VALUE OP TASTE. .
Tli? woman who has to be satlsfed
Willi <iuo new suit In a sea boh wisely
eboo>es a material and style which an
harmonise and adapt themselves to
her ligrure ami complexion that tbe ob
r server will note tbe general effect of
harmony and l?e attracted to It ratber
than by one item of tbe wbole. A wo
rn a u i? -well dressed wben she brings
about Mich a result.? Philadelphia Ere
?lng l'.uiletlu.
PAINTED BUTTONS.
1 1 :? ud paiuted button* are to .be
much used In tbe fall and winter. Oue
charming .button Is made of white
silk, painted with a flower. Tbls makes
' a luMMis*0fte>4*r*tfet4?*'fer a inception
or bridesmaid's dress, and Is a button
thai rnn be used upou gowns or even
more tull decs* distinction, sucb as
evening toilet For evening wear .the
baml-painted button is set In a little
rim ??r Valeii?*i-.?nnes laco gathered
around the button. I .nee medallions
are urowlug in. use. One very pretty
arrangement shows a row of circular
piece* of lace arranged across a bodice
with narrow strips of lace connecting
them. Each luedalllon is centred with
a Jewel.? -Philadelphia Telegraph.
r | *
1 J SOME FEMININE STATISTICS.
A >tatistici:tu has gone to ihe trouble
to iiscrrtaln ttnt flfty-flve per cent, of
ail rl:e divorced women, thirty-two per
<-eut. ?if the widowed and thirty-one
per cent, ot the single are engaged in
gainful pursuits. Only about six per
?ent. of the married women are sim
ilarly situated. While the grent body
of married women are nt home attend
ing i<? the domestic duties which are
itniurally set- down for them, there is
sonic hope still that the old order of
tiling is not going to be completely
overthrown. ?
The world will not be without homes.
Tin* figures indicate that ninety-four
per '-cut. of l lie married men are sup
portiuc their wives, though the wo
men sire, of course, doing their full
, share in maintaining domestic estab
lishments whi-.li are bulwarks of mor
h 1? ar.d goo: l order and which keep the
rm-i; from dying out.? Chicago Chron
Iclc. ~
A MAN'S BEST FRIEND.
1 If a man lri<? a Rood wife he has the
In* el lriend ir. Is pa*sjble to have. "A
msn's beat friend," says Bulwer Lyt
t on. "t< ;i wife of good sense and good
ttear:. whom be loves and who loves
liim."
In woman there is at onto a subtle
dflit-ucy of tact and a plain ?soundness
?if judgmeut, ^whlch are rarely oom
to au '?qual degree in a man. A
iwoman, if she be really your fri?>ud.
will have a sensitive regard for your
?>lia raster, honor, repute. She will sel
dom r-oanael you to do a shabby thing,
for n worn a u always desires to be
4?rou<l of yott. At the same lime her
iuitlomil tiuiidlty makes her more
canviojj* than your male friend. She,
thr'Ti'ore. seldom counsels you to do
an imprudent deed.
A wife bt*st shows her friendliness
l.v dipping off front her husband's
hkc:'! nature little twigs that are grow
iii.t its ;lie wrong direction. If he says
aitviiiirjti sjiiy sh? will affectionately
1?'I1 han so. ' If he declare* that he will'
do s^. nothing absurd she will And
?i"?a;i? to prevent him doing so. If
I?r. .I' nnKoit's wife had lived there
would lmv" been no hoarding up of
orange pee', no touehing r II the posts
in w.i l;ing along the streets, no eating
urn' <? '. inking with disgusting voracity.
~ri:'..-d?lpliia Bulletin.
CHILD I .on I'?.
Eviv.v child should he taught that
tli i i - r quenching does not depend so
much t.n the quantity of fluid that Is
swallowed as ou the length of time
during which the fluid is kept in con
tact with the tissues of the mouth aud
waiev. A small quantity of water used
as mouth and throat riose will re
lievo Uiore than a pint of swallowing
hastily. In hot weather, when the skin
K sccretlng profusely, there is no real
deniund on the part of tlis tissues for
liquid.
A child's meal hours should be rig
idly rixed and under no circumstances,
mvc illness, ought food to be given at
ot he. times. The contrary practice
,Avil! toad to capricious appetite, ? now
abseil*, uow voracious. During the
second year of life there should be Ave
<?aeMvd*y. Commencing lo the
nm/nir.g, the hours may be 7, 10, 1, 4
ami 7.
>Yntch baby's face while he sleeps.
If I he eyelids are not perfectly closed,
M?i|>or-t weakness. If you sec a fur
row ffssing from either side of the
no?e round the month there is probab
ly something the matter with stomach
?.?? io ostinex. A furrow from either
icoiiii, corner, passing outward, may
lnd'r?:it<? something wrong with the
lhro>:r or lungs. None of these slgus
ni'M fniicluslve, but they are infinitely
valuable In causing a careful pareui
t<> investigate the state of the child^
ljc.Hhii ? Philadelphia Inquirer.
ABOUT Ft' IIS.
Tn H?r coats for winter wear there
are ;i number pf new shapes in bole
vox. aud while the blouse coat in fur
Mill It less worn than last season,
Hill style In blouses Is also shown.
The long skirted l.ouis XV. and Louis
XVI. coats In fur have vests of em
iM-oidcred cloth, velvet or a contrast
ing tur, and the new fur, yetta, which
can be embroidered, Is nlso used.
,? Molred caracul and baby lamb, be
Ins: short haired, will be much seen In
these coat*. Pony skill In black will
f>e another favorite In long coat furs,
p Sable paws are being worked up Into
(Cos is as well as mulTs, and while much
les* expensive than the sable garments,
llhe cost of combining the small pieces
Into 'oats renders them anything but
cheap.
I In pquirre! skin garments the fiends
?l Ui < ?:ulmals will be utilized uud the
matching of the stripes will result la
effects quite unlike the furs made of
whole skins.
The making of these small pieces of
fur Into garments Is (tone in Ger
many. where manual labor Is much
cheaper than In this country.
Bear, raccoon and fox furs will be
much seen in neck stripes, the loug
nap making them a softening setting
for the face.
Flat stoles and pelerines are to be
much worn,- and iu muffs the flat
shape will be the most fashionable,
though dealers are trying to get up
some new shaped affair for tbe wear
of exclusive*.
WW A WOMAN CAN UK TOPC
LAE. )
"Isn't It peculiar that very often the
woman who is very populai*st :i sum
mer hotel is unpopular when sbe re
turns to tbe city," said the business
woman to ber companion. "It seeniH
to me that she could be just as popu
lar in tbe city if she would only imag
iue tbat it is summer the year round/*
"Some women often wonder why
many of their sex are so popular wliiie
others, wbo may be blessed with beau
ty and gracious mauners. do not bare
the faculty of holding attention," said
the companion. "Can you tell me why
this is?"
"Welt, I think that the success in so
cial life is only attained if the woman
will banish all thought of self." tbe
business woman continued. "Because
then they study to please and briug out
the very best there Is In each person
it is their pleasure to meet. To be a
favorite oue must be natural. There
is a charm in naturalness, even if
grace and style arc occasionally mit-s
lng. The summer girl is more or less
natural, for she forgets all her busi
ness cares, and that accounts for her
popularity, I think."
"I imagine the best thing is the prac
ticing of sincerity," said the other.
"One ought to try and impress this
thought upon friends and associates.
By being sincere I don't mean to im
ply tbat one should never joke nor
smile; far from it. All the world loves
a smiling face. Sunshine aud liappi
uessnviu friend?."
"Of course. I think that is a pretty
good sentiment, but the woman who
really wishes to -be popular ought to
banish self," the business woman as
serted. "It is not the easiest thing iu
tbe world to do this uuless one bap
pens to know something of the persons
you arc with. Here is where tact
should assert itself, and. if oue is clev
er. it will uot take long to discover
the taste of any individual. It may be
current topics of the day, books, art,
music, or possibly a hobby of soine na
ture, and. by the way. it has been said
that the very worst bore of all is the
woman with a fad. I would suggest
that womeu avoid tbat.
"It is not given to all women to dis
cover what subject will please the
ruau who flakes her out to dinner. She
can. however, refrain from boring
him l?y discussing her own affairs or
devoting her conversation to her hob
bles. Many are constantly seeking in
various ways to polish disagreeable
spots, the sharp. roi|gh edges. To
make intelligent, pleasing conversa
tion. why not study speech'/ Perhaps
it is the fashion at the present time to
cultivate eccentricity, which is gen
erally another name for rudeness. Arc
there not certain customs with which
we are to conform, or rules that we
have to follow when out iu society?
Well, then, if it means popularity, let
us do it. Don't let any woman be a
bore."? New Haven Register.
FASHION HINTS.
Plnhl walking .skirls are to bo tlie
thing.
Three-quarter loose coat* are di<
linotly swagger.
Yellow Is the most modish color to
put with white. ?
A turban built in peacock (Mils is a
good full choice.
Unhappy the womuu who doesn't
own a real pearl necklace.
A feature of fall coats Ik the square
blocked shoulder, attained by slight
padding. ? (
Very Inritlug are the new eiderdown
house gowns triuimed wiili embroid
ered ruffles of silk.
The three-quarter basque. elose-Ht
tlogf sinuous, and perfectly curved,
has come to stay awhile.
Sleeves tbut droop thereby charac
terize themselves at passe, the pres
ent tendency belug upw'ard.
Wonderfully elaborate Is a so-called
"lace," consisting of Chinese embroid
ery worked upon cloth of gold.
The vogue for leather trimmings
extends even to blouses, a little bit
appearing in collar, cuffs, or straps.
If* So.
More than any oilier country of the
present time, wllti the possible excep
tion of the ltusslan Umpire, the Unit
ed States may be regarded as a com
tt'ete homogeneous eutlty. It is
able to grow all the corn it requires. It
can raise all the live stock that it
needs. Its cotton plantations are suf
ficient to supply all lit requirements!
Its .miners! resources, both of base and
precious metals, are extensive, and Its
coal mines are inexhaustible.
Add to this every year enormoi.s ac
cessions by immigration of carefully
selected adult able bodied and skilled
workmen to assist In the development
of these very varied resource*. The de
velopment of that country It probably
due In large degree do these causes.
Wo may be sure that. In the future It
will become more and more Independ
ent of nil other countries.? I^>udon Sat
urday Review.
A cubic foot of air weighs a little
more than an ounce, while a cubic
foot of water weighs ouo thousand
ounces.
04 mmm wamtco.
Vayn^MUv* burf.
One of the foremost itateimra of A**
gentlna. ?ehor C. r?ll?grlnl, wbo wa?
PmUlfnt of tbe Republic in 1888-1802,
and afterward a Federal Senator. U iu
Washington. "The Argentine ?Repub
lic," said be. 'ban r.,<l00,000 Inhabi
tants. uearly all of whom are of tbe
Europeau races. We have vn*4 a rest*
of an fertile and productive lauds as
the sun shines upou. but we need im
migration to builil up these sparsely
settled districts. Here you get 800.
000 Immigrants a year where we get
only 25.000. .You arc complaining of
excessive arrirala of alleus. while we
wish that more would come to us. aud
from the day that you exclude by
stricter laws a large proportion of thla
stream of Immigration wlll.be diverted
to Argentina.
"Our present condition Is In tbe high
est degree satisfactory. Our four per
cent, bonds hare risen fiopi flfly-six
to sixty cents. We have a stable gov
ernment. and there baH uot been tbe
slightest hint of publlh disturbance
for fourteen years. Iu some respect I
think that our system of laws is su
perior to yours. The civil and criminal
codes of Argentina, enacted by the
Federal Congress, apply uniformly
throughout all our fourteen provinces,
corresponding to your Slate*. The
statutes regulating commerce, tbe re
lations of debtor and creditor, matri
mony and divorce are absolutely tbe
same throughout our Itepublic. Hie
same punishment Tor the same crimes
Is likewise meted out everywhere. In
tbe United States there is confusion,
arising from tbe different laws iu fores
iu various States.
'?While comparatively a nenr neigh
bor. the United Stales gels but little
of our trade. On the oilier band. Eng
?laud has capital invested in Argentina
to tbe enormous total 'capital of 51.
000.000.000. Nearly uli the railways,
cable lines, tbe gas companies, insur
ance companies, miues and banks are
operated by British capital. Every
year Ave pay to England $30,000,000 in
interest on obligations. We also have
n heavy commerce with France and
<*ermany. but outside of some farmlug
implements, kerosene nnd hardware
our trade with the United Slates is iu
signiOcaut."? Boston Transcript.
WORDS OF WISDOM.
The noblest question in the world K
What good may I do in if:? Ben Jam iu
Franklin.
A man who does not bate evil ter
ribly *does nol love good heartily. -C.
H. Spurgeon.
If your spirits are low. do something,
and if yon have bean doing something,
do something different.? K. E. Hale.
Wide is the Held of Art: but there, la
little room iu it tor weaklings nega
tive meu aud women. ? Frederick Dlel
man.
A small talent, if it keeps within its
'limits and rightly fulfills its task, may
reach the goal just as well as a greater
one. - -.loubert.
The old hope rises, tiiat lliis sorrow,
which at this hour seems more than
1 can bear, may dwell with me always
as greatness from which my life may
lake lis tone.? Klleu Watson.
A good book and a good woman are
excellent things for those who kuow
how to appreciate their value. There
are men. however, who judge of both
by the beauty of the covering. ? Dr.
Johnson.
Possibly waul aud wo? will be seen
hereafter, when this world of appear
ance shall have passed away, to have
been, not evils, but (Jod's blessed
angels ami ministers of His most
paternal love.? F. W. Robertson.
Th? Prnleiior'i I. title .lo'cr.
Tbe football panic- was in proxies*.
Tbe Retired College Professor let out
his long pent-up enthusiasm whenever
tho sophs insult- a brilliant play.
"It is all nonsense to become so ex
cited over a game so crowded wifli in
anity." said tbe Cynic. He was sitting
beside tbe Professor.
vCml" grunted tbe latter, viewing
tbe Cynic critically over tbe gold rims
of bis old-fashioned spectacles.
'?I mean It. sir."* continued tbe Cynic,
witli an emphatic uotl of III* narrow
bead, "Jfor Instance, tlo you think It
promotes bealtb for tbe young men to
wear those ugly nose guard*?"
A few minutes of silence ensued,
wblcb was suddenly broken by tbe
Professor, who replied, drawllugly:
"It may not be healthful, but I'm
pre.tty sure those ugly nose guards,
as you call tbcm. certainly force tbo
youngsters to practice economy."
"Economy," shrieked the Cynic. "In
what way"
And everybody laughed when the
usually stolid professor said:
"Why, It helps them save their
scents."? New York Press
Mint* For Hom?mii1ifr?,
t'se only what you can comfortably
afford in good qualify and ample
quantity.
Lot your home appear bright and
sunny. It Is not easy lo be unpleasant
in n cheerful room.
A certain formality 1? necessary to
save everyday life from triviality and
freedom from Joos??C3s.
Know how to talk and how to listen,
how lo eutertain and amuse.
I>o not forget your home should not
only be n well-conducted dormitory
and l>onrdin|, place, but truly a home,
tbe centre of focus for all Interest,
pleasure and happiness for everybody
concerned Willi It.? Philadelphia Bui
lot III,
Our HI(C Cowl Output.
In 1002 this country produced more
than a quarter of a billion tons of bl
tuminous coal, valued nt nearly $JVOO.
000.000: anthracite coal worth more
than 970,000,000: copper, with n valua.
tiou above $71,000,000: gold of a coin*
ing value exceeding S07.000.000: iron
ore reached a total of nearly $07,500,*
OOu; silver at coming figures surpassed
>70.000.000. and the petroleum total
was more than 9 7 1 .000,000.
Collecting lire Mting*.
Among those who are gathering bees'
stings for medicinal purposes Is Will
iam Scaler. of .lenkinton. Pa. To col
lect. bee stings by letting an indignant
bee sting your arm seems a painful If
not heroic method, but Mr. Helper de
clares that It is not even utu&uifott*
able.
Tfc. OMt Ut^rnnr.
Connecticut's Bl|bwiy Cointuiision*
er. James H. Mscdonald. who is one of
the best Informed g*?od toads men in
the country, pledges <be support ot the
Amorl-ran Hoad Makers to any feasible
plan for improving the roads of the na
tion. In his address, rsad before the
recent convection bold" by the New
York* and Chicago Bead Association
and the Erie Chamber of Commerce,
at Erie. Pa., he aaid:
Perhaps there is no section of high
way In the United 8tates that is quite
so much an important factor as the
road proposed from New York City ??>
to snd through Poogbhoopele. follow
lng the Hudson, with all Its lilstor.e
interests snd magnificent scenery, and
thence on through the southern tier of
New York and out through the Pan
handle of Pennsylvania. thence
through to Chicago. III. Town*; cities
and counties are all traversed iu a very
Interesting wsy;.the town arid the
county are each passed through in tlieir
turn. Five States and thirty-three
counties, with a total populatiou of
nearly twelve millious of people, are
assisted into pleasant travel, thus mak
ing a great moving panorama of inter
est when this road has been improved
as It Is proposed. ,
The great lakes of Illinois and Michi
gan. this great uecklace of pearls, the
millious of tons of freight moving upon
their broad and expansive bosoms,
represent In no uncertain way the
largest commercial Interests in the
United States. With the Introduction
and the building or this great *100.000.
000 canal, which has just been success
fully inaugurated uhder the able direc
tion of E. A. Bond, there will be an
added impetus to the question or
waterways and highways.
For quite a number of years the
trend of the popular mlud has been
the Improvement of railroads, so that
It Is quite possible to-day to ilnd your
self comfortably seated in a Pullman
vestibuled car carried along at ?u?
rate of n mile a miuutc. Imlecd. we
find on the other side a train recently
run at the rate of 140 miles an hour,
and it Is quite frequent that we he?r
of the 100-mile an hour train. Tins
will satisfy. I think, the most active
business mind. We have our ocean
steamers crossing the Atlantic iu less
than six days. With the introduction
<,r this canal, which was superseded
orlglnallv by railroads, we are now
turning our attention to this question
of improving the main arteries of our
highways throughout the country.
It seems to me that our country oc
cupies one.of the most prominent por
tions to-day of any country In the
world, and we only need unproved
highways to stand first among the na
tions of the eartb. In making an
analogy I have in mind the time when
1 was quite a young man. that grand
ma jvas not only herself very busily
engaged, but she had also tl?e children ,
of the household busy, u?ah'"ig patches
and puttli-j those patches into blocks,
and after she hnd got together a large
number of blocks* then she put in the
strips which united and made n per
fect whole or outside covering for the
onllt. This country has been sewing
together was the last l?l years and
making the blocks for all lines of busi
ness enterprise. Now a perfect rou
nection or all our large interests would
be the putting In of man's highway
We have the very best public service
In steam and electric roads, and we
have r.o peer on the waters of lake,
river or ocean, and I think we are
ready to take up this great question of
th?? improvement of the main arteries
of the land, the roads of our country.
Cbaac* For ?u Inventor.
The inventor tvlio can discover a
cheap procesa whereby earth and clay
of a. road-bed could be rendered
impervious to water will be n public
been factor. Ho long as an earth road
in smooth, impervious to water and of
easy grade, so long it is the most de
sirable one for travel. In fact, it is an
ideal highway for public use so long
as in that condition.
If it may not be possible to construct
and maintain an earth road that shall
be In perfect condition at all times, yet
any inexpensive method that will
shorten the length of the bad periods
materially is worthy of consideration.
That this may be done so that the
lengths of the periods during which the
roadbed will be soft may be reduced to
one-tenth is now a demonstrated fact.
The process whereby this end may be
accomplished is very, very simple, and
exceedingly * Inexpensive. costing less
than 95 per mile per anqitm. Before
deacrltring th# 'method of doing this I
will outline some of the basic prlncl
pics that enter inio it.
A roadbed saturated with a moisture
content of 50 per cent, or more becomes
safe and non-resistant, the wheels of
vehicles and hoofs of horses sink into
it; it is a mud road; withdraw the
moisture to n 25 per cent, saturation
and It begins to harden; reduce tho
moisture to 10 per cent, or 15 per cent,
and It becomes hard and tirm.
Water must enter the roadbed either
by Impact upon the surface, as when
rain falls upon It, or by capillary action
from beneath. Now if by any process
In the construction or treatment of the
roadbed we can prevent the entrance
of water beyond a 15 per cent, satura
tion. it Is evident the roadway will re
main solid. Water enters the road by
percolation or by capillarity through
the interstices or pores between the*
particles of earth composing it. Hence
the proposition Is If possible to so close
these pores or Interstices by compac
tion that the water will not And access.
?Good Roads Magarine.
Utilizing the Pan.
At. Tx>* Angeles, Cal.. the experi
ment has been tried of u?dng the heat
?f the sun to create power and to heat
water for domestic purposes. At an
ostrlth farm near the city a solar mo
tor Is in operation every sunny day,
or about 300 in a year, and pumps
1400 gallons in a minute. 8olar heat
ers are placed on the roofs of houses
and connected with water 'pipes. One
beater will supply water for domestic
purposes for an ordinary family,
FARM TOPICS.
FEEDING WITHOUT GRAIN.
Prof. W. L Carlyle, of the Colorado
Agricultural College, has just com
pleted a feeding experiment which
seems to prove beyond a douht that
Western steers <90 be tatfeu dhectly
from the ranee, put iuto feeding pen*,
fatteued on sugar-beet pulp and
alfalfa hay without au ounce of graiu
of any kind and sold at a greater profit
than corn-fed steers. The steaks and
roasts from the steers fattened on beet
pulp were alao demonstrated to be
superior to similar cuts from gralu-fcd
steers.
GARDEN HINTS.
Asparagus and rhubarb should .get a
heavy mnlch and covering of stable
manure, also roses and other peren
nials. Early eelery will be ready for
market, and the late crop should bo
fully banked or boarded and can be
left out until before the ground freeze*
hard. Enough beets, turnip*, carrots
and parsnips for home use should be
burled lu boxes of fairly moist sand
In the cellar. They will keep plump
and crisp. The seed crop should be
carefully stored and labeled. Those
with pulp should be cleaned by fer
menting iu water a few days. Sweet
herbs are ready to be cut. dried and
put up for market. Land intended for
next year's early vegetables should be
plowed aud manured in fall.
ROSE COMB ANDALUSIANS.
I was a breeder of the single comb
rariety several seasous and found
them to be one of the very best
varieties of the Mediterranean cluss.
But I was -ever consumed with ad
miration for a single comb, anyway:
and the lop comb of the females lti this
and other varleitse of the Mediter
ranean class it seemed to me mislit
*><?11 be replaced by a neat rose comb,
without sacrificing any desirable point
In this handsome and useful variety.
So I set to work, and each season
since have had the satisfaction of pro
ducing more and more perfect birds,
till now I have Aiulaluyian cockerels
and pullets that are not one whit
behind the best single? comb specimens
in tin? country In anv pciut that goes
to make up a perfect blue Andatuslan;
and every one of which lias 11 nice rose
comb. The best of my birds are now
simply perfect.
I notice with l.'gret that one breeder
advertises "'rose-comb blue Andalu
sinus very pretty, with yellow legs."
This breeder ought not so to do. A
rose-comb blue Andnlusian should con
form ia every particular to the staid
ard for the older (single comb) variety,
except In the one matter of comb. No
bltio Andalusiun. either single or rose
comb, should have yellow legs.? W. I>.
Trowbridge, iu the Massachusetts
Ploughman.
TH E COVEItlXG OF SI I. AC'.!"-.
When silage Is to staud any length
of time before feeding begins, it Is
important that its surface should be
protected from tbe air. Green mnrslt
grass or clover makes a good covering.
Oat straw, or a portion of tbe silag?*
itself, may be used If nothing cheaper
can be hud. After the silo Is tlllixl It
should be tramped thoroughly every
two or three days for at least a week.
The object of the repented tramping*
Is to overcome the tendency of the
silage to adhere to the walls in set
tling. and thus leave it loose and open
so that air can get in.
It is important to have n man in the
silo during the whole* period of tilling
in order to keep the silage well scat
tered and the surface level and well
tramped around the walls. Everything
considered, it has been found that :<
slow tilling of the silo, such as^wUl
require a week or ten days or even t
!ouger, not only allows move feed to
be stored In it. but also insures better
silage than when ^lurrleAJu three or
four days. Time is acquired for the
silage to settle nnd to expel the en
tangled air by heating and by the get
ting rid of the air favors smaller losses
and sweeter silage.
If the silage is rather ripe and dry
when cut it Is advisable to wet the
top with water when the silo Is full
at the rate of about two gallons per
square foot of surface. The object of
this wa.ci Is to restore that which is
lost by evaporation due to healing, and
to quickly develop n thin, well-rotted,
very' wet layer on tbe surface whidV
then forms a nearly air-tight cover.
lu the 'construction of silos It is vcry^i
Important to have the horizontal
dimensions such that the rate of deed
ing shall be rapid enough to permit no
moulding on the exposed surface.
Slight traces of inouhl have been
observed In silage when being fed at
the rote of l.'J Inches per day. and this
would indicate that It should not be
fed slower than this daily. Each two
Inches of corn silage will weigh on
the average 7.5 pounds per square
foot, and on this basis the proper sur
face area would be placed at live
square feet per cow. It Is quite possi
ble that this feeding area may be
enlarged somewhat, but It is n serious
mistake to make it so large that then
Is danger of there being spoiled silnge
.?i. the surface which must be shovel eel
aside every time the silage Is taken
out.
The best plan Is to have the silo ns
deep as possible and the diameter rela
tively small. This construction will
give the largest capacity for a given
s>.e. because the silage will have a
greater depth In which to settle and
will be more compact.? Professor F.
\V. Taylor, in The American Culti
vator.
A ?w tmltialrlftl Nrhnnt.
An industrial school for boys, with
Professor Oscar Lovell Trlggs, late of
the University of Chicago, as presi
dent. will soon be established In the
vicinity of Chicago. Professor Trlggs
lias been closely Identified with the In
dustrial movement in Chicago and has
just returned from a three months'
"Isit to Europe, where he studied the
industrial schools in England, Franco
and Ilclgium.
A metal roof Is sa!d to he positive
protection against the building it
covers bring struck by lightning.
I
CHILDREN'S DEPARTMENT:
.NEDD^S EVENING TRIBULATION
On rammer evenings on the law*
Ik's always lots of fun;
. iWe sit asd talk of many things
And watch the act ting ran.
But when I want to listen most
To everything that's said.
Some one is rare to ssy to mr, ?? *
"Come, dear, it's time for bird."
\ ?St. Nicholas.
FOUR WAYS OF SPINNING EGGS.
Did you ever spin an egg? It Is al
most as good fuu as spinning a top.
The egg must be hard boiled, sr a raw
SPINNING THli KQO WITH HTBISU,
or soft egg will not spin w?ll, because
the liquid contents will not follow the
motion of the shell exactly.
Now there is something queer hi the
way an egg spins. It is easy enough
to make It spin on either the smalt or
the large end by standing it on that
end on a plate and twirling It with
your lingers, but If you try to make It
spin on the side it refuses to do so. but
stands up and spins on the large end.
It is not quite so easy, though not
very difficult, to make an egg spin
without twirling it or even touching it
witli your lingers. Simply lay it on a
plate which projects a little over the
edge of the table so that you can lift
the plate ?without tipping it. Take it
up and move your ha ud rapidly in a
ebanled,? 4on!y you know it she
added. "This is what we are solus to
1">P."
"This is tbe stalk t lint grew from tbn
coru tbat was put iu tlie srouud." saus
Uncle Frauk, actually briugiug In a
corn stalk and stauding i'riu a corner
of the room.
"And these are the ?ars that grew on
tbe stalk that grew froir the coru tbat
was put in the ground." chanted Aunt
Mar j bringiug a huucu of eur*.
"And here is ;h: popper to pop the
corn that grew on the stalk that grew
froni the corn that was put iu the
ground." said Sue who h:ul dodged
out and returned with (h^ long-ban
died wire Ih>.\.
Kdna laughed and clapped her hands
with deligut. Carl lifteil the cover,
poured iu a handful of tl*i;> coru, and
when the roals were drawy forward
<v. the big brick hearth, Ifegau to eliake
the popper gently over them.
Aunt Mary bought iu a ten-quart
milk-pau and the salt and butter. "I
wonder what the pan's for," thouslit
Edna, "and the salt and butter! Per
haps I can eat two or thre? oC those lit
tle bard kernels if iliey are salted, but?
think or rattan a panful!"
Then, as she looked at the popper,
pop! a little kernel tlew to the cover
and fell bnck agalTi a beautiful suow
white puff-ball.
Pop! pop! |w?p! i?oj>! poppily pop!
went the kernels? the sound growing
softer as ?he popper tilled and I he uew
ly-popped corn fell back ou a soft
white bed.
Carl drew the corn away from the
i coals, and. lifting the cover, poured the
fluffy .looking kernels into the big pan.
and Aunt Mary dropped on the melted
butter and sprinkled the hoi coru with
salt.
"Hat. do eat!" urged Sue. Kdna
needed no second invitation.
"Wish I could eat the stuell, loo." she
said as she munched her lirst mouthful.
Carl kept on popping the corn until
there were two panluls. What a least
they ail had! ,
PICTURE: F>IJZZ,L,&.
KOMEO AND JULIET. FIND TWO OI-' IIOMEO'S FRIENDS. >
? Mirror :in<! Farmer.
sin :ill horizontal circle as If you \*:-re
trying to make a lot of "naughts" with
a pencil. The egg will begin to spin on
its side, but will soon be spinning on
its large end. Or you can keep it
spinning in tb* ? way even if you have
to start it witl? your Angers.
It is posj\oic, also, to spin an egg
with a str.ng. though, of course, you
uiust not throw it on the floor. Wind
the string around the middle of the egg,
stand It on on>? end and steady it by
touching the othf end lightly with one
linger. Then pull the string carefully.
Finally, you can spin an egg with
a whip, like a whip top, if you do not
whip it too hard and take care uot to
lilt it with the stick, but a glass "nest
egg" or a wooden darning egg is better
than a real for this purpose.
Home eggs spin better than others.
TJfe best spinners are eggs that are
THr. ROtt HP1NN1NU Irs KM'.
quile regular in shape and have been
boiled in on upright position so tliat
the air bubble is exactly at the end.
not a littlp to oiip ship, as 11 often is.?
New York Kvonlng Mail.
WHY THE POPCORN POPS.
"Here's u littto girl wb? lias never
spen an ear of pop-corn in lipr life,"
said Aunt Mary, "and she lias neve*
been even a single kernel pop!"
"Wliy not?" asked Carl and Sne.
looking pityingly at the Utile Kngllsh
cousin who van spending tUe autMiiii
on the big Maine farm which was
their home.
"Decauso tliry do no'. raKe pop-corn
In Kuglaiid. D~n't yo i think it would
be a good plan for us to have a pop
corn party for her this very ui?;Ut."
The children agreed and Carl built
n splendid Are in the fireplace after
supper. By the lime they were ready
for Kdna's party therp was a big bed
<f plowing coals to rake out oil tliej
hearth.
"Quick! the people must con n to (lie (
party right ofT." called Carl; "the coals
arp .Mist light."
First came Hje bringin;- ? box full
of corn alrpndy shelled. "Xli.'s is the
corn that was put In the ground," si *.
"Undo Frank." said Fdna. In h coax
ing voice, when the corn was nearly
gone, "what make* the pop-corn i?opV"
"The heat." answered her uncle, his
eyes twinkling.
"Y-e-s. but it doesn't make every
thing pop." answered Kdnn. "Wbeu
peas are very hot they just hop."
"The real reason is tliis," said Uncle
Frank.
"There is an oil nil through the in
side of the kernel that is changed into
a gas when I he corn is heated. You
know what a gas is? don't you?"
Rdna nodded.
"Well, tho gas wants a lot more
room than the oil. and pop! it explode.*
and bursts the tough outer skin with
force cuougb to turn (he whole kernel
Inside out." -Adapted from the Sunday
School Times.
THE CUNNING OF ANTS.
A naturalist found black ants were
devouring the skins of some bird speci
mens on a table, so he made tar circles
on four pieces of paper and put one un
der each leg of the table. Ants will not
cross tnr. Prett.v soon he found the
ants busily at work again and, looking
at the tar circles, found each one was
bridged by bi(s of sand which Ihe clev
er nuts had brought iu from 111? street.
i The t'ol o' l'?nl.
"Ian MacLaren" recounted this story
In a lecture on Scottish humor:
In a dull Scottish village, on n dull
morning, on?? neighbor called at
another's house. He was met at the
door by bin friend's wife, and the con
versation which ensued was thus;
"Cauld
??Ay."
"Oaun tae be we My (rainy*. I'm
Ihinkiu'."
"Ay."
"Is John In*'"
"Oil. ay! he's In."
"Can I aee hiui .'"
"Na."
"But a winied tae see him."
"Ay, but ye cumin see him. ?Tolin'is
deld."
"Deld
"Ay."
"Sudden V" ?
"A.v."
"Verm sudden*'*
| "A.v . very Midden "
"IMd In* *n y ony thing nboul a pol n*
I green pent afore h*? deed?" Leave*
I from the Serapbook of a Scottish
I Fx He.
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j The Russia a soldier earns the uurnl*
flcvul nalaiv uf JM.J10 a yeur.