Tllfc CONSERVATIVE.
At twenty, an yrm proudly stood
And read your thesis, brotherhood,
It I remember right, yon saw
Tbe fatuous faults of social law.
At twenty-five you braved the aturtn
And Hue; the trenches of reform,
f?unn by some Rndlly in your breast
Which would not let your spirit teak.
At thirty-five you made a pause
T im the columtit of the cause;
Yon noted, with unwilling eye,
'Z'-r heedless world hud passed you by.
Edmund Vance Cooke,
The Mysterious
Cow-Bell.
f& pi
By BETH
N the summer of 1 Still the
few families living at
Clark's Crossing, lu West
ern Wisconsin, were
thrown Into great excite
ment by the rlnlng of a cow-bell. Per
haps if It had been an ordinary cow
bell, or hud been heard In any other
field. It would not have caused oven
ft ripple of excitement anions the stolid
farmers'; but that that particular bell
should ring in Hint one Held and In
fin other. Just at thnt particular time,
and tl.at no one should ever catch night
of the mysterious ringer, was enough
to cause excitement, even in a place
iv here sensations were more common
than they were In that little buck
wornls settlement.
Clark's Crossing hod been named
After the wealthy owner of the largest
farm in the township. It is doubtful
If this name would have been chosen
If tbe man who had first applied It
to tbe cluster of houses that stood
near the spot where the railway
crossed the main road had supposed
tli.it the neighbors would adopt tbe
name, for Mr. Clnrk was not popular
among them. They distrusted mid dis
liked him.
He was an Ignorant man, but no one
could say he was positively dishonest.
He was too acute to be caught In any
of Hie petty meannesses of which they
felt sure he had boon guilty; therefore,
they could only watch him closely In
ail their dealings, and probably be
lieved him guilty of many things be
never thought of doing.
Feeling thus toward him, It was not
strange that when Widow Garrett's
cow wns run over on the truck Just
below the crossing, where the railway
run through a portion of Mr. Clark's
farm, that there should be a number
ready to say that he had let down the
fence and driven the animal on to the
track; else, how did she get there?
Not from the rood; the cattle guards
prevented that, and the railway itself
was well fenced.
The cow was known to have broken
Into the wheat-field In the afternoon.
She wore a heavy, cracked, peculiar
sounding bell that was well known to
til. Two of the neighbors had after
ward said that, returning home late
from the village, three miles away,
they had heard the cow there again.
Later still, when the express train
went by, several had been aroused
from sleep by its short, sharp danger
whistle; but the train had gone on,
nd afterward the cow had been found
by the section men beside the track,
dead. They notified Mrs. Garret, and,
to save her any trouble or expense,
burled the carcass where It was found.
Tommy Garrett, freckled, under
sized, big-eyed Tommy Mrs. Gar
rett's dull .commonplace, fourteen-year-old
and only son went over and
watched tbe::i, and Mrs. Garrett
prlevcd, for the cow had been a help
to her. and she could not afford to
replace it.
"Did they take the bell off Brlndle?"
she asked Tommy that evening, as he
sat staring solidly Into the tire.
"No." he replied, "thought It wasn't
worth it. It's burled, but not deep,
though."
"Well, we can't get It. even If It
Isn't deep," answered his mother. "But
I'm sorry it wusn't taken off. The
bell and strap would have been worth
something at the Juiiksbop In town
ven If no one !ier wanted I hem.
Fifty cents, maybe."
Tommy's dull face brightened some
what, and hi wiry figure straightened
for a moment.
'lb" old Icll worth fifty cents!
S p 'v he had not known It!
This was the way the matter stood
Win n the second night after the cow
I: .id been buried. Mr. Clark heard a
cow-bell In his wheat-field.
He dressed hastily, grumbling menn
while about people who allowed their
tok to run In the road although he
was one of them-llt his lantern and
tastened out to the field.
All the way from the house to the
wheat-field fence he could bear the
short "clink, clink" made by the bell
of an animal feeding.
"Get out. you brute!" be shonted,
lie set his lantern on s fence-post
nd began to climb stiffly Into the field.
It wss s still night. Every sound
could bt heard distinctly. There was
sharp "clauk" of the bell, as if the
nlm.il had passed, startled by hi
vo:-e, and raised Its bead suddenly to
listen, and presently the steady, half
Oi nllled "clink, clliik. clink," began
gain.
Mr. Clark went out a few yards into
the wheat, and, holding bis lantern as
bisb as be could, peered into the
semi darkness.
' "Clink, clink, clink." sounded the
fetfl only few yards sway, tt seemed
to hlin, but be could see nothing.
"Get out, ys trespassing beaut!" be
shouted agsla. stumping angrily.
Tbe bell nttled ss If tbe cow bad
shaken ber bead, sad then all was
till.
The field lay beslds the main road.
One of ths section men. who bad been
to rtio village and was late la return
lug, called to bis neighbor;
r'Wbat'a up. Clark r .
it Somebody' rattle In my wbsst
again," replied tbe farmer. "Can you
sx-e anything?"
The man stooped Until bis eyes were
on a level wltb tbe top of tbe wbeat
and looked across tbe field. In ths
;ieuc tbe "clink, clink" of tbe bell
.was distinctly audible.
".No," be answered; "I can t see
oy thing, put I casar bet. Xbere'i
ftl one, 1 UsluV '
I
1 1
At forty you had always Vnnwa A
Mini owes duty to his own.
M, in' life is a man's life is mn do J
'J he gtiine is f.iir, if fairly played.
At fifty, after years of stress
You bore the banner of success.
All men hnve virtues, nil have sins.
And Ood i with the man who wins.
At sixty, from your raptured .leighlt '
Yon Hy the fl.in of vested rights,
Hounded by bonds collectible.
And hnm-lc-islv i-esnertnhle'
in Philadelphia Saturday Kvening Tost
DAY.
Hounds like thut cow of Widow
Garrett s." observed the f irmer.
"Well, It Isn't her." rejoined the
mnn-"nor her bell, neither, for we
mined them both. But it does sound
like It."
"It does that," answered the farmer,
"and there wasn't another bell like It
In the township. Well. I must get the
old critter out, or she'll hnve half
the wheat trampled down."
He shuttled away, following the
"clink, clink," of the bell, that seemed
to come from Just beyond the circle
of light cast by the lantern he was
holding.
Presently he stopped, for the sound
of the bell had ceased.
Mr. Clark listened for a moment.
Then he kicked some of the hard eurtu
loose, gathered n handful, and flung
It in the direction iu which he had
heard tbe bell.
"Whey, T0U olu- fool!.. he si,outei1i
A light wind stirred the wheat, but
there was no other sound; nor did he
henr the bell again that night, although
he searched for some time; neither did
he find any cattle in the field. He. ex
amined the fence, but could find no
place where an animal could have
broken In.
The more he thought about it the
more mystified he became. He feared
that the bell-ringing would be repented,
nor were his fears In vain. It began
somewhat earlier than on the previous
evening, and armed with his lantern
a stout stick which he had provided,
Mr. Clark sallied out nt the first
"clink, clink," of the bell, nnd for
nearly an hour followed It about, as
he had done on the previous night,
and to as little purpose.
Two of the nearest neighbors threw
tip their windows and listened when
they saw the lantern in the Held, nnd
the singular affair began to be talked
of In the neighborhood.
The only result of this second vlslta
tlon was to fix the Idea firmly In the
minds of Mr. Clark nnd those who
heard it. that it was really old
Brlndle's bell.
The next day Mr. Clark called on
Widow Garrett
"I came," be began, with assumed
confidence, "to buy your cow-bell. I
suppose you'd as lief sell it, as you
have no use for it now?"
"I should be glad to do so," assured
tbe widow, "but they did not think
It worth keeping, and so burled it wltb
the cow."
"I'd pry you a good price for it."
he contl med watching her keenly.
' I in sorry I have not got it," she
replied. "I'd be glad enough to sell
It If 1 could."
The man turned a shade paler.
"I I can't always tell my caw-bells
when I'm hunting my cows, they're
so like the others, and thnt was so
different."
"I'm sorry," repeated the widow.
"Oh, well, it don't matter," con
tinued Mr. Clurk. "Now 1 come to
think of it, the bell was cracked and
wasn't worth much. You'll be buying
a new one, I presume?"
The widow shook her bead.
"It would be a great help to me."
she said, "but I could not raise the
money to buy one."
Thut night the farmer decided not
to go out to the field, but he dis
covered, as did bis neighbors, that the
bell rang Just the same, whether be
went out or not.
Big boys begun to whistle when they
had to pass the field after sundown,
and little boys would not pans it ut
all after dark.
The next night the farmer lay awoke
and listened: lie did Hot get up uulil
the sound of the bell cume through
the Held, and went up und down, up
and down along Lis garden fence.
Then he left his bed, dressed himself
and followed it Into the Held. A num
ber of the neighbors stood lu the road
and shouted out to him.
"Why don't you set the dog on it?"
called one.
Mr. Clark did not keep a dog, but a
neighbor brought one, and It was sent
Into tbe field.
It went in fast enough, but it did
not come back. Later the owner found
that it bad sneaked out on the opposite
side of the field and gone home.
The neighbors were standing outside
the fence, and Mr. Clark inside. Just
ill the edge of the wheat. With one
accord they seemed to have left blm
to search out the mystery alone, only
helping by advice.
"Why don't you go into the field
before it comes," asked one, "and
watch?"
Tills he decided to do. Near the
centre of the Ue'.d stood a bugs stump.
Tbe tree bad been cut down years be
fore, and used for rail, but one cut
of tbe log a mere shell now lay
near the itnmp, and beside this Mr.
Clark seated himself, lu the early
twilight, snd welted.
For some reason beat known to him
self, perhaps, be had chosen to seat
himself facing the railway and wltb
bis back to the fariubouse. Hit eyes
were on level with tbe top of tbe
wbeat; be could hardly fall to see
anything that might come within the
fence, either before or ou either side
of blm.
All wss still; and at last be decided
to go back to the bouse. Hut. as be
rose from his cramped position and
turned, wlttt bis back to the field, be
found be bud worked himself Into the
condition of frightened boy, who
dares not look back for fear be will
see something, and dares not quicken
bis steps for fear tbst be will run,
, But, almost at Ue uumeut tint lie
i &
luffed, the sound of the bell broke
out shorn, distinct and aggressively
near, behind him.
But wlirn hi tir'Tiit nt the fence
there was nothbig In sight; even the
wheat wns still, except where he bad
Just pasncd through It.
The next day Mr. Clnrk took one of
his best young cowe to the widow.
"If will lie winter soon," ho soldi
"and l'v got mora, than I have stable
room for. It will oblige me if you'll
take care of her for the milk and bnt
ter you'll get. nnd I'll bring load o
two of hay to begin on."
The bell rang no more after thnt, and
It was more than a nine days' wonder
nnd talk; but, as has been intlmnted
before, sensations were scarce In that
primitive neighborhood.
Years afterwards, gome one found a
rusty cow-bell with a broken tongue
in the hollow log, nnd It revived the
story of tbe haunted wheat field.
"No." said Tommy Garrett a moo
grown when they mentioned It to hinn
"I did not Intend to scare Mr Clark
the first time. I'd got the bell, and
wns coming through tbe field, ploylns
that I was Brlndle. when he came out
That made me think of getting blm
nut again. It wns easy to take the
tongue In my hand when he'd get too
close, nnd It was fun! I'd have rung
It again, only I broke the clapper that
night I chased him. No, my mother
didn't know; she'd hnve belted me
good If she had!" Golden Days.
Zola's Strenuous 1,11a.
The strenuous life is not new. Fot
strenuosity that is the real thing one
must read Vlzotelly's newly published
"Life of Emile Zola." Ghastly, grisly
was Zola's corly struggle In Paris. He
starved with his grlsette in u garret
He wrote plays and they were not ac
cepted. He wrote novels and they fell
flat. He persevered, however, and
finally came into his own, into fame
und fortune. His literary work may
not last, but he will live as the friend
of Dreyfus. He was a poseur as a re
former. Ills attempt to duplicate Bul
lae's "Human Comedy" in the Itougon-
Mucquart series of novels was. It must
be confessed, a failure. But Zola
worked without ceasing, and he bad
bis reward, such as It was. That be
could not enter the French Academy
was tbe great grief of his life. His
exclusion was Just, for bis writings
were hardly literature. He will live
with Voltaire as the friend of the per
secuted and oppressed. His "Life" is
a bitter, strong story of a man whose
chief gospel was work, work and ever
more work. And when I finished the
book I wondered what became of the
little grlsette with whom be starved In
the garret In the early days. Poor lit
tle grlsette; she was surely responsible
for much that was best in Zola. St.
Louis Mirror.
Til Cape to Cairo Railroad.
The Cape to Cairo railroad, the In
ception of the late Cecil Rhodes, has
reached tbe southern bank of the Zam
besi River at the Victoria Falls. Tbe
first section of tbe project Is now
reulized, over 1000 miles of track hav
ing been laid down, stretching from
Cape Town to this point. The con
struction of tbe single-span bridge,
wblcb is to carry the track across the
Zambesi gorge at a height of 420
feet. Is now being proceeded with, and
the second section of the railroad will
then be commenced. This section will
run from the north bank of the Broken
Hill, iu the direction of Lake Tan
ganyika, a distance of 350 miles. Be
yond that point no definite course has
been decided, though there are several
projected routes under consideration.
According to Cecil Rhodes, this trans
continental railroad was to be 5700
miles in length. While the track has
been steadily constructed northward
from Cape Town, the Egyptian end
has been simultaneously proceeded
with, and It is now 1400 miles south
of Khartoum. About another 2000
miles of track has therefore yet to be
laid before through railroad communi
cation Is established between Cape
Town and Cairo.
Kmpp Kmbnulni Press,
The great German firm of Krupp re-
fnsed to moke any complete exhibit at
the St. Louis Fulr, because their exhib
its at former American expositions
fallid to secure them any orders. They
have ut St. Louis one remarkable ma
chine lu the form of a hydraulic, press'
for stamping nnd embossing silver
ware. The silver molds are enclosed in
a mold and placed iu a tight tank of
wuter.
The altogether unprecedented pres
sure of So.msi pounds 'to the square
Inch is then applied, and this pressure,
acting through the wuter, forces the
silver into the dullest hair lines of the
mold. A close Imitation of handwork
Is thus made In tbe space of a few sec
onds. The pressure used Is several
limes ns great as that iu a cannon
wlu'U the churgo is fired.
Winn Women VuU.
In four Stutes Wyoming, Colorado,
I'tuli and Idaho women possess the
right to vote on equal terms wltb men
at all elections, Liither full or partial
suffrage for women exists In twenty
six States. In eighteen States women
possess school suffruge. In Kunsas
they have municipal and school suf
fruge. Moutuna and Iowa permit them
to vote on the issuance of municipal
bonds. In 1S08 Louisiana granted
them. the privilege of voting upon ques
tions relating to public expenditures.
Wltb this exception, the Southern
States have been slow In advancing
the Aoiuau-suffruge cause. Tbe
women of Wyoming, Colorado, Utah
and Idaho vole for Presidential elec
tors. Kansas City Journal.
JeSeraaa'a Mnlaaaf CatMlaet.
Here are some rules made up by
Thomas Jefferson wblcb have seldom
been seen lit print.
You boys snd girls will enjoy reading
them:
I. Never put off till to-morrow what
you can do to-day,
2. Never trouble another for what
you can do yourself.
3. Never spend your money before
you have it
4. Never bay what vou do not wane
because It Is cheap; it will be dear to '
Jo.
5. Pride costs ns more than hunger
and cold. I
0. We never repent of having eaten
too Uttle.-Boitoa Tratelur,
RJg3E
Coat nt Poultry Meat.
Poultry feeding tests at the Manitoba
Experiment Farm show the average
cost of a pound of gain lu n'test cov
ering about a month was 3.0(1 cents
with light Bi'iihmns, four cents with
Plymouth Rocks. Tbe Brnhmns. wblcb
were fed on outs and skimmilk, put
on flesh nt a cost of 37 cents per
pound, while the cost of gain of those
fed on mixed grains was 3.0 cents per
pound.
Tnrkeya IImi-iI to RmIm.
Young turkeys ore dlilictilt to raise,
but the causes of loss may be traced
to allowing them In tbe damp grass,
nud by the attacks of the large gray
lice on tbe bends, for which a drop
or two of olive oil is nn excellent rem
edy. These lice come from the bens
to the chicks, and will not be noticed
unless by careful searching on the
skin of the heads and necks, ltub tbe
oil on tbe skin with tbe finger.
The Live Stork.
There should be plenty of light In
nil of the buildings where animals are
kept or it is necessary to do work. A
dark barn or stable is uuHt for ani
mals to be kept in, and Is very Incon
venient in caring for them. Plenty of
light and sunshine Is what Is wanted.
If there are not enough windows In
the stables, put In more before cold
weather comes on. If tbe old ones
need repairing, attend to that nnd see
bow much belter it will be another
winter.
Hints I-or Orclinrillste.
Make the hens' cultivate apples,
plums nud small fruits. Have yards
enough so that hens can be changed
from one yard to another, and in thnt
way keep for them a succession of
green feed in summer, while they help
you to grow the fruit. Sow buck
wheat or other gruln in the ynrds when
the bens are not using them, for them
to gather later. Have sr.'.a'l. novnble
coops or pens for the bens to roost In,
and sheltered laying I .. . . also
movable. A. W, Fisher, iu ;'ue Ameri
can Cultivator.
Cold Curing- furs.
Briefly summarized, the advantages
of curing cheese nt low temperatures
arj the following:
The loss of moisture Is less nt low
temperatures, and therefore there is
more cheese to sell.
The commercial quality of cheese
cured at low temperatures Is better,
and this results in giving the cheese
a higher market value.
Cheese can be held a long time nt
low temperatures without Impairment
of quality.
By utilizing the combination of
purttinlng cheese, and curing it at low
temperatures, the greatest economy
can be effected.
ei-virilmfc..
Care or Hones' Macks.
Most furm horses suffer from abra
sions of the skin ou the neck during
the summer work, and this Is so se
vere in many cases ns to keep the
horse from doing a full day's work.
Try this plan of treating the farm
borse during the season of hard work:
After feeding the horse, brush off all
perspiration with a soft brush, or, bet
ter still, wipe it off with a large cloth.
Then with tepid water, sponge the
bend, neck nnd shoulders and wipe
dry with a clean cloth. If the shoul
ders show Indications of soreness, rub
over them a little vaseline and let it
remain over night See thut tbe col
lar worn fits well, and after taking It
off wipe It thoroughly with a damp
clotb nnd hang it where it will be
thoroughly dry iu the morning. Indi
ana Farmer,
An Arms' or Four Cowa.
One bas but to look over tbe United
States census of milk production to be
convinced that we have on ur farms
a great army of very poor cows,' as
well as a small army of good ones.
The army of poor cows outnumbers
the army of good ones, and that Is the
'reason that on the ordinary farm and
on the average the cow does not pay
for ber feed. This is a remarkable
statement, but we hove beeu unable
to find that It Is fnls, much as we
would like to. The figures of the cow
population for the country approach
lS.ooo.OOO. Of this number at least
balf should be disposed of as fast ns
new cows con be put In their places.
With the poorer hulf out of the way
the farmer would make as much mon
ey as he does at the present time and
be relieved of half of the labor nud
a large shore of the expense. When
the value of the labor saved was tak
en into consideration and added to tbe
feed saved It would be found that the
change was equal to a profit instead
of a loss.
Feeding Olit Hra. t
As long as tbe old bens will lay It Is
not wise to market them, but - they
must be closely watched in late sum
mer and fall, especlully after they go
into winter quarters, so that If they
stop laying they con be prepared for
market as quickly ns possible. It bos
been found thnt old hens will lay Into
the winter for a considerable period If
some pains are takeu to feed them
during late summer while they are
on the range. One of the best foods
for this period is peas, using the field
peas and feeding tbem raw after being
cracked or cooking them aud feeding
as a mash wltb bran.
This feed incites egg production
and keeps the bens In good clndltlon
without making them over fat; at the
same time they -are In such good condi
tion that should they stop laying, they
enn be fattened for market at small
expense. The plan Is worth trying,
for one of the losses of the poultry
business comes from spendlug too
much In fattening tbe bens for market
after they have stopped laying.
Farmers' Home Journal.
Mnsitkjnl or Cholera.
The fatul disease of fowls, known as
cholera, Is still about as speedy to kill
and as bard to cure as ever. But more
Is being found out along that line year
by year. Tbe process of curing or
making proof agulust the disease by
luoculutlon, some ns for smallpox In
buuinn beings, bas been tried success
fully, but Is as yet hardly practical
for poultry keepers. Something may
be done In the way of prevention.
It Is suspected that the disease Is
carried from ynrd to yard by such
birds ns sparrows, and. possibly, also
by insects. Hence, In diseased neigh
borhoods anything that reduces the
opportunities of spread In such ways
Is a protection. Care should be taken
that it Is not conveyed from one yard
to another on the shoes of attendants.
Cleanliness and use of disinfectants ia
always a preventative of all such dis
eases. In case of an outbrpok, nbottt all
that amounts to much in a practical
way is to Instantly sepnrnte the sick
birds and kill them or keep them out
of the way, rleon up the premises, dis
infect with sulphute of copper in wa
ter. It Is a filth disease, same In this
respect as human cholorn, nnd will
probnbly disappear If the time ever
comes when all poultry keepers ore
forced by law or public opinion to keep
their fowls In n decent condition.
American Cultivator.
Oats and Corn For Horses.
A correspondent writes the Indiana
Farmer: What has been found to be
the best proortions of oats und corn
for feeding work horses? Some here
cluliu that corn Is the best for horses
that are worked hard, nnd they feed It
exclusively. Would not some outs ns
well us corn make a better horse feed?
In answer, that paper says: "We
quote from Professor W. A. Henry, of
the Wisconsin Station, who Is excel
lent authority on feeds und feeding.
He says:
"Oots ore the ideal grain food for
horses, the kernel proper containing
a large a mount of nutriment. The
hulls surrounding the grain give the
material bulk, tending thereby to pie
vent overfeeding and at the some time
rendering the food light and easy ol
digestion by the fluids of the stomach.
Where horses are bard worked one
should depart from ou oat ration with
caution and learn by experience what
can be accomplished. The farmet
might well try bran nnd gluten feed as
partial substitutes for oats. Remem
ber thnt bran is light nnd partially
Inert, so that It may take the place of
a small portion of bay formerly con
sumed. On the other bund, it fur
nishes to the horse probably three
fifths or three-fourths ns much nutri
ments ns the same weight of oats,
nnd almost or quite ns rich as the car
bohydrates. In the trial way reduce
the oat allowance one-third nud substi
tute a mixture of bran nnd gluten
feed, equal parts of weight.
Remember, too, thnt corn can always
be fed to horses with satisfaction.
There is a limit, however, to Its use,
aud In such cases as thosethe supply
should not be large. For one feed
each day allow a couple of pounds of
corn for the same weight of oats. The
corn will furnish more energy than
the same weight of oats. Remember
that corn causes horses to sweat easi
ly If'fed In large quantity. It is better
winter than summer food, though
some may be fed in tbe summer. Corn
Is a strong, hearty food and Is highly
appreciated by bard worked horses,
because it does furnish so much ener
gy. In the southern part of the corn
belt horses live almost entirely upon
corn. Further north, where oats, are
the main crop, they subsist almost en
tirely on the latter grain. A combin
ation of the two will usually prove
more economical and better than to
feed either so exclusively as is cus
tomary. .
Filling the Silo.
Each year finds a larger number of
Americans farms where silos are to
be filled. The best dairymen for some
years have realized the value of a
silo, whether they were fortunate
enough to possess one or not, aud more
recently steer feeders, sheep feeders
and breeders have also realized tbe
value of,corn silage lu economic agri
culture. Tbe two principal objections raised
to tbe silo are the cost of tbe silo it
self and the cost of filling It. The con
struction of more expensive but real
ly cheaper silos has partly silenced
tlose offering the first objection, aud
more business like methods of filling
are silencing those offering the latter.
While some farmers still fill their
silos with the regular furm help, and
take two or more weeks at It, the num
ber of those who hire extra help or
change with their neighbors, is yearly
on the Increase, We have tried both
methods, and we find that we can fill
the silo with a good sized crew cheap
er than with o small one, and get tbe
corn In better condition. We hire tbe
corn cut at $1 per acre, and we fui
nlsh the twine, and consider thjs much
cheaper than owning a binder, wbeu
our teams will all be needed to haul
corn. ..''.'
I own, In partnership with - two
neighbors, a twenty-Inch feed cutter
with self-feeding table, and Its capaci
ty is what you con get to it. We keep
four teams at work, and ore nble to
fill our 170 ton silos In three days. One
man is kept In the silo constantly to
spread the silage, nud even with the
aid of a chute Is the busiest man on
the Job. '
We hire an engine at $4 per day, ln
eluding man, and be oils and looks af
ter the cutter also. If we were to buy
a cutter now, would certainly look
carefully Into tbe merits of tbe cutters
with blower attachments.
The proper time to fill Is when tbe
corn Is ripe enough to cut for grain,
or wbeu the busks and lower leaves
begin to turn. If the corn Is as ma
ture as It should be It needs no wilt
ing, and tiie sooner it goes from tbe
field to silo the better.
Another advantage of rapid flu.Ug
Is found when In a year like last yenr,
or as this promises to be in Wiscon
sin, the corn Is very late, it can be left
till frost comes and then be hurried
In before It Is damaged nearly as much
as It would be If cut too green, -'
Very few. Indeed, who bud ever bad
good silage, aud were engaged In dab
rying or live stock husbandry, would
ever be without It. Our silos were
first filled In 1&S8, nnd have been fill
every yeur since, and we would io
care to keep house without sllitgt it
the barn.-Churle L. Hill, in Piuirlt
Farmer.
New York City. Coats with narrow
vest fronts make one of the smartest
of all models for the coming season
and allow of combinations galore. This
COAT WITH VKSJT FRONT,
one Is exceptlonably desirable, as It is
fitted by means of tbe seams wblcb
extend to tbe shoulder and give taper
ing lines to tbe II go re. As Illustrated
It is made of nut brown broadcloth
wltb the vest of velvet snd trimming
A LATH DESIGN
of fancy braid, but all suitings and all
materials fur separate routs are ap
propriate, and tbe vest can be of
contrasting clotb. silk brocade or vel
vet, us may be preferred.
The coat Is made with fronts tlult
are cut iu two portions ench, backs,
aide-backs and iiutler-nrm gores, ihe
side-backs being lapped over onlo tbe
backs below the wuict line. The sleeves
are tbe new one which ure full at
the shoulders but plain ut the wrists,
where they are finished with roll-over
cuffs. The narrow vest is separate and
attached under the fronts, the closing
being made ut the centre
The quantity of material required
for the medium size is four and three
fourth yards twenty-seven Inches wide,
two nnd three-fourth yards forty-four
Inches wide or two and one-half yards
fifty-two Inches wide, with three-fourth
yards of velvet and two nnd one bulf
yards of braid to make us illustrated.
A TaflVtM down.
Another tufi'etn gown, a rich shnde of
blue, but made with a rather long
skirt, but the prospective weurer hap
pens to be shorter Ihun she should be
to conform to the present Ideal, and
she adds to ber inches by wearing long
gowns. An additional roasou for cut
ting this one long wus that It hud two
wide bauds simulating tucks above
the hem. These were trimmed wltb
blue and white fancy bruld. Tbe cupe,
which look tbe place of a bolero or
Jacket, wus pointed In the front and
reached to the top .of the high girdle.
It was shorter ou the sides aud drooped
again In tbe back. Throe rows of braid
trimmed the cape, and the turn-over
The Popular t'lunrlna Veil.
The flowing veil Is enjoying great
popularity. Kvery other woiuuu one
meets carries ou her bead a waving
length of chiffon. Tbe style of bat
makes no difference, so long as it is
ot a real fancy dress bnt.
... A Mew Suada of Oranaa.
Tbe new shade of orange is very no
ticeable on bats, aud tbe shops, display
many pretty combinations, especially
In tbe ready-to-wear variety.
Tho rekla Silk.
The striped black and white or gray
nd white silks known Pekln are
having a decided vogue lu Paris, and
one very amurt model In this material
ia made with blouse bolero whose
smoking Jacket revers of black faille
turn away from a severe waistcoat ot
wblte satin and a creamy lace Jibot.
Tbe triple puff sleeves of the silk bave
long white satin cuffs buttoued c'sely
around tbe arut and rieact:-, -0t
tu tbe elbow, where they meet a little
fumed back curt of tbe black faille.
shawl collar was trimmed ft'itu taffeta
covered buttons and blue braid loops.
hailmt 1-nVrts.
Shaded effects are very much the
fashion Just now. They ore seen In
ribbon and in accordion pleated chiffon.
Gray In nil the shades, ranging from
deep gun metal to almost white, and
from the deepest church violet to pale
lavender. Is the favorite tint. In feath
ers there Is a long plume shaded from
the faintest pink to o deep flume color.
Hlouie r Mhlrt U'nUI,
The vest effect bus extended even to
the shirt waist and Is to be found In
many of the latest und most attractive
models. This one Is made of one of
tbe new small plaids, in brown wltb
threads of tan color nud while, and Is
combined wltb vest and trimmings of
white broadcloth edged with fancy
braid and finished with little gold but
tons. The fancy collar Is hu attrac
tive feature and the sleeves are tbe
new ones which ore full ut the shoul
ders with wide cuffs, while the closing
Is mode Invisibly at the left of tbe
front beneath tbe edge of tbe box
pleat.
The waist consists of the fitted foun
dation, which can be mied or omitted,
us preferred, fronts nud backs. Tbe
buck Is laid in two box pleats which
extend from the shoulders to tbe waist
and give tapering lines, the fronts In
n box pleut ut ench edge of the vest
and outward-turning pleats at the
shoulders. Tbe vest portion is separ-
BY MAY MANTON.
ate uud is attached beucuth tbe box
pleats, und the fancy collar is arranged
oVvr tbe fronts ou iudicuted lines. Tbe
sleeves are cut iu one piece each, gath
ered and attached to the cuffs aud at
the waist Is worn u shaped belt.
The , quantity , of muterlul required
for the medium size is four and one
half yards 'twenty-one inches wide,
four and oiie-fourth yards twenty-seven
Inches wide or twouudoite-fourtb yards
buouss ou buiiiT WA.ar.
forty-four Inches wide, with one aud
one-eighth yards In any wldtb for vest
and trimmings and seven and one
fourth yards of braid.
Chenille For Latest Hat.
Chenille la the favorite material for
bats. Some bave crowns of clotb and
chenille woveu in and out and forming
a trellis. In others the clotb Is replaced
by silk, wblcb Is much lighter. Tbe
chenille brims arc vory becoming.
Velvet Slippers Fur KveulaaT.
" A new wrlukle for evening wear la
tbe velvet slippers. They ure extreme
ly beautiful iu tbe delicate shades and
even wore so In black.
Tka Oouila la lawalrjr.
Many amusing breloques are also
worn on these long chains, says tbo
Loudon Express. These chulus aro of
Ichased matt gold or silver, and repre-
vui imivH uiuiiii, iu (.'UUJIC alti
tudes. Rubles serve as eyes. Those
wbo bave coral are now using It to
good advantage, since loLg strings of
tbese beads are extremely effective ,
wbeu worn over the popular wblte
bodices. Usually such long strings are
pHksed several times around tbe neck
and then allowed to fall Just below
tbe waist-Hue.