J A SINNER
Br nornm
"My, but your mornln'glorlesdolook
nice, Miss Phemey! Wish you'd save
flie some seed offen that white one."
It was Mrs. Ridley coming up the
walk.
"I will. Mis' Ridley. Come In and
set dowu. There's a pa'm leaf on the
lounge, an' mebbe you'll take a glass
of cool water. It's a seorchln' morn
Ing," said Miss Phemey,
"I would like a drink, thank you,"
responded Mr. Ridley. "Seems like
when anybody's fat as t am, they Just
KH he't' up like a cool stove. My, that
tastes good. You got a grand well,
Miss Phemey."
The hostess smiled a flattered smile
but before she could speak Mrs. Ridley
went on: "I brought over three of Mr.
Ridley's vests, Miss Phemey, to get
you to mend 'em. He's bu'sted 'em
ever' one right down the back, f'r all
the world like a seven-year locust, I
tell 'lm, an't seems like I got no time
to fix 'em, with Emma May glttln'
married next week. We're Just llvln"
In a regular whirlwind, an' sorry ns
I'll be to see Emma May go not that
I don't like Charlie Foote, but yon
know what I mean I cert'ney shall be
glad when all this fuss Is over."
"I expect It is trying." sympathized
Miss Phemey. "Hut Emma May's al
ways been a good daughter, an' she
deserves a fine weddin'."
" 'Taln't that I don't want her to
have It," said Mrs. Ridley, hastily.
"But I'm Just dog-tired this mornln'
for the land sakes, It's half-past ten
o'clock a'ready; I got to go. You
bring them vests over when they're
done. Miss Phemey, an' I'll pay you
f'r 'em. I'd send one o' the boys over,
but Emma May wants you to como
pertleular an' see her presents, bo 't'll
be klllln' two birds with ono stone."
She chuckled comfortably as she
stepped outside the door.
Miss Phemey looked after her de
parting form with resentful stare.
"Yes," she muttersd, "she can get
Miss Maxwell to make Emma May's
weddin' clothes, but I'm good enough
to mend up Jim Ridley's old vests. I'll
charge her 15 cents apiece, see 'f I
don't: that'll be 45 cents. Dob Beem
a good bit to charge f'r mendln' three
vests."
Miss Phemey went In and shut out
the glare of the summer day. As she
picked up the package of vests her
thin little hands trembled. Tears
sprang to her eyes and she burst out
fiercely: " 'Tain t right! I made Emma
May Ridley's dresss to be christened
in, little teenty baby as she was, an' I
made her a dress to be confirmed In,
an' I made her a dress when she
KTagwaled at the high school, an' she'd
always said I should make her wed
din' dr;ss. That flauntln' city thing's
got all my trade! I've sewed here nil
my life and dealt honest by all, an' It's
not fair." The tears rolled down her
withered cheeks and foil unheed"d
upon Mr. Ridley's Bccond best pepper-ajid-snlt
vt. Presently her wrath
'flamed anew.
"Emma May wants you to come pcr
tlckl?r to see her presents! Tain't no
hint; oh, no? Sally Ridley needn't
'a' troubled herself to say that. I got a
present for Emma May. an' I'm goln;;
to give It to her. I'd like to get even
with them, the whole kit of 'em. Jest
as ii i cquian i a mauc ennm tiay a
weddin' clo's. They tell mo Miss Max
well uses a chain-stitch machine. I
always did say chainstitch machines
was made for the careless, an' I don't
see no reason to change my mind.
Well, 'pon my word, this vest ain't
on'y bu'Bted, but frayed lnt' the bar
gain." Miss Phemey fell briskly to
sewing.
The next day, despite the threaten
ing rumble of a distant storm. Miss
Phemey dressed in her best and started
toward tho Ridleys, carrying two pack
ages. She was graciously received by
Emma May, a fat, fair girl of pleas
ant mien and placid disposition.
"I brought home them vests," ex
plained Miss Phemey; "and here, Em
ma May, Is a little present 1 brought
for you. It'll be nice f'r your dining
room table, I thought." She held out
a small white pasteboafd box, with an
expression of the hcaping-coals-of-Bre
kind.
. "Ma," called Emma May, "come
fere; Miss Phemey's brought ms a
butter knife; Wlsht you'd look. That
ert'ney Is beautiful."
"It's solid silver," said tbe donor,
proudly. "My nelce down to New
York got it for me." She received the
thanks, delivered a trifle embarrass
edly, of mother and daughter, with
polite coolness.
When the bride-elect Invited h-er to
an Inspection of the presents, Miss
Phemey looked them over and
made few comments. She turned the
set of silver spoons, "presented by the
groom's parents," so that the plate
mark was visible, and she tapped the
globe of a gaudy china lamp with the
remark that they were Just $2.35 cents
down to Beedham's When she bad
looked at all, she said, cheerfully:
"Now I want to see your clothes,
Emma May."
Mrs. and Miss Ridley 'exchanged
glances of annoyance, but the latter
led the way to tbe spare room, where,
n tbe bed and chair, lay the creations
f Miss Maxwell, "City Modiste."
There wns tho white silk wedding
jrers, tbe tan traveling dress, somi
add waists, a black satin, stiff with
Jet, and a "tea gown." No girl In a
ountry town marries without those
last indtspenslble garments; they are
(be real backbone of tbe trousseau,
' Miss Pbemey looked at the display,
felt the quality of tbe material, and
eianUned tbe despised chaln-stltcbtng,
UNREPENT, J
oAtnn ntiatt.
without a word. At last she unit),
pleasantly conscious of paying ul'l
ecu ten:
"If I nilRht porgoom to criticise, t
rmlly do think lta a pity you got your
wedding dreM mads with a p'lnteil
overBklrt. All the latent faRhlon hooks
nay they're not worn at all this aea
ftou; and hox-plcata, too. In kind of
droppln' out. I was reaillrr' only yes
terday that 'twas Just the cheapest
Roods waa made up no any more. That
black aatln'a real pretty. thotiRh. Did
you see Lena Bulllvan'a black satin?
Mora waa a lieauty finest plere of
atln I ever cut Into, an' all made up
with these here pleated ruflles. Why,
Kninia May, seems It you'd be more
afraid to leave nil these flno thlnns In
here with the winder open, this room
on the ground floor like It Is. If been
a real treat to ere such elegant rlothes,
an' I hope your married llfe'll be linp
py. The Kootes have all got terrible
onreaHonahle tempers, they sny; but
I hope you'll be able to manage Char
He. (iood-bye, all."
Miss riienicy walked home slowly.
Kven the thought of the darts she had
planted In Mrs. Ridley's capacious
breast brought her no renl comfort,
when the vision of the snowy wedding
dress rone before her.
"Things ain't edge even yet," she
mummured. A low growl of thunder
startled her and she hastened Into the
house to shut out the cutting flare of
the llghtiiliiK. When the kettle boiled
she set her lonely table and made tea.
The quick thump of heavy rain-drops
on the roof made her Btart nervously.
Night had come with the storm, and
after her supper was over. Miss Phem
ey sat In the dark and meditated.
About 10 o'clock the rain ceased, and
she flung the shutters open. The stnrs
were shlulng now. The air outside
waa cool and damp and fragrant. She
looked over toward the Ridley house,
and as she did so their last light went
out. Mlfs Phemey strained her ryes
to no avail. All was darkness there.
"I'm a going to do It," she said aloud,
determinedly. Rummaging over the
table, she found a pair of scissors. She
took a match from the box beside the
window and unlocked the door. Tho
moon was creeping tip, a flat dlBk of
palo yellow. Miss Phemey looked down
at herself and saw that she still wore
lirr best dress. "It'll be all drabbled,"
flic thought; then recklessly, "I don't
care, nohow."
She brushed against the dripping
Mowers beside tho garden path, and
held her breath as the gate gave a
whining cr-e-nk. Out on tho road,
walking noiselessly, she went. One
she heard a team coming and crouched
In a corner of tho worn fence, behind
a little sweet-gum sprout, till It was
past. 8ho recosnlzed tho doctor's
rig and her heart came up in her
throat and beat there, with great
frlghtenel leaps; but ho passed by
safely and she crept on.
At last, after a seemingly unending
Journey, sho reached tho Rldleya" gate.
Tho muplca threw deep shadows, and,
so sheltered, she reached tho house.
Round to tho left wing slowly slow
ly and the window was still open!
She rtoppnd and looked In. The moon
light lay In patches on tho floor, the
dresses spread upon the bed, and there,
A-Jthlu reach. It fell upon the wonder
ful pearl beading of tho wedding drees
and made scintillating lights. Miss
Phemey saw all this and slowly slowly
Iter hand went out toward the glis
tening beads. A quick Jerk, and the
waist of Emma May Ridley's wedding
dress lay across her knees. She sought
tho scam in the middle of the back.
She could feel the dlspised chaln
stitchlng and she slipped her fingers
deftly along toward the collnr. What
was this? A lose end of thread a little
pul! r-l-I-I-lp It was done! In a
spasm of fear Miss Phemey hustled tho
waist through tho window, back Into
place, and ran Into tho concealing
shadow. Out to the gate, down tho
road again she waa almost home.
Suddenly she stopped and gave a little
chuckle.
"Them bastin's "11 hold It together
bo nobody Ml s'spect lucky she left
'cm in. But when Emma May puts
It on, big an' fat as she is. It'll bu'st
square up the back like a frog." She
couldn't help laughing at th Idea; It
tickled her fancy so. She forgot her
wet feet, her draggled, muddy sklrU,
and went to bed with a smile still
pulling at the corners of her mouth.
The next morning the exposure bad
done Its work. She was hoarse and
feverish, and there was a sharp pain
that stabbed her at every breath.
"Threatened with pneumonia," the
doctor Laid, and commanded her not
to stir from her bed, though she could
not have done so had she so wished.
The neighbors were very kind and at
tended hex faithfully, and the tenth
day found her sitting up, very weak
and frail, but with life In her eyes and
voice.
Mrs. Emerson, the town gossip, came
In and brought a bundle.
"Jest as soon as you git able, Miss
Phemey, I want you to make me a
dress. It's one Mr. Emerson got me
over to Bristol, an" be showed real
good taste for a man, I must say.
Look-a-here, ain't that fern leaf real
pretty?"
"It's just beautiful," assented Miss
Phemey, "Seems If you'd have Miss
Maxwell make It up, bein' she's from
the city and all."
She'll never cut Into s piece of
goods fr me, I c'n tell you," said Mrs.
Emerson, with emphasis. "Ain't no
body told you how she made Emma May
Ridley's weddin' dress and never
sewfd up the back, an' Emms It ay.
not susplelonln', put It on an bu'sted
It clean wide open? O' course, you
was sick an' didn't git to the wed.lln':
but I was there, an' the weddin' party
was nigh an hour late Jest on that ac
count. Nothln' but a bastln' thread
to hold It together; such sbif'lessnesB!
Course, belli' bad luck, Emma May
never tried on tho dress after li come
home, like she did the others, an' I
c'n tell you sho was hoppln'. People
at the church didn't know what on
earth was the matter. No 'ndeed,
Miss Maxwell makes no clo's f'r me."
After her visitor was gone, Miss
Phemey lay back on her pillows and
looked out of the window a long time,
" 'Twas an awful mean trick, I
know," she said at last. " 'Twos right;
but 1 got this spell o' sickness to pay
up fer It, an that butter-knife was
solid silver and real expensive. I'm
evened up all 'round an' somehow
I Jest can't care." Ladles' World.
HOW CROKER FICHTS A FIRE.
la the Far of Flam He Can't Stand
firing Holhrrad.
Croker's method of directing the
fight on a fire is typical, says Lindsay
lienlson In Everybody's Magazine.
Bonner taught the fire-chiefs of tho
world to take up a position command
ing the best possible view of the fire,
and to hold It; Issuing orders to the
deputy commanders and receiving re
ports from them without moving from
the spot. Croker's first step on reach
ing a fire Is to look over the building
thoroughly; then he selects his posi
tion commanding a view, but ho does
not stay in It; he leaves Oswald there
and starts out on a dare-devil chase
through the fire. He goes to every
spot where there are men at work and
to many where there are not. Every
where he drives the men, encourages
them, warns them, and directs them.
From time to time he sends a messen
ger back to Oswald with an order for
a change In tho disposition of the at
tacking force, or for a call for re-en-furcements.
He may be traced around
tho outskirts of tho fire by the fever
ish ferocity with which the firemen
work where ho has been. Ills very
presence seems to transform them
Into Jumping crews of devllB, and the
spell does not pass from them until
they have seen him toss aside his hel
met, pull the crumpled brown hat
over his eyes, and stick a black cigar
slantwise In the corner of his mouth.
When tho chief does these things, the
fire Is out. It may nmoko and sput
ter for hours, but It is beaten, there
Is no more fight left In It; all that re
mains Is the "wetting down."
Once a man stood In front of Croker
and obstructed his view of a building
which was burning. Croker did not
ask him to sten nsld". neither did he
push him out of the way; he knocked
him down. Afterwards he denied vio
lently that he had struck anybody; ho
lottld not remember any Incident of
the sort. But ho could remember with
nbsolute accuracy every order that he
had given to his men, ho knew from
what engino every ono of tho 20 lines
of hose had received water. Another
time he struck a police captain In tho
face for asking tho question, "Fire al
most out, chief?" There was murder
in his eyes when ho struck tho blow,
but In tho same second ho was giving
orders to his aides In as calm and
cold tones as though he wero asking
them tho time of day. Ills own expres
sion for the feeling that comes over
him at such times as these Is that h
"can't stand being bothered at fires."
QUAINT AND CURIOUS.
By applying a prolonged pressure cl
IS .000 pounds to the square inch a
Montreal professor makes marbles
flow like molasses.
The censorship is a very real thing
In China. There, anyone who writes
an objectionable book Is punished with
100 blows of tho heavy bamboo and
banished for life.
The Danube flows through countries
In which 52 languages and dialects are
spoken. It Is 2U00 miles In length, anil
bears on its currents four-fifths of the
commerce of Europe.
An eel nearly nine feet long, two
feet and four Inches In girth and
weighing 148 pounds was recently
caught on tho beach at Snettisbam,
near Huntstanton, England.
Red snow Is frequently seen In the
Arctic and Alpine regions. Chemical
experiments have led to the conclu
sion that the red color Is due to the
presence of vegetable substance.
An Immense trade Is done In China
in old English horseshoes, which arc
considered tbe best iron In the world
for making small household articles,
such as bracelets, hooks and bolts.
The town of Nylstrom, South Africa,
received Its name 30 years ago. Dur
ing a trekking expedition the Boers, It
appears, came upon a river and at once
wrote to their friends saying that the
had Just reached tbe Nle.
Some remarkable relics of the early
civilization in Egypt have recently
been unearthed and deposited in tho
British Museum. Among them Is a
beautiful Impression of a royal seal
which represents the king wrestling1
with a hippopotamus and spearing a
crocodile. That must bavo been tbe
kings busy day.
Surprised at tha Clock,
"What time Is It?" asked hU wife,
suspiciously, as he ctume in.
"About one."
Just then the clock struck three.
"Gracious I When did the clock
commence to stutter?" ho said, with a
feeble attempt at justification and a
joke. Philadelphia Tines.
raps
mat
A Stunning rnranot.
A very stunning parasol Is made of
turquoise blue taffeta made to Imitate
the effect of the turquoise matrix,
while tho handle of Ivory Is decorated
with turquoise.
Starry lltne.
A little star Is woven Into the sur
face of the dark navy blue piques. A
white star studs the surface of such
a pique, and a self-colored pique has
the star outlined with a corded edge.
Tor a rhlld the white stnr Is prefer
able. For girls and women the col
ored star Is a good choice. The new
line of piques brought forward for
101 shows double fold piques, Instead
of the old single width. Double
width materials cut lo advantage, as
every good needle-woman knows.
Keren F.nlarpriDlng Wnm-n.
fhe woman with tho hem Is with
us. At Roslyn, U I., Mrs. I. P. Tnber
Wlllets Is conducting one of the mod
el dairy farms of this country. Mrs.
Virginia C. Meredith of Cambridge,
Ind., was recrntlly selected for the ex
periment of maintaining an agricul
tural school for girls, on similar lines
to tho agricultural colleges for boys.
Mrs. Mary Gould Woodcock of Ripley,
Me., Is raising trotting horses. In
Missouri, Miss Minnie Knllek runs a
largo poultry farm. Miss Nellie
Hawks Is doing the same kind of work
at Friend, Neb. From a wheat farm
of 640 acres In l.ueea, N. D., Miss
Mary R. Vance derives an annual
profit of 50 percent. The Duke form
near Summervllle, N. J., now being
laid out In parks and fishing lakes,
and on which 350 men are employed,
Is managed by Miss Maggie Smith.
Deportment In llta Sick Rnnin,
The duties of the trained nurse, no
matter how nearly to perfection she
bns reached In her calling, are light
when compared to tho service of the
loving person who Is nearest to the
sick one, who must stand ready al
ways to upbear and bring back the
self to Its old place. Love and rea
son must work in perfect harmony in
tho awful struggle to conquer the
forces that threaten to capture the
citadel of life. Hut love should not
le allowed to gain the mastery over
renson, for If love rules alone, the nat
ural anxiety of the watcher Is bound
to be expressed, and this will not be
without Its evil effect on tho condition
of tho sick one. At all times mtirt
the person on guard to fight off tho
advances of death be In absolute con
trol of herself or himself. She must
not yield to the fear that may bo ly
ing heavily upon her heart at any
rate, not before the one sho watches.
To conceal the anxiety natural to the
situation Is not easy; It requires much
strength of purpose and at times the
exercise of all the skill and taet the
watcher may possess. Mary R. Bald
win. In the Woman's Homo Com
panion.
Simple Clown for fllrU,
Mercerized cotton makes charming
frocks for young girls, and the materi
al looks like a fine and Improved sat
een. Such cotton stuffs ore quite in
expensive, and come in nil fashionable
shades. Then, too, a foulard silk gown
Is a good Investment for a young girl.
Of course the design with which It In
patterned should bo appropriately
youthful and dainty, Muny or Inst
year's foulards are now sold at lower
tost than the weaves this year, and
often they will be found charming
and dninty for the gown of the grow
ing girl. The red frocks the plain
red and red nnd white are CBpeclnlly
fashionable Just now for young girls.
and can be found In almost all the ma
terials that are In vogue this year.
These frocks should be miidc up in all
red; If possible, but If not,, relieved
with white. Black should not be put
on such gowns, but should be left for
the trimming of tho gowns of older
women. In these dnyB when there is
no pnrtlcular dlfferenro In the materi
als worn by young and old, there must
needs be come Jlfferenee In the trim
ming, otherwise the effect of youth is
lost entirely, nnd the gown has the ap
pearance of being done over.
Trimmings of pleated chiffon,
gowns of chiffon, and also net gowni,
are in favor, made up with less elab
oration than is shown In the gowns cf
older women. Accordion-pleated
skirts, when they are becoming, are
pleasing for slender figures, but they
must be carefully made and well
draped over the hips, and the tucke l
skirts or the pleated skirts with the
pleats cut down underneath or sltched
through are, as a rule, more becoming
than the accordion-pleated ones. Har
per's Bazaar,
Jewels on lha Forehead.
News comes from Paris to the effect
that the fervoniere is undoubtedly
coming back to favor. Forty years
ago no one would have needed to be
told what a fervoniere was, and many
of the ornaments are In the posessslon
of women lucky enough to have inher
ited Jowels.
The old fashioned fervoniere was a
forehead Jewel, usually a large uncut
gem set in heavy gold work. It was
worn In the centre of the forehead
attached to a gold fillet, or more often,
a band of black velvet which passnd
around the head.
The ornament was marvellously be
coming to a certain classical type of
face, but lamentably disfiguring to
ordinary woman. The Empress
Josephine was particularly fund of
the fervoniere, which became her al
though her face was far from classic.
The uncovered foreheads of recent
seasons opened tho way for a revival
of this old fashion, and the JewelleJ
stars and crescents which were worn
low agnlnst the forehead with the
parted fringe of hair hinted at the
fervoniere; hut now a number of Pa
risian beauties have taken up the old
mode in earnest and have appeared
with splendid Jewels gleaming upon
their white foreheads Just above their
brow.
The velvet band and fillet have not
appeared, the modern fervoniere be
ing, as nearly as possible, devoid of
visible setting and held In Its place
by the finest thread of gold or a string
of small pearls. The fashion Is, of
course, extreme, but It has appealed
to the Parisians' love of novelty and
the French Jewelers have Innumer
able orders for the new ornament,
while old ft rvon'eicH are being taken
from Jewel cases and reset according
to the modern taste. New York Bun.
Outdoor Mparts.
flames ought lo be a part of every
girl's every-dny life, and parents asd
educators have only in the last few
yenrs sanctioned It. It Is only of late
tbnt women have been heard of In con
nection with outdoor sports, though
there have probably always been girls
who were good nt tames and who had
played them. In golf this is particu
larly noticeable. There are no doubt
numbers of girls playing quietly on
country links who have played for
years and would without doubt gain
ninny public honors It they competed
for them.
In close touch with golf scientific
croquet may be classed. Scientific cro
quet requires tho utmost nicety of
strength and aim and the utmost Judg
ment In making plans for victory and
In foreseeing those of the opponent.
To be a good player yon must not only
be able to get through very narrow
hoops which do little more than allow
the balls to pass under and through, but
you must be able to maneuver the
balls so that you mny be able to make
mony hops in succession. Good play
ers after long practice can go the en
tire round at one play. For delicate
girls croquet Is an Ideal game, as It
ke-eps them out of doers and does not
call for any appreciable amount fit
physical strength as do almost all tbe
other outdoor games.
Archery Is another pastime which Is
coming to the fore. It has always
been nble to command the enthusiasm
of ItB own world even when outsiders
thought It a bygone amusement, and
many archery clubs are now being
formed. It Is nn exercise which dos
more to make its devotee beautiful
thnii almost any other. It makes tho
flmire straight and supple and the eye
and nerve steady, and since It Is al
ways practised In the open nlr It gives
to lovers of the sport who titherwlso
lead sedentary lives the tipportunity to
biesithe out of doors something that
no other sport will tempt them to en
joy. Tenuis, nB n violent exercise, holds a
fond place In the hearts of the admir
ers of this sport, and It Is certainly an
I'ltcreftlmr :imp to the players. It Is
scarcely necessary to remark how great
a hold hockey bns obtained in the af
fection of trills In the last few years;
as a school gamo It Is unrivaled,
t hough it is played little outside, for
good hocKey grounds are no easy mat
ter to find.
Cricket, basket-ball, bicycling,
swimming, and In winter tobeiganning
and fancy skating about exhaust the
pastimes to which girls are allowed to
enter. Cricket and basket-ball are
played nt a great many of the girls'
schools and colleges and by a few pri
vate clubs, whllo tho other sports are
Indulged In whenever and wherever
opportunity presents Itself. American
Queen.
Flowers carefully wired are made
Into bow effects for the side and back
of hats.
Nun's veilings with shiny colored
silk borders are among the new mate
rials. Muslin well covered with velvet flow,
ers is predicted as one of the favorite
drees materials.
Tulle which Is patterned In the form
of fish scales over a shimmering foun
dation of gold tissue is one of the mil
linery novelties.
Black, white and blue make one of
the most fashionable combinations.
Thus, white muslins spotted with black
are trimmed with blue embroidery.
A very stunning parasol is made of
turquoise blue taffeta made to Imitate
the effect of the turquoise matrix,
while tho handle Is ivory decorated
with turquoise.
Tho latest evening coiffure shows a
sort of puff around the face, broken
by a few little curls at one side and
loose knots arranged low at tbe nape
of the neck. One large rose Is worn
at one side of the front.
One must be blessed with a fine dis
crimination In these days in order to
choose the latest and most fashionable
tint of white, which is called cham
pagne, or wine white, as you prefer,
and Is especially attractive because of
Its warm tinge,
Enamelled flower hatpins have come
In tor a fresh share of attention now
that flowers dominate the millinery de
partment, and then there are the in
sect pins, with jewelled beetles and
spiders attached to a spring, which
gives them a very realistic appear
ance.
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lent Way to Multiply Insert.
The best way to multiply Inserts Is
to grow one kind of crop eontlmuiCy.
Knch crop has Its special enemies, pint
if It Is grown yenr nfter year these en
emies become more numerous. To
change the crop fur some oilier, n is
done by n system of rotation, Is in re
duce tbo number of Insects and dis
eases. Hint Fur Sheep fllieater. .
Wlieu shearing Sheep, keep them AS
clean as possible nnd avoid getting
any liny, straw or dirt in the wool, es
pecially on tbe Insldo of the fleece.
Confine the sheep In n small pen, Well
littered with clean straw, and tii a
platform to lay them on. An old door
will do for this purpose, but a i'ew
matched nnd pinned hoards nra be'ler.
Many sheep shenrers use a large flieet
laid on the ground nnd fastened nvn
nt the corners, which makes a suiter
place than hoard. Others stand up
when slienrlti;; nnd place the sheep on
n low table. As soon as the sheep Is
shorn the fleece should be neatly fold
ed up mill wrapped oneo euch wnjr
Willi small, smooth twine.
llatnogrtl liny nnd Straw.
Hay or straw that has been dam
aged by rain while curing bns not only
lost in mil of its nutritive iinlltlcK, but
If it has bcviin to mould It In unlit to
use for mllcli cows, as it may Impart
a IiikI flavor o the milk. Even for
other ii ti I ind I a It mny be Injurious tothe
health, ns It does not digest well.
Strange to sny, e-ows will often eat
greedily of mouldy fodder, perhaps be
cause they like the flavor nnd perhaps
because the mould bus softened It, but
it seldom fnlls to prove Injurious to
tbeui If they eat Inrge amounts of It.
Kuril fodder is only fit for bedding or
for ninlclilnir plants. If simply blenched
by rains and nut mouldy, It mny be
used, but more grain should be given
with it than with good hay.
An Ideal Chicken Coop,
Tt bns a projecting top to keep out
the bent of the sun nnd the rain. It
bus a netting front to give good ventll-
COOP FOB TOUNO CHICKEX.
ntlon, while keeping out enemies nt
night. It has n small board below
that enn bo removed during the day
so the chicks enn run out nod In. while
the hen will be confined. The eoop
can be cleaned In an instant. All these
ndvniitnges will commend this coop
to those who have bad experience with
tho coops ordinarily seen. American
Agriculturist,
Ecnnitmr on the Fnrm,
Economy should be the watchword
on the farm this year, because ns a
rule corn will have to be bought from
the beginning of the season. But we
do not mean economy In stock feed,
tills Is too often tbo case with nil the
urging to full feed. It seems irresist
nble to most people to "stint" horse
feed when corn has to be bought. This
is false economy nnd results finally in
loss, cnuslug poor stock. Fnrm stock
must hnve full feed just as a man or
they cannot make tho crop they
should. Economy should apply to gen
eral expenses, especially personal. Last
year's crops wero very spotted lu
yields. Some people made more money
tbnn usual, while a lnrgo proportion
lost heavily. These variations were
the result of difference In land, work
and amount of rain. Few. however
mnde much corn, even those who mndo
good cotton crops. By close living this
year nnd working faithfully those who
lost ougbt to recover Inst season's
losses, ns cotton will bo a good price,
on account of the short supply now In
the world. Canton (Miss.) Times.
Fores the Fowl llnpidly.
Rarely If ever does a lure flock of
hens pay as well as do several small
ones. I have tried this many times,
letting all my fowls run together for
convenience in caring for them during
the busy mouths, but It Is always at a
loss. The hens do not lay as well, the
pullets will not begin laying as early,
the coe-kerels neither grow nor fatten
as well, while the growth in tbe lute
batched pullets Is barely discernible.
If posslblo put the old birds in one pen,
tho early pullets In another, cockerels
by themselves, and the small pullets
separate. You can thus feed each pen
according to its needs. Force the pul
lets tbnt are nearly ready to lay, and
the old bens as well, by plenty of ani
mal food, condition powder, milk and
green food.
Tho young pullets need all the food
they will eat; good nourishing stuff
that will hurry their growth. The
cockerels for market must be fed with
a fine disregard of expense, or they
will cost more than you get for them
In tbe end. Fatten, and get them off
your bands as soon as possible, that
you may have the room for layers.
Give all the mash they will eut twice a
day, with cracked corn for the other
meal. If skim milk can be had, give
all they will Uiink. The finest poultry
raised iu this vicinity tlio past seasou,
and the most speedily grown, was
reared largely on creamery milk. If a
ben Is not an egg-machine she is not
profitable'. Having started, as all
should, with a good laying breed and
good laying stock from this breed, feed
from shell to shell with this idea. An
nie I Rogers, In American Agriculturist.
AT
PLANING
YOUNG'S
MILL
You will find
BASH, DOORS,
-FRAMES AND FINISH
of all kind, (
ROUGH AND DRESSED
LUMBER,
HIGH GRADE VARNISHES,
LEAD AND OIL, COLORS
In all hade-,
And also an over-stock of Nailf
which I will sell chf.ap.
J. V. YOUNG, Prop.
Want Your
Clothing to Fit ?
Then you ought to go to
J. C. lroehlich,
MERCHANT TAILOR.
My line of samples are well
worth anyone's time to call and
inspect. Remember
All Work is Guarnnteed.
Cleaning, Repairing and Alter
(
ing a opcciauy.
J. V. l-KUlvJlLlV.ll. !
Near Centennial hall.
First National Bank
OF tt El'XULDS V1LLE.
Capital, $50,000.
Surplus, - - $15,000.
O. mitehell, Prealdenll
Mcatt mrClrlland, Vlca Pra.
John 11. Kauebar, Cashier
Director!
O. Mltchnll, Scott Mct'lelluod. J. 0. King
John II. Cortiett, O.K. Rrawa,
O. W. Fuller. J. H. Kancher.
Pom a general banklnsbuKlnenand ollclts
tli account rf merchant. prnfeMtonal nan.
fnrmeni, niftrhanli'D, miner, lumberman and
other. promlKlnz tbe mont careful attention
to the bimlni-M of all person.
Safe llcpoHlt lloxe for rant.
Klmt National Rank bullilln, Nolan block
Fire Proof Vault.
Fire insurance
SINCE lf78.
Norwood G. Tinney, Ag't.,
Brookvillc, Pa.
4 John Trudgen, Solicitor,
J T?aT-nri11ct-illo T'o
SOLID ISltEMSITY.
Twelve first-class compan
ies represented.
The oldest established Fire
Insurance Agent in Jef
ferson co:;nty.
All business will receive
prompt attention.
BUSINESS CARDS.
Q MITCHELL,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW.
Office on Went Main t ft, nppnalta tha
Commercial Hotel, lteynolii'Vllle, Pa.
Q m. Mcdonald,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW,
Notnry Piilillr, real entitle agent, patents
ecureil, collection mafic promptly. Ofttca
In Nolan block, Uuynillvli:e, pu.
s
MITH M. McCREIGliT,
ATTORNEY-AT-LA W ,
Notary Public and Real Estate Agent. Cot.
lection will receive prompt itttentlon. OfBot"
In Fmehlich & Henry block, near puttofflca,
keynoldavllle Pit.
jyi. U. E. HOOVER,
REYNOLDS VILLE, PA.
RealdentilentlHt. In the Fruehlleh & Bes
ry block, neur the piMtofliuu, Main street
bentlenee In operating.
JR. L. L. MEANS,
DENTIST,
Office on econd floor of First National bank
Villiilnu. Main street.
D
R. R. DeVERE KING.
DENTIST,
Office nn second floor Reynoldsvllle Real
Estate Bids. Main street Reyiioldsrllle, Pa.
E.
NEFF.
JUSTICE OP THE,FEACE
And Real Estate Agent, Reynoldsrllle, Pa.
JV H. HUGHES,
UNDERTAKING AND EMBALMING.
A full line of sappllea constantly on hand.
Picture framing a specialty. Oinceand wh re
room In the Moore building on Main street.
H
OTEL BELMAP,
RBYNOLDSVILLE, PA.
DIETZ, Pn pmtor.
Flest class In eery particular. Located to
the very centre of ths business part of town.
Free 'bus to and from trains anifcomniouluus
sample rooms tor commercial travelers.
JJOTEL McCONNELL,
REYNOLDSVILLE, PA.
FRANK J. BLACK, Proprietor.
The leading hotel of the town. Headquar
ters for commercial men. (tteutn heat, fra
'bus, batu rooms and closets on every floor,
sample rooms, billiard room, telephone con.
auctions Ac.
There will be between .'0,000 and
100,000 additional aerea of land de
votee! to rice vulture In tbe Soutb th!
ar.