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ETIQUETTE POINTS.
How Woman Should Receive an In-
, traduction. r
A woman's manner of receiving an
Introduction to a man is what makes
tin Impression on him, and the most
desirable effect is gained by the wo
man's cordial and gracious greeting.
When a strange man is brought to a
woman It is the woman who speaks
first, and precisely the form of her
words depends upon previous condi
tions. If she has never heard of him j
before and he comes to her literally a j
Stranger she may simply say "How do
you do?" She does not rise from her
seat, neither does she offer her hand, j
unless the man extends his. He should
not do this, but sometimes he does,
and to ignore It is the height of rude-"
cess. 1
If the woman has heard of the man ;
before he is presented and he knows of
ber through mutual friends, her greet
ing Is more personal. She may say
"This is a pleasure" or "How do you j
do? I have heard of you so much that
I am particularly glad to meet you."
This idea of extreme cordiality may be
carried so far as for a woman to say.
"Mr. So-and-so does not need to be pre
sented, for I know him so well by
reputation that I feel as though he
were an old friend."
The man's answer Is naturally of the
same kind, and the conversation be
gins with interest, according as the
two persons know something of each
other or are total strangers.
At leaving the woman again may
express her feeling In a measure. If
she has known nothing of the man
previously and has not found him es
pecially interesting it is not necessary
that she should say anything more
than "Good afternoon" or "Good even
ing." It is courteous to say, "I am
glad to have met you." but that de
pends upon how she feels. If, on the
contrary, she has found him really
agreeable and enjoyed her talk she
may say so frankly In this way: "It
baa been nice to meet you" or "I have
enjoyed so much meeting you. I hope
I may run across you again." The
man must take his cue from the wo
man. The matter of shaking hands should
rest entirely with the woman, and It
is no longer perfunctory. For her to
offer her hand suggests a certain
friendliness, and if she wishes to im
ply such interest it is perfectly proper
for her to do so. In this way, while
he does not shake hands on meeting
the man, she may, if she has liked
blm, give hers when they separate.
A woman never rises to meet a man,
nor does she go to him. Ho must go
to her.
DELIGHTS OF STUPIDITY.
Knowledge Has "Downed" Us Since
the Day of Eve.
Knowledge is no help to courage.
Fools rush In where angels fear to
tread, and how useful these fools are
sometimes every general knows.
It Is said that the British army was
beaten three times during the day of
Waterloo, only It did not know it. Na
poleon raged at its stupidity. Educa
tion cultivates the Imagination, which
la the greatest foe of courage. When
Jn the dead of night you hear a noise
in the front parlor you remember all
the stories you have read of worthy
householders being shot by fierce bur
glars. You wonder how it feels to be
bit on the head with a jimmy, and you
take a long time finding your slippers.
Ignorance would have saved you from
these fancies, and you would have gone
downstairs without a tremor and found
It was only the cat
It was the acquisition of knowledge
that lost our first parents the garden
Of Eden. If they had only been content
with their Ignorance we might all be
Jiving there now instead of only get
ting an occasional week's end.
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HOUSEHOLD HINTS.
Saucepans should be as flat and
broad as possible, so that no heat may
fee wasted.
Place tea grounds around the roots
Of ferns and be rewarded with a rich
growth of leaves. Frequently change
the leaves.
If canned pears have a flat taste, and
most pears have, they will be Improved
by adding stick cinnamon to them
while cooking.
If your cellar is dark and you are
afraid of accidents when going down
the steps, have the last step whitened
so that you will easily know when you
are at the bottom. You can see this
Itep plainly even in a dim light
To dry clean cloth moisten fuller's
earth to a soft paste and spread in
thin layers over soiled places. Mix
frith the earth a little turpentine and
use this over grease spots. Let the
garment dry for a couple of days and
brash off the earth which has become
dry, then press.
If satin Is very much soiled, pour
Into about three quarts of soapsuds
nearly two tablespoonfuls of kerosene
and soak the Batin in this for about
one or two hours. Work the fabric np
and' down in warm water and soap
and rinse thoroughly. When the satin
Is almost dry, press carefully. V
How George Eliot Wrote Novels.
The famous authoress George Eliot
was very particular about her sur
roundings when she was engaged on a
novel. She exercised the greatest care
over her dress and insisted that every
thing in her beautiful study was In
perfect order. She displayed none of
the modern writers' feverish energy
and seldom wrote more than sixty lines
a day. Directly she finished a novel
he was a victim to terrible nervous
exhaustion In such an acute form that
only a trip to Italy or France effected
V cure to her normal condition.
TO PLEASE "MERE MAN.1"
What a Woman Must Do to Win Hia
Admiration. i..
The woman that man admires must -not
be masculine and yet be brave and ,
active, never moping and languid.
She mast be frolicsome, but never
reckless. She must be saucy, but nev
er sarcastic. .
She must be witty, but never rude.
Above all, she must be strong, robust i
and healthy.
Always ready Is she to do whatever
man suggests and to go anywhere he
fancies, not too ready, however, with
her own suggestions and desires.
But and here is the real man she
must have all these suggestions, abso
lutely without flaw, hidden away in
the recesses of her mere feminine
brain.
She must smuggle the ideas over into
the man's mind In some telepathic way
so cleverly that he will glory in being
the first thinker.
Woman must wear the short skirt
and shirt waist when occasion de
mands and have a disdain for frills
and ruffles, but these same furbelows
must be forthcoming at the evening
function, else my lord is highly dis
pleased.
The damsel must flirt without seem
ing to do so and must hear a lot. of
pretty thlDgs which, if necessary,! must
be forgotten Immediately. et may
she look as If the speeches had sunk
deep Into her soul.
All these qualities and many more
men admire in women. Very modest
of them, to be sure! and perfectly ra
tional If they can in return offer a few
of the perfections they exact
Have they qualities, mental or phys
ical, to equal their demands?
HANDY WALL CLEANER.
Cleanses the Tops of Window Casings.
No Chair Needed.
A wall cleaner especially adapted for
use in cleaning the tops of windows
and door casings and places of a sim
ilar character which cannot be reached
without considerable labor is shown
here, recently patented by a Massachu
setts man. The device is formed of two
sections of bent spring wire, which are
attached to a suitable long handle. The
FOB CLEANING WINDOW TOPS.
piece of cleaning cloth is laid over the
undersection of wire, the upper por
tion holding it in place and preventing
it from slipping. The peculiar form of
the curves in the wire enables the oper
ator to readily clean the tops of win
dow casings, door casings, pictures,
moldings and the like without the ne
cessity of standing on a chair or step
ladder. The cleaning cloth can be
forced to the rear of any elevated hori
zontal projection so that it can be thor
oughly cleaned.
When the Almanac Originated.
The origin of the word "almanac" is
derived from the Arabic words al and
manah to count and thus aptly ap
plies to the measurement of time. Al
manacs in ancient days were employ
ed by the Alexandrian Greeks, but It is
uncertain when they were actually in
troduced into Europe.
In 1150 A. D. Solomon Jarchus pub
lished an almanac, but the first print
ed one was brought out In Vienna In
1457 by the great astronomer Purbach.
The most celebrated almanac maker
was the dabbler In magic, Nostrada
mus, and since his time almanacs with
predictions have been in vogue, and
their weather lore and pictorial proph
ecies have invariably appealed to a
large number of people who are apt to
put unswerving belief In the cryptic
remarks of Zadklel and Old Moore.
Don't Talk It Over.
When we have a grievance It Is bo
tempting to go and talk it over with
friend or relation.
Tempting, yes; wise, no.
For, as a rule, we are so keen In the
Irritation of the moment for sympathy
that the temptation to "paint with a
big brush" is almost Irresistible. '.
And later well, later probably we
find that there were extenuating cir
cumstances. The culprit was not so
black as we had fancied, and In our
penitence we would give a great deal
to be able to recall the unjust things
that we said, for, rest assured, we will
always be reminded of them by the
person In whom we confided.
Do You Know -
That robins and sparrows like eating
almonds and dried currants?
That almost all birds like biscuit
broken np small?
That marsh marigolds and water
lilies last longer when cut and put In
water than any other flowers?
That salmon, pike and goldfish never
j sleep? - ' .
I That there are more than 7,000,000
leaves on a big oak tree?
That when moor hens dive they swim
' with their wings, practically flying un
der water? , Most birds that swim do
, so With their webbed feet.
Young Folks
MIMIC RAINSTORM.
An
Interesting Experiment That Is
. Easily Performed.
You may produce all the phenomena
of a rainstorm atmospheric evapora
tion, condensation and precipitation
by a very simple but interesting ex
periment. Here are the. directions.
Suppose you try it: - ;
Take a glass jar about eight inches
In height by five inches in diameter,
and into it pour strong alcohol 92 per
cent until the jar is half full. Cover j
the jar with a saucer and put it in a
water bath to heat It must be heated 1
STORM IN ACTION.
a long time, so that tne nqma, tne
saucer and the jar may all be brought ;
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to a high temperature without going
to the extent of boiling the alcohol.
Whon th desired temnerature has
been reached, remove the jar from the nmS factories, let alone any for ex
water bath and stand' It on a wooden i Port- There uaTe always been great
table. In moving it, be careful not to fars amonS sma11 frult Sers that
agitate the liquid. If you notice the. soon ere would be an overproduction
liquid you will see that it gives off ani no remunerative market, as in 1S90
vapor in abundance. In a short time j This San Jose scale suould alIay alj
the saucer will become cool enough to 1 'ears on that score. These untreated
condense the vapor, and clouds will
begin to form near it.
Then from the clouds fine drops of
rain will fall into the liquid. 'This
miniature rainfall will last for nearly
half an hour. .
A NATIONAL RELIC.
History of Old Liberty Bell That Rang
For Independence.
Everybody knows, of course, that the
old Liberty bell is the bell that was
rung when the Declaration of Inde
pendence was signed, July 4, 1776, at
Philadelphia, and that it is now kept in
Independence hall, in that city, as our
most precious national relic, says the
Chicago News. But there . are facts
about it that everybody does not know.
The original bell was cast in London
In 1752, by order of the Pennsylvania
assembly, for use in its statehouse. It
was shipped to Philadelphia hl753,
but it cracked without apparent cause
when it was rung to test its tone. Of
course It was necessary to recast it,
and this was done In Philadelphia. In
June, 1753, It was again hung in the
belfry of the statehoifse, where it was
used as was intended.
On, July 4, 1776, when the Continental
congress signed and issued the Decla
ration of Independence, it was rung to
announce that event, and it is said that
the Old bellman was so carried away
by patriotic enthusiasm that he contin
ued ringing It for two hours. This part
of the story is probably an exaggera
tion. When the British threatened Phila
delphia in 1777 the bell was taken from
the belfry and kept hidden up In the
state of Pennsylvania, where is not
definitely known, but It is generally be
lieved that it was at Bethlehem. It
was taken back to the statehouse
in 1778, when a new belfry was built
for It
It cracked in 1835 when tolling for
the death of Chief Justice John Mar
shall, who died In Philadelphia, and,
although an effort was made to restore
Its tone by sawing the crack wider, it
was not successful, and its sound has
never been heard from that day to this.
. Hide the Thimble.
A game 'which never fails to delight
the children Is the game of hide the
thimble. This game needs no prepara
tion and is easily explained to the ohil
dren, a good many of whom probably
already know it
The thimble is given to one child,
and the rest are to leave the room.
When no one is in the room she hides
the , thimble in a vase, behind a pic
ture, on the window sill, behind the
curtain or any place which suggests
Itself to her as a good hiding place.
The other children are called back
into the room and begin the search.
The child may give hints as to where
the thimble is by telling the children
as they come near to the hiding place
that they are getting "warm" and far
ther away the "colder" they get 1 This
prevents the game from becoming te
dious. The child who finds the thimble
Is then the "hlder," and the game is
continued.
What Becomes of Pins.
See a pin and pick It up.
All the day you'll have good luck.
What becomes of .the 90,000,000 pins fruit lower than the grade they are ac
that are made daily throughout the customed to ship under their .named
world? This enormous output has been
going on regularly for years. Who can
tell where they go? They do not wear
out, they do not dissolve Into air. and
yet they disappear. It Is indeed an in
teresting problem to discover what be
comes of them. "
It is estimated that In the United
States alone pins to the value -or $3,uuu
are lost dally. .
Fruit and
Flowers
SPRAYING METHODS.
How the. Business Is Conducted In I
"' . r " Large Way, .
Ordinarily we find crude oil emul
sion prepared by pnttlng thirty or for
ty gallons of water iu a spraying tank;
thon put in twelve or fifteen pounds of ,
whale oil or other soap and boil until
the soap is dissolved: then pump fifty :
gallous of oil into the tank, keeping the i
steam turned in all the time; then fill !
the tank to 200 gallons, keeping the '.
agitation going all the time. We use ;
this emulsion one year and if not com
paratively free from scale follow the
second year with sulphur and lime.
We removed the upper story from our
thirty -year-old apple orchard, and now
find comparatively little difficulty in
reaching the tops of the trees with the
spray, standing on an elevated plat
form on the wagon.
Sulphur and Lime.
We use sulphur and lime on our
peaches, pears and most varieties of
plums and , prunes. In our various
orchards we have three, eight or ten
horsepower boilers with elevated vats
for cooking the sulphur and lime and
the emulsion and use four power and
two hand, sprayers. With these mod
ern means of applying the remedies, is
it not surprising that hundreds and
thousands of acres of apple orchards
in TX-forcTan . rv nr it-u i in;ifi;i i iu.
"
tween Hamilton and the Niagara river
are being abandoned? In many dls
tricts you have scarcely enough ap-
Ps to supply, home demand and can-
Bca,y orcnarua i are. lit xor ui uiuau
pile in from two to five years, said
Willard Hoskins in a paper read be
fore the Ontario Fruit Growers' asso
ciation. A NEW STRAWBERRY.
A First Prize Winner of Unsurpassed
Quality and Size.
The Norwood strawberry was nam
ed and given the first prize by the
Massachusetts Horticultural society at
the exhibition this year. This straw
berry is supposed to be a cross be
tween the Marshall and Corsica, as it
came up where the Marshall had been
grown and near where the Corsica
was grown at the same time.
I believe the Norwood is considered
the best all round strawberry In ex
istence. The plant is strong and
healthy, making a liberal number of
strong runners, but not excessive. The
KOBWOOD STRAWBERRY.
berry is conic and regular in shape.
Not a coxcombed berry was found
this season. The quality is unsur
passed and the size unequaled, some
attaining the enormous size of three
inches in diameter. Four such ber
ries would fill a box and be crowded,
states a writer in American Cultiva
tor. Color, bright red all the way
through, growing darker with age; Is
firm, a good keeper and will ship well;
has a perfect blossom and holds Its
size well through the season and re
mains in bearing a long time; picked
the first box June 18 and the last one
July 18. The largest berries were
found in matted rows or beds, al
though the plants had received no ex
tra culture.
Early Magnolia.
M. stellata is the first of all magno
lias to blossom, being usually a week
earlier than M. yulan. It is more or
less bushy, while the other starry flow
ered species assumes tree form in Its
native country. M. stellata is one of
the loveliest early flowering shrubs,
says a writer In the Garden Magazine.
Its numerous white petals radiate like
a star, flutter in the breeze and are
dellciously fragrant The whole bush
is covered with flowers and begins to
bloom when only two feet high. It
was Introduced from Japan some thir
ty years ago by Dr. Hall, after whom
it Is often called M. halllana. It Is
very hardy.
A Special Fruit Trader.
Horticultural products have always
been noted for their, purity. Many
careful growers of fruit have worked
np a special fruit trade by shipping
high class fruit under their own brand
and name. In years when climatic and
other conditions render the quality of
brands the fruit is forwarded unbrand-
ed. A neat, attractive brand or label
on well packed fruit soon, becomes
known and asked for on the market
Maryland Experiment Station.
Good Care Required.
Good care Is required .to keep trees
thrifty. , Crowded clumps should be
I cleared out
FOOT ROT IN SHEEP.
How This Disease Can Bo Treated
'.V Most Effectively.
"Foot rot originates only in wet land
or on ground which -is not dry and
where sheep hoofs are liable to crack
from overgrowth and softening by ex
cessive moisture. This malady may
also be communicated to a sound
flock by the introduction of oue sheep
having the disease. The sheep pen and
yard should be composed of hard, dry,
well beaten clay. The droppings in the
pen'must not be allowed to ferment, as
the heat in the manure will soften the
feet, and when the sheep are turned
ont in the spring on damp sod they are
liable to have an attack of this trouble-'
some disease.
If the disease is taken in its early
stages the cure is simple and sure, says
a writer in the Baltimore American.
Clean the hoofs by letting them run in
damp grass for an hour or two. then
If in
' A BAD CASK OF FOOT EOT.
pare the diseased portion of hoof with
a sharp knife, ' being careful to cut
away every particle of diseased matter,
then wash with warm water and car
bolic or castile soap. Wipe dry, then
rub in a good caustic paste or stand
each sheep in a hot saturated solution
of blue vitriol fo"r-ten minutes. Then
put in shed and yard having a clean,
hard earth floor for a few days.
The sheep should be examined fre
quently during the season, as the feet
may be diseased for some weeks De
fore it is known to the owner. The
disease does not affect the appetite of
the sheep, as they will eat and digest
their food up to the very last The
thing to do is not to let the disease get
too far advanced before attempting a
cure.
Success With Sheep.
An Ontario breeder says: I think It
will pay any farmer to have a few
sheep, as I have never experienced a
year when they have not paid me. I
prefer Cotswolds because they are
strong, hardy sheep, good wool and fair
mutton. The last few years we could
not get enough good rams to meet the
demand of the ranchmen who want
them to cross on the finer bred ewes
so as to produce more wool and mut
ton. I would not advise keeping over
twenty breeding ewes on a hundred
acre farm. If the farm Is low and
inclined to be wet, ten will be plenty.
I would not advise a beginner to buy
show' sheep or high priced animals.
Buy from a reliable firm and get a few
ewes at reasonable prices, and with
good care you will meet success.
THE SWINEHERD.
To grow baby pork successfully good
pasture must be provided. The pigs
must be given a fair chance by coming
into the world strong and lusty, and
they must be kept growing In prime
physical condition from the start
Bone and flesh forming foods must be
fed and comfortable and cleanly sur
roundings provided. Plenty of clean
water to drink at all times Is impor
tant A stunted pig is bad property,
as he never really gets over it Good
pasture and care may help him, but
he has lost time and vigor which can
not be wholly regained.
, Feeding the Youngsters.
When first weaned feed the pigs
from three to five times a day. While
with their mother they took their meals
at least every two hours, and too sud
den a change is . detrimental. After
they get to growing vigorously cut
down to two meals a day, and when
they weigh seventy-five pounds each
and are on good pasture feed once a
day, and that at night
A Breeder's Advice.
A successful breeder gives this ad
vice: Keep a record of the number of
pigs in each litter. It doesn't pay to
rely on memory in these things. Look
well to it that the mother hogs have
the driest, most comfortable quarters
possible. This often tells the story
of the little rooters she is able to bring
to market for yon. Always select the
young sows from the most prolific
old ones. If a sow has fever at far
rowing time and eats her pigs, it is
your own fault, not hers. Keep her
active,- give her a laxative diet, no
corn and plenty of pure, clean water
to drink and there will be no trouble.
What! Sweep the hogpen? Yes; that
is what one of the best hog men does
every single day. Do you think he
would keep It up if he did not think it
paid?
Give Variety In Pig Feed.
If pigs are allowed the run of pas
ture they will eat more concentrated
feed and make more rapid gains than
when being fed In dry lots. If the ra
tion contains plenty of protein the ad
vantage of pasture does not amount to
much so far as the amount of feed
consumed per 100 pounds of gain is
concerned, but it makes a big differ
ence in the condition of the pigs at the
end of the fattening period. In tests
at the Iowa experiment station the
cheapest ' gains when feeding young
pigs were obtained from a ration of
corn, with the pigs on clover pasture.
The greatest profit was male when a
mixed ration was fed. - "
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CLIPPING A HORSE'S LEGS.
Lower Part of Limbs Should Be Left
-'Untouched, Say Gilbert.
The question Is very often mooted as
to whether or, not it Is advisable to
clip a horse's legs. Speaking in a
general way, it may be stated without
any hesitation that it is certainly best
not to . clip the limbs, or, at any rate,
the lower part of them, when a horse
is having his coat shortened, for tne
very good reason that the long hair
affords a certain amount of protection
against the effects of wet and dirt
to the legs. . The undipped hair in no
wise interferes with the comfort of tho
animal, nor is it in any way an In
cumbrance. On the other hand, the
clipping of the legs Involves the drawr
back that they are deprived of, tho
protection against wet and dirt, as
stated above. None the less the legs
of horses are very commonly clipped
along with the body for the reasou
that it adds greatly to the smart ap
pearance of the animal.
The fact that it improves the ap
pearance of a horse and looks smart
Is the sole reason that can be advauced
in favor of the practice of clipping a
horse's limbs, and unless appearances
are really of great importance, and this
can only be so In the case of pleasure
horses, It Is decidedly advisable to re
frain from doing so. The legs, along
with the head, are the worst and most
diiacult parts to clip in a horse, and
it takes a long time to do them, and a
great many horses which are other
wise .quiet and docile enough object to ;
their legs being clipped and give a lot;
of trouble when this is being done.
For this reason alone, if for no other,
it is best to leave the legs untouched.
When a horse is specially predisposed
to suffer from cracked heels or from
mud fever, the animal ought not to
have its legs clipped on any considera
tion whatsoever, as to do so will great
ly Increase the risk of its contracting
these complaints. In all cases where
a horse's legs are clipped the hair In
the hollow of the heel should not be
cut with the clippers, but it should
merely be trimmed Slightly with a pair
of stable scissors, only sufficient being
cut away to make the heels look smart,
so as to be in keeping with the rest
of the leg. W. R. Gilbert.
SELLING LIVE STOCK.
Some Points For Farmers on Adver
tising Products of the Farm.
On the point of advertising the prod
ucts of the farm Professor Humphrey
of the Wisconsin Agricultural college
advised farmers in a recent institute
as follows:
"Advertising combined with Intelli
gence and enterprise will do more to
elevate the farmer and give deserved
prominence to his occupation than any
other factor. In fact,, many advan
tages are enjoyed at the present time
by our most progressive farmers, who
may be recognized by the advertising
which they do In one way or another.
"The great majority of farmers have
.not awakened to the necessity of ap
plying anything more to their occupa
tion than hard manual labor, which, to
be sure, is necessary and indispensa
ble, but which alone classes the farm
er with the man who works ten hours
daily with shovel and pick and earns
$1 or $2 a day. Successful agricultural
advertising practiced by intelligent and
enterprising farmers will overcome
prejudice and elevate the occupation
of farming to a plane where men can
enjoy their labor and the same lux
uries enjoyed by business men of other
occupations and professions.
"The first step In agricultural adver
tising is to make the farm a respecta
ble place of business and one which
will Incite patronage. The farm should
be christened with a suitable name
and its stock and produce marketed
under the name of the farm as well
as the name of the proprietor. The
stock and produce should have a spe
cific trademark to distinguish it In
name as well as in quality and to in
duce buyers to become permanent cus
tomers." Ringing the Bull.
I prefer ringing a bull when he la a
yearling, as it is easy to hold him at
this time with a common halter, says a
dairyman. Do not cut a round piece
out of the nasal septum or burn a hole
through it, as that would probably in
jure the sense of feeling in the nose,
besides being cruel. I use a common
trocar and canula for punching the
hole and holding it In shape for the
ring. It Is dlfilcult to insert the ring
after punching the hole without the
use of the canula, as the holes through
the cartilage and skin in the nose are
not In opposition. A copper ring,
hinged in the center, with a screw to
hold it together after insertion, is com
monly used. Nose ringing a bull has
no affect whatever upon his dlsposl-
Hon, its sole purpose being to furnish a
means for handling him with ease and
safety.
A Start the Separator Slowly.
Bring the machine gradually up to
its normal speed, and then turn the
milk in slowly until the valve Is wide
open. Keep a constantly uniform mo
tion of the handle during the entire
run. When all of the milk has passed
from the supply can, one quart or so
of the sklmmilk should be caught and
poured through to flush out the cream
that will remain in the bowl. Unless
this is done some of the butter fat will
adhere to the surfaces and a small
amount remain in the center of the
bowl, not being able to get out of the
machine because there is no more milk
flowing In to force It through. Pouring
In the sklmmilk forces It all out.
Warm water may be used for this pur
pose, but usually it is not ro conven
ient. E. H. Webster, United States De
partment of Agriculture.