OUR UUKAL READERS.
SOMETHING HERC THAT WILL
INTEREST TI M.
t-ur-siu-ar mirriiaacst for Topa'ac Haj
uvlii.l Fod4fr Plaat Slovenly
nra I . ln(iiHUnc-To ( arc Hon
T'.-pn n( iisyiitat-aft
Ttioe who are obliged to store a
portion df their hay in 6taeks from
Uck o. trige rooui in the bar. .a,
now how diilirult it Is to build a
s.".:icfc that will remain good until it
i- lirawrj to the barn in tbe winter,
wnu-st' k lienton iu the American
Aucuitiirlt This is lieeause it
-tr contnues to set-
tie while t he hay
. ' the process of
J't lerme n t a t i o n.
" known as sweat-
L4MM.I: M:CKKT.Iutf. " UeOCe It
U ie tier to top the stacks after
);,; ing using for the purpose
wale grass when that can be
obtained, not only because it is of
small value for fodder, but also lve
caose the bruaJ. tough leaves mat
together and shed tbe rani be ter
than upland gra-s.
Wbeu the stacks are of consider
able st7e, I have found great con
venience io usinn wn.it is called a
ladder bracket'' In the illustra
tion. Fig. 1 shows the manner tn
which it is constructed. The upper
piece are of spruce or i ther st ong
wood, two Inches square. Across
their top is hoi ted a light plank six
feet long, which makes a convenient
platform. At A are iron pins put
through each piece, which serve fur
books. By thin means the biacket is
Ptn. 1 LADtJIB ANI BBA kET IS POH1TIOX.
rhooked on the ladder round at any
height desi ed, making an adjustable
platform on which an assi-tant can
stand to rece ve the hay fritu the
-man on the load, and pitch it up to
the man on tbe stack. J-ig. shows
it placed on tbe laditer ready for use.
Jy UMng this simple contrivance,
which a farmer can m.ike in an hour
' or two, it .seasy to lop a large stack,
bu iding it up to a good or.n. In
order that it may tie perfectly strong
-and secure, it is best not to use nails
in its construction, but fasten it en
tirely with snjaJl car; age tx;u
Molj- Farnilnr
if there is any one thing more dis
gusting than auothur in agriculture
it Ui sloenlitiesp go-as you-plea.se
farming. And it does mo e to u
grude tbe occuj atioii in th minds of
on looker than all the distateiul
duties tog tlu.r, prominent aiming
which a e the cleaning and purifying
vf tbe cow stdhles and bog pens and
me catting and distributing o' tiie
II lb about tbe 'arm. It costs no
nore to do a piece of work neatly
than it does to do it in a slip-shod
ashioa Tbe thoughts are bright to
mm
(he Gleaner's mind hv noting the oping a succulent forage plant unusu
eork of gatlier iiL' a t'eld of bay which ally rich in suirar. and much relished
ke paased in gottiL' and from h s
place of iibor. The. men employed
seemed to have had expe ience, but
the work was wret:hedJy done, and
more than half the value of what was
in the beginning a line live-acre n. ow
ing lot must have teen lost by the
slip-shod manner i f handling tbe
grans. In the I rst pi. ice, it was left
standing till well past the lully ripe
stage. The preparatory clipping with
the wythe began on the Fourth of
July, tbe ma n wo k not being started
until ten days later, tbe few bund ed
pounds of clippings lying by the road
side io trie meantime, getting pretty
thoroughly '-seasoned." Une briuht
morning the machine was set a-goii g.
and it laid down about one quarter of
the field of handsome
wan not even shaken up,
.'rass. This
tiut just at
lirhtfall was raked thrown upon the
-wagons and taken to the barns the j
machine next .. owing at another !
quarter Thison-'aturday. A brisk j
bower found tbe grass where the j
machine bad left it, and it lay under
a oieacmng sun auring next any, n it
being- toucned till Monday afternoon,
when it was raked and taken to the
barn a black, unpalatable mas-:
mixed with it was another quarter of
tbe Held, cut on .Monday ana loaded
without other handling than that
afforded by the rake. Tbeprodu tot ;
tbe tJrat quarter of i be lot was added
to tbe other arter tbe same heedless
treatment, and it is aale to say that
tho last end of (bat hay m w will lie
worse tbao the first and goodness
knows that the first is bad enough.
Whereas, but for the heedless, slip
shod way of do ng the work, the re
tit Would have been a mow of up
wards of flueen tons of the cho cest
bay a credit to tbe maker and a
eoottouaJ feast to tho horses to which
It waa to le served Hartford Cour
aat fm Varr a Homr of Hoiking.
So officer of the police detail said
recently: "When 1 waa a mounted
fslicetnan I learned of a most hu
rie sod kind method of coring a
' talk? bone- It not only never falls,
tit u we not fife the si Ifhiest pain
t. aslmiL When (be bone re-
f -j t p k Um froot foot by toe
, zZt ttt ba4 the leg at Um koee
' - li ft tow for three aila
) czi M H Cow aatf aw
will go promptly. Tbe only way in
which 1 can account formic edcc'lv.,
mastery of tbe bore is that he can I
think of but one thing a1, ,t me. and
having made up bis mind out to go,
my theory is that tbe tending of tLe
leg takes his mind iron) tbe original
thought There have been some bar
barously cruel rueib ds lesoried to to.
make a I alky horse go its way, such i
as tilling its mouth with sand,
severely beating the horse, or. as in
lone recent case, cutting out bs
tongue The humane societies would
have their hands full to care for all
these cul lies to animals. Jf they
only knew, the owi en of horses
woud adopt iny treatment, and there
would be no trouble with the erst
while troublesome baiKf horse."
ur Animal Friends.
C w or ( irA
Quite a good manv people have the
belief that iood. c eaol rie-s. Intelli
gence n compound irivi rations and in
feeding them, pure water, and skill
exercised in tbe manufacture of but
ter have more to do with it all than
has the cow, since there are com
paratively wortnles cows In ull
breeds, says a correspondent of
'Hoard's 1 airyman." It is said that
Jerser butter will stand up" letter
than will any other. That all de
pends. Tuere ar..- . eiseys and jerseys,
and some oi their butter will 'stand
up" and tume will -sit down" or run
away, If you give it a chame. '
Nin -ty nine out of eveiy loo pounds
of milk drawn from healthy, properly
led and cared lor cows, will u.ake
butter that will '-stand up and los
ses s god Ujdy tlavo and texture," if
the conductor of tbe traiu is an art
ist If be is a d.iub" as many of
them are, be'il spoil IL Thai's about
aU there is of it, and the attempts to
make the dairymen of this country,
or the world, believe that all this de
pends on tbe cow and that uo other
cow than tbe Jersey can do it. will
fail
Th fcar y H rml Apple.
The early har est apple is very
likely to irverbcar. but it is uite good
for ies wbTi not !ully grown, pro
vided enough sweetening is added tc
ake off tbe surplus acidity. It
best to shake otf some inui all the
tiees even though there Is no market
for tht m, for those lei t to ri.en will
be greatly improved in 1 e and flavor, I
liesides making sure that the tree
will erttc' fruit buds tor bearing
tbe next season. I sualf the early
haret tiee allowed to ripen all its
fruit In years of abundance bears
Dothing tbe following year.
Wngner'n t'ttt P-a.
Great 'nterest is manifested in the
new fodoer plant Lathyrus .ilvestrii!
Wagnenl, otherwise known as Wag
ner's fat pea. r ome thirty years ago
the celebrated agronomist, Ilcrr
Wagner, of Munich, i.erniany, began
crossing and improving varieties ot
Lathyru--, until from a bitter, worth
less weed he has succeeded in de el-
1.AT11KI KII.VEKTK1H.
by all kinds ot stock. Tbe plant is a
close relative of the sweet pea which '
it much resembles in appearance.
t;ros two. three, or more feet
height with root that run till they ,
find water, even to twelve feet, and
some say twice that It see i 8 to
iourih on any soil, growing well
upon rocky, sandy, or gravelly soil,
chang Dg hard and barren ground to
fertil soiL lry seasons do not seem
to hinder luxuriant growth, and It
needs no manure,
stals. with leaves
it has a tleshy '
thr-e or four
inches long, shapec" like willow
leaves, and glvln three cutt ngs In a
season, yielding In all some lour tons
of dry barter acre. It Is claimed
that, when once established, it will
j last fifty years.
Uild and Kudu.
Salt dissolved In alcohol
rill lake
out grease spola
it nana peels will clean tan shoes
as well as regular dressing.
t; ii nt i i.a t:k should never oe
appl ed to a bruised wound.
Wood ashes very finely sifted are
good for scouring knives and tin-:
ware.
t ii.i sliced potatoes fry better!
when a little flour is sprinkled over
them. j
A si itoso solution of salt and water!
will remove the poison of bees or m- s-1
ouito stings.
A 'i ka.-i (KiNFfi. ot powdered borax;
added to cold starch will teud to give
the lnen extra stillness.
(Viah-i -lii-.oiM colee sprinkled on
ashovelful of burning coals will re
move offensive odors frun a sick
room.
lr youdesire to papeir a wall that
has beeo wbitewa-hed, rub the wall
down with a cloth wet In strong vin
egar or saieratus.
Whbn nsinir a spoon or whisk for
beating, take long upward strokes,
tbe more rapid the better. The
spoon should touch tbe bottom of the
liowel e Ch time, and tbe motion
must l regular.
Fiiwkk will keep better In damp
and than Io water and a center
piece of Sowers -for tbe table may be
ore k acefnlly aod rmly arranged
io a jar tf wet saod toao id a fouo
flatioa of awes.
WRAPS FOR AUTUMN
" U"Ak f VXV Ui UJlil.
TIME HAS COME FOR THEIR CON.
8IOERATION.
"oaoa Who SWag-hl Small, rrork OaU
La-t Winter Arm Hot Oolaf to Throw
ir-Mf Bola( Mad Or.r
Bux Paltara Pupal r.
Coats aad Capo.
No York corrpon1er,eei
HE time hn come
for tiie o n ids a
tiono. i utti ca, es
an w ap-, tor
buying new ones,
i tuai is p s-ible,
for making o er
tiie ol w.t i a
lembianee o. t e
new wheu thai
ea i be managed
Tbe e 1 1 Uca of
tbe latt r t.oin;
on. thouga. ..s
u.ual, too re
ttv e a e n t wall
ad. i p ted to niakin ;
over 1 epend up
on it all trie wo
mu'i who bo ght
swell fro k o at
fir lUt-idj wear
la t ear are n t
going to th-ow them away. They are
ribt. too f r the woman h is b y
ine new th a fall w 1 gel a n at of b x
ptu-rn if he has obi coiiu. f she
can ave u t what she w u a. -he w 11
bateagol cape. Thi cape Is im dif
ferent as can bo from the b ou affair
of many colo s and m re frills, whit; i
died ut of fasl.i n la t spi-i g fnm
over-elabora io.i. 'i beg 1 ia hesn
the knee-, is made a go 4 d a lie a
skirt, gored moth abou t e rh ul
d. r and si r aJing wid at ibe eJ e,
but Uli no iolds. ll is ma e o wiry
or twee i-like ma'er ;il and a. a tue,
in solid colors. The lioing Is the
characteristic pa t o t e ga mci t
It must ( iitra-t rtr ngly w th the i ut
s de, may be of the most bril iant
fOH AUTCMS JOCK"lriKfl
plaid, and Is al rs t silk. The ca-e
may be i nished w th a big hood, well
lined, or w th a second caoe in cut 1 ke
the under one, o ly n uch sho. ter.
We.l-to-du women are publi hintf
their o e .slon of Urge p irse bv se
lect in w aps which i'tt ly ignore a iv I
such thin.' hard time, or early (all 1
..up u. . m . i i.l it ,t (.fib- unrt 1 u 1
iap are shown, and be irnti At ketch
d -pi t one if the-e whlca ha- n
sleeves, tjf waV;re.d Bilk a a trim 'ed
wl h enetlan lace, it is cut prince ,
ench s de showing a garniture of two
b ia o of g ipur.- in ertion. The bai k
ii cut o.I at the wiist and te s-cir is
then gatherei very full W th' bo'U e
ertion. A circua' col ar enrich Hi
w th guiinire forms ln-etelles in back
and is cape-li 'e in front.
Aside rn:t) th -?e out-lie giirinerit-'.
n one it m o man's attne is mude
Ume ,,, vellr H t.-ave ing gowns. Ma
to exnres-i u ich of novel tv at this
womon do not iak
their outing ui ti
rep ember I eins
and she wbi has a
lar?e ward otic delights in havbar
irowns fo the autcmu tri w hich are
so a?g e sively now as to impress the
obtt r.er with the fact that they did
not do r-ervice in the Timer .n urney
ings. As l lainn iss . nd e rnparat ve
simp icity are a requi. em tut. feign
ers need be ingeaiou to devise rome
th nif novel. How well thev sueMjed
at times isshovin bv t'ie traveling rig
of lhis second illust -ation. Cut fr m
tan wool -n suiting showing a small
ehck. its left front laps over, as
shown, a d falls almost to the bottom
in a big bo pleat. The fal-e skirt
snowl g enea h the box pleat is of
plain tan stuff of a darker shade than
the others. The d ess has no darts
and the fullne s s confined in the
waist by a sa-h of br wn turah. Tho
drap?i sleeves ate wide and comforta
b e a d have turned back cuffs faced
with white surah. They are also gar
jt-vnrv o hsd oh ska.
nt 'bed with brown surah and rosettes
of the same.
Home-spun, serge, cheviot, tweed
and cloth And the usual amount of
favor for earl . tall wear. Thech.-viots
re particularly pretty. M my woven
of lltl-col rwd threads that make a
fawa or tea tone have a nne line of
owe Itfhtoolor marking off Inch and
a half s i oar a Bomettmee a point r
Haw of orifht-eotored thravads will be
wo In the sqaaret. 7 ey are e ra
b'nei wlto w toned or . i ia eni r d
i ilk. i re-n tbe ere a e oice i n.e-t
oltea i- Je f r dre e to be worn ob
- p t-8 1 a the wate-, ui.d n J
b ae U natunlt a muo laror d color.
Of such " aterial aad h i Is toe ver.'
pretty dre Mhiea t e rti t ia t
j r'KDtt n this roetu'n the full
kin it rnarnenU d ow y by thre ) rows
of e -arsa Ik ti eti ; a - uud tbe
1 ottom. W it i li in worn .t st i i blue
and bi'e jer-ev an I asboit girdl'
1 e a ket held in pi see bytwised
ribbo s listen a I on tbe s mu.ue s.
I k takei the letu in the new
ty'e-. a. it u-.ua! y does, but e or-a e
s ue to follow. La t seas n s iw sm h a
"reg I ar a " of color hat .t is to lie
h ped tha wome i c. n res ra n them
l e tj Boui.-t ing like g. od laste
tbii imj. Butteruut bi'owu, whieh is
1 AM IlOSAHLi. FALL TVfBS
re-illy only a dull I laek. is to be a
str.-et co o f r the tail in ombina
ti d with th e er-audacious 11 agi n a,
wuich u i 1 not g.ve u aniioawny a
omaoy wouieu ifh it would. n
of the tir t colors t . fo low t ie b!a-k
lead t ward new vogue is gray. A
p plia o s Iver g ay. ti-imrnl , iih
gr.iy velvet gra. slice and -luui ga loon,
i u-e . Io the dre4 whl h aip-ar-i at
the eft in the ne t oieiure .tsbforid
skirt Is aiiu.'il wilu velv t and irallcxin,
a id has an apro.i overskirt lilcli is
similarly ga uis. ed mid iithtly drafmj
on the right side. 1 he ho .iv Ir int Is
t im ed with pleated velvet and the
low r part is coi e ed by a deep fitiod
gir le The g.rniiure ion t ts of
slashed h'etellos and epaulette ,
trimmed with vel et : nd g.illixm. Tbe
mo e a ely wide trig t sii-eves ana tae
anding col at- a e plaid.
More novel but less pronoun' ed of
co or Is the companion costume 10 t hitt
just de-crib i. Its st iff is uark-bl e
cri on and ihe t..-.uiinltig ate b'nek
watered sillo ri lon and olored era
broidery on bands of unhlca hed linen.
Th si- (i-t iH edged w th a double box
pi.-ated niching "f b ek moi e ri 'b n
which stop on e ich side about fifteen
inches from the at-n center t-eam,
endi g in a U i b w. At the t p are
two Kxket flnp on ea h ide, the
un er one of linen, the top f crepon.
In the la-t , icture two ra undue
dresses a poar. The left baud one is
U't dee i m'i rn az, and is mad i of
hjavy blac c c e e cloth with a gored
klrt banded bf a deep blue fold of
era e. A largo plas ron an i revers
wril h form a d -ep ro nd a- ar in
back appear o i the bodicu. li th are
of crape, and a ere a lisse bow is
pi ced a t e n 'ck. Th gig t sleeves
are banded wi h narrow bias crate
lolds at the wai t, an the stanJ n;
eollar is of the same materia,!.. 'J be
M h
THI OAKB 4 OBIBViar.
other dress Is lost w-mbor, and Is from
bla k w oln su ting. Over its Ml
shaped i nd rsklrt comet a draped
overs irt which is open on the left 4ie
and garnished with th e ; rows of black
wo tlcn brail. The bod Ice is fitted in
back and has loose ja ket fronts, which
open to show avost of bl ck gr.x-gr in
shirr d several times around tue neck.
Folde I grc sgrain gives h wi.ie girdle
wnich fastens with a small bo d in
back. The sleeves are shirred sev-r 1
timet t ear the urmho e. and are edged
with braid, whi h it a so p it on t ie
revers and turned down collar.
Many velvet weave . ure on th t m r
kta.id so sati f ct ry ii col r and
ftm-as are s mo f thee t at it in iy
Ixj ell toihink tw co ixs ore plungi ig
1 to genuine ilk velvet, ror womon
who ha e i cached the bea ity of g a
hair. bl-ick v Ivet will alwHys le tht
ideal formal gown A really toyhl
gown worn ' y tho ma est ic mother of
a pretty b ide at the woidl g lees
ti on was of silk velvet, na'e with a
io-:oof dm hess lao o er ti e velvet.
The lee e er-' e o m us el et
pull's leaching to tb - ei ows. (toints of
a e e; tend ti lr. m the yoi-e over tbe
puffs and rich iaco cutis were sol on
the band of the s . eves tu turn unk
r gainst t'.i velvet Th t skirt a lo g
in front, itt fo ds nwinsr heavily when
pu-hei foiward. A wids tain foil
from under th pi fnted bisiloe, se r-
j Inz to either hide and furml.ig as it
; b( backgriiif! ia the woman
spb-ndid height. Her hair, a sn w
whit ', was piled high at tue b ck, and
held with an iv. ry comb. At the ore
head the 1 cks pa ted s iftly to either
side. Si ch a gown was magnificent lo
its simplicity und cou d oot be im
proved upon, but like other works of
art It i cost was g. eat.
Oewrrlab. wa
The heart of a Greenland whale Is
' yard In diameter.
h n Mm
r, ti i tu l
hi tl U.1 U '
ii Hi Ll M
DOMESTIC J5C0X0MV.
TOPICS Of INTEREST TO FARMS
AND HOUSEWIFE.
How air. Dnt. nail SiWirf Hrl.l In tho
Ouil at Ihf iaiu T air talu f Vhlt
C ovrr Kucllah llur.-.- - ItipvnUiK ut
Frail. ,
A K-sium WIt rrM Fall.
The conect condition for soil to ls
in is when ll is Ut to bold three
things, each in t tie riuht quantity,
ne.lher too much nor too lute o
either. They are, says Oilman's
oral World air, beat and water.
Too much of either will cause the
crop- lo ail, whoe too little will
h.ive the same e ecu You see how
dl cult a science is farminur, in fa t,
you have felt this all your live. Air,
beat, and water have each an an n ty
for each otuc-r, and yet they are eaeh
antagiinlatic to each other, sc tbe
trnuolc is just how to maintain the
best po-sible balance of all thren in
the soil at one time, and cuntinti-ou-ly
while the (Top grows. If you
shut enher out of the soil the crop
will die, and if you give either In
too reit a uantity It will likewise
die 'I he ma ii v processes you eiiect
when wo.kug land are all under
taken lor th i - en i, thouuh some of
yi u may not have liefore seen it in i
this way. To the man with the ;
i n I Mini (arming .mention thi-knowledge
is jiertiaps of no use al all in
every day piactice To tnoe who
arc eve. anxious to learn the reasin
wnv, it N at iea-t a satisfaction, if
nothing else j
To illustrate bow air, heat, and-1
water can l held In the soil at the 1
same lime take in imagination a
toil, and Ull ii. with sod worked up
iuio a tine tilth after a good autumn
rain. In th.s . ase you h.ive air heat, j
and waier each io correct uantity.
lou; waier geut'y in on t he s-dl in
the tuh till you Know it will not ab
sorb au more, 1 on tnereby dr.ve
out the air and any farm plant
growing in it will then dwindle and
Ui -. Make a bole in the bottom of
the tub to let the water e-t'ae. and
the uuireyou pour in. H done gvo'ly, 1
like falling ram, and not loo . on
sianlly the more the plant w 11 j
bourir.li 1 . however the water is j
cold arid the surrounding atioo-ii.icre
In cold also. I hen ;ii'.nii the pbinlwiil
P'tie: the cohl air and cod water will ;
k..l it if c.i.itiiiiie.. Trv the tub ;
ug'liii tilled wil b soil n twoiked hto
a tl'lh. I ut In small clods. In llns
case you woiilO have air hlliog all the 1
spac s .it tbe epv,se oi the water or
inoisitire. bur u a ram the spaces j
would e lliied with water, wn ch
would at once run thtougti the suit- ;
soil, to lie imuiedlately loiiowed by I
air to till the interstices. If the air i
waa cold it would tend to kill the lit- !
tie moisture retained by the clods 1
would at one evaporate, and in ;
either case vegetation would sutler. !
'J ake the I un again and llll it with a :
a firm lay soil. The clay would hold i
moisture but i.ol air. As regards j
beat, t would be warm when tho at
nio-.p:iere was hot, and cold as the j
weather changed to cold. The heat
and . old w.uid not so often be chain
iug, waim in the day arid cooling o i j
rapidly at night, that plains here
again would not be strong. I
it is very important to lc;tr iu j
rntiid when wo k u.' a tleld th it you
wantitin such . condn ion thst it
will hold 'these three elements
iu well balanced propo tioi s.
A sjsaige is a gtsjd illustration of
bow water is held iu rapillary altra-'-lioti.
Dm a ssiiii;rt in a tu.i of
water, and when lifted out it is full
ot w;:ter an v d ot air: give It a
gentle squeeze Vj eliminate so i:e of
Ihe water, air immediately lakes Its
place. You then Have both air an I
water held n the s; one. Not only
thai, but tbe moist sponge wou d
ho il l" at in a more uniform degree
than f it was either full of water or
on ilc dry. it would not cool oif antl
heat up so milcgiy with every . hange
of temperature u the weaUer. j waUT costs more thau the (lour.
Woole i ami linen a rics also I I us- i
irate this power of retention of heat I l o ' r'it'' ,r" '" or Knalano.
WihiI in its tl re is ho, low, linen '.s At its 'Irs I establl h merit the Inex.
solid. I ut your hand on a roll of ' Ierieoce of Its founders was by no
llauncl -the llanuel feels warm, it 1 m ans ihe worst peril which the
gently altsiirlis and ictalns the heat 1 bank had to enctvunter Jtwassur
froiu the han , the mlriule hollows ! rounded tiy enemies, whose opposl-
and spaces of the la iric i raw the
heat and hold it Try the same with
a roll of 1 nen in the same loom. It
feels coid to the touch. It Is a more
soiid lio y, like a clay noil, which
draws the heat iroin the bind rap diy
to let It go again io the same rapid
manner. Ti.e wool rep.eseuts ante
0eu friable suil-- always growing,
nota.'ected by rapid changes irom
heat t coid, nor from dry to wet;
the linen, that of a heavy solid clay
soil, always either too hot or too cold.
t o wet or too dry.
Ktiii i lovr.
tine of the most valuable plants
for pasture, when sown with other
kinds, Mivs the New ork Times, is
while (lover, lis nutritive jiialliies
an: considerably Ix-itr than iho c of
red i lover, arid It is u hardy, iier.slsr
ent plant. It will grow under the
shade of Ihe stronger grass and
c over, making a dense lottom that,
while it is not available for hay, yet
a lords a large addition to iho feed
tor pasturih' a .imals. It Is lieyorut
reproach lor cows and sheep, but for
horses has the ciTccl in iho late sum
mer of salivating them profusely, so
lunch so as to make them o,u te ihin.
It has the same etfe. t upon mules,
and these animals should, therefore
be sept out of fields in which It
grows to any extent
It will be a useful occupation for a
sparo hour or two to scalier a pound
or this seed over Ihe pasture, espec .
ally where the grass Is thin. It wilt
show next seasuo, and ou e having
pussesslna of the ground ll will seep
It for several years. It Is tbe best of
all the booey-producing plants
kanwn, and, having a lony blooming
season. It Wen make more money
from It than from any other svtuioe
Iu effect wpn the yield of w.lk ed
butu-ro thecowslsso atpar'r
always to dnrw Ironi tbe butu-r-niaker
the remark: -The cow aie
getting the white-rioter now." Aod
this is always the rase when, at Uii
lime, the cows are turned into in
newly mown mead w where thw
piant is abundant
Klprn'ns of Frtrtr,
.Jrapes, unlike most otlwrr ftulta
never riKii any after picking All
that can be ex ected io the way or
change is the evaporation of of
the water, and Dually dec y. They
must be in perfeci co dition for cat
ion when plucked, or the full alue
of the fru is will be m ssed. Tne
K. oibd I plucked an soon as ripe,
however, and stored away in seiue
3.mJ place They ran Imj p eserved
even lomrer than ears basplierriea,
slrawiicrnes, arid blackl en les gain
very little alter picking. They should
lie allowed to reach llieir fuli g owlh
be lore pick ng. but they aie worth
less for keeping if allowed to reach
the stage common!, known as "-icad
ripe." They are ben unlit fot shle
ping. I radically, the destructive
forces havealreadv started into opera
tion at thai pjint and nothing will
che k them after suco a starL
Kiifll-h llor-.
In spite of the imptrrts from To
land. Finland, lleliand and even
America, and the pony trade with
the lialtlc. the Kriwllsh eKrt of
horse-enormously exceed the wo"l
In value. A three years total ges
A2,.i.iJ.iii)0 or exixmia a agaiust
4oi,(ion or Im ports am-i treauality
and pric- of Knglish horses rise
steadily. The import-do not ncludl
those from Irelan , which until re
cently suppl ed tne entire ltelglan
army witn remount and al present
largely till the ranks of London cab
horses, Ihev fetch on the aveisge
alsiut Un upit, and us a new han
som cab costs l"d, the hirer employs
the leiii)o ary use of a capital oljtlW
and the serv.ee of the tin ver. Itait
the uu iibcr of calj- stead ily decressra,
and irom the horses s Int of new
this decline is hardly U) I deplore I.
NntrA.
TiiKliest wiy to iheckmate low
prices for leedstuffs, says a wilte , is
Ui keep good rlK'k local theiu.
A i. admit that a cow needs
shelter In w inter; but It Is ejua ly
necessary to furnish her prole lion
from Hies and the scorching rays of
the sun of summer.
N , i n waste good a-hes. Save
every pound, and use them on the
uicliam laud, torn cobs are very
ric.i in p tush, and the ahes of such
should ie preserved carefully.
T .1-. sow ui un lie in thrift condi
tion to raise thrifty plir. Feed her
on sticcU'i-iit iood. i oosed or su-aiucd
clover, turnips, potatoes, beets and
a va lety of Iood. with a due ptopor
t.on of arain. will keep her rn tbe
lest ondilion.
i s - i. h animal is sure to
bung a good price but he who has
all i rst-class sloe usually obis na
the lop of tbe market.' When
they aM seem to lie of one mold, and
thai a good one, ihere are dealers
ready to take them as a lot
(i a is essentially a milk, cream
and butter food. The finest grain
mixture ever devised will not answer
so we. I V hen t be latter is given it
shou d be w lb the idea of making
hone .rid muscle, while the grata
makes the milk V ben the grass U
poor the chopped if rain ts a good ad
junct. T i': handiest and most effective
wav to app y parls gree.n to xtatoet
is Iu Ihe orm of ad y mixture with
lour. It st cks loiter than any
oilier subslauci;. a very small i uan
tity is suil cie nt; and w th a small
sitter it may lie appl ed rapidly and
with little waste . It does not lo
vo ve such bard work, and Is really
' ' that reason. Carrying
lion arose partly from political and
partly from selfish motives The
goldsmiths. n whose hand . tbe bank
ing of London, such a it waa ha I
developed Into i q;n-t profitable
lr de. were natural. d s posed to set
every olistacle n their rival's way.
They couiende that an Institution
on so large a scale was likely to aa
sume the control of all financial
bu. ties oa euree most threaten.
lug lo the common interests of tho
I country, anu lo attain so much power
j as would give lo It a dangerous au
I thorlty and Influence, even with tho
I National Government They pre
. ten.ied to lores e that, as soon as It
was tlrruly e-tablished, it would so
raise the rate of Interest as to cripple
i dusiry. while filling Us own cotl.-rs
ly H-urr. And In Ibis there was no
. doubt some reason, fornunr or thern
had growu w. atthv by the very metb
sis they now denounced.
Some of them employed their
means freely in endeavors to embar
lus. ;hu bank, and their plot were
""''" " ourciBsiui enoiiub lo
bring their new rival Into danger,
line of the most unscrupulous or iu
enemies was Mr Charles 1 unoomtA
who bad lately pu chased a magn t
oeu i estate out of the pro.U of bit
own banking buslno-s On one oc
casmn he is said to have sold his co
tire holding of bank slock, amount
ing to M.,noo, In order lo discredit
IU reputation, and, s me years later
to have t (inspired with others U
create a run bv mil t in.. . ..
I anting on one day ou.o, o lo notes
oi vneuant-Macmlllio'sMairaxloe,
I r sounds like a shame to rail ,omm
men professor.
