FADS IN JEWELRY.
Vina Mnr II n Worn end Fsrrlnn Are
Agnlu In Sijle.
Kngllsh jewelers lire making a spe
cialty of sporting mid military designs
In Jewelry for both women ntirt men,
mid the fashion has It m follower here.
One nmy get dainty horseshoes of dia
monds, tiimt itiLC horns of gold, running
foxes of gold nml Jewels, hounds,
hares, hlllilliu whips, golf clubs Willi
pearl nulls mill rililion Iiown In KoM.
pheasants, partridge iiml , almost
everything else suggestive of one' f
vorlte pastime, even to the trout enam
elled In nnturiil colors, or the percu,
Niilmon or pike. Swords, daggers, tiny
i-miiiioii iiml revolver itrp. worn by
ninny young women ns souvenirs of
In-other or lover In South Al'rlcii or the
Milllppluc.
The "constancy bracelet," which Is
locked on the arm of one while the
other keeps the key, has never none
wholly out of fashion since Its intro
duction, noliody knows how long ago,
and Is having a renewed vogue In all
Its print itic ugliness. Some. designs
are graceful mid artistic, It In true, but
tin n rule they are suggestive of mana
cles more than anything else.
A fashionable eardcaso Ik of monkey
skin, shaped like an envelope and dec
orated with Jewels. In tin- majority
of cases the "jewels" are merely col
ored glass, although the workmanship
makes the article exiM-nslve, hut some
times real nmethysts, turquoises and
other stones are used In gold settings,
and then the cardcase becomes :. tit
ling gift "for u queen," or an Ameri
can princess. The envelopes are
fastened hy removable jeweled studs.
With evening costumes of black lace,
net or other diaphanous fabric of
black a dog collar of Jet passementerie
Is a correct accompaniment. The ex
iense varies with the method of cut
ting the Jet piiill'Mtes or nailheiid orna
lents. Belt buckles vary In size from two
to four inches, and the oval' seems to
be the favorite shape. Enameled
buckles are the latest cry of fashion,
and the I r exquisite coloring and bril
liant polish make them most desirable
additions to a modish toilet. They are
usually of til ig roe. and the designs
show tiny birds, horses, deer and
other fancies from the animal king
dom, or one may have flowers so per
fect in form and tint that they almost
seem to grow. At the back of the
holt a snake may be worn, whose en
amel scales anil emerald eyes might
startle oue into believing It real, or
lizards, toails and turtles may cling
iipparcntly to the wulst.
It has been decreed that jewels shall
be worn, anil It Is whispered that even
earrings are to he taken from their
deserved oblivion. Hut they will be
worn with a difference. No longer
shall the barbarous plerciug be ro
orted to. Screw shape drops, studs,
hoops, all are arranged with "clip and
-crew'' that fasten them securely. The
women who can wear diamonds will
iveur them. Alas, the women who can
not will wear imitations! That is the
honor of it. Spurious gems Mill scln
tllale on the corsage, sparkle ill the
hair, twinkle in llic ears and flash
upou (he neck. Oriental barbarism of
splendor will reign for a season then
well-bred woiiieu will return their
gems to their boxes and once more re
serve lliein lor night display.
The craze for Jeweled effects has
reached eveu slippcrdom, and all slip
pers are decorated with buckles as or
nate as in the halcyon days of "paste"
.irnament. They may be small, they
may be large, lliey may be brilliants
or turquoise, but buckles there must
be of souk' sort.
loops each way and a little fine, silk
covered wire to hold them In place,
Tli Hummer Olrl'e Complexion,
The texture of sklu Is likewise In
jured when frequently subjected to
sunburn, tine .should, therefore, avoid
It as much ns possible. It Is not an
difficult to do this ns you would think.
In the first place, before going forth
on any adventure In which you nre
likely to get sunburnt, take the precau
tion to oil the face with cold cream,
or with pure white vaseline, or. If that
is too sticky, with while vaseline nnd
almond HI, equal parts, and then use
some goiia reliable powder. If you do
uot eare for looks, put It. on thickly,
nnd It acts as a mask to protect the
skin. Avoid as far as possible the re
flection of the sun upon glaring sand
or water. This burns more quickly
than anything else.
The great temptation nfter the ex
posure to tin heat and Ihe probabili
ties of sunburn Is to wash the face.
Water acts like a mordant to set the
dye of sunburn. The skin that might
have possibly escaped with faint red
ness becomes scarlet and .even blis
tered nfter washing while the sun Is
still upon It or after Just, returning
from au exposing expedition. Wipe
the face gently with some oily prepar
ation and use powder that Is soothing,
and the effects of the sunburn will
shortly pass nway. Mr. Orace Peck
ham Murray, In Harper's Bazar.
ftoclnt and Rnalneae I ntrnductlone.
Perplexity evidently exists in the
minds of some young girls as to the
propriety or Impropriety of making
chance acquaintances. Social rela
tions nnd business relations differ
widely and require different rules.
In all social matters It Is understood
that a woman does not talk to men at
teas, dances, receptions, etc., who have
not been introduced to her, but in the
business relations In which men and
women are constantly thrown In these
days formal introductions are, of
course, often unnecessary, and Impos
sible in many lustauces. The safe rule
to follow Is that a girl should not
speak first to a man unless there Is
some good reason for doing so, hut If
she is obliged to speak a perfectly
quiet, sensible and simple manner can
not be misunderstood.
Common seuso must be the guide In
various curetimstnnces. If necessary
for a girl to go to a man's office she
should remember that the visit is on a
business matter, not a personal one,
aud she should leave Immediately after
attending to business. If she lingers
and loiters and uppears anxious to talk
ou personnl affairs, she is not only
wasting her time but that of other
people, and may, besides, deservedly
receive the credit of being forwurd.
The lielinentoY.
I.ateat lu Halrilreaaln;.
The latest characteristics of hair
dressing ure the softness, the Irregu
lar natural-looking wave aud a decided
t lency to discard the rigid, very
frizzy effect so unmistakably the re
sult of hot irons. In other words of
Parisian authority, "the more Oreuze
llke the coiffure the more distingue."
There are pompadours without end,
but the one which Is strictly correct In
style is soft and careless, without the
immense roll Inside to disfigure Hie
head and flattened not a little directly
on top.
A slylish mode very becoming to
some women shows the hair divided
into three parts, with au invisible part
lug on either side, the centre portion
carried in a deep wave across the fore
head, and the sides puffed out very full
in a large wave. Partlug the hair lu
the centre, combing It down lu a soft
wave at either ide and pulling It out
full below Is another pretty mode. The
kliot is worn high ou the head, except
in rare Instances, when It Is seen low
in the neck, and the latest arrange
incut Is one full, high loop standing
high on the crown of the head aud
crossed below, us If it were u bow-
knot without the second loop. Three
smaller loops are also very pretty and
more becoming when more width is
required.
The essential elemenlsof a successful
coiffure are a sense of proportion and
becoming effect, remembering that tin
style which suits one bead may be nl
most dlstlguiiiig to another. This dls
crimination Is almost Invariably lack
ing ill the professional hairdressers,
where one particular style goes the
rounds. Whether your face Is thin aud
long or decidedly moon shaped, It Is
all the same. The variety In hair or
laments for evening wear is prettier
than ever before.
Some of the daintiest novelties are
made of algrels shaped lu the form of
short, stiff quills and spangled with
silver. Then there are all sorts of
erect bows of lace, velvet, satin rib
bou aud tulle combined with algrets
and colored spangles, aud the prettiest
Alsutlau effects us well. White lace
Insertion with waved edges makes a
dainty little Alsatian bow. The lust
Is about twu inches wide, with two
French Keonomy.
Although it may seem paradoxical
to say so, the average French woman
spends both more and less on her
lollies than does her English sister.
To give un example: The young French
matron, couqiellcd to keep within a
small dress allowance, will generally
manage at any given moment to look
as well turned out as dous a very rich
friend. The reasou for this Is not far
to seek, considering that she goes to
the siinio dressmaker and pays very
much the same price; but whereas the
wealthy French woman will, of course.
Indulge herself In any number of pret-
y costumes, she who is compelled to
study economy will rigorously restrict
herself to three or perhaps four frocks
a year.
Of these two will probably be home
made. Tims. It will be seen that the
feminine half of the French nation
has realized the two principles of econ
omy, nnd It is from necessity rather
than from choice that so many French,
girls easily become really good dress
makers, and even tin most frivolous
l'arisleune Is very generous in allow
ing her friends to copy her garments.
French foulard silks aud satin fou
lards abound.
Wide black taffeta silk collars.
Unished with rows of stitching are a
feature of the ecru llueu gowns
trimmed with bands piped with black.
Pink Is oue of the most popular col
ors of the season, and the varying
tints lu the different materials uro
more beautifully soft than ever before.
That fashionable color culled khaki
lias improved since It was llrst pro
duced, and the ugly tint of yellow
brown has merged Into the soft fawn
and beige tiuts.
Modi lied bishop sleeves are very
much worn in the thin gowns, aud
blouse waists, but like so many other
whims of fashion they are not becom
ing to stout women.
The siH'clal fabric of the season is
crepe de meteor. It Is like crepe de
chine with a sarin llnlsh very soft aud
glossy, and comes lu double width,
both figured and plain.
Sailor hats, in their decorative forms.
ure made of iusoan or white Manila
straw, or are combinations of pither.
wilh libboullke crinoline straw, ami
when deftly trimmed are nhviiyj popu
lar and becoming.
Those pretty crochetted cuff links
for wash waists come In every color
and different tluulcs, so tout it is pos
sible to match the heliotrope which onu
wears. Shades whlc'i lire not good
friends ure uggresslw. ,
Some of the new skirts are mado
with a silk drop skirt which has u
ruffle of the material like the gown.
This Is made Just long enough to clear
the ground, so It is a simple matter to
hold up the outside skirt.
Iiress slippers of both black and
creuni white leather are made with the
broad Cromwell flaps rising In the In
step aud the whole fronts of the shoes
are Inlaid with cabochoil Jewels. Itlack
satin slippers with gilt heels ure an
other fancy.
Home of the prettiest stocks are those
of pique with the turnover collar and
tie ul Inched, a broad tie or one which
makes ii simple little butterfly bow.
The ties ure lu all shades aud designs,
some iu pique ami others In batiste or
some similar material, aud are uot
starched. The fqbndiitlou of the col
lar I starched stiff and the turnover
purt has enough starch to keep It lu
shape.
FARM AND GARDEN.
Water For Cowa.
An abundant supply of water at all
hours Is essential for cows that are
producing milk, yet on some farms
cows are treated like horses watered
at certain hours although the cow re
quires more water than the horse.
Milk Is mostly wuler, nnd the cow
cannot keep up her full flow unless
she can drink whenever she desires
to do so.
Increealne; the Fnrin'e Value.
The value of u farm Is sometimes In
creased twofold by giving It an at
tractive appearance. Any person de
siring to purchase a farm will pay
more for one that has been well kept
than for even n better one on which
the owner has given but little atten
tion to neatness. Every traveler
along a highway will give a second
glance at a farm with a nicely mowed
lnwu and whitewashed trees, while
paint on the buildings will give them
me oppenrance of lielug new. A home
Is also more enjoynble when the own
er makes It attractive In appearance.
The Clajr-C'olored Wet,ll.
This Insect causes Injury to pens,
beans, turnips, knle, vines, raspberries,
apples, plums, elms, etc. It feeds upon
the leaves and also the wood. The
larvae hutch from eggs which are de
posited in the ground nnd live through
tin; whiter, nnd ns the adults make
their llrst. appearance during the
months of May and June now Is the
time to gpt. the best of them.
It is recommended that Ihe weevils
be Jarred from the planls which they
infest and be caught by means of
tarred boards or other receptacles.
Against the larvae the following spray
was found effective: Carbolic acid and
water In the proportion of one plut
of crude carbolic mid to ten gallons
of water.
lightly from one to the other. A row
of cranberry beans can bo planted on
each side of the netting, to which the
vines will readily cling, forming not
only a convenient place for picking,
Sucff'iMlnne For Plowing.
When the plow is hard to hold It Is
safe to say that It Is hard work for
the teams to draw It. This may lie be
cause of roots or stones, iu which case
the cause Is obvious, but If not some
thing else Is wrong, and the cause
should he found nnd the trouble reme
died. Is the point of the plow dull or
the cutter that Is used in front of il
In sward bind? It. would lie oheaiier
to get a new plow thuu to wear out
plowman and team with a plow in
poor condition. But quite as ofteu we
have found the trouble to arise from
the line of draught not being right.
It would seem that any farmer should
know If his plow "run her nose Into
the ground," so that he found he had
to hear his weight ou the handles, or
pulled out so he had to lift ou It to
keep It In, or whether It took too wide
a furrow or too narrow a one, ami
should know how to remedy it, yet we
have known a farm hand to work nil
day with a plow when he was putting
out more strength every hour than he
would have used In a day's work with
the same plow afler he had hitched
the team properly. And the team was
as tired as he was. The Cultivator.
Hntter Culture.
Oue of the acknowledged experts lu
this country on the subject of ripen
ing cream is Professor II. W. Conn,
of Connecticut, who Is the introducer
of the system of artificliil butter cult
ures nnd the discoverer of the famous
bacteria which produces the June but
ler flavor. In his new bulletin No.
-I he discusses various met hods of
compelling cream ripening by use of
starters nnd butter cultures. The
Uniiish method Is to pasteurize the
creuni aud then add a pure cull ure
;f the right kind of bacteria. This
produces a mild-flavored butter, which,
however. Is not so well liked lu this
'uunt ry us that produced by natural
starters. To make a natural starter
take the milk from a perfectly hcnlHiy
cow. The llrst few Jots of milk are
rejected and the rest drawn Into a
sterilized vessel, which is Immediately
covered, heated to a proper tempera
ture nud the milk passed through a
separator. The skim milk thus ou
tlined Is set aside in a covered ster
ilized vessel to sour. When well
sjured it serves us n starter for the
cream-opening process. In conclusion,
Ihe professor observes that the use
of any klud of starter will not. make
1,'ood butter out. of poor cream.
Lline anil Soil Mlrro-Oraantaiiia.
I. line lu tlio soil favors the decom
position of organic matter and the
curbouic acid thus produced acts upon
the soil lu such a way as to render the
natural plant food easy of assimila
tion. It also plays nil Important purt
iu changing the ammonia into nitric
acid, or Iu other words, placing at
the disposal of the plants the nitro
geu which has been stored up.
'lover, beans anil all other legu
minous plants which draw their ni
trogen chiefly from the nlr are un
uble to make satisfactory growth If the
soil exceeds a certain degree of acid
ity. It seems Unit the minute organ-
Isms which dwell iu the nodule on the
roots of legumes cannot thrive in au
acid atmosphere. By the application
of 1 1 me, this acid Is neutralized and
the legumes grow readily, producing
great quantities of nitrogen, which if
purchased In the form of fertilizer
would cost about thirteen cents per
pound.
Of course, excessive amounts of lime
might: prove Injurious to these plants,
particularly if Ihe soil Is but slightly
acid. This can be easily guarded
against and the amount required bv
various soils be determined by a few
trials. One drawback to tin use of
lime iu potato growing sections is Hint
it favors the development of the po
tato scab. On this account liming lu
a rotation which Includes potatoes
should be Indulged lu but moderately,
if at all. The lime should be applied
immediately ufter the crop Is removed.
In all cases where potatoes are grown
upon the limed laud the seed should
be treated with corrosive sublimate,
formallu or Borne other effective germ
icide. A meiiouu Agriculturist.
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A SrrsKEN AHnA.VOF.MF.NT.
but making u handsome screen or
hedge also.
Where one cares for the looks of his
garden he may think It worth his
while to have some one and a half by
one nnd n half-Inch stuff sawed at the
mill to use yeur after year forcranlierry
lieans. Have them sawed eight feet
long for uprights, and other pieces
to nail along the tops lengthwise of
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t'PWOHT SfrroKTS FOR THE VINES, (j
the rows, after the manner suggested
in the second cut. With this arrange
ment the rough, unsightly appearance
of the usual cranberry bean patch
will be avoided. The same sticks can
be used year nfter year.
A Cow'i Food and Her Milk.
I have known wild onions to spoil
completely the milk of cows which
had eaten of them: that turnips fed
to cows have a similar effect; that even
when stored on the feeding floor In
ihe stnlile they have had a bad effect on
milk a milliliter nnd even cheese. Every
dairy mini or woman knows how tbo
white clover Improves I lie charactet
of the milk lu quality and flavor.
while cottonseed meal does the same,
but not favorably for all tastes. The
same applies to the - gluten meals,
which effect both flavor and color of
the buttf", while pumpkins do the
same. Indeed, the whole cloud of
witnesses to these facts might com
pletely demolish the suggestion that
dairy experts assure us, that "odors or
flavors do not cqme through the cow."
If they do not, what then causes the
great variation 'in flavor of milk,
cheese and butter?
But there Is sure proof that the
food not only affects the quality and
flavor of milk products, but distinctly
affects the chemical reactions of the
fat of the milk of cows. I have
tested cottonseed oil and the butter
made from II and the liulter adulter
ated with II. The Washington Mo
partmeut of Agriculture did the same,
and Dr. Taylor, then 'the chemist of
tlie department, showed by colored
Illustrations that the reactions of but
ter so adulterated, either by actual
addition or the oil to the cream In the
churning or by feeding the cottonseed
meal, were precisely the siiine. II.
Slewnrl, In llural New Yorker.
EGG CANNING INDUSTRY.
Hiving Fmire font .
It undoubtedly saves a good deal of
bard work when building fences
where posts are required to sharpen
the end of ihe post and with a huge
wooden beetle drive It deeply iutu
the moist soil in spring as far as pos
sible. But the plan has also lis dis
advantages, which are developed af
ter a year or two, when frost lifts
up the post every winter, so that if
the top of the fences be heavy the
post Is soon In a tumble-dowu condi
tion. The failure of the driving down
plan of setting the post conies from the
fact that usually the post is only
driven down to the depth of the an
imal freezing in winter. When it
comes to tlie "hard pan," where frost
has not penetrated before, the post
cannot lie driven farther. Its point
turns up or the top of tlie post will
lie split by the severe pounding It;
will receive. Yet unless the post is
set deeper than the frost will penetrate
It Is very illfllcnll to make It stand
erect until decay has done Its work.
Iu n soil where there Is a deep tin
derdrain posts may be set nearly to
its depth by driving, and remain flrni
so long as Ihe post lasts. The plan
is to either build ti pile of earth around
the post so as to turn the water nway
from It, or to bore a hole through the
Mist somewhere near the bottom, nnd
drive a wooden jx-g the size of the
hole through It aud sticking out on
either side ro far as the post will
allow. Ou this peg set a three-cornered
block that can be nulled both
to tlie ieg and the post. Tills makes
additional obstruction for the frost
to lift, and if the water has been
turned nway from the post, and cun
get off through the tinderdralns, the
fence will remain flrni us long as the
post does not rot. When it does rot
It will most likely be at the surface,
for there the changes of temperature
and from wet to dry are more frequent
lliuil they are deeper iu the soil. In
most post, fences the part above
ground Is much longer than that be
low. It sometimes pays to take up
post aud board fences that have been
long lu the ground, and after putting
some diluted carbolic add on parts
that have decayed to prevent further
progress, set them with the top part
iu the soil. If this top Is well dried
It should be Immersed iu diluted car
bolic acid before being placed lu the
ground. It will then be much less
likely to decay quickly. Ameiii"'
Cultivator.
Supporting Cranberry Heana.
Bean poles are not to be hud in
many localities, and their presence In
many gardens is objected to because
of the unsightly aiipearunce of such
as it may seem possible to secure, (let
a strip of six foot wire poultry uetttng
ud set two stout posts the required
liUutv yit. aireU-Li the wetting
An Kxpenalve Feather.
The tail feathers of the feiiwah, a
ruro member of the family of Para
dise, or birds of Paradise, ure the
most expensive known. Indeed, the
price may be culled prohibitive, for Ihe
only tuft existing in England prolm
lily lu any civilised land was procured
with such dittlculty that It Is consid
ered to bo worth .10,000. It now
adorns the apex of the coronet worn on
suite, occasions by the Priuce of Wales
LARGE EXPORT TRADE IN PRESERVED
PRODUCT OF THE BARNYARD.
Valuable When tlaraylng Knit. en KgR-a
In Vena a llnnn to tlie Leather Indue
try Sheila Haed For Ferlllliera nnd
Hen Food t'ae lor Cloudy Kgira.
When the warm weather of spring
nnd summer come the hens all over
the country compete with each other
In laying eggs, ami the receipts multi
ply so rapidly that the markets would
be completely overwhelmed in every
city If It were not for the cold storage
houses, which absorb n large propor
tion of the surplus, says the New York
Times. Beginning early In April, the
receipts of eggs lu New York average
between 4,0tHl,HMt and .",fHK,(HSi a day
right through the spring nnd summer,
nnd prices naturally drop rapidly. The
consumptive demand of Ihe city aver
ages only something like K.OOO.OOO eggs
per day, ami the query Is, What be
comes of the other million or two?
If one should visit, any of the huge
storage warehouses In hot weather he
would soon ascertain, for now Is the
season wheu speculators are purchas
ing eggs by the hundreds of thou
sands for future use. Next winter,
when the hens are ou strike because of
cold weather and refuse to lay more
than a few eggs a week, prices will
go up rapidly, and the consumers will
have to pay something like thirty and
forty cents a dozen. It is when prices
have reached these outside figures Unit
the storage-house speculators expect
to unload their stock and sell them at.
a material advance.
The average consumer of fresh eggs
may consider this an Imposition, and
wonder If he Is going to have served
up for his next. Christmas dinner the
eggs that are laid here iu May and
.lime. This Is not exactly what he
may exH'ct. but lu a more Indirect
way he will eat some of these summer
eggs next winter, and he will bo per
fectly satisfied that they are all right.
The eggs will not be served to him ns
fresh country eggs, fried, poached or
boiled, as he orders, but they will be
deftly mixed with his cake, confec
tionery nnd other faucy bakers' stuff
so that he will never know the differ
ence. When the cold-storage houses begin
to stock up with the eggs In summer
they have to buy lu such enormous
quantities that there is naturally a
great loss In cracked aud broken eggs.
In handling several million eggs a day
no amount of care could prevent break
age. Indeed, thousands of them are
broken In transit to the city, and oth
ers nre cracked In moving from the
railroad cars to the stores. If these
cracked aud broken eggs were all
thrown away the annual loss would
easily mount up luto the millions. To
offset these losses the storage houses
have invented all sorts of ways to
utilize the broken eggs. The most suc
cessful so far U to can the broken
eggs and sell them to bakers and eon
feet loners.
Canned eggs keep just ns well nnd
fully as long as canned meat, fruit or
vegetables. When put iu cans that
ure rendered absolutely air-tight there
is no chance of their decaying. It Is
the air which enters through the shell
of au egg that cause:; Its meat to de
cay. This is proved by the many
methods of preserving eggs. Fresh
eggs coated thoroughly with purafiluo
ami then stored nway In limed water
will keep for months in a compara
tively fresh condition, and their keep
ing powers will be lu proportion to the
success iu excluding the air. Of
course, a certain umout of air will
reach the eggs eveu lu this condition,
and gradually they will show a decay
ing tendency, although eggs have been
preserved for six months and a year.
Before the eggs are canned, how
ever, they mi; separated, and the
whites and yolks arc put up iu differ
ent cans. When the baker or confec
tioner wnnts to make white frothing
for his cuke he opens a can of the
whites of eggs, or if he wishes to make
custard for bis pie or puddings In
takes the canned yolks. Thus there Is
no waste, and time and labor are saved
also.
In the middle of wilder, when eggs
nre soaring away up lu price, these
canned eggs make It possible for the
baker aud confectioner to serve us
with cakes, pies, candles and creams
at the same price charged in summer.
Thus the storage warehouses which
have canned the eggs for us save the
consumers ccusldcrnhlo In the winter,
and also lighten the lubois of the bak
ers and confectioners. They are fresh
aud sweet when canned, and they ,1
not deteriorate lu the least unless tiie
cans happen to be Imported, iu which
case they spoil tin; same as conned
fruit or vegetables.
In hot countries canned ;ffs are
used quite extensively, a; tlie stor
age houses can considers j,-e quantities
for export, lu some y.srs the cheap
eggs lu the height of (v laying season
are actually broken 'or canning. Iu
hot. countries 1 lie -lained eggs will
keep a long Unit., inpecially If stored
away in cool pi.'.ees, and the people
can use them As needed, lu many
tropical countries fresh eggs are dllti
cult to secuiv, and the unlives often
prefer the cwu-ed northern eggs io the
so-culled fiv'i eggs sold lu the mar
kets. 'I'lid Americans are the only peo
ple so far Vlio have entered Into this
egg-canning Industry, and American
canned Kggs In the South American
couutricH and the West Indies have
no compel it ion from similar goods
from thM'inauy, England or France.
But uometluii tlie decayed aud
clouilj eggs are canned, lu fact, all
that viiuc to tlie market are handed
ovif to the canuers If they cannot be
sub', lis fresh eggs. These rotten and
cliitiily eggs, however, are never put
c: the general market, nor is there
any chance of their being sent to bak
e,'S by mistake. They are canned for
tins leather trade, and not for the con
sumptive market. In tanning leather,
and especially lu putting ou the flno
(loss of expensive leather, eggs have
long been recognized ns ludlspensablo
iirthies. But good eggs uro too ex
pensive for the work, nud tanners do
not like to accumulate rotten eggs ow
ing to their o tor.
The eggs that reach the market In a
cloudy or decaying condition nre not
so far decayed us lo have a very dlria
greeuble odor. If canned Immediately
they become no wtrse. When the tan
uers opeu a can of tiiicli eggs the odor
may be n little offensive, but. not ro
overpowering ns might be the case If
a few dozen egg:, were stored away for
use In hot weather. A can of eggs Is
opened only when needed, nnd the con
tents immediately used. Thus the
cloudy and decaying eggs And a mar
ket nt prices that pay the cauners nnd
save the tanners' money.
The vast quantities of egg shells ob
tained from these canneries are also
sold for various pnrpo e.. They are
both utilized for making commercial
fertilizers and for manufacturing
some of the numerous hen foods thai;
nre now put ou the market. In order
to make the hens lay more eggs In
winter It Is necessary to feed tlieni
with lltue-formlng food, such as green
bone, dam aud oyster shells. J'he egg
shells are even better than any of
these, for they contain the exact sub
stances t...t tlie hens require hi their
systems to facilitate ti.- work of na
ture iu producing eggs. So hen food
that, contains a fair amount of ground
or powdered egg shells Is excellent for
stimulating the birds to grealer ener
gies In winter.
CURIOUS FACTS.
The death Is announced at the Lon
don zoo of the rare Kentucky blind
flsh. It succumbed to a fungoid
growth which frequently attacks the
bodies of certain llshes.
The only place where "black dia
monds" are found Is In the Brazilian
province of Bahln. They are usually
found In river beds, and are brought,
up by divers. Others are obtained
by tunneling mountains. The largest
specimen ever found was worth .f-O,-
(MM).
(iemblou, Belgium, boasts of a
small priming office where a cylinder
machine Is actual :-d by a huge wood
en wheel placed outside the building,
In which a lilg dog, I, Ion. weighing
eighty pounds, takes spells of an hour
each, with ten minutes' Interval, on a
sort of treadmill arrangement Inside
Ihe clrciimfereuce of the wheel.
An auroeji's horn was recently
found hi a pit dug I i lower Pomeranla.
II. is believed that our domestic cut
tle are the descendants of aurochs.
Tills animal survived ou the Conti
nent until 1irj. Examples of Its enor
mous horns may be seen quite fre
quently In churches and castles iu
Southern Cermauy. ami lu Ihe South
llhine country.
Bavaria is said t have the longest'
lightning conductor In the world. It.
rises some yards above the top of
the meteorological station on the Zttgs
pltz, tlie highest point in the (ierinan
Empire, ami runs down the side of
the mountain lo the fool, where there
Is running water all the year round.
The length of Ihe rod Is nearly three
aud a half miles.
Au extraordinary freak was played
by lightning during a, reeeiii heavy
thunderstorm In Coventry, England.
The lightning struck the chimiieystack
of a house occupied by a watchmaker
and split II lo the basement, magnetiz
ing all the tools and watches lu the
workshop. Every particle of steel re
ceived a charge of Ihe elect lie cur
rent. It is thought It may be pos
sible to demagnetize the smaller arti
cles and pans of watches, but the
larger tools are so thoroinrlily Impreg
llll'ed as lo be completely spoiled.
Ho lie Loat Ihe C'sne.
"I once had a case," said a member
of lite bar. "agaiusi a man hi the coun
try, which was as clear us daylight lu
my favor, but. by the cunning of his
lawyer, he had continued to avoid
coming to trial for about, two years.
"At last the case was culled, late in
the term and late one hot day, with the
court and Jury tired anil impatient. I
stated the facts, and produced the evi
dence, which wns all on my side.
"The judge asked the counsel
whether they wished to argue the case,
stating that he though! it might easily
lie submitted without argument. The
jury went oiii, and immediately re
turned with a verdict for Ihe defend
ant. "As soon as tlie court adjourned I
sought out the foreman of the jury and
asked him how In the name of common
sense he came to render such a ver
dict. " 'Why, you see,' said he, 'we didn't
think much of the lawyer against you,
nod it wasn't strange he had nothing
to say, but we thought, you one of the
smartest lawyers lu the country, and if
you couldn't And something to say on
your side if must bo n pretty hard
case, so we had to go against you.'
CasscU's Sat unlay Journal.
Hla l.att Wltilclam.
Of the lale I'octor Poor, a mission
ary in Ceylon, a man of pleasant
humor, the New York Observer tells
this aunecdole:
I Miring one of tlie periodical epi
demics of cholera which swept Cey
lon, Doctor Poor was violently at
tacked. A messenger was at ouce
dispatched for Samuel F. tireeti, M.
It., a medical missionary residing
about. live miles away. Wheu I loci or
(liven came into the room, Doctor
Poor exclaimed:
"Well, this Is a bad prospect! Here
Is a Poor patient and a Oreen doctor."
This was his hist witticism. .
Tlie llrveloninent of FariulliB.
Modern farming methods iu Ihe
Northwest, challenge the admiration of
the world. Steam and electricity are
made to sesve the farmer's purpose,
lie plows, reaps, thrashes by machin
ery. Hi? telephones from his farm
house lo his granaries. Sometimes ho
receives Iho latest grain quotations
over n private telegraph wire lu his
dwelling. Oflen the acreage of his
farm is expressed lu the ihousauds,
sometimes iu Ave ligures. He comes
from the ikior places of the earth and
Amis a homo nud self-respect. Chicago
News.
A Trnnklnaa Body.
All explorer lately returned from his
travels was relating his ud ventures.
"I peered," said he, "Into the thicket,
and there before me lay a trunkless
body." "Nonsense," remarked an In
terfering crtle, "who ever heard of a
trunkless body?' "My friend," re
plied the traveler quietly, "the body
was that of an elephant." Ho then re
sumed his story. Loudon Globe.
in
of
the
FATTENING TROoperT
Our Mailt Onvnir. i, ......
..v.r 1,,.; n'
"Though the service n (1 ,
I'""" ,n " '.v severe on q,,,
the cavalryman Kets fat
iMOMiincni nlileor ii !
Ington Star renoi-iei- -i. , f
noticed that the ave,:,.,, ,.",
gained more flesh In (!,..
libit IllHO 11.,... """
, engllijeil
.,ll...c -t..u ,.r ....
, " servi,-,., X(J
(ion i mean lo sav I im .. n
. , , - oi i-i
II are til k bur on t'-n .. .
,, , , . "''in
men- service III the P,
it-i-m-ii snows Unit
.i..,.i... i..... : ' '
" " .' IO. In tli. I
pines ordinarily the i.... ,
-hi m
ant enough, that Is. , m
... ii in nine, except ,- (
downiioiirs tlmi c.n ......
vlous notice or warning wit,,!,.,.!
just simply pours down u ,J
spect the Philippines arc M I
with Porto Uleo.
But somehow the cnviilij-tnin J
the rains better IMI1 jfn J
though his bor e lias rather
time of It. In enlisting for i.
recruiting officers n. Ver .-,,-,,..
Ilstment from a man win. w,.igJ '
H" polllllls. While f,- f..nT"
artillery i rults win, weii, 2
pounds are accepted. -rhl.ri, in
restriction about cavalrv ami tli
In regard to heighi. .ti illflltI
or artilleryman is accepted , ,J
not how tall he Is. for ii,,.,,. ,.,.
to which even the milctt nmn .4
put. But It Is not practical a)
il man over Ave f-et lea ,ig '
height on horseba -k. ami nil
that height are d.-clliied. Or,u
he tendency hi the cavalry s(
nnd especially the modern' ,-t
service. here t. . im, ,.
US lisrile as circus rhlei-s i i.. ...
flesh (luting the summer ntl
ii was ex peeled Hint il.
would be the experience In the
but It has not. In these cft
nearly all those who are iiinnnt,
on flesh, while nearly every naj
loses at certain seasons. Tln-f
a ioi oi cavalrymen in the phllli
who have passed the It El mnrl
twenty to thlrty-Av ami
change has come to some In leal
a year. Our cavalrymen luive l
the Islands over two years, unit
nail mat mtieii experience-em.1
try It, anyway."
WORDS OF WISDOM,
Pride Is such a wenk sniiiuifl;
he who leans on It falls.
The art of making friends
knowing how to he a friend.
The true culture of self lies
planting self wilh the hemillcs
soul.
A calm superiority of tain
little difficulty lu attaining Itf
est ends.
Silence holds a power, n ui.i
that silver-tongued speech is
to convey.
Where duty is plain delay
foolish and hazardous; wbeoj
not delay limy lie both wisili
safely.
Nature makes her mvu litis
To the bimilil burn she nl
qtieiiths her rarest treasures ins
est graces.
If you would be happy knoo
thai true happiness only rut
those who make theiusolvvs
to receive il.
To happily say, or do, the rig
in the right time ami the il;:
affords evidence of keen is'lf
line manners.
It is one of the saddest, if
of the most comforting tliinc-f
that when people have r:i
glimpse of the best, the se"
can never again content tint
In every pursuit nl lite 1. i
fort, the preparation, the dii
tlie earnest labor thai makes!
uiible man in every departm
the mere fact of hi iici'iipy
or that position.
Viudlcllveness has no relatiil
ever to the desire to vl...licul
common acceptation of the tf
To vindicate one's sell from
churgc one does nut assail
The vindictive disposition,
other hand, aims at revenge,
pose Is not vindication. !
of vengeance.
The Wont "In."
One might think n-wspiil'
i...vn mi Invincible uruilge n:
,.,....., ..it Inn in." since ''''' '4
seek opportuully to abuse it f
It is a inarveiioiisi.i
...i.i. nAn..i ti.f. score hii
W 11 11 Ileal i.t
....... i.-. Vet nil ot these u
iletlned nnd might he learned
Probubly the worse am""
Its substitution for at. t"'
.....l.-u li." Huston. Illlt "Hi
mii, . .
I....U ....I .11.- "lit" IU 11
WI113 tiwi-r.
"In" his home.
.t i..u i.nt mill "on" 1
"In" n tdiln. One may go
l,,.i i,u units "In" the skip.
sleeps and cuts.
n,i... it tvi.-,. tlmi oue
A llfrit it. r . ... i
porter or editor who rlgluUj
I... "In" mill "into.'
trust "in" oue. but shout" uf
the house. One may wim
t,..t n.l. ...... tl... ..I.lect is
uni n urii: i.l ,2
-i.,t." ..hi in. used.
Milker.
Nhiiibom
aourttwtt.it. i
it in .,.n L-twiu-n that iiiiin
1 1. la .tint v
Ing pupers make a regular up'
on board our great liners, n'"
Castle Line journals W
triumphs of artistic product"?
of these Journals ure VI
cleverly illustrated; otlu'W-
tlous. are reproduced hy
..... .....,-j,sMIliT
chines, nut an nre mi"-
.. .. .. Iimil'd. I'f
OI IliO 111U Blll'lll !
the t'ully cricket scores, iT
and personal gossip,
so,.). I i-i vn titles ud European
t ions.- Phlhululpk'a Tlun-j
flniilil SIllPn"
"This cllmuto doosu't agn'
very well," remarked tue
the cough.
........ .... ...ii ii. a truth,
the chance acquaintance .
seat, "tuoro are
green vlth me, too, m
. t , .11.,,, lain llW
VOKing unu nu-" m .
the man who makes tlieoU
predlctlons."-t!lngoj
The fellow who object to
should marry on liciitw
hard work sometime.
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