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j A 111 111 Dili I * 1 j By Juliax Ralph. ^ I have a story for the women's rights advocates to weave into their argument when they go to Albany this winter to argue for those privileges which the sex can have whenever it wants them, but which it does not possess because only a few women desire them. This ift the best story I ever heard for a woman's rights argument, because it , shows how a woman forsook her own affairs, invaded the man's field of practical affairs, and made him rich against his wilL The curtain rises in Minnesota, ine scene is a view of a small tract of land ?half farm and half garden?with a modest frame dwelling in the foreground. The principal characters are a man and his wife; type ordinary, age 40, means ?500 in bank and the cotago and grounds; aim in life, to work a little longer, to save a little harder and then to rest?to loaf along to the cemetery. Un'.no* n to tins couple some expert prospectors in the pay of the men,who were then about to form the great steel combiae have been spying out the land in that section, which is known to show signs of rich deposits of iron , ore. These experts have all agreed that the little piece of land owned by this , couple?together with the land on i either side of their plot?promises a greater yleiU in quantity and a richer yield in quality than any other land ; in that part cf the state. But, as I have said, the married pair " ' ^ ~e ?11 iv,;c? are wnony ignorant ui an mio. . Enter the hired girl. She speaks: j Hired Girl?A letther, sir. The Man?Ah! What have we here? The Wife?Why not read it and see? : The Man (keeping up the pretense of being the superior person and lording it over the wife yet a little longer be- ; fore the exposure cf his wretched conceit)?How dull you are! How you would botch everything in your life : were it Dot for me. A letter is not a morsel tossed to a hungry cur, to be ' flown at and choked down at a gulp. ] A letter is in a way the embodiment of i mystery and the chrysans of fate. It < may break to us the chilling news of ; death?it may convey the tidings of j a marriage, a birth?" She?Oh, it may be Thompson's bill ,? for the fertilizer; but, for heaven's ; Be|:, ' sake, read it j He (looking at her scornfully, but ? reading the envelope, takes out the let- ; ter and reads): i "Chicago, Feb. ?, 1900: Dear Sir? Some parties in this city whom I rep- 1 resent are desirous of meeting you to talk over the business outlook in your < section and desire me to invite you to I come to Chicago for that purpose. They 1 hope that you will bring your wife and 1 have placed at your disposal a suite of rooms in the Auditorium Hotel, which '< will be at your disposal from Wednes- 1 day morning next 1 She?They want to buy our place and < I am to go with you so as " 1 He (reading)?"A reply by wire will i greatly oblige. Yours truiy, J "T. Jenkinson, Sec'y." She?I am to go with you in order 1 , that I may sign the deed." 1 He (taken off his guard, begins to reveal his inferiority)?Way, I oelieve 1 you are right I never should have < thought of it < - v The curtain falls, and between the ' acts the railroad transports the wedded J pair to Chicago, which, to their western minds, is a genuine and magnificent metropolis, its toul river, its searching winds, its easily avoidable j dirt and dust and the troops of hag- < gard, dyspeptic men, rushing along the j streets and talking to themselves, , seem to them necessary to and insep- , arable from a world's capital. Even , the noise and bustle in tne noiei ana the combined efforts of all within its ( walls to destroy all sense of repose and ; comfort are, in their eyes proofs of ] . the perfection of the place. Once shut \ in their splendidly appointed suite of \ rooms they feel deserted and lonely, ) ? and both are seized with an irresistible 1 mk- desire to drop down the elevator shaft, ! < to squeeze through the crowds in the 5 office and to fit themselves in the hu- 3 man huriy burly of the street and j - chase madly along the pavements. ? He?I suppose if we should stay here a ^reek we would both mutter to our- ] selves like true Chicagoans, saying , over and over again, "Wabash 96 1-4. , Consolidated condensed milk 102, Ar- t gonaut preferred 77 1-8." Would it not : be glorious! How like being in heaven , it*must be to be a Chicagoan, dreaming stock quotations, eating stock quotations and breathing the air 01 the exchange. She?And actually seeing the costumes of the ladies, which are bought with these same quotations?instead of merely reading about them in the papers. Again the curtain falls, and when it rises they are still in Chicago, but now find themselves in the top of a 30-story office building, whose windows command an unbroken view of the lake on one side and of the city on the other?the latter resembling a squat body with numberless curving legs reaching to the horizon from a dozen mv. directions. iuc uij, ui uuu^, pcispires steam and smoke as if it were a creature infernal., while the speeding trains make the legs of the octopus quiver as with life and movement. The room in which He and She find themselves is furnished in the costliest manner. The mantelpiece is exquisitely carved marble, supported upon columns of onyx. The electroliers are golden. The furniture is carved massy rosewood, upholstered with rich velvet. The 24 spittoons on the floor appear to be bowls cut out of solid gold, and the heavy silk rugs are from the royal looms of Persia. She?Ask them $50,000, and do not take a cent less, if they want our property. TX^ n Vvo Pmor lllmCAlf i XiC V uuLUHOVwiuuoi; aycw*a^ uiuig^a , by surrendering to her shrewd guidance)?Would you? Perhaps we might not get so much. We only paid $11,000, you know. But. Martha, I almost feel you do. This is a palace. These 1 people would not be scared if I asked $50,000, would they? She?Fifty, sure; may be more, but ; never a cent less. . A door leading into the room opens, and?enter four gentlemen. They are not especially portly. They wear no jewels, and their raiment is not noisy. But they bring with them an atmosphere of great worldly solidity, of luxury and confidence, and peace of mind. Though their dress is sober, it is made of the softest cloths, and fits them as maidenly modesty fits a girl child's face. They are white-haired, yet rosy faced. They eat and drink the best. Their shoes carry them with a stately, proud gait, and sink deep in the noiseless pile upon the floor. He sees nothing of all this. She sees and feels it completely. He is won dering whether he dares to ask $50,000 for his $11,000 place. She feels that for the first time in her life she is in the very presence of some of the fabulous fortunes of which she had read so much. Remember that though I an^ writing this great comedy in dramatic form it is a true story of what really happened at the close of last winter. I had the facts from a very sober man of great affairs in Wall street?a man who knows and has accomplished whatever he wishes. If I told his name no American would question a word of + etnrT, T n rvi cnrrv T Vinvn Tint DPT X UUi UW4 I J X *?v? ' V. MW !'" mission to add to his story the convincing hall mark of his identity. The spokesman of the quartet of great millionaires speaks: The Spokesman?You are Mr. , I presume? And I think we have also the pleasure of meeting your wife, Mrs. ^ ?? He?Yes, I am the man you sent for to come here. The Spokesman?Well, Mr. , I do not see why we should beat about the bush. We have been buying land here and there in the neighborhood of your little place and have taken a fancy to your piece of ground. We would like to make you an offer for it. At this point the wife reaches over and plucks at her husband's coatsleeve. He has been about to reply by asking the sum he and she had agreed upon as their price. But she puils his sleeve so hard that he pauses and leans toward her. She whispers something in his ear. He shakes his head as if her remark was a foolish interruption. He pulls away from her and clears his throat to speak. Again she plucks at his sleeve. Her Paoo ic ctra.norl ttith oYPitpmpnt and 1 anxiety, her eyes shine with eager- ; aess and earnestness. He pulls himself farther away ana she says out loud: She?Yes; yes; I tell you, yes. He?Oh, you are crazy. The Spokesman?May we hear from j vou, sir, what price you set upon your j little place? She (whispering)?Henry, do as I i say. I tell you I am right. j He (disdaining even to look at her)? Well, gentlemen, the truth is I am not particularly anxious to sell. We bought ; that little place to end our days in. Of course, if money were made an object to me, I would part with it, but j [ would not take less than " She?Gentlemen, will you excuse us ! =t minute? I want to take my husband ! aside. I want to go into another room and say something to him privately. The Spokesman?Why, certainly, madam; you can go into that room (points to a door). We are in no hur- j ry and if we buy we want all hands , to be satisfied. He?I do not want to talk the thing s yver any more than I have. Martha, ' rou are acting crazy. Gentlemen, if 1 eve sell our little nest we shall want -j fifty thou " She (rising with great excitement j md speaking sharply and loudly)?We i nrant one million dollars. Y/e will not take a cent less. I will not sign that j ieed for a cent under a million. We know vou want it and you have got the money. A million is our first and last figure. ! He, about to disclaim any share in this wild and senseless dream, is about to speak, but is interrupted. i The Spokesman?Very well, madam, we are prepared to give a million. If that is satisfactory we will have the Seed drawn up and will ask you both to call again this afternoon or tomorrow and sign it (Last curtain.) i What kind of a figure does the 'Woman Who Dared" (in fiction) cut )eside this one?The Woman Who Did? There are plenty of men who boast that they never consult their wives upon matters of business. Some say they wish to spare their wives all unnecessary care. Others say that iheir wives have not brains enough to be af any assistance in the serious and practical affairs of trade. Let all such men pcnder this story. This Minnesc ta woman is not unique, is not without thousands of counterparts among her sisterhood. It stands to reason, then, that a great many men are missing the shrewdest assistance, and are looking ifar for counsel and for wealth while missing better than they seek, because It is so close at hand?at their firer sides. i I am not a woman's rights man. I know that whatever rights that sex wants it can have on tne day it deludes to have them. But, all the same, this story makes a better woman's rights argument than any of which the . agitators have yet made use.?New Fork Mail and Express. PEARLS OF THO'JGHT. There is no rest for the idler. He cannot know truth that has never . known error. - I When men ask for advice they frequently desire approval. The trifling man always disregards the essential trifles of life. The sense of eternity in the heart, makes the truly great life. The generosity that flourishes at home is seldom felt abroad. The best way to help others is to help ourselves to be our best. The value of your like may depend on your estimate of its leisure. He wno would be great in the day of trial must be great in that of trifles. Men cannot see the good when the mists of passion are on the windows of the soul. The trouble with short-sighted people is that they expect every one to wear their glasses. ' It is not hard to let your moderation be known to all men so far as virtues are concerned.?Ram's Horn. I I Strong Jaws of Flesh-Eating Eeants. All flesh eating wild animals depend almost entirely on their strength of jaw to secure and hold their prey. Consequently the power that the jaws of wild beasts possess is remarkable. Archibald T. Montgomery, an English traveler who has lived in the jungles of India, has observed that a tiger almost always seizes a man by the shoulder and with one jaw on one side and the other jaw on the opposite side, bites straight through the shoulder or back, the eye teeth perhaps ( meeting in the lungs, i This sort of attack is said to be characteristic of the cat family. It is a fatal bite to any creature that re- } ceives it, the lungs filling with blood and strangling the victim. When the common cat seizes a bird it is caught in the breast under the wing and the same fatal bite is given through the lung. The leopard, however, usually attacks the head of a smaller animal, crushing it with a single bite and thus ending the struggle. When attacking man it makes for the lungs. Twenty-seven hour trains are here- j after to be the rule between New York City and Chicago. j Compressed Air For Street Cars. Experts claim that compressed air will eventually be the power of the future, supplanting both the cable and the trolley systems. In all lines of industry wo see constant improvements, but in medicine there : is one remedy that cannot be improved on. ' and that is Hostetter's Stomach Bitters. It is founded on true merit, and will cure indigestion, dyspepsia, flatulency, constipation and nervousness, also prevent malaria, fever and ague. Try a bottle and satisfy yourself, j Out of 156,000 houses or flats in Glasgow j 36,000 were found to have but one room, ! 70,000 but two rooms. In the Bine Grass Region. "I take off my hat to a 50c. box of Tetter- i ine. It has cured me of skin disease which 1 doctors in seven States failed to cure."?C. ! W. Cantrell, Louisville, Kv. 50c. n box by ! mail from J. T. Shuptrine, Savannah, Ga., j if your dru; gist don't keep it. The efiild that cries for the mcon may J grow up and want the earth. Tyner's Dyspepsia Remedy Cures Sour j Stomach and Headache. At Druggists, 50.?. i Some compliments fall flat, and others flatter. Thirty minutes is all the time required to ! dye with Putnam Fadeless Dves. Sold by nil druggists. Two hundred and fifty Trappist monks j are now working at twenty-live stations in South Africa. Beware of Ointment* For Catarrh That Contain Maroury, as mercury will surely destroy the senso of smell and completely derange the whole system when entering it through the raucous surfaces. Such articles should never be used j ? xeept on prescriptions from reputable physicians, a? the damage they will do is ten fold ! to the good you can possibly derive from them. Hall's Catarrh Cure, manufactured 1 by F. .T. Cheney Co.. Toledo. 0.. contains no mercury, and is taken internally, acting 1 directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces of the system. In buying Hall's Catarrh Cure be sure to get the genuine. It is taken in- ! ternally. and is made in Toledo. Ohio, by F. , J. Cheney Co. Testimonials free. tJvTSold by Druggists; price, 75e. per bottle. Hall's Family Pills are the best. One hundred thousand letters are posted in the wrong pillar bones in London every j day. Be?t For the Bowel*. No natter what ails you, headache to a j cancer, you will never get well until your j bowels are put right. Cascahets help nature, | cure you without a gripe or pain, produce ! easy natural movements, cost you just 10 1 cents to start getting your health back. Cas- j cakets Candy Cathartic, the genuine, put up ; in metal boxes, every tablet has C. C. C. j stumped on it. Soware of imitations. Some people only seem to put their best i vAAf f Ariror/? f lv em 1A rt t ai? 1 X uwi iu; h an. ?? iiv.ii nivji ulw ivi | trouble. i FITSpermanentiycured.Xofitsornervous- j r<*ss after first day's use of Dr. Kline's Great ! Ken e Restorer. $2trial bottle and treatise freo i Dr. R. H. Kline, Ltd., 931 Arch St. Phila.,Px There are about 900,000 more women than men in the German empire. I am sure Piso's Cure for Consumption saved i my life three years ago.?Mas. Tuomas Ron- ! bins, Maple St., Norwich, N. Y., Feb. 17,1200. Tea consumed in England is subject to a duty of twelve cents a pound. Mrs. Winslo w's Soothing Syru p f or children | teething, soften the gums, reduces inflammation, allays pain, cures wind colic. 25c a bottle. Does the detective have to get a pointer j in order to dog a criminal's footsteps? Bad Coughs \ ? Hill ?B III III IB'I BBBWWBa j " I had a bad cough for six j j weeks and could find no relief until I tried Ayer's Cherry Pecto- j ral. Only one-fourth of the bottle B cured me." ' L. Hawn, Newington, Ont. I Neglected colds always 1 I lead to something serious. 5 | They run into chronic jj .| bronchitis, pneumonia, 8 I asthma, or consumption, jj I Don't wait, but take | I Ayer's Cherry Pectoral 8 I just as soon as your cough I begins. A few doses will I cure you then. f Three sizes: 25c., 50c., $1. AH druggists. S Consult your doctor. 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Our northern grown Clover, n I for vigor, frost and drouth resisting B \ properties, has justly become f amous. 0 I SUPERIOR CLOVER, bu. $5.90; 100 lbs. $9.80* 1 La Crossi Prima Clover, bu. $5.60; 100 lbs. $9.20 J Samples Clover, Timothy and Grasses and great ; m Catalog mailed you for tc postage. m 1 i john a. salzer b {Mm Seed Co. IA CROss^Wisj|||^ L j. Vawter's Carnations are the Best Choice From the famous ' Vawter a i iphdmi a Carnation Fields," Ocean l al- Ha'dv rooted ARNATIUINScuttings, propagated without artificial heat, pent postpaid, on receipt of price. 5 Carnation Plants for 25c; 5 Prlnceof Wale* Vlolelsfor 25c;3 Caima Bulb*for 25<; 3 Cislla Idly Bulb* for25r - ? - ? r-> r? . *? Orders filled in rotation. Ordernow. Aaun-sMnx.n Pakk Floral Co., [Inc.]. Oceas Park. California. DID YOU EVER Consider the insult offered the Intelligence of thinking people when the claim 1< made that any one remedy will cure &u dPersos? No, j well, think o' p sn<! sen a for our book telling all about PA Special Remedies for special diseased eondlt ons. and our Family Medicine j Cases. A postal card will seoure the book ! and a sample of Dr. Johnson's "After Dinner ' I'l 1." t Agents wanted. The Home Belnedy | Co.. Austell Building. Atlanta, Ga. *? THE LANIER SOUTHERN i S$udme4d MACON. GA. Thorough In all appointments. Business men recognize our diplomas as a testimonial of ability and worth. All bran- hes taught. Full Information cheerfully furnished. HDADQV NF.WDISCOVFP.Y;*Wee iU % i 19 8 quick re'ief and cures worrt coees- Book of testimonial* and 10 dnya* treatment lfree* Br. B- B. OMSK'S SOBS, Bex a, At onto, Ga ???l??????w agSII|L ^HINTT0 | To Eradicate Daisies. Sheep are fond of the oxcye daisy, either as pasturage or hay, ancl will j eat them so closely as to kill them : out. In some parts of England they sow the seed of them to make sheep pasture. Those who uave fields where they prevail might do well to pasture them with sneep one or two seasons, then plow. We have eradicated them by two seasons of liberal maturing, keeping the land in hoed crops and >hen reseeding, but they would come in again as soon as the land became poor.?Wool Markets and Sheep. Temperature in Testing Milk. A difference in temperature when iootinor waom of cav from 1 n tO 25 VV OLilit) Vivum VI, V... ? ? percent butter fat will make a difference of one-fourth of 1 percent m reading; in cream of from 25 to 25 percent fat it will make a difference of one-half of 1 percent. In cream of from 35 to 45 percent the difference will J)e close to 1 percent. In some experiments recently I found that with cream running from 45 to 55 percent fat the difference ran from 112 percent up to 2 percent. This is certainly a subject that needs investigation. It is a master of dollars and cents to both shipper and receiver of cream. It also mear.s that all testers ought to be filled with a thermometer so that the temperature, when testing, can be watched. Also, some sort of damper arrangement and steam inlet are needed, so that the temperature can be regulateu wh..o the test is being run. This matter of j the regulation of temperature is one j to which sufficient attention is not usually paid. rlo prevent errors ami J to get tests cut accurately it must be ; carefully attended to.?A. C. Beebe, in Rancn and Range. Spra3'in? the Poultry Hon?es. Cnroxrinor nAul+rr hnuoflr. TTM + V* o 1 UJ 1115 tug .IXV/CiO^O " itil c* solution of sulphuric acid, one pound to 20 gallons of water, is an efficient remedy for lice, mites and all disease germs, if it is put on so as to cover walls, ceilings, floors, roosts and nests, and forced into cracks and crevices. It is better than some other sprays, as it is not necessary to keep the fowl out more than an hour or so, and it will destroy the eggs as well as the developed insects if it touches them. Do this before the weatner reaches ; down to zero, as the hens should not be let out of doors wnen it is as cool as that. The miuule of a bright, pleasant day is the best time for suchjvork. as then the hens can be kept out. The night before it is done, or before kerosene is used to kill lice, we like to go over every bird, and holding them by tne legs, put insect powder all through their feathers, taking particular pains to get it around the head and vent, and under the wings, as that is where they most frequently are found. This drives them off to the roosts, where the spraying or painting ! with kerosene will kill them the next day.?The Cultivator. Grazing on Wheat Fields. A cattle grower 0. Ellis county, Kan., says: ' There are thousands of cattle now grazing on the wheat fields in that county and are in first class condition. However. I think tne Dian of leas ing the wheat fields to the stockmen will hardly be so remunerative to them as it will be to the farmers. The latter are now getting 75 cents to $1 a month for a single steer. The cattle make excellent gains and wax fat upon the wheat, but the flesh is not hard as in the case when they feed on straight grass. This causes them to shrink greatly when taken off the wheat suddenly and put on the markets. I have known 1000-pour.d steers shrinking as much as 100 pounds in the time between their leaving the wheat fields and going cn the scales at the markets. If the animals would eat a little hay immediately after leaving the wheat, this shrinkage would be eliminated to a great extent, but they will not go back to dry feeds after having reveled in wheat for a few months. About all of the wheat cattle in our county are now ready for market, and between the middle of the month and the holiday season shipments from our section will be heavy."?Indiana Farmer. Treatment of Foot and Month I>laea*e?. Considerable interest attaches to a circular said to have been issued by the Italian war office to the veterinary surgeons of the Italian army. The circular recommends to their attention a new treatment for the so-called foot and mouth disease of cattle. The treatment was announced some little time ago oy ^roiessor tfacein, ana consists in the intravenous injection of a solution of perchloride of mercury and sodium chloride. The intravenous injection of powerful antiseptics for specific diseases is, of course, not new. Quite recently intravenous injections ol' formic aldehyde were used, apparently with success, in the treatment of human pulmonary tuberculosis. We have not up to the present had access to the actual communication either of Professor Bacelli or of Dr. Guzzi, who appeai-s to have been the first to actually use the remedy in question; but it appears that the injected fluid consisted of 1 gramme of percnloride of mercury, 75 grammes of sodium chloride and one litre of water, and that of this solution first 30, then 50, then 70, and subsequently 100 cubic centimetres were injected. As me body weight of the animals in question is unknown, an accurate estimation of the dose given is impossible. The ultimate remidal agent is the albuminate of mercury. The addition to the injecting fluid of the sodium chloride renders this substance more soluble, and also tends to prevent the prerinitntinn of nroteidc hv tho nprvUiln. ride, and hence the formation of emboli. The animals treated all appear to have been cured of the disease. From the general standpoint, these results, if accurate, are of interest in that they afford another instance of the possibility, by the intravenous injection of of an antiseptic, of destroying, or at any rate influencing, the materies morbi without injuring the host ?Nature. Keeping the "Winter VegetMbles. Whether for later markets or home use, it pays to store the winter vegetables with due regard to their keeping so well that as little loss as possible will be experienced in rotting or shrinking. The hardest thing oa winter vegetables or fruits is the frequent change in the temperature. The first condition aimed at is, therefore, a uniform temperature. It matters not if this temperature is very low, almost to the freezing point, so long as it is maintained. Alternate freezing and thawing will spoil the best of vegetables. Usually winter vegetables are f stored in cellars, pits, barns or sheds, and they keep somewhat indifferently in any one, unless special attention is given to them. Most cellars are too damp and warm to suit vegetables. A lower and dryer temperature is needed, and this can be obtained by giving better ventilation. Cellars that have no ventilation cannot have pure air. The air becomes heavy with the moisture that evaporates from the vegetables, and this in turn affects the stored gooas. An outside ventilation is absolutely necessary for a good vegetable cellar. When the weather is wet : this should be closed, or when the temperature is very low. In this way the moisture and cold can be regulated J to suit the needs of the goods. Most root crops, except onions and potatoes, should not only be kept in such a dry cellar, but they will do better if packed in bins or barrels and covered with dry sand. Turnips, carrots, beets, parsnips and similar vegetables will in this way retain their 11 m ?>oc? ininin occ T-clrmd .fV?CV ^lUiil^liV,OC Uliu J U1V.1UCOO. inucgu, can be kept so that they will practically be as good as when first dug from the earth. Now all these vegetables in the middle of winter are in demand, and command good prices, but most of them are so shrunk and shriveled that they do not pass muster. It is by storing them properly that we are able to meet the requirements of the market at our own profit. Cabbages in particular need to be packed away in dry sand or earth immediately after digging, so they will lose none of their good qualities. They should be kept where the temperature cannot vary a degree until taken up for the market. In some respects onions are the most generally small and shrunken of all winter vegetables. This is due to the fact that they are kept in too warm places, where they dry out and even begin to sprout. They should be stored away where they will stay almost to the freezing point until ready to sell. Then they will command winter prices for fancy onions, which are the best and highest that can be obtained at any time of the year.?William C. Beliott in American Cultivator. Growing Melons Coinmerc'ally. For early melons I plant seeds in inverted sods, placed on horse manure in a sort of hot-bed or cold frame, i This cold frame has a tight cover, | which I put on during cool days and at ; night. When the weather is warm ! enough I transplant by placing the ! sods very carefully on a stone boat and take them to the field. They ; are placed in hills, which are prepared as follows: I plow my cherry orchard ! very early in spring, turning the furrows away from the trees, thus forming a back furrow midway between the rows. When it is about time to transplant my melons, say the middle of May in this latitude, I again plow, turning the furrows the other way, leaving an open or dead furrow where ! the back furrow was located. I fill this with manure, then cover by plow- j ing two furrows in either side. The j ridge thus formed is rolled down very , firmly and gone over with a drag containing a large number of fine teeth. My rows of cherry trees are 20 feet apart. I put only one row of melon vines between two rows of trees. As I have so much space on either side of the row, I can plant melons close; together, say six feet. j The sods containing the young plant : are placed carefully in holes on this ridge, and the ground is firmed about j them. They scarcely seem to mind the change, but keep right on growing, j I hoe and cultivate often while the vines are small, and continue to plow j and drag down the ground between the rows of trees after the melon vines begin to start their runners. When they become well grown all that can be done for them is to pull the ( weeds which may spring up and keep the ground around the trees well cul- ( tivated. Melons delight in hot weath- j er and seem to rather enjoy a drouth, ! provided weeds are kept down and the ! ground not covered with vines kept ! well stirred. Melons are very easily prepared for , market. In fact they require no prep- | aration. A little experience is neces- j sary to know just when melons are 1 ripe, without opening them. To do this it is necessary to have a fine _? T SKIlSfJ UL bl^UL, ncai 1115 aiiu iccuuq. A have found nearby towns the best markets. Shipping to larger centres has not proved very satisfactory. The ' past season I began selling melons August 9 and continued until November 29. Of course, this was an extraordinary season, as the frost held off giving plenty of time for ripening of a second setting, which started after the rains in July. This second lot grew large and ripened well after the first crop was marketed. In our northern latitudes quality is valued more than size. It is impossible for us to compete with southern melon growers in producing a large specimen, but we do not consider this de- j sirable. There is more profit in a load of uniform melons which will weigh about 15 pounds each and which will sell for $1 per dozen than there is in a load of larger ones.?J. A. Symes, in American Agriculturist. Theatre Anrlionce*. Have you ever noticed that theatre audiences always assemble in the re verse order to the prices of admis- I sion? The cheapest seats are occu- j pied first and the most expensive ones last. Those who go to the extreme back J upper perches are aiways on hand be- ! before the dors are open and wait with ' heroic patience to be admitted. Those ; who occupy the seats a little lower in . position and a little higher in price come next. Then the balcony begins to fill from the back downward?from 75 cents a seat in the back rows, through a dollar and a dollar andahalf to two dollars down in front. I /N- flnnr i<; thp sa_mp un me iji wutauo condition of affairs, those who occupy the most expensive seats entering just before the curtain rises, or shortly before the doors are open and wait with it is up, while the boxes are usually not occupied until the first act is well under way.?New York Herald. ! Shopper* a* Detective*. Professional shoppers are employed by a large dry goods firm to test the abilities of their clerks. This firm owns over 30 large shops, and employs nearly 1000 assistants. To find out whether every customer is politely served, a number of lady customers are employed to call at the varioiw shops. They are told to give as much trouble as possible, and sometimes to leave without making a purchase after looking at nearly everything in the shop. Should the unfortunate assistant's temper not be equal to the strain, or should a single word be said that might offend, a report will infallibly reach headquarters and lead to the dismissal of the sorely tried handler of silks and ribbons. Fellows who travel on their fao* have miens of support. "" I k t Batter for the Tea Table. If you want your butter to look really inviting, have it done in tiny rolls, one for each person. You can buy the corrugated boards for making it up at any iron monger's. Scald them thoroughly first and let them lie in cold water till you are ready to begin. Take a bit of butter about as big as a walnut, put it on one board and with the other pat it down till it Is about an eighth of an inch thick* Then roll it, place it on the butter dish and do the next in the same manaer. Spots on Silk. Grease spots, pure and simple, upor. delicately colored silks are best treated with either French chalk or corn starch. Powder the chalk fine and fill two little cheese cloth bags loosely with it. Lay one bag upon the board, stretch the grease spot, right side down, over it, and cover the spot with the second bag, patting it out flat The chalk ought to be only a quarter of an inch thick. Set a heavy hot iron upon top of the upper bag, and leave it there for several minutes?of course, taking care that it does not scorch the uncovered silk. Remove the iron and the chalk bags, then if the spot has not wholly disappeared, shake up the bags, so as to bring fresh chalk to the surface, and repeat the whole process until the last speck of grease has vanished. Tabh Ornamentation. It is a Viennese fancy to have the flowers used on the dinner table match the prevailing color. Jasmine and dahlias have been used recently with artistic effect. Last season very little silver was seen on the tables at fashionable dinners in Vienna. It has been restored this season, but all the articles are small and ornamental. In preparing tiny candles for placing on birthday cake, heat the eye end ol needles in a gas flame, and while hot force them into the lower end of the candles. The little holders supplied ir the shops are bulky affairs, and take up so much room where many birth''n*' orn nooH CiA that this i H Pfl fli uaj V.UUX1 UJ QIC UVV-UVU MAMV *M*V - ? v. an ingenious woman may well be recommended. Tiny stars may be cut from gilt or colored papers, or little candies may be used as ornaments foi the base of the candles. The Japanese fern balls make prettj centrepieces for occasional use, anc are suspended from a chandelier by ar invisible wire. They should hang tc within an inch of the table centre, anc if a circular mat of mirror glass is pui just underneath a very pretty efleci is secured. Lavender Water. Lavender water distilled from th< fragrant flowers of the lavender spici is a delightful, refreshing toilet water 'ihe true lavender plant is seldom cultivated in America. It grows readily in the moist climate of England, but does not oten survive the uncertaii winters of this country. Common lav ender is a shrub from two to six feei tall, with a woody stem and bark. Th< flowers grow in whorls, and are pah purple, with a very strong, fragran odor, which they retain after drying The plant commonly called lavender ir this country in this land is a species o: balm. As soon as the lavender plant begim to bloom it is cut and dried. Lavende: flowers are imported from England ii the fall and sold in the markets of oui great cities by itinerant venders at i very low price. They are generally purchased to fill sachets for the linei closet in the family lavender wate: is generally prepared from the oil o lavender, which is so cheap and s( easily extracted Dy chemists that then is little temptation to dilute it T< two ounces of oil of lavender add i pint of 90 percent alcohol and ai ounce of essence of ambergris. Le the mixture rest a month, shaking thi bottle often, and it is ready for use Sweet spirits of lavender i? a mil< aromatic stimulant given in medicin in certain cases of nervous debility.New York Tribune. | H? //*?S\ Quick Coffee Cakes.?One cup o sugar, two eggs, one-half cup of but ter, one pint of milk, three teaspoon fuls of baking powder, sifted int< enough flour to make a batter as stif as cake batter. Pour into a well greased baking pan, sprinkle melte< butter, sugar and cinnamon on th< top and bake for half an hour. Servi hot. Nut Patties.?Line patty pans with i rich pie dough and bake. Fill then with the following nut filling: One pin of milk, two eggs, one ounce of flnelj chopped nuts. Beat the eggs well anc add to the milk. Moisten the flo'ur ii a little cold milk, add it with the suga] to the mixture. Cook until it thickens then acid the chorped nuts. Fill th< patty shells, cover each with a me ringue. Brown lightly h the oven This is sufficient for 12 patties. Pot au Feu.?One and one-hal pounds of meat (beef or mutton ii best), one-half gallon of water, twe cloves, one onion, three stalks of eel ery, a bunch of parsley, one leek, twe cloves of garlic, one parsnip, one car rot, a generous dash of black pepper nutmeg the size of a pea, three tomatoes and a saltspoon of salt Pui the meat into the half-gallon of colc water and allow it to come to a boi in an hour. Then add the other ingredients; let all simmer, not boil, foi three hours. Strain and serve witl toasted bread sticks. More water wil have to oe added from time to time This is the Frenchman's favorite soup and is excellent. Black Pudding.?This pudding maj be kept for an indefinite length o] time, in a cold, dry place. It can be sliced and heated in the steamer whenever desired. This is a particular!} good recipe: One cup of chopped suet one cup of molasses, one cup of sweel milk, three and one-half cups of seeded raisins, scant half teaspoon of salt half teaspoon soda and one teaspooi baking powder. Mix the suet, molasses, milk, salt and spices together; add the baking powder to the floui and the soda to the milk. Stir in the milk, and lastly the flour. Steam foi three hours and serve with a hard sauce made by rubbing a cup of white powdered sugar with three tablespoonfuls of butter and one-half teaspoon oi vanilla. B. B. B. SENT FREE I Cares Blood a?d Skin Diseases, Cancers, Bone Pains, Itching Hamors, Etc. Send no money, simply try Botanic Blood Balm at our expense. B. B. B. cures Pirn* pies, scabby, scaly, Itching Eczema, Ulcers, Eating Sores, Scrofula, Blood Poison, Bone Tains, Swellings, Rheumatism, Cancer, and all Blood and Skin Troubles. Especially advised for chronic cases that the doctors, patent medicines and Hot Springs fall to cure or help. Druggists, $1 per large bottle. To prove It cures, B. B, B. sent free by writing Blood Balm Co., 12Mitchell St., Atlanta, Ga. Describe trouble and free medical advice sent in sealed letter, Medicinb sent at once, prepaid. All we ask is that you will speak a good word for B. B, B. when cured. Some people who seem to think the world owes them a living are too lazy to collect the debt. Miss Marion Cur Young Treasurer of Club of Emporia, Ka Lydia E. Pinkham's "Dear Mrs. Pinkiiam : ? Y of womb trouble from which I h; three years. During that time I infan.a t,nin in tV>/? ctnflll A? T i iidvx j;aiu iu iu^> omaii ui 1 severe cramps. For three montl Vegetable Compound, and a< ; while health and happiness is m tainly have one grateful friend ir \ Vegetable Compound to a large i my permission to publish my testin ; Yours sincerely, Miss Marion O t $5000 FORFEIT IF THE ABO When women are troubled w t menstruation, weakness, leucorrha 3 womb, that bearing-down feeling, u t bloating (or flatulence), general del tration, or are beset with such symp excitability, irritability, nervousnc r gone," and "want-to-be-left-alone I they should remember there is on< t Pinkham's Vegetable Compoui ) Refuse to buy any other medicine, I Mrs. Pinliham invites all sic t She has guided thousands to he; GypS fcj ^^^^Abont 10 miles ahea Bnca Bb9 ?, , 'i:'A '\ Produces a luxurt MSjfl ' six weeks PX . Our catalogno Is brimful rJ " ,j?? Bnch as Tltousand Headed K Hn?n MAKER%. green fodder per acre; Pea Oat ! and 4 tons of lia7 per acre, Bill uf Tiding ( tons of magnificent bay and an cn< | Bromus Incrmis? H The great grass of the century, growing wherero any wide awake American gardener or farmer, j B receipt of but 10 cents postage. sa~ Catalog aloi JOHN A. SAL2ER SEED i jt y^of : /bon Ton Cc e I STRAIGHT FRON1 1 are as far ahead of other cor- < % sets as the present day dress is % of centuries ago. Ask your d them to you. Accept no su X. ROYAL WORCESTER ^^COBSET CO.) woi falitv influences # sciiing price. ? Dfitablc fruit g insured only i inough actual r1 tash fertilizer. ? r quantity nor 3 ality possible jj Potash^ I ^ for our free books P AX KALI WORKS, g iu St., New York City. Ij & ! ^l50K!nd?fori6c!^ Ol It It a fact that Salzer'a vegetable and flower Jm P seeds are found in more gardens gtJBO and on more farms than any other 1 mST^r in America. Tliere is reason for thisT^gH t 3K7 J<\ We own and operate over rooo acres for 1 gB>? R the production of onr choice seeds. In /W > order to indnce you to try them ASH i edented* Uie following onpreo fylj 1 *** ? *?-?<? DnmfnaMalW I I " 'T'U \ TOT (O ucoio m w I I f I SO kladt ?f rarttt lateloat radiates, Os f 0 if li *i?Bifleent earllett Mtlaat, *jKa IP L/>. r IS torti glsrisst (oatton, JBq L J** / \ SS poorlMt Isttass Ttrttlitt, JBTr I J. / IS tplesdld bwl tstit, Pnfc I | T'j Si psiysootly bsaatlf nl Sower lllh, < . ' hH A in all ISO kinds positively famishing flffl H A bet belt of charm In* do wen u2 /JH r H M lot3 anci lotfl of choice vcgetablatVJffl ' E9 B together with oar great catalogue/y] > i B B telling all a boat Teosinte and Tea W S l B B Oat and Bromua and 8peltz, onion Ilfl c CI A seed at floe. a pound, etc., all only n? 1 ior 1 ?e" ^ Write to-day. ' Tfrnl H\U\ ,0HN A- SAL2ER SEED CO.. ' Lvvlli llJJJJ La Cross<>' Wi?- a Gold Aledat ai ? ntaln Kjfj>o?ltlon? . McILHENNV^TABASCO ; Mention this Paper m FAILST * 0^ j?? Best Cougt, "Syrup. Taates Good. U?H I m In tiro a Sold by druggists, : v /Jr. ' . ' * ? * ^ __ ; "-J&3 ''7 ' ' ? * . ___ . Siberian butter is now sent in Urgi quantities to London and Hamburg, under the label of Danish butter. Our 25c. Seed Offer. Free delivery of 10 flve-cent packages of our Stnndai d Vegetable Seeds, any variety, for 23 cents; specially adapted to climate. Catalogue free. Paul Toland & Co., Battle Dill, Ga. > Gold pens were first made in 1840. Their sale to-aay is 1,500,000 a year. , *1 ho Seaboard Alr-Llno Railway's Cafe Dining Car service Is up-to-date and sup* plied with ali the delicacies the market affords, f rices are teasonablS and meals are served * | a la carte - pay for what you order. 2fo Canned ^ ^ goods. Meats and vegetables ftesh. Notv they are using a grass-cutting ; tomobile in the West. J See advertisement of EE-M Catarrh Cure la ; another column?the best remedy made. No matter where a man was born, bd . swells up and claims to be proud of it. mr?B 'mmma tningham, the Popular the Young Woman's -: J| ins., has This to Say of . Vegetable Compound. our Vegetable Compound cured tot . . ;> ad been a great sufferer for nearly was very irregular and would often ny back, and blinding headaches and is I used Lydia ? Pinkham's :hes and pains are as a past memory, M y daily experience now. You cer1 Emporia, and I have praised your number of mv friends. You have .fill nonial in connection with my picture. unningham, Emporia, Kans." ?VE LETTER IS NOT GENUINE. f|?| ith irregular, suppressed or painful ;a. displacement or ulceration of the inanimation of the ovaries, backache, ' ; lility, indigestion, and nervous prostoms as dizziness, faintness, lassitude, " -Z iss, sleeplessness, melancholy, ualh ^ " feelings, blues, and hopelessness, j tried and true remedy. Lydia ? id at once^ removes such troubles. V>; k women to write her for advice* altbu Address, Lynn, Mass. ! OTFSdmerPLAN^I RM RAPEI j id of^ Dw?rf EaeiORapc in ^ mate Clover |l mt crop three feet tall /ftf ! t ft ! after seeding and lou IB L( (#? Jt JH mrage all summer long If7^ i iAcS Jr/Bl wh WL. \ Jlovers and of thoroughly tested farm seeds I " ale; Tcosinte, producing CO tons of m raft'*' B ; Speltz, wrlth It* 80 bushels of grain #' fRICHB J ion Dollar uraas, etc.,etc. *rass Mixtures Ilea amount of poatarace on any farm in America. H 6 tons of Hay per Acre | i toll is found. Our treat catalogue, worth $100 to B ' . . -2 Is mailed to you with many fann aeed amalee, upon COMPANY, La Crosse, Wis. J - S jfl incrMu^/talesin tabUUhm: 1901=lj566i72<n?aire. II Business More Than Doubled In four Yetn, k THE REASONS! 3 I W. L. Douglas makes and sells more men's | $3.00 and $3.50 shoes than any other two manufacturers In the world. W. L. Douglas $3.00 and $3.50 shoes placed side by side with $5.00 and $0.00 shoes ot other makes, are found to be just as good. They will outwear two pairs of ordinary $3.00 and $3.50 shoes. ^ Made of the best leathers, Including Patent Corona Kid, Corona Colt, and National Kan woo. fut Color ss4 H?t]n BlMk Books Cut W. I* Douglas $4.00 "Gilt Sdge line" cannot bo equalled at any price, . ^ , Bhoeo hy mall Me. extra. CaUlotfrSt, J| EE-M Catarrh Compoimd Cures Catarrh, Asthma, Bronchi- M tis and Colds. A MILD, PLEASANT 5M0IE, PIIWIY VFfiFTiRI F. " I l UUUl.iux-o We give an iron-clad guarantee that iU ' } proper use will cure CAT A Rita or jour . monev refunded. For tobacco users we make EE-SI Medicated Cigars and Smoking Tobacco, carrying same medical properties , z'y as the compound. Samples Free. One box, one month's treatment, one dollar, postpaid. Your druggist, or EE-M Company, - Atlanta, Oa. 11 8SKSKSS ThwiptM'iEjrsfilW: