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A DAY IN THE WOODS. A filler‘feels UUo drowsin'—for tho nlr is full o dreams; l?ar of? the cow-bells tinkle by the cool an’ Bunded streams; .An’ the wooin* winds invito you whero the bees are on tho wing, An the birds are mnkin' merry whoro tho honeysuckles swing. Sing a song v» buiuiuv "Ting-a-ling-a-ling!” Cattle boys n-slcopin’ summer— i-linjr!” uu.» B u-slceinn’ Where tho honeysuckles swing. 'A feller feels like loafin’; for the weath er 8 fair and fine, An tho tailin’ rod's n-bobbin’ to the throbbin’ o’,the line; An the river-banks invite you where a breezy chorus swells, An scenes o’ joy delight you where the cattle shake their bells. Sing a song o’ summer— “Ting-a-ling-a-ling!” Fishermen a-noddin’ Where the honeysuckles swing. It’s good to bo a livin’ in this weather- night an' morn; When you hear a song o’ plenty in tlio rustle o’ the,corn! When a picture o’ tho harvest shines in everv drop o’ dew, An’ the old world’s rollin’ happy ’heath a livin' bond o’ blue I Sing a song o’summer— " “Ting-a-lmg-a-ling!” All the country smilin’ -Where the honeysuckles swing*. —I. L. Stanton, in Atlanta Constitution. fjer Love Crowded, •. E wns tall and strongly built, n1s features were cast In t bo rogulnr mold, yet uo ono tbouglit of saying bo wns linudsouio. “Ndt bad looking," accompanied by •* sbrug of the shoulders, wns genor- -«lly the acme of praise awarded Jus tin Seymour. He lmd flue, dark eyes—eyes which looked nr you lmlf searcblngly, halt •suspiciously—eyes which told ypu iu glance that ho had little faith In Ills fellow men. But, no oynlenl light .gleamed In those oyes now, for they rested on tho earnest face of Myra -Blaine. Myra’s earnestness wns too much for him—his cynicism vanished before it. Shu talked to him ns no ono had talked to him beforo; she cast somo in fluence over hint—an Influence lie tried to resist at first, hut seemingly lio .yielded to. It now, for every morning, found him sitting hero In this pleasant room, where Myra came with her handiwork. “Justin Seymour lins considerable of his Satanic Majesty In his composi tion, but I believe, my dear Myra, that Is always an attraction for your sox. Ho lias been deceived nnd disappointed until ho hasn’t any fnitli loft, hut lie’s si very good sort of fellow, for nil that.” .Tills was what Philip Aymer, My- ra’s Intended husband, snld to her tho •dny he brought Justin Seymour with him on a visit to hor fnthor’s house. And Instantly lior pure heart went out in pity to this strong man, who was, she thought, so much In need of a help ing hand. Ah, dangerous pity! Myra’s embroid ery lay in her lap. She lmd not set n si stitch In it for tlio last fifteen min utes. Her grant, earnest violet’eyes were raised to Justin Seymour’s dark ones, ns sho sat talking to him. A footstep sounded In the hallway without, and Justin Seymour roBC and abruptly quitted tho room ns Philip Aymer sauntered In. What meant Justin- Seymour’s Slid-- den departure when Philip entered? This same thing lmd happened before, hut Philip noticed It now for tho first time. He looked over at Myra. With cheeks aglow hor Jiend was bent over her embroidery; nor did sho raise her eyes to see who entered. He crossed over tp tho window nnd looked out for several moments, and still Myra did. not raise hor oyes to look at him. “Myra,” ho said, suddenly turning from tho window, “you nro getting In terested !h Mr. Seymour, or ho Is get ting Interested In you—which Is It?" “Perhaps we are getting Interested In each other," snld Myra, smiling. "Myrn, you should not got Interested In Justin Seymour. Ho Is not a good man—ho bad led a hard life ” "Philip Aymer, for shame! to speak -of your friend In such a manner! Do you forget, sir, that you have left this man, who Is so very bad—who has led such an awful-life—nnd me to enter- tnln.ench other every day since you •came here?” cried Myra, Indignantly. Philip Aymer’s face turned scarlet. He crossed over to Myra’s side. “Myra,” ho said, putting his arm about her. "Don’t touch me. don’t! I cannot bear It!” said Myra, drawing from him, and, frightened at her own words, she covered her face with her hands. “So It has come to tills!” thought Philip, every vestige of color leaving bis face. They were engaged to be married. Their parents had managed the en gagement for them while they were too young to do It themselves. But Philip was very well satisfied with the parental arrangement, not that ho was desperately In love with Myrn, but he liked her, and she possessed n fortune—and money wns Philip Ay- mer’s god. And Myrn was willing to ploase her parents. Philip wns handsome, she liked him, but love sho knew nothing about It until—until just now, when Philip put his arm about her, and she knew just ns surely ns she did In the flays that followed that she loved Jus- tin Seymour. "Myrn, I think your conduct needs an explanation.” "Vos, It does," snld Myra, quickly, her hands oropplng from her face. “I never understood my own.heart till to- dny. Philip, I do not lovo you; I can never he your wife." "You dp not lovo me, but you lovo Justin Seymour—a man who never cares for anybody but hlmsolf—n rover ou tho fnco of tlio cnrtli; ho Is lioro to day, and away to-uiorrow, having faith In no one, earing for uo ono but himself.” "Philip!" eauio reproachfully from Myra’s lips, but ho turned nwny with n frown, left the room nnd went in senreli of Justin Seymour. it wns evening of the same day. "Miss Blaine, I am going n'wny to morrow morning, too early to seo you, so i will sny good-bye now.” Tho book Myra lmd boon rending fell from her hands, her heart Boomed to rise to her throat and suffocate hor as Justin Seymour hurriedly entered tlio room nnd, making his way over to lier side, uttered tlio nbovo words. it wns true, thou, whnt Philip had said. ThlB limn would never enro any thing for her; lie wns hero to-dny nnd nwny to-morrow. Myra struggled for composure. “This Is quite unexpected, Mr. Sey mour. I hopo wo haven’t failed to mnke your visit hero n pleasant one?" snld Myrn, looking straight before her. “Miss Blaine, If It will glvo you any pleasure to know It, I am leaving your happy home n far better man than I wns when I entered It.” ’ Myra looked up quickly and met tlio dark eyes of Justin Soyuiour flxod ten derly upon her. “Oh, I nui so glad, Mr. Soymourl" she cried In her old, Impulsive, enr- nest manner, nnd, laying her lmml upon his nrm, sho continued: "I mny never again see you In tills world, Mr. Seymour, but I- hopo you .will llvo so that I slmll meet you tliera—," slio wns going to ndd, "whoro wo will ’know no moro parting.” “Good-bye, Myra,” wns all tho an swer lie mndo her. Ills voice wns husky. For n moment lio held her linnd In his, nnd the next Myrn was alone. Myra sat In a dazed stnto. whoro ho left her. Again sho lienrd him call tier Myra, again sho felt Ills hand trom- llng like n leaf. And this man eared nothing for hor, A year passed nwny. Myra Blalno wad visiting an aunt In n distant vil lage. It wns Sunday, nnd sho sat In tho village church by her aunt's side, sat electrified, listening to that rich, pow erful voice that led the village choir. Surely, thoro was but ono ownor for that voice. "Who Is It that lends tlio singing, aunt?” snld Myra, carelessly, after ser vices, ns slie walked across tho church- ynrd with her hunt. “It Is Mr. Seymour. Do yon llko his singing?" "I think I know Mr. Seymour,” snld Myrn, Instead of answering her mint’s question, “Has ho lived lioro long?” “This Is Ills untlvo place. Ho, was nwny from hero qulto n while, though. He must have sowed Ills wild oats While 1m was nwny, for since ho came hack ho Is a changed man. There Is his mother’s grave.” Myrn pnusod before tho 1 handsome monument which lier aunt pointed out,’ on which wns Inscribed that simple, but most beautiful of nil names, “My Mother.” , “I -will remain here a lltdo while, aunt,” said Myra, nnd her aunt left her. IIow long slm stood thoro lonnlng ngnlnst tho railing she didn’t know. Sho wns roused by tho sound of n foot- stop on the gravel walk near lier. Sho was not In tho least surprised, hut lie drew back as If doubting his eyesight. Myrp held out her hand. “Mr. Seymour, this Is, Indeed, n strange meeting.” “Mrs. Aymer,” wns nil ho said, ns he took hor proffered hand. “My name Is not Airs. Aymer; I am still Alyra Blaine,”, said Slyrn, smiling. "You are not Mrs. Aymerl” cried Justin, his eyes beaming with delight “Beforo I bade you good-byo that oven-, ing a year ago Philip told me that you werd to ho his wife In a few weeks.” "Philip A^mor told nn untruth. 1 wns nothing to lilm that night, The engagement between him and mo was brokfcn that morning,” said Myra, with downcast eyes and blushing cheeks. He took courage from tho expression of her face. Her hand was still In Ills, nnd He put his arm about her now. “Myra, hero nt my mother’s’ grave, let me tell you that It wns becauso I loved you that I left you so abruptly that evening. I could not stay to see .you his wife.” “And It wns because I loved you a year ago that I refused t. marry him,” said Aryrn, softly: And nt last her pure lovo wns crowned with happiness.—New York News. Clilinpiuizee With a tllntorr. The zoological garden at Cincinnati, Ohio, has purchased n big chimpanzee from Hagcnbcck, of Hamburg. .It Is larger tlinn the famous Pat Rooney II., who died last April, and has nn Interesting history. It wns purchased by one of Oom Paul’s secretaries from a trader, and he taught It many tricks. The animal was so nffcctlom ate that he took It with him on his travels with the army, and about n month ngo he wns captured by some British soldiers. One of Hngenbeck’s agents saw the animal, and, as’it was so Intelligent, nnd qblmpanzceB being almost extinct, he purchased It, pay ing a good price. Ever since Pat Roeney II.’s dfeath tho Cincinnati zoo has had a standing order with Hngen- beck for a chimpanzee, And ns soon ns the concern heard that Its ngoat. had secured shell a fine specimen’th# management of the zoo was notified. Dtnitlc lleinoily for Hjy$ ltatlui;. A recent Cmmdinn government re port advocates beheading! as the best remedy for egg eating. This plan Is too radical. Often egg-entlrig hens will bo cured simply by furnishing dark nests. At other times, tho enuso of tho lmhlt Is thtu-sliollud eggs, nnd feeding oyster shells will stop it. Fur nishing animal food, especially chopped veal, Is sometimes u cure. •Ill some cases the fault Is confined to two or throe liens In tho flock*, nnd re moving them will, prevent tho luihlt trout Bprendlng. , , Tim lllslit Kind or » llano, A liog with n weak leg and a poor foot Is not u profitable liog for the feeder, for, when a hog's foot Is soro and lio Is lqiue, lie does not fatten or grow, lieuco the Importance of having good foot and strong flinty bono In our commercial hog. Tho butcher bus no use for 10 or 20 lbs moro of hone to each liog. Barge, coarse, spotigy bono hits laid Its dny nnd Is not wanted now by anyone. Tho experiment stations have conclusively proved tlio fact that tlio hone of tlio animal cun belmtdotiod, strengthened and Unproved by tho food given. Bono meal can he fed to liogs In soinu Instances profitably nnd Is recommended by somo, hut wood nslies will answer nil purposes nnd can ho lmd mostly without nay outlay ol’ money. Improving Hard Soil, In tho field which I sowed to clover, tlicro wns a corner that was bo dry nnd sueli stiff clny that It would not produce either grass or grain. When ever It got a little dry It would become so hnid that no crop would grow on it. I used It for sotting my corn stover on last spring tuid thoro were a few shutterings left on It In tho spring. When I sowed my clover I scattered seed over that patch, ns well us the other pnrt of the Held. I noticed Hint tho clover grew better thoro than on any other pnrt of the field. I am of tho opinion that such lmid mny ho made to yield good crops by scatter ing n thin coating of straw of other rough fodder on It nnd sowing to clover. Tlio mulch will hold molsturo sufficient to grow clover, nnd tho clover crop and the' mulch nro both In clined to loosen the poll and cause it to hold molsturo afterwards,—A. J. Bcgg, In The Epltouilst. Proper Supports for Tomntoos. It Is better for tho plunt and bettor 111 keeping the fruit clcnti nnd healthy to have 1 nn adequate support for tho mnln stall:. As soon ns the l’rult be comes heavy It will either break down tlic plant or bend It so ns to rest on tho ground; If tho latter, It Is liable to de cay. The common wny Is to tie n linn stake; woodon barrel hoops nro used and sometimes ouo long strip of hoard Is made to support five or six plants. A writer In Orange JuddFnrnWr suggests that for gardon use where only n few tomato plants aro sot, somo kind of an Inclined support or trellis will give bettor results tlinn .tying tlio plants to a stake or lotting thorn fall to the ground In n tangled mass. "In tlio use (if stakes," says tlio writ er, "they will require frequent tylngs, nnd, when not supported they fnll to ,tho ground. By contact with the soil or In the nbsenco of n free circulation of nlr, or In tho humid, atmosphere! the fruit often deenys beforo It is ripe, or wlicn'pnrtly ripened. This trouble Is entirely nvolded or greatly lessoned by the use it n simple support.” A trellis, suggested by L. D. Snook, Is simply four or five strips of bonrds two or throe Inches wide, nulled to crosspieces ns shown. The upper end of cross strips lins an Inch hole bored til each one, Into which short supports nro placed. By another method qulto similar the supports aro lilngod to tho main frame, rendering It more portable nnd easy for storing away. In either plan various nngles may be obtained. Set tlie rows of plnuts cast and west, placing the support close to tho plants upon the north side. One ndvantuge of these supports Is that they nre portable nnd can he kept over from year to year. Keeping Clilokenfl In Good Health. There Is hut little use to study di rections for feeding poultry unless they can he kept healthy. Three-fourtlis snd perhaps more of the diseases of poultry nre due to the one cause, filth. Much has been snld by poultry writ ers about tho necessity of keeping their Bleeping quarters clenn, removing the droppings under the . roosts, and using kerosene about roasts, nest boxes and walls, or spraying with kerosene emulsion or carbolic acid to keep down the InBeet pests, until It seems ns If we might think every one who keeps poultry lind learned that lesson. But there Is another point on which less has been said and which Is more ne glected by tlie poultry keepers than It has been- by the writers, nnd that Is having clean yards for them. There Is no better way to do this than to spade or plow up the ynrd ench year, and In tho fnll sow rye on It, keeping the bens out of it, or giving them tho run of but a part of It during the win ter. This cleanses the soil, and gives the hens green feed la the spring. Where one cun have two yards to each houso It Is an Improvement to lot the hern! use them alternately, de voting mie encli year to the grdwlng of such crops as lettuce, cabbage, rape, etc.,’to throw over Into tlio other. The sprinkling of tlio yard with laud plas ter, sowing It thickly, does well us n temporary expedient. When this Is done there lived he no fear of gapes. Soaklug the earth In tlio’ house nud yard with n solution of ono pound of sulphate of copper In it gallon ol’ wntor serves us n disinfectant, nnd should not he neglected when diarrhoea ap pears among the. flock, simply sprink ling It about Is not enough, hut give It n good Soaking, if applied just buforo n ruin It might be uhoiI much stronger, keeping the fowls out of It until It hud well soaked In or dried up. IIow. to Make thn Slioop l»ay, Sheep have nn .nilvantngo over most farm animals by virtue of tho inhr- kotnble qualities of tho carcass nnd wool, When wool Is III fair demand nt reasonable prices It should pay for the keep of tlio Sheep, with Interest on tho Investment, and sometimes a little profit additional. If tho wool will do this why should a farmer ask for more? Sometimes tli6 cry Is heard tluit wool does not pay. Wlmt Is Mount by tills generally IS that n cor- tuin good profit from tho wool alono cannot bo inndo onch year over nnd nbovo oxpenscs. - Evan If wool does not pny In tills way tho slioop can bo made to pny. If tho wool will bring In enough to pny for tho lteop of tho sheep nnd tlio Interest, look at tho profits tlint should bo mndo In ninny other ways. Tho lambs Bhould then represent clear ptottt, nud after the owe lins seen Its host days of useful ness thero Is nlwnys a market for It. Hero Is another profit that Is not com monly counted In, for the cost of the ewo Is figured uputso much a year, nnd the price received for.lt hardly soeuiBto pay for tho kooplng. Ouo must, In ordor to bo fnlr with tlio slioop, figure out tlio different profits from tho wool, tlio lnml)3 nnd the mutton. It Ib a poor year, Indeed, when the wool cannot ho inndo to pny for tlio lteop of tho slioop, and with prices ns they nro now It enn ho mndo to bring In a good ilonl more. Ono liiiui of course mnkcB more In . tills way than nnother, because lie Is'able to study the economy of feeding bettor, nnd sometimes tlie conditions for rais ing food cheaply aro In his fnvor. But no one who attempts to raise sheop for n living cun afford to noglbct inti mate nnd constant study of this sldo of tlio question, *The feeding that will koep tlio slioop In good condition and cost tlio least possible sum Is whnt wo nro nil nlmlng at. Tlio lambs should ho made n regular pnrt of tho crop, almost ns regular ns tho wool, and tlio lambs must ho raised nt tho right seas ons to bring tpe greatest profit.: A good owe tlint will drop a lamb rogu- lnrly nnd rear It wltliout.troublo 1b a desirable animal. But thoro Is nlwnys n tendency to lteop good owes tlmt pro duce valuable wool and good lninbs too long. Repiombpr tlmt tlio carcass of tho ewe Itself (s n pnvt of tho busi ness, and. do not keep tlio mitmnl so long, that It will die on your hands or linvo no mnrkotnblo vnluo. it Is hotter to rulso n few crops of wool nnd inmbs from her, and then send lier to market, raising nionnwlillo n good lamb to take her place.’ In this wny wo Hoop up a constnnt chniigo In tlio personnel of tho iloclt, nnd uover hnvo pny old crontures tlint have outlived their use fulness.—M. P. Smith, In tho American Cultivator. Short ami Uzoful Tolntz. Dirty cans will spoil any milk. Vary the ration of all nnlmfils. Sonpsuds nro sure death to forest worms. 1 Parch somo corn for tho hens oc casionally. Judicious breeding Is tlio forerunner of Improved stock. As soon ns you find n buyer at a fnlr price let tho stock go. It Is n good plan to liavo somo pigs to sell at different times of tlio year. Fowls allowed to run at largo In nil orchard do nn Infinite amount of good To ho profitable ft dulry cow ought to make nt least a pound of butter n day. Wlion you keep hut a Cow fowls it is nn easy matter to overfeed. Book out for tills. When Betting out trees or prnnts nlwnys thoroughly nilx the manure with tlio soil. Wetting the fodder when fed with grain or when fed alone makes 11 more digestible. The cost of raising a good cow is just tho snme ns for a poor one. Get nil you onn for your money. Why Is It tho farmers do not eat a larger amount of poultry? On some farms poultry Is ft luxury. In taking Into consideration tho cost nnd trouble In raising them, guineas are among tho prolltablo fowls.. Hons always lay round cggB; but If fed properly you will find tlmt they always keep matters square with you. When transplanting trees nlwnyt bear In mind that old ones require more cutting hack than tho younger ones’do. ■ Two extremes that nro good to keep away from—tho "hind-foot oxtremo of a mule and tho “horned-head extreme” of a bull. Experience tenches that farms, like men, grow old and wornout. Tho farm Is nt nn ndvantago though, for Its youth can be renewed. A Kansas farmer recommends spray ing pigs for lice. It ought to be a good plan; but he careful what you spray with, or there will bo a lot of dead hogs on somebody's farm. A hqwmnc TERROR. ftlHVvolmiN Moolmnlcsl Volvo Tlmt Con Hu Heard Ten Miles Away, A phonograph tlmt shouts so loudly tlmt ovory word enn ho lienrd nt n distance of ten miles link been tested In Brighton. You enn whisper n sentence Into the nmehlno’s small fuunel-slmpod mouth- ploco nnd It will repent It In tonos’ tlmt aro more deafening tlinn the shrieks of a liner's steam Blreir. Yet every word Is perfectly articulated, nail a Bhbftlinnd writer ton miles nwny can tnko down the message as easily as If you wefo dictating to him In n small room. . Tlio machine (s tlio Invention of Mr. Iloraco L. Short, of Brighton. Iu p- penrnnee It Is Merely an ordinary pho nograph, with a largo trumpet mens- urlnjj four fuot in length. Inside this trumpet there Is a small nnd dollcuto piece of moelmulsni tlmt looks some thing like a wlilstlo. This Is thotongue of the machine. Instead of tlio “records” being taken on wax In tlio usual manner,n sapphire needle Is mndo to cut the dots rep resenting tho Bound vibrations on a Bllvcr cylinder, and when tlio needli travels over tho m'otnl a second time, the vibrations enuso tho whistle to produce n series of nlr waves, nnd tlio machine thus/becomes n talking slron' which transforms tho human voice In to n donfoulng roar. Tho experiments wore mndo near tho Devil’s Dyke,. Brighton, whoro tho Inventor has hlB workshops. The In strument wftB plncoil on tho roof of tho laboratory and was mndo to repent a number ?f sentoncos. At a dlstnnco of ton miles tho sounds woro plainly heard by a largo number of people, ovory word being perfectly dis tinct, mill nt a second trial with a favorable wind It was found tlint nn unknown messngo could bo taken down In shorthand nt a dis tance of twolvo miles. Over tho wa ter the Bounds will carry'still further, they plight ho lionrd by persons on a vessel fifteen miles at sell. Placed on a lighthouse or lightship tho phono graph would glvo a verbal warning tlint would ho Infinitely moro effective than tho fog-horns nnd detonators nt present In use. Tlio possibilities of tho machine nro practically endless. It will render loud selections In tho. open nlr, tlmt aw ho listened to by tliousnuds of people, or It will shout nows incssnges tlmt coqld ho heard high above the roar of the traffic and tlio thousand noises of a big city.—Bonilon Mali. Tlio IV/ilf or (lutihlo. How St. Frpncls tamed tho wolf of Gubblo is tho most famous, If not al together tho most credible, of tho nnt- mnl stories related of lfim. Tho wolf was. ft quadruped without morals; not only lmd ho eaten kids,- but nlso men. All attempts to kill liljn failed, nnd tho townsfolk were afraid of venturing outsldo tho walls, oven In broad day light. Ouo day St, Francis, against tlio ndvtco of all, wont out’to Imvo n serious talk with, tho wolf. Ho soon found him, nnd “Brother Wolf,” ho snld, “yob have enton not only ani mals, but men mndo lit tho Imago of God, and certainly you desorvo • tho gnllows; nevertheless, I wish to mnlco ponoo bdtiveen you nnd these people, Brother Wolf, so thnt you mny offend thorn no moro, nnd neither they'nor their dogs slmll attack you." Tho wolf seemed to ngroc, but tho saint wished to have a distinct .proof of'Ills solemn engagement to fulfill Ills pnrt In tho pence, whereupon tho wolf stood qp on Ills hind legs find laid Ills pa>v on tho saint's head. Francis then promised thnt tho wolf should bo proporjy fed for the rest of his days, “for wqll I know," ho sold kindly, “thnt all your ovll deeds woro caused by hunger”—upon which text several sermons might lio preached, for truly tunny a sinner nray bo reformed by a good dinner nnd by nothing else. Tlio contract was kept on both sides, and the wolf lived lmpplly for two years, at tho end of which 1m died of old ngo, slncenfly mourned by nil tho Inhabitants.—Contemporary Bovlow. A 11 illr. T.lftlnir lSxperlenco, “I was frightened twice. In my life, onco when I wns a policeman nnd <kee beforo I traveled a boat," snld Captnln of Pollco Itowe, of tlm Cleve land (Ohio) pollco force. “Wlion I was fifteen years of ngo I was learn ing my trade, thnt of marble cuttor, iu a building at the corner of Allddlo nnd Prospect streets, liiet'o wns a trap door on encli floor. Through tho door spaces a windlass wns operated Ono day when I tried to lift ono of tho doors on tho third floor It beenmo dota'clmd from Its leather lilngos. Tho windlass ropo lmpplly caught mo. by tho nrm. thereby saving a fnll Into tho Imsomont, whoro n man was work ing. , I held on to tlio door, knowing tlint If It foil tho man far below would bo hurt. At tlio top of my voice i yelled n warning, but tho nolso of tho machinery drowned my efforts. Just ns my fingers relaxed their hold on tho door tlio man below stopped nsldo wholly unconscious of Impend ing danger. Down went tho door, breaking tho machinery wlmrc tho man had boon working. Workmen took mo from Jho windlass moro dead from fright than nllvo. I’ll not forgot that experience.” Mushroom Oulturo In Mnncliurln. Mushrooms, or "mu-err,” ns tfio Mnnchus call thorn, nro highly valued as a table food 111 Manchuria, China. Many natives earn a living by hunt ing for them In tho Holds. Before' cooking they nro sonked, and tho fluid produced Is used ns a dyeing extract by silk manufacturers. It Is snld that tho extract of mushroom renders dyoa froslior apd brighter In color. . Ban Diego, Cal., has a lomon grove covering 1000 acres. It is snld to bo tho largest In the world. was begun In 1890 with 170 ncl us. HOUSEHOLD HINT* i Tim Cnro of llnuao rinnti. In caring for lmuso plnntB It Is n good Idea to trent them much ns tlioy would ho treated out of doors. It doesn’t rain ovory dny, thereforo It enunot ho liccossnry tlmt they Blioulil ho deluged every twunty-four hours. To keep tho plants wot nil tho tlnio makes them grow quickly hut poorly. Tlioy mny eplhillo up, but tlio growth Is not luxurlnut, On tho other linnd tlio soli should never bo nllowcd to be come so dry ns to Injure the roots. Do not Voter tho plnuts too frequently, hut glvo them plenty of wntor nt Inter vals. Tour over them onough so tlmt tlio soil becomes soaked and tlio wntor oozes, out from tho nporturo In the bot tom of ; tlio pot. Then do not water them again until tho soli looks dry. natures in tlio Nursery. As Is well known discrimination In applying kuowledgo Is ns lmportnnt ns tlio knowledge itself. In a nursery seen recently, tlio walls woro covored with ono ol’ tlio.pnpors specially de signed for nurseries, showing In con- stn’iit repetition ninny of tho characters famed In children's stories. The paper was n study for tlio chlldrou, nud, having boon provided, It Rlionld linvo hecil loft to he studied. Instead, tlio walls woro wojl covered with pictures, good, bad nud Indifferent, nn environ ment which must hnvo been extreme ly distracting ,to tho children wln> phased most of thotr time In tho room. Either n few good pictures ngnlnst nn almost plain background, or tho riot of fnlrytnlo happenings nloho put upon tho walls for too occupation nud Inter est of tho children, would hnvo boon a much better arrangement. Claiming tlio Oil tamp, Every good housekeeper who enjoys tlie light from a good oil lamp should keep nlwnys on.linnd a little brush to clean tlio holes In tho burners, tho' lungs of tho lamp. Tuo lamp should ho tnken apart ovory dny. That Is, It should bo'opened to allow tho gas to osenpo, nnd then carefully filled. Thero Is no danger of nn explosion If this Is done. Tho reservoirs should bo washed out onco n wool: to Insure n clear flnme. When tho lnnip is put out. tlie wick should bo turned down low nnd tho fiumo blown out across tho chimney. If tho wick Is turned down below tho tubo when tlio lnmp is not lighted tho wick will not feed over tho edge nnd, thero will ho no odor. It Is nover noce.ssnry to do anything moro tlinn to rub tho wicks to tnko off tho black crust tlmt forms at tlio top, . If the wicks become gummy they can ho Bonked In vinegar nnd tliqrouglily washed nnd dried, Chimneys mny ,bo tompored by putting. In cold water nnd nllowcd to come to n boll. In lamps where tho reservoir Is glass a little coarso foci: salt makes tho oil glvo a clearer light, but It must not bo. used When thero Is anything that will rust. How to^Olean Urns*. * Fine Cnllns sand mixed with a little Oil of tartar In n strong solution of soda; the articles to ho well scoured with tills mixture, then dried nnd pol ished wit’, n lenthcr dipped In wliltlpg. For brass, It depends a good deal on whether It Is lacquered or not. In the former enso tho best thing is to put them Into n boiling solution of soap nnd soda, nnd leave them In It’for n few minutes, then scrub them well with a soft brusjt nnd googsonp, when tho wntor Is Just cool onough to put your hands In; now throw tho brass, nil sonpy ns-it Is, Into fresh cold water, rlnso well; dry anil lentljcr well, If any strong chemical or cleansing paste Is applied It will inevitably affect tlio lacquer. ' For ordlnnry brass, If very dirty, oxalic acid Is recommended, hut this Is not a substance for inexperienced hands; so If tho brass Is so dirty ns not to yield to tho snmo treatment ns Is recommended for the lacquered brass, or to any good brass polishing paste, linvo it profiorly cleaned by a compe tent workman nnd thenceforward keep It clean. Tills Is not nt all'dlfficult, if dirt nud stains are not left to harden on and oat Into the metal. RECIPES ’ Green Tomatoes Fried—Out cross wise In rather thick slices, drain an soft cloth, dust with salt nnd pepper, roll In flno broad crumbs and fry at once In hot butter. Creamed Eggs—Eight eggs, ono tn- blespooaful of butter, half a cup of st'ect crenni. Melt the butter, placo the eggs In It, without bronklng; pour over them the cream, simmer gently until done, hasting frequently with tho cream. Lift out onto hot platter nnd pour the remaining cream around them. Sprinkle with salt nnd pepper. Morello Cake—Soak half of a pound • of wlilto bread in milk; press out the surplus mill:. Add four well-beaten eggs, t vo ounces of chopped blanched almonds, four ounces each of butter nud sugar, n coflccspoon of cinnamon nnd a cup and a half of stoned cher ries (other Jrult can bo substituted). Placo in nn Inch-deep pnD, strew su gar, butter nnd cinnamon on top and Lake a pale yellow In a slow oven.