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Show rather early for them, but It has been HfiS. TILER'S DINNER. I chill . north swept flown 'across tho Dakota roaring prairies, through, the jleaf-les- s HE rees, eashes the rattllrig of the unpalnted farm house j and blcfwing saucily poplar the skirts ot a brisk little womanl who ran down, the path from the house, to the roadJ "Good evening, Mr. Morgan "Good evening, Mrs. Tyler. Thought t'd bring down your mail. Knefr Ly man couldn't get to town." "I am ever so glad you did. Wp had been wishing for it. Thank you. j.And how is Mrsi Morgan and the children ?" "All wellj thank you. How Is Lyman getting on with that sprain?" j "Nicely. Think he will be about in a week. I have hard work to keep him ' j quiet now.' "Thank you; we may need some, but at present We are getting on finely I can, do the! chores, and the drought harvested our corn." "I know how that, goes; but you are more fortunate than many about j here. 5 : ', .;-- You have feed for your cows." . j "Yes, we have much for which jto be thankful, ajthough there are only small potatoes and salt pork in the lardei. But short rops and chicken cholera can't last forever." "Mrs. Morgan says you have the. New England 'grit,' and that's a good ihing to be thankful for these hard times. But I must be going on. It's pretty cold for this time of year isn't it?' Mrs. Tyler looked over the budget of mail. Several papers and a letter for herself. She stopped as soon ai the kitchen door had shut out blustering wind and tore open the envelope. I Five minutes later she stood before her husband with a comical look of disj V; may on her, fair face. "Of all things!" she exclaimed.. 'Bth Cady is married to a traveling man Dunlap is his name and they are terming to spend Thursday; with us." i "Thursday? The day after queried Mr. Tyler in a puzzled I way. "How's that?" "Why, her' husband Is traveling through Dakota in the interest of pome hardware firm, and she is accompanying him. ' They reach Milford Wednesday night, and must go on the next nlght&owill drive down here Thursday morning and spend the day. She and I were great chums. You remember meeting her at our wedding, do you not? I would really, like to see (her, but for pity's sake what can I give her to eat? I don't want Beth to think us poor or even temporarily unfortunate." "As we are," said Mr; Tyler, smijling. "Never fear; I'll trust you to disarm suspicion! by getting up a number one dinner. It will not be the first; you have gotten up out of nothing." "But I have no meat excepting pork. There has never been a we lived here when I could not roast a chicken. But who wants to eat a , j w?" i : j , j time-since- I fowl. n cholera-stricke- , donot-,dar- e one foiTtear.it' might be just coming down with! the. disease." j "If it were not for this miserable sprain I could go down town and buy some provisions. Guess I would have to mortgage a cow or pawn; a dog, though," he added bitterly. is in a state of col"My pocket-boo- k )i : ;;,.,.';.; i.v Lj'jL. lapse." "I do' not suppose Mr. Morgan will go to town again or 1 could send some eggs that I have packed 1and exchange them for meat." "Confound this dried-u- p country, anyhow!" exclaimed Mr. Tyler. "Can't even raise white beans here!" j 1 "Oh, yes, we can," said Mrs. Tyler, cheerily. Above all things she did not want Lyman jto get the "blues." "Our crops: were pretty good last year; and j that reminds me we have plenty of beans. . I will bake a jar of them with pork.-- And j those ; early peas I canned will make a good soup. I believe I; have enough dried pumpkin up stairs, left over from last yeari, to make a pie. (Then there are the. dried apples Aunt Abbte sent: OK, ""they will not go back to Milford hungry!" i "I can trust. you for that,'- responded :Mr. Tyler. "But on't get worried jand ' tired out so that you cannot enjoy your -- cook a healthy-lookin- g, I -- j ; .... to-morr- ow j -- ' to-morr- 1 -- j . ' : visit? .1(1: T Before she slept Mrs. Tyler had taken an inventory jof the provisions on hand and their possibilities, The dried 'apples and beans were in soak; the dried pumpkin was also gradually softening In some new ;milk. The next day jvas busy one. (The forenoon was spent in cooking.'. A large cube of salt pbrk, partially leani, was boiled two hours in .plenty of water, gashes; cut across jthe rm with f f WlU UUU powdered bread crumbs and placed in the oven to brown. This , was to be sliced and eaten cold. The dried apples were combined with eggs and ream and converted into a handsome meringue pie. A savory pump in j pie and a frosted cake were stored away in the pantry. The pork and beans were ready to place In the oven jthe i JBr - 9 " XT Li. next morning1. i "If I only had a turkey or chicken," she thought ta herself more than once. It seems sucn a meager dinner to set r .before guests!" neither Lyman, with his Bu sprained ankle, nor little Jennie with her troublesome tricks of "helping mamma," heard of any ungratified ' : - ! , -- I Ivl .'.. ": was in Tho afternoon spent brighten 'home. Thursneat little the up ing day morning dawned clear and cold. Mr. Morgan drove into the yard early. "Did you ever eat rabbit?" he queried, as Mrs. Tyler came to the door."Oh, yes! :Lyman shot several last , winter, and they were very good." "Mrs. Morgan thought you might like .wishes.-- , 1 -- - ; this." handia- - cut a rabbit. "It's American Horse Trade in England. I killed London Live Stock Journal says : two; this snow gave me a chance to The trade in; American horses to Great .; track them." Britain, which during the last year or "And I am ever so much obliged," two has increased to such enormous said Mrs. Tyler gratefully. "We are dimensions, naturally suggests the expecting company for dinner. This question whether, in the immediate fukvill help me out so much." "If I could, ture, the supply of such horses for have soaked it awhile in salt water," draught or carriage or roadster purshe thought, as she quickly prepared poses will hold out, or whether .the the rabbit for cooking, "it would have kinds most in demand in the British taken off the wild flavor; but I will par- markets will be bred more extensively boil it a few minutes." than hitherto on American farms and The table was laid in one end of the ranches, itchen, as the house did not boast of In considering this subject, there are dining-roobut curtains were drawn two Indisputable facts to be kept in etween that and the where view, and which may serve to some exthe rabbit was simmering atid the beans tent as a guide in the solution of this These facts are baking In the oven. Everything was in important question. readiness so that Mrs.! Tler could have that a very large proportion of Amerian almost uninterrupted chat with her can horses are entirely too light and friend; and how she did enjoy it! And not shapely enough to be acceptable to how they all se..ifvi is relish the din English or Scottish buyers, and also ner! that the total number of horses raised a is cook," famous Your Aunt Abbie in America during the last four years f said Mrs. Dunlap, as she passed her does not exceed twenty per cent, of the shall number raised the previous four years. plate for a second helping, "but I never tell her when I go home that she Assuming that the number raised in the made chicken pie to equal this." years 1887 to 1891 was twice what the Mrs. Tyler glanced at her husband. necessities of the country : required There was a merry twinkle in his eye, and this is taking into account the but he held his peace. Waverly Maga commercial depression of the last three zine. years the total number now being what raised is really less than one-ha- lf Lessons of the Drouth. demands. itself the country To an extent never observed before That is to say, whereactually 50,000 horses were crops have dried up adjoining rows of required 100,000 were raised during the deciduous trees, often to a distance "boom" years, 1887 to 1891, but since lequal to the height of the wind break. then only 20,000 have annually been As a sequence, hundreds of wind breaks raised. Of course, these are not the have been cut down and hundreds of official but are, nevertheless, others are threatened by their owners, believedfigures, to be a tolerably accurate and without discussing the doubtful wis conservative estimate of the propordom of the destruction of shelter belts, tions, jwhich arrest evaporation and thus conIt follows, therefore, that until the serve moisture, we wish to call attenproduce of these "boom" years has tion to the fact that trees appear in been or "killed off" American their habits of root extension and ten- horsesabsorbed be and plentiful, but will dency to rob the soil of moisture. In after the effectscheap of the very serious curdozens of places in the eastern part of play the state, where the rains came much tailment in breeding comes into decided we see most a and shall steady ater in the season, we noticed corn and in values. ther crops in fine condition close to appreciation I think this conclusion is indisputows of White Pine, Scotch Pine, Aus trian Pine, and Norway Spruce on the able, and the wide-awaa very small proportion of the suth and east sides, while on similar farmers are now, at work however soil and position beside deciduous whole, belts the corn was dried to a distance breeding horses and paying no attention to present-da- y prices, but going in some cases of forty feet The differon of the always moving the ence was so evident that it was a comprinciple opposite way from the crowd. mon subject for neighborhood discusI do not anticipate any great scarcity sion. Even on the north and west or advance in prices immediately; the sides of the conifers the corn and other slow revival in trade and shaken conficrops, including grass, were green and thrifty closer to tho trees than; seemed dence of the people in horses, accompossible.1 This observation has been panied by the electric and bicycle' scare, verified at so many points that it forms prevent this, but really good horses, a strong argument in favor of the ever- draught and carriage horses especially, green shelter belts, especially when will, for the next few years, become facts that the more and more difficult to buy, and joined with conifers more perfectly arrest wind-swee- p within a couple of years priced, are than any of the deciduous trees. likely to experience a very decided We also wish to call attention to the pepermanent advance. culiarities of the Wild (Olive (Eleagnus ' Merinos. Augustifolia). It is now well distributed over the state and miles of hedge , ; It antiquity was the point to be esof this small tree tablished we should all take it for and low J wind-brea- k are now, found in Western Kansas and granted in favor of the Merino sheep, Nebraska. Wherever found it will be for at the time of the conquest of Spain observed that grass and clover will by the ancient Romans that country Merigrbw rankly under its shade. Indeed was celebrated for its clover' among these trees will grow nos, which had been produced by that tiller and ranker, than in open expos- extraordinary care which the Spaniards ure. .Besides hedge rows of it, found gave their sheep, even to the washing, It to 14. feet in;height, corn, potatoes oiling and combing the wool while yet and the cereals, will make strong on the sheep's back, and anointing the growth, while at the same distance skin with wine, and housing and from Box, Elder of the same height the blanketing to an extent not known at cops suffer severely. In east Europe the present day, to the sacrifice of the tlis peculiarity of the Wild Olive has size and form of the sheep; but at this been observed and the claim has been early day there was but little profit made that its roots not only manusave the fleece; mutton had not entered; facture nitrogen in ' the soil, but also into general consumption. The lamb' develop the peculiar microbes needed was considered a rare morsel, but thei fcjr the healthy growth of clover. We old sheep yas neglected as mutton.! are so impressed with the value of this This special care in breeding and han-- i beautiful silvery leaved tree' for low dling for ai long series of years has windbreaks, nd even hedges to turn given the peculiar characteristics to stjock, where a single wire is drawn the Merino, not only in form and wrinthrough its center, that we have grown kle, but in fleece. a number of thousand plants from the There appears to have been some difseed, which we will distribute next ference in the Merino even in its naspring at a price just covering the cost tive country, the locality, its cliraffcte, of production to those who wish to soil and production in connection with plant ornamental screens, low wind- the care bestowed upon the flocks debreaks and hedges. Prof. J. L. Budd termining the peculiar characteristics, in1 Ex. , for, notwithstanding the endeavors of man to holdj any of our domestic stoek to a certain type, they will deviate, and Borax as a Preservative. much has fruit are changed to a certain extent by the been Recently from California in powshipped packed geological structure of the country in dered borax, and at the State Fair we which they are raised, and also by the noticed exhibits of plums sprinkled peculiar characteristics of the forage: with boracic acid powder, It is also and still greater by the change brought r, not only by use in about by the ccjming rapidly into commercial ' and but the very feeding, preserving: cream, milk, butter, meat, his crossing and canned fruits, especially corn. Re- tone of his voice has an influence on his cently these uses of boracic acid have flock. ..' been submitted to our chemical and The history of the Merino In this medical experts. Dr. J. H. Wiley, chief country commences with the present of! the chemical division at Washington, century. They were imported from saysi Spain, some of the bucks selling from one thousand to fifteen hundred dolJBorax and boracic acid exercise a distinct retarding, influence on the process lars,; and ewes as high as one thousand of! digestion, and the continued use of each. They were imported from difmilk which has been preserved in bor-- a ferent flocks, and generally, took the will undoubtedly sooner or later name of the. owner of the flock as a produce a serious 'disturbance of the prefix to Merino; and from these imdigestive organs. This Is especially portations, with the addition of some true in the case of children. In Ger- imported blood; has come; the Amerimany the use of boracic acid for the can Merino,! which now has no superior, preservation of. milk is absolutely for- if any equal, In any country in the bidden, and I believe that Some other world among Merinos. I. N. Cotton. of? the European states restrict Its use. It should not be used as a preservative Gardeners. The female Women for milk or any other food. is gardener following in the wake of the the jMaj. Alvord, present able chief of female doctor, and female v journalist the dairy division at Washington, There are already, it Is saidsome exsays: cellent women exponents of the most "This statement needs no explana-- , ancient ; of crafts, and , for some tion. It seems to be a general fact that of these1 the Horticultural colchemicals recommended to 'preserve' Is at Swanley responsihuman food are equally, effective in lege ble. There . are at the college at pickling, tanning and preserving the the present time twenty-tw- o women lining of the human stomach and its students going through a regular course fluids which is not particularly desir- of instruction in botany, chemistry ahu able." hard besides at the surveying, working W have such a general distrust of more a gardener's of part modern methods of canning fruits and work. practical are worse There many profesvegetables that we never fail to lay sions for a woman to follow and the lb a home supply. If our home garden famous Swanley College, which is only fails to supply our needs for canning seventeen" miles from London, is an we buy the fresh fruit iu the market v t place. and put it up in our own way. The Customer Why do you needed sugar to make it palatable is this elecsalitric .ke? Baker's Boy I 'spose becuz all right, but the boracic acid and cylic acid of commerce we have no use It has oirranta in It Philadelphia Record, for. Iowa State Register. r ' - family to which she belongs. She lives with a maiden aunt," who disapproves of young men on general principles and this one in particular, not; Amaryllis says, because he Is objectionable, but because he comes to see her and wants to take her away to a little home of her own. So she sees her adored Jack only two or three times a week, and always In the front parlor, which Is brilliantrs ly lighted and has the wide folding-dooopen into the back parlor, where aunt sits at her embroidery. Amarthe yllis thinks this a great hardship, and asks what she had better do about it Answer: The' situation seems a rather unfortunate one as far asi the young people are concerned, . but it. might be very much worse. There will be long years before them when they may bill and coo as much as they please. They certainly should be thankful that they are permitted to be so much together to keop even with open folding-doo- rs them in check. Young people often love each other much more devotedly when there are obstacles to overcome and grievances to sympathize about. Smooth highways do not always lead" to wedded bliss. FIRESIDE READING FOR WOMEN AND GIRLS. - ; who very, much desires her society exclusive of all other members of the FOE WOMAN AND HOME so cold they will be; good.' v Some Current Notes of the ' . 4'.-'7-- Modes .;':;.;;:;'; and Household Hints ECeads an d Tails of Animals Peril in a Fur Store Privileges of Engaged Persons. 1 : C j ACE, tulle, f m: same ga r m e n t quite as composed ly as if they had always been in the ook-stov- c, long-head- ke jewels and fur all appear on one and the i habit of mingling in such a manner all their life;' when, In reality, this is decidedly an inno one vation, and sex. fair with the thoroughly in favor Many of the new capes show but little of their fur foundation. It is there, to be sure, but so disguised and covered up as to seem almost like a mere border, rather than a whole garment. The furs of smooth texture are generally chosen for this mode of decoration, and the heavier furs would seem less appropriate. Persian lamb dresses wonderfully well; so does the lovely golden beaver; sealskin and otter, too, are among the adaptable furs. A wonderfully fetching cape is converted from a plain, Persian over aye-;- r-- M. l& ." . P h y s i n , .3 . . avail, t , Hood's Sarsapatf Is the Only True Blood PUrif Prominently in thepublic eye, Hood's Pills gpg; OS50S50S!0!SOSO I r CURE o BMimCHE been wholesale slaughtering during the summer. In many cases, as, indeed, 11 , my stomach and am no longer f " with dyspepsia-- " Mrs. nek," Indian Falls, N. Y.IIaeg: Heads and Tails of Animals. Judging from the number of small beasts' heads seen on the winter trappings, one would imagine there had J ; vV&U , -- ,' vere stomach, . ep Co trouble' - . full-swe- And ml I I - I BY TAKINO if N parasus IHfieyPills Backache is generally a form of Kidney It is often trouble. accompanied by Nervousness, Hysteria, ed . c Headache Sleeplesin the sness, Pains Joints, Anaemia, etc It is easily cured with Hobb s Sparagtu Kidney Pills. Dr. -- . A few doses will re-lieve. A few boxes will cure. All drnpgists, or mailed prepaid for 50c. per box. Write for pamphlet. unDnic McnirtMC m San Franeiieo, Chicago. ' E f OKOSOSOSOSCi the-admitte- , all-rou- nd . fine-wool- ed . flock-maste- j '. - -- . ,"'.' THE BALL SEASON. lamb, and is worn by a young girl in second mourning. (Persian lainb is preeminently a mourning fur.) Great points of coarse Honiton lace: are laid over the shoulders, extending ihe length of the cape, back and front. Through the center of the front a broad box plait of dead white tulle is laid, and ornamented with a row of immense pearls. A full ruche of the same encircles the neck, while at intervals tiny knots of Parma violets are tucked in, giving a wonderfully chic look to the whole rig. summers feels an especial delight in its iflrst set of furs, almost as keen as that iof its pretty mamma in her new seal-- J skin. Thibet, in soft, creamy white, is .usually the first fur worn by the dainty miss, nor does it end here, for Thibet in black is especially smart for the mammas. A very swagger jacket of 'sage green velvet, tight fitting and ex tremely Frenchy, has a sharply point ed yoke collarette of spotted net, edged with Honiton in a brownish white, the delicacy of the lace work brought out vividly by. the depth of tone in the vel-ve- t. A stock collar of velvet Is edged .with black Thibet, which flares up about the face in the most approved style. A muff of Thibet Is the extent of ; , , j i, MucousVatches in mouth, SorernW1; Pin pies. Copper Colored Spots, any part of the body, Hair or EyebrowsPOLS BLOOD is this out, it we guarantee Secondary to cure. We solicit the n0l5 v,j and challenge the worW;-casnate cases bsf cannot cure. Tbis disease irethe eminentpfi baffled skill of the most behind our W:; Clans. capital 500,000 Absolute proofs eDtw 07 Masonic Temple, CHICAGO, uui oni ana sena wis auveiu- tional erraranty. These heads are used not only as clate on fur capes, collarettes or muffs, but as fasteners on cloth jacket fronts, as ornaments on street frocks and often as hat decorations. Tails come next in favor, and adorn muffs, collarettes, often whole collarettes are composed of them; and one often sees them lying sedately on the brim of a smart hat. The head of the ermine Is seldom seen; that is, the genuine article, for the tiny animal is quite scarce, making the fur as costly, if not costlier, than the royal sable. It has always been the chosen fur of royalty, and is now, beyond a doubt, "altogether the most exquisite fur ' in the market. The FI55n KRANT RT.ICKER is warranted , iproof, andwUlkeep you dry In tho hardesttts inewPOMMEn SLICKEB is a perfect fldlngw P corera the entire aaddle. Beware 01 '"""r-rnais not on it. coat if the "Flab, Brand' a buy ert Ctitnlopue free. KKT A. T : '"' i Kods for fjoi' IlillkDII treasures. liliiikllHknr li M.Ianlocating .llvr0li -m ""'J'zic: -- . "SwOamPt A : 1 40-in- eh i . fur used, and still the fur is of such a fluttering quality that it seems quite sufacient. - - i . . , e rVt PrlTlleges of Encaged Persons. Amaryllis has a grievance. She Is enr caed to a most excellent young man, , Large flowered veils, of .lace are seen address Ai. D. Fowler :.Box7.SouUiintoB ""rrf on some of the' new hats. A hat in sailor shape Is made of velvet put smoothly over the frame. The ItJ Late PrincipaiEiaminer U.S. p.e??Ittj& ; 3 vrs n last war. 15adiudlcatlasclainiy1 of crown the and the edge of the edge brim are piped with satin the color of SURE CURE for PM the velvet. . absorbs tumors. positive cure. A hat of fine felt, has a roll of velvet lag, 60c. PrnggUta or msil.... DK. JtQ8AKO. VA around the brim, a band of velvet around the crown, five large plumes in SOUTHVICK HAY PRESSg clusters on either side, and a. huge bow fastest and the strongestNohsv press oflhttaC8f' taking feed openinsr of velvet over, the front. It. 12 to 18 tons a day and full MK r Sandwich Hoos Moire Is a popular trimming materi- dress Branch 1 al. Moire ribbons trim ; skirts from Bluffs, la., or O.W. Keith, ietribAgen, J waist line to hem, and are made Into rose ruchings to trim over the shoulders and down the sides of the front to the belt. A stylish dress of olive green benga-llnhas the sleeves and a full length W K U. Denver. shirred vest made of black and yellow When wrtUn? to avrwiCi; P"r satin. Black and yellow galloon trim saw U adTerUaemeot ia you the revers and the cape collar. . : en V n Fashion Notes. . ex-cell- - - . . ; PQISOi: e A SPECIALTY mjjju i rf - i : j i wary uiotii W W XJ J under samegnam home for same price locorae """.vj cy iiygupreier DUiu : ittiuuuuiuiwiiu"' wavbiiv'aj uu.e nave we tan to cure, lr you nocnarge, it cury, iodide potash, and still have i ' f i i : . . Sea Them Eerywhen FnlLOOD : , ? You Peril in a Fur Store. One visit to the furriers and all your dreams of economy vanish. It is im- 'possible to practice economy and dress .in the mode, since to be fashionably gowned means lots of expensive furs. jThe tiniest little tot of two or three . ' in almost all of them,, these small heads, with their knowing ears and eyes, are the productions of skillful manufacturers, but so like the genuine little beasts as to deceive many people. . |