AR WINTER DAIRYING. Where the conditions are such dairying can be successfully it can be maie a profitable business. Prices for butter are usu- ally better in winter than in summer, and there {8 more time to pr perly perform the work. But unless the conditions are favorable, would be to follow the of sneing dairy operations early in winter pursued, it better older system comm the spring. For both purposes, good COWS, should those best adapted to the business, be selected and kept, so no more ne vd be said on this point. The to be considered in this These comfortable first thing is the i made There yws., ani for them business winter quarters. ghould be warm, and shoul enough . pvt caring constructed as ani- 1 AL. he ents of the all gizes. and with the a {ent bedding tend to keep tion of suff hem clea It 1 cows are to remain in during the long winter, will require much care from wasirability of having and comfortable rememberad that the stahles they shou these where the own- er, hence the everything ma as admit and convenient as cir- for the the com- s“umstances fort of of the animals saving abhor in caring for them After proper housi { I of feedin in milk tion y yield must 14 should be feel BUTrDOZe: urpd Vv raring that go It is a der form narpose a™ arly balance the carboh nt unt silage av there will AY there will 20oTn » 80 much containing protein, as otton goed grain feed bran, the meal, ete. Wit feeds there feeds, gluten and g food grain nitable rat morning and night-—Ame IMPROVEMENT OF CORN Prof. 1.. H. Bailey in America explains manner in which corn is being im- proved The particular materials that give the corn kernel most of its value are the oil, the portein and the gtarch. For the production of corn | for which the demand is large a corn that has a high oll content of course, particularly valuable; | while for the production of starch or for the feeding of bacon hogs, a rela tively higher percentage of other ma. terials desirable. It is apparent, therefore, that of corn should | be bred for a particular content, de | pending on the disposition to be made of the grain. Equal economic resui's cannot be attained, however, in in- creasing the content of any of the | three leading Ingredients, since a | pound of gluten is worth one cent, | a pound of starch one and one-half | cents, and a pound of oll five cents, The amounts of these ingredients in the corn kernel are amenable to in-| crease or diminution by means of | in Country Life the wonderful oil is, is races gelection—by choosing for seed the kernels of ears that are rich or poor | in one or the other of these materials. | Fortunately, the oil and starch and protein of the corn kernel occupy | rather distinet zones. Next, the out gide hull is a iark and horny layer that is very rich in portein; in the conter ia the large germ, very rich in ofl: between the two 1s a white layer of starch. It is found that the kernels on any ear are remarkably raiform in thelr content; the dissec- tion of a few kernels, therefore, en- | ables the bresasr to determine the | ears that are rich in any one of the substances, ¥snoriment stations in | the corn-growing states are already making great headway in this new! breeding of corn, and one large con- | cern in Illinois fs taking it up as a commercial entarprise. All this re | calls the remarkable breeding ex-| periments of the Vilmorins in France, whereby the sugar-content of the beet was raised several points: It Is Im. possible to over-estimate the value of | any concerted corn-breeding work of GARDEN | billie dollars is increase m to annually. It this efficiency the coming genera it accomplished, pos sev in iii Ww spe POULTRY NOTES. Every poultry should bear well in mind that a fowl house should not “foul” The most tri efforts always be to keep it Fowls " ) all that is keep . keeper house, should clean he a made appre {that done to them an and mfrrtable When vou cle do it pughly, it is ov ¢ #) 1 Out e fox] Lonsd no use do out ov for human beings in the ght does wond shickens } emember t} gs mixed mio ii ani stock at the bad will thrive LICE writer a found fleas Some was vis- breeder of hin His meth ' 1ild kerosene emul years ago the WAS treat weet crean dog out in their efforts to escape trouble apply, this of fleas 0s 1 more to viet hye cats aeeurred to ts which f kero in two a brush and the ite ag cffectual ae the olde mixing kerosene and lard and not sg disagreeable to ap ply To make the job thorough, all of the bedding was taken from the pens and burned ani houses dis infected with carbolic acid. After a day or two kerosene was sprinkled over the floor and walls and new bed ding put in place. These on swine must be fought or the animals will worry so that they will not take on weight i= the lice GRUBS IN SHEEP. An authority on sheep says thal grubs in sheep are as natural as halt on the tail of a horse, and the beat way to care for them is to let them Sheep raiser: whose animale have been troubled with grubs in the head will not agree with this method | perhaps, but there is no doubt but | what there Is too much unskilled | treatment of sheep for this pest, and | much of the treatment is cruel in the extreme. There is no doubt but tha sheep strong enough to resist the attacks of grubs, and unless the case is very bad little attention should be paid to grubs. There i8 no way of getting the pest out of the flock entirely. If one has a bad cage in the flock and the animal is valuable it will pay to put it in the hands of a skilled veterinarian for treatment. Do not use the often advised method of running wires up the nostrils of the animals in a vain apolis News, a A New Orleans shirtmaker's state ment that he has discovered the long hunted yellow fever parasite Is arous ing some Interest, The farms of the United States cover 841000000 acres and employ nearly 10,600,000 people. An Englishman has covered 427 miles tn 21 hours and 16 minutes with his automobile. FRANCE'S FIRST HUNTRESS. | The Czar's uncles, Vladimir and | Alexis, cynically enough shoot part- | ridges ani rabbits with the President | year after year; but when they fol- | low the French stag over the same presidential grounds of Ramboulllet, it is with the hounds of a great land. owner and very rich lady, whose per- sonal life is go surrounded by safe- guards against the modern and the commonplace that, except when she wishes it, she scarcely Knows that the old regime is ended. This is “the first huntress of France,” the ager Duchesse d'Uzes, who in Christ mas week of 1502 was her eleven hundredth stag. The {uchess lic more than of this old Rambouillet forest, be- tween President favorite chateau and her own hunting chateau of Bonnelles. The President has right to shoot the partridge and the rabbit on his land at Rambouiliet] but should he wish to chase the deer, he, too, must be invited by the duch- ess. She does not invite the dent often In return President forbids the military to ap pear at the haliali something all the the great lady, In of falls. not on her, but on young officers of the neighboring g: rison, forced thereby to the i of The the Minister of War dow- at rents from the repub- sixty thousand acres Loubet's the Preosi- the uniform of the greviou the duchess— more to that burden it able maintaining President expense costumes Bay, forbidden at duchess Be Year ginning the Duche self in her favo a mor son rious” the ries opens, firs hunters are royal visits The depth of the age, In with gold assizes at circular three miles Century wood an old stone cf in the forest, tw from rs oerys 44 ¢ opening the chateau —The WHY THE SCARCITY OF NINE COMPOSERS? There are carp » of course FEMI ing critics who n oe in that mascu the fall fields of art consti would bel Ve, he Bup ior 4px. rr Ap point to of women a8 evidence tute, as Mrs have Men based, ing, 8 supreme g¢ sex does not idence Journal Of course, there nations of a fact be disputed. One is that women have not had the chance that men have had, and that in the coming centuries they will outdo all that men have done in the past. But this argument involvea a pure assumption it remains to genius develops opportunity. Men with few advantages have risen the heights of achievement and in the arts, especially, competi. tion Is free. The women who have become great artists have not usually conscious of the limitations of There are women painters whose place ls not so very far below though their number is 18 may be ethi but In sculpture ad gto nius other possess, the Prov- re various expla which ean hardly Besgides, that stio with be demonstrated in exact to at least something, It seems to be In music chiefly that | The list of a thou sand women composers which an in. fustrious German has compiled ig not sonvicing. One could easily make up a list of a thousand men composers | sf whom only a few had heard. The point is that of these women not! more than a dozen can fairly be call sd eminent and of the Jozen none has the genius of Wagner, Bach, Bee thoven, Gounod, Bchubert or Verdi A WOMAN NEVER TOO OLD. Don't think that a life of ease and luxury Is essential to preserving youthful, delicate looks. A certain amount of work and exercise Is nec sssary to keep the muscles firm and silastic and the flesh hard, Don’t let go of love or love of ro mance. They are amulets against wrinkles. Not all the world’s homage is poured at the feet of girlhood. Don’t fancy that the dew of youth, with its complexion of roses, Is alone ible to Inspire passion. A woman's best and richest years are from 36 to 0. The old saw about “sweet six- teen” 1s exploded. Don't be glum If you want to be young. Dance ani sing and, above all, laugh. Ride, drive, row, swim, and walk a mile—or make it three daily. Keep your heart young, thus defy Father Time. Don't belong to the “old folks" through the evening hours cause your boy is at college. Don't be afrald that “Why, she goes about like a girl!” If fee! light and easy in motion, why be staid, moping, artificial because you are supposed tc and and be some one will say: you be 8p, being Don't be or impatient. Those evil habits make ugly lines In face Do gentle, ind, generous things without thought cf return. Don't think t tability in no longer young? envious or disheartened the 7, here is intense respec being No old ugly rather ugly because you are old. person has has had beautiful a right to be all her life in She which to grow MERCERIZED M view of the £3 ATERIALS sive popularity of ex ianufac The term the small years ago discovered In of mercerized extons goods a worl planation in regard to their ture will be Interesting | derived from of Mercer, a dealer In i “mercerized” name wares, who fifty a chemical ion which he conld effect pre ¥ by make « Ten years umably in his employ, method varn silken In after, another man perfected the come one of the greatest and successes throughou in con equence o riced perfec re RTE or ef oo wi Lt materials cerized 1d the Again i. flames beautiful fs Hm. stance BUTTONS gir] sfactorily ans “Wi got plenty ol ant O's a fad with useful fad on 8 1 gir Hike used way, « ; coins and medals, they are now to decora Surely woeater for the onsplo rather She gleove where nt the but the to i the Home Companion MOSLEM WOMEN'S FREEDOM There has amount of pity wasted upon the Moslem women It may surprise even the woman suf fragist to learn the laws of Mo hammed confer women a great or of protection than any of the middle Roman law more recent liberties protection granted te been a vast that upon legal laws Only degree code gince the and married women by the laws of divorce and the exclusive property rights now in force in the United States can be in Turkey Under the Moslem the free ani uncontrolled possession of her property is minutely stipulated in the marriage contract sum Is also arranged for her main band’s rank.--Century. Heavy taffeta will be made inte bandsome shirtwaist suits. Crepe de chine and kindred soft stuffs are ideal for house and even ing wear, Ombre effects in velveteen are beautiful for waists and costumes, Tweels and kindred stuffs are first cholce for serviceabla suits. Aluminum is a pastel shade of gray Brass is by no means despised Gold Is a winner in anything from buttons to velvet. Steel color (there's a superb blue cast to it) is a favorite. Rowe gold is as beautiful in ombre velvet as it 1s in splendid jewelry, For country wear the open-necked sailor blouse is charming. Flat stoles of any material from tulle to fur are here. There's no getting away from the becoming tulle chou, Military touches distinguish new stocks. ri} HOUSEHOLD. HOW TO BTAND THE SQUEAK. A creaw ng Goor hinge may be lenced by applying to it a tiny bit of soap and rubbing it on with the point of a lead pencil, si TO CLEAN COPPER. Copper ketties, etc, fully cleaned with a cut lemon in aalt. in clean cloth, re SUL Afterward rinse water and poll REMOVING ONION ODOR To sweeten jars ti retain } with garden mold and of doors for well washed 3 ing with jam or for any an oqol two or Lor they will THOW TO WASH V Wash by # in warm soapsuds and count velveteen y al we @iiow gqueeze or it straig! to hang otherwise it will i rook BLOOD . "eo flowing TO To © i hands then wound, instantly STOP op FLOWING Ww fas biood fre To prevent a fruit ple, clean white right througl tha juice let TO IMPROVE CHAIRS CANE SEATE] then foot Next pla Put the well Next them i Now blankets, on sheets Next ome bolsts blankets, wrinkle. Dumplings Mix togethe teaspoonfuls egg well beaten milk or water and a for pisin dum) boiling water; if to assee or stew, drop from the spoon or the moat in the pan; the pan and boll eight minutes hom ein ans serve with {ri or bones cover Cabbage Dressing-—Heat half cup ful of cream, beat yolka of two eggs molgten one teaspoonful of core starch, add it to the scalding cream then add two beaten egge yolks; sth until thickened; remove, add grad ually two tablespoonfuls of vinegar and a few drops of onion juice, Turkey Soup-—Boll half a cup of well washed rice In one quart of stock until the rice is tender, rub all through the strainer and return tc the fire: beat the yolks of two eges add half a cup of cream to them, add this to the stock and rice, stir untl) soup is scalding hot. Peach Pudding—Cut slices of stale sponge cake, pour over them a little sherry after they have been put in » baking dish, or dip each piece in orange juice, fill the dish with sliced peaches and thickly sprinkle ith granulated sugar, when the fruit ie heated through in the oven cover the top with meringue made with whiter of eggs and powered sugar: brows slightly in the oven; put on lee or in 1 cool place. Orange Plombiere--8train the juice sf six oranges and rub the skin ir sne cup of cold water, add one and sne-half cupfuls of granulated sugar warn into a freezer and freeze to » mush: add one pint of cream, mixing t well: freeze again till stiff; remove he dasher, pack and let stand one sour, The fellow who writes asually meets with reverses. verses THE KEYSTONE STATE | Jtest News ol Peansylvinia Told in Short Order. Patents granted Natrona, filling 1 ten, Pittsburg, yoxes: Frank S nachine fo thomas F sonstruction ; guard t Brocket, late New Castle, steel cas Dixon, Mitts fire si cent Plas ire inal, ¥ 1134 nt i Jury, ind ]. int; n 1 win vi suing ” gheny, y Fr ward for Ig Of ale Ancrie es { 50 qGevice 101 R. Jenkins {. King # apparatus am J hn I “alls, yeamless tubing Ser Frederick C bunching ms ders, C. C. Cotter Kees Rocks, gz Yitteburg Colonel Henry J. Newn Chester, committed Ssnatormn oH Wernersville ac. After writing lette who is in Salt Lake C brother, he signed a check re to $ warried Miss ywughter of former hester thin a =i LE ai: i com trike Private Jobs States sentry wh Crowley, Fist e hit liam Arsenal, was released from det of guilty. The fi fully upheld b R. Chaffee At a meeting tyeburg, at Gettysburg ! o hall 2 Aye arricers f Adan under the name ty Rural Letter he following Yresaaent, ni he fiekd, vice-president { Gettysburg Lutlestown, ar Hu se Lutok ar 1.4 ars Os COIMMmisss id Executive Justice ] be Chief Justice of to take the place of lum, decease Justices Mitcheil McCollom were elected at the same and in casting lots for semority, Ju McCollum won A sh of steel broken yunching machine at the Works, town, penetrated of Jose {aughton and death ed in a few nutes Mayor Cummings, of Lancaster, ha signed the anti-spitting ordinance pass ed by City Councils. Persons violating the measure are subject to a pepait: of $1. Annie Dempsey was to wed I V. Daily, at Pottsville. Daily did no After av 3 result L. T. Cosgrove, tax collector of the Bonding Com altimore, surety on Cos It is alleged that Cos unds. Chief of Police Hugh Kelley, of South Bethlehem, is following mn the footsteps of Burgess Pennypacker, of West ester, in an effort to check drunkenness in the town; but he wil pot be content merely to send a list of drunkards to the hotel and saloon keep ers, as Burgess Pennypacker did. Chiel Kelley is colecting the names of all the habitual drunkards in the town and will report them to court for action unde the law passed by the last Legislature which nrovides that drunkards can be placed in confinement in the insane asylums, While trying to save a girl from av assault by foreigners under the Lin coln Avenue bridge, in the East End Pittsburg Andrew J. Kelley, a specia policeman in citizen's clothes, was shot and killed. He came upon two mer who had accosted a girl and during the fight that followed he began to use hi revolver. The foreigners opened fusilade and Kelly was fatally wound ed. Three boarding houses filled with foreigners were raided and fifty inmates are under arrest. One of the men ar rested admits having fired upon the officer i
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