MORNING COSTUME
THE BEST BREED OF FOWL
FOR THE GENERAL FARMER
Barred Plymouth Rocka Hold High Rank. By Prof. Oscar
Erf, Dairy Husbandman, Kansas.
Hrlght-plnk clinmbrny linn been mndo tip Into thin Hlmplo llttlo costumo.
Tho wnlst has tho fullnoss of tlio front and back distributed In Groups of nar
row backward-turning tucks, nnd closes under tho narrow box-plult nt tho
center-front. Tho wido Bailor collar, turnback cuffs and Jaunty four-ln-hund
tlo, are of black-and-white Btrjpod Fronch glughum, and tho belt Ih of similar
material, or of tho clinmbrny, according to tusto. Doth sides of tho panol of
tho Bklrt aro ornatnonted with flat, whlto poarl buttons; thoso
bultona forming tho fastening on tho left Hide. Tho back Iuih a ccntor-soam
and an Invortod hox-plnlt which glvoa tho required fullnoBB to tho lower edge.
Tho wido bluB band, which may bo omitted If doBlred, Is of tho striped linen,
Htltchod nlong both Its edges.
The varlctleK of poultry bred on, the
farm seldom Include ornamental va
rieties, and now breeds are not nB well
represented ns In tho yards of the
fancier. A an UluBtraUon of this
point attention Is called to the fact
that In the show room Whlto Wyan
dotte equal or exceed In numbor the
Harred Hocks. On the farm, however,
tho Harred Hocks are many times ns
numerous as tho White Wyandottos,
An effort was mado by a representa
tive of tho experiment station to de
termine approximately tho proportion
of breeds of chickens on tho KansHS
farms. The subject wus Investigated
In two ways: First, by ascertaining,
from question blanks sent to farmers
or by personal visits to farms, the
variety of chickens kept; second, from
tho opinions of poultry packers and by
actual count of tho chickens In receiv
ing rooms of poultry packing estab
lishments, It should bo borno in mind
that tho word "variety," used In this
connection, docs not menn pure-bred
hlckciiB. From the studies made the
conclusion Is drawn that about ten
por cent, of the poultry upon Kansas
farms are entitled to ho called pure
bred. Tho great preponderance of
Kansas Chickens are crosses nnd
grades In which one breed predom
inates, Poultry In which tho crossing
as boon so confused that tho product
cannot bo classified are listed as mon
grels. The following table shows the
result of this Investigation:
Toinl of
No. fnrum vurW'tv In
UreixiH varluty.
rtiirreil Plymouth Hocks. ...113
Itrown LRKlimriM -K)
Hlnck Innexlmni)
Whlto I.PKliuriiH 17
i.isiit iirnnmiifl :
Wtiltr Plymouth Flock .... R
Hurt Plymouth Hock r
Whlto Wynnilotton r.
Iluf! Wynnilottes I!
Huff CochlnH 2
Wliltn I.nnzHliunx .
Bllvor Wyandotte 2
'urmuKo uocnitiH i
luuaiiiin i
COAT FOR YOUNQ GIRL.
Hero la Very Pretty Qarment Mado
Up In Empire Etylo.
This pretty coat Is mndo In empire
ntylo, tho skirt lilting tho yoke with
out fullness.
Palo blue cloth Is used hero; It Is
trlmmod with soft frllllngs of tho samo
colored silk, n llttlo collar of laco
Mulshes tho coat at neck, It Is also
'uflfcod with a frill of tho silk.
Tho Bloovos aro long, with a doop
tuff at tho wrist, antl aro edged with
a narrow Btrnp of tho silk, two doop
-capos complotoly cover tho empire
top. nnd fall ovor tho bIoovos. thov
Jhavo scalloped odgos, and aro llnlshod
with a Btrnp of silk nnd a narrow frill.
Hat of soft Htrnw, trimmed with pnlo
Ujluo Blinded foathors.
iMtorlals roqulrcd; 3 yardB 10
Incites wido, 1 yard ullk, a laco collar,
and 4 yards of lining.
TRIMMINGS OF NEW LINGERIE.
Wash Ribbon Attractively Arranged
Has Good Effect.
Somo of the now Hngorlo Is trlmmod
with rows of wash , ribbon In pink or
light bluo so arranged that thoy uro
Bandwlchcd botween two rows of vnl-
onclonncii Insertion. A nightgown, for
limtunco, would bo llnlshed with a
pointed yoko of alternating laco and
ribbon, linlnhed at top with moroly a
nnrrowibemllng, with a very smnll
bow of ribbon to mntch. It gives tho
effect of a grout qttnntlty of graceful
color whllo In reality tho material la
vory llttlo and tho work la vory easy.
A corsot cover could, of course, bo
made on tho sumo principle, although
It Is hotter not to use quite so much
ribbon on ono of thoso mlnutu gar
ments, becntiso It shows too much
through tho Bheor waists of Bummer,
Petticoats, howovor, might bo finished
with a rulllo of wide laco and ribbon,
ami tho effect would bo quite mnsulfl
cunt, particularly If Drcsdon ribbon bo
used.
Ono of tho chief ndvnntnges In
lining ribbon In combination with lnco
Insertion Is that tho edges may ho
loft nB thoy aro, while, If bands of tho
material aro used Instead, tho edgoa
must ho rolled a feat which requires
tin export, and which prevents tho
work being done on tho sowing ma
chlno.
s
ninck Himnlsh 1 C
Oolden wynndotKm I
Mongrels 17 ISO
In order to get dellnlte Information
upon tho question iih to which was the
most popular ntnrket fowl, nlno poul
try-packing establishments, distributed
throughout tho central and eastern
portions of Kansas wero visited, and
the conclusions nro as follown:
For dressed fowl (hens) Harred
In Dotted Swiss.
Somo BtniKt colored effects aro
nchloved In thd dotted Swisses, and
thoro nro boiuo particularly protty
frocks of this material In modltim dark
shades thickly Bprlnkled with vory
tiny dots of solf color, whlto or black,
insot with cluny insertion matching
tho dot nnd worn ovor slips of solf
color or whlto. Tho straw colorings,
)ongeo shados nnd other light yol(ow
or brown tones nro especially popular
in ull of tho thin cotton stuffs and
nro always cool looking In combination
with whlto.
Every Swish of Skirt la Fragrant.
Tho I'arlslonne, who Is devoted to
tho trailing gown, has her skirt
npongod about tho hem nftor each
wearing, first with an odorless clean
ing essence, and then, with porfumo,
so that every swish of her skirt hem
Is fragrant, From n Purls Letter to
Vogue.
' Adjustable Flounces.
Docp flounces of whlto embroidered
muslin, gathered or plultod Into n
binding, can bo bought ready to but
toy to a plain muslin petticoat.
Enoaaement Gift.
Hnndombroldorod tops for chenilsos
nnd nightgowns may bo bought nt
comparatively llttlo cost, to bo at
tached to tho main part of tho gar
ment, which may bo mndo at home
This 1b quite an Innovation, but ono
llkoly to bo vory profltnblo, for, In buy
lug a rendy-mndo chemise, for in
stance, It Is almost Hiiro to bo too long
or in somo way unsatisfactory, and tho
snmo may bo said of a nightgown,
If Just tho handenibroldoroil yoko
is bought, however, and the rest of tho
gown mudo at home, tho material will
surely be more carofully solectod and
the garment may bo made to exactly
lit. Tho hnndombroldorod yokes aro
attached to tho skirt of tho garment
by meaiiB of some beading or valon
clonues laco Insertion, or It might ho
doito with n llttlo bit of narrow real
laco.
Thoso dottichud yokes make Idonl
gifts for prospective brides, or thoy
may bo carefully saved mid mndo up
nt Home future time Into really hand
somo articles for tho trousseau,
Color Combinations.
Tho latest niatilfo'atatlon of odd
color schemes Is found In n costumo
having u tunln skirt of electric 10 no
shantung silk mid a frivolous llttlo
coat of Jailo green satin foulard
Thoso coats contlnuo to nourish, and
with thorn, are being shown wnlBtcoata
of costly old tapestries or broendes
many nf them handsome enough to
adorn tho crystal shelves of tho curio
cabltiot.
Parasol for a Drldeamald.
Painted parasols aro again tho
fashion nnd spring IiIossoiub tho
chosen designs. Ono with sprayB of
exquisitely tinted apple blossoms
especially appropriate for a bridos
maid to carry, as tho delicate coloring
will blend with uuy color costume.
Vogue.
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plump bodies. Somo dealers claim
that they equal any chicken where the
trade demands a small carcass. It
was also remarked that Leghorn hens
continue to grow and to improve in ap
pearance with nge, ranking bolter as
an old hen thnu as a pullet. Tho Leg
horn cockerels aro desirable as broil
ers but when older nro not wanted,
and, If purchnsed, aro classed as
staggy. Of tho Asiatic chickens, the
Lnngshans nro tho most popular, Hrah
mus next nnd Cochins last. The Lang
shans are well liked except for color,
being sometimes mentioned next to
tho Plymouth Hocks. Tho Hrahmas,
and more especially the Cochins, uro
remarknbly unpopulnr among tho Kan
sas puckers. This fact Is especially
worthy of notlco when it 1b remem
bered that these hreetlB nro spoken of
as meat breeds by many popular
writers. The chief pbjectlon Is bo
cause these varieties possess a largo
frume with not enough meat to covor
It. As enpons the Hrnhmas and Co
ehlnB are considered nmong tho beat
The following nro representative
lists, as ranked by packers:
1, Harred Plymouth Hocks; 2, Wy
andottes; II, other Plymouth Hocks; 4,
Itrown Leghorns; 5, Whlto Leghorns;
fi, Lniigshans; 7, Hrahmas; 8, Cochins.
I, Harred Hocks; 2, Whlto Wyan
dottos; 3, Whlto Hocks; 1, Hlack Lang
slums; 5, Leghorns; C, Hrnhmas; 7,
Cochins; 8, scrubs.
1, Harred Hocks; 2, Silver Wyan
dottea; 3, Indian Guinea; 4, Lang
shans; fi, Leghorns; C, Urahuiaa; 7,
mongrels.
From tho attention that has been
given to tho breeding of poultry for
the show room, many people wrongly
Infer that standard-bred poultry is no
hotter than mongrel Btock for com
mercial purposes. The mongrel chick
en Is a production of chance. Its an
cestry represents everything availa
ble In tho barnynrds of tho neighbor
hood, and its offspring will bo equally
varied. In tho ptiro breeds there baa
been a rigid selection practiced that
gives uniform nppenranco. Tho Blzo
and shape requirements of tho stand
ard, although not based on tho market
demands, come much nearer produc
ing an Ideal carcass than does chanco
breeding. Ability to mnturo for the
fall shows is a decidedly practical
quality that tho fancier breeds Into his
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Large and Small Portable Colony Houses.
Plymouth Hocks hold unquestioned
Urat rank. For broilers or roasters
tho Whlto Wyandottea aro considered
equally good. Hy some packers tho
Whlto Wyandottos aro marked tlrst
for broilers. Ono man stated that
Whlto Hocks wore more rangy and
coarser framed than the Harred vn-
rloty, othurwlso no objection was
found with tho whlto or buff Plymouth
Hocks. Tho extreme popularity of the
Harred Hocks Is Illustrated by tho fact
that ouo dealer ngreed to pay one-half
cont per pound more for this variety
than for othor chickens. This wns,
howovor. discontinued. The only criti
cism raised against tho Wyandottea,
when compared with tho Plymouth
Hocks, was that of smaller size. Ono
packer expressed a preference for
silver over Whlto Wyandottes. As to
other American breeds no opinions
wore expressed.
Outsldo of tho American varieties,
tho Indian Games are ranked highest
hy thoso who Include them In the list.
Tho LoghoriiB uro disliked for their
small size, but uro invariably ranked
above scrub chickens of a similar slste.
Tho Leghorns aro especially desired
for their yellow skin nnd legs and
chickens. Moreover, poultry breeders,
while still keoplug standard points in
mind, have also mado Improvements
In tho laying and meat-producing
qualities of their chickens. Consider
ing these facts It is an erroneous Idea
to think that mongrel chickens offer
any advantage over pure-bred stock.
It has bi-en pointed out that tho
farmer who wishes to mnko tho most
from his chickens should attempt to
derive his Income from tho sale of
nreotiing siock. inttonou young chick
ens, or from eggs. If tho farmer has
decided which of these lines of produc
tion Is best sutted to his conditions
the selection of a breed Is a much loss
confusing pioblem.
Tho man who wishes to sell breed
lug stock and eggs for hatching must
copslder the opinions of thu com
munlty ami the competing breeders nl
ready In the Held. Tho breed of which
there Is tho greatest amount of stock
sold will not of necessity bo tho best
breed for the beginning fancier to se
lect. On the other hand, tho mistake
should not be mado of taking up with
an absolutely new breed, for many
such breeds uro Impracticable as farm
chickens.
T PEOPLE TALKED ABOUT J
CAREER LIKE A ROCKET
When a deputy sheriff, armed with a writ of
attachment issued from tho supremo court, the
other day served copies of that paper upon John
Urnndt Walker, wizard of Wall street, and on
other brokers with whom Walker has accounts,
what may bo tho final chapter was written In the
romantic story of Hratidt Walker's kaleidoscopic
advent, rise und crash "on the street." Tho at
tachment was Issued on n $23,500 claim of a
brokorago firm which assorts a balance duo on
a scries of wheat nnd stock deala. That Walker
did not find It convenient to settle ho compara
tively trivial n bill Is taken to mean that he has
struck tho bottom of tho tlnnnclal tobogguu chuto,
nnd this Idea 1b borno out by his recent salo of
his expensive garage, stablo and team of big
bred trotters at figures said to bo far lower than
tho prices ho paid in their purchase.
Only a year tgo John Brandt Walker was tho sensation of tho stock
brokers' world. Ills plunging methods or lack of method on tho board of
trndo attracted the attention of veteran speculators who had seen scores
of men tempt fortune by bold or bizarre campaigns. Walker's campaign was
unique, In that It went farther thnn most others had dared, and also In that
It whb successful. A million dollars a month for 90 days was the measure of
Ills winnings at tho close of his big bear campaign, which closed only Inst De
cember. Ills office desk had six phones, connected with various brokerago
houses, .and at hla country residence ho kept tickers, blackboarda, clorkB, tele
graph operators and his secretary to carry on IiIb auducloua light with fortune.
Wnllcer Is 40 years old, son of Edwin Walker, a famous Chicago railroad
lawyer, and came to Now York from tho former city a few years ago with
$15,000. This ho promptly lost, and he repeated tho performance several
times, as often ns ho could get enough cash or backing to make a now start.
Then, last Btimmer, ho began tho bear campaign which beat down tho market
und rolled gold into his pockets In a swelling stream.
SHREWD WOMAN POLITICIAN
Mrs. Frank W. Dodson, who la Booking a sec
ond election to tho olllco of county recorder of
Polk county, Iowa, put to rout a bold band of
jury flxerB In Dea Molnea and complotoly revolu
tionized tho drawing of Jurors throughout the
entire slate. She is known as tho shrewdest poli
tician in Iowa.
Five years ngo she was tho wlfo of Attorney
Frank W. Dodson, a candidate, for district judge.
To his wlfo ho confided bis hdpea and ambitions.
Ho also confided to her tho little ins and outs of
politics. Dodson died suddenly and his widow
was left with a llttlo son to Bitpport. Mra. Dod
son turned her attention to politics nnd ran for
county recorder. Tho politicians fought her, but
sho went direct to tho peoplo with convincing
arguments, laying bare tho secrets of the corrupt
ward heelers, and sho. won. '
Tho Iowa statute at that time placed tho drawing of jurors In tho hands
of the clerk, auditor and recorder, nnd Mrs. Dodson discovered that tho draw
ing of jurors was a farce. She set to work to correct tho abuse. Sho stirred
up such a fuss ns tho state had never seen. Corporations which always had
enough friends on tho Jury panel to protect their Interests, saw that n revolu
tion of the system was Imminent, and got very busy. So did tho political
machines. Again did Mrs. Dodson go to the peoplo. So great was her In
fluence that tho Civic league, which labored for puro government, joined In
the movement. Tho contest reached the courts. Mrs. Dodson personally
presented her sldo of tho jury situation to the Judges. Tho Qght was bitter.
Sho explained to the court that tho Jury boxes wero tied with pieces of thin
wire, whereas tho law required that thoy should bo securely senled. Tho
court ordered the boxes securely sealed and directed thnt no juries bo drawn
In secret. Then Mrs Dodson went farther. Sho appealed to tho legislature,
and after days and days nf Indcfatlgablo labor, opposed by tho politicians
at every step, sho brought about the passago of a now Jury law that put an
end to tho selection of tho Jury lists by election offlcera.
Mra. Dodson announces that she Is a candidate for re-election on ler po
litical record.
MINISTER TO PANAMA
Herbert C. Squlcrs, United States minister
to Panama, who has just passed successfully
thiough a critical Interview with Secretary of
State Hoot touching tho diplomat's reported lack
of political neutrality In tho Panama election
campaign, will return at once to his post. His
report to the state department gave tho secre
tary nn excellent Idea of tho rutHcd situation In
Panama over tho light for tho presidency, which
la qttito likely to result In serious outbreaks on
election day, July 11.
Heforo being sent to Panama bo was the first
minister this country had at Havana, a post
which ho leslgned In December, 1905. His pre
vious diplomatic experience Included sorvlce as
secretary of the American embassy nt Herlln In
ibSH and secretary of legation at Pekln in 1898.
During tho boxer troubles in tho latter year ho served ns chief of staff to
Sir Charles Macdonald, tho Hrltlsh minister.
Tho diplomatic llfo appeals particularly to Squlors on account of Its In
finite variety and tlngo of adventure. His has been an unusual enrcer to end
In such a service. Horn In Cnnndu In 1S59, ho wns educated in a MInnesotu
inilitnry academy, a -Maryland agricultural school and the United StnteB Ar
tillery school. He entered the army and served hb a lieutenant In tho western
Indian wars, leaving tho sorvlco to bo detnlled as teacher of military scienco
In a New York college. Ho gavo this up to get Into active sorvlco onco moro
In tho Pino Rldgo agency Indian troublo In 1891, nnd then gnvo, up tho army
altogether and turned hla attention toward politics.
WITH PERRY IN JAPAN
SWINE FECUNDITY
So great was the fecundity or swine
In Virginia forests that In IS years
after tho founding of Jamestown by
tho lCngllsh and Introduction of swlnu
by thorn, the Inhnbltnnts were com
pelled to palisade the town to keop
thorn out nnd hlBtory tells us thnt for
somo years after It seomed to be a
question whether tho whlto man, the
Indian or tho swluo wore .going to tuko
possesBtou of tho now world.
Tho breeding nnd management "(
swluo 1b one of, If not the most im
portant agricultural Interests of tho
great west nnd to bo successful none
but the best breodB should bo allowed
on tho farm. -.
Tho fecundity of swluo leaves no
ojauiBo for holding to a bad breed of
swine. A good nmlo hog of any breed
can be bought so reasonable that no
one can afford to raise anything but
the best of Its kind. Thero Is no class
of farm stock that pays hotter ns be
tween Indifferent and good breedB than
hogs and the wonder Is that in somo
sections of tho country farmers still
cling to a breed of grunters that will
always greet you with a snott and a
iHih-oo and which no filling can fill
fully, a match for tho averago dog, al
ways ready to eat anything that falls
In their way. evon to n half grown kid,
but which when wanted for meat aro
nowhere to bo found.
Souring of Honey. I havo had a
good deal of oxporlonco with formou
tntlcn In nowly-senled honey. Tho
best thing Is .to do away with tlvp
combs whim they get In that coadltlou.
Chlof Engineer lidward Dunham Hoble. U.
S. N., ranking as a rear admiral on tho retired
list, and who celebrated his golden wedding an
niversary nt Washington the other day, is an in
teresting figure In ono of tho most memorable
naval expeditions that over s-'t out from this
country. Ho Is ono of the five surviving olllcers
if the 200 who accompanied Commodore M c
Perry in the fnmous expedition which opened up
Japan to the civilized world In 1S52-1SEI, and thus
did more toward tho rapid advancomunt of that
progressive nation to the ilrst rank of powers
and to cement Its peoplo In frlondshlp to tho
ncople of tho United States of America than all
tho rest of tho world combined.
Admiral Hoblo was born in HurllnKton Vt
Rnntnmliur II 1!11 .....I l.. - . . " l-
- a oi .incob Carter
and Louisa Dunham Hoblo. Ho was educated at tho ninghnmton nc-idoinv
Pinglmmton. N Y., whero ho won the scholarship prize, nnd wns subsequently
warranted nn naslstant engineer In the United States navy. He was ono of
the naval engineering clasii of 19, In IS52, which, after competitive' oxamln-i
tion. was evolved from 100 contestants. Ha won his way to tho head of tliVit
class and became Its ranking ofllcer.
At tho enrly ngo of 30 ho was commissioned by Prosldont Lincoln cbler
engineer of the United Slates navy, his commission bolng ono or the vorv f
which Prosldont Lincoln signed with his full namo, Abraham Lincoln inBtonH
of with tho familiar signature, "A. Lincoln." ' niBtca('
Aftor an ovontftil life, rich in accomplishment and full of oxcltin- tnM
donta. ho wns retired for ago Soptombor 1.1, 1S93, with tho rank of commodore
bolug the only ono of his clans to attain that rank; and in 1900 bv .
congress, his rank was raised to that of roar admiral for his' creditable
record lu tho civil war. -'.uimuie
