flHHIS
AMEMCAN WOMEN.
Sarah Grund says that Amcrlonn
women nn for the niort part, more
thorough, more Intelligent, bettor In
formed, larger minded unit nmrp ngreo
able to meet thnn (heir Hrltlsh sisters.
The average Englishwoman I tliill,
Idle, sluggish and Incompetent; the
average Amcrlonn Is busy, bright, en
ergetic nnd capable.
LATEST PAH1SIAN IDEA.
I.nco ns a trimming for cloili drosses
hud long boon In vogue, but the latest
Parisian Men In to insert light cloth
costumes with tulle wnr':od In little
colored flowers embroidered oltliiT In
ribbon or Ktlkn. A cream Cloth dross
fend near the foot of t'.io skirt n tlroek
key border of kik-Ii embroidered tulle,
ami straight row of It on the pele
rine capci of the short coat.
SILK INSTEAD OP METAT,.
' Pome of the new tow shoos have eye
lets worked In heavy silk Instead of
being metal bound, rays the New York
Post. The favorite leathers are pat
ent leather nnd black llussln for walk
ing shoes, with tan Itnssia for col
ored shoes. The hiRh Cuban heel rules.
It la well placed nt the back of the
hoe, and It Is not half as trying as
the absurd French heel. The widest
cf silk ties are affected. Inch-wide
ribbons arc used In place of the usual
luce.
A USEFUL III NT.
' When roses or other nrtltlclal flow
ers fade, the economical paints them
with her water colors. The muslin of
which they are composed tnkes paint
readily, nnd a little patience will re
juvenate an apparently passe hat dec
oration. In tinting the flowers, make the pe
tals deeper In shade In toward the base
nd leave the edges paler,
t It Is surprising how fresh the flow
. rs will look after being recnlorod, and
they will hold the water colors much
longer than they do their original col
oring. BIT OP ADVICE TO WOMEN.
' Don't pick out a man for a husband
almply because you lovo hltn. The
most Important thing is whether he
loves you. A woman who loves her
husband better tlmn he does her Is a
doormat on which he treads. If he
loves her better than she does him. he
looks up to her as a goddess and spends
Ills life trying to win her favor.
A ton adoring wife bore-, a man with
lier affection, but no woman ever had
enough love given her to satisfy her,
nnd the more nffecllon the man lav
ishes upon her the stronger the claim
lie establishes. After marriage n tliou
and things draw a woman's heart to
lier husband; a thousand things
estrange him from her. Woman's
World.
; GOOD OF EXERCISE.
Woman's innate tendency to overdo
anything that interests her nnd run it
Into the ground militates against tier
success in physical cull lire, according
to Mme. de Gollcre Davenport, who,
while confessing to seventy-four years.
Is said to look not more than forty-live
or fifty. Exorcise In moderation is
good for every woman, she thinks,
fencing, swimming nnd riding being
among the most beneficial forms, when
properly followed. Clubwomen nnd
fashionable women nro strangely
enough the principal detractors of
physical culture, she thinks, the ambi
tion of the latter leading tnem to sacri
fice themselves, their husbands and
children, their home duties, their own
stomachs even, to the Inordinate crav
ing for social amusement. On the
other hand, fashionable vonem fre
quently take it jp with great enthus
iasm and make excellent pupils.
i, TO WHITEN "LACES.
I Traces and linens which have become
yellow with age, or greatly soiled, can
fee whitened by folding them carefully
and placing ibem In the sun to soak in
a streng solution of bornx and water.
As the water is absorbed or clouded,
add fresh water, and if the water be
comes quite cloudy from the loosened
dirt, pour In a new solution of borax
and water. Turn the luce or linen at
least once while It is whitening. In
the warm weather the yellow is easily
removed, though the soaking may con
tinue two or three days and nights
.without Injuring the most delicate fab.
rics. Care should be taken, however.
In removing the lace, when once it Is
clean. It should be taken out folded,
not squeezed, but uufpldcd carefully on
folded towels, pinned out neatly and
left In the sun to dry. If the lnce
sticks to the towel, let It soak off
don't try to pull it away.
CONVENIENT WORKBAG.
A convenient workbag that can be
easily made at home at the cost of
few cents would be something like the
following: The size of the bag being
decided on its base should measure
at least nine inches square two pieces
of light cardboard should be cut in the
shape of aa envelope, supposing that
Its top and bottom flaps were both
open. The points might be rounded
off a little. Measuring off nine Inches
la the centre of each piece of card
beard, bend It upon the two line thus
secured. The flap ends will then foria
idea, when you set (he pieces of card
board an Inside the ether; crosslwse.
You then cover them, before fastening- I
together, wlt'.t nny preferred material,
figured cambric, denim or cretonne,
binding the edges with colored braid.
Make a bag some Inrhes deeper than
this carillioiird case, and provided with
n drawing string In the top. Clue this
luslilo the case and the workbag Is
complete.
FOU Hl'SlNES WOMEN.
Ituslness women nre forsaking tho
cloth skirt nnd thin shlrt-wiilst for Hie
washable shirt-waist suit; nnd it Is
only the size of the hunilry bill that
prohibits others from also doing so.
Crash and the heavier linen weaves
nre not so easily crushed, or so likely
to Rather dust ns some other mate
rials. Ecru, sage green nnd the sort
blue nre colors that do not quickly
show soil and nre nt the same time
cool to the eye.
If you should desire white get the
Itnssiiin crash that Rolls for toweling,
(let it In Its palest shade a soft cream
that It almost pure while, but will
stand bard wear.
For very hot weather a white Swiss
with blin k dots would hi cool.
(iiughnnia In black or blue and while
ohe !: of all iloseri"4loiis are nu eco
nomical Investment.
If yon must bo very, very saving
why not try cotton crepe, which needs
only washing 1o make It ngi'.in pre
sentable. We do not advise this for
steady business wear, but for one nt
those prostrating weeks of hot weath
er which we must cxp.-ct now nnd
then.
0 Tfads
si.- J?a .i
The summer girl Is beginning to sit
up nnd take notice.
The girl whose grandmother has be
queathed her a lace collar or caps is
very fortunate Just now.
A woman wants her husband to do
as he wants to, bu she wants him to
wa::t Just what she w'nnls.
Pretty little Japanese card cases are
of a soft Japanese leather upou which
are printed designs in color.
Another way to prevent low-grade
cats from carrying contagion from the
alleys is to clean the alleys.
If you don't care whether you nre
happy or not, be happy for the sake of
others. For cheerfulness is us infec
tious ns the measles.
In l'aris parasols this season are
rather small and very convex, of ger
anium or while ti.ffela material with
three rows of lac o. embroidery
round the cilgo.
The labor spent on the designs nnd
woi kmanshlp of the new ribbons has
brought Its own reward, for ribbon ns
a trimming has not plnyi d audi a part
In ; euri us is assigned to it this sum
iu?r. Kfittfa.
Cavalry buff Is good with white and
gray combinations.
Hands of flowered net furnish a pret
ty trimming for frocks of plain net.
Taffeta petticoats aro supplied with
adjustable flounces of white embroid
ered lnwn.
Collnrless gowns ."re most comfort
able Just now, but they never look well
with a hut.
Sequin trimmings, like the poor nnd
tho blouse, it seems wo are to-have al
ways with us.
rointed bodices with a suggestion
ot basque in the buclt are more and
more In evidence.
lints this year run to every extreme
of sizes and shnpe without transgress
ing the laws ot fashion.
Tan pongee is the coolest of all the
colors in which that fabric comes, and
is besides apparently du3t-proof.
Many taffeta cloaks are belted in at
the waist, but quite as large a number
are left loose from the shoulders.
Kid belts, burned and tinted with
exquisite autumn .eat designs, are
among the most charming innova
tions. Tale-colored silks painted with deli
cate misty lowers make the most
charming evening gowns and dressy
wraps.
Sleeves are gathered full Into the
armhole, and as a rule fall only to the
elbow, necessitating long gloves or a
deep lace cuff.
Parasols follow the fancy for trim
inlng. Many have tucked bauds fag
oted together and show a hemstitched
border of contrasting color
A pronounced feature is being made
of lines of ribbou velvet, interesting
embroidered trails of sequins, the
ground being net, chiffon and crepe de
chine.
The newest sleeves bare the upper
puff separate from the lining, but
shirred and wired to stand out Tire
lower or under sleeve is sewn iu above
the elbow.
In the more "dressy" examples of
white blouses, one still sees the droop.
ing shoulder effect, but squarer should'
era are resiiy more inodisu and are
safer,, at the tendency In all garments
la in tula direction.
New York City.-Trolly house Jack
ets nre among the comforts of life that
no woman should be without. This one
Is quite novel, Inasmuch as It Includes
garments of the sort nre appropriate
for linineilinte wear, challle, nlhutross
and the like for cooler weather. The
shaped back gives admirable Hues and
a yoke collar that extends well over
A Late Design
the shoulders, and Is both simple and
attractive. The orlgluul, from which
the drawing was mude, is of white ba
tiste, ring-dotted with blue and
trimmed with buu'ds ot embroidery.
collar and cuffs being of white, but all
the pretty washable fabrics used for
also an effect of neatness, while the
loose fronts nre both graceful and com.
fortable. When liked the box pleats
can be omitted and gathers used In
their sfead.
Tha IflekAt constats nf the fronts.
Joined to a round yoke, backs and side. !
backs with full sleeves. The yoke-cellar
Is separate and arranged over the
whole and there is a choice allowed be
tween a turn-over and a standing col
lar. At the wrists are shaped cuffs
that harmonize with the yoke-collar
and are exceedingly effective.
The quantity of material required for
the medium size is four and three
quarter yards twenty-seven Inches
wide, four and three-quarter yards
fifty-two inches wide or two and flve
elghth yards forty-four inches wide,
with four yards of binding to trim as
illustrated.
8k Green Silk anil Voile.
Sage greon silk aud very thin vollo
were combined lu a graceful gown.
The skirt was laid lu very tiny pleats
and was a triple affair. Tho first skirt
ended In a deep hem like a tuck, un
der which was a bund of silk shirred
very closely. A second pleating and
band of shirred silk nnd a deep tucked
flounce finished tho skirt. The bodice
was pleated aud had a collur aud stole
of heavy white luce. The sllk-sblrred
bands appeared on the eluborate
sleeves, which bad cull bauds of the
luce. High silk girdle.
' About Crueh Helta.
Many who started In to wesr the
crush leather belt have ruined oue
or two already by drawing them too
IIOt'HIl JAc'UKT.
tight. Yon cannot draw the , crush
belt up as you would a plain belt.
rlie.v Mleeve.
Fancy sleeves make features of the
season loo apparent and far too charm
ing to he overlooked. The three shown
nre nil graceful, nil smart, yet all sim
ple wlthnl ami can be utilized both for
the new garments nnd for those of lust
season, which must be made up to
date. The model to (he left. In elbow
leiiRlh, Is inmle of while chiffon louls
Inn over cream net and Is trimmed with
lace npplhpie. Its lines nre admir
able, nnd It suits nil the soft fashion
able materials. The sleeve In the cen
tre Is full length, with cuff aud frills
of cream lace, sleeve nnd under sleeve
of while mercerized batiste, nnd the
sleeve In I lie right is shown In simple
sheer lawn with the frill of net top
lace falling In becoming folds, but
combinations of iiuiuy sorts can be
made.
The sleeves are all innile over fitted
foundations on which (he full portions
nre arranged nnd which serve to keep
the pitfTs In place. In the case of tho
sleeve to the left the under puff is cut
off several Inches below the upper
edge ami the outer sleeve Is gathered.
The full length sleeve includes n deep
en IT, faced onto the lining, tinder
sleeve and outer sleeve exactly like
those already described, except that
the latter Is lucked, nnd Is finished
with double frills. The third nnd lust
sleeve Is a, simple drooping puff that la
by May Manton.
shirred to fit the upper arm snugly,
nnd Is finished with a single shaped
frill.
The quantity of material required for
the medium size is for elbow sleeves
one and seven-eighth yards twenty-one
Inches wide, one uud oue-elghtb yards
twenty-seven inches wide or live-eighth
yards forty-four Inches wide, with one
yard eighteen or one-half yard forty
Inches wldo for under-sleeves and two
and a half yurds ot applique; for full
length sleeves three and five-eighth
yards twenty-one, two and a half
yards twenty-seven or one and three
quarter yards forty-four inches wide,
with one-half yard of all-over lace,
four yards of lnce for frills and two
and a hulf yards of applique; for el
bow sleeves with frills two aud a quar
ter yards twenty-one, one ar.d seven-
eighth yards, twenty-seven or one and
three-eighth yards forty-four inches
wide, with two yards ot luco to make
a Illustrated.
FANCY 8I.KRVKS,
MADE WORM HOUS.
hotgna lailnalry In Frond Street ttelisl
Imp,
A prominent citizen of New York
happened to be passing n Joiner's shop
tho other day. The building, which
was tumbling down, contained n lot
ot old furniture and relies, benring
placards upon which (lielr history was
scrawled In loose, rambling letters.
Having nothing boiler to do, lb? prom.
Incut citizen wandered Into (lie eslnb
llshmeut nnd mounted a ilnrlt, narrow
stairway lending to (he shop above.
Half way up the stairs he heard n
Shot rnd hastened on, thinking of
murder, suicide nnd k, mired criminal
things. Pushing his way thrct-gh the
first doorwny he came to, the promi
nent citizen saw a man shunting In
the middle of the apartment Willi a
smoking shotgun lu bis hands. A few
yards In front of him was a board,
intuited securely on a pair of snw
horses, which seemed to be dotted with
black specks.
"Weill" said the i.mn with gun, cool
ly surveying the Intruder.
"I thought something terribly had
happened," said the prominent cilly.cn.
The man looked out of the window,
then tip nt the ceiling, then dowr ut the
floor and finally at his visitor.
"I was merely sluuiting some worm
holes 111 that board," said tile man.
New York Sun.
WISE WORDS.
Mttle children arc the Jewels of n
borne. v
llewarc the fury of a patient man.
Dryden.
!ood manners are made of petty
sncrllloe.
Tho secret of success Is constancy
of purpose. 1 'Israeli.
Many a tongue shakos out Its mas
ter's undoing. ShaUespea re.
National enthusiasm is the great nur
sery of genius. Tucket num.
Tho tiiorii we study the more wc
discover our Ignorance. Shelley.
True religion Is to do good, nnd be
good, nnd sock diligently after truth.
Plerson.
Men satisfy their consciences by feel
Ing their wrong doing will not cunie to
plague thein.
There Is often ns much Independence
In tint being led ns In not being driven.
Tryon Edwards.
He who trangresses the Inws nf the
Grent Father injures the interests of
the human family. ,
Humility Is eldest-horn of virtue,
and claims the birthright nt the throne
of heaven. Murphy.
Our dissatisfaction with any other
solution Is the blazing evidence of Im
mortality. Emerson.
When we nro out of sympathy with
tho young, thou I think our work lu
this world is over. 41. Macdonnlil.
And (!od is nble to tnnke nil grace
nbound towards you; that ye always
having nil siilllclency In nil tilings,
may nbound lu every good work. 'J
Corinthians, Ix., 8.
llsitiaili's ltinMimt,
The events leading up to Prince Ills
march's dismissal from the post of
Imperial chancellor Is furnished by the
Aurgnuer Nacbrlchlen, which the I'.er
liner Tagebl tt Itself regards ns t.ot
improbable. According to this ac
count, which Is published lu connection
with the death ot Dr. ltoth. late Swiss
minister in Herlln. the Swiss Federal
Council iu ISilU desired a workmen's
conference to be held nt Heme, where
ns the Emperor William II. convened
a labor conference at Iterlin, to which
Prlnco lllsuinrek objected. The Im
perlal chancellor thereupon privately
visited Dr. Itoth nnd presi.eil him to
insist on Kerne as tho seat of the con
ference. Tho emperor, hearing of
Prlnco Bismarck's visit, bin: self went
to Dr. Itoth at dead oC night and sail
fled himself of tho truth of tho report.
The followlus day the emperor dis
missed Prince lllsuinrek, nnd at the
same tlnio presented Dr. Itoth with a
portrait of himself, bearing tho auto
graph inscription, "In memory of
March 19, 18U0."
Feet of Clny.
The Japanese soldier, sajs Dr. Ma
tlgnon, for many years physician to
thV French Legation. In I'ckin, lias
oSb weak point. As far as bodily
strongth goes ho is ot iron, but his feet
are ot chiy.
The Japanese foot Is less adaptable
to Western fashions than the Japan
ese brain is to Western ideas. Euro
pean shoes are endured in public as
evils Inseparable from a higher civlllz.
a lion, but in private the most progres
sive Japanese hasten to rid themselves
of those Instruments of torture.
The Japanese recruit, whose foot
has never kuown restraint or encum
brance, is made to wear thick leather
boots, which inevitably cause suffer
ing and frequent disablement.
Bulu's Sultan,
When I saw his highness, the Sultan
of Sulu, he was attired in tight-titling,
yellow-aud-red striped trousers, a
Jacket ot rod silk with small white
dots, black aud white turban and Chi
nese slippers. From his right baud
flashed a large diamond; on his left
he wore a beautiful pearl. He had a
square nose, blackened teeth, betcled
Hps; ho was not strong in uncomprom
ising savagery, but merely repulsive
a mixture of stupidity aud vicious
ness. Weakness and vacillation dom
inated his expression. Everybody's
Magazine.
Out of the Mouths or Uabee.
One day while four-year-old Margie
was walking with her nurse the latter
pointed out a cemetory. Margie was
much interested, aud upon returTilng
boiae, anld: "Oh, muuiuia, nursee
bowed tne where tae dead folLi live."
Chicago News.
I AGRICULTURAL
?
Inillvlilunl I'erullnrlllra.
There Is one thing that must not ho
overlooked In Iho keeping of poultry,
and Hint Is Hint If there are a dozen
hens lu n yard nil may not be strong
and In (he most fnvornblo condition for
producing young. There nt twelve
dllTen-nt Individuals to study, twelve
different shapes, sizes, capacities, pre
ferences, peculiarities mid twelve
methods tn b-iirti In tminngement.
Though nppareiitly nllke, some hens
will produce vigorous offspring, while
others will not. Nearly nil failures
tnny be traced bnck to tho parent
stock, for they nro the foundations
upou which everything rests.
Tha Tomato Crop,
Tomnto :ilnnls should be trnnsplnnt
ed once or twice beforo being set In
tho field. The snfo rule for setting
along the latitude of Iloslon Is In June.
Deep soil, thoroughly worked and lib
erally manured, will suit tnmnloes,
Cultivation should be thorough and no
weeds allowed to grow. Home kinds
need the support of a trellis or a
mulch of straw to keep the fruit off
tho ground nnd prevent rutting, but
the stocky kinds, llko Dwarf Cham
pion, need no support. When trans
planted, the tomatoes should be nt
least two Inches high, but should not
be so fur forward us to bo in blossom.
Tim I'nultrjr Yard.
Tho nbovo Illustration Rives n clear
Idea of a cheap nnd comfortable coop
for tho brood of thicks, Just hutched.
I.alhes serve the purpose well for the
coop, nnd Iho roosting box mny be
innde of nny convenient material. The
principal points to consider nre
warmth and quiet, nnd ns thus ar
ranged, both can be had easily.
After the first few days the chicks
will run out through the sluts, though
the hen cannot. The coop should be
moved around every few days, so Hint
the ground mny not become soiled.
During tl.o enrly, wet months tho
coop should be plnced under n shed,
whero It Is dry, but later always out
under the shndo trees.
I.luhlwelKlit Aulmnls.
As a factor Incidental to the demands
ot the market for lightweight animals,
Iown Homestead mentions that young
nuiinnls may bo finished at a much
lower cost per 1(M pounds than older
ones. For example, a steer finished
at the ago of twenty-four months or
thereabout. Is much more prolltnhlc
to his owner than If carried six
months or a year longer. The snmc Is
also decidedly truo lu the case of liogN,
Men nre realizing that they can make
a hog weigh closo to '.V) pounds In
nine months, aud that this being true,
they nre able to sell it at a greater
prollt than if tho hogs are carried xlx
mouths longer.
Corn aa Foililrr.
Tut In a good crop of fodder corn,
sown iii the row, with rows four feet
npnrt, so as to cultivate It. Do not cut
tho fodder until the ears hegln to glaze,
when it may be put iu a silo or cut
down, cured nnd stored in the hnrn.
Such fodder should never bo stacked
In the fields, as its quality will be in
jured by exposure to sun and ruins.
Tho valuo of fodder is preutly in
fluenced by tho period of growth at
which it Is cut. If cut too soon It will
contain a lurge proportion of water,
and if cut too late It will lose its
succulcncy. Experiments indicate
that the proper time is whan the ears
are In the "milky stage," and Just be
ginning to bluze.
Car of Colt's Teeth.
Many ot the more common digestive
troubles of the horse are directly trace
able to some Imperfection ot the
teeth. Neglect of these often leads to
Imperfect mastication, impoverished
condition, irritability, digestive dis
turbances and eye derangements.
When dentition goes 'on regularly the
colt gets sixteen new teeth, eight In
each Jaw, between its second and
third years. Therefore, the mouth
Should be often and carefully examined
at this period, and all irregularities
adjusted. If the colt's system seems
to be in a languid condition, this will
retard dentltlou and ,'hould be reme
died by extra feeding, especially of
oats. Prairie Farmer.
Larue Floikl.
It requires plenty of capital to enter
largely luto the poultry business, but
when the start is made rith a few the
capital Increases every year through
the Increase of the flock. Wheu a
small flock is kept, 4here is no expense
charged for lubor, but the Item of
labor is the most costly of all when
large flocks are managed. No oue
can enter the poultry business and
make a success ot the venture who
delegates the iinportaut duties to an
other. There are too many risks to
I incur. The successful man must be
gin at the bottom, and as the business
grows he must grow with It, by having
a thorough knowledge of all detull,
which he may gain by being In dally
contact through the several years ot
work sua observation.
Tramplaallnr.
Toung plauts should not bt moTed
lliSl
coop ron CRICKS.
until the seed leaves give place to the
true leares, which Is usually when tha
plant Is about two Inches high. They
should be then moved where they will
have more room without crowding.
They should ho given Mr enough to
secure a moderate stocky growth.
Transplant to the field nfter Iho wenth
er becomes settled, nnd In the ense of
lender plants, when there Is no dan
ger of frost. Cloudy or rnlny weather
Is preferred when transplanting. The
field where the plants nre lo be set
should be thoroughly prepared In qd
ranee nnd Hie rows marked. One mnn
goes ahead and distribute the plants
and another follows and sets them.
pressing down (he soli firmly upon
the roots. If the plants nro rather
large, the soil dry nnd no rr.ln falling,
Iho leaves of iho young plant should
be clipped bnck about one liuif.
Feeding Corn tn Una.
While the mnjorlty of farmers who
have a range for their hog during the
summer cut off the corn supply almost
entirely. It Is qtiestlonnblc If this Is the
best plnn. On tho other linnd. It will
not do lo feed corn entirely. In feeding
corn, lo pigs the best results come
when given to them once a dny. or If
they have skim milk or middlings once
a day.
tiluten meal mny take the place of
the middlings if desired; It will do
qullo a much good nnd Is cheaper.
There Is no question about tho valuo
of corn at the fattening period, but
mlstnkes nre sometime mude here In
feeding tbt hog too long; that Is. after
it has reached about the top notch for
market. Corn fed beyond that period
Is simply wasted.
Marks of a (looit Cnw. '
While there are many fine points In
the makeup of n good dairy cow which
fire not mentioned here, says" the In
dianapolis News, the following may be
considered as being tho points most
enslly distinguishable and which. If
they exist In a cow, are probably asso
elated with the other gisxl points not
so readily seen. A good dairy cow
should havo a broad mouth, thin lips;
broad, open nostrils, space short from
nose to eyes, but broad between tho
eyes; largo eyes and long from eyes to
horn and narrow between horns; a
good, round, full barrel, Inrge teats
and loose skin on the udder. Theso
points In a cow Indicate nu animal of
good disposition with sound organs,
good nerves and a capacity for turning
the food given her Into good, rich milk.
Look over the herd nnd see how they
average up to this description.
Ths liner flee.
If the bees swarm out more than
once, and continue to swam out and
go back, and repeat this performance
for a day or two, the probabilities are
that the queen Is unable to fly. Dur
ing this period the bees nre only wast
ing tiifir time and gathering little or
no honey.
We suggest swarming them artific
ially at once, by shaking nearly nil the
bees nnd the queen from tho combs
Into nn et.'pty hive. This will accom
plish the snme end ns If tho swerm bad
clustered on a tree and ihen been car
ried to the hive. Y'ou will, no doubt,
find several queen cells In the combs
of brood, which will .lirnlsli tho new
colony with a laying queen,
Tho swarm should occupy the old
stand nnd a super of section boxes be
placed ontthe hive. Since the swarm
contains nil the field bees, nnd lias no
brood to care for at the start, it is able
to store a good quantity of honey In
the sections.
If you wish to know if n colony Is
preparing to swarm, by building
queen cells, or If you wish to cut out
cells from a colony that has swarmed,
instead of taking out each frame, set
tho hive up on end, and kneel down
lu front? of it Most of the cells are
on the bottom of the combs.
A Hun.lr Fir Tot.
Next to having an old stove in an
old outbuilding for the purpose of beat
ing water or cooking food, the fire pot
shown In the illustration Is the best
thing of the kind that can be put In
operation at small expense. Don't
bother your wife by using the kitchen,
stove to heat water, but have a fire
place of your own. Obtain three heavy
poles, set them aa shown and bind to
gether at the tcp with a bolt. To the
middle polo fasten, with a bolt, an
old clevis, to which the chains holding
FIBa POT ARBANOEUIXT.
the pot can be booked. To accomplish
this easily have the hooks of good size
with long necks, so thut they are not
likely to slip off.
These poles may be erected for per
manent use, or they may be set up und
when not in use taken dowu, folded
up, the pot detached and the whole
thing taken away. To obtain the best
results a firebox should be built of
bricks. It need not be more thau eight
or nine Inches square, but the size is
governed "y the size ot the pot used.
Tho advantage ot this firebox is that
the Ore may be more readily built In it
thau on the open ground; it may be
kept together and the beat will ba
thrown up directly uuder tho pot. Try
this simple tire arrangement and sea
how handy It Is,