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Novel Kitchen Shower.
A recent brldo was the recipient ot
this vory pretty shower, which was
given on tho lawn Burroundlng a
beautiful old-fashioned home.
Tho guests wero welcomed on tho
porch, and then went out on tho lawn,
which was set with tables and chairs,
wiyi rugs spread down. Several hugo
umbrellas made resting places for
thoso who wished them and there was
a bowl of delicious fruit punch with
a little sister of the hostess presid
ing. From the branches of trees, largo
shrubs, and attached to strings (strung
across the lawn, there wero all sorts
of bulky wrapped parcelB. A largo
clothes basket tied with white satin
ribbons was brought forth and the
honored guest was handed a largo
pair of shears tied with white ribbon
and told to cut down tho parcels, each f
of which was marked with tho don
or's namo and a sentiment to bo read
aloud. Many of tho articles wero ac
companied by reliable recipes; for in
stance, muffin irons, salad molds, cake
tins, and pio pans had only and tried
family rules attached; greatly to tho
bride-elect's satisfaction. A delicious
supper was served at fllx o'clock, to
which the bridegroom and his men
friends wero asked.
Afterwards the gifts wero all packed
In the clothes basket and tho happy
little honoree was .escorted home,
'amid much merriment.
Revival, of Archery.
At many of the eastern resorts arch
ery is a favorite pastime, along with
croquet and tennis. Tho girls wear
"middy" suits with gay blazer coats,
pink, green, red and combination
stripes predominating. The hostesB
arranges match games, with prizes,
and picnic refreshments aro served
with plenty of iced drinks. Saturday
afternoon is an acceptable timo for
the affair, as the men who aro forced
to work aro free at that time. Enter
taining in tho open is nil the rage,
and hostesses are making tho most of
tho glad summer time.
Afternoon Dances and Teas.
Mid-summer affairs arc not fascinat
ing and informal; invitations aro tele
phoned to a number of friends, who
appear in Btrictly warm weather
clothos; the women in lingerie and
tho men in flannels or duck trousers
and some in entire suits of pongee.
Tea and ices aro served and there is
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Z- VISITING DRESS AND COSTUME
cloth. A perfectly plain skirt la made, then on this Is an effectlvo trim
mine of flKured" foulard, fine brocade or epongo cloth; It is taken down
front in a doublo strap, which morges into ono doop band at back. On tho
bodice is a tabard of tho trimming, taken to waist at bock and front; at the
neck It is edged with a narrow fold of satin arranged in a bow in front; tucked
net forms the small collar and yoke. The waist is oncircled with a fold ot
satin arrangod In a bow at the Bide, Hat of soft satin, trimmed with bows
ot the same and a small bunch of flowers.
Materials required; 3 yards 42 inchos wide, 2 yards, trimming 40 Inches
wide.
Tho costume has a skirt of Delph blue and whito chocked cloth; this is
mndo with a wrapped scam down center of front, trimmed part way with but
tona and loops. For tho coat, plain bluo cloth is used; it has a deep, rather
full basque, cut with points at each Bido; tho bodico part bnsa sloping front
trimmed at right side with buttons and loops; tho sleevos have deep cuffs and
aro set into the armholes under wrapped seams. Hat ot satin, trimmed with
an algretto at left sido of front. ,
Materials required: 2 yards check 44 inches wide for skirt, 3 yards cloth
44 inches wide for coat, 1 dozen buttons, G yards silk or satin for lining coat
dancing in tho drawing-room, on tho
porches and sometimes on a plat
form on tho lawn. Thoso "toa dances"
are tho moBt popular affairs to give,
and th'o hours may be from four to
seven. Buffet refreshments aro
served in tho dining-room; tho men
assisting. Very formal and largo af
fairs arc given on this same plan for
which cards aro sent, with "Tea in
tho Garden;" sometimes, "Music" is
added "at flvo o'clock."
Informal dancing of tho "tango,"
"Turkey trot" and "Boston" are all
permissible, and If properly danced
-aro no moro harmful than any other
round dances; so after all it Is a
question of individuality. "To tho
pure all things are pure."
A "Mother Goose" Parly.
A famous Nowport hostess recently
gave a "Mothor Gooso" party to which
the guests wero bidden to come rep
resenting characters from that most
interesting book, whoso popularity is
undiminished. This scheme is practi
cal for cither old or young guests, and
"Mother Gooso" may bid tho assemb
ling of her goslings, knowing full well
that the affair will be a success. A
hugo "Jack Horner" pie makes nn ap
propriate centerpiece, with a row of
cuto celluloid birds (24 of them)
perched around tho edge. Tarts
should be a part of tho refreshment
menu; also honey sandwiches in re
membrance of the "Queen who ate
bread and honey in tho parlor. Sug
gestions for costumes may bo found
in an illustrated copy of "Mother
Goobc" one with color preferred.
It is an item of interest to know
that the author of "Mother Gopse" 4
burled in a Boston cemetery.
New Blind Man's Buff.
Seat tho players In a circle with the
blind man In the center on a chair for
"teacher." A word Is gfvfcn to oach
player from a well-known song, for in
stance, take "Way Down Upon tho
Suwanco River," etc., and when tho
tencher says "begin," the ono at tho
top of tho circlo sings his or her
word; if the voice Is recognized, tho
teacher takes his place. This Is also
dono by using tho words "Oh" and
"Ah," or tho vowels. Each player dis
guises tho voice, and tho teacher may
havo two guesses ns to "who Is who."
MADAME MERRI.
Wal8to for the Traveler.
Crepe do chines aro popular and
practical, as they clean easily. The
familiar doublo frill is still used, ns
aro also narrow frills which outline
the front pleats, or follow tho side'
fastening. Thoy havo tho button
through collar and cuffs, with long
shoulder linos. Wash sllka" havo
broad or narrow stripes in purple,
gray, blue, rose, yellow, or brown.
Then again any color may be found
with a whito strlpo. All these silks
are made in the mannish' stylo. Un
llned net and lace waists aro also very
practical, as they are easily laundered
and cool.
For Children's Dresses.
Thin white cotton crepo with inserts
of baby Irish lace mcdalllous is a
combination for children's dainty
dresses.
well in fine sergo, Shantung, or epongo
NOTES 5W
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Cull out the old hens.
Storo pumpkins In the Dehl.
notation ot crops is advantageous.
Not all tow keepers are dairy farm
ers. ,.
Study thb Individual cows aud do
not feed all alike.
Fine cabbages follow beans, but do
not grow well after potatoes. '
I.Ice, filth aud draughty and over
crowded houses cause a majority of
poultry ills.
Keeping stock helps materially to
market tho bulky products of the farm
advantageously.
When short of room, train squash
vines on trellises or wiro fence; they
aro good climbers.
Many failures from spraying" result
from working when the temperature
Is below 40 degrees.
A dally rubbing with a stiff brush
makes the cows take kindly to you.
Helps them shed, too.
You can tell a laying hen ns far ob
you can sco her. Her comb Is always
bright and healthy looking.
A good cow is better than two poor
ones yes, better than three that can't
more than pay for their feed.
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It Is always a good plan to give
feed ot a laxative nature on the first
sign ot udder trouble in cows.
Three pounds of comment to the
gallon of skimmllk Is about tho right
proportion io push pigs along.
Clean up ono part or the stable.
Tho chances aro that you won't bo
content to leave the rest dirty: ' '
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It is poor economy to put off feeding
supplemental feedB until everything
green in the pasture is consumed.
Carrots will grow well In soil en
riched with the cleanings from the
henery without any other manure.
When not diluted with wnter butter
milk Iibb practically the same food
value for pigs and chickens aB skim
mllk. Many a good farm has been paid for
by tho cows. Many moro might be
if farjners lived ' up to their privi
leges. Tho more motor nnd railroad en
gines there are the moro work there
is for tho horse to do to keep thcra
going.
Tho state of New York boasts of
more than 1,600,000 cows. Wlsconsln'ls
a close Becond, whilo Iowa Is third, with
1,400.000.
It often pays to grade straw berries
very carefully. A customer pleased
and satisfied moans a steady market
for tho produce.
Kindness, cleanliness, good feeding
and blood that spells successful dairy
farming. Ono without tho others
avnlloth not much. -.
In selecting cows, all signs may fall,
but tho BaGcock tost la absolutely re
liable, it will tell you whether the
cows arc good or not.
Fruit trees, as a general rule, do not
appreciate light, sandy soils. Make
euro that the site for tho new or
chard can bo easily drained;
Collect tho eggs regularly at least
crce, better twice, a day In moderate
weather and moro frequently In very
warm and very cold weather.
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It Is time we developed a class of
young farmers capable of handling
some of tho problems that aro driving
older farmers from tho best farms In
the country.
Movo tho chicken coops, at least,
every other day, for tho filthy drop
pings that accumulate will poison the
blood of the young chicks, causing a
host of diseases.
Tho walls and fittings of cow sheds
and stables should receive a coat of
fresh llmewash nt least onco n year,
and tho floors soaked with a solution
of sulphate of copper, five pounds to
ten gallons of water.
Bo careful how you Intaoduco new
plants Into your garden, even though
they como under tho guise of friend
ship. Tho loved morning glory bo
comes ono of tho worst weeds In the
sandy soil of the west If a .plant
shows nn Inclination to usurp too
much space, weed It dut.
Swnt tho fly.
Apply manure whilo fresh.
Do regular In milking cows.
Fine salt for the butter always.
Ovcrfccdlug chickens Is harmful.
Any disk tool Is a great pUverlxor.
Steer clear of dry cows and Indif
ferent producers.
Good, puro food gives eggs all tho
flavor thoy ought to havo.
Dust tho hens aud llttlo chicks fre
quently and savo n great loss.
If tho chicken flock Is not culled
overy year It will doterlornto rap
idly.
Don't lei your supply of Insect pow
dor run short Uso It regularly and
liberally.
Teach the colts to walk woll and
you. will lay tho foundation for all tho
faster gaits.
It cows aro pastured thcra should
be shade trees for thorn during tho
hot wnther.
Ducklings are better off for not hav
ing wnter to swim In until thoy get
their feathers.
Tho excrclso of good Judgment is
most necessary in handling tho dairy
herd profitably.
Early morning Is the best tlmo to
have "goqd luck" In churning, if the
weather Is hot.
In its last analysis, sllago Ib noth
ing but canned corn fodder, nnd Is tho
vory best of feed.
t.
If tho llttlo colts are slow to shed
jthclr coats, feed a llttlo oil mearor
ubo tho horse clippers.
Allow chlckenB of all sizes a good
,dust bath. They onjoy It, from tho
smalleBt to the largest.
As soon ns tho early chicks reach a
w-cigui or a pounu anu a nair, get tno
broilers started for market.
It Is well to plant peas whoro tho
garden is a llttlo moist. A spell of
dry woathor tests them severely.
Regular, careful, quiet milking will
permanently lmprovo an animal as n
milk producer and will lncrcaso her
flow.
- A good po'ultryman Is Industrious,
not enslly discouraged, filled1 with
pluck and grit, nnd full of ambi
tion. Instead of rushing things on churn
ing day, take It steady nnd glvo
the cream a "chance to chug as It re
volves. Soft-sholtcd eggs are often caused
by fowls being confined, becoming
overfat, and from lack ot mineral
matter.
It Is safo to say that onco a calf
gets the scours, no matter from what
cause, It will never do as well as It
should.
Bowaro of tho agent who sells a
preparation which, he claims, will pro
vent milk from souring when used to
rinse cans.
it Is a fino thing for a girl on the
farm to know how to milk a cow
thoso days when men folks aro busy
and work presses.
As soon as the cockerels reach tho
crowing Btago thoy should bo put In n
separate run and fed all they will
eagerly cat up clean.
If tho cows aro carefully fed and
aro bred right, It Is not uncommon to
make a net proflt of $50 per cow por
year above cost of feed.
Land plaster and acid phosphato.aro
excellent absorbents to uso In tho gut
ters and their uso Increases tho vnluo
of "the mainiro to a largo oxtont.
Mutton can be raised cheaper than
any other meat, because tho wool can
bo mado to almost, If not altogether,
pay tho expense of its production.
The dirt and hair should be re
moved from the horse collar pads each
night. This will help euro soro,
swollen shoulders on your work ani
mals. Tho successful farmer I,ub two'
things to keep In mind tho amount
and tho qunntity of his products, that
(hoy may realize him tho most cash
In marked
If. any cows that aro largo milkers
ore about to calve, keep them In from
tho pasture and feed hay for a time,
bo that tho udders will not hecomo too
much dlHtcnded.
Tho finer onsllugo Is cut tho bolter,
for it pucks moro firmly, and is moro
easily chowed by tho unlmnls than If
cut coarse. Malzo chnfferflnto one
half Inch lengths will not injure un
animal's mouth
Eggs should be sold by weight rath
er than by tho dozen. They vary so
widely ns to slzo and weight that tho
seller or tho buyer Is suro to lose
when sold by count. If sold by tho
pound, both get Justice, because If tho
eggs aro small It requires moro to
weigh a pound.
HANDLING COLTS DURING HOT WEATHER
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Try to bo patient wlj.li your clt, Mr.
Farmer, Romomber that ho Is green
yos, an green ns tho grass ho eats
so peacefully whon you turn him out
to grazo, and tho harness no longer
chnfos his soft young body.
All farmers know thnt a four-year
colt will stand moro than n throe-yoar
old. Bono and musclo are better ma
tured and gcnorally of bettor slzo;
thcroforo, ho Is hotter ablo to stand a
day's work. But when It comes to
that no groon, urfbroken colt should bo
expootod to do n full day's work In tho
team of w,ell soasoncd farm or road
horses.
So many good coltn havo boon aged
nnd mndo dull by this foolish habit
of letting them, run absolutoly unbrok.
on into the spring when thoy nro throe
or four yearn old, and then catching
thorn and putting them at hard, steady
work Just as tho busy Benson comos
on, when tlmo Is precious, whon tho
A Vigorous, Well-Developed One-Year-Old
Colt A flood Example for the
General Farmer to Raise.
crops need work, when tho flics nro
rampant, undwhen neither tho mas
tor's nor tho colt's tempers aro at
their best.
Imagine a farmer starting out to
mow hay with a grcon or half-broken
colt hitched nlongsldo of u mulo or a
Btcady fn'rm horso to a mowing ma
chine, doublo row cultivator, corn
planter, plow or' harrow!
All implomonts need a steady, well
broken team and tho samo tlmo a good
driver, who in order to do his best
ERADICATION OF
MORNING GLORIES
Cutting Tops Docs Little Good'
and Plow Serves to Spread
the Roots.
On our lowland farms wo find four
varieties of morning glories. Tho
field morning glory resembles tho cult
tlvatcd kind, and unliKo tho blnd-weod,
g-ows only from tho seed, so tho only
remedy Is to prevent tho seeding.
Tho field blud-weed Is a morning
glory with small flowers and vine-like
stems that or.twlnu closely about any
thing they reach.
Tho numerous roots send out plants
from overy eye. Theao roots being
spreud by tho plow or cultivator, form
now plants, until In a short time tho
corn field Is completely covered.
Thoy start so curly In the spring
that before tho corn Is largo euougn
to cultlvnto tho tows are so hidden
that they must bo cleaned out with a
hoo beforo cultivation la begun,
Another variety culled hedge bind
weed, pea vine, morning glory hns
largo funnel-shaped flowers and u
moro Blonder vine than the other va
rieties. In tho centrnl stutos we find still
another of tho prolific pests This Is
tho wild swect-potato or man-of-tho-earth
vine. Its roots resemble- in shape
the cultivated sweet potato, but aro
much longer and penctruto fur bolow
th" plowing depths.
Cutting tho tops docs little good, and
cutting tho roots only multiplies the
number of vines, as all pieces ot roots
grow the samo ob tho edible sweet po
tato. Tho plow only serves as a means of
spreading and transplanting the pieces
of roots which grow new plants, Cov
ering with salt or injecting sulphuric
acid Into tho roots aro as o'ffcctlvo ub
auy remedy for tho wood, which, for
tunately, 1b not so common as tho oth
ex.varii)tloB of the morning glory,.
Hogs nro very fond of tho roots,
and aro a great help In clearing up
badly Infested ground. Plowing dur
ing July nnd August prevcntB tho
plants from growing again In the samo
souBon, and will muko-thom much less
plentiful next year,
Lambs also like tho vines wonder
fully well, and fow will be left in tho
fall if thoy aro turned on before tho
bind weeds go to seed.
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Youngster.
work, has little timo for clao than
qutotly handling hla tram and implc
ment at ono and tho samo tlmo
This man will not got much satis
fnctlon out of a day's work if ho li.uf
to worry with a grcon, rcstlvo colt',
who, chafing nt tho unexpected mlncry
of heavy work in hot wenthor, stuitu
up n little too soon or not hooi
enough, protests at having to walk In
n strulght lino nt a slow gait, oto.
It Ib not pobslblo that ho will balk,
kick or rear upon what might, bo vein
sldnrcd a very Blight provocation-, oi
no provocation at all to n broken mid
dle-nged fawn home.
In that section of Vlrglriln known art
"Tho Valley," famoua for its notnhlyt
heavy draft boraes, nnd their rulo In
to break these big colts at two yoam
old, never working thorn ovor half a
day nt a time, and beginning tho pio
cess in the Into winter and e.ulyk
spring.
The first work to a wagon In a
steady team and with n quiet toamstor,
generally a whito man who lu used ta
tho dally handling of torsos.
Tho writer vlulted,, that Hccllon re
cently nnd while the quest of a well
known horso brooder, buw four full
blooded Percheromi working to n mu
nuro spreader, n nlnu-year-old nnm
under tho suddlo, a threo-ycnr-ald tital
lion lu tho oft lead nnd n young maro
under the lino.
The average weight of theao union
did hotecB was about 1,800 poiuulii
each, but tho remnrknblo prt of tho
husinoBB was thnt thoBO two youiis,
vigorous stallions wero working quint
ly with mnres. Their teamster h.ut
them under perfect control, but thoy
hnd been worked tho namo .an tli
two year-olds, and had become nKiul
to farm labor hy degrees.
Of course advice lu cheap and farm
ers get lots of it, nnd In tho mntlov of
working colts and green horsoH In tho
summer tlmo they havo heard 11 all
(lttlng on the hnrnesa, scraping tho col
lars at night, washing off tho shoul
ders, and Bporlng tho huh.
1 havo only to say this, and 1 spoalt
fVom expTence: If tho farmer doo-t
not go easy with tho thrco and four-year-oldn
at this soason they will hi
old nnd Blugglsh beforo their tlmo
Our experience with blnd-woedii 4u
thai spring plowing and persistent uso
of tho cultivator only Borvo to trfiioail
tho roots over creator nrenB.
Tho lowlands where tho blnd-w'd
flourishes are also suitable for alfalfa.
Wo find that between tfiq cutting!! ::
alfalfa the bind wood hns no oppmlu
nlty to Heed, nnd In a few yomn n
plant can hardly bo found In an alfalfa
field.
The blnd-wecd, when onco oKlahllsh
ed lu n field, Is there to. stay or put
up nBtrenuouu fight, nnd 'no half-w
methods will accomplish anything In
tho way of getting rid of thlu pt
When plowing or cultivating through
small spots of morning glory, it pay
to clean tho plow or cultivator of all
roots to prevent tho spreading of tho
growth of now plqnts.
Tho use ot tho disk harrow u and
disk culllvntorb will help to piovont
tin spread of UjIb pest.
CHECK. ROW CORN
PLANTER ESSENTIAL
If Seed Is Substantially Samo
Size Machine Will Drop Samo
Number of Kernels.
(By WA1..T15U I. LDUTZ)
On nil fnrmo whom tho flohln nro of
sufficient size tho check row coin
planter is almost a ueresMlty If tho
seed Is KubBtantinlly of tho name nlo
and shape tho machine will drop pit
claely tho tame number of kernel lt
the hill. L on tho other hand, tin
grain from the Upu aud bultn of tho
ears Ib included tho number of koineht.
In tho hill will vary goiiBlderablo.
Tho distance between tho hllln una
th.o number of plants to tho hill wllr
vary more or less according to tho va
riely that Is planted aud tho :lhnat
of tho locality In which tho Held lu.
being planted.
Under ordinary cimdltiomi I helh'vw
In planting foui kernols to the hlln
and planting the IiIJIh about threo
feet six Inches apart both wuyw A
a general rule nothing is gained by
planting the field until tho cold Hprluti
rnlns nro over None hut good huoO.
that pOBBi'tkes u utiong germinating?
powor should he planted.
Increases Purchaslnn Power,
intelligence u buying dairy feodH In
creases the purchasing power of tbu
dollar.
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