'fJU -
i Blouse Waist. I
Llngerla waists made wIth lacc In-
ReHlon are nmon the smarteRt at nll
ti 'nart thIngs and are charmIng fr
wonI' with the jaclwt suIt In cool
weather liS wc'lllll ! d\\1'11l11110 warmer
' ' 0110
seaaun. . 'l'hIS
Is t1alnt ' hI the ( 'x-
Ireme nnd ( ' 011\-
hlne3 Persian In'n
\\1th Vl1lonclt'lIncS
( nserllon IInll fng.
goll II g , ( JIlt the de.
; Ign Is I\llrnlrahlo
[ or IIII1I1Y other lhlli
IIllllPrlllls ns woll.
[ , ( \ ( ' ( ' 1\1111 emhrol.
( ) t > r ' hoth are used
with wllshahlc fab.
_ . _ . . h..1 nIl t IIn ,
- _ . _ . .n. 0- , - - nUI : " " . . . . . . . . . _
pretty Glrnpl BIIIIs , flO much III vogue ,
are nppwprlatt > , whllo the ' ( ) Ito call ho
made of nllovor 01" or the material
trim mod In any way that mll ' be pre-
ferred.
'fho walnt conslsls of the filted lIn.
( ng , that cnll he used or omllled ns
may be ! desIrable , frollt , hacls , amI
'olto collar wIth the full sleeves. Both
waIst nnd aleovos are tuclted III
groups for a IlOrllon r their length
alld hetwcen these grolllls the trIm.
mlng 18 IIpplled. The 'olto 18 cnro.
fuly fIlled nlld CIllI ho rendered trans.
parent hy cutting the IInlllg away be.
neath ,
The < ] ualltlty or material required
( or the lIIedlum size Is 3 % yards 21
Inches wide , 3 % yards 27 Illdles wi do
or 1 % ynrtIr.41 \ Inches wldo with 8
.
yards of Illsertioll to malto as Illus.
. 'trated. I
Neat Basque Waists.
There Is O\'er ) ' IlIlHcaUon that the
hasquo hodlco will he the next thing
worn. The 1IOIIIteli crush girdles were
the llrst. Indication , Cor they certainly
gave the blouse , mist 0. ImsQue effect ,
and their Ilol./IIlarlty proved that woo
mon welcomeU the change , Many or
the fIltall Jncltets nnd Etons are 11 ra c.
tlcally basques , nnd In some ot the
nowest'gowns the jacltotls not meant
to lIe remo\'ed , 1mt Is worn over a
gulmpo or tncler of thin material. '
A very 4mnd ! omo cloth gown with 0.
anlln tlnish'Wlla of 0. soft tan color
combined with green. 'I'he sltlrt was , ,
111alted 0.11 around , the Ilialts being
very { ull ( n the bilclt , so that , no
sheath cffcct was 1I0ted. The jaclot
way lalll In tluy Illnlls on the shouiller
and wns "Cull eyor the bust. It was
1\(11d tight below that nml arounll Uie
waist hr cornolet arrall emenl of
green anel tnu colored braid touched
with gold.
Prcserved Tomatoes.
.
. Welsh rlpc tomatoes and allow to
every IIOlU1l1 of them a Ilound or gran ,
\llaterl sugur. ' Peel the tomatoes , cov.
or with the sugar 0.1111 sct ftlldo until
next dar. Drain off the slrllll , boll It ,
nnd ns' It 1I0lls sltlm cnrefully. Lay
the tomatoes nnll simmer for twenty
minutes , tl ell with n. [ lerforatcll slloon
" '
remove thcm 't1l1ll sIlread on 111aUers
In the Bun whllo the slrul1 bolls \lntll
thick. To soyen { 1l\1I1IS ot the toma.
toes allow UIO jllico of three lemons
i and add this just lwforo tal.lng the
\ slrul1 from the firo. Pacle the toma'
. : .toos In jars nllli fIll these to over ,
Slowing with the holllng alrull. Senl
Immediately.
On Summer Costumes.
On many or the olallornte summer
;
( costumes moussellno do sale 110\\01
. ,
trimming Is uscli. 'fhls adornment IE
danty ( nnd extremely ensy to male
All ono has to do Is to cut the mate
rial on the cruss allout fonr InchOf
wide. folll It doullio .nnll twIst roune
and round. to slmulato a { ull.bloWI
rOBe. Unlll stems of dlfforont. length !
111'0 UUllllUed lJy thin sill , cord.
ShIrred Walking Skirt.
The aldrt that ju.st clears th
ground Is Il wolt'llenel'\'cll favorite an ,
la emlnontly fnshlollnlJlc In all It
variations. The 0101101 Illustrated I
n.I..n.1 'n hl1 m.
nu. . . " " " , u n\l un
tcrials sect anoug' '
to allow or shll
ring and suit
lJoth the costum
and the odd sltlr
As shown , howo'
er , It Is mode I
hleachell Shnnt\111
)1 Ilollgeo with a'
. .
IllIque or crenl
roprese Ince. ' 1'ho lJox plaited effel
I1t the 40wer edge Is a spoclnl feallll
and ono thnt If ! much to he desire
whllo the Elhlrrlnga confine the fu
ncss ovcr the hlls ( and Ilroliuco
yolw elTect without undue hull. , Ino
much as fnshiollalll fultrlcs are
aoCt.
. The sldrt Is l'lrclllnr , cut III 01
pl cc , tantl Is arranged over found
tlon ) 'olto to which the shirrings a
attached.
"rho < ] ua.ntlty oC mnterlal requh'l
for the mcdltlln size Is ! ) % yarlis
Inches wldo , 7 % ya".ls 27 Inches wi ,
01':4 : : % yards H Inches wldo , with [ )
yards of al1pllque to trim as IIh
tr fe'd.
' . , , Lettuce Cream Soup.
, The outer leaves of loftnc mn ) '
, .UlIr.ed . fOl' thlll exceltent IIOUp. : F
a generous pillt of them over the 11
In It Illnl of weal ; hroth al\l ( cool , t !
dol' . tub 1Jroth t\DlI lettuce throu
It coll\1111er or vcgetablo prass and
, t urn to the fIn' . SUI' Illto It G Jell
( ) nlon mlncNl fill 1 I sr nt 81100n
,
of hillier rubbetl 11)1 ) with ono or nOliI' ,
nnd a talJleslloonful or finely chopped
lIurRI ( ' ' .
lIuv < ' . ready In another fmucoplln a
IIInt of mille heated and seo.sonell
wllh whlto IIQllller and Halt. While
I ho milk 10 holllng hot sllr Into It n
wellhellten egg. POllr' this mlxtlll'e
Inlo the lureen , thell the lelluce sOIlIl.
glvO a few whirls or your egg beater
to combllle nil , nnd Hen'o.
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For a Hot Day.
An unusllnl but refreshing desert
fOl' a warm night Is c mllosed or
Hllcetl lIallunas , orallges and shredded
Illnenllllle. 'l'heso should ho well pow ,
dered with soft sugar , thoroughly
mixed and itcpt III the refrigerator all
111\r to hecomo thoroughly chilled.
Servo with whlplled cream and the re'
su\t \ Is Illvariably pleasing.
Croes Stitches on Shoes.
Cross stitch has Invaded even the
now bathing shoes , and some very at'
tractlvo snlldnls soon at the shore are
fillished in this way. ' 1'he canvas shoo
Is , or course. the best subject for UIO
worle , and BtHchery must be In fast
colors. White canvas can have decor.
atlon ill hlacl , or red or blue . , blue In
whllo or red , etc.
,
Pretty Pin Cushions.
Pretty Illn cushions are made to
hnng on the wull. A particularly pleasIng -
Ing dovlce show's Il 11alr of Clnllerolla
8lillllers , which may bo made { rom Idd
or slllt and , stuffell with cotton or
bran. For tIlO pins the cover is' er
alii. al1l1 on the sldo devotoll to hall"
pins the cover Is crochotell In lIne
' ' .
llh'I'
Green Stoncs Popular.
The general revivul of green as a
color lias 1I1'Ought Into favor anum.
lIel' or gleen : stones of "hlch lItUo has
been heard or Inte. .1\Iany of the proto
tlest ot these are Inoxpenslvo. They
malto lovely chains , ponllants ,
brooches anll sUcltpln8.
Glrl'lI Costume.
Froclts that are pretty and simple
nt the snmo Umo are always In do'
mand tor young girls anll are m ch
I to. ho desLrod for school a'nd everyay
woar. ' 1'hls 0110 Includes 0. lloep
pointed 'olte-collar
that Is eminently
gmceful aull hd-
coming amI Is
adapted to a variety -
riety of materIals ,
lIut , as Illustrated ,
Is made or while
lawn with frills
of openworl , embroider -
broider ) ' and ) 'olto
or Insertion hold
by fancy hrald.
'rho lawn atHI , slm-
IIn. . wnahnhln f'n _
. . . . . . . . . . . . . .u . . .
lIr1cs arc lilted ulIlIned , hut when wool
Is used the fllted body lining Is In e. .
ery way deslrablo and the frills can
bo made from the material < ] ulto as
well as Crom embroldory whcllovor
lilted.
'l'ho frocle consists of waist and
sltlrt. 'fho waist Is made with front
and blcls ! thnt are full and arrangel ]
over the foundation "hon thnt Is used ,
joined to the ) 'olte when it Is omitted.
'fho sleeves are full and ample with
straight. cuffs and the ) 'ol\O.collar falls
well over the sleeves , giving the
lIl'Ond shoulder lIne c the season ,
The sldrt Is five gored , sathered at
. Its upper edge amI joined to Ule waist ,
anll the closing Is m do invisibly at
the 1mcl ; : .
The < ] uantltr of mnterlal rC < ] ulrcl1
for the medium slzo (12 ( years ) Is (
'yards 27 Inches wldo , [ ) lA 'ards 3
Inches whlo or 311. : yard a 44 Inche1
wide , with ! ) 'ards of Insortloll ntH'
8 % 'ards or ombroldery to trim as 11
lustrated.
Laundering Lace Curtains at Home
A practical housolteeller says UIIl
a clean grass 1110t Is a very good lIuh
slltuto for curtain stretchers. AHe :
the curtains are cleansed , pin then
to the grollllli with nOllrllst halrplus
They will drr In halt an hour In till
sun to 1001. lIltO now. Curtains of I
ver ) ' delicate fabric , or Bloso teade
tram' long use , should ho Inclosed II
111How slillS to wash succeBsfull ,
without tearing.
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Picturesque Menu Cnrdo.
Some plcluresque dillner and men
cards for outof.town dlnner.glvln
talw the farm of amall l < : nllIsh hun
Ing 11rhthl , after the mnnner or Caldl
coli. . The deel' reels and greells e
these cards 1IInlto a lIrllllant colc
toucil for the country house talllc , ante
the effect , as a whole , Is dlstluctl
: to
novel.
.
: a.
1'0
Novelty In Clrculnr.
oil Ono of the lah.'fJt novelties Is a 111I1
21 clrculal' cloalt of linen In c.reamr ton
110 snnl1ar to these worn 11) ' the Arab
% It. Is llraped at the bacle to form
lShood. . The hood and front n
trimmed "lilt whlto IIl1en galloon.
maltes an admlrnblo ovenlng wral1 t ,
summer.
' \ . .
be - - -
'ut ' Wicker Handles for Paranoia.
11'0 Wlclter is 11 new note In conllectl
)11. with 111\rn801s. It is eml1lo'ed for t
Sh hal1l11e'8 , al1l1 some of the smartc
re. olles of the summer 111'0 finlshOll
oIl this wn. ' . Wlcl.C'rlIml1los nro I1I1rt
ful ul:11'1 : : , ' attractive on pcn co III1ra80 ,
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. . .
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\Jl > IN'V6I'lTIQ
. . .
Otre ( ' SVlcep r.
'fher Is no uther city IInvemont
, dllch seems to II1cet with the favor
of aHJlhalt. with ItA smooth sllt'fllcO
0.1111 lasllng qual1t1clJ , uud In view or
the growing use ( If horseless carrlnges
It is pr bablo thnt. ao the city pave.
mellt of t110 fuluro It will stand alono.
At Ilresellt SOIllO strects lI1uSt bo cov'
orod wllh Uoisiall bloclt or vitrified
hrlclt to afford Il foothold for horses
drawing heavily loaded , drays , hut
whell alii mal tractloll Is a thing of the
IlUst theRe stroetll can bo resurCaced
wilh asphalt.
With iho udvent of the smooth pave.
mellt seem ! ! to have como also un In.
creased desh'o to Iwep the Htreels
clean , nnll It If ! customary to stallon
men at Intervals along these pave.
mellts to lwell free from dirt occtlons
of pavement vnrng ( frolll ono to three
squares. Orlglnully the only Imple.
ments with which the man worltcd
were the IIhovel : nnd heavy broom , requiring -
quiring t.wo dlsllnct oporatlons to do
his worlt , In addition to wheeling Il
hellvy cart about with him. Now , how.
ever , the slreet cleallor can simply
IIl1sh a machlno hncl , nnd forth over
the section of pnvement assigned to
him , forgettlllg that ho ever hnd to
hanlllo the broom and hovel. This
iatest machlno Is entlroly automallcI
Automatic In Its Action.
: .1 Its operation , scooping up the dlr
Crom the pavement , elovatlng It to the
required height and depositing It in
a bag at the rear. The operator has
extra saclts with him and as ono Is
filled ho replaces It wllh another , depositing -
positing the full ono at the curb for
collection by a wagon. '
Dunlel B. and WIlliam R. Cliffe of
Marlon , 0. , arothe , Illventors. '
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Laying the Dust GllIJst.
The Wearumlto process of lIghting
the dUflt , plaglle duo to alltomoblles
' . ' : as experlmcnted upon with such
marked success at 30rdcaux lust
) 'ear , and In the early spring or this
year , that it has been adopted In SC'-
lected districts of Paris , as weB as
o\'er the entlro cOllrse covered in the
French Gordon Bennett ollmlnatlon
trials. Allhollgh the application of
the process Is still In the experimcnt-
al stage , the reslllt1l are dlstlnctl '
promising. Roads sUbjected to much
heavy traffic mn ) ' bo watered once In
olght or tOil da 's with a solution of
mineral 011 produet rendered sapo.
naceaus and soluble In water by am-
monlo. nddltlons. ' 1'ho roads so treated -
ed dry within two or three bours ,
oven after a heavy rain , alld present
tl fIne , close surface free { rom both
dust anll mud. 'rho Gordon Benltjtt !
trial roadway was thus watered twice
in Cour days , twenty tons of the mix.
ture being dissolved In ! ) OO tons of
water for the cou-so or elghtY'ohht
Idlomotors. It further experiments
should bo made and bo attended with
eqllally satisfactory results the fu.
turo of the process wOllld seem to bo
assured , fIrstly , because It Is rela.
ttvely cheap , and , secondly , because
It need cause no Interruption to traf.
fIc , since It can bo applied at night.
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. Wood Artificially Hardened.
After 0. prolonged series of experl ,
! twnts a method of treatln tlmbor BC
is to I1CCI1l'O even from soft wood I !
.urgely Increased toughness and hnn ] .
! teSB bas been found. The process
, : laB bcen dcscribe as vulcanizing
omparablo III some respects to thaI
) f the Bessemer 11rocess for convcl' !
ng Iron Into steel , and Is the Inven
[ Ion of. Mr. PoweB , a Liverpool mol'
hant.
Roughly spealtlng , the treatment te
. which th timber Is sUbjected Is thai
) f saturation at boiling point with {
! olutlon of sugar , the water aterwar (
) elng ovaporatell at blgh temperature
. < 'he result Is to ] eave the porey atH
.nterstlces of the wood fillc-.1 In wltl
! olld matter , nnd the timber vulcan
.zed , preservell and seasoned.
The nature of moderlltoly soft wood
, t Is claimed , Is In this way changel
; 0 a tOllgh and hard sullstanco , wltl ]
Jilt brlttloness , and also without :
; ondency to split 01' crncl. . It Is als ,
rCIIllored romnrkahly Imllervlous t ,
water , Hard wood similarly trente
: lerlve similar bonefit. It Is clalme
; hnt the process may bo completed nn
1110 , timber turned out rendy for us
In a ( ew dn 's.
Hi'gh In Space.
The concel1t1on of the mngllltmlo e
: h star Can opus , which Is rC'g'arde
1S the greatest hody In the unh'ersl
3 dlmcult lIuleed , oven when MI' . G01
: If the Roynl 4stl'onomlcal Society fu
: Jlshes the sun as a step by which tl
InHt lnnllon may ralso Itself. Ono hi
3 : : : e appreciation of tlto slze\of tI
; 0 nrth with Its clrcumfel ence or 6.0t
0 , n Ues , The sltn Is moro thnn a m
IS. Ion times as large ns the earth. TJ
1'm1 1J 0 : Cnnopus has hcen welh4
ro 'lstronomlcnlly a1ll1 fountl to bo 01
It million times greater tIl" : : . tnnt of tJ
or : un.
"Can"h. "
The Mnrtlan "
A new 1Ileor ) ' or the Martian " (
:1D : nals" 18 thnt Mnl's has a solill CI'I :
\10 \ 0.1111 . an olosllc nucleus or 0. high
! st temperature. 'rho crust In cooll
In nocessarlly contmcted , and the III"
Icu'o UPOII UIO mll81 ! within causCIl 1
Is. "urca to be forme In the surface.
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. -
USEFUL I-IAY PRESS' '
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HANDY MACHINE THAT CAN DE
ALL HOME MAD ! : : .
Full Dlrectlono for DulldlnlJ-Easy tc
Opcrate and Cemparatlvely I nex-
pensive-Will Dale Bundles Up To
1,000 Pounds Weight.
Having occasion to press tWonty.
flvo tons oC hay a 'ear with halld
preS8 , I enclose 'OU herowl h description -
scription of the press and how to
I1Ittlto It. According to size , It will
hale bundles from 100 to 1,000 pounds
In weight ,
To mal < e the press , tal < e two pieces
of timber , proferallly hardwood , 8 by
8 Inches , Imd 4 feet long. On top of
these lay two pieces G hy 8 Inche8. In
the mlcJdlo and ncross each pleco
make a hnlf.round depress 1011 41nche3
deep arid 8 Inches across. 1I1al > o a
1'011er at least S Illches thick of hal'll.
WOOl ] , showlI as A III plan , and In
leJUgth proportionate to the width or
the press : G feet Is enough for press.
Ing 300.pound bales. Pinco bed pieces
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A
Front View of Home.Made Hay
Prss ,
A hanl1some roller.-U , lIcdplcce , 11'by
8 Inch. : C-lIedplce ( 8 by Gin. : D-beaI j
II-hinges ; L-Intch.
nnel rol1er so that the 8 by 8 Inch
piece , shown as B In plan , Is upper.
most. Space the bed pieces 2 feet 4
Inches apart by tacldllg ly'.lnCJh
pleees across. On this foundation
proceed to build a box oC 2.lnch } Ilanl ,
from ! ) t 12 feet high. Brace the
rear fIrmly to the bed pieces. Hlngo
the front side as shown In cut with
heavy hinges ( H ) , and put on a heavy
lock latch at L.
To operate the press , cut two wires ,
Nos , ' 14 or 12 , long enough to reach
around the bundle : bore holes one
foot apart In tbo rear of the b > "
above where the top or the bundle
will bo when pressed : run one ender
or wires through holes , leaving jus'
enough In the press to rench the bet ,
tom edge of door when ) 'OU arc III
sillo and have thorn under foot. Whel )
your box Is tramped full of bay , hav'
two ploces or 3.lnch plank , soft wood
slightly smal1er than Insldo of press
Place these on top or the hay cross
wnys or th roller. Now have hard
wcoll beam , 0 , 5 Inches In dlametel
anll long enough to project ono fee
or so over each edge of the press
Place the beam over the planlts am
parallel with the roller. Have two lo !
chains with not less than seven.slx
teenth Inch links : malee a loop a
0110 end of each , which will slip read
lIy over the .end of the beam : han !
them on the projecting ends ot thl
hearn , D , and attach the lower end :
permllnently to the roller below , Sl
that the draught will bo even , Winl
down with crowbars , having a lIn1
or wooden bar so arranged as t ,
hold ono of the crow hal's down whel
the hay Is pressed , Unlocle the dee
with hammer or mallet : reach th
lower end of wire , which should hav
a 10011 on It , and have the end whlc :
wns passec1 througl1 the hole in rea
of IJl'eS , run under th beam an
handed' to you by helper , who goo
Into the top of the press to cast 0 :
chains , etc , : run wlro through loop
haye a tlchtlJner r.mdo by dressing
hardwood stovewood stick to 1
Inches round nt ono end. In Uti
should be a gimlet hole through whle
a little of the wire is put. , First tlgh
eneI' right up , and herein Bes the 81
cret of lIard.pressed bales. Faste
.
Side View of Home.Made Hay Pres
Space shown at J J-rcprctlmts open I :
hal ! way down cach sldc , allowing prc !
In ! ; bt < nm to operatl ) .
wlrosreloasc crowbar , cast art chair :
tal.o out the heam and cant the ba
out with hay haole.
The press wo use at present Is h
feet eight inside , and ton teet l g
It will mnl.e bales weighing from 2
e , to 300 pounds , according to < ] ualit '
' 0 hu ' , anden : hay Is handy a bl1
1" can be madu every 20 or 25 minute
Ie Heavy wire , heav ) ' chains , and 51
\S stantlal 11l'eS3 0.1'0 reijulred , as t
10 stralu Is'crr great. The press
)0 belter lIludo two or thrco Inches wid
II , nt the frout thnn nt the back , th
10 allowing lI\\11111e8 to cant out easll ) ' .
3d - - - -
10 Had the Dlrd Beaten.
ltC , "Thc ' sa ' ) 'our uncle , who has jl
cumtl homo from the arm ) ' , Is terrl1
allilictell to swearing. Is that trul
"Well , you Imow " 0\1 our par
)11. would sweal' ? "
1St "Yes , "
( \1' "WhC'1t Unelc Heltry first came Itl
II he mode 11. feW r mnrks near the bl
l's. ntlll It came o\'er toward him t
Ils. roill : 'Say , ) 'ou better get In t
ca e. I'vo lost n1) ' job. ' "
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White Plymouth Rockn.
The qtlest n frequently nrlses In
OIlt'S mhtd , What nllvalllllge Is there
III ralsln the Whlto Plymouth , Rock ? "
'fbls breed , as , dovelolled to.da ) ' , has
so many good qualities that It would
soelD thnt. any ono of them would bo I
lIufficlcnt reason for a m&:1's breed-
tng thorn. I bollovo that this breed Is
preferable to all others. I ha\'o been
1n the poultry business tor thirty
years and during that tlmo I have
bred , raised anll sold many thousands
ot fowls. I have trhd about every
breed ono could thlnl. of , ) 'ot nOIlO
l1avo given me the results that I have
( Jbtalned with the Whlto Plymouth
Rtlr.,3. ; : Ono of the grent ndvantages
( n rnlslng thom Is the largo number
of eggs they produco. 'fh9 Is no
fowl that will produce ore eggs In
twelve months than a well.bred Whlto
Plymouth Hoclt. These birds mature
early , becoming of lJroller slzo in six
weeks , and the DuUets begin to lay III
five months of ago. ' 1'hoy are excellent -
lent as marleet fowls and for the table ,
giving a { ull , plump , rounll carcass.
The Ceathers from a Whlto Plymduth
Rock command a prlco of from lhlrty-
two to thlrty.elght cents per pound ,
while the feathers from a parttcolored
fowl arc worth only six to eight cents
per pound. This io another good reason -
son whyono should raise Whlto Plymouth -
mouth Roclts. During the last five
'earlS I hllvo raisell and solll over 20-
000 White Plymouth I.oclts , having
shlpPl.'d them to nearly every < ] uarter
of the globe. Every person that lIroeds
them likes them and they do well In
O\'ery cllmato , proving them to bo
entitled to the claim to be the best
general.purpQSo towl.
U. R. Fisher ,
Bartholomew County , Ind.
Ocellated Honduras Turkey.
The Honduras turl\Cy wns originally
found wild In that country. It has
been described by travelers as most
, lIeautfful in color , equal to some of
the most brilliant of the phel1sants.
The head and neck ot tbo wild variety -
ety are naked , and there Is no tuft on
the breast. The ground color of the
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plumage ls a bronze green , bandcd
WlUl gold bronze , blue and red , wltb
lIere and tboro a band of . ! rlllint. blacl (
This \'arlety has not been bre(1 suc
oessfully as a domestic ' : ariety In thE
northern cllmatos. It Is doubtful 1 [ il
has been successfully bred outside 01
Its natlvo country.
Hit or Miss In Turkey Raising.
Many years ago I made the state
ment that turlwys are hard to raise
After twenty years of experlenco I an
stili ot the opinion that a Llg 1I0cl , 0
turkeys at selling time Is "just as I
happens. " In the last twenty 'ears
have ralsell over 2.000 bronze turlcr ; :
and perhaps lost half + hat nucbex
One year I would ralso nearly n ]
hatched , and the next : ) 'ear , with 'tit ,
very same Iced and care I would los
half. I coulll not see why this shoull
boo It 1001wd as if hey hnll rat te
dlo tban JIve. I kept the lice off , fe ,
Ulem on wheat bre'all soaltell in watm
\olth : blacl , pepper and onion top
shaved fine , wheat , corn chop and cur
made from clabberell milk : and \\'hl1
some thro1'e others a med to dl
( rom choice. But I waa novel' so dli
couraged but thnt when spring cnm
I waS' not anxious to try again for
good fiocle. I have raise II as blgh a
140 In .0. senson , Then I though.t
would not exchange my business for
lIttle golll mine. But at other time :
when I have hall only 35 or 40 to se
In the fall , It was not so nice , It J
no trouble to sell a lIne bronze gal
bIer at ; 5 , $7.60 or even $10 the !
days. I thlnlt It pays to Iteep tr'lnl
I have bred turte's that scored
is. high as 97 points , nnd won hlghol
honors In many shows. I am no e :
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9 : ponont ot "successful turlwy ralsln {
and still thlnlt It "hit or miss. "
IS , Jennie Ferry , Lincoln Co. , 1\10.
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To Get Eggs.
voh. ; I beHovo that the best condltlor
50 for egg pro uctlon are these that exl
or wbero the fowls have free rang
lIe thereby getting grass , bugs , worm
) S bits of grain , etc. In the winter , c
Ill. where fowl al'o confined , these fO (
ho elements shoulll n ; ; , near as pDsslb
Ii ! 1J0 a > upplled , not forgetting plent ) ' I
leI' grit. They shoulll also bo Induced
U3 worlt l1Y having tholr fooc1 scntterl
In lIttor. 'fhey must bo lwpt fn
fl'om IIco amI mites anll In the wlnt ,
must' have warm quarters. Clean
, ts : ness must bo observed at aU Umes ,
lJly W. L. ? 11m 8 , Putnam County , Ill.
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1'01 Pltro hred stoclt Is becoming so CO ]
mon thnt It Is no longer high III IIric
The only birds tltat nrd high are the
[ ) re ot stral 1 thnt have been for genet
I'd , tlons f tholr JIves in the care ot (
mil 110rt men who Imvo developed ccrta
his deslrablo quolltles In them , nUher.
fea or , meat or eg ! ; la 'lns.
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Week Old Cream. I
The buller'maltlng business or to.
< lay Is an ontlrely dlfferont proposl- I
tlon from wbnt It was 11vo yo aI's ago , I
as the hall ( ] separator has made It
necessary to use mnny new /lnd lilt- '
fcrent methods tban whon" nothing
but wbolo milk was recolvoll at the I
factury. In the first pace ] , cream \ 1
which Is n. weele old ought not to lJo {
ncceptoll by any creamery , no matter -
tor whether It Is a co-operatlvo creamery -
ory or a central plant , but'compeli -
tlon Is so fIerce that It Is accepted ,
allli this puts a promlum upon old
cream , because the fnrmor Isn't going
to deliver his cream nny oftener than
Is necessary to onnblo him to get the
same prlco as the farmer who deHv-
ers his cream dall ) ' . It is my opinion
that It Is Do mlstnlto to mix weelt old
cream with crenm wblch : : J < JnG or t.wo
da's old , anll In good cOlldlti . :1 : , nnd I
recommonel that this 0111 crcaEn bo
pasteurIzed , healing It to as high a
tempel'aturo as 'posslblo without givIng -
Ing the cream n cooked navor , and
then cool It to about G5 llegroos , then
add 0. good commercial or home'I:1ado i
starter anll tben cool It down to about
50 degroes. The churning temperature -
ture varlos with the season of the
year from GO degrees in the winter to
62 In the summor. Care should bo
talten not to ovorchul1n the butter ,
then draw off the butterm1l1t , alld the
wash water , revolving the churn two
or three times , being careful not. to
roll the butter so as to malte It
chunlty , then drain off the wash water
and worle the butter until the salt Is
entirely dissolved. I have made some
oxperlments nnd at the present tlmo
am Investigating several now ideas ,
but , as yet , none of them have provell
a success , and it It is going to bo 1m-
posslIle to force the farmer to bring
his ( 'ream oftener than once a weel ( ,
It is m ) ' oplniGl that in the lluo course
of time OUI. men who are inventors 1n
dairy apparatus anll dairy preparations -
tions will discover some pleco of mn'
chillery 'or some chemical which will
bo of grent assistance , Lut until that
time our only salvation Is to labor
with the farmer and show him how
It Is an Impossllllllty to malto extras
out of cream which s a week old.-
,1. H. Brocltway.
Soli and Milk.
The , surprising assertion Is made by
an Ellgllsh sclontlst that the class ot
soIl 011 which the hay or pasture grass
is growlI controls to a largo extcnt
the quality of the mill , . Amorlcans
will e slow In accepting tbe stnte.
ments In bebnlf of such a doctrine.
It will do no harm , however , to note
the points that the said scientist
thlnl.s he brings out. He claims , ill
the fIrst place , that mill , from grass
grown 0 : ' ) a lImestone soil will bo
I richer than on a clay soil , even though
L nIl treatment of the cows 1s the
, snme. But wo have frequently noted (
. tlint the English ttlll hayo' the Idea " ' -
that the rIchness of the mlll ( continually -
tinually vnrles I\ccordlng to the var-
Ing rlchnoss of the feed. This Idea
Is being constantly brought out in
ono way and another there , the local
judges oven letting off the millemelt
thnt sell milk Lelow the re.qnlred lIeI' .
centngo of solids , the milk producor2
havillg made the plea that the feed I
was 11001' In < ] uallty , I
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Again , the man referred to declares
that milk made on IImestono soli will
Itccp fifty pOl' cent longer than that
i , made 011 clay soils , other things beIng -
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Ing equal. Ho asserts that In the
'lDaldng of cheese the mlllt has to he
scalded at not less than 108 llegrees
If It Is mac10 on clay , whllo If it Is
made on lImestone soil the scaldlllg
can bo done at 100 degrees. Ho does
not. tr ) ' to e plaln the cause or these
" romnrlmblo dlfforences , but guesses
that perhaps the micro-organisms In
the clay soil are different from the
micro-organism ! ) In the other soli. Un.
fortunately , th gentleman does not
furnish verlficd data to provo his as ,
sertlons.
Feed Improves Breeds.
It has been frequently remarked
that dairy breeds of catt19 Improve
when they como to this country. Ma.
jor Alvord , on his return from a visit
to the Islands of Guernsey and Jersey ,
Bald that we have better JersC'ys and
Guornseys than are to bo found on
those 1 landa , they having Improved
In our hands. Incldental1y ho men.
Cons tlUlt the pasturage there is blgh
. . " In prlco and the cows hr.vo to bo
tethored. This Indicates Ulat they
have not the abundance ot food to
be Coulld , In this country. Doubtless
the Increnso in size In both Guernsoys
and Jel'seys Is duo to t&1elr moro abUII-
IS dnnt supply of fooll stuffs. 'fhls Indl.
st cates that wo hayo the molding ot
e , breeds to a Inrge extent III our own
s , hunds. Ono thing If > certain and that
)1' Is that It does not do to starve ani-
> d mals In any degree. They may not
10 show It nt ollce , but It will appear ill
of the ( 'Olll'SO of generatioDs. In fact , the
to Illcreaso In slzo has beclI a matter of
d generatlolls all not or a few ) 'ears. It
)0 was not till the animals had been In
er . this countr ) ' several ) 'ear3 that It was (
11. noticed that their size was surely III' " )
creasing. ThIs was 11101'0 readily
brought abollt naturally by the fnct
that the Jerse's anll Guornseys that
: no'el'o tlrst IItlIJortell fell Into the hanli3
e , of Intenslvo feellers who feel them to
so make the lIlost posslblo out of them.
'a. Hali these animals been given the
'x. a fI ucrub care that some or anI'
In allhnafs rocelvo they \\'onld not ha\'o
of shuwn the dovelollment
that wo no' , ' !
ee III t. " 'm.
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