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BUDGET OE EOT. HUMOROUS SKETCHRS FROM VARIOUS SOURCES. A Pastoral—A Woman's Definition— Tiiu Reason—Answered — Dodged. .Sanctum Pleasantry—A Tjnnd- lubberly Explanation, Etc. Now dips and sways the ladon grain, Tuo hayecks dot tho maad. Tliro' lenfy shades a goldon rnia Sprays I\ra and llssomo rood. On« snow y cdoud. li'ce erralno rug, Float's e.ilmly o'er tho s :eno, \W'nlle yet t 1 '\ s!-;ek potato but; Doih bri. s • oa P r'i grei'a. —Atlanta Journal. ANSWERED. Brown— \How often u.ivo I told you not t o play liill in tit.- !io«s»?\ Johnny—\Every time you've caught mo a t it.\— •Tr .dgo. A wo:.; VN' S DEFINITION. Ethel—\Zmij'i what is a stag party?\ Mrs. KnowiKll — \A party wher e a lot of men gt t together ami stagnate for the lack oi women, dear \—Puck. Brings— \'.Vh -it iiit yon tell j-our \wife v. hen yo u ^oi hu'.ni so lato Tues da y night'-'\ Brasses—\I told li\r she was the sweetest w men i n t-- world.\—In dianapolis Jiiurn il ' \You will require careful treatment under my personal (Supervision for about tw o months before you are nbio to resum e your labor s in the bank.\ \Doctor you ar e fooling yourself. I a m no t Smith the banker, but Smit h the street car driver.\ \Is that so ? \Well m y good fellow, I don't see wha t you came t o m o for. There is nothing tho matter wit h yo u except that you me not a banker.\— Te::as Sittings. Till\ j.rww Jasper—\I u i-lcr-tiiiiil now why there is an eagle with outspread wing s on so many of our e >.:i.». J umpuppo— \Why''\ Jasper—\It is tn teach ns that rnonc^ lln \. —Truth LAX >H iuiriii. v :.xri.ANATKiN - . \What .In naut'eiil people mean by 'tacUm^ v ' ' -.ti.l eiie .firl to another. \Dim i v.. i I i..w that?\ \Not • - . • % \Wl.iv t H Line;—.r—tacking is sail ing on th i i .i.i- . —I.i'o. HARDLY EQUAL TO IT. 'Ton say you can write shorthand?\ said th o city editor. \I can, sir,\ replied th o applicant for a job . \When it comes t o short hand I don't knuckle dow n t o any body \ ' \..iuve yo u h-id an y experienc e in re- portm; a n.'eting 0 \ \L./ts o: i t I ca n take a full report of the proceeding s in shorthand ami put it i n shape for th e printers aftor- war.l. That's child s play for me.\ \Hoporv an y kind of meeting, can von? ' \i'es sir \ \H'm'\ said th e city editor, ' \there in a bort of convention at Saddler's Hall i n th e next block. You may gin an d report th e proceedings. Write th e speeches ou t i n full \ i The applicant for a place on the city editor's stall' took hi 3 note book and went away An d he never came back. When he got to Saddler's Hall he found he ha d been sent t o report tho proceedings of a conventio n of deaf mutes.—New York Mercury. How Crn]>s Crnck Nuls. It does not seem as though a crab could possibly crack a nut , o r would even wish to . But, there ar e kinds of crabs which find th o meat and milk of fresh cocoauut s ver y much to their taste , and they ar e a s handy a s squir rels at cracking\ them. There nro two kinds of these nut eating crabs. One is the birgo an d tho other tli£. pau- danns. The paudanns is said t o climb tho trees after th o cocoauuts; but when Mr. Darwm, th o naturalist , wa s sailing among tho islands in the Indian Ocean he saw both kinds of crabs, and ho says h o never saw them clim b trees, though h o should think i t possible . Mr . Darwin did seo th o birgos eating the cocoanuts which la y upon the 1 ground, and h e tellshow they managed it. I The birgo's front pair of leg s are armed with strong an d heavy pincers. His last pair aro provided with much smaller and more delicate ones. With tho first pair of pincers the crab t.-ars away from th o eyohold end of tho nut the husk which protectsthe three \eyes\—the threo places where the shel l is thinnest. Having torn off the husk, h e begins t o hammer with all the might of one of his wicked look ing claws upon one of the holes. As soo n as he succeeds in cracking one open h e turns himself around and delicately inserts m the hole one of hi s pair of small pincers an d BO brings out the delicious food of which he i s EO foud. The birgo gets no t only hi s food, but his bed from the cocoanut. Ho S\N. TI M PLEASANTRY \So til.- nv.iir idea of wit, oh''\ said the i iitor, as he mid Wugg's | joke.-. \Ye.- l* :-, ' -a. 1 W U!? \Will ti n '.li i i- ci rtiimly orig i nal,\ .said tin ulitn r —l'uei:. IN 'IS\\1\<.. \Cii'irh \ j i to in 2 last night, an d I ae i j 1 \Why I n p r 1 to ini yesur- d:r \Judi i d • V.' ].. hi did it HI i p r t- tlly tlult ! » •- - ir. In. had rihearne d several u m-.' —i'uei. 1\ r \ i - .KI;\E . \I rim t pnv tl'i bill, doctor I t s exorhit nit I i' li i in Iter than I was , eitln r \That's in i ii,.i \ HI ilnlii t take m y adviei ' ' \Ah - wi 11 •' eo u-i, if I didn't take 4, I don i o'.\ i HI for it Thanks . Good niuriiui. \ — 1 it-l'its. \K>H- TI! \ • ini'i:.- \When vuur |.r . nein,' friend across th • i\ li i - I'M I hew t o piny th e cur>HH t le M ul entertain th e • 1,\ •id Mrs. whole nci. i i. Brown | \Yes HI. 1 Ml- Jones, \but by j that ti.ne tin r. wi >n t be any neigh borhood he r \ —I'. \.:- Sittings. r.yLniiTrsED . Jones f.lu.iig a i'ttle jireliminary I sparring '.». ,..n aiunmnriiu; hi.s ap-' proiichin.,' .teiiriii .'t —\Now Brown, | you're a 'r . i ini of mine. Tell mo can didly, why did you t mimed?\ Brown 'suv.igel y) — \J3ieius<- I was a dod-rasted , halt-baked, idiotic lunk head '\ (Jones decides to say nothing.) Til VVS7EKUED. i Park Lane — \What do you think of this read}-ma le suit, old man? Since I go t married, you know, I havo go t to b e economical Baxter—\Of course. \But you don't mean to say yo u havo given up your tailor 0 \ ParkLnuo— \On no. My wife ha s him now?\—Clothier and Furnisher. THE HORSE KNEW. Watts—\I tell you, old man, I saw the most remarkable exhibition of ani ma l intelligence .to-day that could b e imagined.\ Potts—\What was it?\ \Watts—\A bridal party starte d from tho house across the stroit from where I live an d one of tho horse s attached t o the carriage threw a shoe. Now, what do yo u think of that?\— Mercury. Koine Quaint Epitaphs. j In an article o n quaint epitaph*, th e .Loudon Funeral Director.-' Journal j says: Th e following in Penrith Church yard ib refreshing m the-e days of do- ' oeit, on aee. mut of it- candor j \Here lies til\ n...;i llic!, ir ! and Mary his Wl!e Their sura i..: • w Priteh r-1, and they lived without -tri.'e. i Tho re .'i-im w is p.aiu—they abounded in ri .-he- Thoy had n o .'.ire nor p liu, an 1 the wife woro the >u-.' •he- . ' The owm r ot tin- inscription, now restin g in Hebburn Churchyard, was probably a democrat, an d had stin t little opinion of lumiclf. •This h e ii 1 ...' 'uonu nent will -! 1( ,w, H.-re li.-- in iion tn in You Kiiu-. w !;o— n- i - are no w a- low, Id-* hi^h T if y <-A -'.in \ Johu Dale w i- a couniffcous man. This i.- tin • P't ii 'li over hi - n minus in Bakew, 1 (' I '.ireliyard, Derov .-hire • iin.i.s- p -t r.tv tii.it en t'ie sth of Vprll, in the y>-ar ..I _ T.I 17:17. tn - r.iinljlln.; re* mains of J.. .a liali- were, in the eu*h:y-tixth year oi hi- iii_-r. an.. 1 , lai.l 14.011 ins two wiv. - Thi- tliee/ t'i li f • i-'.^at raise some joal- mis } Here all tnr ••• li. 10^ •• ier l')vmi;ly.\ One epit iph in Ilfracombe Church yar d show - nut h • \\.-i-p not foi- 'ii.' \iv i>ii>n 1- so dear. 1.1 11 ii-.* -.en-i I-a: -1- j.eii: in-re ; M\ '• .1 1- p it-1 ir.v ^'r.i\ • 1- fr.'.'. \nd i'i .la .-.,1.^- \ in II .-.mi\ to m*'.\ Not far 1' ill- w. have a n exam pie of iptii . !• ^Inriticntioii. \H-T a kin I an I io\ini,'wife A t-Mi.|.-r n lr-.n^' .iiother— A n-'lu-'il-'ir fr>- fr 1 1 l.rawl and strife, A patt'-ru 'or all uts ..T-. Evidently marriage was no t a failure- in tin- en-. What fni'./ws wn- formerly on n toml -tone 111 St Tho m is b Church- j yard, Salisbury \II\-.' li s tnr\e li.ilv'S dead lis uits. fio 1 too thi-n off m nun; llts They wa- too u-oo.l to liv.' wi' we . So he took e:: 01T to live wi' 'oe.\ Who dnr. s t o utter th e foul slandci that it requires a .surgical operation tc get a joke into the head of a Scotch man' Le t him or he r cast a n eye ovci tho following, an d then sit silent for ever. It is on a gravestone in Stouo- haven Churchyard \Tin' plii-e wlmur I>'tty Coopor lies is here or leTc al.oot T)i\ pli.— w'niitir B tty Coopor lies There s nceii ean lln it oot Tho place wli'-r 1 Uetty Cooper lies Theru 3 ueeu nil earth ciiu tell, Till at tho resurreetlou day, When 13otty tells hersel'.\ A CORDIAL GRIP. Stokos—\The president of your com pany seem s to take quite an interest i n you now.\ Clarkly—\What makes yo u thiuk so.\ Stokes—\I notice he has fallen into tho habit of shaking hands with you whon ho comes into tho oDice in the morning.\ Clarkly—\Yes; he thinks it's cheape r than raising my sulary.\—Life. AOTICTPATWO THINGS. The youth approached tho father with more o r less trepidation. \So said th o old gentleman, after Itho case had been Btated, \you want t o 'marry my daughter?\ ; \Not any more than sho wants t o Imarry me,\ h e replied, hedging. \Sho hasn't said anything to me about it.\ \No because she's afraid to.\ \Aren't yo u afraid sir, more than sho is?\ said the father, Bternly. Tho youth braced up. \Woll perhaps I am,\ ho said, \but as the head of our family, I'v e got to faco it and sot th e pegs,\ an d tho old man smiled and gavo his consent.— Detroit Free Press. WHA T AILE D SMITH. A plainly dressod man, who\ intro duced himself as Mr. John Smith , walked into a doctor's offico i n a Texas / town and, having explained hi s symp- ' toms, ftBkcd tho doctor ho w long it would talw t o cure him . Tho dootor, who had treated th o visitor with every possibl e oourtesy, replied: I The Wild Cossacks. The wild Cossacks, living away down in th o southernmost part of the Bu s siau Empire, spend most of thei r that harassing the Turks. They ar e pecu liarly savage i n appearance. Thcii uniform is the Cossack coat, full trousers, scarlet undercoat hooke d up to the neck, big boots and , as a n orna ment, they wear a bourka, a circulai cloak made of coarso felt with long, shaggy hair o n on e side of it. This cloak is bi g enough to cover the rider and much of the horse. Th o most distinctive point in their dress, how ever, is th e cylindrical hat of blacl astrakhan which they wear at al\ seasons. The top is of cloth or velvet. Thoy form p_rt of tho Kussiau cavalry and live principally o n plunder , steal ing, during their raids into Turkey, anything they ca n find, from a chickeD to a child.—St. Loui s Bcpublic. Electricity and WInilmills. Thcelectric motor in country houses, or on a farm, may be used with a windmill an d th o storage of powei produced applied t o sawiug wood, choppin g feed and countless othct outside purposes; possibly before louq it will ru n the mowing machine and the cultivator, and take tho place ol horses aud many men . But , most and best of all, i t ca n bo used now for lighting a house from to p to bottom , in every closet and dar k place, with perfect safety, wit h a soft, daylight lustre, tho wiring costing a n average of $2.50 a ligh t i n tho first place, and tho current costing n o moro than gas. What more there is for electricity to do in tho house remains to bo seon, but apparentl y it i s going to t.ako th o place of tho fabled brownie, and mako work easy an d lifo fwico a s pleasant thoro. —Congregatioualist. Cold Booms th e Optician's Trade. Cold snaps ar e a great thing for op- ticinns. Sudde n changes i n th o tom- pcratur o from hea t to oxtromo cold often causes th o glass i n spectacles to crack, as if trodden upon. Then it also ha s a bad effect upon th o frames, an d wearers of aids to th o eye-sight aro often startled by having their speo- taclo frames suddenly fall apart at th e bridge. A man accustomed t o wear ing! glasses is utterly lost without thorn; h e becomes dizzy after a short while, experiences nausea and suffers an y numbor of inconveniences. 01 course the minute hi s glasses break he rushee off to tho nearest optician.— New York Journal , ' .'••s-'a-«-i/^i!\... - iiir castlo 1 'dr the, Antwerp Exhibition \ oi 1S!)4. Sinco the invention of tho Eiffel Tower and Chicago's great Ferris Wheel, ever y man manufacturing a World's Fair deems it-necessary to en dow i t wit h some sky-piercing struct- uro transcending and eclipsing any previous effort. Tho wonder herewith depicted is th o result of th o profound study of Belgian engineers, and i s des tined to adorn th o Antwerp Exhibition. AGRICULTURAL. XHE CR.VB TEARS AWAY THE EYE HOTiE OF THE COCOAN'CT. ] collects the moss of husk fibre which ho t'jars from th e nuts, an d picks it out with hi s claws until it is light and soft Then he carries it t o hi s bur- ' row where i t makes him a fine mat tress. I The crab burrows ar e often robbed of their cocoanut fibro mattresse s by the Malays . During the day time th e crab stay s in his burrow, an d siiends IIIB timo feasting on cocoanut. At night h o journeys back to th e sea, where h e bathes aud refreshes himself for his nest day on laud.—New York Herald. What Clarence Wanted. All of Mrs . Morrison's children wore very ioud of ice cream, from olevi-u- year-old Charley down to Clarence, the baby One day thoy had all been particularly goo.l, and'Mrs. Morrison, who is an appreciative mother, tille I their hearts with joy by taking thvm all to a bak\iy mar b y for some ico cream. Four Iveamiug faces .smiled over the little t.iiile. \I will tak e strawberry,\ said Mrs . Morrison to th e waiter Little Clarence looked surprised. D'd In s mother prefer strawberries t o 7 lie il.sh they all liked so .inch'* ' i will have chocolate,\ said f'hurioy, with dignity, recklessl y » astmg his opportunity as it seemed in hi s won lernig small broth T. Clarence tunic 1 anxiously to Johnny. Would h e order some strange thing, too''\ ' • wan', vanilla,\ said Jonnny. Mrs. Morrison saw a n expression of mingled doubt and determination on the ':i\pol'her yo'iu-jost. \What will yuii have , Clarence''\ she asked. \I want ith -ariii.il'\ was tho omphalic reply —Youth's Companion. lUoHiMi'.nm of Ye-scls. Some year- a^o the Scientific Amer ican took occ ,-ion t o interview a larg e | number of commander s of ocean i steamers concerning the momentum j o: vesM 'l.s. '\jupi 'osc,\ i t asked, \a I steam vessel r-inning at full spee d and the cii'.rin ••> were reversed, ho w fa- would the vessel run before it beg.'.ti to g.ither .st.ruway—that in, t o move backward!\ Th e answers varie d be tween tw o an d four miles, but the con clusion was reached that if two vessels wer e approaching each oilier under a full head of steam they ni.„'ht, after hearing the foghorn at a distmee of four miles apart, do their best to stop, nal rot com. ' intT collisiou with encu other, with serious consequences. Sixteen Years oi :i Carriag\ Hide. Pro'mbly th e loudest carriage ride ever made in this or an y other 00-1:1- try has bee n completed by Bjsho) Ash, 11: Suubury, Yt. Mr. Ash left iiis home sixteen years ago an d drove t o Minnesota, thence t o Oregon and to the Pacific coast. He starte d fo r A'cr- mout again seven mouths ago, crossing the continent in a covered wagon drawn by two Indian ponies.—Phila delphia Ledger . The larges t library in tho world is the Bibliothequ o Nationale, Paris, founded by Louis XIV . It contains 1,.100 ,001) \volumes 300,00) pamph lets, 17.),ODD manuscripts, UOO.OOO maps and cu.trts an d 100,000 coin^ and medals. Panlonii'ile Slnug. Tho Animal—\Weill How do 1 look?\ 'The Man— \B^b-buUy.r:—Life. ~n i -tT AIR CASTLT: FOK THE ANTWERP EXHIBITION - . Tobiensky , tho engineer, has im agined n gigantic captive balloon, com posed of two hemispheres an d three cylindrical compartments of triple China silk. Its volume will be 7*,07!) cubic metres and it s dimensions 931 1 square metres. The weight, including the castlo i n the air and it s nccessorii--, with that of 150 persons, will be 3*i,ijji) kilogrammes , or about sixteen tons. Tho balloon will b e anchored b y fou r great vertical cables. Two balloon elevators, capable of carryin g ten to fifteen person 0 , con nect th o castle wit h the ground . This elevated platfor m and edifice is t o b e built of steel and bamboo tubiujr, cov ered wit h Chin a silk and sheet in. 1 According to the strength of th e wind, it can rise t o a height of from (i'i') t o 1500 feet. The platform is ninety feet long, wit h a surface of '200 squar e fei t It can b e lowered to the gr o md i n thirt y minutes. Thousands of electric lights will gayly scintillate from the balloon, a s it hovers in the clouds by night, and by da y hundreds of miles of the fiat Belgian country will bo visible. An Antwerp newspaper expresses a hope that other ai r castles may thu s iinally reach a point where they leave the world of fancy to enter tha t of ac complished facts. The Lniest in Sleeves. The latest in sleeves ar c those which illuminate and vivify a fin de sieeie gown of my recent acquaintance. Here the skirt sacrifices that perfect plain ness which is no w a distinction for the doubtful compensation of three rows of embroidered trimming. The mystic three row s appear again o n th o bust and the bel t and on the collar are wider strip s of the same design. But the sleeves with their pinked flounces aro tho head and front of offending. In their shadow—may it soon b e less— one read s portents of the future. It is an autumn of flounce, furbe low, frill, flutter, frou-frou. The dress of fifty-two ilounces, whoso fame I was first to trumpet forth , is, perhaps, an extreme. The dress of six or twenty- one's sister will wea r according as her patience and her purso hold out. Y'et it will bo a forgiving fashion, with scope for variety. Tho jdain skirt wi U fight for it s life and smaller sleeves will almost certainly win thei r skir mish for recognition unnoticed i n the crush of mightie* matters.—Chicago Herald. The Audience >Vns Saved. During tho performance of a play to a crowded theatro at Biolla, Italy, ono of tho players behind the scenes thought ho saw tiny threads of smoko curling up from tho floor of th o stage. He called tho stage manager's atten tion to it , who, on investigation, found that under tho stago th o placo waB on fire. Tho manager kept his solf-control and returned t o th o stage, whoro on o of tho chief actors was about to appear . Tho manager whispered the situation to th e actor, and asked tho latter to feign sicknes s when ho went out to act hi s part, and thus give a n excuse for stopping tho performance . Th o actor did ns suggested. Ho wont on th o boards immediately nnd pretonded to reel and thon folk Tho audienco roeo i n sympathy, and tho stago manager, rushing forward hur riedly, said that owing to th o sorious illness of th o singer, the performance would have to close that night. Tho doors wero promptly thrown open, an d the audienco was hurried out. Just as tho last of the audienc e was leaving tho flames began to burst throjigh th o stage, and, looking back, theAeoplo saw the real cause of their disnissaL The theatre was destro; buuno lives wore lost.— Now York .p«|eh.,,. TOPICS OF INTEREST RELATIVE TO FARM AND GARDEN. nESUI/T OP MTLK IXVEIi. Milk fever is wholly a nervous dis order, and when a co w survives it quite ofte n som e paralysis may remain and th o neck become permanently stiff. The treatmont i n this case should b e to give half a dram of nux vomica twice a day i n a mess of scalded bran , to rub the nook wit h turpentine and to knead tho muscles gently but thor oughly by th o hand. This massage, will be o.f much us e and should be ap plied twice a day.—Now York Times. * rrnrpKiNS. • ^..- t - Pumpkins ar e very valuable for feed ing hogs o r cattle. It i s strang o that farmer s do not realize how useful th o cro p is, for pumpkins can b o eaton as well when green as ripo without an y injurious effects to tho dairy cow On tho contrary, th o pumpkin will d o much to keep th o flow of milk, and if given to pigs, will tend to keep them in good condition. The common yol- low field pumpkin is the easiest t o raise and answer s as well as any other va riety. With, a little care pumpkins may be kept until January i n good condition, an d ar e particularly valua ble when green food is lacking.—Now York World. CAItE OF YOUNG TREES. It is easy t o set out trees an d still easier to forget them during th o busy season. As a result, a serious loss is going on and thorough discourago- ment maturing relative to the setting of fruit trees. Owners are to o fre quently satisfied that tho work is woll don e and no further attoution will bo required. Th o surface of the soil gets crusted o r covered wit h weeds, which tak e from it i n their rapid growth th o ver y eloment s th o trees require dur ing their first season. Clean culturo for fruit trees cannot be too strongl y insisted upon whothe r they aro grow ing among hoed crops o r not . T o sow grain among young trees is the height of folly, for i t shows plainly that you valuo a single year's crop more than tho applo crop of many seasons which may bo derived from trees well grown. Growing plants tak e th o mos t readily available plant food, and thrifty, clean limbe d trees cannot b e produced i n a so d bound or grass o r weed grow n field. Th o young trees should have a liberal quantity of muriate of potash spread upon the surface of th o soil annually, an d s o continuously cultivate d i n as t o eradicate every vostigo of plaut growth. If th e planter of a n orchard has been so unwiBO as to sow th o land to grain he may avoid tho worst con sequences of his folly by cutting it before it exhibit s the first indication s of ripeness and making i t into hay.— Cultivato r and Country Gentleman. ENEMY OF THE POTATO BUO, A peculiar insect that preys upon tho pestiferou s potato bug i s reported from Kingston. Doctor Robert Lough- ran, of that city, has a planting of potatoes i n hi s garden, and when h o examined th o vines the other morning, ho found countless dead bodie s of the bugs, which ha d so annoyed him , strewn o n th o ground while th o plants wore completely cleared of th o peBts. A closer investigatio n revealed a swar m of peculiar insects hovering i n the ai r over th o vines. Nothing like them had ever been seon in th o neigh borhood before. Thoy wer e longer and narrower than tho potato bugs, and had red wings. Thoy wore evi dently ongagod i n waging a relentless war o n the bugs. Thoy would swoop dow n o n the unsuspecting potato de - vourer, seize i t and sting o r bito it i n tho neck. That was sufficient, how - over, for th o bug would drop t o th o ground and yield up tho ghos t with out a struggle. Thoy went t o work systematically an d not a single bug seomed t o oscapo t'hem. Doctor Loughran reported hi s discovery t o his neighbors, wit h tho result that countless other swarms of tho destroy ers wore found. Tho farmers would welcome such a parasite a s this far moro keenly than would the manufac turers of parte green.—Albany (N. Y.) Argus. SOWING GRASS AND CLOVER DT THE FAIL. If grass o r clovor seed is sown i n th o fall, no mattor what plan is followed, it is important the seeding b e done reasonably early i n order that th o plants will go t woll establishe d before cold, freezing weather sets in . Young grass o r clover plants ar o ofton killed ou t i n tho fall or early winter before they get fairly started. By sowing early this may b e largely avoided. Ono of the best plans is to make all the necessary preparations an d when ever th o soil is i n good condition for the germination of the seed the sowing can b o pushed alon g rapidly. Noth ing is gained by sowing seed of any kind unless there is moisture enough in tho soil to induc e a good germina tion. It is often the case at this soa- son that the soil will b o hard an d dry so that seed sown will not germinate . But by making all preparations i n ad vance the work ca n be pushed alon g very rapidly when tho conditions- ar e favorable. Ono wa y of sowing both grass and clover seed is with o r on the fall wheat. Th o best plan is t o uso the seeder attachment t o the drill and sow tho grain and grass Beods at on o time; if not done i n this way the whea t shoul d be sown first and tho n the grain . Some prefer t o so w grass an d clover on stubble land without an y preparation, claiming that the stubble, weeds and grass ac t as a mulch t o pro tect the grass plants during th o win ter. But when the ground is har d an d dry, as i t often is i n the fall, the plants do not mako as good a growth as when it is properly prepared. With grass plants, as with all othors, it is quite an ite m t o secure a vigorous, thrifty growth from th o start , an d this con boot bo dono' by having th o soil i n good condition when th o seed is sown, and by sowing i n good season under as favorablo condition s a s possible; plow tho ground thoroughly and work tho surface into a good tilth, tho finer th o better . Uso plenty of seed and tako good care to distribute it a s evenly as pos sible; cover wit h a light .harro w o r brush. It i s quit e an item.'with ^grass •' \. •' V -/•* or clflver, whether sown for meadow o r pasture, to secure a good, even stand, and .having .the BOU in good tilth and using plenty of seed aro im portant items in this.—St . Louis \Re public. FIX UP THE COW STABLE. — , About this time, as tho almanac says, fix up the cow stable. Fix it up so that it will be warm there fo r the cows next winter. Don' t forget thai it should also b o ventilated. Provide for this important featnro in a special sense. Proper ventilatio n is as neces sary to maintain x 'orfect health as suitable food. Keep tha t thought be- foro you when the ' 'fixing up\ i s going on. Don't nogloct tho horse's stablo either . Above al l don't ncgi^ct your self i n tkQ. fixing up. In consulting ttieTvelfaro of yOUr Cattlo and sto-ei do it in a manner thfitwill lighten your lofiors at stable and barn.' v Try warn? ing tho water your OOW B drink this winter. Of course t o do so i s some bother, but tho result will pa y hand somely . Look around to see how the odvantages that suggested themselves on cold days last winter can bo made. Plan out now, gather the tools and material at the point whoro they are to be used and commence operation s i n good time. Don't le t winter catc h you unpropared in this importan t matter. It may be an open one or it may be a \hard\ one , but in either even t it is your duty to provido a comfortable homo for your cattlo an d stock. \Wo write these lines t o stir tho careless dairyman into action. \Wo heard so much about the suffering of cattl e last winter that wa s caused b y tho thought lessness of their owners that wo boliev o there i s a large fiold to bo worked in this direction. Fix up as a matter of duty. I f that does not movo you do it aB a moans of conserving your selfish interest. Anyway, fix up stable, barn, shed and pen for tho period when the wind s blow cold, and tho days are short and frosty.—America n Dairy- HOUSEH0LD 3IATTEKS. FARM AND GARDEN NOTES. Cellars need ventilation. A horse needs plenty of water. A good man i s merciful to his horse. Crimson clover winter-kills easily. Crimson clove r requires a rich soil. Horses are very fond of grapes and figs. Thore is no food 60 cheap as good pasture grass. Barloy is a good food for kcoping flesh on horses . The apple crop promises to bo a short on o this year. A good silo is one of th e most valu abl e adjuncts of the farm. Many horses must bo warmed up be- foro thoy will show their speed. Cream will not soparato readily if subjected to jarring an d shaking. \When fattening pig s givo them al l the food thoy wil l ea t up clean, but no moro . No mattor what th o brood may be, stoc k requiro good caro to produce good results. Barlo y is inferior to oats for work ing o r racing horses. It is excollent for young stock. Brahma eggs are said to bo darkost in color when tho pullots commence laying late m tho fall. Different horses require different treatment. \What is one horso's meat is another ono's poison. A night pasture for work horse s wi U hol p cool their blood. Givo them their grain ration just the samo. No treo s should bo allowod t o bo s o weighted down as to neod propping up to prevent tho branches breaking. Some of tho most successful poultry men sell tho early hatchod roosters fo r broilers and koop tho pullets for lay ers. Thero is no economy i n having tho poultry so,wild that thoy cannot bo handled readily at any timo that it may be necessary. Don't get lazy and lot tho grass creep i n around the roso bushes or tho shrubs. Grass and flowers ar o not sj'nonymous terms. Tho fruit growor wh o would mako money must know how to pack his produce so that it reaches tho market in good condition. If the mare gives too muc h milk ,i thereby injuring tho colt, it is said! that a doso of strong coffeo will great ly decreas e her flow of milk. According to an old saying, bushes' should be out in July, burned in August and tho sheop allowed to brows o on them in Soptemher. A duck acts like it waB always hun gry and for this reason it i s a n easy mattor to overfeed , an d there is noth ing gained by having thom to o fat . Have you selected tho lilies you aro , going to add to your stock? Surely you cannot have too many. Thoy aro for themselves and know no superior. Filth from allowing tho droppings to accumulate is , perhaps, th o most direct causo of poultry disoase. There should bo a regular timo for cleaning up and it should be regularly adhorod to. ' \When tho hens hav o a good range thoy ar o abl e to pick up various kinds of food and so have a supply of oil the elements that go to make u p th o oggs that they produce, but whon confined this variety must be supplied. A New Disease. It seems that the street car ha s added a new disease to the troubles that flesh is heir to . It i s called tho \Bell Arm\ by the vulgar, and cellular opestaciti s by th o wise. It seems to bo ye t a rare trouble . In Philadelphia a man was taken to a hospital recently to be treated for it. Ho i s a conductor on a cable car, and the constant habit of lis tening for th o sharp tang of th o beU , followed by the raising of hi s arm toward tho bell strap, has developed the strango ailment. This muscular movement has becomo a second nature to him, and his arm actually acts more quickly than his brain . To such nn oxtont has this involuntary action gono that wheneve r he hears a bell of any kind hi s arm at onoo shoots upward toward an imaginary bell cord. The physicians at the hospital wore greatly puzzled to account for this at first, but the. case has finaUy boon diagnosed M one of ceUular-ropestacitis.—New Ot- al lcww\Picayune;%.\ , As ,<.• •;...»•>. v CHICKEN POTPIE. \' _ Skin and cut up tho fowls into joints and put the neck, legs and bao k bone* ''ti in a stow pan , with a little water, ao, onion, a, bunch of savory herbs and a blado of mace; let theso stow for a n i;i hour, and when dono strain off the liquor; this is for gravy. Put a layer^\'' of fowl a t th o botto m of a pi o dish/'' v ; thon a layer of ham , thon ouo of force meat and hard boiled oggs, cu t iu.\-.^^'^ rings; betwee n th e layers put a season-^* ing of pounded mace, nutmeg, > p'ejjj||ir. f '- an d salt. Pour in about half a»yint .5l \'^ water, border th o \edge of '''dish 'with ; puff crust, put on the v cp,ver, ornament tho top and glaze.it.by^: brushing over it th e yolk.of an-^egg':\' Bake for about- a'u hou r .an d a jKalf, an d when dono pou r i n a t top^h'o\''gr n '*y made from the bones: ' JfcC * ~<SB«d ' r ¥i%. QUAKER 6lfEtET. * ' Whon' care is taken i n preparing, this ia a handsom e and sure dish. Threo eggs, half a cupful of milk, one and. a half tablespooufulsof corn starch, one teuspoonful of salt, ouo tablespoonfulv of butter. Put th e omelet pan and^ a cover that will fit closely on t o heat. ' Beat well together tho yolks of the • eggs, th o cor n starch an d tho salt; \ beat th o whites to a stiff froth, aO d to tho well^bcateu yolks and corn starch. \ Stir all together thoroughly and add tho milk. Put the butter i n the hot pan; when melted pour i n th o mix ture, cover an d placo o n tho stovo whoro it will brown bu t no t burn. Cook about seven minutes, fold, turn on n hot dish and servo with cream satico poured around it. If th o yolks and corn starch aro thoroughly beaten, and if, when th o stiff whites are added, thoy ar e well mixed, an d the cover and pan ar e very hot, thero can hardl y be failure. —Ne w York Ledg<- r. msrs TO coons. So many housekeepers, both young and old, ar e i n doubt as t o the right time to cook vegetables and meats tha t th e following tablo is given with tho hope that i t may prove of valuo to sonio one: BAKING MEATS. Beef Sirloin Bare—Eigh t minutes for each pound. Beef Sirloin, Well Done—Ten to fif. teen minutes for ei^ch pound. Beef Bib or Bump—Ten to fifteen minutes for each pound. Beef Fillet—Twenty to tweuty-fivii minutes. Lamo, Well Done—Fifteen minutes for each pound . Mutton, Bare—Ten to twelve minutos for each pound. Mutton, Well Done—Fifteen tc eighteen minutes for each pound. Pork, Well Done—Twenty-five to thirty minutes for each pound. Yeal, Well Done—Eightee n to twenty minutes for each pound. Braised Meat—Three and one-hall to four hours. Chickens—Weighing from thre e tc ' five pounds, ouo t o one and one-hall hours. Turkeys—Weighing from nine to twelve pounds, three to three and ono- half hours. Fish—Of average thickness, weigh ing from six t o eight pounds, on o hour. CAKE AND PASTnY. Spongo Cake—Forty-fivo to fifty-five minutes. Plum Cake—Twenty t o forty-five minutes. Cookies—Ten to twelvo minutes. Gingerbread—Twenty to thirty minutes. Plum Pudding—Two an d one-quartoi to three hours. Tapioca o r Bice Pudding—One hour. Bread Pudding—Sixty-iivo minutes. Pies with two crusts—Thirty to fortj minutes. Graham Bolls—Half a n hour. Wheat Bolls—Ton to eighteen min utes. Bread—Forty to sixty minutes. Biscuit—Ten to eighteen minutes. BROILING. Beefsteak—Cut ono and ono-hali inches thick, five to oight minutos. Beefsteak—Ono inch thick, throe to five minutes. Mutton Chops—Eight t o to n min utes. Chickons—Eighteeu to twenty-five minutes. FiBh—Thin, four to eight minutos. Fish—Thick , te n t o fifteen minutos. Ham—Soven to ton minutes. BROILING FISH. Bass—Ten minutes for oac'n pound . Bluoflsh — Te n minutes for each pound. Fresh Cod o r Haddock—Six minutes for each pound. Halibut—In square, fifteon minutes for each pound. Salmon—In square, fifteon minutes for each pound. Small Fish—Six to oight minutes for each pound. Oysters—Three t o five minutes, or until th o edges curl. MEATS. Yeal—Two o r three hours. Beef—Throo or four hours. Mutton—Two or throo hours. Ham—Five t o fivo and one-half hours. Sweetbreads—\Twenty to twenty-five minutes. Chickens—Ono to ouo and one-half hours. Fowls—Two t o threo hours. Tongue—Two to throo hours. VEGETABLES. String Beans—Ono and one-half to two hours. Shell Boans— On e t o tw o honrs. Cauliflower—Thirty to forty miu ates. Cabbage, Now—Thirty t o forty-fivo minutes. Corn, Young—Fivo to te n minutes. Carrots—Fifty to sixty minutes. Asparagus—Fif teen to eightoon min utes. Onions—Thirty-five to forty-fivo tnintitcB. Oyster Plant—Forty to sixty min utes. Peas—Fifteen to twenty minutes. Potatoes, Boiled—Twenty to thirty minutes. Potatoes, Steamed—Thirty to forty- fivo minutes. Turnips—Thirty-five to fifty min utes. Parsnips—-Thirty-five to forty-fivo ninutes. New York Bocordor.
