farm a'otzs. 2 jtes Aboct the Farsc. What ever may be w ritteu ia favor of pre venting failure in dairying the greatest mistake made by dairymen ia that of buying tUfir frt-sii cows instead of raid ing them on the farm. The aHlryiuun does not wait as patiently for the calf to grow as he does for his crops to ma ture, ami when a choice cow becomes dry she is sent to the shambles, and a new oue, fresh, with a calf by her siile, is procured as a substitute. The yearly introduction of cows into the herd from other localities has brought disease also, although eacti animal may have been apparently in excellent tealth when purchased. It is safe to ass-rt that no dairyman has ever ln cursed with that scourge abortion in his herd if he has not bought cows from otlie-p..int-. Where the cows have been raised on the farm they have been bred from selected stix-k, not only for yield of milk and butter but also for hardi uess and freedom from disease, but when a cow is bought from another point to he added to the herd the only quality required is that he is fresh, and recently calveil. It is well known that the most exiiert dairyman will fail in his judgment of the milk and butter qualities of a cow until he has tested her at the pail, and there is always mere or less risk of procuring a very uu Jesirahle annual. It ieiiiires two or three years to pro cure a tresh ouw by breeding for her ou the farm, which prompts the dairyman to buy his cows, but that it is more ecoiiomU-al to raise them Is easily de mons! rate. I, provided the stock is graded up to a higher standard of ex cellence by the u-e of thoroughbred mules. The greatest loss or time isdur mg the peiKxl of grow tn. but after the lieit'er comes in she w ill, in a short time not only give a quantity of milk and butter eiual to the animal that pre ceded her, but will reimburse the ilairyiwan tor the time Kwt liefore she tiecame remunerative. It is not so imii li a matter of feeding, although feeding is imi-oitant. as it is to secure :he largest yield poroible, for in dairy ing an extra quart ier day may turn a loss into a protit. When the thrift jt the IlH'k is also considered the Home-bred cows are always in the ma lority. As long as cows are purchased in stead of l-iug bred no improvement is uossible. It is a irood average if every .w in a herd will yield seven quarts of milk every day in the year, and this average is greatly U-s.--iied where cows ire Htinu.iliv purchased to replace those : liat dry utT, but the reconls of some of he noted cows of the pure breeds show j that it is possible to obtain over fortv piarts of milk per day, while one cow is said to have produced nearly seven ;ounds of butter per day for oue week. These facts demonstrate that if the laii vmait will grade up Ids cows their Held of milk may be greatly increased, ic.d that many of the failures in dairy ng are due to the ounsjioii tf the lairyman to iale his own cows, and aj raise them from his choicest animals. Grinding Oats With f'oitv. "oni meal alone is uot merely too Seartv. but it is decideillv too heaw for healthful food. For ue on the table I it is lightened in various ways, and I generally eaten with siiuethirig else ukely to compact in the stomach. It is necessary to do fhe same with it for ftoek, epi ially it the corn is ground. There is iiuthiug better to grind with com than oats. Tmir hull makes the mixture much iightei, and the grain it Hell supplements some of the ueticien--.es of the corn. thits are also excel lent to put in with corn in the ear, w hen the latter is to be ground. Unless this Is done it is often hard for the mil ter to make the cob grind fine enough. If any way damp the cob breaks up into pieces, and only the grain U ground and that poorly. Somehow the mixture of one-half of the bulk of corn in the 30b of oats or barley will give the mil ler an advantage in working the whole up as finely as may be desired. Hai'Lino out fresh manure for crops that are to lie planted on the manure is unwise, liefore the plants can derive benefit from the manure it must first decompose in the soil and its elements dissolved by the rains. Well-rotted, decomposed manure is always the best for any crop. If the manure is unJe joni posed it w ill not tiecome available as plant food to its fullest extent until the next season. The more litter in the manure the slower the process of de composition. Last year it was demonstrated Ly those who made special exjieriments to Jetermine the matter uf feeding for fat or lean, that a steer or a hog can be made to attain a heavy weight, w ith a fair proportion of fat and lean, by feed ing for lean as by the former method of feeding to secure weight of fat only. The relative co-it of each system of pro duction Is nearly the same, but the quality of the carcasses that were even ly interspersed with both fat and lean were far superior to the carcasses that largely abound in fat. 'to have Kisture well stocked with jra.ss the pasture should lie divided into two sections, w hiwh allows the grass to jrow in oue while the cattle are grazicg on the other. When grass is kept too ;lose, and constantly trampled by the animals, it is liable to le killed should a drought come. 15y alternating stock on pastures the grass will grow tetter and the animals secure moie food with less labor. As the hens cau find a large share of their food at this seaton they must ba fed very siuiringly, or they will not lay. This season grass has been plenti ful in some quarters, and it makes ex cellent food for poultry, either for those cm the range or that are confined, only that, iu the case of fowls confined in yards, the grass should be chorped into short lengths before being fed to the hens. A Canadian exchange says of ma nure from the dairy: A wrfl-fed cow of full si.e will pass about a bushel of excrement daily, weighing about thirty-five to forty pounds. If mixed with a due proportion of straw, to lian ile readily, this will make a good wagon load for every month iu the vear. After observations among hundreds f silos, aud hearing the testimony of the owners, John Gould concludes that there is no necessity of ever husking corn to be fed ujvon the farm, when the jilo, with its latter idea of tilling pre erves the grain so perfectly and gives uich satisfactory results. Knr.p an eye on the future shape of the tree, and timely remove small, needless, crossing or crooked limbs. This will obviate heavy pruning in after years. What He Would Do. Sunaay school teacher, to new pupil "We are taught by the liible that when some one smites us on one cheek we should turn the other to him. Isn't that a beautiful sentiment?" "Yes, ma'am." "Now, if an enemy were to smite you mi oue cheek, what would you dor" "I'd pound der top of his head off." At the Club. First dude "Won derful how they are cutting down the time between here and England." Second dude "Yaas, I'm afwaid that after awhile the time will ba so short, ye know, that a fellah will bar Jv dimr for lwo d9 after he lands. Art and Music A OEXTC9 WE. Millet was not indifferent to or in capable of working from natnre or of applying it to his pictures in propress. His son Las freqnently told me of his desire to make more studies from the living model an 1 his regret at not Iveinsf able to do so. It seemed to be difficult for Millet to approach people that he wanted to have ose for him, and this office of asking a present man or wo man to sit for him always fell upon his wife. Ent these sittings were never long nor tiresome; he wanted only the few facts of fnu or color which that particular model could give him. i or a detail or a t-i-eoial quality he would at times take the greatest pains. Madame Millet has told me of having worn the roughest of peasant dresses alxiut the bouse and garden for weeks. that when it pleased him her husband niivht call ujh)U her to pose for some art of a picture upon w hich he would e at work, and of Millet compiling her to wear the same ahirt for an un comfortably long time; not to paint the dirt, as the early critics of Millet would have 11a Wlieve, but that the ruiirli linen should sitntilifv its folds anil take the form of the IhmIt, that he might give a fresher and stronger account to thoae qualities he so loved the gar ment becoming, as it were, a part of the bodr. and expressing, as he has said, even more than the nude, the larger and more simple forms of na ture. "Wyatt Katon in Century. PAOAXrXl's OKA VF. In the Mediterranean, not far from the town of Cannes, lies St. Ferreol, a naked rock, bristling with stony spines and points, and ev, 1,-ntlv bidding de fiance to any oue who would dare s-ek a foothold. A little earth has accum ulated in its holloas, and affords nour ishment to leautiful lilies and blue iris. Here for fiTe years lav the body of I'airanini, the great musician. In 1MO he was on his way home to (lenoa. accompanied by his son, and died at Nice, where the cholera was rairing. The son immediately took his ImmIt on Kaard nhip and set sail for (ieuoa, bnt on his arrival there the au thorities refused to pive burial to the musician, whoe well knoan peculiari ties had (riven ri-e to a general lelicf in his insanity. Moreover, the cholera was also rag ing at tienoa, and it was pretended tli:.t the presence of the ldy of one who had died where the disease was preval ent might increase the alarm of the leople. The son then returned to Marseilles, but entrance to that inirt was refused him for the same rea--n. aud he went ,n to Cannes, w hich was also closed to him. His flight was a desperate on.' and alien lie at l: st chanced to bight St. Ferreol, a new thought suggested itself. He effected a lauding there, with the greatest ditlieulty, and buried his father's body iu the center of the islet. In 18l." the bod v aas removed, a. id taken to t ieuoa tor burial. One can scarcely help feeling, however, that the lonely isle, almost overwhelmed by bil lows, was a more appropriate resting place for one who had never been akin to serenity. Youth's Vomitanian. Dr. Jennie r-trr 3TTN Al. " McCowen, President of the Academy of Natural Sciences. Dr. Jennie McCowen. of Daveniort, la., has been unanimously elected Pres ident of the Academv of Natural Sciences in this city. -"Dr. McCowen had for two years previously acted as Corresponding Secretary for that or ganization, and for three rears preced ing that as Librarian, having in charge the 1 u,000 volumes upon its shelves. She is one of the best-known and most popular women in a State famous for its progressive and aspiring daughters. The range of her industry and accom plishment would put to the blush many an ostentations business man. Her ou n profession, in which she has high rank, is not enough to satisfy her poised and indefatigable spirit. For rest and re creation she merely "changes works." When her duties as a physician tax her strength she turns to literature, philun thropy, or alienee as an offset. Dr. McCowen is of French extraction, Pres byterian on her father's side and Quak er on hr mother's. She was born near Cincinnati, and is the daughter of a phy sician. Her parents both died when she was yountr, and she educated her self for a teacher at a normal school in Ohio, fromw hich she now has an '.V. M." title. She taught and studied, studied and taught, until she was able and old enough to become a doctor. She assumed her own support at six teen, and became a resident of Iowa in She took a three years' course in the medical department of the State University. Uiion her graduation the was immediately offered a position on the medical start of the State Hospital ofhe Insane at Mount Pleasant. She remained thero three years, aud then began private practice, with the deter mination of making mental diseases, es pecially those of her own sex, her life work. Her value in her chosen field has lieen generously recognired. She has been three times elected to the Sec retaryship of the Scott County Medical Society. At the close of her lust term as Secretary she was elected President of the Society, a tiling hitherto un dreamed of in the history of the medical world. She is also a memU rof various ttiedical societies, among them the New York Medico-Legal Society. She was elected to this in lS.vl, when there were but two other women memliers to 400 men. She has been associate editor since 1 SJV) of the fvica Medical Report er, and a contributor to many medical journals, chierly on insanitv. In 1?NS she began the issue of a little paper in connection with the Working Woman's Club, which club is her especial pride. This paier is called J.ewl a Jlamt J-.'ehoe, and all the work done upon it is done within the membership of the Club. The motive throughout Is phi lanthropic, being the improvement ami encouragement of working girls and women in Davenport. In person Dr. McCowen is said to re semble Frances Willard, but the resem blance is only in the type. Her hair has a tinge of warmth her eyes are blue, her teeth even and white, her laugh hearty and contagions, her dis position sunny, her insight keen and her will strong. laicnjort la.) Letter to Chicago 1'ribunr. Wife "Mrs. Dawson says that I am a perfect fright, even in the handsomest uress." Husband "Does she?" an aoes. .ow, ao l loot like a fright to you, John?" "Look like a fright to me? No. I guess not. I tell you, May, it takes a gooa oeai 10 irigmen me." "What are you doins now. Brown? "I'm a silver chaser at present.Ouim by." "That's a new business for you. Isn't "No; I'm merely looking for a man with a quarter to lend. Do you happen to have one?" Diner-out "Waiter, how's this' I have just discovered a collar button in my soup." Waiter "Yes, sah you's de lucky tC"X- V bas prize "P on Mondavs an' ednesdays. A harnsonie gtft in every twentieth plate, sah." "About what time and the knights originate and asked the teacher. where did flourish?" And the smart bad boy said be rect- fiftieth time that week the poor, patient leacher wished he could get out and rty Lady's Rln. The origin of the circlet that adorns rav ladv's hand is obscure, though very ancient. There is a tradition which as signs the invention of the ring to Tubal Cain, and the old Latin author who gives circulation to the story, in speak ing of the wedding circlet, says: "The form of the ring being circular that is to sav, round and without end im parte'th this much, that mutual love and hearty affection should roundly flow from "one .J the other, as in the circle, .-.nd that continually forever." The hands of female mummies found in the tombs of Egypt are profusely d.-corated with rings thus proving that ring wearing was an established custom at a verv early day. The wealthy ladies of Egypt wore rings on nearly" every finger and costly rings they "were, too. Their poorer sisters used less costly circlets, and rings form ed of bronze, " glass and jKittery with suitable mottoes were their finger friends. BETROTHAL AND MARRIAGE RINGS. Marriage by the ring is common in many countries liesides our own. The Knssians have two rinps, which are changed three times. In the first place, the man places the ring on the woman's finger, then the priest changes the man's ring and puts it on her finger and then priest and man join and give her the ring for life. When Henry VIII espoused Anne of Cleves he scut her a ring which bore the inscription, (iod send me well to keep." It was a fatal motto, as we know, for "bluff Kintr Hal" ere long grew tired of her aud began to look around for another pretty victim. Wedding rings have not always been made of metal. Necessity has caused the invention of some singular ones. u several occasions a piece cut from the linger of a kid glove has answered for the wedding circlet. When the gallant Duke of Hamilton married Miss Gunning almost on the spur of the mo ment, one might say, for the courtship was of but two days duration, 1 be lieve, no proper ceremonial ring was at hand. The archbishop refused to act without a ring, and the lord and his lady were for a while distracted. But at length the knot was cut in an ingen ious manner and the young couple w ere married by the ring of the led curtain, which no doubt cut a curious figure on the white hand of the fair damsel. Among tlm Armenians children are xubjectod to early lift rot lull by ring ceremony. This is doue by the mothers, who make the oeeasiou a verv solemn oue, and at anv time vears after ward the man cau claim his bride. But once a year lrom the date of the be trothal the prospective bride is entitled to receive un Easter dress from the hands of the future husband. Customs similar to this ua prevail in various countries of the east, aud the ring is made to play a very important part in the woman's life. In Roman esiKiusals, mentions Mac- roliiiH, the man gave the woman a ring by way of pledge, and the woman put it ou the third linger ot her left hand, IxM-ause it was believed that a nerve ran from that finger to the heart. The Egyptians ascrilied the possession of this important nerve to the fourth finger of the same hand. Coming down to later belief and nsage, we find that Madame de la Tour, writing of mv lady's ring, says that if the lady is will ing to marry, the circli-t should lie worn on the index finger of tha left hand; if engaged, on the second finger; if married, ou the third; but if she has no desire to wed, then on the little timrer. The sign language of the ring is var : 1 and quaint. For instance, we are told that a ring on the forefinger indi cates a haughty, bold and overbearing spirit; on the long finger, prudence, dignity and discretion; on the marriage finger, love and affection; on the little finger, a masterful spirit. One wonld not think that rings were once worn on the thumb, but such was oue of the customs that prevailed from the Fourteenth to the Seventeenth cen tury. We are quite familiar with Fal starTs extravagant boost that, when young, he was slim enough to "creep into any alderman's thumb ring." But thumb rings never came into general se among me ladies. I hey preferred t keep the ring on the tapering fing ers, w here it could lie worn with more ease and to better advantage. Wedding rings in all ages have been regarded sacred. When Mary of Mo deua, one of the beautiful and unfor tunate heroines of history, was forced to disj oie of her jewels" she kept as most precious to her, her wedling sing. Dr. Samuel Johnson kept his wife's ring as a sacred treasure, and the keep sake most valued by Victoria is know n to lie the ring placed on her finger by AHiert on their wedding day. There is a htory told of a Russian prince who, on being searched previous to a life long exile in Siberia, begged to be al lowed to return a plain gold ring which kept alive the memory of a happy mar riage. And the story goes, I am glad to say, that he went to the mines with the treasure next to his heart. POST AND MOTTO RINGS. Posy rings came into vogue with the Sixteenth centurv. These were motto rings, and they form one of the most interesting cluipters of ring lore. It is said that the famous ring which Essex sent to Queen Elizalieth bv the Coun tess of Nottingham, but which the will ful woman did not deliver until after the duke's death, was a posy. These rings were common between lovers aud friends all over Eurojie. They bore rhyming mottoes and affectionate senti ment, and the ladv without a oosv rinir as iiHiiwi upon as -forlorn and with i i , - . . - r luit few hopes of marnatra ahead. Shakespoare knew the posv ring, for it the "Merchant of Venice'' he makes U.-atuino and enssa say: ;rat;anoAhout a hoop of culd. a paltrv rin i nal Mie did K.ve me. whuse notv was. . ... ... .... , euiif-r uoeirT l!.vf!n knife. -Love me, love me nit.' Yimi sn ore to me when I did shre It tou. wear It till your now Some of the mottoes on the old posv rings are tieantifully quaint. The list oi mem is entirely too long to be em Mxued in this article, but I cannot re train irom giving a few: "In thee my choice, I do rejoice. "May God above increase our love." "Not two but one till life is done." "My heart and I until I die." "As gold is pnre, so love is sure." "As long as life your loving wife." "Love is sure w here faith is pure." "Love is heaven, and heaven is love " " for da-v but. loc. lor ave."" When this you see, then think of me." "In gold I'm cast to bind two fast." "My heart is thine, true love of ,m,ne" " T- C- Harbaugh in Pitts burg lluilcttn. A Hunting Item. "Is the coon a mart animal?" asked a stranger of old m Jackson, on Onion creek ai. eroout coorm iit , t , tain OLLiai W X hould say dey wuz smart," said Jack- mi. Well, how smart are they?" A coon played me de meanest trick ereberheerd tell on. I found a hole har de coou went inter de groun an' ' waited dar all day long tf shoot 2at e did cotue out he Ix the Wat. "Now, then eentle en, said a New York reVestJ dealer to a party on the corner. -you'U the opposite corner." nl'lVif are T0U goiDZ to do?" asked one of the men. "We're going to run up a ten-story 1at bouse, and we've no time L, loaL V scientific: Professor Harttty, ot London, bas been trying to Cud out why the sky is Hue. His experiments show that the c lor arises from the action of oz-iue upon the rays of light. The results of his examination of ozonized air go to prove that it Is impossible for rays of light to pass throug so little as Ave miles of air without the rays being col ored t-kyblue by the ozone commonly present, and "that the blue of objects viewed ou a clear day at greater dis tances up to 35 or 5 miles must be almost entirely the blueness of ozone in the air." In his laboratory experi ments he observed that the quantity of ozone giving a f - 11 sky-blue in a tube only two feet iu lei gth is two aud a half milligrammes iu each square centi metre of srctioual area in the tube. Many tests have been suggefed to determint whether or not life is extinct wl.eie death has appeared to occur. Ui.e of the most recent, and held to be one of the most reliable, Is called the ammonia-hypodermic test. In using this test the operator injects one hypo dermic syringef ul of strong solutiou of ammonia under the tkin of the arm or some other convenient portion of the body. If the body be not dead if there be the faintest circulation the ammonia will produce on the skin, oveo the Kiiut where it was injected, a blight red patch, ou the surface of which raided red spots will appear; but it tl.eie be abcsolute death, there will be produced a brown dark blotch, which is definitely conclusive against any possible vitality. 31. Cornu, a French scientist, re cently expressed the opinion in the Academy of Sciences that the light emitted by the shooting stars is not due to conflagration or to the heat of impact. In those high regions, he said, our atmosphere is too uusubstautial to render the explanation satisfactory. It is much moie piobable that the phenome non is one of static electricity developed by Muiple friction, and it is well knowu that raielicd gases can be made to glow Intensely with but very little electric fluid. Aiwmg the "paradoxes of science" ItlacLicoud'a Magazine mentions the fact that water, which will allay thirst, augments it when congealed Into snow; so that it is state 1 by Arc tic explorers that the natives prefer en during the utmost extremity of thirst lather than attempt to remove it by eating snow. Yet, if the snow is mel'ed, it becomes drinkable water, while ice, which melts more slowly than snow in the tuouth, is very effi cient in allaying thirst. Most persons who have walked on a railway track have observed how much rustler rails that are infrequently used are than those in constant seivice. A French scientist thinks he has found an explanation of this phenomenon in the fact that when a mixture of iron rast aud iron is submitted to great piessure the magnetic oxide of iron is luiuied. In the case of rails in cor stant use he thiuks that a superficial coating of magnetic oxide is formed by the compression of the rust on the metal by the passage of trains. -V. L'n'jtrer, a French rcientist, be lieves that flowers aud the perfumes distilled from them have a salutary influence on the constitatlon, aud, indeed, may be regarded as a thera peutic agency of high value. He says that residence in a perfumed at mot pin re forms a protection from pulin nary affections and arrests the develop ment of phthisis. He adds that in the town of LaGrasse, where the making of perfumes is largely carried on, phthi sis is rare, thanks to the odorous vapors exhaled from the many dis tilleries. An electric theodolite, giving hlddeu gunners the exact distance and direc tion of an enemy's vessels whethtr bta! ionary or moving has been set up at Maddalena. Italy, where a battery protects the island of Caprera. From behind a hill ou which Is placed the electric apmratus the gunners a;e ! ei aided to tire with the utmost pre cision, while any effective return fire is prevented by the inability of the foe to Gx the location of the invisible guns. Mr. V. V. Hoy has discovered that quartz lias remarkable insulating qual ities 'I he dvtlectiou of a kmall pair of electrified gold leaves fell t.nly cue fourth after a suspension of five hoars from a quartz rod in a moist atmos phere, though a clean glass rod under he same conditions would discbarge leaves in a few seconds. An automatic toll taking device has been iuveutod to be attached to tele phones at public or pay stations. The mechanism in the telephone box is so arranged that the telephone will not oierate until a coin of certain size and weight dropped into a slit in front acts u ixiii a switch lever, thereby making electrical connection between the trans mitter and the line wire. The act of hanging the receiving telephone, after use, in i he place rovided for it, drops the coiu into a till and releases the switch lever, thereby breaking tlie electrical connection and "setting the trap" for the next user. A German patent has Uen granted 10 ai. .uauewigg lor a much-needed arti cle a lire and water-proof paper. 1 1 is maile by mixing twenty-five parts of asbestos with twenty-five to thirty parts oi aiumiuum suipnate, moistening with zinc chloride, and, after washing, treat ing the pulp with a solution or one nart of rosin soap and eight to ten parts of uuiuuiuia ouipnaie. 1'aper is then prouueeu as witn ordinary pulp. i llltam 11. Vanuls, of Chicago claims to have disco vet ed a preparation which will preserve food for any length oi iiuie, it consists of a powder the ....... ...jiouicuu oi muicu are suiuher and cinnamon. This powder, when .Kuiiu, ourns siowiy, and atticles ex io us iumes resist decay. One isuuu oi me powaer wui preserve ton of meat. , . - .. uu uiiii;u dust is present In the atmosphere the heat of the sun Is greatly absorbed, hence it seems probable that dust par ticles may aid in the formation of foes m uuiubeu our. runt viin ...v. Frojtitor Bell says that deafness Xr.wr" iu"ooa "capable of - i ""i uj amiable instruc tion in special schools. Conceited. "Allow me. madam to congratulate you on your acquaint! ance with that charming ladv said , gallant Hungarian; "she is young?beau tiful and intelligent," loeau i.i"Y!l' frtail1y." replied the lady "Why, madam, Just put yourself in her place, and. say. would conceited too?" was the rather stjw comment. -wmiing Invisiblk Color. Pmf i croscopical investigations leadVs to bel -,that lhre colors t deucaie to be discerned by the human eye in! iuic i coiors, we may call them," Student "I knm. iu "IT of them, sir." " OI ODe Wndeedl What is it." man's buff." HOUSEHOLD. . House Decoration. So many sug gestions for methods of cheap decora tion find their way into print addressed to those who have very plain homes and who are out of the way of knowing what is really good that the need seems rather to be of hints what to avoid. While trying to adorn it should be le memberi-d that even severe plainness is better than bad ornament. The walls of a room and its fUor are the iwiut which are most conspicuous, and there fore most need to be saved fi in too brilliant coloring and too conspicuous patterns. If bare white walls or those covered with ugly paper confront us, they may be remedied at small expense by tinting w ith a soft, delicate color, some neutral tint being the safest to attempt; or there are to be found, al most eveiy where, wall paiers at low prices in small indistinct patterns and subdued colors which are even pretty in themselves and which give warmth and tone to the room; or the plain, coarse gray pajier, which makes to ex cellent a liackground for pictures, is available, so that it seems almost wrong to weary the eye and the brain of the room with the gaudy, obtrusive papers so often used. If the white walls or the ngly paper cannot be changed, let us not increase the ugliness by putting patches of bril liant color in any form of ornament uioii them. Even the Japanese fans, which a:e so popular that one hardly dares utter a protest against them, do not always beautify. They may,lndeed, if judiciously and moderately used in a plain, dull colored wall, make a pleasant relief to the eye, or a frieze composed of them is sometimes good. Still, we hope their day is over and that they are pass ing away from even the remotest farm bouse walls. Fruit Minute Pudding. Measure one quart of rich new milk, reserving half a piut in order to wet five large rounded tablespoonf uls of Fifted flour. Heat the larger portion of the milk to gether with oue even cupful of sugar, to a boil, in a farina kettle and turn the hot mixture gradually over the cold milk and flour, stirring all the wlii'e to prevent lumps. Ileturu it to the kettle and cook till it thickens, which will be about ten minutes after it begins to boil. Take it off the stove and beat while it is cooling. When half cold add sliced bananas, or whole strawberries, whortleberries, raspberries, blackber ries, sliced apricots or jieaclies. IScrve ice cold. The amount of fruit will be determined by the taste of thetnaker. A delicious variety of the same pud ding may be made by leaving out the fruit and replacing one half pint of milk by the same quantity of strong coffee. Again, a chocolate pudding may be substituted by using one square of choc olate with the quart of milk and cook ing it just as for the fruit pudding but minus the fruit. Cream tie. iscald one pint of milk in a double boiler. Wet two even table spoonfuls of cornstarch in a little cold milk, add the yolks of three eggs and three tablespoonf uls of sugar and beat with an egg beater till ve.-y light, then stir into the scalding milk. Flavor with lemon and let it cool Line a pie plate with a nico crust and bake it. Then fill with the cream and make a merin gue of the whites of the two eggs beaten with two tablejpooufuls of powdered sugar. Cover the top of the pie with this and set on the upper grate of the oven until the meringue is a pale straw color. Montreal Pudding. Three eggs, two ouuees brown uMar, one half a cup if milk, rvne fourth of ksmall nutmeg, gfated., one fourth pound if flour, seven oivnces bread crumbs, ontJiialf pound of stoned raisins. lieat theggs welLthen sttrain them through a sievj and mix them w ith the milk, the sugir and the nutmeg. Then add the llourery grad ually, and when well mixed ser in the bread crumbs and beat all togither for -at least twenty-five or thirty litnutes: tilieu add the stone 1 raisins; put the niix-tuie in a pudding mold, te it over tightly", and let it boil steadd for three hours. Biscuit. One quai t of sweet cream or m lk, oue and a half cups of butter or fresti lard, two tablespoonfuls white sugar, one good teaspoonful of salt; add flour sufficient to make a stiff dough, knead well and mould into neat, small biscuits with the hands, as our grand mothers used to do; add one goid tea spoonful of cream tartar, if preferred. Hake well aud you have good, sweet biscuit that will keep for weeks in a dry place, and are very nice for a traveling lunch. Good Bread. Save the water in which you boil your potatoes for dinner, mash two or three good sized potatoes and put in the water; when it is cooled a little put in a yeast cake, Let stand until night, then add enough hot water to make It of the required warmth, set in siKMige over night and cover so it will keep warm. In the morning beat the sjHuige until smooth and knead for half an hour, or longer if you have the time. i-ct rise auu put in loaves, bake hour in a moderate oven. one Tn I V in ir TV-,,, t . .i. i . . . season a thick steak with pcpiier and salt and iij siowiy in a little Urd, lurn it often so that both sides are cooked alike, w hen wen ui ow nea add a small quantity of .!.-, nail a siiceu onion, some minced .aisiejr - aim thyme, thicken with seooin ut oi uour, cover close and leave where it may simmer slow-W tin... ...i.i - - -j i u iva a pound can of tomatoes, then let it -T' """i me meat is ready to fai pieces. to Dressed Egos. Boil six eggs hard cut in halves, take out the vofks n,i with them mix thoroughly the follow- .nB. -o. iiii.Mj sugar, salt, mustard, pep. Ir, and enough vinegar to make damp enough to again form into balls same sliai as before and replace one of these .-noiioi me eggs. These placed evenly on a dish and garnished with li1- dish for ,unch of .i .us esiieciauy palatable for the warm evenings which are about upon Cottage Ceeesf sf t,. i...i. ed milk in the oven leaving thl Joor nTPn turn i ..J ? UW1 TI .. i 4WUA1U frequently and cut n'nUe'5i"1 -tiy now owui aa warm as the fanger will bear; pour into a coarse ba- ShTi, I?" "J,nYn a col Pa over .T..VLi i 7 u lne ev'enuig; when wanted, turn from the bag, chon rather coarse and add salt, pepper aXrtn. feome prefer to dress iViti, "TlTT SfS,?! 1UUe nutmeg' o'ttingUe salt and pepper; or work in a little but ter and mold it into balls. rlSA5CA85f:-LaJy customer- " uozen jemons. please." Grocer "I am Mi3?! . . but we are all out of le'mo&aT" ' lhen nve ma tnn . l. They will answer the purpose Dull Times. A bov' twi '' a pmcn it has Imm found to answer verv n ,r?. been calendar Pce OI a "Cyrus." aaid ... . band at bed timV XZ Z. ednesday," answers frul The wife hold . trousers at arm i ".u P? ? Johnny isn't welL At thi nwd PERSONAL. A LITE BABY TRIO. Crossing the Boston Public Gardens a fortnight ago, my attention was attracted to two gentlemen, who hs-1 stopped and were watching with interest the playful antics of some early sparrows sporting in the water, dipping their wings in the cold surface, and braving themselves for what was probably their first bath of the season in Northern climes. The eyes of the shorter of the two men twinkled merrily as he jiointed out the birds with the end of his cane to his more sedate compan ion. Genuine glee and interest was written on the features of the little evntleinan as he followed the frolicsome birds at play, and for several minutes he stood there indulging in a constant running comment. Occasionally he would break out into a hearty laugh, as one bird attempted to force his mate into the water. The face of the other gentleman lietokened only an ordinary interest and aparently failed to join in the more boyish glee of his companion. It was a beautiful spring morning, but the coat-collar of the taller gentleman was turned up; a short coat of light ma terial thrown open characterized the dress of his companion of shorter stature. Suddenly a pleasant-faced lady approached the couple from be hind, and with a light and merry 'Playful little creatures, are they not?" made her presence known. The little gentleman turned quickly, and, with a hearty, boyish laugh, stepped forward and snook the hand of the new-comer. The more stately gentleman mechani cally, stretched forw ard a gloved hand. It was an interesting group Dr. Oliver Wendell Holmes, light of heart and with all the youthful ardor ot a boy on a first beautiful spring morning; James llussell Lowell, etately, cold-looking and stooped of shoulders; Margaret Dcland, fresh of face and erect of car riage. I was sorry when the trio moved away toward Beacon Btreet, The Seidl Society, of which Mrs. Laura C Holloway is president, has been organized with a membership of 250, all women. The object of the society is the enjovment of the music offered bv the Heidi concerts at Brigh ton Beach, and supplementary to this aim is the promotion of the welfare of women musicians and the development of the musical taste. . Mrs. Davis, wife of tho Senator from Minnesota, is one of the most ac complished and devoted horsewomen in Washington, and she may be seen on the road almost any pleasant morning. Mrs, Davis has invented a riding skirt for herself, which is of jersey cloth, cut princesse, and with a double skirt, and she wears unusually long riding boots. A Sad Case. Mrs. Jones, who is reading the morning paper "A promi nent coal dealer was paralyzed in his oHiee last week." Mr. Jones "Paralyzed, was he? Probably tlie driver forgot to weigh himself before he drove off w ith 1,000 pounds of coal." What He Missed. Cashier Boggs, In Toronto "Hello, what's the mat ter? You're all broken up. Iteinorse, eh?" Cashier Juggs "Not much; but I've just read in the papers that old Divi dend, the president of our bank, said if I had waited a week longer I could have stolen twice the amount," Consumption, Scrofula, General Ijkbility, Wasting Diseases op Chil dben, Chronic Coughs aad Bronchitis, can be cored by the use of Saott't Emulsion of Pure Cod Liver Oil with Uypopbos phltea. Prominent physicians use it and testify to Its great value. Please read the following : "I used 8cott' Emulsion for an obstinate Cough with Hemorrhage. Loss of Appetite, Emaciation, Sleepless ness, &c All of these have now left, and I believe yoar Emulsion bas saved a case of well developed Consumption." T. J. Fikplev, AL !., Lone Star, Texas. All the rakings, sod grass and refuse of the farm can be used as a founda tion for a compost heap. Catarrh Cmrrt. A eJercitnan. after years of mffirlnc from fct loathsome dlseane. Catarrh, and vainly ryloc ererj known rwnedf, at laat found a Irerltkn which completely cured and naved Dim frora death. Any tufferer from t Lie dread ful dinease tending a relf-addrCMied stamped enTelniia to I'rof. J. A. Lawrence. M Warien fct N. will receire the reclK free of charge. Many an object in life must be at tained by flank movements; it is the zigzag road that leads t the mountain fip. One of the brightest pension attorneys in Washington, D. C. is Captain Patrick O'Karrell, formerly oftLeti'.lih N. Y. ltegi ruenf. He was several years in the Pen Kiuu Ofiice ami understands the ropes very thoroughly. His adveitisement appears in aunt her col u in u. He also practices before i lie Patent Office and has a record of setting through quiie a number of intricate but valuable patents. If you have a rough road across the farm where heavy loads are moved, make it smooth before you use it again. Can the sale of an Inferior article constantly Increase for 24 years? Dobbins' Klcctrie Soan has been in the market ever since liV and is ii , . .. ia oeeii in tne mai net ever since l.iS. and is made. Try it. j .-"ri, ic w ana purest lamiiy soau l our grocer will get it. One stone six inches high In a wheel track causes more wear of team and carr nge than an additional half mile of smooth road. i uu uuu nnow now rnocn better yoa will teel H you lake Ilood'a Saraaparllla. It will overoome mum, purny your Diooa, giye you a fonu appetite, and make you brig tit, active and iiuua. ix sure to gel Hood'a SaraaparUla. Said uy uincg-iats. Tl.a 41... ai.i, mat Bjsiemauc men uo so much work with so little effort is largely due t) their keeping their implements of uwr iu oruer. fraaar AalaUreaaa. The F rater Alia Grease received medals at me Centennial, Isorth Carolina State r-ir, x-ans exposition, American Insti tute, hew Yrk, and others. The multiplication of 987,004,321 by . kivc reversing the order and multiplying 123.45,7tiy by 4 , a result equally odd is obtained. r, ,"P,u.!"ec,,r'K,,"HiHeeU ly Jr. J a. ilayer, tWl Arch .St., full's, 1 l once, no operation or de my from business, attested by thou sands oi cures after others tall, advice lice, send for circular. When the taken there British India, males. last Indian census was were 131,000 leiers in 100,000 of them being aciiae CauD'a kiduer Cure. im, u, M.. fliia. 1 . K-.,e- .Z. 1 1. ! luuer Cure. km.m. u . . - l uieatbe worst eaaea - . ,ur a. At uriiffiriau. cure z jarAatee i. try u. Air-slaked lime dusted ground around young trees serves as a partial protection against some kinds o' insects. riTc . . ..... aiyq oi, raua.,ra The reformer becomes or.,f ; he begins to use his emotions a a niw stitute for his reasoning faculty. ,rr- k ParaalM a Faraam. HIM- annahia o... . . ... fWf77,I wT-un sna a band ant cropi. rauoa Hoard. Poruinl oS. """m - The Office Shotlld OAoIr fVi man Ki.t it should inspect him thoroughly before HUMOROUS. Dir2T'T Work. Mrs. Toungwife "Oh, dear! I'll never believe a word these horrid newspapers say again." Mother "Why, what's the matte: V "Yesterday 1 read an article about how to keep a husband just as devoted as he was when a lover. It said you must keep your temjier, attend consci entiously to tlie kitchen and pantiy. Fee that his clothinz is in good order, have plenty of sunlight in the house and in the heart, don't bother him about going to places of amusement when he is tired keep the hair becomingly fixed aud never let him see it iu curl paiers, and avoid friends who would only lxre him, and dress well." "Very good advice." "Goody Why, as quick as he got home I told him 1 wantf d a lot of new di esses, and he got mad right off." Is no Danger. Mrs. Minks se verely "George, there is an account in the paper about a business man his wile and running oil with typewriter girL" Mr. Minks "Indeed." "Yes, and it's the third account I've seen this week." "Tl at doesn't interest me." "It does me. You have a pretty typew riter girl in your ofiice." "Xo, we haven't. My partner elojied with her last week." XoT A Boston i an. A charming and thoroughly coMiioiolItaii woin iii who came to Boston a year or two a!io tells the following suggestive incident: "I was introduced tlie other day to n naive person who greeted me cordially and exclaimed: 'Ah, Mis. Blenveiini , I have seen you ut church and in the street car often. You are from tlie south, ate you not? I knew that you were not Bostouiau, because 1 noticed that you always smiled v. hen yo i bowed.' " Thk Boy was Bight. The street Arab is an original genius anv way you take him, and occasionally gets off good things, even if he does taint it with a soupcon of Ualielais. A case in point is found in the following conversation. A clitnlier employed by tlie tL-lepln.iu; company was hanging oti by a pair of doubtful looking spikes to a somewhat decayed jxile on which he was at w in k. At the base of that same lle. his arms wrapped around it stood a diminutive sjieciiuen of the bootblack species, who gazed at the man alxive him. apparently deeply interested in the proceeding. The man aloft was not any too sure of his position and didn't want to fall on the lwv, so he shouted out: "Look out there kid'. If I fall you'll get hurt." Tlie resourceful juvenile, not in tin least disco'.certed by the ossili!e con tingency, replied, in a shrill treble: '"By gracious, mister so'll you'."' Tifttancid In the Itae. Why should Ir. liT-e's iii-ilii-iii.-s lu.t ili-s tanee nil euinpi-titors in aiiiuiiul uf saN-v. th v are doing. Miicethey aretiteonly iiii-i1h-iik s .l.'i 1'V trui;i4tH iolsssi'd uf Mich wimhI.-i ful rnr.i tivt- iMiiH-rtii-sas t wairaiit tln-ir ijianul.i'-: ur ers in iiaranlei-iiii; tln-m toi-iire tli.- ili.-as.- f..r wlili-h they are recciiiiiliii'iiil'-d. ..n f. t a ure or money iiaid for tin-in ritiirn-il. 'J h.-1 io. t.ir' ';olil-ii .M.-iliiat 1 ns. ovi-i y" eiin s all d:.-ai- caiiM-d tiy di-raiiifi-iiieiit of the liver, as lnl,..us- nei. uidii-stnm or iIvsm-im:i: aNo all 1 1 t. kiIl and srali diea-e-. tetter, sait rh.-uin. serofulous son, and sMellini and kindled a.l luents. Ton't hawk. hawk, and Mow. blow, e iost in even body, hut uc In . .sage's Catarrh Keniedy and b cured. Xot A CiffLD. .She was a wee bit of a girl, with a sweet, earnest pair of eye, and a very black kitten, tjues tioned as to the name of her jiet, she answered simply: "Wosebiid." Asked further if she was not "a dear little child," she drew- herself up with a dis play of small hauteur that was quite enchanting, and said, severely: "I's not a child at all. 1's a ic-rson, a dill person." "Grandi-a," said little B. II. Mc Kee, "will you buy me a big dogV " "A big dog. eh? Ah, I see yuti want to lie like Little Kurd Fauntleroy," re plied the President, amusedly. "Xaw, I want ter lie like Purple Whiskered I 'etc, the terror of the Mon tana mountains. Uiiele Kussell says he has gat an awful big dog. Will ycr git him. grandpa?" "Well, I'll see my boy, I'll s-e." And there was a trace of sadness in his voice. Youxo Mn. DitoKAW, who believes in doing everything in a business like way "Miss Sotithmayd, I am niatii inuuially inclined. Vou are my choice above all women. I desire to marry you. Is it a go?" Miss Southinayd, freezingly "Yes, sir; there is the door." Mist-heps, severely "Marie, didn't I hear you make use of the expression, 'you little brat,' just now ?"' Marie, a French Imhiiic "Yees, mad atne; but Mces Flossie wexes tut- so:'' Mistress, much less severely "Oh, I thought you were shaking to l ido. Send Miss Flossie to me at once." CHICHESTER'S ENGLISH PENNYROYAL PILLS trT lrll.l. l.t. onl. ?n.nr ai " - t ..... - iai.l: ij II llrMl.li Ami if . i. t u.k rini tr danffrr tunlrrfrlt. S- iii 4.. '-tnn... tyf uaia -i. d -Ut-llrffor ! di-."t r relara n.i. I4I.1M0 ILa. minis iron LAD It S "o ii urd :r.m. ui.e I ir. i.hirhrtcr limir! Mart i-rm l-.I'hilaPfc. Con- --T $E TO f 430 A MONTH cau I tuflr w.imim V for at. Aimii .lvfprrert wno o t jrnlah a aorp n4 1r lblr wti.ilf tlm- to thf liuinn. Kpara hoimuu my lw pr .flcablv mylyr4 1 a!" A few a nciea In un ami citW n. h. ':'Us w. CO.. Alt Main St.. KlohmiiuJ. -."-Tlvue tolt o' nW un-ji rl '' -y;f lllXllKli fi"" r"l ' ,SIV' " jNVENfORS rShSssK Waaalnalaa. II. t .. will rnrlie a wfi ftbU uTlcalla frf f caaraf. XXIKt. prparo-i t 4 DaR. ' X En K V a.n&r&nlfKl CO CUT liHeulIllni, i"U'. " me b-.ttf ren- aerfl uie uiooa nen - uui. . - . - .1.. L1. rfTunnr! II fa Cbeaper to doctor. prr An rMtit piece - 1 1, LntC bead uaiue and iiJJnv -n poetl cmrd. Peek AS..p,2it w.4.th t ,New i-rt. H UJ8L pMmaftatilr. An liTu-tlc.Hb'rt hn'l.u-.. UrraaCs ( Hrre. 4&7 Mam St.. ii.iflal". . 1 thnroiKrh.t uuvbl it t in-'i PATENTS ForlNVENTCRSi i nil f..r 1'amlihli-t iWKKI Ja A iiimiiwi r?r.rasTiprv iuDDERo prsjiUEs. tm - v.. t5 L iii.ili. PENSIONS DUE Ll SOLOIERS W. IHUKIU fc MIH. S5 la S9 a ar. Bamph wortli M.fJfra UaafaVo-rlL-r borW frt. wrtw Brj-w. PEERLESS DIES Are lfc BEMT. IV. L. DOUGLAS i Gentlemen n Ladies Jsi if Get Hood', i , UP TOUT! power s:i bef. 'f-re the ,.-. , , 'er -I have l-.ak.,!.S"l i-S..-.i:i. ami ,., ,,,. s. ' a.-. A vtictii-i -it,. i - I I 111 till SToj-n ar a Dottle the clerk tri.-.l . . I lr "'"liCC a. ITift,. lie I.,"'. iu"i mm luntrfr : tli iria:-. that if 1 d:d n.it i,t. K pay an t In ti : - Y. . ' anvnuiiir, etf i,.,t i 1 I w -'han,e. lUgi saimrilla was. i,.ld , . aew Vi- .. ari!la.and did not jnt . mo to change. Sars; nit -a.i.A A.uon.M Jorraci-Mrt v nooa s tjarsaia.-i,1 Soldt.yanili nj-;, . arij tiy r. I. ii(i(ii)3.( ( .. a ',,. ,.,' C too I . CVirl a. , I pai uid, no not L a SSTfc I other. ll.H.d-sSaat.iS V umaiiim. pr...iti..nni count ill I '.T-Sf LEND YOUREAR WE HAVE TO sAY. LST low-PR T..T Ell! I A I I Ui-IMii:i. AT TH i "' l i:ii i Only $1.03, Postpaid. 65q p.. , Or only$!.50.Postpaid.i224p : ol VU-nr Type on ' ,- i..,,- j. ;J"''-'-' ..v KniK'iy y.-t s-iu,., ,;, y v .;';";' ""'--a1; pivfs KnL'li-li w i ii w ! fi.. , . r' ' - ; I louts Htl'i pr. nun 'J''"- -.. . ', I with Kutfii-ii .J.'Iiirt ' j, liutn word un-1 .r- t-, k;;,,w' ' 1 I Kiiirii-h, you ),. k n '.:, .,n' ,r;"I;-- 1 while if flu Ilntr .-'i w.T.t . ' -'--i ; want to intii-i:n.- m i--,, (r. T,K.' t". I anothe r jmrt ot t li. -,K. 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LIFE-SIZE CRAYON PiCTlia i lie pictures re rfa.;r be rtfx. 'jttnm fuaraDteeU. Aoit cm eaai.f f oTJr u Iiilrnalional ln i -ii i A rnn(in;l 528 MAKU-l" IM1LA ...i'.i.t ! I1r-rror. walfrTrMf Wl.i rrwf r 'r st-i' .-r l li: 1. f.. .-t 1- Kb-1. lir;n b.i..tU-. k. b ui Ijc la.4 baa.p:a. Kaaplrr Pnlnt trail lloi(1n Co.. llrlaM 11 241 It.ir.- hi . I hil-di-lpbl.. FTCR ALL OTHERS TAIL C0NSJJ Pniuoelphu s FlMQil SCCiirr. DR. LOBB. Twimv vcs cr,-'suout Mrt 329 NORTH F:. .EENTH STfiEH. Below Ca.l::h i, m . phiiideiphu, Pt. Mew York Offices : 52 Clintjn Place. EhthSrwi For th tr-a:m ttonv. r "ii i i. iHA-tia'k-1 : . fruiu m f.-it - utt-' ii ln. I e 0nu tutt I'trt f Cil f-l t-jai i .-j f I' f t-y- ii. TO nurrrnri or I 'f eUTKTUL ERRORS- . 2g Belli (Yfo uu JL,JlCftlo!I a.-... t, 'in i' It omen lloum : Id i Jt to 3 P V JONES ii i: PAYS THE FRCICHT. " Ten lr .!,. M- !" sco. fer"il JONES OF ai.'li IHM.II AlTSj.J:. FRAZER j ju-t In tiif W..rl i. 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