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Yankee of South 'AAA'* W'A North ASS3W.^ American. Thin mixed ex pression unfolded on tne gradually. I land looked for Latin or SpaniaBL America, (fund lid 14 ?( that cfiructer except* tie nanguage. Valpaiwo, as might be cxpectcu of a great faport, la coapopolltan. ? But HautladL In the, iqted<*, ciald be Judsed Vlgbtly to be characteristic of the co miry. It Is frfp* so,, a capital 4rfilch M essentially the heart of the nation, Jknd here more than fimbere olg thrjmpresslou has be4h AiAuo oh uie that Chile is Chilean. R confession of ignorance Is due at till? outlet. I did riot know that the cafital\ax a big, flue city of ttOO.OQO inhabitants, a commeitlnl centre -as wsM aa, the seat of government. It Is tmthJ? J i J ] The j^nn of the town Is Spanish enough la its regularity of parallel aud cross streets, plataS, tti6 broad central avenue of the Afhmeda, and houses which reproduce the dwelliugs of old Spain. But after puzzling over it for n whilrttt dlKcovered what is lacking. Transplanted Spain is not domlnaut In the architecture. It la subdued al most im{} insignificance, '/his Is par ticularly so of the churches, which, moreover, arc less numerous than In other Sautli American cities. They Jiatfe not the* Moorish adaptation thnt Is so prauounced Ju l<ima, aud they liate little savor of ecclesiastic medie valism. Instead of being pleturesquc and half ruined, most of them are prac tical, modern looking structures. The un-Spanish element Is also seen In ftanta I<ucia, the craggy hill which is Santiago's most precious possession, and which any city way ^vcll envy It. I suppoae in the old days a tlilck walled fprt inajt hitfo. crowned It, both for its itraieglc advantages aud be cause the earl}* Spaniards could not help placing a fort on n little hli: if the church hud aot Kot ahead of the soldiers, In the*inemory of recent generations Santa Ltarla was only a mass of rocks uutfl tha inspiration to transform it into a giountuin-side park was felt, andlhe eon version lata a pcrptadicu lar nau^lig garden of drives, terracejf. proves, atomic*. fountains arid grottoefc was n coknp United witli?ut art being allowed entirely to deface nature. IT Catftlllnrr or >lfaidalhslan' frrtdltlduw hnd iiad much lodgment in the Chilean character the most that would have couie of the splendid situation would Jiave been a' park at 1!ie foot of Snista Lucia. The names In. Santiago might innk^ ftnyone^fVrtta 'the "Stales feel at home, hut here he wo^hl be t^ei y^iL The SpaTnWi flames llfiu correspond to Brown, .Touch ami Smith are not pre iloininant,<nmV thin/art might l>e taken as another t \^ld<.nre >tiat the Spanish elemeuti' in tie I Chilean /character is# lacking. This fjuiss would he faulty. They are ?tot_from Cnlalauia or Anda lusia, but the patronymics of the moun tain proVlnees and of the Ilasqu? re gion Ate very common. - % Where the newcomer from the States in deceived is in supposing 1 lie many familiar names lie sees and hears, which Jiave not n trace of a foreign tongue, must he of his own people or of his English cousins. Hearing some of the name*, the Inquiry almost al ways is: *'Yo*lr father must have i>een American, Kuglish, iriwh or Scotch?" uni the answer is: "No. hut I believe my father's grandfather Jiud English ancestry." One or two Generation* Is not enough to account for the names. They go it long way back. While in many ways a visitor from the Nort}? feels hiipSclf at hoiue here so far south in othtr Aspects he finds that tho lamV '??id its customs nre strangers to lilir#* There Is no North American rush and push. Trade, in dustry, ofHofc$l And social life flow in Mnooth cuflRwttf. The dny^Soes not really begin until after ths m|ddny breakfast, and It ends in time for a leisurely prepara tion for the evening dinner. The stores open late and close early. The work of alty classes, t except the laborers, seems to be compressed Into the space of live or alt hoifs. If I should fcavf a quarrel with Santi ago, it Would 9e (Arer the climate. This is 0e winter season? almost mid winter. ' And Itjfls eajkl. "Vet the or ange tfoea In ttio patios of the dwell ings are yellow with fruit; the slopes of Santa Lucta, if not of the rich vel vet green of the spring and summer, are still green, and the foliage along the Alameda, while a little brown and thin, ts not sore. At iuosi the appearance Is of early autumn. But the cold Is a damp, pen etrating cold indtors, and not a crisp, Invigorating co|rt outdoors. Few of the houses have chimneys. so that open lire-places are rare. The parafllne or oil stoves, which are the only means ??f healing, are wofully unsatisfactory. The trouble, the native residents say. is that the riiiia Im too moist. Many families get along without artificial heat the whole winter through. All the poor peofde do; They shiver for four months. There Is ompensatfnu. Though the skies are sombre? triste (sail) Is the Spanish word, November gray In Kng llsh -the snow slopes and ridges of tho Cordilleras of the Andes nre visible nearly always through t lie hnac. At times the sun slilyo* on them. Than it Is like the ipritifT, hnd one Is tempted to start out for n brisk hour's walk to greet the snow, for Santiago has a snowfall only oaen In'teif years, aad then it Is a light one. The hour would be a long one, hut. the summits seem neat when the sun *hin?s. Then have n "political situation" In Chile most of the time, ns they tell me. It takes the form of ministerial or cabinet crises. i To road of these crises a long dis I t < Yrf ) ' or fDrcrih mmU fwctlwi, See* mi tke pn>| they art lea* serious. They are, in Ma nothing more than* tte laturai NtcMM of the political sfstArf.VBleh does not make tlie chief executive the his party or assure Bkoi homo geneous administration of his ofru dur ing his term o? office. I gastesd, he has Id govern Jointly with JW coD|HM under the parliamentary 4heory carried M the extrent^ limit. Political changes arc freqnejp. upd the cabinet has to be shifted ? niNt [them, tliiiri the ' ministerial Ir cab inet chsflfea. ^ \ Z. 1 lA crisis wtsin Men I arrifrd. 1| has since been reaolved In the' ustoai manner, and the administration Is pro* ceasing smoothly. The new ctygre was elected li March. Ita life jS three ye?r% that being the term of wbutlea or rapreseuthtlves. The seuatoJp serve six years and the president, five. There are ninety-four dcputith and thirty -twp senators! I had s Chance to s& the qpenhc of Uw Cjilhan q?ngr*s. It Ik quitfp dig lilted function. -"Mounted troopa from t!^e garrison were drawn up j|fj the *tM^t?' a detachment of military /adct* lined the entrance to the oigrcM | building, and the state carriages, each with four horses, were hi waltinF The senators and representatives as sembled in the targe salon where .their joint sessions are liehl; the diplomatic corps with the papal delegates were seated at one side, while the diplomatic gallery was given over to spectator*, among whom were a number of ladies. Tlieir presence was said to be an in povation of recent yearn. The acting president and the members of the cab inet were seated .on the raised chair or platform. , ? Commerce and iudustry are not in the most flourishing condition, and that is why tie new congress has serious problems before it. Prosperity has waned. In seeking the causes there is difference of opinion. No political1 group cares to he held responsible for hard times, and non? is able to fix ( the responsibility on its opponents. Hints of pouior discontent are heard" in the workingiueu's movement, which is unlike anything heretofore known in Chile, and there are murmurs of the clnsses and the masses. The social question is a palpitating one. ? New, Trork Globe. THE AMATEUR PALMIST. How lie Gave Mr. Jonft n Bail <*u.ir:rr of au Hour. Palmistry continues popular. At nil the health resorts amateur palmists abound. They Hit on the hotel piaz zas; around tin m are grouped a dozen I young women fashionably kowiicO ami a man or two; the conversation run* in this wise: ; ? Palmist? "Miss Suiilb. are jou an arflatr* ' ? Mi** Smith ? "No, I am a school teacher." PaIiulst-"Yon have the hainl of an artist? the tapering hand. The tink ers taper to a point, and the palui tap ers to the wrist. l>oift you draw, oi write, or play or something?" Miss Smith? "Well, I do play a lit tie." ? * ?, xt . Palmist? "I thought so. LM me looi: at your yaliy, won't you, pleads?" , Miss Smith (a little fluttered, extend ing her hand)? "Why, yes, iC jou 'wish.*' Palmist- "Aha, these are lb? lines 1 ?expected to tliul. ? Vou are fcnpulsite. Your heart, not your head, governs" your jv^titms.. You aro gone reus. Money slips through your Augers easily, luit then, yoa know, yon ore uble to obtain easily >>jr ?rent deal of moin>y. You love pictures, hooks, innsic, the the atre. Am I right 7" Miss Smith? "Yes." Palmist? "Here, though? ha. ha. ha! ? renlly, Miss Smith? remind me t' speak to you later about this; it's a matter? ha. ha. ha!? this line? ha. ha!" The Audience (In chorus) -Hn. ha, hn! Iln, ha, ha!" Mr. Jones? "I don't take much stock in palmistry." Palmist (who dislikes Mr. Jonrs)? "I.et me see your palm." Mr. .Tones? "All rlpht; here you are." Palmist (addressing the audience generally)? "Now. here we have a haml as different as possible from the artis tic hand of Miss Smith. This is a square hand. The Angers, Instead of tapering, are broad and llat at the ends. An indication of sordidncss. Now, close your fingers, Jones. Yes, it Is ns I thought. You hold on to your money. You nre no spender. What you get you keep." Mr. Jones (uncomfortably)? "Oh, I don't know." Palmist? "You don't care for the arts. Pictures, poetry, music? noth ing of that sort appeals to you. A clay pipe and a lK>ttle of rum? some thing sordid is what you like, eh? You could never make n living in intellec tual pursuits? in teaching or the bar or the church. You are in some busi ness that only requires a minimum of liilcllcctunl capacity. Am I right?" Mr. Jones? "I sell s'.ioe blacking." Palmist? "1 thought ns much. Stick to it. It suits you. Here is an odd line? nil unusunl line. Let me see your other hand. Yes. it is there, too. Well, by Jove! Keiulud me t lit* next I line we are alone? Int. ha. ha!? there is something I want to say (?? you In private. Iteally? ha, hn. ha!" The Audience? "lla, ha, ha !"? Phila delphia Bulletin. , mated Matter. Cermnn butler makers have a pro ecss of glazing butter with a c?Hit of melted sugar. It Is stated that the butter so treated keeps fresh for a much longer time than ordinary but ler. It Is carefully worked and washed and put up in one pound lots and placed In a cool room. it Is then glazed by painting the surface wUh melted sugar, using a soft brush and performing the operation very <|Ulck ly. The hot sugar melts the surface of the butter nnd with it forms a kind of varnish which protects the surface against the air. (Inldfn Itiile .lonp?' W?y, The late Mayor Saiuuel M. Jones, of Toledo, had been giving away very large sums of money, sometimes as much as $100,000 a year, to help peo ple out of trouble. Among bis papers linve been found I be notes of some two hundred men in Toledo, which be had Indorsed aud paid* flaiitH mt th* Idea. T HB leaven of road improve* raent seems to be working In all parts of tlie United States^" ^aaiirn'injiBH who ha>%fiii(h ta^tn a trip through Tqp&s yit'tbe cntbu*** pirn with which the"pcople havo taken up the "good roads idea" Is wonderful. Iu tome counties they are in dancer of "colas wild" on the subject. Funds pre belnc raised mainly by issue o f county boplp.4 < . j , Iu PednsyiAnfa. the State aid Idea has taken firm hold. The plau Just adopted is for fbe Statk the county, and the township to co-operate in the work of bvildiac end improving the road*. The State is to pay two-thirds of the expense, and tlie county and township in which the work is done each one-sixth or tlie expense. The State has made available for this pur pose $0,500,000 to be expended during the next few years. The principle Involved In the State aid plan is exactly the same as that Involved in t^% scheme for national aid which lias developed such popu larity recently. The fundamental idea of both is that road improvement Is not merely a matter of local interest and responsibility, but a matter of Interest and concern to the whole peo ple; or. to put it another way. road buiiding is cominc to be viewed as a species of "internal improvement" be longing in the same class as river aud harbor improvements. Another reason why National and State aid are becoming so popular ic the realization that, unless something of the kind is adopted, the burden of bad roads, like the poor.' will be always with us. The bottomless roads of llie country constitute a sort of "Slough of Despond" iu which the people are destined to founder nutil some one comes along to help them out. In fact the expense for improving the roads in many localities is a burden whicli the local popujation is wholly unable to bear. It is believed that whenever the State or the nation reaches out a helping hand i to such communities, th?y will grasp It and bend all their energies to the great work of improv ing their highways, but they will never undertake the job without help from the outside. The frequent rains have made the roads almost impassable in a majority of the local communities throughout the Eastern half of the United States. Perhaps this is one of the reasons why j the good roads idea is uppermost in ' so many minds. < ?. ' ililMl Karlh lion (1 bed. Iloir may we. in a cheap and efficient manner, construct and maintain an earth roadbed? The plan is simple; too simple for ready acceptance, yet a ? efficient as it ts simple. A simple drag is drawn along one . ?ida of the roadbed at the proper time to smooth off the surface, filling the ruts juni poshing the earth slightly to wirrfrhe centre of the road and press ing It prerjee*. This Is done aftefr eirli^f^t spell. .1nst as the sur faces beginning to dry. This pro duc|k a smooth surface, the ruts and track are obliterated. The vehicles tha&nter upon the road go promiscu ous;)! over it. and compact the surface as oflfrupletely a* if it were rolled by a lieaW roller. In fact, a wagon with l'.jrftdr tires, giving tlx inches of Im pacts pontile aur face, aud*vitb a total wciAt of only l'J50 pounds produces n* Vont; Pres8,,re upon tbc surface toti^ped as a ten-ton roller. An ordi nary two-horse wagon load would pro duce a pressure equivalent to a twenty* ton roller. The only question is, there fore, how ujiKh of the surface will be thus reached and rolled. Experience shows that itr a roadbed kept smooth for a considerable period, say six months, every part of it gets its quota of rolling. Then, again, the smooth roadbed thus compacted sheds the water that fails upon it almost as easily as a shingle roof. Hence the chance for satnration is reduced to a minimum. It is stated tbtn this com pacted condition is destroyed by frost. But it should be remembered that the expansive force of frost Is in direct ratio to the water content. A satura tion of less than 15 per cent, would not when frozen exert expansive force enough to lessen materially the cohesive fdrce or widen the Interstices. Iloadways cared for in the manner suggested have remained solid enough for the past Ave years to bear up heavy traffic during every day of every year, the only mud being one or two iuches on tbu surface, aud that was quickly hardened after the rains and promptly smoothed, thus restoring its former fine condition. All kinds and sorts of clays and even sticky gumbo of the Missouri JUver bottoms have been successfully treated this way so as to remain good throughout the ex traordinary wet season.? Good Iloads Magazine. Vewey's Ship In Knglanrt, Stars and stripes tluttercd over the sireets of tiravesend September ?<; in honor of the "Islt of the American cruisers Olyuipia, Des Moines and Cleveland. The mayor of 'iravesend, In bis lobes, attended by his mace bearer and accompanied by members of the corp'JEtfUou, paid an official visit to Admiral Jewell on the Olympln, extir.dlng to the squadrjn n hearty welcome to the 'Thames. The centre of attraction to the townspeople was, of course, the Olytnpia, which was Admiral Dewey's old flagship, and hundreds of passengers made journeys round the vessel in small boats.? Lot* don Daily Kxprcss. Canity Mr. Prettffiinn. of England, In reply to a question of the government lately, stated that the average annual cost of uiiiliitaiiJng In commission n first-class battleship of 13,01*0 tons is: I'ay of wages of officers and crew, 0,3t ?!>; vieunling, ?14,004; coal, ?23,000; stores ami repairs', ?9548; naval ordnance stores, ?5550? a total cost of ?04,000, or $170.UOO.-Doslou Globe. BAKED TQpCATOKo. b??fi or itnmed corn, cot from the cars aat highly hmoumI, they a re seasonable Jaat bow. 8prlnkte the tops with flao kicaa crumbs and tot with blta of hotter before placing In the oven. They are especially good with roast' beef qfjfrly beefsteak. pbac^oiJlet. Pare and pit thie4 mellow peaches and mash line. AM two tablespoon fuls of sugar and the yolks of three well-beaten eggs. Thien stijpln llght!y the whites of the eggs, stiff-whipped. Torti into a pu44ftfe and bfilce In a quick oren fifteen minutes. Serve Immediately, . ,)t<|, BAKED PBACHES. Set a dosen ripe, pared cliugstone peaches In a baking pan. Cover them with sugar, dot with flecks of butter and a squeeze of lemon juice. Bnke balf sn hour in a. quick oven. These ?re delicious, served with game, fowl or any highly seasoned meat. People tvho like highly spiced dishes sprinkle over their peaches a dust of cuycuue pepper. i/f / \ r > ? KSCALLOPED CAULIFLOWER. Cold cauliflower may be made to do drty as a brand-new dish on the fol lowing day by being cscallopcd. Break np the sprigs and cover with boiling milk iu which a tablespoonful of flour and butter have beeu blended. Sea son to taste. Cover the top with grated bread and put iu oven to bake, moisten ing during the process by basting with the milk in which the cauliflower is cooking. CUCUMBER CATSUP. Peel large cucumbers, cut them in half and remove the seeds. Put them through a meat grinder, or chop very, very tine. Drain and measure, and to every quart of the cucumbers allow two seeded and minced green peppers, two teaspoonfuls of salt, a grated onion, a scant lmlf-cup of horseradish, and two saltspoonfuls of cayenne. Mix well together, add a pint of vinegar, bottle and seal. SUET PUDDING. Chop a cup of suet to a powder and free it from strlags. Add to it a cup of molasses, and warm the mixture slightly. Add two well beaten eggs, cinnamon and mace to taste, and a pint of flour that has been sifted twice, with a saltspoonful of salt and a scant teaspoonful of baklog soda. I^ast of all stir iu a cupful of seeded and minced raisins, plentifully dredged with flour. Pour Into a buttered mould and steam for three hours. AN ECONOMICAL DISH. Chuck steak is "tendered" and well larded with fine clear suet. It is theu spread out and dredged with flour. Next peas, potatoes, carrots and bits of celery are cut into dice and strewn over it. It is then rolled over and over and the ends well secured by strings or skewers. Afterward this Is placed In a casserole, in which is good beef *ravy, a bay leaf or two and a few pepper corns, and allowed to simmer uutil meat and vegetables urc tender. POTATOES AND BACON. 'A delicious breakfast or luncheon dish Is potatoes stewed with tender bacon. Cut the bacon into large dice and fry until very slightly colored. The baeoiv should not be allowed to crisp. Drain and mi*' wttb creamed potatoes prepared in tho usual man ner, that Is, cut in cubes, and warmed in a rlcli cream sauce. the pota toes and bacon simmer for a few mo ments before serving. ;l?at the two flavors may have a chance to mingle. Sprinkle with minecd parsley. TOMATO FIGS. Select the small, yellow tomatoes. Scald, peel and weigh. Allow three pounds of sugar to six of tomatoes. Put a layer of tomatoes on the bottom of your preserving kettle, then' a layer of sugar, and stand them over a moder ate fire; cook very carefully until the sugar has penetrated the tomatoes. Lift them carefully, one at a time, and spread on a large meat platter. Dry in the hot sun, sprinkle them several times with granulated sugar. When dry, pack them In Jars, with a layer of sugar between the layers of toma toes. Cover with glass while drying. Hints Housewitt If the hands are rubbed on a stick of celery nftcr peeling onions tlic smell will be entirely removed. Handkerchiefs will look better nnd Iron better If n little bornx is added to tlie last rinsing water. The skins of new potatoes ran be removed more quickly with a still vegetable ?brufdi than by scraping Tubs will not warp or crack open If the precaution Is token to put a pall of water into each directly after use. An Ice water Jug for night use Is fashioned of heavy pressed glass and incased In a cylinder of tin, with tight ly fitting cover. Starch made with Roapy water will produce a most desirable glow. Table salt added to starch Improves It, says the rittsburg Tress. When the hands have become soft nnd shrunken l>y lining soda and hot water, rub them with common salt and It will help to mako them smooth rgaln. Haircloth 1r used for upholstering i '.ahogany furniture, but It Is the new vtvlety of haircloth In soft colorings a. id embellished with small geometrical pattern. To extlngninh * chimney on fire take a large handful of sulphur and throw It into the hie. When the sulphurous fumes ascend they will at euce put out the flr?. BOW WOW TALK. What are the bow wow's talking off Not one of us can any! Bat I suppose all bow wow* know ? They all speak that same way! -M7j. H., in Little Folk?. ' * | - - > *f ' *?' v A QUESTION OF THOUGHT. "But you can't make a machine that trill think." "No," replied Jhe Inventor; "and t wouldn't if I could? It I thought ft -would think n* some people do."? Chi cago Record-Herald. TOO MUCn WORK NOWADAYS. Mrs. Oldtiu? "There trai a time, Thomas, when you used to chuck me under the chin sometimes. But you don't do it now." Mr. Oidun? "Yes, my Jove, but you didn't have so many chins then."? London Tit-Bits. NOT APPREHENSIVE. "In a little while," said the man who Ik always agitated, "the railroads will be running the country." "Well," said the easy-going citizen, "If the country were run as well as some of the railroads are, I wouldn't complain."? Washington Star. SELF PROTECTION. HIggins? "What do you mean by in troducing me to that fellow? He got $10 from me and I can't get It back." Wlxen ? "Yes, I supposed likely. Fact Is, that's why 1 introduced blni to you. I might have been out $10 my self, don't you see?"? Boston Trans* cript RARE CONSIDERATION. "She is one of the most considerate girls I ever knew." "What makes you tbink so?" "Why, she wore one of those awfully big hats to tlie ball game, and when I asked her to take it off, she got right up aud went home."? Cleveluud Plain Dealer. GREAT IMPROVEMENT. Mrs. Wiggs? "Mrs. Newritch is al ways talking about her trip abroad, but I don't see that it improved her any." Mrs. Biggs? "She thinks it did. She learned to say Paree for Paris, and addoo for good-by."? Cincinnati Coui mcrcial-Tribune. GENERAL SATISFACTION. Striped Simpson? "Hope yer dou't niincl dc upp??r bert', Bill." Wandering William? "Naw, youse kin keep de lower, pard, long as youse don't snore."? Boston Post. ETIQUETTE OF TIIE BACKWOODS "Bill " ?'What is It, Sue?" "I'm goin* to tell you one tiling? an* that is this: Ef you've got airy razor or gun on you, an' go cuttln' an' slash in' folks at the social, I won't go to the liangin' with you next Friday!" -At lanta Constitution. GOOD TITLE. Poet? "The editor didn't pay the least attention to my Inst verses. Now, I have written a comic poem entitled The Alarm Clock.' " Friend? "Do you think he will take ?ny notice of it?" Poet? "Oh, yes; It'll make him open his eyes."? Chicago News. ONE OF THIN GLASS. Teacher? "You never heard of an English king wearing a monocle, did you?" Pupil? "There 1b one Instance. I re fer to* Richard III." Teacher? "Rleliard III.?" Pupil? "Yes, Itichnrd with three I's.'* ?Cleveland Plain Dealer. ACCOUNTED FOR. Ilorton? "The minister says we should try to appear as well on week days ns on the Sabbath." Norton? "No? That accounts for Sam Jennings wearing his Sunday clothes every day In the week! 1 sup posed It was because lie was In lovo with some girl."? Boston Transcript. LOOKS IMPOSSIBLE. Calvert, Jr.? "I notice the United States Government has made a very serious mistake." Baity Moore? "What's that?" Calvert, Jr.? ""They've launched a cruiser named Milwaukee." Baity Moore? "Well, where's the mis take in that?" Calvert, Jr.? "Well, can you conceive of anything named Milwaukee existing on water?"? Baltimore Amerlcau. Fnrtntmt* Woin?n. The following are among the women who earn $ 10.1XK) and over a year; Miss K. I. Harrison, secretary. Rosalie Ixjcw, lawyer. Alice E. Ncale, architect. Dr. Anna Bloomer, physician. Mrs. Sewell, portrait painter. Elizabeth Marbury, playwright. Electric railways are getting to be the fashion in Japan. Toklo has them In abundance, and now Osaka, tbe com mercial centro of Japan, is prepariu^ to follow toil. Can* mt Oibbsc* riatiit. Take care of the cabbage plants Ml over after setting out the |?atch for summer use. but take just enough care to keep them In healthy condition, transplant last of August or first of September, in well prepared and well fertilized land, work them frequently and nico winter cabbage will be your reward ?1m>'* x. o. Commercial Poultry says: "The mongrel hen Is a cull of culls. She has been produced by no particular care In breeding or any judicious cull ing on the part of her owner. She Is of the lowest grade and constitutes the tall end of the race she represents. It is utterly impossible for her to pro duce anything any better or worse than herself. In the phase of the school boy, 'she's it.' She Is much sought when a mink goes out after poultry, although a uiink prefers a better bred fowl. If her wings are good she saves herself when the circuit rider comes in the neighborhood." Kxper>?n?<t With Olrrr. If only one variety can be grown. Golden Self-Blaneliing: If two. Golden Self-Blanching for early and Winter Queen for late and early spring. For winter storage in the North, 1 know of no more convenient or better way than to use boxes, placing the celery as closely together as possible, with all the soil left on the roots in the boxes, and all placed in the darkest corner of cellar. The roots should be kept moist by occasionally pouring water along edge of boxes, pressing the celery tops iack *o as pot ?o wet them. It will then blanch finely and keep till April if cellar Is not too warm. ?William M. Cling, in the Massachu setts Ploughman. 1* nil I hi- Hardback I pulled hardback out by hand the first part of August, 1000, and have not hand any trouble with k since. ? My view is that if pulicd in August when the ground Is dry, what roots are left in the ground will not sprout. But if pulled in the spring or perhaps late in the fall, what roots are left will sprout and come up thicker than ever. There was not a very large amount of this weed in my pastures. I think in some places the largest bushes would have to be pulled with a team. I cannot very well tell how much it would cost, as it varies so much in dif ferent fields, but it does not cost so much that one could not afford to do the work. I think it can be killed by mowing two or three years, for the reason that we never sec It in our meadows that we mowed every year.? C. L. Marsh, in the Massachusetts Ploughman. Artichoke*. A Benton County subscriber asks for information regarding artichokes and their cultivation. He wants to grow them for his hogs. They should be planted early in the spring, as early as the ground can lie put in proper con dition, and the planting and cultivation are much the same as for potatoes. Pieces of v the tubers are dropped in rows, three feet apart, and a foot or. more apart iu the row. Cultivate shallow and often, till the stalks shade the ground well enough to prevent weeds from growing. A pock ought to plant half an acre, and if the land Is rich the yield should be between i!00 and 400 bushels per acre. But. as the hogs do the digging, you will have to guess at the yield. This much can be said, however, that Plenty of tubers will bo left to seed the ground again after the hogs have done their best. Artichokes are hard to get rid of when once rooted iu the soli, but for the purpose you want them that is no objection.? Indiana Farmer. How to (ict tti* Ueil Prim*. To get the best prices for eggs one thust not buy them to sell, but must Iiavo enough liens to supply the de mand. All eggs should be collected dally, and should not be allowed to re main unsold for over twenty-four hours. No stale nest eggs should be used, and every precaution must be taken that each customer mny never be disap pointed. When the confidence of cus tomers Is secured, the matter of Rood prices will be settled, as the majority ?f persons are willing to pay any price when they know that the eggs pur chased are fresh. No one can make a specialty of supplying fresh eggs un less lie carefully avoids those eggs found in stolen nests or in out-of-the way places. The reputation for supply ing choice fresh eggs must be made, and no mistakes must occur at any time, as a single bad egg will deteriorate the whole In value. Those who pay extra high prices are not always judges of the quality of eggs, but they have faith and reliance in him ^>ho supplies them.? Farm and Fireside. Wtlltztnft Ol<l Orrtinrrff. There are many farms In the country well suited to sheep raisin" whb'li lire, not used for that purpose because their owners raise other crops which are pro fitable. During a recent trip the writer passed through a section where sheep were being raised In old orchards, and he promptly left the train to investi gate. It was found that orchards in this section had been planted about the same time, and while t li??y were still bearing good fruit, they were fast nearing an age when they would be no longer profitable. New orchards h.vl been set, but Instead of abandoning the old orchards the ground hnd been seed ed down and turned into flue pasture* for sheep, which were doing finely. Not only this, but It was found that the orchards had taken on new life, and were making a profit for their owner*. There Is a point In this worth any one's attention under sirnilnr condi tion*. In sotue sections sheep raisers make a business of seeding down and panturlng tbelr orchards, and while there may be some question as to the wisdom of tills plan with a compara tively young and thrifty orchard, there can be no doubt as to Its value In cases like that indicated. Till* flt?rr. SThe grown steer with ft framework of bon* o wrlafaVWllh IuiicIm IDd fpt cawd In hid* Rqnlrra a cwttta qunnr tlty of nutlinent for mere existence. . ^ supply tbls alafte only it to continue life, but docs not ap pease the appetite which craves' sltll more fowl. If provender beyond rnatu* tenance requirement* Is supplied the steer converts sono of the surplus into fat and stores It nvay among the muscular tissues of tlie IhhIv, in the bones as marrow, under the bide and about the viscera. says Field and Farm. This fat is fuel In the animal economy for which nature shows an eager ne## by manufacturing, ami laying up a certain amount against the time of need. When first put on full feed the ateer gains rapidly in fat, gratifying the feeder as the Increase is reported by the scales. After a few month*, however, the appetite loses itv keen edge, and the steer shows a daintiness not exhibited at first when taking food." If placed on the scale* from time to time smaller and smaller gains aro shown each day. The fattening pro cess may be likeued to Inflating a bicycle tire or a football with air. The operation Is rapid un?l easy at' first, but becomes more and more difficult until the limit is reached. The steer tinolSy reaches the point where it shows no gain whatever, although consum ing considerable feed. It lias been fattened to the limit, and retrogression Is soou evident. The wise feeder, recognizing these conditions, alms to feed cattle rapidly and sis soon as they are in ae<*ptable condition disposes of them without delay. flrowlat l?r?rt Hora*?. Here is some sensible advice from a good farmer who grows draft horses. He says: What I have to say on this subject Is intended to apply to the common horse raiser? the farmer. It is Just as necessary In all "classes of business to know what not to do as it is to know what to do. horsebrcedlng not exeepled. The horse for the farmer is tile draft-bred horse. He is the only horse than can be raised by the farmer with little trouble and expense, lie Is in reach of almost every farmer in the country. It is a profitable business on the farm to raise a few good colts. I say good colts, for it is just as easy to raise good ones as poor ones. It is Just as easy to raise good horses as good cattle or good sheep or hogs. It does not pay to raise poor ones? leave that for the other fellow. The farmers that raise good stock of any kind are the men that select good sires. Helcct a sire from one of the pure breeds of draft horses, rcrcheron, Shire or Bel gian. it matters but little which breed. It is only a matter of choice to the breeder himself, lie sure and sire a good Individual. The better the dnm the better the result. Always breed their produte to a pure bred sire of the same breed. Ih a very short time youi nmres are all alike and of the same type and disposition, all bearing a family resemblance. You will not have the disposition of tlw broncho in one and the trotting It Qifi in the other, but you will have a class of horses that are easily handled, easily fitted for the market and an everyday mar ket at home and abroad.? Indiana Farmer. Cnttlo My?t?riou*ly Pylnjr. Subscriber to the Tribune Farmer writes that magazinp: "Throo weeks ago I found a liljr fat year anil a lialf ohl heifer (lead in the pasture. She had just died. We skinned her, and there was no inavl: on her with the ex ception of Home bruised blood around one ankle. We opened her; her heart and liver seemed natural. She had no blood left in her body, llud bled to death. The manure she patted dur ing the night was full of blood. This week I found the next best heifer nearly dead. We got her up and tried to gi't her home. With help she staggered along for a couple of rod?, fell down, and was dead in half an hour. I skinned and opened her; the heart was slightly spotted. In cutting some vein a lot of watery looking blood ran out. The intestines seemed full 1 lie same watery looking blood. She had a bruised spot on tho think the size of a Mincer, and the Joints of the hind legs had some bruised blood in them. This heifer scoured some tint day she died. Her voidings were very black looking. She walked home quite smart the night before, and was lick ing salt with the rest of the cattle, but was dead by 2 o'clock the next day. What killed them so suddenly? They had 110 change of feed; were running 011 tho same pasture all summer. This* is the third mysterious or sudden death I have had in my pasture in a little over a year, and I v.*on!d like to know if it is poison, or win. . it. is that is killing the cattle." "Were It not for the second death In your herd," replies C. )l. Smead, in the same paper. "I could with safety say the first one died with Intestine hemorrhage, due to the rupture of some largo blood vessel; bui tls" second one's dying lends me toward the belief that there must have lieu either anthrax or some Irritant poison. In of this kind no one can with certainty tell the exact cause of death. Should you lose any more you had b'st cull the attention of your Slate authorities to the matter, and have some exam inations made. You sp"hlc of the herd running 011 tho same pasture year aftei year. Now, 1 destro to enll your at tention to the fact that there may h< acrid poisonous weeds or shrubs there Just the same, and that It Is only oc casionally that an animal will oat them and die, 1 speak of this, a^ many seem to think that inasmuch ii> tho pasture has been used before, it i> Impossible for anything poisanous tc be in the field." Wlmt Wo (ifcw, We grew J?40, 000,0^0 bunlielf of wheat this yoar, and It brought a dol lar a bushel. \ Wo grew 2,100,000,0( >0 bushels of corn, and it is worth tfl.'joo.ooo.ouo. Wo will harvest ll/ioo.ooo bales 01 cotton, and it is worth 5.V>0,0()0,000. Wo grow tho largest oat crop In liv? years, and the largest hay crop on rce ord. But tho ogg crop any year Is worlk more money than any other crop.