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- &ir wee MAID'S SUNBONNET. Of nil the pretty things la the woe Clrl'rt wardrobe nothing is prettier than the old fiishioin el sunbonnet. It Is gen erally made of pink or blue dimity. A pretty one is made with two narrow. laee-ed,red rullles around the edge and in Inch of cording inside. There Is a hort lace-edged cap.1 lit the hack of the i:eek, .aid the bonnet is tied at the (khI; v.-1 th broad lands of the dimity, also'lacc-edgcd. a dainty fkock. A pretty model for a , ten-yon r-oid girl Is of yellow and white linea. with bands of Mack Kussian ombroidery. A single hand borders the short, full skirt. Th'? bodice is blouse shaped, with a square cut neck opening over a guitnpe of line nil-over embroidery. The square opening Is outlined by a band of the embroh.ery. The belt is of the embroidery and two rows ornament the puffed sleeves. TUB AMERICAN GIRL. The American girl is the most com petent girl In the world. She cau do more work, and do it better, than any other girl upon the shores of the Seven eas. She tan play, too, as heartily as she works. She Is beautiful, well dressed, well cared for, and she is a ereaturc of superb health. Given a house, she cau make it neat, comfort able, even beautiful; and when she loves enough she makes a home that is p. home out of her house Woman's Home Companion. THE HOME DRESSMAKER. To make a cheviot skir'i of the double fold variety allow from four and a half to five yards for a medium figure. The prettiest of models (such skirts being r.nllnod), and one requiring no trim ming, this for instance. The upper part of the skirt is laid in medium plaits, and for twelve or fourteen inches stitched down, but pressed for about eighteen inches, and when the bastings are removed the fullness hangs gracefully. In front is a box pleat pressed from bora co belt, and in the back a similar one, or one a trifle broader. All this to depend on the wearer's figure, which can be deter mined while trying it on before the stitching and pressing is done. Pitts burs Dispatch. ONE GIRL'S SPECIALTY. A young Western girl is making a success as a nurse for delicate babies and young children. Beginning in the maternity wards of a hospital, she was graduated into a children's hos pital, where she secured recommenda tions from several leading physicians. Since then business has been brisk. "Of course, not every girl could under ' take it," she says "and fewer still carry it through. Physical strength and cour age, patience and infinite tact, love of children ami love of nursing all these are necessary qualities. Then there is the responsibility. One cannot shirk that, bin; all good things have their responsibilities. There are a number af women who have gone into the work in England, but I believe I am the only American so far who has taken UP the profession systematically from the start; who has aimed at this cud 'from the commencement of her career and. studies. It's strange that njore girls who love children and nursing nave not devoted themselves to this profession long ago. The prices paid are often much larger than for other engagements of a trained nurse, and there is surety of a continued employ ment. From my own experience I can promise any woman who knows her work and loves it that she will find en gagements seeking Jier." New York Tribune. -DESKS WITH SECRET DRAWERS. Most business desks are very common-place affairs, yet even in this utili tarian age there are some cii the market with romantic secret compart i mentis just like those described in old fashioned novels. Oh how lovclv." exclaimed the vis itor when the dealer pressed the button and showed a delightfully mysterious little neck at the br.ek of a solid oak ilesk. '"Who buys them'.'" "Women, mostly," was the reply. J'Womou, you know, go in for that sort fit thing more than men. They like to manufacture a mystery whether there is any need for it or not, and where ran they rind a better aid to their imagination than in a secret drawer? When a man has any papers he wants to hide he puts th?:u in a safety do posit vault. That disposition of then; would not be romantic enough ti suit a woman. Nothing short of a secret touspai-.tmcut ia a writ;:;;; d? will satisfy her. The nninul'artnrci-s of desks know Hint, and aeli year (hoy turn out a goodly number of '. f'.s with nil sorts of otit-oMhe-way iu in s con cealed by sliding doors ..lid false bot toms and retrcnilng backs, "Of com sc. not all the story-book desks are bought up by women. 1 only nay a large percentage of them uiv. There are some modern men with J'.hie Heard propensities and we Fell secret compartment desks to t lu m. Goodness ktfows what they keep lu the hidden con ssrs. Line letters, perahps. mid wills and well, any old (him: to which some special micros, or romance at taches and which they do net want prying eyes to see or Irreverent hands to touch. However, desks with secret drawers are not offered t the ordinary purchaser, and unless a em-tomer aks for these mysterious attachments wo sell the plain common-place dtsk in which you couldn't hide even a pin to save your neck." Now York Times. Mrs. II. L. Iligginson has presented Eadeliffo College with several hundred rate foreign photographs. She Is the daughter of the late Professor Agassi,. There are three women station agents in Indiana, all of (hem sole telegraph operators, freight and express agmts and baggage masters at their own sta tions. At the final State criminations for women, which have been held for the first time in St. Petersburg, 111 candi dates have obtained their muTical de gree. "Aunt" Penelope Gardiner, who re cently died in Hosier, Kan., was or dained a minister in IS,"):;, when she was thirty-three years old, and wa a preacher up to the lime n her death. Mrs. Ashton, of New Albany, Inch, has the distinction of having been the wife of four veterans of the civil Avar. She is drawing three pensions and has her fourth marriage on record at the Pension Bureau. The remarkable record of writing 17,500 words in six and one-half ucurs has been made by Miss Maty E. Pretty, of Philadelphia, who has been appointed typewriter and stenographer in the Patent Office at Washington. Try this tonic if your hair is falling cut. Use it once a week: Mix two drachms of liquid ammonia, add one ounce; spirits of rosemary, and one-half drachm attar of mace. Shake thor oughly and add slo-vly three ounces rose water. The Baroness BurdeU-CouUs has celebrated her eighty-ninth birthday. Lady Burdett-Coutts is oue of the most interesting figures of modern times. Her schemes of philanthropy, in which she has been ably seconded by her American-born husband, have been many and various, and she lias given immense sums to charity. A physical culture teacher says a girl should think nothing of running a mile in seven minutes, and that without once touching her heel on the ground. It will do more than almost any other exercise to make her graceful and light on her feet. It will also enlarge and strengthen her lungs. But think of it! A mile in seven minutes!! And ruu if "i Scarfs and ties of washable silk. Light laces of the Chantllly oreler. Tarasols to match the gown in shade. Mohair suits with long or short skirt. Ticture hats with an abundance of flowers. Eoucle cotton suits in cents, blues and grcen3. Lace mits nnd lisle gloves in white, ecru and black. Loose dressy coats of pongee, linen, taffeta anil voile. , Silk suits of checked or striped taf feta and loulsine. Chiffons and malincs for millinery purposes and neckwear. The smart tailored hat, with braid rosettes, aigrettes or wings. Loose Biarrits gloves in white, tan an.- nil the leather shades. Neckwear ornamented with hand drawn work and embroidery. Belts of pique and other fabrics to match the short-waist suit. Pans of smaller size than in the past, including the miniature fan on chain. Tuxedo veilings in plain ar.d fancy mesh in white, black and magpie ef fects. Stocks cf l.'uvu and other sheer ma terials with flowing ends of the j:Lot or fichu order. Fancy combs, especially the high back kind, with scroll mountings, studded with pearls. Suuburst-pleated skirts in long ar.d short lengths, in mohair, crepe de Chine, vclle and etamiue. Sashes, girdles ar.d bows of ribbon, plain, printed, toft, velvet; I:; Met. every kind of riblcns. Dry Goodi Eecncmist. Sua 7 HERN fARIU J07ES. 3 ':& - o ' TCPicscfi:j7znisr to tusplmtzz, CTo:xa.vj :n tru::: crsivc.i. A "1iuif Coop l or roultn. It always pays to make coops .;!; sianilal end keeping the co;.;fo:'t of the mother ben In bw. To 'o this the coop i.lur.ihl 1 e of a fairly good s.:; s that tile old been will have a ehr.ii 'e to move about. The IlhiMraiicn rhws a largo coon built especially for a hen turkey and her brood, lm; quit suited to other kinds of poultry. The founda tion of this coo; was a dry goods box, the roof was cut so that it slanted a little and avns then cover. d with tar paper to sited the rain. A ththt board I! oor siiouhl bo made In the, coop, ami it should l o slightly elevated, which will prevent dampness, always fatal to young turks and chick". Ventilation hi provided by a hole cut in the top (f the coop; this hole h ooeored, when desired, ly a piece of hoard held in place by a screw. A novel feature 'of the coop consists of three removable doors, which are hitrted to the coop r.3 occasion requires, using the rcrt cf hinges on which blinds are hung, so that one door may bo taken off and another put on in a minute. For wet weather, the glass dcor, made like a cellar window, is put: in plat e (see cut) nnd keeps the breed warm and dry. For clear, cold days, but dry, the turks are kept in the cer.p by the wire door. At night all is made focure by the solid board door. When this door and the one of glass is used, the ventilator must be left wide open. Sneh a coop costs but little and is entirely satis factory. . .,., . . .,75' '-'S-A-riv Sontlicrn Tr.barco. The New Orleans Picayune's Warp. ingi.cn correspondent writes as fol lows: The chemists 0? the Department of Agriculture, who have been analyzing with infinite pains the samples of soil sen; to the Department from the Mis sissippi Delta and oilier gulf territory, by making comparisons with soil from Cuba and Porto Rico which they re cently tested, have made the discov ery that the South will grow as fine and as fragrant tobacco as any which comes from Cuba, Summatra or else where. Secretary Wilson. 011 his re cent trip South, made some investiga tions in the cheap tobacco districts of I Tennessee and ' Mississippi, that he might ascertain what would be needed to improve the soil for better crops, and he had samples sent to Washing- 1 ton for examination. While the ex perts have not concluded their work, and have not prepared formal reports, the Secretary is well pleased with their findings. ''o'Zr:: "Wo have been giving our attention to the production cf high-class tobacco fcr eonie time." said Secretary Wilson I tc-uay, "our purpose being to raise the j quality of the product all over the , country. It was for this I went South. I visited all of the tobacco counties around Nashville and then wont to Mississippi. A poor grade of tobacco I is the usual crop there. I learned the ; soil is such that the quality can be improved, and the Department has the ' matter in hand. The experts have the I soil brought back, and they will be ' able to report, upon it before long. Y e have found it almost as easy to raise a crop of high-class tobacco as the- cheaper grade, and the growers will get much bettor pricee." Chickens "ecl Meal. There is no doubt that a moderate amount of animal foci! is needed by poultry. In Farm Poultry, edited by J. II. Bailey, the author says: Poultry men find it-to their advantage to imitate the natural food of the fowls and to furnish some meat food. Fowls That have a wide range in the summer time feed largely on insects and earth worms; but during the winter months ar.d when fowls are confined in com paratively snfall houses and yatds, it will be best to feed meat in some fern:. Vegetable foods, even though fur nishing equal amounts of all nutrients and in the proportion considered suit able, are much inferior to animal foods furnishing the same amour.. s of nu trients and In the same proportions. Fresh bones, which ma; be obtained from moat 'markers, i? finely cut with 1 one cutters, make one of the best, if not the best, cf meat fec.ls ftr Ir.ypjg l.iz::. pT a, , ill mt - c. This U aie.o :;! II. Tt for llli'.e chick (if. Many pi.ubryr.n ;i e;::.::'.t th p ud je." n the local t.-eeit mark'ts for their supply, pel liei'.la: iy during iht warm weather. Afbr ih bo's h have be come taintid, they t I.ouhl le rcjeeP'd e, unfit for poultry food. Whin fresh boni.t cannot be obtained, animal meat may be rtl'eil on fir t atlsfactory re sults. Only i:enl that is guaranteed whole some should bo proer.rid. A good qfality will generally coi.t-.lu about, ten per cent, of nitrogen. This meal should be dry inougli to keep well for sevcrcl seasons if necessary. l'rutt Tree I'.orcrp. Though the peach, quince ar.d apple trees are the no.:i frequently attaiv:M by the borer, other fruit trees are not exempt from attacks. For somt thing near a century many ways have been spoken of for holding the borer in check. Washes o." different kinds have boon advocated. Enclosing the trunk with wire netting has been tried. Wrapping the trunk with greasy or tarred paper is favored by some. A number of more or less similar plans are used. These methods have the ap pearance of doing the work in a whole sale way. while punching the life cut of the borers seems slow and tedious; yet the last plan is probably not sur passed in the quickness with which the borers can be disposed of or In the thoroughness of the work. It will require that the orchard is gone over carefully twice a year, in June and September, to kill the borer. It hatches from an egg deposited on the trunk about an inch under ground as a usual thing. Look for the grub at this place, since it first enters the tree here. A June search will show it barely in the tree. A narrow knife blade or a stiff wire will put it out of business for good. A September search should be made, to destroy ,the grubs that have made a start since the .Tune search. The orehardist can be sure he is doing nothing that will injure the trees when he uses this plan, which he is not so sure cf when seme cf too other lilans are r-'i. . ..-m-'"' A fiD3";t r.irn Tot a Kou::;c:-n Tarm. C. B. C, Auiliamshurg, Va., writes: "I should like to have yen suggest a plan for a barn suitable for taking care of six horses, two cows and a good-sized box stall to accommodate another team if neetssary. I should also like a little room in the barn for storing machinery, but would not care to have the barn made much larger en that account, as it would probably pay better to store the machinery in a shed or loan-to adjoining." The plan shows a barn thirty-two by forty-eight feet with posts sixteen feet apart; it has a central alloy through which stock find access' to their stalls and in which horses are harr.fssed and cleaned. I would suggest that the cows be dehorned or this arrangement would prove unsafe. The horre stalls are put three to sixteen feet, giving a good width; the cow stalls four feet wide, sufficient for large cows; the hox is twelve by sixteen feet; the harness il:o?. vlav, foe rAm: rir.'. (lay when ne-eded, which is a good thing to consider in planning a barn. Build the frame of joist construc tion, posts eighteen feet, self-supporting roof; make all large doors slide on "stay-on" hinges nnd track: an earthen floor will serve admirably, hav ing it a foot above the adjoining ground; a niiuiure-earrler running on the overhead track would bo a con venience; bins for grain should be in the loft and filled through the door Into the Ioft at the cud, whom hay also is put in. This will prove a elo slraole type o? small barn. Joecph E. Wing, in the Breeder's Cn::cl;v. IVnnt t'ntatnc?. This is an important crop. Swet potatoes are growing in public esteem every year, and her.ee they are becom ing more valuable. They are well worth growing for cattle and hogs. Having a high per cent, of ste.ee h and sugar, they are very helpful in fatten ing cattle and hogs. Poultry are very fond of them when cooked. But we wish to say that hogs should never be allowed to root for them when the ground is wet. This Is very injurious to the soil. The same Is true of goobers. Much harm is done for yc.v.s '. 4-; roll coutl:e:n Cultivator. room fight by twelve feet and a room fcr s'evapa jwr'T'i'hy twenty-four feet. This 'nmy nil 'LTmaTle into saPs ?cme j I Racro Tocl Rm:3 ,' , ;iCaM I J ,,), -.""Sliding. Poor: fHorjjij ? riTstlip! I I Z X IS' Farm Topics I THE WINDMILL, The windmill has broom,, a necessity mi farms. In proportion p, cost It gives more power and service than any ma chin,, tr Implement on th, farm. Not 'tily will a windmill pump water, but tt will also grind the grain, fmw wood, rut the coarse food nnd furnish power for many other purposes. They have be( ti greatly Improved, and are capable of doing much more th.-.u many Mip. pose. THE MIXED RATION. A mixed ration will nearly always give more satisfactory results than any one material. Oats :-nd corn. wi;h good hay and fodder, can be made the prin cipal parts of a ration, while bran, oil meal and quite a ntimbtr of other ma Icrh'ls can be used to make up n va riety. I'so a larg t proportion of corn during the winter and less duriir: the summer, Increasing the mii lu the summer and lessi n the amount In the winter. Oe.ts make one of the very host feeds that can be supplied to horses, and especially so to the worklnj; teams. WEAK COLONIES. Instead of allowing the hers tc swarm it is better to build up the weak colonies by transferring brood comb to the depleted hives. Now is the time to attend to these details while the season is open for work, so as to allow time for the bees to increase In numbers and lay In stock for winter. It i.-j folly to have the bees of the strong colonies swarm as long as there are any that , are weak. If this is not considered the better mode then the strong colonies , may K allowed to rob the weaker, in which case the two colonies will be come as one, and both be benefited, but before making new hives see that ail the hives tire full nnd up to the comple ment, both in bees and honey, and it will be a saving of time and bees. KEEP STABLES CLEAN. During very warm weather the accu mulation of the stable decomposes very quickly, and but a short time is re quired for the saturated bedding and manure to give off odors. The gases in stables in summer are detrimental, frrieties envying injury tojthe eyes affect the hcofs and render it difficult for the animals to obtain rest at night. The stalls should pot only be cleaned cut morning and night, but the floors should be bedded with sawdust cr dry earth, v.'ith a covering of cut straw over the fine materials. tx-vjs? The milk tester is the best detectiva on earth for piclang out the poor cows. Four per cent, of butter fat should bs the minimum, and the cow whose milk does not reach this point lias missed her calling and is unworthy of a placa in the advanced dairyman's herd. A NEW MILK-PAIL. The above illustration represents a new milk-pail of German invention. It Is composed of the pail itself, remov- able hair-filter and the likewise remov able strainer. The pail Is made of strong galvanized sheet iron, weighs about seven and a half pounds and has a capacity of fifteen quarts. Philadel phia Record. STEPS IN SUGAR MAKING. Every sugar maker should have the spouts and buckets washed and scah'.ed and in readiness as soon at least as the sap will start from the trees, and when it will he should be able to tap at once, be there many or few. The sap should be gathered as soon as pos sible after it runs. -The boiling should be done as soon ae, possible after the sap is gathered". Shallow evaporating pans are preferred by the best sugar or syrup makers. Vfhen the syrup is as thick as ii wanted for canning it should be strained. Some let it stand and settle, nnd then if there be anj settlings turn -off and then warm up and strain again. The most popular styles of nackr.gc? in this section are for syrup tin cans th.r.t will shut aif tight, and that hold one gallon; for sugar, if soft, a can that will hold abort twenty-five pounds. Many make hard suga,- in about five, pound cakes tr bricks. G. II. TIr.il hurt, in New England Homestead. Curious. A curious thing bcut a women !i that she oarybe proud cf her gr.-md-children ami her youth at the same t'ce. New terk Press. Mil II Kllll HHP I III I !