THE FARMYARD IN SPRING. How it usually looks after the long winter of the north country! board, scraps @ of bone, brought there by the dog, what is worse, thrown out there din- ner; wisps of straw, scraps of paper and ail manner of Cebris scatlerel there during the cold days of winter, come to light, now that the snow has vanished. What cleared or, after about it? It ought be up. You know it Then why not do it? in this world but once. Life is fous to most of us. Pity the man of whom true. More than we snow or realize our health and length of life depeni upon our farm yundings. The air breathe, the light which con dows, all have length of our da ing All the winter left where it is, laria, which biz word for bad air. from this decay the surface of the finis its back to us impurities which the food Yet 1. y A 1K. i 0e Ve live pre this is not sure we water we drink, the ough our win- to do with the and the joy of liv- uch material surely the wasie days will Gecay and decay n simply tha until ground way into the well, bringing pass int« we eat and water house drains nd need opening But, putting s of health, look a aesthetic matter H vw a fa: grounds of which are well ke] have You cs it. About h thos “have no time for have seen indienntal . fact that thinks is the place. Nine really knew that house, you naturel, hard unhappy. Life its members. standpe tor it 1 1. » LT IL 1Q0AS 0 noticed thi ouses owned by things" of lives ti farming get out of the of sheltered such proofs who ere that a there iz of money he can times out ten, if yon the family by would find them {ll and generally little meaning to Every thing about the farm to the appearance of the grounds around the house. No doubt the boys and girls are just ach- ing to get away from the home ts the city. The rundown and slipshod way of keeping house yard may be taken as a sure index of all the other methods of the farmer. The trim and neat tokens a thrifty and happy farmer and contented children. Home is not gimply a place to live in overnight. It is home word. Around it ce makes life worth dren may worked has corresponds the farm yaril be- lest sense of the " atl The that ntres will It pays point to make as nice as possible. The expense is not great and the return beyond estimate, Then take time to clean up.—E. L. Vincent, in New York Farmer. more the farmhous Tribune MUTTON SHEEP. and fattening of mutton Any one who ever eaten a genuine Southdown mut- ton chop has little need to be told of its superiority; indeed there is no comparison. There is none of the rank, wooly taste so often noticed in American mutton. Prime mutton of most wholesome meats, but on account of its price and scarcity 3 4 the diet of the working ft would be West, where ural grasses « of the the world, the r: sheep may in the petitora sheep aising has our is one the of Yery little into whom of great In the both the ¢limate and nat ombine to best sheep-growing se enters lasses, to benefit render it one ions © ising of good mutton attended with In all who have tried it met with success. One of reeds of sheep for mutton and wool is the Southdown. This is ite English mutton and fis probably one of the oldest breeds. be. ing well known at the time William profit fact, have . the best 1¢ the breed. is much larger than it the fact that iegged. A should have appears, from they are very short. thoroughbred Southdown a aark brown face and black legs. The wool is about four inches long, thick and close: the fleecea average from eight to twelve pounds per head. They are docile and become very tractable with kinl man- agemert. They will not bear herding in as large herds as the merinos, but are more easily herded. They are ex. cellent mothers, taking the best care of their young, and very prolific, They will attain a weight, at two years old, of from one hundred and seventy-five to two hundred pounds, or more, and may readily be fattened at any age, for which reason they are particularly valuable for market pur poses, as the lambs mature early. fladelphia Record. POULTRY. FOR WINTER. Those who raise poultry for eggs have probably selected the young stock for winter laying, and they should be located where they are get. ting all the green food they need, yet not running over too much area. Af- ter spending all of the summer on a range of considerable size, it is ‘a good vlan to bring tha nullata In ness. Baby a J IN er the house and give them a smaller range; room enough to get plenty of exercise, but not enough so they will run off the muscle and weight gained summer, They must not should be plump and with enough vi tality to stand the If any are alling separate from the of the flock, and if they readily cured by simple ’ and burn the car in mind that take an ailing tors confinement resi are not dies, kill them bearing afford t winter quar surplus trou one bird a place for the 50 that fan not into Provide 1a they lets or hens, and 5001 nit pu applicat If this test soil the appli of or two rate twenty-five years in two years, apply els an f twenty-five or be all can make them. tion of the soll ia Ashe there ot further trouhle w napolis News, CARN AND COW-PEAS pianted the corn in aiternate magine 5 ile dt fleren if f . tid any : percepti raised The fed it ai very of corn the cow-peas We cows like it as commenced on it about he first of last month. They ran out i tl 1. Since be veather got cold was 160 tons and the equally as well the corn T™S Voy in well 1 they are doing use PRACTICAL POULTRY POINTS Introduce new biood among the poultry Give the fow papecial during the mouniting season Oil meal will assist moulting process, Do not expect to get good, pure-bred poultry for zix cents per pound. Keep the henhouse clean and sweet Hens have food and drink regular intervals, Treat your fowls gently and they will be tame and look to you for kind ness, Save all use, Give your fowls plenty of room: save crowding. Keep the roosts kerosene, Keep the henhouse free from lice and the hens also, Feed salt very sparingly: large amounts often prove fatal to them. Save your second crop clover: cul it up and feed it with a mixture of bran. Do not forget a supply of fresh wa ter; an egg is ninetenths water. ———— VALUE OF BUTTERMILK. Buttermilk is a valuable food for both man and beast. It fs that por tion of the milk or cream left after the fat has been removed. It contains nitrogen, potash, phosphoric acid, soda, and a certain proportion of milk sugar. A ton of buttermilk possesses a manurial value of two dollars. It is a more valuable food than many sup pose, are and hasten the should at the droppings for future saturated with The cocoanut palm has leaves near. Iv thirty feet lone. THE CARE OF THE HAIR The combing of the must done with a large comb with widely separated teeth, and not with a comb, Always use a shell comb, and beware of bone and celluloid combs, which burn and eut the hair. In the morning and at night, after being combed, the hair must balr be be f which can the bending penetrate without Abstain from us As they irritate the bair metal brushes, alp and tear the ing hair always each lock from top the separately, Brush but to bottom, the until it make becomes brilliant. hair into small down To sleep, divide ¥ and braid, an back plaits, your Never be in a hurry when dressing your hair, and never pull or tug at it. Avoid a of heal dress, and too tight air from at this gften pro- too uniform style strained R which penetr ing vokes the 10 mak LUNCHEONS 3 Onis anything a delicate chil simply cheon rength this must also be easity of the wholesome lun the time when it is However, {it be fresh, for a little most ex pensive need not always jar of nice apple sauce, stewed figs or dates, or a peeled and baked apple will by no means be lespised The last the perfect gowns are when iays i a} ionab.e material. Nun's-veiling cheapest and best waists of one is about the mate ial n economy to be consid srad, and th ¥ good. TI iyed to 1ecessarily ands of silk or a Sroidered H 1 whe shades are extreme imming can be of lace nun'svelling—not lace band of silk em knots, expensive or with French and Wh " # »e * 1 hen a iffon yoke undersiceves and Accordion-pleated gowns are not of fashion velling a ss las A yr Y i 1 m-pleated or 3 a charmingly wear, no matter always r more 20 than now $ becoming, narrow Ive ve ibbons and rosettes with steel an hinestone buckles make the gown ex eedingly smart and ect. Trimming with bands of velvet | ibbon exactly the same shade as the {| reiling is another dainty and effective ashlon Harper's Bazar. VELVET APPLIQUES ON FUR very novel in ef. m our lace. affections, A deep though not ‘henille fringe at match ia a novelty. Many of the squirrel skins are made ip into pelerines with the white por- ion used on the gray for trimming, he two mingling admirably together. Squirrel is being made up into auto ‘oats, with black skunk collars. A pony sacque possibly is better able to withstand the dust and damp, for in the ends, gray to ip umbrellas while going through the ir at twenty milea an hour, Beautiful and varied kinds Sroldery are being introduced jear's new coats, Appliques of con- ventional flowers In velvet of the tame shade as the musqush moleskin # often carried down the front of the oss sacques, the velvet outlined with a fine upstanding cord. Thia shows up well on the large turn-down sollars and sleeves New York Com- mercial Advertiser, A PRETTY GIRDLE. A smartdooking dress accessory consists of a very wide bluish-pink gir dle made of stitched satin bands, ered with pompadour ribbon in fawn scattered with little pink rose and green leaves When this is worn, the waist is finished of stitched satin the girdle, l in front silk-covered the stitched satin an also be used as a sl buds with a stock like only narrower with a tiny pompa buckle { lands of held wi a dour bu kl¢ trimming the cu yf the hold below They may form sleeve or sy used the just to place the elbow buckle moire tv l ¥ sets are also stylish in silk thi knots color. black kly sprinkled with prefty Margaret in some 3 bright : ‘oats 1d Gon id Grace in the Woman's Home Companion, KITCHEN'S UNDUE PROMINENCE The "French, in the world, perform their entire with in the area that is often this in a house of china American, following his allen the best OOKE task given in moderate alone, for English the size the an habit of impor untry, to the closet into amount of aen Or grvice por This ndency and it +d importance given problem in idable country ordinar than SUpposes orougnt ity is s« it {8 worth hearing gold band de thing in vk it would be NATTOW all pleasantly natural-looking i is a gun-metal mouse and it has a long gray tail, and And girls are actual bangle An other fashionable and new bangle is 2 flat gold band representing in shape 2 leather belt fas The 1181p iittie pearis for eyes this iy wearing mouse h appears to be tened with in-meial DOW Knot new a view university girl gradu term for Bib at Cambridge laat who were special ists In engaged apart from consideration of theh personal religious position, and sev summer turers their subjects were the eral well-known men delivered FRINGE THE FASHION Though fri larity ba vot it nge can date its popu % ¥ 4 hntseande fr ¥ some (housands of vears swwerthelesgs one of the most lay Per girl has in for fringe whether she always appears glad te back into fashionable fa vor after it has been out of date for a time This autumn fringes of all sorts are the vogue-—fine silk fringe, coarse fringe, jot fringe and cloth Fringe is used to give the fash] trimmings to modern amart fondness has haps heri Whether hasn't, she or she welcome it bon neckties, as well as to her best cloth street-gown Woman’ Br Companion, Voile will not be confined to house wear. Crepe de chine {a ideal for indoor Whole dresses are in some instances but a series of puffings. Shirred shoulders, in many cases, Little plaitings are used many ways. Heavy lace will be almost as popu- lar as during the summer, Buttons are among the exceedingly smart trimmings, Cord effects are nojiced on both dreses and hats. Rich, silky, fibre braid trims many hats, matching that on the dress, ft is absurd for the woman who from choice or necessity moves ener goeticaily to choose a princesse dress. in very HOUSEHOLD, DRINK of oat A GOOD Put into NOURISHING a pan four ounces cut into slices; mix together with lon of boiling water, stir thoroughly and drink when quite cold. SILK COVERED CLOTHES HANG ERS. something quite presents, The wooden or metal hange of 1 the lining of idea con with th ri entire si Here is new and eapecially men. has the against and wearing out This gists in winding the of soft in such face this material be linen, holland or with A monogram to disadvantage 1hbing coats and waists. new wood satin, or wi bhon the to its allk or a way to without adding bes pnd Cover size your means ateen can be fs perfectly satisfa results, can be embroid ered by way of embellishment Many dress hangera of aluminum and are very to carry Others are of nickel, neither i rodes or garments can Queen are now made convenient 2 2 ile Jandie of injures and which metal the linings Grace Jones, in PREVENTS COLORS FROM RUN NING. A tablespoonful of black pepper, ar old laundress say first suds in whi ed, prevent « A handful of er j A 8B ors, but which Is from fading Many in preference to aug old } pinks, blues ar worth of into the wash running wat stirred cottons ors are from a pailful which fixes salt in of makes fon not sure standby, f such « solved makes a poluti hich will establish the tone The or sugar of going to prevent prevent 30 before baths will not fading if it is Delicate © safe Alum water is a si : grime NOTE all, are E01 as well CUSHIONS FOR THE large floor cushions as they are ornamental Their manuf ure and arrangement admit of much variety of taste, and they are not difficult of homely materials sacking and the excelsior can be pressed into For fall days the warm and cool airs of Sep that invite FLOOR Are as conven ient to Even present evolve out common ever service suns one it of doors damp coldness SU rnrice surprise one ith the no com floor omes the of cretonne, velour, which come for the matting carpet nels, ourse, Bagdad squares flexible flan purpose, ight br cloths or RECIPES Rice Waffles —To one cupful of cold rice add one cupful of flour; egg: add to it half a cupful pour this the rice and beat add one level! of butter (melted), teaspoonful "of baking powder teaspoonful galt; bake in a well greased waf fe iron; milk may place of in that case omif the baking powder and use one teaspoonful of baking soda Orange Puffs. —Put one cupful of water in a saucepan with two round teaspoonfuls of butter; when boiled beat one of milk; flour and teaspoonful over well one level of beat well and be sour used ir we 111 RIiK AWoet leve! cook to a take from the fire, and when yolks of the grated rind of one of the eggs well greased custard cups two-thirds full and bake in mod with liquid sauce. Squash Biscuit. — Boil summer squash until tender; drain very thor sughiy and press through a strainer; add to it two eggs, well beaten, one fourth cup of sugar and four table spoonfuls of milk; flavor with lemor rind or vanilla; line a ple dish with a good plain paste: pour in the cus tard and bake thirty minutes. Tomato Pickles. One peck of greer tomatoes sliced, six large onions slic ed; mix these and sprinkle with one cupful of salt and pour over water to rover, let them atand over night; ip the morning drain thoroughly; put four quarts of vinegar, two pounds of brown sugar, half a pound of white mustard seed, two tablespoonfuls of allspice, the same of cinnamon, cloves, ginger and ground mustard over the fire, add the tomatoes and boil until tender; fill jars and seal Scotland not only leads in pure bred cattle, but by daily quotations on the London market leads on prime oat Hicawisn i 4 A lozdon paper gives away the se cret that [rishwomen's native shawls are wholly made in Scotland. There is a preacher in Dmporia Kan. who is probably listening sharp ly for a eall now, He asked the in his conpregatior Sunday [nas called n wom an cent 1 On A re ‘“ Lo IMp.ove their hats e—— The Henry standing New York Tribur Irving at the id without a any land A story effe attempted to the gar SURAT and stu po This prove ¥ an i nares ample Andrew iean Have imitate nj Properiies at MAY to Attention the mentiones an actus El« it in paper, as wel ording to the - far v i IArmers ing to visi baby's crib up in front of the tele phone, Op ned th re iver and re quested Central g£an 1 bor's i baby be neigh. The fact that in the West almost every any pre tension, and every grocery store and candy shop, its bility to the tale to C1 o call ! { he shone tele Cheap near Carraa ture. Monumental work ialands has greatly de gevere co What calls "an by on« Ameri da from the national “along with the medal muse and laration and the inks that in the of Congress id might and s¢ way, be proc retire cup leave the newer generat to es tablizh a new As it really does seem that the superiority of the American racing machine is now demonstrated, why is this not @ good plan? It would leave the field 1 free ion contest, if desired man, has indicated—of true, service able, seagoing schooners. Such a con test would well be worth while It would be wholly valuable in develop ing the moat beautiful sailing vesse! in the world—the American schooner In an article on the “Education of Girls as Future Wives and Mothers,” Mrs. Theodore W, Birney describes » practical and very suggestive plan which was adopted by one mother ip the instruction of her own children and some little friends of theirs. She has organized a clul} to which she wil? give a portion of every Saturday, for the instruction of the youthful mem bers in cookery and other house wife ly duties. To lay the foundation for a thorough training in matters that pertain to wifehood and motherhood, each little girl will be given a doli, pre suns bly a few days old, which she will be taught to bathe and dress, and to do the hundred and one other little things necessary in the care of in fants. The members of the club will follow the babies through the various sicknesses to which young children sometimes succumb, and as the imag inary baby grows older an interesting feature will be the Introduction of questions of obedience and punish. mand. ate ’
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