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A Birthday Shower.
Did you over hear of a "birthday"
shower for a brido?
Try it the next timo a bride-elect 1b
to bo honored. This is the way ono
was managed: The guests are re
quested to bring something suitable
for their birthday month. For in
stance, say tho natal day la in June, a
bunch of roses, or any gift, for Juno
is the month of brides; or In May a
basket of flowers or something In
green glass to represent an emerald,
for a few aro rich enough to give a
real emerald; in February, a heart
shaped pincushion, or a book of Dick
ens' quotations. This shows how to
work it out. An umbrella or even a
pair of rubbers for April, a bunch of
Are crackers and a fan for T or a
silk flag. This, you see, mur ,iado
very Interesting and amusn."' Hav
ing funny things always adds to the
merriment. This is a shower in which
tho men can participate and is best
for tho evening. A rhyme to go with
each parcel will help make more fun.
A clothes basket or hamper may be
given In which to send everything
homo to tho brido.
I havo heard of similar affairs be
ing given under tho namo of "calen
dar" showers; that-Is, when there are
Just twelve guests and each ono brings
a gift suitable for the month which
tho hostess designates in the Invita
tions. Every one, of course, selects
something acceptable and appropriate
for tho new homo.
A luncheon may or may not precede
tho shower.
A Progressive Dinner.
It Is with great pleasure I give this
description of a dinner which was suc
cessfully carried out by a few neigh
bors. I read about it a long timo ago
and havo been intending to pass it
along but other things have crowded.
The first course was soup and was
served at 6:30; it was a consomme
with celery and olives. When all had
finished tho maid passed a tray con
taining oyster shells to each "guest
and on the cleanly scrubbed interior
was written tho name of the next hos
tess. Hore creamed oysters' were
served, and tho place cards were
charming figures of young girls. Be
fore leaving the table sticks of maca
roni tied with ribbon to cards which
said: "Folia do signora with de maca
roni sticka," and this led to the next
hostess, who had delicious macaroni
served "a la Italian." She passed
brown bread sandwiches. When tho
maid bnnded around a box of ciga
rettes, etch ono was found to contain
a roll of paper, with tho Invitation to
pass on for "moro" at "Mrs. Blanks."
Here roast leg of lamb was served
with green peas and browned pota
toes, and tho place cards had amusing
riddles written on them. Salad and
wafers camo at tho next stopping
placo and there were little tissue pa
per parcels at each place, which the
hostess said could not bo opened until
tho last course was served. Snapping
inottos were passed last and each con
Dainty Neckwear in
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Neckwear Is designed so that it may
be easily laundered of sheer but strong
laces and of embroideries. For the
waists cut with a round or pointed
opening, turn over collars of self ma
terial nro provided. These are pro
tected by turnover collars of embrold
ery or worn over small guimpB and
standing collars of laco or embroidery.
Waists made at homo aro finished
with a band at the neck and tho sepa
rate collar and Jabot is pinned to this
Two or threo such collars keep the
waist fresh looking and save its too
frequent tubbing.
Shadow laces have proven well
adapted to these neck pieces. They
aro combined with narrow headings
and edgings and often made up with
net. A pretty example is shown bore
having a plaiting of net set on to one
of the laco.
Strong cluny laco is so durable and
nt tho same timo so dainty that it is
of all tho favorite for trimming sum
mer gowns and for making neckwear
A collar and Jabot of this laco shows
tho straight band of laco edged with
fine batiste. Two little points are
turned down and fastened with small
tained tho invitation to tho next placo,
where Ico cream, cake, candles and
fruits regaled tho party. Tho last
stop brought after-dinner coffoo with
bon-bons and cordials served In tho
drawing room. Tho packages wore
opened and each ono found a musical
Instrument and all Joined In singing,
"When Good Fellows Get Together."
Boat Party.
Did you ever henr of a boat party?
Well, nolther did I until recently, and
I am telling you nil about it Just as
soon ns I can. This affair was given
for a boy's eighth birthday, and ho
Just loved boats better than anything
else, so his mother had 'the tinsmith
mako an oval pan four inches deep,
which sho filled with water and put
In tho center of tho dining-room tablo.
around tho edge sho arranged ferns
and vines with moss, and In tho water
sho placed tho gold fish from tho
aquarium. At tho toy store sho bought
ducks, miniature rowboats, sailboats,
a little steamer, swans, frogs and play
fish. There was a five-cent sailboat
at each place, with tbo namo of child
on the side. Tho cake had a sailboat
done In pink Icing for decoration,
with the boy's namo and date of birth
and present dato underneath.
All this had been kept a profound
secret and all the kiddies were wild
with delight. This mother is noted
for her successful children's parties,
and she says it's because she has Just
the Bame things for each child to take
homo, and sho usually serves refresh
ments first, as ice cream and cako are,
after all, what makes a real party to
the average child, and, served early,
the supper hour is not interfered with.
Then, too, sho says children aro much
happier and easier to manago when
their ston-achs are full.
Passing Pennies.
This is a Jolly pastime much on
Joyed by children and hailed by moth
ers ns something new. Placo fivo
chairs in a row and fivo chairs op
posite them with a small table or
tabouret at each end. Ask ten chil
dren to tako the seats thus provided,
with a captain at each head of tho
line. Then the captain takes five pen
nies that are given him and lays them
on tho head table. Every other child
must hold out its hands for tho penny
to be dropped into them, tho palms
flat and close together. Now the cap
tains sitting besido tho head tablo
start sending tho pennies to tho other
end. They pick one cent, off the table,
drop it In the next child's hand, then
tho third person picks it out and drops
it in the next hand and so on until
tho last player is reached and tho
coin is laid on tho foot table. As soon
as the fifth cent reaches tho foot table
it Is sent back by the same process.
Tho side getting tho flvo coins "home"
first wins. Tho faster this gamo is
placed tho moro exciting it Is and tho
children always want to do it over
and over.
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Guessing Noses,
Did you ever let the children try
to guess whoso nose belonged to who?
It is very funny and this is tho way to
proceed: Hang a cloth in front of a
doorway and placo ono-half of tho
company in each room, only ono of
which is lighted. Cut a V-shaped
hole in tho cloth and let those in the
dark room placo their noses through
it, one by one, whllo those in tho light
room guess whoso noso it is. When
a right guess is made, the owner of
tho noso must Join tho guesscrs, but
should tho guess bo wrong tho ono
making it must Join players. Gamo
ends when all are in ono room, unless
there are too many children and they
will tiro before all have been success
ful. It is a better plan to Btop ono
thing and go to tho next amusement
before any ono wearies.
MADAME MERRI.
Favor
Midsummer Season
buttons at the front. The Jabot at
tached is of net edged with the lace.
A little cravat makes a finishing
touch, Joining tho collar to the Jabot.
One who can embroider will be ablo
to make the elegant neck piece which
shows a straight plaited band finished
with turn-over collar and an attached
Jabot. The Jabot is cut in a graceful
shape and finished with a narrow
dainty laco edging.
Small bows of velvet centered with
black enameled buckles set with a
single rhine stone are chic and great
favorites. They are worn with (or
without) colars of all descriptions as
a finish at the point where the blouse
fastens at the neck.
An exquisitely fine embroidered sail
or collar is a good example of tho
management of neckwear this season.
Tho lines aro curved, the scallops in
dented, tho flower spray graceful and
the work done with exact neatness
and finish. The effect bIiowb much in
telligent care. Neatness and fino fin
ish are the ideals of tho neckwear do
signer, for they aro In demand by tho
buyers of tho pretty accessories of
dress.
NOTES f&Ott
ADOWBROOK
FARM C
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Swat tho mltcs.
Alfalfa enriches tho soil.
Cleanliness begets health.
Potatoes should follow beans.
Alfalfa is high in feeding value.
Rain and sun nro good grass grow
ers. (
Provide a lot for tho cows to graso
li at night.
The cost of producing hogB is prin
cipally feed.
A dirty cream separator never does
ofllclent skimming.
Throw open the barn doors and
keep the building dry.
Tho amount of silago a calf con
sumes varies a great deal.
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Let us plant trees, but plant Just
what wo can do full Justice to.
Sifted coal ashes aro not fertilizers,
but they aro good soil lightened.
Cows suffering from tuberculosis aro
apt to look emaciated and run-down.
A bolsto- spring for tlio farm wagon
should be available on every farm.
Use fine, uniform salt In making
butter, especially forprlvato trudo.
Tho American hens produco annu
ally eggB valued at over $40,000,000.
A sanitary condition is a better
preventivo of disease than Is drugB.
What sort of scheme havo yon for
keeping milk and cream cool in sum
mer? You enn usually depend upon tho
hardiness of fowls that feather
slowly.
Of all animals on tho farm shoop aro
among the most economical meat pro
ducers.
The dairy sire Is half the herd,
whether ho is a scrub or tho best of
purebreds.
Any sudden change In tho calf'B diet
Is likely to start trouble. Tho change
should bo gradual.
Grit, charcoal and granulated bono
should always bo mixed with the
young chicks' feed.
Having tho churn too full of cream
will make tho butter slow in "coming."
Half full is enough.
The surest test of tho valuo of a
feed is in tho lesuit obtained from
the cows to which it is fed.
The "pot-bellied" calf is tho product
of irregular meals, milk of all tempera
tures and over or underfeeding.
Lay aside and plow a good rich strip
of land, near tho house, for a garden
and fruit plantation. It will pay.
Ducks kept entirely on land must
havo deep drinking vessels, so the)
can get their heads under water.
Experiments show It costs four
times as'much to raise a calf on whole
milk as it does on a sklin-mllk diet
It Is best to salt the morning mash,
but not more than ono ounce for one
hundred head of stock bhould be um-d
Young pigs will begin eating sold
food very early in life if given a
chance. It Is good policy to givo them
a chance.
There Is no danger of corn silage
causing dniry cattle to havo tuberculo
sis or producing a tendency toward
that diseaso.
If fowlB nre to do -their best thoy
positively must have clean, cool drink
ing water. Keep it in clean fountains
In the shado.
Give tho chicks as muim range as
possible, even if you have to limit
that of the old fowls. Exorcise In a
means of development.
In building barns for cows don't nog.
lect, when drawing the plans, to ar
range for plenty of light and sunshine,
ns well as for amplo ventilation.
Don't be irregular about tho milking
timo; have a definite hour in tho morn
ing and a definite hour at night, and
milk at these appointed times.
When the fowl acts dumpjsh. tins
a poor appetite, and bcouib generally
out of sorts, It is host to pen it alone
for a few duyB and give a good physic.
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Grow your own protein.
Kcop tho separator clean.
Sweet clover is very hardy.
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A good appetite shows health.
Fumigation kills disease germs.
Alfalfa balances tho corn ration.
No two colonies ot bees nro alike.
Alfalfa sod grows larger corn crops.
Mnnuro spraadors nro always in
stylo.
Watch tho cowb carefully at calv
ing time.
Do not plant poor, diseased or In
ferior scod.
Never buy a scrub chicken nor set
a scrub egg.
Cowpeas nnd soy beans mako good
green mnnures.
Corn and filth aro frequent causes
of hog cholera.
Alfalfa fills tho hay mow and pays
for tho prlviloge.
The wenthor has a lot of lnflucnco
with tho hay crop.
Alfalfa 'is tho chcapost and best
feed for beef cattle.
Alfalfa Is tho agricultural wonder of
tho twentloth century.
Alfalfa Insures larger yields from
the crops that follow.
Alfalfa contains moro protein per
ton than clovor or corn.
To get desired results tho brood
sow must not bo constipated.
Tho currant worms finish feeding
on tho leaves In about six weeks.
As n general rulo, potatoes should
be planted on fresh ground each yenr.
Rhubarb is ono of the standnrd gar
den crops In tho vicinity of largo
cities.
Re cnreful that you plant only seeds
that havo been tested nnd aro proved
fertile.
Clover is a natural restrictive.
Rotate with clover at every oppori
tunny. i
Tho wildest colts often make tho
best horses If properly broken and
trained.
Long, straight rows will mako easlor
work with tho horso cultivator or
Wheel hoe later ,on.
In fruit orchards tho most destruc
tive faiso rnterplller Is tho penr
slug or cherry slug.
Rotation of crops In tho garden hna
tho same arguments favoring it ns
rotation In farm crops.
You must help tho hog lift by giv
ing him good caro nnd feed, if he Is
to bo a mortgage lifter.
A plot of ground 40x00 will supply
a family of fivo or six with all the
vegetables they can ent.
Alfalfa that ,is too thin on the
ground will becomo weedy, and grow
coarso and woody In fiber.
The currnnt worms cast their Bklns
or molt about onco a week, getting
considerably larger eacii time.
Asparagus Is a hardy plant. It does
not need a winter mulch to keep it
from being killed by freezing.
For cry young calves It Is better to
feed them oatrnenl, that is, ground
oats with the hulls sifted out.
Beans will grow In a variety of soils
but it Is a mlstako to think that a soil
cannot get tpo poor to raise beans.
Protein that Is grown upon the farm
,ls often more valuuble than that which
Is purchased In concentrated form,,
and it Id also cheaper.
If It were not for lice, poultry rais
ing would bo an ensy matter. At tho
same timo It Is not difficult to rid the
henhouse of this pest.
Did you over think how much
ground n good enr of corn will plant?
It is Just thnt much ground wasted
If you plant a poor ear.
For tho first two weeks give young
chicks all they will eat. Afterward,
require them to clean up what you
give thorn before nightfall.
The application of business methods
to fnrm management will do moro
than all else combined to mako farm
ing profitable and pleasant.
The first great lesson for a farmer
to learn is that It costs less to grow
75 bushels of corn on on aero than
it does to grow it on three.
It Is not at all necesnnry to Btop
grain growing because twenty to
forty hogs aro kept on tho placo. Hogs
lit in well with grain growing.
The poultry business lias been spok
en of ns a get-rlch-qiilck scheme but
the people who havo succeeded can
testify that this has not always been
tho truth.
SHEEP EXCELLENT
Profitable for
(fly n. S CUIITIB.)
It Is universally rracoptcd that Bheop
droppings under like conditions con
tain a larger amount of fertility than
thnt from either tho horso, cow or
hog. Ono of the dcBlrnblo features
of this product is tho uniform distri
bution mndo by tho sheep over tho
land. In tho lending European coun
tries, such- ns England. Scotland,
Frnnco and Germany, the valuo of
Bheop in improving impoverished or
Flock of Shropshire Ewes.
naturally thin soils bus been recog
nized for centuries. It Is stated on
good authority that many of tho soils
would bo almost worthless but for
tho fact that they ore densely covered
with Bhcep. In these countries flocks
of sheep aggregating two or threo
thousand in number are not uncom
monly scon. Tho vnrloiiB breeds which
CONDITION OF THE
FARM W0RKINGMEN
Many Farmers Do Not Know
How to Use Help of Any
Kind, Says Hired Man.
There Ib no doubt that tho condition
of tho fnrm workman has boon great
ly Improved during tho last few years.
That this hotter condition Is the re
sult of tho scarcity of help nobody can
deny. Tho plain truth Is that there
wero too many fanners who did not
know how to use help of any kind.
They Imagined that $20 per mouth
entitled them to the Inst ounce ot
muscle in a man's body without re
gard to hours, decent food, bed or
nny of tho ordinary comforts of life.
These men have done moio to drive
good workmen from tho farms than
anything else. Good workmen with
self respect refused to labor under
such conditions nnd tho result is that
thousands havo left the farm to work
In tho cities where they at least bo
lleved they would bo bettor off. Now
that farmers aro learning thnt it pays
to givo tholr help fair treatment nnd
better pny tho tendency of many good
workmen 1b again towards tho farm
nnd I for ono beliovo thnt if the con
ditions continue to improve, ns they
must under tho prosperous times wo
aro having, that tho question of farm
labor will booh right itself and wo
will not on'y havo a better class of
workmen but higher wages und richer
farmers. A Hired Man.
PROPAGATION OF
GRACEFUL FERNS
Enterprising Lover of Plants Will
Find It Interesting to Do
Work by Spores.
Tho onterprlrlng fern lover will And
it most lntei estlng to propngato by
spores, and perchance produco a real
ly valuable addition to these beautiful
and graceful plunts.
Tho ordinary way to propugato this
clusH of plunts is by dividing tho
plants, by tho creeping rhlomen, by
tho llttlo bulblets thut form on tho
fronts, nnd by the seeds or spores that
nppoar on tho underside of the leaves
Procure a beed pan or box with
plenty of drainage holes, and cover
tho bottom with broken crockery. On
this placo hulf decayed tod, and fill
with carefully mixed and sifted Icnf
mold und sand. Mnko tho surface of
tho soil perfectly Bmooth nnd level,
and then scutter the spores on It, und
leave thorn without any covering, that
Is of spoil. However, they must be
enclosed in giuss by placing a pane of
glass over tho peed box or pan.
Water by placing tho seed pan in"
water, and kcop it there until the wa
ter appears on tho surface of tho hoII
Then removed at once, for too much
wnter will destroy the sporen. Keep
tho box In the light, but not the sun,
remembering thut ferns naturally
grow in hlindy places and that wo
Bhould try to follow nature's lead.
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AS SOIL IMPROVERS
Wool and Mutton.
naturally Inhabit tho rough moun
tain landB, and the precipitous cliff
of theso countries, whoro only scanty
and coarse horbago exists, manifest!
their great valuo In making other-!
wise worthless land bring In profit-
ablo returns. I
Much of tho gulllod land and wnstot
hillsides of this country could boj
utilized profitably In tho production of
sheep. Many prominent farmors havw,
proved this to tholr highest satlsfao-.
tlon. Much of tho land which nowj
grows reoda nnd other course vegetai
tlon can bo restored to profitable till
ngo(by tho ubo of sheep Fortunately!
thoBhcop Is a ruminating animal anil
with tho compound atomnch cart
mako uso of much of tho coarse grnsu
nnd woods which thrlvo on those dfr.
pleted soils.
In European countries whero sheop
raising Is carried on oxtenslvoly nnd
usually profitably, llttlo concentratod!
feed is UHi'd, except through tho flush
ing and lumblhg season. During otlior
perlodB hny, grass and rootB forn
their mainstay. Any farmer who Is)
willing to give to aheap tho sumo
amount of Intelligent euro that ho
gives to other livestock will find them
not only profitable, but good solllmi
provors, bringing Into cultivutlou
largo areas of othorwlso wasto lnna".
HOW TO MAKE THE
HOME BEAUTIFUL,
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Microphilla Rose Is Ono of Pret
tiest Things for Odd Corners
Around Garden.
(Hy U. M. niCKNINOTON.)
Nothing Ib lovcllor than tho deut-j
zlas; perfectly hardy and low-growing.)
One of tho lovollost things for an
odd corner, or to train over a trellis.
Is tho microphilla roso literally cov
ered in tho spring with tiny whlto or
pink roses, full of frngranco, followed
by clusters of red borrlcs.
Plant a row ot hollyhocks nlong tho
r'th to tho barn; kcop thorn growing
and sco thorn bloom next year.
Got ono or moro packages of tho
mixed seeds of perennial and blon
ninls and plant thorn In rows or bed?
nnd sco what they will givo you.
Don't go too strong on "novelties,"
unless you havo timo and money to
throw away. Many of thorn aro
worthlosB.i
Plant a papor of Rvorlastlng fiowor
seeds. They mnko beautiful winter
decorations.
Plant ennnn and dahlia seeds in tho
hotbed or boxes now, Thoy uro eas
ily grown, and mako fino showing ofi
flowers the first yoar. ,
For dahlias nnd ennnas, tho soil
must be good, with warmth and plenty
of water. Ab easy started as field'
corn.-
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RAISE CABBAGE i
AND POTATOES'
First Put Land in Best Possible)
Condition and Mark Off in i
Three-Foot Rows.
I always plant tho seed of my Inta'
cabbage whoro I want plants to stand.
I put tho land In tho best possible
condition, mark it off in rows threo
feet apart nnd plant four or fivo soodu
In a placo whoro I want tho cabbage
to grow.
When the plants come up I let thom
got nbout ns largo ns thoy would bo
if I wero going to transplant thom.'
then I pull out nil but tho strongest
ono In each bunch.
This nllows tho plnnt to grow from
tho start without any setback and,
the heads nro larger thnn they would)
bo had tho plants been transplanted.
I do not bow tho seed until into ln
Juno and have raised good rnbbngos.i
tho soed for which was planted after
early potatoes hnd been dug up aw
the land smoothed down
Potatoes mako an excellnnt first
crop whero Into cuhbnges nro to bo
grown Even If tho plants aro to bo
transplanted thoy mny bo set be
tween tho potato rows before tho po
tatoes nro dug.
Digging tho potatoes works tho soli
deeply and makes tho best posslbfo
condition for tho growth of tho cab
bages, P. L. D.
Testing Associations,
Cow touting associations uro bolug,
organized In many neighborhoods.