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Empire Modes of Coiffure. "With the Empire fashions In dress. It is natural and fitting that Empire modes of coiffure should prevail. The Josephine knot Is one of the latest, and is made by waving the hair softly all around and carrying it to the top of the head,- where lt ls- twist, ed and colled as high as possible. For evening a string of beads or A ribbon is fastened at the right, near the front Women Doctors In China. We have heard much lately about the European medical men in China, but less about the European and American medical women. A writer In the Aligemein Zeltuug gives an In teresting account of the number and their work. The Socletle des Mission aries de la Femme, says he, employs five European women doctors in its hospitals and six Chinese nurses. He reckons the total number of European and American women doctors and surgeons In China to be not less than 100. In Tientsin there are two lady physicians from Chicago, two from Canada.- and one from London. Only one Chinese lady has studied medical science" and practice after the western manner, and she ls exceeding ly popular and useful among her fel low-coufltry women. Half Mourning Costume. One of the prettiest of half mourn ing gowns is made of finest black face cloth. The skirt has two blas bands two inches deep of black glace silk, piped with white round the hem, the lower one outlining lt. A fitting vest of white silk, with white chiffon frilled jabot, sets off a. very chic bo lero, the edge of which, likewise the white silk reven, is skirted with a" three-quarter inch band of white silk crossed In iattice design with black chenille. The collar, coming high at the back, is of blnck silk piped with white and has two white silk buttons crossed with chenille on either side, and similar to the other three which adorn the front As a finish at the back are double loops and knots, two coming nbove and two longer ones be low the waist, while the picturesque semi-bell sleeves are cut up at the back sleeve, finished with an inch band of the silk and Garibaldi under sleeve of black net. Such a dress could be quite inexpensively carried out Women's Kmlgratlon Society. In Great Britain the Woman's Emi gration society is a thriving organiza tion, by means of which women are helped to find employment and inci dentally husbands in the colonies. During 1S9? the society sent out to Canada, Australia and Africa 240 single women as nurses, teachers, governesses, helpers and domestic servants. Each one bore an excellent character, and was well trained, and many were, lu addition, well educated. They are not sent out free of charge, but money is lent for traveling and other expenses, which has to be paid back by installments. In connection with the society, there ls a training home in Shropshire, where for a small weekly sum would-be Immigrants may become expert cooks, housewives, dressmakers and so forth. The Rho desian government has recently placed the sum of $2000 at the disposal of the society for the purpose of assist ing women to emigrate to that colony. The Bain Cont.' The new model for a rain coct Is a welcome departure from the ancient model of a mackintosh with cape. This is a coat and not a cloak. It is cut as carefully as a driving coat would be, is slightly double-breasted and fastens with buttons down below the knee. The right "front" laps slightly to thc left and is cut in a blas line. The loose front shows orna mental lines of machine stitching. The back shows a shallow yoke, and the . requisite fullness is set beneath the yoke In two broad box pleats. The yoke back ls outlined" with orna mental bands of machine stitching. The rain coat ls provided with the new sleeve, which Is full both at the* shoulder, where it ls gathered into the arm size, and at the wrist where it is gathered into the cuff, which is a strip of ornamental machine stitch ing. A pretty collar completes the rain coat unless yon select the other model with a brief shoulder cape ax.d turn-over collar, both trimmed with rows of stitchiiig. The rain coat is made of "crave-lette." a -tightly iwlsted worsted, which repels mois ture. The "Simple" Tweed Salt. Once upon a time a suit of tweed was looked upon as a severe, not to say strong-minded costume. It was voted masculine and unbecoming and far removed from the esthetic beauty that should distinguish all "truly femi nine" garments. But a change has come o'er the spirit of the tailor's dream. He turns out tweed suits in softest hues and decorates them with velvet and silk, waistcoats of satin and groups of fancy buttons. He calls them 'tailor-made suits a la Francaise." His customers call them "dreams." They are costly visions. The smart tailor's tweed costumes are made with Beams either strapped or sewn with two or three rows of stitching. The skirt is arranged to flt the hips closely, and at the back ls rather flat, in order to admit of the short basque of the coat lying in position. The seam of the skirt is pressed to perfect flatness, but it provides a little fulness, which throws out the back of the skirt In orthodox fashion. Fretty fancy buttons are a great feature of the tweed costume. The coats are lined with bright shaded silks, which also line the skirt Velvet or silk collars are smart In ef fect and the colors are chosen PO as ?o produce a telling contrast For example, a'bright corn-flower blue Irish frieze ls ornamented by a coila? of corn-flower mauve velvet A pink Irish frieze has a silk collar with pale gre?n ground strewn with blurred, wraith-like blossoms in blue and rose, with foliage In ruddy brown and a warmer tint approaching bcar lot. A pink frieze with a collar of dead beech 1 pr f tan velvet, striped with cream white, Is as dashing ? costume as'Mme. C'Flaberty herself could de vise.-New York Commercial Advert! Allowances for Children. Under the age of 12 few children receive an allowance. Whether they should or not lepends somewhat on the child; generally speaking, an al lowance is desirable only nfter a cer tain degree of maturity of judgment is reached. But If it is given it should not bc the only source of income; every child should carn at least a part of its spending-money, in ways that are not too difficult. But when the child has money, what shall lt do with It? A famous econo mist tells us that the three legitimate .uses of money are saving, spending and giving, and this is a good basis from which to study the matter. A child's saving may mean nothing at all to it. Simply to fill a bank with pennies, to see lt empti?d, and hear that the money, has been transferred to a larger bank downtown, conveys no idea and ucomplishes no good pur pose; there should always be a def inite end in view. If its saving.* are small, still there is father's birthday present to be bought or Christmas ta be remembered. If they are larger and amount to quite a sum in thi course of a year, do not let the child become miserly and enjoy the piling up of its ?money for itself. Possibly the money may be spoken of as a provision for the future should a rainy day come to the family, or the outlook may be toward travel or special advantages in some way. Such a feeling of possession may be an excellent -thing, giving the child a proper sense of power and responsi bility.-Harper's Bazar. Title for nn AmbRwadnr's Niece. By a decree of Emperor Nicholas the adoption by Count Cassini of Mlle. Marguerite ''assini, the grandniece of the Russian ambassador, has been offi cially recognized, and she will hence forth have the title of Countess and the full right and title of a daughter in the Ambassador's household, wheth er in St. Petersburg, Paris or Wash ington. The young countess, who has been under the personal care of Count Cas sini since babyhood, is a handsome girl of nineteen and took her place in society for the first time on the arri val of the Ambassador in tbs United States two years ago. The presence of an unmarried woman at the head of an embiissy caused considerable an noyance in diplomatic circles. Mlle. Cassini not having the relation of ft' daughter and yet doing the honors as if she were the wife of an amba?sa dor. The closing days of last season were in consequence marked by many murmurs of discontent by the matrons of the corps, and this caused the virtual retirement of the beautiful young Russian, whose presence ? in Washington was said to be extremely distasteful to-the wives of several of the European envoys. The action.of the Czar at this time is said to be In view of the promotion of Count Cassini to one of the Euro pean capitals where his family will naturally occupy a more conspicuous place than in our democratic country. The Russian embassy ls socially one of the most delightful in Wash ington. Count Cassini is an exception al host.and very fond of society. He will entertain a good deal during the coming winter. The engagement of the young countess to a Russian di plomat .in the Orient reported some time ago, Is authoritatively denied. New York Times. Broad, shaped belts are the mode to wear with Etons and boleros. The latest petticoats are made of satin foulards, glossy and soft The newest buckles have a down ward point, which adds to the long waist effect now so much sought after. Dainty little ties not more than an Inch wide are made of Insertion and narrow lace edging, with tiny tassels on the ends. ' Rainy day shoes are growing more and more popular. Except In a very severe storm-, no rubbers are neces sary with them. Chiffon is to be as popular for win ter as for summer apparently. Many of the new hats axe composed almost wholly of black, gray or white chiffon or tulle. Another fascinating wrap Is of white cloth "cut out"' over white chiffon, which falls . in billowy accordioned flounces below the.cloth. Silver pail lettes are scattered profusely over all. Some of the newest gowns for house wear Introduce a sash either at one side of the back or cn-j side of the front A black mousseline sash with bands of gold across the ends ls very effective in some colors. A number of the French costumes are made Very close about the hips by the use of a yoke a quarter of a yard deep directly in front and rounding up to the waist line In the back. This yoke ls decorated with machine stitch ing or braid. The picturesque girl hails with de light the return of the velvet blouse, which certainly ls one of the prettiest and most becoming of garments. One recently seen had a gold belt with su perb matrix turquoise clasps, and an Immense chinchilla collar and revers. A smart little coat that illustrates the winter's likings is of sealskin, fit ing as if woven to the figure. It reaches only just below the waist line, where it is finished with scallops edged with stitched black satin. The pointed revers and storm collar are of Russian sable. An evening wrap of pale blue cloth has an accordion pleated lining 0f .white silk. Straps of the cloth in terlace over a front of white accor dioned chiffon, and embroidered gilt and black knots decorate thc yoke. Sable tails fasten the high sable col lar at the throat. Neatest Town in the World. Broek. 'ln Holland, Is far famed aa the "neatest town in the world." This town is so fastidious that until a few years ago horsec were not allowed in Its streets, for reasons of cleanliness, and the.entire town is as scrupulously kept as a man-of-war. It is a village of 2700 inhabitants, the main industry of which is the making of eEUam cheeses. Keep the llreedera. A male bird may safely be retained In the flock until he is three or four years old. Male birds that meet all the requirements of the breeder are not plentiful and when one ls obtained he should be kept as long as he can be made use of. Value of Wrll-Brerl TTelfom. Steers are preferred in the United States for beef, but in England the butchers pay one cent per pound more for heifers, as they give less bone and more choice cuts. A well-bred heifer, however, ls wort'i -nore for the dalry than for beef. No heifers should be kept when calves unless from parema that are known-^o possess merit fond Combination* for Stock. There is no Bingle food that Is per fect or which contains all the desirable j elements necessary for production, for which reason corn as nn exclusive diet will not give satisfactory results. There is but little lime in wheat or corn, and ns lime Is essential in the production of bone it is evident that young animals will make but little ?rowth whsn the larger portion of their food consists of corn or cornmeal. If clover, either green or cured, or skim milk is fed with corn more benefit will be derived from the combination of foods than from grain only. Potiltrr fop Mark-t. Toultiy intended for market, wheth er young or old. cannot be made too fat. The public wants the fattest that can be had and ls willing to pay a premium for that class of fowls. Old hens, at this season, are usually lu good condition, but lt ls not always an easy matter to keep the growing chickens in prime market condition. Should the hens be thin, a few days of confinement and a liberal feeding of rich foods- will suffice to put them in proper condition. Chickens, as a rule, will fatten more quickly if allowed freedom, but an extra supply of food must be given at least three times a day. In either case, never send poultry to mark v unless fat especially so If dressed before being sent. When se lecting for market choose only the fat ones, and keep the others until in fit condition. The excess in price will Justify the additional cost aa? trouble. -Home and Farm. Getting tb o Mont Ont of Cow?. As a rule, the man who mnkes the most of his dalry cows ls he who re gards them as so many' machines for the purpose of converting food into milk and butter, and who treats them as he would nu engine out of which he expects to obtain the best mechanical results. In the absence of proper mn erial wherewith to develop thc1 neces sary motive power, no machine, no matter how perfect, can be expected to produce satisfactory results; and so lt is in the case of the cows. In order to get them to produce the best re sults, every care must be taken )n or der to ensure that they are properly fed and looked after, In order to main tain them at the highest possible rate of milk production. The engine, in or der to do its work, must be regularly supplied With suitable food; dalry cows, in order to produce good results, must be liberally provided with suit able foods.-The Practical Farmer. Corn Ia a Grant Crop. The fact should be kept In mind that corn is both a grain and grass crop. It yields more cereal food than any other American grain, but at the same time, lt is a grass, a giant grass that is not excelled by any hay crop lp quantity and quality of its forage. Many large dairy farmers who have been feeding shredded fodder have giv en up their meadows, as the corn crop gives both grain and hay, and more cows cnn be kept on the same acreage. A friend of the writer, a large dalry farmer lu Iowa, whose name can be given to any "doubting Thomas," has made a test of shredded fodder that should convince the most skeptical of the great value of this new feed. Last year his spring work came on unex pectedly before he had finished shred ding, he having followed the plan of shredding from time to time during the winter, with a machine that he owned. Having no hay or other rough feed, he gave his cows the uuhusked corn from the shock with the same ra tion of ground feed that he had fed with the shredded fodder. The cows fell off one-half in volume in milk. His foreman had a Jersey which just sup plied milk for his family on the shred ded fodder. The Jersey fell off one half, like tlie proprietor's cows, but the foreman's wife, after a few days of short milk supply, managed to scrape up enough shredded fodder for this Jersey, which immediately re turned to her former flow of milk. Horses do well on "corn hay" in winter. A man who ls recognized ns an expert on feeding owns a farm nenr Chicago, where he winters driving horses for Chicago people. He finds that fodder, when carefully cured and shredded, makes an ideal forage for horses. The same opinion IB given by many other good horsemen.-Farm, Field and Fireside. Storing Winter Vegetable!. The work of gathering and storing the vegetables should be done with care and judgment. The keeping and best edible qualities of vegetables are often destroyed by careless and un timely gathering and improper storing. Defer the work until there is danger of freezing, and choose a bright, clear day. In taking up roots of all kinds, be careful not to bruise them. A care ful sorting is necessary, and such as are imranture, bruised or show the least 6ign of decay should be thrown out Do not leave them exposed to the air and sun, but cover with soil until ready to store away. Only the vegetables required for winter use should be stored in the cellar; those for spring uso should be placed in a dry, frost-proof pit outside. Squashes and pumpkins should be picked as soon as ripe. They are In jured by even a light frost Handle carefully, do not remove the blossom end, and leave three or four inches of the stem on. Put them on a thin layer of clean straw In the barn or garret until danger of frost, then remove to the cellar. If placed on a shelf where they will not touch each other, they will keep louger than if piled in a heap. Store onions in a cool, dry pince, where iomo air can reach them. Novar store roots of any kind io large heaps, Beeta, ~arrotB> turnips and rad!, should be put in barrels or boxes covered with sand or soil. It three four Inches of soil is put over a around them there Is no drying up the roots and they will keep fr.sh un til spring. Leave the celery In the ground just before hard freezing. Put it In box and pack sand or wet soil around lt. In packing be careful not to any of the saud between the stalk? Set the box In a dark part of the eel lar, examine it frequently and if the plants begin to wilt, waler tho root? without wetting the Btalks. Cut off the roots and remove the outer leaves of the cabbages and Wi-ap them in five or six thlcknessee of newspaper. They will keep Well id this way for winter Use, but those tor spring should be burled itt treuebci Asparagus Culture. Asparagus is not so readily grown afc radishes and turnips, at llrst, but since one planting endures for ten to 20 years, it pays for the, extra care re quired during the first year or two It is necessary to start a plantation from the seed, as there are plenty of reliable persons who make a busbies of supplying one and two-year-old plants and nt very reasonable prices. In a small way asparagus )8 grown In beds four feet wide. On a larger scale it is growu in the field like ftny other crop with rows four feet apart and plants 18 to 24 inches In the row In the south the plants may be set out'in Nowmb.r. When plants are ob fained from northern localities lt may be hi March or later before the ^plants con be moved from the nursery. A good sandy loam is the best soil for asparagus. The soil should be deeply broken, working in a liberal ap plication of ground bone, mixed bone from dust up to pieces large as a pea and even much larger. With the bone also, hardwood ashes, or cotton hull ashes, a peck each of ashes and bone to every 15 or 20 square feet . Lay off broad furrows two feet apart if In beds, and deep enough so that the tops of the plants will be three Inches be low the surface. Trim off all long and broken roots and spread out the re maining roots evenly inevery direction In the trench, throw in a little soil and tamp down firmly, sprinkling ih at the same time bone meal freely. Finish with covering the plants evenly. One year-old plants I think are preferable, but two-year-old may be used with ad vantage If put in properly. If the bed is not mulched at once with pine or other straw, weeds must be kept'down With the hoe or harrow. Let the plants grow all they will the following year and the next gener ally. In the autumn after the frost kills the tops, cut these off nearly to the ground and pile and burn so as to destroy any seeds that mature. The second or third year, according as one or two-year-old plants were used, cut ting may begin, but this should not be too close. After that, take all that you can get Top-dressings of any good manure should be given every winter if its need is Indicated by in ferior growth.-S. A. Cook, In Ameri can Agriculturist The Calf for Dalry Purposes. One of . the main difficulties In mak ing dairying a success is the difficulty of securing the best machinery, not of iron or steel, but of flesh and blood; In other words, the best dalry cows. Such cows can not easily- be bought-" for the men who have ability to pro duce them know their value and their profit. Practically, the farmer who wishes a herd of choice dairy cows must grow them himself. While lt Is a difficult matter, it ls not so difficult as one would Imagine if he would but go at it in the right way. The easiest way to secure this ls to buy heifer calves from the best dalry herds in the neighborhood. These can always be bought, if not pedigreed, at reasonable prices. If a farmer will buy a dozen calves from reasonably good dairy cows, which can be found In al most any dalry neighborhood, and will feed them properly, and when they are 15 or 10 months old mate them properly with a sire whose dam and grandam have been good dairy COWB, he will stand a chance of having half a dozen paying dairy cows in the lot and a progeny with dairy instincts. What dp we mean by feeding them properly? Feed them mainly on clover hay, corn fodder, and oats, with from one-third to one-half as much corn as oats during the cold weather in the winter senson. If he finds that they get quite fat on this ration, leave the corn out altogether. Do not aim to make them fat, but aim to keep them growing. When turned on gras.?, with out grain, next summer, let them get fat as they like. There is no danger of grass fat hurting any breeding animal. When they produce their first calves, break them to milk at once, aud feed liberally, griss or no grass; feed all they will . at o? a properly balanced dairy ration. If any of them are dis posed to get fat, feed and milk all the same, but sell these to the butcher. Keep the cows that remain thin in flesh on full feed and a full flow of milk. You will find on testing that they are good milkers. The cow that when in good health and on full feed falls to get fat usually does so because she puts the milk in the pall, just where you want lt If our readers will test this method they will make enough by it to pay for a farm paper during their lifetime. The plan is simple and feasi ble, and thoroughly practicable. There ls no chance for any loss in lt, and every chance for profit-Wallace's Farmer. Cheap Telephones In London. The telephone will no longer be an ex pensive luxury in London. The new scales of charges will bring lt within the reach of all, so that in time the house without an Instrument will be tho exception rather than the rule. There will be alternative methods of getting the telephone installed. In the one case a lump sum will be paid an nually for the inclusive use of the whole metropolitan system. This will no longer be $100, but a rental, which, although it has not been finally deter mined, will not be greater than $50 and may be rather less. But probably the more popular way of subscribing will 1M? on the "toll service." Under this method the subscriber "pays a small initial sum, about $15, and then a penny per call for every time he rings up, and nothing, of course, when he is rung up. One effect of this method will be to make the majority of shops Into pub lic call offices. For the tradesman paying a penny per call, will probably permit customers to use his instru ment at. say, five cents per call, making lt pay for Itsojf possibly two or three times over during tho yeor,-? Cleveland Plain Dealer. BICGEST SALVAGE ON RECORD. The Story of the St. Paul Aground With $1,250,000 of Cold. ? When the big American line steam ship St. Paul ran aground in a dense fog on the Jersey beach near the lower end of Long Branch, before daylight on January 25, 1898, Captain Clark, Lloyd's ageht In New York, got word of lt M 4 o'clock in the mornintr. HP cabled Instantly to Londo?, and Lloyds was in possession of the news ut ?.'?O A. ll. The St. Paul had befen indulg ing in a spurt ot speed with the swift CuBnrder C?n?panla, which lh moder ate wettthe'r is nearly a kndt faster th?h th? American ship; ?he got far out bf her eburse, missing the Fire isl and light, and drovb up on the sands oi Ihe Jersey const. She was. held In th'? fembrace bf the shelving beach for ten days. The Campania was also re ported to have touched bottom by an observant life saver patrolling the beach. Her commander and her agents declared that this was not so, but she undoubtedly came within view of folks along the shore. In the cargo of the St. Paul were one and a quarter millions In gold consigned to n firm In New York. Arrangements Wel'e t?ade with the Merritt-Chapmart Wrecking Company to have the stranded liner hauled off. She Abd her cargo, in cluding the gold, werfe heavily insured. After lt was found that lt was going to be very difflault to float the big ship, the consignees of the gold, who needed it in their business, appealed to Captain Clark as Lloyd's agent to have it landed. It remained aboard the vessel three days; the fact of lt being there rendered the underwriters liable for a heavier tax in the event of the vessel being floated. Naturally, tho American line did not make any strenuous efforts to have the bullion discharged, and just ns naturally Lloyd's were anxious to get it off as j quickly as possible; for in the event of a storm arising and causing the de- J struction of the ship, the gold would have added so much more to the loss of the underwriters. Captain ' Clark chartered a steamer and offered to take charge of the gold and land lt. There upon the captain obtained a promise that the gold would be landed 'Im mediately. Thus the underwriters were relieved of the further risk and .expense of floating the stranded ship. The gold was transferred to the lighter Haggerty down a sagging shute sug gestive stretch of canvas in bags, kegs and boxes. Twelve men armed with revolvers guarded the treasure i as lt was transferred from a pier to a truck and taken to n vault In Wall street. The award of $166,000 for sal vage service in the case of the St. Paul was the largest ever obtained in an Admiralty Court. The St. Paul was aground ten days. It was said that she had not a plate bent or a rivet started.-S. A. Ward In Ainslee's. The Burno of Mathematics. A subject that Is exciting consider able discussion in European scientific circles just now is "Where is the bump of mathematics seated?" Gall placed lt at the highest and outer part of the orbital edge. Moeblus agreed with him, from the fact that a por trait of his grandfather (a noted geo metrical exhibited this development. This view receives additional weight from*the fact that a distinctive fea ture of* the female skull ls the poor development of the orbital edge und the additional fact'that men whose /heads resemble, .women's In this re spect are usually as poor at figures as are the majority of women. The masks of Goethe and Beethoven are cited as illustrations of this fact. Moeblus, however, goes further and located the mathematical seat In the third frontal circumvolution. This circumvolution, prominent in man, is missing In animals, but the back part of lt being known to belong to articu late speech, and as animals are equally deficient in speech and m atheistical ability, Moeblus claims tb-.;, its *? sence in animals and Its presence ,r. man point to it logically as the stst of the faculty in question. This, how ever, remains to be proved, and as the opportunties for autopsies on dis tinguished mathematicians are ex tremely tare it may be long before the question ls satisfactorily settled. In the meantime bur phrenological friends may find it a fruitful theme for study and discussion.-Health Maga zine. Cycle Paths In New Zealand, Cyclists in New Zealand are strenu ously agitating to have cycling paths laid down along the principal thor oughfares In the colony, especially in the vicinity of cities. Many of the roads of the colony are roughly made and In some instances only partially formed and th?; majority of them are Indifferent reads for cycling. The scheme of the cyclists is that all cy cles and cycle owners should be taxed, the proceeds to be utilized in laying down cinder tracks. A bill legalizing this proposal and creating cycle boards to collect the tax and form and main tain the cycle paths has been drafted and will be presented to parliament whenever it has received the full sanc tion and approval of the cyclists. Meanwhile the cyclists in some of the principal cities are combining to im prove existing roads by voluntary sub scriptions. Should the taxation scheme go through New Zealand should soon be reticulated with cycling tracks as the cyclists are a numerous body in the colony and a small cycle tax would result In the raising of a considerable sum of money. Railroad for Pilgrims. It ls now proposed to build a rail road between Damascus and Mecca, the chief use of which will be to carry Mahometan pilgrims to and from the Arabian city which ls so much revered among the devout believers in the Kornn. Earlier In the century it was death for any foreigner if he were caught within the boundaries of the Holy City. The story of the dangers to which Captain Burton was exposed when in disguise he entered the temple consecrated to the memory of Mahomet and gazed upon the Kaaba has not yet lost its picturesque and absorbing in terest. It Is thought probable that American locomotive engines will be used on the projected line, ns they are used on so many other railroads out Blde of the United States. Could any thing more incongruous and startling be imagined than the thought that the shriek of the whistle of an engine con structed on the banks of the Delaware may in a few years startle the echoes of Mecca and Medina? Was ever vision of the Prophet himself more amazing and suggestive! THE CASEIN INDUSTRY. New Use For Buttermilk-Transformod Into Buttons and Clue. The most malignant opponent of trusts can scarcely take exception to the one which in the lagt ten years has developed the casein industry of thia country Into one of ttie best in vestments for both the farmer and th? manufacturer. It ls not BO long agd that buttermilk Was such a drug od the market that it was regarded as ? food for pigs dr as ? waste sub stance tb be throwil away. This has befeh changed, Und; where fort?erl? the dairyman obtained nothing for thc liq uid, lie now converts it into casein, either in his own dairy or In a factory owned by the Casein Trust. Casein is an albumenose substance, best known to the average citizen in the form of cheese. It contains as much nitrogen as meat, more than . eggs, and much more than fish. Its food value is therefore very high. Thus far this feature has not been utilized in the United States, all of our own casein being used for other industries, but vast quantities go to France and Ger many,, .where they dre transformed into artificial foods. The manufacture i? now up in the millions of pounds, and-ls Increasing annually. Some is converted into button?. This is done by mixing the casein with fine clay and other inorganic materials made into a paste, rolled, stamped and baked. It makes a light, glossy and handsome button, and is much stronger than the ono made of china ware alone. In the matter of small buttons and studs, it cnn be made iri descent or colored to suit the publTc fancy. Thus far In our own land casein has been put to low utilitarian purposes. By chemical treatment it ls changed Into a very strong glue, which ls used in making veneers. Several great cooperages out West now make bar rel heads of these veneers, and save one or two pounds of weight, and at the same time get a stronger and handsomer barrel head. These ve neers are also- employed for chair seats, car seats, sounding boards and piano cases. A second use is as con stituent of p.?.per pulp. Casein is snow white, and, when, mixed with wood pulp, straw pulp and similar bodies, gives a whiter and clearer product, and also one that is less brit tle and more durable. This mixed pulp is made into paper for newspa pers, writing papers, wall paper and paper bags. The white boxes which the more enterprising shoo dealers and i department stores now affect are re- I suits of this industry. Casein mingled with lime makes' a ' liquid covering intermediate between ; whitewash and paint, which possesses a handsome gloss, and ls very much . cheaper than the latter. The lime re- ! acts upon lt and makes it both water- j proof and, to a certain extent, fire proof. As a finish for fine leather goods it is now employed in at least fifty of the leading works of the coun try. It is particularly adapted for fine kids, goat skins, dog skins, calf, and sheep skins. It is also used as a finish for the outside of lead pencils, pen holders, and other wooden wares.-New York Post. -_ A New Barometer. At the recent meeting of the British Association, A. S. Davis, or Leeds, showed a most Interesting barometer. A glasB tube ten inches long and an I Inch in diameter ends in a bulb below ?nd reaches above into a mercury ba- j sin. The mercury flows down the tube, compressing the air. When not in use the barometer, with Its stand, is kept upside down. It is Inverted for use, and a reading quickly taken when the column has come to a standstill. When the ordinary barometer rises this one falls. The tube is water-jacketed, and a calcium chloride tube is inserted fo dry the small quantity of ai?- c .cv. in. The readings are eal'1 he very accurate, though the ran"? of each In strument is small-Scientific Ameri can. , Fire a Shot 20 Miles. The United States will Ure a thousand pound shot twonty miles which will be a record-breaker for the distance. The gun from whioh it ls to lo fired will bea marvel of American ingenuity, and workmanship. Another marvel of American ingenuity is Hostotter's 81 omach Bitters. For fifty years it has been the only medicino to euro con stipation, indigestion, dyspepsia, bilious ness and by. its direct action on the kidneys provents rheumatism. An Unprejudiced Welcome. Com?, Oom Paul Krugor. o'or the Boa: Our country's great and wide find free; Some folk will elvo you smpathy And thoje who don't will lot you bo. Tlie lient Prescription for Chill? end Fever ls a bottle of GHOVB'S TASTELESS I mixToxic, lt ls simply iron and quinine In M tH8iolo85 form. No cure- uo pay. Price.?Dc. HIB Stock In Trade. "A writer of historical novels has to show a lot of history, d-esn't he?'' "Not ac all; but ho can't get along without a lively imagination." Best For the Bowels. No matter what alls you, headache to a cancer, you will n*ver get well until your bowels ?re put right. CASCABET* iielp naturo, jar? you wltbout a gripe or pain, {irodu.ee easy natural movements, cost you uer 10 couta to start getting your health note. OASCARBTS Candy Cathartic, the genuine, put up In metal boxes, every tab let tins (J.C.C. stamped on it. Beware of Imitations. % Tragedy. She-If you had no idea when we could got mai ried why did you propose ti me? "To tell the truth, darling, I hud uo Idea you would accept me." How's This? Wo offer One llundrod Dollars Reward for any case of Catarrh that cannot bo cured by Hall's Cntarrh Cure. P. J. CnENRV & Co.. Toledo, O. We, the unde signed, have known F .1. Che ney for the last 15 years, and behove him por fee ly honorable in all business transactions and financially able to carry out any obliga tion mad? by their firm. WEST & TRUAX, ? holeeale Druggists, Tolodo. Ohio. WALDIXO, KINXAX & MARVIN, Wholesale Drug gists, Tolodo. Ohio. Hall's Catarrh Cure ls taken Internally, act ing directly upon tho blond and mu -ous sur faces of tho system. Testimonials sent freo. Price. 75c. per bottle Sold by all Druggists. Hall's Family Pills are the best. No Barrier. "I shouldn't think you would caro to be en gaged to such an elderly man." Why not? It doesn't interfere with my other ongageinonts." Plso's Cure for Consumption ls an infalli ble tn od ld ne for coughs and colds.- N. W. SAMUEL, Ocean Grove, N. J., Feb 1", 190J. A I'ecnliar Cn se. "Bobbins loft a Ano record; no was ovory bodv'a friend."; .'Yes, and he wasn't In politics olthor." Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup for children leethlng. soften* the gums, reduces lii?ainma Hon. nllays pain, enies wind colic. v!.">c. a bottle Conscious nullt. Asktt-Ts lonfer a lnzy mnn? Telllt - Lazy? Why. ho has klUed so much Unto ho ls nsharhed to look a cloch In the face. Perforated Watch Pockets. Writing from Roseland, N. C., a sub scriber says: "For the last year or two I hare had In mind the benefit to be derived from a pocket for carry ing a watch either in waistcoat or trousers, which had perforation in the bottom, for the purpose of letting all dust, particles of sand, lint or dirt of any kind pass through. Scarcely any one, on taking a watch from the pocket and turning the latter inside out, eau fail to find a greater or less quantity of such dirt. This is hot good for the watch, as comparatively few watch cases are absolutely dust proof1* Carrying ? watch in such a lot of dirt and dust ls sure to result in some of the dirt working through the case." New York Tribune. View* Owing chiefly to their blindness, men hold many and varied views. Detroit Journal. It is confidently asserted that the large decrease in infant mortality in this country during the past decado has been brought about in no small measure by the universal uso of Castoria-it being in almost every home. Tho Wife's Gentle Reminder. J? rou glvo a man a list, ' Less his memory full to prick him, Put it in his pocket-hist! Pin lt lu so tho pin will stick him. Itt Cur?? a CnKrin One Day. Take LAXATIVE UKO HO QUININE TABLETS. All druggists re tn nd tue money if lt falls to cure. K. ?I. UKOVE'S signature is ou each box. $k) A Scion tut nt Work. '.Hoir did you ccmo to be a professional bog car:" "1 alu't no professional beggar. I'm cm plyod toglt up stailstlce on how many heart less peoplo they la In this town." Don't drink too much water when cy cling. Adams' Popsin Tutti Fruttl ls nn excellent substitute. What He Did. Kentuckian-Ho called mo a liar. slr. New Yorker- And what did you do7 Kentuckian-1 went to the funeral. PUTNAM FAbELZsa Dna do not spot, (treas or give your goods an unevenly dyed ap pearance. Sold by all druggists. Ills Punliihinent. She-I'd nevor have married you If I'd have known you would bocome deaf. Ile-I should have never becomo deaf if I hadn't married you. Carter's Ink has a good deep color and it docs not strain the eyes, carter's doesn'ttado. Right lu Ills Line. "Sho always snld she was going to marry a military man." "Oh, well, the one sh? sot ls pretty good at 'soldiotlng.' "- I'hllndephU Bulletin?. FOR GOUT, TORF! No medicine in the Mineral Laxative "Wate covered more than 30 nation in the world. . FREE ? WINCHt I SHOTS Our 16b page? and illustrated cata-g FACTORY LOADED SI H logue. S e 0 the winning combination . the trap. All dealers sel' 1 WINCHESTER REPEA X m B H Sao flfco I iSo WINCHESTER AVE., N -ft-tt-ff King Richard in a Kitchen. "Actors of the old school did not have the gorgeous stage settings of the present," said Mr. George Gardiner, the veteran stage mnnnger, the other night, as he gazed at the stage in Ford's opera house, while in a remin iscent mood. "I remember once we were playing Southern towns with Ed win Booth, and wanted to put otu 'Richarden.' No special scenery was carried for this, and I was told to look over the stock at the theatre to see if there was any that could be used. The second scene called for the en trance of the king and all his couriers into a royal hall. I picked out a set of scenery that I thought would do for the palace, but cautioned the 6tage hands not to get it on wrong side out Well, the first scene was finished and when the stage was disclosed for the second there was the typical old kitchen scene, the one with hams hanging from the rafters, a candle stick on the mantel, and all that. I was horrified and asked Mr. Booth if we should change it by ringing down the curtain. He said no, he would go on, but he cautioned the other players to 'keep your eyes on me; don't, under any consideration, look behind you at the scenery.' "Well, the scene went off, and af terward, when I asked some of those in the frort of the house, they made no, comment, and I was convinced that in the intensity of the acting they had not noticed that the king was in the kitchen, Instead of the palace."-Bal timore Sun. Moved by Electric Power. A house in Wellsville, Ohio, was re iently moved by electric power taken from a trolley line. The house was be ing moved along the street where there was an electric car line. Two cars were hitched to the house by a rope, and It was quickly pulled to ita new destination. Dr. Bull's Cough Cures a cough or cold at once Conquers croup, bronchitis. griDpe and consumption. :jc i?, ?y ri.i p FREE? "Sf" SPORTING GOODS RAWLINGS SPORTING GOODS COMPANY, 02O Locust St., ST. LOCIS, Mo. Mention this papsrMMn'"^io a(IMr?i-er?' ANU-IDOO-M risers CURE TOR N> Quickly C\ires Colds Neglected colds always lead to something serious. They run into chronic bronchitis svhich pulls down your general health ; or they end in genuine :onsumption with all its uncer tain results. Don't wait, but take Cherry Pectoral just as soon as you begin to cough. A few doses will cure you then. But it cures old colds, too, only it takes a little more time. Wc refer to such diseases as bronchitis, asthma, whooping-cough, consumption, and hard winter coughs. Three sizes : 25c, 50c, fh.oo. All drag gists. J. C. AYER CO., Lowell, Mass. Every cotton planter should write forourvaluable illustrated pamphlet, "Cotton Culture." It is sent free. Send name and address to GERMAN KALI WORKS, 03 Nassau St., N. * D LIVER AND CONSTIPATION. world can relieve you like the Natural r, provided by nature herself and dis yeara ago and now used by every over one thousand of the mest famous we hive testimonials? as the safest and Tater known ta medical science. ' , Sure and Gentle. It never gripes. General Wholesale Grocer Sells lt. Label with Red Centre Panel. Ireas Sazlehner, 130 Fulton St., N. V. ??????MMBkM lill I mimi --ii--t#ttf----f m rgTER? Winchester S Factory loaded . shotgun sh ell 3, $ "NEW RIVAL," 0 "LEADER,"and J " REPEATER." S A trial will prove 0* their superiority. X 10TQUN SHELLS ia the field or at 1 them. TING ARMS GO. taw HAVEN, CONN. est LS 9 UNION MADE The real worth of W. L. Douglas ?3.00 and 83.50 (.hoes compared with other makes is 84.00 to 85.00. Our84GlltEdgeI.inc cannot bo equalled at any price. Over 1,000, 000 satisfied weavers. Wo are tho largest makers of men's S3 and 83.50 shoes in the world. We make and soil more 93 and 83.50 shoes than any other two manufacturers in tho V. s? BEST $3.50 SHOE. The reputation of W. L. Douglas ?0.00 and I3..50 ahora for ityle. comfort, end wear ia known erery where tkmnijhout thc vc rid. They hare to cive hotter aati?iac tion thsn oilier m.-.lci became thg ataftlard hus alway? been placed io hi?h that the wcarcn expect morn for their money than they ctn pct elsewhere. BEST $3.00 SHOE. TUT: JUtKA?U.\ muru v.M.. : ..?1 ?nu ?3JO fhoei arc told than r.nr other moke is becaute 'i'ili; Y AUK THE KlT.MT. \ our dealer ahould keep them i ve eire one dealer cxcluure talc in each town. Tateo no suhatlttitc! In.iit on barine; W. L. Doniluahoci with mme end price itamped on bottom. If your de-.'.er will not get them for you. und direct to faetorr, cncloainf price ami SS?, extra for lairiafe. 6t?U kind of leather, Jue, and Width, plain cr oap toe. Our ahoei will reach ycu nnywh- re. Catalogue /rod. VV. JU Douglas Shoe Co. 21 roc ?-.ion, Mass. 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