8'7 IT1UET"' Scarcely a week had passed before the Nngles had conjectured the whole truth. Little brother Ben came home DOOOOOOO9OOSC(tO0C locooo: FARM TOPICS Some people, claim that John Sher nan died disappointed. Still, he left a estate valued at $3,000,000. An Atlnnta man has been fined 15 for digging In his garden on Sunday. Served him right. He should have been playing golf. In the Boston high schools the girls outnumber the boys by 1000 or so, but In the primary and grammar schools the boys outnumber the girls by nearly 2500. The British Navy League has ar rived at the conviction that Great Britain does not rule the sea any longer. The conviction has been low In coming, but It seems to be there to stay. Notwithstanding the activity of the seal hunters In Bering sea, It Is stated that the catch of seals this season will be 6000 less than that of last season. There Is something, how ever, In the consideration that the fewer the seals the greater will be the supply of salmon and other food fish In the waters of Alaska. The first deed conveying property to the proprietor of Pennsylvania William I'enn, Is written In old Dutch and la now preserved In the city hull The property was what Is now known as Lemon Hill, Including the mansion and the Schuylkill river front, wher the old Falrmoimt water-works ar pocated. There Penn kept his bargs End some rowbonts, the barge carry ng an admiral's pennant. It Is said that there Is only one man In Phila delphia who can now read this deed. .The bad reputation of the mosquito Is increased by the conclusion of a board of army medical ofllcers sent to Cuba to study the yellow fever, that this Infection, as well as that of malaria, is probably carried by the bite of a mosquito. But here we have our own more common mosquito In volved, the Culex, while malaria is caused by the spotted-winged Ano pheles. If this conclusion is correct it wilt force on us the necessity of doing something. Massachusetts has a bureau to kill the gypsy-moth; it would be quite as easy a task practl cally to exterminate the mosquito In New Jersey. ' The plan of mail , collection by trolley-cars, which worked success' fully in Hartford, Conn., until bub pended by lack of government appro priation for its continuance, has been allowed to show its possibilities in Grand Rapids, Mich. There all mails re carried between stations and the postofflce on the trolley-cars, and, In addition to this, there is a letter-box attached to the guard of the forward platform of every car, and when any body wants to mall a letter ho stops a passing car and drops the letter into the box. The net result is that in Grand Rapids letters move fast er from the writer to the mail-train than anywhere else in the world. Ono great advantage is In the case of ur gent letters written in remote parts of the city too late for the last col' lection by carrier. The other advan tages of the scheme are apparent, and it ought to be extended to other cities having, like Grand Rapids, a trolley system with a common centre, The impossibility of delimiting or defining the suburb, as its extent be' comes more and more indefinite, is Hue no less to the influence of trolley competition than to its direct facility, To this competition must be largely attributed the fact, discovered by Professor Commons in his recent in vestigation of railway rates in Massa chusetts, that while fares for long distances have fallen but little below what they were 60 years ago, commu tation fares for short dtstuncos have fallen early 60 per cent, in 10 years that is, during the period of trolley extension. It is by no means a case merely of cheaper suburban living. For the opportunity of a country home for those ' whose work calls them dally to the city keeps pace with a new devotion to all that now attracts to the country, the love of sport and any Interest or diversion that calls one out into the open. Sub urban living has thus come to mean something - far different from what It used to be thought when a suburb was merely nearness to a great city. And with every increased remove the suburban city worker is brought closer to the genuine country, while the attraction of the city life to the country worker Ib distinctly lessened, observes a writer in Scribner's. So far, then, as the census shows a relatively arrested rate of increase In city population It Justifies a new Identification of suburb with country, and Is a sign of a healthy reaction which may some day reach even the bow abandoned farm. - WANTED at once, hands to pick over boons. Will take beans to your residence ana win pay twelve ami a half cents a bushel. Drop a card stating number of bushels wanted. Ad dress box 437, Lewlstown." This is what twelve-year-old Nora Nagle read in the local raper. Then she consulted her mother. I want a dollar very much, mother. Please don't make me tell what for. May I have the benns?" Mrs. Nagle remembered that Christ mas was coming and gnve consent. "Eight bushels!" snld the man, laughing when he saw how young the applicant was, "you'll never stick to 'em till they're done. I've got to have 'em In ten days exactly." "Yes. I will." replied Nora firmly. My father says that to 'look before you leap,' Is a sound business prin ciple, so I've considered a good denl. 1 11 have them all picked over In ten dnys sure." Consequently nearly every spare tninuto before and after school Nora picked over beans. The first bushel was "Just fun," the second not quite so funny, the third not comical at all, the fourth needed this mental remind er from Nora to encourage herself: "This Is business; I've undertaken it and I must finish." Various were her expedients to rest her wrists during the movements of sorting; In her dreams she was con stantly engaged In picking out the damaged and discolored beans that rjmel.ow would get back Into the culled quantity, and when the seventh bushel was begun Nora's sister, henp. Ing some one fall In the kitchen, went out and discovered Nora, her head within the basket of beans In a dead taint. Then Mrs. Nagle thought it time to Interfere. Sho sent the girl outdoors for her customary exercise and fresh ir. snying nrmly; "No mora beans, my dear." But big Brother Tom, Impressed by the quivering lips of the little sister. whispered, "Never mind, sis, we'll have a family party to-night and rope 'em an in to ncip." Bo invitations were given out and In the evening father, mother, two sis ters and big brother Tom and little brother Ben aud Nora gathered in the kitchen and made short work of the remaining beans. Then they had some of the company peanut wafers and guessed conundrums and In conclusion Nora gave them a grateful kiss all around. And that, her father said, was very good pay. ' "You're a clipper to pick beans, ain't ye?" said the man when ho came for tbem. "Now, you watch the postofflce to-night, little woman, aud I shouldn't wonder If you got a nice dollar bill." Nora did watch the postofflce, but no dollar came. Not that evening nor the next day nor ever. The bean man proved to be a swindler who had dls posed of bis sorted product immedl ately and left for parts unknown with out paying any of the bean pickers. Did Nora cry? Not a bit, although she felt very much like It. "Would It have been better, father, to say I must h .ve my pay when he took the beans away? Would that be the way to do business with a strang er?" Mr. Nagle nodded, very proud to hare bis little daughter draw this help ful conclusion luatead of merely be moaning the fact of being victimized. He also felt Indignant enough to pay her from bis own pocket, but waited, wishing to see what she would do. Somehow after that Nora bad many chances to earu pennies. When she did errands for different members of the family, to her surprise tbey Insisted upon dropping payment Into the little bank sba had made ready for her bean money. And the neighboring women, too, all at once were so busy they could not take their babies out for alrtnps. "TOU'Lti NEVER FINISH THEM." "if Mora would be so -" to do 11 WW this for them she should have ten cents an hour." Nora caught at the opportunity eag erly and every fine day promenaded the village streets with somebody's baby. At last the dol'nr was earned and Nora firmly refused to test further the kindness of her friends. 'Mother snys 'enough Is enough.' Thnt sounds right, and I'm going to do errands after this for 'cominoda- tion's sake," she Insisted. Thnt night Nora told her plans to her pillow. "No one will ever know," she whispered. "How can they If I never tell. Let's see. Two pairs of stockings will cost fifty cents; I know where I can get a fascinator for nine teen cents the blue Is the prettier, but I think I better get red; It won't show soil so quickly thnt'a six- worU ifepHia mhif.yHtilhe Xtardiaa fi are. all vAUnviK Belt olhria. grtttjl Hike the an 1 rvict$ el o, Like the Utwur choirs at bar UTflf hw. $weeitraiot of the juwrnnM chime it- . IV.I WW.., ... f. .. .w. , TnbJ e IMr fAi' tbedawa' tbey i ) to the'aong that tblrnbrro, threats, ouftling QThey wtkeu end aiiogmfand'tBurniur , Tht9aret and budaa To the world they tttt el the tidings tweet. ILoud tkaglag end swuipIds o'er hollow eat hill. Tbro'jnodhad Yod rilUaodtrand'ttreet, hushed agtloit' the' Uhrlsttmt ty-nlne cents; a pair of mittens will be twenty cents more, then there's 'leven cents left for a hair rib bon. Tben I'll do 'em all up tight and drop them inside Myra Pell's door. She'll want to see what's Inside the bundle before she looks outside, and that'll give me a good chance to run off. I declare, when Myra came into school the morning we had enow, she was 'most froze. Just thin cotton stockings and no mittens! And I don't believe she gets enough to eat 'Course her mother washes, but her father ! JUBt bangs around and tells the rest what tbey ought to do. But I'll never tell her who gave her the bundle. If I did she'd either tuajk me to death, and that would make me feel so 'shamed, or else ber father would think I might give her something all the time, aud my father wouldn't like that, and I guess my father knows what's best. Now, let's see two pairs of stockings, a red fascinator, a pair of mittens red, with long wrists n halr-rlbbon and a one-cent pencil. Thnt Just makes the dollar. And I shan't watt for Christmas, either. I'll slip off to-morrow morning before I go to school and buy 'em .and hide 'em til) night, then open Myra's door Just enough to slip the bundle In; then rrji." "Well," continued Nora, more and more drowsily, "as old lady Banks al ways says, 'I hope a blessing will go with them.'" With the utterance of this wish Nora dropped 'nto uream-land. Jhe elengor it done, the touad leaf ' furled i Htwtt ta Jude?wheoHe.t'bcira1 ifc JbfJaklqLlivYj,pedrjheKmw r kOCEX.r..SAPNUM Hi. "a. nqba's yclkttpb. NORA'S CHRISTMAS 8ROPPINO. from school and told his mother that "Myra Pell, that skinny girl thnt lived in the alley, had a lot of new toggery and Nora acted Just as If she owned her." 1ELI i tkrlbaaiCgrtf I 4 i Km MW . waw w tettl and tnxi. tad riot I mora, So the older members of the family could guess where the dollar went to, but they respected the little business woman's wishes. It Is rumored, how ever, that Santa Claus Is going to find the bean man and that Nora will find a dollar bill In her Christmas stocking. Denlo Stuart, In the Chicago Record. 6hrUtiim BnrprUes. "Let me see," said Mr. Fllokerson, "what Is it you are to get me for a Christmas present?" . "Why, those new curtains for the dining-room, you know," his wife an swered. "Oh yes. And what is it I am to surprise you with?" "Henry, I don't believe you really take the enthaslnstlc interest one should in these things at this glorious time of the year. You are to get me a new carpet for the hall." Then he started for the office, full of the sublime significance of the merry Yuletlde. A Vellesta Question. Christinas is nearlng. What ahal! I send her? Truth, I am fearing, Lest I offend her. My heart is the offering I gladly would send hee. I'm chary of proffering jtast I oaend her. tnUcvlewlnr fffliBiwriiiittiilBirifi BREAKFAST. Sugared oranges. Codfish croquettes. Griddle cakes. Coffee, DINNER. Puree of chestnuts with croutons. Canapes of oysters. Olives. Salmi of partridge. Mushroom saute. Fruit puncb. Roast beef, brown sauce. Sweet pickles. Oclery. Mashed potatoes. Stuffed onions. Chlffonade snlnd. Grated cheese. Wafers. Christmas pudding. Foam sauce, Blsqne ice cream. Nuts. Fruits. Coffee. LATE LUNCHEON. Tongui In aspic. Bread and butter. Coffee. Chocolate with tady Angers. Oyster Canapes Cut ten thin slleee of bread, cut In rounds, toast and but ter and place In oven to keep hot Wash and drain one quart of oysters. Throw the oysters Into a hot pan, shakes quickly, and add one table sroonfu! of butter, half a tenspoonful of salt and a dash of cayenne. When thpy reach the boiling point dish on the rounds of tonst, garnish with a thin slice of lemon for each one, and serve at once. Fruit Tuneh rut one pint of watef and one pound of sugar and the chopped yellow rind of a lemon on to boll. Boll five minutes; strain, and while hot slice Into It two bananas; add one pint of grated pineapple (canned) and a quarter of a pound of candled cherries. When ready to serve add the Juice of six lemons. Put In the centre of your punch bowl a square block of Ice; pour over It two quarts of mineral water; add the fruit mixture and at the last minute two shredded oranges; mix all together. Serve in thin tumblers. Roast Beef The roast beef of old England still enters conspicuously Into our Christmas fare. It may he new to many to learn that the object of serv ing it at this season was really to re mind cur forefathers of the bulls sacri ficed by the Druids when the sacred mistletoe was cut. Christmas Pudding Mix together one pint of stale bread crumbs, three quarters of a pound of stoned raisins, one-quarter of a pound of sifted flour, one-half a pound of cleaned currants, one-half a pound of shredded suet, three-quarters of a ctipiul of sugar, one-half a pound of shredded citron, one teaspoonful of elnmimon, one tea spoonful of salt, one-half a teaspoon ful each of nutmeg and allspice. Beat together four eggs, add one-half of a cupful of molasses (light) and one-half a teaspoonful of soda, dissolved In one half wineglass of hot water; stir this into the other Ingredients add the grated rind and strained Juice of a lemon; tnrn into a greased mold and steam, or boil, five hours. (The Christ mas pudding Is supposed to be emble matical of the rich offerings made by the three kings to the Infant In the stable at Bethlehem). Little JacX horer J AT IN A to.N(C, Catimo his C"ysTMAS pies, rl( PVT IM ,MI$ TMVMB AND PVLLEO VTA PLVM, . AND SAID"U)HAT A OUAVg Boy AH I The President's Chnstmaa, Wagon loads of gifts are received at the White House at Christmas time. They come from all parts of the coun try, the majority of them from persons uiknown to the President and bis wife. These miscellaneous articles are the private property of the recip ients, and the numerous parcels are placed in one of the family rooms for examination. They generally contain the names of the douors, and to all these notes of thanks are sent On Christmas Eve all the employes of the house the clerical staff, the ushers and domestic servants are given, through the established munificence of the President a fine fat turkey. Fifty fowls, selected from the best In the market, are purchased for this event so that everybody about the mansion has reason for re- Mary NImmo Balentlne, in ls Home Companion, hlldran's ChiUtjtuu. e cedar and the pine, ming Chnstmaa holly, tnouiihts a wreato ntvlns. Kern notea are jolly. ' e home are charm and mirth, aaanesa, louy on earth, Bony. V-mous B39OO0OOOOOO00000OOOOOOOC0 Keeping 1'aranlps. Parsnips are always sweeter when freshly dug. They mny be kept In moist sand, but even then are not as good ns when first token from the ground. Cover a part of the bed wltb cornstalks to a depth of a foot or mor nnd over this put a few leaves and: some brush. This will keep the frost out for a long time, and the parsnip may be dug as needed. Months When Hens Lay Best, From November to March are the months to keep the hens laying. If you can manage to make the hens lay a reasonable amount of eggs during these mouths you will And at the end of the year that your hens have paid, on exceptionally good Interest upon the Investment. Whnt they need Is a warm house, good ventilation with out draughts plenty of sunshine and good food thnt Is of the egg-making sort. . Cheap Rhelter For lha Hens. A cornstalk shelter can be mnde quiekly and cheaply for the hens. The liens are very fond of a low, open shed facing the south, and one can be built of stalks that will last two or three years or longer. Drive a few posts in the ground nnd wire some rails against and on top of them. Lean the stalks against these nnd lay them thickly on . top for tho roof, which should have a steep slant. Cover the roof with a few Inches of straw, and lay a few stalks on top to keep It in place, whlcb will make It waterproof. In the spring tho stalks may be taken down and thrown In the barnyard If no longer needed. An Improved Milk Stool. The stool Is light weight nnd easily made, using three pieces of board. The plon of construction Is plainly In dicated by tho drawings. The projec tions on the two standards which, serve as legs to the stool are fitted to notches in the seat piece. In the sec- A MODEL MILK STOOL. ond style the corners of the seat piece are sawed off, and the board is fast ened by nails at the corners. Thl stool is more durable than the com mon pattern and no more trouble to make. A. L. Williams, in New Eng land Homestead. Green Cnt Bone and Bone Menl. As an rg forming food, meat and' corn are far superior to any other food. A fair comparison between grain and meat will show that ground meat U cheaper than grain because It Increases eg production, and contains less waste. The bones supply the albu men, lime and grit and are less liable to make the hens too fat One ounce of ground meat and bone may be al lowed to each ben every other day in the fall and winter months. FreBh. ground bone Is superior to any pre pared beef scraps. There is no doubt about the value of bone meal or scraps for promoting the growth of young chicks. It should be fed sparingly at first and I prefer to feed It mixed with other food, a tea cupful, made into a enke, baked brown In the oven. This will answer for 10O chicks ten days old. Increase the quantity as they grow older. Use Judgment, however, as you are liable to throw the young chicks off their feet from overgrowth. Geo. W. Nones, In Orange Judd Farmer. Wintering Beea on Bummer Stands, Not having collar room for storing; bees, I have adopted the following scheme for taking core of thera on the summer stands: Pocking cases are provided, in size some three inches, larger ou all sides tlinu the hives tbey are to cover, a slot sawed in the front extending clear across the hive. The passageway between the cases and hive Is carefully bridged over to allow the bees to go and come freely. The space between tho hive and case 1st closely pocked with dry leaves raked up on the lawn. In preparing the hives for packing I remove the cover and re place it with a pine board one-fourth Inch In thickness, through which a few half-Inch holes have been bored for convenience in fall or spring feed lug. These boles are carefully covered with a small piece of thiu board at packing time, then an empty super placed on the board nnd packed a closely as possible with leaves. In fact, heaped iip and ruiinlng over, and the regular hive cover laid loosely on Will top. y This thin pine cover next to the S frames seems to act as u free conducy tor to the moisture of the cluster wb conserving the heat of the hive I fully. The hand tbruit Into the lei In the sper in cold weather canV stantly locate the cluster by the sllgV moisture and warmth of the leavesA When itbe entire hive, super and all' cover ef boards covered with to roofingWoer Is fitted over all, aw bees art left to enjoy their peace.S. m Crego, In Amerlc eultuo a been preserved blrty years,nud r V le at the end V& -eaasesv a.
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