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NESTS FOR DUCKS.

the earth floor is covered with hay,
straw or leaves, it will be perfectly sat
isfactory. There must not be damp
ness in the house, as the birds will not
dc so we'll; while they are given to
water on the outside they must have
comfortable quarters in which to
warm up" or dry out"
The building shown in Fig. may be
constructed of any dimensions desired
according to the size of flock to be kept.
A house IL by IA feet will accommodate
nicely flock of dozen. There are no
interior arrangements whatever, SIM
ply the floor surface of the building.
1t is better not to use nests. Some
raisers use plain nest, as shown in
Fig. 2. These nests are made of one
inch boards, IL inches high and 16
inches long, set IA inches apart, and
held together in front with a threeinch
strir. The nests are nailed to the back
OF the house or in the yard, and, if per-
mitted, duck will build herself nest
to her liking. Again, duck is liable
to injure herself by falling over the
strips in front of nests or other OBJ
structions that may be in the house.
Bulletin U. S. Dept of Agriculture.
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BIRDS LIKE TO PLAY.
Some Go So Far as to Build Regular
Amusement HILLS.

some Go SO Far as to Build Regular
Amusement Halls.
Birds are usually merry creatures,
hut the birds that build playhouses for
their own enjoyment must be of a
peculiarly sportive nature. A few
years ago a gentleman who was hunt
| ing in the wilds of New Guinea made
acquaintance with these birds and their
lighthouses. He found himself in front
/ of neatly built cabin about a foot
and half high, in the midst of mead
| ow of rich green mosses studded with
flowers. The cabin was much better
made than the huts Of the natives.
A fat piece of ground, on which grew
| small tree about the size of a light
walking-stick, had been chosen, and
upon it the cabin was erected, with the
little tree for it's center post. Stems
LOT an air-plant which would live and
grow after they had been built into the
structure formed the walls and roof,
and futtered their tiny leaves about the
doorway that led to the garden, where
bright flowers and gayly colored ber-
ries and the feathers OF beautiful birds
Hay altered about.
1t was not until afterward that the
intruder learned that designers of the
tiny playhouse and pleasure grounds
were little birds.
First cousins to the gardener-birds,
says Mr.. J. Carter Beard in Popular
Science News, are the bower-birds OF
Australia. These birds build bowers in
which they meet to dance and frolic.
The walls are strongly formed OF twigs
and small branches woven together,
and the whole structure is covered with
"a layer of beautiful grasses.
The playhouses are further orna-
mented inside and out with shells, shin
ing pebbles, gay scraps, little bones,
and skulls of wild birds bleached white,
together with the green and gold and
scarlet feathers of parrots.
After the male birds have built the
arbors they leave their little mates to
decorate them, which they do with
great zest, often flying miles to find
some glittering object that suits their
taste. When;all is completed the birds
repair to the bower to enjoy them
selves as if in ballroom, bowling and
dancing, turning about and chasing
each other up and down in whirl OF
sportiye delight.
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MONKEYS AT FooreALl.


They Also Play Cricket, hut Not Ae-
cOrding to Rule.
Travellers in South Africa have noted
the fact that where monkeys congre-
gate in large numbers they also in
dulge in games of certain kind. Two
OF these games seem to resemble cricket
and football.
The cricket is of primitive order.
About dozen monkeys stand in
circle, or whatever is akin to the simian
idea of circle. Two of them advance
from different extremities of the cir
Gle and stop about Is yards apart, fac
ing each other. The monkey at the
southern end of the circle has cocoa
nut in his hand. He is the bowler.
The monkey at the other end does
not, as you might suppose, WELD a
full cane bat. His business is to dodge
the cocoanut which the bowler aims at
his head. The delivery of the ball is
tremendously fast, full pitched and
fraught with dire results if it touches
the spot" When it does happen to
touch the spot-that is, any part of the
monkeys body-that monkey is very
much out and doesn't even stop to
dispute the question.
Another monkey takes his place until
he, too, receives his dismissal. 1t was
presumed by the travellers that the
game was finished when a majority of
monkeys lay nursing their wounds I'M
der the friendly shade of neighbor-
ing palm.
The football is of a more advanced
type. 1t is also played with a cocoa
nut The game, if anything, is un-
doubtedIy the ''socker" game, and is
played with the feet. OF course there
is no goal nor any tactics to speak OF,
the object of each animal being to keep
the ball to himself as much as possible.
Still the competition to get the ball
makes it resemble a real game of foot
err" and the dexterity exhibited by
these peculiar amateurs is surprising
and wonderful.
In an evil moment some ambitious
monkey may elect to play the Rugby
game by snatching up the ball and
making off, but the game then develops
into war, in which life is sometimes the
prize.
No mention is made of a referee, but
if there is one about, like wise and
proyident monkey, he is probably up
tree.-Brooklyn Times.
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STRAIGHT FARMING.
More Popular Now Than 1t Has been
for n Long Time.

More Popular Now Than 1t Has Been
for n Long Time.
The past five or six years have been a
period of shifting, experimenting and
trial with a large number of farmers.
Urged by low prices of staple products
they left the old and ventured into new
fields of live stock production, cropping
and methods of farming. These ex-
periments have not been satisfactory
to the vast majority, for no sooner did
they get into new field than it was
overrun with their competitors. But
the experience has been valuable. The
result is q general tendency to return
to the production of the staples in
system of mixed farming as being the
most satisfactory in the long run. Most
of the so-called "specialties" which
were to do so much for the average
farmer have failed to enrich him. Most
of the new crops which were so loudly
praised in the beginning have been
found no improvement over the old. But
in methods of farming, which involved
cheaper production and better prod
uct, there has been considerable adj
vance. For these reasons straight
farming" is now more popular as well
as more promising than for long time
and this is for the greatest good to the
greatest number OF ADMINISTRATIONS
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morning last February two gvse ringa
were missing from the dressing table
of DIR. Bretherton's mother. The wcn-
der of the disappearance was
increased some weeks later when
q pair of gold-rimmed eyeglasses were
missing from the top of DR.. Brother
toms own bureau. AS other valuables
were lying around in the other rooms, it
was not suspectedth burglars had been
at work, but there was general dis
charge of servants the following month
when pair of pearl opera glasses and a
diamond bracelet disappeared from the
same spot in Mrs. Bretherton's room.
Other articles disappeared. The real
thief was discovered one midnight when
Jack. in stealing an alarm clock, hap
pened to release the spring, and conse-
uuently awoke his master. Then Jacks
box was searched, a~d under the rags
we're found the many valuable articles
that had been missing. A court was
held, Jack was decided to be an in
I urable criminal. and condemned to
ysath.-N. Y. World.
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LORRAINE RIBBON WORK.
Fancy for This Sort of Thing Is on
the Increase.

Fancy for This Sort of Thing Is on
the Increase.
Though the ribbon work known as
Lorraine work" has been in fashion
for some time the craze for it seems to
gowns as well as for small fancy arti-
cles, as sachets, note books, cushions or
screens. One OF Chicagos leading
dressmakers has prepared white satin
skirt embroidered up each seam with a
suitable design, which is to be worn at
a ball near at hand. The effect of the
embroidery is much improved by the
addition of spapgles and sequins. The
bodice is embroidered to correspond.
Such work must be done most care
fully, or the beauty of the whole dress
would be spoiled. The method of work
ing is really very simple, as each petal
and leaf is formed by the ribbon, which
is threaded into the needle and passed
through the material and only occa-
sionally stitch or two needs to be
added in fine sewing silk. Small French
knots are introduced as centers to
small flowers, and raised flowers are
NoiNCu Wy Juob SdlHCllnS Il oiidll pol-
ton of the ribbon into shape before
placing it where required.
Dinner table centers and doylies
worked to match are the smartest and
newest idea, and just at this season
decorative needlework comes in most
OPPORTUNITY. En- PEASANT, it may be
suggested that on large table broad
ribbons can be most effectively intro
duced, and these must be arranged ac-
cordng to individual taste, and also
with regard to the silver or other orna-
ments in hand for decoration. Much
depends upon the arrangements for
lighting, whether candles, lamps, or
electric light be used. Two broad rib
bons twisting in and out of the base of
lamps, fiowerpots or dessert dishes are
most effective in two colors. Starting
from the center and ending in bows
ut each corner, this is much admired,
and il candles are used or shaded lamps
their shades should match the ribbon.
Chicago Times-Herald
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sQuAw Gus n MAINE.


tDe W0-Oo-mo-kns
Wa-ba-na-ki is the name of wom-
ans club in Maine. All the members
of this organization are squaws and
belong to the Tarratine tribe, the rem
nant of which lives on Indian island,
in the Penobscot river, opposite Ban
gor. The members are nearly all pure
Indians, but not the kind of greasy
cid women, with red shawls over their
stout shoulders. and odors more numer-
GUS than pleasant emanating from their
bodies. A picture of the Tarratne type
hangs in the reception room of the Tar
ratine club in Bangor, and is dedicated
to the red and unwrinllled dame who
posed for it-Molly Molasses-who died
at the modest age of 100 years, accord
ing to the tradition on Indian island.
There are other squaws as dark of
skin, eyes and hair, but graceful, self
possessed, agile in movement, fluent in
speech. and who speak pure English.
Prominent among this class is Mrs.
Martha Nicolar, of Old Town or, more
properly speaking, of Indian island.
She is the wife of one of the leading
men of his tribe, Horace Nicolar, and is
the first president of the Wa-ba-na-ki
club, of which dozen of her Tarratine
sisters form the membership.
Mrs. Nicolar, the clubs first presi-
dent, is descendant of high Indian
blood, while her husband comes from
equally pure Tarratine stock. The Soc
cabasins came straight down from old
Peter SOCIALISM,, who, at the age of
JOG, wandered away from the island and
persisted in the great north woods be-
fore he could be found. 10 Nicolar, an
other father of club women, was the
historian of his tribe. and constant
opponent of marriages between girls
of the tribe and white men. In spite
of him the young folks have welded
where they would, and some of the
white blood is in the Wa-ba-naki club
to-day. This club will do great work
for its tribe. It's first purpose is the
establishment of an industrial school
on Indian island, and they will hold
sale soon in which their own handi-
work will go to swell the fund which is
to be put into the new institution. The
club members have deep appreciation
of their mission. They are fully awake
to the need of reforms in the social
conditions of their people. Besides set
ting the CLUB work a-going in the tribe
these women will apply themselves to
the collection of the history of the Tar
ratines.
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the digestive organs and keeps her gen
orally in good health
In Fig. is shown simple house that
may be built at small expense. 1t is
plain and has shed roof Such house
should be built of rough boards, ~
inches by one inch, and joints covered
by three-inch by one inch strips. The
roof should be made watertight and
covered with tarred paper, shingles or
tin. The outside should be well drained
around the bottom, that it may not be
damp. Some advocate board floors,
raised from six to eight inches from the
ground and covered from four to six
inches with dry earth, straw or leaves.
The writer favors the using of board
floors in all houses for chickens, but
thinks it not essential for ducks. If the
house is well drained on the outside and
The Brinkley argus. (Brinkley, Ark.) 1883-current, 1898-01-20
steamed Salmon i. Fine.

A specially desirable method of
cooking salmon is to steam it. We all
like our food served daintily, and 1
know no more tempting dish than
steamed salmon served with Hol-
landaise sauce and garnished with
parsley and slices of hard-boiled eggs.
Wipe the salmon and cut into fillets.
Steam 25 minutes, and place on hot
platter around generous bunch of
parsley; garnish with hard-bolled
eggs, and pour around the salmon Hol-
landaise sauce.-Chicago Tribune.
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This pussy wa. Faithful.

A good story of feline fidelity comes
from Rohrback, in Lorraine. Pussy is
in the habit of taking daily constitu-
tional with her master. Quite recently
business call demanded journey by
rail, necessitating a five days absence
from home. Pussy saw her master off
by taking pathetic leave of him at the
station. On his return pussy awaited
him on the platform. The station mas
ter said she had not left the premises,
and that she had appeared on the plat
form on the arrival of each train day
and night. On his alighting pussy
irred her welcome with an exhibition
, cefesses 81 touching to behold
To10on 7fodkfn Society.
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FACTS FOR BEEKEEPERS.

The queen is the life of the colony.
Always set beehives close to the
ground.
Keep the hives well painted, espe-
cially the roofs.
Hives should be set with entrances
facing south or east.
Smoke is the only thing that will cub
due or control bees.
Thorough ripening of honey is more
important than color.
Do not winter bees in house unless
it is frost-proof and dark.
Put good layer of sawdust around
the hive, especially in front.
The air should always circulate be-
tween the ground and the hive.
Never smoke bees at any time more
than is necessary to quiet them.
Wind breaks on the north and west
sides of the apiary are beneficial
Heavy canvas or duck is good ma
terial to cover the frames in winter.
Very late swarming out is good evil
dence that the bees are starved out.
Bees Matched during the summer
months almost all die before spring.
Hives should not be set fiat on the
ground, but be raised about two inches.
1t is an advantage always to furnish
new swarm with frame of young
brood.
| In order to insure straight combs
| empty frames comb guides must b
| used.
Neither honey boards nor boards
any kind should be placed directly
the frames.
Some kind of absorbing mate,
should be placed directly over
combs in winter.
The proper time for transfer
bees is early in the spring, when
bees are gathering their first hore'
Roofs of hives of ever
have good coat of p
leaky roofs are very
Louis Republic.
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they could be dropped down over the
hands or slipped up to the elbows.
The front of the jacket and the sleeves
were trimmed with guipure. The only
other trimming was row of frogs in
red and gold cotton. A dull gold
clasp fastened the throat, and at the
back of the neck was gold and red
striped ribbon. This jacket could be
slipped on in a minute; and it was
pretty enough to do honor to almost
any house OCCASION
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CANINE kLEPToMANIAc.
why Jack, n New York Scotch Ter
rfer, Had to he Executed.

rfer, Had to BE Executed.
Just plain Jack is the unpretentious
name of New York dog, whose fame
will be handed down with wonder to
canine posterity. The owner of Jack is
DR.. George +. Bretherton, veterinary
surgeon of No. 27O West One Hundred
and Twenty-siXth street.
While stealing is by no means an un-
common vice among all of our house
hold pets, Dr. Bretherton claims that
Jack bears the distinction of being the
only animal kleptomaniac the world has
ever known. Jack is a kleptomaniac in
every sense of the word, and he has an
irresistible impulse to steal every thing
he can lay his paws on, even when the
article is something that he cannotpos
sibly eat or make use of in any manner
whatever. Rings, spoons, shoe-horns
paper-cutters and even alarm clocks
stir up storm of feeling in the heart
Of Jack whenever he lays eyes on them.
and he cannot sleep in peace until, after
the household is asleep, he patters into
the bedrooms and makes off with the
ornament that has attracted his eye.
The dog had not been an inmate of the
Bretherton house many weeks when onz
The Brinkley argus. (Brinkley, Ark.) 1883-current, 1898-01-20
MAKE LIFE ATTRACTIVE.


Upon the Farm.
We often hear it deplored that So
many farmers boys and girls leave the
farm SO early, but it is all in their bring.
ing up, and nine times out of ten the
parents are responsible. They do not
make farm life attractive enough. They,
forget that God designed every farm for
an Eden, and stalk through life as un-'
concerned to the beauties around them
as the dumb brutes under their care do.
/ heard a young man of % say the
other day that he wouldn't leave home
for anything-that he considered it the
prettiest spot on earth. Come to find
out, that boy never had to get up at
three o'clock in the morning and work
until sunset. He was blessed with
parents who considered their children
Of more Importance than overwork or
money. Pleasures were furnished at
home to keep the boys out of danger.
Even Fourth of July was celebrated so
splendidly at home that the boys had no
desire to go anywhere. went to one of
those farm entertainments, and there
was picnic all day in the orchard, with
swings and boat rides on the mill pond,
ice cream and fireworks. The farmer
was not rich man, either; lie only
looked out for the good and enjoyment
of his boys.
Some farmers and their wives take
time to interest their children in beau
ties around them, and set them to work
making collections of flowers, leaves
and grasses, with names written neat
ly under each. They let their children
bring MOSES and stones into the house
and form little cabinets of their own.
They encourage them to draw and paint
pictures of all the birds and insects they
see, to learn their names and become ac-
quainted with their habits. Such chill
dren will not want to leave the farm.
But the average farm of to-day is so
dreary and monotonous. with its end
less routine of duties, oftentimes ac
companicd with hurry and harsh words,
no wonder the young people want to
leave the farm and hunt up something
more cheerful.
There is nothing in the world so
sweet, so healthful, as farm life when
carried on right, and there's love at
home" Let parents look to it that their
children are entertained, and so many
of them will not want to leave the farm,
but will be satisfied to remain at home
with papa and mamma as long as they
live, and then take their places after
ward.-Mrs. A. E. C. Maskell, in n. Y.
Tribune
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Coffee makes an excellent jelly.
Soak one package OF gelatine in one
pint of cold water, then pour over it
one quart of boiling water, add one pint
of graduated sugar, the same amount
of very strong coffee, and one teaspoon
full of brandy. Strain this into a ring
mold and put in cold place. When
serving fill the center with whipped
cream, sweetened, also put the cream
around the outside.
The Brinkley argus. (Brinkley, Ark.) 1883-current, 1898-01-20

A young Kentuckian spent very pc
c,liar night recently. Up to midnight
he was enjoying himself at ball. Then
he started for home, and going across
farm lot to shorten the distance,
walked over an unused well that was
covered with decayed boards. Down he
went. 30 feet, into water up to his, waist,
and there he stayed until morning.
when his cries brought assistance. He
says now that he never had so much
variety in one night before, but hs
prefers monotony hereafter.
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Mnhei ANA the Pig..

Little Mabel and her mother were
walking along country road, when
some pigs attracted her attention.
What particularly excited Mabel's Curl
osity was the twist in their tails. and,
after studying them for awhile, she ex-
claimed:
"Oh, NAL wonder if the dranma
pig puts their tails up in paper every
night?"
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which contains twelve pages---one for
each month of the year.
The covers of the calendar are of en-
bossed leather cut to fit the leaves.
With hot poker a design is then drawn
in stems and leaves, or artificial leaves
and stems are glued upon the leather.
The heads can be obtained at any toy
store and carefully glued in place. The
book is then tied with double bands of
baby width ribbon.
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AGRICULTURAL HINTS
HOUSES FOR DUCKS.


Built for Hens.
Houses for ducks are simple affairs.
They are built plain and comfortable,
and have no furnishings whatever. A
duck is differently constituted from a
hen, and must be cared for under diff
ferent conditions. The hen needs warm
er houses and drier surroundings than
does fhe duck. A duck does not mind
the cold, if she can keep her feet warm;
cold feet will affect duck as frozen
comb does hen, retarding laying and
inducing ailments. The feathers of
duck are almost impenetrable and will
withstand almost any degree of cold.
Again, duck cannot stand the amount
of confinement in house that hen
can; she is more restless in disposition
and is given to exercise in greater
degree than is hen. Indigestion is not
so prevalent with ducks as with chick
ems; the ducks ceaseless motion aids
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WOMAN AND HOME.
NEAT MoRNINe Jacket.


a Very Comfortable Garment to slip
On In the House.
Silk waists wear out so fast that a
woman thinks twice before putting one
on when another waist will do as WE'LL
To save these silk waists all sorts of
house jackets have been devised, and
many of them are really asuccess. They
are so comfortable and becoming that
one becomes attached to them.
Perhaps the most comfortable, and
yet the dressiest of all of them, was
made upon French pattern. 1t was cut
exactly like the box coats that are so
popular in the street, and its material
was cotton ottoman cloth of dull
green without particle of gloss on it's
surface. Ottoman cloth is, like otto
man, heavily ribbed. The sleeves were
very full and extremely long, SO that
The Brinkley argus. (Brinkley, Ark.) 1883-current, 1898-01-20

A charming effect is produced in the
light shades of gloves by a
heavy cream lace insertion at the wrist
line. These gloves are made in all o.
the most delicate shades, and the en-
broidered backs are in tie two colors,
cream and the tint of the glove, while
the button is a snnp pearl button.
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Enlightenment Made a Mistake.

An Englishman was once persuaded
&c see a game of baseball, and during
the play, when he happened to look
away for moment foul tip caught
him on the ear and knocked him sense
less. On coming to himself he asked
family: What was it?" "Afoul-only
FOUL GOOD heavens." he exclaimed,
Il thought it was mule"
The Brinkley argus. (Brinkley, Ark.) 1883-current, 1898-01-20

Donald seemed greatly interested in
watching spider at work ON its web
After few moments the little fellow
called to his mother: Mamma. here's
a poor, tiny spider.a tangled up in its
shair."-Judge.