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Show English Town Built With Eye to Beauty With the Increase of population and tho advance of civilization the ugllfl-catlon ugllfl-catlon of the countryside proceeds apace. Squat and dismal .little town spring Into unlovely being, especially In the vicinity of great cities Just where some touch of nature's beauty Is most needful. And where the Jerry-builders Jerry-builders are not active the billboard men work their cruel defacements. The United States has been held up to scorn as the nation which give the greatest scope to the ugllfler. Justly, too. For the United States, being young as a nation, lias offered the greatest field for devastation. But the old countries have not escuped. Englund stands very near the top of the list of beautiful countries. And j the English people ure trying hard not to permit the destruction of the nation's na-tion's gift of beauty. There Is a council for the preservation preserva-tion of rural England, and It is doing do-ing effective work. Where great and beautiful estates are being broken up for town building or for other residential resi-dential purposes the moral suasion of the council Is preventing haphazard and destructive activities. Under its direction handsome suburbs and out-Ijlng out-Ijlng towns and villages are being created. And all the efforts of the nature-destroyers are being Intelligently Intelligent-ly opposed. As a result it will be a long time before England becomes ugly. And If. England can provide practically for growth of population and Industry without surrender of all esthetic Ideals the United States, too, can save its rural regions from becoming miserable mis-erable encrustations and defacements on the face of nature. The effort Is worth while If we care for the future of our nation. Chicago Journal. Lawn Roller Essential for Fine Grass Plot A perfect lawn must have an even surface, either level, or an even slope If the ground dips. Depressions In the lawu lead to bare spots, which must be repaired every spring. Water collects col-lects in them during the winter. Ice stands and the grass la killed out. This trouble may be avoided easily at the start. A lawn roller is nn essential es-sential tool for a well-kept lawn. It Is needed every season. After tin; lawn Is thoroughly spaded or plowed, the lumps broken up and the soil reduced to a 'tine tilth und as nearly level as possible, seed It and go over It with a roller. The roller will force the seed into close contact! with the soil' and will reveal uny places that need a little filling In. Go over it with the roller until the surface shows uo hollows that the roller does not touch. Then you may know that It Is right. As rollers are rather expensive. It Is a good plan for neighbors to club together to-gether and get a good one. As the need for It Is not constant, there will be no likelihood of difficulty In getting a chance to use It, Twice a year ought to be sufficient |