i AThanksgiving Thought J 0 ER fields tlit frost hu gleaned, tnd woods The wind has winnowed bare, And gardens, where the last late flowers Droop in the chilly air. Ere yet the little twinkling stars Among the clouds are born, The new moon in the evening sky Displays her curving horn. 1 ."V. Delicious r ?y and "Dainty Dishes t: III Hi' : v.r AN UNEXPECTED By EDWARD JONAS W'EKK from to-day will be Tt,n..l .t. .M ....if JA I enee Martin to his friend, J Frank Wheeler, us tliey fffEl were walking home from IS school, i rank, though, but twelve yeurs of age, had to help support his wid owed mother and Ills two sisters. Hell nti'l P.dith. He knew there was no fun for him on Thanksgiving, so he hii swered with a deep sigh, "Ye., Thanks giving will he here almost too soon. "Almost ton soon!" cried Clarence at the top of his voice. "Why. I can't wait till It conies. My uncle and aunt are coming to visit us, anil we will liave n very good time. Hut I must leave you now. fiou't forget the con test," and with a cheery good-bye, the boys parted. That night both Clarence and Frank were busily bending over their books, for the teacher had promised to give a fine prize to the boy who could an swer all the questions in the geograph ical contest. 'I can't learn this." sighed Clarence. "'But you must try. my son." an swercd his mother, "and you will sure ly succeed." MAKING THE! CHOICE. t'hiieur- and Frank were the best pupils in th- m IhioI. and Ihey knew the prize would belong either In one or the jtlier. Tin- ibiy of the contest came, and all were ready to begin. At the end It whs found that the prlr. belonged to Frank Wheeier. uml the principal linndcil him a ." Kld piece, with many eorratnlatioiu. For the llr-t time Clareiiee win Jeal ous, and !" detfitiilueil tu avenue him elf -. .ve wis d;;iwlng near b thought this a good tlma to play a jok. IU was walking down the street th afternoon of tba cod xt, wkn he met hi chotn, Jamea El sum, and, Ulllag blm of hi plan, togged btsa to moot aim oa tot cor- "Bl Was ALBKAPT 0IHHD, D IT 71 7 1 t Behold, the grain is harvested, The birds have flown away, The corn is shelled, the oats are threshcJ, It h Thanksgiving Day; And yonder, high above the trees And meadows crisped and sere. The Reaper hangs His sickle up Until another year D rinks 111 Pi-!'1!" r" THANKSGIVING ner that evening. Clarence came home that afternoon feeling 111 at ease. Ills restlessness did not escape unnoticed by his sister Kvelyn, who was watch ing him closely, and when he said he was going out that evening she fol lowed him. Clarence went straight to the comer, where he met James. "Well," said the latter, "ure you ready to tell nie your plan?" "Yes," answered Clarence, "but you had better come up in our barn." So off they trotted, closely followed by Evelyn. Once In the barn, they bolted the door and seated themselves comfortably ou some old scrap bags, when Clarence divulged his scheme. "You know," he began, "that Frank has won the prize, when I wanted it so much." "Well, what of it? What has that to do with fun?" questioned .lames. "I will tell you," answered Clarence. "We will till bags and other things with stones and sand, pack them In a basket, put tneni on Frank's doorstep and watch the fun." "CapltaK" shouted .Tames. "Hush;" some one will hear you," said Clarence. -- '-1 Hut he was already overheard by Kvelyn, and she in her mind was form ing u plan. "To-morrow night," continued Clar ence, "we will meet here and 111) the bags so all will be ready. Hut now we must In- going." and so they parted. In his own home Frank Wheeler was exceedingly happy. fur now. he though I. tlirunu'li his good fortune, Ihey conld have a Thank-giving din ner. Hut. after considering that they all needed clothes. It wa .leclded that his money should be spent in another way. Frank fell iilsuppoiuted about It. but his spirits kept up bravely and he united patiently, thinking that, per haps, he could get extra work, He trieil all over, but never In all the days Unit passed could he find uny. so Tliunksghlii- iiut pass without Un hoped for dinner The night hef ,re the plan hud been purtly carried out Kvelyn Murtln stealthily crept from the house mid hurried to the barn. She carried vari ous parcels In her arms und seemed frightened lest she might be seen. "I will buttle them." she said to her self. "They shull not pluy audi mean tricks on a poor family. " and she hur riedly took the hugs from the targe basket, and put others In their places. When she finished she stole buck to the house, She noticed Clarence smile mischievously, and thought that he would not see "the fun." All that day Frank Wheeler contin ued his search for work, but bad been sadly disappointed. "Bo of good cheer, id boy," tald bit 5 ji mother, "and trust In God. He will surely help us." "Mnmmu," said little Bill, "arc w going to have turkey and pumpkin pie, like other people?" This wistful query pierced Frnnk'i tender heart, and lie thought. "If 1 only had some money!" Then ha broke down completely. "Iinn't lake it so hard." said htf iiiol her. and she coaxed a smile to hi lips: but the Ihi.v's heart was heavy with discouragement. "The great day at last!" exclaimed flat'cucc .Martin, as he thought of III a trick. That night two boys stole to the bnrn and carried the huge basket Info th street. They went directly to th Wheeler cottage, and. rapping loudly, set their burden ou the steps and hid near the lndovv. The knock was soon answered by Mrs. Wheeler, who exclaimed, "Clarence! come and see thlsH large basket of goodies!" The hearts of the boys under the win dow gave a sting of remorse. Itnt what was their nstoiilslnncn vV-n raw i wmMw 1 TUB PSYCHOLOGICAL MOMKST, they heard the words, "Turkey, pump kin pie, apples and pudding." called out by Frank. They conld not believe their ears. At last Martin whispered. "Some one must have heard us, for I thought I heard a step that night li the barn." And both boys returned home, each secretly pleased that their plan had miscarried, and that there was Joy Ir the little cottage Instej.d of disappoint ment and Indignation. Detroit Free Press. A Tlirrefolil Sis-nlflrnm-A. In olden times the Thanksgiving eel ebratlou had a threefold significance the sportive, festal and religious phases. Except in obscure corners ot t RW H. r. ... lt (li'U-ET" New Kngland the Thanksgiving eve rallle of turkeys, geese, ducks and chickens Is no longer a part of the an nual program. Iiuring these raftlen the shrewd Yankee "bunker" never lost an opportunity to unload tough birds when the gambling fever was at lis height. Hut If we have no longer the ralfle as a Thanksgiving accom paniment we still have its legitimate successor-the very exciting and di verting game of keuo. This game Is carried ou in secluded back rooms of many prominent places during the fes tal season, when it Is the height of the "dead game sport's" ambition fo win a Thanksgiving turkey; and he will often spend the price of numerous tur keys for the satisfaction of winning one. I. Ike the rattle, the old time shooting matches are also almost ex tinct, though Ihey still obtain In some sections of the country; nolubly the far West. ' 7 . -i .. via About the Sow. When a sow has proved hrrself to be a regular breeder, has large, healthy liters ot regular Intervals, and has In variably such a good flow of milk as Insures the proper suckling of the .voting porkers, then keep such a sow as n breeder Just as long as she proves profitable, for the older she gets the better will be her pigs until she sets beyond the breeding age. IioiiH Cut the Cow's Itnllon. The high price of grain the most of the time for several veurs has caused many dairymen to give scanty rations to their stock with the mistaken Idea that milch cows would get a rest and do as well or better than when n full ration was given. The goo. cows of t;ie present t.me are the result of the good care and feed of the cows ot the past. The good cows of the future will be the offsprin of c .ws that have goou care continually a.: the present time. J. H. Andre. In The F.plloinlst. tVorkliisr Itrooil Mares, Most horse breeders prefer Hint liinrea Iti fi-i.il ulw.nM l,o. n..l.. i-Ai-ii-iPc in uit inriij oi ngui won;, out Jerking and straining should be avoid ed under all circumstances. For best results It Is n good plan to use three horses for work that would be re quired of two under ordinary circum stances. This is not done nt an ad ditional expense of one-third, because three horses will do moie work than two, if the speed alone considered. Then It often happens that plows and cultivators may be set an Inch or two . deeper and the exlr.t work thus nccom I pllshed Is worih n go.d deal, although I It may not show on the surface. A : man can drive three horses faster than I two and rest his at tli-j end of the row. Here Tnilustry Frnniatilfl. IIors breeding, when Judiciously car ried on, has always been and Is likely to be a protltulile bf ; --.- fni- the Anicricsjn fanner. The gr-at danger , In the business is that ni ; es-nt time, owing to the fact that horses J are scarce, the horse of no particular j breed or class Is commanding a fair price, and many farmers are led to re ; gard a horse of this kind ns n proiit i able animal to produce. Such horses should not be bred, because, even when I the greatest ca"- nud precaution possl- ble are taken In breeding for definite types, there will always be a large ! number of the so-called mlslils. which i are the first class of horses to be af fected by overproduction or any other thing that Is likely to cause a depres 1 slon In the market. Indiana Farmer. Waslilns Irlah Totntor. I A Michigan farmer who handles over ; 2Kji bu.-hels of potatoes each year, : washes every bushel. He says: i "For five years I have washed nil i potatoes and have never lost r. bushel I by rot after I put them away in the i cellar. I pick tip the potatoes ns fast j us they nr.- iIul". They are then hauled ! to a suitable rack for washing, where j n mill hose Is turned on them with 40 1 lbs. pressure, in this way 100 bushels nre washed clean enough in 10 minutes l to bake or boil. I let them lie for a few miuuies only, then pick them up and put in one bushel crates, nfter which they stand In the sun or wind for from two to three hours, long enough to dry nicely, The potatoes nre then packed a.vay In a cool, dry cellar, where they remain until wanted, for use or to sell. I have found this to be the most practical way to enre for potatoes or other root;. The potutoes being In bushel criiles are ready fo sell by the load or bushel and can be handled very quickly and cheaply. No measuring Is necessary, no weighing Is required nil ready to sell, use or plant." Na tional Fruit Grower. ' Potnsti In Asritculture. Official statistics show that the Her man mines produced In l!XKi, I,5"i7,213 tons of kaluite, worth at current prices $.VJ(iS,l."4, and S,b"G,7"l tons of other potash sails, valued at $I.UTu,'J12. Of the kainite and sylvltilte 01, US." tons were exported to various countries, and of this amount 'Jlo.'Wi tons, or more than .rl per cent, was taken by the T'nlted States, where It was used mainly in the manufacture of chemical fertilizers. The remainder, something over a million tons of crude min erals, vvus used for fertilizing the farms and gardens of Germany, with results so startling and Incontestable that they may well serve us on object lesson for agricultural scientists In other countries. Kxai t official records, in which only the percentage of potash contained In the raw minerals used Is tuken Into account, show that the con sumption of potash salts In German agriculture Increased from 51,282 tons ill 1.S02 to l.'iO.OOO 111 I'.HKJ-tuat is trebled In ten years. During this period there has been a Rteady advance in the yield of the staple farm crops which corresponds closely from year to year to the u mount of potash used. Brief Farm Comment. The following notes are culled from the Massachusetts l'loughman. The cow will make most milk from corn put Into a silo, husk and all. Let It be nearly ripe. J. L. Hills, Bur lington, Vt. ' We have used cement floors with boards tinder the cows, and they are all ligut.-W. h. Carlyle, Madison, Wis. The men quit exactly at six o'clock, throw the horses n Utile hay and off to the corner grocery. Farm labor la so sea lie in this neighborhood that in many families the women of the house hold are out iu the fields plowing and harrowing. Of course, that necessi tates letting the housework tnke cure of Itself, a no one dreams of looking for a servant any more. They are as extinct as the Hodo.-C. C. L., Middle field, Conn. , Many people believe that If a corn field It caught by the frost that tba silage will be worthless, but my ex perience baa been that there was not enough difference to be noticeable. At far aa I can see, the cattle eat it and do aa well with It, providing always that tba corn la matured. C. P. Good rich, Ft. Atkinson. Wis. V sample not unusual in the results I following tile dralnnge In Wisconsin marshes is that of a forty-ncre trad which was previously listed on the tax toll ns "swampland." It was consid ered waste space, with the exception that an inferior quality and scant quantity of lmirsli grass and weedf were produced, nnd peg shoes were re quired to enable teams to work upon It. The place was tile drained at a cost of per acre, nnd the hitter pro duced ns large crops of corn nnd liny ns regular farm lands costing hlg'j prices. E. Itclchenbnch, Jvllerson, Wis. Protrrt the lluintili-beea. The bumblebee Is one of the most valuable farm assistants known to the agriculturist, lie Is necessary In the pollenizlng of blossoms In the on-hard and meadows. He destroys but little fruit, nnd seldom attacks the cherry or npple until It Is too ripe for mnrket or family use. His mission on enrth Is that of peace and prosperity. In Germany his life Is protected by legis lative enactments. Here he is chased about by the farmer boys nnd killed on sight. His services as a farm and orchard assistant nre not opprechtted. lied clover blossoms do not form seed until the pollen Is thoroughly mixed. For this reason, It Is argued In many sections of the country, the first crop of clover Is a failure ns a seed producer The bumblebee does not come from his winter resting place In time to work ou tho clover blossoms, nnd hence the pollen is not handled as It should be to form seeds. In the early days of ngrlvillure this was merely n theory. Now It Is published ns n fact, nnd not denied by any one nt nil familiar with the nature of plant life. Some Interesting experiments have been conducted at agricultural colleges to demonstrate the vnlue of the bum blebee In growing red clover seed. Last year nt the Iowa station patches of clover heads were covered with mosquito netting nnd similar sized areas left uncovered. The experimen tal plats were six feet square. Cov ered patches for the first crop gavo no seed, while those uncovered returned 10 per cent of an ordinary crop. For the second crop the covered plants seeding were only two. while those un covered numbered C12 that produced seed. Plants near the nests of the bumble bees always produce the best crops of seed. In n space of six square feet over two thousand heads of red clover formed excellent seed. The bumble bees had built nests in the clusters of clover roots. Those who nre Inclined to kill every bee that conies about should study the nature of bees nnd plant life. The bees nre perfectly harmless. They never try to wage a warfare on "any person except In de fense of their homes or lives. Let them nlone, nnd they will make tho farmer and orchnrdist rich and thereby help In building tip the country. Seattle rost-Intelll'enctr. Bnsnlta of Intenaa Cultivation. , I now have the second crop In tho barn from my eleven nnd one-eighth, acre field, which Is nil I have down to grass this year. The first crop yield was 120,173 pounds, tho second crop ri,i."iO pounds; total for the year on the eleven nnd one-eighth acres, 17"i,82.'I pounds over seven nnd three-quarter tons to the ncre In the two crops. The seven-eighths acre field, now seeded fifteen years, cut this year: First crop, 1-1,728 pounds; second crop, 7Ki() pounds; total, 22.378 pounds. Please notice this year In the two crops over eleven tons. I think the yield remarkable for the fifteenth year after seeding over eleven tons of well dried hay. One word In the matter of dry lug my hay. The first crop this year had an average of three full days' good sunshine, The second crop had eight days without rain, five oT them bright sunshine. It was well teddered and spread nnd heaped up every night. This is my method of drying hay. If readers will send me a two-cent stamp, I will tell tuein how to produce similar crops. I have promised to rive results of my 1425 Japanese plum trees, nnd here they are: The orchard covers five and a half acres; the trees are set twelve feft on centre apnrt iu true rows nt right angles 100 Ked Junes, 72.1 Abun dance, rOt) Hurbanks and 100 Wick sons. The first year nfter setting the blossoms were full, but frost killed them. The second year the blossoms were full and produced f00 large basket. The' third year the blossoms were full and produced l!SO0 large baskets. The fourth year the blossoms were full, but frost cut nil the fruit off. The fifth year the blos soms were full, and produced 8000 large baskets, final results of thla year's crop. The plums, when allowed to ripen fully on the trees aud sold In the home market, brought an average ot about 45 cents a banket, but wlien picked greener, which Is necessary for out side market, the price was less, so that so far ns I can see I came out square, the receipts and cost about balancing. The second and third ycur gave about the r-auie results. Now, I think if I had only from 200 to COO trees, Just what I could handle myself, with the aid of some light help, find the plums could have been allowed to ripen more fully, and with a borne market I would have done very well. The difficulty with my plums I tbey mature too quick. The Wlcksons are the best In that respect. With them you have trn dnys to tw.i weeks, but they are shy bearers. One has hardly a week with tho Red Junes, Hurbanks and Abundance, and, with a storm or two mixed at that, aa I bad this year, the time I limited. The only relief there was In the time of tbete plums waa one week's difference Iu time of ripening, but for that I could uot have bandied half the crop. George Y Clark, In Tribune Faruer. What It Coal. In opening a new pier at Menat. Bridge, a Welsh watering-place, Mr.' Lloyd-George said that of the 170,000 tho pier bad cost, $12,500 bad gone in Ib..I . It .. . I I lty could go to Parliament, lawyer , bad to be engaged, "and," be . added, "then heareu belp the local authorl-' tlea,' -- New York Clty.-Ilnln coats always linve been essential to comfort, but never so attractive nnd comfortable as at the present time when really IIS8KS' RAtN COAT. handsome cloths are made water proof. This very desirable model is de signed for yonn girls nnd completely covers the dress. As Illustrated It Is A LATE DESIGN made of tan colored craveuette cloth and It stitched with cortlcelll silk nt edges and trimmed with tiny woolen braid, but all rainproof cloths are ap propriate and, when liked, the cape can he ouilttcd nud the coat left plain. The wide sleeves ure a particularly advantageous feature as they allow of wearing over those of the waist without Inconvenience or danger or rumpling. The coat Is made with fronts and back, fitted by means of shoulder and uuder-arm seams. The back Is full ami partially confined at the waist line by means of a strap held by buttons. The sleeves nre made In one piece eucti nnd finished with roll over cuffs and the cape Is circular. The little flat collar Is Joined to the neck and rolled over with the fronts to form lapels. The quantity of material required for the medium size (fourteen yearsi is four and one talf yurds 1 forty-oue Inches wide, or three yards ftfty-eight inches wide. . Cnat-T.lla. Very many coats slant away In the skirts. Some pretty Utile examples ure cut away en punier. This Is quaintly coquettish. Much more extreme and Very greatly- liked for dressy toilettes are the long lulls, at the hack only, which distinguish a number of smart costumes. In most Instances the couls of which these streamer-like tails are a part are of velvet over skirts of cloth or silk. More truly In the spirit of la Merrellleuse of the time of the Direc tory la the coat with lace tails. Such a garment 1 a part of a creation des tined to appear at a reception. The dress U In the exquisite iv-olre hues, with some abudiugs of Persian color ing. At the front or this much-cutaway coat there' any. amount of lace rlchni-ss to balance the streaming sec tion vvblch Boat out the full length of the skirt. These lulls are edged with tuluk. i r Tai Bsbii's Urets. . ' The baby' dresses are made much shorter than tbey were a generation or le ago. Nowaday It 1 remtp,Hereil that If a child I to bav good i -ag leg be must begin early to exercise tbein, and o tb extreme length eoui f sidered sensible Is thirty Inches for a long slip, says Harper's Hazar. A dainty hem and sometimes, fur an elab orate dress, a sheer tialusouk ruilln with a lace edge win'v-d on. Is the flniili around the foot of the tine slips. KxIriMiic I'H'llllIM, All women of goo 1 taste, no mattet whether they be beires-o-s or work to support ilieiiiselves. never adopt the extreme of any rashion. The long front of the bodice, so. becoming to stout women, would still be In favor If It had not been overdone by women of poor taste. The lines of the figure are Improved by the cutting of the bodice a trifle long nnd lilting the skirt baud" a trllle In the back. The extreme style, however, Is In decidedly bad taste. ftrln-s i If ki Trliiiiiilntia. Strings of thin satin are by no means exeeptlonal. und make an effective fin ish to picture hats, says the Millinery Trade Itevlew. Hlaek liberty strings are attached under the brim of n black velvet hat, and knott'il together once, so that the knots rest fin the wearer's right shoulder. This l.nt has the brim somewhat rulsed on the right side, while curving down in 'he brim. The trimming consists of loops of the rib bon, each pleated Into the shape of n dahlia petal, arranged In two halves, embracing two-thirds of the crown, Joined by a handsome cut steel buckle of shield shape, nnd ii plume of ostrich tips placed rather far b.-.ck. T!i Mml- rn rirnifnre. The old-fashioned pine fore of child hood, has bi'cn minuted for modern grown-up use In n very smart and con venient fashion. The modern plnnfore Is of Japanese silk cut in one piece, BY MAY MANTON. with a large yoke aud some gather. It Is Intended to protect a more elab orate govvu. and c-an be drawn In with a sush If desired. It perfectly serve the purpose of a pinafore without Im parting an uppearunce of dowdlness. " I.tk O'af uttoo ' anil I'ull Coat Sleen.e. The new coat sleeves are rll full at the shoulders, but nevertheless offer variety Inasmuch ns both the "leg o' mutton" sort, which nre plain at the wrists, and those that are gathered or pleated Into cuffs are equally correct The two models shown are admirable In every way and will be found pecu liarly well adapted to remodeling. The sleeve to the left Is shown ,in brown broadcloth stitched with cortl celll silk aud finished wltb piping of velvet. The one to the right Is In bot tle green cheviot simply stitched in tailor style and finished wltb handsome buttons. The full sleeve Is plentel at both up per and lower edges, the pleats at the cuff being collected In a narrow space at the outer portion. . The cuff I shaped and the wider end Is lapped over the narrower. The sleeve to th right Is cut I t two pieces und In tru "leg o'mutton" style la large and full above the elbows, plain and snug fit ting below. The quantity of material required "iko o'Mirrroti " Ai rcn coat . ai.KSVEH. for sleeve of ellher style in the medi um ! 4 two yard twenty-seven Inches wide, or oue yard forty-four or fifty-two Ocbea wide. f
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