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MRS. CLEVELAND'S IDEAL
"No woman could ask n grcntor interest than
her children," sntd Mrs. Orover Clovolnnd nt her
summer homo nt Tnmworth, N. H., Just boforo
her departure for Europe. "Other interests como
Into every woman's life, but that Is the main one,
I think. It has been my greatest Interest for 18
years.
"I want my chlldron to bo In the country ns
much as posslblo during their childhood, out of
the confusion of city life. Of course, we nro In
tho country at our home in Princeton, but It Is
not like this.
"I am so glad that thoy uro not public chil
dren any more," sho added. "It Is different with
older people, I think. lint both Mr. Cleveland
and myself always were careful to guard our
homo life."
Mm. Cleveland remnrked that Mr. Cleveland always preferred that tho
pictures of tho children should appear In print ns Boldom ns posslblo. She
explained one feature of her prejudice against publicity thus: t
"Photographs of children always look to mo llko caricatures. In a pic
ture you seo Just ono expression, while you know that a child has hun'dreds
of little moods and tenses. It does not seem to mo ns If n photograph was
ever ns beautiful as a child. 1 sometimes fool that way about my frlendB. It
never seems ns If their photographs do them Justice.
"About our country life? Why, thero is little to toll. We live out of
doors. No not on tho piazzas," sho added, smiling, ns her visitor involuntarily
glanced out on the broad veranda that rimmed tho western wind of tho
house. "Out doors, in Holds, in pastures, everywhere
"This is tho first year that wo have had an automobile hero, and it seems
as If we had been in It most of tho time. Wo also go on long tramps through
tho country. With tho White mountains only GO mllcB away, thero nrc
beautiful walks here. Sometimes wo go berrying. Nearly ovory year wo
climb ono or two mountains, but this year wo haven't found time.
"Yes, we llko this country homo because Is is so quiet," Mrs. Cleveland
continued. "We can look out on the mountains from nearly every window.
Xt is llko the soa, they seem to grow on us. We grow to lovo tho sea when
wo wore at Gray Gables, but tho keen, bracing air of tho hills seems to agrco
with tho children butter. It was on their account that we gavo up our sum
mer homo nt Buzzard's Cay. Thoy are Just ns sturdy as can be, every one
of them, and of course much tanned. I shall be sorry to leave hero," sho
said with a sigh.
TITTMANN A POLE JUROR
Among tho 12 men of world-wide standing
who constitute the committee of the National
Geographic society which Is to pass on tho
Cook-Peary north polo controversy is Dr. O. II.
Tlttmnn of Washington. Dr. Tlttman is ono of
tho founders of tho Geographic society, is super
ntendont of tho United Stntes coast'nnd geodetic
survey and member of tho Alaska boundary
commission. Others on tho commission are:
Henry Gannett, tho chairman, who is chief
geographer of tho United States geological sur
vey, vice-president and ono of tho foundors of tho
Geographic society. Ho is tho author of topogra
phic survoying books, statistical atlases of tho
tenth and eleventh censuses, tho dictionary of al
titudes and other books and government reports.
O. P. Austin, chief of tho government bureau
of statistics and secretary of the Geographic society and author of books
on territorial expansion.
Dr. L. A. Bauer, tho director of terrestlnn magnetism of tho Carnegie In
stitution, astronomer and magnetic computer of tho coast and geodetic sur
vey from 1887 to 1892.
Rear Admiral Colby M. Chester, one of tho best navigators in tho naval,
service, former superintendent of tho naval academy, commander-in-chief of
tho Atlantic squadron, superintendent of tho naval observatory and chief of
tho hydrographic division of tho navy.
Frederick V. Colville, botanist of tho department of agriculture.
Dr. J. Howard Gore, formerly professor of mathematics in Georgo Wash
lngton university.
Gilbert If. Grosvenor, editor of tho National Geographic Magazine.
C. Wlllard Hayes, chief geologist of tho United States geological survoy
and ono of tho pioneer explorers of Alaska.
Alfred J. Henry, professor of meteorology In tho United States weather
bureau.
W. H. Holmes, chief of tho bureau of ethnology of tho Smithsonian In
stitution and ono of tho principal authorities on Indlnus and Eskimos.
Dr. C. Hart Morriam, chief of tho United States biological survey and
member of the Nntlonal Academy of Sciences.
MAN WHO STIRRED LONDON
Harry Gordon Sellrldgo, tho Chlcngoan who
recently started n department store in Lo"ndon
on tho Amorlcan plan and mado John Bull sit up
nnd take notice, visited hla former homo In Chi
cago recently. Mr. Sclfrldgo wnsn't very talka
tive about his groat enterprise, but ho let drop
a few remarks to show how tho storo had mado
a hit. In his conversation with tho Chicago re
porters he declared tho soda fountain, which hns
become a settled featuro of all American do
partment stores, proved ono of tho greatest sur
prises to tho English and attracted their attcn
tion and pence from tho beginning.
"Say, boys, I really haven't a thing to say,"
deolnred Mr.. Solfrldgo to tho nowspapor men. "I
wluh I had a story to glvo you, but I haven't,
1'ra. glad to bo In Chicago again, of course. You
can say that for me, but I don'v know what else I can toll you."
"According to dlspatchou you talked to tho New York reporters about
advertising In London," It wab suggested. "Didn't you say that you wero
about tho only one who advw'.lsod to any great extont ovor there?"
"Oh, no," rejoined tho fVvmor Chlcagonn hastily. "I said that there was
possibly not so much ntterltm paid to department storo advertising as In
America, but along certain Much advertising Is oxtromely well perfected in
London. We udvertiso qvfjilu a bit, of course, but what I meant to say was
that ono doesn't seo man nreat full-pago 'ads.' nnd that sort of thing. Con
Biderable attention, however, Is paid to advertising certain Individual nrtlcles
which aro on the market."
WHITE HOUSE POSSIBILITY
ll3
Tho Natlonnl Monthly, edited by Chairman
Norman E. Mack of tho Democratic natlonnl com
mittee, recently printed nn nrtlclo by Judson liar
raon, governor of Ohio, bitterly assailing the Re
publican administration at Washington on ac
count of tho now tariff bill.
Gov. Hnrmon was tho principal speaker on
"Democratic day" at tho Texas stato fair at Dal
las, Octobor 1C, and his nddross thero, taken In
connection with his nrtlclo in Chairman Mack's
National Monthly, has given rise to tho state
ment in political quarters in cIobo relation with
Mr. Mack, that tho chairman has dropped Bryan
ns a presidential possibility nnd Is now grooming
Gov. Harmon for tho Democratic presidential
nomination.
It is too oarly to assert that Qov. Harmon Is
to bo regarded as the political heir of tho lato Gov. Johnson of Minnesota, in
a national sense, but unquestionably it mukes tho Ohio executive stand out
jnoro prominently la the political arena.
LITTLE MAIDENS.
Ilnppy little maidens,
Llko Mm flowers rare,
And wo lovo to seo them
About us everywhere.
Pretty llttlo mnldcna
To n party bo;
Sonio nro dressed In pink nnd white,
Somo nrc dressed in blue.
ilGHT WAY TO MAKE FUDGE
Recipe for Making Candy Excellent
Method of Spending Stormy
Afternoon in the House.
First bo sure that It Isn't going to
bother any ono to havo you In the
kitchen. Unless mother or cook Is
more than willing to hnvo you try this
reclpo tho fudge may not turn out
well. Friday evening or n stormy Sat
urday nftornoou Is conducive to good
fudge-making.
Butter two tin or ngato plo plates.
Tako n saucepan which will hold
about three quarts. Put in tho sauce
pan, before you put it on tho stove,
three oven cups of granulated sugar,
ono cup of sweet milk, n pieco of but
ter tho alzo of an egg, and two Bquaros
of unsweetened chocolnto. Two heap
ing tnblcspoonfuls of cocoa will do In
plnco of tho Chocolate. Stir this mix
turo nil together nnd put it on over
a modcrnto Arc. Stir it occasionally,
especially after It begins to boll.
Boll ten minutes from tho tlino whon
It first bolls up hard. It will then
havo begun to sugar around the edge
TAMING LITTLE CANARY BIRD
Can Be Done by Constantly Talking
and Feeding Dainty Morsels
Requires Much Patience.
No crcaturo Is moro Jealous or sen
sitive than a bird. It la easy, how
over, to win tho heart of almost any
bird, and that without starving him
or making him think ho has mastered
you. Simply talk to him a good deal.
Placo his cago noar you on your
desk or work tnblo, and rotiiln his
choicest dainty to glvo to hlin with
your own lingers. Lot him know that
lio can never havo that particular
thing unless ho takes It from you,
nnd ho will soon loam, if you nro pa
tlent, nnd do not disconcert him by
fixing your eyes upon him.
After this, ho will moro rondlly tako
It from your lips; nnd then whon yov
lot him out of his cngo, nftor tho first
excitement Is ovor, ho will como to
you, especially If you havo a call to
which you havo accustomed him, ant1
nccept tho dainty from you whllo free
Ah soon na ho becomes renlly con
vlnccd that you will not hurt him, or
try to catch him, or Intorfero In nnj
way with his liberty, ho will glvo wny
to his boundless curiosity about you;
ho will pull your hair, pick at you?
eyes, and glvo you as much of hi?
company as you desire.
PIGEON MAKES LONG FLIGHT
Bird Finds Way from Arctic Region
to Its Home at Chrlstlanla After
Absence of Months.
Ono day n wondorful bird tapped
nt the window of Mrs. Nansen's (wife
of tho famous Arctic explorer) homo
at Chrlstlanla. Instantly tho window
was oponcd, nnd In nnother mo
mont sho covered tho llttlo messoa
gor with kisses and carcsscB, sayi
Truth. Tho carrier pigeon had bee
nway from tho cottage 30 long mouths,
but It had not forgotton tho wny homo
It brought a noto from Nnnson stating
that all was going woll with him nnt
his expedition in tho polnr region
Nanscn had fastened a mcssago to tho
bird and turned It looao. Tho fralf
courlor dnrted out Into tho blizzard?
v & Isu que3s the ba
U-T FLOWERS. Ml RIDDLE. J T
Ay Q,,ttkodiadlca ln the fJL I Know aluTlo robin- '
Jff IloUlim Q u u k r liut it novor, never h
VIA ineotlnn; Vm sines; IE
wJI Silently, ns Quakers A,M,,"nllko other rob- Ilk
lM AlMhel'r'pBiilms re- It hasn't any wings, ft
m peatlns. II u novcr Jn th0 0 I
Dressed In kowiib of H,, sprlnRtlmo M
bluish Krny, If K Uullds n cozy nest; V
I enn soo them Mf IL You'll nnd It has no
-SJSkL ltneellnK. U P feathers,
y Jf Q Ab softly In their L f. Nor yet a scarlot
f , I V heurts thoy pray fl if breast.
I I B For 11 kindly feeling. , v ,
llj y In tholr meotlnB house fJ Yu couhln't sucss the I
Sweett; so still W -trted W
ILa LIGHTING THE CANDLES. l
aft VA I I Knch llttlo rose, when day Is dono, III V I
I lwk. Ww i Folds its potnls, ono by ono. J f I
N llSfliWllli Knch llttlo bird nnd outdoor thing ' ) I
t ' ' J Ml 11 1.1 1 1 Hests, at lust, lis tired wing-. IV I
L i ajfUym) f Knch llttlo child, with drowsy head, W I . ,
IT OTTSrnVH Climbs Into Its trundlo bed. I
1 1 nllJlllinl Then, when nil hnvo closed tholr eyes, 1 I I A
jjjWjJ Uod lights tho Candles In tho SUlea! jI
DEHORNING OF CATTLE
IS EASILY PERFORMED
Satisfactorily Dono Without Other Apparatus or Inntru
mchts Than Strong CIothen-Llno unci u
Sharp Meat Saw.
of tho saucepan, tako It off tho stovo,
add a scant half teaspoon of vanilla
and stir briskly for about two min
utes; then pour It out on tho buttered
plates. Bo careful not to stir It so
long that It stiffens before it is poured
out, nor ho short a timo thnt it will
not bo creamy. Proper fudgo Is novor
hard nor brittle, but will melt In tho
mouth.
Who Placed the Pole?
A llttlo Toxas boy of about ten sum
mers had read considerable of tho dis
covery of tho north polo and tho othor
day ho wont to his grandfather with
a troubled look on his face.
"Grandpap," ho said, "Peary says
ho nailed tho flag on tho north pole,
doesn't ho?"
"Yos, Billy."
"And Cook says ho nailed tho flag
to tho pole, too?"
"Yes."
"Woll, now, what I want to know is
who put tho polo thero."
Our Presidents,
Twenty of tho presidents, including
Roosovelt, hnvo boon lawyors, says
tho St. Louis Globe-Democrat. Two,
Washington and Harrison, wero farm
ers, but their olcvatlon was mainly
duo to their achievements In war. Only
two professional soldlors, howover,
havo over tilled tho presidential chair
Taylor and Grant. Johnson wns a
tullor boforo ho becamo a statesman.
Sixteen of tho presidents wore col
logo graduates. Washington, Jackson,
Van Duron, Tnylor, Fllnioro, Lincoln,
Johnson, Clovolnnd and McKlnley did
not hnvo tho advantages of collogo
training, but some of these gradu
ated at the law,
air. It flow llko an nrrow over n
thousand miles of ocean and plains
nnd forests nnd ono morning entered
tho window of tho waiting mlstross
nnd delivered tho mcssago which sho
had boon awaiting so nnxlously.
Method of Dohornlnu.
Tho dohornlug of cnttlo can bo very
satisfactorily performed without other
apparatus or Instruments than a good
s'trong clothesllno nnd a sharp meat
saw, or miter saw with n rigid back.
Tho method of controlling tho nnlmnl
with the clothesllno Is shown in ono
of tho Illustrations, Tho heavy lino
Is passod around tho upper part of tho
nock and tied In a knot thnt will npt
slip, otherwise It will choko tho ani
mal. Tho freo end of tho ropo is
carried botween tho horns, through
tho stanchion to tho front, up ovor tho
horizontal stanchion rnll, then down
underneath tho neck nnd up and over
the top of tho stanchion rail to an as
sistant, who should hold It firmly. Tho
stnnchton la then opened, nllowlng tho
nnlmnl to withdraw Its head, and tho
ropo hold tightly Is passed nnco
around tho muzzlo, up over tho stan
chion rail and through to tho front
aguln to tho hnnds of tho assistant.
This effectually restrains tho nnlmnl
and tho dehorning operation can bo
commenced. It tho stanchion rail Is
too wldo to permit of properly secur
ing tho lowor pnrt as woll as tho up-
por part of tho animal's head, tho turn
WEEDS SHOW
SOIL FERTILITY
Canno tho Fnrmorn Greater Loss
Than Any Other Factor
hy Rcduclntr Yloldo
By Hurry Snyder.
AMUSING TONGUE-TWISTERS
Somo Prize-Winning Combinations
Contributed to a London Publica
tion Are Quite Amusing.
A London pnper recently offered n
series of prizes for tho best "toiiKuo
twisting" sentences. Most boys nnd
girls will And tho nrlzo-wlnnlne: con
trlbutloiiB qulto amiiBlng. Hero thoy
are:
A growing gleam riowIiik crcen.
Tho bleak brcezo blighted tho bright
broom blossoms.
Two toads totally tired tried to trot
to Teuuury.
Strict, strong Stophon Stringer
snared slickly six sickly silky snnkos
Susan shlnoth shoes nnd socks;
socks and shoos shines 8usan. Sho
ccaseth shining shoes nnd socks, for
shooB and socks shock Susan.
A haddock, a haddock, n black snot
ted haddock; a black spot on tho black
back of a black spotted haddock.
Oliver Oglothorpo ogled an owl nnd
an oyster. Did Oliver Oglothorpo oglt
an owl and an oystor? If Ollvor Oclo
thorno ogled nn owl and an ovstor.
whero nro tho owl and oystor Oliver
Oglothorpo oglod?
If you can gtt throiiKh that oxer.
elso without tying your tonguo into
a qulntupio bowknot. you will deserve
a greater prize than tho London paper
offered in this unique contcsL
The weed crop indlcntcs tho con
dition of tho soli us to fertility and
previous methods of farming, nnd is
indeed nn, Index of tho farming that
has been praotlcod. Whoro grain
crops hnvo been grown extensively
weeds, as mustard and wild oats,
tako such firm possession of tho land
ns to Bcrlounly decrcaso both tho
yield and quality of tho grain. Whoro
erops havo been rotated and tho con
ditions havo been less favorablo for
tho development of weeds, larger
yields hnvo been secured.
Wcods tako from tho soil n much
larger amount of fertility than Is gen
erally conceded. A light grain crop
and a heavier weed crop remove from
tho soil moro fertility than a heavy
grain crop. Tho stronger feeding pow
ers of weeds pnnblo thorn to Bccuro
from tho soli plant food which would
otherwise go to tho support of grain
crops, tho woak feeding corcnls be
ing unnblo to compote with tho strong
feeding wcods. Tho host uso thnt can
bo mado of a wood crop, Is to plow It
under for green manuro and make it
produco humus, of which mnny of our
soils ntnnd much ln need. In this wny
weeds can bo mado to add fortuity to
tho land through tho Indirect notion
of tho vegotnblo mattor upon tho soil.
At tho Minnesota oxporlmont sta
tion nnalyscs havo boon mndo of many
of tho moro common weeds nnd It wns
shown thnt ln bo mo grain fields from
20 to 40 pounds nnd moro of nitrogen,
15 to 25 pounds of phosphoric ncld
and 30 to 50 pounds of potash had
been removed from an acre of land by
tho weeds. This Is as much as Is
removed in a grnln crop. Tho produc-
of tho ropo round tho muzzlo mny bo
omitted nnd tho last lap of tho ropo
carried around tho stanchion rati to
the front nnd to tho hands of tho as
sistant. Cnro should bo taken thnt
tho ropo pass each timo over tho nock
of tho nnlmnl botween tho horns In
Buch n way as not to Intorfero with
tho work of tho saw. Tho ropo must bo
hold by nn nsslstnnt Instead of boinii
tied, so thnt should tho animal throw
Itself off its foot during tho oporntlon
it can bo promptly slackened. This,
howover, Is rarely necessary, for ns
soon ns tho head Is sccurod, tho opera
tor should bo ready, standing nt thu
right shouldor of tho nnlmnl, to saw
ofT first tho right and thon tho loft
horn.
Tho horn should bo sovorcd from a
quarter to half an Inch below whoru
tho Bkln Joins tho base of tho horn,
cutting from tho bnck toward tha
front. If tho cut In mado too high, an
Irregular, gnarly growth of horn 1
very apt to follow.
Tho worry, pain and cruolty often
Inflicted by cnttlo upon their mntca
beforo bolng doprlved of tholr horna
Is much moro to bo considered thnn
tho pain of tho dehorning oporntlon.
Hon of weeds is a honvlor draft upon
tho land than tho production of heavy
grain crops. A woody farm will got
out of condition and run down ln for"
tlllty fnstor than n farm that Is thor
oughly cultivated and upon which
largo crops nro produced.
Ventilating Stabloa.
Horses nnd cows nro in tho stnblo
at night for rest. Whon tho weather
id warm tho nlmosphoro in closo con
finement becomcB vory wnrm nnd op
pressive, so much bo that tho animals;
bocomo vory uncomfortnblo and honco'
Tall to got propor rost. Tho horso that'
docs not got propor rest Is not ln iv
good condition for heavy work tho fol-i
lowing day, and tho cow that doos not
oloop in a cool, restful plnco In hot'
weather will not glvo a full flow of;
milk. Tho tompornturo of tho worly
Ing or producing nnlmnl must bo kept
normal to glvo tho boat results. IC
thero nro no windows in your stables,
cut out a numbor now and lot light
nnd fresh air como for tho honltth and'
comfort of tho nntmnls.. ,
Sheep Need Good Care In Fall.
If tho shcop nro loft out ln tho
chilly fall rains, coughs and colds may
roBult.
Many an othorwlso good shepherd
forgotn that his sheep roltsh snll In
wlntor the Batno ns ln any other sea
son. Market somo of tho older shcop, nnd
retain pnrt of tho cholco lambs for
tho Improvement of your own flock.
Tho best ln your flock will bo nono
too good. A poor sheep Is as dlfllcult
to shape up and fatten ns any
othor poor fnrm nnlmnl. Furnish
plonty of proper rations nnd stnrt tho
shcop through tho wlntor in good
shape It will pay.
Sheep on Farm.
Farming conditions would bo im
proved If moro shoop woro kopt, ua
thoy help, to oxtormlnnto weeds. But
dogs ami othor objectlonnblo featured
appear to havo driven sheep from
most of our fnrms.
BUNCHING AND LAYING CLOVER
11 -.
A Clover Buncher.
Clovor seed will bo a high, light
crop this year owing to tho dry
weather. Good heavy seed will bo
scarce and high In prlco noxt year.
Thoso having a good stand of clover
that will yield ono buBhol of need to
tho aero would do woll to savo It.
Ono hundred pounds of plaster spread
to tho acre will bo a help ln Increas
ing tho growth of tho clovor. TIiobo
having a mowing machine and a reap
er platform can easily and cheaply
ravo tho seed. A light platform of
shoot Iron may bo mudo to fit tho
mowor. Bolt tho platform to tho cut
ter hnr, lotting thu rear end drag oti
tho ground. A man should walk bo
hind tho mower with rnko to draw
tho clover on tho platform nnd when
full It Is pulled off Into wludrows.
If thoro Is n Inrgo growth of clovor
and llttlo Bood, cut when seed Is hnrd
and euro ns for hay.
Tho Illustration Bhows a flnger-llko
attachment for bunching and laying
tho clover out of tho way of tho
horses.