.. CAPE MAY HERALD. THURSDAY.DECEMBER 19, 1907

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nmuics rnrsnEo c time come* from, the (ranlener* propogiite the paroslte artlUelally. Mistletoe. os Is well known. Is of the parasitic ktml. toklns Its sustenance not from the grutinil. hut from a tree. The though the hawthorn, the lime and the poplar frequently carry the paroslte. The sctentltlc Inoculation of trees with the mistletoe growth Is practiced with excellent results In the north of England. The gardener takes between his thuuih and foretlnger one of the little berries of the mistletoe, crashes It so that Its sticky Julie oozes out and ■ticks It U|>on the surface of a branch of the tree. Usually be selects a youug branch, on which the bark Is soft and easily penetrable. If an older branch be choseu. the bark Is slightly scraped on the surfeit. The berry Is mashed Bat against the bark. The seed which It contains Is tbns held In place by tti own gum. Late April or May Is the proper season for inoculating. The seed fc-on sends through the bark a Uttle "feeler" or root, and a small twig, bending In toward the branch of the tree, appears.

1 of lotion', gradually rlstut: to a little at the plait where the hook has Tilts tip gets green and shiny. J pushes up. ati.l In a few weeks ninUiakahle twig of mistletoe Is le. with a stem and a loug leaf ot

little swellings and peaks along tbt brail, h. the thtu roots of the nilittle toe having traveled under the hark t< sprout up Jn fresh places. Thus li travels along until aometlmes the whole tree Is in lt« isissesslon. flne bunches of the I'hristmas hanger growing abnn When once the mUt'cloe takes pos session of a fmlt tree the effect upon the fruit Is quite noticeable. The tleloc takes Its nourishment from the tree to whlth It ellugs. That Is the soil In v hit h Ita toot* live end thrive. Naturally this niltn-c* the amount of the fruit If the captive l» an apple tree, the apple* lict-ume small and scraggly. The mistletoe ha* a away their sweetness and plump Man grows by what he feed* on. does mistletoe. And as the pork e man visit* the penally of death upon the pig so docs the penalty of withering and souring fall upon the apple whose progenitor feeds the spreading parasite Nature Is full of won and the growth of mistletoe Is ot the most wonderful when adequately

studied.

Mistletoe grows naturally In parts of England and Scotland, being p gated by blrda. tu some of the n ern counties of Scotland no nristleUM Is found. This ts bellev.-d to be dus to the absence of the mtstle thn from tnose counties. The thrusn this name Is exceedingly fond of the mistletoe lietry. After eating Its All the bird flies to another tree. Being cleanly. It use* the branch of the upon which It alights for n na| wiping Its sticky bill thereon, qnently a mistletoe seed Is tbns posited snd glued to the bark. Then the reprodvcll-.o process follows uraily. * An ofllrlr I W:ulrr *" to whether mistletoe Is sjltt to be found on Dniltllcnl day*, resulted In

tbr i 1

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county of England bearing the para site. Bui modeni mistletoe has comf to lie Cupldlcal rather than lirntdlcal When Ihe mistletoe and the miss, plus the mister, get In the proper positions

THE NEWSBOYS* PIE. It Took Mon Who Looked Liko Bing hom to Find It. Trampl Tramp: Tramp: Two bun dred and flfly pairs of Utile feet, keep Ing step, are marching to dinner In the New York newslnys' lodging bouse Fire hundred pairs more *r# restlessly awaiting their turn upstairs, lu prison, hospital and almshouse (he great city la bon! and gl»es_of her plenty Here an unknown friend has spread a generous repast for the walfa who all the rest of the flays shift for them selves at best they ran turkey, cof fee and pie. with vegetables to fill In As the flic of eagie eyed youngsters passes down tin- long tables tbere are swift movements of grimy hands, and shin waists hulgv rugged mats sag at the iiucketa. Ilardlv la the (lie seal ed when the plaint rises "I ain't go! no pie.' It got swiped on me:" Keren des|adled ones bold up their bauds ' The su|n-!tutendeut laughs It I. rbristmas eve He tups one tentative I ly on the bulging shirt. "What havej you here, my lad?" “Me pie." responds be. with nu Inuo cent look "I was scan It would gel

atole.”

A little fellow who lias been eying one of the visitors attentively takes his I knife out of his mouth nod points It at him with conviction "I know you. " lie pipes. 'You tv a p'llre commissioner. I seen yer picture In the papers You're Bingham’" The rlalter of knives and forks cease, sudt'.-uly Keren pies creep stealthily over the edge of ihe table and are replaced on as many plates The visitor* hn.gb It was e ease of mistaken Identity.-Century. IN Th£ OATS OF '64. The Last Christina* of ths Southsrn Confeceracy. “We had eoine memorable Christmas daj-s lu the south during the war," said Mra. Zebulon B. Vance, wife of the late Cnlu-d States senator from North Carolina. 'That of Kiel was different from any that had preceded It because wo were lu anus against the Federal government, and many of the male guests at southern homes that day wore Confederate uniforms. Much of the talk at tbr Christmas dinner table was of sieges and battles and marches, but we were all full of hope and cotifldenee, "Christmas. 1KG2. found us but poorly prepared to celebrate It. Our supplies were few. and Confederate money was nt a heavy discount Then came the I ter year of 1*3. with the fall of Vitssburg and the defeat at Gettysburg. With sad faces, harmonizing well with their drestes of coarse black stuff, the women of the south devoted themselves to picking lint mid spinning and wenvlag for husluiud*. fathers, brothers and sweethearts In the field. ••Christman. IStH- the lust Christmas of the war—dawned, and what a gloomy festival It was for the people of the south'. Of manufacture producls we had practically none. Our hairpins were made of long black thorua. with a bail of sealing wax on the end- We bad made Into dresses every scrap of available material, while our feet were incased In home-

An Xmas Mistake

tCopyright, tw:. by Frank H gwool.) S T. NICHOLAS was rsstmg From h>* Christmas work at lost,

Ths gifts had *11 boon given, Ths holidays wsrs past. And, dormg in his armchair.

t smokod his honsst pip*

But someth.eg rousod him quickly.

Ha started from his sosL A soldisr bold, a msidsn fair. War* Uncs.ing at his fast.

”8t Nicholas,' ths ms.dan cried,

-Behold my foarful plight!

Thaos wounds havs boon inflicted Bines that dreadful, dreadful night When you Isft ms in ths stocking

Of * being I dors net nams."

She paused. Ths soldisr rsissd his

ush with shams

now behold,

rs boon treated

blood run cold.

and kissad and cod-

Oh, were I not a cold er still I'd almost like to weep." "Ah." mi.sod the good 3L Nicholas, “I think I understand." And coughed behind h-s hand. "Twas on that busy Chris’.-. as eve.

This doll was This sold.sr

But if you'll a All shall be Next Christm

‘L. me a year again.

mude cloth ah.**. The slaves, having ! won(Jer , heard of 'dc 'mancipation proelama- , Cried gen tlon.' knew that «hey were fret and And B , by had all scattered away. Desolation i -where u

seemed to reign over everything. Of j

all the Chrislmas day* 1 have known | But. thougi that last Christmas In the sonth In ! And sean wartime Is the one of all others that I TV* maid*.

era my soldier 1st* little Moil. tmg round h.m. sobbed.

MAKE A XMAS PRESENT The History of -:Cape May County -

FROM

THE ABORIGINAL TIMES TO THE PRESENT DAY EMBRACING AN account of the Aborigines; The Dutch in Delaware Bay; The Settlement of the County; The Whaling; The Growth of the Villages; The Revolution and Patriots; The Establishment of the New Government; The War of 1812; The Progress of the County and Soldiers of the War.

By LEWIS TOWNSEND STEVENS 480 Pages. 48 Illustrations. 31 Chapters. 5 Append)" . SENT POSTPAID ON RECEIPT OF $2.00 BT LEWIS T. STEVENS, Publisher 610 Washington St. Cape May, N. •*.

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