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/I\ frnA /Tp ha4* ^4> "MlJ t-nts. jfo farmer wanuy i be unconditionally tied to the prin.iple of never trying anything until it has been proved an indubitable success, nor, on the other hand, should he be so bigoted as never to credit the experience of others, but regard his own trial as the only conclusive one. The extent to which a nan may indulge in experimental works should be determined by his resources. If his credits each year be only equal to his debts he may well be conservative in hazarding his income on uncertain experiments; but if he be a man of means, the luxury of experimental work on the farm seems justifiable, for without causing hardship to anyone, he may save oth ers less favorably situated from future failure. But whoever performs experiments let him give his neighbors the benefit of the trial; if success result It usually finds its way to the public eye, but failure not so often.? George P. Williams, in the Epitomist. Hem on a Small Lot. We are often asked if it is possible to keep hens successfully on a small town lot To the question we would answer: Certainly, yes; if not too many are kept. In fact, we have often wondered why so tew people in cities and towns, who are really so comfortably situated, do not keep 10 or 15 hens. This number can easily be provided for in a yard 20 by 40 feet, and this much can easily be spared and still leave plenty of room for other purposes. One roll of five-foot poultry netting will serve for a fence, and arrangements for housing will cost but a tfcfle. Two piano boxes, with backs taken out and set against each other, will keep them comfortable, and, in the absence of something better, will do surprisingly well. During the late fall buy early hatched pullets or one-year UiU ucuo, auu iwiv v.?i viuiij MAW* them, and they will supply the family with eggs throughout the winter. It will be an easy matter next spring to raise a few broods of chicks, the males for the table and the pullets for the layers. You will find the cost very little and the pleasure very much if you make the attempt.?Home and Farm. Well Broken Horees. Has anyone ever noticed that a silent man has usually the best broken horses? It may not be true, but all the men of my acquaintance who do not talk much have well broken horses. Drive with them and you will wonder how they manage their horses. No management is visible. The horse goes where he is wanted without apparent effort on the part of the driver. One famous turfman at least has been noted for his art in driving a horse to the limit of his speed without making a move, while his rivals were lifting and yelling and whipping theirs. How did he do it? Don't know, but he was a man of few " words. Probably there is a lesson in this. The average horse. understands but a few things thoroughly, only a few words, signs or commands. The silent man gives only a few, and he does not confuse his horse. The horse is made to know them thoroughly. He understands the man who understands him. It is a pleasure to drive a horse that understands. Few pleasures in life can equal it if the horse is a good, cheerful driver. There would be more of this kind if they were made to know a few things thoroughly?the right things.?National Stockman. Rearing: Calves Having noticed a complaint from farmers a number of times of loss of calves from scours, I feel it almost a duty to tell a little of our own experience in the rearing of calves. At one time a heifer was so badly paralyzed by the birth of her calf that she could not suckle it, and we undertook to raise it by hand. It was a large, strong, hearty calf, and we fed it with \ milk from cows that had been giving milk three months. At first it seemed all right, but after a few days it began to scour; at one time it would be ravenously hungry and again would not eat at all, and a few days later was dead. At the same time a calf was purchased that had sucked once, perhaps twice, as it was taken from its mother the day of its birth. We fed it on the same kifcd of milk that the first calf was fed, and in a short time it grew sickly and did not thrive, although a calf of the same age, which had run with its mother until it was a week old, ate from the same pail and grew apace. We felt sure it would die, when a calf about 24 hours old, slipped over a bank and drowned, and we put the ailing calf on the latter's mother. It lived and got all right, and made a fine steer. Another calf that we undertook to raise the same way nearly died, but we put it on a fresh cow just in time. The result was astonishing; the calf was so weak they h$ld It to the cow the first time, but in a week it was as playful as a kitten, and is today a fine calf nearly a year old. Our experience has taught us to believe the first milk of the fresh cow is essential to the new-borr calf, and that it is best for the calf tc ~ suckle the cow until It is a week old If people will follow this plan I am assured they wiH have no trouble from scours if the calf is born healthy. ?Miss Bessie Gross, in Agricultural Epitomist. Science in Agriculture. Some important and interesting points on the planting, breeding and selection of seed corn are given in a bulletin by the Illinois agricultu ral station, and while our corn croj is just now one of the most importam in the country, it is timely to call at tcntion to the best conclusions of th< best experts in corn culture. Specia attention is given to the selection o: seed corn, which will make all the dif * ference in the world in the annua crop of the country. A little mors wisdom and intelligence are requirec in the uniform selection of right seec corn, so that in time every ear wil be full and plump, and a large mimbei on each cob. The yield per acre coulc in this way be increased greatly with out planting a single additional grair of corn. Some of the best varieties of seed corn are today far better thai anything planted 10 or 15 years ago v.- and this is due to the fact that thej have been carefully selected and cul tivated for 23 years, past until theij type and characteristics are pretti well fixed. Argument is given foi pedigreed corn. Not much of this is ased yet, but more of it may be nec essary to teach all farmers the grea value of using the finest seed corn ^digreed corn traces its ancaatr] \ 1 lack to remote ancestors, but the se- ' | lee.ion of each year's seed forms an ! j established record which goes to show , I that certain qualities can be depended I j upon. Practically the bulletin advises against leaving seed corn exposed in . cribs to winter cold weather, which is j j sometimes robbed of half its vitality. Seed corn should be selected in the fall and carefully kept. Only the best ears and grains should be used, and those ol uniform sirse and fullness of kernels. The grains on these ears should ; test an average of 95 percent in ger: mination in the spring. If they will r.ot there is something wrong, and it j I is doubtful policy to attempt to use i | ;hem for planting.?Prof. S. N. Doty, j ! in American Cultivator. the fnl'nve of tlip Grape Grape vines will not thrive on low, j J wet soils; they succeed best on high, j dry ground, leaving enough slope to carry off all surplus water. A location giving a fine circulation of air is desirable, as in such locations there is less liability to mildue at toiiage or ! rotting of the fruit. Grapes do well on either gravelly, sandy or clayey soil, or on a combination of these. If planted on clay soil, it must be thoroughly under! drained to secure good results, any i good, dry soil of sufficient fertility J to produce good farm crops is ! suitable for vineyard planting, if j climate and condition are favorable, i It is not desirable to put manure or j fertilizers of any kind in the hole I when planting. The roots will quick| lv find their necessary food if it is in the soil. When planting, place 25 or 50 vines in a pail of water, taking one vine j from the water as needed, thus avoidI ing the danger of injury to the roots ! by drying. Spread the roots horizon| tally in the bottom of the hole, in as j nearly a natural position as possible, | taking care not to have them cross j each other. Cover with good fine surface soil two or three inches deep, then step into the hole and tread the earth ! down thoroughly with both feet. Again fill the hole full, treading it the secI ond time, and finish with sufficient : earth to cover the vine so that only one or two buds will be above the surface. The iast filling should not : be trodden, but be let loose to act as ; mulch. This firming or treading the I sun is cssniuai tu uic ouuvcoo uuu : should never be neglected. When j planted in dead furrows most of the filling can be done with a plow, turn- | ing a back furrow against the vines, ! at the same time filling the dead furrow; but the treading and firming should be done as above. j If the tops of the vines are below the general surface of the ground, the hole may remain partly unfilled in the shape of a basin, to be gradually filled in as growth progresses. Deep planting is recommended, as it insures a tier of roots so far below the surface that fhere is little danger of injury by j freezing, or by burning or scalding when the soil becomes hot on the sur- . | face. During the first summer after ! planting, cultivate the soil thoroughly j ! and hoe frequently about the vines, al- j : lowing no weeas to grow. Stirring I the ground frequently, especially in j dry weather, acts as a stimulant to j growth, the finely pulverized soil i forming the best kind of mulch. Do j not attempt to grow farm crops of I any kind between the rows; or, if I you must grow something, let it be : peas, beans or early potatoes. It is j : not necessary or advisable to tie up j the young canes the first summer; let I them lie on the ground.?American i ("1 o en ? r> o? ; u?tuguiub. Fitting Dairy Animals for Show. The modern tendency is to make i the animal conform to an arbitrary | standard of excellence, or scale oi points, and its ability to win prizes varies directly as do the conceptions of the various judges who pass upoD : I the conformity to that scale. One ol the primary requisites of all dairy an- ! imals regardless of age or sex, is ca- ' pacity. A judge likes an animal with a large paunch as it is very essentia] in economically converting a large j amount of coarse feed into milk. Hon can we develop this capacity? It is done by feeding coarse bulky food, in a manner best suited to the individual tastes of the animals. Many ! have had good success by giving cut or j j chaffed hay and straw, with a mixture i of ground oats and bran, a little salt, ' and a handfull of oil meal, a small amount of the concentrates, and all the coarse food she will eat. The prin- j cipal object is to make her eat much ! to get a small amount of grain. t The next thing that appeals to the [ eve of the judge is the temperament cl' the animal, which indicates whether or not she is using in the right way i the food she has consumed. All dairy ! cattle should be free from tendency to lay on flesh, thin, and under condition rather than too fleshy. A show aniI mal should possess quality also, but ; this to a large extent is determined by > nature, although we can assist by I keeping her in perfect health, the hair : ! veil groomed and protected from the ; sun, which makes it harsh and dry. i Kerosene should never be applied to | the hair. Where great stress is laid on secretions dispense with the use of : water for cleaning animals, as it makes the skin appear pale. There is a great diversity of opinion amrmo as to the imnorrance 1 I JVil Uii*vw)5 j ? ! of under development. However, when j L a heifer is developing an udder we . ' j should help her on all we can, as the j ; time to assist nature is when she is ' 1 : doing her best work. Many advocate ! ; increasing the grain ration of a heifer j at this stage, even though she becomes ; 1 fkshy, as she will soon milk it off; again. All cattle should be handled i and well broken to lead. It is also j good practice to stand in a position J that will show her to the best advan- j j tage. Polishing of horns and hoofs, , grooming, watering from pails, etc., I l should be practiced before leaving for | . the fairs, as there are enough new ; 3 conditions to become accustomed t? ; I even when greatest care has been tak t en. This may seem a trivial affair, I I " ' | but many prizes have been lost by i j leading into the ring a shrunken ani- J , mal which has refused to drink from j j a pail, or a strange tank. * 1 I would commence feeding about sis , 1 or eight weeks previous to starting p for the fairs. Do not hurry or the I stock will have reached their bloom . before the exhibition. Avoid feeding i corn t? show animals, as it is heating s to the blood, makes grease instead of i bone and muscle, and upon the first exertion the animal will wilt. A dairy r animal should not be fed heavily on a . grain ration, at any time, as she will I- be very easily upset.?Ralph Trott, In T American Agriculturist. 5 Between Madagascar and the coast . of India there are about 16,000 t ! islands, but only 600 of which are in* . habited, but most of which are cap*r I ble of supporting a population. TO TKAIN HUNTING DOGS K-L-TREATMENT AND THE BAD RESULTS WHICH FOLLOW. There Are Times When the Whip Should He Used as a Corrective; I'unleliinent Oilen Inflicted Without Reason Does Irreparable Harm ? Miyness Due to Fear Fear in all its forms, bird shyness (commonly called blinking), whip shyness, man shyness, gun shyness, or a shyness in taking the initiative in anything is the common result of harshly repressive and tyrannical methods Accordingly as the fear is assr-*:*.:tfu ivith a particular object, so one kind of shyness may be exhibited, but fear may be associated with several objects if there is a cause for it from the dog's point of view; and badly treated dogs may show all the different forms, with a general apprehensiveness that something dreadful is likelv to haDDen at any moment. Sometimes a form of shyness may result from ttie mistake of a moment, but generally it is the result of systematic harshness. Whatever the cause, shyness of any kind is more or less a serious check on the dog's training, and if it is of the kind known as blinking: it may go far toward rendering him him worthless. The trainer who succeeds best must have a genuine liking for dogs, else he is predisposed to habitual harshness or indifference. Those who have no fondness for them are rarely much of a success as skilfull educators, and generally the dog which is so unfortunate as to be under their schooling ha.s met his misfortunes of life at its very outset. While a 'dog may misbehave and therefore need punishment as a preventive, it must ever be considered that there are degrees of it, times for it, and a manner of applying it which renders it most effective. One trainer may whip a dog severely without thereby losing his confidence or abating his ardor, another one may give a less punishment and still evoke shyness. The one had the dog's confidence and affection; the other had but a small part of them. A dog over-trained is of much less value as a worker than one that is but partially trained but whose natural capabilities are unimpaired. In this connection it may be usefully remarked that practically the propeTly trained dog works without orders at all. Man and dog seek with concerted action or supplement each other's ?fTnrts wnrkine together for mutual success as a team. The dog, allowed to work in his own manner, but restricted more and more to apply his work in the service of the gun as his training progresses, in time learns that great success results from the joint efforts of his master and himself; and he then performs his part with intelligence and a practical manipulation of means to ends, far beyond any knowledge which could be conveyed to him by his teacher. A knowledge of the evils of overtraining is essential in the development and training of field dogs, but it is still more essential in respect to field trial dogs. However satisfactory to his owner an over-trained dog may be in field work, he will not be considered as even making a good showing when in competition with properly trained dogs, which are performing under the critical eye of the judge. Training a dog to loud orders is a bad, course method of teaching obedience. It is indicative of bad temper in the trainer, accomplishes nothing which could not be accomplished in a quieter way, is distinctively offensive to everv one wthin hearing of the hullabaloo, and gives alarming notice to all the birds in the neighborhood that a dangerous, bloodthirsty man has invaded their habitat. It thus impairs success. Oftentimes the amateur trainer takes his gun and goes forth to kill birds, taking a green puppy along and making the education of the latter a mere incident of his sport. Such is not at all training in a proper sense. It is commencing at a point which should be at a much later stage in the dog's education. After the training has once been begun, regularity in the lessons is of prime importance. For instance, it will be conceded at once tnat it is much better to give a dog a half-hour lesson on each of ten days than it is to give him a lesson of five hours' duration on one day. While a dog has very good powers of memory, he soon forgets his first lessons if it is not refreshed by daily repetition in respect to them. The trainer may .have a similar forgetfulness concerning his f^'n first lessons, which should ad-* monish him to be considerate. While punishment - times is a necessity, its use as a whole is unnecessarily comprehensive. There is no doubt but that it is inflicted in most cases under a mistaken belief that it is useful in forcing the dog to learn what the trainer desires he should learn anu that it really accomplishes the desired purpose. The idea, so applied, is a mistaken one. Punishment never teaches a dog anything other than in a negative manner; that is to say, it simply deters him from doing certa.'n things. It does not in the least add to the dog's sum total of knowledge in a developmental manner. For instance, if the dog is punished for chasing a rabbit he learns that the act has painful associations which are likely to again recur if the act is repeated, and expecting this he forbears chasing. The punishment does not in the least teach him the reason why he must not chase, nor, indeed, anything about chasing other than that the act results ;n pain to himself. It s a deterrent, and he understands nothing more concerning it. On the other hand, if he had not the natural impulse and inclination, no degree of punishment would teach him how to chase a rabbit cr even to chase it at all. From the dog's point of view, there is no wrong in chasing a rabbit, chicken or sheep, etc. They are his natural prey; his delight in their pursuit is unbounded, he is following the natural impulses of his nature; it is his manner cf obtaining the necessities of dog life; yet, if punished, he yields to superior force and desists. There is no part of a dog's education in which punishment is of any benefit except as a corrective. The dog's knowledge increases only from experience. The trainer cannot force his own knowledge into the dog by virtue of whip or spike collar. Ever when forcing a dog to retrieve with th( later instrument, its value is purelj negative. It does not teach the dog anything about retrieving. "When a dog's fears are aroused or when he is made needlessly to fee! uncomfortable, worried and uneasy bis progress as a pupil is slow. If the lessons are made obnoxious to him the trainer has succeeded in making them things to be avoided or quicklj endea. rather than thing.s which hav< a pleasant purpose. With a violent teacher the dog's life is a sad one. His knowledge is then acquired under the ! most disheartening difficulties. Under similar violent conditions the teacher as a pupil would rise in rebellion and I implore the world to witness aDd right | his wrongs. Punishment is a bad i measure when used as a true aid to J education. It is a part of education i j when used to gratify anger. Until J 1 the trainer can control his temper, if ! : he unfortunately has one which is | fiery, and his efforts to the dog's ca! pacity and progress, he will te inefI ficient. And these corrections of him; self, no one can do for him other than i himself. His own judgment and selfj control are his only reliance, since they are personal and, therefore, enj tirelv outside of the ser^ of any sys! tem presented by others.?B. Waters, in Forest and Stream. MODERN LEBANON CEDARS. Survivors of the Orove* That Are CeleKr-o.ori in Kihtiml Hig'orv. At an elevation of about 6C00 feet | above the sea. on the left of the road | to Baaelbek, is a group of the noblest i specimens of the vegetable kingdom in the East, which are believed to be thousands of years old and the remnant of the far-famed cedars of Lebanon, of which David and Solomon sang, and from which came the timbers for the temple. Djebel-el-Arz (the mountains of the cedars), which rises 7770 feet, is generally covered with snow, and today is draped in a mantle o:f unusual thickness, which trails way into the forest and the foothills; for there were a heavy rain and a sharp frost last night. As I have explained before, the term Mount Lebanon is misleading. There is no peak of that name, which is applied to a lorty range with several conspicuous summits extending about one hundred mues from the neighborhood of Damascus to the sea and being about 25 miles broad from base to base. The most elevated peaks are those that I have just, named, Mount Hermon, 9383 feet; Daharel-Kudhib, 10,020 feet; Jebel-Makmai, 10,016; El Miskysch, 10,037; Fum-el-Mizab, 9900; Sannin, 8 900 feet. These peaks are broken by rugged ridges, precipitous cliffs and deep gorges, a parallel range, which does not reacn so great a^height, is known as the anti-Lebanon. Of all the mighty forests which formerly covered the slopes of Lebanon only five remain today, and they are limited in area. The loftiest trees and those most celebrated for their antiquity are found near tho town of Becherre at an altitude of 6300 feet, and are known as "The Cedars of God"?"The Cedars of Lebanon which He hath planted;" and, according to the botanists who count their age by the circles in their trunks, they are 3000 or 4000 years old. Like the immortal cliffs that tower above them, they have watched the passage of a procession of kings down the centuries led by David, Solomon and Hiram, with a rearguard commanded by Kaiser William II of Germany. They are not so large nor so lofty as the great trees 01 California, but their antiquity and associations make them the most interesting groves in the world, and pilgrims come here to worship them. The best authorities are sure that we make no mistake when we revere them as the survivors of that forest whence -..ram obtained w.,e timber for Solomon's temple. The logs must have been carried down to the coast by hand, conveyed by sea In rafts to Jaffa and thence carried over the mountains to Jerusalem. It is said that 30,000 men were at work in the forest for 12 years and relieved each other every month in bodies of 10,000 men, who were organized and managed line an army. JL>av4a obtained here the timber for his palace, and Zerubbabel in constructing the second temple. The timbers in the temple of Diana at Ephesus and in the temples at Baalbek came from the same forests, and we know that the Phoenicians shipped much cedar to Greece, to Egypt, and to other places on the coast of the Mediterranean, not only before but for centuries after the days of Hyrain, the mighty King of Tyre. The remaining forest consists of about 400 trees. The tallest exceeds 100 feet and the largest is 56 feet in circumference. In the midst of the forest is a small chapel in which the Maronites worship and where they hold great feasts on the anniversary of the Transflgura: tion and other ecclesiastical holidays. Below the forest is a beautiful lake about half a mile in length, and a quarter of a mile in breadth, fed by innumerable springs that gush from the surrounding rocks. Upon the bank was oDce a temple to Venus, and according to mythology (and ihe same story is told of the Egyptian goddess Isis), that amiable lady took refuge here when she fled from the Tphon who had killed Adonis, and transformed herself into a fish. Her daughter, Dercetis, was her companion, and suffered a similar fate.?Chicago Record-Herald. Imprison tlie Machine. A distinctly original suggestion is made by the Brooklyn Eagle in connection with the automobile problem. It is that the machine, not the man, be punished for exceeding the speed limit. When a motor vehicle goes tearing through the streets on an errand of actual or potential destruction, the scheme is not to touch the owner ? or driver, but to seise the machine ' and imprison it for a number 1 j of weeks or months. Of course, i in such a case, the usual option of i j -ol /iotto" llliny UUllill a ui iuiu; ua;o ' j should not be given, as some of I the wealthy owners would pay the j fine cheerfully and not consider it 1 I much of a punishment. But almost ! any possessor of an automobile would j be heart broken at having his ma! chine taken away from him and temporarily put out of business, and one ' or two experiences of that kind might ' have a wholesome effect. The great majority of mobolists are considerate and law-abiding, but there are hood' i lums and ruffians among them who j need some sort, of discipline. The ; J Eagle's idea is commended to the atj tention of the public authorities.? ! ( Rochester (N. Y.) Democrat. , Ideality of Dancing. A dancing master has propounded a j 1 new system of how to dance well. Ac- j . I cording to his theory, the only perfect i i waltzer is the poet, the painter, the i i philosopher, or the man with high | r ideals. i j This is how he experesses himself: j "The three elements of grace are grav- : , iity, flexibility and force. Physical cul- j I ture should educate each muscle of the . , body, and when the body is under the i i complete control of the will, if the | , mind have high ideals and ennobling ; thoughts, the man will be graceful. r From this flows the wonderful quality I i of personal magnetism." 1 CHANGEJF LIFE, 8ome Sensible Advice to Women by Mrs. E. Sailer. " Deab Mks. Pinkham :?When I passed through what is known as 'change of life,' I had two years' suf- j fering. ? sudden heat, and as quick i chills would passover me ; my appetite was -variable and 1 never could tell for MBS. R SAILER, ^ ^ ^ President German Relief Association, Los Angeles, Cal. a day at a time how I would feel the next day. Five bottles of Lydia E. Pinkliam's Vegetable Compound changed all that, my days became days of health, and I hare enjoyed every day since?now six years. '* We have used considerable of your Vegetable Compound in our charitable work, as we find that to restore a poor mother to health so she can support herself and those dependent upon her, if such there be, is truer charity than to give other aid. You have ray hearty endorsement, for you have proven yourself a true friend to suffering women."?Mrs. E. San.er, 756}^ Hill St., L08 Angeles, Cal. ? $5000 forfeit if above testimonial It not genuine. No other person can give such helpful advice to women vrho are sick as can Mrs. Pinkham, for no other has had such great experience?her address is Lynn, Mass., and her advice free?if you are sick vrr:te her?you are foolish if yon dorft. SOFKA, AN INOIAN DRINK. Made of Cornrntci.?White People Are Becoming Fond of it. Sofka, the national drink of the Creek Indians of the Indian Territory, is to them what the mint julep is to the native Kentuckian, says the Chicago Inter-Ocean. It is made of corn and water. There are three kinds? plain, sour and white. The latter two are fancy and mixed drinks. The recent invasion by white people of the domain of the Creek Indian has popularized the sofka until the fashion of drinking it has spread all over the Southwest Indians have a dish made expressly for sofka. When an Indian wants a sofka dish he goes to the woods, hews J * t 1 A?/5 /Ml + 0 fll QT?A_ UUWJLI tX UISRUI J' II cc auu v.utQ from a block ten Inches thick. In one side of this block he hallows a bowl-shaped cavity six inches deep and makes the inside as smooth as possible. In this vessel the Indian places his corn, and with a peste, which is sometimes made of stone, but more commonly of hard hickory, he pounds the corn until It is a coarse meal. Then he takes some kind of fan, or something which will take its place, and fans the broken grains until all the husks fly away. If the broken grains are uneven in size he takes out the larger grains and beats them into a finer meal. A potful of hot water and two quarts of meal are used in malting sofka. When the corn and water have been put in the pot and the pot has been placed over the fire, take some vessel having perforations in the sides or bottom and put in it some clean wood ashes. Then nearly fill the vessel with water. Hold this vessel over the pot containing the meal and let the lye made by the water soaking through the ashes drip into the sofka. Then the mixture is allowed to boil for from three to five hours. It is next set aside and not drunk for days later. This Is plain sofka. The sour sofka Is made in the same way, hut the mixture is set aside until it has soured or fermented. This soured mixture is the popular drink among the full-blooded element. White sofka is made from white corn and tastes much better. The Indians have a fine white corn which they raise exclusively for this purpose. In making white sofka the grains are cooked whole and the flakes are eaten later after having been boiled in the water and lye. The corn is then known as the big hominy. The Indians eat with their sofka a dish known as blue dumplings. In the making of blue dumplings two cups of cornmeal are used, a half teaspoonful of baking soda and a small quantity of butter. The meal and soda are mixed thoroughly. Enough butter is used to make the meal hold together, and it is rolled into little balls. These little balls are dropped into a pot of boiling water, boiled from three to five minutes removed with a spoon and served hot The dish is fit for any palate. BEYOND HIS LIMIT. Husband (examining railway ticket) ?Why, according to the announcement on this excursion ticket it's only good for ten days. Wife, Well, why complain of that. It's a good deal more of a guarantee in that line than you can give.?Richmond Dispatch. The Frisco System Offers to the colonists tlie lowest rates with quick and comfortable ser ? x J vic? to all points \n me west auu northwest. Thirty dol'ars ($30.00) from Memphis. Tickets on sale daily during September and October. Correspondingly low rates from all points in the southeast. For full information address W. T. Saunders, G. A. P. D.; F. E. Clark, T. P. A., Pryor and Decatur streets, Atlanta, Ga. A new title of "Doctor Engineer" has recently been instituted at the technical high school in Germany for the different classes of engineers who have obtained the Government diploma. Young students, says the London Telegraph, will have to pass at least one year in a large engineering establishment where they will be treated as ordinary employes mixing with the men, that they may learn their methods and mode of thought liBEIf BmbAHM Fog and the Fair 8ex. We are having very heavy fogs at night and morning. I have seen the British stars overhead on but three occasions. It usually clears off for the greater part of the day, but the fog sweeps in the night like a wet blanket. They tell me it is only "a spell of weather" and that fine evenings will be the order of things very soon. It is very demoralizing to "crimps," I observe. And I often think of the dear girl who told me that she lost all her mental and moral force of character during atmospheric conditions that were unfavorable to retaining the hair in curl. And. by the way, what beautiful hair the Canadian girl possesses as a rule! I observed this feature when in Ontario, at Toronto and the Thousand Islands. Sometimes they have too much to "do up" prettily and can only coil it in shining brown or golden braids. There is a great preponderance of gold red and gold brown. I wonder if it is due to their ancestry from Auld Scotia, their ancient namesake? Fine complexions xre the rule also. I have just had the pleasure of looking over the photos of the Truro Normal School graduates, and really a prettier class ol gins would be hard to find.?Halifax Mail. STILL ENGAGED. An engaged young genileman got i rather neatly out of a little scrape with his intended. She said she had j kissed two ladies at some party at which she was not present. He owned it, but said, laughingly, that, after all, their united ages made I only tweniy-one. The simple-minded girl thought of ; ten and eleven, and laughed off her ! pout. j He did not explain that one was 19 and the other two years of age.?Tit Bits. ; Known to the Ancients. j The okapi, that strange animal a j short time ago discovered in Central Africa by Sir Henry Johnstone, is now thought to have been known to j tho ancient Egyptians. The old monu! ments show a so-called "animal of set" ! a desert quadruped variously supposed to have been a fox, a muskrat, a dog, a camel and even a fabulous animal. 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