- flower-carpete- d s, period the desert literally blossoms as the rose, although the rose does not ordinarily blossom in the desert The term "wild flowers" does not describe some of this desert flora. Occasionally they are savage flowers, capable of protecting themselves better e than any laws could possibly protect them. In magnificent color, in delicacy of texture of petal, the cactus flowers are perhaps the most wonderful of the California desert blossoms. But no one ever came home from the desert with a handful of cbol-l- a flowers or a bouquet of prickly pears. Look and leave em is the safest motto, for the cactus has a fiendish defense against all comers. California mothers no scenic syme phony more marvelous than the National park, with its mighty peaks, rugged canyons, giant trees, waterfalls tumultously spreading a protecting veil over the rocky outlines of naked clefts rising from the floor of the valley sheer a thousand feet or man-mad- Yose-mit- more. In the giant sequoia, the sugar pine, the western yellpw pine, the red and we white firs, and the incense-cedahave in this Yosemite region one of the most remarkable groups of conifers in the world. It serves to give thp park an Interest and charm which gratifies the esthetic sense and stirs deeply the imagination. A View of Contrasts. From Artists Point there is a fine view of the valley and itn contrasts In height and depth, in verdure and flora. Near the foot of Yosemite falls, the largest and most spectacular in the valley, the blueblossom, commonly called blue lilac," grows in profusion, the soft coloring blending with the rainbow effects of the torrent, broken in its descent to the floor of the valr, One Thing Needful Butcher Round steak, madam? Bride The shape doesnt interest me, so long as it's tender. Southern Farmer. wTTlhiere When You CANT QUIT Fatigue is the signal to rest. Obey it if you can. When you cant, keep in comfort. Bayer Aspirin was meant for just such times, for it insures your comfort. Freedom from those pains that nag at nerves and wear you down. One tablet will block that threatening headache while it is still just a threat. Take two or three tablets when youve caught a cold, and thats usually the end of it. Carry Bayer Aspirin when you travel. Have some at home and keep some at the office. 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The Yosemite National park, which embraces 1,100 square miles of and scenic valley incomparable mountains, offers a rich field for the botanist So great is the range of natural conditions between foothills and mountain glaciers that one authority estimates that 1,200 species and varieties of flowers, plants, and ferns are native to this area. Though most of these are typical of the entire Sierra Nevada, many are exceedingly rare. The fragrance of the western azalea is enhanced by abundant bloom. The delicate canchalagua, with its snowy clusters of bright, thick flowers; the taller collomia, with its dense heads of dainty, blossoms, almost salmon in color; the golden or monkey-flowecountless blue flowers, such as the light-blu- e pentstemon, with Its whorls in tall stems; tall blue tiny dark-blu- e collinsla; the red Indian paintbrush; the brilliant scarlet d with leaves and corolla, about one inch long; golden buttercups all go to form the brilliant mosaic of large sheets and pools of color on the valfunnel-forme- d s, r; forget-me-not- s; pent-stemo- n, lance-shape- funnel-forme- d ley levels. The wide variety of conditions, ranging from the hot and dry slopes of foothills to the bleak the brush-clasummits above timberline, the abode of glaciers and perpetual snow, gives to the flora an exceedingly diverse and interesting character. 'The irregular topography yields southward-facinslopes, which receive the full effect of the suns rays, as well as northward slopes, cool, moist and shady, where they are little felt The altitude ranges from 2,500 feet in the foothill belt to more than 13,000 feet along the crest of the Sierra Nevada. The first white men who frequented this Yosemite hinterland were miners, sheep herders, and cattlemen. Then Came surveyors and soldiers to guard the mountain meadows and forests. And, lastly, the tourist, at first a little group at long intervals, but now in throngs, to see the glories of the mountains. The first systematic reconnaissance of the region was made by the California geological survey, between 1863 and 1867. d g His mother had died sud- denly. His family was perplexed about notifying Him, for he was somewhere on die way to California. Just where, nobody knew. They did know, however, he was motoring over a route selected by the Conoco Travel Bureau. 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