KiOUSfcHOLD SS , - AFFAIRS r uk'!Lu in i imnrn iMAirniiii i ; . ft HOW TO AMUSE THE CHILDREN. Some one wanted to know how to amuse little ones, rerhaps this may help. I have three, nnd some days I am nt my wits' end to know bow to amuse them. Rainy days are n source of regret among most children, and no wonder they get mischievous. I take some pieces of brown paper, such as comes from the store, and cut it into a convenient size and sew it in the middle, making a book. Then I give them each an old magazine and let them In. I make a dish of flour paste and they use toothpicks for brushes. I let them sit nt the kitchen table, and this keeps them busy.-Bos-ton Globe. TWO PLUCKY WOMEN. A charming woman who in an In stant was left a widow several years ago, with a tiny Income and two ba bies, has provided a good living for herself and family ever since by mak ing children's sailor suits for exclusive trade. She has a small apartment In a good neighborhood, the little boy and girl are In a private school, and all three are going abroad soon for a year. Later, the son expects to enter col lege. Another woman, out in Ohio, Is con ducting a flourishing business in in fants' moccasins of kid. She began flvo years ago by making the little shoes herself at home, but "so great has the demand grown," says The Woman's Journal "that now she em ploys twenty workers, who turn out a thousand pairs of moccasins a week." New York Tribune. THE IUCnELOR GIRL'S DUTIES. "I feel ' "Whenever you start off like that," said Cynthia, studiously refilling the ball, "I make it strong, and put a stick in it." "An impulse to " 'Well, don't; for the women's clubs will find it out and be moving and sec onding things." "To stop every bachelor girl on the street, for I can tell them " "Ura-m, a few things, you think. iWell, I doubt it." "I can tell a bachelor girl any time by her freedom of stop, her look of Joyous Independence, and her " 'Tin wrinkles," Bald Cynthia, putting down the pot. ,111, UUlfJiiut-sa, iis-i it,,, ,. i,,v.u. content at doing something." "Now, I thought that independence fad had been overworked." "It hasn't. It's limitless. It's the solving of everything." "Gracious!" said Cynthia, taking pre cipitately to her cup. "But whenever I see a bachelor girl I feel like stopping her nnd saying. 'What did you do with your mother?' " "Mother? Now, er husband don't yon think would be-: " "Don't try to be clever and things, Cynthia, it isn't like you, and it only sounds affected." "Ah, me," sighed Cynthia. 'It has gone deep in. Let me get another cup and I shall stand it." "Feople, I think, would better stop writing daughter papers nnd make them 'What shall we do with our mothers?' " "Why don't you? There's a good topic: 'Our mothers, and how we should bring them up.' " "For I tell you there never was anything like the companionship of mother and daughter. It's so acute it hurts. When I see the growing world of independent girls, 1 realize the whole family relationship has to be changed. The convention of the family is upset. Then there, don't you see, is the dangerous stage of girls' forgetting their mothers. I do not mean they really ever forget their borne training. I do not mean to preach. I think pretty well of the girls of the day. But don't you know it's the lit tle things, the little outward expres sions of love and sympathy that must go on, that our mothers positively feed upon. So Infinitely much more is expected of a girl who goes into the world and does things than a man. A man is taught from the beginning that he is meant to leave home nnd to do; he is a free agent to work out his own success. A girl never quite separates herself from home. The bachelor girl Is the daughter still until she has a home of her own. I know that Emerson says a lot of idealistic things abont being individual and liv ing out one's own destiny. Don't you think some over Idealistic people ap ply this a little selfishly. Many or our mothers are old-fashioned. They are not equal to Emerson. The bach elor girl Is a problem which faces them something like the strange duckling faced the hen. "You know we are never more than nine years old to our mothers. Aud sometimes even the most tlresomely self-reliant bachelor girl is glad to be only nine years old. Mothers are good Institutions, Cynthln. "I met a splendid woman recently, who is very successful in New York. She wns quick in understanding. She said, 'My dear, yrfu are trying to do the impossible. You are working with one sense and worrying about your mother with the other. It won't do. Let me tell you something. Do all that you know is your duty, then stop. Write regularly. Go to your home when you can. In between times put tt entirely out of your mind. That Is the only thing to do. When you have gray hairs and have been away from home as long as I have you will learn this philosophy.' " "But how about them?" said I "They, why they are so much strong, er than we are that we can't ever comprehend it. They have ways of enduring things we cannot understand. Seriously,' Cynthia, did you ever think of the solossnl unselfishness of moth ers? I shouldn't ever want-- -'' "You shouldn't ever want "To be one. The terrible self eff a ce ment she lives out Is too great- The world doesn't repay mothers we can never do enough to make It up to them." New York, Evening Globe. BovdoiV tHAT When n machine drags a man out to register and vote his wife brags about hlai as a political leader. Don't wear tight shoes. In time they bring a permanent agonized expression that is not beautiful to behold to even a young face. Don't speak with all the muscles of the face. It is very charming and cap tivating to be deeply, deadly in earn est, but facial grimaces form creases, which in time become wrinkles. Don't neglect ten minutes' rest dur ing the day. if you anyhow manage it, with the feet raised. It gives the whole body a great sense of repose and works wonders iu suioathing out the line3 of the face. Some of the wenicn's clubs are greatly worried over how the feminine American should "salute the Hag" when they meet it on the street. More real respect and less outward show is a good thing to cultivate toward the nation's emblem. Boston Transcript. She may arise, (it what she calls dis tinction. She may marry a man who continues to surround her with the limelight she demands. She may have every gown noticed at every ball she attends. She may go into local his tory as a "belie," but she is not the popular cirl. For the first time in the history of the medical profession in the Lnitea States a statue stands to-day R memor ial to a woman doctor. It is that dedicated at the Art Institute at Chicago, III., when the friends and ad mirers of the late Dr. Mary Harris Thompson presented a portrait bust of her to the Institute. We have her with us always. Her nose droops, her mouth turns down at the corners, her complexion is gener ally sallow, her eyes lustreless and when small tribulation or great ca lamity happens to the family she "feels It more than the others." wonuertiu is Dickens's delineation of Mrs. Gum mldee. whom little Davy found such treasure-trove, for his interested ob servation; who, when the chimney smoked or the potatoes failed wept silently, because, forsooth, "I feels it more than others." She is the girl at school who forever Is having her feelings hurt; "very sensitive," say her friends; "very self-conscious," sniffs her critics. Philadelphia Telegraph, s.;tr Voile lends itself better to costumes than to Jacket suits. Something quite new in embroiderj for full dress parties is frosted silver, a lovely application upon lace when used as the outline of a bold pat tern. Black chiffon makes an excellent back-ground for frosted silver, and gives a somber gown of this descrip tion all the beauty it can possibly Wide hats, especially those of long nap beaver, retain their vogue for young girls. A little license is allowed In the children's hats, and they may be trimmed as much as good tuste per mits. An example In blue voile was a gown recently seen In process of construc tion. The skirt was double, each skirt being crossed with a wide band of coarse lace insertion dyed to match the voile. The front of the skirt had a plain panel, stitched on either edge, nnd running from belt to hem. The waist had a square yoke of the lace aud a panel to match the skirt panel. A belt of blue suede, with a square gold buckle, completed the suit. Long cloth wraps are fashionable both for afternoon and evening wear, and there are few more sensible pur chases for a woman of limited means than a smart cloth wrap. Black :u well as light cloths are fashionable this season, the smooth satin finished cloth, and while a heavy ecru em broidery ,or lace adds to the elaborate appearance of the garment, quite us smart an effect is obtained by the more simple style that has long lines of braid from the shoulder to the hem txi the back of the coat, as well as iu front. Some absolutely plain wraps have no trimmingsave the fancy-buttons that are so smart this year. During 1904 400 nnt'.onnl banks were organized with capital of 52-l,5M,3!?. SILVER CLEANER. Dissolve one ounce of powdered horns in half a pint of boiling water. When cold, pour it on four ounces of precipitated chalk, nnd beat until smooth. Add thirty drops of ammonia and one gill of alcohol aud bottle. Shake well before using. FOR A WALNUT STAIN. To make walnut stain for floors, take one quart of water, one and a half Dunces of washing soda, two and a half Dunces of Vandyke brown nnd a quar ter of nn ounce of biearbonnte of pot ash. Boll for ten minutes nnd apply with a brush. This stain may be used cither hot or cold. TO MAKE STARCH A good old-time housewife offers the following rule for starch: Mix one (ablespoonful of starch with four table spoonfuls of cold water and pour on this three quarts of boiling water. Boil for twenty minutes. Then add one teaspoonfnl of salt and a piece of par- nftine wax half the size of a nutmeg. Stir until the wax is dissolved, then cool nnd strain through cheesecloth. To add lustre, soak the articles iu this preparation for six hours. A TILLOW HINT. Fillows wear out, just like anything else, says a housekeeping authority, even though one may change, the tick covering from time to time; the feath ers become Impregnated with dust nnd dirt and lose the life that Is In all good feathers at 'first. Then, too, years ago feathers were not prepared, nor pillows made according to the scientific meth ods that now obtain. A pair of feather pillows bought' to-dny of a reliable firm, are not at all like the fen'"jer pil lows of our grandmother's day, as one soon finds, nnd It would be wise for many a housewife to go through her bed chambers and place new pillows on every bed, retDvating the feathers in the old pillows, perhaps, but using them for filling sofa pillows, for which purpose they do very well, but not for affording comfortable rest and sleep at night. DON'T PROCRASTINATE. To the woman who would be up with her work, I say, don't leave your dishes unwashed, and don't leave your wash ing until the last of the week. I know women who most always do this, and It seems their whole household Interior is a drag. It seems to mo so much better, says a writer in the Florida Agriculturist, to have the washing and Ironing done the first of the week; it makes the week longer, seemingly, for other work, nnd oh, the horrors of ironing on a Saturday, when one al ways has baking and scrubbing and general cleaning up to do. I once knew a woman who always left her breakfast dishes unwashed un til she had started a fire to get dinner. Then her dinner dishes were left like wise until supper and her supper dishes till the next morning. It seems to me If I were to begin the day's work with a pile of dirty dishes, well dried and stuck, everything would go wrong nil day. Recently n lady told me eIio had not washed a dish for a whole day, and early the next morning her husband told her he was suddenly called away on business and that she had to go with him. Imagine going away to spend several days, which they did, without enough time given her to wash those dishes. Scarcely anything will tempt me to leave my dishes. I have seen such kitchens, and I think I know whereof I speak when I say the woman who leaves her dishes unwashed Is generally behind with her work. fg' recipes: .( riqunnto Tomato Soup The base of this is mulligatawny soup. Drain a cupful of Juice from a can of tomatoes, slraln through cheeseloth, put over the fire and boll fast ten minutes. Skim, add a tablespoonful of butter rolled iu browned flour, and when the soup has boiled stir this into it. After this drop in a hard-boiled egg or egg balls and sliced lemon. Green Corn Cakes Drain and chop the corn fine. Beat three eggs very light, add a pint of milk, a little salt, a teaspoonfnl of melted butter, a tea spoonful of sugar, nnd when all are thoroughly mixed, three tablespoonfuls of sifted flour, or Just enough to hold the corn together. Bake on n griddle as you would buckwheat cakes and serve as a vegetable. ' Green Tea Pancakes Dralr a can of peas, lay in slightly salted ice water for half nn hour. Pour ol the water and boil soft. Rub through a colander, nnd, while hot, work In pepper, salt and two teaspoonfuls of butter. Let them get cold. When ready to cook them, stir in, gradually, two beaten eggs, a pint of milk and a very little flour just enough to bind the mixture. Cook as you would griddle cakes. Cinnamon Cakes Make n firm paste of six ounces of butter, a pound of line, dry flour, three-quarters of a pound of slfccd sugar nnd a dessertspoonful o) pounded cinnamon. Add three eggs, or flour, if needed, beat, roll, but. not very thin, and cut out the cakes with a tin cutter. Bake them iu a very gentle oven fifteen or twenty minutes, or even longer should they not be done all through. New York City. The shirred kimono always is a favorite, and is exceedingly oecomlng to young girls. This one Is eminently simple and is 'available for A LfllE bEJIQH countless materials, but ns Illustrated Is made of pale blue chnlllc figured with black and white, the bunds being of silk. Ribbon, however, Is much liked for trimming nnd always makes an easier finish. The kimono consists of fronts and back, which are shirred nt the shoul ders, end arranged over n plain yoke and finished with the band which Is rolled over and forms a collar nt the bnck. The sleeves are one piece ench, gathered at their upper edges. The quantity of material required for the medium size Is eight yards twenty one, six and one-half yards twenty seven, or four and three-eighth yards forty-four Inches wide, with one and five-eighth yards of silk or four and one-half yards of ribbon four Inches wide for bands. ltlrh Erenlnff Effect-.. Brilliancy Is the keynote. Should the same color pace that has recently pre vailed continue, we shall outshine the tropical birds In a short time. At the balls that have been given since the holidays, dresses of fairly barbaric gor geousuess have dazzled the eyes of tha old-fashioned contingent who best like soft pale grays, when they depart from white. Though often more becoming, all this more or less neutral dressing does not lend beauty to a ball room scene. There must be contrasts If the scene is to be brilliant. And not merely contrasts! Black and white contrast. KvenlllK Wrullf There are some very dainty wraps for evening wear made of cocks' feathers, ofvostrlch feathers, of mar about, and, cheapest of all, of chltTon trimmed with ostrich tips. These Inst, like the wide lace scarfs, are only suit able with light gowns, and for a pro tection to the shoulders when In even ing dress, but they give such a charm ing finish to the gown that no wonder the fashion gains in favor all the time. The great expense of handsome furs militates, of course, against their Yet a black-and-white ball would be a mourning ball. There must be con trasts of brilliant colors. Washington Times. TIp-Tllleit nnt. An example In these tlp-tllted hats was n charming little sailor In a rough violet colored straw. A thick twist of ribbon in a paler shade of violet en circled the crown, which wns dented In sharply where It met the narrow brim. A little to the left of the back appeared a mass of violets In several shades of color. Illoune Walit Willi Shield Collar. Blouse waists made full below smoothly fitted yokes are among the novelties of the season nnd are prom ised extended voue. This one is ex ceptionally attractive and Is made slightly open at the throat over the shield collar, but this last can be omit ted whenever desirable nnd the waist left open nt the front, forming n tiny V. In the case of the model the ma terial Is changeable blue and green chiffon tafTeta, simply stitched with cortlcolll silk, but all those that are soft enough to render the fulness be coming are equally correct. The waist consists of the fitted lin ing, which can be used or omitted, as desired, fronts, back and yoke. The waist Is gathered at both upper and lower edges nnd can be made to blouse nt both back and front or at front BT HAY ndNTON. only, s may be preferred. The chemi sette and collar are arranged under it, closing nt the back. The sleeves con sist of the full iHirtlons, gathered nt both upper and lower edges, and the deep gauntlet cuffs. At the waist Is a shnped belt. Theunntity of material required for the medium size Is four yards twenty- one, four yards twenty-seven, or two and three-eighth yards forty-four inches wide. being generally worn, but often it is a good plan to economize in the number of gowns, and to have one well-made If simple costume, that with a set of handsome furs will look smart and be becoming, rather than to accumulate eluborato costumes that will not be in fashion next year. Harper's Bazar. Talnert Skirt Again. For tho spring suits we will have the' glgot sleeve, the trained skirt and shir ring. Every skirt has a train except the plainest of rainy day suits. Slatted Coopi. ' Slatted coops, arranged so that the little fowls con run In and out readily, with a broad, smooth board in the centre upon which food can be placed, should be provided. It Is essential if the best growth is maintained that young fowls be fed often and in such a way that they can secure a full sup ply without interference by the ma tured fowls. Make tha Heni Work. ' Keep the hens busy. Ma Icq them work for their food. Exercise helps digestion nnd makes rich, red blood, and this means health and vigor. The experienced poultrymnn knows that the busy, active hen is the one that helps to keep the egg basket full. Scat ter millet seed or other fine grain in the litter nnd the hens will busy them selves scratching it out. Hang ap a cabbage where the hens will have to Jump torench it Adopt any plan that will keep the hens active. Hay at a Money Crop. Hay is really a vcrv good money crop, with prices ranging at f IS to IfliO a ton. I prefer fall seeding for grass, using corn or potato ground that has been well manured with stable manure and fertilizer. Sow a half bushel of timothy and four pounds reclenned red top per acre. The next spring topdress with 300 pounds of fertilizer contain ing a high per cent, of potash, making the application about May 1. The topdresslng is the key note of a successful crop. By thorough prepar ation of the seed bed and high manur ing I secure three to four tons of tho best hay per acre, and have kept it up for several years by simply repeating the topdresslng every spring. Reseed Ing Is found necessary every five to six years. J. G. Schwlnk, Jr., in Massa chusetts Ploughman. Chicken Homo. There has been a good deal said about how chicken houses ought to be built. Just allow me to give our read ers a few useful points regarding nat ural heat during cold winter months. A chicken house ought to have a tint celling, either tar papered or plastered, the walls, too. My reason for having a flat celling Is so that the natural warmth will be evenly distributed. Put up all the roosts that you have room for close to the ceiling ns chick ens like to be well up giving plenty of head room. Windows should only be half way up the side of the build ing, ns tho glass is hard to heat. Don't give too much ventilation; two small lioles up through the celling will be: enough In the cold nights. Henry Mat thew, iu The Epitomist. Poultry Dlaeanei. When the crop Is hard and unyield ing there is danger of the bird becom ing crop-bound. When the Joints are hot nnd swollen and the fowl Is disinclined to stand, rheunintism hns taken hold. When the nostrils are clogged with dirt nnd the eyes water, ward off a possible case of roup by timely treat ment. If tho case Is bad apply the hatchet nnd bury the carcass. When tho bird seems lame and has a small swelling on Its foot, remove to a house with no perches and oblige It to roost on a bed of straw. Bumble-foot Is easily cured in the early stages if Uie cause is at once removed. WhVn a hen seems to drown down behlmv nnd goes repeatedly to the nest wltboii laying, she Is usually suffer- big fro n a disorder of the oviduct, and might I s well be killed. nnd eaten. Whed the hen seems giddy and turns round iind round, she is probably suf- fcrlng rom apoplexy. Wheii the bird hns leg weakness, with no disorder of the liver, feed lighter and give plenty of boue-forni-Ing material. When new fowls are bought quaran tine them until sure they have no dis ease. When a fowl has difficulty in breath ing look out for pneumonia. ' When a fowl Is dangerously sick with an organic disease it is worse than useless as a breeder. It Is usu ally safafW-aUlLft bad case of illness than totry to corltf Airjner's Ga- tette, Canada. .(.- : .," ; . : ' VUpoel n f X4 Animal. , jf We Jiave this query: "Has auy right to''ttif"-rtt$eaI pigs Into a an Jri, on ills own laiiu7oUuvthey Why wasu uown on my inuu: ..; He certainly has no moral right to do so, and most States have a strict law prohibiting such pratitlce, under penalty of being found guilty of a mis demeanor, and fine or imprisonment following. It the case of animals known to have died of contagious dis eases the penalty Is usually greater than for other dead animals, as it should be. Some States have laws for bidding any person to , kill any dls eased animal and feed the flesh to swine, or to feed to swine any animal that has died from any cause. ' In the vicinity of cities it Is nothing unusual for men to buy worn-out animals and use them as poultry or pig. feed, and while tbero may be no danger In such ED practice where no contagious disease exists in the animal; it is a practice that Is not to be recommended, and really should be prohibited by law. As the Voice has said before, all dead animals or poultry should be burned, but if this is not possible, bury, them at least three feet deep, and be fore throwing back the earth use at least a neck nf nulckllmn over the rnr. 'cass of a pig, half a bushel to a 200- pound hog, or a bushel over a horse or . cow. Then fill upthe hole and tramp It down well, with a gallon of lime on top to discourage dogs from digging the carcass out. We would go to ex tra pains and trouble to burn any ani mal dead of glanders, hog cholera, an thrax or blackleg, believing that the only correct means of disposing of such carcasses. Farmers' Voice. m Don't Feed Toa Much Grain. At breeding time set down the exact date, and then you will know Just when to expect the pigs. If you want strong pigs, you should neither keep your sows penned up In a muck hole, nor stuff them on corn or sour swill. Corn, if not Judiciously used, is far more Injurious than is recognized. It Is au established fact with experienced breeders that corn and cholera go to gether. ' Brood sows should always have plen ty of range of either blue grass or clo ver, and two necessities of this range are plenty of good, pure water and a lump of rock salt. Do not allow the boar to run with the brood sows. Three days before the pigs are due put the sow in a warm, dry bed qf her own at night, so that she will become accus tomed to It, Do not use too much bed ding, ns the pigs often get lost In It nnd are chilled before they suck, nnd a chilled pig is of no more value than a dead one. For thirty-six hours after the pigs come all feed should be kept away from the sow. Then start with a hand ful of bran, stirred In a pint of new milk. Increase the bran mash stead ily, both In quantity and In thickness, and at the end of a week one or two ears of corn may be given. At the end of ten days she may be put on full feed .. again. This is the way I feed in win ter. In summer I prefer to let the sow ninke her own bed out In the! fields. Then all I have to do is tJ build a shelter over her nnd keep her. supplied with water. She will do all right on grass for the first ten days, and then a few ears of corn may be given. Starting the milk properly is the most Important and most tedious point that one hns to deal with In raising pigs. Remember you hnva only one chance to start the "milk the first chance and, that opportunity gone by, the game is up until the next farrow ing time. : If a pig Is not started right you can never expect him to end right, and he Is only an expense to his owner. G. A. C, In the Indiana Farmer. The nead of the fieri!. The bringing of a fresh male Into a herd where every cow produces yearly 300 pounds of butter or 10,000 pounds of milk Is a serious problem, one call ing for the exercise of the greatest care and skill nt the, command of the breeder, yet how often do we find that tills future head of the herd has been selected nnd purchased without being seen and solely upon a general descrip tion laying specinl emphasis upon blood Inheritance. The head Is emphasized for the rea son that back of the shoulders we look for and Insist upon the distinct dairy type, the open spinal column, wide rib, long nnd well sprung, good boSy, long quarter with absence of fat, the long, slim tail, that strength, yet.nt the same time flexibility of skin which speaks of quality, the flat bone of high grade and the well set rudimentnrles with promise of udder development. These we Insist upon, but do we de mand the stamp of virile energy in head and neck, the evidence of massive masculinity, that strong, rugged head with horns well set, abundnnt room for brain development, a good, clean face of length and strength, with broad, strong muzzle and Hps, nnd large, heavy nostrils? Do we require an eye that stands out full and large and that at the first glance impresses with its sure sign of intelligence, will power and quality; an ear well set, not large enough to be coarse, neither so small as to Indicate temper, a jowl broad, strong and spreading, yet cleanly cut at the throttle, and a neck of such strength and upward curve that it com pletes the picture nnd satisfies the pur chaser and breeder? Against this bead set the mild, fine, short face, with small mouth, thin lips, a bright eye and a pleasant ear, and you have the cow face on the bull's shoulders. Success in breeding with such a male Is a practical impossibility, yet we And such cases In altogether too many show Tings and tie-ups. They came from great cows, yes, they could not well come from others and carry this stamp of refinement, but for the purposes for which they were created, as heads of herds, kept with an eye single to increase production, genera tion after generation, they must be failures because of unmistakable lack of ability to stamp positive virtues, upon their offspring. Coarsj heads, flat heads, narrow heads, small or dull eyes, coarse ears these are signs of brute force, bad dis positions, ugly tempers. Small horns, small ears, short faces, flno nostrils, narrow Jaws nnd thlu Hps, even with a bright, Intelligent eye, cannot insure prepotency in breeding. George M. Twtchell, before Maine Dairy Confer ence. ( "TV"? r ;tv;? f;-u'v.-,v.v 1 raj'vr
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