Three \Vomen Farmore. .
Women have certainly become a. fac
tor in the money making world, and
there are no _ arguments weighty
enough to convince the advanced wom-
an of the day that sheds not fitted for
any walk in life which is sought by
educated men as a means of earning
a living. Farming as an occupation
for women may not sound attractive
to ladies of culture and refinement,
but it has been demonstrated by three
young women in Illinois that it is both
a. lucrative and enjoyable business for
the gentler sex, and also that they
need no‘t-lose their taste for the finer
things of life in this humble employ-
ment. They believe that women can
properly manage any business if she is
trained for it and will closely observe
all the retails and attend to it herself.
Experience has taught them that
agents were not a success, as they very
soon began to trade on the supposed
incapability of women as business man-
agers and tried to deceive them by
charging for work which was never
done. Their farms, which aggregate
4,2th acres, says the Chicago Times-
Herald, were inherited fro-m their
father, John D. Gillett, a well-known
man in Illinois, who owned 11,000
acres in Logan county at the time of
ltis death, nine years ago. The young
women are practical agriculturists,
having picked up much of their knowl-
edge going over the farms with their
father, and yet they are finely edu-
cated, speak French, and have a taste
for art, literature and music.
7 They devoted their entire time to the
farms for the first few years after they
assumed the management, and now the
land yields twice as much as it did at
the time of their father’s death. Corn
is their practical product, and the aver-
age yield is sixty bushels an acre. They
have drained a lake of forty acres by
digging a ditch a mile and a half long.
The farms are divided into small sec-
tions, which are tilled by tenants with
Whom they divide the crops.
women ride thirty and forty miles a
day on their tours of inspection, which
are not at stated times, so the tenants
have no way of knowing when they
are coming. Miss Nina Gillett says
there is no work she would prefer to
farming, and thinks a woman who has
a. knowledge of the subject and some
experience is just as good a farircr as
a man. Miss Amy is quite as much in
love with the business, and, while they
believe in all the sciences which can
be applied to agriculture, they rarely
indulge in experiments, but trust to .
the "Agriculture Experiment Stations”
to enlighten them as to what may or
may not be done with land.
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Flowers for the sick.
Those who devote a corner of their
gaiilen.to flowers for the sick should, if
, the blossoms are to 'be sent any dis-
tance, raise such blossoms as sweet
peas, which are quickly revived, lilies
of the valley, phlox, candytuft, lark-
spur, hyacinths, daffodils and narcis-
su-s, pinks 'and rosebuds. If such a
garden produces more plants and flow-
ers than can be used in giving a bit
)f summer to the sick and poor in. one’s
own neighborhood, the National Flow-
er Guild, which makes a business of
distributing flowers in the large cities,
will always" be glad of a surplus. For
this guild the express companies carry
packages free of charge. Boys and
girls in many communities who may
have a garden plot for the asking, and
a few packages of flower seeds at a
very light cost, may give much pleas-
ure to others by organizing little hands
that will contribute the yield of their
gardens to the flower Guild.—-—Ph.il-adel-
phiaLedger.
. Nerve Diet.
Mrs. Borer, in a diet suggested for
nervous persons, does not veto coffee
altogether. Once a day, at brr kfast,
without sugar, it appears in the list.
White bread dried out in the oven and
Sean roast beef. steak or broiled chops
ahree times a day are permitted. Fruit
she advises to be used sparing-y, and
never in the latter part of the day.
l‘liesurpriscs in the list are that coffee
should be allowed at all, that meat
lllOllld be provided in abundance and
fruit sparingly. Finally, plenty of
green salad, with all the sa‘ad oil, in
a; l’rench dressing made with lemon,
that can be taken. Fat around the
nerves. she says, smooths then out
very quickly. .
Ti. e Friendship.
A real friend aske no questions. She
:akes the best that comes, the best that
:s in you, the best that you care to of-
fer llcl‘, and demaudr nothing more.
"SK-.9 has long ago learned, ueinng wise, .
:hat to all if us there, comes a time
when something should be said, but
here ‘is never a time when everything
should be said. There is very often a
silence between. two women friends
"that means rest, and she is unwise
who breaks that silence.
To prevent juice from running out of
.z.pie when baking, make a little open—
2'2ig in the upper crust. and insert a
draw or a little :i!! of clean "hite pa
per perpendicularly. The Si. .1m will
:hus escape and the juice be retained.
Experience a. Good Teacher.
Frank Bush tells of a money lender
who became so insistent for payment
if a note that the debtor forced him,
at the point or a pistol, to swallow it.
some time later the borrower was ac- ,
"llillllUdiltEll with another loan. As he
ms about to write his note the money
under, mindful of his former experi-
roco, said: “Please,'Mr. Brown, writs
non a ginger snap.” -
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DRATDED SKIRTS FOR CLOTH GOWNS.
Brown. Very Much in Favor but made
‘ Bright wltu Gay Trimmings.
(By Special Arrangement with the N.Y. Sun.)
All the shades'of brown, fromvdark-
est wood color to the pale-st ecru, are
’greatly favored for entire gowns, but
there is invariably some combination
of colors to brighten the effect; cerise
green, and the pink velvet shades are
especially popular.
l-‘uncy plaid silks are used for the
bodice andksleeves in many of the plair
gray and brown gowns, with the bolert
and epaulettes of the material. Another
model carried out in the new corded
material, dark blue in color,» has a
bodice of green and dull red Liberty
gauze, with yoke and plastrons of the
material back and front alike, em-
broidered with green. The latest novel-
ty in cloth gowns is the draped skirt,
caught up on one side, to show a skirt
of contrasting colors. Fawn and white
are the colors in the model and brown
and gold braid is the trimming. Anoth-
er fawn cloth gown, with a zouave, is
trimmed with black and gold braid and
shows an under bodice of fawn and
black checked silk.
The Eton jacket is a'great favorite
for cloth gowns and it is in all possible
shapes and styles of trimming. The
newest cut is longer in front than at
the back, where it is short enough to
show the belt. The jackets are made
with and without revers, fastened over
one side. and are cut out in the neck
like the boleros to show the under bod-
ice. Another model for a black and
white checked wool gown shows. a
white cloth vest, an inner vest of
black satin, which also forms the belt,
and a touch of orange velvet at the
neck and wrists. .
One very noticeable feature of dress
this season is the hand work neces-
sary to carry out the various modes of
trimming. *i'ucks are set into all sorts
of materials. and except in wash
gowns. and sometimes ,there, the sew-
ing is all done by hand. Pipings and
milliner’s folds, carefully blind
stitched. trim skirts and waists, and
tiny pipings of contrasting color are
set in on the edges of horizontal tucks,
bright red or green being used with a
'gray cashmere, and the bodice and
sleeves both being tucked round. Even
the collar bands on new gowns are
tucked, and whether. the material is
silk, velvet, or organdie has nothing to
do with the case; tucks we must
have.
Like litany Others.
“D thought you were going to get
your share of the pie,” said the man
who had stayed at home.
had stayed at home.
“I guess I couldn’t wait long
"enough,” said the‘ man who had gone
to Washington in a sleeper and come
back in the. smoker. “I seem to have
got no further than the soup."—lndi'
‘anapolis Journal. >
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steamship Pretoria, which arrived to:
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cured. It seldom falls to give relief from
one or two doses, almost invariably Cul‘tS
before one bottle has been used. Price 25c.
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Company put up a separate cure for each
disease. At all dmggisfs, mostly 25
cents. Guide to Health free.
Personal letters to Prof. Munyon,‘1505
Arch street, Philadelphia, Pa , answered
with free medical advice for any disease.
WANTED TO SINK THE SHIP.
Two Seaman Charged ‘Vlth Attempting to
Scuttle the Alrr .
New York. April 27.—On" card of the
day from Martinique, were two pris-
oners, Heinrich Seebeck, the carpenter,
and Fritz Dankelmann, a seaman of
the German ship Elizabeth Ahrens,
who were sent on board by the German
consul at Martinique for transshipment _.
to Germany. Accompanying the pris-
oners are two seamen of the Ahrens.
who are sent forward as witnesses
against Seebeck and Dankelmann.
While the ship‘ Elizabeth Ahrens lay
at anchor at Marti ique Seebeck, it is
charged, attempte to scuttle her by
boring holes in her bottom, but the wa-
ter rushing in attracted the attention
of the crew, and on examination eight
inches of water was found in the hold.
The leaks were repaired, and while the
investigation was going on' to find the
guilty person Seebeck and his partner
in guilt, it is charged, spread tar and
other combustibles about the hold of
the vessel and attempted to fire the
ship, but Without success. Their a1-
leged effort at destruction was finally
discovered, and they were seized and
taken before the German consul, who
forwarded them via this city to Ger—
many for trial.
The ship Elizabeth Ahrens sailed
March 20 for Bordeaux. The captain of
the ship probably will not know of the
attempt to fire the vessel until he ar-
rives at his destination, as it is alleged
the prisoners confessed this portion of
their crimes after they came on board
the Pretoria.
‘McKinley's Good Taste.
Washington, April 27.——Just on sched-
ule time the presidential train pulled
out today, bound for New York, with
a distinguished party on board, all the
guests of the city of New York to at-
tend the ceremonies connected with the
dedication of the Grant monument.
The train was made up of seven coach-
es, and it was noticeable that the "pres-
ldent solved in advance any Question of
precedence that might have arisen by
himself taking the 'lafst coach on the
train.
Colonel Joseph H. Gray Dead.
Harrisburg, April 27.—Colpnel Joseph
H. Gray of Pittsburg died today at the
Harrisburg hospital of apoplexy. He
was taken ill last night while en route
from Pittsburg to New York as a guest
of the Fourteenth regiment, N. G. P.
He died 30 minutes after being admit-
ted to the hospital. The remains were
shipped .to East Liberty.
W. B. Somervllle Buried.
New York, April 27.——W. B. Somer-
ville, superintendent of the Western
Union Telegraph company’s press serv-
ice, who died at his home, One Hun—
dred and Fifty-ninth street and Am-
sterdam avenue, Saturday,as.a. result
of an operation, was buried this after-
noon.
Floyd Myers’ Trlal Begun. .
Corning, N. Y., April 27.—-The trial 0
Floyd Myers for the murder of William
Harrington and William Allen was
commenced today. The double murder
was committed at Rathbone, a. short
distance from this city, on Christmas
eve‘.
Dr. Hill and Miss Colman Married.
St. L~';uis, April 27.—Dr. J. M. Hill of
Angus a. Me” was married today to
Mrs. Laura. Colman-nggitt, daughter
of Hon. Norman J. Colman, ex—secre-
tary of agriculture, at the residence of
her father in this city.
One Day's Government Receipts.
“'2‘;:Erillgt:‘2‘_ April 27.———Na.tional bank
notes 3 today for redemption,
$373.72.; ': vornmentrecelpts from in~
ternal revenue, $735,497: customs. $516,—
690; miscellaneous. $13,617.
(1-1.: For EX“
New York, as.“ 2?.‘—..£a..er, Schall &
Co. today {'31. 2.: :'-.e United States As-
" MO in gold bars en-
say office the .‘22‘7';
gaged by them for export.
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Beware of imitatibns ,
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When two China-
me n meet, their
“How do you do? "
"'7 is “f How are your
boweISP”. It
I. amounts to the
same thing. If the
bowels are in good
condition the rest
of the system is
pretty sure to be all
right. But when
t h e y at e consti-
pated, it has a half-
paralyzin efl'ect on
the rest 0 the body
' ——and the mind too.
Headaches, dyspep-
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sleep, weakness, heart palpitation and
gloomy spirits, all come, from constipa-
tion. And that isn’t the worst of it: It
lays your system open to all sorts of
serious and dangerous illness.
It isn‘t safe to neglect constipation and
it isn’t safe to use dangerous wrenching
carthartics, to overcome it, either. They
leave You worse off than before. What
is needed is a mild natural laxative like
They act
surely but without any violence. They
regulate and strengthen the intestines to
do their own work. When the “ Pleas-
You don’t become a slave to their use.
Take care the druggist doesn’t give you
something else he calls “just as good.”
t may be for him, but how about you ?
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