aE RY RAT RAIS SING CALVES It is an extremely unwise policy to feed for veal or for beef the heifer calves from valuable and good milk- ing cows. There are far too many unprofitable cows in the country, and the heifer calves from good milkers ought to be grown to take the place of their mothers when their days of usefulness shall cease and also to re- place the poor cows. As milk is an article of diet in increasing des | mand, many farmers are desirous of | getting the calves off their natural food as early as possible, and the problem to be solved is how to keep | and grow the animals. Several excellent calf meals and milk substitutes are on the market, and a man may now all his milk and still raies the calves rom his best 80 a3 to build up and strengthen his own herd, and also supply better material, if he has it, to his neighbors for the same purpose. Some persons, however, prefer their own mixtures. The following form- ula will make a very fair milk sub stitute: F 16 2-3 pounds, linseed mea! 33 1-3 pounds, finely crushed linse:d cake fifty pounds. Two and a half pounds of this mixture per day will be required for each calf. Scald it.in boiling water, then add enough more water to make two zal- lons. and add a little sugar and salt before feeding. As the result of a considerable amount of experimental work, the following mixture is said to give most satisf results: Wheat flour, thirty pounds; cocoanut meal, twen- ty pounds; linseed meal, two pounds; dried lood, two pounds. One pound of this is added to six pounds of hot water, stirred for a few mo ments, allowed to cool to 100 degrees, then fed to the calf from a pall or calf-feeder, the latter preferably. The calves are taken at s2ven to ten days old. and at first are fed twice a day on a ration of three pounds whole milk and one-half pound of the above mixture; in a few days—{our to seven, depending on bow the calf thrives—it is put on the full ration of calf meal. Wheat flour tends to keep the bowels from becoming too loose. Cocoanut meal contains twen- ty per cent. protein and nine per cent, fat —Amerioan Cultivator. young gell COW, lour, wtory 8S AD LIBITUM. To those who, like our ramily, are | extremely fond of peas, the question | often presents itself, “How may we have them early and in abundance?” Of late vears the question has been solved to our satisfaction; but there was a time when two or three short, strazgling rows were all we had, and one or two “messes” all wa could gath<r. Peas wera a great and an an- nual disappointment After some taking and experimeting, the knot- yblem has been solved. . This is vay we plant them now; We se warm, rly spot in the garden the frost leaves quickly, and the soil may be prepared early Two long rows are run | “the garden with the cultiva- | trench like that | peas, about six or} Plant the peas in | as they can be | PEA wher wheres in Ap Oe tor making a used for sweet eight inches wida, a double row ag thick planted, pressing them into the mel. | low earth as you go. Cover them with the hoe and press the row down by standing om the board markers. Your peas will be covered three or | four inches deep, and wili resist] drouth. The thick planting enables them to cover the ground well at the | roots, and hold the moisture, athing very essential to prase. We have dis carded the tall growing varieties, not | because they were not desirable, but | because the men disliked the trouble of sticking them During the dry season the cultivation of the ground grnerally insures sufficient moleture for the production of the crop Gather peas early in the morning while the dew is on them. This gives the housewife a breath of delicious alr. While she shells them she can rest in some ghady nook and think over what she has lately read At the proper hour put a large spoonful of sweet butter into a kettle; when warm put in the peas and cover them tightly, letting them steam in the butter ten minutes, and stirring them occasionally. Then pour In a cup of boiling water, cook ten miutes longer, add a cup of rich milk, salt and pep per, then try and report.—M. R. Wag- goner, in the Epitomist. POULTRY BREEDS, The first duty of the farmer who desres to succeed with poultry is to know the breeds and the best pur poe: for which earch rhonld bho ap plied. As the breeds differ in their characteristics, each Is better adapt ed for some sp:cial purpose than any other, yet each may be deficient in some respect. There {8 no “perfect” breed. The “best” breed is best for some special use only. It may be the largest and yet not the best in qual ity of flesh. It may be the best for laying and yet be lacking In hard! ness, size or for the table. It may be hardy and vigorous, more easily es caping digease than some, yet fail to equal another breed in laying. It may excel as a non-sitter, while an- other breed may be necessary to pro- deep vide the mothers for the next gener ation. If a “best” breed-—a “general purpose” one, that combines every thing that could be desired in a breed--should be introduced there would consequently exist only one breed, as it would soon crowd all others out of existence for, whether the breeds may be preferred for their ure, utility will always be Jominant as a desire and will regulate the lection of breds. Be SWINE ON P ASTU RE. While there is no doubt hut the hogs as between pasture without former will We consume t coarse food not fed some concentr soon fall off in i do not take they should. mads from hogs months can al break in their growth Tt ary to feed heavily of the hogs are in to keep them shape to ret is done after pa summer {8 desirable house some produce the t that large that too forget he quantities can, hen rated food at COWS they least one is not O88 grain when pa: slur only enone! and and the heavier fee t hie t growing make the best "na for y are tak indoors -Indianapolis News COST OF MILK Relative to the Shorthorn cow food than a moderate-size, more thrifty and economical Ayrshire, and in esti mating the cost of the milk of each from the food consumed, 14 quarts of Ayrshir milk could producal for 20 cents a day with comparatively high while 16 quarts of Shorthorn milk may cost 34 ents with the same kind of feed, but given in larger rations Ayrshire would cost less than 1 1-2 quart the food, while milk costs 2 1-8 cents the quart determine the question which is best cow to keep for a milk dairy so far as the case in point at least re quires consideration of the tendency of the breed to produce milk or | Individuals differ in characteristics and comparisons are made cost of mil iin, requires m alarge uch more be feeding mix ants ner ’. . for Shorthorn Te the beef LATE FODDER A NECES Hungarian SITY is very good If cut be it gets wiry Cutting at this | stage is very important, whether it fed green or made for hay. We corn of some kind fal early, then later on, and this best crop; none of the can take its place. We corn enough to feed as remain green, ply secured is plant riy think and fs the other ikea to long as it and have a good sup in some way for late fall or winter. last of all comes barley and we know of no crop that hold green so late in the Beason having a good supply of the Crops, we can get along quite through the season. It is with us, as we are short ~The Cultivator Crops have will above well PLANTI NG | POTATOES Discussing th planting potaces, tance and with under, so that the stems may grow widely apart. a foreign grower asserts that it not only saves in but produces better crops. Often in dozen tubers are used German with eyeq method ample dis of seeds, England a to make some new gar deners rs it » ——— ce —————————— A Carlyle Shilling. More than one point of can be claimed for the following story, told in the London V, C.: “My grandmother,” says the writer, “was very friendly with the ‘Sage of Chelsea,’ and frequently went in with messages, or to see him. during his visitas there. On one occasion | waa sent out on an errand for Thomas Carlyle, and, being unable to get ex. actly what was required, I brought the nearest thing to it that I could get. On my return, after telling him 1 had not got the actual thing | was sent for, but that I had brought in. stead something else as near to it as possible, Carlyle produced a shillinz, which he gave me, as he said: ‘Not because 1 had done as | was told, which was only what I ought to do, but because 1 had used my intelll gence! On returning home and tell ing my father about it, I was very much disgnated when he told me not to spend the shilling, but to have a hole mode in it and keep it, as he sald that Carlyle did not give many shillings away, and some day I should no doubt prize it. Although rather disgusted at the time, I kept the shil. ling, and it is today among my most treasured possessions.” The double reason which the stern father gave in advising the boy to koep the shilling will be appreciated by every Carlyle student. - ——————" It is estimated tha. half a million Now Yorkers are awake and busy, legitimately or otherwise, all nigha ® intereat | | FINGER NAILS. the CARE Nothing OF betrays ing shows refinement better than possessions. Hands with and the eye Those who desire good, firm, bright nails, gleaming and polished, at their finger tips should see to it that the food contains abundance of the nail making substances Onat- meal is one of the best these foods good for npall-making ing alike The nalls be chalky, liable to clency of and ome [mpover break, through excess of inte whole latine and lime deposits, Anything with the health of the interfere with the of the nalls at are really a kind are skin form an kind alf moons show at the nalls the skins horny of g rferes body that will shinin Once, of ations pearance Nails They merely altered the Small h wher leaves off and begins From the growth pushes finger end is duly The dainty nail is laid on a sitive skin which also additions growth the t nail the ted gen gives jt arly elge of the until proted very onward whole bed, Tha rapid winter in all A pleca of twice a week is n nails are to be kept aright acts on the nall wonderful effect softens the skin marvel apt to drag itself forward shining nail surface Any dirtabou nail, stain ink amon will di and dec ng marks as nothing else A little after the the polishing process, nail and skin, eraldica the iat lingering atom of suspicious marks A little wad of soft flannel is used when applying the ofl. After the ofl the hands are laved In soft water, wiped and the nail shing ofl tinued with a tiny bit of chamois leather. Violet powder of fine chalk on the chamois Is an aid to great fag Brushing rather rough and should be avoided ieiphin Telegraph PRETTY NE( KWEAR There is nothing that is inating to a woman's h retty neckwear, Beruffled and snd wjuettish twice as i summer people lemon used once arly a necessity The with and that is or substance over the the of th he It spose FOIVIDE composing ’ " $ wes 31 over eaca nail rubbed treatment oil lemon continues she a“ tes poli Bl ens the Phia- fas th more eart tucked, lace-trimmed the plain stock, the beard” (as the F with th: bish tocks “with a stock the fet retich all the tab). ascading all are op lear to feminine Many ing before made Ts i Ue of the 1 and ch e CINE stocks now be it semis as if never been shown, have bish Pp stock hanged One foo ope dd % Sraniiued stock the newest { to have the tab or tabs to Hghtly on a tiny jabot; night prophesied that next favorite top i be be the ckwear, The turnover linen collars and uffs to match are now wrought out in exceedingly dainty design and fin. sh. The material and embroidery )f the finest des Some faint One stylish ie cans iR of black trimmings on prettly design scen the wall rption the white. these filled in with lines, corner still with a dot it fainter of white at ach was very pretly, in. ather than black, the lines were of The round lace collars are fective laces Where rufls they are flat and with the stole finish. The long shoulder effect {a still orrect one, and all neckwear forms to this idea. Con- variety and beauty of the various col lars and stocks. For those with lots of are few, each and every one can find something to taste and pocketbook NOT AFRAID OF. SPIDERS. “Daughter, will you pleass remove old-fashioned mother in ‘ones at the breakfast table the other morning of the big, lear-eyed college girl who was sit ting opposite her. “That creature” was a big silver spider with jeweled eyes, a clever specimen of the jeweler's art--a brooch, but a realistic insect. “You poor little mother,” sald the girl a moment later, when she re turned without the objectionable or oament and stopped to kiss the elder woman before she took her seat. “I wouldn't wear’ it for the world if 1 thought it troubled you, but you don't know how Interesting spiders are un- til you have studied them." The up-to-date girl is a peripatetic “200,” Bhe weara animals and sects of all kinds In her jewelry and trinkets, and there is nothing about her which better {illustrates the dif ference between the young women of this generation and their predeces sors. The mother of this college gir! of spiders all her and she cannot overcome her dislike of even the clever imitation She dislikes Insects of all kinds, anJ a snake fills with ~Indd her terror CLEANING 3y a very simple renovate yards of ve + ast VELVET means vet, without If h, you only filled water one can the strain on he temper. you have blazer and pan filied the tea ket ¢ spy pid 2111 a con su} A 8 a chafing di from nuous If one has vy gas and ol purchased for a few d ten cent ters. One has light one them and place a shallow pan of ing water upon it to obtain the yread a new on a table, lamp or stove and Jay out pleces of to be commencing An ordinary w broom {8 1 arsh and will a delicate material. All spots be entirely « with BLOVes ard centa at five only coun of sil S01 an to steam Epaper set the the are reno work, hisk scratch should gagoiine, the wveivet thor be h marks of the vated brush the leaned and when this is dry and oughly shaken it should the steam pear and the all the velvet is held the suriace The wrong toward t} 10 enough game gide steam, not loge to moisten ot the Rox wis A PRETTY CHOCOLATE POT A beautiful set tea and chocol pots for luncheon or breakfast fe made in ware brilliant moss green. Around th kK of teapot is a sil This sup the lid, hinged, and slender sil inches long con to support 8 ‘Test Or of ate the ports also serves to the ver chains, about which on verging at distance + thiree descend that the one side, ich bears the owner purchased stands the science of heraldry like to assume borrowed mea quite as dangerous as assuming oth Kinds of borrowed plumage The chocols bot Is a tall jar more up than the tea pot cisely the same the iant wt shape It is de way with hinge he twin cl na he pen orated CULTIVATE men would THIS only the bear in mind odd world's good day they in what ne ¢ careful they say, and how of thought as they say it. Charity is wall as deed. [It is not ted to the feeding of the hun gry, and lothing of It is as much needed among the as Among any The woman who would be a pattern of her sex will cultivate a, still tongue; if she would a blessing humanity will tamper justice with mercy, and, above all, she will keep her verdicts to her self when she sits in judgment on her friends restri the the poor rok i080 other class ba to she MOURNING MILLINERY It seoms as If we are going back te the exceedingly heavy mourning of years ago. The new mourning bon the immensely crepe vell. In fact, the heavy crepe is once more liberally used on mourn ing gowns, too, and It ia to be de - * * Notwithstanding this use of heavy the touch of white seen last year on mourning bats is still being is rather an astonishing that it is the proper thing Some shoulders are go long that the sleeve top reaches little more than half way above the elbow, A black velour coat Is the very smart garnish noted on a coat of scar let cloth. Never was there a greater variety in sleeves. Coat sleeves distinguish some mannish suits, while some elab orate creations have enough material in the sleeves to make an ordinary coat, From seven to eleven gores distin guish the modish skirts, Coat sults have elther walking skirts or trailing skirts, according to one's taste and the wear for which they are intended. - HOUSEHOLD, THE BREAD BOX. A new bread box is of tin lined with porcelain. Bread cannot mould in this, it is claimed. Bread need not mould in any kind of a bread bin. should not be put in hot, and thes cloth in which it is wrapped should be perfectly fresh and dry. A PRETTY WORK BASKET A pretty little work basket of stiff cardboard cut out in tion, each one about six and five broad at the top, slanting tc a width of three and a half inches af the base. Ribbons at the top and bot tom of each section fasten them to gether in form somewhat like a tal strawberry box. These sections are covered with ecru crash, and on the outside of attached a needle pad covered flap of canvas Another of this little basket car ries a tomato pincushion silk A third is decorated little the form of section four sec one 18 with a side two emeries in traw berries, and the has pocket fastened keep butions This the for small ticle on it in spool cotton inside of the box of mending leaves any requiring piece BEWINg GERMAN who has cats will Ameroi FRITTER gen be qu THE No one man fritters tent with our preparation Even our for “fluffy fritters” will not the delicate yet rich uine Ger avery ite con an met best recipes produce the morsels that Germans produce unless we under stand the The very t of mixing jure and Germany, excell prepare BECT fritter imp ¥ is both dessert frit wales and one-half cup of butter together The moment th rater bolls stir ir a heaped il flour Continue bottom the to preven! the paste the cleaves ie beating spoonful hot fat Th le. is popular in and economical and an ent vy $e 10 puffed esl yield way Eif Led holdin £ the of dish the stove When pants fron 3 As Add each of the done one pan 'n fritters may be taste its ing to American tion of various fru prepared fritter paste, and when pecret of the mixing is once stood they will equally delicious whether served in the form clay fritters for the meat dish or a sweet fruit fritter served with seus for dessert or meats h the under be of ened TABLE LINEN Prophet $ PICK-UPS they are hing that Duchesse the and pposed going tt and point fashionable ‘Ah, i» me means lo know in happen fe Venise laces sighs mild! of * * . nd! Mexican, Teneriffe, Paraguayan and all manner of drawnwork laces are just as modish And nous, they soem more appropriate to mix up with food than duchesse and su And it is not sour everyt «ay that are to table linen be for Timmited Never mi entre do h fine IRs grapes, either - a » Delft blue linen embroidery worked and express two in white white linen fads in lace of worked in blue table needlework & - ® New and stylish for n uses are the French cre s » - lace popular for table lin is the Russian, while a favorite with some * * * redleworkers pon laces Another sn adornment cluny is aleo It considered not good form to have any but pure white lace on the and even the colored silk embroidery which made gay the luncheon of the past is now not so popular as formerly. — Philadeliph’ is now ‘able RECIPES Glazed Sweet Potato Scrub sweet potatoes, cook In bolling water until tender, pour off the water, scrape off the skin, cut in pieces lengthwise ping pan, sprinkle thickly with gran ulated sugar, and pour over half » cup of melted butter, basting often When a glaze fio formed remove from the oven and put in a vegetable dish, German Cabbage. — Slice a small red cabbage, soak it in cold water one hour; put one quart of cabbage in a stew pan with two tablespoonfuls of butter, half a teaspoonful of salt one tablespoonful of minced onion, » grating of nutmeg and a little cay enne pepper; cover and cook until cabbage is tender, add two table spoonfuls of vinegar and half a tea spoonful of sugar; cook five minutes | jonger. Hot Slaw.-—S8lice a cabbage for cold slaw, make a dressing with yolks of two eggs beaten a little, four table spoonfuls of water, one tablespoonful of butter, four tablespoonfuls of hot vinegar and half a teaspoonful of salt; stir over hot fire uftil thick ened, add the sliced cabbage to this while hot, mix thoroughly and serve Crab Toast. — Put in the chafing dish one tableapoonful of butter; when melted add one tablespoonfu of chopped celery, one teaspoonful o flour and half a cup of milk o cream, stir until thickened, add om can of crab meat, stir until heated add one teaspoonful of sherry, salt pepper and paprika to taste; spread on toast, ROMANTIC Bhe is engaged, oh, lovely maid! What ratpures thrill us through! What happiness hangs word! What hopes are fed on you! We pledge our lives wish "Twill surely make This pearl of girl To cook on your to serve your engaged firs at nit I q New York Herald pe THE COMPLAL ion weren't we look EXPLA] uth, anawered the ve find that things much ti ing out how thir happen they forget and make happen for themselves.” FAREWELL be a far the swell tour? prima donna cease singing in pub it answere “You He? “Not to hs farewell mean to Merely opport money.” people are te sa) at all that another uz ve 3 nity to their or IT to brace HIS IDEA you try up and Meandering the way us men ustrious people I couldn't anawered op + fate.” * YOUTH v fully hard-heart seem to slek.> . as skating on Fourth of the N WORRIER great deal left to him." to me wearing A BOR i to worry a rine was he has confided in the habit of and that he was worried without any troubles sh to a frightful ex WHOLLY IMPO SSIBLE “Didn't you tell me yesterday that you had a wife and three small chil »* asked the benevolent looking dren? | man. “Mister,” responded Meandering Mike, “if 1 had a wife an’ three chil dren. don't you spose I'd put ‘em tc | work instead o' goin’ out dis way my | self?” i ——— i HIS EXCLUSIVENESS | “you don’t seem to mingle muck | with the friends of your early youth” said the visitor, in a reproachful tone | “Are you ashamed of them?” | “No, sir,” answered Mr. Cumrox, | stoutly. “But they woulda’t under | stand th.s cake walk and vegetable | party business that we're cultivatin®, | and 1 don't want ‘em to be ashamed HIS PERSUASION. “Have you ever made any effort te distinguish yourself in public de bate?” “No, sir,” answered Senator Sorg hum, “when money talks its argn- ment is usually most effective whem it comes in the nature of a strictly personal communication.” Washing. ton Star, IMPROVEMENTS. “fave you made any improvesnents yp have,” has just discovered a new way to put stock on the market” . . ;
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