Tlio bacillus of gout doubtless re
gard tho germ of grip as a very com
mon person.
Some of the scientists convey tho
impression that all one really nocda to
hold an off-hand conversation with
Mara Is a good, active Imagination.
Lord Roaebory wants the "nation
of shopkeepers" to send Its young
wen ai.road to learn how to keep shop.
Talk about pending coals to New
cawtle! Mnxlmlto Is the name of a new ex
plosive, which throws projectiles
through seven Inches of llarveylzed
steel plate. It is now up to tho plate
tnnkera again.
Among the latest cures nre gly
cerophosphate of sodium for old age,
decomposed light for consumption and
electricity for various other ailments.
And still not one ray of hope for the
victim of the aoft corn.
Tho titled aristocracy of tho Old
World are singularly Indifferent to the
opportunities presented to them of
marrying some of the American ser
vant girls who are acquiring fortunes
by inheritance from the estatea of rich
European relatives.
Sam Lewis, late of London, may
have been a heartless Shylock while ho
lived, but his will is certainly a benev
olent document, with Its bequests of
f4.750.000 to charities and hospitals,
nearly half of it to "provide dwellings
for the poor of all creeds."
The Galveston News remarks that
wo have been so kind to criminals
that tho kindness amounts in many
cases to downright cruelty. By over
generous treatment in the court
houses scores of men have been led
to take their chances of aocnlttal and
glory.
Tn 1816 the first savings bank was
established In tho United State3. In
1820 there were 10 banks of this
class, with 8(i35 depositors. In 1S99
there were 942 savlnL'a banks, with
B.67S.OOO depositors and deposits to
the amount of $2,230,000,000.
A night operator in a signal box of a
southern railroad slept at his post and
thus failed to transmit a regular signal
which would have sent an express
train crashing full speed into a siding.
This young man is a chump if he does
not claim a case of supernatural hyp
notization, while the company are puz
illng over what to do to him.
The Italian army has made an effort
to recover its military prestige in
China. The other day the commanding
officer reported a brilliant victory over
the rebels. On Investigation It was
found that he had fallen in with a
body of Chinese soldiers, who ran
away at once. They were pursued with
great dash and gallantry and cut to
pieces. Hence the laurels.
Winston Churchill, tho English war
correspondent, says that after careful
study of many nations he has conclud
ed that the distinguishing character
istic of English speaking people as
compared with other white races is
that they wash and wash at regular
intervals. "England and America." he
says, "are divided by an ocean of salt
water, but they are united by a bath
tub of soap and fresh water."
The instructor tn physical culture
at the Jefferson Medical college saya
that the physical training of the new
century will have for its main object
the increase of the exerciser's vital
lty and the purifying of his blood. It
Is encouraging to find a professional
-teacher of gymnastics who sees a
higher use of his pulley weights and
parallel bars than the building up of
a man's biceps at the expense of his
strength.
Many Inventions designed to expe
dite the 'speed of communication by
telegraph or telephone lie mouldrlug
In the model room of the patent office.
Out of tbe ruck of devices there have
been taken here an there one which
bus been applied to conditions of pub
lic service; but for the most part these
Inventions have been permitted to rest
in obscurity and almost unused. Pow
erful corporations have brought them
IP, and being practically the only cus
tomers for such articles, have been
jnabled to consign them to oblivion.
The announcement that the Pupln de
vice, patented last summer, has been
purchased and la to be utilized by the
Bell Telephone company Btamps this
iiew inversion at a rarity In the field
of electrical Intercommunication.
Should It realize the glowing promises
made In its behalf by electrical ex
pota the entire system of world Inter
course by wire would be eventually
'transformed. ,
SWEET IDOLATRY.
piT In dreamy, ancient wood,
Where once a mislity temple stood
In grandeur 'mid the fertile lands,
A ruin centuries old now stands.
Its crumbled walla 'nenth mosses green
8o thirkly buried a"nrre 'tia seen.
Its columns fallen to deeny;
hi grandeur long since passed away.
Amid this wreck, triumphant atill
O'er Time, which thus lintli worked Its
will
Upon this temple, rarveil in stone,
An ancient idol stnnds alone;
Sits pensive on its granite throne,
With liclipns thickly overgrown.
On either side the forest dunk.
la". i .. i,i . . i 1.
turn iniuTicn nrakc nnn creepers ram;,
Unrs nnv serUina to intrude
lTnon tlio idol's srditude.
Above twine meny n lc.ify limb
To form n cnvev;nc lor him.
Below, e'en at itf pi-auite Imsc.
A pool flinns IhhU the idol's fje-c.
And from green p:id- upon it. unread
The stately lolm iv.im its hnul.
There, in its uVr.vpv solitude,
A thousand yrni'.i the nod lialli stood.
A thousand yeir, null summer through,
The lotus' limit li.'.t'i proven true:
Hath breathed the fragrance of its love
To please that stony face above.
While stand the imace in the prove
That loyal tlower will prove its love,
Thoueh vain its efforts to beguile.
It aye will strive to win the smile,
A fate true love hath often known
To waste its sweetness on n stone.
Arthur .1. Thitdiil;, in l.os Angeles Herald.
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8 JONES'S LITTLE GAME J
f
44 1t.r t'etree It. Hiirnnril.
W ti
FOR the first time in life bo
found himself In the country.
The express train from which
ti"" he had just alighted dwindled
Into :i mere sped; on the horizon, leav
ing him surrounded by n vast wilder
ness. Jones xr a n n city man: he worked eu
a high stool In n counting bouse. Ho
bad gathered his Ideas of the woods
from the trees In Central Park: but no
one would have ever guessed by bis
conversation that .Tones was uot truly
rural, for he always took cave to ineu
t Inn rotation of crops and new farm
machinery and other topics pertaining
to tli? gentle art. From the pases of
nn agricultural weekly he stocked bin
mind with rich stores of Information,
attt of which his imagination eoustruct
ed alluring pictures of rural bliss.
Sometimes he strolled through the
commission markets, regaling his eyes
with the sight of prize pumpkins mid
Inhaling the fragrance from the newly
opened barrels cf apples. Sometimes
bo attended the theatre, where domes
tic dramas of farm life were presented
In which the old folks gather In the
front yard, and the prodigal son re
turns from the Klondike and pays off
the mortgage to slow music and Im
mense applause.
Sometimes he slipped away to nn
agricultural fair to catch n sight of i
blue-ribbon cattle and to chat with the
rustics. If occasion offered, nbout tho
ucwest thing In labor savins machin
ery, of which they happened to
know nothing. All this time Jones
knew nothing of the country at first
hnnd and It looked like a great waste
of energy to his friends to see him con
tinually dreaming of what might nev
er be bis; but they did not know what
pleasant fancies of plowed fields and
home-grown vegetables beguiled away
the long hours nt the ledger. They did
not know the satisfaction he tool; In
walking out into the middle of the
paved street and looking up between
tho tall buildings nt the blue sky tun
only natural object In sight.
Hut least of nil did they know that
.Tones had n wife with vast social am
bitions. Mrs. Frances Fleweller
Jones, as she styled herself, longed to
out-do people of ten times their means;
their two daughters were flgurlug on n
cotiplo of noblcir.cn already. Papa
Jones had only one way of suppressing
theso unnatural and dangerous long
ings, and that was to thrcateu to pull
up stakes and move the entire estab
lishment to the woods.
At tho mere mention of farming,
catalogues of cheap European touru
and Invitations to swell social func
tions disappeared like magic. The
household resumed the even tenor of
Its way, and endeavored to look de
cently hnppy over one thousand a year.
Not that Jones was a brute; for bo
was n very passive, obedient sort of
twentieth century husband, acquiesc
ing in everything reasonable, and per
fectly willing to walk while bis wife
rode In on atHonioblle If It could be
arranged.
Rut one Saturday afternoon Jones
came home and found the bouse turned
topsy-turvy. Ills wife was waiting
for blm nt tho head of the stairs.
"Philander, dear!" She used this
nanto exclusively for raising money;
Tlill was sufficient for nil other occa
sions. 'Philander, you'll have to rakn
together enough to buy something new
for Evelina; she's fretted herself nick
over her old ball dress, and tho two
young uoblemeu arrive to-morrow."
"If that's the case I guess I'll have
to look at Borne farm property, moth
er," Jones observed very seriously.
"Aevcr nnutt the farm Just now,
Phllnnder! we need your help; I've
almost completed arrangements for the
automobile, und as for tho yachts
"I don't feel equal to It nt nil," sutd
Jones, examining his empty pockets,
"You miisi really excuse me this timo."
"Philander!" cried hl wife, bringing
flown her foot somewhat emphatically
But It was too late; Jones was hur
' rledly Jamming a few things Into n
valise.
lie notified lilo family of his future
whereabouts ami then struck out for
the statlou, expecting to reach lu two
hours the farm he had seen advertised
lu the morning paper.
Heretofore Jones bad always soothed
their unquiet louglugs by merely sub
scribing to au Additional farm paper
or writing to the tiecrctnry of agricul
ture for Information relative to early
gnrden truck. He was sorry Ills little
ruse, vena jilaycd out, having doubtless
Intended to go on dreaming of the un
tamed Joys of country living to the end
of the chapter.
Now thnt ho found himself In the
land of hla drenms, he hardly knew
w hether to be disappointed or not. The
bracing air wna laden with the dried
fruits of autumn. It had been smoky
In the city the afternoon ho left. Here
all waa very quiet and peaceful, with
nothing to break the st Miners but nn
occasional chirp or tho sound of falling
nuts. Jones was not an artist and he
bad no eye for the picturesque. The
r.lg stag fence and the tangled under
brush Jarred upon bis nice sense of
order and regularity. At Hie end of
four miles be w an conscious of nothing
except that the roads were abominably
muddy, that the tall weeds were wet.
and that he was tired and hungry and
wished he hadn't come.
It waa still n mile to the farm which
waa advertised to be sold, nnd he
longed to turn back; but be recollected
tlio yacht his wife wanted to buy on
time payments, and the automobile she
had In view, nnd the thought drove
him forward there was no cbauce to
retreat.
"How d'ye, pardner!" said the farm
er, who found Jones vainly trying to
locate the frout gate by the dim twi
light. "Is this the place that la adver
tised?" asked Jones, resting against the
fence almost exhausted.
"I ea'calate it is. He you from the
city?"
"I be," said Jones, dropping Into the
dialect of the place.
"Then you'd liettcr come to the
bouse." The whole family set nbout
mnking him nt home. They took It for
granted that he had come to stay
awhile. They opened some new pre
serves, nnd got out the softest nnd
most yielding of feather beds.
After two days Jonea was surfeited
with fresh air, wholesome fowl nnd
simple, unaffected country manners.
He Inwardly rebelled against brown
sugar In bis coffee, white butter, nnd
fralber beds, and the only Institution
ho fully endorsed was the hard elder
barrel. He waa shocked nt their Ig
norance of Ft cam plows and costly
fertilizers. About the only satisfac
tion he got was in telling the feats of
famous horse trainers he had seen.
The neighbors came In to listen with
open-mouthed nstonlshinent. They put
Jones down as n remarkable man, but
the next day the oldest and laziest
horse on the farm ran nway with blm,
nud made blm the laughing stock of
the neighborhood.
Jones was mail enough to go home,
but that day his wife wrote n letter Im
ploring him to come back, explaining
that tho horrid man wouldn't sell the
yacht or the automobile on time. .
Jones answered with nn enthusias
tic prose poem on the delights of farm
ing. Jones was a small man, nnd he
often found some dissimulation nec
essary tu dealing with his strong
minded wife.
Every day brought Its trials. Tho
farmer attempted to "learn" blm to
plow, but gave It up. Jones hnd fre-
ptently alluded to the rough-shod agri
culturist as a clod-hopper, but after ho
bad watched his Instructor and then
tried a furrow or two himself, he made
up his mind never to consider nuy
body nwUwnrd again.
That evening n letter from bis wlfo
announced the engagement of the eld
est daughter to their well-to-do grocer
of tierman extraction nnd further slat
ed that the other girl had a "steady"
who was saving his money.
Jones congratulated himself on his
diplomacy.
"Things couldn't have turned out
better; I still have my old position ns
bookkeeper, and I reckon I ncdn't be
afraid that the girls' beaux will look
tlowu on me. But what nbout buying
tho farm''"
He approached th? owner wbllo sur
rounded by his numerous family.
"You've got the best farm lu tho
State," he said, "aud you nro very rea
sonable lu everything. You don't claim
It's the Garden of Eden, but you ought
to. You've got the homestead shaded
by a spreading elm aud tbe duck pond
near by everything Is as complete as
a chromo. I'd like to buy you out, but
tho fact Is I haveu't got the money."
"Why, wo nlu't no notion of selling
mister!" said tho farmer In au Injured
tone.
"I'm glad of it, sir; but what about
your advertisement?"
"Pshaw! we ouly advertised for full
bonrders."
"I see," said Jones, with n sigh of re
lief. "I must havo stumbled on the
Wrong farm, but I'm blamed well sut
Irftled. What's your bill':"
"Well, belli' as tho puppy et up your
patent leathers, we'll call It four dol
lars if yon'ro willing."
"Whatever you say," said Jones,
couutlng out the money quite eugeiiy.
"I've got a hundred dollars, at least,
out of the deal."
Jones had a great deal to tell when
bo reached his fiat that evening. The
two young men, who came right regu
larly now, greatly admired tho speti
incus of mummotb fruit bo had
brought home.
"You seem to hnvo entirely regained
your good humor," said bis wife, pick
lug tho last burr off his coat tails.
"The country Is the only pluco for a
change," bo said with a sigh.
"And what nbout buying the farm?"
his wife naked nervously.
"Why, the fool farmer won't sell."
"Oh!" sbo said simply, but the ex
pression on her fueo showed she was
jrontly relieved. Wuverley Magazine.
3urlns tho slego of Lndysmlfj IG'JO
lKijwcii of thu cavalry brigade were
converted into soup or tausago iu a
tutjle uioutU.
Tti t rails for Vrltlfitr.
The crnze for veiling has reached
such a degree that one sees women
with throe veils. One u tho grenadine
draped around the hat for no apparent
purpose, then comes a thin white or
black veil, then a dotted veil with
figured edge. The oculk-ts arc hnppy.
f eminine Met IiHnics.
English women imp turning their at
tention to mcchr.nliM dining the last
few year3, and the record of the putent
office for tart year showed thnt out of
2000 applicants B74 were women, nnd
the greater number of the Inventions
of women have bo?n successful ones.
Moft of these Inventions are of small
articles. 119 of them being improve
ments for dress and 40 patents were
for cycling Inventions.
An Knterprlslns; Womin.
Miss Cella Ilolhrook, a Massachu
setts woman, has since the death of
her father, two years ago, supported
tho family of one brother and three
sltcrs by currying on his blucksmith
shop. In addition, she hna a govern
ment contract to taki tbe mail twice
a day to and from the railroad stat'on
and postofllce. During the summer
months she carries the mallbug on her
bicycle. In the winter she makes the
Journey of a mile cn foot. Mlrs Hoi
brook Is In her twentieth year.
The l.ntfltt Surse.
In the lino cf trained nursing a new
departure has been taken which will
appeal to the housekeeper who has
struggled with the question of heme
nursing, or Its alternative. ConvalcH
cent nurses are tialned to take care
of tho patient during tho lant weeks
of a fever, or oilier lingering Blcknes3,
before he is well enough to go out and
yet demands companionship. Tho
duties are Ilfht, eonsletlng merely of
reading nhmd, glvlnjr tonics, keeping
the depreased spirits up, seeing thnt
the Invalid does not overdo, nnd all
tho hundred nnd one things which the
occasion demands.
Of course, the salary 1b net so great
ns It would be If moro detailed atten
tion were required, but by menus of
thin change many a nnree who could
not spend the time and money neccB
sary to take tho full course at a train
Ing school and hospital Is enabled to
begin her duties In this way, whllo
tho boon to the average Income Is a
great one, enabling a nurse to be re
tained during tho trying weeks which
succeed a dangerous Illness, when
otherwise the family would be obliged
often to do the hundred nnd one little
things which a querulous patient de
mands, end which are so fagging.
While the salary of tho expert nurso
la from $2G a week up, that of tho
convalescent nurse Is about ?S or flO,
and yet her work may be ob satlnfne
tory as that of tho other. New York
Herald.
The Chinchilla In Us I.nlr.
No fur eeems qulto so aoft and fine
and poetic to tho averngo woman nn
chinchilla. It has all tho Impractical
attributes to recommend It to the
elegante. Its color lu so delicate that
It soils quickly, and thus It Is a con
stant care and expense. It Is so soft
and fine that the slightest 111 usago
ruins It forever. It Is expensive and
fine pieces are difficult to buy even If
one la willing and able to pay exorbi
tant prices. It Is not as costly aa
sable, 'tis true, but it does not last so
well, bo the scales aro pretty evenly
balanced.
Taking all these things Into con
sideration la it not. painful to hear the
chinchilla called brutally "a little ro
dent," to trap which the Imcha and
Amana Indians of th- Bolivian Andes
devota tho best part of their Hvob
This "rodent" looks "iiomethlng like a
squirrel andatsollkea rabbit" and likes
blgh mountains. It prefers elevations
of from 6000 to 16,000 feet. Tho In.
dlana trap these creatures at night
and tbe Bkins are handed over to the
chief of the tribe, who disposes of
them and divides the proceeds among
the tribesmen. One ?ilcf received
$80,000 at a single sale a few monthn
ago. These Indiana, boaldrs trapping
chinchillas, go to churcli, drink potato
alcohol and It sec ma teo dreadful to
tell, but the potato alcohol is said to
be at the bottom of It occasionally
kill and cat some unwary traveler who
may be hunting chinchillas on his own
account. New York Commercial Ad
vertiser. Feminism In Knlud.
The tide of feminism has at length
Invaded the law. A Scots lady has
petitioned the court of session to be
admitted to the solicitors' examina
tion, and, as apparently she "means
business," that tribunal will have sol
emnly to decide toe question of wom
en's rights In this form. In this coun
try there have not been wanting cham
pions of this cause on the bench,
Campbell says of Chief Juntlce Leo tn
1737 that "his tamo may have Increas
ed from hla having had the good word
of tho fair sex. He certainly stood up
for the rights of woman more strenu
ously than any English Judge before or
since his time." It appears that there
were two candidates for the office of
parluh sexton of Bt. Botolpo's in tho
city namely; John Olive and Garah
Bly. For Baratt 169 men voted aud 40
women, whllo John got the suffrage
of 174 men and 22 women and th
place. The question was as to whether
ho was properly sworn In, nnd I.ce
thought ho waa not, holding that a
woman might be sexton of a parish,
end adding, "It would be strange If a
woman may herself fill the office and
vet Ehnuld be disqualified to voto for
It." So he further decided that tho
yomrn's voter were good. "Women,"
he remarked, "have held much hlshor
oRers' nnd, Indeed, almost all the of
fices of the kingdom, as queen, mar
nhnl, great chamberlain, Rreat con
Malilo. champion of England, commis
sioner of aewcra, keeper of a prison,
and returning ofllcpr for members of
Parliament." If this particular lady'a
attempt Is successful ltwlllbe a plgnlfl
rant mark of the new century, the end
of which may be familiar with tho
fight of lady banisters a new rnce
of "hor-maldr." ns Punch enlla them.
A hundred years hepre the toart of
"Our Mothero-ln-l.aw" may be quite
popular. Pall Mall Gazette.
To War Tears In III Nurser.T.
Many wise people have exclaimed:
"Children need discipline." True, and
yet with young children to avoid a
conflict Is often tho best way to man
age. Their opposition to a plan of pro
cedure Is overcome and yet they
scarcely know It.
A dear young girl, relative to an
overtaxed mother, volunteered one
evening to put the overtaxed mother's
little ones to bed. It was a mild even
ing In spring. A Httlo four-year-old
boy, who In tho winter had had his
bed warmed with a hot brick, cried
out, "I want a brick! I want a brick!"
Tho child, sleepy aud tired, was In no
mood to hear opposition nor even to
bear reason. The amiable young vol
unteer nurse seemed to understand all
this, nnd very gently she said: "Well,
you may have a brick." Then going
to the closet where she knew the cold
l.i ick was kept, she took It nnd
wrapped It tip and laid It at the foot
cf tho child's crib; and the llttlo fel
low went to sleep contentedly.
A woman who loves children and
lovas to see them happy, took two lit
tle brothers, her friend's children, to
their bed chamber to superintend their
going to ret. Tho elder bqy kneeled
down and said his prayers. At this
thn younger (four years younger than
his brother) began to cry, because
Elmer had said his prayers first. The
mother wjs not. nt hand, and the good
friend waa at first perplexed, but,
brightenlti' up after a moment's
thoeght. th? f.tld: "We'll fix that;
Dudley may kneel down and say hla
prayerr, and then Elmer may say his
over ncalt!." Thla was satisfactory to
tho bc-llgcrent one, and peace reigned
where a rtorm threatened to disturb
the scene.
A little fvo-yonr-old demanded more
salt on hor fcod. Tho father, by
whoso sldo rhn sat, shook a saltceller
over the baby's plate, taking pains to
not Invert It. It was amusing to see
the contented r.ikn of the child after
the performance. Surely It was bolter
than to contradict or ruffle so young a
member of the human family.
Christian Inteillgeneer.
Irish lace is very popular for millin
ery as well as gown trimmings.
There is a gold embroidery done on
black net In a heavy way that suggests
a cross patch, which Is In great flavor.
An adornblo petticoat lately shown
was made of white gros grain silk
with ruffles of black velvet ribbon on
a circular fiounco.
A lovely bathrobe Is of crepo da
chine lined with albatroes and made
with a Watteau pleat In the back, a
surplice front and "kimono" sloeves.
Ono of the prettiest novelties Is a
plain gray suede pocketbook, simply
btitched around tho edge and fastoncd
with a buttonhole and Jewelled but-
ton.
Dainty v.alsta of India mull In pale
tints aro worn with the tailor-made
sk.'rt3 and coats. Tbey are finely
tucked and finished with a lace yoke,
belt and cuff.
A dainty gown Is made of white
Fllk, pale turquoise velvet, and small
silver buttcm, the lower half of the
fronts faced back with narrow shaped
lapc!s of blue and white spotted vel
vet. It is said that the surah silk so
fashionable Bomo years ago will return
to favor with the spring. Taffeta has
been need so long that people are
turning to the soft silks In plain ef
fects for variety.
The Raglr.n overcoat, so fashionable
for men, appears among the tailor gar
ments for women. In fact, there has
never been a season when these coats
havo boen such a universal feature of
women's wardrobes.
The ordinary gold tags and spikes
are giving way to the more elaborate
enameled ones. Somo are In the shape
of pansies, daisies and violets, others
are conventional scroll designs but
decorated with Jewels and enamel.
Turnover collars, to be worn with
silk, satin or velvet stocks, are more
popular than evor. Fine lawn, lace
trimmed and hemstitched, delicate em
broidery, silk, satin and crepe de
chine are the principal materials
used.
Dark blue, emerald green and deep
mauve taffetas, with stitched collar
and cravat of white satin; the buttons
of burnished gold and tbe vest full
gathered moussellne, set iuto a deep
pointed collar band of tinted guipure,
term a lovely combination. I
1 il,77)f.-VI J ; 111
i
Ipaem TOPICS I
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IVnrm Milk Tor Vonns flgt,
L'so only warm, fresh mill: foryonnt
pigs. As they begin' to grow add n
llttlo comment, bran ni",l ground oats
to the mill:, Increasing the grain foods)
according to the age of the, pigs.
They will Hum he w.-itncd vtiihuut
being checked lu growth.
May Tor Cow.
The troublo with most liny, rmrtleti
liirly clover nnd timothy, la that It la
not cut until too ripe. Inslat np:n get
ting bay cut early, particularly when
the price la aa high as It la this year.
The cowa will eat up timothy hay
c!enn. If It la cut just aa the bloom be
gins to nppoar. The mine la true of
Mover. Corn fodder which wan cut
moderately early nnd balance with,
bran Is nu excellent dairy feed.
Remedy For Wet Soils.
Too much moisture in the anil la ns
undesirable aa too little. Drainage Is
the remedy for wet sella. If the soli
contnlns nn excess of moisture the
land remains cold until the extra
quantity is gone. Tile drainage car
ries nway the water from below nnd
allows the warm nlr to euter. When
thu soil becomes warm the plant food,
is more readily dissolved and the
roots of plants become more active.
A wet soil Is always cold, even In sum
mer. Water For Fowls.
If food is not furnished the hen, In
her own special domain, she will find
enough to keep her busy, but she la
uot so successful in getting water to
drink. The fnrmer or his wife will
usually provide some feed, but "bid
dy" many times takes her chances for
water. Yet chemists stnte that eighty
four per cent, of the egg Is water. In
view of thla, fowls to lay well, muat
be furnished with nn abundance of
fresh water. Drinking vessels should
be thoroughly cleansed every day, and
If possloie, so made that the hens c:fn-
not stnnd In them. In winter these
drinking vessels should be emptied at
night to prevent freezing. It Is advis
able to give fowls a warm drink fh
tiie morulng, when they first come
from tho roosts, as at this time they
usually drink freely. If you will prac
tice this the hena will come for water
ns quickly as for feed. L. E. Kerr, la
The Eplloralst.
'Estimating Quality of Butter.
Most tnnkers of butter on the farm
would be offended If told that they
did not know good butter or were not
able to score their own butter. Yet
such Is tbe case, nnd it applies also to
creamery men that make a business of
making butter. A man cannot Judge
of butter without comparing it with
other butter. Tho commission men
that handle large quantities of butter
nre able to tell very closely, but even
they nre often thrown off the scent
when they go to a creamery and try to
form a correct opinion of butter with
out meaua for comparison.
Tho makers of butter on the farm
need not, therefore, be surprised If
they fall signally In forming a true es
timate of their product. Surrounded
by tho aroma of the butter and the
milk, as well ns of the other odors in
which the butter Is made. It becomes
difficult for the maker of the butter to
really form A correct opinion of Its
value. Just as a person coining out
of the open nlr Into a closed room can
detect odors that the people that have
been a long-time in tbe room cannot
detect, so the maker in the midst of
tho odors of butter making has a
taste deadened to proper appreciation
of true flavors. It therefore becomes
necessary for all that wish to make
the best commercial butter to submit
their butter to the Judgment of men
thnt aro free from nil influences likely
to bins tbe taste. Succcasful Farmer.
Topping a Wall For Sheep.
Sheep will go over a stone wall with
tho greatest of ease. A top polo exact
ly over the centre of the wall Is not
proof against their nimble feet, for It
allows the sheep to place their feet on
the top stones, making a Jump possi
ble. A single board, placed as buowb
PLAH TO PREVENT SHEEP FB03I JCMTIX
OVZB WALLS.
lu the cut, will retain sheep, provldud
the wall Is not too low, since li pro
jects Into the pasture, and so give
the sheep no cbunce to gnlu a foottiold
upon tbe top of tbe wall. The board
Is shown In a perfectly hoiizoutul po
sition. It can be raised at an aigle If
desired by changing the- shape of thu
bit of board that is nailed to the stake.
If the land on both sides of tho wall
Is owned by the name persou,
stakes can be driven on tbe other i
of the wall, the top end project
over the pasture side of Uie wall.
,the board nailed direciij to the
without any bit of board beneatlj
New York Tribune.
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are gUo a frve skutlu riuk.