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, ’ J omits it in A. young woman walked into the of- fice of a well-known corset maker in an Eastern city and said: "My figure. is so downright ugly that I'm a dismal failure in society. “'ould it be possible for you to build me up 1‘" Tue wrset maker looked at her and smiled. He half shut one eye and with the other seemed to penetrate her very ribs. Finally he said: "Oh. yes, you are possible. very pos- sible ma’m'selle." He is a Frenchman. and he went on with all the enthusiasm of his race; "You might be worse. You have no hips or bust or symmetrical lines. but that can all be remedied.” "You don't mean it i" exclaimed the girl. "You can give me a figure that will defy my big brother’s comments! That can’t. be possible." "Perhaps loughtn’t to Wear a corset at all." she went on confidentially. "Do you know they tell me that there is absolutely no physiological argument for tho corset. that if we women could see our interiors by means of the R0â€" entgen rays. we would never put cor- sets. on again." "Bosh!" ejaculated the Frenchman. "Every woman should wear a corset. There are places where a corset should and should not press on the figure. The danger from wearing corsets lies in improperly made stays worn too tight. A corset that fits the form perfectly keeps it straight and holds it as it should be held. When a wo- man buys a ready made gown she has alterations made in it. She does not expect it to fit her. Then why should she expect a. ready-made corset to fit her? Most women think that if a cor- oat fits the waist alone. it is a well- iitting garment. All wrongl The waist is the least important. If a wo- man is short-waisted she should never Wear a long-waisted comet. for it throws her bust up under her chin and acocniuates every fault of her figure. On the contrary, if a woman is long waisted she cannot with any degree of comfort wear a short-waist- ed corset." - “How should a. corset fit i" asked the young woman eagerly. “1' always feel like pulling my corset down. It is the most disagreeable sensation. and loads of girls and women (tell me that they have the same tendency. When I was in college we counted 93 girls out of 110 one day“ who said that they were never free from that feeling of wanting to pull their corsets down." "There nowi There nowi" broke out the authority. "You make my point for me. The corset should curve in well at the waist. and. gradually slope upward. to conform to the natural Well of the figure; if not it gives the wearer that uncomfortable feel- ing. as if her corset always needed pulling down. The gradual curving of the hip, by continually pushing the illâ€" fitting stay up. causes this feeling." "It seems to me." said the young .woman. surveying her full length in a mirror critically, "that my figure wells in where it ought to swell out. and vice versa. Of course. I have pad- ding put in all my gowns. but still no- body would take me for 8. Venus." j‘Therc's where you make a great mistake," and the Frenchman; “I do not mean about Venus. but about the‘ padding. Padding that presses down on the body prevents development. It not only arrests growth, but reduces it. Oh. if you women who have that gidding put in your gowns. only knew a is (Q. disastrous effect it has on your ures. I turned from a man's tailor into a dressmaker and from a dress- makor into a corset maker. I know wo- man's figure.” "Well. what on earth is a woman with no hips and no bust going to do if she doesn’t wear padding?" "Ab. that to where I come in." ans- wered the Frenchman. “For years 1 studied those things. and now I make woman with no busts and hips look beautiful and plump; [make those mth overhanging hips look not thin. but very trim and satisfactory to them- aelves. and it is all so easy. You see. I understand my business. I am a man: Fast corset makers are girls. They earn the business. set up for them- selves. and after four or five care when they are just beginning to learn to find the faults in a corset that they are fitting. they marry. It’s a good-by to the corset business with them. and other grecngirls take their places. It Is not so With a man. He learns to make corsets and if he marries ten wives he does not give up the business. Thou mnn is creative. inventive. and be is quick to see what each individual needs. ' "But what do I need?" interrupted the young woman. “lou lack bust and hip develop- ment." said the authority. taking down a box holding many corsets. “For your styli- of figure a corset that has a ring in the bust and stands out from t a body in such a way as to prevent pressure is necessary. and it assists nature. You see what a simple ar- nngcmentdt L3." he went on. pulling out one ism-mg and ali ping in a longer one. "You can readi y imagine what a. symmetrical figure that would give.” “Splendid!” exclaimed the customer. :tBlllif; my hips. or rather my absence ‘m'l but I can fill that want too." he declared lau hing. "Now. here is corset We or a woman who but near to no him of all the per- sons I've our seen. Her figure is wily straight from under her arm own. She was well nigh crazy over her lop-aided appearance. and so I made this corn? for bar. You an» 'i: has an inside belt over each hip. pieces of ooutille broad are stitched on at the front and back of each side of the corset. These do not meet. but are laced together just as the corset is in the back. and they rest on I _ _ per has a spring in it Similar to bust spring and apparently. coming out _ u do you think of her figure? young men. you have. sets with meat.” volunteered . is a great society woman. and is con- sidered to have one of the finest fig- ures among to be very stout women." as if they might tip the beam pounds disappeared into the room. wered. “I think that stoutness personal devil of a and conquered as site woman sends for a doctor when about six the hips. The corset pro- stands out from the figure. giving a firm. beautiful hipâ€" Do you see that woman of the fitting room? ll hat "If I only had one like it." sighed_the woman with genuine admira- "She has no more hips and bust than She has on one of these cor- this bust and hip arrange- tihe authority. ‘ ahe the women in her set; Funny, isn't it? One can't always tell. "<0 man of your customers seem L y remarked ho looked three w at 200 fitting the young woman as "Yes, I have a. great many." he ans- is the great many women in this warm, but it can be fought well as a lack of de- lVomen tlhus afflicted v 7 t. ' \. elopmen thus extending should wear a corset as far down as if compatible with the comfort of the wearer. It Should fit well over the hips. Many women have greatly reduced atoutness by an im- provement that is found in a belt which is designed on an exactly oppoâ€" rinciplo from_i?hat which given a hip ess woman hips. This belt is made on the outside of the corset. and laces on the side. It can be adjusted to suit the wearer. and greatly asststs in reducing size without injury to the wearer. I have one customer who has had thirteen of these corsets made to order within the last year. and she ~ays that she has reduced her waist at least ten inches and feels much betâ€" ter. I don't care what kind of ashape a woman has. whether it be good or bad. I can improve it. The human figure is like a beautiful piece of mach- inery to me, and. while I don't know (he first thing about an engine. understand woman’s form perfectly. It is a delicate business for a man to fit a corset. also more would go into the business and the women would suffer much less from ill-fitting corsets. hA s e is ill. He comes and'he looks until he finds the cause of her illness. It should be that way in fitting corsets. The maker should look for the fault until he finds it, and then he should alter it. Sometimes the fault is in the fig- ure. but often it is in the out of the corset." ____â€"â€"osâ€"-â€"â€"â€"- caossan JSLIBERIA. .l n English omcer Much in Four Thousand Mile Journey In Winter. Lieutenant Colonel Vl’aters. military attache to the British Embassy at St. Potersburg who has 'just arrived in London, has. in an interview given some interesting particulars of ‘his journey across Siberia. Leaving St. Petersburg on December 19 he travelled ‘by rail to Krasnoiarsk. which he reached on January 4. an‘exceedingly difficult. matter. as the ice was in a dangerous condition, be- ing thin in some places and heaped ,up On January 21 he reached on the IRusso-Cih‘inesc fron- tier. where he was laid up for a week. A month later Stryelensk was reachâ€" ed. Here will be the terminus of the Siberian portion of the great railway to Vladivostook. In another month he Khor. where he took the train to Vladivostook, which he. reach- iin others. Kiakhta, arrived at ed. on March :13. This journey unique. inasmuch as time that Siberia has D it is the first been_crossed throughout in the dead of Winter. Colonel .’Wate.rs says that he exper- greatest courtesy from the Russian officials throughout the whole points Colonel Waters has are ienced the route. On two ' formed strong convictions. Those the Trans-Siberian :Ilailway and the treatment of Siberian prisoners. With re ard to the former he says;â€" Iis commercial value is immense. The line will open up both agricultural and mineral resources which. for prac- tical purposes, are almost inexhausti- ble. Siberia can produce about every kind of cereal. all sorts of live stock. and it possesses in abundant quantifies the more important minerals. precious and. otherwise. “The construction of a through Manchuria will open up country exceedingly =rich in gold very valuable from an. agricultural point. of view. There are, lknow, r a ll way some who think that. the great under- will affect British commerce. com- mercial interests in Manchuria are of it will effect commerce locally by clicapcniiig freights and will steamship passenger taking _ . i am not of that. opinion. Our the slightest. seriously affect traffic. FIG HTI NG BICYC LES. Captain Gerard. of the French army. 11:5 formed an experimental company in- tended for a fighting corps ongvbeels. The. captain hos invented a special form of bicycle for his man. The arcsâ€"bar ed so that the machine can be folded and carried on the back. when ground impracticable for wheeling has It is thbught that com- panies trained to manoeuvre on Wheels may be very useful in light skirmish- ing and scouting. Each rider carries a of sixty men riding bicycles. and ishing to be crossed. Label rifle and bayonet. _â€"’~ TILEY DON'T KNOW l‘l‘ All. What is educationi asked the philosâ€" opher in a grocery store pounding on a flour barrel to attract attention. Education. said an old reporter. shud- dering at the sight of. a grocor's big blue pencil. l8 something a college grad- “151‘ is sure he has until be bowmos a newspaper man. SHOULD CALVI‘B BE TURNED OUT. the [m1 summer of their lives is beâ€" coming more and more general each year among progressive dairymen and beef raiders. . Lug to find. profit in either of those branches of stock raising are finding out that protection from heat, fliesand dried pasture is about the cheapest and most effective plan to adopt. l\'o doubt one principal reason why more calves are not housed, says Earmers’ Advocate, that it Would involve a certain am- ount of regular labor in the shape of "chores" which so may object to in the summer season; but unleSS we take a lively. practical. and self»sacrificing Interest in our business in these times we cannot hope to reach the goal of greater profits in our business. wide-awake and enterprising competit- ors who do things because they should a point when an undertaking adds to or takes from a little of present. per- sonal comfort, are the ones that wear the hopeful expression to-day and de- clare that the times are mending. There who have tried both plans but that. in- June. So far as turning the calves out a. few weeks on the fresh pasture be- in concerned. there can be no great dis- advantage, provided the calves are not qguality. Perfect liberty at this time,» “10113 With “5511 31355 01‘ 010V“? 5km 'oorn with clover. is not as healthy or or the like. will start the youngsters 'comeflion With mill feed. 3111116 I‘S . For the dairy a fall calf. well bred and ‘ THE NEW WOMAN. Willa Gun and a no: Ill-a. Bane“ Stand: on‘ an Army or Sailors. The singula muse of Mrs. Addie \E'. Buznell. a young woman of Clinton. is attracting much attention in Eastern Maine. Although but ill years of age. she ha obeen married and divorced five times. In each ruse she has been the libeliint. Her five ex~husbanda are still living. and are. most of them. nc‘gbbom \of Buzzcll. She is now in Sole pos- THE FARM. healthfully grown. should "come in" when just about two ears old. “‘hile a beefâ€"bred steer sle ‘ - rly developed should be ready for the blank from that‘- ty to thirty-sir months old. The practice of keeping calves housed HOGS IN SUM MLER. To make the most profit out of hogs .v . . . _ it is very essential tint they make a. mo” “mam endwmr rapid growth and an early maturity, says N. J. Shepherd. AVe never like to feed a hog intended for meat over eight months, and generally make our meat from hogs and are younger rather than older. as the meat (if the hogs are properly cared for) is sweeter and tend~ erer than from older hogs. In order that pigs should grow rapidly and ma- ture early it is very essential that the pigs should be of good breed. and them are well fed and well cared for. Both breed aind food are in a measure dependent upon each other and a combination of this two is essential to the securing of the best results. After pigs are five months old we like to keep them in such a condition that two or three weeks of liberal feed- ing with a. good fattening ration will be all that is necessary to properly fit them for market. The sows must of course be fed well at the start and then as soon as the pigs show an in l session of a large farm. that she fills with the aid of a hired man. Mrs. Buzzell is a very advanced type of an independent woman. and frankly states that when she has found that a. bus- band has not come to he ridcas of thrift. kidustry and Congeniality she has Plunm’fl‘LY SET HIM ASIDE. She als osays that she is still looking for the right man to handle 1181' form and make her happy. A statement to this effect appeared in a loval paper recently, and since then the woman farmer has been subject to a singular siege. From a radius of 50 miles about. sultolre have iflocked to Clinton. Some are farmers of a subâ€" stance Mid standing. who want such a. helpmate as Mfrs. Buzzell appears to be. ‘ One man who rode up to her door was a rominent Canaan man with about. 10.000. Other applicants have come initeams. on foot and by train. Mlany are cranks who wanted to woirk 9n the farm two or three months on final Without pay. Some brought. their extra wardrobe in valises and par- cels; others came IN LIGHT thlRCIIING ORDER. This week the woman has been so pestercd by attention ifrom suitors. that sh! ehas hitched ehr yellow watch- dog just outside her door: If a. man bmves the dog. Mrs. Buzzell lifts a shotgun across her arm. and with the selfâ€"reliance of Maine farmer women threatens to “let daylight " through the persistent suitotr unless he leaves iiha premises. ‘_She also receives on aim average a (dozen letters a day. all offering mar- The be done and not draw the line at. clination to eat. they, too, must be well fed. A good way to ilnduoe the young pigs to eat is to have plenty\ of trough room and feed the sows mill feed made into a. good slop with skim-milk. I con- sider this one the best and cheapest feeds that, can be giiven to growing pugs during the summer, and given all they wilbeat of this, with the run of a good clover pasture, the best aind cheapest growth can be secured. We feed twice a day. making it a point to feed regular] and to give at each meal all that the ogs will eat up clean. If corn or corn meal must be depended lupon. feed bran with slkimr-miilk in con- is no question in the minds of those door summering has great advantages over posturing after the third week in fore the heat and flies become harmful less than six or seven weeks old and the pasture is abundant and of good. 'lnection with it. Corn alone. or even milk. and a lick of oat chop, oil cake, 'as economical a food as when fed in? . \Ve like to have the rowitn igs in the way to be profitable feed con- {have fresh water everygday. To pbe So long as these favorablepomfocrtable, they should have a. shed conditions exist in the pasture lot. there Wilder Wh’lfih they 08-11 lie when Sleeping ’ - . . . - land be protected from raw and sun. riaga Ten men an m no winnings m mug cmngefi' but 0.“ Plam is to maintain a healthy. come and assist he rill3 hi‘ili'iiélefiilflofi when the time comes that a cool, dank . Vigorous growth during July and Aug_ pay, just to Show what kind of workers stable and mown clover or cats andiust so that if a sufficient growth has they are. So far, the woman has driv- tares would. give the calves greater gl’een secured “my can be fattened dur- . . in the cool weather of fall. It is an comfort, just at that time should such Imfieptiom‘l cam whem it and be com conditions be administered. ‘This Is 'sid-ered advisable to fatten a hog dur- more particularly applicablo’to calves ling the hot days of summer or the ex- 7 :trecme cold of winter. Our rule is, so that are to become beefers, because no i far as it is possnbla' to fatten in the want to sell for money some time in the spring or fall. as the weather is more future every pound of gaim our feed has 'mOdBI‘a-te and 3- better 83m “1 Propor‘ . , -. . 'tion to the amount of food supplied made andmot allow any of it to be lost lean be made, and fit is always an item after beilng once beneath the. sikin. \Vith ‘m momipanm 21.11 faqt one of the dain calves rapid development, when {advantages in feeding mill feed and in of a muscular character is very importâ€" t3; 1110113612: (130;? Eggt‘tigymifi‘: “It” A Stunted “uhufal is always “men ‘ crease the profilt’. Feed allt hat is eat- less profitable than it would have been i an up clown. but do not overfeed, as ed no letters) She secured a divorce from her husband only recently. â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€".â€"_â€" NOT HIS FORTE. The Butcher Tolls About a Collecting 'l‘rlp lle (Nico .‘llnde. f'I'm not a success as a soliector," ad- mitted the big. good-inntured butcher Who Was talking with several others about the difficulty of getting what was coming to them. "I hire a man to do Uhe dumrning the year around There he started forth on sledgas for a drive of nearly four thousand miles. For hun- dreds of miles he journeyed noght and day. with but little sleep, till Lake Bai- kal was reached. Crossing the lake was a and had its growth been continuous, because i iits digestion will be stronger and it will become a larger, better-looking beast, with greater capacity for service. [When calves have shade trees or a cool stable to protect them so that they may avail themselves of their shelter as they desire, they need not be shut up in a house as early as if these con- ditions were not present. The only guide should be‘ the evident need of the wives for a change in order to give them the greatest opportunity grow and gain rapidly. A roomy boar stall. having awnings of coarse sacking or the like. is a desirable place so Icing as it is kept clean and dry. A." . comâ€" fortable place to lie down is as deatrabio in summer as in winter. and pure _air is equally as important. ' Watering. your calves from a pail once. or twwe a. day is not the best practice. Feed- ers who have fresh waiter always be- fore. their stock claim a great advant- age for the convenience. We would ad- vocate turning them out to graze at nights during the whole summer racticable. ll‘he sort of feed to use is not hard to determine. Green 'clover. oats and fares. then clover again suc- ceeded by com and clover hay wiill fol- low izn succession and answer well. There is no better grainfor calves than ground oats, bran andbitl cake. Asmall quantity will do a dairy calf; but. an animal to be sold for beef Will pro- fitably consume a liberal supply. it is more rofi'table to sell a finished two- year-o (1 than to keep him another year. The food of a year of support is worth money and We should seek as much as possible a return for the same. \Ve would not have it understood that clover should be fed without milk dur- ing their first summer. 81:: months old is young enough to wean calves_ off milk, and it should invariably be given lukewarm. fllirreot from the separator is the finest way. but if heated by add- ing a little oil-meal porridge the effect will be as satisfactory. No rule. can be given for quantity. as calvee'differ so much in size and food requirements. Judgment must be used.the feedimg ef- fect. observed. and the calf given en- ough to thrive and be active, but not too much. More calves suffer from ov- erfeeding of milk than from scant sup ply. Keep the calf a little hungry and eager for more rather than fill it to dullness. ’l‘hc endeavor should be to prevent the beginning of indi estwn. which leads to Wing and per apt; to fatal diarrhoea. Nothing causes indi- gestion sconer than overfeeding or it‘- regularity in the quantity. time.and (em erature of the filling especially whi e the calf is young Cleanliness about the feeding vessel. with frequent and for a half hour afterwards to pre- vent If grilling the teeth or other symptoms of indigestion appear. xi little lime water in the milk or a lit- tle baking soda will usually prove .a correction. A point to keep in View Is that the digestive apparatus needs to be developed and become. acmdomed to it is wasteful and increases tihe cost iwilthout aoorrespondin‘g gain. . \Vitbi care in feeding the right quantity. hav- ing tight troughs and feeding floors, havng a good variety of food so as to maintain a good appetite. keeping. a box of salt and ashes where they can ‘hel themselves. as an aid to digestion an .health there need be no waste in feeding growing pigs. . HORSEâ€"le. If your horse has had a particularly hard ere. or has been worked until he is very tired. give him a. little rest before he is fed. - Rub him well all over and give his legs paimular attention. Every farmer should raise a few car- rots. You can feed at least a third less oats and the horse will do better. They cost less to raise than oats. and. you Will have the satisfaction of having your horses in better condition at less cost. L If your horse bolts his food put a few cobblestones iin his manger or a. handful of shelled corn well mixed with the cats. Low mangers are best for horses. Go slowly with the colts. do not ex- pect them to do as much would an the old horses. Give them time to learn and develop. Never lose patience with the colt. he will know it in one second. and your mastery over him will be gone. and a trick or bad habit may be the result. Use only the. first-class thoroughbred. sire of the very best type. Didn't lose sight of Morgan blood if it. is within reach.- . Buckle apad made of flannel and. - wet in cold water around the hoof. “\Ve do not like the use of oil on the hoof in may (11.88. - +n__ _- HO“? NAILS ARE NAMED. Two accounts are given of the origin of the term "eixpenny." "cightpenny." “tempermy.” andso on. as applied to the various sizes of nails. According to one stamwt. when nails were made by hand. the penny was taken as a stand- ard of weight, and six were made to equal the weight of a copper penny. This explanation is open to criticimn on account of the very small size of the nails of which six were needed to bal- ance even the large-sized old-fashioned copper penny. Others are much more probable. One explanation holds that tenpenny nails originally sold for ten- of the can my size used to weigh- ten pounds, 1. of the oixponny size nix pounds and so on for other sizes. 0f the ordinary aixpenny nails there are eighty to the pound; of the eightpcnny there are fifty: tmponny. thirty-four; twelvepenny, twenty-nine. and wouldn't take his job with 10 acre: of the best land. thrown: in. "We had one customer who ran up a big bill and was always going to set- tle in just a. few days. My collector made this report till I go ttired and out 0 (humor. Here 'was a man always ordering the choicest cut of meat. hav- ing all kinds of game in season and. sending back tht didn’t please him. yet never paying me a cent. ‘lt looks to me as though you didn't understand your business.’ I said to the collector one day when he came in with money and with nothing from this par- ticular customer. little 'l'll go and see that ma nmyself, and. he'll be glad to settle before i "I went, I was shown get through with hiini.‘ into a room as pretty as a picture. and was met by as handsome an old gray-haired man as ever you clapped your eyes on. llo shook my hand warme and made such a. bow on days. you don't. onften see these He was delighted to meet me, si Mount in a chair as easy as a fe-a ther bed. Then We had cigars and wine that no poor man can afford to drink. He talked. better than any book i ever read, and 1 was in a cold sweat. 'be- cause I didn't k’llO willow to get away wi thou t. vented a story about a cranky ’J’hen 1 iii- part- oi'fending him. nor who insisted on this bill being mid. adin rambled off into along apo ogy. and rambled off Lnto a long apology. You never an we. man nicer about. any- thing. He would have the money with- in a few days. and was sorrier than hie. could. ed. table and told the old gentleman Lch if I had been dLst-oininud- 1 recap-tell tine 'bill. laid it on the to pay when he rould. "As I was lenvvng bare came one of t hose as cold-blooded as a fidb. into my host but blacks, while the luff lAf-I' just istood and looked with a stern dignity that. would have paralyzed me. Before 1 no good hundred journey. professional creditors who All! said the driver. have yo? spoke no more during the rest of the are He pitched. knew just what I mm doing 1 had paid the bill and told the follow to get out before I threw him out. I'm as a collector." lhfl’OSSlJliliE. It is wonderful how clear a. thing can worn. and still be only a delusion. {hiya an exchange: A gentleman was riding on the out- side of a coach in the west of land. when the driver said to him: I've had a. coin guv inc 10-day two Eng- yeam old. Did you ever are scalding. is a healthful piractioe. We more a hhurzlmnag‘i Bixplenny naitlgiBfor silxl- & com two hundred your” old; believe there is agrca‘t ntVanlzlge in pence-a u _ . an soon. lama - Oh _ I have one “my,” that is k 'n calves se iarate while drinking or nails selling for. the lowor price. I ' 508', , ' ‘ . “pl 2 I Another explantionr is that 1,000 nulls “‘0 “mum”! 3%” Old' and A When the coach arrived at its destin- ation the driver turniyl to the lesson- gcr with an intensely Bell-anti iedaiir and said: you anwo druvo along I had \mrkin up large quantitiea of food A . 1 .(old ‘ blg bel‘Iy may result, but no matter. xvpfipu “,3. BMW”: a coin two hundred 5'69;F3_0l£!- A ,, __ if accompanied within well-sprung rib. " "' " ‘ ‘ ‘ - ‘ ~ - lea. _~ » V . m . a strong back and lozn. depth of flank. Australia's rabbit play;- ue lllllfi fair ‘Aind )‘Ou Bald L0 “10 35 You 03° and other marks of «institutional vig- or. a big belly is to be docired. indiu- aiing' capacity as a feeder and user of feeds. Long forage fodder or roughage will answer the pinpova of stomach dc- velopment both in capacity and [Il)\\'9r. to conic: to an end. owing to thrs large exportation of frozen rabbits for the London market. From Victoria alone 12.000 rabbits a day. or over 4,000,000 a your are shipped now. 1897 now two thousand years old. Yes. so I have. That's not true. What do you mean by that? What do I mean! Whv. it's only an away all suitors, and has answerâ€"