Tto HirrboD Press-Jjurul CAJLBISOH, HIBBA8KA A widow's second husband is often ft most sincere mourner of her first What would become of this mun dane sphere if Actor MaDsfield were to die? U case the rich discard auwmobiling. H will not be so very lone before the poor will tire of it Alfred Austin is accused of playing the flute. Perhaps that is the reason his poetry trills instead of thrills. When a man has difficulty in finding a rhanee to propose he can make up hie mind that the girl doesn't want hiin. Sometimes we almost suspect that women who use the kerosene can when making fires never look at a newspa per. J. Pierpoat Morgan, It is said, refuse to "tlD" hotel waiters. This is another of the advantages of being all power ful. The man who minds his own buei nees will always bare business to mkod. and. what Is more, It will be hks very own. Since It has been revealed that Mr. Schwab's private fortune is only beggarly $18,000,000 he is considered mighty small potatoes. If you wish to become the trusted adviser of a friend, find out what he has made vp his mind to do and then advise him to go ahead and do it Ada Gray played East Lynne" for nearlv forty years. Yet some of the rest of us continually get discouraged and think we are leading sad lives. An editor in the Northwest has, after a hard struggle, given up his paper and opened a bowling alley. Let ua hope that he may now be able to keep on bis pin. Morgan Is an early riser, so a dis patch from the East says. He prob bly feels that it Is necessary to get out early in order to pull the string and let the sun come up. Beware of pie. A government sharp looked over a few slabs lately and re parted that "all contained the spores of anaerobic non-pathogenic baeilllus jMlyrlcus, the spore of bacillus mesen tertcus vnlgatus, and staphylococcus albus of at least two different kinds." The cry for the protection of children Is not the cry of a section, but of hu manity. Every new manufacturing community baa to face this tempta tion to exploit child labor. England had the straggle years ago. The north ern manufacturing States have been compelled to nuke increasingly strict laws to protect their children and bow the great development of the South makes the question an issue there, which shook! be settled right before vast number of children are ruined. After ail, what pleasure Is there In running tbase high power automobiles at railroad speed? The occupants have io boodle themselves np. to wear gog gles and ail sorts of defenses against dust and gravel. They cannot possi bly enjoy tne scenery or the motion. The only Mat. is to go faster than some one else. It seems a poor and barren form of happiness. It cannot be enjoy ed under normal conditions. Every thing la artificial. Nothing Is natural jr wholesome. The whole question is one of frantic speed and unknown dan -rer. The BrtttaQMuaeum owns the largest tiook In the world and the smallest. The largest is an atlas of the fifteenth cen iury. It Is seven feet high. Between .'ts generous leaves a tall man's head la bidden. Its Stout binding and ponder ons clasps make It seem as substantial as the walls of a room. The smallest Is a tiny "Bijou Almanac" less than an Inch square, bound In dainty red mo rocco, and easily to be concealed In the linger of a lady's glove. These two ex tremes of the printer's art might well stand at the beginning and the end of the amazing thirty-seven miles of shelves filled with books, which make np a part of the printed treasnres of the great English library. So finely are the scales of nature bal anced that some natural remedy prob ably lies near at band for each natural defect Man's place Is to find It Seattle, by digging a canal from Paget Bound to Lake Washington, hopes to remove the necessity for the frequent docking of vessels to dear their bulla from bar nacles. These shell-flab die and drop of themselves In fresh water, so that a snip by running up and lying a few days la Lake Washington would be self -cleared of the Incumbrance. A dif ferent coadJUoo prevails la Looialana, when the once fresh-water streams emptying tnu the Gulf, between the Mississippi and Sabine fcreera, have rale ssasoa bscssas salt For years that streaass hats heea dhaaai np by the wafer hynenrth, whWh th ealt water, haekJag ap from the Oatt, has ntw Cafortaaatary th rtea a oaf the stoanaM, as wall as the fresh aatar fcft ami eraha, are Jytag also; Ck3 eact wO to crtTi wttt a lew to KSMQrlcs C lars for a welcome smile from his sob Seeley stole $354,000 from the Shoe am Leather Bank and served Ave years U the penitentiary. Two years ago n. was released. His wife stood by hln until the evidence of his crime wai overwhelming, then she got a divorce His son refused to speak to him fron the day of his conviction. Seeley hai learned a costly lesson. That lesson 1 that there are many things in thi world Infinitely more valuable thai money. A million dollars will not ei tort a welcome smile from unwillinj lips. Ah, tf a man's sinning affectei only h!uilf the punishment would no be so hard to bear. If a man's puo! lshment for crime only proceeded fron the Stale he conld say:"'"l'va paid thi penalty; 1 owe society nothing. Wi are even." But there is the wife, brok en-hearted. There is the son who wil not speak to him. God's punishment It worse than any the State can inflict David said, "My sins are ever befor me." Aye, there's the rub. Memory One may be forgiven of a wrong. Bi it cannot be forgotten. And Its effecti cannot be stopped. Lady Macbeth maj cry, "Out, damned spot!" but the spo is there. "All the perfumes of Arabli will not sweeten this little band." Tbi spot is not on the hand. It Is in thi mind the memory. No, a million dol lars cannot patch the broken heart o: Seeley's wife. A million dollars canno make bis son look upon him with I smile of welcome and affection. The meanest slander is that whlcl intrenches itself behind the admoni tion, "Don't tell who told you." Them five words mark the coward who ha( too little courage even to stab in th back, unless all danger of detectiot be flrrt removed. There are cowardt who will stab in the back and take th" chances of a fight afterward. But tb "Don't-tell-who-told-you" coward wil stab In the back only when the vlctln has been blindfolded and escape Is cer tain. The guerrilla that shoots fron ambush, even in the hell of war, Is de spised and condemned. Infinitely mor contemptible is the cowardly sneal that slanders in secret. The scandal monger seldom has much reputation t preserve. When he or she is unwillinf to stake even the reputation of a scan dal-monger upon sn assertion, the as sertion must be accepted as of littli weight No honest man or woman cat afford to repeat and disseminate anj slander the origin of and authority fo: which cannot be given. To do so ii to accept the responsibility of char acter and reputation for veracity to l doubtful structure that stood upoi shifting sands. "Don t-tell-who-told you" more than marks the coward. Ii Is the trade-mark of a liar. Probe t the bottom of the scandal bearing tbli trade-mark, and In nine cases in everj ten you will find narrow, selfish inter est or mean personal spite. Trutl never results from such motives. Ii them lies and scandal breed, aa mag gots breed in carrion. Truth that wholesome and generous never want! for a sponsor. But even truth. If It b prompted by ill-nature, envy, Jealousy or hatred that is ashamed to show itf own head, would better be left unsaid Beware of the propagation of a trutl that is ashamed of Its own motive The truth that through spite is intend ed only to hurt some one may safelj be allowed to slink back into silence Don't do dirty work for a lying cow ard! Iton't be the Instrument of som one's mean spite! When admonlshec to "don't tell who told you," don't ter anything. Depend upon It trutt will suffer nothing for your silence an fairness has much to gain by It Damaged by Sea Water. Mr. Bricks, one of the engineers it charge of the railroads owned by thi French government recently read I paper In which he said that sea water, particularly in tropical countries, hai a very destructive Influence on stee rails. A few weeks ago the same ob nervation was made by Mr. I)elprat the engineer In charge of the Dutcl railroad in Sumatra. This gentleman says that the ahor. railroad at Port Emma, on the coasr of Sumatra, which has been in opera tion for ten years, and which occupiei a position only a little above meat high tide, has been greatly damaget by sea water, the rails having beef largely eaten away by rust The raili on one of the shorter branches of thli roal, which runs over a breakwater have been diminished In weight bj about two and a half pounds for everj three and a half feet of the length oi the rails. He says that every yeai these rails are losing about 4 per cen of the weight of new rails. The wldtl of the rail surface baa been diminished about one Inch. The Csar'a Ciood Kicuse. The Owir of all the Itnawtas Is fn of getting away from formeUtles foi a time This was not well known ii the earlier years af his reign. Oth morning he got np early and. In thi simple uniform of a eokmel, be eyelet acm the park at Gatscfcroa. to th lodge of the keeper of the fish ponds where the Our often enjoyed an hou or two of port hi a quiet way. Something went wrong with his bl cycle while on the way to the lodge and be Jumped off from the bicycle to readjust M. At that moment then passed a poinpcaja old general fron some distant part of the empire. The Caar did not notice htm, where anon the asaaral strode np and la quired of the supposed eoiooel whj Ma Inferior oOcsr did not saints Mm -I araat realry apoaoglse," aaM r Oaar. "Owing a the ahortasai af eaten I hat not rat bad the honor Mi kava a s ttaw la ac at3. Ca atow It Vmmmmt New KreeJ of Fowl. The Illustration shows a cock and hen. from "photograph, of the new breed of fowls recently Introduced from France and known as Faverolle. Those who hare seen the breed pronounce It a desirable one. and think that It will become popular in this country. In brief, the main characteristics are vig or, early maturity, good feeding qual ities and fine flesh. Comparatively lit tle Is known alout the breed as egg producers, but, Judging from the make up of the hen. they should do fairly well In that respect. The main claim for the breed, however, is that they head the list of all table fowls, seem- FAVEROI LE FOWLS. Ingly being fitted to take on flesh rap idly and still have the flesh retain the finest flavor. Hcarclty of Beef and Mutton. The setting and fencing of farms In those locations where cattle and sheep have been allowed to graze freely upon government land has helped to make an advance In the prices of our meats. The conditions are different from what they were twenty years "ago, yet we think this may be in p:irt , overcome by the fattening or cattle at an earlier age. and by better cultlva- tlon and the introduction of lietter grasses on the grazing lands, and bet- ter feeding and care of stock when tbey are brought to the stables. In- stead of requiring fifty acres to each steer they are now beginning to claim, or the best feeders are, that three acres of grass Is enough for a steer. We have known men in New bnglnncl who found one acre produce forage for a cow In milk, excepting the grain food which was purchased. When our l-ef growers reach that capacity they will find It costs no more to grow a fat animal than it did when they had range which was unlimited and with out cost New England Homestead. Frnlt-Oatherlna Device. Our two Illustrations show a handy device for picking fruit, the advantage over a basket being the clear open space that Is afforded In this case, where the handle of the basket must constantly be avoided by the pick er's hand. One figure shows the box In posi tion on the ladder, while the otler shows It with the handle In place for carrying away the fruit when the box is full. It Is very simple and one can HARD BOX FOR FRl'IT. make the whole thing In a few mo menta, if an empty boi of the right else Is st band, and a few pieces of No. 12 wire. Farm and Home. Crea merle Promote Proaperitr. The creamery Is sea reedy equaled as a promoter of prosperity In agricultur al dletricta. The ienents or tne cream ery have been heralded abroad In many ways. Steele county. Minnesota, is now getting a bit of free advertising. The First National Bank of Owatonna has had a new draft prepared bearing a four leaf clover with Owatonna In the center and showing the creameries of the county In their respective dls Unees from thst point. There nre now twenty-two creameries In Steele County, and their combined output for 1001 was over 3,000.000 pounds. Prnlt Trees for Ilia Ko id.lde. As a rule trees to le set along the roaehride If beyond the line of tbe prop- arty, should be of the ornamental clnss as rather than fruit trees; particularly should thla be the esse if the farm Is located in a rather thickly populated section. If. however, tbe trees are to ha set toetde the fence line on one side af the fans, or area on all sides, cher ry tree will ha the most ornamental and aratoht yM4 as feed as Income aa aar aOar tm, K aaU tad dlaatr le. In an apple section it would s be wise to set apple trees, There can be but one objection to util lilng the land along the roadside foi fruit trees, and that is the tendency oi the psrt of the owner to neglect then to a much greater extent than would be .ihe.case If the trees were In orchard rows. The trees must have the annual care, the pruning, the spraying and thi thinning, and if these are given then Is no reason why they should not gron profitable crops. Farm d Factory, In 1870, the census did not report a pound of butter made In factories; in 180, 3'i.OOO.fHiO pounds, out of a prod-1 net of 807.000,000, was factory made; in 1000 the factory product of butter j was 420.12H.000 pounds, out of a grand total of 1.402,W!),0O0 pounds, the fac-j tory product being 28.2 per cent of Iht' whole. Cheese making shows a still , more remarkable transformation. In 1800 there was no cheese maki ing In fac I ? factorlei torles renorted. In 1870 the made more than one-half our cheese; and in 1900 the farms made but 10.372. OOO pounds, or less than 6 per cent ofihe grows older. He must ne siren." the whole product of 300,000.000. ened physically, mentally, morally. An Illustrations might be multiplied In definitely to show the encroachment ot the factory upon the function of tbl farm. Indeed, It Is becoming a most difficult matter for the census makert to determine where to draw the line be tween agriculture and manufactures Id many branches of Industry. But the, farm Is the twin sister of the factory; they flourish or are depressed in per fect sympathy; and American suprem acy in manufactures Is due. In very large degree, to the abundance of out agricultural products. Of the raw ma terlals consumed In manufactures, ag riculture supplied $l.WO.727,0O0 lr valnojir 81.2 per cent of the total; the mines supplied J31H.H75.OO0. or 13.4 per cent In value; and the forest $118,803, fHKi, or 5 per cent of the total; while from ocean, lake and river came only $!i,i!3r.0in. or 0.04 per cent. 8. N. D. North, in Iteview of Reviews. Concentrated Feeds Favored. That fBrnM.M are giving the corn concentrated feeds a careful trial U snown hy tnPjr increased supplying ac aulluan,.e f pure fresh air as all tlmpg ag the firKt requisite, to be fo! owwj iy the admittance Into the sta blflg of all th(1 8uni)ght that can pos g,h,y ,ie Kpcuri. j lnpse tw0 forceg, pure air and dl w.t sunl)(nt are gTent gerro destroy m an(, no habitation for man or beasl enn have too much of them. Think for a moment of the form of punish uicnt meted out to the offender against society's lows and compare II with the conditions on many of out breeding farms, noting how closely tin conditions agree, and then reflect or , the comparative length of the period j of life of prisoners and the prevalence j of tuberculosis among them as com pared with the rest of humanity whe can enjoy the blessings of long llfl and good health, made KsKlble ouly by God's greatest of gifts to all bl creatures, pure air anil sunshine. Tin breeder, therefore, who Is wise In hit day and generation will endeavor bj ; all means In his power to provide 1 plenty of exercise In the open air, freedom from a!! restraint possible and when confinement is necessary, will see to It that the essentials foi , long life and good health, fresh all and sunshine, are supplied In abund ance. New England Homestead. ex her Fertilizer Needed. It Is generally admitted that there It considerable manurial value In the grain stubble left on the field to be plowed under, this value consisting ol a portion of all the essential plant foods in varying degrees, together with more or less lime and humids. Id some cases this value Is considerable In one plant food as in the case of the nitrogen In the plowed-under clover. It Is a mistake, however, to believe that the manure In this stubble Is suf ticlent to nrevent the depletion of tbl soil by cropping, and yet this Is the I idea that is strongly fixed In the mlndi of many farmers. There la no getting' awny from the old natural law that tb' soil must have returned to It at leasl a little more than the crop takes from it. atid this the stubble and scant appli cation of stable manure will not do. The possession of tne Ideaa Indicated make it evident that the study of tin soli in an Intelligent manner Is one of the essential things for all fanners to do. AKrirnltnrst Atoma. Grand Kaplds Is a favorite forcing lettuce. Oom Paul Is a new strawberry, an nounced by Its originator to be "the flower of the fruit world." Don't pick apples on the hot days that sometimes come In autumn. Have II fruit cool when taken In to be '(omj. In late summer stir the soil lightly tn tbe co-operative plan. 8he consult in the strawberry patch after each id with ber cook, who was the general inin to keep out weeds and conserve housework girl mi well, and entered moisture. I Into an arrangement with ber by which A Michigan man claims a profitable n "'pn" tb tipulated week bit of fruit growing In $211 received T "ance for household expenaes for gooselwrrle-s grown on less thaa to -'wl,J "Wed between the half nn acre of ground. Iwo. It was thought thst an allowance The Amerlcsn persimmon makes a',f w " d,y f of was handsome tree ornamentally con.ld-1 wmclent, and by csrefnl, systematic end. It has dark green learea that rtcnln ,ht wU- agpenaitaraa of remain on late In the falL , ten did not reach the allotted $14 For cabbage worms that appear lata 'Whatever ess they were was scrapa la the season pyretbrum or saltpeter at Alfii bTn tht two' tbe rate of a teaapooafnl to a gaOea e 4clUt w water au at ased wKh gaed laatfu. oOo NEW WOMAN VERSUS THE OLD. I HE new woman Is still a person- Ml age who agitates the old woman And cbummi many ominous hakes of the head. "Not cook! Nor do her own laundry work? Not make her own gowns?" she expostulates, and holds np her hands in holy horror. "Live In an apartment house, buy her own and her children's clothes ready made and put her clothing all out to i i.l .VmA r olac'l It! ne wasnea nn onjw; . - general laundries! What are we com Ing to?" Better times, I hope, Did It ever strike the "old woman" that the proper training of a child Is enough for one woman's head, hands and heart! And suppose there are several children, each with his own Individuality, his own temperament, and each needing con- stant and almost prayerful stuoy to or velop and perfect Into the highest type of men and women. One child is tlmor- ous. faint hearted and weak. He is the kind who yields to temptation when other Is rash, reckless, headstrong. He must be held back, taught caution, led to think before acting. Is not such constant study and over sight enough for a mother, without stopping to make bread and clothes; to wash until back and head ache? All such purely mechanical, machine work should Ik- done for her; done well to be sure scientifically, hyglenlcally and as Inexpensively ag Is consistent with good work. But snrely in this, the twentieth cen tury. It Is time women stopped labor ing at drudgery with her handH and devoted the major part of her time and attention to the moraland mental train ing of her children. Not Ihnt their physical welfare should be neglected. 1 do not mean that in any sense. A sound body is as necessary as a sound mind. But now that the world's work Is looking so well after these lower needs, do not condemn women for dropping stub tanks and moving on to higher and more essential ones. A conscientious mother has her hands full In simply training and developing he character of her little ones. And she needs much study and training herself to be ready for the task. The new woman is recognizing the Importance of this task and earnestly preparing for It. And though she also knows how to make good, wholesome bread, she doesn't spend her days nor achieve n remitation for the latter work. If the bakers strike, she can make It. But otherwise she passes such tasks on to skilled labor and de vote herself to the higher work of building character. wmtnu Away Her lluaband. Whv should not a woman will away her husband, as Is reported from New York? ruder present exisilng arrange munt she exercises the privilege of superintending his feminine relations during her life, and It is fitting enough thnt she should make a bequest of hlm to a suitable party In the event of death. The will may be broken, or the gentleman may be released by an other woman under a writ of habeas corpus for good and snfliclent reasons. It Is an interesting quesllon, with gd legal principles subject to limitations. We assume, however, that the benefl- clary of the will Is not obliged to ac cept the beepiest but may nobly turn him over to charity. Why not assume that a public-spirited woman may be queath her husband to the Art Insti tute or the Historical Society or the Lincoln Park Zoo, or the department of fossils at the Columbian Museum, according as her experience and bis qualifications may suggest? Chicago Post. rang for the Kaiaer. An American girl who has won fame abroad is Miss Mary Muenrboff, of Omaha. Khe hns Just finished a four years tour of uie principal EuroKan clticd and was re ceived everywhere with enthusiasm. Three times she was summoned to sing before the Kaiser a compli ment which has been extended to but few singers. Mis MuenchofT Is mihb mi KNiiioFF. a hnndsome and charming woman, with Just enough simplicity and of Independent Amerl ran spirit to render society sought af ,er ami keenly appreciated. Her sing ing Is pronounced by critics to be of the finest quality. A Honaekeeplns Ks perl men t. One housekeeper last year tried the I experiment of running ber household w " w wwiM'. common allotment If. through com. pany, sickness or some unusual demand tne gum WM oversteppeo. me nexi week was started in debt that needed care to eliminate. The exDrrlment proved highly satis factory, though It roost be admitted that the girl was one of unusual Intelli gence and adaptability. Undoubtedly, however, it could be successful in many households, even under somewhat less favorable conditions. It gave the maid a strong Incentive to watch all leak ages, and It effectually prevented the fault-finding on that score, which Is a large cause for discontent between mis tress and maid In almost every ramliy. A stipulation In the contract was that the table should be kept up to Its usual standard, and both parties to the agree ment felt stimulated to make the food attractive through service and flavor rather than by outlay. New York Post The short skirt is gaining steadily abroad-indeed, it Is the favored style if not on parade. Alluring cravats are made of soft silk, loosely knotted, having lace lap pets crossed over and pulled through antique buckles. Batiste chemisettes are frequently In troduced. These are preferably of white, laid In lingerie tucks or the most delicate embroidery "velnlng." Narrow belts are coming into fashion again, and some lovely Jeweled belts art being worn, but this does not mcsn that the high-draped celnlures are out of date. Much shorter skirts are a feature of the latest corsets, some being scarcely three inches below the waist In the back, while the height above the waist has perceptibly Increased. An extremely dainty petticoat to wear with afternoon house gowns Is made of sheerest batiste muslin or dot ted swiss. adorned with a number of tiny taffeta ruffles, over which falls a full flounce of embroidered muslin. "Cabochons" of pearls, windmill and cockade rosettes, motifs of passemen terie are aft much In vogue. Ball dress es are trimmed with incrustations of Venetian Iint and many evening gowns are made In Ihe new butter straw and champagne tints. The note of black is still quite India- pensable and a sea of black tulle Is be- ing used up rosettes with in Pans. Ixmg black a piece of tulle to tuck Into the waist are seen on nearly every bodice, and the hitherto fine-art fiat Imas are quite discarded for ruche f,0ns of black and white tulle, with ouf, (,lu-k velvet loops and ends. i The Art of Playing Hoateaa. I The Englishwoman Is said to be the best hostess In the world because she Is mlstTens of the art of letting alone. ' It cihu little time and no money to find out what one's guest wishes to do I with her,day. and to permit her to be happy In her own way. This surely la I the truest hospitality. A hostess who Invites people to visit her has two very important duties to perform, two seri ous extremes to avoid one, not to neg lect her guest, aud another quite a lmiortantnot to weary them with too constant attention. Never give a guest the Impression of "being entertained," which Is more than sufficient to reduce a sensitive) woman U the very depths of misery. Just follow the dally routine of your household, taking care that your guest Is neither neglected nor treated with discourtesy. Tbe hostess who allows a guest to feel thst she is the cause of Inconvenience violate tbe first law of hospitality. For the Cbildrcn'a I.nnch Bos. Cookies are always In demand for the children's luncheon boxes. A delicious sort for "extra occasions" may have an admixture of nnts and fruit Cream together one and one-half cupfuls of sugar and a cupful of butter. Add three well beaten eggs and give the batter a vigorous beating. 8tlr In a teaspoonful of soda dissolved In two tsblespoonfuli of hot water, half a teaspoonful of salt and a teaspoonful of cinnamon. 81ft three and one fourth cupfuls of flour and beat In aicernnte portions of It and of chopped English walnuts, half a cupful of currants, and half a cupful of chopped and seeded rslslns. Drop by spoonfuls on a butter ed pan, leaving a space for expansion, and bake la a moderate oven. Mtocklage. There are silk stock Ings la two shades of a dark hot rich green which are pronounced the "latest" thing la Paris. Another klad af green hosiery Is for the golf girl. It la grass green decorated with geJf cribs and halls. It to ales shews la red with tha ataba aad haiW to ,7 . 4