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LOVE. Love is a day With no thought of morrow. Love is a joy With no thought of sorrow. Love is to give With no thought of receiving. Love is to trustWithout quite believing. ?From "With Lead and Line," by Charles Henry Webb. I A FAREWELL J i BACHELOR DINNER. { * * It was the Van Waggeraans who introduced Judith Tankerville to society, and she v.*as so much of a success that in six weeks she counted her men friends by the score and not a dowager nor a debutante could find fault with her. Refinement, beauty, tact I ?vn0rinTl/.o MfC Ta T? UprVI 11P hild ? UU ^AUtHtUVV *?** M. ? them all. Money? Nobody knew, but the women made shrewd guesses when they recounted the number and rare splendor of the jewels which she wore. At every ball or reception a different and more singuar brooch or necklace was at her matchless throat, some odd, barbaric gem was in her billowy black hair. As for her antecedents, everybody knew what the Van Waggemans knew ? that the Tankervilles w-ere an oil Irish-English family of high blood and big achievements. The Van Waggemans had met Miss Judith at Florence and later in New York in the company of the "best people." Her distingue bearing and foreign air did the rest. She had the style Parisian, the English poise, the Dublin brogue gave its inimitable twang to the musij of her voice. The debutante envied and imitated her amiable stateliness and saw with eminent gratification that she elhded, though she could not discourage, the pursuit of the "eligible" young men. Mammas with mar riageable sons and daughters commended the brilliant foreigner's mingled discretion and brilliancy and "took her up," safe in the certainty that she was neither an adventuress nor a fortune-teller. She became the "rage" among the men and the protege of the women?evidence in itself of a masterly diplomacy. It was late in Dember at one of Mrs. Boileau's afternoons that Carrie Hunter Grant, widow of the millionaire coffee roaster, twitted her hostess about a "possible case" between Mrs. Boileau's elder brother and the Tankerville. "To me he looks 'hit,'" whispered the widow, affectionately. "Whenever Judith appears he becomes distrait, blushes?actually blushes. Just fancy a whitehaired veteran like the major blushing at sight of a girl." "Carrie, Carrie, you inveterate plotster," sighed the hostess, "brother George will never marry again unless ?" (arching her eyebrows knowingly. She knew that Mrs. Grant had her heart set on the rich widower.) "Besides," she resumed, "hid daughter is of age now, and I'm sure he has no thought of himself till she's settled in life." , . "By the way," said Mrs. Grant, changing the topic, 'did you ever notice that marvellous watch Miss Tankerville wears?" 'Which one? I've noticed that she wears a different watch every week or so." "I mean that flat, antique thing encrusted with filigree. There never was anything like it on earth. I'm dying to know where she got it. If you ever get a chance ask her. will you, dear?" It was almost dark when Mrs. Grant started for her carriage. In the vestibule she met Major Glendennin, Mrs. Moileau's brother, who paused under the lamp to greet her. Mrs. Boileau was at her shoulder, chatting and both women stood to chaff the old beau. Finally said the widow: "Major, what time is it? I want to Stop at Mrs. Henry's if I have time." The major fumbled under his overcoat and pulled out his watch?a queer, outlandish flat one encrusted with amber filigree. "What a queer watch!" snapped the widow, laying her hand cn Mrs. Boileau's arm, 'why, it's something like one Miss Tankerville wears." Both women peered at the bauble, but it was jerked back into the major's pocket in a trice. "Quarter fast five," blurted the widowner, flushing and bolting into the house. "Aha, my foxey major," giggled the widow, 'what do you think of him now, Mrs. Boileau?" The hostess laughed nervously, said "I can't believe it" and went in. It was a week later that Major Glendinnin gave a dinner at his club to ten of bis old cronies. They were all old soldiers of war or finance; rich, gray old foxes of the fatherly sort; sleek, well groomed men of fashion who "knew the world." Widowers and bachelors all of them who knew the. Tankerville, all good friends of hers and of each other. They had come to the coffee when Glendennin proposed a toast: 'To Judith Tankerville. who is to be my wife." The applause which followed was rot instantaneous, but it came at last, came strong and hearty when they saw the major was not joking. Till then none knew the purpose of this little feast. Indeed, It was but one of many of the same kind, but Glendennin's announcement fell like a bomb among his chums. They rallied with tactful readiness and were standi ug with cheers on their lips and wine glasses ready before their host could see through the clouds of smoke above the table the looks of surprise, chagrin or merriment that were exchanged. "You lucky old rascal." Colonel Gregory was saying when the waiter entered, salver in hand, and gave the major a sealed envelope. The old fellow growled as he tore off the end, turned pale an instant, cursed in his white mustache and then bawled: "v/here he?" "Right here, sir," said a stranger, who slipped suddenly in behind the servant; "I made bold to come right up, sir, because all of these gentlemen know Miss Tank?" "Shut up" roared Glendennin, purpl^with rage. a moment, major," cooed the interlop^l^^ Then, to the waiter, "Please go The waiter reiL** a signal f^m the angry majona^J^16 ccolly sat down on th^l?** wall "Gentlemen," he said to the^MSj^' wondering guests, "I'm Hogan, tective from central, and I butted >iP here because I knew all you gentlemen were?well, I might say, personal friends of Miss Tankerville, Judith Tankerville" (taking a bunch of papers out of his pocket), "Miss Judith Tankerville, alias Mignonne Dupre. alias 'The Princess,' and so forth." There was dense silence in the room. Glendennin looked like a man in the throes of apoplexy. ' The Tankerville woman is wanted in Paris for fraud?selling for a speculator in watches, jewels, diamonds and stealing the money. They've been following her all over Europe, you know. She's awful slick. Started out j right a year ago and for two months j sold more antique jewelry than any i one and cashed in on the square. She j began the bunko in Florence eight j months ago and has swindled everybody since." i The detective coughed, reached for a glass of wine, drank it off an i concluded: Now, major, that watch you've got on. the one with the filigree and the funny carving, how much did yon give her on that." "Why, it's a family heirioom, you dog," roared Glendennin. "I found out she wa^ pressed for funds and " 4 U" lec rer nave uaire jumu? 'Well, ii ain't a family noth'ng, sir," said Hogan. "It's just a faky 'antique.' they call 'em, made to sell for ! 75, prcbably worth 50. Now, gentlc| men" (turning to the company). "I know you've all been 'stuck* in the same way. The best way to tlx things up is to give up the gim-cracks. I won't saj' a word abcut the matter. Nobody knows SHE'S arrested, and we'll just see that she DISAPPEARS." ****?? When Major Glendennin and Mrs. Carrie Hunter Grant had been marrie.l about six months she asked him: "What had ever become of that curious watch you used to wear?" "Oh, that?" he grunted, looking a bit sheepish, "I gave that to Colonel Gregory as a keepsake when he left for California. He took a fancy to it, and as it was more of a lady's watch, I never liked it." "Where did YOU get it, dear?" "Oh, I ah?er, hem, it was an heirloom in my first wife's family, dear." And his wife locked on in wondering awe and was silent.?John H. Raftery, in the Chicago RecorJ-IIeraid. PORCUPINE QUILLS, Thej Are Loosely Fastened In arv? May 15e Shaken Out. The myth that the porcupine can discharge its quills to a distance is one of very great antiquity, and, like many myths, it has at its foundation a grain of truth. The porcupine's defensive armature lies in the quills scattered over its body, and, above all, thickly implanted in its tail. When threatened by enemies, it uses the tail as a weapon, thrashing and jerking it about from side to side, tc the great danger of any living creature that may be within reach of it. Now the quills of a porcupine are so loosely inserted in the skin that they become detached very easily. They are. sharp-pointed and barbed, and so stick into anything that they may be roughly brought in contact with. Any one who has ever poked a porcupine "with a stick will remember that in a very short time many quills were found with their points buried in the stick. The violent thrashings and blows given by the tail of the porcupine which is defending itself loosen many of those quills, which often are thrown short distances, but never more than a few inches, since the quills are far too light in weight to carry any distance. The fact is that quills may be?and often are?shaken from the tail of a ' porcupine and fall near it. Stansead in the last sentence or two of his letter explains precisely the way in which these quills are loosened and then fall to the ground. It is interesting to notice that the thrashing of the porcupine's tail against wood or the ground or leaves is accompanied by considerable noise, and that the quills rattle against each other. It has been suggested that this sounds like a challenge and that it is also a warning.?Forest and Stream. PEARLS OF THOUGHT. Delicacy is to the affections what grace is to beauty. They are never alone that are ac- , companied with noble thoughts. ( We cannot judge for each other. We , have each our peculiar weakness, and ; temptations. Sympathy is easy to get, but when you need help you will find that is a 1 different question. < Instruction is a teacher, but Example is an artist, and our emotions are the colors he mixes on the heart's palette. The people who help us most are those wno mane ngnt oi our auuevc meats and have faith in our possibilities. For things never come quite right in this world. The threads seem to , slip out of our hands as we are go- , ing to tie the knot. The inward influences and illuminations which come to us through those who have loved us are deeper than any that we can realize; they penetrate all our life, and assure us that there must be a fountain of life and love from which they and we are continually receiving strength to bear and hope. It is seldom that a man loses his temper, even under the greatest prov- < ocation, without having cause, sooner or later, to regret his want of selfcommand. There are few of our fellow creatures so important that it is not worth while to conciliate them, none that may not some time have it in their power to inflict on us an injury. The Voracious linllfrojj. "Bullfrogs are about as voracious as anacondas," says Keeper Thompson, of the Zoo's reptile house. "What do you suppose a full-grown bullfrog j ; especially likes? Birds. The clumsy j looking, sleepy frog is a marvel of : swiftness when it comes to capturing 1 a meal. He will lie motionless along ; ; the banks of a pond or stream, and i when birds come down to drink or bathe they are swallowed in a twinkling if they get within range. A bullfrog is just like a snake. He can gulp down a meal as big as himself. Let 1 an unwary sparrow venture within a ! few inches of the motionless frog and J ( there will be a lightning-like leap, a gulp and the frog again assumes his ' ^ immovable attitude, but he will look . i as if hfflSnTswanowed a mattress. Of ' coji^e, if birds can't be had bullfrogs : ^fill appease their appetites with in- j ! sects, but they are always on the watch 1 . \ for unwary members of the feathered J Xnbe. I have several full-grown bull- j in one of the tanks, and they ' 'birds to any other food. Once j *n 1 catch mice and feed them j to the i?Qgs, >*hich bolt them whole j with the gteateav. *ase "?Philadelphia j Record. ^ v X SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY Smelting promises in a few years to become one of the most notable in- i dustries in California. Many millions have already been invested in the j business, and plans have been already ; formed which will involve the expen diture of many millions more in the j near future. i , Paris is doubtless the most inter- j national telephone centre, its central office being connected with London to J ' the west, Hamburg to the north, Ber- j lin to the east, and Milan and Turin to i 1 the south. The Ime of Paris-Berlin is j the longest of all. being nearly G(>3 | miles; next comes the line Paris Ha.u- j 1 burg, with 505 miles, while the line j ' Paris-Milan has a length of about 460 j i miles. i ; The rapidly extending uses of hard j ' woods have given rise fco the manu- ! j facture of veneered doors. The base j 1 or core of such doors is a light wood, j such as pine, over which is laid a ! veneer of oak. birch," mahogany 01 ' other hard wood. It is claimed that, j | aside from being cheaper than the j solid doors, they are lighter, and if j t anything, more durable, as the com J bination prevents warping and twist- j ing, that very often ruins a solid j door. i ! i j 1 The name "Queen Itegcnt" has been j ' given to a pearl which was recently i [ found by a fisherman in the upper j j waters of the Mississippi river, and ! < which is said to be the largest fresh j j water pearl ever found in the United j j States. The pearl is now in posses j sion of a Chicago man and is valued ; at $13,778. Its weight is S3 grain:., .'-.n 1 | 3 it has the soft, velvety-white color j so much admired in pearls. The shell i from which the pearl was taken was ! unusually large. The shells are j thought to be about 75 years old. ! ' During the last few years the j J United States government has been in- ; stalling a number of storage batter- ; ies for coast defense service. One of 1 these is a Willard battery of 64 cells, I installed in a casement at Fort Perry, ! 1 Plum Island, Conn. The elements of : this battery are of 560-ampere-hour ! ] capacity and arc placed in lead-lined i tanks on racks and insulated with j glass petticoat insulators. The batter* j ies are used for lighting purposes, as ! ] well as for operating small motors in j j the various mechanisms employed m j < frhio rvffir-p , w ; i i Interference with submarine cable J service due to fish bites occurs from time to time in shallow water, but j \ lines in deep water have not hither- j e to suffered from this cause. An Eng- ] lish telegraph company, however, now < reports that in repairing a fault in i one of their cables at a depth of 330 fathoms, the section removed was found to contain a tooth firmly fixed j in the core of the cable, although the j core was protected by the usual j sheathing of thick iron wires and in- i sulating material. An examination of j , the tooth showed it to be from some ! species of shark. An exceedingly simple device an J Englishworkingman has just invented, j whereby writing or drawing is made j easier. The complete apparatus con- i j sists of a ring, which carries a smail j ; steel ball, so placed as to revolve free- ! ^ lxr 4r> amr ii/-in Wilh tho rinc Oil I ' i U Ul* VVVAV/JU. TT iVM WMV "*-*0 " ** | | one's little finger so that the little ball ! ] is at the point of contact wi.b the ! i paper, almost every bit of friction in j the movement of the hand upon the | < writing or drawing material is removed. Doubtless, the novelists wiil be the first to take advantage of this I ] easy writing ring, though many of us j i would prefer that writing be made no ' easier for them; we have more books : written and published than we car. j ever hope to read, and the output is j 1 constantly increasing. j 1 Giants of Smnll Stature. ' ^ Once more the strongest man in the ; Intercollegiate world is what would j 1 be known in ordinary descriptive ! words as "a little fellow." Arthur ! x Tyng, who has just sent the all-around ; * test record upward almost 300 points, j U the smallest and least striking of , the Harvard competitors. His superi- j * ority, as attested by himself and his j examiners, lies in his nerve, ag'ility t and perfect physicial balance. 1 C. J. Herbert, intercollegiate champion of two or three' years ago, was t even smaller than Tyng. He too was = of Harvard. Allis, of the University of j Minnesota, now dethronged by Tyng, rs but five feet five inches in height. "Good things," says the old saw, "come in small packages." The truth i ' of this proverb may be applied to I men in the matter of the physical da- ! velopment obtained by wise and systematic work?by the mingling of san- i ity and discretion with "gumption." No one of these little strong men j of the colleges is a monstrosity. Each I of them points the moral of Chief Sur- 1 geon Kimball's recent report from a j ] United States Army department on the general lack of stamina on the part j of the youths under 22 years of age.?- j New York World. Intellicence of Insanity. Insane people frequently make statements which gives evidence jf j keen intelligence. An instance of this [ kind occurred a day or two ago in j Judge Bonham's court. A Scandina- j vian woman from one of the range j towns was undergoing examination ! as to her mental condition. Her hus-1 band, a weazened inferior looking lit- j tie fellow, had told the story of his wife's condition, and sh/ took in every J word he said. She was then interrogated and ans- j wered all the questions about herself ; and her children in a vague, rambling j manner. Finally she protested that ; ^ there was nothing the matter with her. j . "Do you think that your husband j ] is out of his mind?" asked the doctor. 5 "Ay don't tank so. Ay don't tank nc * never hav mind to ben out of," replied ! ^ J the woman, uespue ner seeming j sanity on this point she was commit- j ^ ted.?Duluth News Tribune. ' Where Nature i* at Her li *t. i Maine's woods are known of all * men, but few realize that, vast and ! ! deep as they are, they exceed seven- i , fold the extent of the "Black Forest" j of Germany, and cover nearly one-half j i (9,000,000 acres) of the area of the I 1 state. Hidden within these shaded f wilds, the home of the moose, Amer- i ^ ica's largest game animal, there are ! 3 more than 1800 lakes, comprising one- ! fifth of the surface of the state. Their j pure, pelucid waters fairly abound in ^ fish of many kinds. In only three or , * four spots on this globe may one find in the same area an equal number < f * lakes and ponds. Combined, they rep- ? resent a water surface of 2300 square z. miles. From these sources flow ?J0o0 ? rivers and streams.?Pearson's Maga- j zlne. ' j ? Movelty in Charity, A novel form of charity has been In- ! augurated in Budapest?namely, the distribution of bread and milk among i children up to six years of age. The distribution, which is to be continued j daily, takes place morning and even- j Ing at a shop in a by-street. The milk j is first boiled in four large boilers, j whence it runs into a cooling apparatus. Fifty children are allowed to j enter at a time, either with their j mothers or alone, while the others j wait for their turn in a neighboring ! warmestube (warming room), another ; charitable institution. These large, j well-warmed rooms are found in ' many places in Austria-Hungary. The | children are told to bring their own j mugs for the milk, but there are drink- i ing vessels for those who have none, j which after use are cleaned and dis- j infected. Both the bread and milk must be consumed on the premises, and sickly children receive a second j cortion.?London Standard. A\T FA'TRRTATNTNTrt TALKRR. i She?You say she is. an entertaining :alker? He?Oh, my, yes! She can enterain herself for hours at a timo A Coavlcl Makes Silver Dollars. A convict, employed in the boiler room, ! succeeded in perfecting a dio for making I silver dollars without detection, and was dis- ! tribut ing them through outside accomplices. The ofDeials wcro about as much surprised i at this discovery as the person who receives I a substitute article in place of the genuine : [loetetcer's Stomach Bitters, the only sure nire for indigestion, dyspepsia, constipation rod biliousness. Don't fail to try it. Our j Private Dio Stamp is over the neck of tho ! Dottle. People who live on tick seem to be immensely tickled about it. AT SHAKESPEARE'S HOME. " Stratford-on-Avon." "I am finishing a tour of Europe; tho best ;hing I've had over here is a box of Tettorino [ brought from home."?C. H. McConnell, dgr. Economical Drug Co., of Chicago. 111. Tetterine cures itching skin troubles. 50;. a jox by mail from J.T. Shuptrine, Savannah, j aa., If your druggist don't keep ft. If you can't back up j*our assertions, the j aext best thing is to back down. Tyner's Dyspepsia Remedy Cures Irreguar Heart Action. At Druggists, 50 cents. You can't make the father of twins believe that a man cannot serve two masters, j 8100 Reward. 8100. The readers of this paper will be pleased to j learn that there is at least on9 dreaded disease that science has been able to cure in all its stages, and that is Catarrh. Kali's Catarrh Cure is the only positive cure now known to :he medical fraternity. Catarrh being a constitutional disease, requires a constitutional reatment. Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken inter- j lally, acting directly upon the blood and mu- : 'ous surfaces of the system, thereby destroy- j ng the foundation or the disease, and giving j :he patient strength by building up the conititntion and assisting nature in doing its vork. The proprietors have so much faith in t? curative powers that they offer One Hunired Dollars for any case that it fails to cure. Send for list of testimonials. Address F J. Cheney & Co., Toledo, 0. Sold by Druggists, 75c. Hall's Family Pills are the best. Conscience is a good deal like an alarm ! dock. We get so used to it that we don't j nind. advertisement ??f EE-M Catarrh Cure In mother column tlie best remedy made. When a fellow complains that be is al-* I vays getting sold he feels pretty cheap. Best For tlie Covrels. No matter what ails you, headache to a cancer, you will never get well until your bowels are put right. Cascabets help nature, cure you without a gripo or pain, produce easy natural movements, cost you just 10 cents to j 'tart getting your health back. Cascabets j Candy Cathartic, the genuine, put up in metal j boxes, every tablet has C. C. C. stamped on j It. Beware of imitations. Consistency is the only jewel that women : don't seem to care much about. Earlieet Russian Millet. Will you bo short of hay? If so, plant a ! plenty of this prodigally prolific millet. 5 to ; j tons of rich hay per acre. Price, CO lbs., 51.90; 100 lbs., $3^00; low freights. John A. 1 falser Seed Co., La Crosse, Wis. A ; Some people play the piano as though they were doing it for exercise. Putnam Fadeless Dyes do not stain the rands or spot the kettle. Sold by all drug- 1 fists. ?ir _ i if. J ? -1 J_ Al luore people nave aiea irom cuius mau were ever killed in battle. FITS permanently cured. No fits omervous- j less after first day's use of Dr. Kline's Great j verveRestorer.22 trial bottle and treatisefree ' Or. E. H. Kline, Ltd., 931 Arch St., Phiia., Pa. | The trouble with a friend in need is that I le is always that way. I do not believe Piso's Cure for Consumplon has an equal for coughs and colds?John j i1. Boyeb, Trinity Springs, Ind., Feb. 15,1900. | A little change in the pocket is better j han a decided change in the weather. IFSofMT ___ Mrs. J. If. Ilaskins, of Chicago, | 111., President Chicago Arcade j Club, Addresses Comforting j Words to Women Regarding Childbirth. ? " Deak Mrs. Pinkham: ? Mothers | seed not dread childhearing* after they J mow the value of Lydia E. Pink-* liam's Vegetable Compound. While I loved children I dreaded the j jrdeal, for it left me weak and sick | MRS. J. H. HA SKIS S. | i for months after, and at the time I \ ihought death was a welcome relief; j 1 Dut before my last child was born a j rood neighbor advised LydiaE.Pink" ham's Vegetable Compound, and \ [ used that, together with your Pills j : ind Sanative Wash for four months 1 oefore the child's birth;?it brought j i ne wonderful relief. I hardly had an i iche or pain, and when the child was ! f ien days old I left my bed strong in < aealth. Every spring andfall I nowtake ibottleof Lydia E.Pmkham'sVeg- ; stable Compound and find it keeps I ( ne in continual excellent health."? ! i Mrs. J. If. Haskins, 3248 Indiana Ave., ; 1 Chicago, 111. ? $5000 forfeit if above testlmo- | < ilal Is not genuine. j Care and careful counsel is rrhat the expectant and would-be j j mother needs, and this counsel she can secure without cost by [ writing to iters, Pinkham at 1 Lynn, 3Iass, j A PERFECT SEWINCi MAOniNK for ?.>, . A.with self-threadiiuf needle. Does all kinds of fine &winx. Agents make fas.oo weekly selling thom. 1 frite for particulars. NATIONA.I, AUTOMATIC (EEDLE CO., 150 Nassau Street, Now York. 1 n E2 ^ Q V Ni'W DI-COVERT7*ire? 1 J |V C5 quick relief and cnree won't f asea- Book of t?r>tinirin;s * ard 10 ilnjs' treatment . "rec. Dr- H Ji. ObflN'b Si St. B.-xB. At ante O* 1 lenlionThisPaper 1 > '"S"jiT?? Thompson's EytWafir j t ? * Securinj u Good 3!endow. To secure a good meadow or pasture use care in preparing the land. Give deep plowing and then harrow the land to a fine condition. Use mixed fertilizer and then harrow again before seeding. A variety of seed should be sown, as some Kinds may not thrive. The indigenous grasses will in time crowd out all others and take possession. On limestone soils blue grass and white clover should always be included. The pasture should not be grazed until well established, as trampling does more harm than mowing. Gouts fot I'rofif. Goats are first-class for cleaning up pastures, weedy fields, etc. In this respect they are better than sheep. Certain kinds of goats can hardly be coufined as they soon learn to climb over almost any kind of rail or board fence. The modern wire fence, however, will keep them in, one three and one-half feet high being sufficient. If you are going into the goat business, why not try the angora? This goat is much f.asicr handled than the common goat, can be kept in by means of an ordinary fence, has a splendid fleece of mohair which sells readily on the market. The flesh is also considered quite palatable. J-'ci-tlins; Green Cut Bone. There is quite a diversity of opinion on the question of feeding cut bone, but we have found that best results are obtained when the hens are given about an ounce each every other day. It should be given as a separate feed, about noon, and followed by a full feed of grain later in i:he day. Hens fed on green bone will have a tendency id grow fat, so that one should be careful that not too much of other fattening foods are given. Green bone will unquestionably make hens lay more eggs, and will aid in - - - ? A. ?ill ~ 1 pinking tne eggs ieruie. it win ai&u make young chicks strong and healthy, and well repays any one for the labor Of cutting. When fed to chinks it should be given in very small amounts, scarcely enough to hold on the point of a small knife at first, but may gradually be increased as the chicks grow older.?Home and Farm. f Testinjj Milkers by Comparison. Give the cow all the food she can eat at regular periods, and weigh the milk. About two pounds of milk make one quart. If preferred, the milk may be measured. Compare the cost of the food with the sum obtained for the milk, and the value of the cow as a producer can then be estimated. Test her also with other cows, and if there is one or more of the cows that do better than the others sell those that } are lowest in the list and fill their places with better ones. No farmer who buys new cows will know what they can produce until he has tested them, but by selling off those that do not produce as much as should be expected in proportion to the food consumed the herd will gradually be improved until each cow will give two or three or more quarts extra per day, the value of which will be considerable if tfc.e herd is a large one. Barley as Animal Food. In the eastern states barley is in too much demand for malting purposes to be sold as food for animals. On the Pacific coast, where it is more grown, there is often some discolored that will not sell well for that purpose, and it is in demand for feeding to horses, especially sucn as are not kept at hard work. In'Canada, it is used for feeding to hogs, and is thought to^eiake a better bacon hog than corn, though possibly not making as many pounds of gain for bushel of grain as would a bushel of corn. Such barley is often used as a poultry food, as the strain that injures it for the brewers does not hurt it for feeding purposes, and it is said that in fattening poultry it gives a whiter skin and flesh than corn, and as their English customers Jo not like yellow-skinned fowl, they ,'eed on barley and barley meal when fattening for export trade. But at the Experiment station in North Dakota they tried it for horses and mules, and found that while idle either would eat enough to keep them in fair condition, it did not prcve worth as much per pound as oats when they were at hard work. It did not seem to suit the mules as well as the horses, and when they had. barley and oats in equal weight in alternate months, they gained flesh on the oats. It has never been thought a good feed for milch cows, and is of doubtful value for sheep. It gives better results crushed than fine ground, as the meal makes a pasty substance. I'arrennosi of Corn and Wheal-. One of the greatest factors in the production of corn and wheat is the relative amount of 1 arrenness in the Btalks. Every farmer is familiar with fields of either grain which promise an ibundant yield, but when the counting Of the harvest is made there is a great disappointment. It is found that the crop was deceptive. There was more stalk than grain. Every thir 1 or fourth stalk in some fields is barren. When grain gets dov. n to such i lowstate of productivity it is time that some other farming should be resorted to. Yet not a few farmers face this condition and continue to plant the same and bnne for better times, home will fay the blame 10 the roil, ociers to the season, and a few to the seed or method of cultivation. In my experience I have found U'at the seed is more at fault than anything else. Provide reasonably fertile soil and fair cultivation, and good seed wiil produce a f.ietty good crop, but on the finest soil, ind with the l<vi of cultivation, run3ut seed will simply increase the stalk :i'I?ply and not raise the yield of grain 10 bushc'r. It is r.ot soil or cultivation that will increase the yield of poor 3cu. but new anc: better seed. Not all of us appreciate the power if running out that is always present n seed. Unless systematically improved L?y "breeding' sed, corn or wheat will degenerate at itast 10 percent. In a single year our crops are reduced almost one-half. All of our crops have leen raised to their present high standard through artificial means or breedng and selection. Now the aveiage nan cannot breed and improve seed. That is not his work, bur he can insist that seed be sold to him lhat has lot been run out. By insisting upon vheat and corn that represent the lighest possible productiveness, the aimer can increase his yield per acre ) nuch better than by spending anxous moments and a good deal of noney in fertilizing and cultivating 1 he fields. The one absolute essen- 1 lal is wheat and corn that, has been systematically bred to the point wheje the highest possible returns can be had from every single stalk that comes up. We want no barren stalks or very few. at least.?T. L. Ridding, inAmerb . can Cultivator. \ Coloring and racking Winter Bttttef? All winter butter should be colored , a trifle. This is because the makers of ( the choicest grades do color, and un- { less you work up a special market you will lose two or three cents a pound just because you fail to please the eye-. Here and there a creamery is selling at j three-fourths of a cent a pound higher , for leaving the butter unsalted and ] uncolored, but this is only for a spe- : cial market, either for some forCga market or for what i3 known as \he . Jew market at home. Don't try to ] color with carrots or any home-made color. Get one of the standard commercial colors on the market. I am ] now using about a teaspoonful of color ] to tsu pounds 01 Dutter. avoiq rea. it spoils the sale except for the souther# , market. A light straw colof Is f.ll right. Churn at as low a temperature as will bring the butter in half to threequarters of an hour. Draw off the buttermilk when the butter is In granules about the size of wheat kernels, rinse the granular butter in the churn with pure water of the right temperature lo make it of the right consistency for , work. It must not be hard or crumbly on one hand, nor soft and mushy on the other. If it comes soft, it was churned too warm. Don't do that again. Make it into pound prints, pack in ten-pound spruce tubs, or in ten-pound ash tubs, according to your market requirements. Suit the demand. Don't try to force the public to accept your peculiar tastes. It is fatal to success. Keep the milk clean. Keep the cream clean. Don't oversour the cream. Don't over-churn it. Don't over-work the butter. Don't over-color, nor over-salt. Take special pains to examine the butter which sells at top prices in market Take that as your ideal and work to it, throwing inherited ideals and ideas to the winds. Nothing succeeds like success. Emulate the successful buttermaker ~ ;ardless of previously formed .convictions. Ideal butter Is that which sells for the highest price. Take that for your ideal.?E. C. Bennett, in American Agriculturist. Getting Jlld of Unprofitable Dairy Stock. The high prices of feeds are causing many farmers to dry off their^ cows and to turn them for beef. This condition may prove a blessing in disguise, if it only results in the sale of the poorer cows. Most farmers would find greater profit in keeping less stock if they could only be sure of selling the poorer animals. This leads to the suggestion that records of production should be kept by every farmer. Only by having yearly records for study can the feeder tell which have been the most profitable animals, many farmers are finding milk production unprofitable where three cents or less per quart is obtained for milk anl j Avor 9c tn sn ppnts ner nound for I butter fat. At the present prices of feeds a good ration for milch cows calls for an expense of from 11 to 12 cents for grain and about 8 cents more for coarse fodders, reckoning hay at $10, stover at $6.50 and corn silage at $2 per ton. A well-balanced ration, then furnishing a full supply of all the nutrients needed by a cow of fair produc- I tive capacity, will cost not far from 20 cents. There is little reliable data regarding the cost of caring for a herd of cows, but from the best evidence available I feel safe in placing this at from 8 to 10 cents per cow per day during the winter season. This meaus that a cow must produce approximately 10 quarts of milk daily, before sho begins to pay a profit, with milk at three cents a quart What to do with the unproductive cows is a question that is puzzling many farmers today. Much of the stock on hand will not return the value of the feed needed to keep the animals until spring. If the poorer animals of the herd are old cows which i Hi air norind ftf llSPflllnfiSS nave pooocu lu^/n ? for the dairy, I would advise selling for what they will bring as second quality beef. Old dairy cows will not return in their final value the cost of the feed necessary to fatten them. Heifers or cows in the prime of life may pay for fattening. This depends on the amount of feed which must oe purchased and used in this way. Home-grown corn and cottonseed meal are the most economical grains to use in fattening. I would advise feeding animals that are being fattened but little coarse fodder, and of this would use the poorer grades, such as second quality hay and corn stover, but would feed liberally of grain for from four to six weeks and then sell for what the animals will bring. A grain ration made up of 400 pounds cornmeal and 200 pounds cottonseed meal should produce a rapid gain. This ration should be fed at the rate of six to ten pounds per day, according to the size of the animal. All animals will gain faster during the early part of the fattening period, but. at the present prices of feeds will probably not gain enough to pay for the feed if the fattening process is followed up beyond a certain point This point can only be accurately ascertained by frequent weighing, but will probably not be later than six weeks after feeding begins.?Professor C. S. Phelps of -'he Connecticut Experiment Station. China's Decadence. The great cause of China's decadence is the failure to get the right men tn shenherd the people. There are only three paths which our dynasty has opened to office. The first is examination, the second recommendation and the third is purchase. Those who enter by examination are entirely ignorant of law and taxation and the principles of government. Hence they are at the mercy of secretaries and clerks whose life business it is to man- ~ age things for successive officials, i Hence abuses galore are inevitable. As J to those recommended, they are most- ( ly put forward for unworthy motives, and not on account of their fitness for the posts. The purchasers of office are worse still, for in their case the only question asked is the length of J y their purse. The really able men (the ; r vilage Cromwells) are left to waste j ? their sweetness on the desert air. The i 1 actual incumbents of the shepherd's a office have neither ability nor knowl- o edge. 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I'm going home to resume my profession. Confound it, how do they expect a fellow to get along on $5,000 a year and live decently?" " T know it's mighty little, Buckmighty little,' quoth Culberson, 'but remember. Buck, it's powerful regu lar.'" ?Washington Times. CURES RHEUMATISM AND CATARRH. To Frovo It?Medicine Free! Botanlo Blood Balm (B. B. B.) kills the poison in the blood which causes rheumatism (bone pains, swollen joints, sore muscles, aches and pains) and catarrh (bad breath, deafness, hawking, spitting, ringing in the ears), thus making a permanent cure after all else fails. Thousands cured. Many sufferod from 80 to 40 years, yet B. B. B. cured them. Druggists $1 per large bottle. To provo it cures, sample of B. B. B. sent free by writing Blood Balm Co., 12 Mitchell St., Atlanta, Ga. Dcscribo trouble and free medical advico given. B. B. B. sent at once prepaid. 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