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AVIATION NONSENSE.
Why should nny nvlntor at this
rt.ipo tnlk flying ncross tho Atlantic
in 30 or nny number of hours? It lit
feels Impollod to try a 3,000-mllc flight
In a dirigible or an aeroplane, why
does he not turn westward, where
there Is plenty of solid oai'h to land
on? Thcro may bo men somewhat
foolhardy enough to attempt tho flight
from Newfoundland to Ireland. It Is
a f uro and oasy way of nchleving pass
ing notoriety nnd Incidentally of com
inlttlng sulcldo by drowning, says tho
Jcw York World. There will ho time
enough to talk of crossing the ocean
In nn ncroplano when this continent
has been traversed by air without
alighting. Hack of this nonsense
about flying across tho Atlnntlc Is tho
misfortuno that tho business of ala
tlon has fallen so largely Into tho
hands of showmen They are Interest
ed chiefly In doing "stunts" for the
sake of tho advertising nnd future
gato receipts. It Is becoming a ques
tion whether practical advances will
bo mado In the sclonco of aviation In
this country except tho government
take It up seriously for military pur
poses, as hns been done In France.
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The suggestion of Prof George fl
Baker, of Harvard, head of tho Drama
League, of lloston, that Amorlcan
audiences should Indlcato their disap
proval of plays and players by hlBBtng,
Is received by producers with disap
proval, naturally, and Is not likely to
win much fat or with tho playgoer.
Tho quallllcatlons of tho ono who
hisses must bo examlnod heforo wo
will grant him tho privilege, and not
even a certificate- from tho Drama
League that such nnd such persons
aro equipped with critical Judgment
and nro ablo to reach safe and sound
opinions will bo sufllclent warrant for
a commission to hiss. It Is lmagln
ablo that tho tired business man
might find most earnest nnd sincere
objection to a play which was giving
the Drama League keen Intellectual
enjoyment, says tho Chicago Tribune.
It might b dangerous to commission
thorn to hiss, and If tho Drama league
hissed a play which tho tired business
mnn was enjoying, It probably would
find Itself on its head outsldo tho main
door. Tho hiss will not help tho
drama uplift. Empty scats aro tho
best protests against undesirable, bad
or banal plays.
If tho army gets moro aeroplanes It
will havo to call them airplanes. At
least tho appropriation bill reported
by tho houso committee on mtlltnry
affairs calln the things airplanes, and
airplanes, therefore, nto tho only
things that can pull money away from
tho public treasury unless congress
niters tlto wording of tho bill. It ap
jionrs that n RPtiBitiro representative
from Texas objects to tho word "aero
plane," and will not bo satisfied with
anything less' than "airplane," which
ho says mcaiiB tho snmo thing. In tho
Interests of tho simple life, by all
means call tho things airplanes.
Franco Is soon to havo tho flrst aer
ial regiment cvor orgnnlzod. Not all
tho members can, for tho present, tako
tho air at once, but an appropriation
Is to be asked for buying enough aoro
planes to bring tho total up to 1,000.
of four different sorts. Tho yenrly
cost of keeping this service efficient Is
estimated at $1,000,000; tho cost In
lives Is not so easy to reckon.
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A DOON TO WEAK STOMACHS.
By Mnrtha MrCiillnr.li Wllllat.ic.
Whon tho Hlsloys wero Invited to a
papor-bngged dinner, thoy camo pro
pared to scoff and oponly Charming
people both, hut a hit dllllcult. Espe
cially tho husband. Tho root of his
dllllcultlos 1 had long since set .down
as a stomach mnlndrolt, In doing Its
wholo duty. Tho stomach's o"'ner
took on fat too readily, hut did not
gain strength proportionately to his
thriving.
Thcroforo I pormlttcd them to bo
In at tho death tho death of scvoral
paper hags, tho resurrection of their
contents. When tho broiler camo
forth bearing n biggish bag, black
brown at tho corners, and ready to
crack at a touch, thoy Btood smiling,
but critical, waiting to sco what I
would do with It. Catching tho bag
either sldo tho cut, I lifted It gently
It camo apart along all tho scams, re
vealing a chicken, roasted to tho most
dcllcato brown nil over. Hut when
tho carving knlfo went in thcro came
out tho finest flaoiiB juice, and In
such quantity it was possible to add
"dish-gravy" to tho plates as woll as
that In tho boat.
"I novor tasted real chlckon he
foro," young HlBley Bald, as ho took
n second helping. Ilia wlfo gave him
an anxious look. "Da caieful, dear,"
sho urged. "You know, you'vo been
on tho vorgo of a bad Bpell all week."
Ills answer was to tako another Bwcet
potato, and holp himself to succo
tash both had been cooked in bags.
Salad ho disdained upon hearing thnt
thero was in wait a damson roly
poly by holp of which ho rounded
out a noblo meal. Ills wlfo also ate
heartily to my great Joy. But I naw
apprehension in hor eye, until tho
very Inst.
Early next morning she called mo.
"Jack slopt like a baby and sayB ho
has ot felt so well In ages," sho said.
"Whero can I get somo paper bags?"
M. Snyor stntes positively that pa
per bag cookory Is lino for contrary
stomachs. My oxpurlunco bucks him
up In this statement.
Tho hucuuIhhU which I mado for my
friends, tho Hlsloys, was prepared in
this mnnnor.
Succotash. Doll ono tint, shelled
lima beans In slightly salted water
half an hour, drain and put whllo hot
Into a well buttered ling Aid green
corn cut from tho cob four to six
cars according to size, buttor tho slo
of nn egg, half a tumbler of rich milk,
a very llttlo salt, ,a dust of poppor,
and a toaspoonful of sugar. Seal b.ig,
lay on broiler, and cook fifteen min
utes. Tho beans are parboiled thus
to avoid ovorcooklng tho corn, which
requires much loss tlmo.
Plum Roly Poly. Damso.u nro my
fnvorltes for this, but any ripe, sound
plumB will do. Wash nnd stow thorn,
pick out tho seed, nnd If vory Juicy,
drain away moro than half tho Julco.
Sweeten lightly no spicing la needed.
Make puff paste, roll It out In long
strips a quarter Inch thick, aprlnklo
Biigar on tho upper side, then spread
thinly with tho stowed fruit, rojl up
and pinch tho ends tight. Holl In n
llttlo lump or extra buttor. Cook
thirty minutes in a hot oven forty if
tho roly Is qulto big. Servo hot with
a sauce made from the extra Julm,
along with buttor nnd sugar, toukM
together over boiling water.
CONVERTING THE COOK.
That St. Petersburg Is rapidly grow
ing In population is evidenced by tho
conBus taken In December, 1010, which
showed tho population, Including cor
tain suburban vllagcs fonnorly not'
covered, to bo 1,007.708. It Is pro
eminently nn "ofllco town" and also n
seaport Kr bIx or eight months of tho
year. Tho principal Industry Ib tho
manufacturo of cotton textiles, al
though its ndvantago as a port of en
try for tho Interior is gaining recog
nition. A lino ot stenmors has been
established to Llbau, connecting thero
with a trans-Atlantic lino to Now York.
This enables Amorlcan shippers to
hend goods direct to this port without
the delays of trans-shipment In foreign
ports,
"Rut would It bo easy to get thn
cook to tako up Soyer's method of
paper bag cooking?"
That question was put to mo the
othor day by ono of my friends who
hns boon captivated with tho paper
bag cooked luncheons and dinners I
have Invited her to cat with mo.
In reply to hor query I told how
I had converted ono cook to M. Soyer's
method with one "demonstration "
This particular queen of tho kitchen
was a Cro.ilo cook who has followed
her "Madam" up North awa from
tho delights of her native New Or
leans. Sho feels that sho knows
pretty well all that Is to bo known
nbout cooking, especially In tho tlner
parts, nnd not without reason.
Decnuso her "madam" Is my friend,
and had eaten things out of paper
bags, tho cook wns sont to sco tho
new mothod for herself. Less than
respectful she cannot posslUly bo
especially toward ono whoso cookory
ho had deigned to approe. yet I was
conscious of a cortaln bewildered
amusement In hor; her eyes wero
hawk-keen as sho watched mo groaso
bags and slip Into tho blggcs of them
well seasoned 1111 -ts of hi d fish, along
with a thinly sliced onion, tomatoes,
P eled and sliced, n good ' .mp of hut
tor, nnd a generous squeeze of lemon
Juice
1 then hugged somo very firm, al
most green, urpeoled bannnas. put
ting In with .hem a llttlo water, and
finding tho trivet thnt would best
fit the remaining shelf-space. I saw
my critic smile n faint fleeting
ghostly smile, nnd look nffcctlonatoly
at tho scrubbing brush. I was suro
Bhe saw herself mentally undoing tho
tragic results of my doing, by scrub
bing out tho Btovo floor when burst
ing bags had mado it messy.
I was getting a hurry luncheon
partly becauso thero was need of
haste, partly to show my pupil how
quickly things could bo done. A
lemon pio and fresh biscuit worokoop
lug hot In tho broiler-space beneath
the oven, shielded from burning by
tho Inverted broiler pan.
Adelo, tho cook, had not seen them.
I moint thorn for tho finishing stroke.
Aftor flvo minutes a look-in showed
bag-corners brown, so I timed off ono
gas Jet and busied myself getting
dlshei hot. At tho end of tei minutes
I took em out.
Adelo was staring nt tlm bag It
wns brown, almost crisp at tho cor
ners, but only lightly tinged on top,
and undomcath as sound and tough
as whon It went In. Yet sho had seen
bananas como out of It and hor Judg
ment assured hor that they wero
thoioughly, and beautifully cooked.
Dut sho was still doubtful.
Dy tlmo tho 1 ananas wero out of
hand, tho fish was ready six fair
sized Allots mndo a bravo showing In
the platter, with tho tomatoes
splashed over Him, thn onion show
ing pearl rings in their red. Supple
mented with tho potatoes, which
camo out thoroughly cooked and a
dollcnto brown, nnd tho bauanns,
they mndo a satisfying meal.
"Miss Molly says you tolo her you
kin bako fish, and meat and roas'
chickonB In doso things?" Adcle said
Interrogatively as sho stood survey
ing tho uncluttored sink, whero never
a pot or pan waited her skilled touch.
"You can cook almost jnythlng you
liko," I answered. "Hut flrst you must
tako tho troublo to learn how."
Adelo nodded thoughtfully. "Yes
sum." sho said, "I ntn't ns young ns
I Ubod tor bo but I sho''y Is goiu' ter
loam how, and don I won't has any
pots and kittles to scrub."
(Copyright, 1911, by tho Associated
Literary 1'resB.)
GARDEN
DATES FOR PLANTING CORN
Results of Investigations by Govern
ment Extending Over Period of
More Than Two Years.
(fly JAMES It COVnilT.)
Invent lf a ttou by thn envnrnment
extending over n period of moro than
two years rolntlve to tho dntcs of sow
ing nnd harvesting the principal crops
of all countries, nio of unusual value
and Interest.
Tho Illustration given shows those
sections of tho United States wherein,
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TRAP IS EASY TO CONSTRUCl
Excellent for Extermination of Rats,
Also to Catch Rabbits and Other
Animals.
(Br .1. W CHUFFINl
Set tho trnp over a barrel that is
partly Hlled with water, fasten tho
falling doors so that they will not
fall and let tho rnts run through and
around tho trap for several nights
then pull out the mill that holds tho
doors, and jou will catch every rat
that has visited the trap.
Two boards ten Inches wldo and
two feet long are used for the sides;
one board two feet long and ono
foot wido for tho top; two boards ten
Inches wide and one foot and six
Inches in length for tho bottom or
falling doors.
Tho falling doors should havo tin
fastened on tho top side from whero
th" plvo' uuter the sidus to the -nd
next to tho bait; this will prevent
tho sharp claws clinging to tho board
and climbing back, when tho doors
fall.
Tho description by letter is as fol
logs: A, bait; DH, on tho dotted
lines, shows tho position of thd fall
ing doors when the gamo enters tho
lower part of the trnp; CC, the en
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BY
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Mr Wllllnm A. Hndford will nnswni
qut-Htloni and kIvo advice. FHRI2 OF
COST on all siiUJootH pertaining to tho
Btibject of bullJIiiK, for the rcndtrn of this
paper. Oii'nccount of hlx wide experience
ns Editor, Author and Manufacturer, ho
on nil tlicso subjects. Address all inquiries
to AVUUnm A, Hndford, No. ', West
Jackson boulciard, Chlcngo, III., and only
sncloHo two-cent stamp for reply.
I always like to sco even a small
houso well built. Whon a man ts In
vesting In a houso, either as a homo
for himself or ns n renting Investment,
It has always seemed to me that a
good, thoroughly constructed, substan-
trance to the trap: DD. tho nails that
servo as pivots for tho falling doors, i tlaI house Is the best kind to build. A
EE, nail-holes In which aro the I vely llttlo extra in tho ilrst cost makes
nails that hold tho trap unset whllo a" tu difference between a
Lines of Average Dates of the Begin
ning of Field-Corn Planting.
according to this investigation, corn
planting begins simultaneously.
Corn planting is flrst observed on
tho chart about February 15 of nor
mal years, the first planting tnklng
place In southern Florldn and Texas.
Fifteen days later corn planting
Is observed in northern Florida,
southern Louisiana and central Texas,
and by May 15 tho movement had
progressed as far north as southern
Maine, Now Hampshire and Vermont,
central Now York, northern Wiscon
sin, Minnesota and North Dakota.
Tho curves In tho lines of tho chart
nro a slgnlflcnnt feature. They Indl
cato tho result ot Influences exerted
upon plnnting by topography, soil
conditions, rainfall and latitude.
Sometimes ono set of Influences pre
vails, sometimes another. Again, sev
eral combined influences may bo coun
terbalanced, as it were, by ono con
trolling influence. For instance, the
lines In western Kansas nnd Nebras
ka bond slightly northward, Instead
of nbruptly southward, us would be
expected In viow of their greater al
titude The counterbalancing influ
ence In this case Is believed to bo tho
character of tho soil which, in the
western portion of theso states, is
candy and therefore readily dries out
and quickly warms up In spring. Tho
Influence of tho Great Lakes Is
shown in tho sinuous lino bearing
date May 15
Tho air temperature at which corn
planting begins In actual practlco has
not heretoforo been established, but
from data assembled in the study of
cereal crops it Is believed to bo ap
proximately 55 degrees Fahrenheit,
except In certain localities, whero tho
moan daily normal temperature does
not fall bo low as 55 degrees Fahrenheit.
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tho gamo aro getting used to it. The shuck, which will tumblo down
bottom part of the trap that which j ln a '' years, and a houso of the
retains tho gamo after trapping i sam- slzo constructed In a way to en
should bo mado of hardwood or ' (lur! for generations. Tho difference
should bo lined with roofing iron or j ln tho ease of heating the two houses
tin. is all on tho sldo of tho well-built
Tho halt should bo suspended with ' structure, and the extra rent, if It ia
a small wlro and should hang within
two or three Inches of tho floor, or
falling doors
If tho trap Is neatly made and fit
ted out so that all parts work
woll, there Is not tho least possible
doubt ns to tho gamo it will cap
turo (besides the rats one wishes to
exterminate), such as rabbits, squlr-
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Excellent Trap.
By
Cold Meat Cookery
Nicolas Soyer, Chef of Brooks' Club, London.
A Kansas professor thinks that
courses on child-rearing should bo in
troduced into our collugott. Ho Is quite
right ln his criticism that, whllo wo
pay a groat leal of attention to tho
breeding of live stock, we glvo practi
cally none to tho moro lmportnnt mat
ter of breeding children.
A flock ot wild geeso raced a
passenger train ln Tennessee
camo out winners. Thoy went
such a contest mainly, perhaps,
causo they were geeso, yet they had
moro reason on their sldo thau th
human variety of tholr kind.
fast
and
Into
be-
Cannelon a la Royale. Tako a
pound of cold roast voal, froo It from
skin, fat, etc., and puss it through a
mincing machine twlco. Add to it six
ounces of cooked ham, fat and loan to
gothor, also minced. Mix, then add
pepper and salt to taste, a teaspoon
of minced parsluy, a teaspoo half
full of minced shallot, a llttlo grated
lemon pool, nnd n diiBt of nutmeg.
Mix again. Add tho well-beaten yolks
nnd whites ot two eggs, shapo Into a
roll, wrap up In n ploco of clean, well
greased paper (a Imtr '""t open), pine
In bag. and cook for twonty-tlvo mln
litcs. Mouton Grille a la Indlenne. Un
derdone mutton for which no othor
uso can bo found may bo turned into
a vory nlco broi as follows: Cut a
Bulflclont number of slices from a leg
of mutton nnd cut Into rounds or
squares. Molt n ploco of buttor, about
the size of a large walnut, on a plato
In tho i.ven. Add to 4 t. teaspoonful
of Harvey's sauce nnd suit to tasto.
Mix .horoughly and leave the slices
of mutton ln tho mixture f'r at loast
nn hour boforo thoy nro required.
Havo rocdy n numbe. ct fried crou
tons, allowing ono to each pleco of
muttou; place th- latter on theae, put
them In a well-g. cased paper bag, put
bag on broiler, cook for eight mln-
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GAME Ir" SEASON.
Venison. Trim tho joint of nil bkln
and nerves. Holl lu Hour, cover tho
Joint with fat ham, bacon, or drip
pings. Season woll, recording to
tasto. Add two glasses of port wino
(it dcblred), seat Joint n bag. allow
plunty of Bpaco In the ovuii. Allow
for Joint of threo pounds, nn hour nnd
a qunrtor; for ono of sever pounds,
two hours nnd .i half; fourtcon or
llitoen pounds, font hours. Thia must
bo cooked in a moderate even.
Roast Quail. Tiubh and lard tho
quail ln tho usual way. I'laca in bag,
seal up ai'd pul on biollur. Allow
night minutes in a vor" hot oven It
must bo cookod quickly. If no lard
or fat is used, a llttlo melted buttor
will do Just - woll.
(Copyright, 1011, by tho Sturglc &
Walton Company.)
rels, opossums, raccoons, muskrats, In tial and Are-resisting manner,
to be rented, and Its freedom from ro
fcair If it is to bo lived In by the own
er, will very soon mako up fo.- tho
added oxpenso nt the start.
As our country grows older nnd be
comes more thickly populated, it will
without doubt follow moro and moro
tho example set by England, and will
profit by tho exporlenco of our cous
ins on tho other side. Our ordinary
framo construction Is not used at all
any moro over there. Everything is
brick, btone, tile or cement. Tho ad
vantages of this aro clearly demon
strated by tho last annual report of the
flro insurance board. In England last
year tho flro loss per capita was 54
cents. Comparo this with flro loss last
year in the United Stntes, which reach
ed tho astonishing total of $2.43 for
every man, woman and child ln tho
country. This simply goes to &how the
great advantage, from a fireproof
standpoint, of building even our small-
sized houses ln n thoroughly substan-
fact all animals that will eat of pre
pared bait.
In setting tho trap, choose a placo
on a hillside, in a gully, or a small
hollow so the entrance may bo placed
on a level with tho earth, and tha
animals will have no troublo In catering
Of all the materials developed dur-"
lathed ui't1 plastered ln thn approved
style, nnd uro very nlco when finished
with snnd-flnlshed plaster coat. Thia
sand-flnlshed plnster Is to bo tinted
with plain water colors, no wnll paper
ijuing ued. Tho tinted sand tlninhci!
plaster is considered more satisfactory
than plain colored wall paper, ns with
It thcro nre no scams to show.
Tho cost of this house, constructed
as indicated in the foregoing. Is esti
mated at $2,000. This Includes a
seven-foot basement, or cellar under
1 Bed Room
lt'07.10 6' I
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FP Bed Rm
Second Floor Plan.
tho entire house, having a first-class
cement floor and foundation walls to
be thoroughly waterproofed. This Is
done by applying a hot tnr coat to
tho outside of tho wall, finishing the
lnsido with Portland cement and wn
ter. Thero are also numerous special
wntor-prooflng substances on the mar
ket that can be used to make the con
crete block wall thoroughly damp
proof.
Beware Germ of Discontent.
Jut as roon as the germ of discon
tent begins to work in our mind, ev
UTILITY OF THE CORN TEST
GIVES SIGNAL FOR LETTERS
Flag Arranged to Notify Occupants of
House When Rural Carrier
Has Deposited Mall.
A flag attached to tho mail box will
let tho occupants of tho houso know
when tho c'nrlror has left mall.
Two pulleys and a continuous rope,
on which is fnstoned tho flag, aro
easily nrarnged. Fasten a weight to
tho ropo at tho right distance and put
a block on top of tho box-lid to keep
tho weight from slipping off tho front.
When tho lid of the box Is raised the
weight Blips off and up goes tho flag.
Lively Controversy In Middle Western
States as to Value of reulc"
and Selection.
A lively discussion has sprung up
ln the middle west as to the merits of
devices for testing seed corn. Tho
controversy involves two questions
flrst, tho scheme of testing that will
give most accurate results; and sec
ond, tho real valuo of any kind ot
test whether the selection so made
will bo ln lino with actual field re
sults. Tho Iowa station has answered the
latter half of tho question ln tho af-
iirnmuvu. ine lesuua bucuieu uv i
preliminary germination tests aro re
liable, and me precisely in accord
with tho actual percentage of stand
that will bo secured If the same ears
aro planted ln the Held. Going a
step turthcr, it is possible to giade
tho sprouted corn from the germina
tor into separato lots, according to the
vigor of tho shoot, tho slzo of tho
root system and the general vltalitv;
and if this is done, ono can select tho
ears that will glvo the heaviest yield
ln bushels when planted in the field.
Compailaon of various tjpa of test
ers has shown thus far no scheme
that la greatly superior to simple
boxes of sand properly watered.
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Aviator Latham has startod for tho
iCongo with a monoplano and n big
Igamo hunting outfit. Will Lntham
bag tho gamo, or will tho ncroplano
bag Latham?
"A Los AngcleB woman Is suing for
divorce becauso her husband beat her
every time tho homo team IobL Lucky
lor her she didn't Jlvo In Washing
ton," says tho Cleveland Leader. Or
In Cloveland, for that matter.
The kaiser's sons havo boon flying
about In a dlrlglblo balloon, ono of
them accompanied by his princess.
7toyal peoplo nowadays havo to do
something to make thorn distinguished.
Sea Encroaching On France
flreton Villages and Farms In Danger
Government Assistance Needed
for Defense.
Every year a cortaln nunibor of
acres aro dovoured by tho sea on our
coasts. Tho snmo Iosb occurs on tho
French coaBt, and n serious, situation
has nrlBou In tho village ot Aigulllou,
on tho llrlttnhy coaBt.
An cntlro farm la In danger of be
ing swept away at this point of this
coaBt, for tho sea Is slowly devouring
tho sand dunos which form tho natu
ral protection of tho land, It Is fear
ed that tho next storm on tho coast
will flood 4,000 ncros, and tho gov
eminent Ib exhorted to tako stops at
once to build n uea wall. Tho vil
lage of Algulllon Ib not tho only place
threatened on tho French conBt.
All along tho coast from tho mouth
of tho gommo to tho Soluu tho same
process of erosion la going on. On
tho left bank ot tho mouth of tho
Somtnu u strip of 10.000 ncrea la n
dangor, Its only protection boing a
beach of shingle which Is being grad
ually undormlnod.
Tho bench of Onlval has been half
ruined by tho recent storms ,nnd tho
collection of atones from the bank of
shlnglo that surrounds the const for
building purposes, hns greatl) ns
slsted tho encroachments of the m.
Een Treport Is suffering from n,.
nttucks of tho ben. Tho local author
ities will bo obliged to tnke steps to
prevent tho danger going any furthor
Rut tho work of strengthening tho nat
urnl defenses of tho const is laborious
nnd expensive, und tho government
will bo nsked for nBBlBtnnco.
Flag Indicates Mall.
Tho carrior will hold tho weight from
slipping off the box when ho tnkes
out letters nnd lenves ho mail. This
llttlo device will savo many a long
walk In bad weather, If tho box Is lo
cated consldernblo dlatnnce from the
house.
Forage Plants.
For four lmportnnt reasons, tho clo
vers nre among the most vnlunble of
forago plants. First tho manurlal cost
of their production Is exceptionally
low. Second, they aro llcher In pro
tein than most of tho forago crops;
far richer than the grasses. Third,
they enrich tho soil In nitrogen ns
well as subsoil It, so that the follow
ing crops arc almost Invariably good
Fourth, In permanent mowings they
ultimately so enrich tho soil In nitro
gen that the grasses as well as the
clovers- make vigorous growth.
Ing recent times for building, concrete
blocks have done most to bring ' jo
stantlal masonry almost within tho
reach of all, at a cost barely 20 per
cent, in excess of the most cheaply
constructed frnmn cottage. The do
sign could be carled out in cement
blocks and finished up In a flrst-cla:3
way, making a houso that will last for
years without deteriorating very much
lu value.
Tho acompanylng design Is a very
jood example of this kind of a home.
Who would not be pleased to live in
i biiug, trim llttlo house of this kind?
t is very simple in arrangement. 24
'eet square, with a bimplo gable roof,
PREPARATION OF CELERY BED
Her Majesty.
"Woll, my llttlo man," Inqulrod tho
minister, who was making a call, "do
you always do as your mamma tolls
you?"
"You bot I do," nnswered tho pre
cocious llve-yenr old, "and bo does
pntii'1"
Plant Does Best In Moist, Mucky Soil
and In Situations Where Water
Supply Is Abundant.
Sow celery ln March, or beginning
of April in rows In fine, rich soil, nnd,
If dry onough, press tho soil llrmly
with n roller or tho back ot tho spado.
Keep tho seed bed woll wntcred, ns
colory germinates vory slowly. Trans
plant from Juno to August.
Colory does host ln a moist, mucky
soil, and In situations whero plenty
of water U abundant In tho soil It
can bo planted ln slngla or doublo
rows, enrthlug up ns It grows two or
three times, and In doing this, enro
should bo taken not to let tho earth
got Into tho heart of tho plaut.
When Bovoro cold weather comes,
tnke up nnd transplant solidly lu a
bed closo together, nnd cover grndu
nlly with lenvoB, hay or straw, as nec
essnry to prevent freezing.
Radishes In Cold Frame.
Tho cold framo Is a good place to
sturt earlj radishes. Tho soil must
bo mellow nnd rich nnd tho bed must
bo protected from severe winter
wenther
The Open Shed.
Tho open shed beats tho tight barn
for nny kind of tntteulng stuck and
lor alt breeding and young stock thni
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GAPDDN and
Fapm Notes
Woods nlong tho fenco aro lino hnr.
bora for Insects
Long, strnlght garden rows malu
cultivation easier.
Asparagus should not bo cut tU
flrst season nt all.
Poultry droppings make lino fortil
Izer for the onion bod.
A plant ot rhubarb onco well estab
lished is good indefinitely.
Tho market prlco of commercial
feeds is no Indication of their real
valuo.
Clean nil homo-grown seed nnd
grade, so only tho largest seed can be
used.
Rhubarb or pieplant Ib ono of the
perennials that should bo ln every
garden
Fall plowing UBiially produces a bet
ter corn crop than spring plowing, the
ground being mellowed by tho frost
and rain.
Every grain doaler. banker nnd busi
ness mnn should get busy und uso ov
cry menus possible to lnduco fnrmors
to test every ear of their seed corn.
Porch
Kitchen i Dining Rm
! lO'O'XIZ'O-LJ K'o'Xiro I
Efob Living Room
Porch
I5,J1"X7'3-
p r m
ei thing begins, to look gloomy Life
takes on a pessimistic tinge. Nothing:
Is light or goes right. Tho body
catches tho cue. We grow Irritable
We scold tho children or reprimand
our business associates. This means
that wires are crossed ln the nervo
region. Next, tho stomach sulks Wo
don't want anything to eat, and what
wo do eat disagrees with us. Then,
our head begins to acho. Tho world
loks bluer and bluer Our spirits sag.
It Is like an endless chain. Tho mind
nffects tho body, and tho body ln
tin n lowers the tono of tho mind. And
so it goes; and, unless wo put a stop
to it, the last date of tho discontented
man or woman calls for a medical
board and a sanatorium.
First Floor Plan.
tho gablo end fronting tho streot. Rock
fnco concrete blocks aro uaed for the
foundation nnd first story walls as far
Up as the top of tho ilrst story win
dows. Above this light-colored press
ed brick aro UBed.
A slato roof Is very appropriate on a
houso of this kind, nnd tho extra ex
pense of it would piobably bo worth
whllo.
Tho Interior arrangement of this
houso conforms In spirit to the ex
terior. Tho rooms aro square, con
veniently aranged and of good size.
Thoro Is no nonsetiBo about this houso,
olthor within or without. It Is a thor-ough-golng,
business-like structure. At
the same time, with tho propor plant
ing of vines nnd'shrubbory, It could
easily bo made very attractive nnd
homelike.
Tho second floor provides two bed
rooms and n bathroom, besides a con
ildernblo amount of storage space.
The Interior of this houso Is to be
finished In plain sawed red oak down-
italrs and yellow pine upstairs. Tho
That Old Cedar Chest.
Fashions como and go. They uro
new today nnd old tomorrow. Hut
somo things endure. The craze for
old furniture, old china and antiques
of every kind is now followed by a
revival of Interest in the old cedar
chest, always ono of tho treasures of
our grandmothers Tho usefulness! or
these chests ns n preserver of woollen
fabrics nnd furs, which wns question
ed nt ono time, hns ngnln been re
established, and tho cedar chest, with
Its delightful odor, Is finding its place
again in tho best equipment of tho
household. Evidence of this is found
' in tho fnct that tho manufacturo of
t'fso chests hnR become nn estnb-
..ihed Industry ln North Carolina,
whero red cedar is found. Tho grow
lng scarcity of this fragrant wood bldi
fair to mako tho cedar chest moro
valuable as time goes by a fact that
purchasers aro not forgetting. Les-llo's
Old Men Washerwomen.
Setting up in tho laundry business Is
so slmplo that several old mon in Lon
don theso days of tho suffragottes ar
turning Into washerwomen They buy
an outfit of tubs', washboards, soap
starch, bleaches, flatirons and Ironing
boards. Then all they havo to do is.
to go out and gather ia tho dirty
linen. Some of tho poor old met
wash everything from Btockings to
shirt waists, making collars and cuff
look Uko thoso laundered at home.
Others, not so skillful, draw the lino
on starched stuff and, mako a specialty
of underwear, handkerchiefs, socks
soft shirts, nlghtgoTus and pajamas!
Theso old fellows do tho work In their
ono living room, and mako threo to
four dolars a week out of it, maybo
more, If expert
Splendid Progress.
"How Is your lltt'e boy getting along
In school?"
"Oh, splendidly. Ho has learned
how to model a bottle stonner In clnv
Interior of tho walls should bo furred, and now ho Is taking up tatting "
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