THE ROLLING EARTH.
Tired of the stir-shine, impatient of non,
Spinning through dswn on a acitrch for the
moon.
Craving the day and then longing for
night,
Ever I flee from the dark, from the light.
Questing the aeaaona 1 circle the aun;
Boren weariea mc-winter, have done!
Zephyr in vain Iny hia hand on mv breast,
Autumn nltureth hnate, haate with the
quest !
Children of men, whom I brought unto
birth,
Cry not for pere-ye are Duat of the
Earth.
Lydis Schuyler, in the American Mag-
n oa
I THE
r proposal h
Having mxlo lll mv mlnl In It I
wa as enthusiastic as my friends
aid I had been slow before. If my
deliberation had been characteristic,
my ardor, once It was aroused, was mi
less natural, I assure you, for the Bid
dies, mother says, have always been a
cautious race, but steadfast and de
voted when once they have espoused
a cause.
And It ts but hereditary, I suppose,
that never to this duy have I seen
anything remarkable In the fact that
It took me ton years to make up my
mind to propose to Sally.
It did not take me ten years to
know that Sally was pretty, and good,
and charming; but It did take me ten
years to be sure that I wanted to
marry her that I admit.
But what Is there amusing In that?
Heavens! Has not a man a right to
pause and consider so ' Important a
matter as getting married? And
what right have people to link one's
name with another's prematurely?
Isn't it dreadful?
Now, I haven't told a soul before
not a living soul and If I open my
lips now it's because I am tired of
hearing people titter when I ap
proach, and because I think It's about
time that some one knew the truth
of the whole matter. I hope I am
man enough Down, Mtml, down!
I will put her out if she annoy you
Naughty! Naughty! Mimi, lie down!
There!
Well, as I was saying, I had made
Dp my mind, and I went to see Sally.
I was full of the subject. Never had
I felt so much of a man before. I
was, don't you know, lifted up. I
was nervous, of course. All men are
at such times, I suppose, and I don't
know how I managed to get into the
house. I think I did remember to
ring. Oh, I'm sure I rang! Of course
I did! But what I mean is, that I
was in such a state, don't you know,
that I was quite unstrung.
Well, Sally came down, as pretty
and darling as eve-, and with a rose
in her h n i r r She wore her g:ay crepe
de chine you know, the one she
made for Mrs. Gale's reception, with
the Venetian lace. I had never seen
her look better never! And that
very fact disconcerted me. Still,
when I make up my mind to any
thing, you know, nothing daunts me
nothing! It Is not my way to let
anything interfere. So, ufter the
usual salutations, 1 said to her:
"Sally, I have something very im
portant to say to you."
And I Bald this to her, mind, In
such a way that I supposed she might
guess the nature of my intended con
fidence, not so much by the words
themselves, as by the by the mel
lowness with which I don't you
know. For would you believe It?
she did not dream of what I meant!
She only laughed and said:
"Oil! 1 know; you've coie to tell
me about Mimi's puppies. Elaine
told me yesterday. Aren't you going
to give me one of them? I think you
might."
Fancy! Fancy my feelings! Here
I had come to her on wings of fire!
to offer my heart and hund. I was
stunned, I did not know how to pro
ceed. But I said:
"Oh, no! it wasn't that I came to
tell you; though, of course, you shall
have one If you like. It was to tell
you "
And right then a bright idea came
to me to turn defeat into victory!
"It was to tell you. Sully," I said,
"that you might have all of them
all seven and Mtml, too."
I wish you wouldn't laugh at me.
How else could I put It after what
she had said to me? I thought it
rather clever of me rather neat, you
ktiow to turn the phrase Into what
one might call ita larger sonse, and so
seize victory from defeat. But even
then she did not understand. She
burst out laughing.
"Oh, I should like one," she said;
"but what would I do with all seven,
and Mlmi?"
And she went on laughing at the
notion until I was quite oh, quite
discomfited, you know.
"Sally," I said, "you persist In mis
construing my my Intentions."
"Why," she replied, "I thought you
offered me all seven, and Mlmi."
"So I did, Sally, in a way," I said.
"Oh," ghe said, "then it was an
Indian gift, was It?"
"An Indian gift?" I repeated, per
plexed. "Yes; a gift with a string to it.
And what Is the string, Freddie? Do
tell me! I want to know!"
Well would you believe It? right
then an Idea struck me! Another
idea! I suppose it was love that put
so many now Ideas Into my head
Oh, it must have been love. So I
said:
there, is a string to my gift,
Bally; I am the string!"
"You!" she repeated.
H" I said.
"The string?" said Sally.
The string?" said I. And then
Passionately: "Oh, Bally! Don't you
comprehend me? Don't you? Have
you never heard the old. old saying:
tove me, love my dog?' "
She was pink all over, and I would
,"(:it,kl1 her In my urms-l really
w "ho not sa,d to m,:
Jlf' 1 have already told you,
that I might take one of the
nuppleg, but not all of you!"
.aid' Sh8 used tn very
ar,.l,i.me' and 1 oh, I was
"u.hed, don't you know. But I rose
to the occasion. I would not let her
see my despair. I was determined, nt
all hazards, to assert my manhood,
and so, with an air that If I do say
It was quite, was quite in the old
time manner, don't yon know, I said:
"My dear Sallie, you have told me
that you accept one of the puppies, It
Is true; but you have not told me
which one."
I think I smiled. Oh, I am sure
I smiled as I said those words, and I
know I bowed slightly. But I shall
never, never smile again, for she said:
"Oh, It doesn't matter In the least
which one you give me, Freddie;
they're all such dear little wabbly
things. But since you are so kind "
Aud then she blushed.
"I would like one that I could call
8lssy. "
Now, there is the point: Was it an
acceptance, as Tom Lark In swears It
was a veiled acceptance, don't you
know a kind of poetic license, Tom
says; or was It the refusal I took it
to be? I've thought and thought
about It, and I simply can't make it
out. Do tell me which you think it
was. I'm dying to know. New York
Evening Journal.
Household f
Matters. J
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AT LAST THE WORM TURNS!
The Unfolding of the Present
By FLORENCE L BVfB.
That young person is aimless In
deed who has no ambition, who does
not earnestly hope he may be worthy
to hold some position of honor and
trust in the future, dut when hope
degenerates Into Idle day dreaming,
It Is hope no longer. Tell me how a
lad spends his .Ime and I will tell
you how much his plans for the fu
ture are worth, for as a writer has
well sail, "The future is but the un
folding of the present."
Strength of purpose Is shown In
the grasping of daily opportunities.
The school-room, the office and work
hop, the most menial employment
presents advantages. By their ne
glect we are handicapping ourselves
for the days which are to come.
There Is told a quaint story of a
lad who went to n nobleman's estate
In search of employment. He was
earnest of purpose nnd resolved that
whatever he was given to do should
be done to the best of his ability.
When he came in sight of the'great
stone turrets of the castle his heart
began to beat more quickly, but he
trudged sturdily on and at last stood
fuce to face with the overseer of the
estate who spoke to him roughly and
sent him to break stones on the high
way. For a moment the boy faltered. "I
had hoped to find a place in which
I might grow and be fitted for some
thing useful when I became a man."
he said to himself, "what can I learn
breaking stones on the highway?"
But he followed the overseer, al
though with a downcast heart, for he
remembered his resolve when he set
forth that morning.
Presently he found himself alone
on the broad road before a pile of
stone, and plucking COttriga anew he
briskly begun his task. The sun's
rays grew fiercer and the breeze died
down until hardly a breath reached
his burning face, and still the lad
worked on all that day and the next
until his arm was numb and his back
stiff and lame with the unaccus
tomed labor.
The third morning he viewed the
scarcely diminished idle of stone
With dissatisfaction. "I am not
doing my best," he thought. "I
must discover some way to accom
plish more." And that day he
worked slowly and thoughtfully, and
long before nightfall he had found
the secret.
"Who would have thought there
could be anything to learn at so
simple a task," aughed the lad, and
he began whistling cheerily. He did
not see' a man watching him from
a hedgerow until he jeard the ques
tion:
"Why do you whistle so merry
over such a hard task?"
"Because," was the reply, "I have
learned to make. It far easier and
yet accomplish more. The stone
does not need so heavy a blow of the
hammer to Hhatter It, if it is struck
iu the right place," and he suited the
action to the word.
Then the nobleman, for it was he,
called his overseer. "Take this lad
from the highway," he commanded,
"and put him where ho can have the
best opportunities. He who can
learn something at a stone pilo has
the making of a prime minister."
The truth hidden iu this story is
a valuable one. We cannot fall to
learn something at the humblest task
if it is performed in the right spirit,
and the future may prove It to be
one of our most important and help
ful lessons. We may cherish close
in our hearts a beautiful hope for
the years which are to come, but let
us not allow the dayB and hours to
slip heedlessly by, for they are the
gradual unfolding of the future.
Many are there In the lowly places
of life who, if they were only dis
covered, would rise to places of usefulness.
Talking Fruits nnd Vegetables.
My experience In this linn has
been largely In the capacity of re
ceiver Consequently, I should
rather suggest than dictate.
In my long experience as re
:elver, I note very little change in
methods of packing. No package
Is properly put up for shipment that
contains an article In several stages
it growth or maturity.
Take tomatoes, for Instance. The
common practice is to put half-grown
nd ripe In the same package. The
'onsequence Is. the half-grown never
ripen and the ripe cnes rot. Of
course tomatoes that are put up for
ihlpment to distant, markets should
not be perfectly ripe, but should be
it least fully grown.
All spotted and deformed stock
thould be rejected. The sit-basket
carriers or the flats make satisfac
tory packages.
Lettuce should receive especial
care. It should not be allowed to
AlthPr, but packed as cut. All de
cayed leaves should bo picked off
nd in packing use both hands to
tuck the outer leaves around the
nead to preserve It. Pack In layers
with a side pressure. Thus packed
it will carry long distances, and keep
Crcsh and crisp.
Beets should be packed with the
oeets In centre of barrel Instead of
Dtitslde, which Is the common prac
tice. Hadishes should be put up same
is beets, as nearly as possible. About
100 bunches to the hamper.
The great error In packing lies
in the fact that the grower will not
resist the temptation to put a few
Inferior or worthless specimens In
his package. I cannot conceive why
they persist in doing It when It
hould be as much to the grower as
It Is to the receiver, that a few
'nferlor specimens will often make
i two dollar package 'sell for one
fifty. I have paid $1 per hamper
in a shipment of radishes that could
feed, and the cattle nnd calves eat
it up readily and lestt to do well
upon It. Cow pen hav contains about
sixteen per cent, protein, forty-two
per cent, nitrogen free extract and
three per cent. fat. Cow pea hay
and oats hay mixed equal parts con
tain about eleven per cent, protein,
forty-one per cent, nitrogen free ex
tract and 2.8 per cent. fat. Red clo
ver contains about twelve to four
teen per cent, protein, thirty-three
per cent, nitrogen free extract and
three per cent. fat. Journal of Agriculture.
Egg .Stain on Silver.
3gg stains can be removed from
Hirer by wiping them thoroughly
with fine salt and a dry, soft cloth.
Dip the cloth In the salt and then rub
on the silver and the stain will soon
disappear, leaving the silver bright
and clean. New York World.
;ixi(7 Growth on Skimmilk.
For several years E. R. Towle, of
Vermont, a correspondent of the
American Cultivator, has been using
fresh, warm separator milk very suc
cessfully for calves and pigs. The
milk is fed right after separation.
He writes In n dairy paper as follows-
The present season we are raising
double the usual number of heifer
calves, ns they are half-blood Guern
sey and we wish to change Into that
breed as fast as possible by grading
up. They are In warm quarters nnd
have been kept dry and clean, an
Important factor In Itself. They ore
of all ages from six months to one
year and are fed accordingly.
They are very thrifty and are grow
ing rMeely. Some care is needed at
first In not feeding too much nnd
thus Induce bowel trouble, but; as
they grow older the amount of milk
may bo increased, but they should
not be overfed at any time. Have
been very free from bowel trouble
this season, although no unusual
precautions have been taken.
Like to feed with milk until sev
eral months old, as this gives them
a fine start in growth before being
turned out to grass or weaned. After
two months old, they will ent good
hay readily, or some kind of light
grain ration if considered desirable.
Where winter dairying is followed,
Remove Wall Paper.
When taking off old wall paper if
a small quantity of dissolved glue Is
added to water with which you are
wetting your paper It will not dry as
when wet with water, but soaks the
paper, which easily Is removed from
wall or celling. New York World.
Washing Book Rinding.
Calf bindings may be washed light
ly with a soft sponge dipped in a mix
ture of a half ounce of the best glue,
dissolved In one pint of water and
one teaspoonful of glyrerlne nnd a
little flour paste. Bub well with
chamois skin when dry. New York
i Times.
Keeping Putent Lentlier.
Patent leather is always doubtful
leather to buy, as no one will guaran
tee how long it will wear. If the
shoes are cleaned and oiled frequent
ly with sweet oil or vaseline they
will keep In good condition and lost
very much longer thnn if they are
left alone. New York Times.
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Individual Towels.
In the bathroom of a certoln well
regulated household, where there are
several small children, there is a row
of little white towel hooks and above
each one is printed with white enamel
the name of the owner from "Papa"
down to "Baby," and last, but not
least, "Our Guest." New York
World.
Cartoon by Trigg, m the New York Press.
l CHI nn",,,,''n introduced into the Georgia Assembly a timely bill relating to
the wile nnd blandishment of women. The measure provides that if any woman,
whether maid or widow, hIihII betray into matrimony any unauapecting male subject
of thei Mate Ivy scents, paints, powder or perfumes, rosmetica. waters, artificial teeth
false hair, iron stay, corsets, pad or padding, hoop or high-heeled shoe. V-cut
waist, lace, variegated, drop-stitched, or rainbow hoierv, or by any other deceitful
mean or artful practice, the marriage, upon Conviction, hall lie null nnd void. As
semblyinan Glenn, who introduced the bill, represent I n summer reaort district.
PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT HONORS GROVER CLEVELAND.
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Ribbon in Order.
A convenient way to keep belts,
ribbons and collars in order Is to use
I a curtain stick or old cane. Wind
around it some colored cambric or
, ribbon. Place two large hooks in a
wall so that they extend slightly.
Place your stick on hooks and you
have a neat rack. This soves much
time and keeps your bureau drawers
tidy. New York World.
A SORTING TABLE FOR PACKING PEACHES.
not be sold for twenty-live cents.
Each hamper contained about twen-'.y-flve
bundles of weeds and grass
and about 200 wormy radishes in
each bundle.
Of course not all growers are so
careless, but enough are to bring
distrust on the whole business.
The time is at hand when the
Sputhern grower to be successful
muBt Identify himself with his pro
ducts. His name and address on his
packages should be a guarantee that
they are properly graded and packed.
If the Southern grover could visit
our receiving centres and see how
certain marks and packs were
sought after he would be surprised.
It is not a surplus of desirable stock
that gluts our markets at times, but
n accumulation of unmarketable
trash which is a loss to the shipper
and a hardship to tha receiver. W.
J. Grounds, in the Southern Fruit
Qrawer.
The Impulse of Thrift.
The man of affairs addressed the
school brielly, but in such tones of
earnest appeal that the boys are not
likely to forget his admonitions. His
tet w as the importance of little
things, even in an age of great
things; and the pith of his discourse
luy in a single seutence:
"Take care of the millions, nnd tho
billions will take care of themselves."
They that heard him were citizens
of the future. Who knows but more
than one of them consecrated himself,
upon the Impulse of that moment, to
thrift? From Puck.
Mm Auto Coats.
The familiar linen duster which all
men affected, In the dayB when travel
on rail was a distinct torture by
smoke, dust, cinders, sparks, gravul,
etc., 1b now enjoying a happy revival
among the autumobillsts. It gives
every man who wears It the appear
ance of a prosperous butcher. (lew
York Press.
Unique . . York Lot.
The only lot In the older part of
New York City which has never had a
house on It Is a plot 60x0 at the
northeast, corner of Eighth avuuue
and Fifty-sixth street.
Enemies of the Moth.
The work of fighting the gypsy
and brown-tall moths by the use of
parasites has produced encouraging
results. The insects brought here
from Europe have increased rapidly,
and are likely to make themselves at
home all through the moth section
In tho course of a few years.
Professor Howard, of the United
States Department of Agriculture,
who is carrying on the work in as
sociation with Professor Kirkland,
thinks it will be several years at
least before the new Insects will be
gin to make much headway against
the moths, probably not less than
Ave years, and possibly not for ten
years. As there are many species
of the insscts which feed upon
moths. It seems likely that some of
them will thrive and multiply fast
enough to keep the moths in chock
as they do in Infested regions of
Europe and Asia. A week or two
ago about eighty thousand of the
parasites of the brown-tall moth
were liberated.
The moth officials arc also mak
ing very interesting studies regard
ing the diseases which infect the
moths. It is thought that it may be
possible to prepare a spray mixture
containing germs of these diseases
and to spread them among the
noths by spraying. . There ts a dis
ease which produces a fungus thread
like growth In the brown-tail moth
and which seems to spread very
easily, almost exterminating some
coIohIob of the moths. It is possible
that this new idea of poisoning by
the use of diseases may produce ex
tremely Important results, not only
In fighting tho moths, but In getting
the best of other harmful insects.
American Cultivator.
Onts Huy and Cow Pens.
I have tried this mixture for sev
eral years und have found it to make
an excellent hay. Last year I tried
another plan that worked admirably
furnishing an abundance of excel
lent feed, besides greatly Increasing
the fertility of the soil. I sowed
the early champion oats and when
they wore just out of the milk I
cut them for hay with the ordluafy
mower. I might first say that I had
plowed the ground before sowing so
that all stalks and weed trash were
turned under. After the .oats hay
was off the field I disked It up well
anr" planted cow peas, using the or
dinary drill planter and planting
back between each row. Along
about the first of September, I think
It was, at least Just before frost, I
out this crop of hay. The oats and
peas, fed together, make an excellent
this furnishes an excellent oppor
tunity for raising calves, as they can
bo readily cared for and by the time
there is good grass in spring will be
ready to return to pasture.
The Idea should bo to encourage a
thrifty, vigorous growth of bone and
muscle of the true dairy type, but
not to encroach on the beef form.
Some care is required in raising good
stock of all kinds, but this will be
abundantly repaid in the success that
should always follow careful and
well directed effort.
Now I wish to give a little ex
ample In pig reeding. Pigs like
skimmed milk right from the sepa
rator and it makes an excellent feed,
especially when proper amount
of grain is added, as these animals
should be kept growing and fatten
ing at the same time.
The last of February I took a Ches
ter white pig, weighing 115 pound3,
alive, and put It in a pen alone where
it was warm and dry. It was 'fed
with the skimmed milk and one
quart of mixed grain feed three times
a day. It was fed for fifty days and
then slaughtered. The dressed
weight was 178 pounds. I calculate
this was equal to two ;.. i i
crease per day, live weight. Morn
ing ana night fresh separator milk
was fed.
We now have a lot of fine young
pigs In a pen together that are being
cared for In the same manner with
not yet so much giuln, that are
aomg nnely. They are white and
clean, enjoy their meals and are
growing larger and fatter every day.
i wish to emphasize the Idea of
having commodious quarters for
either calves or pigs, well lighted
with plenty of bedding to keep dry
and clean and then feed with care
and for the purpose wanted. There
is a genuine satisfaction In knowing
that such treatment is humane in It
self and that the results will be such
as should be expected.
Domestic Superstitions,
If, when wuahlng dishes, you for
get an article, it Is a sign you will
hear of a wedding.
If you sing while making brend
you will cry before it is eaten.
If your apron becomes untied, It Is
an indication that somebody is speak
ing of you.
To accidentally place the tea ket
tle on the stove with the spout to
ward the back Is a sign of company.
Names San Jacinto Forest for Former President, Who Created the Reser
vation--Informs Mrs. Cleveland of His Proclamation
Oyster Boy. President Roosevelt
has written to Mrs. Grover Cleveland,
Informing her of a proclamation he
Good Firm Paste.
Take two ounces of pulverized gi.
arable, one and one-half ounces of
fine starch, and one-half ounce of
granulated sugar. Dissolve the gum
arable in as much water as you would
use for the starch indicated. Mix tho
starch and sugar with the mucilage;
then cook the mixture in a double
boiler until tho starch becomes clear.
It should be as thick as tar. It can
be kept Indefinitely by the addition
of a teaspoonful of camphor or a few
drops of oil of cloves. New York
World.
has signed changing the name of the
San Jacinto National Forest to the
Cleveland National Forest, in honor
of the late former President. The
letter Is:
"Oyster Bay. 190S.
"My Dear Mrs. Cleveland It has
recently been my privilege to sign a
proclamation changing the name of
the San Jacinto National Forest to
the Cleveland National Forest. May
I express to you the very great pleas
ure It gave me to take that action n
pleasure mingled with a keen sense
of the loss to our cpuntry and to our
citizens in the denth of President
Cleveland. On February 22, 1897,
President Cleveland signed the proc
lamation creating the San Jacinto
Forest Reserve in Southern Califor
nia. The date February 22 was
no mere accident, since the signature
ol the proclamation was timed to
coincide with the birthday of our first
President.
"President Cleveland was one of
the first to recognize the need of for
est preservation, and the creation of
the San Jacinto and other forest re
serves, with a total area of 25,686.
u20 acres, was one of the results of
his foresight in this direction.
Throughout his life he took great In
terest In conserving the natural re
sources of the Nation; and I particu
larly regretted his Inability to attend
the meeting of the Governors In May,
because that meeting was In part the
fruit of seed he had sown years be
fore. The name of Grover Cleveland
will always be prominently identified
with the movement to protect the
forests of tho United States, and It
seemed to me eminently fitting that
one of the forests which he created
should bear his name throughout all
time.
"Sincerely yours,
"Theodore roosevelt."
BROTHERS TRAPPED, KILLED THEMSELVES.
Posse Stormed Home of Man Who Had Slaughtered an
Meat Pedler.
Inoffensive
Raising the Standard.
Breeders of milch cows are fixing
a very high standard for cows which
they would admit to the dairy. Some
assert that an animal which will not
produce 200 pounds of butter per
year should be killed for beef yet
how many of the best cows, even of
Jersey blood, will reach this stan
dard? 1 raise nil mv iioif-
having them drop their calves at
mo aua one-nalt or three yeors of
age, milking them duriug two lacta
tion periods and then "weeding out"
at the end of the t ori,i r,..
to improve the quality of his herd
and the quantltv of hi miiu ..iu
man must not only breed his cows
iisui ana weea them out according
to Btundurd, but it also involves the
question of feeding. Cows cannot
be expected to milk well on a small
quautity of food. A cow -h,. ...
celve. in my opinion, eight pounds of
meal to every thirty pounds of milk
ceo in oraer to enuble her to
produce milk economically. From
the Weekly Witness.
Natural Born Ramblers.
I raise from seventy-five to one
huudred and ten turkeys every year;
and would raise more If I did not
sell so nianv ee-ira t n k
- - . ..... in,- I.-1
MB so many failures are made with I
lurseys is tney aro killed with kind
ness, by being kept conflnod and fed
too much. It is natural for turkeys
to ramble about and catch InsectB;
and, I think, the more we follow
nature In raising turkeys, the bet
ter success we havj. Progressive
Farmer.
Annie's Plain Cuke. One cup of
sugar, one egg, one teaspoonful va-
i nllla, one cup flour, three-quarters
i cup pastry flour.
Orange Fung. One orange juice,
I one tablespoonful glucose, one table-
spoonful hot water. Mix to proper
consistency with icing sugar, color
with a few drops of yellow color
which can be obtained at any bakery.
FngliNli Egg Biscuit. Three cups
of flour, two level tablespoonfuls of
butter, two yolks of eggs, two whites
of eggs. Mix. rub butter Into the
flour, put beaten yolks of eggs into
cup, All cup with milk and mix.
When partly mixed add the stiffly
beaten whites of eggs.
Apple Pudding. One cup flour,
one cup milk, one cup sugar, one egg,
one teaspoon baking powder, also lit
tle salt, one teaspoon butter. Slice
as many apples as liked, butter a pud
ding dish, put in your apples, pour on
batter. Bake one-half hour In quite
hot oven. Serve with any preferred
sauce.
Fruit Cuke Without Eggs. One
cup of augar, one cup of butter, one
half teaspouuful of cinnamon, one-
half teaspoonful nutmeg, one-quarter
teaspoonful cloves; creum all togeth
er and add one cup milk, one and
one-half cups flour, one cup pastry
Hour, one cup of chopped raisins,
one-quarter cup cut citron.
Nonpareil Brown Bread. One cup
of Indian meal, two cups of graham
meal, oue cup of bread flour, two
cups of sweet milk, one cup of sour
milk, one cup of molasses. Mix dry
ingredients thoroughly, add sweet
milk and molassen, lastly the Bour
milk with one heaping teaspoonful of
soda stirred in the milk until It
foams. Steam three and one-half
hours.
MiiIHiis. Oue egg, two tablespoon
fuls of sugar, one cup of milk, one
quarter teaspoonful of Bait, butter
size of a large walnut, one and one
half cups of Hour, one teaspoonful of
soda, two teaspooutulB of cream of
tartar or two teaspoonfuls of baking
powder; beat tho egg, add suga,r,
then cream of tartar uud beat until
very light; then add tho butter
(melted) and soda dissolved in milk,
the salt and flour; bak lu muffin
pans about thirty minutes.
Benton Harbor, Mich. Both Au
gust Gross, who without known cause
shot and fatally wounded an In
offensive meat pedler named James
Kirk, and his younger brother, Fred
Gross, lost their lives in a pitched
fight with Sheriff Tennant and a posse
of seven men who went, to the Gross
home to arrest August Gross. One
of the officers was injured. Tho
Gross brothers are both supposed to
have been insane.
After shooting Kirk, Gross barri
caded himself in his farmhouse,
twelve miles from here, in Pipe
stone township, and through the
night exchanged occasional shots with
the crowd of farmers and officers who
were guarding the premises to pre
vent his escape. His younger brother,
Fred, Joined him In the defense of the
house, and the aged mother of the
two men was also In the building.
The officers found her almost pros
trated with terror when they finally
broke into the house.
The porse drove to the Gross farm
in two automobiles from Benton Har
bor. Shortly .before their arrival the
Gross brothers had rushed from the
house and taken position with their
guns near the front fence. After
about fifteen shots tad been fired at
the officers, who replied with rifleB
and shotguns, August left his cover
and ran for the house. Fred was
wounded through the leg, aid when
he found that he was unable to fol
low, fired a bullet through his own
head, dying Instantly. Expecting Au
gust to open fire momentarily, the
posse closed in on the house, entered
It and found the crazed man dead on
his own bed. A single shot from a
shotgun had pierced his heart.
August Gross was a well educated
man. Worry over his failure to get
financial returns from u sight which
he had invented for military rifles is
said to have unsettled his mind, al
though It Is declared that insauity is
hereditary In the fami'.y.
EDICT THAT WILL WRING THE HEARTS OF COLLEGE BOYS AND NEGRO GAMBLERS
Tailors in Convention Decide to Make No More Flashy Clothes After
This Summer.
Chicago. Woe for the college
youth, the negro gambler and tho
flashy bartender. The tailors' con
vention, figuratively speaking, tore
freak clothes to tatters. What was
left of the drop-front, the four-inch
trousers cuff, the frilly pocket flaps
and other innovations of the season
wasn't enough to interest a ragpick
er. Indignation of the tailors over
bizarre garments rose to a high pitch
aud they vowed even college boys
would have to submit to conservative
clothes in the fall, even It the foot
ball gatherings came to look like a
campmeetlng.
In the campaign against the cher
ished fads John E. Spann sounded a
"keynote" in his speech:
"Your salvation lies in stemming
the torrent of freakish garments," he
said to the assembled cutters. "The
tailors originated the so-called gin
gerbread styles for their college pat
ronage, but they have got beyond us.
They were seized upon greedily by
the manufacturers. They were just
what the makers were waiting for,
but the curves and frills conceal de
fects of At. Long coats cover up the
misfit of the 'barrel' trousers. Con
servative styleB with a draping effect
that require careful tailoring will
prevail In the fall."
The cutters were urged to pad the
shoulders only when "aosolutely nec
essary to give the figure proper shape
and to balance the garment sufficient
ly to give the wearer distinction and
Individuality." Unusual fabrics were
also selected by the tailors for the
discard. Conservatism in shadeB will
replace the "zebra" styles and other
summer novelties.
Colors will be toned down to con
form to tho greater conservatism of
design. Brown. It was said, would
be the prevailing hue for fall suits,
with a strong representation of green
ish tints.
"Overcoat styles," said one speak
er, "will be 'boxy,' three-quarter
lengths, with a tendency to shortness.
For morning wear black-braided, single-breasted
frocks of vicuna or chev
iot will be in great demand, to be
worn with a fancy waistcoat and
striped trousers."
House of Seven Gables
Now Girls' Settlement.
Salem, Mass. Miss Caroline O.
Emmerton, oue of Salem's richest
women, has just purchased the cele
brated House of Seven Gables, about
which Hawthornt wrote.
She will use the estate in settle
ment work. Speaking of her plans
he said:
"For years a settlement house,
where young girls of the city can en
Joy tome advantages, has been need
ed. By this purchase will one of the
landmarks be preserved."
The l.iilior World.
Samuel Gumpers announces that
he is for Bryan.
The San Francisco Union of Bar
ber:! has a membe ship of more than
700.
The Labor Ten pie Association of
Seattle, Wash, has declared u divi
dend of ten per cent.
John Mitchell, the labor leader, la
in favor of holding every year a con
ference at the White House.
Chelsea (Mssb.) Horaeshoers'
Union has obtained the Saturday haif
holiday tor July, August and September
Dog Seizes Wire Hnd Dies
to Save Young Master.
Colorado Springs, Col. Apparent
ly scenting danger for George Brad
bury, aged seventeen, should be se
cure a firmer grip on a livo electric
wire, a bulldog made a leap at tht
wire and tore It from the hands ol
the senseless boy. The dog was killed
instantly, but his master escapud with
a severe shock.
Bradbury started to push the wlr
from his hand when the deg made the
leap to save his life. Tt.s boy wat
unconscious for five minutes.
Prominent People.
President Roosevelt appointed Col
onel William L Mart-hull chief of en
gineers of the arm .
8enator W. Murray Crane reached
Hot Spilugs, Va.. where he went ai
Mr. Taft s invitation.
J. Henniker Heaton, at the din net
of the American Sc i,ty m Loudon
predrjud it p.:juy a word table Mtlu
ice,
t,lynn Vivisn, member of a great
colliery family In Wale, has placed
1150 000 la the hands of trustees t
ustnhlisb a world-wide misalun to miners.