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Show J I FARMj AND L OF INTEREST AGRICULTURISTS. Mm rtoo rto-Ua- t at th HlaU Soil a lovely modification of a princess had the front breadth cut to a deep point at the bust to ehow a yoke of contrasthave, but it will usually be profitable ing material. Over the shoulders lace TO to set out new orchards. The man ITEMS OF INTEREST FOR MAIDS was draped, and the lace narrowed that wrist and AND MATRONS. the f"igiie to the baud who makes a business of orcharding one experience in the old way of holdalong the seam between the front and and uses all modern appliances to aid frehim in hia work practiced, follows the Hut lo l.ift Nlrorl hklrli Nome of IIip ing so much weight of material In the side breadths, thus softening the the while yoke on fatal curve, Is decided a hip band. Tills quently saving beat idea in spraying, care of trees, - GARDEN. HATTERS A boat Itoldi Tbrof Hortlcullara, Vltlcaltor ud 1 tlvrl-colla- r. FEW acrea of my lover wan killed badly last spring, writes 0. M. Culver In Iowa Slat. Register. 1 had it resowed in March, and some of it harrowed. Thp ground waa dry and locate and the living clover plant, were small. The harrowing injured the growing clover, that which waa har rowed made a good stand, that which was not harrowed bad moat of the plants of the first sowing In it. The crop waa worth a crop of corn. A neighbor had a field last spring which had been sowed to clover the previous spring, about half of which was a failure. lie resowed without harrowing. It made fair pasture and now there is on it a good stand. Iast spring I had a field of sixty-fiv- e acres in clover, about half bad been sown with oats the previous spring and the rest bad been sown In the corn before the last plowing. That in the oats made a half stand, that in the corn mostly a fair stand. The corn stalks were cut with a double row stalk cutter, the hay was raked with a sido delivery rake when quite green, the stalks were not much In the way, the rake left the hpy loose so that It cured better than that which had been stirred with a bay tedder. What atalka are gathered with the hay do not hurt for home use, but to sell. They ran be got rid of by drawing back and forth on the rows a railroad iron or piece of timber when they are dry and the ground frozen. Then rake crosswise with hay rake and burn them. Many times and especially on old or thin hilly land, it would pay to raise no crop the first year with clover or clover and timothy, but prepare the land well and bow ag soon as the land is dry and harrow it in. Clover and timothy sowed in corn before the last ' planting usually docs better here than with any other crop. If it could have the whole season to grow in it would be all right In scorching suns and hot winds the growing corn seems to be a protection. A ton of good clover hay is worth mure now here than a ton of corn. On most farms more corn can be d of the raised by keeping them time in clover and some farms will produce more corn by keeping them half of the lime In clover than to keep them all the time in corn. In the past dry season clover did best disked in, in a wet season It is best harrowed in. One piece disked In, on which came a heavy rain, and the ground baked and the clover could not get up. Clover In growing corn does not kill in a dry hot summer, but as it does in oats. When u heavy crop of oats is cut off, it is cheaper to raise clover to get nitrogen from the atmosphere than It it to buy fertilizer. one-thir- Orchard. Spread manure liberally over the orchards and in small fruit plantations. Manure is what is wanted, and if it exists In abundance in the neighborhood of the roots of plants. It is generally safe to expect good things. Trees need pruning. No doubt about that; but there must be reason in every cut The great secret of successful pruning lies in doing the work early and removing surplus shoots and branches whlit yet small. There can surely be no whdom in permitting the twig and small shoot to develop into a mighty limb before removal is made, when the same never should have been allowed to grow at all. The head of a tree needs to be fairly open to admit sun and air for full growth perfection of fruit. Furthermore, a moderately low head on a tree is desirable inasmuch as it favors the economical gathering of the crop of fruit. It is considered a good plan to occasionally put on trees a coat of strong soft soap during a warm spell in winter. It aids in destruction of injects and parasites that are harbored ij the back of the trunk and larger branches. Of course tlia soap will eventually be washed off by rains. The eggs of the tent caterpillar are now to be found rcudlly upon the nuked branches of the applet ree. They appear in bauds glued on nrar the ends of small twigs. Cut off the twigs and burn them, thus making sure of the destruction of the eggs. IIow many orchards appear, especially among our older settlements, that are really I m pro lit able and useless. The trees are starved, run out, and show but a poor, mean scraggly growth. Manure liberally and urune severely and ofttimes these seemingly worn trees will lie indueed tc take upon themselves a new lease of life. Tilluge. manure, ears, are all Important with au orchard. A man cannot expect to receive paying crops if lie dues not work and labor and strive and plan for the sumo. Do not hesitate to give the orchard nt least as much attention as you would a crop of TIi -- rorn and potatoes. Not ouly Is it wise to take care of wliat trees s farmer may marketing fruits, etc., and studies modern papers and books on horticulture, will, we think, find he has an Industry that year lo and year out will yield as good returns as any branch of agriculture. W. 1. Perkins. Manure FOK WOMEN AND Ulnt ar Faihloa Au Old straw-make- ( uimlnljr Viiurnplf hull llaMilrpa thp MimIp. IV eliding Hilts HAT a syiulud love is Ihul cle of K"hl. y lit Ilia Mill. In plant growth there are mechanical manipulations as well as chemical. The mechanical conditions pertain largely to the soil, Its supply of plant food and moisture. A correspondent of Kura! World says the active ngents in producing growth are nitrogen, oxygen, hydrogen (air and water), phosphoric acid, potash and sunahlne. Few plants grow well In the shade. A most valur. able agent Is humus the The great strawstacks of our country are mainly humus; ditto haystacks ard cornstalks. These are the gross products of annual plant growth. What remains of a rotted down straw pile or its ashes Is humus. This element Must exist In the soil or be supplied if plant growth la to lie produced. The mechanical action of humua In the soil la favorable to large plant growth. It absorbs water and holds It like a sponge. For this reason a straw mulch is good on all sandy soils on all soils where drouth Is usual. Sandy soils can use profitably a vast total of straw. If it is worked under before the rains are over in spring, or if spread on the surface as a plant mulch. Even dry ilraw, or leavea lying upon the surface, server to maintain the needed supply of moisture, and does much toward stimulating plant growth. The lurge growth of plants or grass, reeds, canes or weeds on alluvial soil Is due as much to the abundant presence of humus ns to water. Low grounds get not only the humus they produce annually, but lhuch of that washed from 'iplands. It is very important that lands be so plowed as to prevent washing, as It is the most valuable particles which the water carries away. For thla reason many slopes near streams should rarely. If ever, be plowed. The frozen lands of the north are much less subject to loss from the action of winter rains than those farther south. When the plant has formed the necessary elements to its growth, and has approached the season for seed production, it requires lime, saline matter and the grasses above named to perfect, stiffen and enable it to complete the work of reproduction. If these are lacking in the soil, the plant will be a failure will be barren, seedless. Every farmer boy should understand these underlying principles of They exist In every plant growth. plants life, as In every animals, and must be supplied to the plant where It stands, as it cannot make a journey dally to the springs for water or to the marsh for humus. C'ul die on sue side of the body, and slightly bend the forearm forward. The fullness or the skirt will thus be found lo rpinaiu in pltu-c- , and will not cause 11 0)1 Ail-Jaat- rd uf cir- the token of which our x' ii t I o n ile was told! our joutliful hITci'IIiiiik shine 11. v as it out. seems. the Dahl of lh r o in a u c e around ll that gleams; Ami it kuowa no lieginnlng or ending, or why Ila continuing cuursc should not run till wc die. And a sign and u soil of our nvie enci. too, Ilad a purl In our creed when that old ring was new. When a slender, light hand was upraised to our lips. 4ml our kisses wen pressed on Its slim linger tls. For that circle of gold seemed u halIn lowing pledge point insured s graceful bust curve. Fichu and abort waist ed effects are fashiunable, and all auit charmingly the romantic type of girl, ahe who i at her best in long, graceful and unconventional lines. (lowpa of this sort are In preparation, but are not Intended for Immediate use. demureness being the fashionable affectations until Easter brings a change. One result of this fancy is felt by women who do not make a fad Idiuiuel I'ulut. of pretenses, and that is in the abunJuliana would like to know how to dance of gray. Pictured here is one of make anil apply enamel paint. An- the prettiest results of this fancy, a orswer: (let some white painl-tl- ie dinary thick paint from a keg-amix good varnish with it until It ta alioiii as thick as ordinary cake bat- - gloves, since ll does not stretch Lheiu or soil them or cause the hand to he coiim overheated, and skirts lifted In this way look more graceful than when they are held in the hand. One's anatomy is less liable to lie emphaalxed, and it gives au ease ami certainty that all the fullness is properly looked after, while at the same time petticoat, ankles and shoes are more liecomingly exposed. nd and allnw It drip through. If It la too thick reduce it with a little spirits Press it gently until of turpentine. It is all drained; then dip the cloth in clear spirits of turpentine to remove the paint front I he scraps that will always be found in it. Thin to the required consistency. It la well to apply words it as thick as it will spread comfortably. White enamel is very attractive, wears hut it may be made auy color desired. tif a homage profounder than dared allege. I'.ut the metal that's purest quickest away. And that old wedding ring has grown Shrewal Burglar und I'lurky Woman. thinner New York Times: Mrs. Helen HowYet the hand which it graced gracea It In its turn ard of Jersey City on reluming from With a magic the alchemist vainly a grocery the; other day. found a thief would learn. For sweet charity's touch has so filled behind her beil. She seized hint by it with gold. the collar and drugged him out of the Thut that hand never lacked to the house to the sidewalk. There he said hungry and cold. to-da- y; bodice the folds were In bolero outlines, and cream lace bretelles commenced at the shoulders and reappeared under the belt, which, together with the collar, was made of dark gray velvet. The sleeves were wrinkled as far as the shoulders, where they finished with small puffs and epaulets trimmed to harmonize with the bolero effect. Cuunlnaljr Adjusted Hadlees. Beautiful bodices that take the outline of folded belt, extending from Just to the hips, swathed in at the waist and widening in graceful folds as the figure rounds to the full curve of the bust, arc, so cunningly adjusted that they seem to be carelessly wound about the figure. Such a belt or bodice Is of great value as an accessory In your wardrobe Just now, for It cannot only be worn with your early spring cloth costume, but with the very daintiest muslin of next August Nothing Is more beto any figure than such a belt. coming The bodice to be worn beneath need be really nothing much besides pretty effect of sleeves and yolk. Often a fichu effect la secured, the fichu ends disappearing under the belt, to appear at the waist below ,the belt, where they hang free as far as the knees. Such belts are elaborations, and very clever ones, of the sort of bodice belt that Is shown In the accompanying picture, though when the uses of the two sorts are considered the relationship is not so plain. Folded black aatln, each fold edged with mauve taffeta, add to this belt, three rows of black satin ribbon trimming the skirt below it The dress material was pale gray woolen stuff, and both skirt and blouse Mauve waist were accordion plaited. taffeta furnished the vest and revers, the latter being trimmed with narrow Brussels lace; a narrow frill of taffeta edged the gray stock collar, and chiffon frills finished the sleeves. A genuinely odd accessory for the waist Is very like the thick leather dog collars. Its fastenings clumsy and curious. This makes a stunning belt for the summer girl, though a slender waist la a necessity. If she has a big dog, then her belt will exactly match his collar and the two will go out together that no one can possibly miss the fact, that she wears a collar around Small Farms. I have always been an advocate of comparatively small farms, believing them to be the ideal farms, says a writer In the New England Farmer, and I have found that a great deal of produce can be grown on a small farm when managed right. To Illustrate: I have grown the past season on fourteen square rods of land, twelve bushels of strawberries, selling to the dollars and sevenamount of twenty-nin- e ty-five cents; besides using all we wanted In the family of four persons; some were also given away. From five rows of cabbages, fifteen rods long, we had all we wanted to use, stored some for winter, sold to the amount of ten dollars and forty-si- x cents, besides some waste and small heads fed out Nine rows of onions, fifteen rods long, bushels of fine produced twenty-thre- e bushels onions. Oats yielded fifty-si- x to the acre. In 1895 they did a little lf to the and better slxty-on- e acre. Onions also did better that year. From a piece of ground 27x64 feet. I Now bushels. harvested forty-thre- e who will say, in the face of such facts, that a small farm cannot be made to support a family In good shape. Indeed, I am certain that if properly managed a very few acres will support a family well; and if I was a young man again, I would purchase a piece of land somewhere, even if it were but two nrres. and build up n borne there- on: then If more land was needed, add to it afterwards as opportunity offered. I have n great deal of faith in well enriched and properly managed soil. I like the term intensive farming;' and the more we apply It to our farming operations, the better it will lie for us. one-ha- Clover Hay. Clover hay U mu:h better appreciated than it used to be. While most horsemen in cities are atid shy of it, the farmers know, as they always have done, that in nutritious value It far surpasses timothy or other grasses. It contains more nitrogenous nutrition than the grasses. Thla Is what makes It hard to cure without turning utrk colored, but the late clover crop, which Is always nearly black when got .nto the barn, is for sheep, cows and ci)vs the best hay of all. Ex. fresh to Its shell. A lias a llmclike surfacs dress of light weight cloth trimmed with folds of white velveteen. On the j And the summers may come, and the summers may go. that the landlord had given him keys look at vacant rooms and that he And the winters may whiten the hair to hrnl mistaken the floor. This, he adwith their snow: Still the hand which a lover delighted to kiss Wears the signet of half of a century's bliss. And no earnest of Joy in the heavens above Is more sure Ilian that ring and its cycle of love. l.lftlng Street Skirt Kimlly. While it is considered bud form for woman to carry her skirts when walking, i here are conditions and when she must do so. In the first place, unless one is a woman of luxury, with those In her service with nothing but her wardrobe to look after, one Is not excusable for wearing skirts that in consequence of their allround exaggerated length are veritable street sweepers. For women who are not thus luxuriously conditioned, walking skirts should be made Just to escape the ground, and then they should be allowed to hang free, unless the sidewalks or crossing are too damp or otherwise dirty, when it would, of course, be most uncleanly not to lift the skirts. The way to lift them most effectually and conveniently is to throw the extra hark fullness of the skirt over the back of the hand, which should be closed and placed as a ban- - ded. he would prove, if she would go hack into the house with him. Sho consented, and when her hold was released In the house he jumped through u rear wimlow and escaped, only to be caught later by an officer. lie was blent Hied as William Adnius, burglar. Mill Yuumrlf. Sy ? Faiiliion. great secret of being wrll dressed is being dressed according to your style. Time was when everyone to be in t lit mode had to dress along certain lines, whether (hose suited her especially or not. but now it is not so. A woman may dress ns best suits herself, general current rules being observed, of course, and if she understands at the start what Is becoming, the result Is gixul. even though it places her In a different style of femininity from her neigh bor. Just now the women who take kindly to perky frills and fluffy daintiness are favored, but the romantic maid may affect the princess gown, the empire and the flrhu and Marie Antoinette fashions. There Is a great trick of course In following only the graceful outlines, but the present fashions allow that. To accomplish this. A hi I r her waist. These collars come in dark and tan leathers, and one of bright red leather U voted just right. It will be a pretty notion to wear such a belt with a very simple and feminine dress, say a scarlet, black braided canvas, with a scarlet dog collur belt as almost ita only ornament. The Vatican contains 208 staircases and 1,100 different rooma. j Jr ! l I |