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AN OLD KENTUCKY HoME.
where Hsury Clay Lived, st Ashland, Iis
Daushter-in-Iavv Rear- FINE Horses.

where Hsury clay Lived, st Aahinud, His
Daushter-in-Iavv Resr= Fine Horses.
"Old Ashland" IL the name by which all
Kentuckians call the estate purchased by
Henry Clay. tits full Of associations with the
life Of the statesman and his wife, who died
here in the house built for their son.
Mrs. John Clay. the wife OF that son. Is the
present mistress OF "Old Ashland." and. since
the death OF her husband SIX years AGO. she
has taken complete charge OF the estate. Be-
fore her marriage she was q famous Kentucky
belle. and even now has unusual personal at
tractivsness She lie a woman OF literary abil-
ity and has written several novels. but her
chief pride is IN tho fact that che is the only
woman in the state who conducts q stock farm.
The place contains moro than l20 acres.
Scarcely weed is to be seen on II, and not
plank Is missing from its twenty-five miles Of
fence. The ;horoughbreds raised at odd
garet Wood and Magnolia presented TO Henry
Clay by a prominent politician. Mira Clay sells
most " them as yearlngs The pride OF the
whole estate IL Logic. who. with bis ~ hands
OF height, is q very Saul among horses. lie is
.aid TO be the largest horse OF his kind In
Mrs. Clay cares little for the society OF her
own kind, but ls on the most intimate terms
with her equine friends. She knows their
names their histories and even their individ-
ual dispositions. Each horse has its own little
house and paddock, and II one Of them dies 1t
that purpose. Mrs. Clay has made will, in
which che be1ueaths to every supcrannuated
animal on the place legacy OF $50 per snnum
and no work.
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They Have Orchards and Vineyards, and
OIIye. berry. and Flower Farms.

They Have Orchards and VIaeyard-, and
Onv-. berry. and Flower Farms.
DO you know" said a delicate young wom-
an tho other day, " believe will 90 out West
and take up farming
You"
Yes; why not7 Ishall never get well IL
keep on as have been doing. live In tiny
hall bedroom up four flights Of stairs. Here
At my studio have three flights to climb. IL
could get out into the country live in the
open air. and have tho inspiration OF develop
Ing property of my own, think ! should be
well inside of c year"
The tired little artist Is only one OF q multi
tude OF women who have turned their thoughts
toward farming. Horace Greeley said: Go
West. young man. Necessity now gives the
same advice to many a young woman. The
San Francisco Cal Of q recent issue contains
Gn interesting account OF the, women farmers.
or rAnrhers" as they are called, OF the Golden
EtAte. The California atmosphere is said to
induce Incidence, but. II So the women
In proportion to the population there are
probably moro women engaged IN farming IN
GatoTsf t6Sa a any th Slmer ana eountny lie
there il different from rural existence any
where else in this e3H9tr G1u d thsrs are
none OF the terrible isolation which 10 such
disheArteping feature OF ranch NE IN tns
middle Nest, or the narToWness OF outiOok
ana petite sss OF detail OF farm life In the East.
One OF the women who have won lame ~
the Auccess OF their agricultural experiments
Is Mrs. Theodnsia Shepherd OF Ventura, a eCl-
tiyAtor OF CsliiorntA flowers. seeds bulbs
StTong Of UEmpas plume lfame, and Mrs +. 1.
BueEingham Of NAeAyiile. Mrs. buckingham
Is pionser woman fruit raiser, and has prob
ably made as much money on her ventures As
anT Woman in the state.
Mrs George Mcbride. who lives near san
lose Is another successful TAncher Mrs. Me-
Bride solved the profile OF how 10 bring up
Iour boys left iafheress at an early age. ~
buTchasinR thirty-siCht acres OF land In the
Santa Clara valley and setting Il out IN lrult,
she knew nothing OF orcharding IWhlel seems
energy and good sense made her 40 EXPERT on
al matters pertaining TO trult raising. she
Was an Invalid when she went 70 California, e
now we'll and happy woman with hand
MTs. jennie starr OF Yuba City, Suffer county.
IL another enterpEistng woman Who turned 70
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sixty acres Of orchard and vineyard, and she
knows all about pruping. eraftinR, budding,
trimming, and everything that Il done to vines
or trees. She has been In the business three
years and pronouncee IL Just the sphere for n
woman who likes the eogntry and Il Wiling e
give np some Of the t.ihing things Of life and
Mira shepherd o.. Ventura began with neither
capital nor experience, but has built M .
hourishing industry and does large whole-
sale business with Eastern and foreign seeds
men. Last year Mrs Shepherd raised $500
pounda OF the seeds OF sweet peas alone.
late Judge Mccain Of Santa Cruz. makes a
specially Of ANAL fruits. such as strawber-
riea, raspberries, and others. She sells all her
fruit In santa Cruz. where IL commands the
best prices. Anothert woman rancher ls Mrs.
freda o. hunting OF Centrevile, In Alameda
county. Mrs. BuntinR's father was famous
fruit grover. so It seemed quite natural that
OF over forty acres. During the season she IL
constantly In the orchard. picking, attending
TO the shipping and keeping close watch on
all the work, Telegraph communication be-
tween her oflce and the city keeps her In
formed as to the markets, so that che can take
Other California women who have made q
success OF agriculture are Mrs. Emily Robeson.
an olive grower OF Auburn; Mrs. Kato War
field OF Glen Ellen. Mrs. Brooks OF Palm
Springs, who has "A house also ID Oakland. and
brings down the earliest figs in market and
sells them at 20 cents n pound. and
shipped grapes to Chicago and sold them at
grower: Mrs Barroilhet OF San Mateo. who
raises flowers on her J. 40 acres, and sells them
At fancy prices, and Mrs. Whittell, who has .
large rose ranch near Los Gatos.
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INJERRsTISG INFORMAL IoM
II is estima ted that In the whole OF Europe
over 700. 900 women hold public appointments.

over UOO. 900 women hold public appointments.
Jane Meade WEIGH as Our famous towns
woman" Miss WEIGH will give u series OF lee
lures in New York this winter.
Nine. Aurel OF the Theatre Franchise has be.
como a social celebrity by her singing OF old
Iibraries ioE two Years In order to give her a
good repertoire.
Tho latest thing in women's societies is .
darning club organized in q Western town.
The members decided that darning is too dull
work TO be done alone, so they organized .
club which meets every "Wednesday morning.
Ono woman reads aloud while the others re-
pair the family hosiery.
The Princess OF Wales always gives dell
cate hint to those who wish to present her with
bouquets. She sends tword as TO the size AMI
weight Of q bunch upon which she would look
with favor. Tho rose Is said to DO her favorite
flower.
Miss Frances i. Willard suggests a Chris
tIan theatre. one conducted as she says. in
such a way that religious papers could adyer-
tise and recommend It, to which a young girl
might DO taken without fear Of ANYTHING on the
stage that would bring blush to her cheek
Marie ntoinette took delight In weaving a
small blush rosebud into the corners OF hor
kerchleL Nine. Roland loved to have green
leaves on the frames OF her pictures. Her
motive was rather superstitIous one. for she
said: " want eternal green about all my
portraits; IL means never-dyng freshness"
Queen Victoria 10 said to be very particular
about people being called by their correct
names She smartly snubbed q certain lady
who spoke to her Of the late Duke Of Clarence
"a Prince Eddie" q" cannot understand"
said her irate Majesty. why the Prince aud
Princess OF Wales give their children nick
names In my presence prefer not to have
them used The Dukes name WAS Prince
Albert Victor"
The first woman to become a citizen OF the
State OF Colorado under the recent equal SUI
frage decision was Mrs. John l. Routt, wife OF
sx-Gov Routt. She gave her occupation as
housewife" Among the women who went
to register was ono who gave her name woll-
known one, and address, but whom the ques-
tion of age WAS broached refused to give u.
and left in confusion. Most Of tho women.
however, readily answered all questions.
Miss Herbert who is tho Cabinet lady" OF
the household OF tho Secretary OF the Navy. is
fond of wearing pale shades Of lavender, pink,
and blue. combined with white. She wears
almost DO called the woman In white" She
designs many ~ her costumes The gown in
which she received at tho White HOUSE, on
New Years Day was OF rich white MORO an
tilus made after one Of her own designs.
Prot" Annie OppenheIm seems to he max
ing quite good thing over in London out OF
the proverbisl curiosity which peop!e feel
about themselves. she is a physiognomist.
and has "de'ineated" 1000 people in five
months. hundreds heing turned away because
helm discla inns any connection with palmistTY
or pretension 10 psychieal powers. and says
her system OF face reading is purely scientific.
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~ THEosopHYs nIRrHL4xD.
Her Tour OF India ARd CsyIoR Pleased and
Interested AIRS. BssAnt Greatly.

Her Tour OF IndIa And CsyIoR Pleased and
Interested AIRS. BssHnt Greatly.
Mrs. Annie Bssant has been in India aud
Ceylon. whittier sho has probably made many
q flying tour In her astral body. though il
hasn't been SO well known to her in the flesh
While in Ceylon she laid the foundation stone
OF what Is to Do the Annie Besant College and
II. 2. Blayatsky Home. The institution 10 10
be for the girls Of the Singaless community.
Two years . certain Mrs. Higgins arrived
In CeylOn. a. AZ once perceived that there
She started 10 raise fund. Somebody gave
some ground, and when Mrs. BssAnt arrived
By beginning college and home for girls.
When Mrs. Besant laid the stone she said
that she regarded the giTls present. and in
deed. al girls, as her babes. and that shs
would take a mothsTly interest 10 their well
fare. Everywhere that Mrs; Bssant leetuTed
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WOMEN AND EDUCATION

Miss Richardson has been elected Second
Yics-President aud Miss Eaton Secretary OF the
senior law class in the University OF Michigan.
Tho Vice President Of the junior law class and
OF the senior class Ia tho dental department
are women.
Miss Alice Cooke has boon appointed lee
turer in history Of Owens College. Manchester,
This Is the first time a woman has been ap-
pointed in a university college In England as
lecturer to mixed classes OF men and women.
Six alumnB OF NassAr College are studying
in the post graduate department At Yale; four
alumng OF recent classes are studying msdi-
cine. one a. these In the newly opened medical
classes to women In Johns Hopkins. and ono
graduate l. studying Law In the University u
the City Of New York.
Two OF the young women students In Mich-
igan University walk two and one-hali miles a
day, ram or shine from their homes In time
prepared in their lessons.
Mrs Zela Mutual. daughter OF Harvard
professor. has achieved much honor Tor her
archaeological researches. The AnthrOpologi
cal Society Of Boston held with the Wonan's
society devoted to the same study Joint sss-
sion In her honor, and eminent men OF science
congratulated her and extolled her studies.
which have finally unEaTeHSd the mystery Of
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WITH HOLIDAYS ENDED
Blessed Woman, Satiated With
Prescnt'buying, New Shops
for Fun.
FORCING THE SEASON.
Just See the Ladies Crowd the
Bargain Counters for Sum-
mer Fabrics.

D,r,,io- .ra seiC--acrince for Their Daugh-
r,.r- by American Mothers-An Historic
Old Ke-tuchy Home, sud the Fiae Horses
or H.. Energetic Asist-es. - CanCor-i.
wo-.. Rarcher- - Uncbnp-roa.d Giris
-Di.iss =. q Fine Art In wn-hinstou-
Mrs.. Be.arrs Tour OF Ihdia and Ceyior-
Typical Enroprsn woue. = Educntiop,
Pnsaion, aud Gsnerni Informs tiop-wo-en
versus Nee In Coppetitios for WORK.
s.-sh Graad's Charming Personality
To any one less horolc and long suffering
than a woman the display Of new summer
goods challies. Ginghams. musllns and
lawns which filled tho shop windows on the
morning after Christmas would have been
appalling. The spirit Of the early Christian
martyrs but family forcshadowcd the forth
tude anil seltsacriflcs OF the ineteenth cen-
fury woman in tho exercise OF her iavorite
function shopping. She may have subsidized
into Mysteries and q tea gown over all the
Christmas shopping. Life may he q dismal
failure. The fires may not burn on her altar.
Her husband may not Ike his Christmas
cigars and may refuse to wear his Christmas
neckties. ANY Kind Of trouble may have over
taken her from death In the family to a bonnie ct
that isn't becoming but the thought of bargains
f. like the smell OF powder to tho war horse.
circumstances and the influenza are alike I'M
able to restrain her. She will take her life In
her hands any day to GO to q linen sale. and
che would rise from the very grave II she could
In be tho FIRST in at the new glnGhams that she
will not need until July. That is why the willy
merchant covers his counters with cottons as
coon as the Christmas is over. and he knows
the women will be back to exchange their
presents. They fall into the net every time.
some OF the ginghams and muslins arc laid
away for summer making. for. OF course. the
variety 10 greater now than when the season
approaches for tho goods to be In general
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WRITER or THE "HEApENLY TWINS"

Liternry Career and ChnrmIng Personally
OF Sarah Grand.
Not since Robert Elsmere" absorbed the
conversation OF the reading world has there
Teen SO much discussion over q novel as has
been excited by the appearance OF Sarah
Grnnd's Heavenly Twins"
Mrs. Grand is OF English parentage. with
old Quaker stock on both sides. She was born
In ireland. where her father held q coast
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roast. That to Be used with the game Il
brought in with that course. About ten niia-
utes before dinner Il announced II j. custom
ary. according to this ehronicler Of Washing:
bitters with a caviar sandwich. served in the
drawing room as an appetizer. This cere-
mony, however. can be dispensed with with
out violating any social law.
The claret," concluded the satisfied mar.
In the bottle"
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the sklrt,and the edges
OF all the rufnee. Each
row OF beading II run
through with a ribbon
OF a different shade
matching the flowers
10 the drese. A white
chnllle with Dresden
China figures of pink
and blue. with green
leaves. has pink. blue.
and green ribbon in the
headings. The light
figured and striped
silks so much used tor
evening gowns make
up very prettily. for
little girls, and are
trimmed with velvet to
match the color Of the
figures in tho gown and
with lace. A pretty
model has n lace yoke
and trim ming OF olive
velvet ribbon around
the skirt and yoke tied
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masses of flowers ne a friendly greeting, This
WAS n delicate little attention which she had
missed on her astral visita
Mira Besnnt declared that her sympathies
we're more strongly than ever with the Ilindoo
religion and promised to stop again at Cey-
on when che goes to Australia next year to
visit her daughter.
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It is interesting to read OF Lucy Stones ex-
perlences In college during her four years.
study at Oberlln. She never lost day from
I'll health. and she took the college course with
the m en- and held fair rank in her class. Near.
POOR and worked to earn their way through.
They did their own cooking. their own wash
ing and ironing. and some " them raid their
way by doing washing for the men.
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frequently In little bows
White muslin or figured lawn gowns are
DAINTY AMI sweet, made up with SHRED yoke
and eleeNee. very full skirt with little rufflee
at the lower edge and n ribbon of double faced
satin tied around the waist.
dainty little wool dress OF yellow has a
embroidered with gold thread and pearl beads.
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manner which nov obtains between young
people is as tnimical 60 refinement ae to de-
corum. The pendulum has swung the other
way and the eoRrseneas Of modern unreserve
about equals the former folly Of prudish af-
faofatiOno
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rows 81 the Insertion put on 10 = Point N the
centre Qi the waist The pstticoat Il white
China elk with lace ruftiea
pretty model for a ehallie drsss has thres
rows OF white lace boedjns es ipIsb foy
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the ancient Mexican Calender. After the pub
lication OF her work, Mrs. Mutual will return
to Dresden to prosecute her studies.
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Tho latest thing in women's societies Isl
darning club organized In a Western town.
Tho members decided that darning is too dull
work TO be done alone. so they organized Q
club. which meets every Wednesday morning.
Ono woman reads aloud while the others re-
pair the family hosiery.
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Nine. Aurel OF the Theatre Franchise has be-
como a social celebrity by her singing OF old
French songs Her husband ransacked tho
libraries for two years in order to give her
good repertoire.
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Buffalo newspapers always refer to Miss
Jane Meade WEIGH as Our famous towns
woman" Miss Welch will give u series Of lee
lures in New York this winter.
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push and scramble around the bargain coun-
tiers and come home with headaches and
heart buIninGs. but triumphant. And there
lore II Ia with great pleasure that pretty
little gowns.
=, Here Is a pretty dress OF fswn crapon for a
Htte girl o. twelve. The skirt has two bands
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The Princess OF Wales always gives dell
cate hint to those who wish to present her with
bouquets. She sends WORD as to the size AMI
weight Of q bunch upon which she would look
with favor. Tho rose is said to DO her fayorite
HOwAr.
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One OF the most important duties devolv-
ing by law upon the Sheriff of New York
county, is the public sale of the goods and
chattels OF delinquent debtors. This work
is not performed by the Sheriff in person,
but by an a%uctioneer designated by him ;
and thus the latter comes TO be known as
the "Sherlff's auctioneer." He makes the
sales which the law requires and RENTS the
proceeds TO the Sheriff.
There are 100 auctioneers in New York
who have acquired their licenses to sell at
public auction by filing in each case with the
Mayor a $4,000 bono with two satisfactory
sureties. A man eannot become a successful
auctioneer without apprenticeship, expe-
rience, and aptitude for this peculiar work.
He must possess alertness, ~quickness of
perception, a fair knowledge OF human
nature, familiarity with business rules and
usages, and some shrewdness. Any one
who has attended a sale of real estate,
railroad securities, dry goods, or house
hold effects knows hat a phlegmatic,
incompetent, or careless auctioneer OBJ
tains smaller prices than an astute,
alert, and efficient auctiOneer. The small
numbered auctioneers in New York indicate
the peculiar abilities required. 1t is a fact
that some OF our most successful a~uctioneers
have come TO be such by heritage, succeeding
to the business of a father or grandfather,
and displaying the ancestral qualities. We
are told that the operation of the laws Of
heredity among auetioneers is only less
marked than among dyers or the possessors
of some secret process Of manufacture.
EDWARD j. II. TAMsES is the Sheriff elect
Of New York. Instead Of employing one Of
the l2O licensed aud qualified a~uc,ioneers,
he prefers 10 ~inaugurate ON Tlesd1y
next what eX-Aldrrman MIuHAEL DUFFY.
OF the founders OF the state
Democracy, once called "a combine.
HS has determined " LAgIn oug LIS
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Will the McCarthyites Revolt?

We referred some time ago to the deter
mination reached by Mr.. JOHN +. REDMOND
and his colleagues in the House of Com
mons to vote against the RosEBERY Gov
during the next session. This
attitude On the part of the nine Parnellite
members Of Parliament, being avowedly
taken on the ground that home rule had
ceased To figure in the front of the Minis
terial programme, placed the McCarthyites
in an awkward predicament. 1t forced
them, in order TO retain the confidence of
their constituents in Ireland, TO go almost
as far as the Parnellites, and to demand
that the Liberals should reafirm in un,
equivocal terms their devotion to the home
rule cause, under penalty of losing the in
~dispensable assistance of the larger Ma
tionalist faction, Sue a downright
course was the more urgently required
of the M~cCarthyites, because their re-
tention of the checks sent by Mr.. GLAD
STONE and Lord TwEEDMoUTH had ex-
posed them to suspicion in the eyes
OF Irish patriots on both sides of the At
lantic. The necessity of obtaining prompt
and satisfactory assurances from the Min
istry was emphasized by the speech lately
made by Mr.. MCEwAS, one of the members
for Edinburgh and a supporter of Lord
ROsEBERY, to the effect that the Home
Rule bill was dead, and that it would be i'm
possible To carry the country with that
measure as the first, or even one of the prin-
eipal issues 10 be contended for by the
Liberal party.
IL is obvious that unless the Liberal
leaders speedily disclaim responsibility for
Mr.. McEwAN's assertion, no M%cCarthyite
member of Parliament ran venture To up
hold the present Government. This is so
clearly recognized by Mr.. MCCARTHY and
his colleagues that, according 70 a telegram
from London, they have notified Mr.. joins
MORLEY, Chief Secretary for Ireland, that
no further dependence can be placed upon
the votes Of Irish Nationalists unless the
principle Of home rule for Ireland is strongly
reatirmed in the Queens speech, and Is
in other ways officially announced as
the primary plank in the platform
Of the Liberal party. We earnestly
trast that this report is true; for, il il be,
and the MeCarthyites stick 10 their guns,
Lord RosEBERY and those Liberals who are
suspected of wishing 10 betray the Irish
Nationalist will be brought up with a
round TARA. II Tiew Of the detection Of The
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They LIke The sun.

From the Leader .Ga=cttc, Chi3icoths. Ohio.
There IL one newspaper page that the LEADER. Ga
Eetis never fails 10 read every day. or. at least, to
glance over pretty carefully, and that Is the editorial
page OF The NEW YORK Sun. than which there Is
nothing brighter In newspaper journalism.
One may not always agree with its uttcrances, but
the utterances never fail to interest, nevertheless. and
there are few editorial pages more widely read, by
either Republicans or Democrats.
THE Sun employs the best help obtaInable in all It's
departments, and there Is no paragraph In any issue
OF the paper that will not be found overwhelmingly
written, no matter on what subject It treats. The
sunday issue Of The Sun is a wonder, ana will keen
the average reader reading for a week.
From the Independent, Marathon, n. Y.
There Is no more readable. no more reliable. and no
more versatile paper published than TUX sUS, and IF
you see Il in THE Sun, It's So"
Pom the Local. Cambridge, Y.
Our appetite for the news OF the day and edItoriaIs
embodying true Democratic principles is never salts
Ned until We read THE NEW YORK sUS. Il is the great.
est paper OF the age.
From the Nslos. Nau0afvck. Conn.
There Is no better newspaper In the metropolis than
THE srs, and the paper will be of unusual interest
during the coming year.