A WOMAN'S
A rnnn prefer the one who m.ikc him I
Iniiifh:
The rairt tlwt he muet rarrr .hrjugh the
diy
Are forifdttcn or dimini-died more than h i"ff
If there'" jnt chance to hmii a'.onj
the way!
But woman ah. Uod o.cm ler
jlijw her heart does ever ieip
With 1'ivc true love nnd ttnler
For the mun who in.iU' her v.otp';
HIS METHOD.
GEORSE
1IY. litre's n letter from
Toll'." CXcluilUCd Pl'ggV
TTT I Wharton one morning.
JUk. J lmstily selecting n fortiir:i
letter from unions tlio little
pill! Of envelop! tllilt h'V
on the breakfast table, "lie's coming
home on n six months' leave." she run
tinued, glancing over tho tlnn. rust lints
leaves. "Expects to be In New Yurie
before the end of tin- tiumtli. JiM
think of It, I haven't seen bun since h"
went to the Philippines years ago.
You've heard of Major Anderson?"
she nsk"d, handing the letter across
the table to her husband.
Bob Wharton propped the flimsy
rote paper Against his coffee cup.
"Cousin or something, isn't be?" he In
quired. Peggy nodded. "Third cousin on
dad's side, and nu old sweetheart," she
added, laughing.
"Yes?"
"Oh, long ago, when I was at school."
"Well, 1 hope we shall see something
of Mm," said !. rolling a cigarette
preparatory to bis departure for the
day. "By the way, there's something
special on to-night, so d m't wait up.
I'm afiald I shall be late."
Peggy's fiu,e clouded. "Very late?"
she asked In a low voice. He bent
tenderly over the small, dark head.
"Never mind, little girl." he said.
"Must make hay while the sun shines,
you know."
When he had gone, Peggy glanced
through the letter again, and letting it
fall unheeded to the Hour, lapsed into
reverie. Old scenes and half forgotten
memories flitted by her mental vision
In pleasant panorama. She recalled
the little old-world fishing town where,
fresh from school, she and young Tom
Anderson had spent so many Joyous
youthful hours, fishing, climbing the
rocks or pulling out against the tide.
"I wonder what he looks like nfter
nil these years," she mused. "I don't
suppose 1 should know him now," and
she sighed deeply possibly over her
lost youth.
When three years ago the bells had
rung for Peggy's wedding, there had
not been a hnppler brldo In the world.
Bob Wharton, with hLs clear-cut face
and tall, athletic figure, had always
been her beau Ideal of what a lover
should be; and when she had stepped, n
naw-made bride, from the little Ivy
covered church Into the sunshine of a
glorious June morning the future had
appeared bright nnd beautiful Indeed.
But Bob Wharton was a writer an
author of no mean repute, and a rising
man In the Journalistic world and the
life of n New York journalist is not all
that could be desired from a young
wife's point of view. The exigencies of
this, the most strenuous of the profes
sions, necessilated rather too much ab
sence from home to be conducive to
domestic bliss. Bob loved bis wife
with a sirong, unshakable devotion,
but ambition Is apt to narrow the men
tal Held of vision, nnd so It happened
that the writer failed to notice, as the
months merged Into years, that his
wife had begun to suffer keenly from
his continued, If unintentional neglect.
Bob and his wife occupied a small
but attractive apartment in the centre
of New York. Hoturning home one
evening rather earjier than usual, some
three weeks after the arrival of the
letter from the Philippines, be ob
served that the reception room was
brilliantly lighted tip.
On entering he discovered the cause
to be a tall, dark man in gray, who
rose to meet Mm.
"This Is Majo
Peggy.
Anderson," said
One morning, nbout si months later.
Bob Wharton stood bef,,r.. his wife
with an angry flush upon Ms face.
"Where, then, do yon propose going
to-night?" he asked unpleasantly.
Peggy leaned back In the low basket
chair, laughing softly.
"In the opera," she replied. "Tom
has bought the tickets, and Laura is
coining. It is Faust to-night. I do love
Faust," and she begun to hum the
"Salve dimoru," softly, looking nt her
husband between half-closed eyes.
"Oh," he said, "how very delightful:
you are Indeed most fortunate. i
should say you will miss Major And-r-son
rather much when he goes back to
his regiment."
She looked up quickly, and the
"Salve dimoru" censed. "Is It possible
that you nre Jealous of Jack?" Her
widely opened .gray eyes expressing
unbounded astonishment.
"No, of course not! Don't be ab
surd. Anderson Is one of the best
fellows. But at the same time, Peggy,
I think you have been going ubout n
great deal too much lately. Why, hang
Jt, I hardly ever see you nt all."
"I'm here all day," she iirgia-d.
"You nre here, but I am not. When
I Ret n night off now, I Invariably have
to spend It alone, because you have
made your own arragemenis for the
evening. It won't do, Peggy; a wife's
place should be nt her own flresid ."
lie tramped about the room, virtuously
Indignant. Peggy gave n little trill of
laughter. "Why, you were only telling
Tom the other day how very glad you
were to have some one to take me
about, because you hnd so little oppor
tunity yourself," she cried.
"Yen, but dash it. Peggy, you' nre
away neurly every night."
"And why not?" she asked. "Tom
will be going buck to the Philippine!
soon, and I want to e'ljoy myself while
I have the chance. 'Must muke liny
While the sun shines,' you kuow," she
LOVE.
maid who gives me cmie to
1 iovt the child that pivn m Iitt CrtH;
M Mi prii tht ones wl'o keep thrill laiih
in while
They bend i-rntNith th b:nltn they
imut lr:ir,
Tut '"iimii-uli. Owl h her!
Her ltvir i trup -mil deep
For the chiM that brirnn her norrow
And the mmi who in.'U'f lur wtrn.
S. E. KiotT. in Chicago Time llomld.
ti
EVERETT.
quote.! with a quick nii at her bus
La nil.
ft ili glared doun nl li r. "Enjoy
yourself as much ns von please," he
s.iid. "but don't neglect n.e."
Peggy laughed scornfully. "Neglect
vou, she rejoined; "that is tunny, l or
nearly three years you systematically
neglect me, and then you eomplain because-
I take the opportunity of going
about a bit now that 1 have some one
to take me."
"Look her. Peggy," said Bob, pulling
up sudd, nly before her, and speaking
with great deliberation, "I expect a
friend in to-ulght. and I want you to
be here to meet him."
She looked up with the faintest sus
picion of a sneer.
"Indeed, nnd what about Toni?"
"You must telephone him you cannot
go."
"I shall do nothing of the kind," she
retorted, rising. "Tom has taken the
seats entirely on my account, and I
am not going to play him a trick like,
that. Besides. I. aura would never for
give me."
"Then you refuse to stay to-night?"
"Most certainly. You should have
told me before."
She stood at the window looking out,
a picture of offended) femininity, with
the taost resolute of dimpled chins in
prodl-.
"Very well," be said, i i 1 . "You
will be sorry fur this-hitteriy sorry."
' There was no meaning whatever In
his words, but he felt It necessary to
make n good exit. He waited a mo.
ment. thinking she would reply, but as
she gave no sign, he left the room
without another word.
That night Hob Wharton sat before
the tire In Ms study with a thoughtful
and clouded brow. From time to time
he roused himself from the reverie Into
which he had fallen to rekindle his pipe
or gla'ice impatiently at the little ebony
clock which softly- ticked Its way to
ward midnight on the mantelpiece. The
apartment was very quiet and still,
save for an occasional footstep passing
the outer door, or crossing the celling
overhead.
"She Is very late," he muttered, get
ting up nnd going over to the window.
Outside It was beginning to ralii. Al
ready the pavements were glistening
In the light of the street lumps, and be
lated wayfarers hurried along under
umbrellas.
This sort of thing would have to
cease, he told himself; Peggy was be
coming more delimit and self-willed
every day, and. although he blamed
himself for allowing her too much rope
in the first Instance, be would put nu
end to It now once and for all. A se
vere lesson, be concluded in his own
mind, would not be out of place.
"Something to bring her to h' r senses,"
he thought.
For some moments ln stood looking
thoughtfully nt the deserted streets be
low. Suddenly mi Idea struck him.
'I have It," he said aloud. "I'll let her
think I have gone. That's It gone
forever," and he turned back into the
room chuckling over what he Imagined
to be a good Joke. It is a curious but
well authenticated fact that even the
most level-headed men have occasion
ally their moments of unaccountable
foolishness. And Bob Wharton was no
exception to the rule, for the trick he
thought of playing upon bis wife did
credit neither to his head nor his heart.
Seating himself at the writing table,
he took a she -t of paper from a drawer.
and wrot
rapidly upon It for some
minutes.
It was
not
addressed to his wife,
and ran:
"Friday Evening.
"By the time you read this I shall be
speeding westward, for I leave New
York forever. You will soon bo free.
In the course of a f w days you will
hear from Messrs. Brown & Smith,
who, noting upon my Irstriielioi's, will
remit you a sum of m-uiev. which, 1
trust, you will liod ad"qiiate to your
present needs. Fxplanaiioiis, under
the circumstances, are useless nnd un
necessary. Let it suttlcie that I am
merely carrjing out a long contemplat
ed plan which will soou give you the
fullest reasons for legally freeing yoar-
seir rorever rrom
"YOFU IM.'SBAND."
Beading It over with n gnu, he placed
it In a prominent position upon the
desk. He hud. barely done so when the
Jingle of nil approaching cab caught
his ear. It came nearer, and dually
pulled up sharply below.
"I'll slip Into the spare room," he
thought, moving swiftly toward thr
door. And then for the tlrst Mile it oi
curred to Mm that he was about to do
a cruel mid foolish thing. It was pes
slide that his wife might faint when
she read the letter, he reflected. Per
haps he had better not spring It on
her niter all. lie crossed the room
again with the Intention of destroying
It, but nt that moment a inenv little
trill of laughter flouted up from below
and then he heard the voice nf Major
Anderson singing out "iiiiod-iiig!!t,"
and the cab Jingled invny.
Boll's face hardened In a frown
"Let her ccme," he thought: "perhaps
It will teach her a lesson she'll not for
get in hurry." lie glanced hastily
about the room. "1 would give some
thing to see her face when she reads
that U tter, though," ho said aloud
large screen stood near the writing
table. "Tho very thing," ho thought
"I'll slip behind this and watch her."
He heard the sharp click of ber latch
key. The next moment she had vn
tered. 11 u could htsr the soft frou
frou of her dress
There win a ImiK pause, and ha
wondered what she was doing, lie
dared not move to do so now would be
to court discovery. Suddenly a quick
i xcianintion told hint that she had seen
the letter, and be look.1! out i atltlous'y
from behind the screen. Peggy waa
standing nt the writing table with the
letter In her hand, less than three feet
away. Il:e subdued nprocot Pgiit or
the shaded cluster above fell about
her like a halo, and Bob, gazing at his
wife from tlu shadow of the scroti),
thought he had never seen her look so
beautiful.
When she had read the letter tbroyg'j
she stood for moments gassing fixedly
beforj hsr. The dying embers clicked
softly In the grate nnd n clock striking
In the distamv sounded distinct nnd
near in the utter stillness' of the room.
Then clearly, unmistakably, her words
broke the silence.
"tionc gone forever? 'You will soon
be free?' Free!" She raised her head
suddenly, and the light beating down
upon her upturned face showed that
she smiled exultantly. "Free! free
ir e!" her voice rang through the room.
"Free to love! free to be loved! Oh,
Tom, Tom at Inst at last!" The next
Instant she sprang backward with n
smothered scream, for a grip of steel
had closed nbout her wrist and an
nshen wnce was looking Into hers.
"Bob!" she gasped.
He drew her toward him slowly,
steadily, until she could feel his quick,
hot breath upon her check. His face
was white, his eyes were blasting, and
great drops of moisture glistened upon
his forehead.
For some moments he stood before
her in silence, but when nt length he
spake his voice sounded strangely un
like his own.
"So you thought I had gone, did
you?" he whispered hoarsely. Peggy
had stood motionless like a llgure
carved In stone, with her gaze tixed
steadily upon him, but now her face
melted suddenly Into a rippling smile,
and the old light of mischief that he
knew so well came dancing buck into
her eyes.
"No, Bob." she answered, "I knew
you had not" with a quick movement
she held out her hands. "Come." she
added, laughing, "hadn't we better
cry quits?"
Astonishment for the moment held
him speechless. Peggy held a little
white-gioved hand upon his arm. "My
dear boy," she said, "the next time you
want to do this sort of thing I should
suggest that you don't stand quite
so near a mirror. It Is apt to spoi!
the result."
She nodded In the direction of n tall
i nk bookcase. A quick glance was suf
ficient to show that the two strips of
mirror which served as panels to the
doors of the case, not only reflected
the screen and nil behind It, but most
of the room ns well.
Without waiting for him to speak,'
Peggy continued sweetly: "Of course,
I saw you the moment I entered the
room. I knew you were playing some
sort of Joke, though It was not until I
rend the latter that I understood It all
properly. But, Bob," she continued
more seriously, "it was n thoughtless
trick to pl'iy, nnd It might have ended
very differently had I not seen you in
th' first place. The Idea of payluz you
back In your own coin by pretending
to take it all seriously struck uie In a
moment, and I shall always regard
your present dreadful uppcurance,
scared appearance. Bob, as a warm
tribute to my histrionic powers hlth-
rto untovonled." She laughed gaily,
and Bob Wharton, with a sudden sense
of Immense relief, caught her by tho
shoulders ami laughed too.
Peggy, you are a little "
Hush; but tell me whatever made
you try to frighten me like that':" ,
Oh, I don't know," he answered
vaguely. "You have been neglecting
me rather a lot lately, and I meant
it to be n sort of lesson, 1 suppose."
You silly boy. I have only neglected
you because you are always putting
your work before me, and I wunted to
show you what It felt like."
He put his arm nbout her. "Forgive
me, little girl," lie said. "It has been
my own fault all along, but things
will be different now."
There was something suspiciously
like tears In her eyes ns she turned up
her face to his.
"Kiss me."' she whispered, softly.
And he did. The American Queen,
Nbvi From Venice.
Oeorge Ade recently heard that an
old lady from the neighborhood down
In Indiana where he was born was in
town on a visit to a grand-duughter.
Mr. Ade thought that theatre tickets
would be n fitting attention, and on
consulting ber as to her choice of plays
she explained that she had seen tho
'Merchant of Venice" over thirty years
ago, and had always had a strong de
sire to witness It ngiiin. He accord
ingly looked to it that her wish was
gratllied.
Calling the next day, he asked her
how she found that the performance
compared with the one of long ago.
"Well," she replied, "Venice seems to
have spruced up a right smart bit, but
that Shylock Is the same mean, grasp
ing critter that he used to be." Har
per's Weekly.
Mine Tunnel 1'ieil J nil.
n unused inlni.ig tunnel with h
sheet Iron door across tho entrance
constitutes the branch Jail at the lively
smelter town of Kennett.
Constable I.lmbaugli asked the su
pervisors to make an appropriation for
building a calaboose, a convenience
that was a neces-lty m the lively
camp. The sdpcrvlsors could not af
ford to grant the allowance. The con
stable supplied the deficiency by get
ting permission from the mining com
pany to use tin. abandoned tunnel. He
furnished the sheet Iron door himseir.
The tunnel is a long oi e. It makes
a commodious calaboose ami one that
Is mighty secure. Sun Francisco
Chronicle.
lrt lies 111 lu Kuinlly In 60 Vrin,
The tlrst den III In lll'ty-nlne years
of an adult member of the Kwllzer
family nnd lis branches occurred to
day ut Fowler, when Homer S. Unrby
expired after a week's (Uncus.
Mrs. Darby Is a sister of the Kuv.
Ocorgo W. Switzer, and the death of
his nephew Is (he tlrst time lu over
half a century that ho has been called
iimn to mourn the loss of a close rela
tive. Lnfuyette correspondence lu-
dlnnapolU Star.
Coat or Making fork.
The State Experiment Station Is
doing n grent amount of good In the
work of feeding live stock, and show
ing the comparative cost with various
feed stuff. Here It Is In brief. Kxper
ments In the Missouri Agricultural Col
lege and station show that with corn
at thirty cents per bushel It costs
T-'.T'J to make lw pounds of pork,
where blue grass Is fed with corn,
with rape and corn the cost Is ?2.no
per hundred weight, with clover nnd
corn It is $2.."0 per hundred weight,
nnd with nlfalfn mid corn the cost of
100 pounds of pork Is but ?'J.13. In
diana Farmer.
Irrntliijj Seed Potntnefl For ftrnri.
Potato scab became a great nuisance
with me, for If I ordered Northern
seed I found more or less scab on
them. 1 tried Immersing seed in n so
lution of eorro.-lve sublimate, hut did
not tinil It ns effective ns the sulphur
treatment, which Is ns follows: Seed
is cut. say, two bushels at a time, nnd
spread on n tight llooi ; sulphur Is np
piied with il dust enn, miide with per
foraied bottom, holding one gallon.
The seed Is shoveled over and more
sulph'n applied until the seed Is thor
oughly covered, then' planted. I have
followed this plan for three years with
good results, having very little or no
scab on my potatoes. Last spring af
ter planting all the otntoes I had,
there was not enough to finish the
piece of ground Intended fi r potatoes.
I bought two bushels of very scabby
potatoes from a neighbor and treated
them as nhovc, and dug out ns nice
smooth potatoes ns I ever raised In my
life. Tills work of applying sulphur
must be thoroughly done. J. S. Smith,
lu The Epitomist.
Incremilnff Farm Vn!ne
If every farm owner would look upon
his farm ns the merchant does upon
bis stock of goods, as something to be
improved ns his businefs grows, farm
values would increase wonderfully
fast. If the average farm will do no
more for its owner than feed his fam
ily and furnish him money for taxes
and scant clothing there Is something
wrong with the farm or tho farmer.
Of course there nre seasons when this
Is nil that may be got out of n year of
farm work, but it ought not to con
tinue from year to year; If It does there
is, as we have said, something wrong.
If the farm is running down, if the
stock is deteriorating instead of im
proving, it' tho buildings remain tin
painted year nfter year, nnd If the
crops nre growing smaller instead of
larger, thon we nre not keeping up our
salable stock and enlarging it, and our
farm value Is growing less instead of
greater. Too many of ns nre farming
nowadays because we have to, because
we know no other business. If we
would use tho sumo energy, the snmo
bruins nnd have the same hopefulness
and faith in our business that the mer
chant has lu his we would And a way
f making the business grow or we
would getout of it. IndlaiiiipolisNews.
A flood rian to Follow.
Writers for this department, practi
cal and skilful men, have urged from
time to time tho necessity for applica
tions of fertilizers which would not
5nly supply the needs of the growing
irop, but give back to the soli all that
was taken from the natural stored up
supply. In other words, give to the
soil more than you take from it, and
thus not only keep up its fertility but
increase it. Analyses have shown that
the a rem so farm soil contains much
more of tho three plant foods than the
;rops could use In u long period of
renrs, yet it can only be made avail
able for use by the process of decay
md by constantly stirring it. For this
reason, putting humus in the soil loos
sns some portion of tho natural fertili
ser in tho soil, plant cultivation loos
jus another clement of plant food, and
the application of certain chemicals
loosens still other elements.
This being tho case it Is plain thnt
fertilizing must be dime with the idea
lu mind of bringing to one's use the
locked-ln fertility in the soil rather
thnn (wholly) supplying fertilizers for
tho benelit of tho growing plant. It is
not possible to go over tiio subject of
soil chemistry in these short items, but
it is hoped thnt enough is said from
time to time to induce farmers to want
to know more and to take up tho study
of this branch of the work in earnest.
Surely no part of farming is more im
portant. Taking the country through,
It Is safe to say that the farmer who
best understands soil chemistry, even
though his knowledge does not extend
beyond the soli on Ids own farm, is the
one who Is carrying on the work with
the greatest success. Indianapolis
News.
Kconotny In Feeding DuckL.
On starting into business with ducks
the inexperienced nre apt to find they
are running short of food long before
spring sliows signs of returning. In
summer it is quite true ducks forage
nnd pick up the greater part of their
food. This is especially true in case
they have access to n running stream,,
tind can .get young frogs, minnows and
water bugs. But there is danger of
their being killed by the turtles, so
great care is necessary if they run at
large to prevent their being carried off
by beasts of prey. On the other hand,
If ducks are conlined they ent an tin
accountable n mount of food if It is set
before them In the form of corn, wheat
or rye, nnd ono thinks of the expres
sion, "If you want to make ducks pay
for their raising do not let them ent
their heads off." In turning the mat
ter over in my mind I decided to try
vegetable food cooked nnd mixed with
a loan and meal mixture. Turnips and
potatoes were boiled, but tho cabbage
was fed raw. Another Idea I con
ceived was that the food must bo put
In troughs so that the ducks might ent
but not muss it witfl their feet, so I
arranged a framework of laths over
the trough with only space enough to
mliiilt tho head nnd neck of the fowls.
Meat scraps broiled and raw limy be
given ducks that are not allowed free
dom occusloiiully. And I also advise a
poll of cracked oyster shells being kept
in a convenient place for them to go to.
Watch the markets and rush your
young ducks In for boilers when about
nine weeks old. Do not take your poul-
try to the market when It li over
crowded, but when prices are up and
the denlers have but a few on hand.
Followed with care nnd Judgment,
there Is no renson why ono may not
derive a great denl of pleasure as well
ns profit from an Individual duck
ranch. As the business grows the man
ager's experience Increases, nnd mis
takes become more rare, nrtd In addi
tion to this the profit Increases accord
ingly. An Ohio Farmwlfo lu The
Kpltomlst.
Karlr Seeillng ot Clover,
The best time to sow clover Is after
the snow has gone off nnd the ground
has frozen Just enough to cause the
surface to become rough and honey
combed. Seed scattered on such a sur
face will naturally And the lowest
plnces or fall to the bottom of the cell
like crevices, and when a thaw comes,
be so deeply covered that none will
grow until spring weather lias really
arrived. The stand will therefore be
even, whereas If the seed were sown on
the snow, the snow may go off quickly
or with a rain and carry much of the
seed to the low places, there to grow
In great bunches. On clay loams, or
soils that will freeze npart, is where
tills method of seeding should bo prac
ticed. The sowing should cense, how
ever, the moment the ground begins
to thaw, ns the seed will then stick to
the ground wherever It falls nnd fall
to get sufficiently covered up. Seeding
nfter a rnln, when the surface is
smooth nnd packed, Is likewise unad-
visnble. And what If tho proper con
ditions by freezing nre not brought
nbout? In that case one should wnlt
until the wind nnd sun Inter In tho
spring cnuse the ground to crack al
most as much as It does from freezing.
Medium red clover Is preferable for
general purposes, four quarts of seed
per acre su Hieing where the ground Is
in good condition r.nd fertile, whilo
from Ave to sis quarts nre none too
much If it Is somewhat thin. It may
be seeded with either rye, wheat or
barley. If with the last named, the
ground should be plowed In the fall
to Insure a linn seed bed: this will
bold moisture better, and the joting
clover plants, in consequence, not bo
liable to suffer so much frou drouth.
Indeed, barley is thus most excellent
to seed with, tho straw, which grows
short nnd thin, not shading the ground
so much as some other grains do. Take
oats, for instance. While clover will
readily come up nmong thorn and start
well, ultimately It is moro or less re
tarded by tho growth of the straw nnd
the ripening of the grain, nnd often the
onts nre so heavy thot It is entirely
smothered out. Ilence the reason why
some farmers fall to got n good stand
of clover. Fred O. Sibley, In The
Epitomist.
Small Separators In Favor,
The plan of carting cream to the bnt-
ter factory rather than the whole milk
is without doubt gaining ground In
most parts of the country. It is claimed
that the new system Is snving thous
ands of dollars to the dairymen. N'ot
only is there snving in the cost of haul
ing milk, but the feeding value of the
skim milk Is decidedly Increased.
It is claimed that cream separated
upon the farm and delivered by the
most up-to-dnte method will lessen the
cost of manufacture at least one-half,
nnd with n grent improvement over the
old system as regards flavor and con
dition of product.
By the use of power the sepnrntlng
may go on at the same time with the
milking, nnd a separator of small size
and low cost will answer, finishing the
work about the snmo time that the
milking is done. Experience lias
shown that It is entirely possible to
muke butter of the highest quality by
this method, and it means chiefly on
the part of the farmer cleanliness in
bundling the milk and facilities for
quickly cooling the cream and holding
It at a proper temperature. It is really,
ensler to keep a. small bulk of cream
In1 the right condition than five times
the quantity of milk. An Important
advantage of the milk separators Is
the prevention of dnnger from conta
gious diseases spread through, the mix
ing of the milk und distribution of tho
mixed skim milk nt the creamery.
Where each man has his own sklra
milk, he not only has It In tho best con
dition, but ha is sure that It Is free
from disease germs,, which might have
been taken in the milk from other
herds, Tho use of farm separators en
ables the central factory to carry on a.
larger business, since the space und
labor may bo wholly devoted to hand
ling the cruatu; thus resulting in a
lower cost per pound for the manufac
ture of butter.
Sweet skim milk kept nt home I? an
Important Item to tho farmer. Some
estimates have reckoned its value for
fattening veal calves as high as two
cents per quart in tho Eastern States.
Fed fresh and warm from the separa
tor with, a little flour added it seems
to produce almost as rapid a growth
us whole milk, although a larger quan
tity Is needed to produce the results.
Tho milk comes from the separator
warm and ready to be fed without fur
ther trouble. This item is appreciated
in winter when Uio factory milk comes
back frozen, or in summer when it ar
rives on the verge of souring becauso
of I'eluy from separator to farm. An
incidental udvautago is the independ
ent position of tho separator farmer.
He can at any time cut loose from the
central creamery and ship cream for
himself, or make butter without much
additional expense.
Next to the Improvement In skim
miik, however, the greatest gain seems
to bo lu the cost of transporting the
product, to the factory. Tills item
would bo enormous If the cost of cart
ing were charged at ordinary teaming
rates. On many a farm the tlino saved
over tho old process of dairying Is
more than lost by the tlino spent in
going to the creamery with the whole
milk, but if cream is delivered it
means a light load, co-operutlou with
several neighbors, a quicker Journey,
and no waiting for the skim milk.
Where the system Is fully developed a
regulur collector gathers the cream
from a lurge number of producers, thus
saving a vast amount of trouble and
expense. U. B. F., lu Massachusetts
Ploughman.
New York City. Two events thnt
mark the young girl's life are her con
firmation and her graduation, for each
of which she requires a simple, yet nt-
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tractive, iiock. Here is one well
adapted to both, and that can be made
from any suitable material, sheer (null,
lawn, dotted muslins, nnd the like, nnd
also of the simple silk which Is well
liked for both occasions. In this In
stance the little chemisette Is lace nnd
the trimming is banding of laee with
meltings of the material, but this nlso
can be varied, embroidery or tucking
being used if n simpler effect is desired,
while ngnln the sleeves can be made
full length If preferred.
The dress Is ns simple ns It is nt
trnctlve, und enn be made either with
or without the smoothly fitted waist
lining as mnterlal renders desirable.
The skirt Is full nnd graceful, made
with n Rtralght upper portion nnd
strnlght flounce. The flounce Is shirred nt
its upper edge und Joined to the skirt,
A Late Design
which again is shirred and arranged
over a foundation yoke. At the waist
is n drupod belt, which preferably
would be made of some soft silk.
The quantity of material required for
the medium size (fourteen years) is
nine und one-halt yards twenty-one,
geven nnd one-half yards twenty-seven,
or five yards forty-four inches wide,
with one-half yurd of nil-over lnce for
the chemisette, two and flve-elghth
yards of insertion, three-eighth yurd" of
silk for bolt, and eight und one-half
yards of ruchlng.
Checka lu Suits.
The checks makegood redlngote suits
as well as simple gowns. One In a 'rich
green and white voile was trimmed In
green taffeta and cream lace. The
skirt and redlngote were laid in deep,
broad pleats und edged with a live-Inch
bund of tuff eta. The bodice part of tho
redlngote hud Injiels of tuffetu, overlaid
with heavy luce, and was fastened with
four largo silk-covered buttons. The
cuffs inutcned tho lapels, with tuffetu
and luce, und there wus u pretty
pointed girdle of the taffeta.
Shirt Wnlt llrnuuht V to Data.
Ono of tlio prettiest of the many
ways to modernize a shirt waist,
whether silk or cotton, is to turn the
sleeve upside down und cut off tlm top
purt. This will very materially short
il tho sleeves, and to give it tho neces
sary length u long cuff will bo required.
To make this, tuck some barlste, white
if for a muslin wulst, cream If for a
silk one, having the tucks running horl
Koutully. In Fin Voile.
Quite the handsomest of the new
checks are of flue voile, almost as sheer
silk veiling. They come In blue,
black, brown, red and violet. In combi
nation with white, and have small dots
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of the color scattered over the surface.
None of these made up have been seen,
but It Is easy to Imagine thnt they will
make beautiful gowns. White silk
rather than colored will be used for
linings.
A Hamlnotnft Hat.
A very handsome small hat Is In two
tones of blue straw, ono of the rough
spiny varieties. There is n decided
purple suggestion in one of the shinies
of blue, nnd the exquisite ostrich plume
with which the turban Is trimmed was
blue on the upper part and mixed with
lavender underneath.
Summer Hate.
Summer coats are here! They nre of
immediate usefulness to those who tire
going south, and to many others who
nre remaining nt home, nnd nre having
them copied for country nnd resort
wear later. In shape they range from
little capes built on bolero lines to full
fledged redlngotes.
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Any large millinery establishment
will model a silk tissue hat after a de
sign in stock, nnd some few keep these
wnterproof on hand. A plain quill is
the most serviceable and sensible trim
ming for the rulny-day headgear.
Eton renn!iiK Jitcket.
No garment Is more In demand for
warm mornings that the tasteful and
attractive breakfast Jacket. Here is
one that would be charming made of
various materials. Lawn or dimity
with lace frills Is nlwnys dainty nnd
attractive, dotted Swiss is much liked,
nnd is lovely when one of white is de
sired, while for the many cooler morn
ings albntross, Japanese silk or veil
ing would be appropriate. The big
collar is eminently becoming nnd gives
the broad shoulders thnt nre so desira
ble this season, nnd the slightly open
neck means comfort and health In one,
nlso nn opportunity to develop the
throat, which Is so much to be de
sired. The sleeves nro In elbow length
nnd gathered Into bands to which the
shaped frills nre attached.
The Eton form is one of the best
liked of the season, and Is in every
way attractive, giving no sense of a
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negligee, while it Is absolutely com
fortable to the wearer. The frills be
low the wulst line give" It additional
depth, which Is always desirable, und
can be nuidu of the same muteriul
when a simpler finish thun thnt of the
lace is liked. The Jacket can be made
easily and simply, being fitted by
menus of shoulder und under-nrm
senilis, the neck and fronts finished
with the collar.
The quantity of material required for
the medium size. Is three und three-
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fourth yards twenty-seven, three aud
three-eighth yards thirty-two, or two
and one-liu' yards forty four Inches
wide, with soveii und ouu-bulf yurd
of lace for frills, and five and one htu
yards of baudlug to trim as Illustrated,
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