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That the man who risks his life for us Should have a darn sight more Than Thirteen dollars a month. And maybe you don't remember. Or-meraory fails to suit. How when the draft was on you went And 'furnished a substitute! Tou home a-maktn' money And safe from bullets and swords He at the front with an offer The .best that life affords Of . . Thirteen dollars a month. Tou call him a eovernment pauper. With crowls and gTutnbles and frets: And kick away like an old bay steer At the pension that he sets: local nere I want 10 ten you. And keep It under your hat- Ton ought to get six mow And twice a year at that. to get six months in jaU Without Thirteen dollars a month. And you ought to live on hardtack And get an elegant fill , . Of the water the poor old fellow drank Down at Andersonvilie. And maybe, when your year was up The lesson you were taught Might show you why we pension those Old eterana who fought For Thirteen dollars a month. Harry S. Chester. Chart by a Calf. Oa the first Monday after President Lincoln's call for 75,000 men for three months' service Thomas Gibson. Jr., began recruiting a company from Pittsburg. Jacob Colmer, the present postmaster at Avalon, was the first to place his name on the roll as a valnateer. Mr. Colnier. by his loyal and belts. They went to the rear, and we went slam-bang; into another rebel line, which, yielding at first, rallied and drove us back. Then we rushed them and broke their line, and I never felt happier in my life than when I saw the men in gray scamper away into the cedars. At Chickamauga we waited for the rebs to charge, and they broke us all up. Some of our boys were so completely knocked out that they ran a mile like scared horses, in the belief that the whole army had been routed and that the only thing to do was to get off the field. Then they slowed up, came to their senses, turned and ran the other way, and, falling in anywhere, fought like wildcats to the end. crashing at odd times into the rebel lines with the devil-may-care insolence of football players in a tussle." Chicago Inter Ocean. IV'SSI XLsmlssssssmSLstssssBQwmWS 8al6g&'iI'',,nA.''. - flBlVr 'IP- new pale blue silky Tarn o' Shaaters yafcsKtrnTJfc'lWLMsTasff saasamlBmasKBBBBC'U' bbTbbbbbbbbIEI s should rest oa the yellow curls. BlfHgVKI aTMUBl Igyl wPBaaBaaVBsPBaaaaaaaaaCsBBVwaBPwJit BaaaaB"" BHBaaaaMBBaaaaaaaf3aaaaamaaaW bbsbbsE aavasM bbsssbPbvS aTaaw bbb nan aTaaaar awl at"aBBww tBBBBBBf&-Bp aaBBBBalaBBBBBBBaaBBBBBBBwaasXpwIvBBBBBBBBBmw bbbbse , M bbbbbbbbsv .bbbbbbbbbbt aervice as a private, uas advaaced from one office to another until, when (be First Maine cavalry has the name Maine's Proud Record. In ? recent week more than $50,000 was paid in Bangor, Maine, and in towns tributary to Bangor, in pensions to survivors of the Civil War and to their Immediate kindred, a larger sum, it is claimed, than is disbursed In pensions in any other community of equal population in the United States. Maine's war record is not surpassed Ly that of any other state. The old First Maine heavy artillery, which went out from Bangor as the Eight eenth Maine infantry and which had nearly 1,900 men and officers, holds tbe record of having lost a larger per cent of men and officers in battle than any ether regiment in the war; and iusterout time came in '65, his dis charge read "Lieutenant Colmer." Capt Gazzam of Pittsburg also had organized a company, but neither he nor' Capt Gibson had succeeded In earolliag more than fifty men. Time after time they tried to enter the serv ice, bat, not having the full comple ment of men, the companies were not accepted by the governor. CapU Gibson's company, nothing daaated. determined to equip them aeives and go as an independent or ganization. While arrangements to that end were being made word was received that troops were needed In Wheeling. W. Va., to protect the threatened border. The company proceeded by beat to that city, arriving at Camp Carlisle ia May. Capts. Gazzam and Gibson came to an understanding by which the two companies were consolidated, and the following officers were elect ed: Captain. Thomas Gibson; first lleHteaaat, David Ecker; second lieu tenant. David D. 'Barclay. They fur iasahed themselves with a Zouave uni form and Springfield muskets. Orders came that the company move to Clarksburg. E?:hwhackers had stopped several trains on that route previously, so several of the men (among them Mr. Colmer) rode oa the cowcatcher, under the head light, so as to see and not be seen. Arrived in Clarksburg, the company west into camp with companies C and B to drill aad prepare for active duty. They formed part of the Second Vir ginia volunteer infantry, of which companies A, D, F and G came from 'Pfttsbvrg. This regiment was after ward known as the Fifth West Vir ginia cavalry. One night some of tbe men of com Bay D were out foraging. One of tham captured a good-sized calf and determined to take his prisoner back to camp immediately. On the road the captive became festive, and, being the stronger calf of the two, began paTHag tls captor along at a rather lively gait. Past the sentry they ranked, not stopping to answer his challenge. The guns were stacked aad the companies were all asleep. The calf, in its mad career, charged into the guns, one of which was dis charged. Awakened from their sleep the men came tumbling out of their taata. half clothed, and hurriedly in line of battle. Company C not received their guns, so they armed with picks, shovels, axes aad aaything els that was handy. The bugler (he Is now editor of a BBWBpaper in Illinois) came to his cwpUia. bb az oa his shoulder. He traa ready to fight, though his face ws pale. In a quavering voice he cf more engagements inscribed upon its flag than any other regiment in he service. AH of the thirty-two regiments of infantry, the two regiments of cav alry and ten batteries of light artil lery and the big contingent of sailor men who found service in tbe navy were in the front of battle; and as fast as the ranks were depleted by sickness or death, new recruits were hurried to tbe front, so the regimental lists were kept full for the more than four years of terrible conflict After the fighting was over and the surviv ors came back to resume their duties as prh'ate citizens, Maine's delegation in congress worked hard and long to secure pensions for every deserving veteran. Hew Mustard Robe Wheat. The plant foods found fa the so! amsists of certain salts or minerals ts common table salt, saltpeter, etc. Certain of these salts are abundant aoogh ia the son at any one time to feed tbe crop for a seasoa or many seasons. Others, such as salt peter (nitric add) are liberated, be aoae available to the plant, or are readers soluble, only gradually that is, there may be enough of the salt peter ia the soil to last a crop only a few weeks. As it is used, however, more of this food is rendered soluble so that It can be used by the plant We have this process going oa in the Mil during the growing season; the numus or vegetable substance con stantly yields a certain quantity of the saltpeter aad the growing plants are at the same time using a portion of this. When the growing crop con tains weeds there are two classes of plants drawing on this food substance. Nearly all of the weeds begin flower ing and ripening seeds long before the wheat or flax or corn begins ma turing its seeds. Now, a plant that is flowering and ripening seeds draws a greater amount of nutriment or food from the soil, proportionately, than does a plant that is merely putting forth green leaves. The demands of the mustard or French Weed upon the soil during June aad a part of July is greater and more insistent than an equal amount of wheat o? other crop and its demands must be first supplied. In other words, the French Weed or mustard is taking up the excess of saltpeter as rapidly as it is formed, leaving no surplus food to be drawn upon by the wheat or flax when its time comes to blossom and produce seed. The case is some what similar to a farmer drawing heavily on his moderate bank account for a pleasure trip just before he needs the money to harvest his crop. The weeds draw on the bank account in the soil for plant food that should be saved for the wheat or other crop. L. R. Waldron. Episode of Kenesaw. "That confusion of horses at Kene saw," said the Mississippi captain, "reminds me of a controversy over horses at the battle of Franklin. Gen. Pat Cleburne and Gen. John Adams of the Confederate army were both killed at Franklin at the head of their commands and close to the Union breastworks. One of them was killed on top of the works, just as his horse had plunged half over. Man ami horse were shot there, and tbe body of the horse remained on top of the works, with fore feet extended to the Union side. It was said at tbe time that the officer killed on top of the works was Gen. Cleburne, and there was among our own men a dispute as to this. "It was known that Gen. John Ad ams of Loring's division rode a bay horse and that Cleburne did not. The horse killed on top of the works in front of the Sixty-fifth Illinois was a bay. and Gen. Adams' body was found at the base of the works, just below the horse. Cleburne's body was found fifty or sixty yards from the works. Adams, according to the story of men of the Sixty-fifth Illinois, rode his horse over the ditch and to the top of the parapet and tried to tear the flag from the hands of the color-bearer. At that instant he was shot" Millet. Of the two distinct types of millets, the foxtails and the cattails, the for mer is most generally grown because of the better quality of hay secured. To the foxtails belong the German, Common, Hungarian, Japanese and others, all of which make fair yields wherever corn can be profitably grown. Light soils are to be preferred and the drainage should be good, as the millets are easily affected by cold and damp conditions. They should be planted after all danger of frost, either in drills or broadcast, preferably the former method. The usual methods of cultivating corn will answer for the millets. The German variety of the foxtails is the popular variety for heavy soils and the common for light soils in Texas. The cattail millets un der favorable conditions make a much larger yield per acre than the foxtails, but where such conditions exist it is a problem to save the crop. B. C Pittuck. "Captain, if I should fail in Ihis con flict, will you send word to my moth er?" When the real cause of the disturb ance was discovered great was the uproar. Needless to say. Bugler Cyrus Haae never heard the last of his -fret coaflict" Pittsburg Dispatch. The Bishop and the General. An anecdote is related about Bishop Rosecrans. brother of the late Gen. W. S. Rosecrans. which is vouched for on good authority. The bishop was at a dinner one day in 1864, when the conversation turned on the civil war. One of tiie group remarked: "It would seem, bishop, that you and your brother are engaged in very different callings." "Yes, it would appear so." respond- What the Matter Was. People that keep poultry frequently ask tbe editor or others what the mat ter is with their chickens. Frequently they will leave so much unstated that it Is Impossible for the editor or any other to even guess what the trouble may be. Some time ago a farmer ex pressed his dissatisfaction with chick ens. He said be had eighty, all Plym outh Rocks, but that they did not lay. It was then February and he had re ceived scarcely an egg since the prev ious summer. Something must be the matter with them. "Don't they get too much corn?" "No, they don't get very much corn; some." "Do they have any place to run and scratch?" "Yes, have the run of the barnyard, lots of room for scratching." A few days afterward, the writer had occasion to visit this man, and of course he was interested in looking ever ais poultry. "Where's the chick en house?" "Haven't any; this is a rented farm; it wouldn't pay me to build a chicken house; the chickens are out behind the barn.'" The writer went thither. It was a cold day and the snow covered tne ground to the depth of a foot Behind the barn he found the barnyard, and at one end of Starved Orchards. Where trees are .growing on good, strong soil, and receive good cultiva tion, they will produce good crops of fruit for several years, .perhaps with out the application of very much in the way of fertilizer; but on light and loamy soils they very soon show lack of vigor and become stunted. There are many orchards to-day that are starving. When we consider that or chards are seldom planted on a virgin soil, but in nearly all cases on a soil that has been cropped to grain, aad from which a large part of the potash ana pnosphoric add has been exhaust ed, and that the tree requires material to build up wood tissue and an annual crop of foliage, aad, later, of fruit, we see the necessity of providing food for the needs of the tree. Nitrogen Is re quired for the wood growth, potash for fruit, and phosphoric acid for seed. The most economical way to supply these elements is by plowing In clover for nitrogen, and by supplying the oth er material by the application of hard wood ashes. Where the trees are large, cowing occasionally with rape and pasturing it off with sheep will help wonderfully In enriching the soil. Large trees will not be injured by sheep. When clover is growa for fertilizing purposes, never cut It for bay. but plow it all in when about half in blossom, for you need humus in the orchard, and lots of it Old chip yards and tbe deaaiags from wood sheds make a good material for this purpose, and old rotten pea straw, or anything that will furnish a humus nill be of benefit Where ashes can not be got, potash in some other form should be applied.. and the phosphoric acid by means of ground bone, but these two elements are supplied most cheaply in tbe form of ashes. Good unleachcd, hard wood ashes are cheap for this purpose at from 15 cents to 20 cents per bushel. Forty bushels to an acre, once in two years, for bearing trees, with a crop of dover plowed in once in two years, would be far better treatment than the best of them are getting now, and will give on ordinary soils very good results. Stable ma nure is all right, providing yoc can get it, but as a rule the orchards get very little. G. C. Caston. ed the bishop. "And yet." he con-, the building was an open shed for the timtAfl aB fir a lirtt'h ft ark tints ma . .. ... tinued. "we are both fighting men, While the general is wielding tbe sword of tbe flesh. I trust that I am using the sword of the spirit. He is fighting the rebels, and I am fighting the spirit of darkness. There is this difference in the pursuit of our sev eral duties: he is fighting with Price (General), while I am fighting with out price." Fighting Hand to Hand. "I had some doubts." said the ser geant, "about hand-to-hand struggles darlag the first year of tbe war. Our ragjsaeat did good work at Shiloh. but 4idat come to close quarters with the enemy. We made our mark at Perry Tille. but not at close range, and I jroadered if any battle was fought in which bmb strove agaiast each other wKhia reach of bayonet or sword. At fltoae river we charged at a run against a rebel line. I expected the oM thing to happen and the enemy to break. I shook from head to foot as I saw the rebels start oa a ran and at a charge bayonets to meet us. I eauM see the hair and eyes aad facial eaBwasetoa or tne rebels as they same steadily and swiftly toward us. I fBBUBrter oae fellow wore a red aroBBd Ms seek aad that the flapplag la a very ridicu s he ran. T esuM see a short man making his legs do their best, and a long- fellow ia advance. I felt this coaMa't go on without bayonet U and without the lines crashing together. The crash essne seeaer than I expected, and not alto ia the way I expected. About half ef our ssea weat through or over the rebel liae, some of us coming dww'ea oar heads aad others oa their feat It was undignified and coafus- tag, and when we turned we found ssea la gray standing back to back Bgtttiag both ways. There was little or bo shooting, bat a giving sad tak ing, of hard blows, aad a good deal of wiawh ens' Iambic scrapping. Finally eae ef the rebels shouted: 'What's the ase? Why ia thaaaer dost sobm- to surrender? Thereupon all oar feUews shouted 'Sarreaeler!' aad bbwb weat the muskets of the it between our lines.. it an aabraised sub in aad we felt Hks aMs tbe rebels threw down tastr afl saec their For New Statue at Washington. Tbe city of Washington is well pro vided with statues of officers of the army and navy, and is now likely to have one for the volunteers and pri vate soldiers of tbe Union arm-. A bill has been introduced by Senator Galliager of New Hampshire appro priating the sum of $100,000 for this purpose. A commission is to be named, to consist of the secretarv nt I war. the superintendent of public 8tyle of Pultrjr raising, which per sheltering of farm vehicles, live stock or any other thing that might need sheltering. Incidentally it was used for sheltering the eighty Plymouth Rocks. The shed was open to the west and north and the northwest wind had a clean sweep. In the back and top of this were the roosts for the fowls. Wasn't it strange they didn't lay? Tbe owner had been putting food into these birds to help generate enough heat to keep them alive on the cold nights when they must bum up a vast amount of carbonaceous matter to offset the loss of heat from their bodies. He had been literally "feeding the winds" through the fowls. This is the most extreme case that has ever come under the direct observation of the writer. It is a type of the old The Development of Spraying. One may explore our literature up to 1870 in fruitless search of even the mention of spraying or spraying ma chinery, and the nearest that he will come thereto will be an occasional mention of the dusting of plants with parls green or arsenic mixed with flour, lime or ashes. The oldest patent on record for a machine to apply liquid poisons on a large scale, was the John son Spray Machine, patented Decem ber 16, 1873, by Judge Jehu W. John son of Columbus, Texas. This was simply a tank mounted on a cart with a double acting force pump attached to the top of the tank. It was about this time that Mr. Gross of Rlpon, Wis., invented an instrument for spraying potato vines with a mixture of parls green and water to destroy the potato beetle. It was not until five years later that much was accom plished, and not till 18S0 that the mat ter of spraying with arsenical poisons began to attract general attention, and even then largely as against the cot ton worm and Colorado potato beetle, and not as against orchard pests, ex cept, perhaps, the canker worm. In 1875, Mr. J. N. Dixon of Oskaloosa, Iowa, in spraying his orchard to de stroy canker worms, found in the fall that where he had applied a solution of arsenic there was no injury from codlin moth, and we had the first inti mation of what could be accomplished in poisoning the larvae of that insect The matter was not generally brought to public attention, however, until 1882, in a prize essay presented at the meeting of the Iowa State Horticul tural Society for that year. It was about this time that agricultural ex periment stations were established, and this gave opportunity for investi gation and experimentation, which in turn directed the attention of manu facturers of pumps to this new de mand for particular machinery. Then followed the improvement of spraying machinery and nozzles, and here the French have helped us out greatly with their Bordeaux mixture and Ver morel nozzle. Prof. F. M. Webster. DalryiBf In Southern Illinois. From Farmers' Review: The next convention of the Illinois DaJrymea's Association will be interesting ia that it will call attention to a dairy sec tion of the state about which little is kaown over the state aad country gen erally. Dairyiag in southern Illinois has the incentive to encourage it that Is found ia a constantly growing aad already very large demand of the St Louis market for dairy products. This demand has built up the 'milk industry along all the lines of rail road entering St Louis from Illinois. There are three bis; condeasaries ia that section, many plants engaged in shipping milk aad cream and the but termaking factories are rapidly grow ing in number. Dairying has brought prosperity to that sectloB where years of corn growing had worn out the soil, aad the success the farmers save experienced from dairying has tiled that section with interested dalrymea who are anxious to improve their methods and iacreaso their knowledge of dairying. Because there are so many inter ested dairymen in that sectioc who wish to learn, the state association de cided to hold its next convention there and officers of the association have every assurance of a larze and Inter. esting convention. The meetiag will be held la Greenville, Jan. 5. as 7. Greenville is the county seat of tond county, a county that has been espe cially benefited by dairying, anl the benefit Is recognized by towns people as well as by the dairymen them selves. Sessions of the conveatioa will be hdd in the court house, and there will be a store room for the dis play of daky and creamery machines and supplies. The town has a combined creamery and condensery and a large coadea sery, the latter being one of the two large plants in that section of the state of the Helvetia Milk Condensing Company. This plant, built to use 40.000 pounds of milk daily, got 70,000 pounds in the flush last summer and is being enlarged to accommodate an expected supply of 125.000 daily next summer. The amount of milk re ceived by this plant alone gives an idea of the amount of milk made in that section and of the importance of dairying as one of its industries. Geprge Caven, secretary Illinois State Dairymen's Association. Newest in Jewel age. The underskirt jewel bag is an Eng lish Idea, aad constitutes a dedded im provement over the smaller affair worn with a ribbon around the neck. Cleverly constructed, this new bag is worn underneath the dress. It is made of suede leather in some dark, useful color, and is lined with silk or leather. Tbe large pocket which seems to be placed on the outside ia the center near the top, has a strong purse-clasp. Should it ever be pos sible that this could come unfastened, it cannot gape open at all when being worn, on account of the two side flaps that come over the beck of the pocket and keep all taut, says the Philadel phia Public Ledger. Of the strongest webbing, long straps are securely fastened at the top edge of the bag. and at the other end they meet a waistband of webbing that buckles firmly around the waist An other style for this traveling jewel and money bag is of similar materials, the large pocket having several compart ments inside, and the top of the bag coming over like a flap to fasten with patent claps. utten Trimmings. Buttoas, both gold aad silver, or rather gilt, as well as rhinestone, enamel, etc., are being used oa nearly erery tailored gown one sees. Some of them are very expensive and most of them are extremely pretty. They give the necessary touch of brightness to otherwise sombre costumes. Negligee With Stele Cellar. Simple negligees are always attrac tive and All so evident a need as to be counted among the necessities of the wardrobe. This one can be gath ered or accordion plaited as preferred and includes the fashionable wide col lar with stole ends. The model is made of pale pink crepe albatross with the collar of white, edged with a pret ty fancy braid, but any soft and pliable fabric Is appropriate and the collar can be of the material, of contrasting color, or of silk on wool as may be liked. The negligee consists of a shallow yoke to which the fronts and back Bodice Qirwies. The vogue of the deep belt, or girdle, appears to gain adherents week by week until no wardrobe is considered complete that does not include one or more. These varying styles suit the needs of varying figures aad are some full, some plain. As illustrated Num ber One Is made of black Liberty sat in. Number Two of black and white taffeta, Number Three of peau de cynge and Number Four of crepe de Chine, but any of the materials used for bodices of the sort are appropriate aad the color can be made to suit the demands of tbe special gown. The girdles consist of the founda tion, which Is shaped and fitted to the mm ttaftM of the skirt is tucked to below the knee and a shirred flounce is applied beneath the heavy cord. The sleeves are ia elbow length aad flaished with a chiffon drapery, while the same gold cord does duty for a girdle. Newest Belt Buckles. All the new belt bnckles come ia sets of two, the back buckle and the front clasp buckle. The back buckles are several inches long aad only about an inch wide. Oae lovely set called the colonial set. is in gilt with a rose desiga picked out ia tiny ptak corals. The New Cotton Shirt Waists. The daiaty girl's shirt waists are plaia, more often than not of cotton, the new heavy kind that looks like wool aad feels like silk, aad her stocks are taffeta, plain or plaided. aad tied with a dashing wide bow exactly un der the chin. Her hats are trim, boy ish felts with huge pom-poas and soft silk scarfs. - buildings and grounds, the chairmen respectively of the senate and house committees on library, and the commander-in-chief of the Grand Army of the Republic. No part of tbe appro priation is to be available until a plan has been definitely settled upon. Confederate Flag. The Confederate flag as Anally adopted by the committee of dele gates from each of the seceding states had a red field with a white space extending horizontally through the center and equal in width to one-third the width of the flag; the field of the Union was blue, extending from the top to the bottom of the white stripe, and stopping at the lower red stripe. In the center of the Union was a cir cle of white stars, corresponding in number to that of the states of the Confederacy. It was practically the old flag red. white and blue with three alternate stripes, red and white, instead of thirteen such stripes. minted the fowls to roost in the ton of the apple trees or in any other place they could find. Some men say that it is natural for fowls to do that way, as that was their custom before they were domesticated. But before they were domesticated, they lived in a warmer clime than that prevailing over the northern United States. We cannot reasonably expect to get winter eggs from fowls so housed, and should not find fault with the fowls for things directly chargeable to the improvi dence of their owner. We are satis fied that many of the mysteries re ported to us from the poultry yards of our farms would be made clear could we but look into those yards and se the true conditions. Indoor Lily Culture. From Farmers' Review: The lily requires somewhat different treat ment from the narcissus- and tulip. It will have two sets of roots under proper culture one from the base of the bulb and one from the stalk above the bulb. In order to provide for the latter, set the bulbs low in the pot That is, fill It'to about a third its depth with soil, and then put in your bulbs, using three ordinary sized ones to an eight Inch pot Then just cover no more after which set the pot away in dark room. When you bring it to the light after base roots have formed, as the stalk reaches upward, All in about it with earth un til the pot is full, thus providing for the proper development and support of the stalk roots. This is an import ant item in lily culture. If the aphis or green plant louse attacks your bulbs, as ne often will, get some sulpho-tobacco soap any dealer in plants or bulbs can furnish it and use as directed on the can or wrapper. One or two applications will put the aphides to rout Ebon E. Rexford. Russia as a Butter-Maker. The Russian government is taking very dedded action in regard to the buttermaking industry. If the author ities named continue to push matters as earnestly as they are doing at present it will not be many years be fore Denmark will And a powerful in fluence at work in an attempt to oust her from the English butter market Russia is not hesitating to spend her money freely to gain her end. Begin ning with next year the government will spend 90,500 roubles a year for extending the dairy interests of Euro pean Russia. Siberia is to receive 77,500 roubles a year for the same purpose. Next year 7,000 roubles are to be spent in the organizing of butter making societies in Western Siberia. The government is to establish this coming year special testing labora tories for dairy work In European Russia, and for this work 5,000 rou bles have already been appropriated. Tbe government Is taking the right course in the employing of special but ter experts and instructors. These men, in addition to their other duties, are organizing special courses of in struction in dairying. The world is about to have an illustration of what a great nation can do when It sets itself a commerdal task of this kind. The Russians are evidently deter mined to make the most of their great areas of cheap grazing lands. High Breeding Pays. From the Farmers' Review: I read with great pleasure your article in the November 25 issue op "Dairy Bulls." That article struck the right spot with me. In choosing a herd bull I selected a grandson of Exile of St. Lambert, but not till I had milked and tested some of his get The re sults are that I have some of the best things in the world. I have put the price of service by this bull low enough so that we have obtained some good calves in this neighbor hood. Now, it is no trouble to get a good price for his service. The World's Fair committee selected one of my cows for the 90-day test and tbe committee said: "Ragsdale, you have as fine a herd, especially of young things, as there is in tbe world." That is the result of select ing a good dairy bull. That article headed "Dairy Bulls" is worth money to any man with a dairy herd. Clar ence Ragsdale, Proprietor Magic City Stodc Farm, Randolph County, Missouri. vSjBw VTsbT iHBBxTBsn BaaiwlBBWfm MMaTaBBBBBllJ Ml J 4M1 Kegllsee with Stole Collar, 32 to 4S bast. are joined, the full sleeves and the wide collar. The sleeves are fuller below the elbows and snugger above and are gathered into straight cuffs. When accordion plaiting is preferred both the fronts and back are cut of sufficient width and are finely plaited before being joined to the yoke. The collar is arranged over the shoulders and seamed to the neck. Its stole fin ishing the front. The quantity of material required for the medium size is 5 yards 21 laches wide. 5 yards 27 inches wide or 3 yards 44 inches wide, when negligee Is gathered; yard 21, 6?8 17 or 3 yards 44 inches wide, when It is accordion plaited, with yard of contrasting material for collar and 3 yards of fancy braid to trim as illus trated. The pattern 4601 Is cut in sizes for a 32, 34, 36, 38 and 40-inch bust measure. BodkoOfMUo, ZB, 24. 21 waist figure and is used for all, and the full portion of each. Number one is shaped and shirred on indicated lines, then arranged over the foundation which is boned in order to retain its shape. Number two is cut in sections which are arranged over the foundation and held by lacings, the whole being boned at back, sides and front Number three consists of three por tions, which are laid in folds, the cea ter parts being arranged over the cen tre of the foundation at front and back and the outer portion shaped to give a pointed effect at the front where it terminates and one end is passed througa an ornamental ring or buckle. Number four is similar to number one but is narrower and shows fewer shlrrings, so being better adapted to the waists of larger size. The quantity of material 21 incbes wide required for the medium size is 1 yard for number one, ?i yards for number two, 1 yards for number three and 7 yards for number four. The pattern 4602 is cut in three sizes, small or 20 inch waist measure, medium or 24 inch waist measure and large or 28 inch waist measure. Southern Meal Batter Bread. Beat two eggs light, add a pint of milk Into which a cupful of cold boiled rice has been stirred aad beat ia a teaspooaful of salt into two cups of southern cornmeal. stir the liquid mix ture Into this aad bake in shallow tins. Eat hot, splitting each piece aad buttering it Powdered Borax. Powdered borax is a harmless and exceedingly useful article to keep In the house. A tablespoonfu! added to hard water successfully softens it. It is an agreeable addition to the dish water and helps to keep the hands soft instead of irritating them, as does soda. Shirred Waist and Three Piece Skirt Shirred gowns of soft materials continue to hold the fancy of woman Velvet in Great Variety. Velvet, which is being much used for visiting and reception gowns, is of a new and wonderful softness and conies in many varieties. Besides the many stamped and printed designs there are some inlaid with satin spots and stripes and others of changeable colors, which shade from brown to deep orange or from petunia to pale heliotrope. The trimming of velvet gowns is, of necessity, simple, and lace Irish or renaissance is much used for this purpose. aBBBBBBBBV ahk JaV sfsVfethK. i BBBBBBSi nBMBBBPs ' Ossffa SsBriMBBsl I BBBBBBBff gaBnV93MTBBgBgUflpm Ft v'aWnaV a n,m 5Sm&BrLZ-mJ'l)sl bbbbbbI gagastSBBBB BBBBBBBBBr w If rarBi BBBBBsr Wit VBVbBsHKloV Jd" iaL"BBBBBBBBnBBBPPF To Make a White Gown Smart A white gown may be made very smart with a trimming of orchids, which is expensive to buy, but easy to make if one can embroider. These flowers and leaves are appliqued. They look especially beautiful on gold and silver cloth. Changes in Fashion of Sleeves. Sleeves are certainly growing small- aw .nil 4tA miF at itiA a1Ki. ..ami! C ouu IUV uu . .. .v. .-y.,... t doomed to extinction. The ruffled sleeve reaching to tbe elbow with a tight-fitting undersleeve is at once becoming and satisfactory. A gray velvet is made with a sleeve of this description, the undersleeve being tucked gray mousseline de soie. An other velvet gown, this in champagne color, has even more abbreviated sleeves. They are mere shoulder caps cut in points and almost tight fitting. Tbe undersleeve is of the heaviest Russian lace piped except at the wrist, wiiere they are slightly fulled. This gown is cut out at the throat to show a guimp of lace. fJw WawJTel JZj saw jmSSSgi -9B Jnkml MW0 $5 German Coach Horse Breeders. The members of the German Hano verian aad Oldenberg Coach Horse Association of America held a meet iag ia Chicago during Exposition week. The following officers were chosea: President A. B. Holbert. Greely. Iowa; vice president G. Olt- watseaa, hl; treasurer. U. Has His Own Death Warrant Capt W. G. Watkins of Clinton. Mo.. has in his possession his own death Peppea. Estlline, S. D.; secretary, J. warrant issued and signed by United ! Crouch, Lafayette, lad. Directors, A. States officers during the civil war. ! ? Adams. Lafayette, tad.; W. . Capt Watkins was sentenced to be Lisa, Martinsville, 11L. and W. J. shot for recruiting Confederate sol- i Wroagatoa, Greely,. Iowa. The fees dlers inside the union line. He es-! were mxd at 5 for,stalIion and $2.50 caped from Gratiot prison ia St Louis, for suras, when registered by mem where be was coaflaed, awaitiag the Dtn' nd twice, that for aon-mem-death penalty, and was never recap- Horses Imported or born dur turew. Reeeatly Capt WatUae secur- tat Breeeat year must be regis ed the warrant for lis own deatk. He t-ri T Tea. l. or the fata for regii BittM tae war relic highly. ' i MsiU bum will be aombled. aw-' '"-" - - Transpiration of Sap. The leaves gives out not only the oxygen derived from the decomposi tion of carbonic add gas taken from tbe air and carbonic add gas pro duced in breathing, but also great quantities of water vapor, says Gif- ford Pinchot in a government bulletin. The amount of water taken up by the roots Is very much larger than Is required to be combined with carbon an4 the earthy constituenta ' ia the leaves. In order that fresh supplies of earthy constituents in solution may reach the leaves rapidly the water al-1 ntadv ia them annst Iia mm nn . v ! way. This is effected by transpira-. tlon, which is the evaporation of water from all parts of the tree above ground, but prindpally from the leaves. Even where the bark is very thick, as oa the trunks of old oaks and chestnuts, traasairatloa goes oa through tLs leaticels ia tbe bottoms of the deep cracks'. It sometimes hap pens, especially in spring before the leaves -come outr that tjaBanfratioa can not get rid oTthe water from the roots as tut as.lt rises aad that it fans in drops from tbe buds, er later on even from tat leaven theaiselvas. Mettles in Butter. The cause of mottles In butt 27 is .still not entirely determined. They may arise from several causes. One of the principal of these is the un equal mixing of the salt with the butter. Sometimes, too, there are dried flakes of cream on the sides of tbe vessels in which the cream is held, and these dried flakes are too har dened to dissolve la the cream. A proper handling of the cream before churning and proper adding of the salt after churning will generally remove the'diMculty. JTTjHtfflNCfc mBf ' at fi ' waBBwlvy Flat neck effects prevail. Lace bands, in some modish stances, are inlaid. in- European Fairs and Markets'. In several foreign countries there are "fairs' and markets, some on!.? annual or occasional aad others fre quent and periodical, which afford novel scenes to an American. Al though curious and entertaining, with many features which are commenda ble when local conditions are consid ered, there Is little about these com mercial methods or systems which could be advantageously adopted in this country. As examples of these unique dairy markets may be men tioned the great mart or butter ex change of Cork, Ireland, the daily auc tion sales of butter at the Centra! Markets of Paris, and the market days ia' many little towns aad vil lages in Normandy, when the wives and daughters of the farmers ami peasants assemble by the auadred in the park3 or along the streets, 'and sdl their "mottes" of butter, often ag gregatlug several tons a day in a single village, to the represeBtative of those immense blending-butter fac tories ia the Isigay district or U. Maach The cheese fairs at Fromc Eaglaauy aad Kilmarnock, Scotland and the. street fairs at Alkmaai' Hoora aad Utrecht Hollaed, are sinu larly latxratting in cococctiOB wit; aettt.--Htary B. Alvord. Some exquisite floral brooches are used for linings. Collars are so deep as to amount to full-fledged coats. Widely flowing sleeves seem to come first in favor. Round capes seem to be preferred to pointed hood effects. Some immense balloon-like sleeves are caught into ornate flaring cuffs. The hat that flares up at the left and away off the face is oftenest seen. Hand-embroidered robe gowns of velveteen are among the beautiful novelties. Squirrel fur is not seen at all in Paris this winter and moleskin is promised as brief a reign. Beads, buckles, chains and straps it's enough to make the fashionable woman feel as if she were ia har ness. We are still wearing cream and champagne cqiored cloth and etamine coats trimmed with silk incrusted lace of the same color. The candles will burn slowly and steadily through the evening if they are kept on ice all day. For marks made on painted wood work by matches, try rubbing first with a slice of lemon, then with whit ins, and in a few moments wash with warm soapsuds. Pickle bottles and jars that smell of onions will be quite sweet and odor less after being left out of doors for three or four days filled with sand or garden mold. Coffee Grounds a Disinfectant Coffee grounds are generally thrown away, although they make a capital disinfectant and deodorizer if they are burned on a hot fire shovel and borne through tbe apartment. Frequent washing with soap win dim the surface of a mirror. The oc casional use of alcohol is recommend ed, but for frequent washing damp I newspaper with a polishing with cha mois skin will Keep mirrors and table glassware in good condition. The cloths used in waxing floors or polishing furniture should be Kept in a covered crock as long as clean, then, instead of letting them accumu late in closet or storeroom, burn tbem immediately, since vegetable oils are so liable to spontaneous combustion. ! Shirred Waist. 32 to 40 bast. 4S7S Three TiecaSklit, 22 to 30 waist kind aad are first favorites of the hour. This one is eminently graceful and shows the drooping shoulder line with sbirrines below that give the desired breadth to tbe figure, and a graduated flounce finished with wide tucks. The model Is made of almond green voile with unlined yoke of dotted white net and trimming of cream Venetian lace, the effect of color being most satisfactory, but va rious combinations can be made. To make the gown will be required, for waist 4& yards 21. 3 yards 27 or 2', yards 44 inches wide, with VA yards of all-over lace and ?& yard of net; for skirt 13 yards 21. 10 yards 27 or 6 yards 44 inches wide. A May Manton pattern of waist. No. 4392. sizes 32 to 4, or of skirt No. 4.175. sizes 22 to HO. will be mailed to any addrcss on receipt of ten cents for each. Woven Jersey. The woolen jersey woven to simu late crochet and knitted stitches, ap peals to the pedestrian, the golfer or the autoist. Of course, it comes in white as well as in warm tones of red and it has lapels and a turn-over col lar which is neatly finished with a silk tie and bow. The small people are also included in the jersey contingent the useful and seasonable garments come in all sizes. Variety in Silks. Never were silks more lovely or more varied. There are a dozen new weaves, some of the richest showing dis"ks and figures of velvet ombre of the color of the ground or a contrast ing shade. Many of the light-colored silks are woven with velvet figures, flowers and leaves of tbe natural col ors. Martele velvets resemble em bossed velvets, but have gone through a slightly different process, giving the pattern a vague, shadowy effect. Skirt of Black Broadcloth. Nothing could be prettier for the blue-eyed, blond-haired lass than a short-skirt of black broadcloth, cut so is to showythe graceful lines of the iithe young figure, and a black knitted jacket The latter has knitted revers in a baby blue running the length of To make your tumblers look bright, add a little ammonia to the water in which they are washed and rinse ia clean, cold water. When Making Cakes In greasing tins for cakes, instead of butter use lard, as the salt in the butter make3 the rake stick to the tin. A Use for Stale Bread and Butter Spread half the slice with jam, cover with the other half. Cut into neat squares, dip in batter and fry in boil ing fat. If Your Feathers Get Uncurled Through being out in damp weather. shake them for a few minutes over a flr on which you have thrown a handful of salt. To Prevent Doors Banging A cork neatly covered with some dark ma terial and nailed to the floor about tliree inches out from the wall will prevent the dco'r banging back and spoiling the wail. Outing Flannel Nightgowns. Frills of hemstitched China silk are suggested as an inexpensive and at tractive trimming for outing flannel nightgowns. Beading can be used and through it narrow ribbons may be run, knotted here and there in loops. Fag oting can be bought by tbe yard for very little and will make a pretty in sertion; or regular lace insertion may be employed, with ruffles of lace to match; or, again. Swiss embroidery with ruffles to correspond. Spot Embroidery. Many of the very best French mod els in gowns, separate waists and short coats are embroidered with wafer spots in bilk or wool to match the fabric. The fashion is suggestive to the girl who has a plain gown she wants brightened up. for these wafer spots are easily embroidered, aad worked upon bodice and skirt-yoke of a cloth dress will make it an altogeth er new garment. Jtsaders of this paper eaa secure any May Maatost pattern illustrated atxne by flUln-ous all felaaks la coupon, and maain. with 10 cents. toE. Harrison a Co.. S3 Plymouth. Place. Ckl cego. Pattern will be mailed promptly. For Evening Wear. A pretty gown intended for evening or reception wear is made of white si cilience. deeply hand tucked and ef fectively decorated with heavy gold cords. The corsage yoke is' made of Name Towa. State.. Pattern No... the blouse front aad the narrow cuffe ! tucked and sbirrcd malice with a and rather jttffte rolling collar rs of sertaa of cbiffoa, nkicb is knotted at J me same aeucaiw a 01 me j laiervaia. ici swus upper pwuos ; Waist Measure (If for skirt) Bust Measure (if for waist?. 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