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THE WOODMAN'S HANDBOOK. 



By Henry Solon Graves. 



Bulletin No. 36, Bureau of Forestry. — 

 It is not an easy matter to estimate the 

 value of a forest tract, many conditions 

 existing which must be considered for 

 each separate locality, but there are a 

 number of rules which will materially aid 

 the novice in computing the quantity of 

 wood or lumber on a given area. 



Prof. Graves has gathered these from 

 many sources and broug"ht them together 

 in this little handy volume, which may 

 be obtained by writing the h'orestry Bu- 

 reau, Washington, D. C. 



The advertising given this volume by 

 the wildcat sawmill owners of Colorado 

 ought to create a great demand for the 

 book, and we hope it may. Mr. Graves 

 should apply for the special and invalu- 

 able rule offered so generously by this 

 individual. 



A. C. M'CLURG & CO. 

 Miss Ottilie a. Liljencrantz, 



If one were suddenly called upon to 

 explain, for the benefit of inquiring 

 }oung minds, just who King Canute 

 was, it is doubtful whether a large pro- 

 portion of us could go beyond the old 

 story of the monarch who sought to con- 

 trol the incoming tide by a word of com- 

 mand. We all remember the picture of 

 the bearded King, with his throne estab- 

 lished on the sands, and the final victory 

 of the defiant waves. But it seems that 

 the fame of the real Canute rests on more 

 glorious deeds than this, for he is an im- 

 posing figure in a new romance by Miss 

 Liljencrantz, which is to be brought out 

 shortly. She will be remembered as the 

 author of a very unusual story published 

 last spring, "The Thrall of Leif the 

 Lucky,"' in which she showed a remark- 

 able talent for the handling of mcdineval 

 atmosphere. It was romance of the kind 

 we all like best, because the historical 

 background was sincere and genuine, and 

 made us feel that the author understood 

 her ground thoroughly. 



It is no easy thing to transport a reader 

 back to the twelfth century and make 

 him forget his improved modern sur- 

 roundings, but Miss Liljencrantz seems 

 to have been endowed with this faculty to 

 a remarkable degree. In "The Ward of 



King Canute" the monarch appears as a 

 young man, the fiery, aggressive leader 

 of the Danish Conquest of England. Al- 

 though he is not the romantic hero of 

 the story, his striking personality dom- 

 inates the scene and the reader will be 

 glad to know more of him, for he seems 

 to have been entitled to a more heroic 

 tradition than the one most generally ac- 

 cepted. His ward is Randalin, a beauti- 

 ful Danish maiden, who serves the king: 

 disguised as a page, and of the plot itself 

 it would be hardly fair to give the details, 

 but we feel sure it will be eminently sat- 

 isfactory to the readers who long to re- 

 vive the sensations they felt when read- 

 ing their Froissart and their King Arthur. 



CATALPA BLOSSOMS. 



Just now the Catalpa is in bloom, and 

 as in the flowers we have the surest 

 method of identification, trees from 

 which seed is to be obtained in future 

 should be carefully examined nov^^. 

 Speciosa is earliest, the flowers larger 

 than any others, and has less color. 



In July we shall have a color plate of 

 the Catalpa flowers. Entirely too much 

 carelessness exists among seed collectors. 



The American Book Company has an 

 exceedingly fine work on Mechanical 

 Drawing, by J. C. Tracy. C. E., which 

 we commend as the best work we have 

 seen. 



In these days a sketch or ])icture means 

 much in fixing the attention upon a sub- 

 ject under discussion, and it is important 

 that children be taught the art of draw- 

 ing. This fact is recognized by educators 

 who make drawing a branch of common 

 school education. 



Speaking of roses, there has been no 

 new rose introduced for many years 

 which has touched the popular heart as 

 the Crimson Rambler. 



Ellwanger & Barry, Rochester, N. Y., 

 have just brought out two new rambler 

 roses, which must attract the attention 

 of all flower lovers — the Rubin, a full, 

 dark scarlet, and Leuchstern, a single 

 pink, shaded with crimson. These are 

 worthy of extensive trial, being climbers, 

 hardy and free blooming varieties. Price 

 50 cents each. 



