TOPICS FOR FARMERS
A DEPARTMENT PREPARED FOR
CUR RURAL FRIENDS.
t !J!tr Hay, Fea and Comment, and
1 rn Produce the Beat Flavored
Ktitter Tranaplanting Weed
.A boat feoap-MakiaK.
The Flavor of Butter.
The flavor ami aroina of butter are
-a i.sed partly by the direct Influence of
tin' M a in (.art! by rileuliig of the
I am. To some client, says Hoard's
J ;) ii man. flavor may 1 secured by
thi' ft . It would be Uirtii-ult to pro-fine-flavored
butter from the
i, am of cows f.-l on (straw alone. I'o."
) '.iv Kaviii- in butler, cliiver hay (prop
erty cureili. js-a ijhu! and comineul,
with bran ami a few mangels, woiial,
iu my judgment, be best. 1'i-t-d ami
proper ripening of the cream, together
with tlie t-xi-bi-ioii of ali bad flavor,
and t-a refill handling of cream aud
butter, are needed to sivitre the pro-r
flavor. The "sweet cream flavors" ami
tlie lurnipy flavor, etc., are mainly pro
duced by the feed. Butter fat from
fresh cream lias a tlavor of ilie ripened
cream butter, 1 'roper v '
cream will overcome the ilavor produc
ed by indigestion. My opinion is that
the milk lieeomes tainted with tlie odor
tit the foods more by the inhalation than
tiy direct absorption from the food.
"Starters" are quite valuable in tine
Imtler making, and especially so where
poor or bad flavors exist in tlie cream,
is they overcome these to a greater
or Ipss extent, and assist In Improving
the tlavor of the butter, though they
may not remedy it altogether.
Transplanted AVeeds.
Weeds Should not be hoed during wet
weather. The moisture on their leave
nvlll prevent them from drying up, while
the roots against the moist and loos
ened earth will get a hold and semi out
Hp libers. A weed once or twice
transplanted is almost as difficult to kill
as a perennial. The only way to kill
such a weed is to cover It while wet
with moist soil. Then the sap in the
tweed will cause it to rot. and this will
effectively check new growth of the
tLeachlnic Aahea for Soap.
There are still many country places
--where the housewife annually sets her
leach tub to make the yearly quota of
soap for household use. Generally it
will pay better to use the unleaohed
.ashes as a fertilizer on the land and
uy for soap making the concentrated
potash that Is now sold In every coun
try tore. There la a great variation In
"wood ashes, and the boughten potash
E- u-" "'" -.-! Uliu IU ujac ov-uj.
f Turn tt the supply of potash in the ashes
rVrtm ItiA winter flres The old-time
soap grease was also a very 111 smell
ing and unsatisfactory product to han
. die. It was refuse scrap of fat and
. lard from all sources, kept with no re
; gard f ar cleanliness, It being supposed
-..that Jibe ley would correct the smells
and make into soap maggots with w hich
the rotten mess usually abounded. All
kinds of fats are now so much cheaper
than they used to lie that even those
kept scrupulously clean are not very
costly. With boughten potash and
clean Tats for It to work up the much
dreaded and disagreeable business of
soap making will be so changed that
those who remember tbe old times will
be surprised at the difference. The
gain to fruit, crops from using the un
leached ashes in the orchard will many
times repay the cost of the boughten
materials for soap, or, better still, will
enable the farmer to buy his soap by
the box already made, as many farmers
now do.
Small Cucumber.
Small cucumbers, or "tiny Tims," are
worth six times more ier pound than
are large ones, and tbe more you pick
the more there will come. Many grow
er are only just now putting in the
needs, says the Philadelphia Ledger,
amd expect a larger and more profita
ble crop than is sown earlier. The worst
of tbe bug pests, they say, are out of
the way for the lime being, ami nerore
a new lot comes the plants started now
win lie far advanced as to withstand
their attacks. Vickies should be cut
daily and at once be cared for. The
smaller they are the better. If cucum
ler plants are to be reset, do it before
the runners start, and in this way: Set
a piece of stoveple over the plant and
press It Into the" soil to the depth of
three or four Inches. Run the spade
under and remove all to the new bed.
When set withdraw the stovepipe.
Plirest I bilit j Mean tire Nutrition.
We can make no advice In scientific
Seattle feeding until we start on the
basts of the equivalence of like food
elements from whatever source obtain
ed. As the Maine station puts It In one
ir their reports: "Science baa given
I'.racfice no safer or more nseful con
clusion than this: Cattle foods have
iiUMitlve value In proportion to the di
gestible dry matter they contain." In
other words, a pound of digestible fat
)' rata one food la of just as much value
.is a pound of digestible fat from each
and every other food, and the same of
lite digestible starch, cellulose and al-
Hxiuilaolds. Moreover, tbe rule can be
.nade wider, and Include digestible dry
' Matter as a whole, without reference
Xo the proportion of Its parts, L e., tbe
sllgeatlMe dry matter of timothy bay,
far fcMtaoce, la Jtut at valuable, pound
Cor pound, aa the digestible dry mat
ttr of corn meal, roots or any other
Cwd notorial.
ci that tfca Eardeasx artxttf to the
' jgrayag VevatafcW
yat tree m i karaenu emul-
ra aCOl r.:i the tsC2S toseetkoea,
erally useful, though extensive growers
need a machine of greater capacity. Tf
suetiou-pijie shoi.ld always cuter the
tank at the top, and the pump should be
of bras or reed lined. J I and pumps
should allow the weight of the body
to be used on the handle while at work.
Vermorel nozzles give a better spray
than the disk machines. For spraying
IoUbes and tomatoes a nozsslr is need
ed which can be lowered in-tween the
rows and directed so a to force the
spray up through the vine. The agita
tor is Heeded to keep the ImiIsou iu so
lution. 'J he best forms work up and
down in an upright tank, like the dash
iu an old churn. Where the pump pis
ton has a packing, this should be often
renewed. Tor killing cabbage worms
and insects, tiu liquid has leeii found
equal to dry paris green applied with
a hand sifter. Fowder guns are use
ful for applying dry powdered poi.s"iis.
1 yretlirum. tobacvo dust and sulphur.
l'.amlMHj extensions t-hollld be Used lit
spraying large trees.
I'reaervin the Hones of Fraita.
I Hiring the season for peaches, plums
and aprh-ots. those who wisii Iwau In
crease and Improve their orchard by
a careful scli-ctfon of the lwt stones
of these friiils. These stones may lie
sown immediately Iu 1- inch rows in
iod garden soil, or they may be pre
served uiilil fall or next spring by plac
ing them in moist i.aud or earth in some
slid or cellar. The best way is to mix
stones and s.md together and then place
iu low flat boxes, and put these boxes
in the -ellar in earth up to a level with
tilt top of the liox. They w ill keep ex
cellently and without loss. The usual
plan of wrapping the stones up in pu
per and keeping them dry until fall Is
a bad one, as the fruit kernel dries out
and few will sprout when planted.
lialtimore American.
Cutworms.
While tobacco farmers are greatly
annoyed by tlie cutworm, there are
many oilier held and garden crops that
are liable to be destroyed by the pest.
A small number of plants iu a garden
may easily lie protected by a simple
device that could not Ik- applied on a
large scale without Involving a good
deal of labor. Take bands of any kind
of tough paper, and place them around
the plants when transplanting, so that
the lower part of the band will lie an
Inch or two below the surface soil, and
the npHr part an Inch or so alove.
This will keep the worms away and
never interfere with the plant
Mixed Crops for Fodder.
Dr. Uoessmau, of the Massachusetts
station, advises growing mixed crops,
say summer vetch and oats, as they
produce larger yields than when grown
singly. Sow together forty to forty-five
pounds summer vetch to four bushels
of oats, and seed early in June. The
fodder is highly nutritious, and may
lie cut green and fed for two or three
weeks, or cured for bay. Sow at vari
ous times; it will grow through the sea
son. Notes.
Those who ridicule tlie "raior-back"
bog of the South are guilty of keeping
cows that compare as unfavorably with
the pure breeds as the razor-back hog
does with tbe Berkshire or Chester
White.
The striped cucumber beetle at
tacks cucumliers, melons, Bquashes and
pumpkins, and is not easily destroyed.
Spray the vines with a solution made
by dissolving a gill or saltpeter In a
gallon of water, and then apply fine to
bacco dust around the base of the vines.
It is said that charcoal will absorb
90 per cent, of Its bulk In animoniacal
gas. hence If used freely over compost
heaps It not only prevents unpleasant
odors, but renders the compost more
valuable by retaining the ammonia
which would otherwise pass off.
The quantity of corn fodder Is almost
unlimited, but it is criminal to waste
any of It, as has lieeu the woeful fash
ion. Cut up, shedded and baled, It
keeps green and sweet, and is a rich,
nutritious food; It, In this shape, prom
ises to be an Important Item of food in
the future.
Whale oil soap is something that
should be kept lu a convenient place
for use on house plants. The well
known mealy bug Is destroyed by a
solution of whale oil soap, if it is sprin
kled on the plants, and it is also an ex
cellent preventive of lice on animals.
Being cheap as well as harmless to
plants and animals, it should be used
as often as desirable.
It looks as though the future offered
excellent Inducements for meat pro
ducts, not only In the form of beef, but
also as pork, mutton and poultry. It
Is an excellent opening for profit; and.
as stock-raising provides a home mar
ket for much that is grown on the
farm, there is something gained in that
respect, while some manure and In
creased fertility of the soil will result
from the keeping of stock.
The poorest farm can be made fertile
without manure or fertilizer, if time
Is no objection, for nature slowly re
stores all soils, as has been demon
strated by tae fallow system of resting
the land. This can be done more
speedily, however, by growing some
thing to turn under. Of course, the true
remedy Is manure and fertilizers, but If
they are Insufficient, keep the land cov
ered with something, if only of scant
herbage.
Nearly all of tbe most successful far
mer are those who make a specialty
of milk production, and they are tbe
only ones who get rid of mortgages and
finally bring their farms up to the high
est condition of fertility. The beat
dairymen are those who discard the
acrob and nee cows of the highest pro
ducing capacity. When the herds are
Improved to as to Increase the milk
apply, the coat to redaced. bernnae
fewer eowa, la labor and amaller ex
tern for gMtar wiP Inerta tit
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Brtter Hoad Liwi Needed.
The road-tax system of personal ser
vice or commutation is unsound a a
principl-. unjust in ltsoperat'ions.waste
ful In its practices, and unsatisfactory
iu its results. Some system should be
devUisl, based upon property, and property-owners
should not exempt on ac
count of age. As the case now stands,
some families escape any road-tax year
after year, all of tlie members being
either too young or too old, but they
are abundantly able to do their share,
and use the roads quite as much or
more than any one. In the meantime
their poorer neighbors, tenants It may
1 or young men without land, must
have the crops In a critical condition,
at the whim and convenience of the
riadmaster. often the w.ir-t piece of
road is untouched and a bit suiting the
roadmaster or his friends is worked
after a fashion. -M. S. S.. Cherokee
cf.unty, Kansas.
Motor Movemcnttt.
Doctor Chancellor, I'nited StatesVice
Consul at Havre, Jlooked at the tuotor
experiment In France" ami reports
that petroleum. In one form or another,
promises to quickly solve the problem
of motors for small vehicles.
His report indicates that he no loir
ger doubts. The gasoline motors, as
he saw them, have reached the practi
cable degree of compactness, economy
and simplicity Wagons, carriages and
even bicycles are propelled with easa
and cheapness.
What is all this to Americans? Our
town pavements are bad ami our coun
try roads In most sections little more
than rut-paths made by travel lu the
virgin clay or sand.
Maybe the motor will do what the
horse and mule never did do. It may
compel the construction of smooth
pavements and hard roads.
As motors are Introduced on a com
mercial scale, we shall quickly see
whether the saving Is so great that all
who do not use them will be at a con
spicuous disadvantage. If that Is the
case, American shrewdness may assert
Itself and liegin to have a level, firm
surface and proper grad-s wherever
men travel.
Convict for Hoad Building.
The Tulted States Department of
Agriculture has Issued a bulletin on
the subject of using convicts for road
building. In North Carolina, the bul
letin says, the employment of convicts
for this purjiose has proved exceed
ingly satisfactory. The State of New
York has tried It, and so far as It has
gone. Is pleased with the experiment.
We have been urging for years the em
ployment of convicts on the roads;
and If the proposition bad hot every
thing to recommend It, and If It were
not plainly practical, It is probable that
the legislatures of different States
would have acted favorably upon It
long ago. But the average legislature
apiwars to hate to do anything that Is
recommended by common sense. In
every State there Is an army of con
victs, and their employment Is usually
a lump of contention. But every State
lias thousands of miles of road that
need Improving. The labor agitators
will not do this work; mechanics will
not do It; and even the common labor
ers of our towns and cities will not do
It without bankrupting themselves.
Here Is a clips of work that nobody
wants to touch. Why not turn the con
victs on It? Why not furnish the stone
and machinery and permit the crimi
nals to do something and yet not come
Into conqietitlon with the outside
world? Farmers Voice.
USE FOR OUR OLD MONITORS.
Historic Koala May Yet Prove of Ben
efit to the Conntrr.
Those relics of the civil war, the sin
gle turreted monitors that have been
rusting to pieces In the James Itlver
near Richmond, are to lie brought to
tbe League island uavy yard early In
July, and an attempt will lie made to
restore them to something like their
original condition, says the I'hlludei-
phia Record. Kvery one of them hasj
seen active service, and their sides are
full of the dents made by rebel shot
and shell. Time and environment have
been even harder on them than the
Confederate guns, for the salt water
has corroded their bottoms and the rust
has eaten Into their plates. Several
attempts to have the old lighting ships
removed to fresh water have lieen frus
trated by the Influence of Virginia poli
ticians, who saw in their removal a loss
of power, as they furnish employ mem
for many laborers and watchmen.
In their present condition the moni
tors would take months to fit up for
action, and thpy have cost the govern
ment large sums of money to keep them
even In their present condition of disa
bility, rrotests have recently been
made against their removal from Rich
mond, but Secretary of the Navy Her
bert, after fully considering the mat
ter, has announced that they muat be
brought to League Island, where they
can be economically kept In repair, and
held In readiness for aa emergency In
stead of being1 maintained nseleasly
where they art.
There are six monitor In the James
River, bM of the at of the low freeboard,
single turret type, aad the building of
U wao aathortaai by the act a April
IT, 1m;2. the keels being laid the same
yef. The AJax. built by Hnowdeo k
Masoi) of Pittsburg, is 225 feet In
length, 43.H feet broad, and has a dis
placement of 2,100 tons. She cost
Oij.riVj iu build.
The Cauonlcus, a !s.i-r Mp. having
the same measurements, wus built by
Harrison Loring In Huston, at a cost
of The CaUklli and I.ehig.i
were built by John Ericsiou himself,
the former lu Brooklyn, N. Y., the lat
ter In Chester, I'a. They have a length
of 3 feet, a breadth of -i'i feet. Cost
reflectively i-127,7Vl, and $41!'J."'1. and
have a dUplai-emeUt of 1,,75 tons each.
The Miihopac nm built by .. F.
Necur In Jersey City, and is feet
long and 4'.l.s broad, ."she ha a dis
placement of 2,hi tons, and cost SSUHo.
;J7I. Tile Manhattan, having the same
measurement, was als'j built iu Jer
sey City, but by Ferine, Secor & Co., at
a ci-.-l of .M,s..v7:i. F.ach of these mon
itors Is an.ied with two l"i -Inch guns,
and Lai u jpeed of between live and
si.v, l..jix
It is proposed to bring all six of them
to I'oi'adi-ip.iia, but an examination
will be iii cesnary Is-foie they can be
sei.t t't s.-.i, and if any prove too far
gone for repairs they will be sold for
old Iron. Those that are brought to
this city will lie towed here by ouie 'it
the big government tugs, time at
Lea .'tie l-'and I hey will be anchored in
the buck channel, und will probably be
utilised for training purposes, both for
the regular service and for the naval re
serves. Commander James M. I'orsytlie has
been a-s!gned to the charge of the
League Island navy yard, and assumed
his diu'es there on July 1. To him will
fall the tak of superintending tlie pro
posed removal. There are already four
monitors at le ague Island, the Nahasii.
the Moiitauk. the Jason and the Mian
tonomoh. The latter Ikis two ccm
pound armor turrets, an ! has Just gone
out of commission, having been recent
ly on the north Atlantic sialioii. She
Is ZVj feet long and feet broad, and
was built by John Uoacii at Chester,
Fa., In 171.
The three others date from the same
time as those now iu tlie James River.
They have the same liieasuremeats as
the Catskill and the U-hlgh. The Moii
tauk was built by James Ericsson at
Brooklyn, the Nahant by Harrison Ixir
Ing in Boston, and the Jason by John
F.rlcssou at Chester. The llrst mention
ed cost (iXiM'Si, and the two others
$m.515 and $-irJ.7t'ii respectively. The
Montank has just been fitted up for
the use of the New Jersey naval reserves.
Not Unwholesome.
Many people ladleve that It Is an In
jurious practice to drink with meals.
A prominent sporting man Is of an op
posite opinion. He says that drinking
nothing during or for an hour and a
half after meals Is the best of ways to
train rlowu weight, but he cannot do It
because It always brings on rlieumu
tlstu prolmbly from the solid food pro
ducing over-concentrated salts in tlie
circulation, and consequent deposits
in the muscular fibre. The same writer
says that the notion about animals be
ing injured by giving them a driuk
when heated Is a stupid and cruel piece
of barbarism; that It only dis-s them
barm when the drink is very cold, by
producing nervous shock as It would to
a man; while If the chill is taken off at
first. It refreshes a heated horse to take
a good drink just as It. does a heated
human being.
Graceful.
Scotch ministers must Tic adepts at
paying compliments, if the following In
stance, quoted by Dean Ramsay, Is a
fair sample of their skill:
In some Scotch parishes tt was cus
tomary for the minister to bow to the
lalrds Iew lieforc U'gltmiug his dis
course. On one occasion such a pew
contained a bevy of ladles, and the
minister, feeling a delicacy In the cir
cumstances, omitted the usual salaam.
When tlie laird's daughter a Miss
Miller, widely famed for her beauty,
and afterward Countess of Mar-next
met the minister, she rallied him, in
tlie presence of her companions." for
not bowing to her from the pulpit.
"Your ladyship forgets," replied the
minister, "that the worship of angels
Is not allowed by the Scotch Church."
tie Kept In the Ml idle.
In a day when sham misogynists are
as plentiful as blackberries tn summer.
It Is refreshing to read of a man whose
misogyny was real and consistent. He
was a rich old bachelor of Vienna, and
his dislike of women was so strong tiint
he always purchased three seats at a
theater and sat In the middle one to
avoid the possibility of sitting next to
a woman. When he died It was found
that be had continued his prejudice to
the grave and had ordered the purchase
of three graves. In the middle one of
which be desired to be burled.
Their (signatures.
In one of the fashionable "Kurorte"
on the Rhine, reports a writer in the
Realm, be came across some queer en
tries lu the visitors' book of the piin
clpal hotel.
One of the Furls memlers of the
Rothschild family had signed "R. d
Farls."
It so happened that Baron Oppen
helm, the well-known Cologne banker,
was the next arrival, and be immed;
ately capped the above signature by
by signing "O. de Cologne."
Valuable Tortolaee.
The villa of a French nobleman who
Uvea In the vicinity of I'aria Is chiefly
remarkable for Its magnificent conser
vatory, wblcb la used at a banqueting
hall. Creeping among tbe plants In this
winter garden are to be aeen a number
of little tortolaee, which their eccentric
owner baa had enamelled and trvdded
with precious
PRESERVING THE EYESIGHT.
Bales That May Be Usefal to Tbuac
Threatened with UlloducM.
A few simple rules carefully obeyed
will do much to preserve the eyes tn
health. Utfht and color in room are
Important. The walls are lst finished
iu a single tint. Windows should open
directly upon the outer air, ami light is
better w hen they are close together, not
separated by much wall space, uot dis
tributed. Light should lie abundant,
but not dazzling. It should never come
from In front nor should sunlight fall
upon work or on the printed page.
Never read or sew In the twilight after
an exhausting fever nor before break
fast. Isik up frequently when at
work and fix the eyes iqioii some dis
tant object. Unak up the stretch of
wall by pictures that have a good per
spective. These rest th eye, as doc
looking out of the window.
When at work on infinite object iic
occasionally, lake deep Inspirations
wild the muii.li closed, stretch the
body erect, throw the arms backward
and forward, tijul step to an open win
dow or out Into the open air for a mo
ment. Two desks of different height
are valuable for a student or writer,
one to stand by and the other to sit by.
l'h nty of opi-n ir exercise is essential
to good eye-ight.
The general tone of the nervous sys
tem has much to dn with the eyesight.
Froloiiged or excessive study frequent
ly has paiu or poor vision as symptom.
The use of tobacco may bring about de
fective vision and alcohol sometimes de
stroys It utterly, owing to nerve Inflam
mation tli.it It wis up. City life, with
shut-in streets and narrow outlook, fa
vors the production of errors iu vision.
When looking at distant objects the nor
mal eye Is at rest. To see near by,
muscular effort Is required. This ef
fort, when constant, changes the shape
of the eyeball. After the eighteenth
or twentieth year parts of the eye that
earlier showed signs of bulging or lie
otulng near-sighted may acquire new
strength, and those who escape myopia
jp to this time are usually free from It
after that. The children of near-sighted
parents are In siec lal danger. They
require constant rare. It Is best to
have all children's eyes examined for
defects when they are 10 years old.
Near-sight and color-blindness are
barriers to the army and navy, to cer
tain fine and mechanic arts and to
many industrial pursuits. Their early
recognition saves time and money and
often prevents the discouragement of
d'"eat. Ounces of prevention are bet
ter than tons of cure. There are but
few forms of partial or total blindness
that were not at one time the reverse
of hopeless. In view of this fact tlie
duty of parents and guardians Is clear
ly manifest. Ignorance must be replac
ed by knowledge, carelessness by en
lightened forethought. I'recautlon In
the way of type, light, color and rest
and exercise, together with occasional
calls upon the oculist, will probably
secure fair eyesight for life. Outlook.
Adopted by a Newspaper.
Willie and Oscar Manuerstrora are
the legal wards of tlie Grand Rapids
Kvenlng Fress.
Tbe paper Is a great frieud of the
poor boys of Grand Rapids, and has
done a great deal to help them In differ
erent ways, but it bas eclipsed even
itself by the adoption of these boys,
who last winter were homeless and
friendless In Chicago. And what a
success the venture bas been!
The first thing to do was to find some
way for tbe boys to earn a livelihood.
Such little fellows they were, only 12
and 10 years old, that It was Impracti
cable to think of their doing anything
very hard. Some one suggested es
tablishing a messenger service In con
nection with the Fress, to be run by
the boys. Neat uniforms were bought
for them, they were furnished with bi
cycles, given the use of the otllce tele
phone and lots of advertising In the
paper, and the thing was done.
The kind-hearted people of Grand
Rapids patronized them at first because
they felt sorry for them, but now they
do so because they know them, like
them, and trust them. Before long
Willie, the oldest, found he could make
enough money by himself to support
both, so Oscar began going to school,
and bis teacher says he Is a remarka
bly bright boy.
Both boys are brim full of energy
nnd ambition, and will, no doubt, when
grown be successful men of whom the
Fress need never lie aslmmed.
America's Frostiest licit.
What is supposed to be the only
frostless belt in the I'nited States lies
between the city of Los Angeles and
the Faclllc Ocean. It traverses the
foothills of the Cahuenga range, and
has an elevation of between lioO and
400 feet Its breadth Is perhaps three
tulles. The waters of the Fucillc are
visible from it, and tbe proximity, of
the ocean has of course something to
do with banishing frosts. During the
winter season this tract produces toma
toes, peas, beans, and other tender veg
etables, and here the lemon flourishes,
a tree that Is peculiarly susceptible to
cold. Tropical trees may be cultivated
with success, and In connection with
this fact, It Is Interesting to know that
a part of the favorite territory has
been acquired by Los Angeles for park
purpose and It only a question of
time when the city will have the dis
tinction of possessing the ouly tropical
park In tlie United Htates. Strange to
say, only the midway region of the
Cabnenga range It free from frost, the
lower parr of the valley being occa
sionally visited.
Klvers of BaUarmllk.
There la more than one way of turn
ing the taMea on a person who Indulge
In tbe practice of "drawing a long
bow." One of to moat effectual meth-
ods was recently employed by a slow
spoken Veruionter u an "accommoda
tion" train.
Several persons were listening In
oiii mouthed, wide-eyed astonishment
: to the tsik of a loquacious young man.
j a hose stories Increased lu size and gen
eral incredibility as time went on. He
j was a resident of a town adjoining that
I In which the elderly Verm.mter had
i spent all his days; but the old man
i watched the narrator lu iiem-e, though
1 with inrne of the interest d splayed by
; the other listeners.
j At last the young man mentioned one
j of the citizen's of bis native town, and
I remarked Incidentally that the man bad
j an Immense dairy, from which he sent
i out over a million pounds of butler, and
! au equal quantity of cheese, every year.
! At this, several of his hearers looked
d.Hi.ledly incredulous, n-id one of them,
turning to tlie elderly man. said:
"Voti come from round lis way, I
b lii ve; did you ever har tell or that
dairy'.'"
-Wal. no." drawled the person ad-dross.-d,
with a jierfectly grave face;
"I don't recall bavin' beerd of It till
now. but I have beerd that there's a
man over In that town that has ten
sawmills, that are worked an" kep" a
goln' by buttermilk, an' I persuuie to
say It's the same man. an' if one story's
true, like as not the oilier may be."
The Indian Swell.
A long-skirted tunic or fns-k of whits
muslin, close titling white trousers, and
a rosc-colorcd turban with a broad band
of gold lace am tall. Hashing plume of
dark feathers and gold filigree, were the
salient points, tuber accessories were
the sword belt, crossing his breast and
encircling his waist, of dark green vel
vet, richly worked with unalloyed gold,
and thickly studded with emeralds,
rubles and brilliants; a transparent
yellow shield of rhlms-cros hide, with
knobs of black and gold enamel; a sash
of stiff, gold lace, with a crimson thread
running through the gold: bracelets of
the dainty workmanship known as
Jeypore enamel thickly Jeweled, which
he wore on his wrists and arms; and
there were strings of dull, uncut stones
atsiut his neck.
The skirts of bis tunic were plaited
with many folds and stood stiffly out,
like the skirts of a "premiere danseuse"
In ballet, and when he mounted his
horse a servant on either side held them
so that they might not lie crushed.
Four valets had charge of this costume,
and It took them some time to array
their master. The trappings of the
borse were scarcely less elaborte; bis
neck was covered on one side with sil
ver plates, and his mane, which hung
on tbe other side, was braided and
I -1 1 I L. .. 1 1 A K
leuguieneu vy inaca iriuafa ifiirim
silver ornaments.
White yaks' tall bung from beneath
tbe embroidered saddle cover on both
sides, and bis bead. Incased In a head- .
tall of white enameled b iiltTTT'ltise'uj'
sllvef, topped with tall aigrettes, was
tied down br an embroidered scarf In
order to give hla neck the requisite
curve.
Bounds Like a Bcotch fttory.
A case of nnusual strictness In Sab
bath observance t reported from West
Auburn, Me. A farmer was waited on
by one of his neighbor who asked for
tbe loan of his team the following Sun
day to take his wife and children to the
cemetery. At first he flatly refused to
let tbe team, arguing that It would be a
sin to receive money for such a thing
on the Sabbath day, but be finally said
to the neighbor that he would think It
over and let him know Saturday, re
marking that be would pray over It In
the meantime. Saturday the neighbor
called and the farmer said that he pon
dered and prayed over the matter, and
come to the conclusion that It would be
no harm to let the team, but that the
neighbor must not pay for It until some
week day following. So the neighbor
hired the team to go to the cemetery on
Sunday, paying for It on Monday, and
everything was satisfactory.
Do You Know.
That many a poor typewriter could
make a goisl servant girl.
That It takes a long time to decide
whether "Trilby" Is or is not Immoral.
That geese are Intelligent compared
with women who try to cheat nature.
That golf offers better facilities for
flirtations than any outdisir recreation.
That It Is a splendid law of etiquette
In Japan that ladles cannot talk of
their servants.
That families not going to F.urope this
season are almost mortified.
The vacation days spent In "riotous
living" are never ls-uefiiial.
That the caprices of some society
women are Insane enough to suggest an
asylum.
That those draw social lines closest
who ought not be within them them
selves. Frofltable Rivalry.
Topsbam, Maine, bus a very satisfac
tory way of settling a town quarrel.
Owing to the appointment of a chief
engineer of the fire department who
w as not acceptable to some of the fire
men the huter formed an Independent
company and bought a new hand tub.
The town now has two companies, and
tliere will be a hustle to see which can
get to a fire first and do the most effect
ive work.
Consistency.
"Now, you must not recat this," ,i
Jone to Hmlth, after retailing a choice
bit of scandal. "Oh, certainly not,"
said Smith. "How did you happen to
hear Itr "My wife told me. Abe la
Jut like any woman-eannot keep a
secret of course."
You can select a man from any sect
to be a guide and pblloaopher, but It
take a Quaker to be a guida, pblloeo
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