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WHY NOT KEEP SHEEP? For ten years post. sud more, 17 have been urging farmers to study th sheep. W e have not urged. and do no intend to urge. farmers as a. rule to go largely into the sheep business. Com putatively few of them. says Wallace' Former, are prepared for it in the we. of fences. Still fewer have the re- quisite experience. For knowledge in the sheep business, as in everything else. can be learned effectively only b experience. There are enough lines 0 business on the farm with which th ‘ farmer has experience and knowledg ‘ to utilize most of his grass and grain and the greater portion of his time an attention. But while not urging farm era as a rule to go into the businessl largely. we do not believe there is a‘ farm in the state, or adjoining states, that has a considerable portion of wel drained land and tame grasses on which a few sheep may not be kept profitabl each year. If the farmer does not car to give them attention himself, if he does not naturally like sheep, let him bu! twenty-five. or ten, and give them in charge of the boys whom hel wishes to become farmers and be sure to give them the profits. He will nev- er miss what they eat and the boy wil have an interest in the farm from tha time onward. If he has no boys, tr the experiment of making his wif happy by giving her or the girls th profits of a few sheep and allow them‘ to care for them or see that they ar cared for, preferably the latter. Wh do we advise this? There is no ani mal on the farm. which, taking one' year with another. will yield bette profits. It is safe to say, that, takin ten years. or even five. an investmen of $100 in good sheep will yield $100 a rear. provided the flock is limited to 150. The wool will bring $1 per head, or over; a flock of twenty-five ewe properly cared for, are good for as man lambs. which, it sold without fattening! will bring $3 per head. and it properly fattened will bring from $4 to $5. I cared for in the best manner they wil beat these figures by $1 a head. Abou eight pounds of sheep can be kept o the pasture required for ten pounds 0 cattle. We think it safer to count b pounds than by the head. It will re quire as much pasture to keep tw sheep weighing 150 pounds as it wil three weighing one hundred pounds The money profits. however, are not b any means all there is in sheep grow ing. The traveler who passes by on own farms can tell on sight the portion of the farm over which sheep rang by the absence of weeds in the perman ent pastures and the slightly appear once. The weed question is becomin one of greater importance every year and the only certain sradioator of weed o_f_nearly all _kinds is the sheep._Thin this over and see whether it will no pay you in many '.ways to buy a fex head. In purchasing. get good com mon sheep. If they have Merino bloc in them, or even if they are all Merino no matter. See that they are healh no matter. See that they are health 1nd out of a clean flock. The in- ner under no circumstances shoul u scabby sheep. Mate them with a first class buck of the mutton breeds; Cotswold. it you want a big sheep; Shropshire or Southdown. if you pre fer. but get the best buck that yo can. Any of the breeds are goo enough. For our own part. we pro fer a Shropshire as well made as Soutthwn. or. it we can not get that we will take a well made Southdown as big as a Shropshire. This, however may be a matter of taste. Any of th mutton breeds are good enough. bu it is easier for the beginner to get the breed which is most common in his lo oality. For summer feed. give goo pasture. Blue grass is the best. an clover next. For winter feed, giv clover hay. or sheaf oats to breedin ewes. Keep the corn away from them In fattening lsnbs after weaning. tur them into the corn field early. say i August. and let them have the rang of a second crop clover meadow an plenty of water and salt. You will be surprised how easily you can fat- ten the lambs and what nice money they will make. This is enough for the first lesson. \Ve are talking to men whom we wish to benefit by show- ing them where a little nice money can be made very easily. Think it over. PRODUCE ONLY THE BEST. The farmer should not only try tol reduce the coat of production, but he! should try to produce the best of every- 1 thing. Quality counts in selling, and any reasonable expense entailed in the production of extra quality in any farm or garden crop will be amply re- paid. A little extra care in the selec- tion dot the best varieties. and in their cultivation and care. will uusually ae- complish the desired end. The urf'fit b seldom over-stocked with “W t ‘xtra quality. and the best alwfi-h 9F "0 .lrat at an advanced price. Selection. thorough cultivatffl t ‘I fertilization by means of stable Mae. 1 are or commercial fertilizers will res mlt in a marked difference in the quality of berries. fruits and field crops. They must have favorable cir- cumstances under which to grow and nature. or they cannot be first class. h fruit tree can do its heat when dandinc in a wet. poor soil. Under. drain. cultivate, manure and prune properly, then you can expect good results. The farmer who produces the beat grains can, with a little push and energy, dispose of the most of his pro- kinds is scarce. there wish to change seed every few yearsâ€"a very good prac- tice. This creates a demand for grain of extra quality. The market for fine fat stock and breeding animals is never glutted. But second or third-rate stock is apt to go begging for apurchaser. It may cost __ - n n‘-_ â€":..- Ana 311?“,th ”08.81118 Ior upuiuuaoeu -- ___, ' a little more for the sire and dam. but the feed costs the same. or, in fact, costs less for a thoroughbred animal than a scrub. because in the former it shows to a better advantage and sells maintain it, and still more to fatten it. A hard feeder in every sense of the term, there is little or no profit in handling that kind of stock. A careâ€" ful feeder who understands his busi- ness should always make a fair profit. even in an off year, by handling im- proved stock. . DO NOT OVERWORK BUTTER. Butter which otherwise would be good may be ruined when it comes out of the churn by working too much. Ev- ery particle of muttermilk must be re- moved or the butter will not keep well. and it must also be salted evenly or it will be streaked. How to accomplish these things without working the but- ter too much. says a writer, is a pro- blem which has been solved by the creameries and which may also be solv- ed in a practical way by every home butter-«naker. It is an easy matter to wash butter so that it will be per- fectly free from buttermilk without working at all. When butter is in the granular state put into a pan of cold water, skim out into another pan and wash again, keeping this process up until the water in which. the butter has “uvâ€"w "â€"v been washed is clear. If there are any particles of butter fat left in the water after skimming out the butter they may be easily gathered up by placing a piece of cheese cloth over the mout of the churn and pouring the water through it into the churn. When the butter has been thoroughly washed and while still in the granular state spread out in the butter bowl and sprinkle with salt. About three tablespoonfuls to the pound is needed. Thoroughly mix. then work the butter only enough to get it into shape. making solid as possible. Butter made in this way will not be salty, as it is very sure to be if the buttermilk is worked out and the salt worked in. Salt that contains lime as does all that which is made by evaporation should not be used for but- ter. Salt that comes in barrels and small sacks from the groceries is said to be a poor article for butter on this account. If apples are kept in the cellar they should be placed in the coolest and mast airy part. It is best to keep them in a shed or garret until there is danger of freezing, and then put in the cellar. To keep well. apples should be kept in receptacles as air tight as possible. The barrel should never be left un- covered. Open the barrel and take out a sufficient quantity to last a few days and then nail the cover _on again. It is hard to keep grapes in a good condition until Christmas. yet it can be done. Use a keg, jar or any re- ceptacle that is clean, dry and tight. Put a clean layer of sawdust about three inches in the bottom and then a layer of grapes. Pick of! all the im- perfect ones and do not let the bunch- es touch each other. The grapes should be perfectly dry. Sprinkle sawdust all over and through them and a thick layer on top; then another lay- er of grapes and so on until the re- ceptacle is full. \Vhen full nail on a tight cover and keep in a dry, cool place. The word “ship" is masculine in French, Italian, Spanish and Portu- guese. and possess no sex in Teutonic and Scandinavian. Perhaps it would not be an error to trace the custom back to the Greeks, who called all ships by feminine names, probably out )f deference to Athene, goddess of the see. But the sailor assigns no such mesons. The ship is to him a veri- able sweetheart. She possesses a waist, collars, stays. laces. bonnet. ties. ribbon, chain, watches and dozens :01 other feminine valuables. STORING APPLES AND GRAPES. Jillâ€"You puckered up your lips 30 then I thought you were going to‘ kiss m- ‘ J ackâ€"No. I got some sand in my mouth. J xllâ€"Well for Heaven' s sake swallow it; you need it in your system. Returned Travelerâ€"What became of Boss Mulhooly. the notorious boodler t Citizenâ€"He died in the penitentiary. Served him right. And what he- came of Mr. goodsoul. the reformer who °¥P°§°£1 mm H6 died in the mix-hon“. The rough goods come. The smooth goods go. And stripes and plaids Each has a. show, But summer. winter Autumn and spring My daughters declare Checks are the thing AN AVERAGE REPUBLIC. THE NEEDED SAND. A FIXED STYLE; HE 0R: SHE. The Work of Eighty Yearsâ€"land Transit the Ilse-A Vessel Now Building of utter Dimensions Than the Famous Great latter-n. ‘As the ocean traveller of toâ€"day is transported across the silent highway at a speed only surpassed on land by railway trains, and in a vessel so luxui- iously appointed as to give all, or most of. the comforts of a first-class hotel. says the London Daily Telegraph. 11° finds it difficult to realize that less than eighty years have elapsed since the first ocean-going steamer. the Savannah. crossed from New York to éLiverpool, taking twenty-six days over the voyage. Wonderful progress has been made since then. New York is now within six days of London. India within fifteen days, the Cape less than that, and Australia a month. Bail- way trains and the overland route have done much, and the inventive capacity and enterprise of our shipbuilders and engineers have done the rest. The Savannah was only 350 tons burden. and she performed part of her long journey under sail. It was not until the ’thirties that anything like regu- lar services of steamers between Eng- land and America were established. and 1840 was half over before the pioneer line, the Cunard, despatched its car- liest vessel to Boston. Four wooden paddleâ€"steamers were built on the (Hide, and were named Britannia. Aca- dia. Columbia, and Caledonia, and on July 4, 1840, the firstâ€"mentioned boat sailed from the Mersey, reaching Bos- ton in fourteen days eight hours. She was a wonderfully large ship for those days. She was 207 st. long, 1,154 tons, and 740 horse-power, was fitted for 115 cabin passengers. and consumed thirty- eight tons of coal per day. A COMPARISON. Compare this with the latest vessel belongong to the same company. The sister ships Cempania and Luciana are each 620 ft. long, of nearly 13,000 tons, 30,000 horse-power, and have each crossed the Atlantic in less than six! days. They carry about 400 saloon passengers, besides many hundreds in the intermediate cabin and steerage. and need about 560 tons of coal a day each to propel them. Between the Campania, built in 1890, and the Britana nia there was half a century of time; and the extraordinary efficiency of the former was only reached after a series of progressive efforts in shipbuilding. Not until 1802 did the Cunard Company } possess their first screw steamer. Their ,last paddle vessel was the Sootia, 00 $3,871 tons and 4,900 horse-power. Ex- cept for the adoption of the crew the China, 1862, Java, 1865, and Russia, 1867; were by no means advances upon the Scotia, for they were all of less than 3,000 tons, and only one, the Russia, equalled the Scotia in speed. But in 1874 came the Bothnia and Scythia, of 4,500 tons, in 1879, the Gallia, of 4,800 tons, and then, in 1881, was built the famous Servia, 00 1,392 tons, 9,900 horse- power, and 163-4 knots speed. She was 515 ft. long, and was the biggest ship since the Great Eastern. On one of her voyages she nduced the record to seven days eight heurs. The Servia did not long retain the palm for size. for a few months after she began to run the City of Rome, belonging to another firm, left the Clyde. This famous boat, one of the most graceful mail steamers war built, and the earli- est to be fitted withthree funnels. was 500 ft. long, and of 8,453 tons. The rivalry in speed went on. and the Guion liner Alaska, in 1882. brought the At~ lantic passage down to six days twen~ ty-two hours. the first time it had ever been done in less than a week. This celebrated steamer and her sister, the Arizona. were the verisels to which the term “greyhounds of the Atlantic" was applied first. The Cunarders, Umbria, and Etruria, of 8,100 tons and 191â€"2 knots speed, did some splendid performances, and in July. 1892, the former steamed from Queenstown to New York in five days twenty-two hours seven minutes, the first really authentic record under six days. OTHER GREAT VESSELS. Take, again. that other great com- pany. the Peninsula, and the Oriental.‘ It was formed in 1837. and its first vesâ€" sel was the William Fawcett, a tiny craft which nowadays could hardly be accounted fit to perform the passage between London and Margate. In 1853 they bulit the Himalaya. a ship of over 3000 tons. oout, coming to the con- ; clusion that so large a ship could never be profitable as a commercial invest- ment. they sold her to the Government. For many yearsâ€"indeed. until recently -the Himalaya was used as an Indian troopship. At the present moment the P. and 0. Company possess several steamers more than double. and some nearly three times the size of the Him- . The modern Himalaya. a ves- sel of nearly 7000 tons and 11.000 horse- power, has run from Gravesend to Ade- l - ”‘23:"? 238339221: Best: 1091: am- . --â€"v vvun uwvuug-Luul‘ “ya. .While all this increase in size and speed has been going on. the improve- ment in the accommodation for pueen- ticent saloons. huge promenade 'deeke. all combine to render the lot of the cabin-mason»..- i 1 one, while the ease of the an env ab e r has been studied in (1 better food. ampler I through the longest voyage. distilling apparatus gives a practically unlimited supply of pure water, hydraulic cranes obviate the noise caused by the old- fashioned hoisting gear. and electric light in every nook and cranny .13 not only a most important factor in the wellfare of all on board, but also aids, to a large extent, in mitigating, even if it does not altogether do away with, that most terrible danger on board Ship â€"fire. l 1 CARGO-CARRYING STEAMZERS. The great rise in the dimension of passenger vessels has been accompanied by a corresponding increase in the size of cargo-carrying steamers. Ten or ' 4000 tons was big for a “tramp," and few ships even reach that burden. It may be said that, broadly speaking, few freight steam- ers are constructed nowadays of less than 4000 tons, while in most instances they largely exceed that size. For instance, Messrs. Harland and Wolff, of Belfast, recently built a gigantic cargo carrier called the Pennsylvania. There is 12,261 'tons gross register, 23,- 400 tons displacement. and can convey, besides a considerable number of pas- sengers, about 14,000 tons of freight. Another huge “tramp" is the White Star steamer Cymric, of somewhat sim- ilar dimensions to the Pennsylvania. Some very big sailing ships have also been launched of late yars. The France, of 3900 tons, constructed on the Clyde, and the Dunquerque, of 3300 tons, built at Rouen, both for French owners are splendid vessels, But they have been eclipsed by the Po- tosx, a German ship with five masts, of 4027 tons register, and capable of car- rying 6150 tons of cargo, which is the largest sailing ship ever built, though she was run very close by the Maria . Rackmers, of 3822 tons register and 5600 tons capacity. The latter vessel was remarkable in that she Was equip- . ped With engines that would propel her at four or five knots per hour in the event of a calm. She no longer exists. however, as, soon after she was built, ' she sailed one day on a voyage and has never been heard of since. It may be asked, “rim: is the cost of these vessels? Naturally, this differs in accordance With the class of vessels, but in all cases recent years have witnessed a reduction in price. Fifteen years ago the outlay upon an ordinary cargo “tramp" was about £15 per ton. To-day it is about £9 or £10. The fast Atlantic liners, as may easily be imagined, cost a great deal more. and probably the price would be nearer £40 per ton; products of the yards of Great Britain, while the ,medium class of boat steaming at fourteen or fifteen knots, and carrying a certain number of passengersâ€"such a vessel would be priced at about £15 per ton. BIGGIFB’I‘ VESSEL AFLOAT. To-day the biggest vessel alfoat of any kind is the North German Lloyd's Kaiser \Vilhelm der Grosse. This magnificent specimen of the shipbuild- er's craft is 649 ft., long over all, 66 ft. beam and 40 ft. deep. her registered tonnage being nearly 14,000. She was built in Germany, and no little food for reflection is afforded. by the fact that a nation which not many years ago was obliged to come to this coun- try for its ships should nowbeahle to construct vessels which equal and, in- deed, in this case, surpass, the best One says surpass, because the Kaiser Wilhelm now holds the record for the Atlantic passage from Southampton to New York. The Kaiser Wilhelm. has four funnels. and her promenade deck is over 400 ft. long. So big is her saâ€" loon that 350 passengers can dine there at the same time. The Kaiser Wilhelm. however, is not destined to retain her supremacy for long. She will soon he eclipsed by the new White Star liner Oceanic. which is being built at the Belfast works of Messrs. Harland and Wolff. This specimen of naval architecture sur- passes in size and splendor of equip- ment everything that has yet been turned out. in that direction. not ex- cepting the (lreat Eastern. The lat- ter was 680 ft. long. but the Oceanic is over 700 ft.. and is expected to cross the Atlantic in less than five days. So gigantic will engines and boilers be that they will require about 700 tons of coal per day to keep them going at the required rate of speed. But how long will she maintain her pride of place? That remains to be seen. Seldom it is that a French woman is visible before 1 o'clock. and then. if she leaves her room.it is to be huddled in pretty soft crepe or thin white goods that give her the look of a fairy. too light and airy tor earth. Bernhardt and Amelia Rives the two women who have stood in their respective countries for the esthetie in dress. adopted the style of draping the figure in a. loose. light mater‘ialWiiioh "6a; very beqom'mg: 13:31:64:th cuttiqg put pattern and sewing it in seems. they took the goods and gathered it around the neck and provided armholes for it. They draped them long and loose and caught them here and there with fancy ornaments. Bernhardt’s dresses were generally in blue. while Amelie Rives Choose the more pieturesque DRAPED. NOT PRESSED. III Balm-let Paul u, a Funny. When the Duke 0} tained his majority in IOWOd £15.000 8, Ma sia, brought as her mania £300,000 and an a death. , The Duke of Edinburgh. before succeeded (to the duchy of Coburg. worth £30,000 a yea aides. it is said. over £100,000 in My money. enjoyed an allowance of a. 800 a year. from his uncle. the lite duke. The acceptance of these N responsibilities has compelled theduk. to relinquish a portion of his pen. sion of £25,000 a year and the £3.13 118. which was the sum he drew in as admiral in command of Davenpon‘ with allowances. The Duke of Edin. burgh‘s income is about £120,000 | year. The Duke of Connaught. in“. dition to his pension of £25,000. dm Ilast year as general of. the southern district. with allowances. pay amount. ing to £2,822 28 3d. The ducheu brought him on her marriage £15,001, the duke on his part settling on ht. wife an annuity of £1,500 a year. The department of woods and forests built him at the time of his marriage. Bag. shot mansion at a very great cost. The duke and duchess have a suited rooms at Buckingham palace. h. 5m. r.lle- Princess Christi-m, who on her mar. riage was presented with a dowryot £30,000. besides the pension of £61m, lives in rural retirement. at Climber. land lodge, Windsor Park. of which domain her husband is ranger with salary of £500 a». your. besides the razing profits pertaining to the of. ice. Prince (‘hxisiiuns salary u ranger of the great park and foresti is not known. Princess Louise. who married the Marquis of lame. ant Princess Beatrice. wh , espnused Prim Henry of Battenhe 3 had each £30.- . AA AAA 000 as. dowries and pensiuns of £6,000. The former lives at Kensington palm the latter with the queen. The Duke of Cambridge. the queen's cousin, ha! a pension of £12,001) a year; his celery 3: ranger of St. James' green. Hyde and Richmond parks is only £110| year. but the annual value uf the mi- dencee attached to the office is £2“). The duke last year. es commander-il- chief and colonel of the Grenadier Guards. drew as pay £6,631 14: 2d.“ duke has also an estate near Wlmble- don of 1.355 acres. with a rental am.- 088 a year. For his town residences. Gloucester House. Piccadillyâ€"former- ly the residence of the queen's uncle. the Duke of Gloucester. and worth £3,000 a yearâ€"he plys no rent. Th0 Duke of Cambridge's income. below retirement was about £80,000 I 3"“- THE PYRAMID BUILDERS. The laborers who built the pyramih did not work under such disadvantage! n attributed to them. Recent research shows 1h“ ”GOV, drills and 131116 tools. 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