doings orwonci
mere rule, because much depends upon
the object sought and also upon the sur
rounding conditions. Generally speak
etytU k Wmwmmn.
stantlj wear« your favorite color or
ing. chickens cannot be fed too much
Th# woman who look» wall, no mat tb# flower» jrou like beet?
Probably
j green food, such as grass, clover, rape,
ter wbat »be may be wearing, la the your masculine mind hasn't grasped
! leaves, etc. Chickens should be amply
fortunate woman who know» how to the fact that that 1» a clear sign »ho
! supplied with gravel or shells at all
put bar clothe» on. *nd how to wear want» to plea»e you. and we don t
times. It Is excellent plan when chick
them after she ha» them on. Some trouble to plea»e those we don't like,
ens are young to adopt some means
women bare an indescribable way of
Doe« »he beer everything you »ay.
of destroying the mites on the hens
putting on their clothes that make« even when you are speaking to aome-
and In surrounding quarters. One
¡hem look hideous, no matter how ex- one el»#? Doea »he And It impossible
writer adopts the plan of dusting mite
pensive the gown may be.
J to look happy when von talk so much
powedr under the wings of the brood
H u a K a r ia n M ille t.
hen. Floors should be washed at least | It Isn't always the expensively gown to other people, and don't devote your-
self to her? Doe# her rolce sound
In section« where the hay crop 1*
once a week with some disinfectant. ed women who look the moat »tyllah.
short, one of the best and quickest
In putting on a skirt for the Aral sweeter when she addresaes you than
Above all else chickens require plenty
In ordinary conversation? And when
catch crops is Hungarian m illet 'Ihe
of range and positively cannot stand time It la aiwaya well to examine it
seed Is comparatively cheap, ranging
you dare to hold her hand a moment
confinement.
Fattening food should flrst and aee If all tb# hooka are In the
from $2 to $2.25 a bushel, and the crop
longer than strict conventionality de
be fed In small proportions, such grain proper place, and when It la on to be
does well on any good soil. In many
as wheat and barley being preferable sure thet every hook le properly fast mands, does the let It Huger In your
localities farmers make a good busi
to corn for young chickens.— Iowa ened. after which the eklrt should be clasp and not draw It away?
ness of sowing Hungarian millet for a
Doe# she let you crush her prettiest
well drawn down In the front, and If
hay crop on any ground from which Homestead.
It won’t stay down without pinning, ball gown unrebuked, and give you a
a crop can be taken by the middle of
Oat. in Place o f Wheat.
the best plan la to pin It. I f a woman flower from those »he Is wearing,
August. I f the crop was a cultivated
There are many localities In which stands properly she will have no diffi though It 8polls the effect of her cos
one, but little preparation of the soil It doea not pay to grow winter wheat. culty whatever to keep her skirt at the tume? Then, Indeed, »he likes you.
Is necessary. Shallow plowing and a Possibly because of the low price In
proper angle.
thorough harrowing will probably be some sections, or for other good rea
A fter the skirt Is properly adjusted D a n g e r * o f W o m a n W i t h t h * D i a h r a g .
sufficient In most cases. It is gener sons. I f winter oat» will succeed they and smoothed about the hips the bod
I f most persons were asked which Is
ally considered that this millet crop Is may frequently be grown with profit,
H are 1 the more dangerous occupation, that of
Ice comes in for consideration
worth all it costs to get It, and it is for the market price ia generally good.
It well set around the armhole* and a soldier In battle or of the average
particularly valuable for cattle, or the
There are many advantages In grow well pulled down In the back before housewife engaged In her ordinary du
grain may be saved and fed to poultry ing winter oats, particularly In warm
starting to hook It, and if the collar Is ties the answer would be wrong.
during the winter.
One of the most localities, for the season of growth is
Though startling, It Is true that the
pinned on, be sure It Is pinned evenly,
during the cool portion of the fall and and that none of the pins show.
death rate of the patient domestic
spring, so that they fill well, while the
A small hand-glass Is all that Is need drudge Is greater than that of the sol
spring-sown oats succumb to the warm ed to ascertain whether It Is properly dier. So says Doctor Dickinson of Chi
summers. In growing winter oats the and neatly fastened.
cago, who has Investigated.
seeding should be done early In Sep
At the battle of Santiago 100,000 sol
Then there la tha hat. Always be
tember and on good soil.
It Is true sure and have It set on at a becoming diers were engaged and 800 were killed
that oats w ill do well oil less fertilizing sngla. Some women have an Irreslst —a death rate of three-tenths of 1 per
than wheat, but, on the other band, Ible way of setting on their hats that cent. The death rate of the woman
they pay well for good fertilizing.
their less fortunate sisters would do who keeps house is considerably high
By sowing at the time specified they well to copy.
er. These are some of the dangers
will get a good start and cover the
A fte r properly putting on a drea# th# which the woman who is engaged in
ground sufficient to protect the roots next essential la to wear It well. That the slavish task of housekeeping and
during the winter. In the spring they can only be done by standing and kltchsn keeping, faces dally:
may be late In starting up, but they walking properly.
Death by scalding, by gasoline or gas
will come unless the winter has been
The way corsets are made nowadays explosions, by fnlllng down dark stair
sufficiently severe to kill them out leave* positively no excuee for a worn ways. by heat prostration, by dls-
completely. The plan is well worth an not to stand and walk properly. *a»e contracted throngh had sewerage
trying, at least on a small area.
Many women, when told to straighten and nnsanltary kitchens, by exhaustion
up and atand properly, hava a ridicu and unending drudgery, by suicide In
V a r i e t i e s o f W i n t e r W h e a t . *“
lous way of drawing up their shoulders duced by the hopeleaaneaa of the daily
Three varieties o f winter wheat were end throwing them back, fondly Imag routine. The#» are not fanciful dan
distributed throughout Ontario in tba ining that thay have straightened up gers. Each o f thsm ha* Its frightful
autumn of 1902 for co-operative experi
statistics o f death— an alarming mor
ments. Good reports of successfully
M a in *'» W o m a n OuLde.
tality.
A L A T E M IL L E T CRO P.
conducted experiments have been re
Mrs. J. 8. Freese, of Riverton, Me.,
And, strangely enough, these dangers
successful poultrymen In the country ceived this year from eighteen coun la the only woman guide In the hunt follow largely In the wake of the effort
She earns a of modern Invention to lighten the toil
has millet as a part of his winter ties, extending from Essex In the ing forest* of Maine.
splendid Income by of the domestic drudge. I-abor saving
ration for the laying hens, sowing it south to Hallburton in the north. The
showing sportsmen devices have Increased the risk.
on the ground from which early pota following Is the average yield la
weighed busbela of grain per acre for
the farortte haunts
toes have been harvested.
Th* mothers o f the race are bstng
each variety for five years at the col
o f game, and Car »la lightered by the progress of civiliza
G o i n ’ to t h e F a i r .
lege, and for 1903 throughout Ontario:
rie« her capacity to tion. Especially Is this true of the so-
Put on yer newest caliker, an’ comb the Imperial Amber, 24.9 bushels; Buda
pilot parties through called middle claas wives and wives of
young ’ uns’ hair,
Pe8lh, 21.4 bushels: Turkey Red, 20.7
t h e 1 a b y rlnthlau j workingmen.
An’ Jump into the wagon—fer we’re goin’
bushels. All three varieties are beard
depths of her native
to the fair;
These facts reverse tha popular Idea,
commonwealth.
An’ we’ll make the finest showin’ o’ all ed. The chafT of the Imperial Amber
which la that th* husband goes out
Is
red,
and
that
o
f
the
others
Is
white.
Mr*. Freese la the into the world to face Its tails and
the people there
Fer Jetiny’lf be the finest gal a-goin’ to The grain of each variety is red, hard
w ife of a Riverton dangers, leaving the w ife at home shel
the fair!
and recommended for the production
blacksmith. It was tered from harm.
of flour o f good quality. All three va
not financial stress
Ret the world forget awhile the sor
We've got a yoke of oxen that weigh a rieties are rather weak In the straw. m b s . j . a. m u x that drove her to
row» of “ the man with the hoe" and
hundred ton,
The Imperial Amber Is n close rival her unusual Uns of work, for her hus
An* a mule that in a century wuz never
contemplate the .fate of the woman
to the Dawson's Golden Chaff in yield band la sufficiently well fixed to keep
known to run!
with the dlshrag.
Tho variety last her In comft>rt. But Mrs. Freese from
An* two live alligators, an’ rattlesnakes of grain per acre.
The patient household toller faces a
named s -ems most productive of all, her earliest childhood days had a great
to spare—
constant menace to mental and physi
But Jenny’ll be the finpst gal a goin’ to but the grain Is soft.
love for nature and for adventure. As cal health. Is It any wonder she some
the fair!
a guide she has an opportunity to grat times despairs? You will find an an
In c r e a s in g t h e C a b b a g e C rop .
ify both.
swer In the Insane hospitals and the
Oh, Jump Into the wagon!— the road is
Cabbages are selling at very high
She Is now 27 years old snd has morgue*— frightful figures.
smooth an’ wide
prices this season. A little extra care
lived
all
her
life
In
the
vicinity
of
her
An’ the crisp wind’s kinder sayin\ “ It’s w ill iSIcrejse the yield of the crop. Hoe
present home. She knows every foot
* a morntn’ fer a ridej”
often, and once or twice sprinkle a lit
P m boldin’ o’ the ribbons! an’ won’t the
of the ground for miles around. Either
tle nitrate o f. toda along' the rows
• people stare!-
alone or charged with th « responsibil
Fer Jenny—she’s fhe finest gal a-goin’ quite close t » the plants At the New ity of guiding a party she la fearless,
Ji'fciey FflifVm titer.’ wa* a yield of hut
ir!
m
to the fair!
and hunts with a courage and coolness
910 prime heads ptto acre when no ni
Now, 'don’t the oP wheels rattle^ we’ re trate of soda was used. When three that would not have disgraced Diana
of legend.
Us
kiverin’ the grotin’ ! ^
* .*
hundred pounds of the nitrate were
The white sail’s jest a-fly
i-tfyii in’, aa’ the
Neodle Work Notes.
applied
per
acre
In
two
equal
dress
trees air goin’ roim’ !
Spanish embroidery, notable
for
An’ Jenny, with her eyes o’ blue an’ ings, the numb r of prime heads ob
tained was 3,2iX).
When the same heavy raised effects, la popular.
sunuy, flowin’ hair—
Sarah Rernahrdt w ill soon be 59
The finest an’ the sweetest gal a-goin’ amount was applied in three equal
Mouogarina and crests, beautifully years old.
•
to the fair!
«►
dressings the yield of prime heads per embroidered, mark the finest house
Ada Cawardlne. a graduate o f a
— Atlanta Constitution.
*m
acre was 5.300. Quantity and quality hold linen.
London training school for nurses, 1» in
are both improved.
Breakfast, luncheon, carring nnd chnrgo of the only hospital on the
In a bulletin issued by the Cnnad an
tray cloths are made o f batcher's linen, Labrador thouasnd-mlle coast line.
F o r m X n l.e ,
Department of Agriculture, giving
with simple hem-at Itched* hejas
M l*» Ague« M. Clarke, whose astro
Every
farm
should
have
a
separate
much valuable Information for the
Chinese and Japanese embroideries nomical writings hare made her fa
benefit of Dominion poultry men, the building where sick animals can re op satin are among the loveliest for mous. la a native of Ireland, and says
following description and accompany ceive special care and attention.
screen» and other more or lesa useful ttoaj^her passion for the »tars dates
A real Irv«^ f agin or does not keep
ing illustration of warm rousting quar
furnishings.
from earliest childhood.
ters for winter are worthy of special front nutklng mistakes, but. lie doea
For pin cushlqgs any one who likes
Tile young Ducheas'of Marlborough
not keep on making the same mis
attention:
odd little tilings w ill be delighted with hna n strange taste In pets. At Blen
The burlap curtain, which can be take.
Ihe little qmiker ladies In bonnet and heim ahe has set up a menagerie In
Potatoes should never be marketed
gray gown.
Which are two ostriches, several eagles
unless assorted.
Uniformity of sixe
When one desires a rqjJly artistic and vultures and an ibis.
and appearance will benefit both the
buyer anil the »«dler. It Is the small bedspread one naturally turns To em . The Counteas de Nabae breeds great
potatoes that injrn’e
e sales and return broidery and heavy hand-made laces, nitmbers >(>f butterflies In her drawing
with heavy linens for the foundation. rooffis. Baroness de Rothschild Is an-
low prices.
Sofa cushions and chair covers are other devotce
devotee of
of this
this fangy.
fa n «', and
an« it
It ia
it
-V*
Pigeons will thrive on a variety,
grains and grass seeds of all kinds be now made In the old-fashioned cross- said to be «luth» a tTitze imong Pa rig]
W o rn
ing suitable, hemp and rape seeds "toe stitch w o rk -in earns», with shaded bin women at present.
A Chicago girl. Mist Elinor C. Clapp,
ing also atvef%ible.
A salted fish WHila. These covers, started, can be
uThased in the' shops.
Iras won reputation as a designer of
should h a n » where the bird# can bave pur
For fancy •nrk. such as occupies odd Jewelry. An apt student of arts
accea» thereto, and ground oyster
shells, gravai, pure water, etc., should many a woman j i l t i n g odd hours, and crafts, she creates distinctive ef
come gay crepe de clilne ribbons, with fects with metals and the semi-pre
be provided If they are confined.
cious stones for materials.
I f you want something choice for broad stripes dlsplaytngff'pompadour
C O J f V r i f l E X T AITO C O M P O R T A R L E .
‘"flower
patterns
which
ate
uesful.
Mrs. S. Van Rensselaer Crnger has a
yours. It and not for market grow the
WB1C„ gnp
long teakw#>d , chain, which
site rrp.
fre
lowered In front o f the fowls at night, Emerald Gem nmskmelofi and the
H o w a G irl S h o w * A f f e c t i o n .
quently wears. . This -trine of h«g,i*
should be tacked to a light wood frame Kleckley watermelon. There are other
You may know If a girl likes you by each one o f which __________ „
r
rhlch Is almost a* large
and hinged to the roof of the house go..d varieties, used mostly on account
the way she behave» when you meet
. * -------- piece, toangs
.
as a twenty-flre-cent
directly above the front edge of the of their excellent shipping qualities,
her. Don't be taken In by the mere
down the front o f her dress almost to
drop board. This burlap-covered frame but no varieties can compare with
fact that she change# color. Gtrls do her knees.
should extend across the pen and those mentioned for home nse, as they
that from a thousand different causes,
should fall an Inch or so below the excel alt other» in quality.
•
and there Is no reason why she should
A F ir e B r ig a d e o f Women.
drop board. When not required In
This tint ¡..a la Increasing In popu toe in lore with you merely because
Tb# town of Armldale. New South
front o f the fowls the frame should lation faatow than ft ia In meat pro
Wales, ha» a woman'» fire brigade that
she blushes.
l>e hooked to the roof of the house. duction. In the fifty years from 1830
But there w ill come a look o f pleas has earned distinction In numerous
This frame when lowered, together to 1900 the population Increased 3.28
ure Into her face. Her eyes w ill bright encounters with the flames. A dozen
with the board sides o f the roosting times.
Beef rattle Increased 2.96; en, and her lips w ill emiU. no matter or more young women form the bri
quarter*, form the wsrm roosting pen. dairy cattle. 2.08; swine, 2.07; sheep,
how hard she tries to conceal it. I f gade. electing one of their numbef a»
The fowls w ill generate sufficient heat 1.83. Considering these figures in con
she looks downcast and snd when you captain. They drill with the town brl-
to krfep themselves comfortable during nection with our enormous exports It
aay good-bye, yoo may hope.
gade appliance«, and are capable of
a cold night
does not lank like the business Is go
Did you ever feel bar hand tremble rendering «»alatane* to the male flrw
ing to be overdone In the next fifty in yours ? It doesn't trembla If aha men when neee*«ary
Care o f Young Chicks.
They nre
are expert
expert
“T
Summer care o f young chicks In years. Just what It will he then can doesn't Ilka you. Did you arar happen ?D rescue work with the Ilfe-Une and
reives much more than working by he only a matter o f conjecture-
umplna «h
eet—tolt.Rit*
to wonder how It la that aha so con- with tha Jumping
theet.—Tlt-Blt*.
N
£3
Miss Gannon, Secy Detroit Amateui
A rt Association, tells young women wha
do to avoid pain and suffering caused
female troubles.
“ D i a r M rs . I ’ i n k h a m :— I ran conscientiously recommend I,y
P ln k lm m ’s V egetab le C o m p o u n d to those o f my sisters sufferiii
female weakness and the troubles which so often befall women,
fered for months with general weakness, and felt so weary that
hard work to keep up. I had shooting pains, and was utterly mis
In my distress I was advised to use L y d i a E . P ln k h a m 's Veg
C o m p o u n d , and it was a red letter day to me when I took the tin
for at that time my restoration began. In six weeks I was a cl
woman, perfectly well in every respect. I felt so elated and hap]
I want all women who suffer to get well as I did.” — Misa G u il a Gt
359 Jones St., Detroit, Mich., Secretary Amateur A r t Association
I t is c le a r ly s h o w n in th is y o u n g la d y ’ s l e t t e r th a t L y
P ln k h a m ’ s V e g e t a b le C o m p o u n d w i l l c e r t a in ly c u r e th e tu ff
o f w o m e n ; a n d w h e n o n e c o n sid e rs t h a t M is s G a n n o n ’s le
o n ly o n e o f th e c o u n tle s s h u n d re d s w h ic h w e a r e contl
publishing in the newspapers of this c
the great virtue of Mrs. Plnkham's n
must be admitted by a l l ; and for th* •
cure of all kinds of female ills no sal
can possibly take it » place. Women shot
this important fact in mind when they
a drug store, and be sure not to aooept ei
that Is claimed to he “ just as good1’ u
E . P ln k h a m ’s V e g e t a b l e Compou
no other medlolne for female ilia has i
many actual cure*.
How Another Young Suff
W a s Cured.
“ D r a r M rs . P in k h a m : — ]
write and tell you what your V«|
Compound has done for me. I a
terribly every month at time «
gtmstion, and was not »h it to work. Your medicine has curse
my trouble. I felt relieved after taking one bottle. I know of n
iclne aa good as yours for female troubles.” — M iss E d it h C ec
W a te r Street, Haverhill, Maas
R em em b er, Mrs. P ln k h a m 's a d rlo e la free, a n d all sick t
o re foolish If they do not oa k fo r it. N o o th e r person ha
vast experience, an d has h elped so m an y w o m e n . W rit e to
$5000 SB O B SS.
mnmot forthwith produce the o rlfln e l letter* and
whteh will prove their absolute genuliieueea.
L fiu
&
r ie k h M
lift
M «d U > ta e C o ., L j u
British Shipbuilding Statistic«.
Strawberry Plants.
Last year Britain sold 300 ships of
A strawberry plant if set in
an average tonnage of 2,000 each to of dry sand will send out it:
foreign countries. Among theee were in the diretlon where good soil
twenty warships.
est.
I f so then your system is out o f balance, and
there is a flaw somewhere in your constitution,
and a possibility that you are losing health, too.
T h e fa llin g off in weight m ay b eslight, but it makes
a wonderful change i n one’s looks and feelings, and
nnlesa the building up process is begun in time,
v ita lity and strength are soon gone and health
quickly follows. I f you are losing weight there is
a cause for it. You r blood is deteriorating and
becoming too poor to properly nourish the body, and it must be
and enriched before lost weight is regained.
It requires somethil
than an ordinary tonic to build up a feeble constitution, for unless the
and germs that are lurking in the blood are destroyed, they w ill furl
poverish the blood and weaken the system, and you continue to lose
In S. S. S. w ill be found p u rifyin g and tonic properties combi:
not only builds up weak, constitutions,
WONDERFUL GAIN IN WE
but searches out and destroys germs
and poisons of every d e s e r t io n and
Huntsville, Ala., J a»- M
cleanses the system of all impurities
Soma years ago asy «*n*n
thus laying the f o u n d a t i o n for a
car* wap; my n»rvou» ey»l
shattered, and I ooald r«t no
healthy, s t e a d y increase in weight
do ma any good till I b*gs:
•nd future good health.
8. S. B. I commenced to ln>
Food may be bountiful and the •no*. My appetlta became I
•Ppetite good, b n t still the system
sad from 138 pounds I laor
weakens and we remain poor in flesh
ISO. I became wall agala ?
nnlesa what we eat is properly digested
8. 8. 8. and would taka no aa
and turned into rich, pure b l o o d
»be good It did me. Mr *
now
perfect, and I believe l
S- S S. re inforces the Stomach and
“ e digestion and assimilation of body would take a bottle of
occasionally,, they would ei
5 ° 2 ;¿ " ¿ “ T
|3 * " P “ * nP t>u'Wing
of health and strength. S. S. S. acts as I am Going. B l - Win
promptly and beneficially upon the nervoss system, strengthens an
rellcvc* the strain by producing sound, refreshing sleej
can find no tonic so invigorating as S. S. S., and being composed exd
£
uherb* ,tS use 18 »«ended with no bad effects. Old peo
tind that it braces them up, improves the circulation of the bio
stimulates all the bodily of?*1
p e r s o n s of delicate constitutic
take S. S. S. with safety, os it d
derange the Stomach l i k e the
mineral remedies, but acts ge°'
without any shock to the system.
„
„
,
whose feelings tell them they 1
---------
strong or well, and who
are ----------*
growing thinner , and falling below the
we,8ht- »bonld take ■
a cotyrse
cotise ot
of s S. . s.
S. S.
S. and
and bnild up ogam. <■*
. ev«T 'v b e r e aa the leading blood purifier and the safest •
®* *11 tonics
>___ C
.i ,
■!rTÌCS-. w * ^ eerfullT Nrniah
medical
advice, without rhitto
charg
who will write uo.
r a t SWIFT SPECIFIC CO.. ATIAMTA,