— FRUITS SECURED SPRAYING. ~A0OUND Insects are so numerous and diseas es of trees are multiplying so rapidly that fruit unless checked by als thr tur: they will destroy the chemi HAND Avs a WORKED BY Mf cours 1. W the that ie suffering as in well the ring stay in all of the sn large enough not to «¢ flesh enclosed. In a animal, if not properly flesh will cause a constant | sometimes causing and slough off gide the flesh This should not ring is used take the rin ring gently ring are flesh from ramp or young 4 ET aq) goon ors and points of outside of rings, drog ring is after turn f ' ires HEN'S ECONOMICAL The f many chicken men ia to keep far b rwyond the &00 Utah Agricultural Experiment Station Utah Agrucaltural Experiment Station show that two pens of brown leghorns average 175 eggs per first year, 132 tthe asecond. and 116 the third. The experiment station North Carolina Agricultural reports, in a bulletin, as the elaborate aml careful “that for high production, weight of eggs produced, and economy in pro duction, pullets far outstrip hens.” A single white Wyandotte hen at the Maine agricultural experiment station laid 219 eggs the first year, 162 the second and 72 the fhird. There iz no question that young, vigorous stock the best to keep. Hens get lazy with age, and turn their fat in stead of eggs. Kill even ar a sacrifice, They worth sir rations after the firs AGE tendency hens fowl the of the College resuit of experiments into them off are seldom mount food KEEPING LITTLE CHICKS HEALTHY The first day the little chicks make their exit from the shell thay want nothing but warmth, The ond day boll a fresh egg and crumble the yellow part of it for the little chirpors. This feed can be confinued about five days, then soak whole wheat bread in skimmed milk, squeezed dry and erumbled, For the next few days give fine cracked graln, principally wheat and oat meal, and seeds, fod In litter or chaff. During the day they should will He given what [ soft food crumbly they will eat up clean which should be dry and Skfmi milk and cottage cheese are valuable foods. To ri } fully you must keep clean, busy, 1ise chickens HCCEeRE hungry growing TO DEVEI OP LARGE PEACH Thinning fruit upon peach trees i larg: two WHAT GIVES a 3 acid France's Educated Farmers. In France, as in agriculture engages Lie Ipuiation of Roville near V Institute Dombasle training training schools, irough jonal Inst 1 itted that the peasant” means more than a farmer of nation When the French ea from the institute he ‘a but an educated make the most of the BOTs man who samaliowt He knows familiarly all farm. animate and inanl also all objects, organic and in He is fully of soll life on the organic. equipped to wealth from smallest Through him understand combined wealth of French peasantry. Were such a sys. tem in and compulsory ‘n America, forty million farm workers would be elevated from a homely and commonplace existence to an educatad create the means we the vast the vogue ften worked in the most humdrum manner, mere living per family, mortgaged beyond Harper's Weekly ignorant producing a and generally its present wortl An Italian Brigand’'s Horse. Among South their horses are officers of the Italian brigands taught to law During at Rana Bucea, in which the brigand Mirto was killed, the gen- darmerie was amazed by the furiovs behavior of horse, which lashed out on all sides, and succeeded in injuring one of the officers On In quiry afterward among the prisoners taken it was ascertained that the horse had been trained to behave In thig way by being repeatedly flogged until he kicked one of the brigands, dressed as a carabineer, approaching The horse at last became such an adept that he might be relied npon to kick and rear furiously as the mere sight of a uniform, even realist tho the en counter his WOMAN MORE SUREFOOTED, Is a woman more steady on her feet than a man, and can she distance him in getting over dangerous places? An 3 Fox River Valley ek seems fo aptly #vent in the during the last we illustrate woman's agi and one of the old o hen boys devious paths During 1 the moving alone.” +} 4 areatened ona hand on fidren £ ive them fregt er agses to coma tor is sent to find persuade her to it is a pecullar fact teachers in a mother’s school highest death rate among found in that France the *etter butter # from cremm to the Comes RAYS that the bables Is part of where “The iniries” om people send the he says, “and fe skim milk.” The trict are teaching the mord of the bables ond butter, i their bables on the in that dis mothers Yo think schools sd ue iegz of WILHELMINA'S SHOES TIGHT According to the opinion by a Philadelphia traveler mina, Queen of Holland longer write it “Little Withelmina" is said to be growing " exnragped Wilhel one ‘very plain.” but of very “human” qualities in of this this same traveler tells a sory which presents her in a pleasing lHzht It seems that a certain famous London photographer had been for to take the Queen's picture. tl was second such commission he had re ceived from Amsterdam. When the sitting was over and the plates had been developed Wilhelmina sald de lHghtadly: “Why, this is a much better picture of me than you took before why that ia?” “Your Majesty has now a more cheerful expression.” ventured the ar tist. “Perhaps that is what makes the differences.” “And I know why that should bave been #0.” added the Queen, instantly “The last time you were here, 1 re member | had on very tight boots How can any one look chearful when her feet are being pinched. —Philadel phia Press, sent the BECOMING AND NEW RINGER Rings and thelr suitability fo the hands that wear them Is just nev the subject of serious preocenpation in Paris artistic circles, for fashion has sent forth the edict that they must in future be adapted to the wearer's spe clal shape and color of hed, and no longer be worn merely bocause they are beautiful and costly articles of luxury. It 1s a fact remarked very frequently t¥at some very prefty rings appear Wranealy anil of nlens An snsia Sends and that the colors of the various gems do not always appear to adapt and coloring adorn In conse French themselves to the shaps of the person they artists and de He language and shortcomings A « {1 a special duty to col f h holce production, words and dis made part should soon mistake in the sound « ¢ and in Its words; if voice tion otf ro were right pronunci & training we » an intelligent and people Unchecked lv bark musically shal we ASHION'S FRILLS ARD FANCIES is a favorite Straw seementerie is a (iimming in straw de newest and Button roses the orate toques bon White is destined to retain during Year. Spangled and bead effects are con Floral buckles for evening gown garniture represent a Parisian novelty. Ostrich feathers are finished with a of geld or silver in ornate de sign, oftentimes studded with colored stoned, Gooseberry green and old rose leading shades in millinery. Oyster white is a {Int in pongee that is much admired Chiffon and lace coats are somewhat shorter this season than last, For bridesmaids, beautiful and cost ly gowns will be fashiondd of hand em. broidered nets and handkerchief lin "a Suits of will he are white embroidered pique worn next Sammer Val lace ia promised pronounced vo gue as garniture for Summer dresses the new laces The shepherdess hat remains popu lar, The Tall Missourians, Missourians are sald te be the tall ewt men, on the average, in the world, | They average, it is asserled § foot | 9 inches ~~Kansas City Journal. | A Winter Rainbow. In Siberia a winter rainbow some times lasts all day. It is caused by | fine particles of snow ssspended ia | the air SEALING canning FRUIT CANS fruit ad 4 HIIOWe WHEN BOILING VEGETA When bi water tat } Ai vege » 4 Foon OR remein Her somewhere ertain keeping was nd a worse kind paper had entrusted to his would at once say that it a very poor sort of a lawyer of dressmaker who didn’t keep i in a more remember of their client's belongings ! And yet AWAY 1sinesslike wi last that able to find since! numbers of teings ¥¢ rid t things year when you cleaned house have no Think of the find ev: ry time lean house; had forgotten that sessed! This speaks for itself, and mn home can be run without friction un til busines: methods are applied to machinery of that home. Then will there be no ‘white slaves,” no “Ameri among house you put vou been you es you you pos more more anitis.” wives ALL ABOUT THE HOUSE A compartive noveily in portieres is one made of denim with border of applique leather. Curtains of Arabian and Cluny lace retain the which they have enjoyed for some time past prestige is the filet drapery, the beyond the most wealthy the leader handsome puts ft but the In curtains [talienne, a of which reach of any householders Oat A pretty fancy in the form of a bon. bon dish is a Japanese design in bisque or porcelain representing a young girl carrying a basket in either hand. Each of the receptables is G11 ed with bonbons, A new kind of orange knife has made its appearance this sppring. It has a hook of barb at the end of the back blade whi®h prevents ils pene- trating beyond a certain depth of the rio, which is more easily rémoved than with the ordinary knife. The reverse slde of this knife Is a regular blade, ! THE KEYSIONE STATE Latest News of Pennsylvania Told in) Short Order. noned be- fealth and n failing > at Ix i men resent the State mn \ arious boards of frustecs The has compiled a statement making com parison of the business done by the two Auditor Generals in thet respective terms to show the greal nerease in the State's revenues Major McCauley, in 1868, succeeded to a balance of $4.557.185.04. He collected in the three vears of his terms $40. 400,501.47, which was considered phe nomenal, and paid out $32.680.37093 the largest up to that time in the ns tory of the State. When he left office he turned over to Mr. Hardenbergh in 1001. a balance of $11,341,300.00. In three years Auditor General Harden. bergh = collected $50,275.04208. and paid out $24.154.00084, retiring with & balance of $16,£56,31008 in othe words, Auditor General Hardenbergh began business with $6,784, 115.15 more than his predecessor, collected $0,784. 540.61 more, paid out $11,405.61001 more, and closed with $5,215010.8¢ more of a balance At the burning Locust Gap colliery Shamokin, several heavy internal ex plosions occurred, flames and war shooting from the openings. No dam. age was done to the surface. Supers intendent 1’. F. Brennan directed al persons living in houses close by to vacate, as a cave-in is feared, W. W. Kehoe, Philadelphia, and William Titus, of Lancaster, Pennsyl vania Railroad employees, were held up by footpads on the Lancaster cut off while going West on their train, The robbers at revolvers’ point com. pelled the trainmen to give up their watches and $15. . Auditor General's Departmen! ast