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For Commencement Day.
I find that many of tho schools
jhave commencement exercises vory
tlato In June and I have so many re
quests from teachers of small district
schools who are remote from largo
towns and yet are. more than anxious
to have creditable closing dayB. This
illttlo schomo Is very pretty and not
difficult to work out It Is called
"Childhood's Happy Year." Select
four girls about tho same ago and
,slze to form each "season." Make
tho costumes from crcpo paper and rep
resent "spring" by green frocks with
wreaths of green about the head;
"summer" with white frocks and
crowns and roses, either real or arti
ficial, and gowns trimmed with gar
lands of Bmall roses; "Autumn"
(Should have brown drosses with fall
leaves In red and brown tints, and
"Winter" all white with holly wreaths
and mistletoe, or red dresses trim
med in cotton.
"Spring" should enter first and
march to tho front of platform and
sing the first verso of tho following
song, which is easy to sing to tho
tune of "Swinging 'Neath the Old Ap
ple Tree." At tho end of the lines,
two of the girls turn to tho right and
two to the left and march down the
Bides joining at the back in a line.
"Summer," "Autumn" and "Winter"
follow, a group at a time sing their
verso and march as did "Spring" and
take, their places at tho back behind
the preceding "season." This retains
"Spring" at the front, and then all
join hands, forming a circle, and sing
tho chorus through and march off in
slnglo file, "Spring" leading. It Is
really very effective,
Happy Childhood's hours,
With tho budding flowers,
With the warbling songsterB
In leafy trees;
When tho earth rejoiceB,
Glad wo join our voices,
Happy in tho spring wo are.
CHORUS.
Happy Childhood! Happy ChildhQod!
Singing all the day right merrily;
Happy Childhood! Happy Childhood!
Happy all tho year are wo. "
In tho summer weather,
Glad wo aro together,
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Walking Costume. Our model is in mole-colored face oloth.
The skirt Is qulto novel In cut, and is prettily trimmed at right side
with satin-covered buttons. The coat baB a slightly high-waistcd bodice,
with a long basquo attached; thero Is a capo of satin, over which is a col
lar of tho cloth; satin cuffs and buttons trim the sleeves.
Hat of light grayish blue Tagol, trimmed with mole ribbon and
oBprey.
Materials required for the costume: 6 yards 4G inches wide, 19
buttons, yard satin 40 Inches wide, G yards lining silk 20 inches wide.
Garden Party Dress. White crepe-de-chlno and Imitation Irish cro
chet lace afe combined in this very pretty 'dress.
Tho skirt, which Is of tho crcpo, Is tucked at foot and has a short
tunlo of laco.
Tho bodices is of lace with tuckedcrepe-do-cbino each side front; tho
sleeves aro also of crepo, with laco Insertion running from neck near
ly to elbow; the elbows are gathered Into insertion bands. A band of soft
old rose satin, with jeweled buttons, finishes the waist.
Hat of old roso Tagel with soft satin crown, trimmed with a wreath
of small pink flowers.
Materials required for tho dress: 3 yards crepe-dc-cblne 44 Inches
wide, 1 yards Insertion, '2 yards lace 18 inches wide.
Chasing littlo butterflies
While on the wing;
Ringing 'round o' rosles.
Gathering sweetest posies,
Happy In the summer as In spring.
CHORUS.
When tho winds aro Blghlng
And tho leaves are dying
Opening prickling burrs
'Neath chestnut trees
Merrily wo'ro racing
In the air bo bracing
Happy in tho autumn breeze.
CHORUS.
When Jack Frost Is nipping
Still wo'ro gayly sipping
AH tho sweetness stored throughout
tho year
So, with cheeks aglowing
Wolcomo we tho snowing-
Winter brings us all good cheer.
CHORUS.
A Spinster Shower for "Polly."
"Polly" had at last Buccumbed to
Cupid's wiles and tho spinster club
to which she belonged resolved to do
tho proper thing In way of a Bhower.
Tho Invitations were on green card
board, lettered in yellow. They wero
bo pretty that it was somo tlmo before
tho recipient realized they wero sup
posed to represent jealousy.
Each guest took a dainty tea cup
and saucer, the hostoss providing tho
pot. All wero asked to bring their
thimbles. Tho work provided by tho
hostess was a variety of tea towels.
Then the hostess requested the bride
elect to make a cup of tea as a fare
well to tho other spinsters. The maid
brought In a tray with tho cups und
saucers, each cup bearing a black
cat shaped card on which tho donor's
name, and a sentiment were inscribed
in white ink. I forgot to say, theso
cat cards were enclosed with the invi
tations, and tho cups were all sent to
tho hostess the day before tho shower.
Every ono said It was a most unique
way of giving a shower.
An "S" Supper.
Somo years ago this "S" suppor
was given, to vary tho monotony of
tho ordinary church supper. It was a
success, and I copy the menu for
others who may like to try ft. The
curd at the top said, "Supper Sched
ule": Sumptuous! Superb! Satisfying!
Substantial.
SJImly Sliced Sandwiches, Stylishly
Shaped.
Selected Sea fruit. Somewhat Seasoned.
Scalloped Sea-Piult.
Savory Salmon Salmi.
Scrumptious Salad, Small, Sleek Sardines.
Square S<lneH.
Sundries.
Shapely Spiced, Slender Sweet Pickles.
Sour, Stringing, Stimulative Sauce.
Seraphic Sweet-Cakes.
Silver Spiced Sponge Snow Sweetmeats.
Small, Succulent, Sacharlno Slices Sweet
ened. Bolldflcd Strawberry Syllabub.
Soft, Smooth, Snowy, Slippery Sherbet
Sips.
Sisters' Special Steeped -Sin,
Steamlmr. Soul-Stirring Stimulant.
Sentiment Souvenirs. Suitably Selected.
Supper. Six Seven-Sixty.
Several Sweet Sisters Sedulously Serving.
MME. MERRI.
Right
Light of Fashion
NOTES FROM
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Ventilate all stables.
Cull all puro bred animals.
Keep the little plga growing.
Provide tho chicks with shade
Pasteurization is universal in Ger
man cities.
Wash the calves' pallB as well ns
tho milk palls.
Corn sllago produces a very rapid
flnlBh on tho cnttlo.
Equal parts of laid and kerosene Is
effectivo against lice.
Have everything ready beforehand
and start your hatching operations.
Do not uncover roses or other plants
until their now g".wth makes it neces
sary. Put your thinking cap on nnd
don't let other work crowd out tho
chicks.
Don't allow broody hens to remain
on tho came nests that aro used by
tho layers.
Farms that arc lacking In natural
timbfcr should bo producing an arti
ficial grove.
There nover wijl be too' many good
poultrymeh,"but wc can strive tb bo
among tho best.
A bow can be kept too long, and
often many of us keep some old thing
a year too long.
Do not givo nltrnto of soda to
plants until well abovo soil, and then
npply very sparingly.
Grass seed Is qulto the opposite of
clover, bo the mixtures aro very apt
to contain more grass than clover.
Imagine what could be accomplished
In the way of community breeding
with fifty herds In the same commu
nity. If you havo windows In tho hen
house keep them clean, nB tho lions
need all tho sunlight they can get
these days.
Lay your pluns to grow tho bulk of
tho fcedstuffs on tho farm this yenr.
Buying much high-priced feed cuts
into the profits.
If a hog misses a feed watch him; It
he misses tho second feed, remove him
from the herd and thoroughly disinfect
where he has been.
Better run a dairy without a dog
than havo one that Is irritable to the
cows. Many kicking cowb aro caused
by tho dogs nipping at their heels.
If you havo n real love for tho poul
try tribe, and do your best by them In
any and all ways, you are certain to
come out tho winner In tho long run.
In mating be suro nnd mato even
colored birds. For lnstnnco, not n
dark malo to a lighter hen. This
kind of mating produces , mottled
chickens,
It hnB been proved many times that
the large, plump, well-formed seed
will give the best and qulokest crop
returns. Moral: Plant only large, well
doveloped seeds.
The three-year rotation is probably
the best for average purposes, but the
dairymen may find tho four-year, rota
tion more convenient, on account of
tho pasturage It provides.
The man who catches n sheep by
the wool wouldn't like to have his
hair pulled every time n neighbor
meets him. Hurts a Bheep just as
bad as it would a man to bo handled
that way, though.
It tfikcB from fifteen to twenty oars
of corn to plant an acre. If one car
falls to grow, about C per cent, of the
stand is lost. About fifteen minutes
of time are required to test enough
corn, by the ear method, to plant nn
aero.
Where It Is difficult to obtain n
stand of ulfalfn, It 1b qulto ponKifolo
that sowing sweet" clover a year or
two before seeding to alfalfa would
prove advantageous. Sweet clover vIU
inoculate the soil and put it in good
condition for seeding alfalfa.
If thoroughly rotten manure is avail
able at least a part of It may be used
to advantage ns a top-dressing after
plowing and before harrowing. This
plan 1b preferable to tho ubo of all
tho manuce before plowing and this
Is especially truo when shallow-rooted
crops are to bo grown, such as onions
and celery.
Spray for Insect pests.
Many gardens need II mo.
All chickens delight In tho sun.
Never mix chicks of different ages.
Tho perches for fowls should do
low.
Tho slro Is tho mainspring In tho
dairy works.
You cannot afford to overlook tho
health of your fowls.
Early hatches nro nine times out of
ten moro profitably than lato ones.
It's no longer possible to fnnn suc
cessfully If you depend upon guess
work. Tho sheep Is just as efficient a ma
nuro spreader ns ho Is a manure
ranker.
Hens suffer from n damp henhouse,
so It Is well to keep tho floor coverod
with litter.
Grow your peach trees bo that a
six-foot ladder will bo long enough
for harvesting.
If applying nitrate of soda sprinkle
around tho plant nnd then stir or
rnke Into tho Boll.
If you lntejid to ubo hens for (hatch
ing Bet them In a dry place whero tho
ventilation Is good.
If you do not Intend to uso hens for
hatching break them up at onco and
get them to laying again.
Remember nil kinds of stimulating
fertilizers should by no means bo al
lowed to touch tho leaves of a plant
Red raspberry rown should bo about
bIx feet apart, plants spaced two foot
apart In tho row (3,030 to tho aero).
Start tho brooder a day or two bo
fore putting In the chicks to seothat
the heating apparatus Is working prop
erly, Heroic pruning measures nro need
ed to bring many old trees Into benr
lng; but It need not all bo dono the
first yenr.
In cool wettthcr 10 to 13 chicks nro
8Ufllclent,for ono hen, while In warm
er weather 15 to 20 curt bo cared for
successfully.
A pound of clover seed to tho bushel
of small grain helps to glvo ono'B land
the clover habit, and prepares tho way
for n good stand.
A 200-bushcl yield of potatoes per
acre removes from tho soil 40 pounds
of nitrogen, 21 pounds of phosphoric
ncid nnd 74 pounds of potaBh.
An apple tree that has been prop
erly pruned from tho time it la set
needs comparatively littlo attention
when It reaches bearing ago.
Tho scratching hen will have bet
ter vitality, and 'a bettor laying rec
ord than tho lazy hen flint waits by
the gate for tho next feed to bo doled
out.
There is this to sny for Incubator
hatching: Mites and other pests are
not waiting outside tho Bhell ready o
pounce on tho helpless chick ns soon
as It emerges 5s?
High fertility Is exceedingly Impor
tant for cabbage. This crop must
havo an nbundnnco of quickly nvull
able plant food. Application of nl
trato of aoda usually pays.
A pig must not bo allowed to stop
growing. If It does, tho loss Is not
confined only tptho days of unthrlft,
but all the food consumed afterward
Is likely to givo less profit.
For a straight hog fence It hns been
found that twenty-six inches is not
high enough." If thero nro to bo no
barb wires on top of tho hog fence
should not bo less than thirty Inches
high.
Plants send their rootlets a surpris
ing distance in search of food and wa
ter, and these rootlets show almost
human intelligence In traveling around
Atones and other obstructions to gain
th,elr end.
When plowing the land for parsnips
nnd other deep-growing root plants,
plow deep and keep tho manure down
deep; otherwise you will havo a lot of
surface roots Instead of tho long,
straight roots desired.
The silo will help you meet tho feed
ing problem, enable you to snvo about
40 per cent, of tho feeding valuo of
the corn plant nnd mnko it possible
for tho farm crop to maintnln moro
animals. Tho silo is a good Invest
ment. Fall plowing is to bo preferred to
spring plowing. This applies also to
land for com that is to bo tnanurod
during the winter and spring. A rea
sonable dressing or coarse manure
may be disked lu without difficulty,
and Is In bettor position to aid tho
crop than when plowed under.
To hold a sack open for filling it
with potatoes, beets, turnips, or any
thing to be sacked, uso a C0-pound
lard can with the bottom removed.
Place the can in the sack nnd let tho
sack come up to tho top of tho can.
Fill tho can, raise it and tho sack; let
tho can remain and fill again until
the sack Is full.
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Wo can got largor returns from our
corn through our cows, Btcers nnd
hogs, thnn In any othor way. For
thrco years tho writer hns been sell
ing his corn to grndo Holstoln cows
for n dollar a bushel cash, besides tho
fertility returned to tho Hold, says n
wrltor In tho Farm, Stock nnd Homo.
Tho snmo Is truo of thnt which has
been fed to poultry. Tho romnrk is
often heard: "Tho dairy cow Is too
much work. I don't like to milk, nnd
I enn't got hired men thnt will do It."
That Is no doubt truo whoro ono
tries to do two times as much work
as ho ought, nnd whon tho dairy 1b
enrod tor In n haphazard way
whero mon nro expoctcd to work hard
in tho field nnd do tho milking In n
filthy bnrn. It is not uncommon to
boo barns whero tho cows and horses
havo to sloop on dirty nnd hard floorB
without nny bedding, whllo tons nnd
tons of straw nro ovory year bolng
burnt.
Under such conditions is thero any
wonder that our hlrod mon do not
want to milk? In communities whoro
tho most of tho farmers lmvo good,
clean barns, with comont floors, nnd
ubo plenty of bedding, thoy have littlo
trouble In getting their mon to milk.
But If your conditions outside of
theso mentioned nro Buch that you
can't help, and don't llko to milk,
thero nro good opportunities for you
In beef or pork raising.
Fit a carlond or two of Bteers ovory
winter to put onto tho mnrkot In tho
spring, whon prlcos nro high, it Is no
doubt truo that the work with fnt
stock Is not bo particular as that with
tho dairy cow. It does not rcqulro
such expensive buildings nor so much
holp excepting In tho winter whon It
la easy to get. Owing to the high
prices of beef during tho past two
years cows and young calves thnt
should have grown Into beef have
been rushed onto tho market by tho
thousands.
Indications nro thnt there will be n
shortage In beef supply, nnd prlceB
will bo still higher In a row years to
como than thoy nro at present. So
thero will bo good opportunities for
nny ono who wantB to do something
besides growing grnln. Thero Is j-ood
money In stock when it Is cured for in
Red Polled Cow A
SCARCITY OF PURE
BRED STALLIONS
Some of Specimens of Horses
Used for Public Service Are
Remarkably Poor.
The situation abroad is very mucn
hotter thnn In this country. In fact
practically no scrub, grade or non
registered stallions, nro used for pub
lic service.
In Inveutigations of this matter car
ried on by Dr. A. S. Alexander of
Wisconsin It wns found that there
wero In ono Btnto CO per cont. grade
stallions und only 40 per cont put1
bred.
Some of tho specimen horses used
for public service nro remnrknble ex
hibitions of wretchedly bred, run down
und diseased nnlmnls.
Tho effect of breeding from such
stock Is apparent In the very low
grade of horses produced. Water can
not rise above Its level neither can n
grade stallion raiso tho blood level of
his progony abovo that of his own
volns lu quality.
Tho uso of such aires, thcroforo,
means a retrogression nnd n groat
damago to the farmers of nny state.
Care of Palms.
Set the potted palms out In the ynrd
In partial shade, and don't forget to
water thorn, root and foliage. Shower
tho tops morning nnd evening,
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Many Prize Winners.
tho right way, nnd when good stock
Is kopt Tho fact thnt It pnya to keep
a cow that merely pays for her feed
bocnuse of tho fertility sho roturns to
tho soli 1b no reason why wo should
not keep a good cow.
A good cow will bring us Just na
much fertilizer, will cost vory littlo
moro to keep, will bring tho owner a
much larger not rolurn. Tho samo Is,
true of gobd beef, nnd good hogs, nml
good poultry. Wo cannot afford to
waste tlmo nnd money on poor stock,
for tho bust Is nono too profitable.
Tho buyer of puro-brod llvo Btoclc
must get away from tho Idea that
really good registered animals may
tie wisely sold for tho market prlco
of beof, pork or mutton. Ureederrt
complain thnt n largo numbor of
their Inquiries nro for $7G bulls or for
$20 cowu. Such are plain sorub Btock
prices.
Oftentimes tho brooder hns a scrub
pure-bred on hand, and tho tomptn-i
tlon to sell Is great, so ho puts on a
prlco n littlo in oxcoss of the stock-!
yards valuation, nnd ends up by ship
ping tho animal and mailing tho podN
greo. Tho buyer thinks that because
ho Is getting a puro-brod ho Is gctttngj
a superior nulmnl, whon the chnnccti'
are that the best of his stuff at homef
Is better. Naturally, ho becomes dim
satisfied In tlmo, nnd tolls his neigh-1
bors. Thus projudlco grows.
Blood Hues mean nothing unless ac
companied by superior Individuality
Tho breeder has a heavy Investment.
Ills advertising charges, his showing
tho oxtrn enro and attention ho must
glvo tho high-class stock mnko It unc-
esnliry for him to chargo prices which
seem unduly high to many of us; but
which nro really low whon tho Vnlua
o? their good stock as sires Is con-
Bldcred.
They cannot brood high-class puro-1
bred stock merely for fun. Tho cnB
trutlng knife should bo used mora
than It Is; but bo long as tho farmar
ntks for pure-breds at an advnuco of
n few dollars ovor tho cost of grades,
Bomo breeders will contlnuo to supply
thorn, to tho detriment of thotnaelveiv
tho buyer, the breed and of tho wholo1
live tock business. A scrub puro-brod
etui boh moro dnmngo tlitin a grndo anil'
$7G mature bulls cannot bo anything,
moro thnn scrubs.
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EXPERIMENTS IN
STEER FEEDING
Silage Can Be Used as Roughage
Even in Coldest of Winters
Other Tests Made.
Experiments In steer feeding at tho
Pennsylvania lixpoiiment station
Bhowed that In cattle foeditig thd
profit secured from tho by-product of
feed lots may amount to more than
tho direct financial gain on tho' cattle.
Tho test shows conclusively that
Bilngo can bo used as roughngo ovor
lu tho coldest of winter whon fed In
an open Hhcd; thnt there was a con
siderable saving of corn by tho exclu
sive ubc of Bilngo during the first part
of tho feeding period nnd that then
value of feeds utilized In tho produc-i
lion of beof during tho wlntpr of 191t-
12 wns much gioator than tholr mar-t
ket value.
Tho results of this and other teats1,
at tho Pennsylvania station Indicate!
that beef can bo finished profitably in,
tho Htato, whero duo attontlon lui
paid to tho growth of crops equally!
adaptable to tho soil and to feeding!
purposes.
Plant Columbine Seeds.
Plant u package of mixed columblm
seedBj thoy gormlnnto readily and you?
won't bo sorry that you did It, when
thoy bloom. Tho columbine blooms tha
first year,
