1 ' '
4W
V
OMKX are always
9) being told llOW tllfj
fO fV'SvS-s should helm Ve When
A Nllllfl! R ,lm 1,1,1 n of ,!l8
Sif lE flJ li house comes home:
they are advised to
III' cheerful u n -1
well dressed, n
matter how tlr-d
they fi'i'l, Hint In nil
way to iiinke tin?
home comlngbriglit
timl pleasing, put
tiugthe annoyances
out of sight ami
present'ng to tin' view of the lord and
master only the lu st side, when III real
liy there lias been much to vex mid
worry, and which If told to a sympa
thizing husband or father would not
i -iii half hi burdensome.
'J his advice Is hackneyed, mid sel
dom, if ever. Is there a word said about
the behavior of the self same men,
whom women are supposed to please
even at tin expense of their own feel
ings. How many men, even though
they do liild their wives looking sweet
find pretty to welcome them, ever tell
tlll'lli HII
They take the good looks,
tin- pleasant (.milt
iMir(i sv us their ri
mid the womanly
ht and never think
that it would please their life partners
to have some pleasant little eompllmi n
tary speecli made to them, as In th" old
en ('ays before my lord, the head of tli9
house, was ipiile so sure of them.
Then again woman Is told to keep
herself well Informed no th;it she jiuy
be able to enter into menial companion
ship With her hti.-buid. Some men,
perhaps, do lit Up iwid talk or keep
awake long enough to read aloud a few
vim piers from some trhMy-dW- ,i :s..,j
novel, hut too many !in! Ii linpo.-sii.V
for theui to keep awake when once the
comfortable slippers and h. tinging Jack
et are donned. In many families the
representative evening Is the one dor
lug which the husband dozes on the
couch and the wife reads or sews In uu-
, Otptiab'-d-ajid mnddiyilng silence.
"A man will ".'-';i refutation
of these Ktnteinonts that tile wage
earner is tired and needs rest Crniitei
that he does, then let him be Just and
not expect too much from the wife,
whose day Is far more wearing and
vexatious than ids own. If he likes to
tee his wife dressed ufi let him pay par
ticular attention to the niceties of hi
own toilet. If lie expects lief to be wH
Informed let him prove himself to bit a
companion who can talk mid help her
by n pleasant Interchange of thought.
It lsn t fair to demand bo much In a
woman and pass over such glaring de
fects In a man.
A I'U'tnrcKiiiie lint.
Here In more of the plcturcs'iue in
millinery. It Is of a light wood tone In
felt, with n curved brim studded with
(et crescents, the crown being of black
velvet of the beef-cater description,
also studded wltli the Jet, while a bird
atiinds, together with ostrich feather
tips, at one side.
Baby'e None,
It Is quite common for children to get
beans and other bard substances up
the nose, and about the first thing one
does on discovering them Is to poke
them farther up In frantic efforts to
get them out. A remedy that act like
a charm at times Is to force the child's
mouth open, and, coveting It mouth
with your own, to blow very bard. The
force will often expel the substance
without other trouble. About the saf
est thing to do I to take the child Im
mediately to the doctor.
Colorado's Woman Bolona,
The Tenth General Assembly of Colo
rado I gnaablng It teeth and tearing
lu lu.lr In distraction. The cause of
this unparliamentary behavior U the
fact that the English language ha no
pronouns of the common gender and
that the Tenth General Assembly of
Colorado ha hree women among It
representative. Every sentence
abound with "he or she," "hi or her,"
"htm or her," until the ear and brain
of the representative are weary.
The three women who are member
of the Colorado Leglilatur are Mr.
.v i in ii
SKW STYt.E HAT.
Carrie Holly, Mr. France Klock and
Mr. Clara Creaidngham. They are
aid to be a credit to their sex In tho
way they accept their unique situation.
They took the oath of office with dig
nity, and with far more ease than soma
of the youthful masculine legislator.
They were not overcome when their
brethren. In a spirit of Jocularity, ap
pointed them a committee to escort the
uew speaker to the chair. They are
self -possessed and very watchful. They
sit quietly behind their big desks from
the time the speaker's (ravel carls them
to order until It Is time to go home.
They are quiet enough to suit the most
fastidious clamorer for pence, but what
they will he after they find out the
style of doing business no one will ven
ture to gucfs. All men are willing to
leave well enough alone and take their
chances on the future.
Ttloose nnd Itortfce.
Fancy bodices are even more popmnr
this season than they were last year,
and very much more elabornte. Lace,
.velvet, chiffon nml fur lire frequently
("iinlilried to make one of these dainty
waists. In fact, the more variety of
I materials the better.
: A charming one In maize chiffon Is
made exceedingly full and puffed over
the hips. A band of amethyst velvet
encircles the waist, where It Is fast
I cm d with a wind mill bow In front.
' soft twist of It describes a deep yoke,
nml the throatlet Is made of the same
; material. The bl sleeves are made of
;xt
W'WfV
mm m
yiKU.V. CIIIFKOX AND LACK.
lor)se, puff like druiieries of the chiffon,
over which point nppllqile lace fulls
In double Jabots. Worn with a black
satin or moire skirt, nothing could be
prettier for the theater.
Another charming blouse for dressy
occasions is made of turquoise bluu
satin with Insertions of white guipure.
Frills of luce finish thn Immense alcove
and fall In Jahota from the crushed
collar.
On the Htalr.
We sat on this stair, she nnd I,
Ami the music came dreamy and low;
And swis't wns the lipht in her eye
And charming her cheek's rosy "low.
Hilent we sat on the winding stair,
Far from the madding crowd;
An incense rose up from her hair.
And cume like a perfumed cloud.
"It's reuiiy too had," I said to her,
As I (jently stooped and kissed her,
"That you are not some other girl
Than my young, pretty sister."
Rcmcily for Chafed Hilrfce.
on experienced mother recommends
the following receipt for an ointment to
be applied to chafed surfaces, cuts nnd
chapped hands: Take equal part of
beeswax, fresh lard and sweet oil. Melt
the beeswax, measure It, add the same
quantity of melted lard and oil and stir
constantly until tho mixture becomes
stiff. Put It In a box or wldo-mouthed
bottle ready for use. Ladles' Home
Journal.
The Fashionable Skirt.
To remove egg taln from apoona,
rub with moistened common aaJt
HER CHINESE PlHir,
A WOMAN CURIOUS TO H OW
SOMETHING ABOUT H'irf.
To Enable Heraelf to IMurfjr Hl.u he
Becomes a ftunday-HciiooI Tv-pc'ier,
and Visits the Opium Joii of "fi
Heathen Charge What 8ie i-.rnefj,
A woman who signs be : Ior?Uiv
fare, curious to know u -
white women become fond . 'li
uege, secured a position as t ;. her
In a Chinese Kunday hchooi iri New
York, and very Interestingly riesrniios
her experience with the would-be Chris
tian, both (n school and in h's opiu.n
joint. At her request one of the worst
looking creatures in the whole school
was given her as a pupil. "He was,"
says Miss Dure, "big. fat and greasy,
and when I sat down beside him he
r9 fr
'ills-V NICK LI I, OI.I L.
moved Ills chair close to mine. While
I was looking through the lesson books
he was making an Inventory of my
persot.nl appearance.
"What is your name?" I asked, be
Mowing upon blm one of my choicest
smiles.
"Hen Wuug. What you name?"
"Missy." was my reply.
"Missy nice ll'l glul," he returned,
quickly. "Not tloo young, not tloo
old."
"We must attend to our lessons," I
said, severely. "It Is not right to tulk
when all the rest are Kludylng."
He read quite well, and was a credit
to Ills regular teacher's instructions.
I'.ut he evidently was not in the humor
lor study, for, after a while, lie shut
tin- book wiili a bang, und informed me
l.e was tired and couldn't read any lon
ger. Thinking I hud better go to head
quarters to see what was to be dene
next, I rose from my clialr. As I did so,
lien Wuug caught hold of my dress.
"Where you go?" he asked.
"To speak to Mrs. M.," I said.
"You come again ?"
"Yes."
So he released my dress mid let inn
go.
"Men Wung won't study any more,"
I said to the teacher; "he wants to talk,
and I nm not Inclined to talk to blm.
Can't I reaa with one of the olliers?"
"ih, my dear! that wouldn't do at
all:" exclaimed the little woman In
great alarm. "If you go to any of the
others, lie will leave the room and
never come back!"
Seeing how troubled she looked over
the probable loss of such a dirty, disrep
utable sheep from her fold, 1 relented.
. "Well, I'll go back to the beast, but
he flatly refuses to study or read, so I
won't know what to do with him."
"Talk, if be wants to, my dear. Who
knows init you may be able to speak
the Word in good season?"
When I sat down by the greasy Wung
again, he began:
"Missy Molehen. All old hens come
hero. You nice 111 glul. You teach
next Sunday?"
"IVi-haps."
"I bling you nuts, candy, nice things.
I bling 111 black blalis; make you sleep
nllce dleams."
"Iiope?" I whispered.
How his wicked little eyes danced, as
he gave ids chair a hitch and pressed
close against me!
"You know dope?" he whispered.
I nodded.
"You come see my lnnndly. I give
you pipe," lie sill, n (w tones.
Just then the closing bell rang, and I
barely had time to scribble Wung's ad
dress before the last hymn was given
out. As the pupils filed out Wung whis
pered In my ear:
"You no tell?"
I shook my head nnd gave him a
sweet smile.
The very next day I went to the Knst
Side to tlml Wung's laundry. It was a
dingy little den, quite ns dirty as Wung
himself. When I entered Wung was
talking to a customer. When she had
gone Wung locket the door. Before I
fairly knew what he was about he hud
pulled down the heavy red curtain and
"BEEP YOUB RANDS OFF UK, VOL' Mishit
AIII.K CKKATLKE."
pulled mo Into the Inner room, rushing
a chair toward me, ho said, Inaluuat
ngly: "You no 'fluid me?"
"No," I answered.
"I cook some dope. We smoke pipe."
"I don't know bow," was my reply.
"That" lie," he exclaimed, angrily,
"Really, I don't, "Wung," I repeated;
"I never smoked a bit of opium In my
life."
"You no tell truth," retorted Wung,
a he scowled at me. "I see It at Sun
day school, here and there," putting
hi finger a he spoke first to one eye
and then the other; "you smoke dope
plenty time."
And then I saw that to the heathen
mind there wa no difference between
the hoary eyelid of the victim of In.
W
Ail
Konirla 1 " "
; .. ,i, ,jni, mil me ..r.t .. u u
'Vvng hao t-ikn to me o prompt,y.
Ti e r-Kin Into which I hid been
ro::ie. hat forcibly ushered whs a dirty
l'ttle cubbyhr.ie, con.aitdn a t..i, a
table find 'wo iitt! chu'.rs. vVhen t u
opium K8S ready, ung drew the other
J ".1i close to ni l e. "en ted hln.elf and
put the layout on his I jee.
"Y. e stnoke pipe," he said, leering at
mi, "and then wc have nice sleep."
"No, we won't," I exclaimed, tLiiik
in? the affair had gnrit far encign. A
I arose from the chair be pushed me
back roughiy.
"You stay here!" he hissed, all his
evil nature flashing through his wicked
eyt-s.
His sudden movement caused him to
drop one of the pipes, and as he step
ped to pick It up 1 saw my opportunity.
It was the work of a moment to give the
creature a violent push, and In the
twinkling of an eye Wung, the chair
and the layout were ull in a bunch on
the floor!
How he swore, and how sorry I was
that I could not understand the Chl
nese language! He was fat and clum
sy, and the chair was lying on his head.
I could not help laughing as I stepped
around him carefully and made a dash
for the outside door.
Imagine my dismay to find that be
had withdrawn the key! And even as
I fumbled at the knob he was beside
tic, looking uglier and more wicked
than ever. As lie grasped my arm I
drew back and said :
"Keep your hands off me, you miser
able creature, nnd unlock this door at
once!"
"You stay here," he began, but went
no further, for I had drawn a revolver
from my pocket and had pointed it
straight at his face.
"No shoot! No shoot!" he Implored,
l acking away from me and presenting
in his sudden and abject cowardice a
most ludicrous contrast to his previous
manner.
"( ipen tlie door or I will."
With fumbling lingers lie obeyed, nnd
I Vl'I.OItl'I).
lu another moment 1 was on the side
walk, making tracks for home.
I confess I did not lind out why white
women ever become fond of Chinamen.
'I he AiIlicHive l'l. inter.
In one family, where there are !:u
to roils sideaches, backaches, bruises,
luid strains, the porous plaster lias
come to be a recognized Institution. Its
putting. on Is generally accepted with
delight, but, when It comes to the taking
olT, the "oil, dears," and "don'ts," ami
ciles of pain are many and emphatic.
Kven after the plaster Is pulled off
there Is a layer of adhesive gum on the
skin that Is struggled with In nil sorts
of ways. Sometimes the razor Is em
ployed" for scraping; sometimes a sharp
knife is brought Into use, and, again, a
sort warm cloth is pressed over the
spot, and when tills has lirmly attached
Itself, the peeling process goes on.
Those who have occasion to nse this
application will find immediate relief
from their annoyance, If they will,
nfter raising one side of the plaster,
wet the surface of the skin with alco
hol, allowing It to run down as the
plaster is pulled a little. If any of the
gummy substance remains, a bit of rag
wet with alcohol will cleanse tlie sur
face almost Immediately. This, also,
has another advantage, In that the
stimulating effect of the alcohol pre
vents any possible cold that might be
taken on account of the removal of tlie
warm plaster. This Is but a trifle, but
It makes easy something thut has al
ways been a bugbear, especially to chil
dren, and is well worth trying. New
Y'ork ledger.
Bl of Heed Wheat Kernels.
Mr. V. I). Coburu, secretary of the
Kansas State Hoard of Agriculture, In
advising tlie farmers of his State about,
sowing wheat, says:
"As the subject of how much to sow
per acre is one of no small Importance,
permit me to (rail attention to the wide
difference In tlie quantity of actual
seed there may he In bushels of differ
ent wheat, resulting from the size of
the grains, even when of the same va
riety. It has been noted at the Iowa
experiment station that one bushel of
a variety grown In California contain
ed only 4X0,879 grains, while a bushel
of Turkey Ited from Iowa had 1,184,(19,!
grains, or about 2 times as many.
Other bushels of the same variety, one
from Iowa and one grown In Kansas,
upwards of WXUNO grains each.
The average of all the samples tested at
the station was 770,2i0 grains pei
bushel. The point I wish to make is
that while two men may be agreed that
a bushel of wheat may be about the
proper quantity to sow per acre, one
may be seeding twice or more than
twice as heavily a the other."
Arrested Both the Twin to Be Sure.
Maria and Sallle Troutman, because
they looked o much alike, were both
arrested yesterday afternoon by l'a
trolmen Simpson and Hlerne. The
girl are colored, 14 years old, and
twin. Ono of them 1 guilty of throw
ing stone at an old woman at 6th and
levering street. The woman, when
ahe aaw both the girl together, could
not decide which It waa who had mis
treated her. To be sure, the woman
swore out a warrant for each of the
girl, charging them with disorderly
conduct Tbe resemblance la remark
able. Courier-Journal.
"no mmoot! NO SJKHII
iiujiAL-uEADEiiS.
SOMETHING HERE THAT
INTERtST THEM.
WILL
How a Potato Specie t".1 Handles Hia
'n.ilocl -i.'mi. loKill - A Uome-
Jlade Hurley Fork-Irriication on a
email ocale Farm Notes.
Turkey Feuther Duster.
Turkey feathers are used for several
vu pokes by feather dealers, but no bet
ter use can be made of them by tbe
housewife than to
AVT.Y1 make a stout dust-
vVSViOiiiZ- er. I recently stoD-
ped at a bouse In
Berkshire County,
Mass., says a corre
spondent, where
the daughter had a
flock of a dozen tur
keys. In the corner
of the kitchen was
a duster as shown
in the cut. It con
sisted of a common
rough stick with
crotches at the end resembling the tur
key foot. At the opposite end was a
bundle of feathers tightly fastened.
The handle of unornaineuted natural
wooil made the duster ornamental as
well as useful. The longer the duster
was kept, the owner said, the more
uses were found for It.
Handling Potatoes.
"For seveial years 1 have been using
bushel boxes for marketing early po
tatoes while the skins slip, and for
handling the crop in tlie Held all
through the season. This is one of tlie
ways in which the potato specialist can
get ahead of the small raiser," says
Terry, in his "A 15 C of I'otato Culture."
"I think we handle our crop for less
than half what It used to cost us before
we got these boxes made. Our boxes
are l.'i inches by Hi and 13 deep, all in
side measures. They were made a lit
tle deeper to allow for shrinkage. Tlie
sides and bottoms are made of tliree
cighths stuff, and the ends of five
eighths. Hand-holts are cut lu the
ends.
"The upper corners are bound with
galvanized hoop iron to make them
strong. The price paid for them was
from .$r to .:; a hundred at a box fac
tory. Some light wood should be used,
of course, so as to make them as light as
possible. They Iiecd not weigh mure
than (i or 7 pounds. Kariy in the sea
son, while the skins slip, our potaloes
are dug and laid (not thrown) into
these boxes, nnd the boxes are covered
as fast as filled."
.Mctlioil in l-'eedini; Hens,
is a source of complaint that the
It
large breeds eat more food than the
smaller ones, and do not give as good
results in eggs. This depends, however,
upon how they are fed. If the food is
placed la-fore tlieni in unlimited supply,
so they can cat their lill, there will bo
but. one result excessive fat. All grain
fed to large birds should be scntlcivd
over a surface of ground, so as to make
them as much exercise as possible. If
they have plenty of range, It is best to
feed nothing at nil except at night, in
order that they may work during the
day, nnd thereby keep not only in bet
ter health, but avoid taking on too
much fat. If confined, however, the
grain should be scattered In some kind
of litter, such as leaves, as the object
should be to compel them to hunt for
each grain rather than to It 1 1 themselves
in a few moments, only to sit on the
roost and fatten like a hog. Such hens
are useless, and do not lay, but are al
ways ready for market The Fancier.
Growing Small Kruits.
It was reported at tlie recent meeting
of the State Hoard of Agricullure, Tren
ton, X. J., that at tlie present time the
cultivation of small fruits is irimost en
tirely In tlie hands of small land own
ers, who grow from one to three acres
of berries, or only just about so many
as can bu picked by the family them
selves, while a few years ago all the
smull fruit planting was in the hands
of fewer people, who planted large acre
ages, anywhere, from ".," to loo, on the
different farms; but the dilliculty of ob
taining satisfactory pickers at a rea
sonable price just when wanted has
driven these large cultivators entirely
out of the business, and, except in the
neighborhood of large cities and towns,
evidently this Is to be the drift of things
in the future.
pray inje.
The use of poisonous sprays ns In
secticides has become very general.
They are applied not only to field and
garden crops, small and large fruits,
but to shade trees. There are those
who believe that many Insectivorous
birds are destroyed by eating poisoned
Insects. I do not know that tills Is
true, and hope it is not, but the possi
bility of such a calamity ought not to
exist. There Is opportunity in tills di
rection for chemistry to perforin noble
service, by devising an insecticide
effectual for Its purpose, yet harmless
to birds. Exchange.
Irrigation on a Small Scale.
Reports from all sections of the coun
try are favorable to sub-irrigation on
small plots. By the use of windmills
suftlelent water ban been stored In
small reservoirs to supply all the need
ed moisture for vegetables and small
fruits. Experiments during tlie past
year have added much valuable Infor
mation on the subject, and It looks
bright for market gardeners In the fu
ture. If they can obtain a supply of
water whenever desired it means not
only safety from drouth but double
yields of crop.
The Price of Cattle.
Any one who will study tho quota
tions from the principal cattlo mar
kets can see that the wide gaps In
price between thin, half-fat and
fleshy, ripe cattle Is a wide one. Even
without sua ad vanes on best .vradea .
t
I
k
It will certainly pay to feed corn or
other grains rather than sacrifice cattle
thut could be made much better by
feeding a while. If fifty or one hun
dred pounds added to the weight of a
steer will Increase the value of every
pound of his entire weight it will bo
policy to add them. National Stock
ma u.
Fields that Do Not Per.
It needs a thorough understanding of
the capabilities of any farm to make it
pay the most that is possible for It. Very
often these possibilities are not learn
ed except after costly experience. There
are some fields that have fertility
enough to produce good crops, but are
so covered with stones that plowing
costs more than it ought Such fields'
should lie kept in grass as much as pos
sible until the farmer finds time to clear
away the obstructions to the plow.
Steep hillsides may lie rich enough to
be cropped, though they are not apt
to be. They should generally be kept
in grass, for if cultivated and left naked
through the winter, much of the surface
soil will be washed away by spring
floods. As a rule, on most farms nearly
all the profit is made from a few fertile
fields. These are the places to put the
bulk of the manure, gradually extend
ing the iiidiiurcd area as it can be got
in good condition for plowing.
A Iliimc-Muilc Hurley Fork.
Most lai'iiers have two or three use
less grain cradles which may easily be
converted into serviceable implements.
Cut. off the cradle fingers "3i inches from
the point and shave inch of the large
end of each to tit Into a hole. Split
out a piece of tough wood 'A) inches
long and ", inch square, and bore four
inch hides through the stick (i inches
apart and drive tlie lingers in and
wedge them tight. Split out another
tough piece 1!) inches long, :)t inch
wide and '2 inch thick, into which bore
four gimlet holes (i Indies apart; bore'
a gimlet hole in each finger (i inches
from tin? head piece and with four
rivets long enough to reach through,
fasten this piece securely to the fingers
on the outer side. For the handle, an
old shovel bundle is the best tiling, as
lue crook makes the fork easy to use.
Where tlie handle rests on top of tixi
bead piece it should be fastened with
a little bolt or a stout rivet; and where
the end of I he handle, which should bo
flattened, goes under tlie other cross
piece it. can be secured by a rivet. The
bow to keep the barley, etc., from slidi
ing down the handle can be made of u
A HOVI.-.,IAlii'. liAla.l.V Ulllli.
piece; of barrel hoop, the ends of which
are im-eii- d inlo V4 inch holes bored in
the lead piece and braced from the
handle by a piece of the small round
braces ill tlie cradle. The head piece
should also be braced by one of the lit
tle round braces passing through the
handle. Farm and Home.
Protecting Yoiiiik Orchards.
All young orchards are likely to bo.
Injured by mice in winter, especially
when the ground is covered by heavy
snow. Frequent viaits to tlie orchard,'
piling the snow und compacting it
around Hie trees, are the best preven
tives. If mouse tracks are seen, truce
them to the hide where the animal has
made its home. A few grains of corn
soaked in strychnine will keep the
mouse or nny of its family from leav
ing tlie hole alive. Tlie poisoned grain
should not be left around the tree on
the surface of tlie ground, for it will
destroy the animals that make mice'
their prey, and which should be encour
aged rather than destroyed.
The Time to Kill PIkh.
It usually pays best to kill pigs by tho
time they weigh 15U pounds, and from
that up to 2i kj. If allowed to grow
much heavier than this the cost of food
in proportion to gain is Increased. exJ
cept when the hogs become too sluggish
and fat to take exercise, but after that
the grain is at tlie expense of health
fulness of the meat when killed.
Farm Notes.
pon't wait until you build tlie big
barn before sheltering the cows. Build
the shelter for them and they will help
you build the burn.
There is no better crop for tlie winter
feeding of sheep than oats and peas
mixed It is very nutritious, and is
eaten with avidity by the sheep.
The exact temperature for loosening
tlie hair from tlie skin of a pig ut
butchering is ISO. The pig should re
main a full minute In the water at this
temperature to give time for the hair
to be loosened.
The shrinkage of value of horses last
year is estimated to be over $25,000,
ooo, and the total loss In falling off of
prices will no doubt aggregate $(,
000,000 since tlie commencement of the
present depression of values.
The New York statutes now forbid
the use of barbed wire In the construc
tion of any division fence, unless the
jiorson, association or corporation de
siring to use such material shall first
obtain tlie written consent of the own
er of the adjoining property.
If a horse balks, do not wditp blm,
but let him stop and think It over.
After a little reflection and a few toss
es of tho head ho will often start of his
volition. Talk to him kindly, pet him,
loosen a strap or a buckle, and he may
forget his obstinate spell. An apple
or a bunch of grass from a roadside
may win blm.
According to Professor Brewer the
first plowing match on record was on
the farm of Col. Humphrey, of Ilum.'
phreyvllle, Conn. His neighbor gath
ered with their team In early dawn,
each to plow hi acre, and the ono
finishing first to win the prlae. Tho
winner turned hi last furrow at 9
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