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Show ' FOR HOME AND WOMEN FARM ITEMS OF INTEREST FOR MAIDS MATTERS OF INTEREST AGRICULTURISTS, AND MATRONS. Flrt4 fualird Tba HtrrM Vnm'f UnlwMa Yh torr.el BIm Flwr Color bcbomoo A Hsw Uutu.rif.'t A Wo. Am A woman therefore, 4 may Dot CaII to hlin, ny to tutu, J. A contributor to National Stockman gives the following brief instructions for tobacco growing- Preparation of the soil should be thorough, the disk or cutaway Is probably the favorite instrument, and the sell is worked until it is In perfect condition. Some soils, loose and mealy In nature, are better if compacting with drag and roller, but In general the soil can be properly fitted with disk and spike harrow. Manuring Well rotted stable" manure is the Ideal fertilizer for the tobacco grower, but fresh manure, while it a stimulates the plant into a quick, growth, does not make a good quality of leaf, and If used should in all cases be spread on the land and plowed under. Rotted manure may be spread on top with a liberal hand, or may even be used in the hill, the latter not being the usual practice, although the manure can be made go a great deal further by It. Fertilizers. In nearly all extensive producing sections the supply of stable manure is far abort of the needs of our crop, and plant food In a bag is Generally used quite extensively. withspeaking, these goods are bought out a proper knowledge of the needs of the crop, and usually the sale Is made by the agent with the slickest tongue. If the land has had from six to ten good loads of stable manure plowed under, a fertilizer carrying 5 or 6 per cent ammonia, 8 to 10 per cent phosphoric acid and 4 or 5 per cent actual of potash, used in the hill at the rate 200 to 400 pounds per acre, will produce a good crop of tobacco, but let me repeat what I wrote some years ago "few farmers really need to purchase . Then whn he comes to mo quiet. Still as a atone AH silent and cold It my hjart riot Crush and defy It' Should I (row bold, ey ons dear thins to him. I must sit All my Ilfs fling lo him, Cline to him What to atone la enough for my alnnlnc? This were the must to me, This were my winning That he was loot to me. I Married Weasea'e rarelessaeea. Philadelphia Times: A man would Infinitely prefer to be disappointed In his wifes intellect than In her personal appearance, If he has to be disillusioned An cither one point or the other after dnarrlage, and yet bow many women daks chancea with tbelr marital by drifting Into alorenly or careless ways, which are sure to disgust a man, no matter bow much In love he may be. l)o we not all of us know soma such Instance In our own circle of acquaintance where a pretty, Attractive girl has degenerated Into an unattractive, untidy woman within n dew short years of tha time when the tood at the altar, radiant In the fresh A ess of her youthful beauty, the delight f her husbands eya and tha Joy of ftila heart? .The first step downward generally takes the form of curl papers. Ah, how many divorces can be traced gUrectly to tha baleful Influences of Iheae unsightly knobs to which A wom-- n so soon endeavors to accustom her Itusband, but when. If aba only knew, pre the tbln edge of the wedge that (opens the gap between them. Then Abe ncqnlree the wrapper bablt and (thinks nothing of wearing this asms feiondeacript and unbecoming garment I bap-Fine- st mormnghhm-'Bitht.-'T.mve"W- T little she neglects to take bar hair out kf papers, reserving this process for Apeelally important occasions, until her tiusband hardly recognises her In her holiday hair, mlnua tha disfiguring pa-gwads that have produced the waves And curia, which he. poor, deluded mor-Ea- I, once thought were natural Her Ifootwear resolves itself Into chronic Allppera, as a rult badly run down at the heel, and before abe la aware of the tact herself, aha has become absolutely ainslghtly rather than the attractive woman a little care would make her. Do not think that men fall to appreciate all the little personal graces of Aha toilet as much after marriage as giefore 1C Tha money that Is expended inn delicate sachet powder, pretty shoes and dainty atocklnga. a fetching little house costume or for the services of may be congnanlcnre or demned as awful extravagances, but they are condoned much more quickly khan the neglect of personal appearance that may save expenditure of both gime and money, but which wastes that eet possession of a married woman the sincere admiration of her own husar batr-drees- er band. A IweU Walking CmIim rp'S i la ollvt green camels hair plaid, with tonic, trimmed with heavy woolen fringe and black velvet frog. The Jacket la of dark gray cloth, with collar end bands of black velvst as A finish. two-piece- d Drape Tsar Mlrrar. woman wishes to ee herself In the deceptive mirror as others see her with the eye, or as nearly so as possl- ble, aha should keep tba surface of her glass highly polished end have a plentiful supply of white not cream gauze of fine India lawn, gather the material at the center of the top And let It fall on either side, framing tha glass with soft folds of pure white. When this Is done to artistic satisfaction, peep In end iee what an improve-- tnsnt It makes to the general appearance. . A driped mirror always gives a It a ' J J FmiIIdz 1'ontiK With yoke and front of white satin, trimmed with design of gold thread, blue satin banda. Blue velvet hat, with green satin bow. one more becoming reflection than with a hard frame, and besides, the white draped mirror and the toilet table makes a dainty spot in n ladys room at all times. lace-cover- Tba Corroet Fltir. The fashionable figure seem to be as silhouette aa ever, and waist lines are disregarded In the effort to get a general slender effect. Corset are beginning to be arf expensive necessity, and women who have hitherto contented themselves with n ready made article of moderate price are now rushing to d the places, for only there can they get a corset fit to wear under the new gowns. There Is some Justice In the big prices that are charged, for the beet whalebone ha To be used, and the most careful fitting and workmanship are required. The latest corsets now have two garter straps, one in front and one on the aide, more to keep the corset well down in place than to hold the stocking up. The chemise Is, of course, tabooed, and a well fitting A corset cover protects ths corset. for this little purpose garment dainty is mada of strips of colored allk and rhlte lace entredeux, says the New York Tribune. An elaborate petticoat It Is doubtful la also an impossibility. if many petticoat, beyond a short, thin underskirt, are worn now, but rltfa the autumn, thicker underskirts will be a necessity. At place on the rue de la Falx. they Are making these of satin, as close as possible to the figure, and trimmed with one shaped ruffle, narrow In front and quite deep In the back. Over these the skirts bang beautifully .and, as It la not the fashion to lift the drees now, the plainness of a At this petticoat makes no difference. of hop they nleo show knickers aatln, made dainty with silk ruffles. high-price- Color BcHobim, The study of colors and their effects in combination Is a very curious ona, which many women would do well to give some heed to, especially when ths house Is being thoroughly renovated. There are some colors that are cheer ful, refreshing, that give an expansivt effect. Others are depressing and give a cramped-uappearance to a room. If a room be large and It is desired to make It appear smaller and more coxy It can be done by having the celling and walls decorated In a dark shade p and the draperies In harmony. II blue be the predominating tone of S room it win have the effect of making the room look larger than it Is and II can be introduced In gome degree In a small room for that purpose, it mnat be used Judiciously, however, for If H be fn excess or Of a Wrong sfiidf H will give a room a cold, cheerlea appearance. Red makes no difference 1 regard to size, but It always gives th Idea of warmth and comfort. It Will always accentuate any tint of green that lurks In the other colors ployed. Red in 6ome tone or anothai might be used to advantage In n room that was not lighted from without, 01 In one that had a north light On Oil other hand green should never be used under such conditions, but only where a room Is powerfully lighted or a flood of sunshine penetrates. This serves to light up the yellow tint that would be otherwise inappreciable Anl gives a cheerful color tone. Much c be done to promote health and n bap py, cheerful disposition by A prop1 regard to the tone In which the rooms of a house are furnished. Simplicity "sick headache t rood. ' often ennsed by eaUng too much too ofteA rich food, and taking too little exercise. A BmmvUVi Soft Bute Substitute a simple, meal and A A certain little housekeeper who dessert of fruit for tooplain much meat and does all her own work and yet has the too many rich dishes, and earn bat hand that one reads about you eat the "by sweat of your brow." tells thus how aha keeps her hand In Nature abhors and A1111 lazy ToikA. will "Tomatoes condition: such good more laziness oar accompanied take off any atain. You know paring mandlxing apples makes . your hands frightfully black. I discovered that the tomato That U th p can be used to take off this stain, and From the Pittsburg chronicle: alnce I have .found it out 1 keep on Chica- on my kitchen table and apply It al- yacht race ought to be keld said Mr. . go." Nerthslde to ways after paring fruit. In wtnter I use canned tomatoes. Rather a queer dyslde. - ' L' "Why?. , "cosmetic. Isnt It? Then I am eareful H "That the to wear gloves whenever It is possible Rindy City:. . the rubber kind when I am washing Spell Thlr Lteln-dishes, and loose old kid gloves when . "Are you ready to face the enemyr I sweep. I think, with proper care, any woman can keep her band soft shouted the corporal at Calulet Tis. n rlddy to deface thUO. and white, even if she does housework. responded the Iri,h voianter.- - ' A is nd lily-whi- te j ) Ilg. Prof. Thomas Shaw recommends the following supplemental feed for young pigs wheie they do not get feed encugh from the sow. If there is skim milk on hand partition off a place In the pen where the dam Is, If necessary, but which she cannot reach, and there. In a low trough, feed some sktmmlk ss soon as the pigs will drink it. As soon as they take It freely, feed them a slop of shorts and milk. Then give them a little oats or corn strewn on the floor In addition to the slop. Feed the slop so that It will not become stale at any time. If there is no skim milk at hand, a thin slop of shorts and water Is next best, presumably a little warm If tbe weather is cool. But when the trough room Is ample, young pigs may have their food supplemented by allowing them to eat with the dam at will. The same kinds of food that sre best suited to provide an abundance of good pure milk from the dam will alone provide the right sort of feed for the pigs. But the trough should be low and one or more planks should be in front of It, so that the little pigs can easily get into It. And care should be taken not to feed much bran or the hulls of oats to the sow when the pigs are learning to eat, as such food Is too coarse for the digestion of the little pigs. It is surprising bow soon they will learn to eat thus along with the dam. Take It all In all there la perhaps no better mode of management than thus described for average conditions. It is the least labored. It answers very well and ammoniated fertilizers for tobacco." forces one to be cautious as to the Distance of Planting. For cigar leaf, character of tbe food given to the dam. where a fine wrapper la desired, the crop la often planted as close as 12 by KiUlns th Wild Oaloo. 32 Inches, and the distance varies from The wild onion has become such a this very close planting to the troublesome weed here that, on some Miami valley plan of 16 or 18 by 36 farms, it has become almost impossible Inches for cigar leaf.- - For White Burto make good butter or use tho milk, ley the UBual distance is 28 or 30 by especially In the spring, says an 44 Inches, excepting on hillsides, where Orange connty, N. Y., contributor to It Is planted 33 by 48 Inches. The hills Rural New Yorker. To plow and harare made the same as for cabbage or row as in ordinary farm work scatters tomatoes, and most planters like to tbe onions and makes them more nuhave their hills made a few days In merous. I was told of & very effectual advance of a season aa the plants live way to exterminate them by an old better In hills several days old. Es- English gardener, the way they do it He said, put on gas pecially if fertllixera have been used. In England. Setting Out. In kome sections horse lime, and that will kill them outright transplanting machines are used, but Having a piece badly Infested with It Is safe to say that 90 per cent of tba them, 1 had, about Sept. 15. one load of gas lime put on as an experiment crop la set by hand, no racial direcTo my surprise, It killed them entirely. tion are necessary, the same care being used aa in setting cabbage, tomato That was about eight or nine years or other vegetable plants, in pulling ago; It also made tbe grass grow much I see Just bow plants great care must be used to avoid better and for years could I believe extended. tbe far lime gas to tha remaining plants, by Injury them up, as dirty plants about the middle of September la tbs "mussing do not grow at all well. Children do proper time to use It, as the beat of the dropping, and It U well to keep the summer Is about over, and the wild them close to the setters, as the wind onions are In a weak state about that time. Another experiment with gas a2d sun damage the roots of a tobaclime waa on my garden, but here It Cuco plant In a very little time. appeared to do an Injury, and I do ltivation about June 15. not want any more on the garden. Gas lime can be had for nothing, except the Wlr rum and Tine. It la very gratifying to note that the cartage; gas makers are glad to get it drawn away. In using the lime, that old hedge-roIs fast going, on the apwhich has been exposed to the weather proach of the wire fence, and I am inclined to think that the later makes of long enough to expel the smell of gas, new such fence are going to be much more and Is bleached white, Is best; lime kill tbe may grass. lasting than the first were, which often present a sorry sight now wires ImoifiMfi RadiihMi broken and seldom repaired. The wild Radishes three feet In girth may be Is of .one the grape plants that delight considered rather large for breakfast in ths change, and other plants will are nevertheless follow no doubt From a decorative varieties; but they eaten cooked, are moreover raised and standpoint, this is more than welcome, like of agriThe department turnips. aa there la never a more refreshing culture has secured from tbe secretary wild a big eight In the landscape than of the Japanese legation at Washinggrapevine, says John Chamberlain in ton some seed of a very choice and . .. The .Gentleman. ..Virginia Country carefully selected winter radish, extencreeper will also be In the new swim," used for food In Japan. This and also the nightshade (Solanum dul- sively known ns the Dakon radish, variety flowcamara), with its elegant purple in tha extreme reaches only perfection ers and red berries. If the wire will southern part of the country; It may bear them, there are many vines that be of use as a fall or accordingly ought to be included; for instance, the winter crop In tbe southern states. In bittersweet, as well as many vines that Japan many methods of cooking and are now seen only about dwellings. preserving are known, and If the I shall of course be accused of Im- vegetable is found to thrive In the practical Sentiment If I try to make a south a large amount of seed may be point In favor of loading wire fences Imported for distribution. This kind with something that may shorten their of radish grows in a small volcanic lives and Is at most merely decorative. Island named SakuraJlmaerJgland ," In Kagoshima Well, the birds will be with me at least, of and together are Are a tolerable major- Bay, Klusha, Japan. Ths climate there ity. There is a general complaint the la generally warm, and the soli much country over that the birds are disap- like that of Florida and Georgia. pearing. I have never been much wor- Roots three feet in circumference, acried on this point, but if farmers really cording to Mr. Okohlra, the secretary, want to cultivate birds as well as fields, are frequently produced and the radthey can do no better then to provide ish la noted for Its excellent flavor. them n shelter In this way. What have The Lean Cow. Another cow may they to say about It? be jiouring nearly all her feed And part of herself Into the milk pall. It is Fwatpkloe for Swtnte said that a cow will first taka often In have not fear Ton need regard any to the' feeding of pumpkins, either to care of herself before she will make feed. She does not your ehoats or to your old hogs If they milk out of her kre ted Judiciously, says a writer in an always do it There are cows that seem intent on making milk and nothexchange. I have ted them each season for tha last thirty years with the ing elae. They utterly neglect to feed best resuRs, but of late years I have their systems, and such cows will bebeen feeding squaab instead. Wa feed come thinner and thinner. It we are them after --this manner: II we are watching the individual and observe feeding fifty hogs, we throw them a cow like that, wa wUFIncrease the twenty-fiv- e pumpkin or squashes on ration and keep on Increasing It as their feeding floor. These are broken long aa we can get returns. It Is a Into three or tour parte with a spade little trouble but not to much after to vary tbe rations to suit difand are given them twice a day. They all are also fed C&rtt We find that the ferent epws. Tbe cow that Is taking pumpkins keep our hogs In n healthy on flesh should have very little- - If any, end thrifty condltl6n, and that we fat forming food. Eliminate the corn make more live weight gain out of our meal, or other similar ingredient from cord. But they must be fed Ju- her ration. Feed her wholly or maindiciously. ly on nitrogenous foods. For the thin elements. It Is surprising that purnpklne are cow Increase the not more grown for feeding swine. -- Ex. . vig-orou- Kol a lover, At least If he part from me Tearing my heart from me, Jfurt beyond cure Calm and demure. Then must I hold me, la myself fold me, last he discover, Showing no sign to him, fiy look of mine to. him. What he baa been to me How my heart turns lo him Follows him, yearns to him. Frays him to lovs ms, Ftty me, lean to me, 'Thou God above Die -- R. W. Glider. from Hint Ako Col lha Mull ood Yield. Horticulture, lUitalUrt ootl of WHEN DAYS WORK IS OVER. ol 1'lHiiorM land them;-sayin- an excess of urine; but this is uot the case when swine are of a good- - breed, and tba hole of the pumpkin 1 fed together. If the ate'ds are cut out and gveu alone to them they, might prove Injurious. Being scant of grain one autumn, but having an abundance of pumkins. I fed a considerable number of breedduring -- the .whole ing Berkshire months of October and November Into December entirely on pumpkins, and they kept in as good condition as I ever want to see a lot of breeders. that they TO floriculture. I Some have a prejudice against GARDEN. plo l)ntf Tboroof Soft Hood. Fly to him. Fid him delay not! C llratlo AND KttUftl Huaboad tad Wife and Kistcis would try to supply something restful and quiet on the arrival" the man of the family from his dallytwoik, might not mi. oh i the of the of home life be.'dyne aa) wuj? Women work hard all da), too, was the answer, "and they are just as tired at evening time. You cannot expect a mirade from them" But itiseems to some of us that jus.t nub things can be expected of them and that were the miracle performed the hopelessnesk of existing conditions would vanish, says Harper's Bazar. . The beginning of tbH miracle might be brought about women, no matter how busy they were, nor what had happened during the day, would arrange to spend an hour In some sort of recreation with their husbands every evening This recreation commight take any form, from quiet panionship, as the wife sewed or knitted beside her husband as he smoked, to pleasant work upon some particular hobby w hich she had taken up because It was Interesting to her and Interesting to him, and Including anything in the form of outdoor life after the supper, walking or taking part In some game with him. The duties of the two are bound to be of interest to both. It Is th pleasures and recreations of both which require comstudy before they can become of mon Interest and it is part of the wifes field to give sufficient thought to these matters so that they may become of practical use. The miracle might go even a step farther, for the wile or daughter could cultivate some one pursuit or Interest of her own, throwing Into it her enthusiasm, finding In it refreshment, and making of It a object by which the sympathies and Interest of her husband or brother would be aroused. This Is only a suggestion, but It has Its significance. It has It significance, because it can be tried In any borne, because whatever la don with thla purpose sincerely In view Is Just so far a step, and a good step, in the right direction, and because any wife or any sister may fit Its application to her own ease, and start at ones to produce some little result. "If wilts dist-orten- Glroff la Ccwtral Afilte From time to time it has been rumored that giraffes existed in British Central Africa, on the Loangwa river, but although that river valley has been frequently visited" during the last ten years by Europeans, no authentic on the point has ever been obtained. Last month, however, a giraffe was shot on tbe east bank of tbe Loangwa In tbe Marimba district, by a European prospector, and Us skin (incomplete) sent In to Capt Chichester, in Mpezeni's country. Tbe hinder half of the skin is being sent to the British museum, and it la hoped that a complete specimen may now Ira obtained. The existence of giraffes In Mlr&tRba is remarkable, the area In which they are found is extremely restricted, and their number appears to be yery few. The one shot, however, was in a herd The nearest counof about thirty-fiv- e. In which girnorth of Mariamba, try affes are known to exist, is north of exMareres, where the pedition met with them (many years ago). To the south of Matabeleland Is the nearest giraffe country. Elton-Cotterl- te U Beoarkbto prlakt. many extraordinary drlnka regularly consumed, the blood of live horses may perhaps be considered the most so. Marco Polo and Carplni were the first to tell the world of the Tartar practice of opening the veins in horses necks, taking a drink, and closing tbe wound again. Aa tar as can be seen, this baa been the practice from time Immemorial. There Is a wine habitually L'nsumed in China which Is mad from ihe flesh of lambs reduced to pAste with milk, or bruised Into pulp with rice, and then fermented, it la extremely stimulating to the physical The Laplanders drink a organism. and great deal of smoked snow-wate- r, one of the national drlnka of the Is arrack flavored with chickens blood. Tbe list would scarcely be complete without mention of absinthe, which may be called the national spirituous drink of France. It la a horrible compound of alcohol, anise, coriander, fennel, wormwood, indigo, and sulphate of copper. It la strong, nasty and a moral and physical poison. New York Home JournaL Of w Toa-qulne- se Tkfi Rmitng Pseelee Cherry-Blossoms- From the Cleveland Plain Dealer: The clergyman had finished and the organ was pealing forth th sonorous rapture of the Mendelssohn march. Oni moment, George, said th radiant bride, and facing tbe audience she raised her exquisitely bound, though somewhat bulky, prayer book In" hef daintily gloved hands and pointed It directly at the brilliant audience. There waa a sharp click. "All right. George, said the bride, "come along. And aa they marched down the atari she showed him that tha supposed prayer book wasnt a prayer book at nil. It was a camera "ita my own Idea, George," she whispered. "Clever, Isnt it? ' Feeding Ik' Elephant. Elephants in the Indian army ate fed twice a day. When mealtime arrives they are drawn up in line before a row of plies of food. Each animal breakfast Include ten pound of raw rice, don up In five packages. The rice la wrapped In leaves and tied with grass. At the command, "Attention! each elephant raises ita trunk, and a package la thrown Into lta capa- clou mouth. By. this method of feed- lag not a single gr&ia'ol rice la wasted w I two-pou- I - mt I j |