THE LOWER VIEW POINT. J woulil pet have foliated Hie bee with n sting. Nor tlii" gnat with a taate for meat; I would nut have hidden in brake ami ling The adder that haunt my feet; I would not have briatled the hedge with thorna, , Nor fioiaonetl the berries red; I would not have faahioned the bullock' homa, Nor riddled the night with dread. I would not have burdened the un with apoU, Nor nut out the moon ao quickly; I would not ee". analla in the garden plota, Nor acatter the weeda ao thickly; But knowing the world ia Ood'a, not mine, I fancy the gnat and the bee, The adder, the ouah, and the horrid kine Must wonder why God made me. London Daily Chronicle. Mffl "Say, I got a chanct to git some easy money," said Jakle Appell. The seven Appell brothers were seated in the office of Caesar, the fight promoter. He was the eldest of all the fighting Appella, while .Takle was the youngest. "I'm going on the stage," .Takle added, pompously. "Aw. gwan, youse talk like a fish!" shouted Able, the crack feather weight. "They ain't, none of us but me kin be on the stage, see? When I beat young Bob Kltzsommons I'll be havln' u million offers, 'cause cham peens gits 'em. But you ain't no champeen." "He's foolish," said Mtah, con temptuously. "They been klddln' him." Jakie took on an offended air. He scowled at his larger relatives, who eyed him scornfully. "Let him tell what It Is he's tryln' to do," suggested Caesar, with tol erance. "I s'pose nobody but youse guys knows nothin'?" bitterly demanded Jakle. "I got a regular Job at Shin er's Bowery Theatre, beglnnin' Mon day niat'nee, an' meetln' all comers." "He's lose his nut complete," de clared Morris, the middleweight. The other Appells gazed at Jakle lncreulously. "Are you tryln' to kid us?" Monte Appell inquired, " 'cause your stuff wouldn't get a laugh In forty years. It's punk. Where'd you get that at, anyway?" Jakie sullenly observed the sneer ing faces of his relatives. He had not removed his hat and overcoat upon entering the office, therefore hasty departure was easy. He got up. "All the know-lt-all Appells kin go chase 'emselves fur all o' me!" he ex claimed. "Good night!" The door noisily closed after him. "That kid's sick, I'm afraid," said Miah anxiously. "You don't 'spose, now, that readin about lunatics and that has got him bug? 'Cause that talk he was shoot In' ain't good sense." The family, after earnest discus sion of Jakie, decided that, angered at not having his name In the fight columns like his more famed broth ers, Jakie had merely endeavored to impress them with his own Im portance. They separated, those Indi viduals who lived by physical combat going to their training quarters, while Caesar went off to sign a couple of men for a preliminary at his next fistic entertainment. It was on the next Monday night that Maw Appell asked Paw Appell where Jakie had gone. With sons so plenteous paw had not missed Jakle. "Where, Indeed, is It he has gone?" said he. "I do not see the boy again yet." "He blows out wit' some guy wear In" a big hunk of ice this afternoon." Monte, who was not In active train ing at the time, furnished this news. Paw Appell remarked that if the man wore diamonds It was all right. "But no lead ones, you bet," said the proud parent. Jakie Appell, gloom In his young heart, was In an unvontilated dress ing room at Shiner's Bowery Theatre, attended by a smashed nose, little eyed youth named Mlcked McOoogle. Messrs. Appell and McQoogle were slightly nervous, but they did not con fess it. Outside the theatre two red lettered signs announced that Jakle Appell, "champion featherweight" (of what locality was prudently omitted), was meeting all comers twice daily for three rounds. "It s finding it," said the burlesque show's manager enthusiastically. "Stand theBe dubs off twice a day. We'll put a hurdle up for any guy who looks tough game." "And I get a hundert bucks an' fifty per cent, of everything after 12000 business is did on the week." "My boy," Bald the manager, "I see they can't trim you. Exactly. Our contract says if you're knocked out. only 125 altogether. But we don't let you get knocked out. So you're safe. " Mr. McGoogle, aged seventeen, and Jakle, who was then sixteen, consid ered it an excellent financial deal. In P")k trunks, an American flag belt nd fighting shoes, Jakie bowed to "is second audience at 9.45 p. m. 'i'he champion of the Bronx Brick layers' Uniou was his opponent. "Why, he ain't no feather he's a welter," protested Kid McGoogle.. "Are you ruunin' my Btagu or am I, young fellar?" coldly asked the man ager. Mr. McGoogle quieted. The brlck 'ayirig person obviously was not aware that In most sets of articles the J-a Blanche swing Is barred. He used . effectively in the first round. In ! 'e ec"nd, well sponged and fanned "y Mr. McGoogle, Jakle chased the amateur around the ring, punctuating '"e trip with frequent wallops. , ). mlx u ud! HeB itollln'." owled the gallery. "Make em fight! t". mm, Kid! T"ey clinched. Cairt hold'n' hit," ugued a voice, rut your head on his chin. Jakle! ltld." that'" tne bo' aod waIhie,1?r!CklRyer c'venly quit. It e Jakle's fight. n.a',,"tyua"ar" was offend to -the who stays three rounds." It '"-' seen that Jakle had taken on luge contract. At each show the ulesUlt rev huskier in size. Kid McGoogle labored oer nis charge and Jakle panted out after the enemy each time, putting them out one by one. Protest was vnln. The man ager said that it no light men came then Jakle must meet what material was at hand. "Or no pay," he finished. "What size they'll be by Sattlday," moaned McGoogle tearfully. Jakle Bighed. He had not been home since Monday, therefore he lacked the sage advice of his six shrewd brothers. Saturday matinee a tall, thick box er sppeared. He was a bouncer Id a concert hall on the Bowery. "Gimme a ladder so's I kin reach up to bis map," cried Jakle angrily. "Well. If you lay down that let's us out," announced the manager coolly. The big man couldn't find Jakle, who ran between his long legs, skil fully harrying hlra, under Kid Mc Google's coaching. Jakie introduced a Graceo-Roman hold, which caused the other to bend down to see what he was doing, whereat Jakle hooked him with a hard Jab to the stomach. The roars from the admiring audi ence would have prevented the man agement from giving a decision to the big man In any caBe, but as evil living had induced indigestion in the boun cer, the body blow settled him. One show remained and Jakie could only wait and pray. It was clear that the treacherous manager was provid ing these enormous men In an effort to save paying the Industrious Jakle. That night, a hefty two hundred pounder climbed on the stage, to emerge from the wings In red tights flvo minutes later. "Mike O'Brien!" yelled the stage manager. "O'Brien had a large hook nose. Kid McOoogle, seeing him, stared in wonder. It was Caesar Appell, who would do anything for money. The offer outside had tempted him. Caesar's surprise equaled Jakle's, but he made no sign. At the first clinch Jakle agitatedly whispered his story. "Knock me out In the next," said Caesar; "don't worry." With a vicious right swing to the Jaw Jakle sent "Mike O'Brien" to the canvas. Unwilling and slow as the referee's count was, be did not rise, for Caesar would have stayed there all night. Wild bellows applauded Jakie, the marvelous young tiger. At ten-thirty Jakle and Mr. Mc Google, keeping close to Caesar's large bulk, heard the latter demand his llttlo brother's money. It was given and the percentage also, for Caesar would not be denied. Then he took the exhausted Juvenile away. "Next time never hold out to the family," he gently rebuked, " 'cause them's your best friends." New York Telegraph. "OllLITERATIVE COLOR." Old Scottish Sanctuary. The old sanctuary of the Abbey and Palace of Holyrood House, to quote the full d?cription, was an interest ing institution. The debtor was free from arrest during the week. On entering the sanctuary he enrolled himself In a formal manner and ob tained a room that is, if he could pay for It. There was a public house within the boundaries, and it was not uncommon to see the debtor in the inn playing dominoes and hlB credit ors standing looking In at the win dow with wistful eyes. The debtor was safe, and he knew It, and the face of the creditor told the same talo. Sunday being a dies non, the debtor could leave his sanctuary and visit his family, but he had to be careful to get back to Holyrood on Sunday night. Sometimes a debtor had the temerity to leave on a week day, but he did so at bis peril. Lon don Globe. Marriage. Age Increased. It Is generally admitted that the marriageable age of women has ad ranced considerably of recent years. Many a bride has long felt girlhood behind her before she exchanged her vows at the altar, and there seems to be few young men nowadays who care to assume the responsibilities of married life until they are In the financial position usually associated with middle age. Woman's Life. Diplomatic Women. Almost all the celebrated women have gained their fame by diplomatic means. The famous women of Jew ish history were all subtle In their methods Rebecca Jael and Hero dlas, to name but a few of them. What born diplomatists, too, were Catherine of Siena, the great saint, and Catherine de Medici, the great sinner! The list of them down the ages Is unending. The royal road to fame, as well as to pence, would seem for women to be marked by the signposts of diplomacy. Wo man's Lite. Society Woman Hunt Mono. The Countess of Sefton, who re cently shot her first Hon In Abys sinia, Is by no means the only society lady who hns accomplished this un femlnlne feat. Mrs. Alan Gardner, accompanied by her late husband, explored not only India but the wildest and most remote parts of Africa, Including Somallland, in search of big game, and Is one of the very few women living who have hunted both Hons and tigers. Another adventurous sportswoman In society Is the Duchess of Somer set, who has not only hunted bears in the Western wilds of America but perfectly revels In the rough life of camp and Is an expert in camp cookery. Lady Delamero and Lady Hlndllp, who are equally daring shots, spent their honeymoon among the big -ame In East Africa. From Tlt-Blts. Women end Her Pnner. Did you ever notice how a woman opens a paper? It Is as different from the method of a man as her skirt is from his trousers. the Llttlo Riding Hoods, with their pronounced grandmotherly air. Sev eral of these new hats were on view In Fifth avenue yesterday, and al ready they have invaded Washington. The new style certainly will not be as popular with men as the old, for where the Peter Pan bestowed youth on women no longer young, the Red Riding Hood gives a matronly appear ance to girls in tholr teens. For this reason, of course, the new hat will not be popular with women, but what can these pcor creatures do? They have no say about It. All they are permitted to do is to follow meekly In the footprints of Dame Fashion. So the Red Riding Hood bonnet comes in as the first sign of spring. It Is an invention in accord with the Lenten spirit, and this is about the only kind word that can be spoken for It. The Red Riding Hood bonnet has no more excuse for Its existence than the short sleevo In midwinter, but It is useless to tarry further on that point. Utility never bothers women until they undertake to man age their husbands. New York Press. The Part It Plays In Animal Life and Defense. Whales, Hons, wolves, deer, hares, mice; partridges, quails, sandpipers, larks, sparrows; frogs, snakes, fishes, lizards, crabs; grasshoppers, slugs, caterpillars all these animals, and many thousand more, crawl and crouch and swim about their business, hunting and eluding, under cover of this strange obllteratlve mask, the smooth and perfect balance between shades of color and degrees of Illum ination. Nature, having thus visually un substantiated the bodies of animals, so that If seen at all they look Hat and ghostly, does not stop there. From solid, shaded bodies they have been converted, as it were, into flat cards or canvases, and, to complete the illu sion of obliteration, pictures of the background verltablo pictures of the more or lege distant landscape havo been painted on thesecanvases. Such, in effect, are the elaborate markings of field and forest birds. This Is the consummation of obllteratlve colora tion; full obllteratlve shading in con Junction with a true picturing of such scenes, nearer or farther, as would appear straight beyond the animal were it transparent, or as would ap pear if there were no creature there at all. The animal has vanished and in his place stands a picture of the distance, with its numberless details! The term "obllteratlve coloration" truly fits the case, since these animals prove to be colored to disappear from view and not, as has hitherto been supposed, to look lifeless solid ob jects. Some writers, Indeed, have mentioned the fact that animals blend Into the varied ground behind them, but all have failed to see that this phenomenon could not exist without the aid of some profound principle In addition to the general resemblance of color and pattern. From Gerald H. Thayer's "The Concealing Colora tion of Animals," In the Century. CD a. naa O CD OS. O i 3 o Filled Prune Compote. Soak over night and simmer until soft half a pound of the best prunes. Chop one-half of them and from the others remove the pits and fill with chopped nut meats made into a paste with quince or peach Jam. Sprinkle a layer of crushed macaroons In the bottom of a buttered puddlng-dlsh, spread over them the chopped prunes, and cover with another layer of crumbs. Make a custard mixture of a pint of milk, the yolks of three egg3 and two tablespoonfuls each of cornstarch and sugar sifted together; pour over this the contents of the dish, and bake In a slow oven until the cornstarch is thoroughly cooked. Take from the oven, set aside until cold, then arrange the filled prunes on the top and cover with a meringue roughly applied, made of the whites of three eggs and three tablespoonfuls of sugar. Put Into a cool oven until delicately browned. Ladles' World. If she Is In her own home, with plenty of space and sitting in a ca pacious rocking chair, she has room enough to do it successfully, if she Is anywhere else, she Instantly be comes a public nuisance. A man opens his paper sharply, keeping the sheets close together, folds It lengthwise in half, then doubles It, making It Into a flat pamphlet, and reads It comfortably. He doesn't gouge any one's eyes out, or knock off their hats, or tickle the back of their ears and neck3. But a woman! She opens the sheets and then spreads out their en tire length in front of her, up in the air, with both arms extended at full length to hold the edges. The fact that she is reading the first column onthe first sheet does not prevent her from keeping the paper spread out In this position during the whole time she is reading. When she turns another sheet she takes the whole thing a bit higher in the air, makes as much of a breeze as she ran when she is turning It, and then readjusts it again in this spread-eagle position. The fact that she Is taking up most of the space allotted to each person around her never enters her mind. New York Times. still observable more notably among the girls than the boys. "If you should chance to meet any day in any of the comfortable quar ters of the town the school children going home from a public school you could not fall to be struck by the number of graceful, pretty girls among them. To be sure, In such a company you could always find pretty children, but 1 venture to say never before so many really pretty girls as now. There are plain children here, too. If any girl can be called plain, but a notable number of pretty girls, of girls who would make attractive pictures, a greater number of such, distinctly, than would here have been found thirty years ago." New York Sun. A Thought For the Week. The world -bestows It big prizes, both In money and honors, for but one thing. And that Is Initiative. What Is Initiative? I'll tell you: It Is doing the right thing without being told. But noxt to doing the right thing without in in.' told Is to do it when you are told once. Elbert Hubbard. Superior to Their Lords, The Indian women of Bolivia are usually superior to their lord3 in actual Intelligence; also in ago as a rule. They earn the larger pari of i.helr mutual "living," and laka the lend in most things. As recognized head of the house, the Bolivian Indian wife Is much more likely to thrash her rompara tlvely timid spouse than he is to ill use her. In the markets, when produce has to be disposed of, she can drive a far better bargain than he could; she can carry as heavy burdens, endure as much privation and physical toll, labor, chew as much corn and drink as much strong drink. Little or no money passes amongst the Bolivian Indians, their medium of ecchange being whatever they may raise or tho labor of their hands. They will eat when not hungry, drink when not thirsty, sleep when not Bleepy, anywhero and any tlmo when opportunity offers, "against the time of need," as they say. The majority are in a state of sen.l-lntoxlcntlou from babyhood to the grave, alcohol being used on every pretext, freely as their means will allow, on occa sions of birthB, deaths and feast days the last named being remarkably frequent. Boston Globe. Several million dollars' worth of machinery for large modern sugar mills has lately boon purchased In Formosa. A Matronly Hat. The Peter Pan hat was not of . Paris. In fact. It still has to malfe Its way In the French capital. This Is reversing the regular ordering of ' things. The French are bound to ! catch the craze in a few weeks, when ' an English Peter Pan goes to Paris In the Barrle fantasy. Meanwhile, wo shall be cultivating the ueiv fad of One of the neatest waists this sea son is a dotted Swiss. "Lion's mane" Is the name given to one of the season's good browns. Linen dresses of white and colors . are shown, white and tho natural ! Mas gray being most prominent. For house wear there Is no pret tier material than white cashmere, it needs a bit of color to enliven it. Removable frill jabots for tho front of shirt waists, with cuffs. frilled to match, are the latest dictates of Catalog. From present indications It seems likely that the gored skirt will be tho successor to the very much pleated variety. Folds, pipings and tallor-stitched bands of satin, as well as satlu-cov-ercd buttons, are a feature In skirt trimming. The aigrette figures very con spicuously in the trimmings of the hat this season, and It adds a whole lot of style. Ducks and pique are elaborately wrought In needlework and all-over braiding. Motifs of lace come ready for Inserting, and are convenient for the woman who is handy with hor needle. A fad of the season, recommended both for its charm and novelty, la tho use of pink and blue trimmings on white waists. This touch of color is considered the smartest thlug pos sible, uud appears on high-priced models. No ornamentation Is used on the girdle proper which goes around tho waist. There are women who use u small Greek key in soutache at each edge, and when the gown is simple and of soft material this touch Is effective. For afternoon gowns, a novel Idea Is voile, trimmed with tussah silk of the Bame color. Light-weight wools, In unobtrusive checks, show smart little coatees of plain cloth, thrown hic:: and revealing a lingerie blouse much befillled. More Pretty Girls Thnn Ever. "They tell us," said the middle aged man, "that within a generation or two the women of this country havo increased In stature, as they havo as well In all the attributes of graceful womanhood so that there were never so many Rplendld women to be seen here as now, all this being due to improved conditions of life, to which with Its comparatively greater opportunity for leisure, recreation and cultivation, the Bex Is first to respond, thus showing In this way a greater advance In development than man. "And they tell us also that this advance, as might naturally be ex pected. Is more to be noted among the well-to-do and those comfortably situated In life; but I should say from my own observation that It Is now spreading among all the people as a race. Living conditions are now far more favorable for all than they were even a generation ago, and this ad vancement and Improvement Is now to be noted among the young people, tho children of the present day, everywhere; though here also It la Plga of Large Frame. Grow the pigs with large frame. This requires bone and muscle mak ing feeds alfalfa pasture, fresh, :lean drinking water and Just a little :orn. On this diet the pig will have itrong bone and large frame and be !n the very best condition for taking jn fat quickly and cheaply when you are ready to give him a fattening ration. Farmers' Home Journal. For Moat Profit. Cut out all tho Intermediates you ran, and sell your product direct to the consumer, If possible. The scale 3f profitable disposition of dnlry pro ducts is as follows, beginning with '.he least profitable: Home-made butter, with sktm mllk fed on farm. Whole milk sold :o condenaery. Whole milk sold to creamery. The use of hand separa tor, with cream collected by cream ery, and fresh, warm Bklntmllk fed on the farm. Milk and cream shipped for city consumption. The retail milk route, selling the milk direct to consumers. H. A. BeYO man, In tho American Cultivator. To Tan Sheep Shins. The Country Gentleman gives this method of tanning sheep skills which any farmer could enslly follow In tan ning the skins wanted for home use: Wnsh the hide In warm water, ro ! move all fleshy matter from the In ner surface and loose dirt from tho hair side. Now wash la strong, rather warrti soapsuds. The old-time oft soap made from wood ashes Is best. Either rub by hand of gently on washboard. As soon a:: thoroughly cleaned and rinsed, press aj mUC9 of the water out as possible. Add the following mixture to 'the flesh side: Common salt and ground nlum, one-fourth ounce each, and one-half ounce of bornx dlssovled In one quart of hot water. When aUfflclently cool to work with the hand add enough rye meal to make a thick paste. I Spread the mixture on the flesh side; I fold and let It remain in a shady, airy place for two weeks; remove tho paste and wash. When nearly dry scrape the flesh side thoroughly With a dull knife; rub with the hands i until skin is soft and pliable. acidity by the litmus or other posi tive tests, it Is safe to say that liming will be beneficial. Saccharine Feed the Latest. The history of the manufactured and balanced saccharine feed li a short one. The man who left the farm ten years ago and plunged Into other lines, forgetting his former oc cupation, smiles with Incredulity when he picks up a farm or feed Journal and sees "Molasses Feeds" advertised and discussed. But the up-to-date farmer, i.alrynian and feeder already understand the value of molasses or raccharlne feeds. The overwhelming demand for such feeds prove this. , But the very fact that this demand Is so great has produced conditions In the manufacture of saccharine feeds of which feeders should be In formed and of which they should make a note. Demand will Induce a supply of some kind, and where the demand in creases rapidly, the supply is very liable to be inferior to what It would be were the demand limited to sell strictly on superior merit. This rapidly growing demand for saccharine feeds has Induced scores of manufacturers to place such feeds on the market under various names, and with almost as various Ingre dients. Analyses or many of these feeds reveal the fact that they con tain a large amount of Indigestible matter that is not even legitimate or healthy roughage; in fact, much of It Is absolutely Injurious to the stock. Oat hulls, rice hulls, weed seeds and other matter of neutral or harmful character have been found in large proportions by tho experimental de partments of animal industry In tho various States. EpitomUt. X Hoi 2& Jfc A - Household Matters. I Putting Salt In Lnmpa. Putting a tablespoonful of salt Into a kerosene lamp after filling It will prevent the lamp from exploding, but will not mar the lighting quality of the oil. New York World. To Clean Ironware. Take two tablespoonfuls of concen trated lye to three quarts of water. It wilt make pancake griddles like new and the cakes will not stick. Set the griddles or any vessel to be cleaned where they will keep hot, but not boll, for three or four hours. New York World. Durable Hubble. To make bubbles that can be blown big and will last fake a piece of pure white soap about the size of a walnut and cut It up In a cupful of warm water. Then add a teanpoonful of glycerine. Stir well and blow from a small pipe. Strawberry Juice will make pink bubbles, and orange Juice will make yellow ones. Housekeeper. To Clean Windows. Wet a soft cloth In kero3ene, then polish with clean cloth. Finger marks may be removed from windows by putting a few drops of ammonia on a moist cloth. Mortar and paint may be removed from windows with best sharp vine gar. Flower pot stains are removed from window sills by rubbing them with fine wood ashes and rlnnlng with clean water. Boston Post. Dcmnnd For Good Rottf Si Farmers must tike to breading good horses. Suc'.i are not. only needed on t,he farms, but It Is as easy to raise a good horse which will sell at a long price as it is to raise a scrub for which there is no market. The demand for heavy horses was never better than at present, and it Is likely to Increaso rather than to decrease. The population is centralizing In large cities. These naturally becom? the great distributing centres, and with increase in distribution comes In crease In the demand for heavy dray horses so extensively used in such dis tribution. This means, therefore, that the breeding of such horses is an entirely safe venture' on the part of those who will take It up on Intelli gent lines. Those who engage in it need not be harassed by fear that they are putting their money into a' plant that will soon become useless because of depreciation In the price of horses. The great mistake in rearing horses for dray uses lies in the fact, that they are too lacking in weight. Any number of horses can be bred which weigh between 13 00 and 1400 pounds. The number is not large that weigh more than 1500 pounds, and yet It is the latter class that is ui03t wanted. Farmer's Advocate. Fertiliser For Corn. As I am a reader or your valuable paper und seeing an Item of great Importance to the farmer In regard to fertilizing of corn, will say, on ac count of not getting a stand of .lo ver two years ago I purchased au attachment for my planter for the purpose of using commercial ferti lizer and applied In the .Mil about elghty-flvo pounds to the acre, and so well pleased with the result that I will try It again this season. My farm is of a clay timbsr land and considered rather poor land. I have been raising from forty to fifty bush els per aero for the past six years on clover sod. but last year with the addition of fertilizer 1 raised better than sixty bushels per acre of good corn. Now there Is a difference In the quality of fertilizer, I prefer the best, as It is the cheapest In the end. Of course, It costs more per ton, but we get less ground stone in the bet ter quality. Some will tell you If you commence using It you have to keep it up. Now that is all bosh. Of course, a farmer should raise clo ver by all means. Clover seed will never be so high but what u will pay I to sow It. I paid $25 per ton for my fertilizer. W. H. Wilson, in the ; Indiana Farmer. Money in Itoric. Nor were the Morgan horses the only noted horses In New England. The farmers of Maine were sufficient ly adventurous and enterprising to secure in earliest times a son of the renowned Imported Messenger, who elevated the horse Btock of the State to a higher level, and left his mark that Is clearly In evidence to-day, al though sadly lowered by Indifference and neglect. General Knox was an other New England horse that left his mark and made a fortune for his owner; tho first horse In the country for which the then fabulous amount of $25,000 was offered and refused. Since his time $125,1)00 has been paid for a single horse by a resident of New England to a more enter prising fnrmer and breeder In a West ern State. A few years back the sale cata logues of an auction firm announcing a sale of valuable blooded stock, con tained a map showing Boston as a central point, and including the country Within a radius of five hun dred ivile3. From their many pre vious sales and tabulations they learned, and so published In this cata logue, that seventy-five per cent, of all the fine horses bought, and the long prices paid for them the kind that sold for one, two, five, ten and fifty thousand and upwards were bought and paid for by residents within tho territory shown. And yet with this great market at their very doors it is unnecessary to ask how much all this profited the New Eng land farmer. And yet we are told by them that horses cannot be profit ably raised in New England. Save the mark! American Cultivator The Outline Stitch. Many of the Imported lingerie blouses this season havo pait. of the embroidery dono In outline stitch. For instance, a running vine will be worked In outline stitch, while a bit of solid embroidery, eyelet work or soutache braiding Is Introduced to give a pleasing combination. This present fashion for outlining and braiding Is a boon to tho woman whose eyes will not permit the exe : tlon of the closer and finer needle work. Indianapolis News. How to Test the Acidity of Soils. Supposed corrective treatments are often given to soils supposed to be acid, when as a matter of fact an opposite treatment may be re quired. A recipe given by the De partment of Agriculture for deter mining soil acidity is us follows. Boll for a half hour a sample of the soil to be tested In a small quan tity of water, say a quart. Allow it to settle, and when perfectly clear, pour oft the water Into a white dish and test It with both blue and red litmus paper. These papers can be procured from any drug store for a few cents. If the soil U acid, the blue lit in as paper will turn red. If it la alkaline, tho red litmus paper will turn blue. Ten minutes siiould be allowed In the water for the lit mus paper to change color. If at the end of that time there U no change, then the soli is neutral ueither acid nor alkaline. It should be understood that such r test as this Is not a determination i whether or not u soil needs lime. The question of liming of soli Is still a mooted subject. Much evidence has been presented to prove that lim ing of soil hat been most beneficial Wktn tho soil was In no sense vtr. If. however, the soli does show Btroug Peacli Rot. The peach or plum rot has done a great deal of damage to the fruit crop in Oklahoma. In the summer of 1906 It was very bad on the en tire crop. In the summer of 1907 It did a grrat deal of damage to the early peaches and plums but was not so noticeable on fruit ripening later In the season. This disease Is wide spread and very well known. It la known by several names as: ripe .-ot or stone fruits, brown rot of peach and plum, fruit rot, and twig blight. Tho iltef.llUn nllnnL'U , 1, a luilnu n....... In the growing season and causes tnem to turn dark and shrivel. The leaves also turn dark and wilt. Later In the season, the fungus attacks the fruit. The twigs have not suffered to any considerable extent in Okla homa from the presence of this dis ease. It appears shortly before the fruit is ripo and attacks the fruit at this time. Tho spores of the dis ease find lodgment on the surface and during moist, warm weather th tporai germinate rapidly and the fun gus then makes Its entrance into tho! fruit and develops rapidly. Soon after the tungus makes Its entrance into the fruit small, brown circular spots appear on the surface. These brown spots go deep into the flesh of the fruit and spread very rapidly over the surface. If the weather Is favorable, the entire fruit will be discolored in one or two days, tho skin ruptured by many small pim ples that throw out large quantities of an ashy gray of dove-colored pow der that entirely covers the surface. This powder is the spores of the dis ease and is eusily spread by tho wind to neighboring fruit, and there finds lodgment and in a very few days repeats the entire process of destruc tion. Warm weather Is especially favorable to the development of Dim disease and the early soft-fleshed va rieties (hat mature and ripen during moist warm weather are, i.-.iu subject to the attacks and are some times very difficult to protect from the disease. Spraying the trees with Bordeaux mixture has been found in several States to be entirely effective In pro tecting the plants from the disease. The trees that have been attacked by the disease should be sprayed before the growth starts In the spring. All the old mummied and rotted fruit that Is on the ground under tho trees should be gathered and lm ii, i' Oklahoma Agricultural Experiment rress uuiieiin. To Make Inexpensive Tlo. Take an old fo;ir-ln-hand tie and rip It apart carefully to get the pat tern. I make them of pieces of light print, white waist go;:ds, gingham, chambray or silk and some of them could not be distinguished from $1 ties. I use a single thickness of white cotton to line the cotton ones, but use flannelette for the silk ones. They are easily laundered (do not starch them) and will outwear a doz en twenty-flve-cent ties, besides they look freBher and are so- Inexpensive one can have a large variety to cnoose from. Try It, especially If you have boys in your family. Bo3ton Pos' Jk Tea Cozios. The "Old Maid" tea cozies are the quaintest little affairs seen in an art shop In a big city. They are butlt upon the wire frames which resemble tamp shade frames, and arc bought for hat rests. Upon one of these Is mounted the quaintest little terra cotta head, with hair drawn plainly back Into a snug knot, and with features kindly, but unmistakably of the spinster type. The wire frame, which simulates I hoop skirt. Is first padded, then plied witu layers or berumed organdie. It is a clever novelty, and has figured with popularity as the consolation prize at bridge parties. Indianapolis News. Jellied Chicken, Take a largo chicken, and after carefully cleaning and washing it, cut It up as though going to stew It, Then placa the pieces on a maat board, and pound them witn a po'a'o beater until all the fi.sh is masked and the bones thoroughly Cruthed, Place them In a double boiler and pour over them one quart of filtered cold water. Stir in on level tac spoonful of salt, fill the lower part of the double holler with cold water, and set It where the water will boll. From time to time open the up;;3r part of the double boiler Where ti:e chicken Is, and stir It round. Add no more water to the chicken, but fill the lower part from time to tltni as the water bolls away, nlwas adding boiling Water after tho water has begun to boll tho first tira:-. Let the chicken cook at least six hours, then take it off and strain through a fine sieve Into a bowl. Set away to coo!. When cold skim oK tho grease, which will rlia to the top. Under neath you will find a clear hard Jelly. This may be served cold, a tabla spoonful at a time, chopped fine; or It may be warm-id into a soup, a little at a time, for Invalids. American Home Monthly. Cauada waters yielded last year about S!0,O00,000 lobsters, half of which ware eauue Recipes. , Urend Pie. A good way to U33 old I bread. Crumb the bread and soak In milk; sweeten to suit taste; flavor I with nutmeg, lemon or chocolate; dot ! with scraps of butter; bake without top crust and Ice the top after baking. Hot Hi-., nits. Put a llttlo salt and five teaspoons cream tartar and two teaspoons soda (leveled off with a knife) into one quart of flour and alft. Chop In one-half cup lard and add sweet milk to make tho eight consistency to roll out, rather soft. It will take about one pint. Baku in a quick oven. Cottage Pie. Chop cold meat very fine, boll and mash some potatoes, to every cup of meat add one-half tea spoon salt, a llttlo pepper, one tea spoon of finely chopped cooked onion and one-half cup of gravy or stock. Put the meat, seasoning and gravy In a baking dish, cover with the mashed potatoes and bake in hot oven until golden brown. Baked Ham. Soak a ham in cold water over night; trim it neatly and cover all over with a thick oruet of (lour and water; bake slowly efgat hours; remove the cruet and skin; cover the top with fine cracker I crumbs; placa In tbe oven until the ci iimbs am brown. When cold cut In thin slices.
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