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Celebrating tho Tin Wedding.
An author who was about to cele
brato tho tenth anniversary of her
marriage describes her planB tn this
way:
"For refreshments, will serve coffee
In tin cup, with tin spoons, and dainty
sandwiches on tin plates; will pass
water In a tin pall, using a tin dip
per. All refreshments will be passed
In tin pans, the waiters will use tin
coffee pots to refill tho coffee cups.
For a centerpiece for tho table, will
use a large tin cake pan, with an
opening in the center, in which n
small flsh horn can bo placed, the
cake pan and fish horn both being fill
ed with flowers. Shall decorato the
rooms with tin as far as possible. In
one archway shall use tl plates tied
together with ribbon, a small hole
being punched In tho plates for the
purpose. This will form a curtain for
ono archway. In nnotfier archway
shall use tin cups for tho same pur
pose. Tin candlesticks can he used
If ono is fortunate enough to have
them. Wire toasters tied with ribbon
can be hung on the walls to hold pho
tographs. Small tin spoons tied with
ribbons can be gl'jen as souvenirs, be
ing passed around by tho waiters, In
a 'tin dust pan."
A few more suggestions would be
that the bride carry her bouquet in
a tin funnel and thp bridegroom could
have a very small tin horn in his
buttonhole containing a small bou
quot. Potted plants and flowers may
be set In tin palls for jardinieres and
vaseB, and small tin basins can be
passed instead of finger bowls. Tin
foil may bo put to various decora
tive uses, not forgetting to wrap the
bonbons a it.
A Bluebird Party.
Cut the cards on which to write the
questions from blue water color board
'or from heavy bluo paper and they
ihould bo bird shaped. The anewera
are all birds and children will love
this game. As a reward a "bluebird"
pin might bo a suggestion: 1. A
child's plaything. (Kite.). 2. What
you do at every meal. (Swallow). 3.
Nothing, twice yourself and fifty.
(Owl). Less than tho whole and the
top of a house. (Partridge). Equality
and decay. (Parrot). A celebrated
English architect. (Wren.) A tailor's
Implement. (Goose). Part of an an
cient fireplace. (Crane). A girl's nick
name and a baked dish. (Magpie). A
turbulent country. (Turkey). To spoil
and half a score. (Marten). Popular
In baseball season. (Bat). A bit of
wood and a disturbance. (Sparrow).
A Novel Sewing Shower.
Thero were 12 neighborhood girls
,who had grown up together and when
the first one announced her engage
ment and approaching marriage, the
others decided to give her a sewing
Bhower. Each one brought a yard of
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Three Dainty and Charming
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The black charmeuse frock Is made with a front drapery of "blonde"
lace opening onto a fischu of white nlnon. A toft silk crepe in flesh pink
forms the second design and Is worn with a deep fichu In a paler shade of
pink. The effect Is enhanced by the front butterfly bow, which lo in black
bilk, flowered with deep crimson. The last sketch shows a delightful little
model, the bodice and panier ofxwhlch Is In gray and blue flowered mus
lin, veiling a pale gray cashmere.
dainty figured lawn and tho hostess
, supplied patterns for tho following ar
ticles which woro useful and easily
made In the afternoon. Thero was
lace, beading, ribbon, crabroldory cot
ton, needles and thread on hand and
tho girls worked merrily. Hero is
what tho happy little brido-olrct took
home: Small aprons, a sunbonnet, a
slumber-pillow cover, a hnlr-cnmhlnc
jacket, a corset bag and a set of bu
I rcau drawer sachets!
The refreshments wero: Lettuce
sandwiches, lemonade greon-nnd-whlto
frosted cakes and pistachio Ico cream.
They were served on llttlo tables cov
ered with wHto dollies.
Menu for a Spinster Tea.
Several weeks ago I had Bovoral
requests for Ideas for "spinster" of
falrs, of bachelor maids' parties. I
Just found this clover menu that
would bo just tho thing to ubo at such
a party, and hope It will pot bo too
late to help out.
1. Always in pair.
2. Would they were hero.
3. Front curls.
4. Objects of envy.
6. Warranted to pop.
6. A solaco.
7. Sadly missed.
8. High backed comb.
9. Cause of woo.
10. Courtship.
11. A lover.
12. Our tears.
13. Left over. T
KEY TO THE MRNU.
1. Cup and saucer.
2. Jolly boys.
3. Curled molaase3 chips.
4. Pressed pears (pairs).
6. Dottlo of ginger ale.
6. Tea.
7. Kisses.
8. Honey in comb.
9. Spiced tongue.
10. Mush.
11. A spoon.
12. Salt.
13. Heart (baked).
A Good Thing to Know.
To increaso the lasting capacity of
candles, kep thom in the Ice box for
24 hours before using. They will
bum much slower, and to the up-to-date
hostess who uses candles con
stantly this is quite an item. It is
quito customary to light tho dining
room almost entirely with candles
placed around tho room or tho plato
rail, mantel and sideboard. These are
not shaded, and it is a very pretty
Idea to have individual candles nt
each plate. These are usually shaded
to protect tho eyes.
A Jack Horner Pie "Shower."
This is a pretty way to present the
gifts to a brido at a shower if the
articles are Bmall like hosiery or hand
kerchiefs. Make a Jack Horner plo In
tho colors the hostess wishes to have
and when dessert time comes (if the
occasion is a luncheon) ask each gue3t
to pull her ribbon and as the package
Is forthcoming, each ono has some ex
cuse to find llko "This piece of plo Is
too large, please hand It to Miss B ,
(tho honored guest). And the next
one says: "My piece Is very much
too small, just pass It to Miss B ."
This makes loads of fun and opening
the parcels adds zest to tho occasion.
It is well to havo an appropriate senti
ment written on the donor's card to bo
read aloud. Handkerchiefs and stock
ings may be rolled and concealed in
tissue paper with fringed ends and so
look like tho snapping motto favors so
popular at all social functions. The
ribbons tied nround each one and all
put within the pie.
MADAME MERRI.
NOTES aS?-
ME&DOWBRQOK
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Kill tho potnto beetles.
Make friends with the colts.
Good time to plan for n silo.
Overcrowding leads to disease.
Alfalfa keeps stock tn good condi
tion.
Alfalfa should bo grown on every
farm.
Alfalfa is tho greatest of all sub
sollcrs. An nlfnlfn field is n hog's idea of
heaven.
Raise what you feed and feed what
you raise.
Alfalfa menns moro money and bet
ter homes.
Good condition Is mensured by both
weight and health.
Loosening the Bubsoll allows the
winter rains to soak in.
Your hens should bo thoroughly
dusted before Betting them.
A hog to gain profitably must have
plenty of pure water nt all times.
Cnbbago growing for kraut factories
is a peculiarly uncertain business.
A thing of beauty nnd a joy through
out the entiro year is a grape arbor.
Robbing Into In tho fall is a danger
oub practice that Is, wholesale rob
bing. Head off the lice and mites. Now Is
the time to thrust in the whitewash
brush.
Switzerland Is first nnd llelgium sec
ond in tho interest taken in tho rais
ing of bees.
Plan to keep n few been next year
and see how much you learn In attend
ing to them.
Ono of the big arguments In favor of
the Incubator Is thnt the chicks are
not born lousy
The calfB digestive organs are very
easily impaired. Keep them in good
working condition.
Corn meal and skim-milk make the
best of feed to hurry chicks along to
the fry and broiler stage.
The good dairy cow not only pav
for her feed but Bho pays for food for
the whole family as well.
When you find a weak or queenless
colony put it on top of n strong colon)
and It will be taken care of.
Ono beekeeper In the west took 13S
pounds of comb honey from one colony
last season a pretty big yield.
Inbreeding of bees is as Impractical
as inbreeding of unlmuls, but the diffi
culty is In controlling tho drones.
A new asparagus bed may !)
started by plowing up an old boil
splitting the roots nnd resetting them
Tho farm work Is now crowding the
daylight hours. Don't let this .be the
cause of neglect of the milk or cream
Keep tho hens supplied with a dust
bath, and n little Insect powder mixed
with the dUHt will have Its good ef
fect. Tho work of the dairy must be reg
ular. There must bo certain times to
feed and certain times to milk the
cows
Plant plenty of beans. Thero In no
better vegetable food grown, and tho
market for excess production 1b neer
glutted.
Grow early onions from setB. but
the main crop from Heeds. Onions
from Bcods keep better, grow larger
nnd are of better quality.
When buying a new rooBtor, though
ho roHta more, get a good one. bo
cause tho rooster Is half the pen dur
ing tho breeding senHon.
The proportion of down-feathers on
tho legH of Asiatic chlckB when batch
ed, Indicates the amount of feathers
they will have when matured.
You cannot fully Judge of the ca
pabilities of your cowb unless you
supply tho feed In liberal quantities
during the whole period of lactation.
In organic form tho egg contains
C50 grains of water, 125 grains of
fat, 108 grains of lime, SO grains of
albumen, 20 grains of sugar and ten
grains of ash.
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Keep tho woedB down.
Snoot clover is n biennial.
Alfalfa Is the host soil doctor.
Good Ullage brings tho profits.
Alfalfa Increases tho milk flow.
Feed tho potato bugs some poison.
Alfalfa has1 no equnl ns hos pasture
A comfortable cow is a profttnblo
cow.
There's no weed bo good as n dend
weed.
Alfalfa does things nnd novcr loafs
on the Job.
Alfalfa with a fair chanco always
makes good.
Plowing under clovor saves hauling
out manure
negln early to fight tho mitea with
all your might.
A Btlngy feeder la never a profitable
pork producer.
A high Belling price does not lessen
the cost of production.
As good a grnln as you can find to
make milk is ground oata.
Variety of foods should always bo
found In the chlckon' ration.
Concentrated foods should always
bo fed with those moro bulky.
Everlasting watchfulness Is ono so
crot of Buccess In stock raising.
It Is often better to buy good fer
tilizing than to sell good stock.
Fresh water should bo easily acces
sible to the ducklings nt feeding time.
If your method of foodlng is not giv
ing results adopt another system.
Golden Bantam sweet corn Is bo
coining more popular throughout tho
east
Good seed corn la ono of the moBt
important factors in producing n good
yield.
Better cowb mean fewer of them to
supply the demand for beef, milk and
butter.
On the average farm poultry foeds
can bo raised moro cheaply than
bought.
No man can tell whether corn will
grow or not, without making a germin
ation test.
The fun in poultry raising Is meas
ured in the termB of profit for tho
most of us.
Keeping down the woeds will great
ly assist In tho extermination of the
pesky JlieB.
A vinegar Jug and a plo tin mny bo
quickly made Into a very serviceable
water fountain.
What excellent yields of hay some
fields would bring if tho weeds would
only turn to grass.
It does not pay to dovoto high-priced
land for long periods to pasturo nnd
tho production of hay.
Planting only such vegetables ns aro
liked by tho family Is better than
planting n great variety.
Wheat has boon proved to bo an
excollent hog feed, practically equal,
pound for pound, to corn.
To kill Canada thlBtlea In a field,
put tho field In some cultivated crop
r.nd keep tho weeds down.
The biiBy hen Ib tho productive ono:
hence she should bo so fed as to in
duce the greatest nctivlty, If in con
finement. Ground oats, green clovor hay and
sweet skim milk mako a good ration
for the lambs after they aro three
weeks old.
Colllngwood says there Is no nnl
mnl mixture under the mm so Intri
cate, bo compact, so full of power and
force as the egg.
Don't lose a half a day In n crltlcnl
time on nccount of a broken fork.
Keep ono or two extra ones on hand,
albo an extra handle.
In Franco they mix Bpires and herbs
with the food given to fattening poul
try, which arc said to Impart a de
licious flavor to the meat.
Arrange to begin haying In gor
season. Now Is tho tlmo to mako your
work adjust Itself properly to tho hap
ing season. Look ahead and bo ready
Get Ecod dairy cowb, gcvid alfalfa
fields and n silo, and tho farm success
Is assured.
There should by nil means bo a hay
preKB In every community whero hay
Is grown for market. Where farms
are, small, the owners Bhould purchase
one in partnership.
Don't feed swnlo hay. It Isn't fit
for feed. It 1b good for packing
around crockory, Iron cnBtings and
such things, but lon't fit to pack a
horse's stomach with,
FARMERS SHOULD GROW HEAVIER HORSES
Right Kind of Percherons for Farm Use.
You and 1 and evoryone who is in
tho btiBlnoBB of farming nnd Btock
raising keep horses because thoy aro
our sourco of farm power. They aro
the cngtnoB thnt do our work. If wo
havo undersized, Bcrubby, "cat
hammod" animals, tho farm power
that does our work 1b not as heavy
as It should be.
It Is some troublo and It requires n
good deal of tlmo to breed and rear
a team of colts. When wo grow n
team of underweight horses wo hnvo
wasted tlmo. Farm machinery Ib not
getting any lighter and It tnkoH a
good tonm of horBcs to pull a heavy
mower or drill, a disk or a harrow
nil day In tho hurry-up season.
Wo ought to ralHo big horses, not
tho tromcndouB "ton horses" used on
firm streets for drnjlng, but animals
ablo nnd weighty enough to handle
with caso the heavy machinery that
tho agriculturist must ubo at thin
time. If wo aro going to rniso horses
for tho mnrketB wo will hnvo to
choose botweon two typeo In the very
1 near futuro. The big demand Is going
to uo for tho mnaslvo draft horso or
for tho nnlmnl of tho army typo, Bays
a wrltur In the Farm Progress. Light
built gaBoline vehicles havo eliminat
ed from tho markets many of tho In
termediate typoB of horses. Tho farm
will havo to bo the main Hold of the
horse In tho future.
Wo can raise big horses anywhere
In America with a very fow oxcoi
tions. Ono of tho things wo will bo
forced to do Is to look moro enre
fully nfter tho feeding of tho draft
type of colt. Our graliiB nnd grasses
aro Just ns nourishing as those of
any of tho great foreign horse-breeding
sections where' tho finest typos
of heavy horses nro bred and ma
tured. The troublo has been that wo hnvo
paid more attention to our horses
nftor they wero three or four years
old than wo did when they wero coltB.
I hnvo noted that tho yearling nnd
tho two-year-old colt is not given very
much attention on tho average farm.
Tho substitution of big horses for
tho small nnlmnlB now found on tho
mnjority of farms cannot bo nccom
pllBhed in ono year or in ton years.
It will bo a proposition of changing
tho breed, of getting up to tho stand
ard of tho pure and the nearly puro
bred. There aro not enough heavy
mnres In most localities to start in
making tho change. Nvcn this part
of tho chungo win havo to bo worked
out slowly by tho breeding of our
mediocre mares to draft stallions.
Tho following practical article oi.
raising market lambs, wuu read by Mh.
J. Withers, an experienced breeder,
before tho Farmers' Club of WoBtorn
Ohio Ho suyb:
IJegln with the owcb before tho
breeding Benson. For two or three
weokB put them on better feed. . Tho
best, have found (or this is rape pas
ture. IM tho owob run on tho rape
for an hour twlco a day when tho for
age Ib free from rain for the first few
dnys until they got accustomed to It
This will put them In good flesh and
In shapo to raise vigorous iamhfl.
1 always mine a few acres of turnips
and these I feed regulurly twlco a day
during tho winter, in connection with
ground oats and wheat bran. About
HOW TO SECURE GOOD LARiBS AND SHEEP
While thlH method is a sort of &
makeshift, anyono who knows- condi
tions as they aro on the nvcrago farm
will ngroo thnt It Is about tho only
practical way. Tho farnior cannot nf
ford to aoU oft whnt brood ninros ho
now has nnd buy tho right typo of
mothera for tho futuro heavy-weight
farm draft animals. Ho will havo to
ralBo them and It will tako two or
threo generations to get them whero
thoy ought to bo for tho real reBUlta
to be apparent.
If wo wnnt to raise renlly good
horses wo will hnvo to stop tho prac
tice of "roughing" tho yearling and
the two-year-old colt through tho win
ter nnd letting thom depend entirely,
upon pnsturago through tho summer.
Those two years aro tho most critical
period In tho growtb nnd general do
velopmont of tho colt.
A colt will mako about half of his
growth during the first twclvo
months of his life, if ho fulls to da
this n certain amount of stunting has
been dono that cannot ho ovorcoino
by subsequent .caro nnd feeding.
ATTAIN SUCCESS
IN HOG RAISING.
Fresh Air, Sunshine, Pure Water
and Lots of Exercise Are
Essentials.
in his natural haunts, tho hog wns
accustomed to abundant exerclsos, sun
shine, puru air, fresh water, roots,
horbs, acorns, worms nnd natural
grasses. Theso aro n delight to him,
and to nttnln the grnntoat bucccbb In
Bwlno raising n variety of rations
which will furnlBh theso necessities
in their various forms Khould bo pro
vided. It Ib not nbsolutoly nocesBnry, nor
at all times profltnblo to imltato na
ture In ovory detail, yet It should bo
dono nn far as practical. Fresh nlr,
Bunshlno, puro water and lots of ox
erclso ran UBiinlly bo provldud with
out grout cost of much effort. If pas
turo nnd crops nro properly supple
mented with concentrated foods, nny
Intelligent farmer Bhould bo ablo to
mako a bucccbb growing hogs, pro
vided proper caro and Judgment nro
used in managing u herd,
Milk Ib Valuable Feed.
Milk In a valuable aid In hog feed
ing. one quart for each nboup, with aft
much hay au thoy will oat up clean, I
sulllciunt
When thu lambs aro loss than a.
weel: old thoy will bogin to ent a llttlo
grain. Tho owes must then bo fed
moro liberally. I gonerally havo u.
place whero tho lambs can ho fed by
thoinBolves and thon glvo thom ground
oats and a llttlo bran In tho morning,
with cornmenl nnd bran at night.
1 alwayn glvo a food of roots during:
tho day Hy this mothod 1 havo raised
lamlm which havo drosHod 76 pounds
at 13 wooks old. I always koop tho
following points In mind: Glvo plenty
of clean wntor; dip in lata summer;
keep clean nnd in a good dry barn;
give regular attendance and feed.