THE FOOLISH POLK.
Xietn-ren Jifc' gates ofmratery
Throng solemn men nnd wine,
.Vith scales to tvukIi the things that ha,
To lift, reject and prize;
Long; bowed beneath their wisdom's yoke
' They ponder an in meet ;
But we, we be the foolish folk
j Who know the world ia sweet.
Scholar and ange and fearful priest
They trudge a diurnal quest,
And marvel if the great be least
Or if the leant be best;
Weighs each the worth of prince or kind
'Neath cowl and cap and hood;
But we, we be the fooliali kind
Who know the world ia good.
O -" O "aw, o . 0
A MIX-UP WITH CUPID.
How the Cod of Love Worked in Disuse.
BtRTRAND
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ri:.VR huntiu' don't always
5 turn out Just tho way
you ve got tt ngureii, vol
unteered Jack Gordon
from bis perch on the top
rail or the horse corral. "Sometime
you hunt the bear, mid sometime the
bear hunt you and once In a while
extraneous circumstances, ns the Pro
fessor calls 'em, hops lti and mixes
things up In good shape."
Jack deftly twisted paper and tobac
co into a brown cylinder; the touch of
match sent blue spirals of smoke
curling up above his head. He leaned
back against a post and breathed a
deep sigh of content.
Across the bottom of the canon a
cozy cabin nestled close under the
brown earth wall that slanted back
toward the hills. Snowy lace curtains
nd pots of green leavd, flowering
things In the windows proclaimed a
feminine presence. At one end of the
cabin a brown bear paced ceaselessly
(o and fro with the stealthy, noiseless
tread of his kind.
"Why Is It," I queried, plaintively,
"that when I ask you anything about
that bear you always appear to be
struggling with some strong emotion?
And yesterday, when I remarked to
Tony that 'Cupid' was a rather pecu
liar name for a creature as ungainly
s a bear, he got as red In the face as
a turkey gobbler. What's the Joke?"
"Well, I'll tell you," said Jack, "and
you can Judge for yourself. Last.
aprlng they had a big horse round-up
along the river here. Three or four
outfits throwed In together and ran a
Wagon for about a month. There was
Jots of stray horses In this country
then, and one or two outfits In the,
Judith basin sent men down to ride
With us. Tony was workln for the
D-cross, ond they sent him down be
cause he was familiar with this couu
try. "There was quite a bunch of lis
fourteen riders, I guess. The Profes
sor was ruuniu' the layout, and the
.way we got over the country wasn't
slow. One day we moved down and
camped on the mouth of the Mussel
shell; there was a little bunch of wild
borses running on the river ten miles
cr so below there that the Professor
wanted mighty bad. So next morning
be tells Tony and me to mount our
ridge runners, for he wanted us to
ride the river bottom and get that
bunch of broom-tails.
"You never was on a round-up with
the Professor was you, Kid? Don't
ever go! Life nln't worth livln' then.
He forgets about bugs and beetles and
rock formations long enough to send
you out on herd or on circle, and then
goes to medliatin' about things that
would give a Powder River horse
wrangler tho lockjaw to talk about.
Petrified things trees and fish and
Shells which Is common as dirt In this
country, lias a horrible fascination for
blm. Once he sent Hud Wilkes and me
to hold a herd, find then clean forgot
us till It was time to sit the night
guard. We come in pretty hostile, but
When the Professor fixed his mild gray
eyes on us kind o' reproachful, we
faded away, and looked around or a
prairie dog hole that wo could crawl
Into.
"That was his way, so we had to
figure on getting those horses without
any help from him. After starting us
out, he'd forget we was on the earth,
and If we run our horses down and got
afoot, we knew we'd have to walk to
camp which was against our religious
principles, to say nothing of the way
the rest of the crowd would roast us.
"We poked along slow, keepln an
eye open for horses. We'd rode along
the ridges till we come to the lower
edge of Sun-Dance Flat, where this
particular bunch was supposed to be.
As we was amblln' down the hill Into
the river bottom, I sees something
pokln' around among the sagebrush,
.which growed like young trees along
there. I could see It wasn't no horse
and it didn't much resemble a cow. I
was try In to figure out what It was
before I said anything, when Tony
Who's got an eye on hi in like an eagle
-blurts out, 'A bear, b'gosk!'
"And It was, sure enough; a big
brown cuss, nosin' around In the
brusb like he'd lost something. We
loped down toward blm, Tony cussln'
considerable as wa went along.
"I might a-knowed,' be growled,
'that If I strayed down Into this God
forsaken country without a gun I'd
meet some varmint that needed klllln.
'Ain't even got a pistol and I tlou't
oppose there's a sheep camp within
ten miles whors we could get one.'
' "Tony seemed to be real distressed
bout It Ha looked as sorrowful as
a cow puncher caught In a storm ou
day-herd with bla slicker In the bed
.wagon. I tried to cheer blm up, but
It wasn't any use; he seemed to bare
grudge against that bear right from
the start.
"We went on till wa got right close
to blm, and be didn't pay any mora at
tention to ns than If we'd been a cou
th) ot Jack rabblla out for a mornln'
troll. Pretty soon Tony palled tip
nd started to unbuckle bla rope strap.
" 'What ia thunder yon going to do
nowr I asks. knew wet) enough,
but It teemed like a fool thing to try.
'I'm going to take a fall out of that
toyote-fsced son of a reptile if It's the
last thing I do on earth,' be snaps.
JUe you tame! A bear ain't got bo
SiV
Within the dust of yesterday.
Their gaunt hands di and atir,
They ponder on to-morrow's way
And gupM, distrust, aver;
Yesterdny's fault, to morrow'i ain
Their withered lips repeat;
But we, we be the foolish kind
Who know to-day ia aweet.
Oh, wise men of the sombre heart,
We be of little worth,
Who play our useless games apart
.And take our joy of eartb;
God's mirth when this His world awoke
Ye have not understood
,We only heard, we foolish folk
Who know that life is good.
' Theodosia Garrison, ia the Smart Set.
COO SvO0 ----O
W.
SINCLAIR.
O-a.O'OO
business pro wlln1 around this country
so bold, nohow. I'm going to tie onto
him for luck.'
" 'You'll raise Cain with hlin-I don't
think,' I says.
"He looked at me like I'd Insulted
him, so I didn't say no more. Only I
thought to myself, 'Old boy, there'll
be something doing around here when
you do get your rope on him.'
"You see, I hadn't figured on doing
any fancy work with a rope when we
started out that mornln. I'd picked
me a horse that could go out and hit
the trail with the best of them, fhit he
wouldn't stand for any rope work. I
guess he thought It was degrndlu' to
be made a snubbln' post of. He was
a flea-bitten gray, with a Ronian nose
and big, bulgin' eyes. lie' had a way
of humpiu' his back and side stepplu'
when things didn't go to suit h.'ui.
Once or twice he's used his influence
to try and remove me, and the motions
he made was such that all I could do
was to pull leather and pray for the
end to come quickly. He was sure a
corker, and his name was Pop-Eye.
"Tony was ridln' a chunky little
chestnut a mild-eyed little beggar
that paced along with his eyes half
shut but he was there with the goods,
all right, all right, when It came to do
ing tho tie-down act.
"Tony got his rope fixed and says to
me: 'You ride around that way and
attract his attention, and when he gets
to watchln' you, I'll run In and rope
him.'
"So round I goes. Mr. Bear didn't
take notice of me till I got around so
that he was right between me and
Tony. Then I lets a kl-yl out of me,
and he come alive. He lo'okcd up, and
when I let nnother yell he started for
the river, smashlu' through the sage
brush like one of tho Great Northern
moguls buckin' a snowdrift; but Red
swooped down on him like a hawk af
ter a chicken. Tony got him first
throw you've seen him rope and
turned off sideways. The bear went
to the cud of the forty foot rope on a
high run, and the Jerk he got turned
111 in head over heels. He hit the ground
with a thump that should have
knocked the life out of him, but it
didn't, for be got to his feet a little the
maddest bear you ever saw, and mnde
for Tony. Twice old Red went to the
end of the rope and put him down,
and both times Brownie bounced to his
feet lookin' for more.
"Tony began to think he was up
against It, I guess. He'd throwed a
little too big a loop and tho bear had
got a front foot In It, so he couldn't
choke 111 in like he aimed to do; he'd
likewise tied his rope hard and fast
belli' from Texas, where such Is the
fashion and couldn't turn him loose.
They was sure connected up In good
shape red horse, white man, and
brown bear nil on one string.
"Finally Tony hollers to me: 'For
God's sake, try and get your rope on
him. Jack. He'll Jerk Red down If he
keeps up this lick, aud it'll be all off
with me them.'
'"All right,' says I, 'I'll try,' and
starts to take down my rope. Now,
you know most all horses Is scared to
death of a bear. You can't get any
ordinary horse near a bear If he's on
the windy side, where he can get the
scent. Red didn't seem to mind, but
then he was an old rope horse, used to
golu' up against all kinds of forma
tions. But old Pop be didn't have
no more sense than the law allowed
him, nohow was sure stirred up. As
I said before, he had a constitutional
aversion to any monkey business with
a rope, so when I took mine down, he
concluded ho had business further up
the river, and started to go. I'd a big
spade bit on blm, though, and managed
to persuade him that hU business
wasn't so extremely pressln'.
"I spurred blm up as close to the
bear as I could. Brownie was fightln'
the rope, ynnkin' Tony's horse this
way and that, clawin' up the earth,
and raisin' quite a disturbance. Ills
mouth was all bloody froth from bein'
Jerked down so much, and he had n
savage look In his eye. After consid
erable dodgln about, I run old Pop
up pretty close to him. Brownie raised
on his hind legs kind o' quick, and I
let tho rope fly and took my turns
around the born there was no tyln'
In mine, you bet! Old Pop-Eye went
by blm like a shot. If my rope had
been a cable I guess It would 'a' broke
be bit the end of It at about a mile-a-inlnute
gait. It snapped like a piece
of twine, and one end whacked him
across the rump like the flash of a
four-herse whip.
"The things he did to me was a cau
tion. I'd slacked the reins when I
took my turns, and he'd got bis bead.
The boochee coochee and the Boneless
Man's performance wasn't a circum
stance to the motions be went through.
Say, I was beat across the back with
the cantlel The born flew up and
poked ma In the solar plexus, bardl I
waa slammed around like a salt shak
er that won't work. Finally my feet
come out of the stirrups and I sailed
through the atmosphere much the
same graceful way a aack of potatoes
doea when yon chuck It out of the
mesa wagon. Tben the eartb rose up
sudden and put ma out of business.
"When I came to I was lyln In the
shade of some cotton woods, sometbln'
wet droppln' on my face. I was kind
of dated at first, and then l reinem
bered the bear. I lool:?d up and Tonj
was ntnndln' over me, Jlgglln' watet
out of a tin can on to my bead. There
was a girl standin' there, too, lookin'
at me sort of anxious, I couldn't make
It out nt all.
" 'Where In blozes did she com
from? thinks I.
"Then I says to Tony, who'd qui)
slnppln' water on me when I opened
my eyes: Wollt what about lti
How'd you make out with that bear?
"The girl giggled then, nnd Tony'l
face looked like you'd slapped tt It
cot so red.
"I sat tip then and looked around, ll
thought I was dreamtn. Tony's horse
and a couple of other cayuses one of
'em with a side-saddle on was stand
In' near. A little piece n way not
more than fifty feet was our bear,
slttin' contentedly on his haunchel
watchln' us; . a little kid about tea
years old sprawled on the grass hold
In' the end of Tony's rope, which waf
still around Brownie's neck.
"I began to ask questions then, and
there was explanations till further or
ders. The girl's folks had settled on
the lower end of Sun Dance that
spring. One day there conies a Dago
down the river with a dancln' beat
and a hnnd organ on a scow. He was
headed for North Dakota, but hit
plans nnd his scow was both upset
when he struck Sun-Dance.
"The rapids was too much for him.
He and his bear got nut, with the as
sistance of the girl's father aud broth.
ers, nnd the scow nnd the hand organ
stayed In. Havln' lost part of his
stock n trade he sold the bear to the
girl's father and went overland; he
didn't hanker to keep his hand organ
company.
"The benr was n regular pet Just
like a big overgrown dog. They used
to let him run around most of the time,
nnd once In n while he'd ramble off
up the flat huntln' roots and berries.
It was him we'd been havln' such a
rlp-roarln' time with; nnd that's him
you see now, snshaylu' around at the
end of the house.
"Tony rounded up old Top while I
was recoverin', nnd then we lilt the
trail for cnnip. We told the Professor
a little tale of woe nbout not find In'
any horses, nnd how my horse got
mean nnd fell with me to account for
me be In' skinned up so. It went nil
right at the time, but that little broth
er of her's measly little cuss! gave
the whole deal away to one of the hoys
who strayed down that way n few
(Jays after. Maybe you think them
horse JInglers didn't guy us! The
roastln' we got was sometbln' to be re
membered. "Tony took his horses home when
round-up was over, and then come
back nnd went to work for the Pro
fessor. He like to rode, a good string
of horses to death runnin' down to
Sun-Dance; but he got' the girl, all
right, all right. She says she married
him out of pure sympathy; he felt so
blamed mean nbout ropin' a bear a
bear that was called Cupid at that!"
"It seems to me," I ventured to bust- i
gest, "that you deserved a little sym
pathy yourself."
"I did," Jack nssented, mournfully,
"but Tony the son-of-a-gun! ho brat
me to It." San Francisco Argonaut
Most Wonderful Invention.
Writing in the Forum on man's In
ventive skill, Trof. W. I. Thomas says
thnt "on the psychological side, an In
vention means that the mind sees a
roundabout way of reaching an end
when It cannot be reached directly."
He says It Involves the associative
memory and the recognition of analog
ies. There Is a likeness, he says, be
tween the bough that tiles back In
one's face and the rebound ot n bow,
between the serpent's tooth and a
poisoned arrow. ' Seeing these analog
ies the savage gradually developed his
Inventive powers, and he thinks that
us beginning Is more difficult than
carrying on the process It Is more won
derful that the savage should havo
produced his crude Inventions thun
that we should deselop such perfect
modern machines. "I confess," he
says, "that the how and arrow seems
to me the most wonderful Invention In
tho world." .
An Old-School Gentleman.
A leap year Joke recently appeared in
the New York Press. A white hulred,
Infirm old man stood wedged between
other standing folk In a crowded
Broadway car. Every seat was occu
pied, nnd for a time no oue paid any
attention to hlin.
At Inst a little girl, whose golden hair
fell In wares over her handsome velvet
coat, noticed the old man clinging to
the strap. Without a word to her moth
er, who sat beside her, she rose aud
gently plucked the sleeve of his coat.
"Won't you take my seat?" she said.
The old man looked at her sweet up
turned face and hesitated for a mo
ment. Then he bured his snowy head
and bowed low.
"My little lady," he said, "I thank
you. I shall accept your offer because
It Is leap year."
A Hospital Kur Wheat.
At Port Arthur, Canada, there Is a
wheat hospital where win at that has
been Injured by exposure to dampness,
etc., Is treated. If the wheat has only
common smut It Is run through huge
scouring and cleaning machines, then
weighed and stored ready for ship
ment. But If the e-nln hns n malignant case
of smut (called stinking smut) It la
thoroughly washed and carried to the
driers, which are large screen-bottomed
bins with currents of air circulating
beneath. Then It Is run through a se
ries of brushes and fans, after coming
from which It looks as bright as newly
threshed, wheat. "The hospital," sayt
the Country Gentleman, "has a capa
city of treating 25,000 bushels dally
and bat been the means of great' tar
ing and benefit to the growers."
Achievement.
"HJnit" astoulshedly, prldefully, ana.
ungrammatically ejaculated the land
lord of the tavern at South Bquantum,
Conn "Ye ain't beard of blm I Why
-sum! that't Austin Bradd, the most
extravagant man In the hull State of
Connecticut! Actually and truly, be lit
cigar with a bran' new dollar bill!
Tbey arrested blm for It; thought bo
wat craty-but they found out after
tpell that be was doln' it Just for no
toriety, lie got It, too, for there ain't
anything that will wake a man famous
here quicker than bein' a spendthrift!
-Pucks " :
Teachln Animals to Eat.
Toung animals that have never
passed a winter In the feed lot know
of no other food but green pasture.
If they are not taught to eat while on
grass they must be starred to dry feed
When winter approaches. Starving
Is Indeed expensive under any condi
tion and Is especially so with young
animals. The check In growth, the
going backward may not be overcome
until grass comet again and the work
and food given for winter goes for
naught. A gradual change by giving
fodder and grain while on grass It
much preferable to sudden changes.
The Beat Poultry Room.
Tor the Information of new readers
we again attempt to reply to the oft
repeated Inquiry, "Which Is the best
kind of poultry house?" When a be
ginner asks such a question be does
so from his standpoint. He does not
take Into consideration that the plan
ning of a poultry house Is as difficult
as to plan a dwelling house, so far as
the preference of Individuals is con
cerned. We might Inquire on our part,
"Which is the best dwelling house?"
If you wish to give a reply, Just take
a walk along any street or road, and
select the best. You will not find any
two houses alike, the reason being
that Individual preferences differ.
There Is no advice that can be giv
en. Even If a hundred plans of poul
try houses can be had, from which to
select, the same difficulty as with a
dwelling continues, as the Individual
preference nnd the cost of the bouse
are Uie dominant factors which gov
ern. Study the Matter.
A few days ago an Indiana cattle
grower marketed a few carloads of
cattle weighing over 1300 pounds per
head at $0.10. On the same day an
other with a lot of cattle of about the
same weight nnd general appearance
could obtain only $5.50. The beef cat
tle expert, who was able to see the
thick mottled meat as the first lot ap
peared, saw a larger profit from the
block than he did In the cheaper lot.
They were both grade Shorthorns, and
the difference was only In the feeding.
In view of these things, occurring al
most every day In the great markets,
It Is well that the agricultural colleges
have taken up the subject of cattle
feeding, and ere teaching students
how necessary It Is to feed properly In
order to obtain top prices In the mar
ket. The difference of sixty cents per
100 pounds on cattle weighing 1300 to
1500 Is too large a loss, when It may
be avoided by learning how to feed
properly and In n way requiring no
more time or labor, nor with feed
stuffs costing any more. It Is a mat
ter worth studying. Indiana Farmer.
Mutton Chops.
Sulphur, or snuff, rubbed through
the fleece will destroy ticks.
The best single grain for breeding
sheep Is oats. Bran is also good for
breeding ewes to stimulate them uud
produce strong lambs.
Corn should be restricted to the fat
tening flock, and then must he strong
with a nitrogenous food such as clover
hay.
Timothy hay Is not suited to the
needs of tho sheep; digestive disorders
occur when timothy hay Is fed, which
often result in the loss of the sheep.
Clover and mixed hay may be fed to
the flock with good results.
Hoots, when fed with grain, produce
choice mutton. The sheep may be
herded on the root crop In the field,
after which the cups can be pulled
and stored beforo frost.
A few neglected sheep will eat up
the profit of several good ones. Get
rid of the unprofitable ones and give
the others good care.
Each sheep should be allowed five
feet floor space and eighteen Inches to
two feet at the rack.
The troughs for grain feeding should
be ten to twelve Inches wide so that
the sheep must eat slowly.
Racks which prevent tho chaff from
getting In the wool should be used.
A rack consisting of vertical slats,
with a moderate slant, placed about
two Inches apart, will keep the fleece
clean, as little or no hay fs placed over
the sheep's backs. The back of the
rack may be given a slant to allow
room for sufficient hay.
It Is best In feeding not to carry the
bay over the sheep's backs; It can be
dropped from above to the racks, or
placed In the racks from the ends or
alleys.
Drinking places should be provided
which allow fresh water to be kept
before the flock. Farm Journal.
Horse Tulk.
The greatest watchfulness and com
mon sense should be used In the care
ond feeding of the weanlings.
They should huve an abundunce of
nourishing food, plenty of suushlno
ond exercise.
Colts suffer sometimes from teeth
ing, and at such times they may run
down so much In condition that seri
ous setback may result.
Crushed outs aud burley steamed,
also cooked roots mixed with ground
grain and wheat bran, are very nour
ishing and should be fed.
A little ground flaxseed should al
ways be added to the ration.
If the colts do not thrive as they
should, skimmed milk should be giv
en them dally.
A good allowance of bright clover
buy should be given them, but not all
they will eat.
An oversupply will stuff the diges
tive tract and cause dyspepsia.
, Liberal feeding must be accompanied
by plenty of exercise In the open air.
Every fair day should be spent In
the paddock or field.
In casea wbere a weanling la weak
aud thin, whole cow't milk can he fed
with profit.
The stalls should be kept clean, level
and well littered with bright atraw
free from dust. Uneven and slippery
floors may easily ruin a most promts
ilia colt.
llaudle them quietly and carefully
every day at you move around them,
always offering a piece of apple or tu
gar.
It will pay to raise mules. I noticed
uiagoiflceot pair of mules. Upon In
qulry I found that they were three
years old and cost $300.
I should say they were Percheron
mares. They were Jet black and well
matched. Some of our folks would
make a tuccess In this Industry. -Farm
Journal.
Practical Poultry Polnta.
It it time to prepare the henhouse
for winter. Windows should be re
placed and glass put in. Floors thould
be cleaned, plenty of litter supplied,
the water dishes arranged so that they
will not freexe easily, the nests re
newed, and a good dust bath fur
nished. An old Iron sink makes an excellent
dust bath If raised a little distance
from the earth to Insure dryness, and
filled with a mixture of dry garden
soil, road dust and ashes and a little
sulphur. It should be placed where
the tun will strike' It at much at pos
sible during the short days of winter.
If the dusting material Is thoroughly
dryed It will not freeze.
This Is the time of year when ene
mies of all kinds are most likely to
visit the poultry yards. Traps may
be set for minks, wcasles, skunks,
foxes, and a sharp watch must be kept
for the two-legged tnurauders. It Is
not difficult to arrange the henhouse
doors bo that when the door Is opened
a bell will be rung In the dwelling
house, connection being made with a
cord, or better, a fine wire.
Scatter the grain well In litter to
Insure exercise when the fowls are
feeding.
It is a good plan to feed two or three
kinds of fine grain at one time, thus
assisting digestion and securing more
exercise thun In feeding one large
kind, such as corn.
The seed of Kaffir corn Is excellent
as an exercise grain. It Is small and
hard to find, and keeps the fowls
scratching for hours If thrown In about
five Inches of chopped straw.
A little linseed meal Is a help at
moulting time. Use about a pint to
a pailful of soft feed.
The grain has been cut and carted.
Now Is the time to give the young pul
lets a change; It will do them a good
deal of good, and cost less for feeding,
build up large frames, and fit the
young birds fer winter laying. They
should be shut In the house over night,
and next morning be moved out on to
the stubble. A piece of six foot wire
netting should be placed around the
house for a day or so, until the birds
get used to their new quarters. The
house should be moved frequently; one
on wheels Is best for the purpose. They
require very little feeding; In fact,
tbey need otily to be fed when the
weather is wet, as they cannot then
go nbout in search of food. If farm
ers knew the value of their stubbles for
this purpose, I think more would make
use of them. They not only do the
birds good, but it improves the land
considerably, ns they find a large
amount of Insects nnd slugs, which
would do harm to tho growing crop
next year. Where the late chickens
have been hatched, if they can be put
on the stubbles, they will grow, much
faster and keep more healthy.
The Best Cow Stanchion.
C. M. B., Schenevus, N. Y.: I saw
your uuswer In regard to swing stanch
Ions. We are planning to build a
new barn and wish to use them, but
havo had no opportunity of seeing
them work. Will you kindly give me
a list In the order at you. consider
best? I will then order samples.
This letter Is one of several asking
for tho best cattle tie, or stanchion.
To answer such questions would only
be expressing my own Individual opin
ion. I am going to say again In sub
stance what I have said before. Any
man who contemplates building a cow
barn, and has the money to build one
with, has abundant means to spend a
few days In looking nt what others
have built. lie has abundant means
to attend his State fair, and can visit
both his State and Agricultural Col
lege and State Experiment Station.
All these are provided for ot State
and Government' expense for the ex
press purpose of instructing Just such
men. Not alone stanchions, or cattle
ties, but watering devices, feeding
troughs, floors and drops so arranged
as to keep the cattle clean, are there
being tried or are In dally use. There
fore, I will suy thnt If a man can't get
up energy enough to go and see for
himself, and for himself decide what
will best suit his needs, I don't think
it wisdom for any one else to try to
advise.
At the New York State Fair, in 1893,
there were on exhibition several dif
ferent kinds of cattle ties. For less
than $3 one could go from Schenevus
and see them and return home. By.
adding $2 more he could take In both
Geuovu nnd Cornell. Yes, and more
than that, he could visit several tip-to.
date dairy furms and see bow the cat
tlo were being cared for. ' 1 tell you,
my friends, and hundreds of others,
If you are expecting to build barnt
and keep cattle, and keep abreast of
the times and In line with other pro
gresslve men, you can't do It by stay'
lug at home and asking any one to tell
you which of this, that and the othet
will be best for you. Five dollars ex
pended In looking around for yourself
may save you hundred! of dollars. Nc
man can stay at borne and read tbf
papers and keep In touch with the pro
gressive people of tho ,'erld. It Is tb
fellow who gets out of bit clamshell
and skirmishes that secures the thlngt
which make his business a success.
I might write you and tell you what
kind of a stanchion I thought wat best
and when you got It you might think
differently and wish you bad not dont
at I advised jou to do. While It If
the object aud aim of this Journal tt
aid Itt tubscrlbers In every wty It
can, It It not ltt purpoto to Ity down
rules to govern them In their business
projects. Tbe purpose It more to lend
an aiding band and strive to belp then
who are ttrlvlng to belp themselves.'
C. D. Bmead, V. 8.. In Tribune Farmer,
Professor Richet, the noted advocate
of peace, who resides In Paris, bat col
lected a mats of statistics which dlt
close tbt fact that, duriug the nine
teenth century war cost 14,000,00(1
Uvea,, '
New York City. Deep yoKes re
very generally becoming nnd Just now
are among the most fashionable of all
models. This very attractive waist
shows oue of cream colored lace over
;hlffon combined with a full blouse of
pale blue crepe poplin nnd Includes
sleeves of the very latest model. The
trimming also is a novelty and consists
d Lfll E DEJIQH
of ruchlngs of the 'material gathered
through the middle and finished with
tiny silk braid over the stitching. In
addition to outlining the yoke and con
cealing the closing et the front It Is
continued round, the lower edge fall
ing over the belt to give a bolero sug
gestion. The sleeves are of tho "leg
o' mutton" sort and generously full
above the elbows, snug fitting below.
At the waist Is worn a shnped belt of
puune velvet and a little fall of lace
completes the front.
The waist consists of tbe fitted I'.n
lug, the full bnck and fronts with the
"yoke. The yoke is hooked over onto
the left shoulder seam while the waist
and lining are closed separately at the
front. Tbe sleeves are made In one
piece each, arranged over fitted foun
dations that are faced to form the
cuffs. The deep girdle Is smoothly
fitted and extended slightly below the
waist Hue at the front.
Tho quantity of materia) required
for the medium size is three and five
eight yards twenty-one Inches wide,
three and one-half twenty-seveu Inches
wide, or two yards forty-four Inches
wide, with one yard of all-over Ineq and
five-eight yards of velvet for belt.
Petal !).
One of the loveliest dresses Is of
satiny Liberty silk In delicate pink.
And It might well serve us a costume
for a bal masque If the fair wearer
had a florul headdress, though It It not
at all loud and none too showy for. any
evening wear. This dress Is a flounced
affulr, the skirt being In triple flounce
effect. "Each flounce Is cut out In petal
shupe around the edge, and between
these petals another petal of pulest
pink chiffon Is Introduced. The petals
are edged with tiny pink sequins and
the veinlngs are done In glistening
silks. Throe shaped flounces form the
elbow sleeves, and the pretty blouse
bodice Is likewise formed of three over
lapping sections, these like the skirt
flounces being edged in this petal ef
fect. Belts SMU Badleae.
Belts and bodlcet of all sortt and
descriptions are worn wltb walttt of
dinner and ball gowns. 811k, satin and
velvet on the blaa are la favor, or rib
bon, but iha long sash ends have not
met wltb popular approval,' and tat
bodice It fastened with buckles or
fancy buttont. Tbe different colored
bodlcet considered to smart last tea
ton will be at fashionable as ever, and
certaluly they are a great addition to
almost any gown, besides making It
FANCY TQKH WAIST.
possible to have a variety of different
effects for the one gown. These bodlcet
are often elaborate affairs of pleats
which are really a part of the gown
Itself, On one gown, for Instance, the
folds of the bodice are high at tho
back, carried up In a point.
How to Wtit the Hat.
Both English and American women
must come to Paris to learn to wear
their hats with distinction. Only la
Parlslenne understands Just how to al
ways wear correct headgear. Never
does she wear a superbly large and
flaring hat laden with expensive
plumes except she be en grande toil
ette. Kjretet Kmhrnldeir.
Very ninny of the most beautiful new
cloth gowns nre worked In eyelets,
along with other embroidery, In bro
derle Anglalse fashion.
Revere end Gnntle Tailor Madea.'
Two kinds of severe tailor mades art
to divide feminine affection, nnd fash
ion will smile alike upon both the se
vere and ornate style of coat and skirt
costume. The dividing line will be
found even more distinctly than for
merly, the severe gown having for ltt
basic fabric the rougher tweeds and
mixtures and the frock ot lesser sever
ity being smartly evolved from one of
the. legion of new smooth cloths, which,
BT H1T ttdNTON.
If possible, are more attractive than
last season's productions.
Girl's Box Pleated Ttres.
Box pleated dresses In Russian style
suit young girls admirably well and
are essentially smart. This one ll
quite novel, Inasmuch as it Includes
bretelles which are arranged under the
pleats aud give the broad shoulder
line thnt Is so marked a feature of tbe
season. The model Is made of army
blue serge trimmed with fancy braid
and Is worn with a while collar and
blue tie. All materials In vogue for
girls' dresses nre, however, equally
appropriate.
The dress Is made with backs and
fronts and Is closed Invisibly beneath
the box pleat at the left of the front
The pleats nre laid for Its entire length
and the bretelles are attached to the
waist beneath tbe etfge of tbe outer
ones. The sleeves nre full, pleated
at both upper and lower edges and
finished with shaped cuffs, and at the
wnlst Is arranged a belt which la
slipped under straps ot the under arm
seams.
The quantity of material required
for the medium size (eight years) la
eill'l BOX PliBATBD PBTU,
five and three-quarter yards twenty
seven lncbet wide, three and one-half
yarda forty-four lncbet wUt, or two
and ont-kalf yard arty-two Inch
wide.
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