The  RURAL  NEW-YORKER 
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John  could  make  the  finest  farm  team  I 
ever  saw.  John  is  like  the  iron,  you  have 
the  temper  of  the  steel.  You  have  just 
saved  John  some  money.  Last  night  he 
saved  you  something  better  than  money, 
for  if  you  will  be  patient  you  can  make 
a  good  man  out  of  Billy.  Each  of  you 
has  something  the  other  lacks.  You 
ought  to  envy  rather  than  despise  each 
other.  Let  each  one  get  into  the  proper- 
place  and  you  will  have  a  wonderful 
life.  If  you  let  your  temper  grow  with¬ 
out  any  good  nature  to  keep  it  down 
you  will  be  like  Mrs.  Ladd  when  you 
get  old.” 
You  see  it  was  the  old  story  of 
Charlie  and  Henry  over  again.  Nellie 
pulled  her  mother’s  hand  a  little,  and 
with  some  hesitation  Vi  reached  into  the 
front  of  her  dress,  pulled  out  the  money 
and  handed  it  to  John.  Then  John 
reached  out  his  great  arm  and  pulled  Vi 
up  to  him.  It  was  time  for  the  rest  of 
us  to  be  going. 
“Come  teacher,  let’s  get  to  husking.” 
said  Billy,  and  we  went  out  to  the 
kitchen  to  pull  on  our  boots.  Billy  tip¬ 
toed  to  the  door  and  peeped  in,  then  he 
crooked  his  finger  at  me  and  we  went 
out  across  the  yard  to  the  cornfield. 
“It’s  all  right,  teacher,”  said  Billy  as 
we  settled  down  by  the  first  shock.  “You 
know  that  big  armchair  by  the  stove? 
Well,  sir,  they  was  both  sitting  in  it. 
John  on  the  chair  and  Vi  on  him.  Oh! 
they  were  in  their  proper  places  all  right, 
lie  was  calling  her  Violet  without  a  word 
back.  I  never  expected  to  hear  Vi 
Baker  talk  baby  talk  to  John.  I'll  bet 
we  have  honey  and  biscuits  and  plum 
preserves  for  supper !” 
Well,  there  are  thousands  of  cases 
where  the  sad  drama  of  Charlie  and 
Henry  is  played  to  the  end.  Too  bad 
fhere  cannot  be  some  one  to  prevent  the 
tragedy  !  h.  w.  c. 
Trouble  With  Gloxinia 
What  is  the  cause,  also  remedy,  for  a 
blight  or  disease  that  attacks  my  Gloxinia 
leaves?  I  grew  the  plants  from  seed  and 
but  one  bloomed,  as  the  rest  had  a  dry 
spot  come  on  the  leaves,  that  finally  de¬ 
stroyed  leaves  and  buds  as  if  they  had 
been  scorched  by  a  fire.  It  also  attacked 
my  pot  of  Aehimenes  after  they  were  G 
in',  high,  and  destroyed  that  growth,  al¬ 
though  the  Gloxinias  came  up  again  after 
I  removed  the  diseased  top,  only  to  be¬ 
come  infested  Hvith  (the  same  trouble 
again.  So  all  the  Spring  and  Summer  I 
have  had  but  one  blossom  from  the  15 
plants.  I  changed  the  soil  and  removed 
them  from  a  warm  sunny  window  to  a 
cooler  room  and  indirect  sunlight,  but  to 
no  avail.  a  flower  lover. 
Windham  Co.,  Conn. 
Gloxinia  leaves  should  never  be  wetted, 
and  the  trouble  you  describe  is  usually 
the  result  of  spots  of  water  on  the  foliage, 
especially  when  exposed  to  sunlight.  This 
plant  is  usually  very  free  from  disease. 
The  foliage  would  not  endure  spraying. 
The  plants  must  be  shaded  from  sunlight 
and  kept  in  a  place  protected  from  drafts; 
a  rather  close,  humid  atmosphere  suits 
them  while  in  active  growth.  When  they 
begin  to  flower  they  should  have  plenty  of 
air.  When  the  dormant  tubers  are  repot¬ 
ted  in  February,  they  should  be  given  lit¬ 
tle  water  until  active  root  growth  begins. 
Desirable  soil  for  Gloxinias  is  two  parts 
leaf  mold,  one  part  'fibrous  loam  and  one 
part  peat.  Careful  watering  has  much  to 
do  with  success  in  growing  Gloxinias  or 
Aehimenes  at  all  stages  of  their  cultiva¬ 
tion. 
Color  of  Autumn  Leaves 
Many  people  go  into  ecstasies  over  the 
brilliant  coloring  on  the  forest  trees  after 
the  first  frost.  It  does  make  a  magnifi¬ 
cent  spectacle  when  one  can  stand  on  a 
hill  and  look  off  over  a  sweep  of  woods 
painted  in  those  glorious  Autumn  tints. 
Usually  it  takes  most  of  the  beauty  out 
of  such  a  view  to  attempt  to  analyze  and 
tell  how  the  colors  are  produced,  but  some 
of  us  are  interested  in  knowing  about  it. 
The  Ohio  Experiment  Station  prints  a 
note  by  Dr.  H.  C.  Young  which  explains : 
The  extreme  variations  of  color  in  Au¬ 
tumn  leaves  are  brought  about  by  the 
plant  adjusting  itself  to  Winter  and  dor¬ 
mant  conditions.  During  the  growing 
season  the  leaves  contain  three  pigments, 
green  (chlorophyll),  red  (xanthophyll), 
and  yellow  (corotin). 
The  green  pigment  is  formed  only  at 
high  or  Summer  temperature  and  is  re¬ 
sponsible  for  the  manufacture  of  all  the 
foods  used  by  the  plant.  All  new  ma¬ 
terials  taken  in  by  the  plant  are  brought  ' 
to  the  leaves,  where,  by  the  action  of  this 
pigment,  they  are  converted  into  food  and 
transferred  to  where  they  are  used  or 
stored.  As  the  temperature  in  the  Au¬ 
tumn  becomes  lower  the  green  pigment 
is  no  longer  formed,  and  instead  the  red 
and  yellow  pigments  are  formed  in  great¬ 
er  abundance. 
By  the  ordinary  variations  in  tempera¬ 
ture  it  is  possible  to  have  a  large  number 
of  combinations,  forming  all  shades  <>f 
these  colors.  In  the  production  of  tbs 
red  and  yellow  pigments  the  plant  is  able 
to  maintain  a  higher  temperature,  which 
facilitates  the  transfer  of  food  from  the 
leaves  to  other  parts  of  the  plant  and  in 
general  permits  the  leaves  to  complete 
their  work.  Occasionally  an  early  severe 
frost  will  prevent  rather  than  induce  col¬ 
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