New York City. The demand for
fancy waists Increases tnontli by
month. TIi" May Manton model Jlln-t-tratcd
exemplifies, the liitrst fcntuns
r.iij Is suited nlike to tin' entire cos-
WOMAN'S FANCY WAIST.
tume and tin' odd skirt, Panne vel
vet, satin sultan, taffeta :n.l still noiv
T panne plush, ore nil suitable fur
the latter, nil dress materials for the
former; but ns shown the waist is
oiude from soft-finished white taffeta
In combination with cream guipure
over white uud pale yellow 1 auue vel
vet. The foundation Is a fitted lining that
closes at the centre f out and shoul.l
A STORM
tie carefully boned. The back proper
Its smoothly across the shoulders and
Ik drawn down in fulness at tlie waNt
Hue. The lace plastron is attached
to the rlj-'bt lining front included In
the shoulder seiun nnd hooks over
into place nt the left. Single box pleats
nre formed on the edges of the from.
a second being Invisibly npplled nt
evenly spaced distance. The trimuiin:?
of velvet-edged insertion pusses
around the buck nt rouiu yoke di p.h
and finishes In pointed ends over Hie
pleats in front. Soft decorative straps
of velvet in graduated widths hold the
fronts in position (is Illustrated. The
sleeves nre In bishop style, liuished
with pointed cuffs. At the neck is l
stoc" collar tin t curves upward lu
stylish points.
To cut tills waist for n woman of
medium size three m.d n quarie- yards
of innterial twenty-one inches wide, or
one and three-elKhtli yards forty-four
Inches wide, will be required, wlili
three-quarter yard eighteen inches
wide for plastron, and two and three
quarter yards of Insertion and one
yard of panne velvet to trim as illus-"-ated.
The Maw fttnnu Coal.
The value of the coat that covers
and protects the sown Is too ton
pletely self-evident to require urglu;.
The exceedingly smart May Manton
model shown in the large cut has the
merit of being absolutely simiile an J
practical, as well as Id the latest sty I.'
and can be made to servo for a general
'utility garment, or a wrap to wear
over evening gewus, as well s for
stormy weather. As Illustrated the
material Is waterproof cloth and the
cloak is ndapted to damp days; but
made from broadcloth and lined with
wadded silk It beeomps nu entirely
satisfactory "sortie du bid," and made
from covert cloth or other suitable
material Is again transformed Into a
stylish ulster or nutoiuolillu coat.
The back Is seamless, but curved to
the figure with ease and grace and Is
joined to the fronts by means of un-der-Hi'iu
cores. The box fronts are
hshc, and lap one over the other lu
double breasted style, a geuerous
patch pocket being placed on each side.
Over the shoulder fall two circular
rapes and the neck Is liuished with a
deep turnover collar. 'Ihe sleeves
are two-seamed mid comfortably suu
without beinii ti,;ht.
To cut this coat for a woman of
ii4iUini mUc bli yards of material
V 'iff
fa -h 4
forty-four Inches wide, or four nml
three-quarter yards fitly Inches wide,
will be required.
'I he I'lnketl-Out Itmhe.
Taffeta trims n white gauze dre-u
for a .voting girl In charming fashion.
A niching of tnffetn with pinked-ont
edges Is put tt very full nt the lieti
of the skirt, which It causes to "bou'l
ionucr," in the phrase pies, about thn
feet. While sill: Is used for these
pretty niches. An all-white costume l
the proper thin;; for a young girl in
Iter first season, m.d Is so worn evn
when It happen she "lights up'' bel
ter with a touch of vivid color. Thl4
Is supplied by means of ' floral gan:;
lures," as the pretentious expression
goes.
A fine. Flimsy A (Tali'.
Tlie single-mesh veil, a line, film.
affair. Is in demand Just now in Paris
nnd London. It will be right welcome
on this siile of ihe Atlniitle If it sup
plants the ornate fancy tissues and
fishnet cnprics which make for ladies
an effectual disguise.
A Yiiuii r flirt's Ilren.
Tlie correct shade of pink or red
cloth worn by young girls at repeti
tions now goes by the name of "pale
strawberry." Not a bad descriptive
title.
Vloleln HUM 1'opiitnr.
Violets are Mill the most popular
flowers worn; they .ire tied with gol.l
ribbon, tin1 ends liuished with viol.-l
silk tassels.
M'nmin'R Ilrpakfiml. .Jiirltet.
n.e breakfast Jacket Hint is stylish
and comfortable at the same time has
COAT.
become essential to every complete
wardrobe. The Mav Manton model
illustrated complies with alt the re
I qulrements both of fashion and of
' die wearer and is smart at the same
lime that it means case and comforv.
The back is seamless, but, together
I with the niider-arni yores, curves to
j lit the lljjure frraeef uliy. The centre
fronts are laid In narrow tucks at the
I upper portion nnd fall free below the
I bust. The fronts proper are also
lucked ut the shoulders and i.re joined
to the centre portions beneath llr
I t ti in tiling, which can lie embroidered
on to the scallop I edire, or applied,
I as preferred. The sleevees are w .!!
j shaped, but not too snti? for ea-e. and
! the scalloped lower edye Il-ucs over
the hands. At the neck Is a simple
i turn over collar scalloped on iis free
cile. that can be worn with any stylo
of necktie that may be chosen.
To cut this jacket for a woman of
medium size three yards of material
twenty-seven Inches wide, two nnd
three-quarter yards thirty-two inches
wide, or two yards forty-four Inches
wide, with three-quarter yards of con
trasting color for centre froutss will
be required, or three nnd three-quarter
yards, twenty-seven laches wide, thrcs
DKKAKf AST JACKET.
and a quarter yards thirty-two Indies
wide, or two and a half yards forty
four Inches wide wheu oua material
only Is used.
DRUGGISTS AS DOCTORS
THE BUSINESS TRANSFORMED SINCE
THE CIVIL WAR.
0)J rrnreaatnnnt Tolla How Tlicy ltn! to
1'renerin I.em-lim Cupping, VnrrU
fiMtlon, nnd ffprlno; Mpdlrtimiu-Anelcnt
Apothurnry ltmiulreit to Draw Teeth.
"Before the war," began the drug
gist, whose memory and business date
back to pre-Clvil War days, speaking
of the drug business ns It was pom
pared to what It is nt present, "a drug
gist was expected to do a great deal in
the way of prescribing. In 1S."S the
College of PhM-maey graduated some
six men whnre now hundreds nre grad
uated. Very few druggists had any
thing but practical experience. It I
probable that nt that time the'l'ngllsli
were the most scientifically educated
In that line. Hern the druggist was
expected to do practical work, to un
derstand minor surgery, leeching,
blond letting ami ('tipping. He could
take n qunrt or so of blood when a
pat'eut came In and required it, and
he could draw a tooth.
"Sometimes he would go out nnd
make a call, nnd he was supposed to
be thoroughly posted ns to what con
stituted a dose of medicine, nnd to
know the proper medicines to be given
in different diseases. Nowndays a
druggist Is not supposed to know any
thing about a dose: his business Is to
understand the scientific preparation
of medicines, anil he is betier qualified
for analysis than for practical work.
"Chemistry enters more Into the
work of the druggist now than It did
then. Tlie whole science of medicine
lias changed, and It Is enough to make
the hair of an old-time druggist stand
on end to see the doses of strychnine,
nrsenle and nux vomica that nre given.
Forty years ago an ounce of strych
nine would last a druggist ten years,
nnd now he will use It in a month.
The old-time druggist would not Imve
put up such prescriptions as are sent
to him now If the physician had stood
over him nnd told him every ingre
dient. A druggist Is not supposed now
to know anything about the prescrip
tion. If a prescription seems to call
for something that he does not think
right it makes no difference, he must
put it up or he Is held responsible.
"There was an interesting case of
this kind a number of years ago in
Knglaud. A physician gave a prescrip
tion In which there was an extra largo
amount of digitalis, which Is used to
stimulate the heart. The prescription
was taken to seven druggists before it
was filled. The first six refused to
put up the drug, as the prescription
called for it. Tlie seveuth did, but the
patient died. Tlie case was .taken to
court, and it was decided that If the
prescription had been filled In time
the patient would have lived, and tlie
six druggists were fined. Similar
cases have been tried in the Supreme
Court here. The physician Is protected
by law, but no one can understand the
anxiety these excessive doses give the
druggist. It is always possible that u
mistake lias been made.
"Now that we have telephones we
can telephone to a physician to verify
the prescription, but before we would
hunt all day sometimes to find n man.
They do not always like it, and some
think that the question reflects upon
their Judgment, but many physicians
nre very thankful.
VSEI TO VACCINATE.
"We used to vaccinate occasionally,
but there was not so much of it done
then. We used the human virus al
ways, ami when we had a good healthy
patient we would a si; them to come
bf.ck when the sore came to a head so
that we could get a few points or We
would take the whole scab. Then we
would mix it up with a little water on
a glass pinto with u kulfe we didn't
think anything about germs nt that
I time tell people we had virus from a
j h'jallhy person, and vaccinate perhaps
j a dozen people.
"There is no doubt, though, that a
I good many diseases were disseminated
I In this way, nnd there are many peo
ple to-day who date aliments of their
own uud the deaths of their children
to vaccination, and undoubtedly witli
reason. People don't really under
stand that only cow virus is used now.
If they did 1 think there would be less
opposition tj vaccination, though, for
my part, I don't S"e why tuberculosis
slniiild not be disseminated In that
way.
"We Used lo ihc a nival many
leech.-. We would use from til'iy to
Hit' in a mouth, ami In blood letting of
ten Like one or tv.i quarts of blood
I'M'ii a p 'i-svii. 1 don'1, think li did any
h.'inii to it i uil-bloodi d person. Peo
ple ire coarser foods In those days,
more por! and oatmeal, if a man got
into a row and had a black eye the
llrst thing he would do would be to go
the druggist mid have two or three
leeches put ou to take away the blood.
Or leeches were put on for a headache,
or for tue earache or toothache. A
woman would come lu Willi a terrible
hendache, sit down in a chair iu the
store, uud have two or three leeches
put on each temple, mid tWe would be
relieved In a short time. Or they
would be put behind Ihe ear for the
earache, or on the guuis for a toolh
acne. 'No, women don't mind It. It was
like having a tooth pulled .inylhln
was belter than the pain, ami they
would have their minds made up to it
before I hey would come. It look me
six hours lo put leeches on a woman's
gums once. She was a woman belong
ing to n wealthy family lu the neigh
borhood. Hue hud an ulcerated tooth
mid sent for ine lo bring t!ie leeches.
The gnnis were swollen u ml sore, the
patient would not allow them lo lie
Innceil, and It was bard for the leeches
to get lo work. Flnully they were
Mimed, ami I wauled to go home. 1
had not had my supper. Put the
woman Would uol hear of niy leaving
her with those leeches in her mouth,
nnd 1 had to wait. It was 12 o'eloek
wheu I left Ihe house that night. There
were no restaurants around here in
those days, not even n bakehouse.
There was oue man who hud opened
an oyster huuse in connection wlili a
imloori. lie liiid twelve oysters left,
nml let mo Jiave six of those, but I
w ent to bed pretty hungry.
"How much did I get for that? Well, I
we charged twelve cents apiece for the '
leeches, nnd there were two of them, nnd
I asked twenty-five cents for applying
them forty-nine cents. Doctors were
glad to get fifty cents n visit at that
time, nnd I have had a doctor, who af
terward became famous nnd would
not take less than $10 for nn office call,
thnnk mo for sending him n patient
from whom he received ?2.
LEF.CIIKS RTlLt, USED,
"Leeches are still used In country
places, where they nre taken from
the ponds, though we always used the
Swedish leeches. In many of the poor
er neighborhoods, particularly where
there nre n good many brawls, they
still use the leeches for black eyes.
"For regular bloodletting an Incision
was made lu a vein iu the r.rtn nnd ns
much blood was let as seemed neces
sary to relieve the patient. That was
a tegular spring ami fall medicine Hint
many people look ns they took their
sulphur ami molasses. I don't know-
why It should have been Injurious as a
vemedy. Depressing medicines are
given now to lessen the action of the
heart in case of a fever, nnd I don't
know that there is any more harm in
the one Hum In the other.
"As for the sulphur and molasses,
there might be less danger from ton
taglotis diseases if people took n lit
tle sulphur occasionally now. People
used to take quantities of spring medi
cines nnd often in Hie fall as well.
We used to put tip from fifty to a hun
dred pounds of tlieni every year, yel
low dock, burdock, sassafras and sar-
N.'iparilla, nnd there were whole fam
ilies who took their sulphur and mo
lasses with a little cream of tartar
every spring, taking It tnree mornings
nnd skipping it three.
"As for tooth drawing. I never did
much of that myself, though I have
done It. There was generally some
one In the store who liked that work.
It was great fun for the boys, and we
used to get them In to experiment. If
the tooth didn't come out very easily
we would lance the gum nil around,
and It came out without any trouble.
but It left the gum In a bad condition."
New York Times.
A LACK OF WORDS.
Voting People's Limited Yocnbulnry nnd
thn Kenponii For It.
Some college professors have sud
denly discovered that many, if, Indeed,
not most, of the young men who go up
for examinations cannot write down
the answers to the questions in simple
English. These young men, say the
professors, nppeur to be unacquainted
with a sufficient number of English
words to enable thein to write what
they desire to sny. These professors
are Inclined to lay the blame on th;
primary schools nnd to accuse them
of neglecting to tench English us it
ought to he taught. The blame should
be laid primarily on the colleges them
selves. That young people ns n rule
have no vocabulary nnd no knowledge
of the proper methods of forming sen
tences is something which ennuot es
cape Hie general observer, nnd the In
ference that they nre not properly
taught at school Is natural and not er
ronoous.
But the requirements for admission
to all the colleges nre such that instead
of cTevotlug time to the study of dic
tion nnd prose composition the schools
tire compelled to put their pupils
through elementnry courses In English
literature. There is altogether too
much reading of Dryden's "Palamou
and Arcite," Milton's "L' Allegro" nnd
Burke on "Conciliation," nnd not halt
enough instruction in the use nnd
nhuse of words. In earlier days pu
pils had purity, propriety and pre
cision hammered into them till they
were forced to choose their words
when the wrote and formed a habit of
doing so when they talked.
Ia those siinie days there was a cu
torn of making pupils study spelling
and definition. The knowledge of
words thus gained cannot be replaced.
And the exercise of writing composi
tions, followed by careful criticism of
each pupil's work, Is of Inestimable
value. There are schools ranking In
Ihe first class which have entirely
dropped this part of the traiulng of
pupils. If the colleges would lay more
stress in their requirements for en
trance examinations In English O'l
knowledge of the language and the
use of It than on acquaintance with Its
literal tire, there would lie less coin
plaint about the inability of candi
dates for inairlculailon to write the an
swers lo Hie questions.
And piircHs can do something. They
can forbid perempiorily the employ
incut i,r slang In Hie house. Compel
the children i talk decent English ut
home .nnd they will widen their vo
cabulary at a rapid rate. Allow them
to fall Into the slovenly und debased
hublts of speech now regarded us
smart in society und they will not bj
able to express themselves nt liny time
In clean, pure English. And the
chances ure, too, that they will have
nothing to express, for loose thought U
a boon companion of loose speech.
New York Times.
Identifying the etnas.
"I don't recall seeing you at college.
I guess you must b before my time."
"Possibly, possibly. Who was at
the head of Hie faculty wheu you were
there'"
'X'ui let me see I don't Just recall
his name, but I was there the year
Jinks played half back i.the football
team and kicked a goal twice from the
field In tlie last hulf of "
"Oh, sure, of course. That was thu
year our centre rush curried most of
the opposing I en ill ou his back for a
gain of thirty yards. Yes, Indeed, I
wonder who was president then. I
don't seem to be able to remember mi
nor details of college life myself."
Chicago Evening Post.
lluurd Ht Oxford lrlitvri'nlty.
Professor .Max Muller was greatly
amused by a youug lady from America
to whom he was exhibiting the Old
World attractions Hf Oxford. She
stopped, cutrnnecd, to gaze at Magda
len College, until an undergraduate
suddenly appeared at a window, when
she "started like a guilty thing," ex
claiming: "Oh, niy' Ale tlieso rulo
luhabltvdV"- London Truth. - ' -
S5
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A Itemftdy For Worm In Sheep.
Sheep nre subject to Internal ns well
ns external parasltles, and examina
tion of the Doclt ns to the condition of
the members should be inndo frequent
ly. Worms sometimes Infest sheep,
nnd Hie flock will fall off in condition
before the fact tuny bo discovered. A
little sulphur mixed with salt, placed
where tlie sheep can get it nt will, is
considered a preventive nnd remedy,
but sulphur should not lie given during
damp weather.
ToiiHry llreedlns;.
The causes of failure In the poultry
business are always readily discovered.
The experienced, careful, systematic
breeder does not fail. The . Inexperi
enced, careless breeder will always full.'
By inexperience wo mean to lneltidf
those who know something nbout
fowls nnd who have bred them on ft
small scale, but branch out largely.
It is one thing to manage a flock of
twenty-five hens and quite another lo
mnnnge a flock of several hundred, not
to say tiious..mls. Diseases nre more
difficult to prevent In large Hocks. And
the enre of such flocks is much more
difficult than the enre of small ones,
for wo must depend upon hired help,
nnd that Is not always reliable In such
delicate work ns poultry requires.
Poultry breeding should be entered In
to on n small scale nnd the business
bo enlarged only as rapidly ns we find
ourselves thoroughly famlllnr with the
details of extensive poultry breeding.
-"a- Epltomlst.
A Hog Hnnger.
An Ohio farmer writer sketches !t!i
arrangement for hanging hogs when
scalding, etc. It Is made by taking a
large pole about fifty feet long for
lever nnd another ubout sixteen feet
long for post. Set this post four feet
in the ground nnd have a clevls-shnped
Iron (A) to support the lever on the
post. Tills clevis Is nbout one foot
long nnd ns wide ns the post nftor
squaring, with a crosspleee welded on
near the middle of the bottom or round
part. A three-quarter-Inch hole Is
made through the bottom of the clevlt
nnd the centre of crossnlece, through
which an iron pin is run and driven
Into the top of the post, so as to per
mit the clevis to revolve on tlie post.
Make n llve-elghths-Iuch-hole In the
long pole or lever ubout twelve fool
from the large end. liaise lever up und
hang in clevis. Attach a strong chain
to largo end, and have the scalding vnt
directly beneath this chain. Set n
bench or n platform beside th? vnt, t
scrape I103 on, nnd ue::t to this plat
form erect a post with four cross
pieces on top to hang hogs on. Fasten
a'Bmall rope to small end of lever tr.
pull It down with when lining the
hog lu nud out of scalding receptacle
on bouch and to hausiug post.
Stir the Sol).
At a recent Farmers' Institute In
Maine, Professor O. M. Gowell, of the
University of Maine, began by saying
that the general opinion hud gone
abroad that the soil of the Stute of
Sialue was not fertile or productive,
but the chemist had proved that
this was not the case by analysis of
the soli from various average Maine
farms, nnd in every case it had been
found to contain enough of the essen
tial plant foods to produce maximum
crops for nu almost unlimited number
of years;, the reuson why good crops
were not produced lay in the fact Hint
these ingredients were in such com
position that while the chemist could
easily find it the plant was unable to
do so; the farmer must, therefore, till
the soil in such a manner that these
plant foods would be avulhible to the
plant; this must be done by turning
the soil ami allowing the air to circu
late freidy through ft. The same thing
might he said of ninny of the worn oui
farms elsewhere iu New Em.vluud, but
in many there is need fur returning to
Hie soU a supply of organic matter,
which wus abundant when the land
wits newly cleared. This, by Its decay
In the soil, not only adds fertility, but
makes it more porous that nlr may
penetrate Into it, and helps to make
available the mineral elements in It.
Where the farm is remote from large
cities and not much stock Is kept, the
easiest and cheapest way to obtain the
organic mutter Is to grow green crops
to plow under. For this purpose clover
oiu.iuu m wie neau, where it will
grow, but peas, buckwheat, rye and
other green crops may bo used.
Fttll-l'lmited Tieo.
Where oue can oversee the digging
nud transplanting of fruit trees in the
fall there Is less likelihood of thel,
being set buck by the change. It is
a crying shame in iiiuny parts of the
country to see Hie utter Indifferent-.
with which nurserymen lake up trees
sold to runners and ship them to their
destination in a condition thnt will
t-auso total or partial failure. The only
way to make them more careful is to
have Inserted iu the purchasing cou
tracts a clause requiring the nnrsery
iuau to make good any trees that die
from exposure of roots or poor
paining when shipped. There nre
plenty who will tell you thut it
does not hurt young trees to be dug up
iu the lute full, uud even if the roots
ure disturbed It matters little. That
sort of talk has Just a littlo grain of
Irnlh In It. It does not hurt the young
trees to be disturbed nearly as muci
ns it does old ones; nor does It hurt
itieni so much In lute fall when the
roots are frocen; biiUiurt them It does
and It will put any treo buck from one
to two seasons.
ion run transplant a lurge. full
growing tree without checking its de
velopment in one wuy only, and that Is
by dligiue up au enortcous hall tf
AM AR'.IAN-qRMENT POlt HANGIXOt 1I0OS.
froen earth with the roots. The bis
and small roots must not lie disturbed,
and the ball of earth must be kept
closely clinging to them. If this It
done with great care glgnntle elms,
oaks and maples can be transplanted
without causing them nny apparent In
jury. A knowledge of this should
help us In the matter of transplanting
fruit trees. We should follow exactly
the same directions. I have time and
again transplanted young trees from
the nursery in this Way, nnd they
have absolutely not lost n month's
growth. Alongside of them I have
planted other stock Hint has been
?hlpped In the ordinary way, where
the roots had been disturbed, nit hough
there was nn npology for a ball of
earth wrapped around them. Thn
comparative results in the growth
were such ns to convince mo that there
Is only one true nnd successful way
to transplant young and old trees. Dig
them up In the fall of the yenr when
the ground is solid, nnd leave a ball to
their roots equal lu diameter to their
longest roots. If removed carefully
with this ball of earth unbroken, und
planted . Immediately, they will lose
nothing In their next season's growth
S. W. Chambers, in American Cultivator.
Walks and Irlves Through Lawn,
Walks and subsidiary drives must be
provided where people want to walk
or where they expect to drive. Neither
DIVERGING DniVES.
A. Correct. 1). Wrong.
Is nrtistic In itself. Every foot of
walk or drive Is a trouble, nn expense
nnd usually a distinct detraction from
the artistic beauty of the place. They
should, then, be designed to fit the
actual demands of traffic about Hie
place. The most practicable thing is
often to await the most explicit call
for a walk. When a path begins to
appear through the grass, the need of
a walk is manifest and its general di
rection pretty accurately indicated.
Uentlc curves tire better than
straight lint's for walks, except upon
small places or in a geometrical plau.
These curves must be determined by
the exercise of good taste and Jtldw
meiit, on the ground. A design mart-.
on paper is apt to be very unsatisfac
tory when transferred to the soil, un
less it is made by an experienced hand
fr6m an accurate topographical sur
vey. Even then It mny not fit. Curves
made up of urcs of circles nre not very
satisfactory, unless the arcs tiro com
paratively short and Judiciously com
bined. If a road Is properly made, only
,a very short nre will be. visible from
any point; nud this enables the de
signer when working on the ground
to make ninny curves nnd combina
tions of curves which would be decid
edly unpleasiiig if accurately plattcl
on a map.
When a walk or drive branches, each
arm should take such a course as to
appear to be the proper continuation
of the trunk. Imagiue how one arm
would look with the other removed.
Would It still lie complete? Would the
whole seem to be the perfectly natural
course for the wulk? Such bifurca
tions should not be nt too obtuse tut
angle; nnd yet this angle of divergence
Is of quite minor Importance if the
foregoing consideration Is kept fully
In mind. The right nnd the faultv
way of laying out brauchlng walks lu
clearly shown In the accompanying
diagram. F. A. Waugh, In American
Agriculturist.'
feeding Hen In Winter.
It is so easy, comparatively, to have
hens lay in winter, that it is an inex
cusable waste nnd bud management
not to hove them lay. To have plentv
of fresh eggs upon our own table is n
consideration that is worthy of all Hie
effort thnt is required to stimulate the
liens to lay; but the profit ou the eggs
we nmy have to sell in winter Is far
greater limn the profit we derive from
anything else that is produced on tin
farm. It Is unnecessary to say any
thing nbout warmth in tills connec
tion, for we all know that without
warmth, wo cannot get eggs. It Is
equally unnecessary to mention ftie ne
cessity of exercise or to mention thu
fact that plenty of litter with grain
scattered through It is the proper
means for Induciiig hens to exercise.
Some other features of the business,
however, may profitably receive notice,
If we expect the highest sficcess In
winter egg production, we must feed a
variety. When the thermometer U
low, we should feed plenty of whole
corn at night. Warm water twice a
day. In cold weather, is very beneficial.
In very cold or stormy weather the
fowls should be kept indoors. The
practice of feeding corn ull the time
which Is common on thu farm Is un
wise. Corn Is not an egg producer.
It is a lot former, and for the produc
tion of eggs, nitrogenous foods are
used. Wheat is a splendid food of this
choracter, nnd It may be fed from
January to December, with excellent
results, a statement that caunot bo,
made as to corn. Especially Is much'
corn harmful to the large, compara
tively inactive breeds. The sniull
breeds, which are always active, can
manage' a steudy corn diet better. It
must ulwuys be remembered that n
confined hen cannot be fed largo
quantities of corn us safely as can oue
that is on the range. Yarded fowls
can be kept successfully the entl"j
yeur without a gkaiu of corn, although
as ulready said, corn at night in cold
weather Is excellent feed. The yolk
of tho egg of the yarded fowls is not
as yellow as that of the eggs of th?
fowls thnt are on the range. The
reason of this,' is the luck of green
tood nud coloring matter. Yellow corn
will give the higher color, but It Is
not sdvlsuble to feed it In stimclent
quantities to accomplish the purpose
especially as the average consumer
will be satisfied with n lighter colored
yolk, If the egg is fresh. In the con
struction of houses, it may be .said lu
tills connection, provision should be
made for the admission of plenty of
biumhine in winter. Horatio Wood, lu
Agricultural Epltotuist.
. ,
CHILDREN AND CASH.
Should Boy and fllrl In School Ifar
Spending Money?
An Investigation which by many will
be regarded as singular was conduct
ed recently in a large school In St
Paul. It had for Its purpose to deter
mine in general the notion which chil
dren have of the practical uses of
money.
A list of questions was furnished by
the professor, which the children an
swered In writing, ns In an ordinary
examination. The questions sought to
determine the child's estimate of mon
ey which he hnd acquired in three dif
ferent wnys, namely, by gift, suggest
ing partial, restraint as to spending;
by earning, Uie most difficult means of
acquiring, and by finding, by which
he acquired with least dilllculty. To
these ends the following questions
were asked:
"If you are-given money, about how
much each week?"
"If you enrn money, about how much
eu'eh week?"
"What do you do with your money?"
"If you ever found money, what dl 1
you do with it?"
"If you hud $1 to spend OS you liked,
whnt would you buy?"
It was found thnt of the 12C3 chll
dren reporting, sixty-two per ccn.
earned, or were given money, or hot:!,
in amounts ranging from five cents to
$2 per week. Of those who thus re
ceived money fifty-seven per cent,
made useful disposition of it, and of
the 'Jofl children who bad found money
twenty-eight per cent, put It to useful
purposes. A noteworthy characteristic:
of the answers to the question relative
to finding money was that sixty-four
per ceit. of those who had done so
expressed having made attempt to re
store it to the loser, and that eighty
two per cent, of those who had not
found money stated that If they should
do so they would "try to find the
owner," or "put In the paper," If a
large amount, or give it to the princi
pal or teacher to be restored to tho
owner. The professor regards this ns
Indicating the honesty of children in
general and as furnishing a point for
explnuatlou by tho materialists, who
look upon a child as a little savage and
upon boyhood and girlhood as a period
of low moral tendencies.
Of the flbT children who gave spec
ific answers ns to whnt they would do
with a dollar if allowed to spend It
as they pleased, sixty-two per cent,
would Invest .t In useful things, such
ns clothing nnd books; thirty per cent,
would buy articles not useful; three
per cent, would use it for benevolent
purposes, such as relieving the poo
and five per cent, would buy presents
for their friends. San Francisco Examiner.
Sand-Fed Turkey.
"For some reason a seasoning of
sand, seashore sand, on their food
agrees with turkeys," said a dealer In
poultry recently. "On that account tho
best turkeys you can buy In this mar
ket nre those which come from New
Jersey. Their flesh Is finer, firmer nnd
tenderer' than thnt of Pennsylvania
birds. My chief furnier, from whom
I get 1000 turkeys every year, tells me
that the creatures insist on eating with
the food which they pick from the
ground n certain amount of soil. Every
turkey, he claims, euts two ounces of
soil a week. Now Pennsylvania soli
is dirt, real d'rt. but tho best Jersey
soil Is clean, white sand. I . is really
shells ground by 'force of the waves
of the sea into tiny cubes. Shells are
good for nil birds oyster shells for
chickens, crawfish for canaries, and
so forth, and therefore Hie Jersey tur
key, getting plenty of them. Is bound
to turn out a finer specimen than h!H
Pennsylvania neighbor. Thut sounds
plausible, doesn't It?" rhiludelphl.'t
Hecord.
The TortoUe ii a V'etler I'ropliot.
Though the tortoise Is an excellent
weather' prophet, tho fact Is known to
comparatively few people. Tortoise
farmers on the African coast notice
thut even twenty-four hours before
rain falls tlieso curious animals pre
pnre for It by seeking the convenient
shelter of overhanging rocks. It may
be a bright, clear, sunshiny morning
but the farmers believe implicitly In
the tactics of the tortoise, who Is sel
dom mistaken, for the downpour Is
certain to come within tlie time slated.
A pet tortoise would be a practical
present to bestow on one's friends.
This curious premonition of the ap
proach of rain is shared by many oth
er nnlmnls nud birds and may. be ex
plained partially by the faet that while
rain is forming tho atmosphere) is de
creasing In weight, but there may also
be some need of moisture which makes
them awure of its approach or some
habits of life which make them thus
sensitive. Chicago Hecord.
Arithmetic 3000 Year Old.
rrobably tlie oldest book for home
lessons lu arithmetic was recently un
earthed in Egypt. The papyrus, which
was In excellent condition, dates from
about 1700 B. C thnt Is, about 100
years before tho time of Moses, or al
most 3000 years ago. It proves thut
the Egyptians had avthorough knowl
edge of the elemeiiviiry mathematics
almost to the extent tt our own. The
papyrus has a, long ieading. "Direc
tion How to Attain tlf Knowledge of
al! Durk Things." etc. Numerous ex
amples show that their principal opera
tions with entire units und fractions
were made by meuus ff addition uud
multiplication. Subtraction and divi
sions were irot knowir lu their present
form, hut correct results Were obtained
nevertheless. Equation were u!so
found lu the papyrus. Newcastle
(Eng.) Chronicle!
Thunder and Llglilnluic In St, Taut'.
There are still many famous hymn
writers living. Oue of them. Dr. 13. J.
Hopkins, was a choir boy at SI. Puul's
In Hie tlmo of Sidney Smith, and .he
bad a budget of stories to tell of the
dean. "A Miss Haekett was a welh
known figure lu St. Puul's congrega
tion in tiiose days, and the rolling
thunder which the organ would some
times glvn forth greatly amused her.
Sidney Smith hud Hoiked this, and
Dr. Uopklps remembers hearing hlra
say to the orgaulst: "Huve you not Iced,
Mr. Goss, that whenever your organ
thunder Miss Haekett's face always
lightens?" St. JaiuiVg Gazette,