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The Cook County herald., 1897-12-11
arrange ARIA and rearran6e according
their cl1 1ildis fancy rlyfieu sa.n,,1d e : Z,

arrange and rearranNe according Is
their childish fancy. They ghould have
such g g corner. It should not be III a
+ not TIC or q damp basement, on the
ground or in an ll-smeIling barn.
/ q. child is small Or. has no brothers
q and 1t1 sisters for playmates it should not
/ be be I 8 solated, for children are social lit
lie beings, who love to carry on com
yersafions with somebody and who
dearly deal prize a little sympathy. with
their play 5.. ii s ". s. b. .is
II that vast mai ajority OF homes which
are not spacious enough to afford a
nursery some particular spot or corner
should be set aside for the smaller
members OF the household 1t should
not be the darkest, most unattractive
corner OF the house, and it should not
be. spot which MUST be cleared up"
at the approach Of every visitor. We
have all seen the look Of childish dis
may on the face Of some wee house
keeper when the Things she has so
carefully arranged are swept away by
the rude hand of some unsympathizing
elder one, who wants to "*tTdy up the
room. To: her; little mind it seems
very senseless and Cruel to put away
her pretty toys SO that the roon1 will
look mice" to older people. The
childs play corner should be some sun
ny place which can be left entirely for
the little child, for her taste to arrange
and her caprice to fix, without regard
to any other arrangements Of the
household. .-.,. -, -.
7 In a pleasant home in which lives a
contented little girl such a. play corner
is set aside in the deep south window
of the dining room. It contains, to- be
sure, among other things, a family Of
six dolls and their wardrobe. an IRON
ing board, bedstead, dresser writing
desk, wringer and washtub, piano, horse
and wagon, an elephant, four kittens
and numerous sundries. The family
sits down to the table in full sight Of
six ladies seated at a table whose prin-
zcipal article, of diet is sugar. Some
times they see a washing hanging ON
line, again there is a fully equipped
hospital in view,. and very often a.
full dressmaking and millinery depart
ment are few feet from their elbows,
The little girls mamma never disturbs
her things, though she tries to teach
her to keep them in order herself. She
is not allowed to scatter them all over
the house, but this one corner, where
she need not be alone, where she may
be we'll protected from the weather and
whose attractiveness even she can feel
is entirely hers, and she is newer called
upon to relinquish it.
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Digestive Power Of Animals.

4 The digestive and assimilative pow
ers of animals are much more vigorous
when they are young than when they
have grown old, and in selecting cattle
for feeding purposes this should be
borne in mind. This difference is
plainly shown in the tests that have
been made from time to time, the gain
being much more rapid during the first
two years than it is afterwards, and the
profits from feeding correspondingly
greater. 1t is frequently the case, to
be sure, that old cattle grow very fat,
but it must be borne in mind that this
has come about from long-continued
feeding, and the question is to be con-
siQered whether, when the value Of the
food consumed is taken into account,
there is any profit left. In the selection
OF animals it should not be taken for
granted that a large beast will neces-
sarily eat more than small one, for
this is not always the case. Much de-
pends on the powers of assimilation.
1t has ofen been noticed that one lot
OF cattle will thrive and make rapid
gain on much less food than another.
Careful watching of the stock while be-
Ing ,fattened, and keeping an accurate
account of the cost of food consumed,
will soon enable man to make such
selections as may be depended ON to
show good returns.-Ex.
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Greek House Gowns.

SOFT, cllnging materials are once
more coming in for house gowns, and
Greek effects will therefore be fash
lonahle during the coming season. Like
the gown worn by Celia in Harold
Frederics illumination" they will be
draped rather than fitted. Cashmere,
nuns yelling and soft camels hair will
be the materials used. The colors will
be varied. All light colorings are like
ly to be popular, but the girls will
choose with view rather to their
own eyes and complexion, just as Celia
chose ivory white on account of her
wonderful head of FURNISHED gold.
A successful gown is of robins egg
blue, and will be worn by dark girl
with rosy cheeks. The back has a.
loosely fitted waist and a train that lies
several inches upon the floor; in front
the bodice is cut in a deep V and the
fronts are loose and cross in surplice
fashion, hanging in quite blouse at
the waist, where they are belted in
under roll Of green velvet. The V
is, of course, too deep to remain un-
filled, so charming vest of pale blue
Persian chiffon is here used with tell
ing effect. The sleeves are long and
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Diversifying Agricultural Products.

Diversifying Agricultural Products.
The first thing that suggests itself
to my mind is diversifcation of our
agricultural products. We are now
importing from foreign countries agri-
cultural products of an average value
Of 1888. .651 ,012, which is a little more
than one-half of all our importations
of all kinds. Some of these importa-
tions cannot be profitably produced
here; large share of them can and
ought to be produced here by Ameri-
can farmers. This would give en-
ployment to labor in this country and
ought to be produced here by Ameri-
can farmers. This would give en-
ployment to labor in this country and
keep at home the millions that go
abroad to pay for foreign labor. Such
diversifcation would also reduce the
production of the cereals which have
been produced in late years at a loss
It is folly for us to try to force upon
consumers more Of any product than
their wants demand. We must learn
to supply them with what they want
and then make them pay fair prices
for the same. In this way we may
exercise some control over our busi-
ness and realize some profit on ou1
labor and investment.-J. H. Brigham
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sof man and team 1lling gullies and
chuck holes, and doing a little grading
OF steep bluffs, would be worth twenty
dollars on 8 few farms with whichI
am acquainted. It would save wear Of
wagon, team aud drivers temper, and
make It possible to increase the size
of loads without danger Of overload
ing. This work should be done thor
oughly and on time. ! prefer having.
itsdone a month before harvest, so that
some wear may make it smooth. These
are details" but details count. a
man will spend halt q dollar to go to
q circus and be happy two hours, while.
that half a dollar expended In perma-.
nently getting ride OF some nuisance
would save him from being mad Il
month, il all the little vexatious times
could be showed together and be thus
measured.
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Cabbages in Winter.

The old plan of burying, or putting
cabbage in trenches during winter, or
for winter use, has become obsolete
and more simple and easy plan has
been adopted. Where cabbage is grown
on large scale for shipping purposes,
the best plan is to lift the cabbage and
stack them two tiers deep and as close
ly as they can be placed in an orchard,
or wood if convenient, and cover with
leaves to the depth Of two or three
inches, the leaves to be kept in place by
a slight covering of earth, says Amer
lean Gardening. In this way the
heads will keep perfectly sound all
winter, and they can be easily
taken up as wanted for ship
ping. For family use cabbages can
be kept in the same way, only it. will
not be necessary to make the second
layer. 1t is quite important to keep
them little below the freezing point,
1t has been suggested to keep them in
some convenient building, but this
plan has always resulted in failure. as
the dry atmosphere is fatal; cabbage
must be kept moist and cool, the slight
est whiting renders it unfit for tho
table. .r
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New Positions for Women.

Large hotels afford an opportunity
FOR women to fill several remunerative
positions without any loss of dignity,
and if she is willing to work with
promptness and neatness there is no
| reason why she should not make a
comfortable living and be of invaluable
assistance to the traveller.
The position of ladies companion"
is suggested as novel line of work
for women. Such a companion would
live in the hotel and make herself gen.
orally useful to it's women guests,
charging SO much an hour for her
services. Her services as guide or
chaperone would be invaluable on
many occasions. If the esweather is had
or the guest is i'll and wishes to be en-
tertained the companion only needs to
be notified. This many consider
most excellent opening for both elder
ly and young women. 1t seems prob
able that the hotels would be not only
willing to have them but glad of their
services. The woman should be as
nearly independent as possible. That
is, to engage her room and pay her
board like any other guest, and leave
her cards in the Office with the under
standing that she was to be recon-
mended and called on when needed.
There are hundreds of ways in which
she could make herself useful and also
have an opportunity for making very
desirable friends and acquaintances.
Then there is the hotel shopper,
woman who will direct or advise the
guests of the house how and where to
do their buying, or, if called on, do the
buying herself or accompany them
when buying. Then there is the hotel
mender, woman also at the beck and
call of the guests of the hotel.
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A Ty role IS Courtship.

In the Tyrol, the first time, a. young,
man pays visit as avowed lover, ha
takes with him a bottle of wine, and.
pouring out glass; presents it to- the
object of his affections If she accepts
it, the whole affair is settled. and his
proposal of marriage (unspoken), has
been accepted. Sometimes: She is; not
quite prepared to surrender at once,
and then she will make excuses, as to
wine disagreeing with her,. or. that her
priest shad forbidden her. to- take any,
or in fact any subterfuges that OCCURS
to her at the moment. The: ,purport
of the excuses is that the proposal
made by the offer of the wine. is. pre-
mature. Not word need be- spoken
as the act Of bringing the wine,'' as
it is called, is synonymous with the
act of proposing, and the custom dates
back to the ninth century. If any of
the wine is spilled it is considered an
unlucky omen, and there is saying.
for an unhappy marriage: They have
spilled the wine between thena.''
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Many Styles of Hats.

Alplnes, English walking hats, tur-
bans and the perennial sailor shapes
all those styles which are always in
fashion for travelling wear and general
utility uses-are more than ever pop
ular this year, golf, tennis, yachting
and cycling costumes being incomplete
without finish of one or the other of
these practical models. This year the
sailor hat is trying to both men and
women. Like an inch on the end of
a mans nose, the small addition to
height or width of a sailor hat makes
all the vital difference between the
becoming and the reverse. In styles
for men, the crowns, even on sizes
usually fitting the wearer, look bulky
and overbroad. The sailors for women
and girls are, as rule, nearly two
inches too high and an inch too wide
to look well or make their wearers
look so in them. However, they are
the rage, Drim and crown, and there
fore there is nothing further that need
be said for or against them.
Alpine shapes are slightly narrower
in the brim than last year, and the
crowns somewhat higher. They are
trimmed with stiff shades, quill feath-
ers and bow and band of bias vel
vet. The pineapple straws are much
used this year, both for sailors and
Alpines for cycling wear The over
trimmed turbans and English walking
hats are quite too weighty for COM
Portable uses just now, although they
can hardly be surpassed as appropriate
shapes for travelling. # For the autumn
81 ason these velvet flower and feather
trimmed styles will, however be all
that could be desired. Matronly wo-
men who are Disguised. with the little
toy bonnets offered in the shops, and
do not think the oval toques becoming,
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still ind the En- glisn walking hat a.
!, most satisfactory model for general
I British Dress Reform. l

4 i tJ Ut
Her n1ajesty's domain, where the prf~
5yate bathing machine prevails and a
dip in the ocean IS attended by much
ceremony, is not the place where one
would look for radical and progressive
notions rotor concerning bathing dresses. Yet
here it is that the divided sKart, uncon-
cealed by an oyerhanging one, seems
about to win permanent place in the
regard of batheTs. SS=..l<
The suits which are made after this
model are full. The, shaped, divided
skirt is arranged On deep pointed
band. Hun in and out Through eyelets
about the edges of the legs and sleeves
are silk covered flannel bands that hold
the skirt to the knees and the bodice
to the arErs. Gay bolero Jackets and
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that under certain conditions they are
1alriy profitable, for on old beds the
fruit ripens week or so earlier than
the same varieties in new beds. In
years past had a considerable expert
~ence in burning over old. beds, but 1t
mas nearly always been within two or
Snree weeks after the fruiting season,
when [ have a moving machine go
over and cut down berry plants, weeds,
grass, and everything quite close to
me ground and then in a few days al
'ter all were thoroughly dried and there
was a good fair wind blowing l have
started fires on the windward side ana
burned the field over rapidly; this kill
ed all fungus diseases, insects, weed
seeds. etc, and Injuries but few of the
plants, although occasionally where
the roughage is a little heavy it may
make too hot fire and hurt few
tScroWnS- If this burning over can be
done just before rain storm have
found the plants start new leaves very
rapidly. I have some times after the
burning run a smoothing harrow over
! the entire field to loosen up the ground
a little; this tears out few plants, but
does no harm to matted beds; it is
sometimes advisable after the harrow
ing to run q cultivator over between
the rows and loosen up the ground,
which helps to stimulate new growth
more rapidly. What effect moving off
the tops and burning the field later in
the season would do I am not sure, but
the fruit crowns will be forming late
an August and early in September, and
Il would not think that burning over at
this season would be safe or advisable.
j am rather of the opinion now that as
-7far south as Norfolk, where fruitage
was ended in May, that it would be bet
Ater to defer burning until very early
next spring, sometime in late Febru-
ary Or early March, when the ground
was dry enough, a quick fire over the
field might do some good. Some years
ago had an accidental fire get into an
old strawberry field early in spring and
: burnt off the tops and lot of old hay
mulch and where this burning over
was. the fruit was earlier and better
than where left undisturbed; still one
accidental success of this kind would
mot be a guarantee that like results
would follow every such burning.
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Mistakes on the Far-u.

1. I made a mistake when I bought
swamp land in thick timber, black ash,
elm, sycamore and black alder, cat
swamp clay lands.
e. Tried to farm it with open shall
low bitches.
3 Laid it with tile too shallow
l. Laid it with tile too small to
carry off the water soon enough to
save the crop.
s. Rlowed up wet meadow land to
raise carn on.
b Tried to raise the third crop Of
corn in rotation on one piece of
ground.
T. Did not select my seed corn in
September and take proper care of
same
g. Planted in hills instead of drill
ing it.
g. Did not cut up corn early enough
to make good feed of the stalks.
10- Did not tie fodder in bundles
TO stack or NOW away.
Ill Did not reclean and grade seed
wheat before sowing.
IL Not plowing oats ground in fall
H Sowing and planting all kinds
"of grain too thick.
IL Going in debt for farm machin-
eeTy.
Is Allowing agents of every de-
:scr1ption to persuade me to buy or
take stock in companies for public i'm
iprovenaents. Agents are curse to the
farmer and a public nuisance, and
ought not to be tolerated.
16. With that lawyer when coun-
@seied with him. Your case is all right
when there is money in it.
II. When I sold that good brood
mare and bred a common one.
18- When bought grade bull $40
4 cheaper than could good one.
49, When hired a lively, spirited
boar when lazy one is better.
70 Letting the young pigs lay in a
wet nest. u s1.[,~ -.
FL Feeding too much corn and not
enough clover and slop. s ~
# e. Selling young calves for veal
and steers as stockers. ...# "
23. Selling corn, oats and rye in
stead of feeding it on the farm. ID
~. Farming too much land and
planning too much work
"a. Not confining ourselves strictly
to the farm in all its branches.
26. Not having an education thor
~ eughiy in all branches. ID. C. w. in
Indiana Farmer lSf5t E#
The Cook County herald., 1897-12-11
! Farm Roads !

a writer in an exchange says: The.
load Of wheat or hay that can be drawn
to the barn is measured by the worst
place in the farm road leading to the
barn. This may seem a small matter.
but It is not SO on housands Of farms.
II cannot afford to have a bad piece III
the road. because time and wages Of
men are going on while the team. IL
stalled or taking only three -fourths of
= load TO escape stalling. A days work
The Cook County herald., 1897-12-11

"I envy her her complexion" said
Maud. "But she freckles and tans SO
easily" replied Mamie. That's just,
it. She can go to the seashore for a
few days, at the end of the season, and
look exactly as if she had been away
all summer. ."-Washington Star.
The Cook County herald., 1897-12-11
Keeping Grapes.

Concerning methods OF keepina
grapes, Consul General Jones writes
from Rome, Italy: "A recent bulletin
of the School Of Agriculture of Scan.
dicc1, Italy, describes experiments
made by Professor Marchi for the
keeping Of grapes fresh during the win.
ter. A certain quantity of grapes (com.
prising different qualities) were hung
up in a cool and dry place, all damaged
berries having been previously ,remov-
ed; a second lot was packed in dry, pull.
verized peat in wooden boxes. At the
end of four months the grapes thai
had been hung up had become decayed
and had dropped off; on the other:
hand, those that had been packed in
the boxes were found to be in fine con.
dition. This is, therefore, a simple and
economical method. Another one con.
sists in gathering the bunches with a
good bit Of stem attached and immers.
ing their tips in bottles containing wa.
ter and pulveriZed charcoal.
The Cook County herald., 1897-12-11
FARM AND RDEN.
MATTERS OF INTEREST TO
AGRIcULTURISTS.
Some Up-to-Date Hints About Cultiva-
tien Of OF the Soil and Yields Thereof
- lEHlortlcultu ture. viticulture and Flori-
culture. slz sIE @ a 5
nurning Over Old Strawberry BEDS.

NOTICE 70 ]. ). 81: in your
issue Of July Mr..
:BE'rl'i;n,.kE,lley's B in. inquiry
In relation to the
burning off Of old
strawberry beds,
writes j. H. Hale
in Strawberry Gull
turist. I am not
much Of a believer
in old strawberry
hods sti]l T know
The Cook County herald., 1897-12-11
Parts We Play.

& 1T may be true that all the worlds
stage, said the gloomy man, eebut the
statement that th the men are players is
gross hatterY in most cases.
..=S" What would you call them p.
/. Supes. 4 bout sss in every L GOO are
Just plain, ordinary everyday supes,
J. who g saresnot rene even entitled to be enum-
Grated tied among amor the. members of the
con company =lll supporting the star Chi
#cago Post.
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1oW1ng, and partly conceal tight, inner
sleeves of the chiffon.
Another gown has a deep yoke and
very much resembles a Mother Hub
bard. in shape, until it has been encir-
cled by the sash, which is made broad
OF the gown material. The sash is
caught up high on the left side, and
fastens there in a four-looped bow.
Thence it falls in two long ends al
aost to the ground.-The Latest.
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Children love place of their own.
rhey like one, too, that will not be TAX
en- away from them at every caprice of
their elders a little spot where they
can play undisturbed, which they can
The Cook County herald., 1897-12-11
Ask Not why / Should Love He.r.

SIX me not why I
love her: i
Look upon those
j soul-full eyes! +
Look while mirth or
Keeling move her
And see there how.
sWeetly rise Is
Thoughts gay and
! gentle from a
breast, 5t &
Which is Of inno-.,
AZ, cence the nest
Which, though each
n: joy were from. it
L .,.af -i.'f- Fa'.. 30
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Us Ii. you have bog holes In the pasture
where the cows can 60 and drink the
5sstagnant water. have them either filled
up or drained. #s35E
The Cook County herald., 1897-12-11

Corn Smut. The smut does not pass
from stalk to stalk IN the field, and
there is no danger Of contamination ii
this way. The infection takes place
when the corn is very young, the ger.
minating spores entering the tenderegt
partthe root, node and lowest joint
and after the disease is once ID the5
plant no application will do the least
good. Ex.
The Cook County herald., 1897-12-11

BY truth would still be tenanted! i
See, from those sweet windows peepina
emotions tender, bright, and pure,
And wonder not the faith Pm keeping
Every trial can endure!
wonder not that looks so winning
Still for me new ties are spinning;
wonder not that heart so true s.s
heeps mime from ever changing too.
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The Finishing Tont,,

J ~ ust st wal said the man in the bar
Der shop i g the brush boy gets ready
for the finishin touch. y
5s2'''Y on q mean that he viii complete
your toilet ?''
'l'1t He'll get ny last ten cant -,
Washington Star
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ITEMS or OFINTEREST FoR MAIDS
AND MATRONS. 81 u

AIS Play Corner for the hildrsn some
Notes OF the 55 Modes Greek House
low ns---B British Dress Refornaa Many =.
Styles In Hats. 5l5.5Es5, @
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-04-30
BREAKS THE RECORD.
State Law Supplements Will
Be Sent Out in a Day
or Two.

Pioneer Press: The North western
Newspaper union has broken all
records in publishing the laws passed
by the legislature. The shipment to
the papers of the state Ot the law
supplements will begin today. just
eight days after the adjournment OF
the legislature. The work in getting
out these supplements is enormous.
and the fact that only a day over a
week has been consumed in getting
them ready for publication reflects
great credit on the union.
The supplements will be published
in the morning papers throughout
the state Monday morning. Two
years ago the publication was not
until May %, and never before has
the supplement been ready In any
where near 80 short q time. The
supplement contains twenty pages.
Even in the old days when the sup
plement contained only eight pages
it was never out in u shorter time
than two weeks after the adjourn
ment of the legislature.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-04-30
Vick,x Floral Guide. 1897.

For nearly half a century this
catalogue of flower and vegetable
seeds, plants, bulbs. roses, grains.
potatoes, etc.. has come as regularly
as spring time. Here it is again to
remind US that it is time to think
about our gardens. This issue con-
tains half a dozen full page ha:f-tone
illustrations of roses,y asters, gold
flowers, carnations and tomatoes.
1t seems full of necessary informa-
ton for either amateur or prOfes-
sional. Send IS cents to James
Vick's Sons, Rochester, N. Y, for a
packet ;of either Vick's Branching
Aster, New japan Morning Glory or
extra choice Pansy and II copy Of
Vlck's Floral Guide. II you state
where you saw this notice you will
receive a packageof flower seeds free.