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y VW- - ? I j\ TORTILLON. rrUTJTL5TJXnXL' f UIXrUTTJlXLTLTLri IIERE. > Tortillon! Tlier 3^ is Tortillon!" cried a fev ? I O frightened voices in the vil ^ J8 lage. At the cry twenty T$Q9T countrywomen in variou stages cf agitation appeared at theii doors, and began to call their children "Bernard! Eugeue! come in at once Prosper! Claudine!?here, immediately What. JcsppL. you rogue, you will un come".' Rosalie, just wait till I catcl JUU. Then other names wore shouted loud lv. "Luc-ienne! Coraliel I'ierrel Coles tin!" The fathers did not say any thin;:, but pulled ears freely, and nion than oue boy screamed. Evidently something of dire impor was about to occur, to thus rouse tin sleepy little borough from its nutura lethargy. Suddenly tlmre appeared at the far ther end of the street, near the tirsi houses, a queer, grotesque, almost luon strons figure. It looked at first like J heap of colored rags, propelled forwan: by distressful jerks. Tlie human frame under this medley was. as one may im ngine. wretohedly put together. Tin two legs. tlii:i as switches, were of nn equal length, and the knees knocked to gether: the hotly was bent on the left side, and one hip made a sharp prom inence. while on the other side over hung a shoulder outrageously loaded wnn aorupr spellings. i 11c* mau, 11 its effort to keep upright, was on ji line with the protruding hip. The twc long arms were like two tentacles, and with them the ereature was able tc pick up alms without bending. A stieli held in one hand supported this heaj of tatters. The whole?warped, knotted twisted, full of depressions and promi nences?gave the impression of a cork screw on legs. To crown all, the head was oblong and the hair, scant and stiff, straggled over the face. The mouth stretchec] from ear to ear, and smiled uneon sclously and incessantly, in a mannei that was irritating after awhile. Be neath ibis sardonic grin hung a heavj . chin, and above it was a nose witt wide nostrils. Flabby, overhangiup cheeks added, if possible, to the ridic ulous appearance of this lamentable , creature. "There is Tortillon! There is Tor tillonI'* was repeated along the street and the village children crept into theii houses iu fear. It was indeed a terrible fear that Tor uiion rouseu wnerevcr sue weni. .unnv called bir a witch. Did she not seem typically one? How?without the aid of the devil?could she find means tc live in such a distorted body? More than one asserted that he had seen a cloven foot under her ragged skirts. She was accused also of traveling through the air at night, with a broom for a steed. Indeed, she could not appear within s:x miles of a place without being suspected of stealing chil cirrn to Mil tneru 111 order to urinK ineir blond while holding her evil orgies. And nanus were given. Jeanne Gaudru's daughter had been spirited away; and Annette Soulas' little boy had disappeared one morning after Tortillon had passed. Some few. who were not superstitious, had the boldness to say that Annette Soulas and Jeanne Gatidru might themselves have done harm to their own children. But II was sufficiently proved?to the rest. Torflllcn v. as constantly seeking little children; she must be watched. As if to corroborate this, a little boy, alirly and charming, appeared at the third honse. Possessed by an imperative desire to see Tortillon, because such pleasure was forbidden, he slipped his bead through the half-opened door, & slice oT buttered bread between his ~4reth. The beggar stopped abruptly. Ii must have been that the sight of the child was sweet to the miserable orea ture. for her eyes, usually half-closed now opened wide, and disclosed grca: limpid depths, feminiue and full oi caresses. The monster was indeed i jvoman. A harsh voice broke forth: "Go you: TnrtillftH- en VOUr WAV. Or tuk< direr* The little ore received n sl.ip. am was drawn back. Uttering a sig'u, tb? beggar drew herself up. swung lie humps backward and forward, ralsei the stick which served her as a suii port, twisted herself from her heels t her neck, and proceeded a step. 1 second effort, a second step. Her eye lowered; she was as hideous as before It was May. The sky was clea blue, the earth all perfume. Never ha spring come in clearer garb; buds wer everywhere; birds caroled. One fe! life?full, ardent, mysterious?singiu through space! The warmth became intense and joj our; the twelve strokes of the tuidda struck lazily in the village steeple. Tortillon continued her way with dil fieulty. She reached the door of th parsonage at last?quite exhausted. 1 was th? custom of the curate to giv her once a week a silver piece, a loa of bread and some fragments from th table. She was about to touch the bell whe the door opened. Marianne, the sei I'Otni, AMt h/tltHlHT f| Of <s! by the hand. Evidently inspired l y a irresistible impulse, the beggar. wit ?yes again humid, streteiied her aru toward the child. "En bitn! Tortillon, what is tt matter with you?" said Marianne, r coiling in fright, while the chiid hi behind her skirts. Again the wretched creature stifle her heart. Sin took her bread, her t< sous and tire scraps dully, almost apt thetiealiy. Then she set out agaii with still more difficulty, as if site wet weighted with a nameless burdc greater titan she could bear. She stopped again after going abot twenty feet. She slipped through gatewav leading into an imposing rani siou. wcaut just then. The inc'.osia wall imtde a semicircle, which ws furnished like a small park with son benches. One could sit hero wit hot being seen from the road. Tortillo#, about to avaii herself < one of these, drew back startled, child was there playing with flower which she scattered over the bench* * In graceful profusion, or made in fcouquets . Never was au angel mo " / ?? j beautiful! Great, blue eyes she had; 3 a rosebud rcoutli parted in laughter; 3 her shoulders were bare?soft, white | 3 and dimpled; and, to crown all, a | 3 wealth of long blond curls tumbled , 3 about her face over her shoulders. 3 The unhappy beggar stilled a cry in j 3 her throat* Then she stood immovable, . 5? bewitched with admiration. The child, ' r if she should see her, would try to esi. cape like a bird from a snake, no doubt. . Tlio eye of Tortillon?wide open, full of s light, charged with magnetism?dwelt r on the divine face of the child. The latter still played, without looking up. i An intense desire, irresistible, furious. took possession of the beggar. At last t she couhl not restrain herself longer, j easting about her a look, jealous and defiant, she saw that the road was de. sorted. There was no one to disturb . her. Ah. what joy illuminated her . face! But at this moment the little girl saw her. uttered a cry and tried to flee, t calling for help. The unhappy woman, . dropping her stick, fell despairingly on I her knees. Her eyes had a look so sweet, so suppliant, so angelic, indeed, . that the child, surprised and conquered, t stood waiting for what might happen. Tortillon, overcome with joy, ad1 dressed to heaven a silent tribute of 1 thankfulness, and plunged into a fovi ered ecstasy; she seemed spellbound . by the child. x Unfortunately, it was an intoxication . that demanded to he satiated by still . depeer intoxication. The little irirl cast t shy glances at the hunchback from . time to time. The latter beckoned In r . nearer. There was now such \ront'"[ ness in the beggar's eyes?such low i sucli beauty?that her liideousness l seemed to disappear, and the child was i reassured. I "What is your name?" asked Tortil> Ion. : "Lueette Gamier." ? The poor woman seemed to hesitate. . then formed a sudden resolution. "Lueette. would you do me a great charity?" "Ah. yes; but I have not a son." A tear fell on Tortillon's cheek. I "That is not the charity I mean." I Lueette. who did not understand how one could,give alms without sous, was " silent. Tortillon crept nearer, and. softening her voice, as well as her eyes, ' said; "will you kiss me?" > Her plaintive tone, and the effort she ' made in saying tnis, wouia nave touched a savage. Nevertheless, the -V little girl recoiled, filled with fright. Sobs burst from the mendicant's throat. Speechless. Lucette felt that0 she was going to weep also. Tortillon , saw this, and made an effort to control herself. 'I do not know how to tell you. yet I must. Lucette. there is not in the 1 whole world anything more beautiful ' than little children?than you. To-dav, ' in this sunlight, they are divine. I.u' cette. I would give my life if you would kiss me! This desire has been with me a long time. You do not understand. perhaps ? no one has ever kissed me?no one. I have imagined that I would faint from joy if I were to see a child's arms stretched toward me?if I were to receive a kiss from its little mouth. I am not old: I am frightful, that is all:.but I have a heart. ' Ah. could 1 hut be a mother?to have a child?I would be mad with joy." Lucette. amazed, looked at Tortilllon ' without fully understanding what she ' said: but a singular emotion disturbed ' her. and in her eyes was a great pity. "I do not wish to die without having been kissed bv a child." the wretched woman continued, with great intensity. '"It must be a wonderfud sensation? delicious?like something from paradise. That is why I run after the little ' ones. Fools say that it is because I wish to kill them?that I am a witch. To kill them! A witch! Ah. if I were a witch I should desire that woods. 1 roads and the whole world were filled ' with children. If I were a witch. ' Lucette, in order to thank you for having listened. I would make you queen. Kiss me. I beg you. Do not look at me so?but kiss me." She stretched her arms toward the cliilU. in nor ccmpsiuu [ much supplication that Lucette, con-t quered, drew nearer. What a contrast 1 there was between the sweet child and that horrible creature. However. r the little one put forward her sweet ' face and slightly touched Tortillon's forehead with her lips. 1 Tortillon. then all trembling. wrapped p Lucette in her arms, and covered her r with kisses. J At the same instant the poor woman '* heard something hiss through the air 0 near her quick as lightning. She re^ ceivcd a shock, and fell to the ground. s her head bleeding from a wound, while burette's father grasped the child and r rubbed her face with his handkerchief. J as if he would efface a stain. e Some hours later, still on the road, while in the distance the sun was slow? ly sinking in a sea of gold, Tortillon, with her forehead cut, her eyes stupe'* fled and with blood on her*liands and 5" face, rose heavily, and turned her back on the village. What had happened? * "* e Lucette's father had arouseu tup whole country. They were going to 0 kill her; she would indeed have been r torn to pieces had it not been for the c curate. r.ut she remembered nothing of this. I 11 nor did she feel hei pain. The only r" thing that remained in her memory * was the thought of the kiss from those 11 childish lips. The memory was as ' a salve to all her wounds. This kiss ls seemed to flutter around her, and to sir.g a thousand sweet songs in her r enchanted ear. c' She went on. radiant, a prey to her ecstasy?and to her fever. When the sun had set. Tortillon stopped, lay down in a field at the roadside, looked 11 at the stars, believed in God. thought of the k;ss of Lucette?then, happy, in" deed, she died.?Translated for the Are gonant from the French of Camille 1! Debaus, by Mabel Haughton Brown. it f> Mexican Rujn*. a. Mexico has many ancient ruins, pnrig ticularly in the States of Oaxaca, Cliiais pas. Yucatan and Moreila. Those of le Mitia. in Oaxaca; Paleuqua, in Chialt pas; Uxmal. in Yucatan, and Xochimilco. in Moreila. are among the most >f famous and interesting. Some of them A represent whole cities and are sups. posed to be from two to three thousand ?s years old. They all show the most to elaborate carvings, which closely rerc scrnble the Egyptian hieroglyphics. -Jar 1' / .... ... m Something to Tlilnk About. F there is any one class of -y ft our people deserving of OIO special favor at the hands a JR of the Government it is *oy the agricultural class, or strictly speaking, the farmers. No class of people has ever done so much for the United States as the farming people. The farmers tamed the continent from a wilderness and made our country the very garden - * *1- -1,1 ; wl) inn UL lilt* UI 1U, *11X11 U?l 11/ lUIIII^UKia* n!)out seventy per cent, of our national exports. In respect to what they have ilone for the Government they need no herald; in respect to what they deserve at the hands of the Government every patriotic citizen, in nublic as well as private life, should he their advocate. The farmers of the United States, patient and determined, have made no demands, though hearing the heaviest burdens of life since the liepublic was instituted. The time lias come when they must have relief. Under present highway conditions most everywhere the American farmer is practically imprisoned at home through at least the halt# of each year. That half of the year is the time when lie could be best spared from the farm, and when, with good roads, he could market his products at a profit for his toil. Now. however, he must leave the farm in summer or early fall?the only time when the roads are passable ?to market his products, and then always on a congested market, or take the chances of a hub-deep haul that kill? his stock, breaks wagon and harness. wears out the man and eats up the fruit of liis sweat. The good roads season for the American farmer is the very season when liis whole time and attention should be given to liis farm operations; it is the crop season which waits for no man. and which, neglected, charges it up to the man behind the plow. We all know what that means. With good roads the farmer could do his town going in rain or snow, or when the ground is too wet to plow; with had roads, as they are now. as they have been from the l?eginning and as they will be until the Government of the I nited States extends its aid as suggested in the Brownlow-Latimer bill, lie must be the great national sufTerer. It has been calculated by Wio Department of Agriculture that every time the sun sets the bad roads of the United States* cost the American farmers $l.oOl).<XK). These are Government figures. How any public man can refuse to support legislation that will stop this dreadful drain passes the understanding of the average mind. Can the national conscience and the national thought bo unmoved at face with such a condition? Are ;he people themselves asleep to their own material salvation? How long can this sapping. sai>ping. of farm life and farm vitality go 011 before tup American iaim uuu.v is destroyed? And bow long. pray tell, can the Republic stand after the destruction of the American farm house? We hope to see the suggested good roads legislation go through Congress the coming winter. It will, if the i>oople get together and demand it. Let neighborhood and county meetings be held everywhere and petitions go forward to Senators and Representatives. Write to your Senator for Senate Document 204. Talk to your neighbor about it. Urge him to write. Let us all get Inisy for good roads.?Uptown Weekly. i Lent Expenalve Itoacfp. Tim towfl boards of Oneida County. A*. V., make the following suggestion: "We would not recommend that every town in this county have built within its borders a road costing on the average STOOD a mile, as we believe each * "ooif nncnriline town SUOUIU govern II3CI. ? to its own local conditions, but we have provided figures to show that no matter whether a town has a high or a low assessed valuation, it could, under the $.">0,000,000 bond issue, if its own board so desired, have, without excessive taxation, just as wide and just as expensive roads as any other towns in any other part of the State. If the county and town can devise methods by which the roads to be built should have an average cost of $4000 a mile instead of $8000 a mile, the charge to the town under the bond Issue for each mile of highway built world be $30 for each mile the first year: and to the county, the increase in taxes the first year for each mile of highway would he $70; and to the State it would he $100. In other words, under the $30,000,000 bond issue of the State, county and town ould obtain a road costing $4000 a mile at a;: l".:~?ase in their annual i..x levy of $J0u, wiilch under the present system of payment would call for the expenditure of ?4Wu in .yusi', or under the bond issue they could obtain a road costing $S0o0 a mile for an in tl.rir tax levies of $400 in place of raising $S000 in cash, as provided l?y the present method. '"Uuder the bond issue each town and county is free to select as expensive a road or as c-lieap a road as the local conditions require."?Tribune Farmer. The Whale ami the Cable. On November (5. 1004, the cable which connects Yaldcz and Sitka. Alaska, broke down. On testing it. the break was located about ten miles from Sitka. When the cable was hauled up, it was found to have captured a whale tiftv feet long. A loop ot the cable passed round in? lower jaw and held it fast. The strands of the cable were much torn and twisted, and there were several breaks in the conductors. Probably the whale, swimming with open mouth, had Aiintent tonally taken the cable. whiehJmy suspended on the ir-1 reguiaritieyr the bottom, in its jaws. ! Millinery. A laily wli^ was cycling near Bexhill felt something strike her head, and found that a sparrow, in its flight across the road, had impalfd itself on her hatpin, which was protruding about two inches. The bird died from its injury.?London Chronicle. I \ I To Wash Kid doves. In washing kid gloves?the kind that can be washed in soap and water? don't make your rinsing thorough enough to get out every particle of soap. It is a good plan to wash tliom carefully and then to rinse'thein in clean hut soapy water, so that a little of the soap is left in to keep the kid soft. Lac e Society in France. In the present fashion of wearing quantities of lace, an opportunity for fostering the production of tine, handmade laces is seized by a society in France which calls itself La Denteiie do France, and is under tlxo patronage of the wife of the President of the republic, Madame Lonbet. A yearly "salon de denteiie" will be held, and a great feature will be competitions for new designs in lace. Pretty Trunk Tray Cover*. Trunk tray covers are among the very nicest trifles to make for yourself and for your friends.. They are made of china silk or siiko. line, double, with a layer of cotton batti"^? between, thickly powdered will sachet. The edges are bound wi; a wash ribbon to match in color and if wished the whole surface is quilted or tufted. One for each tray is the host way to arrange, including the hat division and the two or more trays for miscellaneous articles. The new trunks are so admirably made with skill and comfort that half a dozen compartments are not too many to arrange for. When each tray is packed the cover Is laid over it and strapped down. It keeps a tight hand on the articles and garments below and makes the whole trunk with everything in it smell like an old-fashioned garden. Then, too, it looks so neat and attractive when the lid is lifted and the unpacking begins. That tossed and tumbled appearance is avoided. Disregard of Shoe*. Are women neater than men? was a question recently asked by a cynical masculine who is a stern critic as to all that regards a woman's getup. This was the reply: "Women are endowed with strange vagaries, and while extremely fastidious in many wajs, are neglectful in others. "Even the swcllest shcicty girl is not as particular as to the freshness of her collar and cuffs as the plain, everyday man of business: to change his linen at lAust once a day is a sort of religion with most men. With women it Is different: they will inspect their collars and cuffs after a hard day's wear and "* '* A -4-1 :n /1A ?Af raAAffiti?. decide mar mey mu u?, nut ing the fact that if any doubt exists on the matter they should be consigned to the laundry without demur. "Again, a man is much more concerned as to the state of his shoes than a woman. The woman will gown herself in Worth's or Paquin's latest creation and forget to look at her shoes; she is willing to condone the loss of one or two buttons and the consequent baggy appearance of her extremities."?Indianapolis News. K?dlnKot? Salts. In checks, as well as in mixtures and plain fabrics, there is to be the redingote suit, which is aiso a three-piece suit. This is a triumph in ready-mades. Heretofore the redingotc- was only to be had to order. Now it is coming in all ready to walk out in. All gray is to be good. Likewise grayish blues and grayish greens. And navy blue, that is always in favor. This redingote suit is to be an edition de luxe. It is to be a three-piece suit. In addition to the skirt and the long, trim coat, there will be a lovely under TT?a? 4>Kte? HHla thlH fl lllUUSt". UI n > u IUI3 nuic Iiiou r.v.v ? wealth of Ideas will be lavished. In some instances it will be of exactly the same shade as the suit, in taffeta peau de eygne, Louisine, or even mousseline. Sometimes it will be of lace. Shaded chiffon will form one harmony in violet which is to go with a suit of egg-plant purple. Such under - pieces mean much. They are made to harmohlze with the suit. It is often impossible for a woman to find the exact shades for this third piece. Then she must find all the details and see that they are made to suit her. With the ready-made three-piece suit all this is saved.? Washington Times. ^ . i ... A Perplexing Problem. \v One%f the most perplexing problems with which the order-loving mother has to contend is to decidf where to put the children's toys. If placed in the nursery closet they keep the floor in an unsightly litter, and the dust gathers quickly under them. One of the most convenient devices is a box couch seven feet in length, three feet wide and three feet deep. To this is a hinged top. The box is covered with a deep red brocade, and on the lid omi <o,.nrnir fnstpned n hair 15 LllllTU uuu ovvmvij mattress, also covered with brocade. Jbjfi this thoroughly ornainental piece of furniture the toys may be stored eirery night, it being the children's duty to pick ofT everything from the floor and put it away iu a neat and orderly manner. They become accustomed to this task and perform it with perfect cheerfulness and with a delightfully pleasant conviction that they are helping j mamma. By the time their early sup| per is brought to the nursery not a toy is to be discovered on the floor and the I Iuit couch is closed. Upon this same couch are a number of pillows of bright cretonnes and denims and a folded afghan, and here the mother often takes a pussy nap after tucking In the babies. Comfort in Elbow Slee'rea. We know of the elbow sleeve early last fall, the elbow sleeve, that Is, which is a part of outdoor wear. The elbow sleeve for house and evening wear is, of course, an old, old story. But how many ventured to adopt them? wiiy, only a very lew, ana xxiai :cw very swagger dressers and very rieli. The winter, day-time elbow sleeve in this climate means a closed vehicle always at one's command. And in this vehicle there was a great loose coat of fur or of other material, with a lining, into which the elbow-sleeved devotee of Dame Fashion cosily slipped, the bolero or other coat of her smart silver velvet or cloth visiting costume being altogether too frivolous to face a wintry blast in. So much for the elbow-sleveed costume of serge, cloth or velvet, as it tirst appeared. Now it's another story. Those who follow fashion with siiin purses are having their innings. These clever ones, as well as rich devotees, are eking out the elbow sleeve of both the fine tailored rig and the dainty muslin i with long mousquetaire gloves of kid. j which may now be accomplished with both style and comfort. And speaking of gloves, another recherche Idea is to wear white gauntlets with sleeves in the three-quarter length. These gauutlets are lined with pink. blue, green or black, according to ihe costume.?Philadelphia Record. ; ;v"v - ?? One Girl's Independence. A member of Vassar's graduation class, the daughter of a Chicago capitalist. is noted for her generosity and prodigal liberality. A short time ago, her father, who is self-made, began to fear that his daughter did not appreciate the value of money. She promptly wrote demanding that her allowance be | stopped and set to work more as a joke than for any other reason to see just how much she could do for herself. She had spent several years in Europe when a child, and spoke French and German with such ease that she always elected a course in one or the other that might prove a rebate on ' study expended in other directions. Consequently she secured sevrrall patrons in the city whom she visited weekly to converse amiably and instructively with her children in whichever language they chose. At home she had an excellent French maid, whose operations she had often watched with interest. She put up a sign announcing: '"Shampoo at j twenty-five cents, manicuring at fifteen cents: latest and most approved methods. Buy a book of tickets and save | money." She opened a boot-blacking i stand and impressed her lazy room| mate into service. They who had formerly slept until getting any break1 fast was a gamble now rose at dawn I and disposed of long rows of boots. The girl's father, amor.g other things, | was an officer of an express company. Weekly her laundry was franked home | that her dainty garments might not be ruined in the college laundry. This suggested yet another industry. She became a laundress of turnovers and fine handkerchiefs. The ten-cent store furnished the outfit at a price that would have delighted the Salvation Army, and she made enough out of it to pay her bill at the grocery storerepresenting many a college spread. ~ - l.^ol.AfKnll It Happened TO De near a uasaciumi game. She rented a sewing mnehinc and went into the flag business, making eighty per cent, on each pennant. At the end of the month she sent her fattier an aeeount of her career, which so pleased that gentleman?he had just won a victory over his board of directors?that he came on and t?ook her and her friends to New York City, where the time of their lives was theirs for the asking. His alarms were so successfully quieted that he begged her to give up business for the present and let him support her until sho finished college.?Elizabeth Westwood, iu Public Opinion. LJIAynaMmft) A pretty belt is of black leather. All skirts flare widely, like a bell, et the foot. It is said the short round skirt L: on the wane. The big black picture hat is once more to the fore. Embroidering buttons is the summer girl's newest occupation. The too-slender woman has her bodice trimmed inside with pinked ruffings. For real service the well dressed woman wears a plain brown face veil. Your silk petticoat ruffles stand out if you finish them with cable cords. The girl who cannot embroider finds ? t X iU U berseir at a sad aisaavaniage ims jwu. A tiny, open-face watch, small enough to be worn in the buttonhole, is the latest. The very coarse lacrs, such as guipures. are most in fashion for adorning linens, etamines and cloths. A new elbow glove has the band of silk and the arm from wrist to elbow of lace, to resemble a handsome sleeve. Airy bits of elegance are the neck ruchings of ma line in various colors, consuming a dozen yards in their pleatings. Among the latest exclusive modes are the exceedingly high bust corselets, worn with very short open coats, matching the skirt. Crushed tinsel velvet belts are very modish for elaborate gowns. They are a French fancy and their gleam and glisten seem very gorgeous. A charming white dotted muslin gown "had a full skirt trimmed with five graduated tucks above a hem which served as a sixth tuck. Such bits of ribbon as are picked np at remnant sales may be embroidered with dots or wafer spots, and thus converted into a pretty trimming. The demand for girls for general housework in Chicago is much iargej 1 than the supply. " t. j SOUTHERN / I -d s-( ! T^/CS 0f INTEREST TO THE PLAN! J Eennmlu Onion*. Regarding culture of onions there are four things that are very necessary ?in fact, they are entirely essential to success: 1st?Genuine imported Bermuda onion seed. 2d?Plenty of fertilizer. Id?Thorough and constant cultiva 11U1J. 4th?Plenty of "water at the right time. The method used by the majority, in fact, we think all. of the successful growers of the States of Texas and Florida, is to plant about two pounds of seed in a bed about 120 feet long by twelve feet wide, with ten rows in each bed twelve inches apart; the majority use a garden drill for this purnose. These brds are made about on a level with the land, with a small border thrown up around each so as to control the water. They usually dig a ditch on the high part of the land so that the bed can be easily flooded, as the water should cover the whole bed uniformly. Water should be out on the bed as soon as the seed are planted: they will usually come up in about ton days. Cultivation is usually done with a double-wheel hoe. Water and work again as soon as the ground will stir nicely. Continue every two weeks until ready to transplant, which is about sixty days from the time or seeumn, Transplanting ^ generally done in th( months of December and January, They are usually planted in beds the size of the ones used for seed, but the plants are put four inches apart ir drills, rows twelve Inches apart. Water and working should be kepi up exactly like you would the seed ir the seed bed until about two weeks before digging time. When about three-fourths of the tops have fallen It is time to dip:. Dig them and throw in windrows let sun dry from twenty-four to thirty six hours: cut off the tops and roots closely pack same in nicely slattei crates twenty-four inches long and six teen inches wide, seven inches deep this will hold about fifty pounds. Regarding fertilizer use. a heavy ap plication of good commercial fertilize; broadcast before transplanting, abou 1000 pounds per acre: then anothe 1000 pounds put in with a drill in th middles about February, when tin onions begin to bulb. Manure of any sort could be used ii connection with cottonseed meai or .-m otlier fertilizer. Do not use cottonseei meal unless you place same in th ground tlirec or four weeks before th onion Is to be planted; it is entirely to heating. These instructions, we think. If foj lowed closely, will Insure an onion cro where irrigation Is used. In some sec tions of the country they are grow without water. If they are to b planted where water is not convenient they should be placed in rows twentj five inches wide and placed thro inches in a row to be worked with plow. The yield will not be near s large, but the cost of cultivation i less. The greatest trouble would be i getting the seed up without watei ? 11 1w* You coulil. of course, use a wu ??<r for growing your sets, then place ther fn the field. A man. in planting a crop of onion! should take into consideration the pric he can get for same, and what it wi cost him to grow the crop. Of cours< any one having an irrigation plan or a farm located on a running strean can afford to grow onions at a cheape price than the man who has not thes facilities. Thep rice generally range from $1.33 to $2 per bushel. This. < course, is according to the productio and the condition of the market at tt time the onions are ready for shipmen Th?i Cabbace Hair Worm. The cabbage hair worm is the subjc< of Circular No. 02, of the Bureau < Entomology. U. S. Department of Agr culture, the publication of which wn made necessary by numerous iuquirie In regard to the identity and allege noionnons nature of a minute won popularly known during the years IOC and 1904 as the "cabbage snake." TL Department says: During the fornn j-eai the species first attracted attei tlon, but was not considered serlousl; as it was well known that hair worn are not in any degree poisonous?1 fact, they are perfectly harmless an even, to a certain extent, beneficial, t they destroy by parasitism the pern cious codling moth and several speck of destructive grasshoppers or locust In 1904, however, the subject increase in proportion, the Bureau of Entomo ogy frequently receiving five or si communications daily in regard to th creature. In most cases these wci accompanied by clippings gleaned fro; I the daily press. The object of the ci cular is mainly to facilitate tno corr spondence of the Department, to pla< the facts in the case on record and b fore the public, and to correct crron ous reports and mere rumors whic Jet* and Flashes. Somewhere there's a button-hole o every boy. Pride of intellect generally leac to its own cure. Nothing can ever give one the ligl to do wrong. Paith in God gives freedom wit men. Satisfaction saves from much sit very . A little pride may cause a lot c pain. There are more foot pounds in mule's heels than in a little tact, bi they can't do as much. When a man goes to the race trac he always tells his wife he was at directors' meeting unless he won. A woman's idea of heaven is fit parts wavy hair and five parts a goc figure. A useful thing about automobiles ) all the new cuss words you leai when they wont work. . V iH mm ?o* hH ER. STOCKMAN ANO TRUCK GROWER, II 1 have been circulated in regard to case#/ - . g of poisoning of human beings. 1m[ only a single case was the name of the person or persons who had been killed by cabbage supposed to be infested by this hair worm given, and the postmaster of the city promptly denied any knowledge of the facts, all efforts that were made to locate the origin of the account being without success. Ifrmay be safely assumed that all other reports were equally untrue or greatly exaggerated. In fact, the entire matter was -~V/' a hoax save for the fact that the ru- i mors were placed in such general cirthnt the consumntion of cab bage was greatly curtailed, many per- * sons fully believing In tbe poisonousness of the hair worm. There Is no . doubt, on the othe- band, that the majorty of the reports of damage to the cabbage crop were founded on fact We have positive knowledge of one of these In Tennessee where fully eighty-five per cent, of the State's cabbage crop was lost in 1904. Similar lossts were reported in various portions of Missouri. Iowa, West Virginia ' and Virginia. From data at hand it can truthfully be said that thousands of cabbage growers incurred severe losses on account of the unfortunate '' "scare" due to the unwise circulation y ^ of the veriest rumors. In support of the statement which has been made by letter by the Depart ment of Agriculture for the past two- ? years, a Dr. Louis Leroy made tests in order to determine whether the hair f worm or "cabbage snake" possessed any poisonous properties. The usual <3 1 laboratory animals, rabbits, guinea pigs : and domestic animals, were fed with t the worms, raw and cooked: extracts S 1 from the bait worms were prepared, .Jf ' and the animals fed with them, and the 1 substance was injected hypodermics! Iy, the final result being reached, as none of the animals thus treated were : affected, that the "cabbage snake" is entirely harmless and the public ru mors and superstitions are fallacies ' ' ul-" ?? a# lAiinilotlnn. ' 4 TV 1111011L SL'llJUlilliCC KJL IvuuuuwwMt 7 ; Taltc'on A!(?lfn, . Alfalfa thrives during drought as $ - no other crop does, owing to its deep :S r root system. Aftei being once estalK^ t lished no drought will ever destroy the r plants, and at the first reappearance of e rain it starts into vigorous growth, e Alfalfa is not at all a difficult crop j3| to establish or grow. Once one under- t'J| ii stands it, no crop is easier grown. . v Stands of alfalfa may be secured with 1 greater success than of red clover. It ^ e is easy or it is impossible to secure /"* e stands of alfalfa, owing to how one o sets abo?t it. A rich limestone soil as dry as can 5 * * ' 4 ?? in w/it conenns? I- DC? IOU11U?lliUL uij ah . p is the first essential. It is not, with .-2 - our present knowledge, advised that aln faifa should be sown away from the /.J e limestone and blue grass region. At t, all events, lime should be in the soil, if - and if not naturally there. It ought to e be added at the rate of 500 to 1500 j a pounds per acre; air-slaked lime will ,'v; o serve, harrowed into the soil. This $ s sweetens it. and sweet soils are abso- ( n lutely essential. r. Nest, the soil should have a depth of ^ ? d at least three feet above ped rock; then n I it should be naturally dry or else tile ' underdrained. Don't waste alfalfa seed ?, on eraw-fishy or wet land. It must be <5 e dry and sound in winter. 11 Such soil as one naturally calls his ??i _i?u i? Thn w/in Is nne o ?? DCSt mluiuu utr iuuoci< auv ? _r^ t. that will amply repay the sowing on l, the richest soil. When it Is remem- - ^ 'r bered that from three to six tons ie hay per acre will be returned from good . ? >s land and that this hay is worth nearly >f as much, pound for pound, as wheat , , " n bran, It is easily seen that it deserves 10 good soil. In truth, it must have good $ t. soil to thrive at all. 1') After selecting the right soil it should be stored with vegetable matter. Coat heavily with s;able manure and break j deep. Thi^ manure may precede a crpiiL^?<J of corn or tobacco, or it may immedlIS ately precede the alfalfa sowing. Ma- 'i >s nure may be said to be absolutely esd sential to starting vigorous alfalfa in 33 any soil in Kentucky, or any soil east ? of the Missouri River, for that matter. Q IP It is not sufficient to aione add fertility 1 ?r to the land, though that helps, and artlflcial fertilizers strengthen young alr. faVa, but it is essential to add humus 18 to the soli in the shape of stable man nure. It matters little what sort of d manure is used. - IS I- I)i?adyantage of Staking. As a rule, it is best uot to stake young - " 3 s- trees when transplanting. If the roots ld are cut short and the tree has such a 1- heavy top that a stake is needed, it ^ x will meet with such a check in digging Is that it will rarely recover its vigor. :e m Only Proper Space Needed. r- With proper space to grow and e- proper food and soil, trees can hardly ] ?e do otherwise than grow a good root aa e- well as a good top, while growth can e- hardly be called normal if checked by h insects or fungus diseases. Pointed Paragraphs. n God's substitution 1s better than ^ our sympathy. '5 If a ready tongue were an evidence of grace we would go to the sideit show for the best Christians. A woman thinks she has spletejid " discipline in her house when her husband has to hint only fifteen minutes i- for his umbrella before starting to .3 (business. It is easy to see the good points of the man on a pedestal, a As long aa the Bible stands open it oppression's prisons are closed. The less religion a man has the fl k more padloeks he will pat on it. ^1 a Too many pastors read the pulse of their churches by their own purses. 2 re Liberty without law soon kills it- j >d self. j God will not accept leaves for js sheaves. a 1'he best environment is His enfold* jing ^ ^