1011 FARM AM) GARDEN
frr.uutT or nonsR.
It Is Rniil tlint tlio Arabs havo two
methods of estimating what will tin tlio
height of horses. By tho first a cord
is stretched from tlio nostril over tho
ar an1 down along tho nock i tlili
distance is compared with tlint from
tho wither to tho foi t. Tlio colt will
grow as much fuller a tho first dis
titneo exceeds tho second. By tho
uther method tho distauco between
tho kneo mid tho withers is coiuiurcd
with that fmm tho knee to tho coro
uot If it liml reached tho proportion
of two to olio tho horse will grow uo
taller. Now York World.
FEIlTiMTY nn Al'PLK ORCII AIIDS.
MiliiTiil fertilizer bio what orchards
mostly iii'oil, espi ciiilly on long-culti-vatcd
ground, lint there are Homo
varieties of npdo tlint are Mich fecldo
growers that t' oy nr nil tho hotter for
tho Ktiinnliiti. ii of Homo nitrogenous
fertilizer. '1 ho Kpitzetilieig is oiio of
theso varieties. It iH iiuito possible
but ntaldo iniiiiurc fertiiotititig in tho
oil may generate too much nitrogen
ill wnrm weather ami uot cuottgh iu
early npriiiK It is this wide variation
iu amount of fertility nt different
times of year that has probably much
to do with the increase of diseases in
tho folingo of fruit. When atablo ma
nure is applied to orchard it should
lo well composted. A very little will
then bo better than a larger amount of
coarso stable manure. Tho lluiily-do-compoHod
manure starts au early and
healthy growth, liy midsummer tho
tree has iih.mI up this fertility. Then
come the check to growth at tho right
time to form fruit bud for next sea
sou's bearing. Jlostou Cultivator.
AOE OF SHEEP.
Sheep hovo two teeth iu tho centre
of tho jaw at one year old, aud add
two each year until live years old,
when they havo a "full mouth." Af
ter that time tho n.'o caunot bo told
by tho teeth.
The nntur.il oijo of sheep is about
ten years, to which a jethoy breed and
thrive well, though there are iiiHtancos
of their breeding at tho age of tlftcou
and of living twenty years. On tho
Western plaius snoop do uot last near
ly ho long, from the fact that their
teeth soon wear out while constantly
nibbling tho gritty herbage of tho
sandy prairie on which they graze.
.Sheep under these conditions Huldom
last longer thau six year aud cease to
1)0 protitablo after live yea's. When
tho teeth give out the sheep tako on
digestive ailments nud soon becomo
emaciated for want of nutrition which
thoy cannot get.
profit in nrtrEU,
With buttjr, as with fruit or meat,
it is uot tho average (utility that
brings the highest price, but the
superfine product, ami here is where
tho true profit conies in. Tho actual
cost of producing a pound of butter is
precisely the same whether the result
is axle grease or au article of the
highest grade. Tho difference between
them represents care and cleanliness.
The more yon give of theso two tho
better tho product.
Tho majority of butter-makers are
willing to bostow a certain amount of
each on their work, but they will not
go beyond to 'fuss" or be "finicky."
It is too much trouble, they think ;
bosides their butter i as good or per
baps better than their neighbors. '
Thiii is doubtless true, aud this is why
"average" butter is the result. But
what wo all do equally well has no
particular vulno in every department
tuent of life, and butter-making is no
exceptiou. It is the doing things a
little better than our neighbors that
makes tu sought after and puts our
work at a premium. It is the little
extra care and cleanliness iu making
the butter which raise it above the
average, the additional five minutes
which seem so triiliug compared with
the rost of the work, yet which bring
about such different results. Xetr
i'ork World.
ARTIFICIAL WATERISfO.
The great loss and suffering entailed
-by the prolonged drought of the past
reason have caused the thoughts of
farmers, fruit growers aud market gar
deners to turn toward irrigation as a
means of becoming independent of the
.caprioes of the weather, and insuring
crop at all times. This is well, but
tho other great advantages offered by
irrigation ore uot properly compre
hended. "' Its effect u pon the size of fruit
was very plainly shown iu a ooaipuri
on recently uisde by ruunin irri
gated and ' non-irrigated peaches
through o grader set the same for both
lots an a in mad tlii-oa crrsdo aa-
cording to size. Tho irrigated poaches
camo out about one-fifth first grade,
thrao-fllth secoud ami one-fifth third
whilo.tho non-irrigated peaches came
out about half and half secoud aud
thirds, with very fow first grade. The
variety, culture - and geuerul condi
tions woro about tho name.
Iu another experiment undertaken
to determine tho nhriukago of dried
fruit, it ha boon found that irrigntad
fruit hnn loss nhrinkago, and is, thuro
fore worth moro iu its green stuto thau
fruit grown without irrigation. Tho
explanation i that tho greater amount
of water in tho soil allow tho roots
to tnko up mora mineral matter, aud
that tho more vigorous growth of
leave on tho irrigated plnnt enables
tho air to contribute a larger amount
of Racchuriuo mutter.
FF.F.DINll Vlm IN WINTER.
Wo nro ipiitu nwaro of tho tuct that
in fending fall aud wint-.-r pig it is
much easier to throw a few shovelfuls
of corn into their trough than to tako
tho time and trouble to stir them up
soma mixed food or slop, which it is
iiccc-s.iary thoy should havo iu order to
tako them through tho winter, so that
thoy may bo iu first-class shape iu
spring. Tako what Hkim-iuilk you
may havo aud placing it iu u barrel,
or some vessel nuitod for tho mixing
of food, put iu it enough bran or
ground fend to make the wholo thing
ipiito stiff. In thi you have some
thing which will tako off tho monotony
of constantly eating corn, aud should
tho skim-milk bo short, water would
do almost a well. It i
necessary to feed all that ha
been mixed at one time, for if it i
uot fed right away it will become sour
and consequently give the pig the
scour. If you should add any vege
tables to tho slop thoy ought to bo
cooked before doing so, a young pig
will eat a great ileal moro of any veg
etablo if cooked, aud relish them
moro tlmu if they are giveu raw. Iu
regard to tho barrel uso I for this pur
pose, it might bo well to Hay that it
should bo kept scrupulously lean,
giving it a goood scouring out nt least
onco a week with boiling hot water.
Now York Witness.
FAItM ASD OAIIDEJJ NOTES.
Fruit should bo kept iu a cool (dace.
15 ran aud oat are the best food for
growiug colt.
Koed your live stock regularly and
liberally. It pays.
Thero is danger of a founder iu feed
ing corn to heated horses.
When gathered from tho field
sipinshes should bo plaojd iu a cool,
dry room.
Iu Paris the law compels tho dealer
in horse-flesh to plr.ee horse's head
over his stall.
Crushod whont mixed with oats iu
proportion of one to two is said to
make au excellent feed for horses.
In tho south of France it i custom
ary to foed grapes to horses, seven
pounds being tho regular allowance.
Fallon leaves are the natural mulch
but in theso days of iuioct nud fungu
enemies it will pay to rake up and
burn them aud uso litter that is free
from weed seed as a mulch.
If the ground is not frozen too docp
it will still pay you to get some soil
aud bury part of the root put in the
cellar for home consumption or sell
ing later. If you have never tried it
you will be surprised to find how firm
and brittlo they will come out of the
earth in future mouths.
Soli your surplus now, especially
your cockerels aud older stock, which
you do not intend to keep, Make
room for only suoh birds as you wish
to retain for laying purposes aud
breeding next spring. Feed nothing
that does not pay its boarding, a corn
will be higher iu price during the
wintor J this means expense, and pos
sibly more thau you will derive from
the llock.
In destroying rat about a poultry
house, or iu fact anywhere, always
feed them every diy some delicate
morsel for a week until they expect it;
then put poison on it, aud nine times
rut of ten you will bj sure to kill
your victim. More damage to a hen
oomei from these rodents than any
thing else, and every one should be
destroyed as fast as it makes its op
pearanoe. Watermelon seeds are highly rel
ished by poultry, a well as the fruit.
It is amusing how eagerly they de
vour the seeds first, and theu tho
melon itself, aud how clean they pick
every morsel of melon from the find.
Muskmolon and -pumpkin seeds are
also relished by them. Duriug the
season for fruit it is advisablo to freely
feed them all they will consume, for
it is na? and vnod for thorn. j
QUAINT AM) (TRIOl'M,
Orogon ha a yearly gold output of '
41,01)0, 01)0.
Tho English Lord Chancellor get
850,000 a year.
There aro said to be ovor COO va
rieties of wheat.
Italians cat macaroni uncooked
whon they are hungry.
In Japan it is considered undigni
fied to ride a horse luster than a walk.
Tho oldest national llngiu the world
is tlint of Denmark, which has been in
use since tho year 1219.
An Austrian nobleman in Vienna
wou a big bet by standing on one toot
continuously for four hour.
A biblical student ha figured out
that Solomon's Templo wn only 107
feet long, thirty-six feet wido and
fifty-four feet high.
John Floyd, a colorod carpontor of
Augusta, (la., ha named hi four sons
"Jay Gould," "Vandorbilt," "llocke
feller" aud "1'hil Armour."
A flour mill in Minneapolis, Minn.,
contains a bolt 200 feet long aud
weighing over a ton. It required
twenty cowhides to mako it.
A fow years ngo a pair of wild ducks
wcro placed iu a poud of a purK in
Berlin, Germany. Tho flock now
uumhors moro than soventy birds.
In l'coria, Id., a houso ha just
been cut iu half, and one pieco torn
dowu because tho half owners disa
greed, ono only wanting to rebuild.
An English officer hn discovered
that the descendant of the puro-brod
Arab horse bear a a mark what i do
scribed as a dark bluo tingo of tho
skin.
Mexican cotton is prolific, but tho
fibro deteriorates from year to your
unless renowod from northern plants,
precisely a doe the wool of Texan
sheep.
James Mnhar, n native American,
rccontly walked tho streets of Now
York eight days without food, ' in
search of work, and finally died of
starvation.
Mexico imports potatoes from Cal
ifornia instead of raising them, which
she might easily do. This year tho
prico is vory high and potatoes aro re
garded as luxuries.
Iu lo38 an island in tho Missouri
Itiver, near Leavenworth, Kan., con
tained 500 acre. Now it ha spread
until it comprise 1,400 acres. A coal
luiuo has boou found ou it.
Tho now cash registers introduced
into tho electric cars at Indianapolis,
Iud. , look so. much like clocks thut
half tho watches iu towu aro wrong,
because the owners havo set tuom by
the dial of tho register.
Herr Boeter, an cx-licutcnant in tho
German army, now says that vegots
rinuism is altogether too wido. We
must be "fruitarians" if we wish to
find sanitary salvation. His disciples
live altogether ou fruit
With the completion of the stroct
railway line between Lowell and
Haverhill, Mass., a liuo of forty-two
miles is made, becoming what is
claimed to bo the longost coutiuuous
street railway in the country.
In an Indian I'alaro,
Conrsa tablecloths of vulgar pattern
and crude auiliue dye hide the delicate
ivory carving which covers chests of
black teak wook with a web of Hi my
lace: and cushions of cotton-backed
satin conceal tho embroidery of a
beautiful divan with a hideous melody
of magenta and scarlet. Counties
mirrors reflect the nightmare of color
and the tawdy finery of the European
element overpowers the harmonious
beauty of native haudiwork. All The
Year Round.
Artificial flowers disfigure every
room and display an endless variety of
tone and texture. Blossoms of wax
and wool feathers and foil, beads and
muslin, stand as centrepiece on ex
quisite tables of costly mosaic, or
shelter their appalling ugliness under
glass shades iu every nook and corner.
A huge trophy of waxen fruit ocoupies
a tripod of sandalwood and mother-of
pearl, and a splendid Benares vase
holds a glaring bouquet of red woolen
roses. .
Too Much Art.
Briggs That Miss Penstock is very
sensitive, isn't she? She won't speak
to me any more.
Miss Briggs What have you been
aaying to her now?
Briggs Why, I merely remarked
that I could tell by her face she was
an artist Judge.
Tery Sweet.
Havorly I asked her what she loved
best in the world and her answer was
short and sweet,
Austen Did she say You?
Haverly No, Candr.
VELVET AND JET.
THEY AUR I.KAniXO FEATfltES
IS FASIIIONAIILK EXHIBITS.
Bage Advice to Women of Moderate
Income How to Dress Well
t Comparatively
Small Cost.
JET and velvet, according to' the
New York Ledger, are just now
prominent features in fashion
able exhibits. Certainly, there
is nothing more becoming, stylish and
elegant than velvet and jet. The soft
ness of the fabric makes it particu
larly effective, and aa good velvet
needs little, if any, trimming, there is
something to be said on the score of
tho economy of making an investment
m this material. As long as a bit of
velvet lasts it has its uses. There is
probably no article that ha so little
waste about it. This fact rhonld be
taken into consideration by all women
whoso incomes are limited. It is not
tho amount of money we spend, but
tho materials wo get to show for it
that toll in the long run. The woman
who buys half a dozen dresses a year,
dresses that are so inexpensive that
the purchaser flatters herself they are
only trifles and really amount to very
little, is the woman who is always
complaining that she has nothing to
wear, and, indeed, she has not, at
leant nothing that is of practical use
in emergencies. Her cheap dresses
are not good enough to savo care
fully, and she never has any that may
be called strictly elegant. If the
money she spends for these half dozen
costumes were put into two, even
though she had to wait some timo be
foro she could buy these two, she
VELVET DRESS. COMBINATION CAPE AND CLOAK.
would be much better off at "the end
of the season.
Ono of the best dressed women in
the country makes it a rule to put
away money to buy ono good dress a
year, and it is a good one. Littlo by
little she denies herself articles that
she thinks she can get along without,
because of the satisfaction she finds in
the possession of something quite out
of the common. Among her present
season's investments is a skirt of good
black velvet, "all silk," she com
placently murmured to herself, as she
put it on tor the first time. A
ahower of fine jets over the front
of the skirt she made for herself
at a very small cost, and with this she
wears waists of various sorts. One is
a lemon-yellow silk striped with black
velvet ribbon, the edges of the ribbon
finished with very narrow very tine jet
trimming. A collarette and belt of
velvot, lined with yellow and edged
with jet, completes a costume that is
simply regal in appearance. Another
waist is of pale-blue chiffon striped
with darker bine velvet ribbon with a
silver embroidered edge. The collar
and belt, of course, match, and a
fringe of tiny silver-lined beads with
jet falls over the front of the skirt.
The most stylish skirts are without
trimming, but there are many ladies
who do not seem to care for this, end
ornament their skirts in various ways.
In one model there are velvet flowers
appliqued on in lines down the edges
of the plaits, in others there are very
full rose ruchiogs at the foot of the
skirt. Others have embroidered
edges with fine beads and heavy cord
silk. Embroidery of all sorts is some
times seen on skirts, but this is merely
for variety and is uot considered the
extreme of fashion.
All of the ornamentation is concen
trated on the waist, and certainly
there is quite enough of it. Never
has there been such an evident effort
to overdo all reason and sense aa ap
pears in the present styles. A concert
waist has enormous sleeves shaped
like beer kegs. Around the neck is a
collar made of braided velvet. From
this there are clusters of loops pro
jecting on either side. Below this
collar is a yoke edged with wide vel
vet ribbon, with very latge bows on
the shoulders, and below this is fall
of laoe that extends to the waist-line
in front, and covers the tops of the
voluminous sleeves. The distance
between the outer edges of these
sleeves, with this enormous frill over
them, is almost incredible. It is im
possible for the wearerto pass through
an ordinary-sized door without touch
ing tho casings on either hand. This
waist is worn with a skirt of satin with
velvet belt and long ends, and large
velvet bows set at intervals on the
waist
4
m rocs aoxxiT.
I The coke bonneti suggest in a mod-
erpnted Idealized form the headgear
of the immortal spinsters of Cranford.
Oranford, that dream city of the
Amazon, where "economy was alwayi
elegant," and where the dollcately,
PARISIAN roKK DOXKET OF CLACK VELVET.
sensitively fibred maidens declared
"though some might be poor, we were
all aristocratic."
The poke bonnet seems to have all
the traditions of feminity to insure its
adoption by the distinctively feminine
corps of women, and it is rather la
mentable that it is not particularly
becoming.
Among the prettiest sort is the one
illustrated herewith. It is of .block
velvot which is always more or leu
beautifying in effect, if the complexion
is not too much like putty, and even
then it is better than almost ary 'other
texture to subdue the defacts. The
plumes and bows and strings are black.
The one enchanting note of color is
given by tho bandeau and rosettel
which are of vivid geranium red velvet.
Any becoming color may be most ef
fectively introduced in these bandeaux.
A bandeau of soft red velvet in a
poke bonnet that frames a fair face
surmounted by gray hair is appro
priate and pleasing.
Attention tu a few simple rules will
assist any one to select from the var
ious hats of the season one distinc
tively suited to her peculiar needs.
People with thin, delicately modelled
faces, whose chins aro inclined to be
pointed, should avoid the bonneti
with broad frontal trimming or hats
with wide straight brims, as they have
a tendency to emphalze the "point
edness" of the face, giving it the look
of a flat-iron or a wedge. Snob faces
should be surmounted by hats with
rolling brims and bonnets of high oval
shape or trimming.
saoirr CAPE.
Short capes are greatly affected for
winter, and are particularly nice for
dressy occasions when an elaborate
toilet is worn, adapting themselves
better than any other form of outdoor
wrap to the requirements of the pre
vailing large sleeves.
An especially charming model is
SHORT, DRESSY CAPE.
built on ciroular linea of Lincoln
green velvet A deep flounoe of
Renaissance lace, cream tinted, falls
from the shoulders, where it is beaded
by band of sable, which also edges
the bottom of the cape. A sable thibet
trims the neck, its long stole ends
reaobing far below the knees.
The elephant is commonly supposed
to be slow, clu-asy animal, but, when
excited or frightened, oau attain
speed of twenty miles an hour and keep
it np for bait day.
A NEW GRAND ARMY.
JUVENILE SOLDIERS-
(Tew Tors School Boys Drill as If They
Wars Veterans. '
The exhibition and drill of the battalion ol
'he "American Guard, " which Is composed
os the school boy of Hobool No. HI, at the
Central Palaee Garden recently, wasa revela
Jon to those who have bee a opposed hereto
'ore to ths Introduction of military tactics Into
ur pulillo sahools. On tlili occasion the
drill iH witnessed by the member of the
board of Eduentlnoi the representatives ol
tbe Orand Army r.l ths llepuMIn, a number
nf leaUnit cltlr.ens and one ol the largest ail
d'enee that ever withered In New Yrk. The
t tt lit wa arranged mainly thrniidh Hehool
commissioner J. A. Ooulden, who was, with
a large ttnfT ol comrade ol the Orsnd Army,
present, an 1 reviewed the pisttallon from tht
Itraad staiid. Among those present were
nmi.y n( the principal of the puMlo sohool,
all of whom took the greatest Interest In the
firoteedlug and are strongly In favor of It
ntrodui'llun Into every school.
This movement wns Inaugurated by La
fayette l'ot No. IV), and was emphatically
lnilorW by the auth'irltle of the Orand Ar
my, who are now urging It In every section ol
the country. I'.y this mean an effective ar
my of nearly 2,000,001) -sn tie made, and one
that can b relied upoo In any emergency
that mny rln from foe without or Interaal
dissensions. This battalion was Jformed un
der the Immediate supervision of Prob.-ssor
Dover, the prlmflpa! of the school, who Is an
enthusiast In the movement. The Immense
uncess of this battalion ha given the matter
a boom that will be flt throughout tba
length sad breadth of the country, and al
ready the matter he been t ikim up In man?
other cities among which may tie mentioned
Boston. Drooklyn, Jersey (,'lty and Philadel
phia, and Is being agitated everywhere. The
Commander-in-chief of the Orand Army ha
appointed Oenernl Ooorge W. Wlngate, of
Brooklyn, a comrade of John A. I'll Post
No. 135 of New York, a sp ecial aid on his
staff, whose peclal duty Is to promote the
introduction of military tactics In every pub
lic school Iu tbe country, and who will select
bis aids In every department and look after
l:s Interests vigorously, and there caa be no
doubt of Its ultimate success.
The battalion, nuiiilierlug about R00 boy
ranging In age from it to IH years. Is fully
armed aud equipped and ready to do actlvo
duty at a moment warning, and they are
fully equal In drill and general efficiency to
the best drilled and disciplined regiment
of the National Ouard of any mate. On the
atove occasion they were exercised in the
manual of arms, battalion movements, riot
drill, skirmish drill and Held evolutions, and
every movemeut wa executed with a pre
cision and perfection which elicited round
of applause from the spectator, and parti
cularity from the many old soldier present.
It was a wonderful exhibition oi what these
boys are capable of, aod settled conclusively
In tbe mind of all Ih practicability and use
ful ops o! iiie Instruction of the rising gen
eration in military taetli.
Another thing la Its favor Is that the boy
take oaturully to It, and enjoy the drill
more than any other athletic exercise, base
ball and foot bull are lost sight of, and all
delight In bouldirinx the gun and wielding
the sword.
The movement ba already progressed so
far that it Is safe to say that on the occa
sion of the next celebration of Memorial day
there will he from 8,000 to 10.000 of the
young soldiers In the line who will act as es
cort to the veterans of the wur. There are
morethan that number non In active drill for
theoceaslon, and the Board of Education are
doing all they can to f romot It. New Vork
I'ress.
LOUISVILLE OKTTtXO READY.
The cltlr.on of Louisville are already be
stirring themselves to arrange for ths recep
tion of the Orand Army men who are to t
their guests next Hepteuiber. A committer
of one-hundred bos just been named, consist
ing of well knowu business and professional
men, to take charge ol the alTalr, and Johc
H. MIIIU-o has been selected as director
general. It wss a foregone conclusion that lit
would be chosen fur the place, as ha war
cbalrtnao of the committee which succeeded
In having Louisville chosen as the place foi
the National Encampment of 1st J. The vigor
of ilt. Mllllken and hit associates at Pitts
burg last Heptembcr Is an earnest of what wlli
be dona in Louisville next fall. The Louis
ville delegation swept everyiblug before It.
This will be tbe first Natioual Encampment
held south of Masco and Luzon's Una
and It will be of deop significance. It wa at
Louisville that tbe nucleus was formed of thr
magnificent Army at tba Cumberland, wfaoa
prowett and great deeds of war furnished
some of tbe most brilliant pages ia tb
country's history. Thousands of Union sol
diers, representing every state, were encamp,
ed there during tbe organizing period, uaC
other thousands passed through tbe city ot
tbe way to tbe front. They will be glad to g
there again and to enjoy the famed hospital
ity of Kentucky. Mr. Mllllkeo is one of tb
most popular men of tbe state, and indeed,
is well known outside of It through his eon
nactlon with tbe great Louisville and Sasb
ville Railroad system. He baa line exeat
tlve ability. It energetic and resourceful, ao
Louisville will undoubtedly bave a hearty
old-fashioned welcome for every Orand Arm
man who attends the encampment.
Asiatic Criminal.
The worst features in the Asiatic
criminal is his vlndlctlvenMH. To plot
against the life of ono who lias done bia
beMt to compass your fall, who has dis
honored wife or (laughter, or lain in
wait for a son; to shoot a grasping
landlord und knock a land n-imt on
the bead these sort of episodes are fa
miliar enough In British annals of
crime. But in his thirst for revenge
the Asiatic will sacrifice himself, his
wife, his chili, his unoffending- neigh
bor. If be can only gt't up a case against
a rival. Human life for him has no
sanctity. If the native policeman sought
to discover a human body In the prem
ises of bis deadly foe, with clothes and
ornaments, any one may be sacrificed
to supply the corpus delicti. Tbe Sat
urday Hevlew.
Poet and the Nightingale.
Most of the poets who have sung
the praises of the nightingale are said
to make two mistakes about the bird.
In the first place they write as if it
were the hen bird that was the beauti
ful linger; and, in the second, nearly
ail of them represent "her" as singing
either on the topmost bough or upoo
the wing. Of course, as folks who are
not poets know, the facts are quite
otherwise. It is the male bird that
causes the woods to resound with
melody, and his favorite perch is a low
twig close to the ground, his song be
ing addressed to his mate ai ihe sits on
the eggs. After the young have been
hatched, the song ceases, the energy of
the vocalist being all taken up in pro
Tiding for the wants of the nestlings.
"I dldnt your portrait at tbe ex
hibition. Miss Uolmelelgtt." "No, They
wouldn't take It They said It was a
good portrait, but my face was out of
drawing." Harper"! Bazar.