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Show FARM AND that kind to he cultivated,, of have GARDEN. 0f it in sod? Nicklas Oberwlse, Kane Without ' OF INTEREST AGRICULTURISTS. MATTERS . . Rn. Hints Aboat CalMva lion nf tha Boll Hd TMda Bortlmltank VlUealtnra an Tha Pros 3ke- - Twas In July; the sun was hot. The pond was smooth, the air was still; The pirates vessel lay becVmed, Without a breeze the sail to fill; But soon a plan had been devised To move the ship without a bail; A diving frog took down a line And tied it round a bullheads tail. The big fish felt a gentle tug. Then saw the line and Jumped with Just then the door opened and two of Rubys little friends came In to ask her to go across to the meadow to gather violets. Rubys mamma gave her permission and soon they were off. with their little baskets to the field back of old Aunt Chloes cabin. As they neared the house Susie said Now, lets run, or Aunt Chloe will stop us to thread her needles; she is there in the door with her tiresome, ugly old quilt. ' "Yes, said Cora, I hear her calling. Lets pretend we don't hear. Come, honey, the old woman called, in a thin, shaky voice; come thread old Aunt Chloes needles so she kin sew, please come, young misses, one of you. But they ran on unheeding, and began eagerly to fill their baskets all but Ruby. The sweet-face- d violets all seemed to reproach her, she thought of what her mamma had told her, and of her teacher. Suddenly she sat down her basket and sped off to the little cabin. Here I am. Aunt Chloe; let me thread all your needles, just as many as you want. And Ruby took the needle from the trembling old hand and soon handed it back ready for work to the grateful old woman. "God bless you, honey! Aunt Chloe gwine to pray for you so long as she lib. You dunno how happy you make an old woman! O! I am so glad I came; Ill come every day, Aunt Chloe, and bring you needles enough to finish your quilt. Then Ruby went back to her friends and the flowers, when every little violet seemed ot smile up at her. doubt,' due to the fact that no other variety that blooms at the same time as the Kieffer is planted near It. The .best thing that can be done now is to graft some of the trees with scions of Mikado, Garber or Duchess. As ' to th blackened limbs, the cause is probably the blight, and the only thing to do la to cut off the limbs as fast as they blight and bum them. Be sure to cut 'below the blight The scale of which you apeak may or may not be the canoe of the blackened limbs. Sometimes the scales affect the trees to an extant that destroys them, but usually this la not the case. There ere a number of scales infesting orchard trees, some of them not very harmful. Cut off an Infested limb at once and send a portion of it to the Illinois Experiment station at Urbana. They will identify the scale and report to you on it. with instructions. This will be without cost to yourself, except for postage on the sample sent. Without a personal examination of the orchard we would say that the two foes you have to light are blight and TO the non-bearl- nf . ryto-P- U Metes Soli Nitrogen, The question of soil nitrogen Is one that has been considered by some of the most advanced investigators in the domain of agricultural science. Lit tie by little the puzzles have been made plain, but the progress has been surprisingly slow. A generation of thinkers makes but little headway. The aggregate is, however, large. Nitrogen has - so many forms and so many changes that it has proved a most difficult eleto bind and analyze. To follow its ment fright. transformations and learn the causes He tried in vain to shake it off. of those transformations have proven And swam away with all his might, still more difficult. The experimenters This way, and that, at race-horstart out to prove one thing relative speed. to soil nitrate, and find, before they He crossed the pond from side to finish their tests, that they have proved side; a part of something else. A vast But when he went the ship went, too. amount of experimenting along these And all the frogs enjoyed the ride. g Soma Experiments. lines remains to be done, even to reach Minneapolis Journal Junior. The facts resulting from the lamb a few certain conclusions. at the Wyoming For years the Wisconsin station has feeding experiment Flora anil liar Kittens. are here reported Station been carrying on experiments having Experiment Flora is a Maltese cat without a brief. in The objects sought principal in view the determining of a number white hair in her furry coat from the were to make a In the undertaking in of to nitric things relative end of her nose to the tip of her tail. nitrogen feeding value of althe soil. Among the things to be comparison of the She received the name of Flora from of native hay and to found out were (1) the variableness falfa with that circumstances attending her discovery. cost determine the qf feeding lambs of nitric nitrogen in the soil during She was found last summer hiding beconditions prevthe under for market the growing season; (2) the difference hind the thick blades of a bed of tiger Laramie on alent the plains and in In amounts of nitric nitrogen in fallow . lilies, a slender, shy young thing with state. the of other, parts soil and soil in crops; (3) the influwild yellow eyes and, as her captors In December wnen the experiment ence of cultivation on the formation were made to know, all clawB. She was authorized good average lambs, of of influence this the (4) element; was fed liberally morning and evening nitrates on the thrifty versus ihe yel- such as were most desirable for the at the kitchen door. A bed in a snug low and withered plants; (5) the va- work, could not be secured and it was box in the woodshed was provided for riableness of the nitric supply in and found necessary to select the one her. As time went on she became aca of from made use between rows of corn; (6) the differ- hundred quainted with the several members of week a After calls. bunch of ence and of soil in in supply the family and would permit her back nitrogen well water; (7) the discovery of an of preliminary feeding, the lambs were to be stroked and her head to be accurate method of ' determining the divided, into two sets equal in number scratched. When the weather became and as nearly w as possible in weight nitric nitrogen in soils. colder her fur thickened and lengthand quality. The experiment began A reached of few conclusions the cat and ened. She was an About Knlvt. Something December as 28th, and continued for a be summarized In follows: Af. had never been inside the house. All boys have knives in their may days, closing ter a time she began to show a great pockets, but some of them are so dull dividing the soil into foot layers to a period of ninety-fiv- e desire to get into the house, and that they are not of much use either depth of four feet, the greatest changes April 2, The two lots had a limited t. amount of com and all the hay they were found in the foot next the whenever a door was opened it was to their owners or to their owners In this .top layer the supply of would eat. The lambs were slaughtered necessary to close it promptly, to pre- neighbors. A boy without a knife, as nitric nitrogen varied greatly through- and consumed In the home . market. vent her coming in. She forsook the I know from experience, is very misbed in the woodshed and took lodgerable and in a poor way to get all out the growing season. The amount The butchers were highly pleased with in the spring was small, but increased the way they, cut UP and especially ings elsewhere. She was so careful in the enjoyment out of life. Of course her disappearances that no one could girls do not use knives so much as rapidly during the first three months well satisfied with the demand for follow her. One morning she did not boys do, but they frequently have to of growth, reaching their maximum them. The meat was of excellent qualof Laramie consider come to her breakfast. The next morn- borrow of their brothers or their amount in June or July, according to ity. The people ever placed on sale mutton kind best the it the of. upon grown as she crop was usual. being and fed ing appeared, friends when they want to sharpen The fields. when in market the this following is an crops Two days later, a very cold morning, During July, or cut their jumping ropes or are the from extract summary: most the nitric she came to a side door and mewed pencils vigorously, growing gather pussy willows. Do not think Native Alfalfa piteously. She was taken in. Then I would urge selfishness upon readers, nitrogen rapidly decreases till the first bay, lba. bay, lbs. this cat that had never before been but persons who borrow knives are part of August, after which it remains Food 1.06 Hay eaten dally per head... within the house became a marvel of often very careless with them, losing quite constant in the surface layer. Grain eaten dally per head. .SO In is little the other layers feline audacity and inpudence. change She them or keeping them much Total food consumed dally longer observed. 1.88 roamed through all the rooms inspectper head to need. tell want I than 'What they The value of frequent cultivation is Hay consumed .for 100 lba. 420 ing all the corners. Finally she went you is the very simple thing of how gain in the more rapid accumuinto a front room, in which there was Grain consumed for 100 lbs. keep a pocket knife sharp. With apparently of a couch. She popped under this, and to little lation nitric rather in than nitrogen gain (corn and oil cake). .317 was with some difficulty dislodged by can be trouble and patience a knife the mere conservation o moisture. It Gains sharpened and kept in good was found that means of a broom. The next day, stirring the soil once Average weight per head ex-athow few but it is order, the beginning of the as compared with the stirper week, watching her opportunity, she dodged boys know how to surprising do this. In the first once two of in in by way of the kitchen, made the it weeks, left the ring the edge of the blade is badly soil tour of the house and again went un- place, if or after 91 days, with 98.16 stirred, theiides curve out if it as compared with 63.01 pounds of nider the couch. She was coaxed out, nicked, ground on a grindstone untric nitrogen per million of dry soil. the door was opened and she disap- should be the nicks all disappear. Be sure In the second series of experiments peared. Early the following morning til .324 dally gain per head a mew was heard at a side door. It to put plenty of water on the stone, which covered 258 days the soil stirred Average Values fricso from the heat the that arising was opened and in popped Flora, a once per week had acquired a mean Value of food eaten per 100 34.31 kitten in her mouth. How proudly she tion will not take out the temper of of 225.41 parts and that once in two lbs. gain 34.66 held her head! Looking neither to the the steel. Hold the blade firmly so weeks 158.79 parts per million of dry Selling price that the stone will grind from the top soil showing the largest gains with the i'rotlt per 100 lbs. gain on right nor to the left, she traversed of M food consumed M the blade nearly to the edge. When more frequent cultivation. three rooms Into the one in which was It was tod be lambs will It the that is sides done of the the the grinding found that stirring the soil to depths the couch. Under the couch she went. hay, made the . There she left her kitten, and, return- blade should curve in. The blade may of One inch two inches, three inches alfalfa ate theandmore a higher returned be gains to larger hollow then said ' If and four inches during an interval of ground. ing to the door, was let out. Two both In calculations above the stone profit is allowed to the to the 258 in an grind minutes later she appeared carrying days resulted increasing kinds of were estimated at $6.00 too hay thin amount of nitric nitrogen until the another kitten. She was again admit- edge the blade will become per ton and corn at 90 cents per hunted, and again, until four kittens had and will "nick easily. Now place the three inch depth was passed, but that dred pounds. been deposited under the couch. Stand' blade in a flat position on a whetstone cultivation four inches deep gave a half of Decembei During the latter ing on the porch she seemed in i and grind with a circular motion. smaller nitrification than the three-inc- h ' brown study. Evidently she had lost Treat both sides In this way till a depth did. Thus in a soil stirred good lambs for feeding were worth the count of her kittens. She was let slight fringe appears on the edge. If once a week the action of the forces 4.50 to 85.00 per 100 pounds on the in and having looked them over again the knife does not grind It can be that create nitric nitrogen is stimulated Chicago market At these prices the whet up in the same way, with the exceedingly. The Increase of theso nl- - market Value of the lambs at the beset out and soon returned with a fifth. This time there was no hesitancy. She exception of bearing a little more trates results in a decided increase in ginning of the experiment would not would make sure that none of her off- strongly near the cutting edge when growth of plants, all of which has have exceeded 32.00 per head. , Average hitherto been credited to better direc- ing both sets the feed eaten cost 31.13 across stone. the was water Either left behind. She set out rubbing spring per head. The selling price at 34.65 again. She was followed. It was or fine oil may be used on the stone, tion of the water supply. The amount of available nitrates af- per hundred brought 83.38 per head, found that she had made her nest un- which will remove the fine fringe on fects the thrift and color of the leaves. leaving the small net profit of 25 cents der the steps of a house 200 feet away. the edge and will polish the blade. From the experiments referred to we per head and this after allowing She came back this time without any draw the conclusion that leaves turn per ton for all hay fed and 90 cents kitten in her mouth. Five was the Which Hand 7 sere because the supply of nitrates is per hundred for the corn. In large total and they were all comfortably Girls and boys, can you brush your cut off; and this lessened sup- quantities both hay and corn could bestowed under the couch in a room hair with your left hand? Or throw a virtually with a good fire. The little mother stone, or use your knife? Or button ply of nitrates is a provision of na- have been purchased at considerable ture to assist In the elaboration of lower prices. Taking the results given cuddled her kittens and seemed satis- your shoe? Or a ball? Or write seed. The amount of nitric nitrogen above as a basis of calculation a fied: But the kittens were quiet, sin a letter? Or do a hundred other left in the surface foot of soil before farmer, by purchasing grain and feedgularly quiet; a.l but one and that one with it you can do with your things right crops begin to turn yellow for lack ing lambs, may secure a return of apparently the most robust in the lot. hand? If you cant, it is high time of available nitrogen becomes very 811.05 per ton for alfalfa hay and 310.-3- 8 He was continually mewing. The you will find much for small, the amount found being .213 door opening upon the porch was left you began, for to per ton for native hay. Luther do if you train it as left hand your million oats where were parts per Foster. so that that Flora yet ajar night might hand is trained, and develgreen, and .025 parts per milion where go out and come In. The next morning your right left side muscles. the op were turning yellow. In corn It Somebody they one kitten was found under the only Stoek Keeps Up tha Farm. couch. It was the robust one, the one once asked in rhyme Did you ever was found as low as .95 parts where A writer in the Illinois Agriculturthat had made so much noise. He see a rabbit climb a tree? and gave corn was green, and .10 parts per mil- ist says: Illinois farmers have been Simply lion where it was strongly yellow. The accustomed to was quiet now. What had happened? as the reason no one had: regard stock-feedido Bee? But couldnt the rapid growth of stalks just before ma- simply as a means dont it, you Where were the other four kittens? of enhancing the Their place had been cold under the real, reason was that it did not begin turity apparently has the result of tak- value of their farm products. Necessteps and they had been brought to the when it was young, or when the world ing out of the soil about nine-tenthas as it not as sity us, yet brought warmer place too late to save them. was young. If its home had been in a of the nitrates available in the sur- has eastern farmers, to fully realize They had died in the night and the tree it would have managed to get to face soil. The amounts of nitric nitrogen were the importance of soil fertility. But mother cat had taken her dead, one it as well as Mr. Squirrel. If you can already, the reduced yields of our at a time and carried them away. She manage to use your left hand; do not found greatest between the rows of crops show that this is a matter to as were om, they is now trying to save the surviving be discouraged; why, your right hand coming into tassel. which we should attend. The saving kitten, who is stout and healthy and has been training ever since you were And least directly beneath hills, except of fertility is really of quite as great, the 'n six surface sunand a inches, in out the reached and after the baby promising. Indianapolis News. and often of even advantage shine. There is no reason why every fourth foot where the relations were to the farmer, thangreater the immediate Old Aunt Chios. slightly reversed. The amounts of ni- financial one should not be "ambidextrous feeding. Only O, mamma! What do you think one who uses both hands with equal tric nitrogen are less in the deeper a small profits of his of our teacher told us today? Sit down facility. It would be very confusing ground water wells of this vicinity the live-sto- proportion of the fertility 1L is sold from farm In than the soil, moisture of the fourth and let me tell you. And Ruby pulled if there was no law for the right hand foot, the nitric nitrogen being only Growing animals and those giving her mother toward the side of the road, and many accidents d About of the amount. Obser- milk allow 50 to 75 per cent of the fersofa. For Ruby lived in a quaint little would result, but this is very different, indicate vations when the textural tility of the food to pass into the matown where most of the houses were and you will find it very to equilibrium of that interesting soils is destroyed in nure; while from mature animals small and the furniture quaint, and learn to write or to drive nails with the of salts in solution, which are working or fattening and presence the people had simple Pastes, and time your left hand. You will make queer to think of makiug others happy as work of it at first, but when you are reflocculation and regranulation of the thus building up very little of bone or soil may take out of solution a portion muscular tissue, 90 to 95 per cent or well as to enjoy themselves. grown up and want to put a screw in a of the salts leaving a smaller per cent even more of the fertility passes into Well. dear, do not talk so fast, and corner, or place a needle in a difficult new the manure. Extensive feeding experafter the present establishing tell mother all about it. seam, wont it be a big kelp; or supiments have shown that food is used equilibrium. Well, mamma, said Ruby slowly. pose something happens to that good principally to supply energy for the Miss Wistar says that ejery one of A light hand, wont you be life processes. This together with fat Peach Orefeard. us ought to be useful, and that we servant, your have a left you glad formation From Farmers is accomplished wholly at Review: Can yon ought to make some one happy every hand? Tom Robbins broke his right me the Information of the carbon, hydrogen in to expense any give I regard am too Dont think little arm not long ago and he you day. thought it my pear orchard. I have 100 trees on and oxygen of fihe food substances to work, look at my hands, aren't was terrible to have his meat cut for my farm, which I bought last year. which are valueless as fertilizers since And him like a they too .small to do things? and he Bplashed his The trees are about seven or eight plants get them .'from the air and baby, Ruby stretched her tiny little fingers soup and was awkward. He years old. They are Kieffer pears, water. The only drains made on the dreadfully wide apart, and they were indeed too started to train his left hand and now and last spring were full of blos- fertilizing elemen ts . re for a of small to do much. can write a beautiful letter, or brush soms but of all the trees I got but the constituents of milk and part of the But, my dear little girlie, smiled bis hair with both three pecks of pears. During last sum-- I growth of bone, muscle, wool, etc. sices. ir any mamma, there are many ways in or reads I girl boy this hope mer a great many of the limbs turned What Is the anil lal then? Simply a which you can make others happy, and black and died, and I believe would convenient apparatus for converting will in they please the put right .place help, too, besides working. I saw you of have killed the trees if I had not cut those and train both left, hands. PennMrs. Thorne down the steps parts of or r crops, which help old off the limbs. Now I would like to Grit. obtained plants and open the gate for her. That was sylvania nave you tell me what it is and how to into salable mast, helpful kindness though you did not cure the disease. There is also a scale ucts of valu think of it. Now, dear, try to watch Closely Allied to A pus. high wh!CV have read About, of the food IsTefl The Bushmen, or every chance like that, and at the close Hottenpeople have told me is an tha farm. of each day if you have done even tots, on the plains of South Africa, to which insect, the Kieffer pear was crops to be uiedftsWilariy. Have we one such act you can feel happy. have a language which has been "Why, mamma, I am so glad you proved by Garner to be a close ap.pS told me, 1 never thought that was help- proximation to that of the higher apea. ful work. Now I am going to see how It consists of hissing, clicking and many people I ran help today. grunting sounds. ae . out-of-do- World the 'Re'Vol-Oej- ; -- Co., Illinois. .9 Slighted in Funston Heport. Lieutenant J. D. Taylor of the Infantry, whose friends (are claiming for him some of ' the honor given General' Funston for the capture of Agulnaldo. is 25 yea's old, and has been in the army s.aci 1898, when he was appointed Second Lieutenant on the recommendations of Senators Mallory and Pasco of Flor(Twenty-fourt- h 1 ida. Lieutenant Taylor was assigned to the Twentieth infantry at Fort Leavenworth and accompanied the regi -- on. -- v Lamb-feedin- or aur-fac- ment to the Philippines. VKIC-A-BRA- C. In April, he was promoted to Firs Lieutenant and attached to the Twenty-fourt- h infantry. His father is a leading citizen of Lake City, Fla. Lieutenant Taylor's friends point, out that his name does not appear in the official report of Aguinaldos capture. Although it was he who secured the first information as to the insurOUR LOTS FOR SWEETS It was peogent leaders whereabouts. Americans are a sugar-lovin- g while acting Captain at Pomtabangan ple, and our taste for sweets is inthat he intercepted the four Filipino creasing. We not only increase our messengers carrying orders that reconsumption with the increase of vealed their chiefs hiding place. He population, but Individually we conreceived a letter of thankB from Gen- sume more each year, says the Atlanta eral Funston at the time, but his Journal. Last year we consumed friends are not satisfied with this par- 2,219,847 tons of sugar, which was 141,-77- 9 tons more than we ate the year tial recognition, and believe he should before. This does not mean only that have received credit In the official report for his work in connection with our sugar devouring population had increased, but It means that while each the capture. man, woman and child if he got his or her proportion consumed sixty-on- e A Charming Woman. pounds of sugar in 1899, he or she The wife of Kentuckys young Gov- consumed a little more than 66 ernor is one of the most charming 1900. in pounds women ot a state noted for the attractiveness ot its fairer inhabitants. DRESS FOR LIT TUB GIRL Mrs. Beckham, who, since her marriage has become known throughout the country, was Miss Jean Fuqua of Owensboro, the eldest daughter of Colonel Joseph Fuqua. She is 22 years old, and has all the charms that have made her states women famous. She met Governor Beckham while he was speaker of the house of representatives. He was visiting his sister in Owensboro, and at a reception given In his honor was introduced to Miss 1899, s rri?" lace which belonged to her grandmother, Mrs. U. S. Grant, says the Chicago News. The wedding gown Is simple, and Its beauty is to be found In the simple lines and the beauty of the heavy Ivory satin and the lace. The waist is simply cut. fitting the figure, and with a little fullness drawn In at the waist line In front. It has a high-cneck and is fastened In the back finished with a box plait, which has the effect of being continued In the skirt, where a single box plait Is carried down to the long train. The skirt is without trimming, and the waist is embroidered In the front and around the collar with pearls, the yoke being of mousseline outlined with pearl embroidery. A tapering effect is given to the waist by the lace, which is carried over the shoulders and slopes down in. the waist back and front. It falls well over the tops of the sleeves and more of it is a full frill at the wrist of the gown. Miss Sartoris trousseau contains many, charming but not overelaborate gowns. ut SMART TOWN Or Hl'BLIN. Narrow lace and ribbon. THE ORIENTAL CRAZE. Japanese fret work in simple conventional designs is used for many purposes in summer houses, on th walls of doorways.and to make cool looking cosey corners, says the New York Times. The Japanese carvings In wood are used for more elaborate, summer houses as well as for city apartments. These carvings are wonderfully inexpensive, considering their beauty and the work in them. A deep piece which will fit into the top of a small doorway costs only 39. There is an Interesting design of dragons In it In fine workmanship. Alaska Bake, White of six eggs. Six tabl?apoon-ful- s of powdered sugar. Two-qua- rt brick of ice cream. A thin meet of sponge cake. Make a merlngv.e of the egg whites and the sugar, civer a n the board with white paper, lay Made yoke and belt style; with rufcreazx n the ice the turn sponge cake, fles of hamburg. cake (which should extend on -- half inch beyond the cream), cover with FOR TIIE AUGUST BRIDE. meringue and spread smoothly. The "something old which Miss on the oven grate and brown quickly. Vivian Sartorls, daughter of Mrs. Nellie The board, paper, rake and meringue Grant Sartorls, will wear on the day are poor conductors of heat, and prevent the cream from melting. Slip phe marries Archibald Balfour, In London. in August, will be fine old point tnmi i is per on ice cream platter." . - 36-0- GLASS Glass, though proverbially b.ittle, will stand any amount of hard usage; but once it is broken the only thing that remains to be done is to throw it Sway. Cementing will not do much good. If the stem of a wine glass or vase is broken mending is sometimes possible by applying to the joints some easily fusible cement, such as shellac, through a silver tube. Glass that has been properly annealed will stand variations of temperature perfectly well, but if this hasnt been done it is likely to break instantly and without apparent reason. Frequently globes and chimneys fly to pieces when' not properly heated. This is due to draught or moisture upon the chimney, especially lamp chimneys, which will crack from top to bottom, even after the lamp has been extinguished. Glass vases used for flowers frequently become coated with an unpleasant deposit in the inaccessible parts of the inside. This is due to decayed stems of flowers that are left too long in the water. This deposit may be removed by cleaning with a cloth that has been dipped in pumice stone powder. Cane, if beaten fiat with a hammer and dipped Into the powder, makes an excellent brush and holds the pumice stone in position between the fibres. Hydrochloric acid, one part acid to eight parts water, will remove any ordinary deposit, if this does not have the desired effect the quantity of add may be Increased. It Is advisable to keep the hands out of the acid as much as possible, as it Is injurious and often cracks the finger nails. e 0 MRS. BECKHAM. Fuqua. They were married on November 12 last, after the election of Mr. Beckham as Governor. ng hs ck ed one-thir- Non-Breedi- ng well-train- ed lert-hand-ed low-gra- de Vhelrk I J rs 1 s srss rfr szsrss Shorter College Course. Professor Norton of Harvard recently expressed the opinion that college men studying for the degree of A. B. should be allowed a free choice to obtain it in three years if they so desire. He says many students can do the work of the whole course in three years as easily and as well as others can In four, and he believes the majority would be the gainers If they did it In the shorter time. The growing length of the courses in and professional schools makes this saving of time increasingly desirable. post-gradua- A Sacred LocK, te and ILey. Washington dispatch says that the lock and key of the front gate of the Sacred City of Peking' have been received at the National 1. Leghorn, flat, with black velvet ribbon and roses under the brim. 2. Yellow straw, with yellow cr?pe, gold buckle and black plume. 3. Ecru straw, with satin, bark plumes and pink roses. 4. Brown straw', with double brim, separated at the side by black plume. 6. Yellow straw, field flowers and black tips. IS LETTER WRITING A BORE? I sometimes wish, said the woman, that there was no such thing as let- Maybe it was all right when It was still an art, but now it is all wrong. When a woman is happy she is usually too busy to write letters, but vhen tha world is all awry, then she will sit down and relieve her mind by pouring out her feelings in ink and Bend the result to some member of her family. or some confidential friend. It is all right, and I wouldn't begrudge any one the comfort found in writing tip letter, but she should never send it. Usually the sorrow is of such short duration that by the time the letter has traveled to the other end of the route the woman is in capital spirits again. But the letter is doing its perfect work In making some one else miserable. When the comforting, sympathetic answer comes, the original perpetrator has to think for a moment before she can tell what it means. Cleveland Plain Dealer. ter writing. Mu- seum and will be placed on exhibi- tion there within a The few days. relics are a gift from Rev. W. T. Hobart, a Methodist missionary in China, and were presented to the United States through Edwin H. Conger, United States minister at Peking. The gate which the lock and key secured was directly before the palace of the emperor. On the lock are inscribed a number- of Chinese characters, and the authorities of the museum will soon seek to have these deciphered and translated. The lock is an iron cylinder three feet and ten Inches long. Extending from the cylinder Is an Iron rod bent back that it - might pass through the gate hasps and Into the lock guide. HOUREWOT.T- - lvT. crust of dry bread added to the water In which greens a e boiled is said to absorb any strong flavor or odor that may bn objectionable. The most artistic things to be found are writing portfolios. They are in dark shades of leather, having an antique finish and decorated with metal in artistic designs in copper and in bronze. These designs are massive and very pleasing. These are naturally not inexpensive, and the lowest-price- d will cost about 83.50. If alcohol is used to clean gilded picture frames and nothing is better for the purpose it should be applied very lightly with a camel's hair brush. The beaten white of egg is also a good cleansing agent for the gilt, and needs the brush application with the same light touches. Bread and butter crisps to serve with salad need a fresh loaf baked so as to give a square slice. With a sharp knife cut off the crust; butter one end of the loaf and shave off in the thinnest slices possible. Roll each slice tightly and fasten with a wooden toothpick. Lay on a flat pan and place in a quick oven until crisp and lightly browned. Remove the toothpicks and serve hot, piled on a plate over which laid a folded napkin. |