J. We
4k
',.(,rICI0e
t
t of nil kinds needs outdoor ox-
Mopclully In winter, when the
'.'.....o. thickened. The mil.
J we"""-" , . ,
h"1 . . - liiflil nilt ntrn.tr ..
r
The change docs tin-in good.
Zl'n are Inflated nnd tho clrculn-
I01 . . 1 Iw.t.trlr., rTI 1
, n bCISK Him iit iiuut. .1 iir- linn
with plenty of fresh nir,
. chnicsoino food and proper nt-
... . .. ...I........
g Will limine iifttiiiinv iuuvit.il
,f any other disease.
well I tm,('n "n l,,llnt m,t of
-Lh. nnd where the posture Is
L to ilnhy ftoe-k It nmy bo doing
dnnniiri' i "ero mini u woum in
rutt "f cultivated Held. It takes
'wd nnd moisture that are needed
y useful plmits. nnd It sometimes
web it character as to bp pnlson
tht anlinnl. nnd often weeds Im-
L miiiUniiiit odors nnd flavors to
f' ' . ......1 n Tf 1. ......
jllk nnn us iiiu l "- l"1"
, could he cleared of weeds an 1
and tlifir plare given to better
not only would they produce
h fur ninny more animals, but
iik proilui'ts would be of more
..no Kood quality. If the whole
jr oiilinot be cleaned In one sea
lant Utile each year. ,
Iwlly Mail Movable Fence.
educe shown In the Illustration
.j-fKitisfuctory for placing around
,w or using for pasturing
jhi-ep or hogs on green crops,
ii rape. nrtlchokPB, clover nnd
DETAILS OF MOVAnt.K FENCE.
like. 'J'lie panels may be twelve
kmc nnd the pickets four feet
k The support for the panels has
race on the inside. If this brace
-sMit, the nnlmnls pet under It
Hlilce the fence. Tho notches
irc onoiigh to admit ends of two
1). Some fanners consider three
high enough for a sheep fence,
the height may be reduced one
it thought best.
PrnffreM In Hhcen liimhaiiilrv.
wk'W of the sheep and wool pro-
m In the I lilted States lias Just
i compiled nnd Issued by the de
. xnt of agriculture. It was pro
Itijr J. It. Dodge and contains a
(historical information of intor-
every sheep grower. According
bulletin the flocks in the United
do not now ngtrroirute as larire
alier of sheep as in 1S1K5 and
but they are Increnslng rapidly
llil fair to exceed before iiiimv
athe highest former figures. The
7 of breeds Is greater tlian ever
'. Where lunnufneturors desire
ifly of wool they can g;'t nil
vltliout going out of the conn-
Ibis was shown wht n wool wus
ailfor the I'arls exposition.
i Interest lug to note that tho lie-
of flocks In New England has
MMily for fifty years. Some
EnRlmulers feel that there innv
pniSt in raising sheep and pro
; fnt lnmbs. but they Insist that
no money for them in growing
in to tlute this theory has not
lln nay marked Inorcnsa in the
of flocks. In the Middle States
fldltluus hnve been essentially
e, exeent In Pcunsvlviinhi
P the decline was much less
There has been but little
An In the Southern States, as
'raising has not been prominent.
AefcTm West that leads In the
industry and shown a continued
la price and quality.
A SalUrut'tiirv llul.. ir
I of the most perplexing questions
nverage dairy farmer Is the
t lie cost of production
considered and
'HltS. Shall It- iu rtf tlto fln.ilu
Ml material r-r win if im un
f H. I 111 b UV I
W? I will give below the ra-
- oy one of the leading farmers
bern New York and his mode
J8r He arUes at five o'clock in the
3jf. sees to tho barn and milks.
'Jlch he gives his herd of thirty
mains apiece, of gluten
" returns to tho house and
"reakfast. Then he gives onc
'"Oel of ensllnco onri ofio,. ihi.
1 live POlinds Of pm nutnlka Thla
y given twice a day, morning
At ntlfin mtntrra f
'; N with cornstalks, making
s"i quaits gluten meal, one
"silage nnd fifteen pounds of
OacOW. Tills I tlilnlf lo n vrtl-u
'on. fur it includes all those
""'n KO In ninln .... o ,l l
l"rty condition la always se-
It Is uan.1.
" milk Is delivered at the :n
'"Pwatlve creamery an:l iM.ii,
'Jcr avorncoji nm t,i
,, t0' a lad showing fcr a dry
is one cf the tnos! sue
"eamcrics n the Stite. It sells
l,rat tho lil
01 help and making, and uses
,,L b"tter fat test in diHtrlb-
"'ucy return among Us pn-
ft; i. """KiiBu io ue me oest
f'lorv . 1 co"'niy lias tieen
M"rgan S. Joslyu. in
""grleulturist.
.til uiiq; rrult -'rpeu.
' '"0 Inniit r.,,ui..i ..k
toil iiiiuiui Bimrreu in
J. , '"""B fruit tree in full
r ' from mice, whScli h..ui
jn the orchard nnd seek
jjwna the trees, whVre they
"iU when their ot'h.T food
HiibbitH are anotliej- souifo
FrahhiV 1 rt'nr 11 tU'vsciit
viuzu continues hve v III
-. great injury 10 i lie
" oi inese woiiuc
""'UlIllL' In 41. 1.. .'...1.1 t
. - IHtJ 1VUUUB IIUIKUI
J nil",18 Bt"rt a new K'-'tiernlt Ion
nij, '"'iitureg on a crusade
l( ,lln years for us to coiW
'ilu to 1,0 liopi'J that 1lim
UI WIUlln Int propo
ki 1 ltnov somethlutt morv
: of tiie rabble. Ai
m, 0,,,y of 11)0 Kf"'1 "i'1".)
iHveri Possible tiat there 1
to the plc( ure. As
one who hns suffered mtioh from tin
depredations of tho wild rabbits it
the past, I should like to enter thli
mild protest ngalnst the encourage
ment of what may yet prove u dlsastei
to our fruit Interests.
In fighting ngalnst. mice nnd rnbblti
I have tried all of the commonly ree
ommended methods, such as snicnriiip
the bark wllh blood, fat, tar and othei
substances supposed to be obnoxious 1c
the rodents. If very hungry the little
pests will not stay nway from the
trees If only blood or tar are the pro
tections Used. I have nUn trln.l ,......
plug newspapers around the base of
the trunks, but I ennuot exactly see
the good that this does. My method Is
to mound up the earth around the
trunks In the fall of the year, and then
put n shield of wlro netting a few
Inches from the tree. Thin win t.i.
ting runs up n couple of feet from the
ground, nnd If the mesh U line enoiig'i
neither mice nor rabbits will disturb
the bark. The mound of enrth I be
lieve helps the trees also from the
winter cold. It nets In ninnv rcMiini.t
as a mulch and protects the top roots
from being In lured liv
nnd thawing. This nlono should rccoiii'-
menu u 10 me attention of all. Young
trees are often blown nbout so by the
winter winds, esiieclnllv ilnrlnir lm:iv
rain storms, that thev
the root nnd by banking up the dirt
luouuu mem we prevent this a good
deal. After n storm, then It Is tin easy
mauer to press the soil close around
the trunk attain, ami Wlw.ll If frnovjitf
In this position it makes the trees as
firm and rigid as if h,.,,! there by a
double nnehor.-S. V. Chambers. In
Amerlcnn Cultivator.
SnUInu TreiR In tlm Front Sranon.
At picking time one can best Helen!
out those trees that lire not protltable
varieties nnd the old trees that have
passed the profitable bearing age am)
had lust lie replaced by new trees. I
prefer the fall settingof bothpeachand
npple trees here In southeastern Ohio.
The winter rains will pack and tlrm
the soil around the roots, so that the
tree will be nil ready to start growing
as noon ns spring comes. A fall set
tree will withstand much more drouth
than a tree set in the spring, should
tho following summer be a dry one.
Horticultural authorities generally
agree that poach trees should never
be set in the fall, and that, a newly
transplanted tree should always bo
pruned In the spring.
1 set some peaen trees last fall nnd
pruned it part of them when I set
them out: the balance I pruned last
spring. I have not been able to detect
any illfl'en e no far as the growth or
vigor of (he trees Is concerned. I also
set a few pencil trees In the spring,
and ns the summer was unusually dry
the spring sot trees made only u fee
ble growth, while those set In the
fall made good growth. I set some
apple trees both In the fall ami urlinr
and was only able to save spring set
nppie trees liy hauling water and nut-
ering them several times, while those
set In the fall took care of themselves
With equally good results. A nciirli.
bor tried the plan of setting fruit trees
during a warm spell of weather In
February, Ills experiment was suc
cessful and he talks of setting all of
ins trees hereatter during winter.
In setting trees we use n setting
board, which enables' us to keep the
trees in straight rows, n tiling not
easy to do ordinarily or hillsides. Dig
the holes larger than absolutely neces
sary to ier i no roots straighten out and
iirrange the roots just ns nature In
tended, then till In the dirt with care.
When selling in the fall It Is not neces
sary to pack the soil much, as winter
rnlns will do that. A mound of earth
around a newly set tree will do much
to steady it until the roots get n hold;
then It: can be removed. Newly set
trees should lean sllirhtlv toward tlm
south, as the tup will then shade the
stem or tiie tree and prevent sun
scald. S. W. r.urlliigaiuo, In New
England Homestead.
cs m
tirxr JtTKojr'ii Hplonillil HlRliwnya.
IX eight years New Jersey has come
to the front as the leading State
In road Improvement. She has
now KMX) miles of modern roads,
while 500 miles of additional roads
have been applied for in excess of
those for which contracts have been
awarded. Instead of the sandy roach
of n few years ago the State Is now
covered with n network of smooth
luacndamiKcd roads made into n con
tlnuous system through a well studied
plun, which State Koad Commission,
er U. I, Iludd has pursued ever nine
In office. .
The product to build these rondj
with State aid originated with a few
farmers and nt first met wllh blttei
opposition. It was then taken up by
granges, farmers' clubs, county boardi
of agriculture and finally by the I.. A
W., resulting In the llrst State aid law
In' 18112. The law In Its present form
was passed In ISil.'i. The Stale aid act
rccogulites the fact that roads belong
to tho geueral public Irrespective ot
where they live, and that it Is not right
for the local authorities to be tnxeij
for roads which are largely used by
people traveling long dislaiKjis, so II
provides that when properly owner;
along a certnln road desire its Improve
ment two-thirds of tliem shall petition
the freeholders for it, agreeing there
by to pay ten per cent, of the cost.
I'pon the acceptance of tills petition
by the freeholders mid its approval
by tiie State road commissioner, the
State will pay one-third nnd the conn
t3 the remainder ot the cost.
The only counties that have not n
yet availed themselves of Slate aid
In the construction of roads art' War
ren, Sussex, Hunterdon, Itergen, Cum
berland and Cape May, although It
should not be Inferred from this that
these counties have no Improved roads,
ns several of them have, nolably Iter
gen. The first State aid road in Cape
May County will be built this season.
This will make a continuous improved
road from Jersey City to Camden, the
only break being about live miles of
gravel road, now controlled by a turn
pike company. The route will extend
throiu:h Mount Holly, liorrleiitown,
Trenton, Kdlnburg, lllglistown, Cran
bury, N.'W llrunswiek to Itnhway and
thence to Jersey City. Commissioner
IUidd, reviewing the work done says:
'In 1S!).'I-!IJ the State built seventy-live
miles of road; Ml.", forty-six miles; 'lit!
fifty-one miles; 'U7, sixty-six miles; "PS.
eighty-four and n half miles; '!!, 11"
miles. The total amount expended in
road construction by the State and
counties up to tills year was $.!,imi1,-17j,
and during llie current year ovet
$."iiM),IMM) will be expended. New .Ier
sey has more miles of Improved road
than any State in the I'nloii Stone
loads place the farmer almost at the
door of the consumer, saving many In
termediates, all of whom are forced
to have .1 profit. Ill increased loads,
the saving in transportation, the dis
pensing wllh the commission men and
the delivering of the produce to flu;
grocers' or consumers' doors has re
united In saving to the Individual
farmer of large sums on each load."
A Omul l'liilllry Iloimn.
The henhouse here shown has
proved very satisfactory. It Is twenty
feet lonir. ten feet wide, seven feet
high ill front and four feet in rear.
The scratching shed It eight feet long ,
and should be on the east. end.
Tho
window Is two by five feet eight j
Inches, which admits sunshine over
most of the floor surface and does not !
give too much llgnt on roosts, which Is
rrr
DETAILS OF Ml' WHY IlOUSn,
A NfcW Ailvortitfl of iml ItiimlM.
Though general progress In the Im
provement of public highways is slow,
It cannot be doubted that the cause ot
good roads Is destined to prevail, says
the Xew York Tribune. Even If there
were only a feeble Indication here and
there of Interest In the subject, it
would still be unreasonable to sup
poso that n thrifty nnd intelligent peo
ple would always remain Indifferent
But In recent years ther has been a
notable uwakcnlug, which In suine
States has already produced aclual re
sults of, great importance. In tin ad
dress to which we lately referred
President Meudeiihall, of the Worces
ter Polytechnic Institute, who Is a
member of the Highway Commission,
describing what Is being done in
Massachusetts, said that during, the
last six or eight years more money had
been spent there in road improvement
than In any other State. The plan now
in process of execution involves a re
construction of the road system of the
Commonwealth, embracing about twi;
thousand miles, or ion per cent, of tho
whole, to which local effort will no
doubt in time make large additions.
Au nnuual appropriation of .f."()(i,oo )
enables the Commission to complct'
nbout fifty miles every year, ami it
could probably obtain $1,oimi.(hiii from
the Legislature If It so desired. Truly
this Is u wise liberality which may
well cause envy In other parts of tu.i
country.
midi siralde. A small door with slide
arrangement li cut beneath window
for fowls to go in and out. The large
door U two by sis feet; another door
of like ilim.-uslons should be cut In
cast side of house proper to allow
entrance to scratching shed. In severe
weather u canvas can lie hung Inside
over the wire front'. Nests are ur-
ranged in the Intervening spaces,
eighteen Indies above floor, urouud the .
front and two ends.
The roosts are the full length of the
rear and extend six feet from back
wall toward the front. These should
be three feet high and built ns In
Elg. If. Tills allows ample room to
clean underneath and to lift out the
troughs. The roosting poles uro on u
level and at each end fitted Bung
ly into sawed notches. All cun be easi
ly removed for cleaning, ns may tho
bottoms of the nests. Eig. 3, which
have short movable boards for tho
floor of the nests. Drinking caus or
troughs' are arrniitfed just under tho
window; dust and grit boxes likewise.
A house similarly constructed with
all needful Inside arrangements can
be built for $1!5. If lined with light
building paper It will b nearly frost
proof uud easily kept free of vermin.
Any kind of a uoor can bo made, but
I prefer a raised earthen, floor. Muck
or clay well packed, then wet thor
oughly, will afier drying mnkt u floor
that cau be Wwcpt. Sand should bo
thrown over It after cleaning and be
foro litter Is put in the house, J. 0.
linker, in American AcrlculturUt-
NHtlounl ami Mule. Help.
The National and Sliite(ioveruiin i,.s,
cities and town., should chv.Tl'iilly
help In the inauguration of a move
ment, having for lis object the better
ment of the public highways of tho
country. The plan can only be under
taken and accomplished by a system
of equitable taxation and the Introduc
tion of some wise method by which
the desired work may he profitably
and successfully accomplished,
Cooil, permanent roads cannot bn
built in many sections of the country
without a substantial stone founda
tion. In a local, temporary way and
during certain seasons of the year, dirt
roads can be vastly Improved by prop
er grading and through drainage.
Wherever hills cannot bo graded down,
and Intel-veiling valleys filled in, tho
road should be changed out of its old
original plg-trall route and laid out
on more level unbroken lines. A farm
er will load his team to meet tho heavy
pull at one bad place or hill on his
road, though the balance of his ten
miles may be comparatively smooth,
and over which his team could easily
draw twice or three times the load ho
Is by reason of the hill forced to reduce.
ThH 1.1b,
-j list ns goon as a man hns satisfied
bis couscleueo that It's nil right to tell
a white He," snys the Mnnnyunk Phi
losopher, "he becomes color bllud."
Philadelphia, Itecord.
Sierra Leone Is probably stocked
with tiie greatest variety of big game,
tho sport to he obtained being ele
phants, hippopotami and deer.
PEOPLING A CONTINENT.
it us. Ik Ixnim Slhcrlnn Kmlflrrnnt Money
to Ho I'nld In Thirty Vrnrn.
Annn X. Benjamin, lu Alnslee's
Magazine, says:
"There are no 'bad lands' In the
whole of Southern Siberia, nnd the
rich, arable land extends hundreds of
vcrsts farther north. We pnssed
through on the river steamers mil
the railroad In June and July, and
found the climate at that time alto
gether delightful. The vegetation, tin
trees nnd shrubs, were like those of
New England. The crops were well
along, the people looked prosperous
and contented. It Is now several
years since the ItiiKsiau (Sovcrnmeiit
has adopted a system of colonization
for Siberia. She makes a careful ex
amination of all candidates for emi
gration, nnd those who hove the re
quisite qualifications receive, with
their families, free transportation to
the new country. Lnnds are allotted
to them which are exempt from taxes
for twenty years; nt the end of that
time they may be rented or purchased
nt n moderate sum. They are almost
entirely free from tho obllgatlou of
military service for ten yenrs. Money
Is lent to emigrants who already have
a certain amount otherwise they are
not allowed to emigrate which need
not be repaid for thirty years. Agri
cultural Implements are given them
outright. No wonder that some of the
cream of Ilusslan peasantry has been
Induced to emigrate. Whole communi
ties have found In their new home n
lot which Is better than anything they
hnve ever known in tho mother coun
try. I was constantly Impressed by
the nlr of prosperity about every Si
berian settlement the neat bouses,
the well kept barnyards, the abun
dantly yielding soil, the absence of
squalor. Later when we passed
through tho heart of European Kus
slu, I was able to compare the appear
mice of the two sections, and I canio to
the conclusion that the Russian peas
ant betters himself in many ways by
emigration to Siberia.
"Hardly n day passed as we steamed
up the great rivers that we did not
meet one or more steamers, sometimes
towing barges in nddltion, tilled with
emigrants. They seemed to me to be
the sturdiest people in the world, capa
ble of enduring the strain and the
hardships which attend the curving
out of a living In n strange land.
Among the third-class passengers on
our own steamer were several peas
ant families that had made moderate
fortunes In the new country and were
going back to their own homes to set
up a business with their capital."
WORDS OF WISDOM.
J9
New York Cltv. Nothing suits n
'Irllsh figure more perfectly than tho
:uu round waist. The very pretty
May Manton model (riven is suited
MISSES WAIST.
It is ever true Hint he who does
nothing for others does nothing for
himself. (.Soothe.
Hon't let your heart grow cold, nnd
you may carry cheerfulness and lovo
with you Into the teens of your sec
ond century, if you can last so long.
Oliver Wendell Holmes.
It is possible so to complicate the
machinery of living that the very life
Itself is crushed among the wheels.
We may wrap ourselves lu comfort un
til our breath is smothered in the
fohU W. U. Huntington.
Time takes heavy toll ns we pass,
one after one, the Janus gated years,
but he goes bravely on who bears with
him t lit' perfume of bis Eden, and tho
romance of the morning, and the lav
ish heart of youth. Benjamin V. Tay
lor. Life Is reproduced by sacrifice. The
life that Is lost is the only life that
Is saved. . The doiul self Is the only
life bearer. Only the man who thus
sinks himself lu his cause is remem
bered ns its apostle. Erancls (i. Pea
body. What we are all doing, as we stand
lu our lot, sternly to our manliness or
womanliness in our black days, is to
tell, In Its measure, on I lie life and
faltli of every good man coming after '
us, though our name may be forgot
ten. Robert Collyer.
I would say to every young girl, rich
or poor, gifted or dull: Learn to make
a home, and learn this lu the d.-iys lu '
which learning is easy. Cultivate a
habit of vigilance and forethought.
With u reasonable amount of intelli
gence, a woman should be able to
curry on the management of a house
hold and should yet have time for art
and literature of some sort. Julia
Ward Howe.
lo a variety of materials nnd can be
made high or low, with long or short
jleeves, as suits tho occasion, or can
be made to wear with a separate
?uimpe, the lining and underslceves
furnishing the model a method that
mikes the waist high or low at need.
Simple soft silks, cashmere, wool crepe
ie chine, albatross and Henrietta, ns
well ns such thinner materials as
,iolut d'esprlt and moussollue. are all
!orrect with yoke and sleeves of white,
jf lace or contrasting silk. As illus
trated, the material Is embroidered
:repe, with trimming and yoke of
!ace, chou nnd belt of pastel pink
panne velvet ribbon, and the bodice
Is suited to dancing school and party
ivcar; but with a change to cashmere
r veiling, with silk, It becomes ap
propriate to less formal afternoon oc
casions. Tho foundation for tho wnlst Is a
Itted lining, the pattern for which is
perforated at yoke depth. On It are
veteens are very handsome. The trndo
name Is a trifle misleading, becnuse
there Is no particle of gold or silver In
tho material. One piece of Telvct Is
stamped with a design In brilliant or
ange spots, the size of a French pea
ou n black ground. The orange has
a metallic lustre. A dark blue has pat
tern of lines executed with silvery bluo
lustre. Another black velvet Is stamped
with arabesques of emerald green, a
brilliant metallic sheen like an enamel
attends tho pnttern color. These ma
terials are not expensive, but very styl
ish nnd suitable for nn odd waist.
A Heromlng- Collnr.
A long coat, Just brought over from
Vienna, of tho pnttern which would bo
known hero ns an automobile coat, has
the standing collar becomingly
trimmed ou the edge and Inside with
shirred, black Liberty silk. The long
coat Is of garnet cloth. It is hand
somely braided on the outside of the
big collar, but the severity of the tailor
finish is kept away from the wearer's
race by the softest of linings. Black
Liberty silk Is puffed and shirred In
stead of iM-ing tucked, and applied to
fhe Inside of a high collar. A little
standing edge of the puckered silk Is
used as a border.
Fifty Ini-lira Long-.
Elfty Inches long Is the pretty cravat
of white taffeta silk, which has n run
ning border of color, black or golf red,
hemstitched upon It ou both sides. The
cravat Is first measured to find the
middle, which Is passed from beneath
the chin to the back of the neck. Here
the ends are crossed, stayed with a
pin, and brought back In front, where
the cravat Is tied. The loops of tho
bow are pulled out to exactly the same
length as that of the short ends
New MulTii.
The new muffs are large nnd varied
In stylo between the soft round muff
BATH ROBE.
Health Value of VretitMcfl.
A diet of nothing but celery is said
by some pliyslcliuis to be a sure euro
for both rlieumntlsm and neuralgia.
Eree use of this vegetable Is always
recommended to rheumatic patients.
Baked potatoes are digested moro
easily than boiled potatoes, nnd should
therefore be preferred by dyspeptics.
lu cases of anaemia, cabbages and
spinach nro distinctly beneficial. Spin
ach is also almost ns valuable as lit bin
water lu Its cft'oct ou the kidneys.
Bccls and turnips keep the blood
pure and improve I lie appetite.
Tenuities are thought in Indian to
be a preventive of cholera. Like en
dives and watercresses, I hey stimulate
the healthy action of the liver.
Just after the battle of Port Donel
son, (ieneral Craut Is said lo have
telegraphed to Washington that lie (
would not permit the army to niove.i
till forty wagon loads of onions that 1
had been promised to him should ar
rive. Onions are essential to the army
mess, to make pork or beef pabitable.
But they tire also an admirable euro
for sleeplessness and Indigestion every
where. tiarllc, leeks nnd olives stimulate the
circulation of the blood.
Too much meat nnd too few vegeta
bles, make up the average diet. Ilcnllh
depends on continuous variety.
lIlll'VOMt HoillU,
Like Hallowe'en and Hogmanay and
other old-world festivals, the harvest
home, which used to crown with Joy
uud gladness the completion of tho In
gathering of the fruits of tho earth
lu Scotland, bids fair to bccouio a
thing of the past.
arrannged the yoke, the full portions
of the wnlst which close nt the centre
bock, nnd the two circular frills that
outline the yoke. The long sleeves
are lu guimpe style with straight cuffs
and frills of lace. Tho short sleeves
are puffed and exteud to the bund. At
the throut Is worn a high stock of the
luce. When the waist Is desired low
It is necessary only to cut ou the liuo
of the yoke and omit the long sleeves.
To cut this wnlst for a miss of four
teen years of age four nnd one-half
yards of material twenty-one Indus
wide, rr two nnd one-half yards forty-four
Inches wide, will bo required,
with three-eighths yard of lace
eighteen Inches wide for yoke, four
yurds of lace applique and ono yard
of lace for frills at wrists to trim as
Illustrated.
riiotogruty Tlmt 1'hji.
Good photographs - of living wild
mammals uud birds are so rare as to
command high prices in the market,
and the ningaxlncs, us well ns the
newspapers which print luilf-loue sup
plements, nro usually glad to buy
thcui. -
WoillHll' lllllh Kobe
No woman with a proper regard for
health allows herself to be without a
bath robe. Elder down, cotton velour,
Turkish towelling, Erench tlauuel and
the still simple tliiuuellette or cotton
eider down, are all used. Tho excel
lent May Manton model shown In the
largo illustration Is simple and at the
same time Is cut on good lines nnd is
tasteful as well as Ideally comfortable.
As Illustrated It Is of elder down ill
deep warm red with bands of satin
In the same shade stitched ou, but
plain flannel or light-weight cloth
cau be substituted for the trimming,
or tho edges simply finished wltf
stitching or cord, If preferred.
The buck Is fitted by means o? j
centre scum and curves In to tii
figure to give a graceful loose-fitting
effect. The fronts Include imder-arm
darts that render them suottth uud
comfortable. The right side l.rps over
the left and Is held lu place by two
or more buttons or button holes, nnd
the neck Is finished with a shawl col
lar that is cut after the latest style
and may be drawn closer if desired.
Tho sleeves nro In bell shape, the
lower edges being faced and turned up
to form cuffs. At tho wulst is a har
monizing silk cord finished with tas
sels that Is held In place by tiny
straps of tho muteriul n: each uuder
arm gore.
To cut this bath robo for a woman
of medium slsse eight and three-quarter
yards of material twenty-seven
Inches wide, six and one-quarter yards
thirty-two Inches wide, or four nnd
ouw-half yards sixty Inches wide, will
lie required.
MkIhI Velvet.
(The uew uclul velvet uud metal vel
of fur, with tails across one side, and
the dainty little novelty of velvet, fur
and chllTou. One kind of lurgo muff
Is druwu up at the top, where three
little heads are the finish, with some
gold tassels attached to gold cords.
Woman's HreakfuBt Jacket,
The comfort a Jacket that slips on
with ense, Is not tight-fitting, yet 13
tasteful and suited to wear at tho
breakfast table Is recognized by every
woman and requires no urging. Tho
admirable May Manton model Illus
trated combines many advantages and
has u really smart appearance, If
well made, at the same time that It
allows perfect freedom. As shown,
tho material Is Erench llannel In rouge
red, with stitching of black silk and
small black buttons, but elder down Is
required nnd both ciislimere and Hen
rietta, plain and embroidered, nro em
inently suitable.
Tho back fits smoothly to the figure
and Includes side backs, undcr-urm
gores and a centre seam. The fronts
are arranged in box pleats that uro
stitched at their uuder folds to below
the bust line and fall from the pointed
yoke in Empire fctyle. The sleeves
flare slightly at the hands lu bell
style. At the neck is an niistlfTeiicd
turn-over collar that can lie worn with
a simple brooch or necktie, as preferred.
To cut tills jacket for a woman ot
medium size three and tliree-quurtet
COL. EOE.
iSi iff
B11RAKFAST JACKET.
yards rJ material twenty-seven inchel
wide, three yards thirty-two inchei
wide, or two mid one-half yard for-ty-folir
Inchon wide, will be revlitd,
lllnff Character Who Wat Fummt id
the Writ,
Col. Ege was a famous character la
tho early days. Although living In
Doniphan county, he was often In At
chlson, followed by a pack of hounda
He was a high-toned southern gentle
man with a kind heart One day wb.ll
returning home from Atchison he cam) -
across a man whose wagon was stucH
In the mud In Independence creek bot
torn. Col. Ege at once started in to
help the man pry out his wagon wlttl
l fence rail. While both were working
sway Ege became angry and yelled to
the man, "Lift, you son of a gun; yo
ire not lifting a pound!" The maw
picked up the end gate of the wagon
md split It over Ege'a head, laying
dim up for three weeks. Ege had hi
bat off when he was struck and wa
M bald before going to Kansas that
be was known as the Bald Eagle of
Maryland. Ege always carried a pistol
ind was always trying to shoot through
lomebody's hat without hitting himw
3ne day, at the Independence creek
ferry, he shot at a man, but aimed a
Ittle too low and creased him. Bui
Ege was always a gentleman; he took
.he man Into his home and tenderlj
tared for him until he recovered
New York Press.
Anthracite foal.
The area in northeastern Pennsyl
vania from wnlch practically all out
mthraclte comes embraces only 481
iquare miles, while our total coal de
posits thus far discovered underlie no
irea of over a half million square
allies; and yet the value of the anthra.
Mte mined In these few counties ol
Pennsylvania in 18B8 was I76.000.0OQ
considerably more than half the valul
of tho bituminous coal mined In thl
entire country. No anthracite Is mine
in any other part of the world except
In Wales, which produces annually lest
than ono-twenty-flfth as much as w
produce.
Our anthracite lies mainly nlong th
banks and In tho valleys of three rt
ers: Along and near the Snsqnohanna,
with the largest centers of the Indus
try at Scranton and Wllkesbarrej
along and near the Lehigh, with tht
region around Mattch Chunk as th
most prominent field; and along U.I
Schuylkill, and IVttsvlllo an the chl..
shipping point.
Australia'! I'rlmlllve Duhnien.
The Bushmen of Australia, are tht
most primitive tribe of people In tht
BritlBh empire. Some of them do no
build even the simplest forms of huti
for shelter. They gather a lot il
twigs and grass, and taking them Inti
a thicket or Jungle, they build a neat
for a home, much us does a bird. Tht
nest is usually built large enough foi
tho family, and If the latter be verj
numerous, then the nests are of t
very large size. Into this place thej
all turn and snuggle and turn Ilk'
kittens. Sometimes the foliage wll
grow together and form a sort of nat
tural covering, but there Is neve
any attempt at constructing a proteo
tlon from the rain and storms, anj
It Is a marvel how they endure them
Sometimes in a good piece of Jungla
hundreds of those nest-homea art
found together.
Cjetanea or Went Indira.
. About 88 per cent of the West Indies
cyclones occur In August, September
nnd October. Eortnnately most of
them are not very destructive In char
acter. Tho records in the iHland of St.
Thomas, for example, Bhow that In the
century and a half preceding 1897 that
island suffered from devastating cy
clones only seven time though It la
the northern and eastern islands, snch
as St. Thomas. Porto Rico, Cuba and
the Bahamas, that are most frequently
In tho pathway of the severest cyclones.
Ilarlln Register 1,000,000 Ntranfen.
Berlin last year for the first tlm
registered over 1,000,000 strangers who
had visited tho city. Vienna, which
formerly hnd mora visitors than Ber
lin, counted only a few over 000,000 In
1899, and was stirpunsed by Municb
with 600.000. Dresden had over half a
million visitors; Hamburg, Lelpslo and
Zurich each about 400.000, and Stutt
gart, Basel and Dussoldorf each ovet
a quarter of a million.
Negroca Who Hold Sheep Nklna,
Two thousand two hundred and
fourteen negroes, including 235 women,
have taken degrees from Institutions
of every sort. Ail have been self-supporting,
nnd letters from half of them
report an average nssc.iaod viuatlaa
of real estate of $2,500.
AMRKET QUOTATIONS.
BALTIMOHi:. Flour. Baltimoro
Best Patent, 4. (ill; High (irado Extra,
4 H. Wiikat, No. 3 Kid. 7JdT:J. (Job.
No. 'J While, 4.'i l l. Oats, Southern
and Pennsylvania, .'." S-'iW.i. Hvn, No.
5, Wl'afil. " IIav, Choice Timothy. l(i(H)
Hi lli.fH); Good lo Prime, I.Yllo'a Ifj.uO.
Htkaw, Kyo ill (mrloinls, l()..r( 1 l.frt);
Wheat Itiocks, 7.0O' 7.50; Out Blocks,
7.fx S.00. Tomatoks. Stud. No. a, .80;
No. -. .(!'. Pkas, .standards, UOu'1.40;
Seconds, .80. (John, Dry Puck, .80;
.Moist, .70. MiiiKS, City Steers, .IQ'ut
.W4; City Cows, ,()!) .mX. Potatoes,
Burliauks, .4:"i..ri0. Onions, .4.r)a)..r0.
Hoo l'r.onucTs, Shoulders, .OHui.Oi;
Clear rirsides, .08V 01); Hums, .11
a.lIS'i l'ork, per harrul, lti.M.
Lahu, Crude, .04; Best refined, A)UX.
Buttkk, Fine Creuinei-y, .!!ij-.l!7; Under
l ino, .'J.Vai.'.'U; Creamery ltolls,
.il. Ciikkk, N. V. Funcy, ,11ft. 12;
N. V. Flats, .VicO.Wi; Skim Cheese,
.OoX'oi.OGX. Kikh, Mule, .y.'-u'ill; North
Carolina, .20').ai. Livt: Poultst,
Chickens, per lb., .07.H''a.08; Ducks, .08
'iXWi; Turkeys, .O'.l .()!);. Tobacco,
Md. Interiors, ! .50 a 5'J; Sound com
mon, 3 50'4..Ml: Middling, G.(K'ui7.IX);
Funcv, 10.01112.00. Bkkc, ltot Hooves,
fi.40u.r).8.j. .Siikkp, 3.f)0'4.fj(. Hous,
B.OOwfj 10.
NEW YOHIC- -Fi.ot'R, Southern. 3.8!i
-a i.10. Wiikat, No. v Ked, ,77'.78.
ltvie, Western, .fC'af7. Cork, No. 3, '
.4rii).4(i. Oats, No. S, .85 li.bH. War
tkii, State, ,lu ;'4. Foils. Stute, ,8-i'
.28. Ciikkhk. State, .left V. U.
l'HILADKI.PlllA. Flouk. South
ern. .18.Vtt l 20. Wiikat, No. a Bed, .73
ii.TS. Cons. No. 3, 4:t).4:iV. Uats,
No. 2, .asw.ail. Bi'ttkh, State, .2'
2o. E'ius, I'euu'u ft., .2U27.
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