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sweet Corn and Cane for soiling.

/ found last season that sorghum came
of the Amber variety-the earliest sort
know and as sweet as any have tried
endured drouth better than corn, but
that my stock preferred the latter, which
was contrary to the experience of
friend. and was doubtless so because of
the fact that / choose for feeding green
the best sorts of sweet corn, SOW it not
over-thick in drills three feet apart, and
cut the stalks from the time they begin
to silk till the grain is III the milk; never
let il pass this stage. The stalks do not
grow over half to three-fourths IF an
inch in diameter at the butt; they are
consequently tender and sweet their
whole length, and thus are greedily eaten
I'D from one end to the other. There
is one advantage of growing Amber cane
over corn in the latitude of 80 degrees
and lower, we can get two crops of 1t
from the same sowing in season, pro-
yided it be a fair average one, and no
unusual late frost in May or early one IN
October. Prepare the land as for corn;
strike out shallow drills with the plough
three feet apart, and drop the seed suf-
ticiently close 10 have the stalks stand
about an inch apart in the drills. A
hand seed-sower may be used for this
purpose Some say that ii is not so
hardy as corn. and it should not, there
fore, be sowed so early. Others say the
growth for the first few weeks Is very
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Halter Breaking Heifers.

Heifers should never be allowed to
grow up to milking time without having
been halter broken. While young, and
consequently great deal more manage
able, they should he taught to stand
around and become familiar with being
handled, SO that when an attempt is
made to milk them, they will not be
frightened or inclined to kick. The
plan is good one of putting halters on
heifers and tying them up in stalls the
same as horses, where they can be
taught to stand around, back up and
step forward at the word, and by being
lead out to water, they can easily be
taught to follow the halter. The udder
and teats should be handled frequently
and the card and brush used often.
When these pains are taken, much an
noyance may be saved afterwards and
when it is necessary to move the COW
from one place to another, her docile
and gentle habits viii be more than q
reward for the trouble.
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Young Girls Toilets.
from a Jennie June Letter

From Jennie June Letter.
While married ladies array themselves
with so much magnifcence, and in all
colors of the rainbow, the young girls,
especially those that affect English styles
and manners, are putting on airs of ex-
IRENE simplicity. Their brothers are
Jockeys and stable-boys and they are
milk-maids and pretty waiter girls. One
cannot respect such an exhibition as
this, even when it seems praiseworthy,
because there's no conscience in it. 1t,
does not make them any more truly USE
full or economical, or sensible, or willing
to face the essential conditions of an
honorable and independent life. 1t is
part of the curious medley which we call
life and which makes those who fare
and dress sumptuously every day some
times to wish for nothing SO much as the
poetry and poverty. It's freedom from
conventionality, and its picturesque ele-
ments without its hard and binding cir
cumstances.
These simple dresses are sometimes
of cashmere, sometimes of cotton, sat
teen, gingham or fresh Powered lawn.
A cashmere of this kind in gems d armes
blue is made with perfectly plain box
plated skirt. The plain waist is set on
a belt and cut square, so that little
tucker of plated muslin can be inserted
and plain sleeves with a plating Of lace
or muslin at the wrist. The costume IS
not complete without an apron, not OF
toweling, but made of a fringed towel
with embroidered border and
fringed bib and pocket. A pretty dress
of lilac muslin is made with a gathered
= h
a putting and a narrow flounce. The
surplce waist is crossed and gathered
Intoa a Delt, and the full sleeves are
gathered at the top and also into near
" straight cuff which is trimmed with
lace. 4 little muslin apron embroider-
ed in the English violets in outline
stitch and tied with wide strings was
over this dress at "a spring ball, the wear
er carrying huge bouquet OF Vlolets ana
another of white Tosebuds.
Bingham dresses when made for mar
ried ladies are in two pieces, or even
three, but for young girls they are made
whole, either in the princess form or
with the bodice gathered into belt and
covered with q belt of ribbon when the
apron is removed. The blouse bodice
may, however, be considered an eXcep-
ton to this rule.
Walking clubs set good example in
regard to walking-dress, which serves
also az suitable travelling dress. The
most approved model consists of Jer-
sey bodice, an unlined and pleated skirt
and plain folds draped over the hips,
but without sash ends. These form a
convenient pocket at the side which IS
concealed and with shoulder cape
(pleated) and hat (either Langtry, tur
ban, derby, or shade), the costume is
completed One point may ba semark-
de that late walking gloves are gauntlet
ed instead of WFinkled.
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McCalIley,s Pen.

1t seems no doubt to many reader OF
Macauley's History as if he wrote with
ont effort, and as if the charms of his
style were the gift of nature rather than
the product of art, so spontaneously do
they appear to flow from his pen. 1t
vas the general opinion OF his literary
friends that he wrote with great rapidly
and made few corrections lii his manu-
scripts. On the contrary, We are told
by his nephew and bioJrapher, that he
never allowed a sentence to pass until 1t
was as good as he could make 1t, and
would often rewrite paragraphs and
whole chapters, that he might gain even
a slight Improvement in arrangement or
expression. After writing thus careful
lv he corrected again, and his manuscripts
were covered with erasures. He paid
equal attention to proot-sheets. lie
could not rest until the lines were level
to hairs breadth, and the punctuation
correct to a comma; until every para
graph concluded with telling sentence
and every sentence flowed like running
water.
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Description of coin.
AWrister PartY in NInine

From the Lewiston (Me.l Journal.
Chase's Mills has had wrister party
Hit O. miss, "Uncle Scion ctlis it, aud
his picturesque pencil says: "A wrister
party is device TO raise a little money
and have little fun. A wrister party is
as good for the people of Chase's Mills
as Vanderbilt's guady balls are for the
kings and queens of the rail- Every
body at Chase's Mills went to the wis
ter party. All the women and girls knit
a pair Of wristers. E.ch put one wis
ter in box and put the other on. You
can bay a wrister out of the box for half
a dollar which entities you to the mate
to il and oysters for two if you find it.
Al p. m. the grand msrcA was formed
As the couples fell in line one
Of the girls struck up whist
ling. I'VE are marching to the Old Que
bec." When one whistler got tir ed an
other lady struck IL. The promenade
Al Vanderbilt ball." soliloquizes Uncle
Solon, down the grand stairway 10 the
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FIELD AND FARM.
For and About Women.

"sir," said DIR. Johnson. "a woman
speaking is like dog walking on his
hind legs. 1t is not done well, but the
wonder Is that it should be done at
ALL"
Miss Mary Jones has started from
Paw Paw, Michigan, to walk to Califor-
mia, and will lecture by the way, If the
people do not fee as she approaches.
Mrs. Sarah Josepha Hale was the
pioneer magazine editor of the United
States, beginning in 1927. She first con-
Quoted the Ladies' Magazine, in Boston;
afterward united it with Godey's Ladies'
book, in Philadelphia, and continued
editing that for nearly halfa century.
Full of peace and honor and years, hav-
ing added nearly score to mans ailot-
ed span her busy hands were folded,
and she lay down to rest for eternity,
but few years ago.
The latest freak of the American
girl, says a society cleaner, is to learn to
box and fence. A teacher OF art says
that women make better boxers than
men, on the Whole, for they have better
ewes and more quickness. They have,
when they enter upon ii course oflessons
fail to see them through, while three in
every eight male pupils give up before
the course is finished.
Use white CASTLE soap for washing
black and other colored stockings. They
should be washed in tepid soap suds in
which nothing else has been washed;
their wrong side should be turned out
during the whole process ofwashing and
drying, and they should be dried in a
shady place-not by sun or the fire.
The nation thinks it is the enlarge
ment of woman's sphere that has been
going on for City years, and has had the
effect of drawing Oft from the ranks of
''society" a number of women who
adopt careers of their own, that has
made society seem more silly and friyo-
lous than ever; ''but the true thing for
social refoImers to do must be to stop
this process toward general social va
pidity by making women put their minds
to as much use as they VIII stand
The name of an American lady doctor
is declared by Nature to have "spread
far and wide over North China" Her
name is Miss Howard. Some time ago
she attended the mother OF Ii Hung
Chang, the great Viceroy, and now she
is treating his wife. She is said to have
great number of applications for
assistance and advice from the women
of wealthy families, "who would die
rather than be treated by foreign male
physician" Nature adds that it looks
as if the various countries of the east
offered an almost inexhaustible field for
women possessing medical knowledge
and skill.
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Gold Months Last Year,

Last year, May Sth, there was Sc
we're frost, making ice an eishth of an
inch thick. A long cold storm occurred
May 18th and 18th. Early potatoes
were just breaking through. We sowed
our first field corn not until May 18th.
Cold, gray skies continued from this
date until the middle of June. AS late
as June goth melons were scarcely up
and our corn was but four inches high.
Grape buds were just beyinning to open.
We remember it was thought that the
grape crop would prove an entire failure.
Up to June Both the weather continued
cool and wet. Then began dry weather
running into drought-just reversing
the conditions favorable to corn, though
very favorable to oats.-Rural New
Yorker
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dancing boudoir might have been more
grand and stately, with diamonds spark
ling in the splendor of electric lights. but
the march at Union Hall was conducted
with military precision. The broad
heels of the women's shoes all came
down to a dot with the heavy tread of
the mems thick boots, the whistlers
didn't tire and touched every note in
the tune as dexterously as expert violin
lists" When the whistler box came
round the whistling stopped and the
march broke in the twinkling of an eye.
Uncle Scion took bright. eyed belle 5
years old ont to supper. She was ''as
sociable as a hobolink and as spry as an
antelope" Uncle Scion reports that
everything was not done exactly square.
He thinks some of the Chase's Mills
girls snapped wristers with their mates.
Seventy Wristers were sold. The money
went for the temperance cause.
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An Indian Folk StOry-The Beav-
er Wife.
THE BEAVER WIFE.


A man wanted a wife, so he looked
about for one to please him, but could
not find one among all the girls he knew.
One day he met one called The Beaver.
She had lovely teeth; this henoted when
she laughed; so he made up his mind to
marry her. He went to her father and
asked him for his daughter, and was told
that he might marry her il he liked, but
that if he did he would have lot of
trouble; and the father refused to part
with her unless the sutton promised to
make a bridge across every stream he
came to for her to pass dry footed. This
the sutton promised to do. He married
the girl and lived very comfortably with
her for two years, when he went as us
ual oWl-hunting, leaving his wife to
make new camp. As usual he made
bridges over all the creeks he came to.
At last he came to dry one, Over this
he made no bridge, but walked on for
about a mile, where he hung up his bag to
show where he wished the camp
TO be made. He then went on an d
made his snares. 1t rained while he was
doing 50, and he returned early expect
ing to find the camp. But when he
came to the place, there was his bag but
no camp Going back to look for his
wife, he came to the creek which had
been dry in the morning, but was full OF
water; and what astonished him more
was that large beaver house was built
that he had not noticed before He then
determined to break it, ont while he was
trying to break in, he heard his wife's
voice inside telling him to go away, for
his neglect to put up bridge had cham
ged her into beaver. He tried many
times to take the house, but always fail
ed His forgetfulness cost him his wife
and his two Children Nistoskesik in
Forest and Stream.
Hudson's Bay, British America.
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Beware of CIover-bloat.

On first turning to pasture some people
not only subject their cattle to hoven-
the dangerous Dioat generated oy gas
but also to the scours. The sudden
change from dry hay to young watery
grass, to eat their fill, is too great. The
first three days the cattle should be suf-
fered to remain at pasture only about
half an hour to an hour, according to its
rankness. After this, for the nextthree
days they may be allowed double the
time, and SO 90 on gradually increasing
till they can safely remain in pasture all
day. During this time they should be
well fed with hay before being turned
out in the morning, and again after ia
king up at evening, In addition to this
they ought to have half pint to a quart
according to size and age, of linseed or
cottonseed meal, night and morning.
This keeps the bowels in fine order,
and prevents securing. A quart or two
of Tndian'meal is good to mix with this,
but not bran. In case of bloat, punetur-
ing the side with q short, narrow bladed
knife is often resorted to, but this is
dangerous, unless the person knows ex-
actly where to make the incision. A
much safer and equally effective meth
cd is resorted to by English cattle-men.
They mix two tablespoonfuls of chloride
of lime with pint of water, and give
this as drench for COW, and smaller
one for calves and sheep.-Sandila.
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Col. "Jack" Hayes, well known as
fighter during the Mexican war, and
conspicuous in the early history of Cali
fornia, died on Saturday at Oakland,
Cal. Col Hayes commanded company
of Texan Rifle Rangers during the war
of that state for independence, and he
served, with his mountain riflemen, as
an auxiliary to the American forces du-
ring the Mexican war. His bravery made
him the terror of the Rio Grande. His
exploits have been chronicled in many
forms under the name of Texas Jack"
He was once captured and taken to Cas-
tie Perote, near Monterey, whence he
escaped by digging through the walls,
and made his way back to the American
lines. AS soon as the war was over he
went to California, and was anlindepend-
ent candidate fer sheritfat San Francisco
at the first country election in 1850. Three
candidates were in the field, but the
daring record of Texas Jack" carried
HIM to the front. During the height of
the Hayes boom, the renowned rifle
ranger suddenly appeared, in full rig,
but bareheaded, and mounted on merry
black charger. Darling into the midst
of the excited crowd, he exhibited sun
dry splendid and wonderful feats of
horsemanship, restraining his noble
steed, but prancing wildly about, while
trumpets blared and cannon Numbered.
This characteristic stroke turned the
scale in his favor, and he was elected by
4 large majority AS sheriff he attempt
ed to dispense the Vigilance committee,
but failed, and fell into distavor. Oflate
wears he had lived in retirement at Oak
and, ENJOYING a small Income.
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"Noth,ns Mean About Him. /"

During my first year of double bless
edness my hands were very lovingly
tied to the butter ladle, and after max
ing twenty-five ferkins of "gilt edge, y
working and packing every spound my
self, my better-half donned his new
business suit, went to New York, sold
our "Fine Dairy" butter, put every dol
lar in his pocket, and for the next four
wears did the same thing each year. But
must not omit telling you l had the
promise of mice new Dress" and after
waiting seven wears | received it with
great ioyl Moral: Don't tie your own
hands or allow them to be tied, too
'iohtlv.-The Witness.
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'NIose' the Bowery Boy.

Some thirty years ago great drama
tic hit was made by Frank Chanfrau in
the character of Nose, the original of
which was buried in New York Monday.
The type has entirely disappeared, and
the Younger men of to-day can form no
conception of it. In the days of hand
fire engines, "the machine" was the idol
of a class of men who were noted for
their courage, simple heartedness, vul-
garlty, and swagger. The swagger of
Nose was peculiar, and when he disap-
peared it passed away. We have before
us a picture of this character. who was
once of more importance in New York
than a president. He has tall 'plug"
hat, red shirt. black trousers rolled in
broad rolls over the boots, an Overc0at
under his arms, and cigar in his fin
gers. His face is smooth shaven, hair
long, with lock rolled In front of each
ear. His coin is pushed f0rward-and
this gives an indescribable air of impu-
dence to the whole personality, and is
the leading peculiarly of Nose. IT. is
told of Thackeray that he was partlcu-
larry eager to converse with Nose when
he visited New York, and when one of
the class was pointed out to him, he
asked a friend: "Can speak TO him;
and what shall | saw" ooh, anything"
said his friend. ASK him your way;
he is afFable enough" And the tall
Thackeray walked 10 to the rather
short, red-shirted American and said,
after some hesitation: ~ want TO 60 to
the Bowery." Looking up at the speak
err, Nose pushed his chin forward and
amiably answered: "Wel, We can go,
sonny, eff We don't stay long" 1t is diff
cult to understand, from reading the
ines OF Mr.. Chanfraus play, now TINS
character should have made such hit
on the stage, hut it is fact that for
many months Mr.. ChanSrau played the
part three times a night-at two New
York theaters and at Newark. Mr..
Chanfrau is said to have studied the
character of his brother, who was bur-
led Monday, and who was the ideal
fireman in the old days.
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1t Is Just aS Chaan

Itisjust as cheap and a great deal cheaper to
keep well than to remain in sta e oflll health
You don't see sensible, intelligent women
stand back and hug their prejuiices whan
remedy iorreIieying fema diseases IS brought
TO their notice. No, 81 ! They try it fi,st
aud pass their opinions afterwards. Every
bottle of Dr. Guysott's Yellow Dock and Sars-
aparilla sold 10 woman will prove its merit
as a reliever of those painful disorders inciden-
tai to female life Trv it
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Amenities of Russian Life.

Life in Russia is subjected to many an
noyances. No one is alloyed to enter
Russia without passport duly vised or
leave the country without permission
from the authorities. These passports
are, however, of little use for detective
purposes, as they simply contain the
name, but give no description of the
traveller. The hotel keepers at st. Pet
ersburg are obliged under heavy penal
ties, to report to the police twice day
the names of all travellers who enter OF
leave their hotels. Ea b householder
in the city is compelled by he govern
ment to have a "dyornlck' to watch his
premises. These dvornicks are meE of
the peasant class, who sit day and night
wrapped in their sheepshins at the en-
trance of the houses, their Office being
apparently that OF half Waterman half
spy. An order was issued a short time
ago that no one should walk in the
streets of St. Petersburg without a pass
mort. but the absurdity and ANNOYANCE
of proceedings were such as TO compel
the withdrawal of the order. Newspa-
per editors are only allowed to give on
certain subjects such views as meet with
the approval of the government, and
some questions they are prohibited dis
eussing. Foreign newspapers are
stopped AT tie postoffice, often held
back altogether and when delivered at
all, have any Objectionable parts or par
agraphs stamped out and made illegible.
The London Times frequently appears
with paragraphs or portions Of the col
umns bio:ted out in this manner. A
gentleman received his newspaper a
short time ago with the whole eft cut
away with the exception of the adver-
tisements. 1t would take too long to
enumerate the many petty and other
annoyanees which official zeal imposes
on the ordinary life of tine Russian peo-
ple. and which have to be accepted
without public ~4p1anstrance of critic
ism.
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Narrow Edgings.

Cast on stitches.
lst row. Knit ?, over, knit 1. over
twice, narrow, over twice, narrow.
I'd row: Knit 2, purl l, knit 2, purl 1,
knit the rest plain.
Sd row. Knit plain.
4th row: Bind off three Stitches; knit
the rest plain. Begin again at first row.
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A BLUSH.

Only q lit lie token
Free from the stain OF art,
Only q rosy ripple.
Fresh from a III aiden's heart;
Cursing among the dimples.
Now with a sudden rush,
Here, and gone in a second,
Only a maiden's blush.
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"This is your mother, Lucy" he said,
leading her mp to the widow. Il mean
your mother-in-law. Or, dear me! what
am saying? Hean that she's prom
ised to marry mt; and il You marry
Charlie, you can figure out the relation
ship TO suit yourself"
81 suppose can kiss my her-in-law,
them said Lucy. delightedly, and kissed
the squire plump on his mouth.
That's for the lather-in.law " said
he; II wouldn't object to another for the
stepfather. while your about it."
'0ne'll do for 9th, since one man an
swers for both relations, laughed Lucy.
Then the squire gave his arm to the
woman he had meant to marry dye-and-
twenty years ago, and led her out to tea,
feeling perfectly satisfied with the way
things had turned out. No one but him7
self knows how near he came TO making
an awful blunder
He feels thankful to the kind fate that
prevented him from dong it. If they
only knew that 1t was Lucy he had
meant! But they don't, and he does
not intend they aver shall.
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slow. / find, thus far, neither Of these
assertions true. | sowed at the same
time as corn; it came up quickly and
rev right off, rapidly. | earnestly adj
Use nv fellow farmers to experiment
with this plant for forage. IA. b. Allen,
fleaar "a ~
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indigestion. You havet led everything
for it and found no help. We are no doctors,
but can offer prescription hat has cured
very many, and it might cure you as well; it
will cost but quarter OF a do lar, and can be
had at any druggists Ask I, Perry Davis
Pain Killer
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Rheumatism, ds0rdered blood, general de-
bi}ity, and many chronic diseases pronounced
incurable, are often cured by Browns Iron