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Evening journal., 1904-04-21

inaI type Of jungle fowl from wnicn All
our poultry originally came. This same
process or deterioration and rcversion
to original types operates just as pow
erfully with stock Of the improved
breeds as Il does with poultry. and ID
explains why when man starts out
to cross Jerseys with Holstelns, Short
horns with Polled Angus and all this
sort of cross breeding he soon finds
himself a breeder OF simple and orig
inal scrubs. The improved breeds OF
poultry and stock are. we might say,
purely artificial productions. the results
OF careful selection by man. and need
TO be continually REINFORCED and forti-
fed by additions OF blood from auimala
excelling In the particular quality for
which the breed may be noted. Now
you can see why tho grade sire win
always run a herd OF stock or a flock
of poultry down and how important e
is TO select only the purest bred sires
II herd OF cattle or a flock OF poultry
Is to be improved I'm quality or even
maintained in excellence.
Evening journal., 1904-04-21
rnwA,u nr.Ac1r anrr.

Better than lots OF things Is the riuhl
black soil OF the Mississippi valley
farms. What soil this is-the bed OF
prehistoric ocean. which has boarded
the accumulated detritus OF mighty
glacial forces which in ages past rob
bed the mountains OF their primal fer
tility and stored Il up for US. just as
now and then some old pirates pot oe
I'll gotten gold, long buried. Is turned
up by the plowmon OF today. No state
in the Union possesses 70 large and uni-
form an area of this black and treas
ured wealth OF the past as Iowa, farm
after farm, section after section. coun-
~ after county. from Minnesota to Mis-
souri,, from river to river, every acre
fertile. every farm a garden spot Just
as In a side Of leather or in a boiled
ham the best cut is toward the center,
so the very best OF this good black soil
OF the Mississippi valley is found In
Iowa, a soil alike Indifferent to excess
or scarcity OF rainfall. soil which, like
an old friend. can always be depended
upon. reliable as n Scotch Presbyterian
elder easily pleased as a child. gener-
GUS as heaven, responsive as its own
fair girls. forgetful Of wrong or neglect
as a sister OF charity, prolific as the
hoary ocean. dabbled in by infancy 70
make mud pies. acquired as a precious
heritage and lived from by the ma
tured man and welcomed by him as a
last resting place when the day OF life
IL done.
Evening journal., 1904-04-21
Don't Use old Air.

In order to maintain a degree OF pu-
rity of the air necessary to perfect
health Wilson and others insist that
we must be supplied with 5000 cubic
feet Of pure air per capita per hour
and that a space OF at least 1000 cubic
feet should be allowed per capita in
buildings permanently occupied. If gas
is burned in the room, each jet re-
quires the same provisions as are nee
essary for five persons. We inhale on
an average twenty-six cubic inches of
air Il wish 1 could say pure air. at a
breath. Oxygen is food to our lungs,
blood and tissue and should be as free
from poison as any other food OF the
body. 1--WE shun impurity in every
FORM" says Steele. 1--WE dislike to wear
the clothes Of another or to eat from
the same dish, we shrink from con-
tact with the filthy and yet, sitting in
the same room, inhale their polluted
breath. h."-Exchange
Evening journal., 1904-04-21
SHREDDED CORN FODDER.
An Independent Cattle Plant RuI
with what Many Farmers Waste.

An Independent Cattle Plant Run
with what Many Farmers Waste.
What an up to date Illinois cattle
man and farmer thinks OF the waste OF
corn fodder is shown by the address OF
Mr.. A. p. Grout before the Nebraska
state board OF agriculture. He recount !
ed the stupendous waste In the corn
crop that goes on from year 10 year on
the farms OF the corn growing states.
He explained that under existing con-
ditions and the prevailing idea that the
corn farmer cannot afford on his high
priced land TO raise his own feeders the
corn grower, who is as a rule also a
feeder, buys his feeders OF whatever
kind he can get-good, bad or indiffer-
ent-from some other section OF the
country where land is cheaper. This,
TO Mr.. Grout's mind, Is radically wrong
as It does not permit the corn grower
and feeder 10 say what kind Of stock he
will feed. He says: Il believe the
farmer should run an independent
plant from start 10 finish, and when he
has raised the corn OF other food and
desires to market Il through his stock
that he will have the stock OF the type
and quality 70 consume IL; that his best
Judgment tells him will net him the
most money. The farmer who raises
the most corn must. Of course, produce
the greatest amount Of that foodstuni
now so prodiglously and prohigately
wasted.
How Mr.. Grout Does II.
II grow annually about 800 acres OF
| co-n In Iiiinoia Irnr tho mast two sea
sons the yield has been between eignV
and ninety bushels per acre and the
yield OF fodder over three tons per acre.
1 have every acre. every stalk, cut up
and run through the shredder. / have
Sept careful account OF the cost OF
loing this work, and / am prepared TO
'emonstrate that the fodder does not
'ost to exceed 81 a ton after deducting
he cost OF gathering and cribbing the
orn in the ordinary way. Now, then,
have n ton Of fodder that has cost me
and is worth at the least calculation
bout half as much as timothy hay,
which in my section Of Illinois is SO.
ly fodder then is worth S4 n ton. BY
he investment Of 81 / have secured a
alue OF 81.
Now, by proper combination Of this
1dder with other kinds Of food. such
s clover, cowpeas or alfalfa or grain,
[ can double its value and make It the
,qual Of timothy hay and even better
md more valuable ton for ton. l have
a first class stock food that VIII keep
In good condition lots Of cows and their
calves. / cap raise all the feeders for
which the farm will raise the corn to
feed for the market, and they will not
cost me so much MS It would 10 go upon
the market and buy them, and besides
am the master Of the situation as "a
the type and quality Of the stock
feed"
Evening journal., 1904-04-21
Pretty Fly Screen

The most beautiful Of all ny screens
(though one I'm which many fiousekeepers
will have little faith) Is a fine lattice over
grown with vines. The continual melton
Of the leaves with every breeze effect
ually keeps out insects and causes a free
current OF fresh air. Some Oriental ma
tlons use lattice work OF various designs.
This Is usually about an incn thick and
means to a fly or mosquito the entrance
to dark rassage-a thing neither insect
is apt to ai.tempt. A thick growth Of hop
vino or some luxurious climber will often
prove a most effective fly screen without
the use of lattice. The motion and thick
growth Of the leaves keep the flies away.
II will soon be time 10 SOW the seeds be-
meath the windows for these pretty
screens. The earlier The Japanese hop
vines are started the better. BY July they
win be most luxuriant II grown in a warm
sunny place.
II is said that the rose geranium IS OBJ
noxious to flies. Some housel1cepers de-
clare that few good-sized plants OF this
variety set IN a window make perfect
fly screen.
Evening journal., 1904-04-21
eARNIsHINe DISHES.

Properly Done, II Adds n Charm 90
the Best of Food.
Any we'll cooked dish, however plain.
can be made truly epicurean by the
sarnish applied.
Often. too, exactly the right dressing
will be found under the hand, II the
housekeeper has sufficient judgment TO
recognize it's possibilities.
For dish of lobster salad there are
lobster claws. lobster coral, cress. and
for all salads, radishes and beets cut
into flowers, curled celery and celery
tips. spirals OF olives and fancy shaped
waters. Aspic jelly nodded in fancy
forms or cut in squares is used on cold
meats with mounds OF jelly. wreaths
of parsley and OF cress. shredded let
tuce, lemons cut as flowers or as pigs.
cucumbers. hard boiled eggs cut in fan
clful shapes, etc. Fish is set of with
strips OF fried potatoes forming a nest,
slices OF lemon. cucumber, parsley,
olives. green peppers or cress.
Tomatoes make Riquant addition
in the case of salads and meats. For
sweets there are many trimmings-for
example. candied and maraschino cher
ries. candied fruits, currants. raisins,
ginger and bonbons. White grapes OF
slices of orange or pineapple dipped in
white OF egg and powdered sugar are
pretty for gelatins. rice or farina. An
gelica. which comes in long strips anC
is easy TO cut into different shapes, Il
n popular decoration.
Evening journal., 1904-04-21
shield Of Honor.

The sixteenth annual meeting OF the
Grand Lodge OF Delaware. Shield OF
Honor. was held in Temple Hail.
Eighth and Orange streets. yesterday.
Election OF officers for the ensuing
term was held and resulted as fol-
lows:
Senior Master. George W. Joseph. OF
No. 3 grand master. Robert A. Taylor.
No. 3: Junior grand master, Ferdinand
Clement. No. 6; grand secretary. Chas.
T. Martin. No. 2; grand treasurer. John
r, Beckett, No. 4; grand chaplain, II
r. Brinton, No. 4; grand conductor
Edward Crawford. No. 4; grand inside
guardian, NJ. Nj. Wells No. /; grant
outside guardian. J. NJ. Ferrier. No
6; representatives to Supreme Lodge
F. A. Gael No. !: william p. White
No. 6; alternates, George NJ. Horn, No
2; Edward w. Ewing No. 4; grand
finance committee. ]. W. Hathaway
No. 4; A. b. Crossgrove. No. 81; w. r
Cole, No. 4; J. G. Longfellow. No. 5;
John White, Jr.. No. 6.
The grand master presiding was
George w. Joseph. OF No. 8. Clayton
Reports read showed increase I'm mem
bership and financial condition since
the last meeting.
Amendments were offered to the by
laws and memorials submitted on tn,
deaths Of Grand Chaplain J. d. Aldret
and Past Master Thomas Anseaume
The installation work was perform.
ed by Deputy Grand Master A. b
lCrossgrove.
Evening journal., 1904-04-21
To Work for Poor

Miss Zoe Papin Blair, one CT the most
popular OF the st. louis society bellies and
a member of one of the Oldest prominent
families Of this city, has voluntarily given
up the life of pleasure to which she was
born to work among the poor and nurse
the sick. She spends all her cme in caring
for the unfortunate ones who come under
her attention and says she is much happier
than she was when living amid a round
OF balls. parties and receptions.
Miss Blair's determination to make the
care OF the sick poor her life object fol-
low ed her participation In a charity enter
tainment, during which she discovered
how wide a field there was for just such
self-sacrihc.ng labors as she is now en-
gagged In. She took a course Of instruc-
tion at a nurses draining school in New
Orleans, and is now quite capable Of car
ing for sufferers from any illness.
Evening journal., 1904-04-21
Fruit Critters.

Fruit fritters are easily made and are
not surpassed for simple desserts. This
recipe for orange fritters is vouched
for by the Cooking Club magazine: One
cupful Of sifted -four slightly salted and
turned into a deep bowl Make a hole
in the center and drop into it the yolk
of an egg which has been we'll beaten
with a teaspoonful of best salad oil.
Mix this to a batter, adding water
enough to make the batter just stin
enough not TO run Off the spoon. Beat
the white Of the egg to a stiff froth
and fold lightly in the batter. Drop
slices of orange into the batter. cover
well and slide them into hot fat. Fry
TO golden brown, remove with a wire
spoon. drain well and sprinkle with
powdered sugar. Bananas, peaches.
aprlcots or other firm fruits make
good fritters.
Evening journal., 1904-04-21
rnr lam oF RrvERs1oN.

II one could take six distinct and diff
ferent breeds OF fowls-for instance.
White Brahma. Leghorn, Houdan,
Langshan, Plymouth Rock and Wyan-
dotte-and let the breeds mix, hit and
60 miss, for six years, what sort OF
breed Of fowls would one have at the
end OF that period? Well, for one
thing, the law Of reversion would be
very nicely illustrated. The distinctive
features OF each of these breeds would
disappear. The ultimate product would
be Just common scrub stock, with the
chance that the Leghorn type would suf
fer the least in the metamorphosis, as
that breed more closely follows the orig
Evening journal., 1904-04-21
Kitchen Refuse

Undoubtedly the hygienic way 10 dis
pose of garbage in cities is to burn II.
But this method Is an undesirable one
in the country houses. as moist matter
is injurious 10 a range or furnace. An
other drawback is the large quantity
OF coal II IS necessary TO use in order
to drive the offensive fumes up the
chimney. And even when the burning
is done with the utmost care there will
remain about the premises for hours
a disagreeable odor. For this reason
the practice is prohibited in many viii
lagos where houses are close together.
In country houses where there is
plenty OF room the most economical
method of disposins.S Of refuse is to
turn it into fertilizer for flowers. Any
garbage matter. like bones and woolen
or anything that shows by its odor that
it contains nitrogen, can be utilized.
Bury II In a deep pit dug for the pur-
pose, and cover it temporarily with
boards to keep out the rain. Cover with
twice as much wood ashes as there is
refuse. Continue from time TO time
until it is necessary to prepare a new
pit. Let the preparation rest for one
year after the pit is filled, and then dig
II up for fertilizer.
Where wood ashes cannot be obtain
ed mix in one part common washing
soda and one part quicklime for every
five parts refuse. and cover the whole
as before with five times as much dry
earth as there is refuse. The mass in
the compost heap must be evenly mix
ed with a spade when it is dug up and
used as a fertilizer. The bloom and
beauty produced I'm a flower garden by
the use Of this fertilizer, il it is well
rotted, is a genuine astonlshment e
one who has never tried Il.
Evening journal., 1904-04-21
LAUNDRY LINES.

Few housekeepess use sufficient wax
IN ironing.
Beeswax for smoothing sadirons
should be tied in a piece of white mus
lin to prevent waste.
Woolen clothes should be washed in
very hot suds and not rlnsed. Luke
warm water shrlnks them.
A bit of orrls root placed among
handkerchiefs. etc, when they are boil
ed will pleasantly perfume them.
For starching muslins. ginghams and
calicOes dissolve a piece Of alum the
size Of a hickory nut for every pint of
starch. This will keep the colors bright
for a long time.
Linen crash, blue denim and ticking
are the best possible fabrics for Gov
ering iron holders. Make them remova.
bic by basting one end together. and
occasionally put them in the family
wash.
Evening journal., 1904-04-21
..Mrsntp horses Not wanted.

Professor Kennedy OF Iowa pro
nounces the draft horse the best one
for the farmer to raise-a horse weigh
ing 1.6OO pounds or over, In ordinary
working condition. But the greatest
need in horse breeding, according to
this authority, Is some definite plan.
Every farmer should attempt to pro-
duce horses Of some definite type, such
as the market demands, and this can
only be done by deciding on the breed
or type one desires to breed and then
resolutely sticking TO II. A horse that
will class neither as light horse. coach
horse nor draft horse is a ''misfit." and
the market is constantly flooded witt
such
Evening journal., 1904-04-21
Polished Furniture.

Oils and furniture polishes Of any
sort should be used sparingly on
chairs. tables, bureaus, etc. that have
lost their first luster. A better method
to restore the lost charm is to wash
them well with cold water, wipe with
a soft bit Of cheesecloth till perfectly
dry. Then polish with chamois. maxi
ing "elbow grease" do duty for the alb
sence OF all other lubricants. The gloss
then obtained VIII be found to be more
lasting than that from the use Of the
cleaning liquids.
Evening journal., 1904-04-21
SOME rxrLoDrD TnronIrs.

The drainage OF ponds. lakes and
marshes has nothing to do with the
rainfall Of country. While such
drainage will dry the earth, 1t win not
dry up the heavens. Neither viii the
cultivation OF the surface OF a dry
country do anything toward promot-
ing a greater rainfall. Both OF these
scientific fallacies were believed In by
many a few years ago. Drainage win
greatly facilitate the release OF any
excess OF rainfall which the earth
cannot absorb and so tends TO increase
the volume of our foods and freshets.
while the cultivation OF sparseiy wa
tered areas viii tend TO conserve such
rainfall as the country may have. Nei-
ther will the mechanical disturbance
OF the air above the earth by explo-
sions produce rain unless the clouds
are saturated with moisture. which
would fall anyway, yet many believed
rain could be thus produced not very
long since. Experience knocks the
stufhng out OF lots OF humbugs-scien-
tihc, political and religious.
Evening journal., 1904-04-21
LIGHT Hoos PRnFERREp.

The light hog-the one weighing
about 200 pounds-is becoming more
and more popular with the packers. for
the people have found out that the
young pig is better eating than the old
hog. The same thing is true with re-
gard to beef. the well finished LOO
pound long yearling steer now COM
manding the top prices Of the market
Early matured animals from now on
will always command the best prices.
Evening journal., 1904-04-21

Dear Doctors. "I take great pleasure in
recommending TO-NI-TA TO my friends
and telling them what it has done for me.
My social duties require me 20 keep late
hours, and am exposed TO all sorts of
draughts in light evening gowns, which
caused me to have catarrh Of the throat
very badly.
81 tried all sorts Of remedies, had the
best catarrh specialists, but nothing seemed
to relieve my distressed condition until
TO-NI-TA was recommended TO me, and
after taking but one bottle my throat is
entirely well, and my doctor says the
mucous membrane Of my throat is in
healthy condition.
~. I can play golf all day, ride horseback,
and attend a reception in the evening, and
have no distress from catarrh.
1t Is truly wonderful medicine.n
Gratefully yours,
ROSE BARNET,
80 Rutland Square, Boston, Mass.
It matters not in how weakened and run
down a condition tho system may be,
TO-NI-TA will strengthen and restore the
Shattered nerves and bring you back health
and strength, and keep you well. A trial
Evening journal., 1904-04-21
Tur TRIAD rowER AND oHUnN.

ley or small friction wheel beneath.
There are no belts, no cogs. The
weight OF the animal bears the part OF
the large inclined wheel upon the
smaller wheel beneath and causes II
10 revolve.
A discarded wagon wheel might be
used as the framework OF the large
wheel, mailing boards on the upper
surface for the animal TO walk on. or
a frame Is easily made, and II some
what larger than a wagon wheel-say
six feet or seven feet in diameter-the
circle viii be larger and the animal
viii ind the walking more direct The
under wheel may be six or eight inches
In diameter. The power is increased
by giving the large wheel more pitch.
and diminished by setting II more
nearly level.
Evening journal., 1904-04-21
For Good Roads.

Omcers elected at the American
Roadmakers' convention at Hartford,
Conn. were: President. James II. Mac
Donald. New Haven, Conn: treasurer,
William p. Dudson, New York; secre-
tary. W. l.. Dickinson. Springfield.
Mass. These officers were empowered
to appoint vice president from each
state OF the Union.
Evening journal., 1904-04-21
SOCIETY GIRL
CURED BY TO-NI-TA.
AFTER SPECIALISTS AND all MEDTCINES FAILED.

bottle Will convince you OF the marvellous
powers OF this great medicine.
Every testimonial used for TO-NI-TA
is genuine, and the original may DO seen at
any time at the ofiico OF the Lorentz Medi-
cal Co. Write fully and in confidence to
our doctors, as no letter is published with
out the writer's permission, and all letters
will be returned if desired.
1O-Nl-IA contains no morphine, opium,
cocaine or other dangerCusdrugsOfton
In sO-called cntarrh and asthma cures which
not only do not cure but which make NOR
phine and cocaine flends and fill the world
with constitutional wrecks. TO-NI-TA,
the great mucous membrane bitters, is
scientific combination of the vital princi-
pies OF the most powerful healing herbs
known to medicine. The marvellous cur
ative properties Of TO-NI-TA are largely
due TO the special process by which the
active medicinal parts are extracted from
each herb, and the scientific manner in
which they have been united.
TO-Nl-TA cures catarrh Of the head,
throat, lungs, stomach, bowels, kidneys,
liver, bladder and female organs. IL is an
invigorating tonic and atimulant; it tones
up the system, builds nerve tissues, brings
new life and elasticity to the mucous meni-
brane, and restores the patient to a normal,
healthy condition; it makes the sick well
keeps the well strong. TO-NI-TA can be
doses as directed.
Thousands of letters like the
one from Hiss Barnet are re-
ceived daily from men and wom-
en- in all walks of life who say
TO-NI-TA is a 0odsend to HUI
manity.
Sold by all druggists, or direct, 81 bot
BEWARE OF SUBSTITUTES.
Our attention has been called TO few
cases where unreliable dealers have tried
TO sell some cheap, injurious substitute foi
just as good as - TO-NI-TA. Ask foI
TO-NI-TA, and insist on the genuine.
DR.. Lorentz's " Beautiful Story Of Life
and doctors advice free TO every one whS
writes Lorentz Medical Co., Flatiron Bldg.
New York.
Evening journal., 1904-04-21
DON'T Ask TOO MANY Qursr1oNs.

DON'T ASK TOO MANY QUESTIONS.
Some inquisitive woman has started
the inquiry as 10 how the common
wrapping paper used by grocers IL
made and whether II is 30 cleanly In
its makeup that Il is a ut covering
for food which we buy 20 eat The
making Of wrapping paper is a good
deal like the work OF some books-toO
many questions should not be asked.
The paper generally in use for this
purpose is made OF straw. which is re-
duced TO a fibrous condition by the
use Of alkali and maceration. II is
not always that the straw Is as clean
as II should be. and we have seen ma
terial 20 into the nav OF paper mill
the less said about which the better.
When the paper is used and kept dry
Il Is probably all right. but II the food
product which Il incloses moistens it.
well, II you don't know how the paper
Is made you probably won't object.
As we said before, people can ask too
many questions about things OF this
sort
Evening journal., 1904-04-21
FOR THE FARMER
IA LIGHT TREAD POWER.
For ChurnfnE, Turning the Grind.
nfou~ aud efu,fro~ xvc~nr

For ChurnfnE, Turning the Grind.
stone aud similar Work.
A light tread power for churning.
turning the grindstene and similar
work. illustrated by American Agri-
culturlst, is made by mounting a disk
wheel nearly horizontally, the axle be-
ing inclined SO one portion will be
higher than the other. The dog. sheep
OF calf used for motive power is tied
at one side, headed toward the higher
part. As the animal walks. the wheel
turns because OF the animals weight,
and communicates motion 70 the pul.
Evening journal., 1904-04-21

terest Is being shown in the affairs OF
this tribe by It's members. Last nights
meeting was largely attended when
there was several candidates for the
warriors degree.
on next Wednesday evening Usage
Hay Loft will meet and initiate eight
candidates.
The thirty-sixth anniversary OF
Lenape Tribe win be held in the New
Century Club rooms this evening
Among the speakers win be Rev. r. X
Stephenson and L. Irving Handy. An
Interesting program has been arranged
after which refreshments viii be
served.
Evening journal., 1904-04-21

Bring Along Your Old Pipe Stems.
We can put new bowls on them OF
an old bowl, our Doctor will put new
stems on it. We have thousands OF
Csc pipes-1 .O0D'matches. &c. Durstein.
s e. Second s.. = adv.
Evening journal., 1904-04-21

The Elder Statesmen" OF Japan. who
are advisers without authority. number
four-the Marquis Ito, Marquis YAM
.agata. Count Inouye and Count Matsu-
Eata-
Evening journal., 1904-04-21
Annie Jelly.

Apple jelly is such an addition to the
luncheon table or to the roast Of pork
that It is worth remembering how cas-
fly prepared 1t is in small quantities.
Whenever apple pies or apple sauce is
made save the peelings, which added to
a small quantity Of cut up apples will
make q pint or so OF delicious. fresh
Jelly.
Evening journal., 1904-04-21

There is only one woman Admiral in
the world. The Queen Of Greece is an
Admiral in the Russian Navy.