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S9S2-2S22S THE REALM OE FASHION Emrljr Pie* Beat. Whorev«r a farmer lias warm base meat stables it is easy to make a bog pen in one corner and use it for the breeding sows. Every ono admits that pigs dropped early in March will prove much more valuable than those born a month or two later. It is some extra trouble to keep them warm, and they will also need extra feeding for both sows and pigs while the cold weather continues. But when the warm days come the early pigs that have a run in pasture and plenty of milk will be far better fitted for heavy corn feeding than will the late spring pigs. There is often a dif ference of fifty to seventy-five pounds in hogs fed just the same, and whose only difference is that the heavier 'were born four to six weeks earlier than the others. P Advice For Winter. To insure fowls against sickness is the great aim of all snccessful poultry- men, says Poultry Journal. At this season, when dull days and night frosts prevail, the seed is sown which will eventually result in a full crop of ailments and endanger the lives of onr most favored specimens. Too mnch care, therefore, cannot be given to prevent all symptoms of disease. Probably the first and most common trouble is cold in the head, which be gins with sM-elled eyes. This, if not taken at the start, will surely run into a case of croup. Night, when fowls are roosting, is the dangerous time. Henhouses can not be made too tight. A little hole, •or a small crack just large euough to admit a draft, will do the damage. Hometimes simply placing the afflicted bird in a warmer house and feeding •soft, stimulating food for a few days will remedy the trouble; but this must be done at the start, otherwise it will be useless. Next to drafts, dampness is most to be feared. Whereas it is all im portant to keep honses tight at night, it is just aa important to open windows during the day. The breath of fowls, coupled with freezing air, will create dampness at night which must be luring the day. Fresh air ’ oat the honse as nothing else can. When it is zero weather some may hesitate to open windows, but it mast be done, provided it is not atomy. It will make the honses warmer and decidedly drier at night. Fowls can stand a lot of cold, provided it is dry, bnt dampness seems to pene trate even their feathers. Constant exercise is the best pre ventive of an endless number of dis eases caused by over feeding. The busy hen is the healthiest and will lay the most eggs. Watch your hens daring the day, and if they sit around all ruffled up and dull lookiug, throw them a few handfuls of oats or wheat in deep litter, and make them be np and moving. It is tbe nature of all fowls to be busy from morning until even ing; therefore endeavor to compel them to follow their natural instincts when housed for winter. Variety of food is essential. Tempting morsels, like cabbage bang up, will delight them. Precautions against these three evils—drafts, dampness anti laziness —will prevent many ailments and eave your flock from possible disease. Know For Wliat Von ISrecd. The time is long past when the all purpose animal found ready sale, writes Jonathan Periam, of Illinois. The breeder of horses must know for what use he intends the animal. The breeders of cattle want animals for beef or for milk. Beef and milk are no longer eminently contained in the eame animal. They must, therefore, be bred specially for one purpose or tho other. Sheep are no longer large ly bred for wool and mntton. They are now bred principally for mntton, and incidentally for wool. ’Fortun ately, good mutton sheep produce ’ wool which brings a high price in the market. The Mississippi Valley, that portion, at least, between the Alle ghenies and the Missouri Biver, con tains now an abundance of the Downs, superior mntton sheep and bearing wool of excellent quality. They come nearer being a general purpose sheep than any others. In swine the lead ing breeds are Poland-Chinas, Berk- shires and Dnroc-Jerseys. They have but one use—tho slaughter pen. In fowls for eggs and flesh the Asiatics and the American breeds, Plymouth Book and Wyandots, are considered the most valuable and are now broken up into many varieties, all good, with enough diversity to suit the taste of individual fanciers. For eggs alone the Leghorns are probably more largely songht than any other one of the non-sitting breeds. Horse breeders are not having an especially happy time.. Prices are low for all classes of draft and general driving animals, and common plugs are not salabls at any price. The time will not again come when they will pay the cost of breeding and “break ing in." The most valuable horses of the fntnre will be the English draft, the French draft, the French and German coach, and for the road, light driving, and saddlera such thorough breds and trotters as are not good enough for the track. Among cattle for beef, the breeder has his choice, chiefly of Shorthorns, Herefords, and Polled-Angns. The strictly dairy breeds are principally the Jerseys, Guernseys and Holstein- Friesiaus, with Polled Dnrhams, Ayr- shires, and Brown Swiss good sec onds. There are individual animals, in fact some milking families, in Shorthorns that are good and lasting milkers, bnt they are not common, nor can they be depended on to be as uni formly good milkers as can the true dairy breeds. In tbe West the choice lies chiefly between tbe Holstein- Friesian and Jersey. The former is probably the favorite among the farm ing class. Among sheep for profita ble mutton and wool, the breeder has choice of Southdowns, Cotswolds, Oxfords and Leicesters. The Shrop- shires seem to take the fancy of West ern men. The Dorsets are begin ning to attract attention but tbe Shropshires have won a hold that will probably stand. In all this, I am not seeking to ad vocate any special breed. The indi- | vidnal must study his wants, and he must study also the capabilities of the \ breed he selects. The day has passed for hit-or-miss breeding. It never made the best money for anyone. I do not expect that the average farmer will even breed pure herds or flocks, but t« make money now he mnst at least breed up, starting with a pure male. The first cross by a pure male. The first cross by a pure male on cold blooded, mixed stock, animals or birds, is a half-blood. The next cross on half bloods is an animal three-quarters pure. The pure male on three-quarters blood gives yon an animal seven-eighths pure. The next cross gives one fifteen-sixteenths pare. For beef, milk, flesh and wool of sheep, flesh of hogs and for flesh and eggs of birds, this last is practi cally equal to pare bred animals. Novelty goods of all sorts, accord ing to May Manton, are much in vogue for children's wear. The cos tume shown cambiues bine with OIBLS’ COSTUME. brown, and is trimmed with black braid. With it is shown a Tam hat of the same. The foundation of tho blouse is a fitted lining that closes at v LIMITED ^RAIHV DOUBLE DAILY" Bepped silks aro also very fashion* able this winter, and are always rich and handsome in black, fawn color, plum, gray, moss green or cream col or. Then there are exquisite materials of rare and beautiful tints, snch as tho finer grades of Henrietta cloth, dou ble-faced cashmere, drap d’ete and similar fabrics. For redingote and other long wraps, German broadcloth in a shade of dark Russian red or bine is mnch used. Some of tho richest wraps aro lined with fur throughout, thus insuring both warmth and elegance. Some outdoor blouses are made en tirely of caracal, not only in its natur al black, but dyed blue, green, brown, etc. The dyeing remedies the bruised look and the ink} hue, the density of which is becoming too few.—The Housewife. Coatume For a Little Hoy. While trousers are donned at an early age, there is always a necessary time of transition between tho baby dresses and the gennine boy’s garb. The costume shown is especially de signed to fill that need, and can bo worn out of doors or in, according as the material is heavy or light in weight. As illustrated, tho material is English tweed trimmed with nar row black braid and worn w ith a black Henry George’s Beply. The late Henry George, after his ad dresses on the land tax theory, always invited his hearers to ask questions, which he delighted in answering. In 1888, after a lecture at Howard Uni versity in Washington, a Western Con gressman, accepting the invitation, said: “After all, Mr. George, you advocate a system of confiscation of property. If I should take wild land and culti vate and beantify it, I would have won undisputed title to tho land itself, and you shonld recognize my proprietor ship in it." This sally won loud applause from the audience, but the applause was deafening when Mr. George had flung back this reply: “I thonght I had explained that all improvements ought by right to belong to the improver. On that wo .agree. I go farther. All that you produce out of the land by your labor should belong to you. If I should see you sitting on tho seashore fishing and should see you catch a large fish, or, in other words, bring forth or produce that fish, I shonld maintain your right to it as your property, to use, ’to sell, to give or bequeath; but I’ll be banged, sir, if I’ll agree that you own ocean from which yon prodnee that fish. Laud stands in the same rela- mau.”—Springfield Bepnbli- tion to can. Selenium » Curious Substance. Selenium has not hitherto played any very important part in commer cial industries; it has been chiefly known in the chemist’s laboratory as a curious and interesting substance possessing no specially useful prop erties. It has recently been employed in the glassmaker’s pot for producing colored glass. Bose-tinted glass is made by adding selenium directly to the ingredients in the melting pot, the depth of tint depending entirely on the quality used, and also to some extent upon the character of the glass —whether it be hard or soft. A lovely orange red color is pro duced by mixing cadmium sulphide with the selenium before adding to the contents of the pot. The intensity of the yellow constituent in this case depends directly upon the proportion of cadmium sulphide made use of. A practical advantage attending this process is that it is not necessary to reheat the articles after being manu- factured and to dip them in a coloring mixture as in the ordinary process of making red glass. the centre-front. The blouse proper is fitted by shoqlder and under-arm 'seams only, and closes invisibly at the leftside. Both back and fronts pouch well over the belt, which is of black safin. The sleeves are two-seamed, and fit snugly to well above theelbows, | ■where they are slightly full after the latest children’s style. At the wrists are braid ornaments which add to the * effect. At the nock is a high standing collar. I The skirt is four-gored, and shows fulness at the back only. It is lined throughout, and trimmed with braid ornaments at the left-front seam. To make this costume for a girl of the j eight years will require two and one- half yards of forty-four-inch material. Ladies’ and MUaea' Kutalan Shirt Waist. The latest variation of the shirt waist, writes May Manton, combines the blonse front with the familiar yoke bock. The model shown is of plaid taffeta silk, cuA, collar and necktie being all made of the material. The fronts ponch over the belt and the right side, which laps over the left, is finished with a frill beneath which the closing is invisibly affected. The back shows the double-pointed yoke and plaited body which is separated from the fronts by under-arm gores. The sleeves are of moderate size and one-seamed, the fnlness at the wrists being gathered into tho straight cuffs. The collar is made in the narrow turn-over or stock style, but one of linen can be substituted with equally good effect. At the waist is worn a plain belt of the silk. To make this waist for a lady in tho medium size will require four and one-half yards of tweuty-two-inch ma terial. leather belt. The garment is cut in one length from the shoulders to the edge of the skirt, and is made snug- fitting by means of smooth under-arm gores. The back shows only slight fulness, which is arranged in gathers at the waist line. The front is gath ered at the neck and again at the waist, where a casing is stitched to tho under side. The deep collars and revers aro attached at the neck and down each edge of the fnll front, the closing being invisibly effected be neath the right side. Tho slee/es are two-seamed and in coat shape. The iMberc's Icebergs sometimes lest 200 before they entirely ntlt twsy. yean Weaves and Fabrics. The craze for giving a Bussian name to almost everything in the line of ap parel this season has resulted in old materials masquerading under new titles. A closely-woven corded wool en brocade, now very fashionable un der the name of Mnecorite reps, is nothing more nor less than empress i sloth, m w« oslisd it is oth«r far* hoys’ costume. SERVICE To Atlanta, Charlotte, Athens, WUmlngtoa, New Orleans, Chattanooga and New Yolk, Philadelphia, Washington, Norfolk and lllchmond. Ncnedule in effect May 30, 1897. WESTWARD. r. M. A. M. No. 41. No. 403 Lv. Wilmington .. ..•3 20 • « • • Lv. l.umberton Lv. Maxton • • • A Lv. Lauriuburg • • • *4 Ar. ll.tmlet Lv. Hamlet •5 10 Lv. Rockingham 6 23 Lv. Wadesboro Lv. Marshvlllc G 85 Ar. Monroe G 43 7 30* Ar. t barlntto ...10 25 830 Ar. Jit. Holly 910 Ar. Llncolutun 10 85 Ar. i herryvllle 10 48 Ar. Hhelby 11 30 Ar. Elleuboro 12 24 Ar. Rutherfordton • 12 54 P. M. P. M. (8 40 a. m. Lv. Hamlet Ar. 6 20 p. m. 1000 a. m. Ar. Cheraw Lv. f5 00 p. in. EASTWARD, No. S8L No. 4W A. M. P. M. Lv. Rutherfordton •4 85 Lv. Ellenboro 6 18 Lv. Hlielby Lv. Cherryville Lv. Llneomton Lv. ML Holly Lv. Charlotte *5 10 Ar. Monroe 5 58 Lv. Monroe 6 05 Lv. Murshville 6 25 Lv. Wadeeboro 7 01 J.v. 008 0 24 700 7 60 8 26 y to Utf) ib it Ar. Hamlet 7 65 11 28 Lv. Hamlet Lv. haurinburg „ . . Lv. Mnxtou Lv. Lumlx-rton Ar. Wilmington • •to 1*. M. P. M. Southward. Lv. Hamlet •8 15 am •1120 pm Ar. Raleigh 11 30 am 2 11 um Ar. Portsmouth 5 50 pm 7 25 am Ar. Richmond •0 50 pm •8 15 am Ar. Washington 11 10 pm 12 31 pm Ar. New York 6 53 am G23 pm SOUTHWARD. Lv. Monroe •9 25 pm Ar. Abbeville 1 40 am Ar. Athens 8 45 am Ar. Atlanta (Con. time) 2 50 pm 6 20 am •Daily, except Sunday. Both trains make Immediate connection at Atlanta for Montgomery, Mobile, New Or leans, Texas. California, Mexico, Chattanoo ga, Nashville. Memphis, Macon and Florida. For Tickets, tiloepera, etc., apply to B. A. Newland, Gen. Agent Fasa Dept., 6 Kim ball House, Atlanta. Ga. GEO. Mo P BATTLE, Trav. Pass.Agt, Charlotte, N. C. E. St. John. Vlce-Prea and Gen. Managee. H. W. B. Glover, Traffic Manager. V. E. McBee, General BupL T. J. Anderson, O. P. Agent. General Offlcee, Portsmouth, Va. South Carolina and Cosrgia Railroad Company- “The Charleston Line.” EAST DAILY. lv Augusta « 20 n ar Aiken 7 08 a ar Kingville JO 10 a ar Columbia 10 55 a ar Charleston 11 00 a EAST DAILY. lv Augusta ar Aiken ar Kingville ar Columbia ar Charleston 3 20 p 4 07 p U 20 p 10 10 p 8 00 p WEST DAILY. lv charleston 7 10 a lv Columbia 7 00 a lv Kingville 7 40 a ar Aiken 1109 a ar Augu ta 1151a WEST DAILY, lv Charleston 5 80 p lv Columbia 4 00 p lv Kingville 4 44 p nr Aiken 0 57 p ar Augusta 10 43 p CAMDEN BUANCli, daily except Sunday. xobte lv Kingville 10 25 a ar Camden 1165a lv Kingville G 00 a ar Camden 8 25 a sooth. lv Charleston 8 45 a nr Kingville 10 05 a lv Camden 2 25 p ar Kingville 4 35 p AIKEN ACCOMMODATION. Daily except ttuuday. lv Augusta G 40 p m lv Aiken .. .4 15 p m ar Aiken....? 30 p m nr Augusta 507 p nt North aad South via Denmark. Through sleepers to and from New York. lv Augusta—3 05 pm ar Itlehmoud. 3 40 pm a- Washington 7 00 am ar New York ..1 23 pm lv New York 9 30 pna lv Wushng'n 3 10 pm ly IMchm'nd 7 31 am ar Augusta.. 8 10 am neck is finished with a roll-over collar banded with braid. To make this garment for a boy of two years will require two and one-half yards of forty-four-inch material. ■H * The Stylish Waist Finish. The jeweled belt, the aaah and the velvet girdle, with a bow on the left side, resplendent with jeweled hackle, - ere U>« »<rrtUl«* *t the waiit. Connections at t harlestou with New York steamers, also witb steamers for Jacksonville 1 Fla , on sailing dates, and at Augusta with Georgia lioad to and from all points West and South; also at Blacksville with the Caro lina Midland Railroad to and from Barnwell, Connections with Southern Railway at Co lumbia to all points in upper South and North Carolina. E. H. Bowes, L. A. Emerson, General Manager. Traffic Manager. Insurance against non-employment' is an experiment begun in Americai during tbe current year. It is a pH-, rate enterprise. Its dues are heavier than those of similar European socle-: ties, but Its benefits also are much larger. As In the case of the European! societies, voluntary non-employment, or non-employment for any cause with-; In tbe control of the beneficiary, makes 1 all benefits voidable. This excludes tho striker. As It Is to tho interest of tha Don-lnsnrance companies to help their beneficiaries to get work, a company; in Chicago supplies to Its beneficiaries, the services of two employment bu reaus without charge. Wnco 1842, the year Qneen Tlctoi first entered a railway carriage, s haa traveled something like two m (ion miles. This beats the Prince Wales by about five hundred thousai miles and the Duke of Cambridge I aeariy one mHUan mlUa.