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TOPICS 07 THE TIMES. A OMOfCB BLKCTIOM Or M TERSSTINO ITSMft. Many of our caret are but a mor bid war of looking at oar privileges. Re member also that contentment is more satisfying than exhilaration. It now appears that somebody has been tamper) ok with the dispatches from Melilla. The Spaniards really lost in killed only seven officers and fifteen privates, while the wounded numbered less than 100. The Span ish officers seem to fight in front of their men, as their old knizhtly an cestors did when battling with the Moors. The Turks are having more trouble in Albania The people of that country are warlike as in the days of Alexander the Great, and the Tuiks bate always had a hard time of it in trying to keep them quiet Some day or another the rule of the Sultan will come to an end and Albania will be joined to Greece, to which, by right, it belongs. That dynamite bomb that was found under London bildge wasn't a dynamite boruD ifter all. It was nothing but a relic of the Franco Prussian war, which its possessor wishec. to be rid of. lie tried to throw it into the arms of father Thames, and it landed on a ledge of the central buttress. It would seem that London had a genuine scare for a time. The Matabele war amounts to just this: Somebody cut the telegraph wires which the whites at the cape were running through Lo Bengula's country far to the northeast The whites immediately seized Lo Ber: gula's cattle. He remonstrated that the malefactors were not of his peo ple, and as he has always been a friend of the whites, many at the Cape believed him. A court of arbi tration was appointed consisting ef two Maxim guns and miscellaneous j e udencv anl activity of the fire de artillery on the oae side and several partment alone have prevented such thousand assegais on the other. The - decision of this court is what might have been expected. The compensating advantages of fog are otten overlooked. It would appear that the special function of fog is to purify the atmosphere. Just ai a good shower of rain not only sweeps the streets, but "washes" the air, so to speak, by dissolving such impurities as are capable of solution: so the mysterious fog penetrating far and wide searches for and gathers in its embrace particles of carbon, or- j ganic bases and all kinds of irritat ing insoluble "specks," mjchanically suspended in the air. It Is enough to see the pave,ment after the fog has In a measure subsided to realize from what impurities we havj been de livered. The defeat of Lolwngula. and the slaughter of a great nnmber of bis warriors by the soldiers of the "Char tered Company," in Matabele Land, is interesting, because it will lead ad ditional piquancy to the revelations expected, in a few day-, when Parlia ment meets. More than one re'iutm ble London journal has lately hinted that England is on the -erge of a caudal connected with the extension of her colonial empire in Africa lie side which the Panama episode will Sink to sarcely noticeable propor tions. Some of the highest person ages In the kingdom are said to lie in volved. Parliament will take IbU up before it discusses the Franco Russian affair. Pome diabolism such as would ' prompt the wrecking of a passenger train without any hope of gain to the wrecker is hardly to be attributed to a sane man. The wreck of an Illi nois Central train nearUllin was not the work of train robbers. No at tempt at rebbery was made. The theory that revenge upon some of the railroad officials whose private ear was attached to the train Ttrnm ntfld the nrlmp la warrplv tan able. The train was six hours late, and the wrecker could hardly have been aware of the fact even if he "knew that the raKfoad officers were on the train, wMeh not likely. Tba wreck was probably the work of i homicidal crank, whose tribe, unfortunately, seems to increase these days. A fHBERKi i. temper in a house Is like pernatiial sunshine, gladdening and Mllveo'b-r every one in the pros t which you forget four troubles , "' "CUM be hained to remeaber aaaoyaaces bat a bid temper t Ja evefyiMog. Offence taken ati i T-Bfti tapeWenc under an- c wwfrtte, anil things made f Cztoc-a tor tbe magnirytag r rmcf tztltcbm, e Hen new, Irrl T" tittsm -wfco oaa say tbat ; tr t fcrnc? Yjoa might 1 :-t CJ rzl pmm ef a dost as deny the depressing effect of Ul-humor wherever it is found and the corresponding good influence sweet tamper. Also the latitat 1 of either tte one or the other, as it may chance which rules, is sure to break out in the younger and weaker of the family. That story told by John Pirn nix, in a past generation, of the man who started to see the ship launched, but who never reached the sjK-ctaele be cause he made too many festal stops on the way, seeme paralleled by the case of the Consular appointee to Aruoy. China, who 1. as just been "re called" before he had left for his post He rt d 'all right 'some months ago, ut the seductive julep and aromatic rum punch, the thrill ing i cocktail and the contemplative beer seem to have arretd his st- ros very frequently; and he dallied w h them for weeks together. At last the President heard of this Consular procession westward, with a "jag" of colossal dimensions in its wake, and the ioor Consul wis 'turned down." He will not revel in the delights of the rice-wine of Amoy; and the cane spirit of Shanghai will know him not He paused too often by the way. Chicago Hekald: In view of the terrible havoc and loss of life wrought by th' explosion of dynamite and pe troleum at Santander, Spain, it would txi inter sting V- know what quantity of these expli ves for pe troleum is almost as de ly as dyna mite is stored within tne limits of this city. The burning of the pro peller Tioga and the loss ot life conse quent upon the explosion of the pe troleum with which that vessel was laden are still fresh' in the public memory. Ci.donbtedly other vev se!s with cargoes even more dantrcr ous come into this port. As to the explosive1 hidden away in warehouses and stores, it is perhaps as well that the publie i ignorant. It is scarcely to be doubted that a Are in certain localities of the city would reach enough exp'osive material to blow two or three blocks skv h gh. The a result thus far The battleship Oregon is now proudly atloat, the heaviest monu ment of nstructive tk i 1 1 that has yet be u designed for our modern navy. It is not toiher disparagement that she :s not as heavy by several thousand ns as some of the levia thans in 1 urope, for she would come as well and probably bclfer out of a tussle on tne. seas than any of them. She is a mlwhty snip in armament and armor, aid probably within ten vears the naval architects will have so changed their Ideas of the service ability In attack and defense that smaller vessels will be more dreaded and much cheaper. When one thinks of it there are a good many eggs in the basket represented by the Ore eon. An unlucky blow lrom a ram or a tilt from a torrjedo might send I the most formidable warship to the ! bottom. Inventl .e skill is now in an l astounding state of activity, and In." 1 vulnerability on the sea is an impos- sibilit... l ut the Oregon has no ! superior as a battleship, and will doubtless be a credit to her builders j and the navy. j Chicago IIkhai.d: If man or a t woman can be railroaded oft to the 'detention hospital upon the dictum ' of a physician who signs a certltlcate ; as he makes out a prescription at ' the request of a casual patron ! mighty few people in this town will ' feel comfortable. There will Ik: an I uneasy apprehension that some enemy I may get the neces-ary certificate and i send the patrol w.igon around when ' least, expcc:ed. And once in the de- tention hospital it Is not easy to get out The burden .f proof Is always f on the suspected lunatic The cer tificate of a Jack-legged, beardless boy, the Ink on whose diploma Is hardly dry, may outweigh the iecord of a sober, sane and irreproachable life. That this should be so is dan gerous and disgraceful, and when such cases are brought to light, they sho,,ld thoroughly ventilated. The case of Mrs. Johanna Coleman, whose ' husband endeavored to have her , locked up Sunday night is a good one j to begin on. The Humane Society Is 'doing well in taking t'e 'warpath in j pursuit of tbe woman's husband and tbe P7-' h "'U'1 the ccrt'- cate. iet tnera oe run aown ana brought to justice. Age of the World. Mr. Clarence King, the well-known geologist, has computed the age of the earth, taking for h s oas, s the ef fect, as shown by careful ex per ments. of bci;t and pressure to cer tain rocks. , Ho concludes from These data tbat tbe world has ex sled as a piaaet-2,OjO,ooo yean. Tb e w II staad for a good enough guess ant I aotaa oae guesses better. Examiner. Ir le to be regretted, bat to many arrlaanatiori nnlat erMina- wlrts a? mar tp to u inwmgatraa polat ol 'a- THE LITTLE ARMOHAIM. Hoaoo'T alls la the Utile i li moans a a corner ub ; ul a vtoite-kalrea' asotaar aaalag I Bin Aoe r flrilf toankiaf of aim, sea through Uae doel of the mm ago Tbe bloom of oar dot iwoot toee As be rock i to merrily to aal fro With a lough toot cheers tbo placa. Somotimes bo holds a book ia hi fcosd. Sometimes a pencil aad slute, iad tbo lesson U hard to anclarslaad, ana too dguree bard to mate. Bat alio m tbo nod at bin lather' hoed. Ho Dro&d o! the llttlo eon. And she heart tbo words eo often said : So leer for our utile odo. Ther wore wonderful day ft. tbo dear, weet dj w bra a child wiin ninny ca r V as bora lo toold, to kite, and to praiao At bar kne n tbo little chair. She luet blm back IB tbo jay rears. When tbe great world -a.jf.hi the man. And bo amnio away pat bopoa and lears Tu bia place lo tbe battle a ran. Bat bo and than. In a witttul dream. Like picture out of dale, Fbe tea a bead with a golden gleam Mont over a pencil nod slate. And abe live again tba happy day. Theriav nl hr vfiunl lire a fel'rtnfi. Wben tbe small armchair stood jual In the ti jr. Tbe efotar of eie t tiling. Harper a Guar. AN EXPERIMENT. I don't think. said Mr. White, I "that the hay crop ever promised so finely." "Indeed!" said the wife, absently. "And if there isn't a fall in the price of fruit," he added, "our peach orchard is going to net us a cool $100." As he spoke he flung the homespnn towel with which he had been wiping bis hands over the back of the kitchen chair. "Oh. George, do nang up me towel," said Mrs. White. "The nail Is just as near as tne cnair oae, arm 1 have enoueh stens to take in the course of the day, without waiting on you." " "You are always grumbling about something," said the young farmer, as he jerked the towel on its nail. "There: Does that suit you?" "Here is a letter from Cousin Dora, George," said Mrs. White, wisely avoiding the mooted question. "She wants to come here and board for a few weeks." "Well, let her come"' said White. ' It won't cost us a great deal, and a little extra money always counts up at the year's end." "But, George, 1 was thinking" "About what?" "Why, I am so hurried with the work, and there is so much to do " "That is the perpetual burden of your song," said Mr. White, irritably. "Women do beat ail for complain ing." "Won't you hear mc out?" said Mrs. While. '-So I thought it would be a good plan to give Do a her board, if she would help me with tbe housework a little. It will accotn- modate her, and it will accommo- date me." ' "But It won't accommodate me.'" said George White, cavalierly. Really, Letty, you are getting ab solutely lazy." Mrs. White crimsoned. "No one ever said that of me be fore," said she. "Hut just look at it," said the farmer. "Tell me of any other wo man in the neigh borhood who keeps agiri: Why, they make a boast ot doing their own work." 'They ail have sisters or mothers or grown up daughters. I have none." "Pshaw:" said White. "Uid'culoiis: Of course you have to work. We all do, don't we? But your work don't amount to a row of pins. I don't know of anyone who has It ealer than you da" "That's all you know about it," said Letty, In a chocke I voice. "Write to Dora that we'll board her for U5 a week," said White, au- thoritatlvely. "We must earn all the money we can while there Is a chance. Make hay while the sun shines, eh? And I guess you'll man age to get along as well as other wo men do, Letty. Now run up stairs into the garret, my dear, and get me my blue jean overalls: there's a good glrL" Letty obeyed, but the tears were in her eyes, and a big round ball was rising up in her throat, and she could hardly see the Jean overalls, as tbey hung up hiih on one of the beam a As she reached up, a loose board In thegarret ficor tipped; her foot, slipped through on the laths and plaster be low, and with a groan she sank to the floor. The time passed on, and Georee Whit grew tired of waiting. He shouted up the garret stairway: "Look alive there, Letty! l o you me,in to be all day?" But no answer came. He ran up. stairs, to find Lettv lying senseless on the floor, with one leg broken, Just above the ankle. "Jiow you'll have to get some one to do the work." said Letty, not without a spice of malice, as she lay on the calico covered settee, with her poor ankle duly set and bandaged. Not. If 1 know it." said (icnrire White. "Hire a lazy woman who'll want a dollar and a half a week, and her board in the bargain, to do the work of the bouse? I guess not" "But what are you going Ut do?" asked Letty. 'To do It myself, to be sure. Half an hour eve y morning and half an j hour every evening ought to tie enough to square up accounts." "Well," said Mrs. White, "i snail Just like to see you do it!" Then you'll have your wish!" said b r husband. He rose early the neit morning and Hkht d the Kitchen tire. I'shaw " sa d he as he piled on the ticks of wood, "whatdoes a woman's work amo nt to anyhow .' What's tbe next le son, Letty?" I always skim the creiru and stra'n the milk. said Letty, who, uUtered upon the lounge, was comb- in s her hair with more deliberation th in bad pra Ued for a yer. "Well, here goes, then," said George. And a period of silence ensued. Presently he shouted: I bavn't got milk pans enough of course you haven't," said Letty. "You must scald out yesterday's. You know you said you. couldn't set up a tin shop when I asked for a dozen more last month. "They smell like a fat boiling fac tory," said George, disdainfully. "What ails 'em?" "You should have scalded them out last night," wishing that she bad wings like a dove that she might soar into the milk room and restore order out of chaos. Here's a go said George. "There isn't any hot water." Oh. George, you've forgotten to put tbe kettle on." So 1 did," said her husband; ' and the sticks, hang 'em, are all burned out: 'You kaow I wanted you to get a ton of coal," said Letty, "but you said that as long as wood cost noth ing but the chopping and bauliug, wood it should be " "Have I sot to wait for that water to heat'1" groaned (Jeorge. "1 don't know anything else for you to do,' remarked Letty, dryly. "Humpe!" observed her lord and master. "What's for breakfast?" 'Ham and egs, I su; poe." "Well, I'm up to that part of the program, at lea t," said he, cheer fully. "Oh, uie dickens' What is the use of keeping your knives so sharp? I've nearly cut my thumb off! Where do you keep the oatmea.i1 , , Bn.nd to vour milk oans whj)e the brcal(ast i-ooklng. I sup- Th . nothing like economy in work.' " Hut It was a mortal hour before the milk was strained and the pigs fed, and by that time the house was blue with a sort of smudgy smoke. "Hullo " shouted ('eorge, coming In. "What's all this- is the house on Are?" "No," said Letty, calmly; "only the oreaktast has burned up." George uttered a long oiiih. "Who'd h-ue thought the fire was so hot'r" said he. "What am 1 to do now.-" "Cook another. I suprKise." an swered Letty. "And , what next?" dem inded Georire, tugging at his moustache. "Why set the table, and then clear it away and wash the-aishes." j "With this cut linger?" complained j t he husband. "I was obliged to do it the weeks 1 1 had the sore fy'on on ruv middle finger,' remarked Ltly. "The young turkr ys and geee ought to "have been let out and fed long before 'this: and the th ee calves in the barn- yard must be attended to. And then there are the k.trhen and silting- ! room to le swent and dustea, and the j beds to imike, and the string beans to x be picked, and Im-ad to bake and j huckleberry pie to make, and vour wnite vests to oeironea ana ioiaues to I peeled, and the preserves v .bo scalded over, nn I i lie cheese to 1 turned, and dinner to get and the i table to clear, and the dishes to be ; washed" j "Hold on:" said George; "you've i said that once." . I "Verv likely, but it has to be done ' three times a day and the chickens to lie looked alter, and the linen pll- low cases to be put bleaching, and the ! south windows to lie washed, and your trousers to t e patched, and tbe stockings Ut lie darned, and you know jou alw ys like something hot ; for supper. And t rn tbe night's j milk is to be brought in an I strained j and (he pan- scildcd and the geese and turkeys fed and shut into their coopvaud ' Jli, iiear'. 1 entirely for got the churning. That will take an hour at least But dear me. George. , I am cettini so hungry: and I don't see the least Mgns of breakfast George! Where are you going, George? 1- want my breakfast:" j For (Jeorge had disappeared lu the : midst of her exordium. in twenty minutes or so he re- 1 turned, and by his side ty Iged ! Mary Ann I'ult, the nearest neigh bor's 2o-year-old daughter. , "I take it all back," said Mr. White, "I lower ruv colors, Letty. Your work is harder than mine. I'll be blest if It ain't. Why. I couldn't take care of the milk, and cream and cheeses for the wages a girl would ask. I never realized liefore bow much a woman has to do " "Are vou r.uite sure you realize It now" said Letty mischievously. "Well. I've got a pretty fair Idea on the subject," nodded George 'But you should lie here on wash ing davt" said Letty, "or on ironir.g day, or on the day when wtf ehop sau sage meat or mac soft sosp, or" atop, stop " shouted George. "If you say another word l"l go for Mahala Blinks, too Haven't I said that I take it all back? V'hat more would vou have?" "Wal, square," said Mary Ann, who had by this time removed her hat and shawl. "wbat'Il I do flrst" "Do!" echoed Mr. White. "Do everything, and let me get off to the bay field as fast as I can. " "Jes as your orders is," said Mary Ann. "And I say, I.etty:" he added. "Yes, George." "Write to your cousin Dora Tell her we'll be glad to board her, if she ' will assist you about the house." j ' But you've hired Mary Ann. j "There's wo; k for 'em both," said I Mr. White. j And he sat down and took refuge in last week's paper, while Mary Ann wrestled with tbe charred re mains or the breakfast, and cut fresh slices of ho tie-cured ham. i In this world there are bloodlese ' battles and victories won without the ' clash of steel: and in this category ! may be classed Mrs. White's victory over her husband In respect tu tbe a nest Ion of "hired help." Tbe Maine Parmer. DOMESTIC ECONOMY. TOPICS Of INTEREST TO FARMER AND HOUSEWIFE. law (a Stoaaavre the Oatar Coat lag of jMarh WalaaU Caathorlaa; Cora hots, aaoat at Water la aoUe-Valoe at Urlod Trail fjeateral rarai Matters. Moraaaoat of s l"r la Solla. Canlllary attraction, surface ad fnesl n and surface tension are the j van .us names by which wede-ignate the agem - that caases mot on of tbe water through soil. Every tiny par ticle of soil when brought In contact with a moist surface becomes sur rounded with a thin film of moisture. It is a liny soap bubble, with a par ticle o( sand instead of air inside. In ordinary sands or clays 50 per cent. of t bulk is air space, and when this space Is fully occupied by water the -oil Is fully Mturaied. When slightly saturated and brought in contact with new supplies of water, the films around each particle tend lo thicken, but the particles least mol-teaed are, by agency of surface tension, drawing from those that have a great supply. In other words, until the entire mass is fully satur ated and all the air spaces tilled, the soil that is nearest the water supply must pass It along until the whole mass U e .ually supplied. As moisture is lost by evaporation w drainage, there is a movement or water, up or down, or laterally, from the soils ciotali.log this most moisture, toward the soli containing the lea-t. This motion in the mailer of time and Quantity Is determined by the text ure. It will move most rapidly in the direction of least resistance. Water moves up from liclow or later ally only by reason of surface tension. without stirring until done, thus It Is drawn down from the surface j kipping the fruit In shape. Soinc by tbe same law. but Is aided In this timrs it Is a good way to drain the direction by gravitation. Farming j water off, add sugar to make a syrup World. Gatltrrlnr; Corn. We have had it in mind to answer a question by a correspondent for weeks past, but overlooked It, say an agricultural exchange. Before gath- ermg corn It w.u.Id pay the farmer to .kUfl..l1.. nn.1 !,,,. n t.rl it.f ho- his seed corn In advance Jhis will clve him an onrmrtumty to examine i the stalk as well as the ear, a matt-er of very decided importance. The ; tendency in our ciliuate is for corn to ; make too much stalk, to grow very tall and lar Its ear hlwh from the j ground. Other things being equa. i then, seed corn should be 'elected J from stalks rather under the size and with ears as low down as can be ' found. By doing this every year, a strain of corn might be bred which ; would exert lis energy more in ear- ; making and less In stalk-growing Other points might lie looked after also, such as whether the ear has a long or short stalk of itsown, whether It stand upright or hangsdown after It is rle. A rather short stalk and a pendant ear is to tie desired. Whe i hanging down the ear sheds rain water letter. If one cultivates both lplauds and tHittnm, seen corn should be gathered from each and kept s -p-arate Seed from com grown or. rich, moist liottom lands will not Iks adapted to dry uplands. Hants be come accustomed to the coud.tions under which they gr.iw, and sulfer wben these are changed. How to Sliu k lt:a k Wxlnuto. One difficulty in securing these nuts Is the ditliculty In removing the outer coating. This may lie largeiy overcome by iHiring a few holes with an auger through a piec; of p'ank, and driving the nuts throwh the holes with a small-headed hammer. A blacksmith's shoeing hammer Is good. The holes should range from one to two Inches, so that the differ ent sizes may lie put, through the hole that will remove the shuck. Bv having the receptacle entirely cov ered except the hole the shiicKs are thus separated from the nuts. There will he a small jiortlon of the shuck left on where It came over the hole, but when the nuts are dried a little this Is easily removed If it does not drop off of Itself. The shucks may lie brushed to one side into a box, so that everything is cleaned up. One great advantage of this Is that the hands are but slightly stalnel. and most of it may lie removed by wash ing In gasoline. One person with this costless arrangement can take the shucks from two bushels in an hour. It pays to wash the shucked nuts while yet wet in a tub with a broom, as they are then freed from the rem nants of the outer coating and look much nicer when served. Many of tbe boys mav have already used such an arrangement, hut many have not Try it and report how it works. Ohio r'armer. I'aalnrra. There is too little attention paid to late fall and early spring pastures. A well-grown pastu c that is ready to turn Into when the ordinary pasture is no longer suDicierit to keep the anl- nial thriving is economy In many ways. It saves tbo bay and grain, ortens the time of feeding dry and prepared foods and Is more nourish ing and healthy. If you cannot have such a pasture vou can sow a patch of rye In the corn -field, and turn in ' after the corn has been gathered, j and. If eaten out by corn-planting time, turn It under and plant to corn again. This may seem extravagance to some, bnt It Is not, It Is economy. The butter made from cows that are pastured on rye ;s ns yellow and sweet in November or March as in May when pastured on clover. Colts, calves, and marcs with colts, also tbe brood sows with pigs, will desert their dry food for the rye ahould be sown early, pasture. It but may be If there ia own as late as October sufficient moisture, and makea ex- celleat aprlog pasture. It should be o arranged tbt anlnit1" can be tart-ted off i wet weaf - aid all othei ttm. wbeu the grvtsd ia soft and muddy. Hea ta S star raora. Arccording to a foreign experiment, some Dutch cows -pi with water al ways In their stab e gave much beO ter results than when changed back wnere they could get water only twice a day. It was found that the milk yie!d Increa ed where tbe -ows had access to water at will, and no decrease ot fats o curied. The dally ii,Ciease was small, but as estimated it would improve the yield about forty gallons per cow per year. A noticeable feature of the experiment is that the cows rank a little less when permitted to drink at will thau when furnished water twice a day. Ac ordiog to this, the cow can water herself lietter than the tiest care can supply her with what she needs. Bv drinking often there wa less chilling of the stomach than where water had to be taken twice a day. and each time in large quanti ties. Tbe digestion was improved, as with each small draught of water some gatric Juice was secreted and went with It, which was not the case to the same extent where large draughts of cold water had to be taken. Value of Drlod Frails. Housekeepers do not value dried fruits highly enough, partly liecause they are In the habit of canning all fruits and terries and nartly because they do not cook dried fruits properly. They will soak dried apples or piunes and throw the water away, then cook them In a tin dish and stir into a mush with an Iron spoon. The right ay is to soak the dried fruit, then slip it carefully Into a granite, earthen or nnn-elaln lined sauce ran, and cook and when It lioils up turn In the soaked fruit and cook until tender; In this way it will 1x3 as good as canned Irult. Experiment more in drying this season, and see if the re sults are not more satisfactory than 4 n AiinPiilliimt In il'rjCU flrtA ff i ' " mal " ' lr lhem . ,n Li,rs' lr''wl ? pact- ugar. Thev were equal to any foreign sweet meat, and I knew they were prepared cleanly, which cannot always be said of the imported fruit. Grange Homes. looa It Par lo Knrirh I-aod. In Iowa, about the year 1W, says fnur a correspondent, 1 manured acres of old meadow that had corn- monly brought a medium crop of grass. Manure was from sheep vards, hauled and spread in fall. At har vest the grass stood tall and thick. I sold two acres standing at 19 per acre, then rented the land at $7 per acre each ear for two years, then put two acres In potatoes and fodder com. lotatocs blighted that year crop worth per acre. In the fall 1 sowed ail to rye. The crop brought flTl per acre, the straw paid for threshing. No manuring after tho first year. I kept no account that could be relied on to tell the clear profits of the live crops, but calling the land wcrth 10 per acre when manured, I feel safe In saying that after deducting taxes and other ex penses tbe clear gain jer annum on price of land per acre would be over li percent. But if it be not 12 per cent. the same land or any otherjgood farming land within three miles of Iowa C ity can he so cultivated that it will clear more. I.lmltnf Prollt In rig-Fw(llnir. To ascertain the best and chea'icst way of using siilm-mllk for the pro-' duction of po'k has been a part of the work of tho Vermont Experiment Station the last year. Sour skim milk produi es as good results pound for pound as sweet sklm-milk. Hence farmers aie not losing money every time the milk sours on the way home from tne creamery, and creamery ru'-n need not go to any expenso or trouble so to handle the skim-milk at to sterilize It and keep itsweet. Two ounce of corn-meal to each quart of skim-milk made a pound of pork at the least cost of food. A larger amount of corn-meal made a more rapid growth, but at an Increased cost of fin d for each pound of pork aUive the market value. During heavy feeding In preparation for market, twelve quarts of skim-milk: dally to each pig, with all the corn meal they would eat, produced a more rapid growtn and at less cost per pound than six quarts of milk under similar conditions. SNoara and Doge. . The existence of lamb and wool clubs In several neighborhoods of the State have done a great deal, not only for the prote Hon of sheep hus bandry, but enables the farmer to get better prices for his lambs and ool, and a ford almost absolute pro- teotioii from the depredations of worthies curs, from tbe fact that every memlier is required under the rorwtltui on and by-laws ot the club to make tenants sign a contract not to keep more than one dog, and he must be kept In bounds, Tennea see '-'armer. To latlea Tarkrya. ,.. turkey will not fatten If ! c Jsiy confined In a coop For a few day it may gain in flesh, but after that length of time it will lose In weight, no matter how well fed. as it will worry and fret for lllcrty. The proper way to fatoen the turkeys Is to begin about a month before the time fixed for marketing them and reed tbern early lo the morning and , when they come up at night In tba ; morning give tbem ail the wheat j they will eat and at night give corn, j tilve tbem full liberty on the fletda.