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Feeding Hogs.

Whey, skim milk and buttermilk are
of great value as part Of the ration
for fattening swine. There is practi-
cally no difference in the feeding value
of skim milk and buttermilk when
each is fed in prime condition. They
produce rapid and economical gains
and fine quality of bacon. The av-
erage of many experin ents shows that
ATS pounds of skim milk are equal in
feeding value to 100 pounds Of corn
meal.
Pigs will maintain their weight on
pasture without making any apprecia-
BILE gain if half ration of grain is
fed. This gain will tie utilized en-
tirely in increasing weight. The best
pasture plant for pigs is alfalfa where
it will grow, while red clover, white
clover, bluegrass and rape are good
pasture in about the order named.
A pasture to be satisfactory for swine
must be short and tender. Expert
ments show that an acre of other pas
ture is equivalent to 1900 pounds OF
grain when fed the pigs.-Blooded
Stock
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EXPORT RECORD BROKEN.
Shipment Of Domestic Manufactures
Shows Heavy Increase-New
Record Looked For.

The exports of domestic manufactures
In February. 1904. were greater in value
than they have ever been in that month.
and the value of the domestic manufac-
lures exported in the eight months of
the fiscal year was also in excess of
the corresponding eight months of any
preceding year.
The fiscal year 1900 was the banner
year in the export of domestic manufac-
lures, but from present indications the
exports of this year will get beyond that
record. These are the estimates of the
bureau of statistics of the department
of labor. based on the detailed reports
of our exports for the last eight months
In the eight months ending with Feb
ruary, 1900. the United States exported
s26s. 100000 worth of domestic manu-
factures and in the last eight months
S2ss 100000. The bureau of statistics
predicts that the record for the year
will be the greatest ever had in the ex-
port Of domestic manufactures.
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HOG PASTURE FOR THE SOUTH
Fields Attacked by Root Paras sites
n Good Place to Turn the
Hogs Into.

In many parts of the south cotton
has, on account of the almost total dis
appearance of vegetable matter from
the soil, ceased to yield satisfactory
crops of lint. In some neighborhoods
q soil or root parasite has lately at
tackled the crop and threatens to make
it impossible to grow Gotten on such
fields. What to do with the fields
which can no longer grow cotton is a
serious problem.
Very few cotton farmers grow the
bacon consumed by themselves and
their hands. Still fewer grow the for
age required by their stock. A natural
and promising use for such sick cot
ton fields is to turn them into pastures
for hogs, mules and other stock. Cot
ton is commonly grown upon Light,
sandy loan. Such soil in the hot and
drouthy climate Of the cotton region
will not grow the tame grasses es-
teemed in the north. But in Bermuda
grass the southern farmer has a per-
ennial grass of the best quality and
one that will grow upon any soil that
will grow cotton. With Bermuda grass
for summer and crimson clover for
winter pasture, the southern farmer
may have an all-the-year-round pas
ture that should carry ten medium
weight pigs all the time.
In the United States north of Florida,
Bermuda grass does not bear seed.
The grass is propagated by root cut
tings. Three barrels of these will
plant one acre. The grass is SO COM
mon along roadsides that the roots
can usually be had for the gathering.
A Bermuda pasture may be set at any
time of the year. But early spring is
best. The field should be furrowed at
about five feet apart and the root cut
tings dropped into the burrows and
covered two or three inches deep. A
little white clover and Bakhara clover
seed planted at the same time will
give an agreeable variety to the pas
turc. The field should not be pastured
until the grass has run through the
vacant spaces. IL the land is very
poor. nitrate of soda at the rate Of
100 pounds per acre should be applied
at time of setting the grass. or as soon
as growth beings. In any case an
supply Of lime, potash and
acid must be furnished. All
worn cotton soils In the upland region
are deficient in lime. Without this no
clover succeed. Potash is best sup
The progress., 1904-05-28

the German heart is just off the great
palace kitchen presided over by "Ober-
hofkuchenmeister" Huebner, function
ary just as high and mighty as his &c
lettered title-"chief court kitchen
master"-would indicate. Huebner is
the cooking teacher for the princess.
The Chicago Tribune claims that her
kitchen is a model on a reduced scale
of the court kitchen. 1t is equipped
with tiny range of it's own, with
sinks and racks of utensils, barrels
boxes and chests, just as one finds them
in a typical, well ordered German
housewives establishment. The prin-
en- each afternoon with the faithful
Huebner at her elbows showing the art
of the simpler processes of baking and
cooking generally.
The princess has warned her father
and mother that presently she intends
to surprise them with something of her
own making, and epoch making will be
the day when she tries it on" her
fond parents and brothers.
Princess Victoria Louise is a blonde
and has blue eyes-a typical German
girl-and looks like her father. She
gives promise of being tall and Of at
tractive, slender figure. She is always
tastefully dressed, usually in white
when she is seen in public. and her ap-
pearance in Inter den Linden, driv-
ing with her mother or her governess,
is always the signal for much affection
ate amusement, for she has been taught
to bow most seriously when her faith
er's loyal subjects lift their hats in sa-
lutte.
As she is the only girl in so big and
SO affectionate a family, and is besides
the youngest of the kaiser's seven chill
dren, Princess Victoria Louise Adelaide
Mathilde Charlotte-to give her the
full benefit of Her name-would be bad
ly spoiled if it we're not for her fathers
stern supervision. Even as it is. she
is an uncommonly lively and head
strong little miss, and time and again
has made things uncomfortable for pal
ace servants whose duty it is to keep
her under restraint and never let her
out of their sight for a second, day or
night
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REAL ROYAL HoUsEkEEPER.
German Emperor's Daughter, Princess
Victoria Louise, Is Taught to
Be Practical.

II there were such things as mon
archical failures with the consequences
attending financial failures, and II such
disaster meant the giving UP Of lux
ury and getting back to primitive eco
nomics, as it does with unfortunate
men of business. and II such disaster
should strike the ruling house in Ger
many, the only daughter of this house.
the Princess Louise, would be perfectly
competent to enter a kitchen and be-
come typical German housewife.
Such has been her training under her
careful mother, the German empress,
and her father. who once said that it
was more important for woman to
know how to bake a pancake than to
be able to discuss constitutional law.
The Princess Victoria Louise, as the
only daughter in large family, has
been as much in danger Of being petted
as If she were growing up in large
family Of brothers in any German
household. The kaiser, however, is
stern disciplinarian, and the empress be-
lieves in teaching household arts to
young girls.
The empress herself is famous
throughout Germany as cook, and the
little princess is learning her lessons
in the kitchen. No meal is ever set
before the emperor unless 1t has been
prepared under the supervision of the
carefully and thoroughly domesticated
wife. 1t is proposed that the princess
shall be just another such woman as
her mother.
Like millions Of little girls of her
age, the princess is just emerging from
the doll and dollhouse stage of her ca
reer, which numbers II years. Now
the empress thinks the time has come
to fit the girl for real household duties,
and a miniature kitchen erected at
Potsdam is the result.
The room in which the princess
learns to make the delicacies dear to
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RAIDINC OF CAMEL HERDS.
"Rustlers" in Somaliland Sometimes
Have Exciting Experiences -
Long Runs at Full Gallop.

IA "Rustling" is not practice peculiar
10 the western frontier of the United
States. In Somaliland there are adven-
turous spirits of like sort, but camels
instead of cattle are the booty they
covet-
Camels in Somaliland are kept in
great herds sometimes numbering 30,-
600. Such numbers involve wide areas
for grazing and consequent distances
from the few places where water may be
found. The ponies used by the Somali
can also manage without drink for three
or four days and when employed for
herding have. like their masters, only
cameIs' milk to quench their thirst
These big herds offer. of course. a tre-
mendous temptation to the raider, as
many as 10000 camels being taken at a
time and the excitement of driving of
such herd at full gallop for 40 or 80
miles, with the exasperated owner pos
sibly hard in pursuit and the chances Of
the raider finding his. own camp has
fallen a prey to some other tribal diver
sion. appeals irresistibiy to the excit-
able Somai.
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HADN'T THOUGHT OF THAT.


There Wa man who had read that IL
wss ss e ns.sd o d'Sa inward saVo n0us tSs
He remembered il. and when he built :
doors hung in accordance with that idea.
Ono bright morning in March he moved
into his new home: y.
late in the evening Of the same day it
hecsn TO snow. and it Kept on showing un.
til the ground was covered a foot deep.
Then the wind blew and piled the snow
In drifts.
After which it began to rain.
The rain later turned to sleet and the
mercury sank 20 degrees. J.,
And the next morning the neighbors
were astonished beyond measure at the
sight of frenzied man with his head thrust n
out Of second story front window OF that
Sidewalk % and begging him for heavens
sake to 60 and call the fire department
and have the ice and snow blasted away
from his doors SO he could open them and
eet out Of the housel
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THE BEST BEAUTY DOCTOR
What a Mother Can Do to Make Her
Children Attractive in the
Highest Sense.

Every mother is the best beauty-doc-
tor to her own child. We have met
mothers who spent great deal of time
beautifying their children's garments,
to the detriment of what is real beau
tifying-the beautifying Of the soul
forgetting that "the eyes are the win
dows of the SOUL" and beauty is as
beauty does.
1t is as natura1 for a little child to
wish to be beautiful as it is for flow
er to turn to the SUM- Watch your wee
daughter some time, when she is un-
conscious of your presence, before q
mirror. See how she turns this way
and that, smooths out crease, or pats
a ribbon, all the while smiling at the
reflection, as she stands there, and
finally turning away with the smile
lingering in her eyes and at the cor
ners of her mouth-fOr she has learned
that smiling face is more beautiful
that one that frowns. And your boy?
Have you ever watched him unobserved
as he adjusts his collar and tie before
the mirror? At first there are grimaces
reflected in the glass, for the little lad
finds it as difficult as does his father
at times to adjust the refractory collar
button. But when it is adjusted and
the collar and tie are in place, watch
your boy straighten and throw back
his head fearlessly, as though he felt it
fine thing to turn and face the world
with shoulders back and face erect.
II want to be beautiful like mamma"
cried a seven-year-old girl in our hear
ing
And what makes your mother beau
tiful-her fine clothes?" we asked, as
our eyes wandered to the perfectly
gowned young mother in the next
room.
"Why, no. She looks just as nice in
her old dress as she does in her new
one. It's, A,cause she's always so kind
and sweet to everybody. and it shows
right in her face" was the answer
The little maid had put the matter in
a nutshell. Teach your children that
beautiful thoughts and beautiful deeds
stand for the highest and best in the
art of real beautifying, remembering
always that example is better than pre-
cept, and that children are apt imita-
Drops.
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HERE AND THERE.

Dairy farming offers protection
against dry weather in large meas
ure. The crops grown by dairymen
can be selected for hardness to such
an extent that the flow of milk never
fails.
Beef cattle, when dehorned, may
be shipped a great distance with pos
reduced to a minimum. Owners OF
herds should bear this in mind when
asserting calves for future market.
Rice growers of Texas and Louisi-
ana are making fight against the dis
elimination shown foreign rice over
the southern product in northern mar
kets, especially the great brewing GEN.
tiers.
Raise the best grade of sweet po-
tatoes and secure the highest market
price, and in addition feel assured that
your customers will be satisfied A
stringy sweet potato which is sweet in
name only is worse than tough meat
or stale bread.
Possibilities for the growing of
fruit trees in the southwest are IN
bounded. Texas alone has S.24S.35a
peach trees, is planting at the rate
of 100000 trees a year andis now the
greatest state in the Union in the num-
ber of trees.
1t is estimated that there are six
hundred kinds of weeds and grasses
growing in the Mississippi valley.
Sheep eat five hundred and fifty kinds.
horses 50 and cattle 56 kinds. Keep
at least 25 sheep on each 160-acre farm.
The profitable milk COW fits into
farm life SO perfectly that she need not
displace other industries. Farm work
needs to be readjusted TO permit
smooth working and best results. but
the total increase in labor is not 50
large as the increase In total income.
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1--WE COME TO SAY GOOD-BY."
ingly and waited few moments on the
steps to see if the worldly-minded War
ley would dare attempt to kiss her. but
that crushed mariner making no move
towards such sacrilege, she went in the
house abruptly.
When Capt. Marley reached the col
lier misnamed the Venus, over which
he exercised supreme command, he
found the dingy cabin occupied by his
friend Capt. Tenant.
After an exchange of salutations, Capt.
Tenant explained his errand. 1--we
brought my daughter down on this trip
from Shields" he said, land I've tick
cts for the theater tomorrow night, but
/ can't go, as have an engagement with
some friends. Now, l would like you
to take her. l want her to see some Of
Lunnon while she's here"
Capt. Marley assented without think
ing of consequences. He was glad to be
of service to his friend but after Ten
nant had departed the thought Of Miss
Gaskin's horror of play house and the
possibility of her hearing he had en-
tered one fairly chilled him. His rela-
tions with his lady love were strained
now, and if she heard of this plunge into
sin
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MY OWN.

Just before the clock says bedtime
There's a nightie on chair.
There's a baby growing sleepy,
There's a head of tousled hair
Struggled up against my bosom.
There are eyes that bravely try
To stay open: but it's bedtime.
And my baby whispers: Bye"
"Bye," she says; she knows she's going
Where the dreamland blossoms blow;
"Bye," she says, but blinks and struggles.
For she doesn't want to go;
And she snuggles closer, closer,
And her blue eyes softly close,
And her red lips smile half parted
Like the petals of rose.
She's her daddy's compensation
For all things. The world goes wrong.
Comes a loving baby whisper
And life breaks into a song!
Comes the evening when the long day
Has been full of cark and care.
All of trouble-worry leaves me
When / see her tousled hair.
Troubles and all worries leave me
When | near my cottage door
Where a ginghamapro baby
Stands on watch; and more and more,
As her glad cry comes in greeting,
Is all trouble overthrown-
DAYS. the slave of circumstances;
Nights, / come into my own!
- NJ Lewis. in Houston Post.
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filling hers with dainty clothing, which
she is making herself; another is buy
ing ornaments and nicknacks from
time to time, and filling her chest with
them. Not only things to wear, such as
gloves, lingerie and dainty hosiery, but
pieces of lace. tapestry squares for COW
ering sofa pillows, handsome table COW
ers, are receiving the attention of a
bonnie Scotch maiden.
Another Is making fine collection OF
table linen-napkins, mats, center
pieces and so on. Pretty bits Of china
and bric-a-brac 60 in the chest of an
other maiden.
Thus the girls are slowly collecting
pretty things, and saving them for use
in their homes. AS rule, their friends
know of the chests and take pleasure
in helping to fill them. although some
of the girls like to feel that everything
was bought with their own money.
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A Durable Pump.

A remarkable instance of the durabil-
ity of electric pumps is reported from
South Africa, where. in the mining dis
tricts, electricity and compressed air
are fighting for supremacy II was after
the cessation of hostilities that the two
shafts of the Knights Deep mine were
found to be flooded out The plant and
other apparatus had been left Just as
they were before the war broke out. and
the electric pumps and cables which
were used at the mine had been under
water for quite two and one-half years.
Notwithstanding. the motors were
brought out. dried and set to work again.
The firm who supplied the motors is not
mentioned. but their name deserves to
be placed on record.
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THE WILD FLOWERS
THEY SHOULD 1I SAWED FROM
wANToN DESTRUCTION. !.
r. n selhshness That Prompts the
Plucking Of Thsm-should -
Left to Live Out TheiN
Lives.

There are tens Of thousands Of peo-
ple who love wild flowers well enough
to pick them; there seem to be few IN
deed who love them so well tnat
they can leave them on their stalks.
Yet those few are the real lovers OF
flowers; they do not demand the
death Of the objects Of their love, but
let the flowers live out their sunny
lives. They seek to share their pleas
ure, not only with their fellows OF To-
day, but with millions yet UNBORN,
whose only flowers must be the direct
descendants Of those which have been
left upon their stalks. The love which
prompts some people to gather arm
fuls Of wild flowers is often OF q
selfish nature: at best it is thought
less love, having no regard Tor the
future.
OF course, the destruction OF our wild
flowers is due to many causes, and some
of these the building OF towns and the
cultivation of farms. for example, are
not to be controlled. Others, like exces-
sive numbering operations, may be con-
trolled in time, but there are many
causes which may be checked almost at
once, and they must be If we would
save from determination some OF our
most highly-valued plants. And this
is the very time to lay plans for checking
them, for some of the early spring flow
ers are amongst those most badly in need
of protection. The Mayfiower, or Trail
ing Arbutus, for example, lovable not
only for its beauty and frangrance, but
for its associations, has already disap-
peared from many localities in which
ut one time it was common, and Is rapid
ly growing scarce in many other places.
This decrease is due largely to the gath
ering of enormous quantities for sale.
The gathering of rare or uncommon wild
flowers should be stopped by law. 1t has
been stopped in some of the European
countries, but some Of them waited
until it was almost too late. Until
such law can be framed and put In
force, property owners could do much
good by posting notices forbidding
trespassing-trespassing for the pur-
pose of gathering rare wild flowers. at
least
Another serious menace to the ex-
istence of the wild flowers is the ex-
cessive picking by school children.
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Slid Down Like a LADY,.

Miss Marjorie, strong in the dignity
of young womanhood. was entertaining
callers one evening when her little sis-
ter came down the stairway in a noisy
manner. Frances" said the annoyed
elder sister to the delinquent, "yor
came downstairs SO that you could be
heard all over the house Now. go
back and come down properly. %
Frances retired, and in a few minutes
reentered the parlor. Did you hear
me come downstairs that time. Mar
jorie?" asked the little girl. anxiouslv
NO, dear; this time you came down
like lady" "Yes'm," explained
Frances. exhibiting satisfaction at hay-
ing outwitted her mentor. this time 7
slid down the banistrrs."
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Not for worlds would I suggest that
children should not be allowed to
pick wild flowers; it is in the hope that
children may forever have the de-
light of picking them, that this article
is written. But they should be
taught that each wild flowers is a liv-
ing, precious thing, and that to de-
stroy it thoughtlessly is great mis-
take. The teachers throughout the
country could make themselves a
power for good in this matter, as they
do in so many others, by teaching
the children moderation in the pluck
ing of flowers. Instead of allowing them
to go into the woods and bring back
wited sheaves of miscellaneous bios
SONS in their hot hands, why not send
them to definite places for limited num-
bers of particular flowers which are
known to grow there, giving them SIM
pie instructions for keeping the flowers
fresh until they return? The flowers
would then be in asgood condition for
study, and when they finally died, there
would be feeling that they had done
some good. How many millions of flow
ers, wonder. are every year thrown
away at the roadside before the children
reach home or school, or are cast on the
ash heap as rubbish" with never a
1t would have been far better to have
left them in the woods. The rarer the
flower, of course, the more danger there
is that it will disappear. The children
may pluck thousands OF the commoner
flowers without doing much apparent
harm, but one little hand may unthink-
ingly exterminate the only colony of
Ladies' Slippers or Fringed Gentians
there may be in locality. Above all,
they should be instructed to be careful
of the roots of the plants; the latter may
survive the picking Of the blossoms, but
when the roots are tern up, there is an
end, of course. Perhaps the worst
root destroyers are those who collect
the roots for medicinal purposes. They
gather such plants as Bloodroot and Sol
omon's Seal. and many others. and they
should be prevented from doing this, be-
cause these plants may be easily culti-
waited on a commercial scale, as similar
plants are grown for this purpose in Eu-
rope.
In many places there have been or
ganized societies for the protection
of native plants. and these are doing
for the wild flowers pretty much what
the Audubon societies are doing for
the birds. All such societies are more
Or less beneficial. as they at least
call peoples attention to what it is
desirable to do, and most people
want to do what is desirable If their
attention. is called to it and IL it is not
too much trouble.
ERNEST HAROLD BAYNEs.