FARM AND GARDEN. ' To (nn Kgg-Kitting Han. Tber6 is nothing more provoking and more unprofitable tbnt a flock of hem which have acquired the linblt of eating their eggs. This Is a hnblt more easily prevented than' cured. Give the heus plenty of exercise, with a vnrlety of food. Gather the eggs frequently, provide sufficient resting places and keep one or more porce lain eggs upon the floor of tne house. Dark nests are advisable, and a meat diet is excellent. To cure the habit provide dark nests nd odd meat to the food. Re move the end from several eggs and pour out the contents. Make a mix ture of flour, ground mustnrd and red pepper, adding a little water to hold the materials together. Fill the shells and place upon the floor of the hen house. The hens will make a wild scramble for these prepared eggs, will gobble down some of the contents, und will soon be gusplug with open beaks. Follow up ihlH treatment until the hens refuse to touch an egg. It seems, and perhaps is somewhat severe, but no permanent ill effects will follow. The heus will soon learn that eggs are not so palatable as they regarded them, and will desist from the bad habit. Positive cures have followed this method. American Agricultural ist. A TTanrty Bag Holder. A great deal of time is lost In fill ing grain bags, unless some device is Uf d by which the bag can be kept open ond the one filling it have the , use of both hands. The upright board HI) is made of Inch stuff, two feet long and eleven Inches wide. The arms (3) which support the hopper are held by two trlangulur boards (2), which are nailed to these arms, and to the upright board (1), ns shown in the Illustration. Tho arms shown at 3 are each ten Inches long, two Inches wide and tin inch thick, and the cuds are screwed to the side of the spout as shown. The spout is mude nine Inches square, aud both this and the hopper should be made of boards eight inches wide. At 4 a row of wire nails Is shown, by which the bag is held iu place at the bottom of the hop per. By boring a number of holes in the. back board (1) nt intervals of an Inch apart, and hanging the device to a heavy wire nail or a heavy screw put In the wall, the bag holder may be rained or lowered to a convenient height. A Cheap Little Greenlionne. The greenhouse, pure and simple Is , possible only iu exceptionally fa ored localities, where the soil Is so well drained that water does not rise In excavations and the winters are so mild that suu heat under pro tecting glass is all that temlerost plants demand. Whoever lu Biich a location has a stretch of siiuny outer wall, with a few feet of spare space along It, may have loads or Cowers the winter through at a very slight expense either iu money or trouble, and nil the more if a drum with heat ed nir from a furnace Hue is set up ;jst outside the wall. Vor such a greenhouse dig down be k ''o t)'i house wall to a depth of three f t Vud a breadth of six, all aloug 11. j available stretch, l'ut down a concrete floor, six inches thick, and wall up to n foot above ground with cither stone, brick or concrete. Upon top of this, wall, set a wooden frnine MKi-ur scantling are stout enough for It. It on id up the frame wlthlu and Without to a height of eight Inches. Above tout have gins., running on to a glims roof. The roof is a leau to stayed against the house wall. Have a door in the end, with steps down to It. If posslblialso have a door from the house thus lu sharp weather one can go in and out without letting In the cold air. Fifty dollars should build and equip such a gruuuhouse. Seventy-live Is a liberal estimate. Fit it inside witli Blat walk ways, laid upon the con crete floor, a bench of earth nil aloug the side, its top level with tho glass, and rucks rislujr like steps against the house-wall space. Also have strong hooks overhead to holdwlug lug baskets and pots. , ' ' riant iu each outer corner a strong root of some climbing rose. Dig through the concreto floor and inuke a rich bed for the rosw roots. Let them stay there constantly. Have tho roof movable so It can be ruined In summer, or taken wholly awuy. Train the roses upon wires Just un derneath the root'. I'usslou flowers may well bo set iu a deep box of the richest earth against some part of tho bou.-io wall und trained to cover It with purple bloom, If the greenhouse stands outtilde a parlor, by making the walls high enough to let the roof reach the tops of the wludows, the glass of them may have traceries of living bloom. Dent seed and root cuttings in the bench, pricking them out, us they mow, Into llttlo pots, and shifting from tho little to big ones! riant bulbs also iu tho - bench; hyacinths and turps for Christmas blossom hbout tho Urst of August, and later puos in succession. Plant also a few tulbs hi pots. Bet them In tho shade mwlcr the bench for six weeks, until Hhey have struck strong roots, then fcot in the light aud water freely while ithey are growing. After the bulbs are well set, take tho pots luto the house seventy degrees will not hurt them, though the greenhouse tempera ture will run botweeu lifty aud sixty, t'rueuses will bloom iu It, aud many, muiy other things. Almost uuy Cower will bm. In fuo), though for l j 4 K perfect blossom Utile more warmth Is needed. Washington Star. i A Fruit Ntomee Baa. My house for storing fruit ts one that was on the 1 premises and not built for the purpose. But I find it quite convenient. It hi a stone build Ing twenty-six by thirty-four feet, A COWVKNIMT FRUIT HOUR. with good walls two feet thick, well laid In mortar, as shown In the Illus tration. To make it so I could hold fruit through the winter, I lined It In side with matched lumber, making an air space of about ten inches between the wall and lining. It Is a two-swry house. I protect from cold by putting straw on upper floor about four feet thick when settled. It kept the fruit well. I make a fire lu It only three or four times through the winter, on account of extreme cold. I could, with but little expense, make It good for cold storage by put ting eight or teu twelve-Inch galvan ized Iron pipes through the upper floor, letting them down three of four feet, and Ailing from above with crushed Ice and cheap fertilizer salt. I hnve used It ns it Is, opening the doors nights to cool off and keeping It closed during the duy, except when putting In more fruit. I pick and put In barrels In the orchard and store thein open. In rainy weather I can sort and pick for market. I usually sell to buyers, so they are off my hands and In market or cold storage, near market, by November 15. I hnve seldom kept a crop over. H. II. Hill, In New England Homestead. Seventeen-Year Locust Again Due. Next season the seventeen-year lo custs will be due, und some Instruc tions regurdlng the course to pursue will now be timely. The Pennsylvn ulu State College Issued a report re garding these locusts, in 188!), while New Jersey aud Ohio have also issued bulletius. The Pennsylvania State College has nlso Issued a recent bulle tin, which is sent free to all upon ap plication. Aecordlug to Information sent out from the college the brood of locusts of 1883 will be due next season In the counties of Bedford, Fulton, Huntingdon, Mifllin, Juniatu, Perry, Franklin, Adams, Cumberland, York, Dauphin, Lebuuon, Luucnster, Berks, Chester, Delaware. Bucks, Montgomery, Lehigh and Northamp ton. The cicadas or seventeen-year locusts, may not appear over the whole of the section mentioned, but may be expected wherever the conditions heretofore have been favorable for their breeding and development. The best breeding places are tho brufh covered and woody pasture lands. In asmuch as seventeen years Is liable to make n good deal of difference In the utilization of land, It Is quite prob able that iu some places lauds which seventeen years ago were not In culti vation, and were good breeding grounds of cicadas, are now cultivated, and upon them and In their neighbor hood tho Insects, true to their nature, may be expected to appear, and per haps in dangerously lnrgo numbers. In many places tho older residents are able to locate such grounds. If young fruit trees or shrubs are on land subject to the appearance of the cicadas, there will be liability next year of serious Injury and mutilation by the egg-laying process, ns the habit of the cicada is to select small twigs into which it proceeds to cut in order to make suitable places for its eggs. Those who contemplate setting out young trees should, therefore, be care ful to learn If they are ou or near "locust ground" of seveuteen years ago, und If they find that there Is risk should defer planting until the dhuger has passed. The cicada lays its eggs during June, but may begin to lay a little earlier In the Southern counties than in the Northern tier; hence by July 1, at the lutest the egg-laylug will havo been completed and all Injury accom plished. Should It be considered not too great a risk to set out trees It would be well 'not to prune the trees closely ou setting, postponing such work until July. The pruning may then be done, and the twigs burned that are removed, so as to destroy the eggs. As tho cicada puts lu its ap pearance at regular seasons all prep arations to meet it can be made In advance. The Insects may appear In reduced numbers, or may have been exterminated In some localities, but should It fall next year It will be the first time In 187 years. Thero is also a thirteen-year locust, but it Is a different Insect In character istics from the other, appearing most ly in the South. The eggs of the seventeen-year locusts are deposited lu grooves of the twigs and hatch In about six weeks. After being hatched from tho eggs the young locusts fall to the ground aud burrow In the earth, going down to from three to twenty feet, where they remain aud feed upon the roots of trees or plants. While lu the earth they shed their skins several times, und ut tho proper time tunnel upward, uscend the trees, again shed their skins, and are then ready for tho work of propagation. They begin to ascend about June 1, a little earlier sometimes, and after suuset. They do not cause ns much damage as may be supposed, consid ering their grout number, but, never theless, do sullicieut injury to cause them to be unwelcome visitors. Any effort ut destruction of the lusectB would be almost of no avail, as such vork would be laborious. The best courso to pursue la to endeavor to avoid them as much as possible by refraining from setting out youug trees, as stated, and leaving the prun ing of any trees that may already have been set out until the 1st of July. As they will not again appear until 1010, they are uot really as harmful as some of the more Injurious pests thut an nually Inflict farmers aud fruit grow era. Philadelphia Itecord. The dignity of labor is not always represented by tho mau who digs. TYPES OF ENGL'SH WOMEN. Fragile Creature Who Defy the Inctem ancy of the Klement. ' A thing one notices In England about the women Is that they seem luycryl ous to- changes of temperature, says Ooraldlne Bonner In a London letter to the San Francisco Argonaut. It was exceedingly cold when wo arrived damp, raw and chill. We Americans put ou our woolen dresses and con sulted as to the wisdom of taking jackets when we went abroad. The snn was hidden, there were occasional sprinkles of rain, cold airs caught you spitefully nt street corners. It was wretched weather. Yet the English women thin, fragile and delicate wore their muslin dresses with calm aud unmoved fortitude. A favorite fashion of theirs is a transparent yoke of lace with tho bare neck visible through It. In this semi-clad state they walk or drive about, apparently perfectly comfortable, while tho per ishing American Is seriously consider ing the wisdom of golug to the bottom of her trunk for her fur Jacket. It may be this weakening exposure to the Inclemency of a damp and try ing climate which makes the English woman so delicate In appearance. One seldom sees those buxom, rosy beau tics iu London that wo have always supposed were the British type. Au contralre, the type Is tall, small-boned and exceedingly thin. The English woman of fashion that one sees in the London of to-day has that kind of fig ure that the novelists call "willowy" long in nil the Hues, very slightly rounded, with the smallest of waists, no hips nt all and an Inclination to stoop In the shoulders. With this they wear very clinging dresses, long trnius, and, lu the evening, very decollete bodices. Tho general effect is of some thing Incredibly slim, serpentine and delicate. The latter suggestion comes not only from the peculiarly slender and undeveloped figures, but. from the universal tendency to the droop In the shoulders thut I have Just mentioned. One sees very few women who slaud upright. All hare nn air of fragility, ennui and languor that suggests cer tain paintings of Burue-Joucs and Bos scttl. If, however, one sees few fine fig ures, one sees many handsome foces among these ethereal ladies. Beauty, like nuy other good thing in England, seems to belong to the dominating, ar istocratic class. One seldom sees a good-looking woman In the middle or lower class world. But tho flowers of the aristocracy are often dowered with a fine and patrician beauty all their own. The type Is unmistakably and peculiarly English. The face Is oval, email and sometimes thin, the features are cut with the cold, precise regular ity of a cameo, the nose and chin gen erally prominent There are calm, clear eyes under arched brows, which In turn are nearly hidden by the curled and dimpled "fringe" that is still worn iu this country. It is n type that speaks of high breeding, absence of vi vacity and physical delicacy. Com pared to It our Amerlcau woman are Amazonian iu their robustness, weight and general suggestlou of vitality. Some Pet Kxtraraeance. Women are excellent financiers, but they have certain little ways of their own which are a standing wonder to their mnscullne critics. For instance, ninny women will deny themselves n sulllciency of the necessaries of life for weeks In order to be able to pur chase something which seems of very trivial Importance to their husbands or brothers. "Will my means cover the expense?" she echoes, when you mildly suggest the doubt. Then she sets to with pen ell and paper, and, after making elabo rate calculations, comes to tho humili ating conclusion that a month at the place which sho has set her heart on going to would Involve the expendi ture of the family income for the next three months. It is a decided blow, but she has recovered from similar blows on previous summers, so she hears it philosophically, and finally, by dlut of more calculations, she de cides on a place which is linnuciully wlthlu her reach. Tho one extravagance of nn other wise exceedingly sensible youug lady of very limited means Is a weakness for the finest of stockings and hand kerchiefs. Her attire generally Is re markable for nothing except plain ness aud sometimes shabbiuess, but very few of her expensively dressed friends can rival her In the mutter of dainty handkerchiefs and stocklugs. Other women spend a large portion of their lucomo lu pasto Jewelry. A brooch of Imitation pearls and dia monds and a bracelet of moonstones look very much like tho real thing to the casual observer, and are to be had "for n mere song"; but the setting of this Jewelry Is seldom strong, and the stones soon drop out, leaving the brooch, bracelet or chulu anything rather than an ornament and their owner mourning her folly. Many women coufess that their pet vunlty Is iu dainty stationery, while others spend "every penny they can scrape together" In amateur photog raphy or perhaps even lu having their own photographs taken. Homo Notes. Tbe Seaion'i Trimming. The predominating note In gurnlturc will bo the continuance of velvet rib bon, which is so effectively used ou bodice and skirt, combined with other harmonizing decorations. Another attractive Item will be tbe extensive use of black chenille, often combined with white lace. Cords of chenille, also, are Introduced Into guipure." Cre tonne flower applique remains, h vogue, as well us velvet design leaf or flower nppllqued und pleiited on silk. Chiffon and moustcllne ore treated in tho same manner, with the addition of uu outline of fino chenille. .Taffetas aud satin ribbons aro orna mented or fastened with small buck les or slides of gold, pearl, steel or guu tuetal. Flowered ribbons, metal and gold threaded galloons and ' silk ruehlng are used effectively on cloth gowns. Laces of every sort are universally popular. Including real lace, which is used lu large quantities ou handsome toilettes. Woolen laces In the new coloring ore employed with the winter fabrics. Loco medallions, tambour, bnnd-cmbroidered tulle, point d'esprlt, Insets of yellow Russian lace are all used with elaborate effect. Black lace eutre-deux, studded with coral, lur quols and pearl, embellish gowns of black net overltnings, matching In color the jewels combined. Enamel mid gold buttons form a fitting accom paniment to the Louis coats of silk or velvet. American Queen. I'ralie For the American Woman. This Is tho complimentary opinion of the American woman by no less authority than Felix, the well-known Parisian dressmaker. "From every point of view the American Is the most satisfactory of any of the many nationalities with whom I have had to deal. She has natural beauty and grace, to which she adds chic nnd Judgment. What more Ideal combination could a dress maker require? The tendency of the American women Is, perhaps, a trifle toward tho effective, not to say slight ly showy, In dress, but she never over steps the bounds of good taste. She studios herself well, ond knows what suits her, and wears It. This perfect sense of the fltuess of things places the well dressed woman of the United States head and shoulders above her sisters of Mexico or the South Ameri can countries Nothing could be worse than the average garb of the Spanish American woman. She has no taste whatever, and will wear anything Her dressmaker may choose to put on her back. AS a rule the color Is vivid nnd the fashion outre. Not so with the woman of the States. She does not propose to be dictated to in matters of dress. She Is very glad to take sug gestions from her dressmaker, but she has Ideas of her own." I.otr Keck Kefnnn. Although a rigid stickler for por prlety, according to her own notions of the same, the Into Queen Victoria was acknowledged to havo "the most decollete court lu Europe." This Is be lleved to have been duo to the fact that when a young woman she pos sessed arms nnd shoulders of singu lar beauty and that out of her natural vanity regarding her best points grew the regulation court dress. Many a protest was made against the iron clad rule, but no exception was ever made; health nnd ago and scrawny ueck had to give way before the de cree. Queen Alexandra has other Ideas and no one nt her court is to be made uncomfortable if she cau help It. Much satisfaction has been expressed In England over her Majesty's an nouncement that "dispensations" will be granted to women who nttend court functions aud for any good reason do not wish to appear in tho almost bodlccless dress iusisled upon by Quecu Victoria. Chicago Chronicle. Rtyle in MourBlug Coatuine. Some mourning costumes this sea son are made of crape with the skirts finished with circular flounces, with folds for heading, belt nnd yoke. Others less elnborate ure made entire ly of crepe cioth, Eudora, dull taffeta, fine camel's hair, etc., with only the folds, belt and collar of the crape, the crape being cut straight to miike the Indentions run blus, nnd bias If they are preferred straight as a trimming. Glossy broadcloth Is not worn In deep mourning; dull-finished cloths arc Ladies' Homo Journal. Raglan For Stormy AVentier. For stormy weather there ure rag lans of waterproof cloths. They come lu different colors, browns aud greens among them, und show an invisible plaid of red. fS NEWEST FASHIONS Long, napped beaver ribocn nmkei a- styllHli touch on some smart frocks. One doth gown has a crush belt of this ribbon und a touch of It at the front of the stock und a bit ou the sleeves, A handsome large bag of black beads has a baroque pearl set lu the top of each of the balls which twist to form the clasp. These, like tho frame of the bng, are lu gun metal, an so many things for mourning Mse ure. There are delightful buttons of sil ver, either Mexican or Indian, ham mered out of sliver coins frequently, though there Is nothing to show this lu the finished button, which may be crude, but has a certulu style us well us historical value. Hero U a necklace n little different from those ordinarily to bo found. Ic is of coral beads, the beads are not round, but loug, oval, slender and pretty. This Is an old-time treasure, and may coKt more thnu something new, but then it Is pretty lu color and style. Tho boa plu tho handsomer the bet teris an esseutlal possession of the woman who would keep In touch with fashion's whims. Home of the deslgus in these fasteners are particularly haudsome, one lu silver set with rhlue Btone and black pearl being nn ex ample. There are new things in the long, gauzy scarfs, pretty material In the latest ones, a raised pattern upon gauze, woven luto the material, and having the effect, to some extent, of the old-fashioned darned face, '(ho color Is ou tlie ends, In most of the scarfs, In Oriental shades. They are called Perulun scurfs. White flannel skirts which are ser viceable and pretty have a broad in sertion of torchon edging aud a rudlo of tho lace a little deeper below. The Insertion has two rows of narrow Hamburg, something like beading, on either side, which gives a firm edga where it Is sewed to. the skirt above, and where the ruUld Is attached to It below, mm HOUSEHOLD HINTS: Color Scheme For a Ilnttie Place. A house place In a modern dwelling is upholstered lu moss green and a :eqder gray, tbe color of lichens and of granite rock. The walls are covered with moss green burlap, which ascends is high as tbe "plate rail." Above this the wall Is covered by a frieze of gray burlap. The green willow easy ;halrs are fitted with moss-green vel vet coverel cushions. The window eat Is fitted with lichen, gray nnd a oss-covered cushions. The rug on the floor Is of mixed rock-gray and moss green. The30 colors blend to jether very well. ITaih. Of all culinary teruu the word hash has come to hare about as much op probrium attached to it as any. Nev ertheless, hash Itself remains popular, with reason, for when properly made It Is one of the best of dishes. As gen erally used the word Indicates a mix ture of cold corned beef and cold boiled rotutoes cooked together, and the opprobrium comes In because tf tho fact that the sinewy bits of meat are those that full to the hash. But bash can be varied. It can bo made of various kinds of ment nnd of va rious sorts of vegetables; It can be stewed or fried. It can be served with eggs or without. It can be Improved with tomato sauce. Bow to Hake Iulln Toait. 'Any rather stale bread that cuts into firm slices answers for this delicacy. The writer's first knowledge of this was nt a dinner party at which each ilsh was perfect of Its kind. Whou the cheese was passed, with it came this crisp, delicious tonst, cooked at the mo ment of serving. The slices were cut literally "as thin as a wafer" and spread out to dry an hour or two be fore needed. They were finally spread out on a hot tin pan, popped on the lop shelf of n quick oven loug enough to curl up a little and take on a pale shade of brown. This toast is partic ularly grateful to people of delicate digestion, but is so appetizing thnt it has become a fad to lovers of dainty living. It may also be served at luncheon with fruit. Housekeepers who find themselves nt the mercy of a country butcher should call to mind the French method of "improv ing" tough meat. Au impossible beef steak, for lustance, may bo trans formed Into ono that Is tender and juicy If It Is nllowed to stand over night In n mixture of vinegar and snlad oil In equal parts. For a three pound steak half a cupful of the mix ture should be put In n crockery plate or dish large enough to spread the ment out lu It. Prepare this early In tbe evening und before retiring turn the steak. What Is left of the mixture should be bottled for the next time. Don't use salt or pepper while It Is In tho oil nud vinegar. Chicago Kecord- Herald, Stuffed Cabbage Cut out the stalk end of a head of cabbage, leaving a hollow shell. Chop two pounds of un cooked beef and onion; ndd one cupful of bread crumbs, one beaten egg, salt, pepper and mace. Sliapo into halls, arrange In the cabbage, add strips of sweet pepper and steam until the cab bage Is tender. Serve with tomato sauce. Ox Tail Soup Fry two cut tails un til brown lu two tnblespoonfuls of but ter with two onions; then put In kettle, odd four quarts of water and simmer slowly four hours. Add one carrot, one turnip, one toblespoouful of celery, chopped fine, four cloves, oue tenspoon ful of salt and ono of pepper. Cook another hour and strain. Hemove grease. Serve with each portion some of the finest joints of the tails and a couplo of slices of lemon garnished with parsley. Totatoes au Grstlu Cut cold boiled potatoes In slices a quarter of an inch thick. Put two tablespoonfuls of but ter into a saucepau, and when melted ndd one tablcspoouful of flour, half a pint of milk and stir until boiling. Take from the fire, odd tho yolk of fout eggs, four tablespoonfuls of grated cheese, half a teaspoonful of salt and a dash of pepper. Fill a baking dish with layers of the potatoes nud sauce alternately, beginning with the sauce, cover the top with bread crumbs and brown lu a quick oven. Ice Block Salad Smooth a block ol lee with a hot Iron, making a cavity It the centre. Fill this with crisp lettue and hearts of tender celery cut lu tlnj pieces; ndd slices of winter radlshei and small raw clams. Season wltt salt, pepper, one teaspoouful of drj mustard and one of horse-radish nud the Juice of two lemons. Place on sev eral thicknesses of cloth on a deer platter, wreathe with green follagt and serve at ouee. Try serving youi green salad iu this way. Note Its dell cate coolness. Its attractive posslblll ties nnd Us effect on the guests. The Bleep of I.lona and Tiger. There is nothing odd or pecullai about tho sleop of the lions and tigers In captivity they show tho same la difference to danger thnt they mnul fest In tho Juugln, and by day oi night will slumber through an un uaunl tumult, unmindful or uncon scions of tho noise. Their sleep It commouly heavy nud peaceful. The national debt of Norwnj umouuts to about $00,000,000. Oat For Uj.' XVt hare found onts for bay to be an easy and profitable crop; but to be a success, they should be planted In the fall. The quality f the soil must determine largely the" litne- of plant lug. We want to get the oats well sturled; but we do not want too lnrge a growth before real cold weather sets in; for If they have begun to run up, they are more liable to be killed back badly. On tho other hand, Jf the cold comes before they are firmly established, the freoslng and thawing is likely to throw tbe plants out of the ground, especially on clsy land, for such Innd expands nnd contracts very much more than loamy or sandy soli under the action of cold and moisture. The Georgia Experiment Station has adopted a system of drilling their oat seed lu the bottom of small furrows, which places the bud of the onts below the general surface, thus making the soil give It a partial protection. - But their method of planting only two rows at a time Is rather laborious, and until some better tool has been found for putting In the seed than the drill they use, the practice will not be genefally adopted. If the oats are planted at the right time tho danger from winter kill ing Is not great, aud ouly iu a very exceptionally cold time will your stand be destroyed. Also, If tho winter graz ing or Turf Oats are sown Instead of the Itust-Proof, the chances of success will be still greater; while If your ob ject Is hay, these Turf Oats nro de cidedly preferable, ns the straw is more tender nud stock eat It up cieau, where they leave a lurgo part of the stiff Bust-Proof straw. Wo had one exceptionally fine ncrft of these Turf Oats last spring, from which we gathered ten big two-horse wagon loads of excellent hay. The oats stood from four to six feet high all over the field, nnd were cut Just ns tho top grains began to reach the dough state, and while the straw was green. We havo been feeding our nine head of horses nud mules on this hay all summer, with the addition of a small feed of corn once a dny, and they have kept lu fine condition, doing hoary work all the time. Tho land on which these best onts were grown was a stiff clay loam, nnd had been manured tho year beforei the land was In tomatoes nt the titnfe we broke It up for oats. Where land has been well broken in the spring wo do not usually rebreak for ontS but iu this case we had had some very hard rains, and tho lnnd had run tOf gethcr aud become hard, making 1(9 physical condition so poor that a r plowlng seemed necessary. It was rather dry at the time, nud tho laud broke up lumpy, necessitating consid erable work to make it flue; but we worked It down, replowed, and worked It down again before Bowing two bush els of seed to the acre. If land Is broken deeply for any win ter grain crop, great enre must be tnken to work It dowu until the seed bed is fino nnd firm, otherwise the grain roots cannot get a good hold and will bo more liable to suffer from the cold. The unusual success of this acre of oats was undoubtedly duo to tbe extra work put on the eeed-bed, for we had other oats on equally good lnnd planted at the same time whose yield was not much over half as large. . Oats are strong feeders ond very lnrge users of potash aud nitrogen; the analysis of oats In bloom about the time they are cut for hay, show them to contain ammonia, 1.10 per cent.; phosphoric ncld, .07 per cent., and potash, 2.5 1 per cent. If your land Is strong and you have a good pea-vine stubble to sow your oats on, your soil will probably contain a sufficiency of nmmonln; if It does not. It will be shown by the oats themselves by their light green or yellowish appearance, and this can be corrected In the spring by au application of about 100 pounds of nitrate of soda to the acre. Tho main thing to concern ourselves about now Is the phosphoric acid and potash. Now, if we wish to obtain the best results, the proportions of these In gredients should vary according to the texture of our soil; of course, no Iron-clad rules can be laid down, but general experience hns shown us that light, sandy soils ore more deficient in potash than red clay soils; I would, therefore, recommend for light soils a fertilizer analyzing ten per cent, phos phoric ncld, and ten per cent, potash, made by combining 1000 pounds acid phosphate with 400 pounds muriate of potash to make a ton; for heary clay soils a fertilizer analyzing about twelve per cent, phosphoric acid and five per cent, potash, made by combining 1800 pounds acid phosphate with 200 pounds murlato of potash. This fertilizer applied at the rate of BOO or 400 pounds to the acre should Insure a fin) crop," You can apply It broadcast after the oats are plowed or worked In; or bet-' ter still, harrow It In about two weeks before planting. Professor F. J. Mer-' rlam, Battle Hill, Ga. ' AN tfCCKNTItIC MAN. Tournadre, about the most eccentric man that ever lived, died in Paris re cently. One day he would preach the wildest anarchy raid the next he would bo busy with huge practical Jokes. Bertrnnd, the procurcur-general of Paris, was at Vichy on ono occasion and Tournadre, who was without a sou, asked him for 5 louis. The sheer audacity of a beggar he had never seen before took away Bertrand's breath, and he guve Tournadre a handsome sum. Tournadre rushed back to his hotel and demanded his bill, declar ing that he would never stop in a house where anarchists were har bored. The hotel keeper was bewil dered. "Yes," said tho farceur, "that dangerous nuurchist, Tournadre, Is here, stopping under the name of Ber trand." The scene when the estimable procureur-general arrived and was thrown out of the hotel can well bo Imagined. On another occasion Tour nadre hired a diligence about 100 years old and was driven to the acad emy by the famous Maxims' Ltsbonne. Both of them persisted in entering tbe ncademy and congratulating the im mortal forty on having elected them ns members. When be had nothing else to do ho would ring up senators, dep uties and. officers and order them to Immediately repair to the Elysee, us the President of Franco wished to see them. Then from a local wlno ehop he would chuff one after another C4 they left, eiestfallcn. COMMERCIAL REVIEW, Graeral Trad Condition. Brsdstreets says : Reports of a record breaking holiday trade, of seasonable uiet in leading wholesale lines, of e trptional activity at top prices in ironi ind steel, of sustained activity in othesl Industries, continued complaint of caJ nd motive power shortages, nd a gen eral hardening of speculative makets fosl food products, are the features of trade tdvices this week. The year closes with a cheerfulness of feeling never cx4 ceeded even of late years, and with e pectations of the new year as bright a) any that have gone before, Wheat, including flour, exports for the week aggregate 4,291,543 bushels, as against 4,332,832 last week, and 3, 868.165 in this week last year. Wheal exports, July I to date (twenty-six weeks), aggregate 144,028,090 bushel, ts against 92,952,244 last season. Corrf exports aggregate 424,336 bushels, against 330,041 last week, and 4.0U,-1 105 last year. July I to date, corn ex ports are 20,550,515 b-'shels, against' 93.178.344 last season." Failures for the week numbered asor in the United States, against 235 last? year, and 23 in Canada, against 18 last year. LATEST QUOTATIONS. Flour. Best Patent, $4.75 ; High Grade Extra, $4.25 ; Minnesota Baker s. f3.20a3.40. Wheat. New York No. 2. Roc; Philadelphia No. 2, 843850; Baltimore No. a, 85c. Corn. New York, No. 2, 71c; Phila delphia No. 2, 67a67j4c; Baltimore Noi e, 67c. Oats. New York No. 2, 52c; Phil delphia No. a, 54c; Baltimore No. a 3GREEN FRUITS AND VEGETA. BLES. Apples Western Maryland ind Pennsylvania, packed, per brl. $3,001 13.75 ; do, New York, assorted, per brL M-5a4-25- Cabbage New York State, per ton, domestic, $io.ooaii.oo; do, Dan ish, per ton $n.ooal2.oo. Carrots Na tive, per bunch, 3Ja4c. Cranberries Cape Cod, per brl. $7a8 ; do, Jerseys, per fcrl. $7.ooa8.oo. Celery New York State, per dozen stalks, 20,1500; do, native, per bunch, 3!4a4! do, Jerseys, per brC p7.ooa8.oo; do, Cape Cod and Jerseys, per box, $2.ooa2.5o. Lettuce Native, per bushel box, 4oa6oc; do, North Car olina, per basket, 75a$t,25 ; do, New Or leans, per brl. $4.0034.50; do, Florida, per half-barrel basket $t.ooal.o. On ions Maryland and Pennsylvania, yel low, per bit., $i.25al.3o; do, Western, yellow, per bu , $1.2531.30; do, Western, white, per bu.. f1.40a1.50. Oranges Florida, per box, as to size, $2.ooa2.50i! Oysterplants Native, per bunch, 3a4C Spinach Native, per bushel box, 6oa65C Tomatoes Florida, per 6-basket car rier $3.00. Turnips Native, per bu2 box, 25a30c. Potatoes. White Maryland and Penn sylvania, per bu.. No. 1, 80385c; do do, do, seconds, 65375 ; New York, per bu.. best stock. 8oago; do do, do, seconds, i5a75 ; Western, per bu., prime, 80390. Sweets Eastern Shore Virginia, kiln dried, per brl., $1.7532.25; do do, do, per tflour brl.. $2.ooa2.5o: do do, do, per brl., frosted, soca$i.oo; Eastern Shore Mary land, per brl., fancy, $2.ooa2.25; Anna Arundel, per brl.. No. 1, S2.00a2.25; Richmond's, per brl., No. 1, $3.ooa2.25; North Carolins, per brl., fancy, $200 2 25. Provisions and Hog Products. Bulk clear rib sides gc ; bulk clear sides 0$i bulk shoulders, g4 ; bulk clear plates. 9J4 ; bulk fat backs, 14 lbs. and under, 9l ; bulk fat backs, 18 lbs. and underj g'i; bulk bellies.. io'S; bulk ham butts, 914 ; bacon, shoulders, 10; sugar-cured breasts, small, n ; sugar-cured Califor nia hams, 834 ! hams canvascd or uncan vased, 10 lbs. and over, I2j4; refined lard, tierces, brls. and 50-lb. cans gross, XVi ; refined lard, second-hand tubs, op pressed Poultry. Turkeys, fancy, head and feet off, 13314c; do., good ta chice, head and feet off, I2ai3c; dc.. poor to medium, gaioc. Ducks Head and feet off, iiai2c. Chickens Young, head and feet off, choice gaioc; do, mixed, 8!aoc; do, poor to med. 7?8c Geese Head and feet off, 9aioc Tur keys Fancy, bead and feet on, 13 I3!c ; do., good to choice, head and feet on, I2ai2'jc; do., poor to medium, 8a 10c. Ducks Head and feet on, good to choice, iiaiac. Chickens Young, head and feet on, choice, oaioc; do., mixed, do., do., a8c: do., poor to medium. 7Jja8c. Geese Head and feet on, good to choice, 9aioc. i Butter. Creamery separator, 2Ca27cj creamery gathered cream, 22a23c; cream cry imitation, Ioa20c. Eggs. Western Maryland and Tenn sylvania, per dozen, 25a c; Eastern iShore (Maryland and Virginia), pes dozen, 25a c; Virginia, per dozen, 25c; West Virginia, do., 24325c; West ern do., a25c; Southern do., 22a23c guinea do., a c; cold storage, choice at mark, do., i8aioc; do., do., loss off, do., 2oa20c. Jobbing prices V to cent higher. Cheese. New cheese, large, 60 pounds, loatic; do., flats, 37 pounds, iiaujc, picnics, 23 pounds, ll'jill'iC. Live Slock. Chicago. Cattle Good to prime, $640 S7-55; Pr t0 medium, $3.7536.00; stockers and feeders, $2a4-SS ' cows, Sis 4.65; heifers, $1.5035.25; canners, $ls 220; bulls, $1.753420; calves, $2.5oa6.ooj Texas fed steers, $3.i2!4a4.i24. Hogs Receipts today, 16,000 hesd; tomorrow, 28,000; left over, 2,500; active and 10c higher; mixed and butchers, $5.8016.351 good to choice, heavy, $6.25a6.6o ; rough, heavy, $5.9086.15; light, $5.25asoo; bullc of sales, $5.ooa6.35. Sheep Good to choice wethers, $3.7033.90; Western sheep, $3.ooa4.25; native lambs, $2,509 5-85. East Liberty. Cattle steady; choice, S 16.30; prime, fs.foas.oo; good. $5 .20.5.5a Hogs higher; prime heavies, $6.4536.50 j heavy mediums, S6.15a6.30j light do, (5.9536.00; heavy Yorkers, $5.8oai.ooi w'ght do., $5.4035.70; roughs, $4.5oS7S Sheep active; best wethers, $3.75a4i lulls and common, $ia2; yearlings, 3 t.10; veal calves, $6.5036.70. LABOR AND INDUSTRY Iowa has a young woman bill poster. Michigan supplies half the. countryi celery. Leadville has twenty-two labo unions. Two year ago one organiza tion existed. The New York Aquarium possesses the only fish hospital in the world. In the United States 4,000,000 feet of pine lumber is used every year fo matches. Idaho has a mountain a big moun tainwhich is 85 per cent, pure suU pher. , Honolulu plumbers get $550 a day. A co-operative wsgon tactory, wits, a capital stock of $ 50,000, is being or. ganized at Cincinnati. Two big hi U in the single State of Missouri contain 500,000,000 tuns of the highest grade of iron ore. I Texas has mountain of, solid mirbU through which a great river has low ly cut its way du-mg t!:e centuries. 1 AIoiit fiw.t 00,000 cross tics arc n I iid or. American raihuaJi, and ,ici coo new tics are required ii:uiul.jr J icucwaU. ,
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