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PROVIDliNCIi.
Pxniealier. un.Iernestn tne '.
Vhile the summer wind pan by,
Fed bjr sunshine, (oil anil rain,
Boring and grows the ripening ifrivit
That with wneaten bread hull iced
Thee ami thine, in time of iiwl.
Tiile thou toileat, hravy-hoiirled,
A if ho end tliou were purled.
tVms atout hand the furrow made,
And the seed within them laid:
And aome watchful eye took care,
Xjrvt, from nut the earth or air.
Heed or winged or creeping creature
To the toil aliould bring defeature,
'rod tuid man the wheat have tended,
Aadlrum drought and deluge 'fended.
A WIPE'S
By PAUL
T wax a slight, girlish fig
ure, unit of Bessie tlrey. as
she gut by the fire her
soft eyes, that gleamed
like sttirs uuder Iut low,
smooth forehead. Axed in
tently ou the coals ami an iiniisu.il
Oush on the rounded cheek that had
the bloom of a ripe pouch; fur. though
two years a wife, Bessie was but nine
teen. The Are glowed and crackled In the
grate, the kettle hummed, u id the
most matronly of cats purred duet
as Bessie sat ou a low stool a raiting
her husband's return to dinner, her
thoughts running something like the
following: "I wish I could have that
dress; Charley is downright stingy, so
Kate thinks only two dollars a yard,
nd really worth four such a bar
rain! and that lovely lavender color,
ax becoming to me! Why does Char
ley say lie cant afford It? Kate Bel
rber's husband gave her one without a
word. I do wlnli she wouldu't aggra
vate me so by showing me her nice
things, Jut as if she didn't know that
I might have had Tom Belcher ten
times over, and had a nice, large bouse
ml velvet carpets as well as she; and
my Charley oh, no! all the velvet car
pets in the world couldn't make Tom
Belcher bearable! I don't believe he is
no much richer than Charley, and why
can't I have a dress, too'; I will have
one!"
, -But at this point Bessie's musings
sraddenly ended by the entrance of her
husband, and she spraug up quickly
to welcome him and receive the cus
tomary embrace.
The little lady had taken unusual
pains with her dinner today; a prtl
beuS: woman she fed her liou first
nd teased him aTU rwurd- preservis",
however, a st'.oms demeanor r.uii!
Charley aroe from tho table, when,
with both hands on his liroad shoul
she said, ccaxtngly:
Char!?y, dear, I do waat ".at silk
at Marsh's."
'Dress, puss?" said Charley, pulllr.
ima of the clustering ringlets, shading
tT white brow. -I uuve alreidy told
you tLii I cannot .1 fiord It. Wua
rstlnate thing you are! I oa' fcv.
Snow liuios sre hard?"
"Then It r-MI be a piece of real eenn-!
oiry to purchabo .i.v i nid Bessie.
At?rmlued upon carrying Lor ;int.
"It -would wear, and look handsome
for a dozen years '.o c.vr It Is only
two dollars a yard, and Kate saj s u Ij
really worth four."
"Ah!" aspirated Charley, ''so Mrs.
Kate Belcher ha liwu paying us
Another visit, has she?"
"Yes," said Bessie, with a lilit
raugh, "otherwise I should never have
known how cheap Marsh is selling his
goods. Tom gave her the money yes
terday to buy a silk dress pattern for
herself," she added, glancing up at
11m from under her long lashes.
A shadow of pain flittered over
Charley's face, and he took a turn, or
two across the room before he spoke
gain.
"Granting nil you can say, my dear,
U you think you can really adord to
Kear the dress?"
Bessie's face wore a puzzled look,
nt she said nothing.
"The fact Is," he continued, "the pur
chase of the silk would necessitate
another run upon our little bank, in
order to make the other articles of
jour wardrobe correspond. In short,
httle wife," he added, lightly. "I fear
it would prove as expensive ,as did
Mrs. Lake's new carpet, which, -when
put down by that lady In her parlor,
turned the hitherto good enough sofa,
f hairs and wIim?'.;' curtains directly
out of tut loom -even the wall pa
jier "
"There! I knew you would say
something horrid." said Bessie, with a
little deprecatory liiuuh.
"You know. Hi sh, how gladly I
would give you the money if I could,
but my note at the bunk uiint be paid
in a few weeks. But I can linger no
longer." he added preparing to depart.
Bessie roso, nmt held up her face to
lb kissed, ' pervei.'ly turning it till
Charley' Hps only touched the pink
lip of her ear, Instead of the scarlet
lips that were smiling saucily up at
Mm,
Charley Grey was an Intelligent
young mechanic, who, at the age of
three and twenty hud saved from his
hard-won wage the um of lxtO, the
money having been expended in the
purchase of the pretty cottage where
the young couple now resided.
Some two hours later Bessie, In her
pretty afternoon attire, seated herself
non her low rocker with her sewing,
lier thoughts busy, as her needle flew
In and out, In laying plans for the fu
ture. At length, somewhat wearied
With her monotonous labor Bessie
dropped her sewing upon her lap, lean
ing back In ber easy chair to enjoy a
Utile quiet rest
The Are danced and quivered In the
chining colls of her hair, the rain pat
tered outside like the tread of little
feet, the cat rose and rubbed against
her mistress' dres, but lVwle did not
Ijeed ber. There was the rustle of a
Ilken robe, and Bessie started up to
Aa4 Kate Belcher standing in the open
doorway regarding ber.
"Come, Besaie," mild Kate, "get your
tat and Jacket and we'll go down to
ilarjh'a and get your dress."
I have decided not to take the silk,"
ld Beoale. "Charley thinks ho can
ut afford It" ...
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Id
Itv aorue river, nrver ,'iTT.
Stands tlie du"r, hurrying not'.
That shall grind thy ljmin to flour,
Wniting now the dJ and hour.
oniew here phi and tram are lt.'ejili.
l'oom for it. While thou are alieniii
'I hey may biing their freight .thigh ttieVi
Hut thy own will not pm by thee.
la it well to sigh, and fret
When Code workmen a;l are eel
Kncli at hia own task for thee?
And Hia Messenger mil be
All no fleet and tree. ttHiinmlttuif
T return re for thy benefiting!
Naught ran hinder or evade Him
huu, earth, eeaa, Its hia to aid Him.
Illustrated 1 hrmtiau Weekly
WARNING
MONTEVERD.
"Can't afford it!" repented Kate,
mockingly. "You d. your own work,
Bessie (Jrey, thus saving the expense
of a servaut, and H is a pity if you
can't have a dress when you want it.
Take my advice und buy the dress.
You'll never regret it such a bargain,
too, if you would only consider it."
"I know it, Kate," said Bessie sadly.
"But to tell you the truth, in the draw
er yonder are the savings of a year
$200 deposited there & and ?.' at a
time, for the purpose of paying up the
mortgage on the cottage."
"Good!" said Kate, airily. "Be a
woman, Bessie Grey, and stand up for
your rights. Take part of the money,
buy your silk and say nothing to Char
ley abont It. You can easily save up
from the market money and your
allowauce to replace it. and no one will
be the wiser."
Wo need not narrate alt the argu
ments resorted to ere Bessie assented
to the plan; surtW it to say that an
hour later the two ladles emerged from
tho store, the coveted 9llk ia their pos
session. "Now. whom sJiall w engage to
make the dress?" questioned Kate, as
they reached the street.
"Myself. Mrs. Belcher." said Bessie,
gayly. "I am a capital dressmaker."
"Make It yourself! My dear child,
are you crazy? Huin that elegant
dress for you would ruin it! Jon't
think of such a thing, Bessie."
"But whom can I engage?" said Bes
sie. "Well, I nlways go to Mme. Arnault
Ah! that's the woman for you. You
stand up, the modiste takes yoir meas
ure, and the trouble Is over."
"But ln't she very esorbltant?" tim
idly asked Bessie.
"She lias ha Uied ptlces." replied.
Mrs. Belcher. ":.r.d they are a little
high. Of course, if you can't afford
It "
"It is not that." hascily interrupted
Bessie, "but I don't know what Char
ley wiil sr.;-."
"Charley, indeed! Whit has he to
do with it, I should like to know?"
"He must pay the bills," whispered
IUssIb's conscience. But there sut
Mrs. Grundy, In the persoa of her
friend, watch. :. her :'.t of her gre.'U
eyes, nnd after wavering u moment,
Bessie folio v tu 1-cr fiiei.J Into tie
Si.'.n-ifrr)? parlor of the c. r.jdalsant
Mme. Ai-nat.It.
".Madame has C--1 whuc ycc call
Ir figure parfair." said the lady, as
she busieu nCiic".? !.i measuring Bessie
casting meanwhile an il-rr't Imper
ceptible glance ut Mrs. Belcher. "Dat
belle lavender the trltuuilngs, all!
what will mudame have? Some o Ce
most exquis dis velveet?"
And so the ludy rattled n, to the ut
ter confusion of Bessie, who finally
made her escape, dimly conscious that
she had given her consent to all man
ner of extra vuuee, aud wondering how
It would all end.
"What a novice you are," said Kate,
laughingly. "1 you know, my dear,
I was actually on thorns when you at
tempted to cheapen that trimming.
However, I told iiiadaiue that youv
husband was very rich, but a perfect
miser, and you, being very youug, were
too much In awe of him."
"Oh, Kate, how could you?" ex
claimed Bessie, so drearily that her
friend laughed louder than before.
"Never mind, Bessie; wait till the
dress comes home."
And so Bessie tried to still !he dull
palu in her heart, and smiled brightly
ss ever in her husband's face, and
Charley, noticing the change In her de
meanor, only fancied that she wus 111.
In about a week the dress came.
Tremblingly Bessl undid the package,
held It up, turned it round and round
and finully tried it ou. It was n per
fect tit. The trimming was superb.
"Didn't I tell you to wait':" asked
Mrs. Belcher, triumphantly.
Bessie did not answer. She had
caught si;,'ht of a piece of paper at
tached to the sleeve, ai d vvys reading
It with blanched oh -eks and quivering
Hps:
"To Mm. Arnault, Or .:
"To Makings ami Tiiiuuilnys of
Press, 1 1B.75.V
Bessie sunk down jnd burst iuto
tea rs.
"Tooli, pooh! be a woman," said Mrs.
Belcher, a Utile scornfully. "It 1 rea
sonable for Mine. Arnault Then look
at it Isn't It worth double the money?"
"But whut will Charley say?'
"By cutting down your expenses, as
I suggested, you will bd able to replace
the money before he counts it again,
Charley will never know, and besides,
it Is downright mean iu him to stint
you so. I think you are quite justified
in helping yourself."
So Bessie took the money, and felt
quite relieved, till a week later she
discovered that ber superb silk put
her simple .straw hat, with its ribbon
trimmings, entirely out of countenance,
"It will never do to wear It with that
silk," said Kate, and took Bessie forth
with to a fashionable millinery estab
lishment down town.
"Now, here's a love. Just try this on.
Mrs. Worth, how much Is this with the
flowers and the blond fall?"
"Thirty dollars, Mr. Belcher, and
cheap at that. It la imported, as
madam can see. Where do you see
anything so stylish in this couutry?"
"It la too dear," said Bessie, decided
ly, looking at It, however, with louylng
eye.
At lengih a hat for half tlint s'.iui
was selected by Kale, but Itess.e again
expostulated by declaring that she had
only ten dollars In her purse.
"Take the other the out of your
money drawer at home."
"But Charley- "
"(Hi, that for Charley."' snapping
her lingers. "You are not a slave, I
hope. Have a little spirit, do!"
And again Bessie yielded, only to
discover that she absolutely required
several other articles that go to make
up a lady's toilet, which, when duly
purchased and paid for, left the money
drawer empty.
Mrs. Belcher accompanied her on all
these shopping excursions, buylug for
her, and lnv.it iubly selecting the choic
est articles, with a readiness not a lit
tle astonishing to Beie, who bad
seen her haggle half au hour for a
dime, and had to learn how much
easier it is to buy when the money
comes out of your neighbor's pocket.
Toor Bessie! her little heart wa very
sore of late. Her new clothing had
brought her small pleasure, for, apart
from the agonies of terror when Char
ley approached his desk, whereiu was
the money drawer, she was exceedingly
uncomfortably when arrayed in her
purchases. 8he could not breathe, ex
cept with dltticulty, In the very tight
waist; the long, full train proved very
cumbersome; her hat she could scarce
keep it on her head, neither could she
drape the lace mantle over her arms
to her satisfaction.
I'cople stilted und smiled at the Utile
fussy, overdressed woman with such a
pretentious nlr; and Bessie heard two
plainly dressed ladles, who had Just
alighted from an elegant carriage,
whisper, one to the other:
"What a pity that she spoils so sweet
a face by such a vulgar dress!"
"They are Jealous," said Mrs, Belcher,
consoling ber.
"They are right," said Bessie to her
self. "I look ridiculous; I am Justly
puutbhed."
What a miserable life it was! How
unspeakubly happy had she been ere
the demon of dress took possession of
her! How she longed for the old times
when she was haunted by no vision of
a remorseless money drawer, which,
sooner or later, must betray her folloy
to the husband whom she so passion
ately loved!
Nor was this all. Mrs. Belcher, now
esteeming Bessie presentable, had in
sisted that she should accompany her
on a visit to the house of a friend. Un
der Kate's supervision she was soon ar
rayed and ready for the street; but as
she was buttoning on her number six
lavender kids, she heard her husband.'
footsteps in the ball below.
In this supreme moment, Bessie stood
still, her face white as death, unublo to
move or speak. She looked with an
appealing glance about the room, but
Kate had disappeared. She heard
Chutiey bound up the stairs, two at a
time, and the l;cst lustant his face ap
peared at the door.
CharUy slopped nslipst, gazing at his
wife from head to foot for the spine
of half a minute, his eyes dilating, his
features woikin? convulsively. Then
he (.talked across the room to his desk,
whereiu was tho drawer iu which he
kept Lis Koney. It was cicpty. With
bloodshot eyes he turned aud faced his
trembling wife, saying, hoarsely:
"Wretched woman! is this the price
you pay for the gratilimiiou oC your
vaa.'ty jour husband's happiness arid
honor for theso pr.ltry things? My
note will be protested, aud 1 J!s!iou-
crod, 1.7 Tour treachery. Behold your
work"' Le aJ.du'., p.esi-ijj a rcvclvsi'
to his temple;;.
A elect tiU the mantel c'uiucd the
hour of (J.
Bessla sprang nviih a sob. rubbed
her eyes, nnd stared wildly around her,
to und Charley standing smlliug ueslile
her chulr.
"Charley! Charley! thauU Heaven:
oh, thank Heaven, It was only a
dream!"
Charley wondered a little at the tin-
usual warmth wllh which she nunix
her arms about his neck, till, seated on
hi knee, she told him her dream, add
ing: 'And, Charley, I will never tease you
ogalii for anything. The lesson I have
receive ! was needed, and will last me
s lifetime." New York Weekly.
She Mufl'eU Ibe Pup,
She was pretty cuoubu to be worth
looking at, and when she took her seat
i" a car ou tho Sixth aveuue "L"
Smlthers, who sat opposite stole a few
utuuiring glances over his evening
paper. She unbuttoned her lur-lined
coat and begun tisliing tulo the big
bearskin muff In her lau. Fir! sh
drew out two hi iiilUercliiets. Theo
came her purse, a bottle of perfumery,
a bunch of keys, a nuir of uioves u mi
ll black and white puppy with soft
orowu eyes.
The mail on the sumo so.j.r wiin
Smlthers seemed to be on the verge of
apoplexy.
That beats a junior s tmi." lo
growled. "Walt a minute ami sim'ii
lish out the fried eggs, Auu-ricuu
Beauty roses and the live rabbit."
Now Xork l'ress.
What She Wita Taking.
He came Willi the best of recoinincn.
ilutious us a butler. He hud the flow
ing suavity of the plantation house
servant, fortltled by that impressive
air that I ussocluteU With the Kngisu
flunky.
"Henry," suld the mlsiress, "if any
one calls 1 am not at home. 1 am go
ing up stair to take my mussiige treat
ment, and then 1 shall rest for at least
three hours."
A caller came, and this Is what
Henry told her:
"Ah m sorry, mum. but Mrs. Hod-
son Is not at home. She's busy taking
nun Masonic trcutmeut" New y0ik
Press.
Th AntoinnhllM
The Berlin correspondent or the Lon.
don Htandurd reports an Interesting
legal tangle for owners of motor car
in Germany. According to a law
passed In 1U01, a motorist can be pun
lshed for allowing hi cur to give olf
too great a ameil of benzine. A Ger
man autoiuoblllst was flned for this
offense recently and appealed to a
higher court It ba now been decided
that punishment for such an j off euse
can only be meted out "when the ameil
of the benzine is so great as to force
passers-by to talou another road than
uiat usea it tua autouiubllbit
Uou,"
la Que i
Capital For I'onltry KnUliia.
Cue advantage that pomtry keeping
offers to the man w ho owns a few
acres Is that it requires no great
amount of capital to get Into it. Any
nmn who knows bow to go ahead with
the work can make it succeed, even
If he ha no capital to start with. The
best capital Is a thorough knowledge
of the ben business. This can be ac
quired by working among the lions
laily. No other way will Impart it to
man. The beus will pay for the lm
piovemeuts as the plant Increases in
sixe. If the man behind it Is going
bead rightly.
(Martina; m Criuner.r,
Itecently we have had several in'
qttirles about organizing creameries,
and herewith give the views of 1'rof.
Washburn, of the Missouri Agrlctll
lural College, ou the subject. He says:
"Whenever the milk from at least
four hundred cons cannot be guar
anteed within a radius of five miles,
the crenuiei-y had better not be built.
The cost of making butter will be
sbout six cents per pound, aud no far
mer company can stand such expense.
It' live or six hundred cows can be
secured In the live-mile radius, the
cost of making a pound of butter can
be reduced to Pi or 4 cents, which is
a probable basis of business, and the
creamery will benefit the community.
A good little creamery that can handle
this amount of business can be built
and equipped for e-'OW of f'J.'iOt), If the
community will let the 'creamery pro
moters' alone and buy an oultit of some
reputable manufacturer. If a cheese
factory Is preferred for the same num
ber of cows, it ought not to cost more
than $1000 or $1200." Indiana Farmer.
A Haudy Hag-Holder.
This can be made by the farmer him
self, and at no expense. It is nothing
more than a hopper, with hooks upon
which to hang the bug, fastened to a
arm standard. This arrangement will
euable a single person to till the bag
quickly and easily. Indiana Farmer.
Sheep Notea.
Breeding ewes should nercr Te ex
posed to the cold winter rains.
Tho farm becomes dcur and fertile
where flocks are kept on it and suit
ably pastured.
If llio ewes are kept ton fat before
lambing, they will secrete too much
milk nud this will cause caked bug.
When there Is plenty of good pasture
is the best und'Vhcapcsl time to pre
pare sheep for market.
Iu the average Merino sheep the best
fleece can be expected nt three or four
years, after which deterioration natur
ally follows,
Sheep, to fallen well and readily,
should be fed regularly twico n day,
morning and night. , t
A little copper mixed with their salt,
will bo good for breeding ewes und
feeding wethers.
Unmerchnnl:;lilo wool is any kind
that for any reason cannot be intelli
gently quoted or valued because of
some specific defect.
The economy of feeding and the
growth of the stock nllke require that
the work of mutton maklit be not de
ferred wholly nntil bud weather.
Proportion of Uiouiia la Soil.
A bulletlu of the Delaware station
says: The amount of humus in differ
ent soils varies greatly, far more than
any other constituent. In many cases
It Is a fraction of one per cent, and in
others more than half of the soil by
weight, even as much as three-quarters.
These very rich soils, the so
called black earths, are of course ex
ceptions, due to dead vegetation accu
mulated through' many years. It Is
questionable whether mere mounds of
such decaying vegetation are properly
to be ctilled soils. The ruinous "black
earths" of ltussla average much less
than 10 per cent, of humus. Tho
prairie Foils of the West run over B
per cent. Excellent agricultural soils
contain less than - per cent. More
than 15 per cent. Is considered detri
mental as affecting tho water-holding
power of the soli unfavorably, and
probubly In most cases even much less
thun this will be harmful rather than
benetlclul. Most of our common farm
land In the Must has less than i! pel
Cent. Duly iu exceptional cases, such
hs market gardens, truck patches nnd
tho like, is this amount exceeded.
A Contrast In Farming.
Tho following from The Bloomlug
ton I'nntagraph needs no comment
The lesson Is so plain thut ail cun see
it:
Here Is a vivid object lesson In good
nd poor farming contrasted, seen lust
fall. On one side of tho highway stood
a held of great corn already matured
aud promising eighty bushels per acre.
It was almost a model field. Just
across the road from it was a Held of
very poor and Immature corn that
might' mako twenty-flve bushels per
acre. Why this difference? The
original character of the soil was the
same, but the soil was not the same
at the beginning of the season lust
spring. Cue ncld had been well
farmed and was rich in fertility. The
other had grown corn almost continu
ously for over twenty years; it hud
received little or no manure or fertili
ser, and the land had not been in pas
ture. Then the preparation of the
ground and cultivation of the crop
were much less thorough nnd timely
in one field than in the other. And
the difference between the two crops
U i'.self mors than an average central
1 Pfe
1
Illinois crop llfty-flve bushels pef
acre. Thorough farming and senslbls)
rotation of crops and preservation of
the fertility of the soil really pays,
l'robably some such object lessons arf
to be seen lu every nclghlKirhood. In
fidelity about scientific farming doer
not pay, nud must full of its own
weight, as these differences In yield
are seen and understood In every lo
cality. ,. i .
Mnlton Chope.
Sheep need particularly good enro la
winter, especially as we come ou to
ward spring. So good care now, uo
fine lambs later.
Sort out the little potatoes and give
them to the sheep as a change of ra
tion. Watch them eat these, and rest
assured that you are putting dollars
Into your own pocket while the sheep
are putting down the potatoes.
Clover is splendid feed for sheep, if
Is rich and sweet provided it was
properly cured. Musty clover Is orse
thnn good clean timothy.
When you clean tho leavings from
the cows' mangers, take it out and pul
it lu the rack for the sheep to look
over, ion will be surprised to see
how much of It they will eat up cleau.
Sheep should wear their bells iu win
ter as well as in the summer. Iu fart,
dogs are fully as apt to get amonj
them when huddled In a yard as who
In au open Held.
Talk much with your sheep when
among (hem. They should know yout
voice every time they hear it; and H '
Is well worth while, too, to speak lu s
kindly tone every time.
Io you look for eurly lambs? Theo
be sure to give the ewes good worm
quartet's every night from this ou. it
anything is discouraging it Is to go out
and Und nice lambs chilled to death.
If your sheep run in the same yard
that the cow must occupy part of the
day, have an adjoining lot into which
you can let them run while the cows
are o'lt. This will keep them from
being chased and perhaps fatally In
jured by the cows. Farm Journal.
Where aud How to Spread Manure.
1 hare used a manure spreader fot
some time and think it is as Important
an Implement on the farm as a cultiva
tor or plow. One advantage of the
spreader is that it Is a labor saver, but
I would not advise purchasing a
spreader for that value alone, 1 con
sider the real value of the-spreader
is In the way lu which it bundles the
mauure.
I use the manure as a top-dressing.
This gets the elements of the manure
right to the roots of the grain, none is
lost, and I get results the tlrst year,
Iu plowing mauure under one will
hove to wait until the second year,
when It is plowed on top again, be
fore he will get much benellt and by
that time half of the value of the
manure has seeped down in the
ground. Using manure as a top dress
ing I put It on only half as thick to
get the same results per acre, and in
this way make the muutire cover twice
us many acres.
Another advantage I find In using
mauure as n top dressing Is that it
mulches the ground und helps to re
tain moisture, while I have seen many
eases iu very dry weather where
manure did more damage- than good
when plowed under. I prefer using
the manure on wheat aud oats after
sowing, and on meadows. By the time
1 get ready to tise the field for corn I
have it in good condition. It Is almost
Impossible to use mauure for top dress.
lug for the reasons that, first, it can
not be spreud evenly, nnd, second,,
hard chunks cannot be torn apart
while with a good spreader the mauutf
is riddled and spread evenly.
A man with a small farm cau use a
spreader as well as any one, for tna
reason that be nt least doubles tea
value of the manure. He will have to
be more careful, however, in purchas
ing a spreader, as be Is usually limited
to one team and needs one that runt
light-Correspondent Farmers' Club.
Important Teat la Feeding Cows,
Here is a summary of a 'roost inter
esting test in feeding cows by the Vir-
glnla Experiment Station, which should
command tho attention of feeders:
1. That cost of producing milk and
butter can be greatly reduced by re
placing part of the concentrates in the
daily ration of the cow with soma
roughness rich In protein, such us al
falfa or cow-pea hay.
'J. A ton of alfalfa or pen hay can ba
produced at a cost of $3 to T per ton.
whereas, wheat bran costs $'20 to ?2.".
As a yield of from 'J to 3 tons of pea
hay and from 3 to 5 tons of alfalfa
cau bo obtained from an acre of land,
it is easy to see the great advantago
the utilization of these roughnesses, la
the pluce of wheat bran, gives the.
dairy uui u.
:i. In substituting alfalfa bay for
wheut bran, !t will be best In prac
tice to allow one aud one-hulf pounds
of alfalfa to each pound of wheat bran,
and If the u I lull' a is fed in a Unely
chopped condition, the results will
prove more satisfactory,
4. When alfalfa was fed under the
most favorable conditions, a gallon of
milk was obtained for 8.7 cents and a
pound of butter for 10.4' cents. When
pea hay was fed, the lowest cost of a
gallon of milk was 5.2 cents and a
pound of butter was 9.1 cents. In
localities where pea hay grows well, It
cun be utilized to replace wheat bran,
and in sections where alfalfa can bo
grown It can be substituted for pea
hay with satisfaction,
5. These results, coveting two years'
tests with different sets of cows, fur
nish proof that certain forms of rough
ness rich in digestible protein can be
substituted with satisfaction for the
more expennlve concentrates, and
should lend encouragement to dairy
farmers,
0. These tests Indicate that with al
falfa bay at $10 a ton and wheat bran
at $20, the saving effected by substi
tuting alfalfa for wheat would be $2.80
for every 100 pounds of butter and
10.8 cents for every 100 pounds of
milk. The farmer can thus afford to
sell bis milk for 10.8 cents less a hun
dred than he now receives, and blr.
butter for about twenty-two as con
pared with twenty-ays cents ft poena,
Indiana farmer, ... ..
New Tork City. The up-to-date
Horsewoman demands a coat which
lhall fit perfectly and appear well upon
the saddle, and allow perfect freedom
if movement at the same time. This
ne was designed aud cut with nil the
requirements in view and Is eminently
i mart. The original is made of black
Venetian cloth stitched with eortlcelll
silk, but all materials used for cos
'.umes of the kind are appropriate.
The coat Is made with fronts, back,
tide-bucks and under-arm gores, and is
inished at the neck with the regulation
Kat collar and lapels. The fronts are
itted by means of single darts nnd the
acks are laid one over the other below
A LATE DESIGN
he waist line. The sleeves are lu coat
ityle with moderate fulness at the
moulders iu conformity with the sea
ion's demand.
The quantity of material required for
:he medium size Is four yards tweu-y-seven,
two and seven-eighth yards
.'orly-four or two and an eighth yards
lf!.v-two inches wide.
Large fait l'..
A large pull bag uumuied in gun
uelul was or white satin heavily em
iroldered iu gold. A similar bug,
uounted In the same muiiiier, was ot
ahile satin brocaded lu a rich shade
r yellow. Bags lu the same shape,
iut somewhat smaller, were ot while,
iluk and blue auede. Theso were very
ubstanliul. aud are to be recommend
d on thut account as well as for their
leauty. Among the spangled bugs
mist not be forgotten one of white
ilk. with a wreath aud garland design
n Irridescent beads, in a Japanese
uiporllng bouse were seen some beau
.lea iu black satin heavily embroidered
u gold. Others of heavy Jupuue.se
urocaded silk fastened with odd little
vory clasps were most attractive.
A Sparkling Fu.liiou.
Fashion decrees, says tho Lady's Pic
torial, thut we shull once more be
ipangle ourselves, for our hair, as it
were, with fireflies, wear trimmings
itid ornaments and embroideries that
thine, and curry little shimmering bags
and sparkling fans, and set our feet
lu shoes that are liicrusled with golden
and metallic beads. It Is u food slgu
thut soclul life, too, will have some
sparkle and glitter, and that for a seu
sou, at all events, we are going to
look on the brighter side of everything.
Crepe de ;tiiue.
For the theatre blouse, crepe do
chlue is a most dependable fabric and
it i combined this year with lace In
lets surrounded by French knots, tiny
ruehlngs of ribbon and a touch of
panne velvet. It the waist is to be
worn very frequently by all means get
white, as It will come from the cleanet
looking like new, while a delicately
tinted waist fades with each cleaning;.
With a white waist, have a touch of
color lu stock and girdle, such as or
ange, sapphire-blue or, mauve. The
new crepe albatross is the prettiest ma
terial Imaginable for u simple bouse
dress. If a loose garment Is desired,
choose the Umpire siylcs und bav
softening lace at the throat and on tn
sleeves,
A Psaet Crown,
One of the admirable and novel large,
hats Is of brown velvet, The brim ii
done In three overlapping layers of tb
velvet, the outer one drooping a bit and
suggesting a mushroom. The crown
Is rather high. Pansy blossoms, the 1
small old fashioned garden sorts, are
scattered thickly around this crown
from the base to the top. The velvet
flowers are in the golden shades, with
a good bit of violet intermingled. Sa
far this does not sound peculiar, but
the small, flat cluster of dead pink
roses fastened at the left front of the
crown Is particularly noticeable and
Frenehy.'
.letted Roliea.
Jelled robes are very much Iti evt
deuce The jets are solid ns n rule, and
are put in In large paillettes or hugt
flower designs. One gown of this de
scriptlon is made with the inevitable
lace yoke, which this time Is spangled
with silver.
An Knrelope Hat.
Ail envelope bat of chinchilla had the
top brim trimmed with many line frills
of gray Valenciennes lace. A large
BY MAY MANTON
cluster of shaded plnl: roses trimmed
one side, the trimming, en usual,
running over the upturned brim,
fililing skirl.
The riding skirt ot the modern wom
an Is a comfortable und satisfactory
one of just sutllclcut, without unneces
sary, length, and It fitted with care.
This one complies with all the reqnire
m'eits und Is both shapely and smart
As Illustrated the material Is black
broadcloth stitched with eortlcelll silk,
but all those used for skirts of the sort
are appropriate.
The skirt id made, lu three pieces, aud
Is shaped by means ot darts' to allow
ample space for the knee und to fit
smoothly over the hips, while the clos
ing is matjo at the left of the front
When worn upon the horse it fulls Just
low enough to cover the feet and can
be looped, ns illustrated, to render It
convenleut for wulkiug.
BlDJNCI SKIHT.
The quantity of material required for
the medium size Is throe aud a quarter
yards forty-four or two uud Ave
eighth yards fifty-two luetic wide.