THE GARDEN,
By THEODORE ROBFRTS.
Was ever worn srj.tslm a port,
co tweet n aiii'liemgc rs here?
For fifty years the same bent shrubs
ilavt flagged the sailings of the year.
ir.
With ensigns of a peaceful race,
And signals nut in any code:
Amid the currant-hushes hangs
A brotvn bee grumbling with her aJ,
. nr.
.Was ever won so calm a port?
And yet and yet. tho' no sea ru
JSor anchors drag, was ever heart
So aore affrighted under aun?
The sai.or priced the Burden 'round;
Hie brown hands plucked the dancing
spray.
"I do not know the tide," lie said,
"And wind's will is a woman'a way.
"What charts are there to help me now?
W here break the reefs I .1,, not know?
IV4? course by sun and stars
oii tested marks a year ag .
The Pale Blue
J TZ D-
By S a r a.h
" tOflL HE Itererend John
I-a'w--t
V ronce iut at his study
O I a table, leaning uu his el
, Z X bow, his usually busy pen
,StOr lield Idly between bis tin-
g-?:s. He gassed fur over the plains,,
a trancelike expression in Ills thought--fol
eyes; lie believed that the time was
coming when thorn? plain would li"
peopled, and, with the hopefulness
Which made bis missionary life beau
tiful, be seemed to see the church
V-ading, Inspiring and ministering to
ihee p.-oplo. Already he had v
rtlotia
of a school wherein his own wife
honld be the rullnif spirit: visions of
ft hospital, it guild-house and clul
roonis, where these savages lriiuht.
grow less savage. Even the fact thrit
thus far only one poor little wooden
.r-r-v
J . . - Uci
church building was to be found In partly tln. lii-xi-rfnil 11
tnany miles did not In the least inter- Jslze, fmt U-Ini; j j-turtou" Hhi-in-rlon(Ml
iere mm n is ureams. 'wtrciuiT a woiia tie iiic ciM-reirc ining ;t,,. ,... . . .
elow Ion,- he might have dreamed, for rt-rlcaU weur. ' The ,-s.tin, aaiillarj- f , L'r"t,m',r S ,ub"-
no" one knows, but ho was recalled by. h'-t IC.K-if toMirm.-ithis ,o!U.U wtuta the, :"r"I'' ST , .J?"rP,H mm'h fove
gUe TTlce calling to him: IpresiJent stoTO.-llthcn-. , '"L T m-
.-I ,m twmirv.rwe, Inel.e. aronnrl the "fHeSL tr. o .lis. ,m thl, matter " m,an.-" '" Women wU. saw
waist, .lolii), and my sMrt len
el h is iTii
eil me Ht
tnvtv.han Vnii Irnmv vnn nukeil me
" festeriTay.'' "-
,'S'ire enough," ho answered, with a
jjttle start, taking up his tapellrre.
trhlch lay conspicuously on his des!:.
I must get that letter off today; but
t'd better measure yon myself. You
probably measured with a string.,
That's tho feminine way, I believe."
His wife came In, feather duster In
hauTl, and as lie drew the line about
ber waist, he dropped a kiss upon her
forehead.
'i hope they will send you something
tiretty "
Mrs. Lawrence burst into laughter.
"The Wen of anything pretty In a
tnlSfiloTifiry liox. .Tohii! Who ever heard
of It? It's against the naiure of tiling-".
Perhaps It Is wicked, but I have some
times thought tint they made them
is ugly as possible. Do you remem
ber the snuff-colored dressing Jacket
-with the black fringe?"
"Wasn't that pretty?" he queried.
""I always thought It was very ele-
cant, except when the fringe dipped
in the coffee."
'You dear dreamer! You don't
know what Is pretty. You don't see
anything but your beloved Sunday
school and nlu'ht classes and sick
fxople. A rheumatic old Indian worn
an Is beautiful to you If :"
"If she Is a Christian! Yes, I admll
It," he said gently; "all of find's ctva
turps are beautiful to me, and one of
ftt.etn mfis"t beautiful." and again ho
gave her a loving caress and resumed
ills work.
"Sheets, pillow cases, street suit foi
my'wlfe, clerical suit for myself, over
oat I hate to nsk for that, but It is
aurh o necessity In this bleak land."
lie read oncn'aijniii the friendly let
ter. In which h: had been urged to
make known all his needs, assuring
him thnt they would, be supplied, so
far ns po.-silde, by a brunch of the
Woman's Auxiliary.
These boxes, which had so Irked" the
pride of many a missionary, never of
fended John Lawrence. He gave little
thought to self. His Divine Master
bad lived on alms, and his own hor
izon was too rich, too broad, for any
petty egotliuu to create even a speck
upon It; but, ho sometimes reflected
with regret, his wife keenly disliked
this phase, of missionary life. He
could not forget at times that he hud
t.iker. her from a luxurious home; but
had he not given her a greater oppor
tunity to do (j.xl's work? And was she
not doing it sweetly and uncomplain
ingly? IIo wouM try to believe that
he did not care.
In the meantime, Mrs. Lawrence was
JustlDg the sitting room, and sho had
one to a standstill before a little
rory miniature of herself, the price
if which would almost have paid for
Aerytblng lu their modest borne. It
was made ten years before, when she
bad Just finished school and was arch
ly charming In that dainty gown. How
becoming It was, and bow much be bad
admired bcr in It!
. "Alice, U there anything you want?
We are to mention everything we need,
nd they will supply at far a pos
sible." "Yei," she called, little sarcasti
cally, "please tell them I need very
Oiuch pale blue cashmere gown,"
and then ah smiled at the absurdity
of each a request from a missionary's
Wife. "Imagine the consternation that
would create," she thought. "If he
really would ask for such thing r
She replaced the miniature wltb
Jgh. Was K a crime to Jove pretty
things? Aud would she ever bar auy
i, vr. '
"IJiit now the gentle inland
t 1 . tf,,i o,vn tl,e of br;
a -ir !ure r" no ''X'11" t"
a wiltul heart my compass is.
n-i , Vir
I he aai.or paced the garden Vouml;
1,1 , aPPle-dloum swung close beside.
Is there no pilut here," lie asked
lo con me through this lioneve'd tide?"
vnr.
I!e turned, and saw her in the path
( hweet -r than all the garden bl-.om.
I cannot lind my way, ' he said,
i lirough this uncharted garden room.
IX.
"The sun swims down a rosy fog
Arid love bums lights 1 c itinot'realj
J lie choice means life or deat h, and f
Know not which Hower-ttdjs to heed
X.
."LoveV light
?he
said,
should si-
c.oar "
Was ever voyage so brave as th-
fcailed in an inland garden place
IMween a heartache rind ,i kiss
Woman's Home Coman'ma.
Cashmere Gown,
vrj t-- r
S. Pratt.
airsln? ffer trmisse.rw ms tme nzrl
A.lt.l.dloJ n .1 ..1... I
tuoved ai. U-d her Muvr i bln.-kl
CliiiiK und 'jnwn(thltti5. ami M thing j
x i ..n .1,..,T
ICint wouhift't stw 'Jtrt. dear!
lint ble.sse- afU'rllaieiphU! -wouldn't ;
slur rather lie the wi
atrttic'and brown
y eSlJthe world'.'
r.-nn-e- in blavlc brilll
tMii3e. than ii),ylioiy
nicp-esidr f St. Mjry" A irrftiary U
was.nip-pi.u- GU..iiy for -r l-rJ was t
rcudih X leLiT Kiyill,; th-rr flry Itt-V-
'icrernli.fiAin Iiwnpace wiuhE IW tii!ply
Kr.it.'Ait for a- suit, m-iv rci et
ceterat. It. waw- when sire ("aKne 6i the
ovenoat" Hint Ilii- conf union. ar?; for
me lU'ly Had a: ciraetintlly r aevr ovcr-
coat whitli. hir presiit ixaella;
iteinjcttonr, c(tinnot wear. EC was
fit,
ater:
Lt nw fltl-ih Mailing Shis let-
ter.
Where- was. I? 'Sheet, piliowi
'asis,. table KnenJ ainf whuri la this?)
1 'a pule blue- earbiuomi gwuT I
A. pal.? blue-, cnMiiuxro- jo-Ma! ITa.I
fshe- asked: fnr an aur;u.illw cont tl
; request couM not ha -f rfodsreed niofr
surprises There win a deep sllencei
Kthii the- presidentfound nothing, to
siiy for some time. '
"A Hub- nnusiinlT" she Anally 'saW!
"Well. I never. ht-t a pa le blui-asll-
'trtere g.vn In my-life," gu.spod iune
one.
"l'ale blue! So. perishable !7 another
said feebly.
"And cashmetv-t So out fof sryler
third added.
"She must te some poorlltti eoan-
try soul," tho- secretary said.
"Well, whoever she IsJshe.-oi-ght to be
repri ma tried. Tho Idea of swb. world
liness In a missionary's 'wlfw!
Hf!. should have knowa better than
to. have nskej for it!"
"Th-- idea, of our money going fortn
pale Wuo f-ashmere gowut"
'So the comments went 'around, till
everybody had had her Ray; some of
them "hud two or throe "says," and
thevwore seemingly gasping for breath
to say something even more severe,
when a bombshell fell in their 'midst.
".Why Fhouldn't una havo a pule blue
'cashmere gown? She Is probably a
young woman, and muylie bus not a
sluglo pretty thlngl Oh, gracious!"
and tho spenkcr grew so energetic that
she arose and stood facing them, her
face rosy with excitement. have
J helped With box lifter box In this so
. . .A nM.l .......... I f n ..v.. II.,
pii-uy thing go into tuptn. Uhey are
so deadly practical. How it will wear,
how it will wash, whether It will show-
dirt I sympathize with thi young
woman away out there among those
Indians, dependent on us hard hearted
things for tho little sho wants, God
knows," sho added, even tnire car
nestly, "where thy gptthe grace to
suMatn tiiem la tn.nr wonc. . as ior
this gown" ber voice trembled a lit
tle "let us give It to her. Cashmere
Is cheap, and Just imagine her pleas
ure; and do you know, I think a pret
ty gown would huvo a cheerful effect
on both herself and her husband. Per
haps It might even convert a few more
Indians." She sat down, a little em
barrassed by tho feeling sho bad
shown. '
"We might make her a mother hub
bard If you are so bent on It, some olio
said doubtfully. "Made up plaluly it
would not cost mueh."
"Hut it mustn't be a mother bub
tuird. I wouldn't doom even a wo
mini living among the Indians to that
If we send It at all. lot it be pretty
Let us put our hearts Into It and make
it a beautiful surprise for ber. She
will probably expect something ugly,
ir sue expects It at all."
"I don't kuow why we should dls
criminate this way In favor of Mrs.
John Lawrence. We have never done
It before." A severe voice threw,
damper on the proceedings.
"Mrs. John Lawrence," echoed, an
other; "pray let me see that letter.
Mrs. John Lawrence was an bonor stu
dent In my class at college in 18U0,
and I bellve I am safe in laying that
there la no one here who could aur
pass ber in either Intellect or beauty
I remember now that she married
missionary enthusiast and went out to
those wilds cheerfully." Tbe speaker
crossed the room rapidly and, ap
proached the advocate of the blue
gown. "I fill gladly belp you wltb tho
gown, aim wt wui leak it oeauurui
at dream.'1
How quickly the fife becAme' Infec
tious! Krerybody to tiff nometlilMH of
to give something. It wnn almost as
delightful as dressing a doll!
St. Mary's Auxiliary hud turned ouf
many a box. but never hail anything
aroused such Interest asthls new bit
of work. It became a fad; with Its
silken lining:-. Its dainty frlllsW lace,
Its "fagoting ami cximlste accessor
ies, tho beautiful Empire ninrn lav
.complete. The Auxiliary wovien who
were packing fJie box stopiVd fre-
fieutly to admire and almost to caress
it.
"I date to see It go;'r said the secre
tary, "It frit done us mose good thantnnv-
thlng we ever did. Hilar ft lovely' Idea
It was!"" t!tP treasurer'. said, "I cWt
begrudge- the money if all,""
Let me- fasten this !,"' !fcniewne
bent over the gown iiiiuvtrhcfcerl In u
little snehr.t -if violet.
"And I tim.st allti this iVi-mlfcerHiler'
Into Its bosoct;" nnottier deftly ."itrked
an embroider'! kerchief lii'"its-.fofds.
i nave written this Kite tnlrdar
old friend, irrtif h-rve told her w.'int a
pleasure this h'M l.t en;" nmf flie mitr.,
too, was pinner f the bint-' kwit:
And so, u-iiii 'l'rrr. dual adj.tmnf..
anil pats of nilmlr:(tin, tire lilne-'wvn.
soft and nisth'ntr and envelopvd iiii
white tissue paper; was put irto' I1U
Indivldual box. mil shlpjed .iRvay.
with more practl.Til ri'iings, to tllatU
of the Indians tncl rhV filains.
Mrs. Lawrence-flint home t.ntme
wlmt dlseouravit' frot her stwlntr'
letliinl tt,n n f I ..-..... .- ,. I m.
n'i'" i'-niiu ner fmnsp a
In itreat disorder." Rverythliti ivas- I
Tver"(i witn clotlies; iK sreincd. Tb
box Imd come nntt' her firushiuid Jrhil
Tost no time In opentnic if.. The stire'et
.-riift for which she had' jtsfiol confront
ed her from the li'ookcase.- dark, ti-wl
r.tnit serviceable, jtftu exutnvaed it w iU
; I'tithiw'nsrn.
fi "They were so tod. . xirevii't the ju
I Hitinr-
"1'i'ooii: My (lemtlle ixlTitrrls nh.'
ZI1 f"'"-, S"W dn." 1 ".ny ,ln
J' "ninii micu WT1U rue QUICK
fj-injji' !
The Auxiliary wW!
rot..-'
.Iktiiyw- wfi.Tt I fhiriK'of W.: Sisr Thev
liari si-nt
fliintf,-. even to tht'
l mnr "l"
fZ"'"? t , "
Mir cash- '
I&e- box. ;f
TJ- iti iit -.trirn
W)B)WB John'
LTf n i-uin.r' mi.. -ta. . .
' " u . . f ."Z
L' Jri J" f
....... n."!!.!,,. cut- buui,iiiui-c iruiir.
ri'alf Bin? ufrrtressetf.
"f tliitrt the (lrea teiH wtlat they
rmoirsilt.- He lifted the delicate- jenr-
InietiT as CT It wercrj bnb.v.-.
Perfume!- A train! j
rrohrh. r -mrt't lelire It Irf-niilier And 1 a" olll-v '"crease 'and ovpalr them
rI1!'n Ijl ctm't llr crying! I dldh't meat it. H ,elves- l,M re capable of converting
sef'fli 8Ujcr it fn n hair-joking- Uair-cvnical Yi :he I,rduct8 of the farm Into valu
r""ps fwny, never thlnkintcyoii would aik for 1 lMf" 8"l,ll'1' products. Tho cow pro
tin me- nry a ferrant offiod. When
yow write, tell rhrtn thls-mea-ns more
to me than auytking toAt eer hap-peni'-t"
.ate that night she sufwltft- her old
friend's note. -te bad rrritten a long,
heart-full lett.w. Sho turne-I to her
hashaml with, melst ejj
"I don't believe I ever rotvf yon be
fore, John; but It Is very sweet to be,
at missionary s. wife."-inving Church,
3jtA as Meulutnsv
Everything; in Chir.a. of any rarity
whatever ljiwrtaln to J)o tbagged Into
the pharmacopoeia of tho Clilnose phy
sician. Is no uxce-itlon to thi.
rule. It taay be swiiljpwwl as a pow,
der or lu little iilcce&.riie- size of hemp-,
seed for-various stoniuchic complaints.
hven io..tniarks an.Csctirs uiay be t-ix-
llteratii by being dIJy rubbed wltlft,
piece of pure Jade. , It is also eomW
ered b be of a moist nature, and we
read cf an lmperat favorite of tile-
lghnti century w' was cured r-f-un
xewsive thirst bjf holding a flsh.Jado
iu ber mouth. A. J so when the tomb
of the great conuuander, Ts'uo Ts'uo,
tbtrtl century. .V 1., was opened 'ZW
years after his death, among thu-usual
objects found n such clrcuutunces.
wus a large silver bowl full -of water.
That the water hud not dried up writ
accounted foe by the presence In the
bowl of a Jade boy three feeulu height.
Jade is (.-hledy brought from tho
K'unlun or Koulkun rane, between
tho desert of Gobi and, Tibet; from
Khotun sr Ilchl In Yurkitnd, and from
I.an-t'len, on the (lulurtrsgU Mountains,
still farther to the west. In the tenth
century, A. D., tho latter was actually.
known as tho Jade hills district, though
It does not appear that uny Jade ha
ever been found there.
Fust Steam Trains.
The recent experiments In (iermany
to test the practical speed limit of dec
trie tractlou trains, bus becu followed
by an Investigation of the highest
steam train movement by some stu
dvuts of thut country. Tho subject
was taken up by others connected with
the University of Chicago, and results
tuSulated in a railway publication. The
superiority of American train service
was conclusively established. It was
shown thut tho fastest trains lu tbe
world were run by the Pennsylvania
aufl Philadelphia and Heading systems.
between Philadelphia and Atlantic
City tho Heading flyers standing at
the bond of the list. It was found that
four different trains upon these lines,
running between Atlantic City and
Camden, make these high figures per
hour, respectively, 01.44, 00.00, 00.92
and 07.00. Tbe maximum speed shown
by Kurope was between Paris and
Caluls, SU.72.
BsUagaarad by lea,
Nantucketers will long remember the
winter of 1003-4. Three different times
has tbe Island been isolated by ice,
weeks In all. No one person could bay
two pounds of sugar or more than one
quart of kerosene. Only island beef
could be purchased at tbe markets.
Captain Klllen, well-known Islander,
after figuring tbe price of grain and
the amount of milk be waa getting,
and then learning tbe price that lean
cow meat waa bringing, decided to
kill old Sal, bis favorite cow, and ah
fetched from thirty-eight to forty-four
cuts a pound. Tbe assistant keeper
from Gray Point light walked to town
across the bay, a distance of twenty
miles, something that never waa beard
of before by tire oldest Inhabitants
and aeme of them are past ninety.-
1 Vaerletf llairazln. " " 1
AGRIOOLTDRAL f
Run Fur Krly tsmbs.
SIOTO than a little f the trouble
lfp raisers have is due? to the wrong
lort of care given to lamlw. I'roperly,.
perlmpo, lambs are considered ratleF
lelicat and iieeitliig 'otiMidruhle car.
On thtr other hun4 some inesj leave the
iambs with the ctor too Ion, and ex
pect lit to provide ail of the? nourish
ment they need. TW is not irtht, for
:he lainbw soon et feeyond tlw ciipa
illy of law uiother's- milk, unit need
loud In tlwc shape of croundyoa. and
I little flnw luiy. TIict will learn to
sit quickly rxl early, and If a olace
provided finr them to feed iu which
the sheep ma not rejeli they will
'lirive wonderfully. As ou as the
rr.iss is in simp to pastur.? the lunifas
llnmhl be glveu a chuinv at It, but
inly for u llttU tfaie each day at Urot
Jtib-ss one Is nrRrl to d'Jrtor ttcourn.
Can Vote starti Hnrtnt
It is siii irlsiim; hi general (he be
lef ti that tberif U not money In
ai.sln horses. Tin" Ci'cling L that tlie
llimbev of blcyelnf and HlltiMiiubiles
u the market mull r.ti luereiis-liif; lu
cres t In tht so iiiu"Mni toKethr with
Jie Kraduul tibiuidiMiinevt of luvsca for
Ae on street railway!, uieuti thut the
lupply ot horses-i'"MtLy exeeedr the
leinuml. Apparently It has not Ivwn
wnsideresl that vust.tmtuuers C Uortes
ile yearly und many, tuiire war nsed
IP in the wurs that luivw taki-m pU-e
lluee the iiitrodtlction-ruiil the gjnei-al
jse of the bicycle.. In It stated fey a
food authority that uiwuinl of Uii,ik)ii
morses die annually lie fie State of
'Sew York, and certainly New York
Joes not make this htm. uooit from
oorses horn and raised: in the Stute.
it Is fair to assume that th same state
f affairs obtuins In othet: section. If
i farmer Is ho situated! thnt be run
'alse horses and underslunils. the work
.here certainly will : be-prolit in
t for years to come. Rjok into the
matter if you are able U raise good
J aors.'s.
( nmr nm i aiue or f 'rops.
i-armers snouiu grow cw.-is not only
for sale, but also for manufacture.
No people have sueceedi'il who relied
mainly upon the saJe of straw pro
jects ulone. A farm is m factory, and
1 I He ugeiits arc the cow. the sow. the
,j fwe and the fowl. Thes- living as-
llstants. If they muy be termed such.
auces the steer as an assistant in the
manufacture of beef, und changes the
stalks, straw, hay, grain, and vege
:ables. which bring but a small sum,
into high-priced butter and cheese.
She Is always ready for work, and Is
never Idle, not eveu on Sundays. The
ewe produces lambs, and with the
wethers can make mutton of the scrub
iuge of the waste places In addition
to that which muy be allowed her
'it the shape of better provender. The
sow, with her produce, flirs the pork
barrel and affords a supply of nieut
It a season of the year when It gives
the best returns. And even the ben,
irnnll us she may appear, not only
dds her carcass, but daily deposits
her egg during nearly iHl seasons,
thus contributing a dairy supply of
rash that may be required for Imme
liate necessities.
A Simply Mart St-ml.r isnlMrn.
When sawing wood U- a matter of
jonslderalde work to get out the pieces,
aiortlse and tit them together to make
inordinary saw horse. Tile one shown
la the cut from New England Home-U-a-di
ran be built In twenty aulnutes
A qriCKLT HkVK HAWHOIWB.
if one hus sonue- strips, of hardwood
Uiiurd at hand of the proper width.
The crossplece are lirmly nailed to
gether, and sit strip of tbe same
board put on to strengthen and bold
the ends lu -since. Such a horse will
prove very sigld ami servlcable.
I.abur on lbs Farm.
The difference- botween the original
cost of the- unmanufactured products
und the uuuufacturcd is much greater
than tho cost of labor thut may be
deuiund.-d during the process. If tbe
farmer J.-li-ruiiues to succeed, then be
should take iidvmilago of his priv
ileges by selling only articles from the
farm In their imiuufuctured comlitlon,
If such course can be followed. This
Lmay not he possible wltb wool, per-
u.ii, uiu an me wuui in mis case upiy
be considered as manufactured from,
food It, too, muy be a valuable article
to produce. A Btack of straw, which
Is often trampled In the mud, may be
mudu, lu connection with better f-od,
a valuable adjunct of the material
which cun be used in the living fac
tories In the barnyard. The farm
should be a busy pluce. Nothing should
be wasted, and the farmer may rid
himself of tbe annoyance of glutted
wheat markets and fluctuating prices
by feeding bis crops to stock. Ity so
doing bla furro will become more fer
tile and more stock can then be kept.
Tbe greater the crops tbe more stock
can be kept, and the more stock tbe
larger tbe crop, but a farm upon which
only gralu Is grown and sold lu Its
original condition cannot Improve, ex
cept at large cost for plant foods.
Philadelphia Itecord.
lacttoa of lead Cora.
It la only within recent years that
even expert corn grower have fully
realised that there exists a vast differ
ence In tbe productiveness of differ
ent ears of the same variety, even
when their outward appearance is
almost Identical. It was formerly con
1 ,,..,., ... .,. K t
sldered that tbe selection for seed
w vu ,u vi su uvt
if
i
i
i
perfectly lomtti ears fot flier crotr o:'
the previous year, l'hlff W good as
far as it went, but It &)& not go far
eriwgu. Experiments Lmre provetl
that frequently there was - dlff.irence
In the crop of more than one-half be
tween the kernels selected from two
ears that were apparently Identical.
This being the case, no one will full'
to see the Importance? of making th
elcvtloD and closely waU-blng the re
sults. In ether words. If one has
several ears nf corn that seem to the
eye to be nlf that Is dcrrable, plant
the seed from each) ear !n rww by It
self, mark these no-ws for Identification
and harvest the- erop froin em-h row
by Itself and tlietr ewmpare flie' results.
tw many cases the results wilt l so
s.-rprisiog as to be almost startling.
Tiif plan Is worth Irylng, ant only
this- year, but every yeur, then, by
the- careful reselectlotr each year onw
may hav-a-, at the end of a few years,
a tj-ie which will yield enormously
and ld oisr of the Ides that the size
of thrcorrt depends wholly upon the
condition- wf the soil. liidiauupolia
News. "
A Wagon .lack.
This .ff-igtm jack, accordiut; to a crrr-
respondctit of the Ohio Fanner, wus
patented over thirty years ago by 8'
Cnnadiair. lint lias been iu pnblie ur
-since the patent expired. It Is wldet;'
used l-i UuiHf It Is strong. slmpK'
und easily handler. A is three by three
Inches am' ttiret and n half feet long,
and has w.wkIciv r iron plus In upper
side the proper- rfut.-ince apart for the
uxle to restNm:. Tap- lever B Is of lucb'
stuff, six Inches- wide where the boll'
through tlrv rtumbxii Is inspried and"
three feet four. Lrjchrs long. The
standard C Is- three by three Inches
and two and u half feet long. The arm
A Is placed under the axle, the latter
resting on one' of" the pins; then the
lever is pressed down to position, as
shown iu Fig. 2, and a bolt In B and
C (not shown in-criti holds It In place.
Tho distance between tho bolts at the
upper end of Annd B Is five Inches.
Put the bolt bole through A one and
one-half Inches from tlie upper edge
and through B one und one-hair Inches
from the lower edge. Use tough, hard
wood. Connecticut Farmer.
Poultry Nots.
Sour, tainted or wet hind will slaugh.
ter more fowls and chicks than will
the dreaded croup.-
In feeding linseed meal use one
tenth of the Unseed to- nine-tenths of
corn-meal. All feed, dealers sell it
A great deal of; sickness among
poultry can be traced to polluted soil.
This Is especially so in case of cholera
und kindred ailments.
It Is not essential to have a male
bird with a Hock of layers. Kggs from
uuuiuted hens will keep longer than
eggs laid by mated, tuns.
Long legs do not indicate Impurity
of blood in any breed.. An occasional
bird of any variety may grow tall,
but such fresk. specimens should not
be used as breeders.
No, we do not. recommend crushed
glass for grit, iti Is dangerous. If you
cun not get natural grit In the form of
gravel, better buy thu commercial ar
ticle; It Is not expensive.
Tbe floor of tho duck bouse should
be raised above- tbe surrounding
ground and kept wail littered with dry
chaff or straw. Ducks and chickens
should not ixs-upy the same house and
yards; thpy do not mi-x well.
Fancy appliances do not always pro
duce good results. Some have spent
lurge sums- of mon.-y in appliances
which huve not produced as good re
sults as the old, dilapidated henhouse,
mude of ' old boards, owned bv some
who studies ht.-nology.
Tho old roosters may lie good weath-.
er prophets,, flue looking aud well-
bred, tuid It is. easier and less expe-is.-to
keep these old; folks than it is to.
repluce them, wltb others not reluted.
to the flock. However, this Is not a.
very good way to secure healUu
fowls and' good batches later on.
La every lot of young broilers there
are- always some big, lusty fellows
that grow faster than the others. TUey
run over tbe weaker ones. Bet mora
Ulan their share of the food. In fact,
the best of everything. The weak, one
are afraid of these pugnacious chicks,
and wttl not thrive with them. The
proper thing to do Is to separate-them,
give the quiet ones a chance for their
Uvea In a separate pen, and the-strong,
ones can fight It out among the-nselve
Vrult-Katlog.
nyglenlsts all agree In telling us tbat
we do not eat nearly enough fruit,
which is Infinitely more productive of
health and beauty than sweetui-siU
and pastry, Itlpe apples tare especially
healthy, and children uay eat them
without danger. Horn doctors say
tbat an apple at bedtime produces
sleep. Pears are more tasty than ap
ples, but not so healthy unless cooked.
Prune have medicinal quulltle which
cannot be denied. They are better
cooked, however. Apricots are also
more healthy cooked than raw.
Peaches are very good, but the most
health-giving of all fruits are grapes.
The Production oi Cotfas.
An average coffee plantation con
tains seventy-three and a hulf acres,
with 3(1.735 trees, which produce one
and three Biths pounds of coffee each,
or 800 pounds per acre. Oue person at
an annual salary of $03 attends 818
trees, from which be gu there aud, pre
Cares 1300 pounds of coffee,
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FIU.1.
we.cio Jack.
Sew York City Eton Jacket are
b noteJ among the most fashionable
coata and are Jaunty, becoming and
ETOS J!H.BT.
generally attractive.. TUis May Man
ton one includes the tiny vest effect
that marks the latest designs witli
full sleeves and the drop shoulders
that give the broad llho of fashion. As
Shown. It is made of vrntul lirnn-n
! broadcloth with trimming of brown
and white braid, the vest being white
cloth braided with brown and tun, but
alT suiting materials are 'appropriate
lj ann rue vest can be one- of many
i tilings, oriental embroidery Is much
; lifted, brocades und hvee are seen and
wide brnid Is used.
i The Jucket is made with fronts nnd
. Duets and is fitted by means of single
, darts, shonlder and nnder-arm seams.
A Late Design
The Uttle rest can be cnptlcd over tho
edge und unisheu with the brnld, or
thu Jucket cuti be cut away and the
edgt of tbe vest arransml under it,
then st Itched to position. The sleeves
are gathered and nro jj)itied to the
"drop sbonlders, the seams being con
eeuled. by the braid audi are finished
ut tbe wrists with llaro cuffs.
The naaiitlty of material required
for tin medium size ia four yurds
tvrenty-M)e Inches with, three yards
twenty-seven Inches wide, or two
yurds forty-rour Inches wide, with
three-quarter yards- of vesting, live
yurds of braid and thre yards of lauo
to rrtra as Jllustralod'.
Colors Voa Hals.
Shades or blue, trades of Bordeaux.
..i...., ... . . ...
uuuc-t oi green, uuue or pink, are
all favorite Ideas for tbe entirely straw
tojue. It seems, agrved that cosiuuie
una nut snail make a compact as- to
tutor, and on then lines oue sot lees
that the new sleeve frills ure of chiffon,
matching the fabric of the frock, or the
coat aud skirt in i-uestlon. And this
will be a very pretty fashion. tf which
a churmlng variation may be found
In having tho chiffon flowered, al
though the groundwork matches tbe
material of the frock.' Pur Instance,
wltb a black frock, frills or rose-patterned
black chiffon, wltb a dark blue,
frills of white and pluky-lowered dark
bine chiffon, and then lace and chif
fon, may be blended.
A Coining afode.
Flue Brussels net, or footing, is go
ing to be largely used to beautify our
thin frocks. More than oue dainty cre
ation displayed In smart shops is
trimmed, only wltb this footing. Bands
of it are set around tho orv.audle or
Iwlss skirt. In place ot tucks, insert-
to I n! in i.n.tio. n
j long band serves as n snsh with long!
flowing ends. The beautiful effect of
frosty-looking net In this capacity cau
be Imagined.
Ilea and Pink Combined.
A combination of colors most peoplj
would exclaim ut has become very pop
ular this season. It is red and pink,
and brunettes may consider this a
blessing, as It Is particularly becom
ing to their type. Pink Is used for
the foundation of the frock, and It la
trimmed with clusters of cherry or
deep poppy shades that blend with it
The effect Is very rich, nnd r. hand
some gown is the result if care Is tak
en in the shading of tbe color.
Buttons Match Hat.
Movable buttons attached to the coat
In such a maimer that they can easily
he changed to match each at are the
latest whfin.
."mart Raineoata.
Tn newest iralncouts nre very smart
ly raadec. men's suitings.
Fancy Blanwe.
Bos pleats combined wltb tucks o
shirring are among tbe novelties tbat
nre gpniTlnely attractive .is well
new. Tills pretty waist admits of eith
er combination ami Is eminently grace
ful and smart. Tbe model Is made ol
pale bftre messallrre satin, with yoke
nnd cuffs of cream lace, and Is tucked
between the pleats, but all of the soft
Hnd pliable materials of tbe season are
appropriate and shirring can be sub
stituted' for the- tucks whenever pre
ferred: The drop yoke ami tbe deep
by May Montoiv
gauntlet cuffs make noteworthy fea
Hires, aud the crushed bolt is both
fashionable and in hnrmony with the
design. The buck blouses slightly over
tfl belt, bnt can be drawn down snug
ly when preferred.
The waist consists of the lining, the
front ami bucks which are arranged
over It. Tho yofce is separate and la
arranged over the waist after the
sleeves are sewed, In. the closing being
made Invisibly nt the back edge of
the yoke and beneath (he box pleat.
Th- sleeves are tbe favorite ones of
the season ami form soft full puff
above the cuffs, but nre tucked to fit
the upper onus vnngly.
Tbe quantity ot material required
for tho medium siso Is four yards
twenty-one- Inches wide, three yards
rxKcx clous.
twetuy-seven inches wide, or two
yorJs 'forty-four inches wide, wltb one.
half yard of silk for belt and one and
ur'Y.-.. a Tarda of all-ovae lace.