ISLAND FARMS farmers PROG TTIVE in might Jersey mel. Or & man a larg five fave a of the = farming kept pects American hose fromm THE who are as long as growing Atm iff led thn same grower girls are ordinarils factory hands but are ¢ fry try, who ing enoug of 2400 help could be provide d made for b Cost. wers in this coun difficulty i cur th ight such pickers during No secured fi find the se doubt, plenty of ym the cit good arrangements arding and iging at iow FIELD CULTURE OF Cabbages, +l superior in feeding value to ips. are cheaper to grow than a cron, and constitute excellent food for sheep and dairy cows Deep sive loams are hest, the suitable for the stiffest soils, they are deeply worked, Liberal manuring is toe v- five tna re par act | fng. This should be supp! with from two hundred to three hun ared pounds of superphozphated. Top. dressings of from one handred to two nundred pounds of nitrate of soda are | profitable when the young plants have well wan ed, and again when the heads have begun to form. The lightor the soll Jar gocater the quantity of ma sire required. Seed may be drilled | fn rows or started in a seedbed. , The former method (8 both cheaper and Adetter in the end. Drill four wounds per acre. From one to two pounds sown on a rod of good seedbed will produce enough plants for an CABBAGE root wot anise hut ssontial, ns of harnyard od " + nm to thiry t s00d denge sano turnip x Hand though sachu Ma can’ only certain for MOE iI% an leave partments ng him the { new-laid eason, when time his iitry raising no cap good management poultry requis little or valu Farmer's little cost a farm can be made with adjunct to the Home Journal. ible The Modern Specialist. Mrz. Bell sat rocking «¢ her piazza while ] them, worked bods Mrs, Primrose, who had to make a call, fanned herself with her hat, and noted the industrious it > fizuros, "WwW hat tably , dour rhe garden vs Fis pr NOT on f ren below (4 come earth those children she asked. “Weeding.” said Mrs “But can you trust ‘Perfectiv.” “I couldn't trust on are Bell. them?” my Nell and Grace and they're older than years.” ‘You mean they wouldn't know the from the sredlings?” “Precisely Mrs. Bell ively. She , the one leaned forward impres- had on her (atsliigent she assumed when she club én eivie rights “My dear,” said ghe, “this is the ago of specialists, Each man, each wom: an, is, or should be, devoled to one department, Children may not be capable of learning to distinguish all weeds, but any child can learn one [1 have taught Kate pigweed, Annie | pusiey, Gladys ch'ekweed, and Tom sore]. Each goes through a bed and i selects his or her specialty. | sit here lon the plazza and roek.”--Youths | Companion. The power of an engine in India is sometimes given in elephant instead ! of horse-power, an elephant power be ing equal to twenty 4wo horsepower. look addressed a Sh A NITY CASES. Even she not vain, somoething about the new vanity pecting man would not from a cardcase, but a glance that they the ordinary a writer in the a woman cases, Unsus know them woman would much case fo: fascinating to see at a were larger than cards, says Home Companion, The vanity case and it's convenient 10 to be val. quantity of Voman's for own has all things the <ain, if you do not happen a puff and small : wall as a littie box ol a naii file HE HRIDE. ALLWAYS Tiss American BOUTCe i saw Wee when Foe tilly maneuver broider quiet look and as she Fad a made for lig dress can be Ways of An or middi ag point London and ENGLISH GIRLS SMOKING IN PUB. LAC it is deniahle women, girls, mon. as a time rants & regreia fact and I DeCOMInE ne Though it has praciice in pt past, to smoke openly in reg amd other public has been looked upon as quite comme il faut, but during the last season or two it has grown more general at res taurants. This year a further siag has been reached, and at Goodnow many quite young giris were to bo seen smoking in the nucleon pavi lion. As large east hotel the same aight is to be seen in the lounge after dinner, and one (rugs it may uot be considered old-fashioned to vx press the opinion that jt nos gdd to the attractiveness of the Eng lish gir! to see her thus engaged. — Ladies’ Pictorial COLONIAL KNOCKER THE END. It is now consider:d the proper thing, among other colonial revivals, to have a knocker placed on every bedchamber in the house, The knocker fad, started by the an tique dealers, was taken up by the rich clasees several years ag: who fatroduced brass knockers of colonial pattern upon their gates and doors. Houses of the ante-Revolutionary days are the more picturesque vy rea won of their quaint scutcheons, door: knobs, and knockera, but they are closely rivaled by the moder house of colonial architecture, fAited with reat antique fixtures. The latest plane of the fad is a knocker for ench The mald who awakens reeng ‘ §i¢ ” vate life for an not sia rng places Coast does the morning or calling, but with a clever hrea raps the a i# rather HATS “We put winter nu IN away COLD BTORAGE Panama hats for the we do furs” "Take 1. that he It cout 18 as hatt said on yman J paid $500 fon $150 before it rough state bargain ~olors tempt ficent lace. necessiiion groettes figure dresses vot plumes are scen geroll Peacock plumage, rea cotta hats views distinguish es not the eyes, is son on ix Graceful back pecially the hats Olive hues liked well as in millinery Moss are among the charming milliners’ fowers. Cinnamon brown, a warm tone, is of the most beautiful colors Stocks of all sorts, ally lace and hand work, are too preity to re gist, It i= astonishing what a lot of colors a somberlooking silk suiting can con- i tain. One of the season's strongest fan icles is the Greek key design for ame | broidery for braiding, Just the reverse of daytime shades, ‘very delicate monotone tints will be {la mode for evening. | Bands and ruchings of ribbon are a { decided innovation as a ball gown trimming. The most delicate pinks and blues in furdined cloth will be the swagger evening wraps of the winter. Soft ribbon or silk rosettes having a jeweled button contra are much used in decorating autumn gowns, Faithful reproductions of gowns worn by Marie Antoinette are being developed by our most exclusive mod- istes as being the best style. The largest pure gold nugget yet found in the Klondike is to be pur. chased by subscription and sent to King Edward, This nugget contains no Quartz, weighs 85 ounces, and ia value is about $1,300, new are dress goods As roses most ong an pe HS Miss Agnes to roung women Miller, of Chicago, speaks about dangers of the Menstrual Period — how to avoid pain and suffering and remove the cause by using Lydia E. Pinkham’ S Vegetable Compound. “To Yourse Women: — suffered inful periods), so much s« hat or VEArs X In ££, Nia Piakham’ % egetable ( ompound, 3 i 11 ' \ Vy in three weeks aft happy.” — Miss LER, 2 The monthly sickness refle the condition of a woman's health. Anything unusual at that time should have prompt and proper attention. Fifty thousand letters from women prove that Lydia E. Pinkham's Verectable Compound regulates mens struation and makes those periods painless. READ WHAT MISS LINDBECK BAYS: “Dean Mrs, Prwxnaw:— Lydia BE. Pink- ham's Veget: able ( ‘ompound has gre atly bene. i [ will tell you how I suffered. My nful menstruation. 1 fe It as each that I was getti ng worse. | had lown pains in my back and ebdo. 3 v ¢ Lhilcag «is dvised me to try Mrs. Pin} hs id so and am now fre periods.” — Jessie C et, Rox kford, IL FREE ADVICE TO WOMEN. Remember, every woman is cordially ‘invited to write to Mrs. Pinkham if there is anything about her symptoms she does not understand. Mrs. Pinkham's address is Lynn, Mass., her advice is free and cheerfully given to every ail- ing woman who asks for it. lier advice has restored to health more than one hundred thousand women. Why don’t you try it, my sick sisters? $5000 FORFEJT If we cannot forthwith prodoce the origina above testimonials, wii Hatched Out Hen's Egg. Cassidy of which found the letters and signatnres of Will prove Their ahead ie pan RETO Lydia E, Pinkham Medicis Ca. Lynn, Mass. Pigeon INDIGO'S UPS AND DOWNS. William H the owner of hen's egg In a sat upon it industriousiy sult that the collection of Mr. ( Webster pigeot Threatened by a Chemica) Counterfeit it Now is in New Demand. than extended seri it was annou 18d discovers ndigo, and that the new product ‘ its pre barn an with bicken in ‘assidy nest In the re ‘ More twenty years ago there ia a new © r an ARCeT was iden- the old Heavy Grape Crop in France. i the past sumn favorable an uUnusus reported the 3 s poerties been extraordinary I " vine in Fr ne crop 1s expe few years elapsed before the made in Germany scale; and, as it could rate than rived fr tivation, the WOWEN, i a wet thrantenod i § 8 ere threatened with ruin and ance . new indigo a commercial t d at —— . i be sol od was on a ch that de planters aper HAPPY om Cu Mrs. Pare, But a strange thing has wifeof CO. R # = it has recently Pare, a prom Ee the kinds of inent resi Eo FE = and the artificial, are dent of (las. roportions, a dye is obtai gow, Ky. wt only more durable but is gays: “I was in hue then either by itself suffering This naturally result from a com ed in an increased demand for the old plication of fashioned indigo, and fresh impetus kisney trou kag been given to an industry which bles. Resides was much in need of support Cham a bad back, ber's Journal I had a great deal of trou. ble with the secretions, which were exceedingly variable, some. times excessive and at other tines scanty. The color wax high, and pass ages were accompaniod with a scalding sensation. Doan's Kidney Pills soon regulated the kidney secretions, mak ing their norma: and banished the inflammation which caused the sealding sensation. | can rest well, my back is strong and sound and | feel much better in every way” For sale by all dealers, price B50 cents per box. Foster Milburn Co, Buffalo, N XY. happened. that wher the mater) blended in equal which is brighter been found {two indigo. ned discovery has Getting the Money's Worth, Mra. Lane was young and inexperi enced, but certain principles of econ omy had been instilled into ber from childhood. She knew that since one could send ten words in a telegram for 25 cents and any smaller number cost the same amount, it was an ob vious waste of money send less than the ten. She had also been taught by her eminently practical husband that in sending & telegram one should “keep to the matter in hand.” and avoid all confusion of words. On the occasion of Mr. Lane's first absence from home, he sent a telegram from Chicago, say. ing, "Are you all right? Answer, Blank Hotel, Chicago.” Mra, Lane knew she must be wise economical and speedy, for Mr. ane eolor to A ———— Bettgr wate Than Never. “1 believe you run an advertising column for ‘personals’” said the solemn man. “Yes,” replied the clerk. “1 want you to insert this advertise. ment: ‘Will young woman who accept. od seat of tall, thin man In cross town car yesterday morning please pardon him for neglecting to thanx her! Sign It ‘Absent-Minded Brute," ” «{atholic Standard and Times, * 4 was making a fying trip, and bad told her %e could not plan on his where abouts long enough ahead to have a letter sent. She spent a few moments in agitated thought. and then proudiy wrote the following message: “Yous. Yes. Yes Iam very well in deed, thank you"--Youth's Com. panion, J
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