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In Memory of Shakespeare.
Tho twenty-third is to bo observed
'by Individuals and clubs as befltB the
memory of tho great "Bard of Avon."
Perhaps tho following questions will
bo acceptable, all are answered by the
name of ono of his plays:
The lovers you should ne'er forgot.
Wero 1.
Thoy met ono evening, so wo hear,
At far-famed castlo of 2.
Ho wooed her thero with all his
jnlght
And ho proposed tho 3.
Her folks opposed tho match, Lord
I 4.
Said he'd prefer to eeo her still In
(death
Than wed a man who'd stoop bo low
As friends to bo with 5.
But ho wooed her without regret,
And penned his lovo In C.
And oft her evenings would regal6
By telling her a . 7.
At last he said he'd wnlt no more,
Ho sought tho , 8.
And said ho'd counted up tho cost,
And' would not havo . 9.
Ho told his man, "Now 10.
An J wo'll elope: I know It will
please her,
And then if things are what they
eem,
Our life will be 11.
I know wo cannot stop for rest,
So wo'll away In d . 12.
I know that It will glvo her pleasure,
And sho will meet It . 13.
His lady love was fine and fit,
Sho answered him, " ." 14.
And far away in some 15.
Thoy did their troubles all forget,
For they eloped as wo havo seen,
r .Helped on with zeal by . 10.
And now Pp nothing more to tell
1 And : . 17. ,,
Tim or, ... . .f
auk uuovtciD uiu;
1. Romeo and Juliet.
2. King Lear.
3. Twelfth Knight.
4. Macbeth. '
6. Othello.
6. Sonnet
,-7.' Wlnter'B Talo.
8. Merry Wives of Windsor.
0. Love's Labor's Lost.
10. Julius Caesar.
11. A Midsummer-Night's dream.
12. Tempest.
13. Measuro for Measure.
14. As You Llko It
15 Hamlet. i
1G. Cymbelino.
17. All's Well That Ends Well.
Alphabet Contest.
Perhaps some of you can devlso a
better name for thiB pastime, but I
am sure every one who knows their
"A, B. C's" can play it.
Tho answers to all tho queries are
made by simply using letters, and it
will bo well for tho hostess to give
several examples before beginning the
contest:
1. Containing nothing. M T (empty).
2. Statement of indebtedness. I O.
U (I owe you).
3. Part of a house. L (ell).
,4. An insect. B (beo).
C. To behold C (see).
7. A famous poem. LEG (elegy).
8. A tent. T P (toepoo).
9. A number. A T (eighty).
10. Unit of measuro used in print
ing. M (em).
11. All right. O K.
12. Slang expressions. O or O G or
O U (gee oh gee oh you).
13. A foe. N M E (enemy).
14. Indefinite quantity. N E. (any).
15 A vegetable. P (pea).
10. Intemperance. X S (excess).
17. An image. PEG (effigy).
18. Poorly dressed. C D (seedy).
19. Two of a kind. W (double u).
Easily Made and Decorative
An easily-made and very decorative
iform of pipe rack is shown in the ac
companying sketch. For the founda
tion a thin pieco of wood (fretwood
lis specially suitable for tho purpose),
'fifteen inches in length and five inches
in width, is used. This wood is smooth
ly covered on both sides with pale
bluo silk stretched tightly across and
jBGwn together at tho edges.
Prior to covering tho wood, how
over, tho ribbon band that runs across
tho center must bo sewn in its place
'and lt will bo noticed that it is tacked
to tho silk so that It forms a scries
To covet. N V (envy).
A bird. J (Jay).
A vorb. R (aro) or B (bo) or O
A common bovoragc. T (tea).
A girl's name, li O (Elsie).
Anothor one. Lt N (Etlon).
Yet anothor. P E (Eillo).
Still another. K T (Katio).
A literary effort. S A (Essay).
Thimble Club Fun.
A club composed of a dozen glrlB
who met to sow and read onco In two
weeks had this amusing pastime at
ono of their social meotlngs. Tho
hostess gavo each girl a tnpo needlo
threaded with bnby ribbon; thero wero
four of roso color, four of bluo and
four of lavender. Thero wero four
card tables in tho living room, each
covered with tho linen to match tho
ribbons. Tho girl with bluo found their
tablo, likewise tho others, and tho
hostess passed charming "sowing com
panions," mado of ribbon with tiny
scissors, needlo book and emery; a
safety pin waB attached to tho bow at
tho bolt, so they were immediately
pinned on and wero most appropriate
souvenirs. In tho center of tho tables
thero was a tray of needlcB, assorted
sizes, and a Bpool of number aeventy
thread. When tho boll rang, tho play,
ers started to thread needlcB and stick
them into a cardboard (I think bltB
of flannel would bo better and easier).
At the end of four minutes tho bell
rang ngaln, score was taken and tho
couple who had succeeded In thread
ing tho most needles went to tho next
table.
Threo rounds of four minutes each
completed this gamo and tho couplo
having the highest scoro wero present
ed with Bilk workbags.. "Progresslvo
needles" was voted a great success.
Next the hostess asked them to chooso
sides, first appointing captains, and
there were six on a side lined up and
tho girls opposito each other wero
partners for this contest; ono lino of
girls hold big needles and those across
from them had coarso threads; at a
signal they rushed at each other and
tho couplo who had their needlo
threaded first received prizes of pa
pers of needles and spools of thread.
Tho winning couplo sat down and tho
es( tried, tho samo thing over again.,
I think this" party "scheme coulH bo"
carried out in tho evening and boys
asked to bo tho girls' partners. I anY
euro lt would bo loads of fun.
Nuts to Crack.
Why should a spider make a good
correspondent?
Ho drops a lino by every post.
When is a carpenter like circum
stances? When ho altera cases.
What kind of servants aro best for
hotelB?
The Inn-experienced.
Why aro lumps of sugar llko raco
horses?
The more you lick them tho foster
they go.
Who aro tho most wicked peoplo In
the world, and why?
Pen makers, because they make peo
ple steel penB and tell them they do
write (right).
What word will, if you take away
the first letter, mako you sick?
Music.
Why is a pretty woman like a lock?
Becauso sho is a thing to a door
(adore).
What Is tho longest word in tho Eng
lish languago?
Smiles, because thero is a mllo be
tween the first and last letter.
When is tho best time to get a fresh
egg at sea?
When tho ship layB to.
Why is a thief called a jailbird?
Because he's been a robin.
How can a leopard change its Bpots?
By going from ono spot to another.
What are tho most uncomfortable
ships?
Hardships.
Why is a watch a difficult thing to
steal?
Because it must bo taken off its
guard.
When does a farmer chango tho
color of his horses?
When ho opens tho field gate and
turns them in to graze (grays).
MADAME MERRI.
Ribbon drawn through laco aud tied
in a flat bow at tho left Bido makes
an effective trimming.
20.
21.
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(seo)
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24.
C5.
20.
27.
28.
Is This Little Pipe Rack
of little loops into which tho pipes
may be slipped and held in tholr
places in the manner illustrated.
At either end of tho ribbon loops a
smart little bow mado of some of tho
same ribbon is attached, and tho
whole rack 1b outlined with a bluo and
white cord carried into threo little
loops at each corner and a long loop
at the top by which tho rack and its
contents can be suspended from, a
nail in tho wall.
This article would mako a nice pres
ent for a man or it would be sure to
find a reddy sale at a bazaar.
NOTES cAom
MMD0WBR00K
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Keep tho barns dry.
Feed cattle with regularity.
Calves should havo dally outdoor ex
ercise. Soak parsley seed over night in
lukowarni water.
nSIow tho first mllo of an all day's
trip; then crowd along.
Sweet corn planted every two weckB
will glvo a long succession.
It is Just as necessary to fit a collar
to a horse as it is to fit a shoo to the
foot.
Our American breeds fatten very
roadily, making them Ideal markot
poultry.
Farmers ought to take a lesson from
tho rooster that crows his respects to
tho silo. i
Sheep generally sell to tho best ad
vantage when tho bunch 1b uniform as
possible.
Two parts oats and one of bran
mako a well balanced ration for preg
nant owes.
All dead limbs from trees in tho
orchard should go into tho brush heap
or woodshed.
Ollmeal is greatly relished by lambs
and helps greatly in obtaining a fine
finish for the market.
A well kept garden is a Joy forever,
becauso lt can bo made to yield good
oatlng tho year around.
A 100-ogg hen can no more lay 200
eggs in a year than an incubator can
hatch 100 chicks from 50 eggs.
A man connot work on boiled tur
nips alono; neither can a horse work
on a diet of straw and fodder.
Sheep at six years of ago generally
lose their teeth; hence they should be
fattened and sold before this period.
Well-managed poultry is preferable
to farm crops, In that poultry will
produce an income at all times of the
yoar.
Begin to fight vermin with the de
parture of tho winter's snows. Thoy
will always bo ready and waiting for
long.
Oat straw that is free from mold
makes an excellent winter forage for
mulos, young cattle and boarding
horses.
Aside from plenty of good food, tho
cardinal wants of the dairy barn are
good light, fresh air, cleanliness and
varmth.
When a bird becomes ill, separate
it from tho rest of tho flock. By doing
so tho spread of an infectious dis
ease may bo averted.
Whether well fed in stables or not,
cows like something to pick on
through tho day and corn fodder Is
.good for this purpose.
Always tio your team or put them in
a barn when you go to town. It Is
much choapor than having to buy a
new harness and wagon.
Tho natural color of butter is duo
to tho following factors: Breed, feed
vnd period of lactation. Study theso
factors In handling your herd.
Tho demand for good draft horses
In nearly every state Is better than
over before, and sound, well-formed
animalB bring from $200 to $400
each.
Aro you testing your seed for germ
inating qualities? It is a simple mat
ter, and tho state experiment station
will send you full directions for doing
It at home.
Tho feeding of tho calf should bo
uniform and regular. Do not feed lib
erally today ond starve tho calf tomor
row and expect it to make tho gains It
would under the proper care.
Men who are Inexperienced in al
falfa growing should have forced on
their attention tho Important lesson
that it pays well to put a little labor
on tho surface after removing each
crop.
Eggs intended for Incubation should
novor bo subjected to a temperature
bolow 40 degrees for any length of
tlmo, aa tho germ will become chilled
and dlo. Keep tho eggs in a tempera
turo ranging from 45 to CO degrees
until wanted for incubation. Novor
handlo them with greasy hands, as
tho grcaso closes up the pores in tho
shell.
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5 EirZtma.
Prune a littlo every year.
Wash tho separator thoroughly.
Feed the chicks little and often.
Never mako a young horso pull all
lt can.
Plant an abundanco of beets to
allow for grootjB.
Let's not forget to whltowash tho
hen house this spring.
There's mora In tho caro of your
fowls than in tho broed.
The older tho egg tho loss Is that
sweet, rich flavor notlcoablo.
Measuro outyour grain according to
tho work your horses aro doing,
A good horao poorly cared for rare
ly sells for what ho really Is worth.
With tho growing pigs thrift, not
hunger, should prompt to cxorclso.
The success of tho dairy farm de
pends upon tho "man behind tho
COWB."
nutter Is usually good or bad ac
cording to tho process by which lt Is
mado.
A cross bred malo cannot bo re
lied upon for producing uniform off
spring. There is no profit in keeping a pig
or any othor animal when thoro la
no gain.
Are the cows paying for tho food
they consume? If not, thero aro thoso
that will.
Never feed dusty feed if you can
avoid it,, but if you do, sprinkle It with
water beforo feeding.
Sand that will grow good crop3 of
clover will grow, or can bo mado to
grow almost anything.
In butter-making use salt that will
dissolve readily, otherwise your but
Jer 1b likely to bo gritty.
Tho cow that gives tho most milk
when fresh Is not always tho best
milker In a year's tlmo.
Tho dairy cows, especially, will
greatly relish and do well on tho odd
turnips, bets and cabbage.
Ono way of Increasing profits In
dairy farming io to cut down tho hord
to tho actual profit makers.
When you breed full bloods, grades
or natlvo stock, novor uso nn Imper
fect animal for breeding purposes.
Tho only successful hon houso is
tho open front one that has at least
one-third of the south sldo entirely
open.
Four quarts of good oats, mixed
with warm water, mako a flno feed
for mtho cow Just after tho now calf
comes.
On tho farm, as In other business,
never undertake more than you can
do at tho right tlmo and In tho proper
manner.
Whero hard coal is burned tho cin
ders may bo saved and substituted for
grit. Thoy are not half bad for this
purpose.
' Tho difficulties in tho way of mak
ing good butter may all bo overcome
and good butter will always find a
remunerative market.
Ono reason why separators do not
nlways do good work Is becauso thoy
aro not set up right. Look well to
that In tho very beginning.
By actual experiment it has been
found that by feeding nlfalfa hay with
corn tho cost of fattening pigs has
been decreased about one-half.
Cow-testing associations aro being
organized in many neighborhoods.
Dajrymon aro boginning to seo tho
wastefulness of working In tho dark.
Indigestion is tho causa of more
than half tho diseases of tho horse,
and largely caused by Improper food
and working horses on a full stomach.
Horses should novor bo mado to
eat moldy hay, aB nothing Is worso
In leading to worrying, whistling
and other derangements of tho
wind.
Skim milk, when fod In connection
with grain, makes a very valuable
food for hogs at all periods of tholr
growth, but practically bo during tho
earlier period.
Tho farming business Is getting to
bo a big proposition. Farm life of to
day means moro than the dally round
of chores, with tho long, Idlo winter
spent reading tho almanac.
From tho fact that so many good
mares aro raising mulo colts, and bo
many flno stalllona havo beon con
certed Into carrlago horses of tho
heavy harness typo, a veritable horso
famine Is close at hand.
Havo you planned to let tho small
boy of tho family havo at least ono
aero of land to plant and caro for,
with tho prlvllego of using tho money
ho may mako from tho products as
ho may wish? Try lt. Tho plan has
paid with others and lt ought to do
well on your farm.
INCREASING DEMAND
Heavy Imported Stallion.
Nearly nil of us who llvo on farms
from 40 to 320 acres In size ralso
ono or moro coltB every year. About
half tho tlmo theso colts nro modi
ocro nulmals, neither draft, rond,
plow, nor general purpose anlnmlB,
saya a Nebraska writer In tho Farm
Progress. Most of us havo como to
tho conclusion that tho big horso Is by
far tho best animal to havo on tho
farm, and yet wo pay but littlo atten
tion to growing tho work horso of
that ytpo.
Power plowing Is many a long year
nway from tho littlo farm. And thoro
is a constant tondency to break up
tho big half-farm, half-ranch of tho
mlddlo west Into small allotments.
Tho point I wnnt to mako 1b that
thoro Is going to bo an lndohnlto do
main! for heavy animals horses that
aro big enough to pull a mower, a
binder, a heavy plow and othor ma
chinery without being exhausted at
Jho endof q day's work.
A big jiiaro or two and a slzablo
big-boned stallion will mako lt easy
for tho farmer of 1913 to havo a big
draft team or two on his place by
1910. Tho stallion owners will got
tho stallions Into tlio country if thero
1b enough of a demand for them. I
am tired of raising cat-humpod, bcIs-sor-hocked
littlo horses, weighing
1,000 and 1,200 pounds, and "kill
ing thorn off" during tho crop sea
aon. Wo might Just as onslly have
big animals not too big, but strong
enough and heavy enough to pull a
14-lnch plow through tho dirt.
I havo seen ono neighborhood
chango Its typo of farm horses on
tlroly In n spaco of five years. An
enterprising horso and mule buyer
with stables in that neighborhood
brought about tho chango by show
ing tho farmers thero was a profit In
tho chango. A few of them stocked
up with big marcs and a hoavy stal-
ONE CONVENIENCE
FOR FARM HOUSE
Soft Water Adds More Comfort
to Home Than Almost Any
Other Thing.
(By MISS J. U SIIEPPEItD.)
Fow othor homo conveniences will
ravo bo much labor and add bo much
comfort as soft water, hot and cold,
right at hand. Tho carrying and lift
ing of wator, and tho emptying of
tubs aro things that aro extremely tax
ing and that could bo readily accom
plished by mechanical means. To
opon a faucet and lift a plug Is all
that should bo necessary for filling
and emptying tubs and washing ma
chlno. Water la needed, not only ln
tho laundry but all over tho house,
tho laundry bchig mentioned espe
cially becauso wash day Is tho hard
est day In tho weok, requiring tho
greatest amount of heavy lifting,
which Is hard on tho back. Wash day
also entails much danger of sickness
becauso of nocossary exposuro when
water must bo carried ln and out In
cold weather.
Tho entire family should bo Inter
ested In this needed Improvement, be
cause It would confer a personal ben
efit on each ono.
Soft water Is bettor than hard for
all kinds of cleaning, washing dlsheH,
woodwork, floors, and also for bodily
ablutions. Who enjoys tho harsh,
sticky feeling of hands washed In
hard wator, to say nothing of chap
ping Incident to its uso ln cold weath
er Tho wash basin, tho wnsh boiler,
everything used with hard wa
ter, glvo silent evldenco of this char
acteristic, conHumlng tlmo and re
quiring extra labor In scouring when
slmplo washing alono would bo neces
sary If soft wntor had been used. Cis
tern wnter Is not best for tho pur
poses of drinking and In preparing
and cooking, and It Is not tho Inten
tion of this article to recommend it,
but simply to Insist that In case but
one can bo had In tho houso, let that
be soft.
Treat Cowo Kindly.
Don't kick tho cow or thrash her
with tho milking stool when nhe
Booms croba. Cows aro very sensitive
creatures and such treatment only
makes thorn worse. Besides being
cruel lt interferes with tho flow of
milk.
FOR LARGER HORSES
lion was Imported. Now thoro would
bo no chanco of getting that com
munity to chango back to tho non
descript typo of farm horso common
thoro ten years ago.
Any man who tills tho soil, un
less ho Is a truck farmer, wants a
horso that Is capable of meeting any
sudden demand for n hard pull. Ho
wants n horso that can swing stead
ily along ln front of a binder all day
without being exhausted nt sundown.
Roads aro nonn too good ln most
rural communities, and lt takes a
horso with n lot of meat on his framo
to go against tho collar on a ton
mllo trip to town and return,
Tho light animal la flno for sum
mer road trlpB, but whon lt cornea to
hauling out a load of lumber, a
dozen sacks of fertilizer and tho or
dinary winter load of farm supplloa
through mud that is hock deep, tho
hoavy animal with a lot of cn-i
duronco Is tho horse that I want to
drlvo
Thero 1b somo fear on tho part ot,
farmers who admlro tho draft type
of farm horso that everybody will
tako up tho tearing of heavy weights
and thero will bo no market for them.
I don't lot that bother mo, for this
reason: lt will bo a good many cen
turies before everybody sees any ono
proposition in tho samo light.
A lot of men will go tight nhoad
brooding their marcs to any old kind
of u stallion and rearing tho samo
old nondescript colts, Another thing,
thnt la to bo considered la that ov
cry man la not ablo to grow good
draft colts and tako caro of them
after ho has grown them. I havo
socn draft colts spoiled by foolish
handling on tho part of owners, who
seemed to think thoy wero feeding;
and breaking young bronchos. A
draft animal must bo treated accord"
Ing to his typo.
WATER IS FEARED
BY A RED SPIDER1
Destructive Little Insect Hides ort
the Underside Leaves of
Plants.
Tho best thing to uso tho only
thing that will bo ot benefit la wator.
Just plain, lndoctored water.
What tho red spider dreads moro
than anything oIbq 1b moisture. Ho
will not stay whero tho air la kept
moist, If ho can got away, and, If ho
cannot get away, ho 1b unablo to do
much hnrm.
Horo Is whero tho sprayer comes In
play again. Seo thnt your plants aro
thoroughly wet, all over, at leaBt
threo times a week onco a day Is bet
ter. ,
Bo suro that moisture gets to tho
underside of tho leaves, where tho
spider likes to hldo nway. Most por
BonB aro not awaro of the prcaonco
of this tiny but terribly destructive
creaturo, becauso lt Is unnotlceablo
unlcss ono takes special pains to Book,
him out.
But, If they find that leaves on their
plants aro turning yellow and falling;
off, they will have good reason to sus
pect that tho rod spider Is at tho bot
tom of tho trouble.
Tho spider 1b bo small that ho 1b
never scon unless a special search If
mado for him:" Closo Inspection re
veals his tiny webs and in theso woba
you will discover him, If you look
Bhnrply, resembling a grain of cayenne
popper moro than anything else,
Keep your oyo on tho popper-grain
and you will bco lt move, and then
you may know that tho red spider Is
reBponBlblo for tho unhealthy appear
ance of your plants.
It Is an excellent plnn to keep water
constantly ovaporattng on stoves or
registers. Do anything that will havo
o tendency to Impart moisture to tho
atmoBphore.
Tho spraying of tho plants, however
Ib tho main thing to depend on. 1
Dairy Cow la Necessity. '
Making tho farm yield moro with
out lncreaso ln acroago can bo dona
by using alfalfa and sllago. Those
two agencies will do moro to increase)
tho capacity of the land than any
thing else. Of courso, it Is under
stood that tho dairy cow must bo koptJ
in order to got tho best returns from
thoalfalfa and Bllago. '
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