UNREST. BT ftOBilCI IiL COATKS. ' Man that will not hfi b?-ruil-d Like a fond and happy child From hi toil or futile strife, Feel within hii bosom burning All the deep, impassioned yearning Woven in the woof of life. And though far, with weary feet, Ha may wander, man shall meet y So content until he come ' Soon or late, his fate compelling To love'i domed and atar lit dwelling, For he baa no other home. -The Outlook. m m COMRADES OF 1 VIRGINIA. m . m T0M0(rir.MAItI) turned courteous. I "en ring's W MIIIIIIIOMH. t J -Will J..11 he 0 kind ns Jf. to ruu iii to Ted's deu and get the book?" unlit-el. Tlirn we n:i S'tth- tuc iiUMiirin." Mlllijii.l ac cepted til-' e"iiniiiiss:oii. n befitted Ted friend ir.nl u f.-fl.nv who wus often at the bouse. II.. went up stairs and knocked nt the door of the tl.'ii. Kxr'itliiir no response, he Immediately push-d It op-tn. At tlie same moment a li.'iid with u mop of brown curls tied into a litinch at the hack lift..il Itself from above a big book, n .air of brllll mt brown eyes looked up Into Ilillhi:-r.s. und Virginia's face broke into a :i:i!f us h sioo l smiling back. "Oh. roin In," sir- crii'il. -Wiiv ure you up hen-? AiL-n t you bavins a good tiimV" "A charming time." he answered without limitation, for Virgin! i was tin- younger daughter of the lions-. "Why are you not down stairs? When lire you going to be old enough to 'o:no to Miss I.ydla's parties?" "Xever. I hope," d-clared the irlrllsli red lips scornfully. -) you r.-nlly like them? They sound so' stupid to me. Think of staying In thP house to dance when yo:i might h, .mt coasting Just come in. Such fun"' Hillliir.l snt down upm I;-. nrrii f Ted's big chili:-. "Tell me ahoui It." lie k'eqiiested. "In the lirxt p!aowho took you?" Virginia cloned Ii-r bod; nnd c:-me nround to drop among Ted's sofa l. lows, six feet n way. She wore her skating tlivss y,-t, he snw-nu ankle, length fur-bordered, gray nffair. whb toin-b of s-arl-1. which set off b r dark young beauty cfTytively. -u. l went with our set," she e.- I me tlulmcd. "It was magnificent. Shouldn't have made Kent bring ,n so early If I hadn't forgotten about I.ydla's party." ull "But, really." he i.isistr-d. "whi-u are you 'coming out'?' "Why, that is a thin-,' that's depend ent on s'.-veral others,' declared the girl. "In thr. first place. I'm in no hurry. In the second place, I.ydla's In no " Nil!' stopped abruptly, looking up at him with u shake of the bead. "I don't m-an that," she added qulckjy. Hllllnrd nodd"d. "I understand. I was sure you must be-well, nearly eighteen, at least." "I am nineteen -nt most." she ad mitted. "If I should put my hair up, you'd soe." . "And they're keeping you back on yonr sister's account?" "That all right." she said d"Hatitly. "It does make a girl seem n'.ler to have a big younger sister around. And, besides, I really want to stay a girl a long as I ran. 1 bate to put my hair up and my skirts quite down. I don't onre a straw for dressing up and going to reception and teas and parties. I.ydla loves it. I love coast ing anil skating and riding, and swim ming. ur:d nil the rest of It." "So do I." he said heartily, ";id It's a long while sinej I was nineteen." Sh looked at him critically, '-yes, I should think you must be about thirty. nve. No, you can't be, because wero nt college with Ted." you He lau'-hed. "Not .uile that," he said, "it won't be long before I am, though. Hut I should lik" coasting at well m over. I wish I bail been out wlth-yor.r party-to-night. It's years sine- I've coasted." Virginia' eye turned longingly to ward the windows. "It's a heavenly night." she said. "Let's go:" .She looked nt him, smiling daringly. He stared at her for a minute, then he leaped to hi foot with a laugh. "Come on," he cried, under his breath. "There's nothing I'd like to do better. But how shall we manage It?" "I didn't really m un It," said Vir ginia, "but If you do w might have Just one coast, and nobody would miss you. We'll slip down the side stair case, and Luclntr tobs are where we can get theui." "I ll till you," said Milliard rapidly, hi -yss dancing. Til Just take this took flow ii to your sister, mix In the crowd, slip away In ten minutes, and then we'll bo free see?" . I This plan was carried out. The two tula silently away from the house, and In ten minutes more were at the subur. la bill, where few Jovial coaster tlll lingered. "Can you ateer?' demanded Vir ginia. "CuIok I've grown old faster than I feel a If I had, I can-ure." He took bl place, alio started the lxb, and flung herself on behind then). Jt wa a long, awlft. breathles flight, ml then they stood at the bottom and looked at each other, laughing. They sailed down the hill ng tin and gain, until Virginia realised the dur ing of tbl unauthorized, ancbapeoned performance, illliiard never hated to lo anything la his life so much as b bated to pot up those bobs and go In. - II lingered in the shadow of the side entrance. Hs pulled off his glove and held oat bis band. "If the best fun I've bad In doien blue uoons," b said, euUiuLatlclly. Bhe nodded, smiling. He retained our band for a moment, then be gently drew off tbe scarlet silk mitten. "1 don't like to shake bands with good comrade with gloves on," he ex- Itlslned, Hbe let him bar the warm, jrm, little baud 4 -Moment- very short one then drew It demurely away. "Good nlglit. Mr. Illliiard" she nal.l "I've enjoyed it, too." "Mis Virginia." he urged, taking n step after her. "I've a favor to ask of yon. Couldn't you wouldn't your ulster be willing for you to appear nt her evenings now?" . "This Is nlcer-and so Is nil the rest of my world. I.ydla's too much In doors. I don't like to wear my b-st clothes, Mr. Illliiard." "Try It. It's more fun than you think. Come down next tini pliase, Mis Virginia. I can't grow young again, and get back Into your world. You can put up your hair nnd put on a trailing skirt and come Into my world. Miss Virginia " "I really must go." .She was on the fop step, her hand on the door. I'.ut she could not escape him. He was nt her side III two leaps. "I should like to be In the same world with you," he said rapidly. "Miss Virginia, come down next t'me will you? It will Just mean that you tire willing to b,' friends eouiradcs In the same world. You don't know how long I've been waiting for you to get old enough for that." Hie was gone before th words were fairly lluih"d. Presently h- v buck In the hot rooms ami the crowd, a faint Hush on bis smooth cheik, atin a slngu. lar sparkle in bis eyes. When nt last l.ydi.i entertained again, Illliiard found himself enterlnu the crowded rooms at the Iieunings with a quicker pulse tluiu any sx-lal affair bad ever caus-d him. As ilie evening drew to a close nnd no Vir ginia cunie. be blamed hlms -lf for an unwary hunter who bud been follow ing bis game down the wind. "I.onls," said Ted Iiennlng's voice In his ear, Just as he bad made up his mind to go dejectedly home, "come up to my d'-n for n minute, will you? or you ruu up first, mid I'll be along. I've something I want to show you." Willingly enough, Hllllnrd escaped to seel; the familiar spot. He opened the door unceremoniously and stopped with a rush of warm blood to bis heart. With a little cry of discoui fitted surprise, Virginia tried to puss hliu, but bis tall, broad-siiouldered figure filled the doorway, and he stood determinedly still. Hut was this Virginia this lovely woman with tha blohiiig fae. the sweet bare neck and arms, the trailing white gunmmts? a transformed and glorified Virginia, then: He stared at her, n Joyful smile breaking over his grave fine. Hut with her bead bent down and turned aside, her haniU hurritMlly pulling u filmy scarf over her shoulders, she was Imploring lika a frightened child who has been taught at mischief. "I'lease let me go by, Mr. Hilllard. I was not going down stairs r-ally I was not. I Just dressed up for fun for for Ted to see. I It was just for fun " ' "You didn't do It for me, then?" He would not stand aside an inch, lie felt with a thrill that her sudden Lntense shyness was far more signifi cant than her appearance down stairs would have been. The thought swept biin off bis feet. "I always liked to dress up," she brealhed. "It's u childish trick." "You told me you hated your best clothes." "I do:" vehemently. "Then why did you put them on?" "I-you-Mr. HiJllard:" She raised her head and tried to meet bis look with dignity, but the lashes fell before the light IS his eyes. "Virginia" he took a step forward nnd bent to whisper tbo words "you did do It for nie, only you didn't dare come down. Tell me, wasn't It so? Vou were willing to be comrades after all just comrades for a while, Vir giniatill you get used to it," be added, unde r bis breath. Ted's step was on the stairs. Hlb Hard turned and closed the door be hind lil id : he get hi foot against It. Virginia- looked up nppoallngly nnd found herself for one breathless mo ment In bis arms. "Just comrade till you get nsed to It, darling," be repeated softly, "and then, more more:" "Hello, old man:" called Ted, out side. "Did you find It?" "Ye, I found It," answered hit friend's voice, with a happy laugt "Come In." Washington Times. Polaon-Huumc There are several specie of sumac, and most of them tire harmless, but If we do not know one from the other we are apt to feel unoomfortuble In the presence of any of them. The poisonous specie may be readily dis tinguished from either the smooth sumac or the stag-horn sumac by rea son of the fact that the leaflets of these species are saw-edged, while those of the poison sumac are "entire" that Is, without teeth or lobes. The one other species with which It may be confused Is the mountain sumac; but as In this shrub the leaf-stems are widened out Into so-called '"wings," it need not be mistaken for its dangerous relative, whose stem are wingless. The poison Ivy, a near relative of the poison sumac, though usually a creeper. Is classed with the shrubs, and sometime becomes one when It grows in a spot where there are no supports for it aerial rootlets. This plant has compound leaves with three leaflets. & fact which enables u to distinguish it at once from the Virginia creeper, which ha five leaflets, and from the bittersweet, which ha from seven to ulne. Woman's Home Companion. Wool for Papar. It has been estimated tbst nine nov el had a total sale of l.'KJO.OOO copies. This means two mllllou pounds of paper. We are assured by a manufac turer of paper that the average spruce tree yields a little less than halt a, cord of wood which 1 equivalent to' Ave hundred pound of paper, in other words, these ulne novels swept away four thousand trees. The Oil IadaitfT. The recent report of Ur. 0. T. Deane, that the total output of the California oil wells last year amounted te over 43,000,000 barrel only partially repre sents tb Important Influence and value of tb industry. Its true significance ta pointed out by J. W. Harrison, promt, nent Indianapolis coal dealer, who say It practloally displace 0.000,000 ton of oel M (ui - THE Wrestlers of Japan w w Athletes Whose Cansrs Begin While They Ire Infants A Boot Between Champions -Nothing Suits the Mikado's Subjects Better Than to See Such a Carnival mm mmmmmmmmmwmmwmmmwvmmmm llllllllllJINlIjNIIIlli 999999 jtOXV I1KKK was a gladiatorial f 71 carnival In Toklo to-day, O 'P O A. O. Halo In a letter X I written from the Japanese "MOWr capital to the London New, iitid I went to see the show. I Two dollars they charged for admls i sloti, which goes to prove that the I showman here knows how to fatten ' himself as well as his brethren In the I west. The arena was neither a costly nor a picturesque structure. It wus I merely u rude shed, built of boards, thrown together In haphazard fashion, I roofed in Just anyhow with flimsy i matting. The seats were Just rough ' benches, on which no kind of comfort i could be obtained, and In the centre stood u platform, two feet high, ap I parently made of bnnked-up earth. Four posts ran from the four corners ' of the platform from ground to ceiling, ! and on the stage, seated on gorgeous I crimson cushions, were four officials, I one against each post. Then came a man In gray garments, with a fan in his hand, who went about the stage I weirdly chanting the praises of the gladiators who were about to appear. All the time be kept thrusting out hi arms, opening and shutting bis fan, and striking attitudes. There were between 'JiHKl and .'XSKl people present, men and women, old anil young, for nothing suit the subjects of the Mi kado better than a wrestliug bout. They love It, and make much of those who follow It for a livelihood. Wrest ling Is to these people what cricket nnd football are to Britons, and any child in the stre.-t can tell you the names of the various champions ut the different styles. Before the public display commenced I went behind the scenes with one who understood the manners and the cus toms of the place, and saw the gladi ators stripped ready for the fray. They were ull big men, some of them huge. The smallest weighed perhaps twelve and a half stone, the largest about twenty. As they stood there ready for the arena lli.'.v reminded me of Sioux warriors more than anything else I had ever seeu. They had yellowish bronze skins, jet black hair, hard, harsh mouths, black reseutfnl eyes, high cheekbones, and sinews of steel. They are a race unto themselves, these gladiators, handing down from father to son the trick of their trade. When they marry they pick their mates with care, marrying for strength ruther than for any domestic quality, for It Is considered a shame to a wrestler to he the father of a weakly child. The career of a wrestler commences before be can walk. I saw the Initia tion of one of 'them Into public life only to-day. The little squalling thing, with u tiny loin cloth on It tender body, was carried to the stage in the arms of a champion, a man of tremen dous size and strength. A gnurd of honor was given to the coming wrest ler, consisting of ten or a doen men, all noted In the arena. They marched out with great pomp and ceremony, and a functionary of the place, stretch ing forth hi arms, told (he audience who the child was and what his father hud done. In this way a professional wrestler' whole life 1 known, just as the breeding, pedigree, and perform ances of a racehorse Is public property In Mucin nil. , No people In the world, I think, loves ceremony more tbun do the Japanese. From two side of the building two bands of wrestlers, each baud a dozen strong, marched through lanes made lu the closely packed mass of humanity. They were all naked to the waist, but depending from the waist of each man hung an apron which nearly touched the ground. The apron were rich ill color and ma terial, and quaint In design. The leader of each party was a giant, and urouud the waist of each rope as thick as a man' wrist were twined Just above the upron bands, not com mon ropes, hut snowwbite, and glis tening like silk. At the reur of each party marched a man bearing aloft a sword, concern ing which he seemed very proud. The color of one baud were blue and bronze, tbo other red and gold. They reached the stage from opposite sides at the Kiime moment. The men In blue sat down, while the men lu red strode on to the stage and made obeisance to the four judge Kitting at the four posts. Then the heralds made more chuutiugs, ufter which the red dun waved their nrms to the north, south, past and west. Kach man drew up hi right leg, balanced himself upon the left, and, reaching out so as to cover a much space as possible, brought his foot down with a thur. I have seen the Maori, the Zulus, and the Basutos do something similar to this, but never could understand the significance of it, unless it meuns: "So will I crush my enemy." A lolig parley between the officials, nnd theu the champions were selected, one red, one blue. They advanced stripped ready for struggle. There was more ceremony before the con testant got anywhere near to the business of the duy. At last, like two big gamecocks, they fronted on an other. Wuugh waughl They bad apruug upon each other with a hoarse shout. No ceremony now; no plsy, no trickery It was a grim guine while It lasted. The red man gripped the blue and tossed him high, a If to burl him clean over his beud. But, like magic, the big fellow In the air circled his arm around the other's neck, slid over bis back, landed on bis feet, and, grab t'.rig his man arouud the middle, gave mighty heave, and tried to dasb bis foe to the floor by mere brut power. To do this, however, be bad to bend Ids own body, and his bead cam Along bt foe's flank. In another moment that head was locked under an arm that had the gripping power of a vise. Every time the man with the body hold made a heave to lift his opponent off his feet, the other put on a wrench at the neck until It seemed as If some thing must break. They tugged and strained and hauled, but neither got fall. At last they broke away, and stood panting. Thou the blue man made a frantic rush, and, shooting iKJth arm out, with the palms of the hands extended toward his foe, caught him on chin nnd throat, and nearly knocked him off the platform. That was the game; the man who either pushed, threw, or bustled his opponent off the ring wa counted victor. Then began the funniest bit of wrest. ling I have ever seen, and I have secu many styles. Both men rushed, and each shot out his arms, aiming for the throat nnd forehead, but alwny-f with the palms of the hands. First one fellow gave way, then the other; the crowd shouted their strange shrill yell; fan were waved and the excite ment became Intense. All nt once, ns the blue mnn cunie with the spring of a tiger, the red man stepped aside and caught one of his opponent's arms In the crook of his own; then, springing forward a pace, he put the whole might of bis body into one effort, whirled the other in an off his feet on to bis own hips, and then sent hi in whizzing off the platform Into the front row of the audience unit the things that followed had no further Interest for that man. After that fall there was enough ceremony uiid parnde to herald a mi' tlon's victory over a world power. There were chanting of heralds ant! bowing und osturiug of gladiators The show bad to last a half day, and fully two-thirds of the time was taken up In this way. A little later came some pretty wres tling an exhibition of pure skill. Kadi man bad to go down on all four:) ami at a given signal leap at bis op pouent, and try with one quick turn for a Urui hold on nu arm. It hud to be a clean grip to win; no struggling wus allowed. ALASKA'3 DEVELOPMENT. Measure or Har I'oaNihllltle Unrealised The City or Seward. It Is not easy to keep with Alaska. It is a country of surprises, and the measure of her possibilities is by no means yet taken. We are informed, says the Bostou Transcript, that that vast and still comparatively unknown region is this spring experleucuii,; the greatest boom In its history. It is said that "every steamer available for the 1'ai-lflc coast is pressed into service for the Alaska trade and every vessel carries every passenger and every pound of freight for which she can find room." The objective point to which the crowds are hurrying 1 not one of the destinations with whose names we have become familiar through the ad ventures of northern argonauts, but a new place named Seward, which takes ns back to the negotiations, so crit icised at tlie time, but which have add ed a new empire to the old one. Very few In the Fast have beard much about Seward for the reason that It has been In recognized existence only about a year. It Is not alone the old lure of gold that Is drawing people In that dir tlon the present Ken son. There are also Immense copper vein and tin mines. besides oil wells, and the Standard) Oil Company ha already driven a stake in that region. Moreover, Sew ard is expected to be the entrepot for a great agricultural section. In the valley of the Sushltnii Klver there Is fertile soil enough to support an agri cultural populatlcu of a million. Tbo climate is described as similar to that of New York State, high mountains surrounding it on three side and shut ting out the cold winds from the north, while the southern Ride Is washed by the warm Japan current. The harbor Is free of Ice the year round, while magnificent forests tempt the lumber lug industry to extensive operations. I'cople talk of Seward us the coin ing metropolis of Alaska. It certainly has the harbor to warrant such distinc tion. It 1 located on Ilesurrectlon Bay, which I a mile wide at the en trance uud extends eighteen miles in land, being four mile wide nt the upper extremity, with a depth vary in 15 from 2iM) to 1 feet. It ha been made by the building of the Alaska Central Itailroud, now well on toward completion. A year ago there was only a wilderness there. To-day there are 300 houses, with restaurants, hotel. and a theatre, and new building are in process of construction as fast as men to build them can be secured, and still the demand far exceed the sup ply. Already It Is called a city, nnd near It Is a large waterfall, which It I proposed to utilized not only for pow- er for lighting and transportation, but for a water supply us well. Not only 1 the new railway mak ing Seward, but It Is a powerful force for the development of the whole ter ritory. When completed It will take passenger from Seattle to Fairbanks, the heurt of the Interior gold fields, In five duys, for $14.1. Hitherto the same Journey has taken from twenty-eight to thirty-three day nt a cost of $:. to $.".00. Of course, this sav ing of time and expense with the con stantly unfolding new attractions at the. other end of the trip will wonder fully stimulate migration to the new territory. At the present rate of de velopment there will probably be an other world's fair, In sixty years or , perhaps In Seward, to celebrate the centenary of the purchase of Alaska by the man for whom the metropolis was named, a transaction only second In national Importance to the Louis iana Purchase. A Good Hill. A bill now before the Ohio Legisla ture provide for the payment of premium, or bounty, of f'J an acre for period of ten years to any landowner of the State who will plant and car for forest trees In compliance with tb rules laid down by tb Stat Board of Forestry. Far Hoalh Arriaa. Tb mine owuera of South Africa are entering Into contract with t'blru-se laborers to work In the mines of that country. Ships are already at Hong-Kong to convey these laborers to the fluid of operation. Th contract are guaranteed by tb British author ttlM, and ar for three year. I Growing lead. It Is special work to grow seeds on the farm, and any farmer who de- ponds upon himself for the seeds to be used noxt year must be very careful or his varieties will be mixed. The wind, bees and other Insects distrlb ute pollen, aud, although the effects of Involuntary crossing of varieties may not be noticed tbl season, there will be no mistake of result next year. Ctlllie the Snnflnwer. Don't let the sunflowers that grow about the doorynrd and garden be destroyed. The seed makes a most excellent nnd convenient food for poultry. Aud It Is only necessary to cut off the beads of tlie plant when they urn ripe, tie them In bunches nnd hang them in n dry place till wanted. They not only fatten all kind of poul try, but grently Increase the quantity of eggs they lay. Louis Campbell, in Ni.3 Kpltomist. Farm linnmvemf-it. There ha.i been uuiny pages written lu farm Journals telling how different crops can lie grown, etc., und but little how to Improve tho appearunce of the farmer's yard nnd build such conveni ences ns every farmer and his family ought to have. No yard Is complete unless thero are good brick or con crete walks, cistern, cellar and wood bouse, (,'ood fencing, shrubbery and flowers are indispensable where com fort and happiness are desired. IS. F. '-ley. in The F.pitomlst JCeep the tleit 4tfclK to Ureed From. When selling stock on the farm, a very good price can usually be ob tained for it if willing to let the pur chaser make his own selection, and leave the less desirable, states The Epitomiut. But this wonld soon lead to the deterioration of your own stock. Nobody can raise choice Htock from poor scrub animals. For breeding al ways retain the best. Fatten the un desirable and sell to the butcher for what they will bring. You cannot af ford to breed from any except the best. Poft Woo. I For Tie. On account of the scarcity of oak, chestnut und other hardwood timber commonly used for railroad ties, rail roads have been successfully using the softer woods, which have been treated with chemicals such ns creosote, zinc, chloride, etc. Preservative treatment Can make a beech, red onk or pine tie outlast a white oak tie. The use of screw spikes Instead of nail spikes en able the soft wood to resist the strain and bold the rails In place. The use of soft wood Is likely to Improve the market for those grades of timber suit able for the purpose. Mat Food For Fattening Iambi. Very careful experiments at the On tario Agricultural College have sliown that an eveu mixture of pea and oats made the most profit In feeding lambs. Pea alone make the most gain, but at a somewhat greater cost of feed. Corn and peas muke a slightly smaller gain than the other feeds. But the differ ence was so small that the convenience of procuring the feed I the largest ele ment In the case. As peas and oats may be grown together very conven iently anil cheaply, this crop secures some advantage over others which will give it a preference In this re Kurd. T.egumet. on Block Farm. In souio Oeluware tests It wus shown that alfalfa, cowpeus and crimson clover were great factor in reducing the concentrated feed bills of dairy men and other stockmen. It wus shown thnt the maximum crops of al falfa yielded 1U pounds of protein per acre or an equivalent of IVi tons of cottonseed meal. The maximum crops of cowpeas and crimson clover contained each about "il pounds of protein. A crop of clover and one of peas may be made into hay annually from the sumo acre of land, hence where alfalfa falls to thrive these crops may be used as a substitute. Orange Judd Farmer. Care In Growing Celery. Transplant tho celery to the perma nent bed In May or June, placing a large quantity of lunnure in the trench. Thl crop la one that cannot be sur feited by too much manure, as it Is one of tho grossest feeders known. The plants must be frequently watered, aoupsuds being better for such pur poses tbun anything else, nnd the bed must be kept as clean and nice as possible. It requires care to have cel ery thnt-l large, crisp and white, but then It I u valuable crop when growu and pays well for tho attention be stowed. If you neglected to sow tho aeed you can procure the plants from seedsmen and you shou1' not full to have a supply. Growing I.lina Bean. No vegetublo Is more popular thnn lima beans, 11 rid they are suitable for all classes of persons as well as for ull manner of dishes. The difficulty with them Is the pales, which are some times expensive, but if strings are used, ns Is done for climbing flowers, the vines will grow and thrive equally ns well. All that la necessary Is to keep them off the ground, and It Is not necessary to pole them If inconvenient. The late crop should be a large one, not only for the purpose of supplying the family table, but also that they may be dried and laid aside for win ter. If stored away they are very serviceable at that season, as they may then be soaked and used for the same purpose as when they sro ffreeu. Bom Garden Hint. Nitrate of soda Is an excellent fer tiliser for cabbage, and the mora the plants are cultivated the better they will thrive. String beans muy be plant, ed every two weeks, as they grow rap idly and are soon gone. Tomatoes ar one of the best crop for the gurden, a they give a supply until frost comes, and are also grown with but little labor, couslderlug , their enormous yield. Turnips may be planted for an early supply, aud should be followed by late crop. The value of a garden iepend on how It 1 managed. To derive the most from It the plot should be made to produce both early and latf crops, and at no time should then be a vacant spot unless too late In tbr season to grow another crop before frost, Flogs .on Gran. With corn at fifty cents per bushel, with hogs hovering around four cent per pound, the feeder must do soma close figuring to keep on the right side of the ledger. If taught It hogs ar great grass caters, and will make fair growth on grass if but a small ration of groin Is given. When com Is high nnd the price for hogs low, clover, cowpeas, sorghum cane, rape and rye nre Indeed very great factor In making the hog bifsluess profitable. As the rye and clover become fibroin and unpalatable a fresh Held of rape I not only highly appreciated by tha porkers, but If given ncces to It the hogs make such Increased gains thai 11 hue profit Is secured above the cost of seed and labor. Try a patch of rape for the little pigs, at least. If you learn Its habits. Its successful culture, yon nre sure to grow more of It. A little later the cowpen Held af fords excellent food for growing swlue. As the pods ripen they are gathered by the hogs themselves, Vhe young pigs need extra slop If they are ex pected to Increase rapidly lu weight Raining Alfalfa Har. There seems to be little question but what alfalfa can be grown on almost any good soil, provided such soil Is Hrst inoculated with the alfalfa bac teria, but the care of this crop during the first season has much to do with it successful establishment. Succes sive growers make It a rule to cut the alfalfa the first season at any time when it seems to have stopped grow ing; close watch Is kept of it and the cutting Is done at the times mentioned, so that the Held is cut over several times during the summer. After the tlrst season, and when the crop is well established, the time for cutting for hay I when about one tenth of the heads nre In bloom; as several cuttings cau be made each season after the first, care should be used in the Inst cuttiug not to cut too close, else there Is danger of winter killing. It is to be hoped that It will not be many years before alfalfa will be found 011 every farm, for it Is cer tainly one of the most profitable crops for farmers to raise. " " ' " ' About llornel. ' A lump of salt should be kept in each miinger. The chill should be taken off the drinking water. Corn in the oar with wheat bran Is good for vurlely. Shredded or cut corn fodder Is good for a change In place of hay. The frog should never be cut but left a big pad to take Jar und keep the legs sound. The shurp cold air will not hurt them, but never leave them out In a storm. Never allow high, uneven calks on any shoe make them as low as pos sible and have them drawu evenly. Any ragged tags may be cut off, but Insist that the knife shall go no fur ther. Never allow the bars to be cut or weakeend. Do not keep the colts tied up In stalls day after day. A colt must have reg ular exercise while growing to develop Its muscles and tendons. Work horses cared for and fed In this manner will far more than pay for, the grain eaten during tho winter by the extra work they will do In the spring. Hraall Verdi For Poultry. When It Is not possible to supply a range of considerable size for the fowl aud they must be pructlcully kept In yards, un excellent plan is to divide the yard into two or three sec tions, uccordlng to Its size, and treat them- In the following manner: Plow or spade ouch yard, aud lu one or two, If divided Into three spaces, plant some parly vegetables that will require some cultivation radishes, for example. When the crop Is taken out, turn the fowls Into this yard and plant the others in the same way. When tb yard are divided Into three, one of them may be prepared thoroughly and gras seeds or oats or millet sown In It, with the vegetables In the second yard, while the fowls occupy the third. When the grass or small grain get two or three Inches high, turn the fowls lu this yard and sow the soil In the yard they occupied, In a like man ner. By the time they, have cleaned out the grass, lot, the one In which the vegetables are grown will be ready for them to scratch over. It 1 sur prising how well the fowls will do under this plan, eveu though each vurj Is very smulU Cabbage Sheep Food. The utility of the cabbage as a stTrpp food Is not a matter of question, as breeders In all part of the country have proved to their satisfaction. Per. baps the Canadian breeder have shown a greater readiness to appre ciate the advantages of -cabbage as a sheep food than the average American, though In this country also a large quantity of cabbage la raised yearly for the purpose mentioned. Not only can the cabbage be grown In all sec tions of the country, but It is a food that 1 greatly relished by tha sheep, being In certain respect preferable to rape; take, for Instance, the late fall, when the prevalence of frost make It unwise to introduce rape in the hecp diet. Then, if the flock master bus been sufficiently foreslghted to grow aud store away good quantity of cab. bnge, let blm feed tbem to the aheep and we have no doubt that be will be quick to realise the advantage of as doing. Under favorable condition an acre will produce many ton of cab bage, though It must be admitted It I not always an easy matter In a dry season to get th young plant well started In growth. Shepherds' ' Bul letin. Pari ha 'a circulating library for (he blind, with 7000 volumes. Similar libraries xist lu Vienna, Lelpslg and Ueasva. . J , V " """" III Hickory Nut Macaroons. One pouud of powdered sugar, one pound of chopped hickory nuts, tha whites of Ave unbeaten eggs, half A cup of flour, one teaspoonful of bak ing powder. Drop on buttered paper ind dry In the oven. These are dell clous. Cream Rarebit. Afelt a tablespoonful of butter, to which add ono-balf pound of cheese ctit flue, one saltspoonful of salt, and one-fourlh as much pepper. When the whole has become creamy, add grad ually one.cup of cream and the beaten yolks of two eggs. Serve on toast or Iljht crackers. Plain Layer Cake. Cream a cup of butter with two of powdered sugar nnd when light beat In the yolks of four eggs, a small cup of water and three enps of prepared flour or enough to make a good bat ter. Lastly fold in the stiffened white of three pggs, reserving tho extra whites for the filling. Bake In leased layer tins In a steady ove Fgg-Plaat. Teel and slice egg-plant and leave It In cold water for an hour. At th end of that time take it out, wipe It dry, lay It on a flat dish and pour over It Ave tablospoonfuls of olive oil and two of vinegar. Leave it in this for fifteen minutes. Remove tho egg-plnnt, sprinkle with salt nnd pepper 'aud broil it on a gridiron before a clear Are or In the broiler of a gas stove. Cook five minutes on one side, turn uud cook on tho other side. Queen Pudding. Jne pint of nice, flue bread crumb;., 0110 quart of milk, 0110 cup sugar, yolks of eggs, beaten, tho grated rind of a lemon, a piece of butter the size of an egg. Bake until done. Whip tho white of the eggs stiff, beut In a toaspoomul of sugar, which has been strulnod, the Juice of a lemon. Spread over the pudding a layer of Jelly. Tour the whites of the eggs over this, replace In the oven. Bake lightly. To be eaten cold with cream, if preferred."' Vanilla Bonnie. eat one cupful of milk, nib two level teaspoonful of cornstarch and four level tenspponfuls of flour In a little cold milk; pour Into this tb scalding milk and stir until It thick ens; add liea ten yolks of four oggs and a pinch of salt; remove from the lire; boat tho whites of the eggs still and stir them carefully into the hot mixture; All souffle cups two-thirds full; stand In a pan of hot water and bake In a quick oven fifteen minute. Sarve with a vanilla sauce. ' I.einnn souttle Pudding. It Is the pastry cream, same ns used In Boston creuui puffs, with white of egg whipped to froth stirred In and then baked. It vise high in the oven; should be served Immediately, or at least not allowed to become cold. Use a quart of milk, eight ounces of sugar, five ounces of flour (a heaped cup), nn ounce of butter, eight eggs. The yolks cooked in tho mixture, which must then be made nearly cold and flav ored with lemon, and tho eight whites tlion added. A spoonful of sweetenu' cream In each dish for sauce.. 171 1 nts for, the Mouse, keeper.. An easy way to ksep enamel sauce pans, pio dishes, etc., clean: Tako 11 small piece of emery cloth, damp It, aud rub all soiled parts; rinse well first In oapy, then clean, water, when they will bo found quite spotless and quite new. To clean slimy spongos mix togeth er one tablespoonful of salt uud one tablespoonful of common sixla, with enough boiling water to cover the sponge. 'Place the sponge In the mix ture and allow It to stand twenty-four hours. Afterward wash the spouge In warm water until qulto clean. To test the ft--' y of water t:'.:3 some of the suspected water In a clean, glass-stoppered bottle; add a little pure sugar; expose, having well stop pered the bottle, to ihe light, lu a warm room. Should the water, even after a week'a exposure, becomo turbid, It is dangerously Impure for drinking; If It remains clear. It Is safe. Keep a string bag. It will ba found most useful lu the kltcheu. It should be hung up In some special place, aud all pieces of string that come tied rou'ud parcels should be put In it String Is constantly required, and It Is far better to know exactly where to find a piece than to bj obliged to hunt about aud waste time In search ing for this necessity. Table silver, such a knives, forks and spoons, can be made to retain It new, unscratched look Indefinitely by being provided with little cbamoi cuses, In which they can be slipped nftor belug properly washed. These cases are easily ni.--.de. They Uk little time and trouble at first, but last for year, and tbelr use become a hub It Canton or outing flannel may be substituted for tb cbamoi, If pre ferred. Make at least .one raffia pillow Just to see what comfortable rest they ar for piazza or summer cottage. Get severs! color (the rellubl colors) and wear tb pillow la block of color Just a you used to weave colored paper when you wer a kindergart, nor, and lv frimc at tb edge or turn tb ecd of tb raffla la, making It plain. Stuff tb pIUow with curled balr and you wlU have a nlc cool Dillow, and a pretty one.
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