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I Attractive Christmas ....Gift,/* Pretty PfM*fil» M.iir .1 Home Itoudoir Phniogr.ph Frimr Collar Roses. Rrr.l It.»kel Workb*g or Jewel Cue #• W tiiniiher of lnox| urns gifts <‘<iii l'< AJft tliorto who 1 til vo ^ • with tlio npoiIIt'. oomliliioH with thin imy tnlont ami Ink or color work kIip oiiii oroiito n mini variety of useful obJiN'lH tlmt will muUc molt pleasing |>i-t‘«oittm. tint 1 of the tunny roiitiilnntloim In a new Hina II work I >» g Hint will do i‘(|tial I v well for II JpwpI on no. It Ih ninde with twenty four Inehcs of light ground fiino.v rlhlion, preferably with n narrow pin in strip of color on the , ( |gc. Cut titia Into oven lengths and lay one upon the other. Jusl In the middlo of Hip atrip make n two Inch pinriit-hlon hy pudding the rlhbon wlillli- ., h r with oottoil. I'l'iithorstltch the mid lown on ouch Hide with silk tin lor of t Up pin In edge mid stitch with the nuii'hllic the two edges of the long iheir entire leiigin. Turn In the enilH and hern. Just henentli FOR THE OLD FOLKS. Tt.rfnl Hfimemnile I'reiente For Uritndpa and (irflintimitber, An eyeglnss cleaner Is just the for grandpa or grandmother, and the Htnnll child of the household In* a hie without trouble to fashion one. The ease Is simply made of two pieces of chamois cut In heart shape and bound with half Inch ribbon. An eye- Class Is either painted on one side of the ease or done In out line stitch widi embroidery silk. An Inexpen sive photogr i di bolder Is eon struct ed with KYKiii.AHfl ( leaner. three .1 npniiese fans of graduated sl7.es held together with thlii wire. Knitting needle cups an* easily ninde and, best recommendation perhaps, af ford the children it elm nee of doluc somethlne “their very own selves" for cnmdniother, who will ttnd the caps very useful In tin* summer when she takes her knitting on the lien eh or In the fields during the summer holidays Two new corks the size of those used for wine bottles are Required. These must la* cut down to about an Inch In length and have the tops round ed oil eapllke. Cover them very neatly and tlchtly with flnunel or any soft mntorlttl and take earn there ts no Join over the tint end of the cork. Now take a alee piece of fairly wide col ored silk elastic about half an Inch shorter In Icucth than the kulttlnc nee dles yon use most frequently and nt Inch It at either end to the corks. Make tin* outside (’over for the caps, widen enn he any pretty mnterlnl, Joining tin* | sides, tiirtillic In tin* rnw edees nt the bottom and stitching down to tin* flan- nel. The to|i Is catlierod up and tlnlsh i*d off with a [iretty cold bead, and tlm on|is are completed, and very useful they nre ns protection to the [mints of the kulttlnc needles. BEDDING FOR STABLES. OVERLAYS IN HOGPENS. I’lB. r«mfor(.hlr Hrdded llown In Winter on Concrete Floor., By RoUKRT 8. SHAW. Michigan experi ment station. At tli * present time there ts no floor In use In pickeries more desirable or Inexpensive, eonslderinc durability, than one properly constructed of eon Crete, nor can as Rood sanitary condi tions be maintained by the use of any other. And yet. notwithstanding these good qualities, cement floors are strong- FANCY APRONS. How MAHHICT run In a little drawing ribbon, and there will then be formed n bag at each side of the cushion. The latter does equally well for plain and stick pins and the Imgs for spools and Jewels. I.i'ss fancy, lint very sensible, Is a round, shallow m*d basket, not too large. Kill In the bottom with a cush ion In some pleasing shade of silk and make live very small cushions of the same mnterlnl to fasten to the side of tin* basket, so that they Just touch the bottom one. They are fastened on nt even distances, and between each cush ion Is tied a how of narrow rlhbon. The large cushion Is for ordinary white pins and the others for different colors and sice* The newest thing In belts, and some tiling easily made with a little skill, Is suede, stenciled or embroidered, l’as tel tinted leathers make up prettiest, and the paints list'd are the fresco or ■Inc colors that are sold cheaply In glass jars. Hold and silver stcuell on suede Is very effective, sliver or gray enisle showing bountifully on u blotched background of mauves and oriental colors. Whoever con do bro- derlo auglnlse on cloth can probably do the same on suede, and this, backed with self toued silk, makes up Into chnrinlng card eases. A pretty penwiper Is evolved from n piece of wash suede laid out In a slightly four potnled effect and the bios some then tinted green crimson like a dogwood flower Three little chamois four notched pieces are fastened to the blossom with a narrow olive ribbon. Collar boxes that have n tiny box for buttons In Hu* cover are useful to meu. They are made of two circles of card board, large and small, silk covered and sewed to a covered bottom. Tilts Is Just tin* sizi* of the large circle, which Is sewed to the edge of the bot tom after the small circle lias boon sewed to Its center The ltd is made similar to the bottom, only In the ecu ter of tills a small covered box Is sunk mat sewed. This also lias a ltd. Both lids are raised by ribbon loops. l.lttlo boudoir photograph fra UK's aro wreathed In pink ribbon rust's most fas elnatlnglv liet s glass of tint shape d(*sInst and bind narrowly with pink silk glued on. As many little wild roses as nre needed can In* made of half Inch ribbon and yellow centers worked or ar fflcial stamens '■listened In. (Hue these al teruately with little bows of ■'live green rtb- i’hotouraiui frame. on to the binding on the front of the g ass until the whole glass has been dckly framed In. Next four pink bums must be glued to the binding u the buck of the glass at even dls- inees apart. Thou, cutting a back f pasteboard to tit the glass, cover It Itti silk. This Is fastened to the glass y tying on with the four rtbbona. A >op for hanging Is sewed to the back. Imart Christina* Gift, end Make Them. Fancy aprons of the daintiest deaerlp tlon nre to be In great demand this winter, and the girl who wants to please her especial chum will mnke her a smart one for a Chrlstuina pres ent. The pretty apron shown In the cut Is n most charming and yet simple con fection of white muslin, the upper A CORNER OVEKLAY. |y objected to, and justly so, too, on tin* ground that pigs become crip pled If required to nest In beds on them during tin* winter season. Even though mi abundance of bedding Is used oil cement floors, had results seem to follow Just tin* same. There nn* few worse plnees for a brood sow to farrow than on a cement floor. She gathers the small amount of bedding allowed her Into a small pile, beds on It, and the newly Imrti pigs wriggle off on the bare floor, which, being slip pery, prevents them from getting on tlielr feet; the cold floor soon exhausts them, and they perish. It was with the object of overcoming these objec tions to the cement floors that overlays were used. The flrat cut shows nn overlay fl by 8 feet In one corner of a pen with the door In the opimalte corner. This plan Is possessed of the advan tages of providing shelter for the bed when the outer door Is open, and the pigs can go In and ont without crossing the bed. The second cut shows nlue 180 pound pigs bedded down comfort ably on this overlay. Tilts form of overlay Is hinged to the wall so that when the pen Is cleaned out It Is tipped up, bedding Hinl all, and any tilth which may have accumulated under neath Is cleaned out. When the floor Is clenm*d the overlay Is let down and the beddlug thrown off on the floor for absorbent, being replaced by fresh straw at least once a week. When the overlay Is placed In the corner of the pen that, portion of tlie floor should be raised somewhat. Both this overlay and another now In use In the piggery were constructed front secondhand Inch lumber. JThey nre raised off the floor by Inch cleats which hold the boards together. A 2 by 4 was set up around the outer edges of the overlay to hold the bedding In place. (A 2 by <? may be used.) These were nulled to the boards below and strengthened hy trUngnlnr ptecea of seautllng fastened In the angle formed by the 2 by 4 anil the board floor. In the use of these overlays three facta Uuve been strikingly noticeable—via, first, pigs Invarlnbly use the overlays by preference, sleeping on the bare boards If there should be no straw on them; second, of the 3(X) or 400 hogs Sawdust or Shavln** Ideal For the Comfort of the Dalrr Cow. I3y C. F. DOA.NE. Maryland. It Is not likely that sawdust Is avail able In many localities, but where It cun In* procured It will cost about 1 cent per hundred pounds, which makes It a comparatively cheap bedding. It must he said that tin* sawdust, every thing considered, was the mc-st satis factory of the materials used In tests. It kept the cows cleaner than anything else and stayed in place better, as It Is not as easily shovisl around as are tlie straw and stover. It can be made to liH>k cleaner and neater than either of the other materials and. unlike tlie straw and stover, is entirely free from dust. Tin* only possible objection that could la* urged against It is that It car ries so much moisture as to make it a little damp, hut It Is very doubtful If this has any had effect. The sawdust from the pitch pines of the southern states Is said to have a bad effect on the sandy soils of that section. The sawdust decays slowly and has a tend ency to loosen up a soil already too 1 lose. Tills objection would lmrilly hold good outside of the pitch pllie re gions or on day land. Sawdust ma nure Is ideal for scattering on fields. Suwilu*t or Shavings. Practically all that enn la* said In fa vor of the sawdust Is true of the shav ings, and It is also quite dry. It Is without the objectionable dust of straw and stover. It makes a line appear ance. The only objection Is that it Is light, and a strong breeze blowing through the stable is likely to scatter It. but ordinarily It stays under the cows well and Is not easily shoved about. The shavings used come hulled and cost about to $7 per ton In car lots. The test shows that It would re quire about 1,100 pounds per cow for a year. For the strictly snnltary dairy, snw- dusl and shavings nre tlie lilenl bedding materials, though the ordinary dairy ; farmer could not be ndvlsed to buy when he could raise either the straw or the stover. There Is n little dust In shavings, but It would have no effect on the wbolesomeness of the milk, as the dust from the shavings Is generally small particles of wood and seldom contains any molds or bacteria. As was ststed liefore, the sawdust Is damp and hns no dust. Moreover, both of these materials keep tlie cows cleaner anil mnke a stable look neuter than ei ther the straw or the stover. R*e Straw. In the city markets rye straw sells for about twice ns much as any other material Intended for bedding. Of course It Is Intended almost exclusively for horses, and the double price paid for It would Indicate tbnt horsemen considered It JURt twice ns deRlrable for bedding. It Is n little difficult to get at the true reason. Farmers evi dently prefer the wheat straw for both horses nud cows. It Is very doubtful If rye straw would prove at all satis factory In a dairy stable. It Is hard nud stiff, nud In some tests mnde nt this station, with a separate and small COOKING OIL SALAD OIL Pure Deodorized Cotton Seed Oil Is a wholesome vegetable product. When properly used is better than butter at one-fourth the cost. For cooking either bread or meats is far superior to lard at one-half tlie cost. If used for salads is equal to olive oil and only costs half as much. This store sells WESSON COOKING and SALAD OILS, manufactured by the Southern Cottton Oil Co. These refined products of cotton seed are all that is claimed for them by the manufacturers. The}' have been tested by thousands of housekeepers and have never failed to meet all requirements and expectations. The housewives of Newimn and Coweta County should lest these clean, wholesome culinary products. They are economical, and effect- a saving of money for nil users C. P. STEPHENS & CO. The Prompt Service Grocers. A Million Beats Brought to Book During the past twelve years we have collected over ONE MILLION ACCOUNTS. Over a million accounts that had been given up as lost by their owners. We make a guarantee unprecedented in the annals of the collection business — TO COLLECT FIVE TIMES THE AMOUNT OF OUR FEE. Until this is done no commission is charged on collections. After it is done our commission is six per cent. No matter WHO you are or WHERE you are we will give you the name and address of somebody you will know for whom we have succeeded in collecting accounts they considered uncollectible. If you|have accounts on your books which you have charged to “Profit and Loss” and want to have them turned into CASH, get in communication with us. THE NATIONAL COLLECTION AGENCY, Washington, D. C. or herd than the one used In the pre- ; » , ■■ . n wr , -pv • » ■-% ^ vlous testa, about the snme quantity of j Atlftlltli <& W 6St iOlllt UNjllrOUQ (JO. rye straw us of wheat straw was used, but the cows did not keep In hb clean n condition. The rye straw apparently was a very poor absorbent. PAINTY APRON. pnrt ninde with a double frill over the shoulders and a big bowknot of tlie muslin In front. This Joins to the waist belt at the sides, or, If preferred, the lower knot ends may be the longest, and fasten at the back of the waist. The rounded nitron In prettily finished with a deep muslin frill. The same design may be carried out In white Japanese silk, with luce frills over the shoulders and an applique of lnee bend ing the frill. Foot eushlous are among the neces sary luxuries for my Indy's hours of ease. They nre thick, oblong affairs of velvet, very much adorned with em broideries, gold luce, point lace and gold corner tassels. Those luxurious pads are placed on a low wicker stand, so that the whole Is Just high enough to support the pampered woman’s tiny feet when she reclines hy the fireside. Her couch cushions are of most dainty and perishable fabrics—embroidered linen, lawu, lace, moussellue and pal est satin toucheil up, perhaps, by tiny linos anil bowknots of fur. These pret ty cushions are among favorite gift* of women to women aud are made and decorated to fit the environment they nre destined for. A Klfw nnmihltB. A new shape of Christmas pincushion i three cornered, with a Urge bow on lie flat side, which U nearest to the Hiking glass. A spray of flowers In ibbon or silk is worked on It, eom- lenelug near the bow. Corassr Sachet. There Is one style of corsage sachet designed as a Christmas gift which lends Itself to any size and can be simple or elaborate, as tnate dictates. It Is mnde of liberty satin or taffeta ribbon, fashioned In a bow of two loops and no ends. The upper edge* of the loops nre fastened together and a flat sachet of cottou sheet wadding, with the powder spread inside, Is In serted. Then the lower edge* of the loops are closet!. A dainty one Is of white moire ribbon, with n blue mono gram embroidered on the left side. Three-quarters of a yard of ribbon ! about four Inches wide, a sheet of cot ton wadding and a quarter of an ounce 1 of sachet powder axe sufficient to make ! one. PtOS LIKE TO SLEEP ON THE OVERLAY. that have been housed In the piggery there are few Instances where the bed ding oil the overlays has been befouled with excreta, and tlie tendency to this Is much less In the case of the overlays lu the pen corners where the pigs are not trampling over them; third, we have not had a crippled hog In the pig gery since these devices have been In use. Clipping Yen Grata* Seeding. Clipping the new seeding early In the fall nnd allowing tlie surplus growth to go hack upon tlie surface tend to conserve moisture by covering the soil nnd preventing direct exposure to the hot sun during both the fall aud early spring. It Is very essential In the fall that the soil he well saturated with moisture before freezing, so the plant will be well supplied. With late fall rains to soak the ground, and the sur face covering to prevent evaporation, nn ideal condition la provided for the dormant plant, advises American Ag riculturist. WORLD’S WHEAT. Hatlmmtr* on the Two Great Source* of Bread Supply. The world's wheat, crop of 1005 Is estimated by the Hungarian ministry of agriculture at 3,180,000,000 bushels of sixty pounds, against 3,182,000.000 such bushels last year. Beerbohm’s Evening Corn Trade List puts this year's wheat crop at 3,223,000,000 bush els of sixty pounds agnlust 3,166,400,- 000 such bushels In 1904. Both esti mates make the crop of 1905 the larger, the excess In Us favor amounting, how ever, to less than one-fourth of 1 per cent according to the Hungarian es timate, and 2.1 per cent according to the figures given by Beerbohm. The Hungarian estimate for rye Is 1,539,000,000 bushels of fifty-six pounds against 1,851,000,000 such bushels last year. The decrease, which exceeds 15 tier cent, Is attributed chiefly to the iarge deficiency lu tlie Russian crop of this grain. Unimportant as Is the place that rye occupies among the cereals cultivated in the United States, It is by no means unimportant as a part of the world's bread supply, nor is It without effect ou the price obtainable for the exportable wheat surplus of the United States. If the wheat and rye crops of the world, ns estimated by the Hungarian ministry of agriculture, be taken to gether aud expressed In centals of 100 pounds, this year's estimate for the two great bread grains combined will be found to be about 5% per cent below the estimate for last year. The Western Railway of Alabama. Direct Lines Between North, East, South and Southwest. U. S. Fast Mail Route. Through Palace Sleeping Cars. Dining Cars. Tourist Sleepers to California. READ DOWN SCHEDULE IN EFFECT APR. 23, 1905. No 4D No 84 No 38 No 38 Leave Arrive No 85 8 lfip 4 12p No 37 No 97 No 88 8 16p 12 80a » 25 il 125p 8 16p 12 40a Lv... New Orleans Ar Lv Mobile..— Ar 7 15a 2 55a 11 15a 7 37a 11 Uftp 5 00a 12 15p 11 Ofip Lv Pensacola Ar 4 OOp 5 00a 4 OOp 5 00a Lv ...Selma Ar 11 3»p 1(1 35a — 0 !Rr 10 06a 10 80a 1 80p ■1 27p 2 52 p .imp 6 80 p 7 14p - 82 p 8 l*jj) 6 55a 'I 58k Lv Montgomery i Ar Ar Milutead Ar 10 55a 10 05n 0 44a 0 IO11 1 Hop 0 20p 8 17a 6 20p 5 28p 5 Olp 4 27 p Ar Auburn. Ar 8 20p 7 46p is a r >p « 25 p 12 85 p Ar -..Columbus Ar 0 25p 11 '.5 k l“ 80p 3 4»P 4 80p M 25 p 0 02 p 8 87a 0 12 R Ar Opelika \r Ar - West Point - Ar *8 37 a 7 55a 7 34 p 6 58p 1 45p 1 Ilia 4 top 3 80p 1 12 57p 2 OHp 2 42p 8 OOp 8 20p 4 57p o 00i 0 88p 7 05p 7 80p » Slip 10 27p LC'.I .1185, y 87a 10 85R i I’4*0 a Ar La Grange Ar Ar - Newimn Ar Ar Fairburn Ar 7 80h 0 84m 6 04a *5 80a 6 28p 5 82p 12 51a 12 11a 3 Ofip 2 OOp 1 28p 1 05p 12 4fin Ar East Point Ar Ar Atlanta Lv ’4’20’p ii’i’s'p 0 46a 10 52ft 12 641 0 3p ! 9 80p 11 17p 2 35| | *5 18a 0 42m 10 1 In ; loop Ar Washington * Lv Ar Baltimore L\ Ar Philadelphia L\ Ar New York L\ 11 15a 1 (I 12k ' 8 Slfia 12 Kill 10 46 p 0 15 p 6 50p 4 25p 1 19p 3 Olp -Meals Above trains daily. Connections at New Orleans (or Texas. Mexico. California. At Chchaw for Tuskcgee, Milstead for Tallahassee. LaGrangc accommodation leaves Atlanta dally, except Sunday at 5:30 p. m. Returning leaveH Lai;range at 5:50 a. ni. arrives Atlanta 8:15 a. m. Trains 35 nnd SB Pullman sleepers New York and New Orleans. Through coaches Washlng- Pullmati sleepers, compartment ’■ ' *' rle on and New Orleans. Trains 37 and 88 Washington and Southwestern Limited cars, observation and dining cars. Complete service New York and New Orleans Train 97 United States fast mail. Through day coaches Atlanta aud New Orleans. Writ.- for maos, schedules and information. F. M. THOMPSON, J. P. BILLUPS, T. P. A., Atlanta, Ga. G. P. A., Atlanta Ga CHAS. A. WICKERSHAM, Pres, and Gen. Mgr.. Atlanta, Ga THE CARDEN KEYBOARD Wkea Ckm. Crack*. If a cheese cracks, rub well with butter and turn from one side to the other every day at least. It does not often crack unless It ia left unturned too long and one aide dries too rapidly. The Appl* Cm*. Moderate, if not small, appear* to be the general conclusion for the apple crop from the very uneven outlook re ported In the various apple section* of the country. Keep the growing celery banked np. This Is a busy time In the garden. Some winter vegetables are growing; others should be sown. Bow carrots, corn salad, brusseto sprouts, broccoli, endive, kale, lettuce, leeks, mustard, parsley, parsnip, rad ish. spinach and salsify. Sow turnips for succession every two weeks. It Is an excellent time to start a new strawberry bed. Bud artichoke* should be separated and set fully three feet apart. Cucumbers started In pots will maks good plants for hotbeds next month. From Baton Rouge, Houston and Waco, south, the onion seed beds should now be prepared for all of the winter growing crop. Seed should go Into the ground before the middle of October for beet results. To Publishers and Printers. We have an entirely new process, on which patents are pend ing, whereby we can reface old Brass Column and Head Rules, 4 pt. and thicker and make them fully as good as new and without any unsightly knobs or feet on the bottom. PRICES. Refacing Column and Head Rules, regular lengths, 20cts each. “ L. S. “ and “ Rules, lengths 2in. and over 40cts. per lb. A sample of refaced Rule with full particulars, will be cheer fully sent on application. Philadelphia Printers’ Supply Co, MANUFACTURERS OF Type and 39 N. NINTH 8T.. PHILADELPHIA, PA.