GARDEN, FARM and CROPS Trade in Fine Fans Falling Off. Certain women cannot be Induced to admire a fan unless It la an an tique. They will fly Into raptures ov er a stained old fan merely because it was carried in the reign of a Louis by a woman the reverse of respect able. This modern worshipper oT an cient things will shun the work of modern artists who make exquisite pictures. The fan trade Is declining steadily. Leading fan houses in Par Is have closed their doors and one of the best makers asserts the day Is past when large prices will be paid for fans. Why this change of senti ment? Well, this expert asserts that German copies of the expensive styles have done a groat deal to Injure first class trade. New York Press. Being and Doing. Many of us are in that primary and saddening stage of living when our chief need is to ho delivered from the narrowness and emptiness of' our selves. Does not all Idle gossip and ail idle interest in idle gossip point to ' this? Our little brains are so emp tied of interest and occupation that we listen eagerly to the small and 'petty squabbles of a hotel owner and its manager or to a detailed account of a young woman's wardrobe. Now thinking, and the roadins or studying which prepares the mind for think ing, do much toward delivering us from sordid interests. It presents us with more data to deal with, and the more material wo have to work on, the wider our outlook, the likelier we are to come to a stage where our thinking shall be productive. Har per's Weekly. The Wish Book. An ingenious woman who Is fond of music and art has made an interest ing wish book, which she calls "The Moonbeam." Its plan is based on the superstition that wishes made when Tseeing the new moon will be granted, mor' It is a charming little conceit, and has just that symbolic touch that ev sry person wishes. It Is gotten up in the in artistic way, with a number ot il lustrations representing scenes in ,.yhlch the moon appears. Each page has a border Illustrated niVith fanciful and symbolic designs. Miln fact, the spirit of superstition is Gre.aSrought into play on every pago of cliyhe book. ' On the pages are spaces for each M1day of the year, in which wishers are Fa.,, to write their most precious desires, J. Aligning their names beneath. There 111. hre also pages for common ever'y-day wishes. New York Times. Th, at tb A Parisian Dressmaker's Ruse. McC Grace Margaret Gould telU in the evei woman's Home Companion of a trick .'which she saw worked out In a big dressmaking establishment in Paris: "There was a sudden and evident commotion among the employes. 'The princess! The princess! She has ar rived!" they cried. "American eyes began to bulge. "Out from a magnificent equipage stepped a regally gowned grand lady, attended by footmen and maid, and received by the whc'.e bowing estab lishment, to the neglect of all other customers. She was in a gracious ' mood this day, and easy to be pleased, praising their past efforts and select ing several of their new creations without regard to cost. After she had made her departure amid like ceremonies, there was no need of the saleswoman bothering her head over suggestions. Every American woman present wanted a gown copied from the one the princess had bought, and ehe got it after much pleading and at a price far beyond the limit she had set. "And the point of this fable is this: The princess was no princess, but an employe of the house." No Tardiness at School. The Benton Harbor School Board does not attempt to conceal its pride In the fact that a schoolgirl of that city has never once been tardy or ab sent for fourteen years. Chicago can not produce a rival. Miss Jennie Swiney, Indeed, is a local marvel of method, but her course was a miser able twelve years. The palm goes to the Benton Harbor paragon. At the same time we are able to modify our envy of Benton Harbor. There is , something endearing in the memory of days when, with shining morning face, we crept unwillingly to school. We were spurred on by no morbid anxiety to keep an unbroken record over fourteen years. And, when the 1 gods distributed their favors, were we not secretly pleased to have the measles or scarlatina or sore throat, Th, and to be coddled and comforted at las holB But there were no such ln morj dulgences for the Benton Harbor pat tern. 6he had that beautiful and awesome experience, a clockwork ' childhood. On her record the es timable trustees gaze with admin '' tion. Virtues and Joys that come ir regularly are all very well, but they compare not with the solid and re spectable qualities which no janitor can complain of, or time clock gain say. Chicago Evening Post. new Mno or eatin. There is a new weave of satin Just displayed which is extra wide. It has been woven for the use of the dressmakers who have orders for the modified Empire skirt, which Is not gored. This seems to Indicate early In the season that the great designers intend to keep to thh model for the Fall styles. It will not be extreme, but probably carried out on the love ly slender lines that the later Empire gowns show. In this extra wide lustrous satia there is a new shade of golden brown called rum. .There are also dark grays in the soft smoke and elephant shades, and it is whispered that these will make up the dominant gowns. The new myrtle tones are also ot this satin and the brilliant gendarmes blue. The grays will be embroidered in heavy silk bullion and padded silk floss in three shades of gray. Here and there there will r ' a touch of sil ver fringe, nud whf , the gowns are built for elaborato .evening wear, to be worn with a hat, the guimpes and long, wrinkled sleeves will be of the new coarse tulle embroidered with silver and rhlnestones. There seems to be a good deal of evidence coming from all sides that the dull grays are to take the place of vivid colors for elaborate gowns. New York Times. Deny Feminization of Schools. The old cry about the effemlnlza tlon of boys by women teachers has been raised again, this time by George W. Ehler, late athletic direct or of Cleveland's public schools. Mr. Khler made the charge against the women teachers on the occasion of his resignation from this post. The schools, he declared, were not turning out niauly lads. They lacked the qualities a man would teach by ex ample. In games they showed no sportsman's honor. They merely wanted to win. They were quitters and talebearers and thulr characters were negative, not positive. The school board of Cleveland does not take this view, but President Thwing or Western Reserve University in dorses it. Dr. Luther II. Gullck, physical di rector of the public schools of New York City, disagrees most emphat ically Willi Mr. Ehler. He has not noticed that the boys under his su pervision are becoming ladylike. In spite of the thirteen thousand women teachers. Neither lias any one in timated to him that they do not show as much manliness in their athletic sports as any other boys. "No one has suggested," he said to a New York Tribune reporter, "that football as played by the boys of the New York public schools is effemin ate or that basketball has become, a mild and ladylike game. "If women teachers tend to make effeminate, It is strange that they do not seem to have that effect in New York, where there are so many of them. Last winter, you may remem ber, there was much discussion about discipline in the schools, and some thought it would be necessary to re store corporal punishment That does not look as if the boys were mild and ladylike. In some of our schools, particularly in Brooklyn, the principal and teachers are all wom en, and yet tbese schools take a splendid stand in athletics. This Is because the teachers have made the work go. They don't actually do the stunts themselves, but they furnish the Inspiration,. "It is the same old question that has always been in the world. The mothers of all of us have been wom en. In the age of chivalry the wom en were the inspiration ot the men, yet no one ever accused the kalghts of effeminacy. In fact, the whole his tory of bullfights and similar exhi bitions shows that women can be' just as savage as men. "Of course ' I think that in the schools, as well as in the home, there should be the man's influence as well as the woman's, but as a plain mat ter of experience during the time that I have had them under observation I have never had any occasion to fear that our boys were becoming weak and effeminate." Fashion Notes. Soft polka-dotted foulards are very good for general wear shirtwaists. Many of the new broadcloths show polka dot designs in graduated sizes. The polka-dotted goods are la one color, with darker dots on a lighter ground. There is no doubt that the sea son of 1909 will show polka dots In quantities. Nearly every material is invaded by the polka dot design, usually in the color of the gowns. . The ribbed Ottoman silks will be much pushed the coming season, as all of the Parisian houses are asing Ottoman ribbed silks. Some broadcloths have wide ver tical stripes, and others barre stripes, ranging from hair-line stripes at one edge and four-inch stripes at the oth er. Pongees will be popular for waists. A pretty pongee waist, displayed among some new models, was entirely tucked all over the front, with the back perfectly plain. A new crepe satin, a new material sold under several different names, is being used for handsome costumes for afternoon wear. It has a wool Oil ing and a lustrous satin surface. White plqne waists and those of other heavy white materials are shown far fall wear, built on the new, different lines; that Is, with scant tlght-flttlng sleeve and broad shoulder. New York City. Simple tailored coats are among the smartest that young girls can wear. Nothing could mum be more desirable than this particular model. It has the long sleeves that already are In demand, nnd it has darts at the shoulders, which mean perfect fit easily obtained; also it has novel pockets that give the character istic tailor finish. In the Illustration broadcloth is finished with collar and cuffs of silk, but all the suiting mate rials and all those used for separate jackets are correct, so that the coat can be used for linen, taffeta and the like and made available for the late demand of the summer as well as for the heavier fabrics of the future. The coat is made with fronts, back and side-backs. The fronts are fitted by means of darts at the shoulders, bnd the back is arranged to form pleats at its edges, which are lapped over onto the side-backs. Pockets are Inserted and finished with laps, and there is a regulation collar with lapels at the neck. The cuffs are pret tily shaped and allow effective use ot banding or contrasting material. The quantity ot material required for the sixteen-year size is four and a Quarter yards twenty-seven, two and a half yards forty-four or two yards fifty-two inches wide, with one-half yard twenty-one inches wide for col lar and cuffs. The Tolle Blouse. It is modish and very becoming. It needs no trimming and Is made on the tailored plan. It is not gath ered across the chest, but is worn with an Immense Jabot at the front. Lure Scarfs. The gauze scarf In lovely colors has been a leading fashion, and promises to be all winter, but its ri val is one of baby Irish lace two and a half yards long. :.' '. jrtt;. . .?. . VI Sweet Peas in Millinery. Sweet peas are fashionable In mil linery, and really few flowers wear so well as these small, dainty blos soms. Being varl-colored,they do not easily show the ravages of either sun or dust, and their prim shape prevents a ragged or shabby appear ance that is often seen in flowers with larger, looser petals. Eight Gored Skirt The gored skirt that is relieved ot severity by some arrangement of pleats at front and back Is among the very latest to have appeared. This one is charmingly graceful, yet quite simple, and Is adapted both to the house and to street wear. The prln ccsse style will be a favorite one for a long time to come, and is much to be commended wherever It Is found becoming, but there are figures to which the one of regulation kind is better suited and the skirt can be cut off at the waist line nnd finished with a belt if desirable. In the Illustration serge Is finished simply with a stitched band of the material' and with handsome buttons on the front panel. All fashionable materials that are heavy enough to be made In so simple a style are appropriate, how ever. The skirt Is cut In eight gores. The back gore is arranged to form a box pleat and the front gore is laid in pleats that give the box pleat effect and conceal the seamsll The quantity of material required for the medium size Is twelve yards twenty-four, ten and a half yards thirty-two or five yards forty-four Inches wide when material has figure or nap; nine and a half yards twenty four, seven and a quarter yards thirty-two or four and three-quarter yards forty-four inches wide when material has neither figure nor nap. Real Rosebud Hatpins. Hatpins made from real rosebuds, by subjecting tbem to an electro bath which deposits metal on the bud, pre serving it with all Its delicate veining and tracery perfectly, are a novelty. Half Mourning Waist. A pretty waist worn by a young woman in half mourning was of white tulle. A Jabot of the fame ma terial was edged with black tulle about two Inches wide. SUGGESTIONS FOR THE UP-TO-DATE AGRICULTURIST Employ Only Good Blacksmiths. The average life of a draft horse's foot on the streets of a largo city un der the best conditions of shoeing Is about seven years. When shod by ignorant blacksmiths It Is about two years. Shoeing a horso according to intelligent ideas will lengthen the use. fulness of the horse several years, and greatly add to the comfort of the ani mal. Weekly Witness. ' Food for the Sow. The food of the sow at breeding time should be of a cooling nature, such as slops and vegetables. Corn should never be used, because It Is heat producing. The great trouble Is that the Ignorance of the average breeder has caused him to select com pact, refined sows, which he has fed a ration consisting almost If not entirely of corn. Some breeders believe that If a sow Is bred early in heat sho will raise mostly sow pigs, while if late In the heat the opposite will be true, but It Is not probable. The sow nt the time should be In good condition, neither poor and skinny nor lard fat. Farmers Home Journal. Utilizing Wastes. Farmers past middle life can re member when wheat bran was not considered a staple product, but rath er the waste part of the grain. And that was when more of tha strictly nutritious elements were left In the bran than at present. But now, when bran Is almost literally only the "over coat" of the whoat, It Is so much in demand as to make It a factor In the market price of wheat and an impor tant part of the dairyman's feed bup- piy. The latest by-product ta assume Importance as a feed element is mo lasses the old despised and rejected "blackstrap" or "nli'ger heel" of the southern cane plantations. Molasses feeds under various names aro pro duced in Immenso quantities now, and yet the supply scarcely keeps pace with the demand, so popular have such feeds become. For some years the beet sugar fac tories of Germany have been distrib uting thir residua to the dairies, in tank wagons, and the dairymen pur chase it in small or large quantities, as they demand, and mix it in with their feed, or what Is more common with them, put It in the drinking water of the cows. Epltomist. The Duck or the Hen. The question Is repeatedly asked, which Is the more profitable, the duck or the hen?" In order to decide this matter, an enterprising poultry man made a test.- The result is reported as follows: At a week old the ducklings weighed four ounces, while the chick only reached two ounces. At two weeks old the duckling reached nine ounces, a il the chick got up to four ounces. At three weeks, duckling one pound; chick, six and a quarter ounces. At four weeks, duokllng, one pound and nine ounces; chick, ten ounces. At five weeks, duckling, two pounds and two ounces; chick, fourteen ounces. At six weeks old, duckling, two pounds and eleven ounces; chick, one pound and two and a half, ounces. At seven weeks old, duckling, three pounds and five ounces; chick, one pound and sev en and a half ounces. At eight weeks old, duckling, four pounds; . chick, one pound and twelvo ounces. At nine weeks old, duckling, four pounds and eight ounces; chick, two pounds. So it can be seen that In the same time the weight of tne chick was dou bled by that of the duck. The prices for dressed carcasses run very close to each other; so that the Increased price per pound mnlccs the profits on the duck greater, although it takes about twice the amount of food to grow them. Weekly Witness. Green Food. People do not know the value of wheat, rye, wheat screenings and oats. They all feed them, but how? The ma jority of the poultrymen feed those grain 3 dry. It is all right for the lit ter to make hens scratch, but thoso grains can be fed to more value and of more benefit and Success, to the men and fowls both. We poultrymen all believe that fowls need green food as well In winter as in summer. For this I believe grain Is the best for green food; but how? This question can be easily solved. Good grain as named above, if soaked in a wash tub with very warm water for 18 to 24 hours, and then the water taken off and the grain left in moist condition for five to seven days, will soon ger minate and begin to sprout The quan tity of grain you put to soak will swell to four times its bulk; that means you will have four times as much as if fed dry, so it is a saving for the poul tryman. After 24 hours tho water should be taken off and the feed put into a shallow box with holes In the bottom. It should be kept moist and turned twice a day, so it will sprout evenly. This sprout is the best green food for all kinds of fowls, especial ly for chickens in close confinement. It will act as the best green food and will brighten the comb and plumaro and start theip to lay much earlier than If fed without; and it will make the essa more fertile. Tha best time to feed this is at noon. From 2 to 4 o'clock feed mixed dry grain in the Ut ter; that will keep them ' busy and healthy. One peck of grain like wheat, buckwheat, oats, wheat screenings will cost 25 cents as the price of feed Is now. This will save you the price of one bushel or more. A good plan is to keep always on hand and prepare new before the other Is gone. This I consider tho best and cheapest food, as well as green food for winter, when others cannot be had. Correspond ence, American Poultry Advocate, Care For the Dry Cow. On farms where dairying is not made a specialty there is often a dis position to let a cow shift for herself after she is allowed to go dry, and she is compelled to share luck with the other animals In the lot and shed, no consideration being 6hown her be yond the allotment of hay or fodder and letting her help herself to water when she can have access to it.' This is not the best for the cow nor for her owner. After giving mlMc through the season and being again 'ar along in gestation before sho was dried up, It Is not to be supposed that she has laid up any surplus fat, there fore she needs a warm shelter if she to be comfortable and get the most ( :t of tho food she eats, for first of all it goes to keep up animal heat. It must be remembered, too, that aha is eating to support her unborn calf as well as herself, and her ration hhould therefore be generous. Oive her all she will eat of roughage c:i.l supplement this with a reasonable a'liount of grain, for, remember, you w:!i get it all back again when she f ets to milking, for any feed she gets above the support of her own frame and the growth of tho calf will be trrned into csh and fat, which In turn i;i bo converted Into milk when she . Cohens. A.side from this consideration the c:-.'.ves, If the dams are well fed, start in Ufa with the best show possible a::tl are not puny weaklings which i:'ay or may not live and amount to little whether tho mother is a beef or a dairy cow. Many a man who keeps cows and complains that they do not pay has himself to thank, for the poor, half F'nrved things after they have dropped puny, undersized calves do no good till they get on grass, and the best of the season Is half gone before they have recuperated sufficiently to give a good flow of milk. Not long after the cow has begun to "pick up" the flies come, then shorter pastures, then tho milk de creases and ronn sho Is dried up to go through another winter of semi starvation. Tal;o the best Jersey or Holsteln and she cannot make milk from nothing and would soon develop into a scrub and give only a scrub's yield of milk if starved and neglected. In addition to the feed and shelter advised at the beginning of this arti cle give the dry cow a lot of exercise In where she will not be disturbed by more active and younger animals, for as she advances in pregnancy, she becomes more uncertain in her move ments. Watch a cow heavy In calf and see how deliberate she is in her move ments, and yet she is sometimes placed at tho mercy of steers and colts If she must share a yard in com mon with them, and accidents fre quently occur which could have been prevented. C. S. Cornman. Farmers and Drovers Journal. Farm Notes. A good Scottish rule: Clean land before it's foul, feed it before it's hun gry, and rest it before it's weary. Don't forget the apple trees. Unless these are protected rabbits and mice are apt to kill some of the finest trees. Small potatoes are put to a good use when they aro saved and boiled for the hens as a change in the bill of fare. You can pick out the Tented farms In any section, where both landlords and tenants try to get the most out of the land. Shoes should not be left on a horse longer than six or eight weeks without being reset. Many a foot Is raised by not attending to this In time. When setting out fruit trees, or shrub3 be sure to pile the dirt around the trunk, so that water will not gath er next to the roots and freeze. The usual custom Is to save all the small potatoes for seed. A good grow er selects medium size potatoes for his seed stock, right from the hill while digging. A young farmer in Illinois, who feeds about 20 head of western sheep every year, has never come out even on his teed bills, but the cleaning np the sheep gives his fields, together with the manure they drop, makes the transaction profitable. The cream pot Bhould have its con tents stirred every day. In fact, every time any cream Is added to it. This ! partly to expose tho cream to the air to allow it to oxygenize. This even ripening of the cream will In sure IT? ind better butter. China decorators U30 brurh- nrade of npua glass, ao flno nnd soft as nillf.
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