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Living Pictures f9P Glrlo.
So many girls havo Written asking
what ontertalnments thoy could glvo
to raako money for charity, church or
Sunday school, and thoy all want
something "wlthouf. much work";
now, it is imposlblo to got up things
without responsibility and work, but
I think "Living Pictures" may bo
mado ready with the minimum of la
bor, as thero aro no parts to bo memo
rlzodj bo I am giving you a series of
pictures arranged by Caroline French
Benton. Thoy aro called "Tho Girl
Studont In History." I think you will
bo much pleased with tho production,
and tho directions are bo plain you
will havo no troublo in following1
them.
1. Thtf Hebrew Girl. A large dark
girl. Her hair In two long braids; hor
dress dark crimson, with a full skirt,
a rather loose waist, cut slightly
round at the neck and with no sleeves,
but with tho drapery falling over her
arms. Sho sltB at a low table, sldo
to tho audience, and looks up at a
rabbi, a very tall dark man, dressed
in flowing robes of deep bluo with a
border and girdle with end3, a long
gray wig and largo beard. Ho hold3
a roll, Its top beginning at his shoul
der, its end falling to tho floor, made
like a narrow map on rollers. This
represents the Talmud. (Seo tho pic
tures in an illustrated Old Testament.)
2. Listening To Homer. This is a
copy of Alma Tadema's famous pic
ture. Havo some palms or other
follago at tho back of tho stage and
a very long, whlto painted bench
across this. At ono end sits a dark,
emooth-Bhaven young man bonding
forward with, arni on knee, dressed
in a thick tunic with a border, hold
ing a roll; ono arm is on tho back
of tho bench. Two girls sit opposlto
listening to him. They aro dressed
in whlto tmics over full skirts. The
tunics aro cut round at tho neck and
fastened at tho shoulders with clasps.
They should wear their hair parted,
with a Psycho knot; gilt ribbons are
wound around the head.
3. Tho Children of Alfred The
Great. Alfred had a Bon and daugh
ter whom ho educated carefully. The
girl may sit on a low stool, with a
huge parchment book open on another
stool in front Tho boy stands at tho
back, facing tho audience, looking
down at her. She wears a dress
mado much llko tho ono described
Showing the Pantaloon Style
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A gown of ruby-colored velvet trimmed with beaaa, for and liberty
eatin of tho samo shade. The skirt shows tho pantaloon stylo.
Just abovo, but with tho tunic bolted
In loosely, and long sleeves, tightly
fitted; hor blond hair Is parted nnd
braided in two long braids, and on her
head Is a littlo whlto cap, llko a
baker's, with a band of whlto passing
under her chin. Havo her gown of a
medium shado of blue. Tho boy
wears a short, full gray tunic reaching
only to tho knoo; his baro legs nro
strapped with colored tapo, in largo
diagonals; ho wears sandals. Ills
tunic has long sleoves; his head Is
baro; his blond hair cut straight
across his forehead and nt tho back
of tho neck (a wig Is really neces
sary). Havo tho Btago lighted with
very tall candles In tall dark hold
ers.
4. Marguerlto of Navnrro. Three
young women sit about tho room em
broidering; sparo framcB covered with
some tapestry chalr-covorlng may rest
on music stands mado rather low.
Thoy wear dresses of soft colors
mado perfectly plain, with long tightly-fitted
sleeves; their hair is flowing;
on their hoads aro, first, short veils,
then tall, pointed caps of folded col
ored paper, from tho tip of each of
which hangs a very light littlo tullo
veil. Theso caps should bo about
two feet high and worn so that they
point backward. Marguerlto wears a
violet-colored dresB exactly llko tho
rest, but with a long mantlo fastened
nt tho shoulders with clasps; this is
of dark velvet or brocado, with a rich
border mado by sewing on tinsel.
Hor dress, llko tho rest, has a small
square neck, but hers has a rich bor
der here, also. On her head is, first,
a very Bhort thin veil, thon a gilt
crown with littlo clover leaves stand
ing up. A whlto band passes under
her chin, fastening It on. Sho holds
a great book, ono half falling down
to show that It is Illuminated (this is
dono by washing in somo largo letters
in color). The room should havo low
bcncheB with pillows, and a chair or
two with fur rugs thrown over them.
5r Lady Jano Grey. Have a largo
lighl window frame made, long and
low, with two casements opening out.
SImulato glass in leaded panes in
theso by tacking on tapes at top and
bottom. Put up this window at tho
back of the stage, with somo green
outsido to hide the curtains, and make
a window Beat beneath with pillows.
Lady Jano sits here, with books about
her, looking out. Sho wears a soft,
full gray dress with long, tight
sloeveB. Tho nock of tho dress is cut
very low, down to tho shoulders, and
a white tucker is put inside nearly
to tho neck lino. Embroidery turns
back at tho odgo of tho gown and tho
wrists. Her hair Is drawn back with
out parting and a small, close-fitting
cap edged with pearls Is worn. .If
you chooBO to havo two figures in tho
picture, tho Bishop of London, her
tutor, may bo added, at a deBk.
MADAME MERRI.
Bengallne Is Worn.
Bengallno is a Bilk fabric that has
thick threads or cords at Intervals
from selvage to selvago. Frequently
tho cord is of tho wool covered with
silk and in this season tho two-tone
effects aro popular.
Paris Would Make Popular
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ME&DOWBROOK
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Study tho Bolls carefully.
Chickens llko oats In winter.
Keep a record of your cows.
Tlmo to duBt off tho incubator.
Plan tho garden and order seeds
now.
Prune In winter for wood tnd In
Juno for fruit
Encourago tho farmer to keep bet
ter poultry and more of It.
On cold evenings tho hens must be
sent to roost with full crops.
Winter comfort In the cow stablo
does not Imply an air tight room.
Pollen is a moBt essential factor In
tho production of all fruits nnd grains.
Many a poor and unprofitable dairy
herd can bo traced to a nondescript
slro.
Tho good dairy cow will pay moro
for farm crops than any market In this
country.
Foliage and fruit diseases nro us
ually controlled with littlo difficulty
by spraying.
Keeping two cows to do tho work of
one constitutes tho biggest leak In tho
dairy business.
Whatever your scheme of ventila
tion In tho poultry house, let no drafts
reach the roosts.
All laying and growing chickens
must havo somo kind of meat food in
order to do tholr best.
Tho dairyman who does not keep an
individual record of his cowb is not
an up-to-date dairyman.
Tho young trees should bo banked
with earth, which will keep water
from settling nbout them.
EggB ought to weigh a pound and a
half to tho dozen or forty-flvo pounds
net to tho thirty dozen eggs.
A good plnn is to make the hog lots
long nnd narrow, and sow them to
pasture, plowing up alternately.
For washing a separator nothing
beats a brush and scalding water con
taining sorao washing powder.
It is Important that shocp Intended
for slaughter should be kept off feed
from twenty-four to thlrty-Bix hours.
While considerable is known about
the value and use of alfalfa for graz
ing, much remains to bo determined.
An Income of $100 per cow per year
is no longer an unusual occurronco
but what other farm animal can equal
it?
Regular, careful, quiet milking will
permanently Improve an animal ns a
milk producer and will lncreaso hor
How.
Young trees heeled In over winter
should bo in n location where water
cannot collect and stand about the
roots.
Experiments havo proven tho aver
age milk cow requires about an ounce
of salt per day. Heavy milkers should
havo moro.
Silage Is very nearly as cheap as
pasture and In composition is prac
tically tho samo, pound for pound, ns
timothy pasture.
Wrapping young trees with corn
stalks, building paper, etc.. ns a pro
tection against rablts is bettor than
to apply a wash.
Of almost, If not quite, as much Im
portance as their food Is plenty of ex
ercise. Exorcise and sunshlno are
groat sheep tonics.
Do not think because a sheep has
a heavy coat of wool ho will bo able
to enduro cold rains and sleep with
out a warm shelter.
Quiet, gentlo handling of the ewes
during tho winter makes it much
easier work to caro for tho flock dur
ing the lambing period.
Collect tho oggs regularly at least
once, better twice, n day in moderato
weather and moro frequently In very
warm and very cold weather.
In tho case where cow-poa hay nnd
silage aro fed together, thero is no
question but that better results would
ensue woro nlfalfa hay used Instead
of tho cow-pea roughage for this purpose.
Mako plans for a gnrden.
Market only tho clean oggs.
Thoro is money in small fruits.
It Ib not wiso to wash market eggs.
Tramp tho snow well about tho
trees.
A good place for wood nshos Is
around tho ponr trees.
Ago affects tho flavor and toxturo of
meat -to qulto an cxtont
This Is tho tlmo of year tho wind
break of evergreen Is enjoyed.
When shipping cggB pack carofully
In strong, clean cascB and fillers.
A coat of whltowashln tho poultry
house adds both to beauty and profit
Thoro Is a decided dlfforonco bc
tweon a cow koeper and a dntryman.
Tho snlvntton of poor .soils nnd tho
preserver of good soils dairy fnrra
ing. Mulch tho strawberries and fruit
trees and shrubs If this has not boon
done.
Keeping rabbits from dnmnglng
fruit trees la somotlmos a difficult
task.
Just because tho calf Is largo and
thrifty Is no sign It will bo a wonder
ful 'cow.
Exercise Is a better laying stimulant
for tho hens than hoat-produclng con
diments. A rigid system of selection of brood
bows should bo practiced by all swtno
breeders.
Thoro Is nothing tho mnttor with
tho hen that shows a bright oyo and a
red comb.
A shed of crotches nnd poles, cov
ered with straw, is cheap, warm and
businesslike
Warming the cream to about 56 de
grees for wlntor churning will mako
less work of It
No stock grower can afford to havo
his animals burn grain for fuel to keep
themselves warm.
Establish, if possiblo, a brand of
eggs which will In itself bo a guar
antco of good quality.
If tho soil Is still opon, a better halt
days work can't bo dono right now
than to plow tho garden.
Green food of somo kind 1b neces
sary to mako hens do their best in
tho lino of egg production.
Lot Mia dairy heifer havo plenty of
growth beforo breeding two years
old Is better than 18 months.
Foul odors In tho sheep barn will
bring ponumonla. Koop your mind
on having them well ventilated.
Tho caro of animals previous to
slaughter has considerable effect on
tho keeping qualities of the meat
Tho dairy farm that Is Btocked to
Its full capacity without being ovor
Btocked 1b a pretty oafo Investment
Tho pedigreed sire has boon the
power in building up size and draft
form in our American stock or horsos
In pasturing nlfalfa it must nover
bo overstocked, as tho animals will
lnjuro tho crowns and tho plants will
die.
Tho collar, even though It Is
thought to bo well ventilated, Is not
a desirable placo to keep tho milk or
cream.
Experiments show that chickens
with strong vitality and plonty of mas
culino characteristics mako tho larg
est gains.
Heroic pruning moasures aro need
ed to bring many old trees Into bear
ing; but it need not all be dono tho
first year.
The man who dubbed tho hog a
"mortgage lifter" was posted; ho
knew something of tho possibilities of
tho animal.
A score or more years ago elght-cont
lambs and six-cent yearlings were not
sought by tho trade, aB Is frequently
tho case now.
Trees and Hinnll frultB generally like
npplicatlop of ashes and bono dust.
By fertilising liberally, good crops
may bo assured.
To lesson tho chnnces for milk fo-
.ver and other troubles after calving,
feed tho cow a laxative ration ten
duys beforo she Is duo.
Ono of tho most Important Itoms in
managing a fruit farm, and especially
small fruits, is to preparo tho soil In
equal hills beforo planting.
For best results tho nlfalfa pasture
must be mowed at least throe times
a year, becauso a(. certain times it bo
gins new growth from tho root
Corn Is no doubt tho best feed
there Is for hogs, but Its full vnluo
can only bo realized when it Is used
In connection with other feeds.
DISEASES CAUSE HEAVY LOSS OF SHEEP
Puns-bred Shropshlrea Exhibited at
tny w. n. oitunnT.)
In tho matter of parasitism tho last
two ycarB compare badly oven with
tholr predecessors, nnd what It may
bo hoped was tho high-water mark of
tapeworm Invasion was reached and
should now recede.
Tho loss of sheep In many sections
has been serious. In many flocks the
losses havo amounted to 30 and 40
por cent
Tho plnguo of tapeworm Is so
widespread that roportB from all ovor
tho world servo only to confirm our
own bittor experience.
Tho losses would not havo boon so
great If tho truo nature of tho malady
had been earlier, or wo may say oft
ener, rocognlzed In Its early stages by
tho flockmnstors.
It Is not to bo expected thnt tho
avorago shepherd will recognlzo tho
flrst symptoms of tapeworm Infesta
tion, but ho, ns well as his master,
will bo put upon his gunrd and may
bo dlrectod how to look for thorn.
Many havo been docelvod by tho ro
markably early period at which lambs
havo been attacked, mature worms
having been found in lambs at eight
to ton weoks old.
It Is so common an cxporlenco to
find lnmb3 nnd other young stock
scouring a littlo about weaning tlmo.
or when their food Ib changed, that
that symptom of tapeworm Infostn
tlon Is not suapocted nnd tho para
sites are theroby given a start.
Tho abnormal excreta should hn
carofully examined for small Bog
monts of broken worraa and If thoy
aro found It may bo assumed that In
festation is gonoral. Then tho nostrum
for scours (from no matter what
causo) will not bo used, whllo tho
colonies of zoolds aro rapidly Increas
ing, but with a vormlcido will bo giv
en first.
Tho very nnclent remedy of arsenic
ns a worm-killer has bcon practically
SPREAD MANURE
DURING WINTER
Belief Is Expressed Best Time to
Scatter Fertilizer Is Soon
as Possible.
Wo bellovo that thero Is but one
best tlmo to scatter manure, and that
Is as soon as possiblo. Wo do not savo
up tho manure from spring to fall
nor from fall to spring for any pet
theory. Mnnuro Is a very valuable
product, .yet tho less tlmo and labor
spent In handling It tho moro profit
thero Is nnd tho more It Is handled
between tho stable and tho field tho
less real fertility it will eventually
contain.
Last fall wo chanced upon a cer
tain farmer who was hauling out his
summer's collection of mnnuro, and
was carefully piling it all ovor tho
field In piles, says n writer in nn ex
change. Wo went oyer to find out IiIb
reason for doing lt) instead of scat
tering directly. lie said ho always
thought manure did tho most good
when Bcattored directly beforo spring
breaking, nnd ho wanted it piled up
during tho winter so It would not be
gono by spring by freezing, washing
and bleaching. Ho didn't llko tho idea
of Its being piled all In one big heap
and being scattered In tho spring eith
er, but wanted it piled in smaller
heaps so ho could scatter moro easily
and savo loading again. Then he had
read of how mnnuro lost so much of
its value In heating or burning out
that, although he used to pllo It in
bigger heaps, he now rnado smaller
plies.
Really tho man had caught faint
inklings of the advanced methods nnd
mado JtiBt this ono stop forward.
Probably tho smaller heap will not
fire as badly as tho larger heap, yet
how much and labor he could liavo
saved If he had scattered tho manure
directly Instead of piling It up in the
field. Experience has proven to us
that freezing is tho finest thing in
tho business to put the mnnuro in
Bhapo for tho bprlng crops. No nitro
gen or other valuablo elements aro
lost In this way.
Beware of Agents.
Howaro of tho tree agents. Thoy
may bo dishonest and sell uncertain
goods. It Is best In all cases to deal
dlrr with strictly rellablo nursery?
men.
the New York Stato Fair In 1011.
forgotten, or only romembercd when
somo reckless servant wns prosecutod
for administering It with fatal effect
to his master's horses or other stock.
Cautious veterinarians only prescrib
ed It for other purposes.
It wub not supposed that n lamb of
olght wooks might tnko n grain of
arsenic with safety to himself nnd
death to his uninvited guest, but such
Is found to ho the caso when tho drug
Is given um a tnblet comprcsesd by
mnchluory and of slow solution In tho
nllmentnry canal,. In contact with tho
onomy.
In n form that would bo rapidly ab
sorbed such a doso would bo danger
ous, moro dangerous porhaps to tho
lamb than to tho worms, nlthougli
sheop nro mora tolerant of this poison
than lit) man subjects.
In tho ro-dlscovery, then, of nn old
remedy which can bo safoly adminis
tered when denlt with by tho pharma
ceutical chemist, wo hnvo mndo val
uablo progress, but of greater Impor
tance still is tho ndoptlon of prevent
ive menuuros.
Theso aro to hand In tho form at
salt, slnco It has been demonstrated
that mollusos of tho kind which act as
Intermediary bearers perish In n ono
.per cent solution.
An to the best moans of applying
this Btibstnnco to tho land, con
venience and economy of lnbor aug
gost tho spreading of crushed rock
salt nt tho rato of about half n ton to
tho aero.
Tho past year has brought to my
notice many deaths from what has
been thought was anthrax, but post
mortem examinations hnvo shown thnt
tapeworm in tho hydatid or Interme
diate form wns tho direct causo ot
death.
All pasturo lands In tho vicinity of
towns suffer In this respect, ns some
thing llko 70 per cent of dogs aro in
fected with tupoworm.
LIME TO IMPROVE
TEXTURE OF SOIL
Desrtoys Adhesiveness of Clays,
Making Them Mellow and
Easy to Work.
(By B. II. 'IIITI3, West Virginia Experi
ment Btatlon.)
Nothing In agilcultural scionuo or
practlco may bo mentioned with moro
nssuranco than tho beneficial effect
of tlmo on easily puddled stiff clay
boIIb. This Ih so nearl yn matter of
common knowledge that tho wonder
la that anyone will worry along with
such soils year after year, and oven
from ono gencratlRii to another, whllo
tho possible lncreaso In yield In a
single year will often pay for tho ne
cessary ltmo.
Tho troublo with such soils Is dud
to tho cxtremo fineness of tho arti
cles. All soils aro very much finer
than most of tho peoplo would readily
bellovo, and clay soils are tho finest
of all. Soils consisting largely of clay
partlolos aro likely to bu too com
pact. Normal movement of air and
wntcr, and easy generation of roots
aro Imposslbo. Theso very flno par
ticles, when wet, tend to stick to
gether; if worked wet they form a
plastic mass which on drying shrinks
nnd becomes very hard.
If a handful of such soil bo worked
into a plastic mass, it will become
very hnrd when dry; but If tho test
bo repeated with clayB to which a
small quuntlty of caustic lima has
been added, tho mass when dry will
crumble easily between tho fingers.
Lime destroys tho adhesiveness of
clnys, making them moro opon, mel
low nnd easy to work. Air, water and
plant roots can get through them
much moro easily. They suffer less
from extremes of wot nnd dry weath
er. They lespond moro generously
to cultivation und manuring. For tho
purpose in question, two or three tona
of burnt llmo por aero should be ap
plied The very marked improvement
so onslly accomplished Is notlceablo
for many years; it is indeed ono ot
tho most enduring effects of llmo.
Soil for Roses.
Tho soil best adapted to roses fa
ono which contnlns 8 to 12 per cent
clay and Is well supplied with silt and
the finest grades of sand. Tho np-'
proprlatlon of theso throo clnsses of
material should exceed 75 per cent
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