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IF WEjKNEW. ... Could we but draw the curtains That surrouii 1 each other's lives, — 8ce the naked heart and spirit, Know whnt spur the action gives. Often we slum Id find It better, I Purer than we judge we should; w We should love each other better If we onlv understood. Could we judge all deed* by motives, See the good and lmd within, Often w« should love the sinner. All the while we loathe tho sin; Could wo know tho powers working To o’er! brow Integrity, We should judge each other’s errors With more patient charity. If we knew the cares and troubles, , Knew the efforts all In vain, '. And the bitter disappointment— T""" Understood the loss and gain— Would the grim, eternal roughness J Heem, I wonder, just the same? , Should we holii, where now wo hinder? Hhould we pity where we blame? Ah! wo Judge each other harshly, Knowing not life’s hidden force; Knowing not the fount of uctlon Is less turbid at its source. Seeing not amid the evil All the golden gralus of good— Z ? Oh! we’il love each other better If we only understood. ocoooooooooooocoooooooooog |Tbe Bookkeeper’s Mistake! 03300330003303000303003000 HABLIE ANDER* bou, the bookkeep er, HAt behind bin little eliding win dow covertly watch ing Mi8h Dolly over the top of hie led ger. Hhe wan lean ing rather dejected ly over some worn sue nau just nu mbed ou her typewriter, with her head ou her hand and her eyes gazing wist fully. The regular scratch, scratch of the shipping clerk’s pen was the only sound iu the office, and presently Miss Dolly’s eyes wandered iu that direction and lingered on the curly head bending over the desk iu the corner. They lingered there a long while, then she roused herself with a little sigh and began to fold her let ters. The bookkeeper nodded to himself. “There is something wrong with Miss Dolly. 8be hasn’t been like herself for a long time, 8he used to sing and rattle away so cheerily, and now she sighs and looks wistful and is too quiet. 1 have watched her. And I know what it is, 8he is in love with the shipping clerk. I was a young fellow inyHelf once.” The bookkeeper was not yet forty, but care and bard work had brought a little gray iuto his hair, aud bis youth seemed very far away.1 Presently he opened the door of his cage. “Miss Dolly, you may as well go now. You don’t look well, and Mr. hperry will not be back this evening.” “Oh, thank you,” she said, and closed up her typewriter aud put on her hat. When she had gone the bookkeeper sat for a long time thinking hard. He was meditating a plan of attack, for Miss Dolly was too nice a girl to waste her affections ou the shipping clerk. The bookkeeper had fallen into the habit of walking home with her in the evening,their roads lying together, and he kuew what a sweet, lovable, womanly nature she had. The shipping clerk must he made to realize it. He must have lria eyes opeued. In his corner that young gentleman scratched away, blissfully unconscious of the schemes darkening over his bloude head. He looked up when the bookkeeper came over and sat down by his desk. "I think Miss Dolly is a very sweet girl, don’t you, Welle?" said the bookkeeper. “Yes, she is rather a nice little girl," auswered the shipping clerk, a little surprised. The bookkeeper seldom had anythiug to say. But ho went ou. “She is more thnn 'rather nice.’ She lias a lovely disposition aud is very pretty, too. I have been walk ing lioiue with her at nights and I have iiad a good opportunity to judge. ] think she is a girl iu a thousand." “Falling iu love with her?" uaked the ahippiug clerk. “Oh, no, no. Nothing like that for me. She didn't look well this afternoon, aud 1 was thiukiug of her, that'a all.” The shipping clerk had Ins sits- : picious, however, aud Miss Dolly so- , •tuired a new interest for him. He talked to her whenever he could get a chance aud found her rather digni fied aud reserved, which ouly made him more eager to draw her out. The laiokkeepcr helped matters aioug all he could. He left them alone to- j getber whenever an opportunity of forded, he dropped little judteioue! words and be gave up hie eveuiug »elk* with Miss Doily, being alwaye two busy to leave when she did, so; that it soon happened that she aud the shipping clerk hegau to walk i home together. That young man had coses to the conclusion that he wae mistaken iu supposing the bookkeeper to Iu la love with Mbs Itolly, The bookkeeper came iu euddeuly owe day aud found .Vise I billy cry tag, wilh her pretty heed dropped on her arme outstretched ou the typewriter lehle. He was mush distressed an I lard bis hand gently oa her shoulder, hut she only shivered wader hb touch and would not l«oh up, so he went aea/ aud eommunieeted wills the shipping cierk. That gentleman evi dently knew what to do. for after waiting a suitable length of time the bookkeeper followed him into the office aud found him sitting on the table aud Miss Dolly laughiug and talking gayly, with flushed cheeks aud stnrry eyes. After that Miss Dolly was no longer dignified with the shipping clerk. She smiled at him bewitehingly and gave him shy, coquettish glances and let him button her gloves. He thongbt her charming and matters were going along swimmingly, but somehow the bookkeeper did not feel so elated over his success as might have been expected. There was a curious ache at his iieart, and lie began to feel a most un reasonable dislike toward the shipping clerk. What an impudent young fel low he was; ho positively forced his attentions upon Miss Dolly! Was ho the man for her? The bookkeeper hud meant it for her good, hut bad heuoue the wisest thing? Ho never could manage to walk home with her at all now and ho missed the little confidences she had been wont to give him. Hhe hardly ever spoke to him nowadays, she even appeared to avoid him aud he turned to his work with a sigh. One evening he watched them going away together and he noticed what a handsome, clean-limbed young fellow the shipping clerk was aud how dain tily Miss Dolly lifted her skirts, and what a handsome couple they made, aud he turned away to the little mir ror ami scrutinized with earnest eyeH the face that greeted him there. He noted bitterly the gray sprinkled in the dark hair and the wrinkles about the eyes and the grave mouth. * Wliat a tool I have been! lie cried passionately. Ah, poor, clumsy, great-hearted spider, caught in the web he had so carefully woven for the uususpecting fly. But now that he had began this work he would not go back, no; not if it brought the keenest torturo into his life. He had deliberately brought it upon himself aud must bear the con sequences. And if Miss Holly loved the shipping clerk, why, she must Lave him—her happiness came tirst of all. Ho he crushed his heart sternly aud bore the anguish as silently as he could. But it was hard, hard work as the days went by. Miss Holly has grown gay again, sometimes it seemed al most a feverisu gayety, she was so bright and restless. The bookkeeper caught himself watching her and was astonished to remember how long he had unconsciously been doing so. Once he came upon them standing close together and the shipping clerk was bending over her slim, gloved hand fastening a most refractory but ton aud looking up at her with ardent eyes. Miss Holly started, and then dropped her eyes, Hushing rosily. And the bookkeeper clinched his hands, a mighty impulse came over him to fling the shipping clerk through the open door, and lie took one quick step. Then he controlled himself by an effort and went on to his desk. After that he hardly dared look at Miss Holly aud seldom trusted him self to speak. His only safety lay in work, so he'toiled away from morning till evening with the tireless energy of a machine. Then one day came the news of the shipping clerk’s promotion, a good position, a snug salary. The book keeper knew what that meant. He wondered dully how long it would bo before the shippirig clerk took her away. Ob, what would the office be like without her! However, she would be happy; he was bo glad she would be happy. He stood beside her at the window as she was getting ready to leave, and i thought what a lucky fellow the ship ping clerk was. All things had come to him. “That promotion is a fine thing for Wells,”’he said. “lam so glad it came.” ‘ Yea, I am, too, Miss Dolly an swered, pausing to watch the sunset. Hho looked subdued and thoughtful iu its red glow. “He deserves it,” the bookkeeper said geutly. “Ami 1 am so glad for your sake." Miss Dolly turned on bim. “And why are you glad for my soke?" “Well, lieoause, of course, it must j mean so much to you.” Miss Dolly fluug out her hand im patiently. “And why should it mean so much for me?" she demanded. The bookkeeper floundered stupidly. He did not understand these bewil dering woman's moods. “I thought, you know, yon acted as if it seemed like you cared. I—I thought you were iu love with him.” “Yob seemed determined that I should be!” fleshed Miss Dolly. Then | she said softly: “I w»s iu love—hut i uot with him.” Her eye* were Used dreamily on the < purple clouds in the west, but there was something in her face that made the bookkeeper take a sudden stride ; toward her and ery ont fiercely: “Dolly! 1 have a right to know!! Who was it that yon were iu love i with?” Then Dolly dropped her coquetries aud lifted her elear «yes to hie face and held out her hands. “It wae yon," eh# said simply. And the bookkeeper— well, no mat ter ts hat be did, Srlllik lie? «< Salk At Drerhatu, near Meryport, the winner of Ibe bell awarded for wreetlmg by ywtttba under eiiteeu by tbe North ern t‘ •untie* Wreetlmg Automation wa* J. Tnnelail, of Ureal Hrougbtou, who la only tweive year* of age, elande over eta feel in height, and neigh* about twelve stone tide pounds), — Uo wins bam l*ont. They clip sheep at tba rate of forty pee day tn Wiwevns by an eiestneal sheep (beat mg machine. FR&£D BY A SNAPSHOT. of nn Ainpri. in Amateur In • Suntli Amerlci» Jail. A member of the Camera Club tell# with some pride of an incident which happened while he was traveling in South America, and point# out the re sult of it as a triumph for photogra phy. “It was in one of the cities of Peru, and an American acquaintance of mine who was there temporarily on business was trotting me nrotind among the Bights of the town. After wo had visited most of the show place# he said one day: ‘Now I want you to see the old dungeon of a prison which they huve here, but it is a place where you can’t take your camera. The rule# are very severe against that. I wiHh you could, though, for you would get some mighty interesting picture#. These people are unrelenting jailers, and some of their treatment of the prisoners is pretty mediteval in its character. Why, they have au Amer ican there now for Homo alleged in sult *o the Government, and he is kept incoinunicado, us they call it—that i#, in a cell removed from those of the other prisoners, and so strictly guarded that he can communicate with nobody. They don’t care much about having visitors see him, but as you pass his cell, if be happens to be near the front, you can sometimes catch a glimpse of him through the bars. His friends are trying to get him ont, but none of them have been able to sec bun, and there is some difficulty in proving that the prisoner is really their man.’ “ ‘nee here, said I,'this ir a chance for me. I have a small c'.mera with me which fol Is almost flat—it is a de vice of my own—and I will guarantee that 1 can get it by the guards. When we are drawing near to the American’s ceil, you give me a sign and I will be ready Perhaps luck will favor us.' “Well, smuggling the camera in was easy. Even if those keepers had found it they wouldn’t have:ecoguized it as one. As we came near the ‘in comuuioado’ cell my friend nudged me, and, without attracting attention from the accompanying guards, 1 pre pared the machine for an exposure. A moment more and I nearly jumped at our good fortune. There, a little dis tance in front of me stood my unfor tunate countryman, leaning wearily against the bars of his cell and look ing full at us. The guards, seeing him at the front of his cell, seemed anxious to hurry us by, but they did not do so until after my quiet and un observed little snapshot was made. And the best part of the whole story is that the man was actually released by means of that pictnre. When de veloped and printed it was au excel lent likeuess, and through it his friends were able to prove his iden tity. Within a short time the injus tice of his arrest was established, in spite of the authorities, and Le was free.—New York Tribune. For n Very Good Itraeon. The administration of the German Army is undoubtedly excellent. Per haps Americans would say “stingy,” but never mind that, by the strictest economy it has been possible to keep up a big army, an efficient and a healthy one, with considerably less means than any other nation has re quired to do the same. One of the reasons is that Prussia has the “ober rechuuugeskammer,” the superior auditor’s office—an institution found ed by the ultra-economical father of Frederick the Great—which controls every expense incurred, even the most trifling farthings. The reprimands of this institution are much dreaded by officers, and especially by paymasters. If anything is found wrong long re ports have to be submitted, and it is astonishing what this “oberrechuung skammer” will find ont. A short time ago the commander of the Tenth Army Corps at; Hanover received a query from the auditors asking why the broad streets of the camp at Muenster had not been let out to peasants for cattle pasture when not in use as a camping ground, as is done with other camps iu Prussia. The General sent the question to the commandant of the camp at Muenster, whose witty vein he knew. This General returned the question to the "oberrechnungskaui rner" with no other comment thau the words on the margin: "Because iu this section of the country cattle do not eat sand."--Hanover letter iu the Chicago Record. Itrunelio Hill's l>«‘itoml nut ton. During the first years of his career as au actor, Will had in one of his theatrical companies a Westerner named Broncho Bill. There were ! Indians in the troupe and a certaiu missionary had joined the aggregation to look after theiuorala of the Iudians. j Thinking that Broncho Bill would ' bear a little looking after also, the good man secured a seat by his side ; at the diuuer table, aud remarked j pleasantly: "This ia Mr, Broucho Bill, is it j not?" "1 aas,** "Where were yon liorn?" "Near Kit Bullard's mill, on Big Pigeon." "Itellgious par cuts, 1 suppose?'* "Yana. ** "What ia yoor denomination?" "My what?" "Your denomination " "t> eU-yoe» Hsulk and Wee- i aca.'V-Kr out the "Last of ibeftoouts," by Helen Cody Wetmore. t*>» lUtMu >!«•< ItllllWUI, Tba rtr«i la tba l*abo taa. Hh»u» Falla, »*» not *1*4* uatil |h.1T, In Wyoming, it l« Irn*. a fur trailing w*a **t*bh*b*4 a* aariy aa I Ml, but tbara «aa no a**fl of or gaaiaing a »• aural* tarrllorial gatar a moot for tbia ragtou until |aM. Ity lb* aaaaua ol l«ai, tba Waatara Hlalaa au I r*rrilo«ia*, bun tba ha* of V|>* atiun a#J !«*•* to tb* 1‘aaiHa, ana- , laiaa4 i, *04 |**o|4«. TRAINING BAWBECKUIT8 HOW MEN ARE PREPARED FOR THE PHILIPPINE CAMPAICN. dir Frealtlio nt San Fmiiriicn lla* Hern Tarmt'l Info On* VmI Hcliool, Where TIbouhukIb Ain learning ilm Art of War I uderGompeUnt Drill Maatare, On the Presidio ride range, west of (he Mariue Hospital, iu San Francis so, Uncle Sam is currying out an ex traordinary work, the first of its kind iwer attempted in the United States. Siuce the beginning of May over 3000 raw recruits, a great majority of whom had never had a ritle iu their hands in their lives, are there being trans formed into excellent marksmen, with a thorough technical knowledge of the army gnu and the way to handle it. When the Fifth Army Corps lauded iu Cuba most of the regular regiments contained fifty per cent, of raw re cruits. Most of them knew nothing whatever of the use of firearms and were thrown into an enemy’s country without lieiug able to sight or aim a gun, a condition of affairs that caused every officer in the invading army the greatest concern. A government is quick to learn and to prodt by its mistakes, particularly iu war time, and this is the reason wby out at this edge of the continent a system lias been established by which every recruit, before he sails across the Pacific to give battle in the Philippines, is put through a special course of instruction in this important work. The uew Presidio rifle range lies in a low valley. Heven automatic targets, each containing the silhouette of n kneeling figure, instead of the old fashioned bullseve,' are stretched along the edge of a deep bulkhead, which is fronted by one-half inch steel plates and heavy sand intreuchments. Here at the 100, 200, 300 and 500 yard ranges the recruits are instructed in their work under the guidance of Captain W. N. Hughes of the Thir teenth United States Iufantry, who is one of the tiueat marksmen iu the service and the holder of numerous championship medals. From H o’clock iu the morning until 5 o’clock iu the afternoon the men are kept at their task and take their turns at the tar gets. The love of using firearms seems to be inherent in the native born Ameri can, aud the rapicity with which the rawest enlisted men master the details of the practice is wonderful. Forty eight hours has been found amply sufficient time to transform an awk ward, bungling begiuner into a fairly good rifleman, and from that on lie improves with every shot be fires. On a recent day twenty-four of these men, not one of whom hail ever had a gnu in his hand before that day, ended the practice at the targets in the afternoon with an average of eighteen points each out of a possible twenty-five. Iu other words, one half dozen honrs’ labor had given the United States twenty-four good marksmen. Over 3000 such have been turned out at the Presidio ranges in two mouths. The process which is responsible for this transformation is full of interest. The reernit is first taught how to use the sights of his rifle. Then comes the instruction in aiming from a stand ing position, and after that ten min utes’ trigger-snapping practice. The pulling of a trigger would seem to most people a very simple thing to master. As a matter of fact it is a most important operation in ntlo work and not by any means an easy one to learn. Then, comes the '‘position.’’ It is essential that a man be instruct ed exactly bow to plant his feet, how to hold his ride and how to brace the stock against his shoulder before tak ing aim. Then, when the rndiineuts have been mastered, he is taught to load his gnu and is finally allowed to take his place beside the scorers and fire his allotted number of shots. If he makes less than thirteen points on the first day he is given a second trial at the range, and, more often than not, far eclipses his first score. On the second day be takes his place in the line again aud is put through the whole work once more, finishing up with a tborongh instruction in the kneeliug and sitting positions. These three positions, the standing or “off-hand,” as it is called, tllte sit ting aud the kneeling are practically alt that are taught in the Americau army, with the exception of the prone posture used in open skirmish order. In former years, where the ride was longer uud the leather strap rau out from the butt to the top notch of the gun, the “saw buck,” the “Tens grip” aud all sorts of recutnbeut alti tudes were allowed, but the War De partment has now abandoned these, principally for the reason that they do not give the marksman a fair sight at the object at which he is shooting. In addition to the automatictargets, the l*re»tdU>rauge contain* three other forms of mark. These are made of cauvas stretched over iron frames,and are accurate copies of the positions man assume when standing, kneeling or sitting iu the act of shooting. The majority of the recruits now at the Trestdto have drifted in for en listment from smalt towns and villages all over the country. It la found that these country boja invariably make the best marksmen, baviug a truer eye than townbred men aud being better ju>lge* of distance aud atmos pheric conditions, all point* of the ' greatest importance tu actual service in the Held. Trench work has now got to he atieh a well recognised feat are of modern warfare that a low atm Is always insisted oa This haa been found to be really the hardest part of ■ the instruettou of rtetoils Ninety nine men out of e hundred ;!! is suitably Are high. The itAee ue«d in ‘hie uractme are the latest type of HpnugAsId and tne shell* wontatu tmvfceiee* powder i There is very little recoil to these guns nuil for many other reasons they are iuvnluable for the work of instruc tion. In order that the recruits msy not he kept out of practice for the whole length of time consumed in their trip across the Facilie, Captain Hughes n advocating to the War Department n regular system of bottle shooting on the transports. This practice will not only serve to keep the men in excel lent shape as far as their ride work is. concerned, but will do a great deal to relieve the monotony of the trip and break up the tiresome routine of the long voyage to tho Philippines. FRESH TRADE DEVELOPMENTS. The impression prevails thnt no wood hns such a long, soft tibre and is so well udapted to the manufacture of paper as spruce, but experiments are now being made with hemlock in several Canadian mills. The result is not yet known. Alabama reports a lino demand for her soft coal, even that which is not uvailahle for coke finding a ready sale. No coal is being stored, as there is a siitlicicnt call for all that is miued. It looks as if the miners would he kept busy all through the coming winter. According to a Buffalo newspaper some American capitalists are consid ering the propriety of establishing a great gun foundry in this country that shall rival the famous Krupp works in Germany and those of Lord Armstrong in England. Buffalo is one of the cities where ttieso men have recently been looking for u site. The high price of copper lias led to a reduced consumption in Germany anil France, but this is not due to the substitution of some other metal, like aluminum, hut to a postponement of various electrical enterprises that tiave been projected. The production of copper has increased but little this year, and the gain is apparently all abroad, not iu America. Minister Loomis, writing from Car acas, says that a leading coffee igower in Venezuela is tryiug to organize a confederation of coffee producing countries to advauce the iuterests of the growers. Henor Olavarria, the person mentioned, believes that the cause of low prices which prevuilec of late is overproduction, and he thinks that co-operation would result iu cut ting down the supply. The American Consul at Monte video says that very few dwelling houses in Uruguay are so built that a stove for heating could have au out let for its smoke, and even for cook ing stoves it is customary to provide onlyu stovepipe hole in the wall. The American oil stove, however, aud the regulation cook stove from the United Slates are finding u market there, and in the future there is a prospect of in creased sales. The natives make a rude cook stove of their own, with a water hack, Imt it is not economical iu the use of fuel. Dug Up Toinbaloiifui. While workmen were excavating for a number of houses on the triangle bounded by Kidge avenue and Jtauphin and Thirty second streets the other day they were mystified by the digging up of a large mirnber of tombstones, monuments, lima and statues at the depth of ten feet. All thought that they had struck upon au old-time forgotten graveyard. Mr. Land made au investigation iuto the history of the place, and found that in the year 1715 one Joseph Petersen, a Swede, settled there aud built himself a log cabin, which was not torn down until about 1800. Subsequently tho place was known as Shuster and Whale Parks, but tho ground was never used for hnrial purposes. While the meu were still engaged iu digging up fine pieces of Italiau marble an old resideuter happened that way aud solved the mystery. He explained it as a case of hearing the Sheriff, stat ing that a mnrblo cutter down towu was threatened by the Sheriff many years ago, aud to save his stock moved it in the d«ad of the uight to the then hollow piece of ground at Kidge ave nuo aud Dauphiu streets, where he oovered it up to escapo detection. The marble men died before the case was settled, aud tho hiding place ol his property remained a dberet until the workmen made the excavation.— Philadelphia Hecord. Oeiil III* Dinner Ion Htiglt, While the United State* steamer Urooklvn is being repaired shore leave i* given in turn to batches of sailors. One man, who live* in this city ou the East Side and who was al lowed to remain with hi* family for two or three day*, invited a shipmate to take dinner with higTlast Sunday. Unfortunately the *hipuiate lost the addreea, and could remember only the name of the street, Kcschikg the atreet he waudnred up and down, ask ing every other pereuu he met if he knew the house where a sailor beloug iug to the Urooklvn lived, Noue knew. The man, uonplu**ed, was ahoat to fiva up the ’search, when he observed a youth sitting ou a eloop amusing himself*ith an old battered bugle. A thought struck the sailor. “l.eud me that a minute, he said to the young aisii, as he grasped the horn. Cutting it to his lips hr sounded with all hi* might the dinner cull of the Brroklyu Sure enough, two or three seconds later, from a window not ttfly yards away, a head was thrwel, and a strong, lusty vote# •ailed out: "Ship ah.y! full ■peed ahead up here. Msae hue been waiting half au hour for you “♦-Hr* f«»b Tribune, Since tbe war of I Wit tbe I'bluest fiwpulutiou of Mbawgbal hue grown ; rum loo,two to Too,mm. rilnuU-EVcl Texas Cnt.lo. A telegram to the Chicago Record 'rein Rockford, 111., under a recent date, said: The gale by Warren Oilmcre, a Jarmer living four miles northwest of this city, of forty-one head of cattle averaging 1,351 pounds, after seven months’ full feed, is a part of the ex periment of the ■Illinois state live stock board in dipping Texas cattle and ship ping them to northern Illinois to tit for maiket. The younger eattle of that ihipment did not do well, but the 2-year-olds, which were placed on dif ferent farms in this vicinity to the number of 600 head, turned out fairly well and were sold In the Chicago market at the close of winter. The lest showed that the southern rattle do not thrive as well during the rold weather as the native cattle of this section. The herd which was fed on into June by Mr. Gilmore made a good showing during the latter warm months and made the best results of any of the shipments. The eattle were bought by Mr. Gilmore Nov. 11, the average weight heing 915 pounds. They are said to be one of the finest lots of cattle marketed in this region this year. They were high-grade Foiled Angus. Their average gain in the seven months is 436 pounds. The test to show immunity from risk or south ern fever in bringing them north was a success, hut as to the feeding ex periment Mr. Gilmore considers that the native cattle are more profitable when they can be had. He paid $1 per 100 pounds for the entire bunch, and after adding 436 pounds average weight sold the lot at $4.85 per 100 pounds. 1 he cattle required about ten bushels of corn per month besides rough feed. The cost to feed per bead was about $30, while the average net gain was a little less than $29. On the face of it this shows a small loss on the trans action, hut Mr. Gilmore estimates a gain of about $100 on hogs feeding after the cattle. The principal light, shed by this experiment is that feeder eatlle can he brought from Texas and fed up for market on northern Illinois farms. It has been found to he a perfectly safe operation under the pro visions made by the department of ag riculture. The greatest difficulty ex perienced by feeders in this part of the country is in getting good cattle to feed. For that reason they have been looking In every direction. At times there is almost a famine of cat tle suited to the demand because of the dearth in the supply of feeders. There may he times when the relative state of supply in Texas and in the north will make the new plan a com mercial success. FfdilliiK Skliiiinilk. A correspondent, of Dairy and Creamery writes that paper as follows: I have had considerable experience, extending over several years, In feed ing separator sklmuillk to farm stock, and thought possibly I might give some facts from my experience that would be of Interest to your readers. When feeding skinunllk to milk cows it does much to build up a heifer; for an old cow it was not so beneficial. Many of the latter would r.ot touch It, while the young ones were so eager to get It that they were constantly on the watch for every pint of milk left within their reach. They seemed to crave milk as an old toper craves whisky. They would drink too much If al lowed to get at It. From two to four gallons, fed once a day while warm, was the way we thought best. We never had any trouble from bloating. The milk agreed with them and seem ed to be nourishing and an appetizer Small pigs thrive on It best and the half grown ones do very well. Full grown pigs do only fairly well and need a laxative. The sweet milk In warm weather made plump, flabby fat for a time, but corn meal was needed, and in cooler weather some oil cake also. Sour milk is less fattening than sweet, though less binding. Young calves should be fed warm sweet milk, In even lots, three times dally for the first three or four months, with some corn, oats and flaxseed meal and grass or hay. In cold weather more corn meal Is needed unless the stable is very warm. Cold and sour milk is Injurious to a young calf, und very poor feed for older ones. Warm or sweet milk seems to give chickens the diarrhea. Thick sour milk Is bet ter und a soft smearkase best. For turkeys, moist smearkase, not too wet. Is a good feed, especially for the young fowls. , Used as a cow feed, my observation is that the younger the animal the greater the benefit from sklmmllk. When we remember that It Is primar ily the calf's natural food, the fact Is all the more forcible. The sklmmllk has large manurial value, but unless apeelsl arrangements are made It Is apt to be wasted. The hog pen must be roofed and floured at considerable expense. When hugs are kept m a yard (where they thrive best) the ma nure eaunut be saved. When fed to dry cows the sklmmllk aeems to cause raked udder and a tendency to garget when fresh The Ol«o Uumbiae The bulterlne factories are auw In a trust, also, or at least the greater number of them The bntterlae trorl has advanced the price of l,M» table delicacy until it ha* reached a Agure that Ihreateaa lu put It out of the teach of (he pour alto gether. It baa been advanced la prteo with such a steady and regular move meat that before long none hut the rbh will be able to b«ep It oa tbelr tables Tbe poor will have to go back to poor butter or cat dry bread if it# price guef muck higher Ckurgu Tri bune. flood feeding mean# a greatly vsrtea diet of «l*aw. wkuleauui* feed