Window Garden Hints.
Sponge off both buck nml front of
tho loaves of your potted plants. Uso
tepid water.
If your azaleas promise to bloom
too early for Christmas, remove them
to a place where the temperature Is
10 to 65 degrees and you onn hold
them back until you want them.
By forcing, you can get lily of the
vtdley, begonia, Glolre de Lorraine,
and azalcus Into bloom very soon.
Cure for Bad Butter.
When a family has but one cow the
kutter Is frequently bad, no matter
how' carefully the churning may have
been done. This Is due to keeping
the cream too long before churning.
The new cream Is mixed with the old
and the butter Is not good. This ran
be avoided by churning more frequent
ly. Cream should be churned as soon
s It readies the proper stage of ripe
ness and where there la a mixture of
ereum of different ages It Is Impossi
ble to have butter of good quality.
Difficult or Ugly Horse to Bridle.
Many peoplo life less Intelligent
than the horse which they handle and
the habit of hitting a horse on the
bead or face will soon make an or
dinary horse almost unmanageable
nd often In consequence very ugly to
bridle. Treat the horse kindly, hnndle
a rope and make a slip knot, and
bis gently, pat him on the head. If
the horse Is especially vicious, take
place It on the lower Jaw and tie It
tightly to the manger, then bridle
nd unbridle the horse until he be
comes perfectly quiet and he will
submit to being handled without any
effort to throw his head back. A few
trials will be sufficient to break him
of this annoying habit. I have tried
this on two mules we were breaking
to work, that had been spoilt about
their cars. They became vicious so
1 tried this and now they will come
wp and stick their heads In the
bridle. C. II. Williams, St. Mary's,
Mo.
Shade-Grown Tobacco.
As to the shade-grown tolmcco In
the Connecticut Valley Secretary Wil
son says:
In the Connecticut Valley the work
f producing, under shade, a wrapper
lent having all the qualities demanded
by the trade has been continued In
connection with the breeding experi
ments of the burenu of plant Industry.
Eleven selections were taken In a
lour-acre tent, seven from Sumatra
seed and four from Cuban seed of
the third generation In Connecticut.
The field of Sumatra ranged from
3,445 to 1,612 pounds per acre, and
f Cuban from 1.134 to 1,384 pounds
per acre. Out of these eleven types
f Sumatra and one of Cuban seed
that appear to meet the demands of
the trade. Resides the area In the ex
perimental tent of the department,
there were grown by private planters
during the year about 120 acres under
eloth shade, both Cuban seed and
Connecticut broadleaf being planted.
This Is a slight increase over the
acreage planted the preceding year
and Indicates that the trade Is be
coming Interested In' the s'.iado pro
ducts. One firm growing broadleaf
old the tobacco for an aero,
, elvitig a profit of about $200 an acre,
The' Cuban tobacco wbb sold for
tl,2M an acre.
There can be no question that to
lacco of this quality can be produced
Dn a commercial scale by careful
frowcrs If the methods used and
recommended by the bureau of soils
arc followed. Notwithstanding the
wnlformly favorable reports received
from the trade on the merits of this
tobacco, the bureau, however,, would
caution the prospective grower
against embarking In the Industry on
too largo a scale at the outset.
To Protect Berry Bushes.
The peculiar weather of June and
July emu ed most cf the blackberry
and raspberry plants in many parts of
the country to grow a rrreat deal of
Immature wood which will not ripen
before cold weather. From the boun
tiful rains which came in August the
soil contajns a good supply of mois
ture and if the vines ran be protected
from long dry freezing they will suf
fer but little during the winter.
If the patch Is on a south slope and
protected from the north winds, It may
be left to take care dt Itself, but If not
so favcrably located s little time can
be profitably employed in laying the
plants down. This work should be
done while the ground Is mnlst, not
wet and in good working order. All
the old vines Bhould be removed and
ditch about 6 Inches deep and 9 Inches
wide along one side of the row. This
ditch should be close enough to the
row to remove the soil from one side
of the plants down to the ronts. The
Tines can then easily be bent to the
ground by placing a hay fork In the
top and pushing them over Into the
ditch. Stick the fork Into the ground
to hold the vines firm until a little
oil can be thrown on them. The
rlnes should not be covered more than
J or 8 Inches deep. Some soil should
be thrown Into the ditch to keep ths
loots moist If a very hard winter
Is anticipated the entire Tines should
bs covered. The vines may be fasten
ed down with a wire or poles and bs
covered with hay or straw. This
method serves tho purpose quite well,
but gives a good hiding place for rab
bits and mice, which mny do the vines
considerable dnmnge during the win
ter. This work should be done the lntter
part of November or early In Decem
ber. The covering should bo removed
and the vines raised before grjwth
starts In In the spring. If t!ie work
Is carefully dime It will greatiy re
duce, If not entirely prevent, winter
killing and thus do much to Insure a
crop the coming season. The Epto
mlst Clover as a Special Crop.
With an average of less than fifteen
bushels of wheat per acre for the
whole United States, it Is evident that
the land does not yield as much wheat
as It should and with poor cntches of
clover and the crop easily killed by
drouth, It Is plain that tho method
nw practiced of growing clover mny
be 'Improved. Farmers who are
"land poor" hnve no excuse for having
two crops on the same location and tho
clover crop Is one so vnluable that It
deserves something better In Its treat
ment than being compelled to grow and
thrive on land that has not been pro
fitable, but there Is at all times oppor
tunities for Improvement.
It Is expensive to sow clover on
snow during very cold weather, ns
many of the seed are destroyed and
birds consume a large portion. If tho
land Is net level the melting snow
causes uneven distribution of the seeds
and a large portion also remains on
the surface uncovered and falls to ger
mlnnte. These are some of the caus
es of poor catches, which frequently
Induce farmers to plow up the crop or
turn stock on it, waiting nnother year
only to repent tho same method.
It Is claimed that young clover
cannot endure the direct rays of the
sun and Is benefited by the shading
received by wheat. Tho fact Is that
If clover land Is plowed, hnrrowed
fine and the seed sowed late dicing
brushed In, so as to bn well covered,
It will require no Blinding, as It will
germinate quickly, lending Its roots
down Into the soil and secure moisture
enough to protect It from drouth. In
the meantime the wMent crop not .hav
ing to give some oi its .moisture to
clover, would thrive better nnd yield
more at harvest time.
Some farmers who hnve tried the
plan of making separate and special
preparations for clover, report better
yields of wheat and clover, the differ
ence In the yields of wheat and hay
over the normal productions more
than paying for the land and extra la
bor, the supposed necessity of shading
clover with a grain crop not being
demonstrated, as It Is capable of taking
care of Itself where treated as a spe
cial crop with the soil carefully pre
pared before seeding. Agricultural
Epltomlst.
Poultry Notes.
The short route to success In secur
ing a heavy production of eggs lies not
In the breed, but rather In the weeding
out of the drones of the flock nnd then
breeding from the heavy lnycrs.
Five, ten or twenty dollars, as the
case may require, added to the price
of a breeding bird Jn the spring may
make a difference of several hundred
dollars In tho value of chicks raised
from the mating of which he Is the
head.
Suppose a setting of eggs purchased
for $! produces one first-class breed
ing bird, and the rest are culls; that
one bird Is worth tho price paid for
the eggs, and the culls, If sold for
table purposes, will more than pay the
cost of raising the brood.
One writer who has exceptionally
good success In securing fertile eggs
says ho never gives soft or warm
foods. Ho feeds a grain ration with
tin abundance of cut clover, as hens
ought to have a ration that will re
produce summer conditions as largely
an possible.
With poultry the ordinary farmer
can convert a great amount of waste
material about bis farm Into money
in the shapo of eggs and chickens.
With Intelligent management, poultry
ought to be all tho year revenue pro
ducers, with the exception of, per
haps, two months during tho moulting
period. ' -
One hundred chicks raised from a
pen of first-class birds are far more
valuable for Industry than twice that
number raised from two pens of less
valuable stock. It should be remem
bered that the male is really half the
breeding pen and he should be of su
perior quality If the best results are
expected.
The chicken louse, like the .common
house fly, breathes through the pores
of its skin, so that any fine dust or
powder which will penetrate these
oores will cover the lice, and causes
their speedy death. The ashes from
hard coal will accomplish this pur
pose and are much more beneficial
than road dust.
Sunflowers are good to plant where
young broods of chicks are to run. They
can be planted early and the chicks
will not bother them. After a while
they will give just the pleasant shade,
not dense, so desirable for young
chicks. Later on the crops will ma
ture and be good as a help to balance
winter rations. Indianapolis News.
New York City. The accordion
pleated waist Is always a pretty,
graceful and attractive one, aud Just
now Is peculiarly desirable for the
reason that there Is such a long list
of exceedingly thin, fashlonablo ma
terials. The one Illustrated Is sus
coptlblo of treatment of several sorts,
and can be utilized for the thontrt
waist, for the evening wnlHt or for
the simple' afternoon gown, Inasmuch
as tho neck can bo cut high or low
and the Blooves allow threo different
lengths. In the Illustration chiffon Is
combined with yoke and cuffs of lace
and Is trimmed with bands of taffeta
that ore embroidered with French
knots nnd piped with velvet, but
there are bo tunny trimming mate
rials that might be suggested that the
list Is so long as almost to be prohib
itive. For the waist itself all thb
soft materials- that can be pleated
successfully are appropriate, net both
black nnd white, plain nnd figured
being much seen,-while for the yoke
there are a variety of all-over mate
rials. Lace Itself shows a generous
number of Borts, while there are
many embroidered nets nnd Inserted
tucklngs and the like, all of which
are appropriate, and the trimming
can be cut from any pretty contrast
ing material..; When low neck Is used
the straight-band of embroidery or
applique makes the preferred finish,
while the short Bleeves are' exceed
ingly pretty edged with narrow frills
of lace.
The waist Is made with a fitted
lining on which the yoke and the
pleated portions are arranged and Is
closed Invisibly at the back and the
sleeves are arranged over linings
which can be cut off to any desired
length.
The quantity of material required
for the medium size Is six and three
quarter yards twenty-one, four and
three-quarter yards twenty-seven,
four yards thirty-six or three yards
forty-four or .fifty-two inches wide,
with one-half yard of all-over lace, if
three-quarter sleeves are UBed, one
yard, tor yoke and deep cuffs when
Ions: sleeves are used, one-half yard
' of silk for the trimming bands.
Embroidered Mnen Novell lin.
Anions tho novelties in tho shops
are pretty lluon cuffs and turnover
collnrs made of linen and richly em
broidered. These are always very
cffoctlvo as a dress accessory.
ICnipIre Skirt,
Tho now Empire skirt illustrated
Is ono of the prettiest and most grace
ful of tho season. It hangs in long,
sweeping lines, It retains the normal
waist lino at tho front while It short
ens It a bit In tho back aftor the man
ner of the period, and Is peculiarly
well adapted to all the soft materials
of fashion, even cloth bolng made so
pliable this year that it can he made
full with perfoct success. This one
Is shown In white marquisette with
embroidery executed on the material
as a trimming, but while such trim
ming Is exceedingly beautiful thore
are Innumerable appliques which ore
most effective and an Infinite variety
of ways in which the skirt can be
finished. Indeed, the simple stitched
hem often Is suillclent, while tho lint
of handings and trimmings to be pur
chased by the yard Is very nearly lim
itless. There Is a smoothly fitted
girdle, over which tho fulness Is ar
ranged, and which serves to make the
wearer comfortable ns well as to keep
the skirt perfectly In place, and
which Is concealed by the outer one
of soft silk.
The skirt Is cut In seven gores and
the foundation gtrdlo In eight sec
tons, while the draped glrdlo Is in
one piece. When the Empire line Is
not found becoming, however, the
skirt ran bo cut off nt the waist line
and finished with a straight belt,
while also It Is perforated for WRlk
lng length, bo that It becomes a very
made available for a great many oc
casions as well as a great many ma
terials. The quantity of material required
lor tho medium size Is nine and a
generally useful one that, can be
half yards twenty-one, nine and a
quarter yards twenty-seven or seven
nnd a quarter yards forty-four Inches
wide If material has figure or nap;
eight and a half yards twenty-seven
or Ave yards forty-four Inches wide
If It has rfot, with three-eighth yard
of taffeta or other lining for tht
foundation girdle, seven-eighth vard
-
of silk tor the draped girdle.
liAIKJR WOKL1).
Los Angeles (Cnl.) elevator opera
tors are forming a union.
Chicago (III.) tunnels workers, 200
in number, have formed a union.
The average dally wngo of Norwe
gian printers Is ninety-three cents.
Louisville (Ky.) municipal labor
ers nro agitating for an eight-hour
day.
The breach between the Jnpnneso
and tho 'Frisco labor unions grows
wider Instead of narrower.
All tho cemeteries In Rnn Fran
cisco save onn have granted the eight
hour day to their employes.
Tho Transvaal government has ap
pointed a commlttoe to Inquire Into
tho Industrial distress prevailing In
thnt country. ,
Des Moines (la.) Trades and La
bor Assembly Is ro-operntlng with
tho Commercial Club to bring the city
into greater prominence.
San Francisco (Cal.) Typographi
cal Union levied a ono per cent. No
vember assessment for the purpose of
strengthening the burial fund.
Journeymen Plumbers' Union, of
Sacramento, Cnl., at a recent moot
ing, decided to Insist on an Increase
In wages and have a half holiday on
Saturdays.
The recent convention of the Sea
men's Internntlonnl Union, held In
Boston, Mush., adopted resolutions
opposing tho admission of Inrge num
bers of Japancso to the United States.
The number of unionists In Ger
many Increased from 1,406, 025 In
December. 1905, to 1,822,343 In De
cember, 1906, an Increase of nearly
twenty-five pur cent, in the twelve
months.
At the recent mooting of the Ar
kansas State Federation of Labor,
hold at Fort Smith, It was snld that
not over one-half of tho labor unions
in its Jurisdiction are affiliated with
the State body.
DUN'9 WEEKLY SUMMARY
Snow Blockades. Make Traffic Situa
tion Worse Than Ever, Trade
Suffers.
H. (J. Duns & Co.'s "Weekly Re
view of Trade" says:
''Trade In winter fabrics Improved
ns tho weather became mjre season
able, but reports for the week are
most Irregular on account of varying
tinperature. Improvement In the
traffic situation was checked by snow
blockades, nnd tho best railway au
thorities state that expanding need of
tho Nation can only he met by a much
greater expenditure for tho new track
and rolling stock than has yet been
contemplated, although prices of
stocks have declined sharply since the
announcement of proposed new Is
sues of securities for th&30 pur
poses. ''Clearance sales hnve made good
progress, nnd new business for spring
delivery Is coming to jobbers and
wholesale houses In large volume,
while collections show some Improve
ment, although still slow in many
lines.
"Manufacturing returns could not
well be more favorable, contracts In
many eases covering deliveries Into
1!)0S, while at some steel and cotton
mills orders are not accepted for ship
ment during tho first half of 1907.
'Available supplies of coke do not
Increase, although production Is above
all records, and prices for remote
shipment nre higher thnn recent spot
figures.
"High prices will prevail In primary
markets for cotton goods, yet the ele
ment of speculation Is not conspicu
ous, many lines being in a position
where no severe reaction is to be
feared. Thus far few cancellations
have occurred nnd manufacturers are
strengthening the situation by conser
vatively declining order3 that appear
to bo largely of a speculative nature.
There Is also a disposition to distri
bute rates among numerous buyers,
so that the rli-'k with any single
customer may be minimized.
"Footwear buyers In Tloston are ex
amining full samples and placing mod
erate supplementary orders for spring
goods, but caso contracts for fall
styles come out slowly and the mar
ket Is less actlv than Indicated by
Its animation.
Reliability
In flour buying the housewives 'place reliability before
price. They know that good flour costs more, and they
pay it willingly.
There isn't a housewife living who would hesitate a
minute at paying half a cent
she could get a better ' flour
would make more and better
than she ever made
t.r
ociurc. -j. ,
is just such a high grade
raffles"
and the best flour in America. It costs the half cent
a pound extra, but the quality is there. The slight
extra cost makes it possible to give extra quality and we
will guarantee the quality of every bag or barrel of
KING MIDAS FLOUR. It
grocer about it.
Sold by Quality Grocers "Everywhere.
SHANE BROTHERS
MAKKETS.
PITT8BURG.
Wheat No. t rod T8 75
Uyn-Nci.3 71 n
Corn-No i yellow, enr 61 61
No. yellow, hollod 47 48
MKimI car 411 4f
OaU No. II white IlH rnt
No. a whlto..... r st
Flour Winter patent 8 05 4 00
Kanny almlx!!! winter 4 00 4 IS
liar No. I Timothy flu 00 to so
Clover No. 1 IN 01 1H so
Font -No. 1 whlto mid. ton tli Ml Ul 00
ttrown middling a Mi oo ill oo
Hran, hulk l W mm
Straw Wheat jo Ml 11 On
Oat U 10 11 00
Dairy Products.
Butter Elgin creamery I 80 M
Ohio creamery Si 117
Kanoy country roll is go
nt... In.,..
Maw Tort, new 14 ' IS
Poultry, Eto.
liens par lit 9 U IS
Clilokone dressed is 17
Buna i'a. and Ohio, frosh tt ti
Fruits and Vogetabltt. ,
Potato Fancy whlta per bo..., 00 BS
Cahhaite per ton II M It Q
Onloua per barrel ,. 160 IS
BALTIMORE.
Flour Winter Patent I 8 'I) S SO
W boat-No. II red T 74
Corn Mlied 47
Kkh M M
Duller Ohio creamory SB US
PHILADELPHIA.
Flour Winter Patent 1 8 ffl 8 75
Wheat No. S red 78 74
Corn No. if ml ed 47 48
(lata No. 1 whlto 41 4
Butter Creamery ff 8)1
Itfgs Pennsylvania flrata W
NEW YORK.
Flour Patenta I 8 80 8 70
Whni-No.red '
Corn-No. 8 4 '
(lata No. II while W
Huttor -Creamory Si
Ukss Ntato and Pennsylvania.... 2S SB
LIVE 8TOCK.
Union Stock Yards, Pittsburg.
Cattle.
Extra, 1,450 to l.ANi Ilia....'. I 8 75 8 00
iTIme, I, MM to 1.4(10 llm S 4'l 6 78
Onoil, I, -"HI to . ilia 6 Ml 6 60
Thly. 4.UMI to 1. 1. Ml llm 4 Ml 8 10
Common, 700 to tt 10 lbs 8 IKI 8 60
Oxen 11 75 4 00
Hula (Ml 4 16
Cow 1 60 8 75
llollors, 70(1 to 1. 100 8 60 4 40
Fi eHb Cowa and Hnrliwers 18 00 &0 00
Hogs.
Prime heavy 8 8 7o 8 75
Prime medium weight 8 Ho 8 85
float heavy Yorkers 6 H5
(lood light Vorkera...., 8 81 8 90
l'lK d HQ 80
KouKha 6 4$ 6 00
Htnica 4 00 4 75
Sheep.
Prime wethers f 8 81 6 75
(food mixed 5 M 5 60
Knlr mixed ewes and wothors 4M 6 10
Culls and common i 00 8 00
Lambs 6 00 7 60
Calves.
Wnl calves 8 00 9 60
Ui uvy aud thin culvos 8 00 6 IM
Morrj thnn 90,000,000 . ties wereo
bought by railroads In tho United
States last year, involving 3,000,000,-.
000 to 4,000,000,000 feet of sound
tjhnbef.
SPINACH. '
To prepare spinach for six persons
Wash and pick a pock. Put In a sauce
pan of boiling' water with a handful
of salt. When tender strain the leaves
In a colander and pour water on
them. Make a wad of the leaves, put
It on a flat plate, and over the wad
another plate, and press out as much
water as potfllilo. Then in a wooden
bowl or on a flat and clean kitchen
.board chop the spinach fine. This may
he put aside until required for the
table. Then put butter the size of
an egg In a saucepan, and when It is
hot, but not even golden, add tho
spinach, and saute them over a mod
erate fire, taking care to stir all the
time. In five minutes adkl popper and
salt and a little cream or milk. Re
duce until the vegetable is Arm
enough to be molded into a mound.
Garnish with triangles of tread Med
brown In butter, or hard-boiled eggs
cut In quarters or eighths. Ameri
can Cultivator.
EXPLAINING HIS OPTIMISM.
"You say you are optimistic In
your views of the future?"
"Thoroughly so," answered the sar
donic person. "I look for great im
provement In the world. Things ap
pear to me to be bo bad that they
can't help changing for the better."
Washington Star.
Before Friss
a pound more if she knew
a flour that
bread
flour the highest Driced
will pay you to ask your
COL, PtMadelphta.
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