Saturday Evening Mail, Volume 17, Number 14, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 25 September 1886 — Page 7

JTHE FARM AND GARDEN.

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OF A NEW ROSE AND A FASHIONABLE PIG.

A Model Straw Hook How to Box Oat Mae Peach Tree Borer Washes and Beta— B««t Way of Drying Fruit—The

Wilder Bom. a4'^L We present to our readers this weok respectively pictures of a rose, a pig, a straw hook fend a peach tree box. All are unrivaled in 'their line.

Marshall P. Wilder Rose.

Our artist has hero sketched one of the new roses, the Marshall P. Wilder. It is a beauty, and becoming very popular. It belongs to the family known as the Hybrid Perpetual. This family of rosos comes nearer being constant tfloomcrs than any others that thrive in our northern climate. All are of some shade of red or pink. The Wilder rose is named from the famous horticulturist. It is an exquisite rose, being a seedling from the royal Gen. Jacqueminot, or "Jack," as it Is now slangily called. The buds are rather conical in shape. The petals are very full and closely packed, and the flower is level-topped and of great fragrance. It Is of a rich, lively crimsor •color, with the outer petals of a dull, dark red.

TUB WILDKU ROSE.

Often there are as many as seven Wilder buds upon a single spray. A rare quality about this rose in that it is never without buds and blossoms from Juno until frost. It is also very hardy, and a splendidly vigorous grower.

Pench Tree Box.

This simple little device is said to prevent the depredations of the peach borer. It has 8tod the test of several years' trial. It is «imply a box of four pieces of plank, about fifteen inches long, of wood that wili not easily decay. It is made around the tree and sunk an inch or two into tho ground. Thus the moth, from which the borer is pro duced, is unable to pass under. The sides of tho box should not be more than two or three inches wider than the trunk of the tree. As tho trees grow, the boxes can be replaced by larger ones. Tho spider, that is almost sure to spin its web at the top of tho box, provides ample protection where the box is small.

Straw or Hajr Hook.

A convenient hook for pulling straw or hay out of a stack, for distribution among sheep or cattle, here shown. It consists of a stout lolo ixiinted at one end a slit is cut through it ami a hook is pivoted as shown in the engraving, so that it will be pushed back when

STRAW OK HAY BOOK.

It is thrust into the stack, and drawn forward when it is pulled out. A strong cord helps to strengthen the hook. When the hook is pulled out of the stack, it brings a quantity of straw or hay with it.

Bo«t Way of Drylnf Pratt. Tho cheapest and Ixst way of drying fruit, nays an exchange, is to lay it on lengtlis of cheese cloth, suspended in a frame out of doors, in full sun, with whito mosquito netting over to keep off shreds and insects. This allows the air to reach Iwth sides of tho fruit, at once, ami when you want to turn it the whole can be swung over on another doth, leaving the first ready for a new batch. Apple* should IK) pared, cored *nd cut in eight piece*. Peaches should not le pared, for the richest flavor is lost with the akin. They should havo the fur removed by dipping baskets of them a moment into weak, boiling of wood ashes or common potash and wipping with soarso towels. Common peaches only need to bo cut in halves to dry. We had peaches dried In this way last winter, which, when cooked, would be hard to tell from the beet canned poachse in looks, with richer flavor.

A rig's Portrait.

Following is a picture of a sow who** owner consider* her so handsome that ho has naiuod her Kentucky Beauty.

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She is a thoroughbred Cheater White. This is one of the favorite breeds of the country, When full grown some of Chester \Yhit*'» have dressed to 1,050 pound* weight One slaughtered recently at 31 months old weighed, itrwewd, 794 pounds. This breed is wry strong and hardy. Yet Crosier, in •flow the Farm Pay*,'' *y* they mature ux *Jow1t and have too much heme and offal to t* the farmer's most profitable hog. They are also great feeders.

Crosier recommends above all others the Berkshire. He says they atveasy feeders and weigh dressed 250 pounds at eight months old. The Berkshire is a black swine, and its flesh is of superior quality. Next to the Berkshire Mr. Crosfcr approves the Poland-China breed. can no longer be kept and fed with profit till they are nearly or quite 3 ymrs old. Quick to grow and early to market is the ouly ink of profit la pork in our UOM.

Now Xs the Time to Take 9t«ek If farmers universally kept account with their land, charging each field with cost of cultivation, and crediting It wit» the net mi* of product over cost of marketing, they would be surprised *t the amount of land that did not pay orpeosea. It Is this waste land, as it might be called, that is the great drawback to woccesful farming. In an extensive acquaintance with farmer* is a good agricultural district, a *hrtwd ob—rrar rslaarked that be did not know any Cam

more Hum fifty aorea where every acre paid expenses on meet farms of 100 or more acres all the profit, where there is any, is made from ten to twenty acres. In other words, these farmers would be practically better off, so far as profit is concerned, if they had half ora quarter as much land as they possess. With the smaller area they should have more working capital per acre, and this the sale of their superfluous land would give.

It often happens that poor spots in otherwise fertile fields destroy ail chance of profit, and compel the farmer to work them at a loss. How many places are there this year where rains after seeding spring grain have drowned out the crop, thus losing the use of the ground, labor and seed in plowing and sowing, all of which has to be made up from the more profitable parts of the farm. Were it not for these drawbacks, farmers need not lose money even at prevailing low prioes.

Most farmers will now admit that for several years they have cultivated more land than they could well afford. If they had restricted their work to the area that they could tit in the best condition and cultivate thor-

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The Fowl*.

At this season of the year, when prices are usually low, many are prone to look upon the dark side of poultry keeping, but as such depression is caused by a desire to reduce stock, a point is reached late in the year at which shipments become less frequent, and prices for poultry and eggs rise until the hens begin to lay abundantly in tho spring.

Before reducing stock, select all the hens that have moulted or show signs of moulting, as they will complete the process and begin to lay lief ore cold weather comes on. Though the rule may not be infallible, yet the hen or pullet that begins to lay on the approach of winter will generally make a good winter layer, while the one that does not commence before cold weather usually postpones operations until spring. The hens intended for market, therefore, should be those that have not moulted, as moulting requires about three months.

Another point is that a moulting hen is usually fat. This is because she stores in her system the fat of the food, while tho mineral and nitrogenous elements go to the formation of feathers. Hence, a hen may lie very much debilitated by the shedding of new feathers, and yet Ikj very fat. The best food for a moulting hen is oatmeal, with meat and milk, whenever such can be procured. Feed very little corn, as she should not be made very fat.—Rural New Yorker.

Good for Cheese Making.

Five or six years ago there was a novice of acheesomaker in Manitowoc county, Wis., who drew the whey when rather sweet for those times, salted his drained curd, heaped it in his vat and then went off to dinner, threequarters of a milo, which took him out of the factory about an hour. We remember he was spoken of as running great risks, but somehow he always had good cheese, but the stupid crowd (ourselves included) did not see then that it was in his method. We can now seo that he was practicing substantially the same as that now called the Arnold, Curtis or Harris method—got his curd out of the sour whey and waited for dry acid. The factory has gone on from small to large, from good to better, and last spring put in an 8,000 pound circular vat, while lots of the sour whoy cheese makers have gone out through the whey spout to bankruptcy.—Orauge Qpqnty Farmer.

Washes and Rats.

Speaking of washes in the fields, I think September the beat month in the year to give them attention. Weeds and trash can ho easily had to put dams in them, and if the tnlges are loosened up a little and seeded heavily with rye and grass it will be but a few days till they strike root so as to hold the soil. The best time to attend to this is as soon after a soaking rain as tho land can bo worked, and it will pay to scatter a little fine, rich manure along th« wash, as this will hasten the rooting of the young plants. If there we any washes starting in your fields try this plan and you will be pleased with it, I ar*i sure. Remember in this matter it is tho "stitch in time" that is needed, and when you one* get a swale set in grass let nothing tempt you to plow it again.—Exchange.

Save the Fodder.

Cut up every hill of corn, and take good rare of it after it is cut up. And do it soon, Ixjfore the leaves become dry and aro whipped off by the wind. If the work is not done until all the blades are blown away it may as well stand, rwll the ears and sow wheat among the shocks.

Ornpo Jnlce.

"K. J." thni makes this delicious drink: To »-ach gallon of grape juice add one pint of clear white sugar, use tin or copper vessel. When it has come to the boil skim thoroughly. Bottlo while hot, cork and seal. I havo some put up six years ago, that is as sweet and fresh.ethe new juice of the grape.

Things to Do and to Know. Americans salt their butter twice too much.

Never allow a pipe or cigar about your barns and stables. The yellow wood tree Is one of the best ami most beautiful for ornamental purposes.

Never answer an advertisement or letter requiring a deposit of money. It is a swindle. Nitrogen, bone and potash are the element of a complete fertilizer. They are found in animal manures.

Never unhitch from a reaper or plow whe:.done using for the present season until it Lat the door of the tool house.

Don't invest in the mustangs that arv prancing around the country. They may do very well for cowboys, but not for deacons or their families.

Forty years ago the sales of cut Sowers in New York city at New Year's amounted to lea than &J50. Last New Year's the sales reached 100,000. while over {3,000,OHO were paid for cut flower* b*re during the past year.

Some of the older vineyards in California look to their low-cut condition like fields of planted fftumps root end up Tbe vine stumps are from four to twelve inches in diameter, and the vineyards are cultivated like a cornfield.

Mulch heavily betwwm tbe rows of strawberrtee as soon a* the ground frwtes, and cover the plants lightly. In tbe spring the plants will easily grow through the mulch and the berries will rest upon it. Leave the mulch between the rows until after fruitage —then cultivates.

If the fashion for borates* cattle continues to grow, and. seems likely, becomes universal. the average -ow doctor, who knows but two dfcmut*. "hoiJow bora" and "wolf in the tail,* will find half his occupation gone. He will have to confine his prartke exclusively to the taiL—Indicator.

The editor of Tbe Rural New Yorker baa invented an admirable label for shrubs and fruit trees. He gets a atrip of sine, bends one end fast down over a copper wire and then ties thfa wire to a branch or stake. Tbe name written upon tbe line atrip with a coamoc lead peacfl wQl reoata legible for year*

THE .WORLD'S PROGRESS.

SINGULAR AND BEAUTIFUL FIGURES MODELED BY SOUND.

The United States Geological Survey Wants Facts From all Sources on tbe Earthquake—Future of the Canadian

Pacific Kail way—New Armored Ships. A beatiful experiment showing how sound may be converted into motion is described by Mr. O'Conor Sloane in The Scientific American. Tbe experiment shows literally drawings made by sound. In the illustration, the star is formed by simply drawing a well resined violin bow across tie edge of a square of glass that has some grains of dry sand upotrit Anybody can do it for himself. Mr. Sloano says: A square, six or eight inches on a side, is cut from any piece of window gloss. The sides aro smoothed off with a file, a coarse whetstone, or on a grindstone. A little dry sand, a spool, and a violoncello bow, with resin, is all that is required for work. The glas? plato is placed upon the end of the upright spool, and a little sand is dusted over it The thumb of the left hand is pressed down upon the plate, and the bow, held vertically, is drawn down against the edge of the plate in the middle of one side. After ono or two trials, tho note will be found, and tho sand will begin to dance about. After a few seconds, it will collect upon the nodes.

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SOUND DRAWING.

The sand is thrown off the vibrating parts and rests upon the quiescent places. As soon as the permanent figure is attained it will be found to form a cross, whose arms, tapering to points, run to the four corners of the plate. This proves that from each corner to tho center a ior\g node is formed.

By means of a little sealing wax or Burgundy pitch the glass may be cemented to the spool. Away of sounding is shown by the cut, by which the upper surface is left auite free. •.

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COMTLICATKD PATTERN.

If the plate Is touched at the center of one of its sides with the finger, and the bowing is executed on any side at a point as near the corner as possible, another cross will be produced, whose arms will run to the center of the sides, instead of the corners. To execute the experiments different nodes must be established by touching different points with one or more fingers and bowing indifferent places. Heavy plate glass, ten inches on a sido, may bo thrown into vibration with ease, showing how wonderfully efficient a contrivance a violin bow is.

If the plate is strewn with a mixture of sand and lycopodium, and is sounded, a separation, more or less perfect, of the two takes place, the sand going to tho nodes and tho lycopodium into curves or venters.

For complicated forms a metal plate should be used in preference to glass. A piece of sheet brass, of the size given for gloss, answers all requirements. In Fig. 2 a representation of a figure produced on such a plate, with sand and lycopodium mired, is shown. The plate should bo from one-sixteenth to oneeighth of an inch thick, and secured to its standard by a screw through the center. Tho vibrations in such a plate last for a few seconds after tho l»ow is removed, keeping the sand dancing most curiously, while tho lycopodium will form little clouds of dust when the vibration is powerful.

The Sew United States Navy. Secretary Wbitnoy has called on American shipbuilders for plans for the two great armored vessels, of the Riachuelo or Admiral Naehimoff type, and has invited bids for furnishing nearly 6,000 tons of steel forgings for nuns and heavy armor platos.

Tho most striking evidence of the purposes of tho department to make a great advance, with all practicable speed, in the offensive and defensive strength of the navy, is this call upon the steel manufacturers. The heaviest steel gun yet constructed for tho navy is an S-ineh gun, and only a few months ago its completion ami satisfactory test were made the subject of congratulation. Now, we find that out of 1,810 tons of steel forgings asked for, no fewer than 912 tons nre intended for 10-inch and 12-inch calibers. Tho manufacture of a modern high-powered, breechloading, all-steel gun of this latter caliber in the United States will be a memorable event.

In the armor plates required there is the same evidence that a great stride forward is to be taken. They include plates twelve inches and seventeen inches thick. This is armor of the kind used in the powerful modern vessels of the nations most forward in naval construction. Tbe Riachuelo, which was considered at her completion a model combination of armor, armament, and speed in a vessel of 6,000 tons, has armor plates ten and eleven inches thick, carries 0-inch breechloading rifles, and steams fifteen knots. The armored cruiser and armored battle ship of the same displacement, for which designs art now invited by Secretary Whitney, are evidently expected to have armor twelve inchct thick, and to carry 10-inch, steel breech-load-er?, white their speed must be at least sixteen knots.

It is quite evident, also, that tbe five unannored vessels now to be built will be much better in many respects than if they had been hurriedly contracted for a year ago. One of tbexn is expressly to duplicate Japan^s wonder, tbe Naniwa-Kan, while another is intended to equal the fast Spanish cruiser now under construction by J. & G. Thompson, of Clydebank, England.

Earthquake Facts Wanted. Tbe attention of our i* ^rs is called to a circular just tamed by jqr United States g«oi ocalMirvey. Tb*,/ desire to collect iaforniation from all sources in regard to the earthquake. Having obtained this, they will reduce it to a systematic statement. We hops readers of this department who felt tbe shocks wOl forward their contribution «f fad

Co the gc&eral fund of knowledge. The questions they are to answer are as follows: 1. Was an earthquake felt at your place die evening of Aug. SI, or within a few days of that tame? Negative answers to this will oe of great interest from any points within Che disturbed area. 2. Exactly what time was it, hour, minute and second!

S. How long did it last! 4. If there was any unusual noisa, describe it. 5. How many shocks were there, how long did they last, and what were tho intervals between them? 6. Were they light, moderate, or severe enough to throw down chimneys and injure walls!

T. Could anything else than the earthquake have caused the disturbance you felt! What was the state of the atmosphere previous to it? If pendent objects swung or vibrated during the shock, in what direction did they move?

At the end of your letter give observer^ name and address. Send letters to Division of Volcanic Geology, IT. S. Geological Survey, Washington, D. C.

Future of the Canadian Paciflc. A number of gentlemen who recently made a trip the whole length of the Canadian Pacific railway express themselves surprised at the extent and richness of the country through which it passes. Wheat, herds and mines in vast measure are some of the. resources looked forward to with confidence for the future of this far northern route. Cyrus Field was one of those who made the trip. He believes that the road will requiro in time a new steamship line across the Paciflc to China, and an ocean cable aswolL This would be the shortest route to China, owing to its being so far north, where the earth approaches the pole, and grows sensibly smaller in circumference.-

Electric Yachting. ,v

Tho yacht Volta, propelled by stored eleotricity, has been making trial trips across the channel between Fratfce and England. Her quickest time from Calais to Dover was 8 hours and 51 minutes—not a very rapid passage, but on the whole a satisfactory one. Hor accumulators were charged only once for the whole journey of fifty miles. The sea was very calm, and the passage was made so noiselessly that a seagull asleep on the water was not disturbed by the approach of the yacht, and was caught with the hands. «, ^'sr

Facts of Interest.

American iron is not good for making Bessemer steel rails, because it contains too much phosphorus.

At the hour of the earthquake in Charles^ ton a furious gale on Lake Superior suddenly died down to a calm in five minutes time.

A railway train on the New York Central road recently ran from Syracuse to Rochester at the rate of over sixty-seven miles an hour.

The United States consul general at Hamburg proposes a permanent exhibition of American goods in that city, for the purpose of introducing our products into Germany.

Contrary to the general supposition, dynamite as an explosive does not expend its chief force downward, but flies equally in all directions. This is what the professors say, though how they found out they do not explain.

In accounting for the direction of tho earthquake, scientists say a line of weakness In thp earth's crust extends from Troy, N. Y., southwestward along the lino of tidewater, past Baltimore, Washington and Richmond, losing itself in a broad flexure south of Raleigh. The cause of the shock seems to have been a renewed faulting or displacement along the line where it crosses the Carolinaa.

WHAf SHALL WE WEAR?

Traveling Cloak.

This is by far the pleasantest time of the year to travel. It is the time taken by Engglish people to go to tho continent, to come to America or to take long tramps in the country. English fashion plates are full of traveling outfits. It is likely that autumn travel will become more and more popular in this country, as our people gradually come to the conclusion that they can be more comfortable at home than anywhere else during very hot weather.

TKAVXUKO OLOAX.

Herewith is a design for a long traveling cloak for travel, for riding in the country and for walking. TTbe extra cape upon the shoulders is seen upon a great numter of the imported wraps of all kinds this falL

Tbe mantle in tbe illustration is of light weight, brown checked (doth. Tight fitting paletot shape, with plaits cut for tho back. Stand up velvet collar. Lore© metal buttons. Stuff hat with feathers.

The Comtair Hate and Bonaete. Round hats of medium size, a compromise between kw English turbans and the high crowned French hats worn during thesumner, are imported for autumn and winter. They are made of felt, with their brims turned up closely all around, but wider in one part, usually on the left ride, but swmetimea in tbe beck, and tbe brims have a wide facing of braid or velvet or feaiber*.

Smooth felt bonnets come in capote shapes, with higher open fronts than those lately worn, or etas with a turned back revers which is to be trimmed with beads, velvet or feathers the crowns an also sMghtly 1eager, and there is a toifit mow teaadth to the wfao|b

bonnet, xne new colors are well represented, notably heliotrope, rosewood and the grayblm Salammbo but in glancing over a mas of such bonnets the prevalence of navy blue and brown is evident, and there are also many clear gray shades. The new green-blue shades arc shown in fine felt hats, but are not largely imported the red hats are either the bright poppy shades or else of such dark hues that they are labeled acajou (mahogany) or dahlia.

Velvet bonnets come in all the shades just noted for felts, and are either in plain velvet or else embroidered with self colors cr with metal threads, the latter being very effective on whito or black velvet, while silver embroidery is on almost all colors, and is sometimes so closely wrought as to wholly conceal its foundation. The jardiniere embroidery on ivory white velvet is exceedingly elegant for dress bonnets, and there are soft India cashmeres wrought with silks in India colors and designs for trimming bonnets of the dress fabric, or of felt.

The Fashionable "Coachman's" Jacket. Tho most dressy jacket is the coachman's coat made of smooth livery cloth, with a turned-over collar. This is a closely fitted double breasted coat extending well over tho hips, made with a "strapped seam" up the middle of the back, and with "lapped seams" in all other parts. The strapped seam has a half-inch band of cloth set on the outside, and stitched near each raw edge, while lapped seams are merely the cloth of ono part of tho coat lapped on the part next it and stitched on the outside near the edge, which is smooth and is left raw. The turned-over velvet collar b«g a half-inch band of cloth with smoothly cut edges stitched on as a trimming. Tho colors for these tailor garments are tan brown, navy blue, the new gray-blue called Salammbo and heliotrope. Tho coats are lined throughout with satin, and may be made heavy enough for winter weather.— Harper's Bazar. //r?

Window Draping.

The illustration shows an artistically draped window. It is the latest mode, and needs only to be seen to be properly admired.

WINDOW DRAPING.

The top is fastened over a pole in the usual manner. Across the top is draped a border. This top piece may be simply tho upper end of the curtain thrown over and looped to the pole, where there is length enough to allow, or it may be a separate border of lace.

Ladies who are skillful in needlework may like to make the pair of lace curtains for themselves. It is wrought simply in crossstitch upon coarse whito netting. Like all that ldnd of work, however, the task will be trying upon the eyes, and will scarcely pay, unless women have plenty of both time and sight to spare. Tho draping, however, can easily be managed. The tassels may be either 6ilk or plush or worsted.

The Opal Craise

During the past few days have been seen a number of brilliant Hungarian opals mounted to order for ladies well known in New York society. Some of these were set in rings. A single opal, showing vivid and various colors and surrounded by diamonds, is recalled as one of the most beautiful finger riugs seen this season. An unusually largo opal, exhibiting a bright fiery flame of colors, was soen in a pendant made to represent a butterfly, tho opal forming the body of the moth, the wings being a glittering profusion of limpid diamonds. In addition to these opals mounted by special order, are specimens set in rings, brooches and braceloto, and in stock by all leading houses. Dealers in fine gems havo imported One opals in larger numbers than before in many years, and these are being mounted in attractive designs for the fall and winter trade.—Jeweler's Circular.

Ribbons in Millinery.

High narrow bows of gros grain ribbonremain the general fashion for trimming bonnets and also hats. Tho object of the milliners is to arrange these in now ways, such as clusters of three loops of graduated lengths eaoh of different color placcd in layers that fold over and show the corded loops in their edges, thus bringing six rows of looped edges together, and producing charming combinations of color forked ends also in clusters of threo are parts of those bows, and such colors are chosen as gray, heliotrope and rosewood together, or else brown, yollow and heliotrope, or Salammbo blue, rosewood and peach blossom.

Feather Balls,

The new feature for edging hat and bonnet brims is feather balls of graduated sizes, used just as jet balls have been, very largo at tho top and very small on the sides. Those are smoothly covered with glossy feathers, slightly shaded in all the new tints. Silver galloon will be much used for covering revers fronts, also beads of all sorts and colore, in fine loops, arranged as a wide band jet leaves and crescents in rows, and disks of amber or of jet, with silver, steel or gilt figures on them. Fur band* will be used for winter bonnets, and featbor coronets hare already been noted.

FA8H ION LETS. K'-

The coQan at new frocks are

5ew linen cuffs are very clow around tbe wrist Chintx figures are printed on new silk stocking*.

Tailor gowns will be more worn than ever. Bonnets will again be made of the fabric of tho dress.

All seams in the waists of new dresses are whalebooed. Velvet and wort combinations are seen in new fall frocks.

The mandolin is now the rage tor young ladies to play on. High turned down collars are seen on importations of new frocks.

Small wraps now warn are sometimes made of two or three different materials. It is now fashionable to say "frock" or •gown" instead of drsaa This is F.nglhh

New jackets have vary high collars, either (landing or turned down mrer a high band. To have the fashionable ootffure in Paris the hair need only hav» tbe appearance of nothsriocbeendxwMd. ..

TOTING FOLKS' COLUMN.

THE TRUE STORY OF* THIRTEEM* DOGS ON A STRING.

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Miss liovetta Wllkins and Her Family of Queer Visitors to Police.^ Station—Buried Animals—Son.net. to

Gay speckled dandy in dress coat and tights, Vain, heedless waltaer through the dewy grass. Of all shrill whistlers shrillest, as you

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And vespers chant through all tho sultry night. Your piping music in the summer air With soothing cadences it: magic wields, Whose drowsy billows soothe our anxious care And rest in benediction on tho fields. Gay, heedless revelers, your glad turmoil llebukes our needless, unremitting toil. —E. S. Hopkins.

Miss Loretta, all anxiety and apologies told him she had come to stay all night with him at the polico station. She had missed hertrain she said, and dijl not know what else to do. The good natural officers lot her dogs stay in the corridor till morning. Thoy offered to fix abed for the queer litilff woman. '1But no. She would sit up all night with her pets, she said, and sit up sho did. How they* barked and howled! Sho let tho pups,out of the bag and apron during the night.

WITIt HER TWENTY-NINE DOGH. Next morning she tucked them all away, again as before, and with bag and apron and watering pot, and leading the thirteen dogs on a string, she started for the railway station. A policeman escorted her through the streets to see that no harm camo to her or the thirteen dogs on a string, At the railway waiting room the station master said: "You can't come in h«ro with thone dogs." But go hi fihe would. She was nervous as she did so, and a little excltcd. and in her haste gho dropped tho bag that held ten pups. It. immediately began to kick and wiggle around like a headless live thing, and from it came such cries as though a doam babies were being murdered. The thirteen dogs on a string jumped at the bag, wagging their tails anil howling too. For a few minutes nobody could, hear anything but those demoniac dog yells.

Then Miss Loretta gathered up both her courage and her bog full of puppies again, and explained that she must deliver tho setters to the man who had bought them. Alter that she waited in peace in tho passengers'1 room for tho train.

She had to ebiirter a whole baggage car alk to her twenty-nine dogs and herself, though*, before she could get them safe on their* journey. Tho station master offered to tak*them in the freight car for €7.35. But Mis* Loretta thought that was not a stylish enoughs way for bcr family to travel, so she got that, car. .Mi**

Buried Animal*,

The name of an animal, with tbe letters tfc their natural order, will be found in each ofb the following sentences: 1. If ycu win give me the broken seal, pa*. can replace it, I am sure, 2. It would certainly bo a very good idea to do so, Ethel, a Tbe little black cub is only waiting for ohniwn to bito you. 4 I will not gtv» her mine. 5. He gave them cach a naoisfc?, piece of preserve I ginger. 6, She did not encourage Nettie to pursue bcr musical studk* 7. The parlor Is already dusted and ready far our visitors 8. How will a man, in his position ever retrieve himself 0. I was there* when Lem ranged his 'Jaim so persistently. 10. Did you ask if Pa could stop at the bi£ grocery. 11. Pa can stop, I am sure. 12. It set out this shallow pan daily, for the blrdsL,,18. At the sound of the familiar tap I ran ta» the window. 14. Did you call Jack a 1«JJ* lad 1—St Nicolas.

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From field to mea-ittJ#^ v' dow in yours bh vaulting flights, I Teach us the sourcol ot all your raro & delights. When our hot sky's a dome of burnished brass Your shrilling voices s" celebrate high: mass.

Miss Loretta Wilkius was very fond of dogs. She had not mu"h elso to caro for, so she set her heart on them. It is better to caro for a dog than for nothing nt nil.

Miss Loretta had a large family of pets, and took caro of them all herself. They wore ns much trouble as half dozen babies would. have boon. But their mistress did not think of that, and besides sho had no babies to caro for. If sbo had had she would soon havo found out how much nicer pets little children mako than anything else. Babies aro tho boss pets, every time.

By and by Miss Loretta's family became nearly as largo as that of the old women who lived in her shoe. She had so many dogs, she didn't know what to do. If tlicy kept on increasing at such ratfes thoy would soon eafc, her out of houso and homo, and then, getting hungry, might eat her up, too.

She resolved to sell a dozen or so of them. Blie had thirteen setters, which are good hunting dogs. Several of theso had good-sized families of children, so that there were twentynine of the setter tribe in all. Miss Loretta at longth found out whore a man lived who wanted a whole pack of setters. Ho kept at kennel, and bred and trained dogs for sale.

But ho could not take tho animals unless they were brought to him. Being a plucky woman, though she was little and very thin,! Miss Loretta resolved to gather her dogs and go traveling. Sho tied tho thirteen dogs, that could walk to a string, ono after another, tall and short, grown and half grown. Then she gathered tbe rest—six in her apron and ten in a bag—and with a watering pot upon her arm set out.

In Now York tho officer of a polico station' was waked from his sleep one night by the most uncommon sound of barks, whines and yelps that ho ever did hear. Ho jumped a foot high and then came down again, rubbed his sleepy eyes open and found before him ft,? little woman and twenty-nino dogs.