{INFERIOR SEED NOT CHEAP. Inferior seed is not cheap at any srice. Do not Be tempted to pay high srices for some new variety of which vou know nothing. Every year there are wonderful yields given of new varieties of which nothing Is men- yvfoned the next season. Get the best to be had, but do not venture too deeply on things that are new. SHEEP AS WEED One advantage in using sheep as destroyers of weeds is that they graize very close to the ground, as soon as a young and tender weed DESTROYERS. sheep. eradicated. A plot of land can be irst cut down and sheep turned on the and, as they will then keep them down. No kind of plant can thrive that is frequently cut down as soon as {t appears. FEED FOR DAIRY CALVES, Jegin with sweet milk and gradual- {y replace it by sweet skim milk, add- ‘ng a tablespoonful of oil meal to take the place of the fat removed. As he calves increase in size, keep oats, shorts and hay before them so that they will learn to eat all of these. Young calves should never be given t0la milk Under auy elrcumsianoe, anor should too much milk be given. Four quarts twice a day is sufficient for the first month. After shat it can be gradually increased. MISTAKES IN PLANTING. One of the causes of complaints with garden seeds is that many farm- ers make mistakes in planting and saring for the crops. Lima beans are planted with early peas, and string beans are put in too soon. While the peas will endure ¢ weather and thrive, the beans will be chilled and fail to make growth. All tender plants, such as beans, melons, squashes and sweet corn, should be planted only after the ground is warm. Beets, carrots and pars may be planted as soon as the ground will permit. ol snips COLD AFFECTS SEEDS The degree of cold may be probably npon the vitality of the seed and amount of moisture contained. It is claimed by that merely which seeds 1ds to subjected deper the some cold suspends the of germinatio as seeds of barley, squash, sumbers, sunflowers, peas plants have been kept over at a temperature of from degrees centigrade, by Nquid air. The slowly (50 hours), plauted, them germinated SECURING SEVERAL CROPS. Small gardens, intended for supply ‘ng the families of farmers, should be made to produce two three crops iuring the year. As is known, there are early and late crops, and the land can be made to do service rom spring until frost appears in au- tumn. Early peas can be gotten out of the way for late cabbage, and kale or other early greens should be con- sumed in time to permit of using the plot for egg plants, tomatoes or other ater crops. Of no good re sults can be obtained unless an abund- ant supply of manu as plants in a garden should be forced from the start. Many inexperienced persons will secure an early crop and then allow weeds to take possession »f the garden Not a single weed should ever be permitted to grow on garden soil at any season of the year. By persistently destroying weeds as fast as they put in an appearance there will arrive a time when will be no weeds in the garden. poser Oals, cu and other 183 the were an to use 192 of thawed d many rds ge of ar well course, re is used, the LOOK AFTER THE HORSES TEETH. When a horse drops the food when it is partly chewed the cause is gen srally in the teeth Wear. They will become sore some times, and the gums and mouth in flamed when the animal's health is not good. The safest and surest way to sffect a cure is to take the horse to a veterinarian for examination and treat. ment. We had a work team out to pasture one summer, and at one time, when the horses were brought to the touse and stood before the kitchen ioor, eating some clover, I noticed that one of them dropped nearly all Yer food while trying to chew it. 1 noticed, too, that the horse had lost Aesh since 1 saw it several days pre viously. When examining her mouth we could not detect anything amiss, $0 we took her to a veterinarian, and he found a small stick wedged into the roof of her mouth. As soon as reliev- ed of this the horse could eat all right. It is best for farmers to look well to their horses when feeding in the pasture.—E. L.. H, in New York Pribune. TO RENOVATE A HARNESS. I notice in your paper an Inquiry about cleaning and olling buggy hay ness. I give a method of caring for harness as practiced by an expert horse trainer on my father's farm many yoars ago. First take the harness ppart. Have a tub of warm water and oud hard soap. Wash each pleca ly, using a cloth. Hang the parts on nails to dry. Make repairs. Provide neats- some other oil equally as good, heated to a temperature that will ‘not burn the hand. Then while the leather is a little molst, draw the parts of the harness through it, wip- ing them with a piece of cloth, Hang the parts up and let them hang for a day or two. Provide a tub with warm water and good castile soap. Make a strong suds and draw the several parts of harness through It. Wipe them dry with a cloth. They should now be about as pliable and nice as new leather; and the sun will not draw the oil out and make the harness dis- agreeably sticky to handle.—Milton Logan, in New York Tribune, SCAB ON SHEEP. Some vears ago I had an experience with scab in a flock of sheep I had bought. At first [ did not know what but after careful invest! it was scab. Driv- gation concluded examined every Individual. Where we noticed wool pulled out, we opened the wool and poured in a solu: acid and water. In a quart bottle we put a tablespoonful of acid and then filled the bottle with water. his we used at about The ram was the worst affected of his shoulders were a mass of sheared the wool from the poared on the solution and scrubbed with a corn cob. We kept careful watch on the flock, and whenever we noticed any of them rubbing themselves, they were caught and given the above treatment We had perfect success. We eradicated the scab and at the same time killed a large proportion of the ticks with which the sheep were infested —Will fam Dougall, in Orange Judd Farmer SAVING FEED FOR WINTER I spent twe way USE drive stover large SOTE ive hours filling a of our barns with corn, two f bright wheat straw, and kafir corn, and one load all cured In fine condition I have a large shed open on the east in which was stored all the above pt corn stover, which was in rick power was set between and shed so we could reach any at Wao first and another so that they were fairly mixed n cutting. We had only a twelve-foot and it re quired to run back the cut feed doing it was pretty ywhner of a large emp to fur * of i running. and feed, It ed one and to latter, and e cut product. in and knife in one loads each « hum cane soy beans, side, exce The rick feed then Cutter will cut one the carrier some labor and in so well mixed traction engine nish power at a cos » ir hour for time was loyed 30 cents per We fur required to cut one nished board one man to fe cutter, ties and place place feed in reach two boys cared for th The soy beans, planted cultivated, were cut with thrown in suitable for « and were left turned over and two or days tied in bundles with shocked up for some days hauling in. The cane and kafir corn were treated in like manner, only the latter was left standing in shock much longer. This season has been an ideal one for cur ing all kinds of forage, as has not been sufficient wet and cloudy weather to discolor any but standing feed. We will put under cover all the stover we can and do the next best thing, rick the remainder, to be put in as we make room for it. We feed nearly all cover. We have a few tons of cow-pea hay that will fed. peas and all, along with our other feeds, to all kinds stock that we handle except hogs, and the latter are very fond of peas —C. H. McCorm in New England Homestead. on cutter, of TOWS corn urn irin piles a few days, threo were * wine, before there under be of ick, QUAINT SAYINGS OF A JUDGE, Some Philosophical Comments Made by a British Jurist Judge London (England) one of the wits of ary. He has to deal with all races and all classes, and has become fam: ous for terse decisions and qnaint say- ings. Here are some of the utterances that he recently delivered from the bench: On the veracity of a woman—"Wo men tell stories so much more easily than men.” Concerning who nresides in the County Court is the British jndicl Bacon Interpreters—"People who translate a languige they do not understand into one they know less.” When the evidence was contradict ory=—"There is nothing astounding in perjury. It bas long ceased to sur. prise me; it only saddens me now.” About money lenders—"My own im- pression is that the leader is about as honest as the borrower. As a rule there is no misrepresentation that a man will not make when he wishes to borrow money, and when he does not want to pay it back he will repeat the operation.” To a defendant who declared she “couldn't stay there and listen to such Hes"—"Think of me; I have to listen to them every day of my life.” A woman pleaded iaabllity to pay a debt on account of illness. Four doctors had attended her-—Judge Bacon: “Four doctors! and you have survived, Wonderful!” Suggested by a sollcitor's undeciph- erable signature—"It must have taken a good deal of time and trouble to hit upon such a signature as that, with dots and scrawls all over the place. [I suppose he considers fille gibility a sign of Intellect” At Whitechapel County Court “The morality of the Hebrew ought to be as high as that of the Christian. It is derived from the same source, snd the rabbis inculcate a standard of just dealing of the purest and high. est character.” cise for the figure, and it is one of which our grandmothers were fond. it is usual with children to throw the throw it chest backward, far much better. better to the far - DEPARTMENT tall STORE enough,” FITS. “You're not Nellie ® store who had been spending a SHOES AND Shoes and stockings, exactly matching the costume, at least harmonize with its color. White, however, should always be worn with a white dress and black with black; the rest as nearly as pos to match the costume. Other: wise wear black, which is always safe. Plain black silk stockings, with black satin shoes, may be worn with most evening dresses, There no more becoming footgear. STOC KINGS. even when not should sible is OF CORAL. revived, both in “strands” and in carv- brooches, sash clasps, ornaments. For girls nothing youthful than er white THE Coral has also long, rough cut ed designs for pendants and children and fresh r when worn ws fabrics layed for summer or brilliant neck and beauty the the REVIVAL been other Young more with the she Lil looks ro | COUR or and open embroider wear Unlike when INES gems, worn arms comple on instead on the oul the of empha flaws of an nhealthy ARDEN HAT. the fan, with wnite has a asd ana doubtleas adorn cars, air inventions. tose fs tor 3] A GIRL'S PURSE Poems 1 stories i ten about “joa Girls de an to the worse they stow would put emptied have “avery my burea of the thin; dollar bills, a quarters, a five ten pennies; a "jucky” Japanese “pocket two red three bills heck, street railway transfers, five mut stamps, matin pons, paper and a cleaner’s check for glove was at all an unusual most any girl can mat York Presa. to cles ut explained, in a hile, just as I drawers.” These are some s that were in it; Two « fifty-cent piece cent pi once do ne orn Italian pie Fg parior car three news Rey's, not CATCHES SNAKES FOR A LIVING Miss Grace Somers is a young wom- an of California who spe days chasing the deceptive snake Miss Somers has never forgiven that first snake of which history bears evidence | for causing her grandmother of re | mote ages to be expelled from the Garden of Eden; but finding she can- not undo the harm she has deter | mined to get even. She starts out | every morning to a range of moun: tains where snakes abound, and many and exciting the adventures she | san relate, She is accompanied by a dog, Buster, who shares with her the dangerous sport. Miss Somers cures and prepares the skins, and sells them to be made up into purses and belts it may be added that Miss Somers was a typewriter girl, but disliked the drudgery of office work and abandoned it for the rattlesnake chase -—-Wom- an’s Home Companion. BENEFITS OF EXERCISE. Next to bodily cleanliness, exercise may be reckoned as the greatest aid to beauty. In fact, exercise is almost necessary to cleanliness, for it is a great incentive to perspiration, which is nature's way of throwing the im- purities of the body to the surface of the skin, from where they are then removed by the use of water. Open air exercise should be taken every day, but according to strength. One should return home after walking, riding or cycling with a sense of being pleasantly fatigued, but without any feeling of exhaustion. Exercise should be taken regularly, and, if possible, dumbbells should be used night and morning. The corset should not be worn while exercising with dumb bells. Skipping is an excellent exer | nds her in the country. cloak department, “If I put you into our where you would have to pulling and holding and reaching up all day, your arms would be ready to drop off at night We have to employ six-footers, or women who are near that height, in the cloak department. “You would best at a counter the superintendent went on, “say the dress-goods or white goods depart ments, where customers are likely to sit down while they are being waited upon, That's where you would have the advantage over a tall girl, for there {8 a good deal of stooping over to be done, and a tall girl would soon get a ‘erick’ in her back “Perhaps the glove counter suit you better still. You plano, don't That means that you are strong in the hands and have a good fingers. When come to try six or eight pairs on a customer before she vou'll find that the piano thened your hands did od turn.” Youth's C be do would play the you? you of gloves fitted streng is that YOu a very ge ympanion AIGRETTES VERY POPULAR the the We have frequently feted on i importance given to algrette in are now Here, too, i to keep of women | meet” x other by a hat scribed woman waving her hair treated nd is firmly convinced t oft As the pre trea tment is over, abundant silky lock No how heroic the treatment they are to follow it 45 Lae have matter prescribed, ready i if they « keep their hair from becomi scanty and faded. ‘1 shounid have my sittings oftener, Mr heard a woman say to the well portrait painter the other day, am to have my head shaved as soon are through with me.’ An other one of my friends, who has be to this prevailing mania, has her face covered with a curious rash, which she says is the temporary effect of the prescribed hair remedies, and goes about in conse quence heavily veiled. And yet I do in the end one of these women will be one whit better off than I, who use only soap and water, and let nature take its course.”-—New York Tribune. only like Cl known ‘as 1 you WHAT TO WEAR. Heavily corded folds on silk dresses. smpire ceats with Russian lace ap pliques. Narrow chiffon folds herringboned together, Heavy hand waists, Any number of little slender silk tassels, Embroidered taffeta discs. Striplike vest effects of moire ve lours. Sleeves broadening at the forearm. Fish net as a foundation for dainty frivols. Touch of narrow black velvet rib bon on everything. Etamine as the star summer fabric. Black English thread lace In ex clusive evidence. Repousee lace fn the same quantity. Llama lace collars with chenille embroidery. Fine linen with embroidered dots. Barege with Renaissance appliques, Satinstriped trouville shirtings. Paris muslins with Pompadour printings. Dolly Varden hats for misses. Velvet or moire ribbon hat bows, embroidery on silk silk i } For the Housewife. -~ PO PIOVY SWEETEN MING THE DINING-ROOM, sweetening your dining-room after to have it announced. Into a cup of elicate, results, lavender extract: a d ing, refreshing odor goon performs its duty. fresh air and sunshine, nature's disin fectants, this is one of the most prac tical and of. If you care to Invest in of lavender salts you have means of perfuming your bedchamber, by leaving the stopper out; but takes more time to be effective.~ Louis Globe-Democrat., penetrat which -St. PROPER WAS SHING OF FLANNELS. Of all suffer in nels are delicate scrubbed muslin this treatment at flannels usually succumb first washing and shrink or both. There are so many that be made in the w it i#& no wonder flannel washing difficult, In the first rub the soap but they sh the unfortunate the laundering the most unfortunate, handkerchiefs sometimes if they but once are were they as sheets, can least, to the very harden mistakes that fa in or Can Org place, mistake the Ty fe £ directly into which jelly to each or : gooa ry hot 4 5 If the after #} ‘ left another are they ately, For oo slowly, eat of the “am TE F rug ls ihe 1g shoul ent du Jit’ Tug, "ges which in » heavily regular uid be light shut that darkened These prevent of the room there sho urtains impervion at night early sun, so in a rable 18 to the nay be drawn rays of the nay re i tant as is de and wig # L must not. however, onstant current of fresh netant i f1 through that no direct dravght air flowing y arranged will flow ha a " Paras the sleeping room of air wun the upon ti AN per ' leeper manently of H furni OE room. ounges, Caniry or foot d be so arranged that they as movable as the pil of a The light bedsteads and washstands of metal h have taken the place of cumbersome wooden have everything to commend them. We have not. how ever reached in this matter, the ideal and our simplest bed rooms are still comparatively fussy. — New York Tribune CLEANING A great deal of modern brassware including brass bedsteads and mental pieces of brass, are now lac guered, and such brass cannot cleaned crack, as it invariably cess of years, the brass must be re lacquered. Fire irons and any place in a sleep lows simple open whic furniture of the Japanese BRASS be cleaned. The best material to do this is the old fashioned rottenstone The English use two kinds of clean ing paste for brass. The first consists soap over the fire. This paste should be applied with a little water and rubbed vigorously over the brass with a soft chamois skin. The second paste is made with four tablespoonfuls of rottenstone, one ta blespoonful of sweet oil, and turpen tine enough to make a thick paste. Ap ply it to the brass with a little turpen tine, and rub the brass smooth with chamois. Some cleaners polish their outside brasses with nothing more than rottenstone and sweet oil, rub bing them vigorously with chamois skin or leather afterward. Bath brick should never be used on brass, as it scratches the metal, however finely it is powdered. Whiting is of no value in cleaning brass New York Tribune, Tha following ambiguous advertise ment recently appeared in a Detroit paper: “Notice--If . who is supposed to be In Chicago, will com: municate with his friends at home he will hear of something to his sdv* tage. Hia wife is dead.” Recent discoveries have glvem a fresh impetus to boring for petroleum in Japan. COMMERCIAL REVIEW, General Trade Conditions. R. G. Dun & Co's “Weekly Review of Trade” says: Varying weather has pro- duced erratic fluc prices and affected busine tuations in s very differently, accord. Retail of aimned a good av- are well disputes distribution merchandise has maint fants employed. wage interrupt ver touched low prices, but verage oi com + agvanceqg Manufacturers of cottor still behind slowly Lack hieat ia 8 O08 are with deliveries. Wool moves aisture has checked growth in the South and as retarded farm somd States, but it 1s probable exaggeration pur- week of m the west Work In wheat the customary peculative Or the 104.47¢ against year ago Meats were Cotton Dress € a sultry Chickens * old TOO8T - ng stags. 11a ng to size, 28a Ducks—Fancy, , do., small, 11a mongrels, 12a do., spring. accor winter, 18a22¢ --at3c. pound; do do., muses and guinea fowl, each. 15a20c. Pigeons . “Old, strong flyers, per pair, —-a2sc.; , young do., 20a25¢ Dressed Poultry. — Capons, large, 18a10c. per pound; 1oatyc Hides —Heavy steers, association and salters, late kill, 60 pounds and up, close selection, 1o0a10%ic.; cows and light steers, Ba8'%c, : do, vy 2 fancy; do., good to Live Stock. Chicago.—Cattle — Good steers, O $6.50; to prime 73a87.25; poor to medium, 46%5a stockers and feeders, 2.350a$5.25; cows, 1.50285.75; heifers, 2.8 25; canners, 1.30a%230; bulls, 2.3 00 ; calves, 2.50a95.50; Texas-fed steers, 5.252 $6.25. Hogs—Mixed and butchers’, 0.80a87.30; good to choice, heavy, 7.2% $7.40: rough, heavy, Ggoa$y.15; light, O.75a87.00; bulk of sales, 6.95287 20. Sheep—Good to choice wethers, 5.25 $6.00; Western Sheep, 4.75a%6.00; native lambs, 4.75a8685; Western lambs, 5.509 700a87.25. Hogs—Mediums, 7.33a87.45; pigs, 0.80a$5.00 ; roughs, 6.75a86.00; stage 45028528. Sheep and Lambs—Top lambs, 7.40a87.50; fair to good 7008 $7.26; culls and common, 573528675; yearlings, 6.50086.75 ; sheep, tops, mixed, 6.02086.50 ; fair to good, 5.50a$%5.73. AA LABOR AND INDUSTRY Montreal's electric workers are still on strike. New York city has appropriated $300, 000 for new public baths. ation ia A er in a ing trades p council.