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WOMAN'S UNIVERSAL WEAPON.
We were shown on Monday a tre
mendous rattlesnake that had thirteen
rattles and was about live and one
half feet long. We were Informed that
the snake was killed with a hatpin by
sticking it through the snake's hesd
by Miss Hattle Harvey, of Aurora.
Bnyboro (N. C.) Sentinel.
.rrnn waterproof face.
. We English, of course, got what we
call "hardened" to horrible climatic
changes. Nevertheless, I nui con
vinced that our solemnity of demeanor
Is generated by our gray skies, our
piercing east winds, our heavy yellow
fogs, and our slushy roads and pave
ments. The waterproof face is the di
rect result of a Armament of lead.
Many of us English people look like
Incarnate umbrellas. The Queen.'
LINEN HATS.
Hats of heavy brown linen and linen
crash are effectively trimmed. One of
plain linen with n turn o'shanter crown
and a broad brim had a white wing
and a graceful bow of grass linen in
an open-work mesh, with n white
figure In it; another was trimmed with
a bright blue scarf and a blue feather,
and a stylish little hat of linen crash
Was suggestive of outdoor good times,
iwlth a gny handkerchief of red silk
liavlng a Persian border laid in folds
around the crown and caught In place
.with a red feather. Serviceable hats
for children are also made of linen.
They are quite broad in the brim and
are stitched with white.
TINTED WICKER CHAIRS.
If a bookense Is to be put in let that
go either into a corner where the cell
ing is low or else along the straight
wall. A chair before it will prevent
one's standing up, and s the slope
Will be no objection.
Chairs for this pretty room now re
main to be supplied, and wicker will
be quite the prettiest. The new ones
are in graceful and comfortable shapes,
and are also colored so that one match
ing the color scheme may be had if de
sired. Otherwise use the natural
.wicker.
"Curtains should eith?r be white
Swiss or else of tli3 same pattern as
the bed covering. In case the latter
Idea is carried out the canopy must be
of the figured stuff. Indianapolis
News.
' THE GIRL FROM SCHOOL.
The daughter who conies home from
Doardiug school is often a disappoint
ment to her mother. Is she not so?
She Is inclined to he critical and make
remarks about the furniture, the table,
even your gowns, which hurt bitterly,
even though she is your daughter. She
seems discontented with the old life, and
you are at a loss as to what is to be
done. But do not take the situation
too seriously, nnd, above all things, do
not harass her with showing her what
you consider her "plain duty." She
lores you just as much, but she is
young and has been away, says Wom
an's Life.
Although she seems very self-assured,
very confident of herself and
her abilities, she has only not gone far
enough to realize how little she knows.
She must be led by affection and led
.with tact and gentleness. If she wants
to make changes in the home life, so
Xar as they are possible, permit her to
do so. It will give her occupation, and
possibly the new ideas she brings out
wJH mean something to you, too.
' TAFFETA SILK rort'LAR,
TaXeta silk is as popular as any of
the newer materials, but the so-called
chiffon taffeta is so soft and light as
to be much In demand. This new kind
of taffeta is smart alike for the em
broidered silk reception costume as for
the simpler shirt waist or walking
dress, says the New York York Even
ing Telegram. ,
Light shades are always fashionable,
end, particularly at this time of year,
dark clothes are not frequently Keen,
but black and white Is quite a different
. matter. When there cannot bo num
berless gowns in the wardrobe, black,
no matter how elaborately trimmed
with white, will not often be remem
bered, so that the costume can bo worn
Just as long as it remains in style.
Then again a handsome black and
while costume always looks smart.,
Mjst effective are the suspender
dresses in blnck chiffon taffeta, made
with a guimpe or waist, of lace or em
broidered handkerchief linen. The ma
jority of these gowns are practically
on the princess order, for the belt,
.which is all in one with the skirt, is
very high, pointed in front with two
embroidered straps over the shoulders.
The girdle should also be embroidered,
preferably in black silk, but the skirt
itself is only shirred or pleated over
the hips, with perhaps a wide gathered
flounce added a little below the knees.
To make this costume more complete
lor the street there may be provided a
full bolero in the design employed on
the shoulder straps and belt
A verv attractive model in black chif
fon taffeta was made up rather like
the suspender gowns. This aress natt
an entire waist of the taffeta, which
was simply opened all the way down,
both front and back, over a white lace
rest or waUt. about rour incneg in
v idth. The Heeves consisted of a deep
I.'ht'ms black cap faiUvs over tie num.
berlcss white lace ruffles, the lowest
one caught into a small puff at the el
bow. The skirt, which cleared the
ground by about an inch, was very
full, being shirred over the hips and
falling loose from there down.
Little tnffeta jackets to be worn
with white lace or lawn gowns are ex
ceedingly smart at the moment, but so
far they have been seen less In black
than in light and mis mil shades, as the
queer blues and new tones of pink and
cerise.
DAILY EXERCISE IN OPEN AIR.
Eugene Eldrhlge, In Home and Flow
ers, says:
Perhaps no one among the Home and
Flowers' girls needs attention called
to the subject of exercise.
i.ot me ask, do you exercise daily as
you think you should? You have
learned at school, or physiology
teaches, that bodily exercise is neces
sary to good health.
How invigorated, more r.iive one
feels after a buisk walk on a sharp
winter day. Then you menially re
solve, "I will walk every day in the
clear, bracing air." Hut do you? This
article Is for the one who does not.
Perhaps her home Is In the country,
where there is every opportunity for
health-building and health-keeping.
No day should pas?, weather permit
ting, that does not llnd her out a short
time at least. Even a dash of rain or
a light snowstorm is quite enjoyable if
one Is dressed for it.
Wail: dally and one will be surprised
at awakened limrcst In almost every
thing. Nature sttiily will claim attention
from the swelling of the pussy willow
buds to the hist leaf in autumn.
Anil winter! What treasures It
holds. And it is worth while, my dear
girl friend, to become acquainted with
them. Acquaintance with winter
strengthens and Invigorates.
Ask one accus'omed to live miles per
day if she will exchange wisdom
gleaned for the atmosphere of coal
heated rooms? Not that I despise
warm rooms or a comfortable house
by no means, nor would I be so under
stood, but when something by way of
contrast is needed to build up and
strengthen, what better, cheaper, or
within easier reach than daily, syste
matic walking in open air?
My dear gins, expand j our lungs and
your lives with the elixir of life pure
air.
One physician near me says that if
every person made a rule on rising in
the morning to throw open the win
dows nnd breathe full, deep breaths
ten minutes consumption would never
claim its victims.
This may be a strong statement, but
If the rule were rigidly adhered to
from childhood to old age we venture
it would bold true in many cases. And
not alone consumption, but many other
diseases would be warded oft and the
general health stronger.
Let us take fresh courage and a new
lease of life as we walk and talk with
nature and breathe her pure, invigor
ating air.
And the rural girl and good health
are quite fashionable.
No better place than a garden can be
thought of to seek the fountain of per
petual youth.
Set bulbs, sow seeds, plant shrubs
and care for them.
Given a garden, walking and bath
ing, why not enjoy life?
New sweaters hint at fall sports.
Trincesse dressesarc among the pret
tiest of the gowns.
Flowered girdles are rapidly dying
out, but the shaded girdles are still
good.
Skirts will show plenty of gores sev
enteen nnd twenty-one gores being oft
enest met with.
For the plainer shirt waists have
some linen, fairly heavy, and embroid
ered with round dots or with eyelets.
Coffee jackets of linen, or of all-over
embroidery or lace the heavy kinds,
of course-make a separate blouse and
skirt Into a stunning lHtle costume.
Pongee coats the very loose ones cut
with circular backs that fall into grace
ful, rippling lines are worn over
dresses when a light wrap Is needed.
Deep girdles of ribbon, shirred on to
bones, and made to tit as carefully as
a boned waist should, are wonderfully
popular, and are especially pretty in
pale blue of the softest satin. -
The deeper girdles and the narrow
est are preferred women are getting
tired of that stupid little upward point
directly in. the back which, do what
you would, cut off the length of your
waist a bit and accentuated every bad
line you may have had.
The prettiest of the lingerie hats has
just made Its bbw-or its tilt! It is of
pint handkerchief linen, embroidered
In an exquisite eyelet pattern, and
made up over pleatlngs of mousseline
of the same delicate shade. A big bow
of soft pink ribbon finishes it.
A rubber paint has been devised for
the use of surgeons, lustciid of rubber
gloves.
WASHING LAM? CHIMNEYS.'
Wash lamp chimneys in good hot
uds, drain a little and dry with a clean
cloth. You will find if you do not rinse
tbem they will have a much finer
polish.
DRESSING A CniCKEN.
A method I much prefer to my oia
way of "dry" dressing on a paper:
Fill a dish pan half full or so of water,
p-t the singed chicken In it, take a
sharp knife nnd do the work quickly
and neatly. When through there will
be no slime or blood on hands or
chicken. Both are comparatively
clean. Mrs. It. B. N., in the Home.
TO DRY PUMPKINS.
Take ripe pumpkins, pare, cut Into
small pieces, stew .soft; mash and
strain through a colander as If for
making pies; shred this pulp on plates
in layers nbout one-half Inch thick;
dry in an oven at a temperature suf
ficiently low ns not to scorch it. In
about a dny it will become dry and
crisp. The sheets thus made can be
stored away in dry places and are al
ways ready Tor use for stewing or
making pies. Norma Bettfl. in the
Home.
FOR THE LAUNDRY.
"A Professional Laundress" says:
Wash and dry your tablecloths and
napkin.?, aud, Instead of starching and
sprinkling each piece, as It Is ready to
,be ironed, dip it into boiling water,
run through a wringer tightly set and
iron quite dry. This will give n beau
tiful gloss and just "body" enough to
prevent limpness. Napkins should be
ironed full size nnd loosely folded by
hand no creases being ironed in.
Tablecloths for ordlnnry may be folded
once loosely and rolled on a lnrge roller,
the fold being Iroued out when needed.
The Commoner.
Coffee Creams Roil together with
out stirring two cups light brown su
gar nnd one-half cup clear, strong cof
fee until It threads. Take from the
fire and stand the vessel containing it
in a pan of cold water. Beat the mix
ture rapidly until it Is thick nnd
creamy. Pour into buttered tins, nnd
when cool enough mark Into squares.
Beef Tea Take two pounds of lean
beef and cut it Into bits. Put these in
a glass fruit jar aud fasten the top on
well. Stand It In a dish of cold wnter,
which gradually bring to the boiling
point; then let It simmer three hours.
Take It out, press through a sieve nnd
strain; add a little salt nnd serve with
crackers toasted brown. This Is a pow
erful stimulant, but is now thought by
physicians to contain little nourish
ment. Ripe Tomatoes, Tickled Wipe cire
fully one peek of smooth, ripe tomatoes
nnd pnek them Into a jar, sprinkling
them as they are packed with one cup1
of pickling spice. Scald one gnllon (or
enough to cover the tomatoes) of strong
vinegar and pour over the tomatoes;
cover closely and let stand three days.
Tour off the vinegar, scald and return
to the tomatoes. After three days re
peat the process, then set aside for six
or eight weeks.
Grape Juice To each quart of grapes
add a pint of cold water. Simmer until
the seeds will separate easily from the
pulp. Drain through a bag of cheese
cloth for twenty-four hours. To this
juice add two-thirds of a cup of granu
lated sugar for each quart of grapes as
first measured. Let it come to the boil
ing point, or until you can see the
liquor move. Put while hot Into bot
tles or quart glass jars and seal air
tight. To make bottle ulr-tlght, brush
over the corks (which have been cut oft
square) with melted parafflne. Mrs. C.
E. W., In The Home.
Fruit Jams Jams are made either
with large fruits cut In small pieces, or
with the small fruits whole. The fruit
should always be boiled In water be
fore the sugar Is added, but it must
not be too thick, or it will scorch al
most at once, and so be entirely spoiled.
Acid fruits require more than pound
for pound, else they will not keep at
nil. In putting up Jams it Is better to
use small glasses, as this prevents the
frequent opening that may spoil a
larger quantity before it can be used.
How to Prepnre Mayonnaise When
preparing a mayonnaise, always make
the sauce as short a time before it is
wanted as possible, for this sauce,
however tenderly made, has a tendency
to rankness, which grows as it is ex
posed to the air, says the Indianapolis
News. So if the rcnyonnalse has to
wait, keep the same closely stoppered
In a wide-mouthed, but airtight bottle,
and only add It to the dish at the last
moment; or If the meat, fish, etc., Is to
be coated with the mayonnaise, add to
the latter, when making It, half a
pint of not too acid aspic to each gill
of mayonnaise sauce, end when this is
set on whatever is to be masked with
It, finish it with a good covering of
plnln aspic, to make it perfectly air
tight. When salad mayonnnlse is to be
used, say, for a cold Sunday supper.
Hue a basin or mold one-quarter inch
thick with aspic, put the ready dressed:
tnlad Into this, nnd run another layer
ftt aspic over the top of this, and it will
(hen be air-tight and the sauce will not
Scteriorato, even If it waits till next
Bay. ,
Mew York City. The possibilities of
the shirt waist seem literally- without
limit Season by season It Is found In
new and attractive styles and always Is
novel at the same time that It fills its
established place. Here Is one that Is
among the very latest shown aud that
is equally well adapted to silk aud to
wool fabrics and to the many cotton
and linen walstings which many wom
en like for the entire year. It Is tucked
on quite individual lines, the closing
being made Invisibly nt the centre,
where there is an effect obtained of
two box pleats, while the back gives
the tapering lines that are always so
becoming. The sleeves follow the fav
vorlte trend and are full nt the shoul
ders and narrower at the wrists nnd
are finished with pointed cuffs that
give n distinctive air, while the collar
also Is tucked in harmony with the
waist.
The waist consists of the fitted foun
dation, which can be used or omitted
is material renders desirable, fronts
and back. The lining Is closed nt the
centre, while the hems of the waist nre
lapped beneath the tucks and closed
Invisibly.
The quantity of material required for
the medium size Is four and seven
eighth yards twenty-one. four nnd one
fourth yards twenty -seven or three and
one-fourth yards , forty-four inches
wide.
Wonted to Be UmiI.
Worsteds in neat effects will be used
for the construstion of the plain tail
ored suits for practical purposes.
Gray will be a leading color In such
fabrics. Then there are the shadow
plaids, which have already bad a good
Trlmmlnge la Farlelao Millinery
The choice of trimmings Is left al
most entirely to the fancy nnd taste
of the milliner. Ostrich, birds, wings,
cocks' feathers, quills, palettes, para
dise, goura, aigrette and fanciful ar
rangements of plumage are all as fash
ionable one as another. At the same
time flowers figure rather more prom
inently than usual at this seasou, while
there is every reason to suppose that a
great deal will be done who furs later
en. Millinery Trade Review.
A LATS PSSJGK BY MAY WAHTOH.
success among the garment manufac
turers who have exploited them.
Fur Efffnlng Wear.
For eveuing wear white and the pas
tel shades will be In demand, for af
ternoon wear both the pastel and med
ium shades, and for practical purposes
the durker shades of the fashionable
colors.
Moil For L'hIMlen.
The general mode for children, es
pecially for children over ten years,
does not differ inaterlai'v from that of
grown women. There Is considerable
latitude allowed In the matter of col
ors, little girls being permitted to wear
more bright colors than elders. For
example, the brilliant plaids, which
are hardly suitable for ordlnnry wear
for adults, are charming for little girls.
This season they are very fashlouable,
nnd uumlers of bright red, blue and
green tartans are being made up for
the first days of school.
Fire fiori-d Tucked Skirt.
There is no skirt better liked and
none more graceful than this one. It
Is absolutely simple, reducing the labor
of making to the minimum, while it
takes most satisfactory lines and folds.
The model is made of roynl blue mo
hair, stitched with holding silk, but the
skirt Is one suited to all seasonable
materials and will bo a favorite
through the entire autumn and winter.
The tiny tucks over the hips give a
yoke effect wlthout.curtalllng apparent
height and do away with bulk at that
point.
The skirt is cut In five gores that are
shaped to give generous fulness to the
lower edge.
The quantity of material required for
the medium size is eight and one-half
yards twenty-one, seven and one-halt
yards twenty-seven or four and three
fourth yards forty-four inches wide.
Unlmpe Urvu for GlrU.
The guimpe dress for girls, as well
as for women, has so many good fea
tures that It should be encouraged. For
one thing, it is neat 1 set of wash
able gulmpes should be made to wear
with each gown.
A New Style.
A 4?w style of cloth which is very
well thought of by the high-class trade
Is satin cloth. The word satin applies
to the weave of the cloth, and not
to Its finish.
Drying the fleeil Cora.
Trofessor Ilolden, of the agronomy
department of the Iowa Agricultural
College, offers the following words of
caution to farmers in regard to the
importance of properly drying seed
corn: Do not store seed- corn over the
table, ns It will gather moisture. Do
not put freshly gathered seed corn in
a warm room. It will either sprout or
mould, or do both. For the same rea
son do not Jcave It In barrels or on
the south porch where the sun can
Ihlnc on It. During the first two weeks
after the seed corn Is harvested, while
it is green and sappy, it should be
dried, placing In a warm but well ven
tilated place. After this the drying
may be hastened by ns normal condi
tions of temperature as possible. Do
hot take any chances with the seed
corn. Rave two or three times what
you will need for your own use. Your
neighbor may need it next spring.
Green Mannrlal Crtipfl.
From July to October gives three
months for the growth of n crop, but
even the mouth of August will afford
amplo time for growing green material
for plowing under just before winter
begins. Even corn will answer as a
green crop, if nothing else is conven
ient, for it Is not necessary to manure
the crop In order to plow It under, nnd
should frost strike It let it go nt once,
without regard to age. It it is sown
broadcast or planted in rows, It not
only makes quite a mass of green vege
table matter, but shades the soil so
completely that a benefit is imparted
to the soil from that source alone,
through the formation of humus and
nitrates. It cannot make a drain on
the fertility of the soil, ns the young
corn will be returned at the proper
time for decomposition. The greatest
tax on the soil is when n crop matures
its seed. The leaves nnd stalks of a
young crop are composed largely of
water, which induces rapid decomposi
tion after the crop is plowed nnder,
but the shading of the soil nnd the
prevention of loss of fertility by leach
ing Is largely In favor of planting some
kind of crop during the late summer
that may bo of advantage as green
manure. All soils should be covered
with some growth in summer, eveu
weeds being serviceable if they nre
plowed under, nnd are not allowed to
produce seed.
There are also other crops than corn.
Millet Is a rapid-growing crop, nnd will
reach a good height in time for plowing
nnder before frost. It can be cut for
bay in sixty days after seeding, but ns
full maturity is not desired in green
manuring farmers will be under no
obligations to the frost or rains for help
In that respect. Buckwheat also does
well for the purpose, and a mixture of
oat? and peas, sown very thickly to
gether, creates a dense mass of greni
material for manuring. Even mustard,
radishes or turnips will answer if th-'
expense of seed is not too costly. The
cowpea is an excellent plant for plow
ing under, nnd is extensively used in
the South. The sojn bean is recom
mended by some, and Hungarian grass
grows so rapidly ns to even prevent
weeds from getting a start. One ad
vantage of n green nianurial crop is
that the seed should cost but little, and
outside of the preparation of the soil
for the seed but little labor is required,
as such crops can be grown without
cultivation, and may be plowed under
at any stage of growth, which permits
of avoiding loss late in the fall, when
the weather begins to get cold.
The cost to the land is not Jn the
production of stalks, but In allowing a
crop to mature, and In sowing the
crops for plowing under, therefore, they
should never be allowed to produc?
seed. Dense shade is an object to be
sought, and thick growth should also
be desired. In turning the materials
under with the plow It is well to then
harrow just enough to seed the land
to rye or crimson clover, as a winter
crop, to be plowed under the next
spring. An application of from ten to
twenty bushels of lime on lands that
have been supplied with green matter
Is highly beneficial, as the action of
the caustic lime on the vegetable sub
stances causes chemical decomposition
to take place in the soil, through the
action of vegetable acids, and the rains
assist in the processes by bringing
down and adding the stronger nitric
acid. Altogether the benefits to be de
rived from the green manuring depends
not alone on the amount of material
added, but also to the various changes
effected from the mutual union and de
composition of vegetable and mineral
substances. August is an excellent
time of seeding down all kinds of grass
crops on sandy soils, even clover not
being exempt. Lnnd that has been
given a green manurial crop always
responds well the next season. Phila
delphia Record.
Tho Cow'l ICatlon.
The Chicago Dairy Produce tells us
as follows: "The cow behind the ra
tion or before it, or behind It, or around
it. is what tells. The same rations that
run through the scrub cow will produce
2.'iOO pounds of milk in a year will, if
run through a high-class cow, produce
0000 to 10,000 pounds of milk lu a
year. Is it really worth while to keep
a herd of scrubs, real, genuine, un
doubted, low-down, trifling, no-account
scrubs?" This sentiment Is further Il
lustrated by Instancing a case where
a man for $100 buys a cow that will
produce 10,000 pounds of milk a year,
with a fine profit to the owner, while
four $23 cows, making only 1"00
pounds each of milk a year, will bring
the owner in debt.
To still further illustrate this idea so
that any, one chu see It. we will mag
nify the figures by giving the United
States census of cows. The 17,000,003
milch cows in the country make lest
milk In a year than could be made by
8,000,000 good ylelders, or by 7,000,001
large ylelders, or by 4,000,000 hlgh-clasi
ylelders.
Mo Inexhaustible Soil.
The statement has been made that
there is no Inexhaustible soil. This Is
true only in part. There Is a great deal
of plant food tied up in the soil, but
before it can be used by the plants it
has to become available that is, in
such form that the plant can utilize it
It is very easy to exhaust the soil of
all the available plant food by con
tinuously growing one crop year
after year. Each particular crop uses
a different form of plant 'food and some
add plant food to the soil. In order to
make a soli inexhaustible it is neces
sary to rotate the crops grown on it.
Rotation will make a soil more pro
ductive. There are many Instances of
farms considered worn out which have
been taken and by the proper rotation
of crops mado to produce better than
they ever did. Professor Bailey, of
Cornell University, says that the most
marked benefit from rotation comes
from the Incorporation of nitrogen com.
pounds through ihe use of leguminous
plants. "Since nitrogen Is the most ex
pensive and usually the most easily
lost of the plant food elements that the
farmer has to buy, this role of the
leguminous plant is the most import
ant. It Is significant that the most of
the early rotations which were devel
oped before a rational explanation
could be given comprised some
legume."
The farmer must combine good culti
vation with rotation to make his soil
Inexhaustible, and tlils Is the only way
that It will go on producing crops with
out deterioration. Everything wears
out by use and must be renewed, and
the soil Is no exception. Drovers' Jour
nal. SUrer Plymouth ftotk Pullet. ' '
New breeds of poultry follow so
closely upon each other that we some
times wonder how their originators can
so quickly succeed in perfecting them.
Some of these breeds nre merely a
passing fancy, and are out of sight
almost ns quickly as they appear,
while others have merit of the highest
order and at once take a place among
the standard breeds that have for years
shown their worth. One of the latest
to make its appearance is the Silver
Plymouth Rock, a breed which appar
ently has all the good qualities of the
origlnnl Rock family.
In size and conformation they are
identical with them, being different in
color only.
Instead of the bars of black and
white they are delicately laced like the
dark Brahma, but in all else one can
easily trace every line of the Plymouth
Rock family.
Repairing Silo.
I am in receipt of a letter from Bry-'
ant's Pond, Me., asking for the best
and most practical way of repairing a
square wood silo that has been in use
twenty years, and the sides of which'
have become somewhat open so that
more or less air Is admitted. The writer
also asks if I have had experience with
wood silo lined with battens and ce
ment. A neighbor built a large square wood
silo some years ago, after the manner
then common, except that one-inch'
Erring was fastened on the first board
ing, perpent'lcularly. A board was
nailed around the bottom of the Silo,
and the spaces between the flrrlng wera
filled with cement; then another board
and more cement were added till the
sides were completed. Everything
was well done, and when the Job was
finished many seeing it likened it to a
Jug.
It did not prove satisfactory, how
ever, as there was sufficient spreading
of the timbers to cause the thin body,
of cement to crack. It also proved to
be nu 'excellent conductor of heat and
cold, causing the silage to freeze badly.
I would not, therefore, advise him to
use the cement lining, but would ad
vise him to cover the inside, after be
ing sure the foundations of the bottom
aud sides were secure, with a good
qualiiiof building puper, marking npon
it as far as possible the cracks in the
boarding; then I would put on a cover
ing of one-half inch sound, planed
boards. Then a good coating of cement
can be laid en the bottom, bringing it
up on the sides three or four Inches.
If the silo is secure from outside
moisture, and was well built, these re
pairs will practically make a new silo
of It, and with the practice of enslloing
only mature fodder, which causes very
little if any moistening of the wood,
It will last almost indefinitely. Or if il
is thought best, it can be painted with1
some of the preparations used for that
purpose. B. Walker McKeen, in the
Tribune Farmer.
In the bones of the aged is a greater
proportion of lime than la the, bones
ot the young.