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New York City.—The simple shirt waist that is made with long sleeves is one of the very latest to have appeared and unquestionably will be much worn throughout the com- ing season. This one is designed for young girls and is made pretty and dainty by the use of embroidery on the wide box pleat which finishes the front. There also are frills shown in the illustration, but these can be omitted if a plainer waist is wanted All the linen and cotton waistings, the washable flannels and the silks are appropriate, so that the waist can be made available for all seasons and in a great many different ways. As illustrated, however, it is made from the linen that is fashionable at all seasons of the year, and the box pleats at the front and the cuffs are hand embroidered and finished with frills of linen lawn. The waist is made with fronts and back. There are tucks laid over the shoulders, which give both and tapering lines, and there are also tucks in the front, which provide becoming fulness. The closing is made invisibly beneath the wide box pleat. The sleeves are of the simple shirt waist sort, and can be finished with the straight cuffs, or with roll over ones, as liked. The quantity of material required for the sixteen year size is three and one-half yards twenty-one or twenty four, three yards thirty-two, or two yards forty-four inches wide. Must Match. For either house or street wear frock and shoes match in correct cos tiumes. Latest Parisian Parasol. Cr onne parasols, lined with vhtte silk, are the fad at the smart Vrench watering places. They are flowered protectors from the. sun and *dve brilliant touches of color to the landscape. Net and Soutache. Braided net, which has been used for several seasons, is still one of the most popular trimmings for hand some gowns. Nine Gored Skirt. Fresh variations of the gored skirt are constantly appearing, and it is such a pronounced favorite that it is likely to continue its popularity in definitely. This one is cut after the later method to give a slender effect to the figure and is absolutely with out fulness at the upper portion. It can be made in walking length or round, and consequently it suits both the street and the house and in either style it is exceedingly charming and graceful. As illustrated, serge is trimmed with stitched bands of broadcloth held by buttons, but for immediate wear the model will be found admirable made of foulard, linen and materials of the sort, as well as of wool fabrics. In fact, it suits all suiting and all skirting ma terials, and is adapted both to the present and the future. The trimming is novel and effective, and the bands can be of the same or contrasting ma terial or of braid, as liked. The skirt is made in nine gores. The front and side gores are laid in underlying pleats to the depth of the bands, and those at the sides and back are plain. The fulness at the back is laid in inverted pleats and the trimming straps are arranged on in dicated lines. The pleats at .the front and side seams provide graceful flare without undue fulness. The quantity of material required for the medium size is eleven and three-fourth yards twenty-seven, six yards forty-four, or four and three fourth yards inches wide when material has figure or nap; eight yards twenty-seven, four and five-eighth yards forty-four, or four yards fifty-two inches wide when ma terial has neither figure or nop, with one-half yard fifty inches wide if straps are made of cloth. If made from the material there will be found ample in the quantities allowed. Dainty Challies. Ewcry woman loves dainty neg liges, and the newest in dainty chal lies aro extremely pretty and just the right warmth. These printed fabrics require little trimming, and simple models are preferred. Crowns of Flowers. Some of the new hats have straw cro#ns with brims made entirely of flowers. Geraniums and hydrangeas are both used. Overfeeding Dangerous. To prevent heat prostrations: don t overfeed. It is generally believed that horses, which die from sun stroke are suffering from indigestion. Certain it is, that there are many cases of colic from indigestion in very hot weather, and the probabili ties are that the stomach is out of order in a case of prostration. — Farmers’ Koine Journal. Bigger Pig Crop. If you intend to try for a bigger pig crop next year, select your gilts before you begin to feed fattening rations to the bunch. Choose those which in general form and character istics resemble your best brood sows. Remember, ‘Tike mother, like daugh ter,” is often true in hogdom as well as with the human family and every thing else being equal, choose ac cordingly. Let these gilts have all they will eat of bone and muscle making food, with just enough corn to keep them in thrifty condition. Such feeding, with plenty of exercise, will develop the constitutional vigor which later will be transmitted to their descendants. —Epitomist. Is the Well All Right? The weak point as regards health on many farms is the water supply. The neighborhood is not likely to be crowded, but various matters which defile the water are liable to be neg lected. There is no better time to clean out the wells than the last of August before the heavy fall rains begin. The bottom of the well should be thoroughly scraped, and the walls washed down. The top and covering should he made rat proof with ce ment. Of ninety samples of well wat er analyzed, only twenty-eight were pronounced thoroughly wholesome, while twenty-one were more or less injurious, and thirty were condemned as wholly unfit for use. These were all from farm wells. —American Cul tivator. Making Clover Hay; We all know it can be injured more easily than any other grass in curing into # hay, on account of its broad leaves and its blossoms; and its being exposed to dampness, dew or rain, or even to scorching sun, is very injuri ous to the hay, so it should be cut in good season, wilted and put into heaps, left remaining in those heaps from two to four days, until it cures quite well in the heap. Possibly in wet seasons we need hay caps. In a season when w r e got very little clover in without being da’ and somewhat by the rain, hay caps . ere found very useful things to have on the farm. The poorest of all ways of making clover hay is to cut it down and let it lie until it is cured, then rake it up with a hay loader, breaking off the leaves and the valuable portions and so putting a lot of sticks and stalks into the barn, the feeding value of whitfli is probably very low.— George Hill, in the American Culti vator. Fertility Notes. The great question of soil improve ment In the future is going to he based upon the improvement of con ditions favorable toward the growth and development of the soil organ isms, or bacteria, that work for us in changing the plant food contained in the soil into a form available to nour ish the growing plants. The success ful farmer of the future will be the man who understands how to make the conditions favorable for these lit tle helpers to do their work in the most efficient manner. When we depend upon the grow ing of legumes to improve our soils, we must not forget that they depend upon certain elements of plant food that is in the soil as well as that from the atmosphere, aud that when we neglect to keep them well supplied with potash and phosphoric acid they are not capable of dc'ng their most efficient work at nitrogen fixation. — Epitomist. Rusty Cans and Milk. In bulletin 162 of the Wisconsin Agricultural Experiment Station, the harm to milk handled in rusty cans is brought out, and the following con clusions reached on the subject: 1. A better grade of utensils should be used in the handling of milk and its products. The iron or steel plate should be heavier and more thickly coated with tin. 2. No milk should be accepted at a factory which has been kept in iron exposed pails or cans. 3. The factory or creamery should be an example of neatness and clean liness, with all utensils in first class condition. 4. Co-operation among the propri etors of creameries, cheese factories and city milk supplies will tend to bring about cleanliness among pa trons, and the use of better utensils. 5. Milk should be bought on its merits, by some satisfactory arrange ment following well founded sanitary and hygenic rules, by which the pro duction of milk of superior quality is encouraged, and milk of low grade either rejected or gradually improved. Must Love Your Business. No man in whom there was not born a pleasure in the handling and care of animals should have any thing to do with live stock husbandry. His efforts will not advance the de velopment of any breed, nor is he likely even to prove the shipper of any market toppers. The shiftless, careless man whose study is princi pally to discover a plan for avoiding work, to whom feeding is a drudgery and cleanliness and exercise are too unimportant for special attention, may make a reputation, but it will be one that is unenviable and un salable. If he cannot interest him self in his work and enjoy results attained by systematic and persisted effort, he w ? ill more than likely find swine raising too difficult for his capacity.—Swine Breeders’ Journal. Profitable Swine Feeding. Dr. Warrington, in Chemistry on the Farms, states that for each 100 pounds of feed consumed the gains are: For cattle, nine pounds; sheep, eleven pounds, and pigs, twenty-three pounds, or pigs make nearly two and one-half times as much from a given amount of feed as do cattle. Analyses show that for every 100 pounds of the digestive nutrients con sumed cattle gained 12.7; sheep, 14.3, and pigs, 29.2 pounds, thus showing the great value of hogs on the farm for profit to the farmer, and -why it has become an adage, that the hog is the rent payer, the mortgage lifter and farmer’s cashier. The hog can sell the farmer's corn through his stomach at a better price than any other animal on the farm. This makes pigs desirable farm an imals, not only because of the fact that they can convert more pounds of meat out of a given quantity of feed, but because at the present time they can be marketed as quickly as a field grain. At the same time it is more profitable than selling grain, not only because there are better prices received for it by feeding it to the hog, but because the farmer looks farther ahead and retains the fertility of the soil in feeding back that produced from it. The profit of pig feeding depends upon the cost of the feed given them. Therefore, anything that cheapens the feed increases the profit and es pecially if it is not done at the ex pense of the health of the hog. Farm Fowls. Fowls on the farm should in the very nature of tilings be the most profitable of all fowls. They cost lit tle to feed and the space they range over costs no more on account of the presence of the fowls. Most of them have free range and forage for their food; this is profitable for the owner and enjoyable to the fowls. Most farm flocks are too small. They might easily be increased in size with little effort and small ex penditures. It has been said that a fowl will pay a dollar a year clear profit under such conditions as pre vail on the average farm if they are rightly housed and cared for. This is surely large enough a profit to be in teresting to any farmer. Usually the do not get credit for all they for the farmer seldom figures and other poultry products his own family, which make item in the course of a year. Not only the be increased, but also the qualroMfcffhere are vastly greater possibiliuSwfor profit in pure bred fowls than in scrubs. They look better, weigh and lay better and really are better in every way.—Epitomist. Quick Fattening. The theory on which crate fatten ing is encouraged is that a hen will digest more food than she will eat. Shredded wheat will put the fat on at as low a cost a3 four and one-half cents per pound. The sections of our crates are two feet wide, two feet high, twenty-seven inches long, three sections to a crate, five birds to a section. These have to be very care fully fed so that the appetite will not be hurt. Careful attention has to be given not only to what they are fed, but when and how often the feed is of fered to them. Equal quantities of corn meal, ground oats and shredded wheat, mixed with skim milk, consis tency of good porridge in front of them for a few minutes, every twelve hours for t>vo days. Next evening let them eat their fill. Next day feed in the morning not enough to satisfy them. At night, all they will eat. Do this for a week, all they want. At the end of the second week give a. noon feed of just a little. The third week give all they want at noon. Next week add a little tallow to fif teen birds. Give a little grit from time to time. If growing broilers give them a large percentage of bran six weeks, then make the bulk of the feed corn meal for four weeks. Milk and buck wheat, or milk and oats tend to whiten akin. If anything is not con tented, it won’t put on flesh. You can’t fatten a bird at temper ature above sixty-five degrees.—Pro fessor L. B. Graham, Connecticut Ex periment Station. An Extensive Wardrobe. The Tragedian—“l'm indeed sorry to leave you like this, Mrs. Buskins, but 1 presume you have no objection to me taking my belongings away with me?” Landlady “You needn’t worry. My husband has already hung your other collar on the hatrack!”—Lon don Opinion. A Louisiana man has invented a machine for measuring and recording the measurements of lumber. Planka passed through it engage a roller at tached to a registering device on the side. y . Jf Good Roads, ff ¥ Trains on Highways. Consul General Robert-P. Skinner, Marseilles, furnishes the following information concerning the running of passenger and freight trains on the highways of France: “There recently passed this consul ate a ‘Train Renard,’ composed of a locomotor, two passenger cars and one baggage car, which had just ar rived from Paris under its own power and over the ordinary roads, thus sup plying to the public a demonstration of its own efficiency. The trains mentioned are composed of elements, each receiving the energy of a vehi cle called a locomotor, which being placed at the head of the train dis tributes the necessary power to the following elements by means of a transmission shaft extending from one end of the train to the other, thus enabling each car to utilize its own adhesion to the road surface as a means of advancement. “The locomotor —that is to say, lie creator of the energy—is therefore lighter than any of the cars. Trains of this type completely loaded are able to maintain a speed of twenty one kilometers (13.03 miles) per hour in case of passenger trains on levels and from fifteen to sixteen kil ometers (9.32 to 9.94 miles) per hour in the case of freight trains. It is said that the freight trains of this type are able to maintain an average of from ten to twelve kilometers (6.21 to 7.45 miles), fully loaded, in any kind of country. “It would be useless to enter into further details regarding these high road trains, as far as the United States is concerned, inasmuch as we are without a road system sufficient ly advanced to make their application possible. On the other hand the adoption of passenger and freight trains over raillass roads in France has become not only a possiblity but a fact. Already hundreds of inacces sible hamlets, hitherto served by slow going diligences, are kept in constant contact with the outside world by means of large auto-omnibuses, mov ing at an average rate of fifteen miles an hour, transporting both passen gers and express parcels; and now, following this development, comes the explosive engine motor, drawing full trains of cars, which it is claimed can be operated on level or mount ainous reads at an exceedingly mod erate expense. In other words, if ail that is claimed for these trains is re alized, it will he possible to give 2 5,- 000 communes in France, which do not at present enjoy railroad facili ties, approximately the same advan tages w r ith respect to transportation as the most populous and highly fav ored centres. “This illustrates how much the creation of a better highway system would benefit the rural populations of the United States, who are at a great disadvantage in regard to trans portation as compared with foreign communities, and deprived of the various kinds of satisfaction result ing from the existence of modern highways.” A Great, State Koad. In his address before the Pennsyl vania Bar Association Governor Stu art led up to eulogy of the plan to construct a great highway across this State from end to end. This project has been frequently discussed during recent years, but never with a better grasp of the principle involved than by Governor Stuart. I irst, there should be the great trunk line from Pittsburg to offering its accommodation alike farmer on his way to market tour ist seeking pleasure pic turesque scenes of the K< > jftone State. Next, there should be lateral branches, making this great highway accessible from all sections of the Commonwealth. This is a project on which the Stata of Pennsylvania may well expend sums for the benefit of its people. It is a rich State and great—in all things save its public roads. For reasons clearly set forth by Governor Stuart Pennsylvania has not such highways as it should have. But it is never too late to mend. The great road is by no means to be considered an end. It is only a means—a prac tical example to encourage counties and townships to build and maintain good public highways. It will serve the purpose of showing the smaller civil divisions how to do the work, and it will eiemplify the advantages of having good roads in every dis trict. It is in this aspect that it is given the sanction of the Governor and his encouragement. Tho time has arrived in this State when good roads are essential to its highest development. Though its in dustries have thriven amazingly and its farms have prospered, with indif ferent roads, its further develonment demands that which has heretofore been neglected. Jts great industrial population must be put in closer touch with its rural population, which is destined to grow in numbers and usefulness. Good roads are a necessity.—Pittsburg Dispatch. Admit Their Age, In Japan women have to admit their true age. A woman dresses ac cording to her age. She wears gold pins until she i twenty-five. At thir ty the pins are white, merely spotted with, gold, and at forty sire wears plain shell combs. Oysters thrive best in water con taining less than four per cent, ot aa.lt. PERUNA A rov/copj ! HON?R. & Hon. R. S. Tharin, Attorney at t counsel for Anti-Trust League Pennsylvania Ave., N. \\ y ’wA * IroK > D. C., as follows: ’ a^‘a gkn ( “Having u*ed Peruna for cm,. , disorders I am able to ten - , lfll great remedial excellence , y ; tat® to give it my emphatic and earnest recommendation t , .ip” o ®* affected by that disorde- h : tonic of great usefulness '> * auo ‘ Mr. T. Burnecott, West Aylmer o, tano, Can., writes: “Last winS- i , ill witu pneumonia afterhuviLi 1 VrlVVe. 1 took Peruna for two montv when I became quite well. I also ni, J a young lady, who was and confined to the house, to take lw and after taking Peruna for tire- 5 she is able to follow her tradeTf taiV 1 lean recommend Peruna L are ill and require a tonic.” wlia Fe-rc-na Tab els. Rome people prefer to take tabU rather than to take medicine in a b form Such people can obtain lW tablets, which represent the solid medi4.l ingredients of Peruna. Each tablet i. equivalent to one average dose of Peruna. True. Isn't !t? He —Women are a delusion and a snare. She —It’s curious how people will hug a delusion, though. Hicks’ Capudine Cures Nervousness Whether tired out, worried, overworked, or what not., It refreshes the brain and nerves. It’s Liquid and pleasant to take. 10c., 25c., and 50c., at drug stores. Explicit Information Wanted. An American, while visiting Kin?' ston, Can., recently saw flames is suing from a house he chanced to be passing at noontime. Rushing round the corner, he burst into a fire engine station, shouting “Fire!’ 1 At his entrance and cry an oil man, the only occupant of the station, who sat reading a newspaper, slow ly rose, carefully deposited his paper on the chair and hobbled over to a desk, on which was a large hook, “•Now,” said he, taking up a pencil I and opening this volume, while the American stared in amazement “Wot.’s the street and number?” “I don’t know, but it's just around the corner. “Well, you’d better go back and find out the number,” advised the old man, shutting the book. "When the boys git hack from dinner an! hear there’s a fire, they'll be pretty anxious to know just where it is! Death By Lightning. The Supreme JJeitv in the Greek and Roman religions, Zeus ol Jupiter, was supposed to be the manipulator of the lightning, and the person struck down by one of the fiery bo; s was especially distinguished, mn mu oh as he had been felled d* re, " r ' by the King of the Gods. Ihe le nity of the killer was reflected upon the killed. In addition to this, the opinion was quite universal that • bodies of those struck by lighhfin? were incorruptible.—The American. ASTONISHED THE DOCTOR Old Lady Got Well With Change of Food. A great scientist has said we put off “old age” if we can oi d> c ish the body properly. , To do this the right kind and of course, is necessary. ‘-- j manufactures poisons in the , and intestines from certain food stuffs and unless sufibk - right kind is used, the inju l ments overcome the good. , “My grandmother, 71 >' ears writes a N. Y. lady, “had been ■ valid for 18 years called consumption oi tn - D and bowels. The doctor her up to die. “I saw so much about !li ; totr y that I persuaded grandmother. it. She could not keep her stomach for more than a ’ Ut6S. . i l. ft “Sb. began Grape-Nuts wit• teaspoonful. As that did no &b 0 her and as she could retai took a little more until she all of four teaspoonfuls at a’ _ * “Then she began to gain a strong and her trouble in 1 . eo joy was gone entirely. S he n( j we good health for one so 01 know Grape-Nuts saved hei • ' tta ? “The doctor was instead of dying she got ’ ’ gjje without; a drop of ’ ier e’s ft began the Grape-N uts - Reason.” r gatd o Name given by p o stm C p o ad t 0 Creek, Mich. Read l- Wellville,” in pkgs. v n e * Ever rend the above letter. one appear* from time to • j lUl)! sr are genuine, true, and i l * interest.