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Thoroughneas. A love for the work. Adaptation to the business. Constant. steady application. Good business ability and manage- Jndgment and care in marketing A well-equinped farm work shop. Good care of all farm buildings. Good care of farm implements and hog-pen. Application of manures soon as pos- sible after made. . Consideration of fertilizing value- to feed purchased. . . Judicious use of commercial fertiliz- J ud'icious use era. cured by: Pure air. pure water, suf- ficient exercise; abundance and var- iety in feed; shade and shelter from extremes of heat and cold. and kind and gentle treatment at all times. _ - J ‘ L_--..I:.‘~ nf Care in selection and breeumg 01 dairy cows. Cleanliness in stable and dairy room. Convenience of arrangement both in barn and dairy_rooxn._ ‘ _--_.s.. W." I...“ “W'- Care in sel_,_.ting Jairy implements wd machinery. nion. Some good power for churning. 1n the Hen-Yard and Hen-House. Grit; cleanliness; ventilation; warm- th in winter; variety in food; abund- ont dust baths; exercise for fowlS; constant supply of green feed; fresh water. plenty at all times. and lime in some form for shell material. Freedom from vermin secured by: Portable nest boxes often removed and cleaned; Lansy in nest boxes with lime. sprinkled underneath, low, port- able roosts removed each month and scorched with burning straw, and fre- quent white-washing of whole inside of hen-house. “Wife well willed.” “'ee ones wisely warned. Willing workers wisely wrought. \Vonls well watched. Written wisdom well selected. Wrzithful wrangling words tabooed. Wrongs unresented. \Vants well supplied. Work well planned. Wastes well guarded. Wood house well filled. Water well provided for. Wholesome well cooked food for table. Worthy guests warmly welcomed. The expediency of planting late pm“ tatoes extensively is a matter regard- ing which farmers are in doubt. The‘ {act that potatoes have been, and. still are bringing unusually high prices, is an inducement to try to raise the crop on a large scale this season. On the; other hand. says an Eastern exch-‘ unge. the potato crop of last: year was small in yield and inferior in qual- ity. Farmers who found the crop an almost complete failure last [all are not anxious for a repetition of the disagreeable experience. In estimat- ing the probabilities it is also to be remembered that the local acreage planted to the earlier varieties of pota- toes is uncommonly large. However. a? good many late potatoes will be plant? ed. and the unavoidable risks will be taken. With potatoes commanding a high price. many small and inferior tubers will surely be. planted. but this course will surely be a mistake. Small potatoes are. not “just as good" for lanting as large ones. whether the urge ones are worth 81 a bushel or only l0 cents. No farmer would can- tend that the grain from little nubhins was as good for planting as the corn from large. well-ripened ears. Such potatoes as the farmer wishes to raise are. the kind he should select to plant. The question as to how closely the tub- ers may judiciously be subdivided for planting is one upon which farmers do not agree. and [do not know as they ever will. The scab is one great draw- ‘ back to successful potato culture. The simplest of all rules for afarmer who does not want to raise scabby potatoes in not to plant scabby potatoes. A theory on this subject that [will not indorse. although it may be correct, In put forth by an agricultural paper. It is that spreading potatoes where they can remain for some weeks ex- posed to the strong light of day. but not to the direct rays of the sun kills acabe fungus as well as toughens the sprouts. As an experiment. last sea- son a bushel of scabby potatoes that were not exposed to light were plant- ed and the prodth was badly affected. The rest of the lot were Spread on a barn floor one deep and turned occas- ‘ ionally so as to let the light strike all sides of them. They were spread out as man as danger from freezing was past. and kept on the barn' floor till the last of June. When they were phnled the sprouts were stubby. tough and dutgreon. The potatoes were eleo‘rmitflj war. They were cut to oni'fi two without breaking oft ‘ quickly and made . not 3 Icebby p0. tato in the elm" clan seed potato- es ere plant ground where acabhy potetaoe grew the previous year. the and dark green. 1 also me: at over. one or two omw the mum“. ("0' a. good crop. with mm in _tho_ lg: 11 "ESS IN FARMING. General Essentials. A LATE POTATO CROP. aerat'or for milk. churn operating In the Dairy In the Home. hy concus- â€"-â€"â€"vâ€"' When the pastures begin to fail it will be necesary to give the cows some extra feed. Indeed, it has been shown to be profitable to give this extra food even in the first flush of the grass. for the increased product not only paid for the extra food. but the condition of the cow was improved all through the following winter and into the next summer. Any animal may acquire a reserve force. so to speak, by Which the system accumulates the ma- terial for a lengthened product dur- ing a season of lessened supply of food. This extra feeding on the pasture avoids any draft on this accumulated Lreserve, gained through good feeding Eduring the winter. and prevents that frequent falling off in condition which is apt to occur while the cows are in ’the flush of milk, while the pastures l are fresh. I i-.. LA} ‘1 ‘0.-.â€" â€"v _.,_ terial for a lengthened product dur-‘ ing a season of lessened supply of food. This extra feeding on the pasture!- avoids any draft on this accumulated} reserve. gained through good feeding during the winter. and prevents that frequent falling off in condition w ' is apt to occur while the cows are in the flush of milk, while the pastures are fresh. This has been demonstrated by both practical feeding and scientific tests in Which the cows on good pasture have received a liberal addition to the grass of grain food, either simple corn meal or gluten meal, or indeed some change even of green feed, as peas and oats mixed or green sweet corn with the grain on. It was found at one of the experiment stations that this extra feed was not only liberally paid for during the summer, but its effect was noticeable during the next winter and into the following summer. It has been and still is, my practice. to feed 10 lbs of corn meal daily to my cows while on the best pasture. and to add “ “11C U“ l ”U 'JVQL r‘w‘ â€" â€" - green cut fodder in addition when the pastures begin to fail later in rthe sea- son. And this better feeding has paid well without exception as regards in- dividuals cows. They all respond to the stimulus. while the calves of these cows always improve on their dams in productive value. SHADE FOR STOCK. If there are no trees in the pasture be sure and provide shade by building a cheap shed with roof but no sides. Better gains during the hot days will more than offset the. cost. Keep the 'FEEDIXG cows ON PAS’I‘URE. watering tanks full It was at Charing Cross \Station. Where I called to make some inquiries. and I knew her instantly thuugh she was veiled. She recognized me also. and returned my greeting with a warmth which I hoped was not alto- gether due to the fact that. I was able to extricate her from a human eddy in which she was entangled. I forgot all about the time' table and turned back. delighted that the rush of the preoccupied crowd around us gave an excuse to keep her little silk- gloved hand upon my arm. She hadl been seeing Cousin Phil and his wife off. she said, and was now, I guessed, treturning to the desolate house in lBloomsbury Square. The picture call- ed up by the thought was so poignant that I proposed a visit to Westminster Abbey. She appeared a shade surpris- edâ€"I certainly was myselfâ€"and then agreed with a little sigh. which tplainly said: “As well'there as any- Where else." But once she accepted my companionship by stepping into the hansom I called. she made, I could see, a distinct effort to take interest in the multicolored life swirling by. “The abbey is the first place one think of visiting when one is away." she observed. “and yet, when one is at home. it is so near that you keep deferring the visit from day to day. and I am leaving town to-morrow Papa meant -" She did not finish the sentence. but added: ”It is so kind of you to give your time." "I am a man of leisure.” said I. dryly. "Papa. was always in a hurry,” she. went on, and then stopped again. AU roads of conversation led to her fa- ther. and Death had 'written “No thoroughfare” across every one. ' “Better wear out than rust out," said. I. considerately, “though the _,best of us but write their names on 'wat- or. after all. A very oonsoling'retleoâ€" tion- for the idlers.” "Yes. if everfthing ended heats,” she replied as the cab pulled up and the great gray temple loomed alive us. If ‘time be duration set out‘hy meas- ure. my watch was of opinionthat we spent two hours here;m_v consciousness however. has nothing definite to say, on the matter. “the endurance of all enduring things" not being painfully prominent. Neither. do I remember having shone among the iombs. on one thing. at least, I am quite clear; it is when we came out I was dee cidedly hungn. so artfully piloting my charge pasl a restaurant. I sug- gested lunch. Here again a lacuna Occurs. for I had no distinct recollection of the ear- svmr'-'v le hunting dowq. but the offi 1011 mg to the restaurant clock spoke 50 Plalnly that the young girl almos hair. shall I do? I wa Turnbullâ€" he is my g know-about papa’s will at half-past 2, and now it is a qua ”Where does be live ?" I asked. ‘In the city." she replied despairing- ' ' and there 'wâ€"‘r __ v “â€" ”Yom are doubtless aware that Miss Langton is my uard?’ he observed. When he had appeased the Teuton sphjnx. - - .. . A.“ 'L 'r'TIWIe-arned it." I replied. “Permit to congratulate you I” _ “And you will also learn now,” he retorted. shutting his pocketbook with a snap. “that 1 wish the acquaintance to end here." “On what grounds ?" said I. “If on no other than that of the present â€"-erâ€"-â€" disgraceful scene, I should. be justified, he answered; “but forbid it onâ€"aheml higher grounds." Then. he began to talk. “as one man of the world to another.” about, Ar- buscula and her sisters. He was illo- gical but convincing. He handed the the receipted slip of Pager: [put it in my pocket. - He smiled sardonioally, and gathering up his. black bag went out to Miss Lang- tOD, While the waiter hailed a cab by Whistling through his fingers in a most talented way. ' "Wha? ié’Ihe' what of the bill?” I Esked shortly. D Beyond the glass door I could see Turnbull talking to Miss Langton. 88 She rearranged her veil; some girls at an adjacent, table put their heads toâ€" gelher, whisgieriug and filtering. The chariot pulled up at the sidewalk with a' flourish, and 'J‘urnbull touched Miss Langton’s arm. She made a step forward. but looked round and pans ed irresolutely. I instantly went_ to her. and t‘akifig the little 'wanq hand Shf'- gave me. pressed it to my llDS. . “I am sorry you were inconven- lenced." she said, “if I had only known -â€"" And she actually laughed! "I Shall easily get over the recolâ€" lection of the inconvenience in the recollection of the pleasure I have had," I repliecL She blushed. “But why did you not tell me?" she murmured. “It would have been commonplace." I.replievd; “I preferred to be a pale.- (“9; though a comic one.” "I don’tâ€"think it comic at all." she rePlied. trying hard not to srmle. ”What stupid people!” "Miss Langton. as this gentleman is rather“ richer in time than I, per- haps he will excuse us if we econom-l ize.” remarked Mr. Turnbull. “Here is; the cab. get in, please." ‘ She threw me a bright look. and went with him. Recollecting that I was without my hat. I returned for it, and found on the ground hard by a little;l:laok silk glove. I picked it up intending to return it. but when I reached the street the cab was al- freed): several yards away. Then the lawyer’s talk came back to me with diabolical distinctness, and I said to myself that after all he was right. I went straight to my bankern'. sent him’ theammmt of the bill. answered a perfumed. badly spelled note I had leaked that _ morning. . locked the glove with the photo away in a draw- er. and took the next train for Paris. 98 De IIVC x - __ 5'." she replied despairing- he is so precise. and there ysâ€"you don‘t know him !” ng met. him in his profes- :ity some years before. ° “'i mess for t . e waiter. who was men- le police. and approach- . chirge explained the was a German [mo of . and she listened calm- the cold contempt of ‘al nature glinting in *.. The comedy of the ot strike her. She only 1 no money. “Dey pay, me; dose are de rules,” declining: even to ex- young and tender shoots, ‘ 8 It is the old-fashioned “sparrow-l ' though this pronunciation is; grass.’ now obsolete. crOpping out rarely. “’e; have. all seen it in country gardensi before market gardens became the fash- ion or a means of industry. sending up its tall, feathery sprays of grassy bloom as summer advances. Old-time. parlors had their fire-places graced with it in summer weather. and the soft, wavy green is always beauti- ful for decorating and for bouquets If 18 quite worth while to cultivate the root for this purpose. though its prime _u~w~ is as a food. \Vhen the young ,and tender shoots are at the right jlergth. cut just below the surface of the sand in the morning before the sun 1: hot. and place in cold water till wanted to cook. . __.- _--'- .fl no \\ Ellll't'll l'! bwnc One rule. for cooking asparagus is as follows: it is taken from a reliable cook book: “'ash well. put on stove in boil- m'g water.’ boil five minutes, pour off water add more boiling hot: boil ten to fifteen minutes. then put in alump of butter. salt and pepper if wished, some stir in a little thickening made. of one teaSpoonful of flour mixed with cold water. Toast slices of bread, hut- ter. and pour over the aSparagus and grav '. 3 __ - o A L-2I J‘nn ‘nthd [111 mu“ ‘Vltuuuv vu-- on slices of bread. "flatly rules for cooking asparagus are extant. but we like it cooked according to the first: given. without the thickening. and served aq sid¢ dish with meat. or fish gravy. Another rule is to boil the lengths till soft. without cutting. and serve up- tables. ABOUT THE HAIR. A subscriber writes for a remedy for dandruff and to prevent the hair from falling out. Dandruff is not a disease unless it appears in a most aggravat- ed form. It can only be prevented from accumulating by perfect cleanliness of the scalp, It is a mistaken idea that frequently washing of the scalp tends to increase dandruff. Such is not the Wash the hair at least twice a month. using a good lather made from some kind of tar soap; Rub this into the scalp. thoroughly. with a stiff brush, which can be bought for this purpose for from 5 to 25 cents each. Rinse the hair in clear water to which a little borax has been added. Then the hair may be dried and afterward the scalp should be rubbed into a glow with a coarse towel. When the hair shows a tendency to fall out. the very best thing to stop its coming out and promote its growth is the abundant use of genuine olive oil. Saturabe the hair thoroughly and keep it saturated for a week. until the flryscalphas absorbed all it will, then For excessive dandruff the following lotion will be beneficial providing its use is followed by frequent washings. w ith thorough rinsings: One part rosemary. one part tincture of cantharides. one and one-half parts solution of carbonate of potassium with [our ounces of distilled water; apply once a day. 1 A , --_ w-..-r_ wash with pure soap and water. If this Operation is repeated every two or three months the effect is said to be marvelous. An old-fashioned remedy. but one that is nevertheless a gobd one to pre- vent the hair from falling out. is made by steeping three large onions in a quart of rum, until the strength of the onion is all drawn out. Apply this to the scalp every day or so. If the odor of the onion is disagreeable add a few drape of lavender-oil and a few grains of anihergris. There is no tonic as good for the hair as a good. firm, bristle brush. The hair should be thoroughly brushed at. last once a day. It should be vigor- ously brushed in every direction ex- cept the right one. And if you will put a towel over your shoulders dur- ing the brushing. even the most scrupu- lously clean will be surprised at the .amount of dirt they can get out of their hair by this method. [have seen many housekeepers. es- pecially in the rural districts. scar and pound their steak to a pulp. then fry it in butter or pork fat. the fat and juices boiling about the meat until it becomes gray and leathery. the valu- able extracts escaping into the gravy. says a writer. This is not the best way to cook steak. If one has no cool. a good substitute may be found in oak. having a brisk tire, then allowing it to die down to a. bed of slowing coals then broiling the steak nn'aoarred. turning it every half minute. It.‘ is a mat mistake to have steak out thin; the thicker the cut the bot- HO\\' T0 COOK STEAK. ground. it grows for years. ittle attention but liberal as it is a perennial plant. the m very hOi. greasingui’tm lightly with butter. or the he: the steak. then frying one 5i“ done. then turning and [in' ' the other. l'nlikp the broiling it is best when turned but on careful to use only enough billet. prevent it sticking. [lit threat“. stick to the pan before it is a“ turn. shake the pan to loosen the“. or move the meat with your fork, Sirloin and rump are consider.“ beat cuts. but they are “Malina larger round. the vein and may“ lthick. even and diagonally “it” grain. are all wry nourishing,“ and juicy, and have no waste,“ sirloin. The Imwr round tom” shin makes an excellent Ham isteak. chopped with a meat “boll which every woman should posse“, that they can he bought verych. ly. and cooked about one minute“ a heated frying pm; town it upljd [y with a fork to msnre an event If the pan is not previously hem will boil and simmer 1n its mm"; land become tough and gray. HOME MADE mxnow AM If housekeepers knew the WW be secured during the sum in window awnings all would hmtj even though some personal mm was needed to meet the. light em If one buys the regular iron tm that can be raised when not 0996“] protection. and the ready made. ing cloth. they are rather one: but very satisfactory ones can he. at home at little cost by taking. inch strips of lumber long enough reach from the top of the windmln down two-thirds the length of 1 window. with the extension stripm two feet long and a cross stripui as the window casing is wide. side frames are nailed. oneon side of the window frame at th at such an angle that the lower can he nailed to our end of thee sion strips the lower end of i8 nailed to 11w .uiilw of the w case. The othvt‘ ux' fifth slrip‘ fastened across :it rai'il end nltht strips where they inin the en strips to hold thvm in place and the frame more solid. \thn the frame l‘em‘hvs from the tapd Window down to about two-thirds depth extending outward at lean feet below. It is than readylor cover which any be made of unbleached muslin. one longs! gltrip down the center with a lull angular strip down each side the coming down over the side {ram} effectually excluilos the sun an!" what a difference it will mail”. temperature of a room if thvm . full upon the windows and hill! Once used. none u ould ever ‘11 without them again. In the fall the muslin can be and laid away and will do dull ‘ Th0 {(811195 9'" In the (all the‘ m and laid away 3! many summers. be taken down and years. died he kept and dried! €1‘W.ards tuning g .ven the to mature, gmund Ibem into A swarm Of luI‘llsIS “hICh I hours in passing “9 mealie patch. :IIIi so were saturated “i111 the ground- up an ,mm. In a coup e JVSQ visibh affecIed. maimng SHIIIMIH‘V ”0 stalks. A liIIle laIer the! ‘ dead. and the {Mn}?! dfl his not a single) lmust on b.“ farm. If the SIM) is ”0‘ n. to an effective meIhod 0t ‘ long list a message by “1988330 SO [in King of Italy M zi. at Rio Janwix‘n. death of his {3111. Aceta. which emf: i Times‘ cable disf-u Spanish treaty 5m cost $7,000. An Austrian ha: for collecting the bution boxes “km" the collecting mo of sliding bars m-I‘ tre so adjusted 3 arranged position "‘- l-nttnm of the arranged [1 the bottom umtical l): C TOXIXE AU .\ [SST LOCl CAN active >1-1'19{h0d of farmers. 1" 7 91‘ R08 pest/I. m injl'stice'of ‘bi‘ir being “(round down [or the hu M. and to (In iniquity h! from the people ‘he ft u [that for (In benefij u! fa fllly tilted droneu. Spa untamed. has from 1m In (Act. (We is no (uplzn an be furnished for tbv a wine of Spain unless u H “enable advance of progrei lkhtcnment. even in Sp-zuwh Pluwualiy awakened tlw finally tilted dronek‘. Spa} confused. has from mm “W 0‘ milk (01‘ lb? 801w. “ M in power 3! Stud” ht "ell ”enticed that p11 '9‘“in domestic eronunu. m in leaving some-thing 1 ‘mer to nerve as a kind 1 “9 intact. in (w, m» p. «land by the Bible “hm muzzling of the (n In: corn. gm tnd cruelty are Mfume. of Spain's du-a Sunlflmlfire. Hvr depend "lulu.” that is to say. Qt. besides being flawed i' MGovernment have been 1 at Icrnple by the royal 0 “ministratorn. all of “bun MNG unpainted by thi alihlAmerica, \‘hit'h H eur‘y part of this 1‘! M of South Anwrica., v “(Mon of Brazil. thel emit Central Auction. including .9"! than a third of what -_â€"N. I rru U Grenada. and. it '“Phiga. Chili, nun. These \‘iceroys and this were Ml'ounlahlv . ”(March of Spain. and r 50'} autocratic. and des thel.",“'()!‘(l being law in 31 “Rial and military m- hm 0‘ office were {run “ Of which Lb? HTIPSi' I “at At the begixmin mum)“ in 1810 Peru and between them only at Intercourse wit h ,h We! [Emission :21 h“ °‘ the province] {t W“ the world. into three i. ' Caracas