FARM AND GARDEN,
t'lnk Out th DUtsitJ Potntoeii,
Look over the seed potatoes and re
move every one that shows the slight
est symptoms ot disease. A siuglo dis
eased tuber may rau.se disease to
spread among the whole.
Fattening Value of Corn.
The fattening vulue of com depends
upon Its proportion of free oil or fat,
and Its largo sluire of starch, sugar,
etc. Some portions are Indigestible,
but corn give better results for fat
tening than any other grain.
Aim to ltuproT,
The poor farmer cannot hold Ills
ground against one who alms to Im
prove. This Is on ern of "the survival
of the Attest," even In farming, and
the farmer who believes lu the use
of fertilizers, -will have the largest
yield ot erops nnd greater profits, hs
well ns be utile to hold out against
competition on the part of other
farmers.
Front In Sheep.
Farmers who keep the mutton breeds
of sheet, do not complain that sheep do
not puy. It is the fanner who makes
a specialty of wool, and who sends to
market sheep no larger than lambs,
who does not find profit lu slice)).
Young lambs ulouc give good profits,
am' often bring more In market than
tiie matured sheep and i.s wool; but
such lambs are of the quick-maturing
Vid excellent mutton breeds.
Food! Tlmt Altl IMgrMlnn.
Some foods nro not nutritious, com
pared with better kinds, yet they aid
digestion. The concentrated foods,
such as grain and cottonseed meal, are
very nutritious, yet animals could not
exist on such foods only. Even straw
pirforuis excellent service as an aid
to the digestion of grain, while beets,
carrots and turnips, which consist
largely of water, promote digest ion and
regulate the bowels, thus performing
a service which adds to their value as
u. w hole.
The V:ilm of "Wood Alnn.
Wood ashes give excellent results
on sandy soils, due to the lime and
poiash in the aslies. For fruit tfes
Wood ashes have been found excellent,
and they also benefit clover and grass.
On heavy soils much of the value of
the ashes is due to the lime, anil wliei:
potash Is required no betier fertiliser
can be found than ashes. Coal ashes
contain liule or no plant food, and for
agricultural purposes would not pay
for the landing. On sandy s'jil ihr
coal ashes sometimes serve to make
the laml a liltlo heavier.
Crusliinj; Corn For Vouni; Cuttle.
Crushing corn seems to l;e satisfac
tory for calves, colts and ail young
cattle during the average season, par
ticularly If lhey are being fed to the
limit. It is also desirable at any sea
son for dairy cows. Corn and cob
meal seem to be more satisfactory than
corn meal, because of the fact that the
cob, while it has no nulriiive value,
nas a favorable effect on the animal's
stomach. For steers two years old,
and particularly for healthy hogs, It is
doubtful whether any preparation of
grain feed Is necessary other than pos
sibly the shelling of the corn near the
Uid of the fattening period.
The Time to Spread tho .Munurf.
A problem to many farmers i.s when
to spread the. manure. If done lu the
fall upon plowed ground the land may
lose portions of the plant food by
llow of water from the laud. If done
in the spring the work conies during
a busy period. In such cases tho topog
raphy of Hie land is hu gely to lie con
sidered, and no plan or method will
apply for all. The effects of liming the
land are also frequently discussed, but
the application of lin.e must be gov
erned by lite amount of green material
plowed under, the requirements of the
.soil regarding lime ami Its acidify. The
farmer must endeavor to study his
conditions, for too little lime may be
of no service, while too much may
cause Injury.
1'repiiring C'lovr For Poultry.
The method of preparing clover for
poultry Is to use second-growth hay,
and cut It into very short lengths, one
quarter Inch, If possible. Tho cut
clover is then scalded and left until
tin., next morning, when it will be
warm enough for us". A teaspoonfttl
of salt should be added to every gallon
of water used in mois'rtilng tho clover.
Before feeding it to the hens, sprinkle
tin? mess Willi a mixture of cot-unionl,
bran and ground oats, turning: the
. lover over occasionally until the whole
is well sprinkled with the grain foods.
The fowls will accept It readily, and
It will serve as an agreeable change
from corn and wheat, promoting egg
production and assisting to keep the
fowls thririy.
Tim lloie Itutlnn.
We have always fed oats and bran,
and continue to feed 1!m same. We
believe tlmt the pric:; of other grain
has advanced lu harmony with oats,
therefore, there could be no economy
lu substituting other feds in the place
of oats. In V'.n State nnd in other corn
raising Stales the farmers feed princi
pally t orn to their horses, because it Is
( cheaper than oats, ami horses can lie
kept moro economically. Corn costs
more per bushel, but It goes very much
furtlie", so that the same money In
vested In corn as In oats will last
longer. We do not' feed corn because
we think outs much better. We mix
a little oiimcnl witli our bran and
oats. Tho horses do not like the oil
meal quite so well as they do tho feed
without It, but after they become used
to eating It we think It is u good rat'on
to mix with our other feed In small
quantities. Mi-Laugullu Brothers, In
Kurul New-Yorker.
Sanitary Milk.
There Is no better plan In the State
for the manufacture of sanitary milk
thuu the one In operation at the Uni
versity of Illinois. Tho dairy barn
Is arranged fit .orty cows. The floor
nnd niaugers are made eutlrely of
cement, tho stalls uro made, of iron,
nnd the barn Is so arranged that every
thing; can be easily cleaned and flooded
evuiy day. The udders of tho cows
ari washed before every milking, nnd
the milk Is immediately cooled to for
ty degree, boltlcd nnd placed in o
tank of cold water until delivered. F.v.
cry pall, bottle and cloth used In the
whole process Is not only well cleansed
nfter each using by thoroughly wash
ing nnd scalding, but Is placed In o
brick oven and sterilized with hot
steam for a period of live minutes. It
has bceu found that milk made lu thi?
milliner not only keeps longer, but Is
of higher quullty than when innde iu
the ordinary way. The Dairy World.
One Noun-, of Fertile T.nml,
The selection of live stock depends
upou the fertility of the farm. Sonic
breeds can forage better than others,
some can tlnd subsistence on hilly land
that cannot be plowed, nnd some re
quire less cure than others; but there
are breeds which thrive only on lux
uriant pasturage and which demand
attention during all seasons of the
year. On certain farms only the active
breeds are suitable, but. on other farms
the most pro lit Is derived by the use
of breeds that give a return for the
extra labor bestowed, livery farmer
must be capable of selecting what lm
requires, nnd if he is unable to do so
then ho has something to learn as a
farmer. What each farmer should en
deavor to do Is to plan intelligently
In advance his operations for the year.
He may probably learn much by ob
serving his neighbors, but there will
be some conditions on his farm that
do not apply to their soils, uud lie
must solve the problems unaided. Much
benefit Is derived by farmers from the
work of the experiment stations, but
tiie farmer should also make his farm
one on which to experiment. The
Information given from the stations
will be valuable and of great assist
ance, but the many little details per
taining to each farm cannot be antici
pated by the directors of the stations,
and fanners can therefore not only
educate themselves by experiments,
but also be of service to the statious
by making known their experience.
Tho Silo In Mimnnrr,
Did any of our readers In the pnrt
of the country West where they were
drought stricken last summer have a
silo full nf silage to fall back upon?
If they did then tiny are in a position
to realize what it meal's to have such
a resource against drought and poor
pasture. If tin y did not. then they
should at nt:ce determine to be so pro
vided another season. There is hardly
a season when during part at least, of
lite summer the silo will not prove a
valuable aid to the keeper of live
stock, and in many sections the owners
of silos are fast coming to the conclu
sion that the silo is almost as valuable
in the s.tiumer as In the winter. We
have heretofore, given our experience
lu regard to the way riiage keeps when
left alone.
We were about to go to work filling
the silos, and in one there were about
twmty-!lve tons left over from tin;
previous season. We wire going to
town, its many farni'M's do when It
v.-ould be better for iliein to slay at
home, and left orders for the silo to be
cleaned out ready to begin tilling the
next: day. When we returned in tho
afternoon we found that twenty-live
tons of as good silage as we ever saw
had been idled out lu the barnyard as
manure. Had we been at home and
seen its condition after the thin,
mouldy top was removed, that silage
would have been saved. We learned
then that the silage will keep if left
alone, and how long It will keep we
do not know, but we do know that if
there is any left over In the spring it
is best to tiike care of It to tide over
summer droughts. Now, let all of
our readers put this In their pipes and
smoke over It, and resolve to have
some silage next summer and be Inde
pendent of dry weather. Prairie
Farmer.
Orrhnrilii For Chlrken ttuii.
Cue of the poorest chicken runs one
can build is that barren nf all shade.
It is Impossible for the chickens to
find pleasure and comfort in such
a cheerh'ss place. All through the
summer they will suffer from the heat,
and the chief object of the run will
be nullified for a good part of the
year. Shade is necessary for the wel
fare of the fowls, and it should be sup
plied artificially if nature litis not al
ready given It. We should endeavor
to make the poultry yards both attrac
tive and profitable. Now, one of the
best ways to do ibis is to select w isely
fruit trees and plant them lu the run
for shade for Hie fowls and for their
fruit. Fowls and fruit can be raised
togi tiier successfully, and one will net.
almost as much as the oilier. Kvery
acre of poult''y land not occupied by
fruit trees I consider wasted, or rather
it Is failing to produce all that it
should. Thetv still exists an old notion
that fruit and fowls cannot be raised
successfully together, but that should
be dispelled. To prove tills, try a plan
similar to mine.
Select plum, cherry, apple or pear
trees for the poutry run, taking care
that: good varieties of commercial fruit
he obtained from a reliable nursery,
l'lant these far enough apart so that
the trees will have room to grow
and . expand. If dwarf varieties are
selected they can be planted much
closer together. I'luin trees should not
bo planted closer than twelve feet, and
the apple and cherry trees nearer than
twenty foet. The cliickeu run should
be planted with blue grass and clover,
and tiie grass will add greatly to tiie
fertility of the soil. When the trees
are first planted they should be sur
rounded by a fence of chicken wire,
but when they have become well estab
lished they will not need this protec
tion. The fowls will do no damage
then to the roots. Indeed, It Is well
to cultivate the soil around the trees
and let the ehleki ns scratch and wal
low In It. The chickens will actually
do nil the cultivation that the trees
need, and If we add a little rich
manure every year aruund the roots
little further attention will be needed.
The chickens will keep down apple
tree borers, grubs and worms, and
where caterpillars and other insects
get on the leaves and branches, it is
only necessary to dislodge them by
slinking. The chickens will then ut
tend to them. In this way one can
inuke the fruit yield almost as much
profit as the chickens. It is certainly a
profit that we cannot overlook Annie
0, Webster, lu Ainerlcun Cultivator.
.. THE NEW SPRING HATS.
Qullla Ar Now t'blqnlton Straws Are
liroart nnil Pliable
Au milltnlre with a vengeance Is the
fetching nffair christened the Mous
quetalre. If you dldu't know It had
this name you might call It Colonial,
but the Colonial Is ns old ns last au
tumn! At nny rate, this military bit
of chic Is composed of a well-mixed
black and white straw, with n white
straw facing. The dashing brim Is
caught up by two broad, warp printed
ribbons that cross each other over the
top, and are knotted under the brim
at the right back. Of course, the In
evitable quill figures.
Less severely military, but even more
admirable because of Its supreme chic,
Is n face hat of dark blue mat straw.
It Is draped wilh rich satin Liberty
ribbon, showing a printed white scroll
design, nnd this ribbon Is knotted at
the back In a big, broad, Hat bow. Tho
brim Is caught up at each side with
gold-rimmed white leather cabotlchons,
which nre nothing more nor less than
big. Hat buttons but, oh! so stylish!
A third one holds the bow nt the back.
Tremendously smart Is ft French nf
fair on English walking hat lines. It
Is of ecru pineapple straw, a brown
velvet ribbon which Is round the
crown being knotted nt the back. At
the front there nre two hoop rosettes,
one of beige, the other of lilac, and
through them Is thrust a dashing quill
In deep castor.
A broad turban slinpo Is also In ecru
pineapple straw. It Is loosely draped
with rich, palo blue silk crepe, which
is surrounded with ona of those new
Argus-eyed quills; this quill is long
enough to meet at the back. A steel
buckle catches quill nnd crepe nt the
front.
Another of these quills with the Ar
gus eyes is thrust between the edges
of a double cream straw Tarn nt the
front. Of course this quill is shorter
than the one which went round the
turban, but it is long enough to make
n stunning sweep. Tills Is the only
trimming, save n pink, rose-strewn,
baby blue Liberty silk scarf that
knots next the hair at the left.
Another Tarn Is of loose beige straw.
This rests on a bandeau, over which is
folded scarlet velvet ribbon. At the
left the ribbon Is knotted into n smart.
Hat rosette, and through It is pulled a
mottled, dark castor quill.
A simple nnd lovely little dress hat
Is of delicate pinky beige straw. A
half-wreath of blush white roses Is
around the front, resting on an all
round drapery of pale blue Liberty
satin.
Very dressy, though In blnck, Is an
off-the-face affair, composed of folds of
black tulle. There's a smart bow of
black satin ribbon at the back, while
some black velvet foliage Is caught to
the front brim. This is merely a black
hat, or It Is half-moming as one re
quires. Last, but not least, Is a lovely turban
formed of folds of pale blue Liberty
silk. There's a draped bow of blue
Liberty satin ribbon, and nt the left
two of the new palm roses with their
foliage. These roses, pink in tills case,
are made of the Japanese palm fibre,
and are by far the loveliest and velvet
lost in artificial tlowers. The only
thing they suffer from is dust, so they
must be put away when not In actual
use. Philadelphia Record.
F.nct of Too tHuny Sweets.
Not a few of tho ailments from
which girls suffer might be prevented
by a little care and common sense.
To take one instance neuralgia.
Does it ever occur to you young ladies
how largely this Is duo to the Indis
criminate eating of sweetsV
Girls, as a rule, eat a great many
more sweets than aro good for them,
and, what Is worse, they often eat
them at the wrong time 1. e., just be
fore or midway between meals. The
consequence is that when luncheon or
dinner time comes they have hardly
any appetite.
Commonplace beef and mutton seem
most unattractive, they can hardly
touch such things, and no wonder.
The "caramels" and "fondants' and
"creams" they have been eating all
the morning have turned, ns "sweet
ies'' have an awkward trick of doing,
into acid In tho stomach, and when
your stomach Is full of acid you may
bid ndlcu to any relish for wholesome
food.
"But," you may say, "what has this
to do with neuralgia? Doesn't It come
from cold'.'"
"Not always; certainly not. Strong
people, whose blood Is healthy, can
stand a lot of cold and even damp
without getting neuralgia. If, how
ever, your system is run down because
you are not sufficiently nourished, then
you are open to all sorts of neuralgic
attacks, and in spite of the possession
of a good cook and a well stocked lard
er you may be half starved by reason
of your digestive apparatus being out
of gear.
Want of appetite is ofteu the direct
precursor of neuralgia, and many a girl
Is the destroyer of her own healthy ap
petite for plain, wholesome food be
cause she spends all her pocket money
lu the "sweetshop."
Some girls begin their sweet eating
even before they get up In the morn
ing nnd eat sugar things in bed the
last thing at night. They should be
warned In time against such a foolish
practice, for they will assuredly dam
age their good looks us well us their
health.
An acid state of the stomach Is a
common, cause ot that very unpreltj
thlug, a red nose. Add secretions ruin
tho enamel of tho teeth. Toothache
Is lurgoly duo to this cause, nnd once
the teeth begin to go the bloom of the
youthful fuce soon follows. Washing
ton Slur.
The Latest In Kelt.
The first Item of "Jewelry" la the
belt. This In of much width, often
' nearly us deep an from the belt to the
I tu'iu ilt, uud Is made upon no elastic
foundation. Its surface Is studded
with steel nnll heads, or silver it you
prefer, or gilt If you would be still
more nrnnte. You ran get these belts
positively glistening, and the more so
the better. The buckles nre very long
and very narrow nnd ninny of thein
nre made of steel bends, or of Jet, or
gold beads, so tlmt they nre pliable
and "give" to llie waist n little. This
pliability Is something to be consid
ered, when one Is buying so wide an
affair.
The wide belts that linve buckle
front nnd back nre out of their class.
Empire lu name they do not follow
empire Hues, for the true Josephine
has only the front buckle. Hut the two
buckled ones are becoming.
The Jeweled bng Is something that
hangs from every smart belt. In Jets
or In steel It costs upward, consider
ably upward, of $1, mid lu silver It
runs from $1, for a tiny one, up to ? '20
for a handsome one of good dimen
sions. Those who dress regardless of
cost hang one of these belt bugs from
the belt nnd trim It with a monogram
upon the front. A bag of gold chain
had a big turquoise -letter nnd ulong
the upper edge there were three 'big
turquoise. The catch which fastened
the bag to tho band of the skirt had
llireo turquoise set In It.
The dangle, that fenturo of feminine
delight, Is now seen In new shades.
The locket, the watch, to writing tub
let, tho engagement book, tho pencil
nnd pad. the charm nnd tho seal all
depend upou the chain which hangs
around the neck. """"
Mr. Rooncvelt'a ' Cabinet."
Women cabinet meetings nre tho
latest. According to n precedent es
tablished by Mrs. Roosevelt, tho wom
en of the cabinet assembled a few days
In solemn conclave nnd remained In
session for an hour.- The meeting was
held In the family sitting room. Tho
sessions nre as exclusive as the meet
ings of President Roosevelt's olllclnl
family ore to the secretaries. Tho
topics of discussion and the conclu
sions reached ure nttiih more jealously
guarded.
These discussions pf the weekly so
cial campaign have become so impor
tant that the President jokingly nsked
the women if they would not like to
have a long mahogany table, furnished
with pencils nnd pads of paper,
brought into the room. The offer was
declined, as there is no Intention of
leaving a record of these conclaves In
shape for the future historian. They
will be continued every Tuesday.
New York Mail and Express.
f.i.
Saleswomen anil Shoplifters.
"Not. all shoplifters nre reported to
tlin chop detective by sales persons
who see t hetts iu the act. Not a fort
night ago, in F street,"' says u shop
per, "I stood beside a well-dressed ami
Imposing looking woman who deftly
slipped a small fancy article under
her cape nnd walked off willi it. Tho
saleswoman saw her as plainly ns I
did.
" 'Why don't you report her?' I asked.
" 'I don't dare to,' she answered.
Nine chances to one the thing wouldn't
lie found on her when she was searched
she'd bo too clever for that nnd
she'd make so much trouble about It
that I'd be likely to lose my place for
insulting a customer. I don't know
what the other girls in the store do
when they see people taking things,
but I don't report shoplifters. I lost
one place by doing It, and learned my
lesson. I leave shoplifters to tiie de
tectives. I'm hired merely to make
sales.' "Washington Post.
luck Charms of Society Women.
Philadelphia women this seasoii have
a craze for charms and nmulels. Luck
pieces simulating birds and beasts of
gold and silver were at first tho rage,
but recently the demand has been for
the same animals carved from Jade,
chalcedony, lapis, lazuli, agate, amber,
crystal, coral and many other semi
precious stones. Jade, In all Its shades,
from the dark green of the Russiuu to
the milky white nnd npple green of
the Chinese, seems to be prime favor
ite among luck stones.
These women purchasers say that It
has sacred and powerful preservative
qualities Iu Itself, and when curved lu
the form of sacred nulmuls, fruit or
symbols will save Its price in doctors'
bills within a year. The corals ure,
nccordlng to Indian tradition, an In
fallible charm against the evil eye. So
these vie In popularity with those more
Oriental in character. Philadelphia
Press.
BRGTTY
Short skirts of corduroy or velvet In
some neutral tint, lined with a bright
colored silk, of which the blouse la
made, are the correct thins tor skat
ing dresses.
A detachable lace lining for your
muff, with frills of edging ut either
end, is the latest makeshift, and tt very
useful one, loo, since in u moment you
can transform u plain mult Into' u
dressy one by using two plus.
Ilelts still have a prominent place
among the pretty tritles, nnd the va
riety Is endless. They uro made of
strands of black velvet ribbon held .In
place by metal slides, which give them
tho pointed effect Iu the buck.
Flue flowers are very much worn la
the hair for evening dress, ond" if tho
color of tho hulr Is bright a black
chrysanthemum or u black rose Is very
effective. The lino flowers usuully
have something of the wreuth effect.
Hackle for belts show a great va
riety In their euumelled decorations,
which nre so beautifully tinted that
they look like Jewels. Tho gold or en
amelled buckle Is most generally used,
except with gray nnd whlto gowns,
when the silver is found to bo most
harmonious.
One of the latest fancies In handker
chiefs shows a row of lino dots In color
Just ubovo the hem, and u monogram
In the same tint In one corner. Some
thing still more dainty Is the fine sheer
nurrow-lieinmcd handkerchief, with
only the monogram doue In white and
pule blue or violet,
A rouaot .period Is the one due at
the end of woman's, remarks.
household
Novel Centra rtecet
A lady ot bright nnd original Idons,
on giving n party for her little daugh
ter, placed In tho centre of the table
a single, deep, glass bowl, covered with
pink nnd white cotton, In -the bottom
if which were three cunning whlto rnb
bits. Needless to say, tho children
were surprised. What to Eat,
Various Corn lllnliea.
Canned corn, which Is the last ro
soiii ce ot every housekeeper when
green vegetables are high priced or out
Df season, may bo prepared Iu a variety
of ways. A cluing.' from the ordinary
style Is that known as "grated corn,"
which also comes In cans, and is in
tended for use In corn puddings or
corn fritters. As the best qualities of
corn are not : iwuys used for canning,
one objection made to It Is that It
lack j the sweetness of the frch vege
table; but one housekeeper has over
come this diliicully by mldlng just
enough granulated sugar to each cnu
to give the required taste. Care must
bo exercised In doing this, however, us
the vegetable flavor would be spoiled
for tome people by the use of too much
sugar. A little melted butler Is also
an Improvement In nearly all dishes
made of canned corn.
Nothlnc I. ike n Couch.
A feminine authority oil house fur
nishing has recently delivered herself
ns follows: "A room without a couch
of some sort Is only half furnished.
The smoothest life Is full enough of
tips and downs, and sometimes all that
saves the sanity of the mentally jaded
and physically exhausted fortune light
er is the periodical good cry rind the
momentary loss of consciousness on
the old upstairs lounge or the old sofa
in the sitting room. So distracting
things would straighten themselves,
and tho way would make clear before
us, ever and often, if only there were
a loii'i, comfortable couch at hand
where we could throw ourselves, boots
and brain, unmindful of tidies and
lapistry. When the bead throbs mid
the soul yearns only for endless,
dreamless rest, ten minutes' respite on
a couch 'that fits' means physical nnd
mental salvation. A comfortable, con
venient sofa is u positive means of
grace. There isn't a doubt that the
need of a nap is often mistaken for the
longing to die.
"In nearly every reception or living
room, of course, there Is au article of
furniture that answers to the name of
sofa, but It Is not worth the space It
covers or the time taken to keep It in
order, so far ns real comfort Is con
cerned. The raison d'etre of the two
armed velvet tufted yard and n quarter
sofa continues to be ns much of a
mystery to lue us the domestic econo
mist's motive In purchasing those lim
ber legsed, carpet faced, forty-live de
gree lounges one sees 'marked down' In
front of cheap furniture houses. To
make a home truly homelike, give ,me
the broad, low, hospitable eouchj whose
very presence Is an iuvltatlnn, a ben
ediction, a delight." New York Trib
une. .i.,.Jt.JLiiT
White Fruit Cake Heat to cream
one cup of butter with two cups of
powdered sugar. Add alternately two
cups of flour uud n quart of sifted
flour, beating long nnd hard. Then add
two heaping tcaspooni'uls of baking
powder and the whites of one dozen
eggs, beaten to a stiff froth. Next
conies a pound or seeded raisins, a
pound of tigs cut In strips, half a pound
of citron sliced line, u pound of
bluuched almonds cut in strips and
two cups of grated coeoanut. Line two
deep pans with several thicknesses
of buttered paper, pour in the batter,
aud bake, in a very moderate oven,
ubout two nnd a half hours, the time
depending on the thickness or the cake.
This rule will make two large cakes.'
Potatoes With Asparagus-Scrape,
soak uud steam tender a quart of new
potatoes. Iioll a bunch of asparagus
first cutting oft the hard parts of the"
stalks. Pile the polatocs lu a mound
and stand the asparagus tips around
it. Make u dressing wilh the yolks'
of three hard boiled eggs, rubbed
smooth In half u cup of melted butter,
the Juice of u lemon, u salt spoon of
rait, a pinch of black pepper and tho
same of cayenne, a dust of mustard
and a teuspooul'ul of sugar. Mix over
boiling water and pour over the vege
tables while they aro piping hot. It
ought to be a little thicker than cream.
Young beets boiled tender nnd sliced
lengthwise go admirably with the as
paragus and potutoes, or they niuy tnko
the place of either In the combination.
Tomato Omelet Tomato omelet Is
made by preparing some very thin
slices of totunlo, removing tho skin
nnd seusoulng slightly with salt. Lay
these slices on the omelet and fold.
This Is tho simplest wuy, uud tho
tomato omelet muy be put together
lu a very much more complex manner.
Cut a thin slice of bacou Into bits, uud
fry them in the fry pan. When quite
crisp udd two or three cut up tomatoes,
seasoning with cayenne, nud with salt,
If necessary, though the bacon pro
vides some sultluoss. When thorough,
ly cooked puss the totuutoes through n
sieve. Add this pulp, or as much of It
us seems computlhlo with common
sense, to the omelet beforo folding.
Tho size ot tho tomatoes must, o(
course, be tnken Into consideration. II
they ure lurge tho iimount of pulp will
be tog much tor oiie smull omelet.
WHEN TO WIND YOUR WATCH.
itegnlnr Treatment Kmentlal to Accnrary
of Fine Timepieces,
"My wntch hns developed a most
annoying Irregularity," remnrked a
very businesslike woninn, "It lost nnd
gained time by turns until I conceived
the dlsagreenblo Impression of having
pnld n first-class price for a third-class
article. Full of resentment, I posted
off to the dealer In chronometers from
whom tho wntch had been purchased
nnd nccused'hlm of having treated mo
unfairly.
"He opened my timepiece," she con
tinned, "nud having examined Us In
ternal economy very closely, remnrked:
'It's simply a case of unconscious cru
elty to a faithful but sensitive friend.'
These little workers that tirelessly tick
along, even when their owners nre
nsleep, nrn worthy of far better trent
ment than they receive. Fully nlnety
nlno per cent, of the people who carry
watches never give them a thought.
"Take, for Instance, the simple pro
cess of winding a -watch. There is ft
right uud n wrong wny of doing It.
Whether It bo by key or a stem. It
should be wound In the morning. Turn
slowly nnd avoid all Jerky movements.
The watch will then work best during
the dny, ns the spring will exert Its
strongest trnctlon power, whereby the
externnl jostllngs Inflicted on the
wntch by your dally VfPks nud walks
nre fairly counterbalanced. When ft
watch Is wound nt night tt hns only
the weakened spring to offer as re
sistance to the jerks and Jolts of the
daytime. The morning winding also
lessens the danger of breaking the
mnlnsprlug, which, being no longer nt
full tension at night, can stand the
cold better.
"All watches keep better time n3 tho
result of regular habits. Don't lay it
down one night nnd hang it up the
next. Keep It In the snme position ns
nearly as circumstances will permit.
In second-class watches the rate dif
ference between the horizontal nnd
vertical position is often quite signifi
cant. Nor should you hang your
watch on a nail where It can swing to
and fto like a pendulum. It will either
gain or lose a great deal while lu that
position. , ,
"The difference in temperature be
tween your breast or a man's waist
coat pocket nnd n. wall, that niny be
nearly ut the freezing point, Is about
seventy-seven to clghly-elght degrees
Fahrenheit, nnd n watch should there
fore never be suspended or laid against
a cold surface. Sudden changes In the
temperature of the nlmosphoro nre tho
causes of most mainsprings brenklng.
The watch wearer should clean his oi
lier pockets frequently, carefully
brushing out all dust nud fibre, for
there never was a Joining made tight
enough to keep out all dust. This gets
Into the oil which has thickened with
time, nnd necessarily produces Irregu
larities of rate. Even with the great
est care n watch should be cleaned
once In eighteen months, nnd every
j-enr would be better, liy this time the
oil dries up nnd mixes with metallic
dust; it grinds awny on the works like
emery. When I tell you that a watch
ticks .'iSS.Sdi) times In one dny, you can
compute tho gigantic 1ask it performs
In a year. Treat your watch reasona
bly, aud It will appreciate such cure,
and will serve you faithfully us a
friend lu need." Washington Star.
Slippery Klilomullt.
Slippery sidewalks that have been
the rule for the past few mornings
have tended to bring out emphatically
one of the peculiar sides of human na
ture. No matter how much the full
Injures a man physically, it seems as
nothing to the damage to his self-esteem
if perchnuce his misfortune hap
pens to bo witnessed by some one else.
The first thlug the unfortunate does
niter picking himself up Is to look nil
about him with an Idiotic smile on his
fii'v just as It ho took the whole
thing as u joke, but auxlous to see if
anyone litis seen his tumble.
If there happens to be some one
near by who has witnessed the fall the
smile vanishes nud there is u display
of temper that Is ludicrous. It Is his
hut tlmt suffers. It Is pounded In
stead of brushed, ns if that but was
responsible for the humiliation, or as
If he could get squnro with the bnt
by a "rough-house" sort of brushing.
If, however, no one Is lu sight, uud no
face is seen at a window, the unfor
tunate goes his way after n few pre
liminary limps, ns If the thing was a
matter-of-course Incident that must be
taken good-naturedly in common with
tiie other trilling affairs of a lifetime.
The result Is about the same when a
soft, slushy tiuowbnl), hurled by a
mischievous boy, finds Its murk on the
broad back of un otherwise dlguiiled
fce-rsou. Washington Stur.
AulmuU Soinctluiot Kill Theinaelvei.
You often more's the pity! hear
about men killing themselves, but did
you ever hear that animals take their
own lives? There Is a Florida bt-etlo
that dies lu one's hand tho lustunt it
Is caught, from excitement, uiuybe,
uud u sea cucumber, ukln to the star
fish, Hint gets so mad wheu you dis
turb It Unit It throws out ull Its diges
tive orguus. Tho crub often throws
away a limb, if lu any way It is made
useless. It is easily done. In the,
crab's upper aim there is a little
groove, uud when he grows excited
nnd wnnts to jerk off his arm, he
jerks It buck uud off It comes at the
little grooved ring. Thero is a kind
of llzurd that drops its tall In the
grass when the cuptor draws near. The
tall squirms ou to nttruct attention,
while Mr. Llzurd slides out of sight,
Tho fox will gnaw oft a paw to release
himself from u trap, and tho "man
tis," un Insect, bites off Its toes when
captured. A dog will sometimes starve
himself to death at his muster's grave.
Many wild animals refuse to eat when
caught. Chicago Kocord-IIerald. '
Kin Kdward's Statue.
The discovery has been' made that
Londou does not possess a public statue
of King Edward. The omission is to
be repaired, for It is proposed lu the
city to celebrate the coronation by the
erection of an equestrian statue, of
King Edward lu a leading thorough
fare. Liverpool Courier. '
Cattle-Carrylnic Steamers.
Cattle-carrylug steamers vary in ca
pacity from fifty to sixty on tho upper
deck only to upwurd of 000, whlcAi ure
dbtilbuttd ou two decks.
PLAINT OF THE MAN ON A SALARY
Oh, I'm only a xnlaried mnn ''
! Doing the best that I can
To save up a little and put by a little lot
t lido when I'm old and gray; (
Dut. ever and always they scetn ''
To lio plnnning some new kind of aehemtf
To tide all my earnings away!
I work nnd I work and 1 try
' To make myself worthy to let
Mv omnlover dincovcr that I
Am earning much moro than I get;
Atod ha gives me a rniae
After many delays,
And joy fills my breast and I soar
As a boy docs and then
They hound me again,
And leave me ns poor as before.
Oh, I'm giving the best of my life '
To niTungo matters so that my wife
May pay out the dollars and hand out
the dollars to silence the hungry d
mnnds. '
When 1 enrned but a thoiiRand I thought
If 1 just had two thousand I'd not
He a puppet in nny man's hands
When 1 got my two thousand at last.
1 found tlilit I ought to have three;
Ah, my hoping, my dreaming, is past,
There will never be leisure for met
They scheme and they plan
To get all that a man
Can earn, let him toil as he may
One thousand or five,
They, keep "looking alive,"
And manage to get it away.
The hair on my temples is white
And I'm forced to work extra at night
To keen the wheols going, to keep up tht
showing for those that are hclplesi
and dear,
And when I've a dollar or two
Ahead it's a sign that n new
Expense of some kind will appear!
The money I'm going to save
Next week or next month or next year
Tlpy take with the roBt and I slave
For a more dull exintence down here!
Though I toil night and day
They still get it away
And lcavo mo to. druggie and fret
Let the sa'nried man
Do the best that he can,
Still they'll always take nil he can st
"So Miss Gotrox is to marry Counl
Spaghetti this month? He must be an
nrdeut suitor." "Suitor, nothing. He'
a financier." Judge.
"His voice has ft good compass.'1
"Y-yes; but It dldu't prevent bis being
all nt sea lu that lust song." Philadel
phia Evening Bulletin.
' Miss Trill "I love to hear the birds
slug." Jack Downright (warmly) "St
do I. They never attempt a piece be
yond their ability." Tit-Bits'.
Smith "There goes a man who
hasn't a friend In the world." Jones
"Poor fellow. How did he lose his
money 5" Chicago Daily News.
Once more the youthful statesman comes.
For fume's fair prize he reaches;
Once more we liini him full ot hope,
And ulso lull of speeches.
Washington Star.
Tommy 'Top, what Is meant by 0
prophet without honor lu his own coun,
try?" Tommy's Pop "A weathel
prophet, my son." Philadelphia Rec
ord. ;
Blobbs "Whnt Is Scribbler's partlcu.
lnr Hue ot work?" Slobbs "He's nr
obituary poet." Blobbs "Attends to
the last sud writes, eh?" rhiladelphiu
Record.
"One's teeth require lots of looking
utter, dou't they?" "Yes. Ma mislaid
her upper set yesterday and It took ua
two hours to find them." Philadelphia
Evening Bulletin.
"I care not for gold though I shall nol
conceal
A certain vaguo yearning for pelf.
But just give mo stock in tho metal called
steel
And tho gold will take care of itself."
Washington Star.
Miss Honmley "I understand you
do very handsome work and mnke very
pretty pictures." Photographer
"Yes'm, but I could give you nu exacl
likeness, If you wish." Philadelphia
Press.
La Montt "I wonder what they are
selling over there? I just heard them
shouting: 'Here is something to catct
a man's eye!' " La Moyne H'ml they
must te selling ladies' umbrellas."
Philadelphia Record.
FuMlraos of TurkUh Ladles.
In the summer season Turkish ladlei
look for one of their few pleasures. Id
comparisons with their European sis"
ters, Turkish ladies have a very pool
time; lu fact, they practically have no
amusement nt ull. In the summer,
however, they maunge to get consider
uble pleasure by going to the Swecl
Waters of Europe aud Asia ou Friday!
aud Sundays. All through the Cut
weather these two rivers are crowded
with hundreds of boats and caiques o
all descriptions, full of Turkish -women,
who are rowed up and down. Un
fortunately, the graceful caique Is dy
lug out and being replaced by the mori
useful bout. A caique bus many dis
advantages, tho chief of which Is thai
It Tequires a speclul boatman to row It
and he will never do any other -work
As most Turkish households are bo
coming poorer, and therefore more eco
nonileul, they ubaudon caiques &u(
keep boats, which aro rowed by a man
who will do gardening or nny othel
odd job. London Telegraph.
The Deur and the II uu tori.
Once upon a time somo deer in tht
woods of Mulno were In conversation;
"Providence is not Just to us," salt
one of the younger ones. "Our swift
legs are our only hope, nud even wltb
them tho hunters can overtake us wlta
their much swifter bullets. Where li
our protection?"
"Don't talk so foolishly, child," an
swered an aged buck. ' "Look about
you lu tho woods and you will se
many dead hunters who have fallen
by the rifles of their companions. Oui
case Is not no hopeless as It may appeal
to one with llttlo experience."
Moral: The bane often curries IU
own antidote. New York Herald.
Wliiyt Experience Teacbea.
An- observing writer notes that the
self-made man of to-day starts -wltb
llttlo means, but with a purpose to
make a large success. Usually b
innkes some mistakes, which depress
blin for a time, but ho renews bis ex
periments, nud In most cases he learni
that mercantile success depends on tin
sale of more goods, which means In
teresting more pcoplo through public
ity. In other words, ho depends on
newspaper advertising. Philadelphia
Record. . ,
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