New York City. Norfolk jacket nre Inherently smart and Jaunty and are In the height of present styles. Cor duroy, velveteen, cheviot, cloth and mm NORFOLK JACKET, all similar mnterlnls are 80 made and are Ideal for walking, shopping, busi ness, golf and all out door occupations. The original, from which the drawing was made. Is of black camel's hair cheviot, with smoked pearl buttons, and makes part of a costume, but the design U suited to separate wraps also. The back is snug fitting and Includes a centre seam that Is curved to the figure; the fronts are fitted by dnrts which are concealed under the applied pleats. The pleats are graduated In width, so producing a tapering effect at the waist and are applied over the Jacket. The belt, which Is merely an A MODISH FANCY WAIST ornamental feature, passes under those at the back and terminates In pointed ends over those at the front and can bo omitted when the Jacket is preferred plulu. The yoke la pointed and the neck is finished with a regulation collar that rolls over with tha fronts to form lupels. The sleeves, in coat style, have Muring pointed cull's that open at the back. To cut this jacket for a woman of medium size- five uud one-half yoavs of material twenty Incites wide, two and three-eight yards fony-four inches wide or two yards fifty luch.-s wide will be required. Woman'l Fancy Waist. Fancy waists ure in great demand both for odd bodices and entiro cos tumes designed for Indoor wear. The very pretty May Manton model shown In the large drawing is adapted to both purposes equully well and admits of many combinations. The original Is made of pale pink Sapho satin, with bolero and deep cuffs of cream lace over white and bands of black panne satin; but all white, white with color, or any color banded with the same shade In velvet would be effec tive, in addition to which the bolero and cuffs could be made of panne or Persian brocade In place of lace. The lining includes double darts, under arm gores and side-backs, and fits snugly and smoothly. On it are arranged the Beveral portions of the waist and the two close together at the back beneath the centre box pleat. The yoke Is simply banded with folds, but tbe lower portions of buck and front are laid In narrow box pleats that extent from its lower edge, be neath the Lolero to tbo belt. The bolero can be made entirely separate and the waist worn with or without or caught at the upper edge and In cluded in the arm's-eye seams. The sleeves are novel and becoming. The lower portions are covered smoothly to form cuffs that flare over the bauds, while the pleats of the upper portions fall free to form puffs at the elbows. When desired low neck and with el bow sleeves the yoke and cuffs can be omitted. To cut this waist for a woman of medium size three and a quarter yards of material twenty-one inches wide, two and seven-eighth yards twenty-seven inches wide, one and three-fourth yards forty-four inches wide or one and five-eighth yards fifty Inches wide with one and one-fourth yards of all-over lace for bolero and sleevs facings will be requlref ModUh Handkerchief. Colored handkerchiefs show a rather Wide, hiva, neruaps something over half an Inch, the outside edge of the color finishing In nu Inverted scallop Just inside the hemstitching. Other handkerchiefs have a round circle of color Inside the hem. This Is not as pretty, as, being printed. It Is not quite alike on both sides. There Is comparatively little difference, how ever, for the handkerchiefs are very sheer, and the color shows through. The girl who carries a colored hand kerchief Is apt to wear a little turn over of the same color with her stock. Prettily Trlminril. Very pretty In a gown of flue white net was the introduction for trimming of tucked batiste In narrow bunds set Into the skirt some distance from the edge. The front of the skirt around the lower edge was slashed up at Intervals, lapels were turned back from these flashings and formed of the tucking. The New .Sturm CollnM. The new storm collars are more be coming than those high, outstanding shapes which rv.l.leil the hair and the temper, too. N.'Ver were collars so uncomfortable, but the newer shapes are more like a man's turndown collar when It Is turned up lu bad weather and are, moreover, of a reasonable height. The Reign of tbe ltoie. From the sizes of the blossoms of nature from which they are copied to very enormously magnified sizes, the roses for this season are made of light, thin silk, satin and velvet lu some cases of a combination of these materials In both natural and con ventionalised colorings, and mounted most frequently without foliage leaves in silk or velvet generally ap pearing if leaves are seen lu the gar- laud or cluster. Olrl'l Double-Uremteil Cout. Long coats are always becoming to little girls. The admirable May Man ton model given hits the advantage being equally good style with or with out the cape and hood, and Is suited to many materials, besides being lu the height of style. As shown It is me. do of kersey cloth in tobacco brown, the hood lined with figured silk, but covert cloth, broadcloth and velvet are all correct. The cape and hood may also be made as a separate garment. The coat proper Is half fitting at the back, but loose at the front and includes regulation coat sleeves and pockets finished with over laps. The cape Is circular fitted with siuglo darts at the shoulders and Is a becoming f.aUue. The hood falls over the shoulders in graceful folds and finishes in double points at the back. At the neck Is a collar that can be made in roll-over or ordinary style as preferred. To cut this coat for a girl of eight years of age four and one-half yards of material twenty-seven inches wide, two and seven-eighth yards forty four Inches wide or two and one-fourth yards fifty-four Inches wide with one half yard of silk to Hue bood will be required when cape and hood are used; three and one-half yards twenty-seven ,1, - ' ,; . ' . ' .V. , -If - . M -.A' tkmm coat roil a oir.ti. inches wide, two and one-half yard, forty-four Inches wide or one and three-fourth yards fifty-four inches wldo when coat Is made pluiu. . it, B 'Wis IK J FARM AND GARDEN. The Value of Straw. Straw Is valuable on the farm, not only because It can be used for food, but also because It can be made to as sist In retaining warmth lu the stalls In winter. If cut lu ft feed cutter and used for bedding It will prevent draughts of nlr along the floors, and It can then be swept out with a broom and mixed with the manure, being a much better absorbent thau If used uucut. I.om In Keeping Inferior Ftock. The farmer reduces tno value of his owu labor by keeping Inferior stock, or falling to secure large yields of crops, as the higher the prices, and the greater the production, the better the remuneration for the labor bestowed. There arc periods when the farmer cannot perform work In the fields, for which reason he should aim to get his crops under shelter ns soon a9 possible lu order to do some kinds of work which can be performed lusldo the barn. A Wire Stretcher, It often presents n serious .difficulty lu building a wire fence to keep the wire taut while fastening it to the post. The device Illustrated here pro- Wir.E STRETCHER. sonts the advantages of cheapness, simplicity and efficiency. The roller Is made of wood, turning on n stout Iron rod. and Is fastened to the post with n chain and hook. Stretch the wire by attaching It to the roller and turning crank, staple firmly and move the stretcher on several rods, then re peat the operation. The contrivance can bo mad? at home easily and cheap ly. The Epltouilst. Dot In Horfifoi. There are many charges laid ogalnst bots, but It Is doubtful If they ever really merited any of them. The hot Is developed lu the stomach of the horse from the egg of the gadfly, which Is laid by the mature femalo somewhere on the skin whore the horse can lick Itself handily. The right side of the equine stomach Is lined with n velvety appearing- sub stance that secretes the gastric juice, and to the tougher lining of the left side the bots attach themselves after hatching out. They adhere to this tough lining by two small hooks, but they are not provided with mouths, nnd hence cannot eat. They are nour ished by the absorption of digested food through their skin. That shows why there Is no truth in the story that the stomach of the horse Is sometimes eateu through by bots. They cannot thus destroy the stomach, for they cannot nnd do not eat. The hot adheres to the lining described through one season, till the following spring, when In the course of their growth the hooks let go oud the bots ore caried on down through the Intes tinal tract until they nre voided. Their subsequent growth to the ma tured gadfly need not be detailed. Then the femalo lays her eggs again, and the round goes on as before. No medicine that can be given the horse will kill the bots. Anything that can get through their skins will first de stroy the stomach of the horse. So nothing can be done to get rid of bots, nnd no fear need bn entertained that they are going to do any great damage to the horse. Nature does not plan to destroy in such tremendous de gree ns would ensue If the bots could eat the lining of the horse's stomach. They may interfere somewhat with digestion, if present In enormous num bers, but In that way only, and the writer can say with all truth that he never knew any serious case of equine Illness due solely to bots. The Horse man. Silo Experience of Great Value. We have been putting up ensilage for the last fifteen years, and have experimented considerably during that time, both In raising the crops ond putting them up. We use about eight quarts of seed per acre. This makes the stalks about eight Inches apart in row, with rows three and one-third feet wide. Nearly every stalk will produce one well grown ear. We find by using that amount we can get more weight of stalks than by using more seed. Wo have used as high as two bushels per acre, but seeded less each year, until we reached eight quarts. This amount we think about right, and have used It for the last five years. We use any variety of corn that will mature lu Northern New Jersey. Wo commence to fill the silo as soon as tho most forward ears begin to pit, or If Hint corn Is grown, as soon as it begins to glaze. Tbe bulk of the crop will bo In tho dough state. If a large crop Is to be siloed would commence earlier, or tho last will be past Us best before the job Is finished. We cut iu half-Inch pieces, using a six-horse pow er engine. I would, however, recom mend an elght-horso power. It Is necessary to ruu with about 100 pounds of steam with the small en gine, while tho same work will be done with the larger engine with eighty pounds or less. Ono man Is kept In tho pit to keep it level ond well tramped, especially around tho outside uud coiners. It requires three teams nnd eight men to keep things going to tlie best advantage. Ono team and mau with the corn harvester to do the cutting, two men to load in the field, two men and two teams with three wagons to haul, uud two men at cutter. Willi this forco wo tilled our pits In less than seven days last year. We have two pits, J-lkl 1x3 feet deep, two 14x10x20 feet deep, holding about 250 tous of silage. We have never found it nee ssary to use any water on the corn hile fill ing. After tho pits are tr '. we let them settle about two days ueu cover with any old trnuh on bin such as R f chaff or tot straw. We have found the best covering to be grass. Ve' usually have the second crop of grass about the time the pits are Oiled, and cover with this about one foot deep, being careful to tramp well around edges and corners. If chaff or cut straw Is used It Is best to use enough water to thoroughly dampen It. Tho water with tho steam from the sllago will help form a coat of mold over tho top In a few days, which keeps out tho air. L. It. Hoe, In Orange- Judd Farmer. The Valne of Pasture. ' One of the surprising things In frirm Ing Is the gradual development of land to a point where It will yield returns never dreamed of by the early culti vators. Over iu parts of England and Scotlnud farmers and dairymen make a living from pasture lands which have an assessed valuntlon of $100 or $500 an acre. They do this when prices for tho products nre no greater than American farmers receive. The secret of their success Is necessity. They have been forced to make every square Inch of soli pay Its highest profit, nnd ns a result they have some of the finest pastures In the world. The sod Is so thick nnd compact that It is almost Im possible to cut through It. The roots form a solid mass in the soli, and the grass grows luxuriantly, even defying dry weather, nnd producing good crops In spite of close cropping and late In the season when frost ordinarily kills less successful pasture. The thing of li Is tho farmers have cultivated tho soil, planted nnd replanted with fer tilizers, nnd made them In every way productive and fertile. Tho soil Is not more adapted naturally to pastures than millions of acres in this country, which to-day produce only indifferent crops of grass. The soil is made arti ficially rich, and the sod Is the result of careful, Intensive farming. So It Is these Eugllsh farmers make' a profit from laud worth ten times ns much In money valuation as the pas ture fields of this country. Now If It Is possible to Improve pasture fields so that they will produce like these Eng lish ones, what nn enormous profit awaits the American farmers who wlil improve their fields to the same pro ductive fertility? Instead of belug forced to pay Interest on nu Invest ment of $500 nn acre, the average dairyman In this land would have to pay only $10 to $50 per acre. All the rest would represent profit. In tho first place the Ideal pasture land must be seeded with good seed, and liberal expenditure of fertilizers must be made nnnually. Then weeds must bo religiously destroyed, pulled up root nnd branch every year. It Is Impossible to get a good pasture un less weeds are pulled up. If this work Is continued cnrefully every year in four or five seasons weeds will have no chance whntever. The grass roots will occupy the soil so completely that no weeds can find lodgment there. Weeds nre the bane of tho American pasture fields, and tho moro they nro allowed to grow and produce seeds the more obnoxious they will grow. It Is Impossible to get grass seed to-day that will not have some weeds in them and the only hope of the farmer Is to pull up the weeds as fast as they show themselves. Good culture of grass pastures will pay as much as any kind of farming ever attempted In this couutry, nnd especially where the land Is located near large cities and good mnrkets for dairy products. Profes sor James S. Doty, in American Culti vator, Unndy Device to Save One Gate. Two gates may be made to perform the services of three, thus saving the expense of the third gate. The gates are arranged as Illustrated, and are especially suited to entrance from a highway. Tho first gate opens out ward, and the other to one side or the other, according to the field to be en tered. The only essential differences from ordinary gates are the latch ar rangement and the long shuuk of the hinges In the one to allow It to swing In either direction. This latter Is not a necessity, but a couvenlenc'e.as the gate then need not be throwu clear back lu entering the field from the road. It should, however, be so hung that it may be thrown clear back In one direc tion to admit of passage from field to field when desired. At the middle of tbe outer gate, but ou the Inner side, Is the trap to catch the latch of the outer gate, one above and one below, it consists of an In cline from each direction. These are set on blocks so they will project scv- oral Inches from the gate Itself, nad j have a drop two Inches wldo between them. Tho latches are placed In cor responding positions lu the other gate, and It tan be drawn to place from either direction. For convenience lu opening a small chain pusses from one latch to tho other, so that lifting the upper ono will raise both. If gates are made twelve feet long they leave nn available driving space of-nearly eleven feet wheu open, which Is suffi cient for all ordinary purposes. Should atock ever be couliued In tbo field it may be necessary to add a hook and staple for greater security against crowding In tho corner. J. Marlon Skull, lu New Euglaud Hoineatead. j LATCH AND CATCH AKBAN'OEMEKT. C.lw rn'J OROOND PLAN OF GATES. BIRDS AND BUTTERFLIES. The New Jawelrv Take Theee Form, and Pretty They Are. Birds nnd butterflies are the quite new models for most of the dainty bits of Jewelry that give the cachet of smrrtness to elaborate gowns this sen son In London. Happily, also, they occur lu such varied designs and so many degrees of quality that women who habitually ride In the 'buses can wear them quite as well us those who recline In the elegant victorias of Hyde Tark. Perhaps the birds are a little moro sought after than the but terflies. In fact, It seems thot nobody Is anybody In London who doesn't wear as an ornament n small bird of some sort. Few there nre, Indeed, of the feathered tribe that have escaped Imitation. liven the ungainly body of the young snipe Is set up In tiny rose diamonds to serve as a catch pin nbout an Inch long. The English pheasant with long tail feathers Is a favored and graceful design in precious stones. Lyre birds nre reserved for the hnlr, and behind their spread tails nre placed high, soft aigrettes. These birds are made both in rhlnestones nnd In dinmonds nnd cost, therefore, upward from $15 to almost a king's ransom. Two, three or five dainty little swallows crossing on the wing a parallel bar Is not exact ly a new design, but It now Is certn in ly having n second wave of popularity, wdille small peacocks, altogether new, nre among tho most r orgeous of the bird ornaments. W1k:i not made up of stones these are done In exquisite enamel, each eye of the magnificent tall being wonderfully true t- life. Ducks arc not forgotten In this reign ing passion for birds. Nearly r'.ways, however, they nre macTe of ena nel on either gold or silver, their hlgl y col ored necks and heads gleaming In the light most brilliantly. Pouter nrd fan tail pigeons are among the viry at tractive and quaint of the new (".-signs. With tho butterflies also tl -re Is much variety ifi tho style of m-Iie-up. nnd while the handsomest ova are costly, there nre others very pretty that come within the range of nearly all. But always, It must be 3 mem bercd, that It takes a certain type of woman, a light, flower-like 1 loklng creature, to wear well a bucterfly. Almost every woman, on the contrary, can find some bird thnt suits her per sonality. A fetching way to wear any of these ornaments Is as clasps for some of "the numerous chains which are hung about the neck. Chains, indeed, Instead of being nbout ready to be laid on the shelf, nre apparently Increasing their hold on the heart of womankind, old nnd young. It would be difficult to assert just what, that Is at nil feasible, is not being hung ou them. The present fnd Is to attach at their ends a little mir ror cleverly disguised. The uninitiated thinks that he sees an enameled wnter lily, a beautiful fleur de lis, or a large four-leaf clover dangling about Its fair owner's neck. This fanciful floral de sign, however, pushes open like a lock et nnd displays underneath a bit of looking glass -Just large enough for n hasty peep. On another Jingling end is a small round box of either gold or sliver. It bnrbors a tiny powder puff, nnd a touch of newness Is a good sized piece of pink coral set In its top. In traveling, especially, these recher che knick-knacks find a field of useful ness In helping their wearers to keep tidy and presentable. Along with chains are strings of beads, both flue and coarse, nnd of every conceivable color and quality. Sometimes nt their ends they are finished with two quaint little tassels. So abundantly are those gaily colored beads seen in London and nt the gay watering places as to suggest n bar baric age or tho North American In dians. Washington Star. The Duchea of Wellington, The Duchess of Wellington Is better known to most people under her old name of Lady Arthur Wellesley. She is now the mistress of Apsley House, one of London's stateliest palaces, and it Is Bald thnt Bhe and the Duke mean to entertain largely both there and nt Strathfieldsuye. Apsley House is the least known to society of ducal man sions nt the present day, but a good many Londouers know it, for Its last owners used to sometimes allow mem bers of the Sunday Society to visit It. Apsley House was the gift of the na tion to the great Duke of Welling ton, and every year until the end of his life the Iron Duke used to cele brate June 18 by a Waterloo dinner la the great gallery, royalty, foreign am bassadors and the host's old comrades In arms being the guests. The historic mansion will now, It is hoped, once more bo used for enter tainments on a grand scale. By the bye, the present duchess, who- was a Mlaa Williams, Is not the only lady who bears tho title of Duchess of Wellington; there are two others Elizabeth, Duchess of Wellington, widow of the second Duke, and Evelyn iH'.chess of Wellington, widow of the lutgJDuke. ' For Matron and Mala. Last winter the fushlouuble woman 'bo could not possess a pearl or two In her Jewel box felt that all tha world stood awry. Every womau she knew wore pearls set In some form or an other, and during the craze diamonds for a tlino lost their prestige. Just now Jewelers are polishing up and setting their supply of topaz, for the time seems rlpo for u reuppcarance of the golden stone. Topuz must be set with amethysts nnd sapphires' to givo the good effect of the contrasts. Hupphires mora particularly will be favored, so nearly does the blue match tho glowing purple of the cornflower. Tho New York Jewelers' windows show topazes wonderfully get lu orna ments of daintily carved tortoise Shell combs fretted out as fine es lace work and sprinkled everywhere with topa'a In every shade from pale straw color io deepest yellow. Tortoise Jiell Is the chosen setting for the new favor Ite, and besides the fancy combs won derful bracelets are being made of tho richly colored shell. Scarcely brace lets or bangles nre these new orna ments, but old fashioned armlets that clnsp the white members above tho elbows. A Mocllnh hlinmer. A matron whose first youth Is passed, but whose exquisite figure nnd kindly face makes her a personage of much consideration In society, wears a ball gown of black tulle, ornamented with the tiniest of silver spangles. Silver Is used lu court mourning, and no doubt Queen Alexandra's mourning Tobes will brighten with touch of sil ver when she divests her toilet of en tire and sombre black. The who'.o gown Is not covered with spangles, but they adorn the border of thn cor sage, nnd silver sparks nre embroid ered upon the shaped flounces. Tho V front of tho bodice Is sparkling with encrustations of silvery stars, qulto stiff with this embroidery. The shim mering effect on black tulle Is very good indeed. Rahes With Unequnl Loop. One cannot but notice the ceyllgnc fashion of tying the long sashes. Once upon a time these sashes were knotted with careful precision, the loops belli!? pulled out. to a Furltnnlc exactness, ono being no longer nor broader than another. The modern sash Is cleverly mnneuvred by a French maid. Tho ends are extra long nnd so can be tied Tlth several loops of unequnl size, of ten more on one side than another, af ter the fashion of rosettes In millinery Even after, this the ends are long. This effect Is particularly good when the sash Is of chlffou. Liberty silk or tulle. It makes no difference If yon have two loops ou one side and three on another. The Little Finger. Mademoiselle distinguishes the lit tle finger of her right hand as the proper object of ornamentation by Jeweled loops of sovereign gold. Tho other fingers nre neglected, especially the "ring finger," so-called, next to the little finger, on which all tho rings used to be piled. But now tho hand Is practically baro of ornament, If, It can be concentrated on the littlo finger. The setting of the Jewels in tended for littlo linger rings Is almost Invisible. Tho hoops are slender nud almost flexible, us heavy rings would pain this delicate little digit. Small stones of high lustre sparkle In these rings. Truly, the tittle flugcr carries a weight of Jewels nowadays. . Daughter of the Empire. The only part taken by the women of Quebec lu the two days' entertain ment provided by that city for the Duke and Duchess of Cornwall oud York, was the presentation by the Daughters of the Empire of a bouquet and an album of Canadian views bound In white morocco and decorated with the crest of the organization in gold. In all pnrts of Canuda, wher ever a branch of the Daughters lias been formed, it has been arranged that a bouquet of flowers tied with a ribbon embroidered with the crest of tho federation In red, white and bluo shull be presented to tho duchess. Itroad, Low Line. The autumn models of hats show uniformity of Intention In their broad, low lines. The effect of a crowd of women at a tea. with these Imuut lnw hats is extremely good.. If you adhere io tnese tines the note of eccentricity is lost. We have no mr.-rx rn?? crowns nnd specimens of millinery wnicn nre out of place on a lady's head. The bizarre is out nf fnslilnn now. Smooth linos, velvet folds, trim plumage nnd low trimmings supplant tho upright decorations oud over trimmed edifices once worn. White promises to continue nnnnin throughout the winter. Black suede gloves, ns well ns white are now lu vogue. Every tint of gray Tho new French tailor onwna nnnoiuf of long basque coats, with plain, slightly trained skirts. The dressy tVDe of seimrnto n-ofit.. nil show the necktie finish, which con sists of a tie and stock corrcsnnmUi.ir with the waist In color but differing in material. In link cuff buttons nlnl uioiuor-or-pearl bunded with diamonds or uiamonus and rubles are effective designs. Opals and diamonds are also used for cuff buttons. Buckles, lnrce and smnll. of ml,1 tn different colors and new art notions, or or aiamonds In designs copied from tho artistic days of the fifteenth Louts aro as popular as ever. A new style of noto nnnev Is nii.,i Carrara, and Is veined like the marble for which it Is named. The latest note sheets are lonsr und narrow nmi m itn an envelope by doubling in the centre. Brilliant and effective nre tha i.nt. tons of this season. Imitation amethysts and sapphires are set around with rhlnestones and aro so beautifully made as to aimunr nu-n n, genuine stones. , Cloth nnd silk bands, Invisibly hnnd sewn to' the gown Instead of tbo usual stitching, form a new variety of trim ming. Another feature Is that of trim ming the usual silk bands with row of very narrow Bilk braid. Baby cloaks have many of them rather deep capes this year, and a sutln cord or piping Is nu almost uni versal finish for a plain edge or as tha heading of a rullle or lace. The backs of the Kniull coats nre rather full, soiuo obtaining tho fulness from an Inverted pleat and others from box pleats. Fur Is to be seen used In many ways this year, and iu fine narrow bands trims many handsome gowns. The narrow bauds are more serviceable lu many ways, for they are not too heavy for the house, while broad bands of fur aro not suitable for anything but outdoor wear. The fur when ' used around tbe skirt Is placed ou the very edge. Buble is used with excellent ef fect In this way, ond Is one of tha most serviceable of f uri, , . - Household ff la HINTS : The Moduli I.ainp. Tho domlnnnt tendency of t'ae com ing season's lamps Is to bo tall and slender, In direct opposition to tho ex tremely squat shapes In vogue recently. Toilet Piece of Opal Ola. Toilet pieces of opal aro a recent Idea that has become 'quite popular. A bas relief of the familiar female head of 1'art nouvcau Is a feature of many of the latest pieces. Tha Arrangement of Funltnre. Ia arranging furniture It cannot be too often emphasized that a first cle ment to be considered lir the use of the article Is the place In which It Is put. For example, a screen standing against the wall between two win dows Is bad. A screen Is Intended to screen something a draught, or unat tractive doorway, or uuslghtly view; it Is never an ornament, except sec ondarily. Chairs, too, are to sit in. They should express this puropse by their placing tho low sewlug chair by tho work-table; another inviting ono by tho reading-lump; a lolling chair near the hearth; one Into which a lis tener by the plnno may drop. Tables, too, hove a purpose. They are not to bo dotted over a room because they fill spneo or because a certain num ber is owned. Two or three years ago a New York woman received as a curio a slice from a mahogany tree, which was seven or eight Inches thick nnd nt lenBt three feet in diameter. She had It hollowed nnd polished and mounted on a tripod of mahogany, nnd even then would not let the beau tiful thing It had grown to bo stnnd in her parlor till she discovered a use for It as a cord receiver. It supplant ed a less attractive one, and now. Just at the right of her door, is most con venient for its purposes and a Joy to everyone who sees it. New York Post. Homework a Exerclae. Take the 'washtub first. Nothlnc? can make that toll hygienic. One has to bend over the tub, using tho arms with a steady, strenuous motion, and nt every breath filling the lungs with not steam. Wash ue mnv dnvnlnn the muscles of the arms, but It cramps the back and contracts the chest. The only relief possible Is to take a few minutes frequently for rest. I do not mean sitting down; thnt is not rest ing. Go to the door or window and take several long, deep breaths. Straighten up the body, throw back xne suoulilers aud strike out with both arms. Exhale the breath and drop the arms. Bepeat this exercise teu or twelve times during the morning's wash, and you will bo astonished at how much less tired you are than usunl. When sweeping, make both sides of the body do tho work. Many a woman who would be classified by a dressmaker ns a figure with one hip larger than the other, has cultivated this figure by constantly using the muscles of one side while sweeping or mopping. It is remurknble how a few years of doing certnin work In a contracted, bad position will alter the poise of the body. I have heard It Bald that the student of physical development has a strange faculty, almost Sherlock Holmes-like, of telling by a glance at a muu or woman what their calliug is. Of course there are certain conditions that they should have followed that calling a certain length of time and that It Is u body physically untrained. Bread kneading affords a better ex ercise than washing. The steam Is not present nud half nn hour of stendy motion such ns given to- well mado bread means good exercise for tho forearm, provided the molding board is at n proper hlght and that one keeps the back and shoulders erect Good HousekeepinE. Cheese Crackers Five tablespoon fuls grated cheese, two tableseoonfuls cream, one tablespoonful olive oil, a littlo paprika. Mix all thoroughly. Spread on crackers and place In oveo till a very delicate brown. Rocks-One scant cup of butter, ono and one-half cups sugar, ttreo eggs, one teaspoon clnnanjon, one scant tea spoon soda dissolved li a little hot water, ono pound English walnuts broken In small pieces, one aud one half cups stoned raisins, a little salt, about three cups of flour. Drop from spoon on buttered pans and bake In a quick oven. New and excellent. Jarred Chic!xen-Two young chiekenj cut Into suitable pieces, rolled In salt, ed flour and fried until a rich brown: pack Into a small Jar or earthenwar dlbh, adding a pint of tweet cream, a teaspoonful of salt nnd a pint of water. Cover the Jar aui uko for ouo hour' This is also a nice way of cooking old fowl, but, of course, the time of bak ing should then be extended to three or four hours. Peppers for Winter Use Remove th seeds and wash the peppers thorough ly. Attach tho lids to the peppers to which they beloug by taking a stitch to Join thein and tying tho thread and cutting. Make a brine that will beat up nn egg. Put tho poppers lu this, weighing them down so they will bi well covered with tho brine. They will keep Indefinitely and nro almost us good for stuffing as the fresh ones. He. fore using thein take what you wiali from tho brlue nud soak lu cold watei for an hour, '
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