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DEVICE FOR SPINNING A TOP
Remains to De Seen Whether Task
May Be Performed Better Than
by" Small Boy With His Hand.
An Ingonlua little device for spin
ning a top has been designed by n
Colorado man. It remalnB to bo seen,
however, If the top can bo spun any
better with It than the avorago Bmall
boy can do by carefully winding his
cord up and spinning his top by hand.
A Y-shaped wire frame has recesses
at the ends of the arms to receive tho
splko of tho top and a spindle project
ing from tho head. Below this aplndlo
Is n circular groove around which tho
cord fits but It Is not necessary to
wind the cord up. JuBt loop tho cord
around this groove once, leaving one
Spinning a Top.
end long. Then pull tho short end
and in passing' through the groovo the
cord revolves the top In the "handle.
When the top has acquired sufficient
momentum if will fly out of tho handle
and spin on the pavement.
GOOD LIBRARY FOR THE BOYS
Method Permitting of Selection of One
Book Each Month Is Better Than
Haphazard Fashion.
Every boy who Is fond of reading
naturally wants to havo a library of
his own, even If It bo only a limited
one. It is a good plan to have some
sort of a system about both tho selec
tion and the actual buying of the
books that go to make It up.
A method of purchasing that allows
tho addition of one new book every
so often say onco a month is much
better than the haphazard faBhlon of
buying one "onco in a while." This
plan also allows one ample tlmo to
read and digest the books as they are
accumulated, without alternating "a
feast and a famine," which is as Inju
rious to the mind as to the body.
In planning a library there are sev
eral departments that must be con
sidered. Make out your list of these
under their proper headings, and then
work toward It, selecting first one
kind of book, then another. In this
way the library doe3 not become one
sided it becomes fairly comprehen
sive In a short tlmo.
Among tho departments desirable
may be mentioned: History, Biogra
phy, Poetry, Fiction, Sclenco, Amuse
ments, Handicrafts, Travel, Explora
tion and Religion. A well-balanced
library bIiows a steady growth through
all these departments, and as many
more as tho tasto suggests, and means
will allow. If no more than ono book
is add-d to tho list each year, but that
one of the best, tho value of tho col
lection cannot be measured.
Literary Item.
Why i3 It almost certain that Shake
speare was a broker?
Because no man has furnished to
many quotations.
WINTER PLAYHOUSE
Build tho children a play houso
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sessions skates and sleighs for the winter. A little wood stovo will heat it,
and much o? the confusion attendant on their ploasures will be obviated
GOOD MANNERS FOR SAVAGES
Youthful Filipino Learns Etiquette In
Primary Schools Instruction Is
Given Graphically.
The latest publication of tho bureau
of education at Manila is an elaborato
treatlso on "good manners and good
conduct for ubo In tho primary
grades," saya tho World's Worker. It
represents an entirely new colonial
experiment an attompt to ubo tho
rules of otlquetto ns a civilizing forco.
Filipino children aro learning not only
the English language, reading, writing,
geography and tho othor branches;
they nro not only forming a first' hand
acquaintance with American hUtory,
tho Pilgrim Fathers, Abraham Lin
coln, tho Constitution and such ac
cepted nuthors as Longfellow and
Hawthorne; thoy are learning also tho
proper way to raise -.their hats to
ladles, to go up and downstairs In tho
most approved fashion, to sit and
stand and walk according to tho ac
cepted codo, to behave with dignity
and courtesy In all the Eocial crises of
life.
Though tho parentB of moBt of tho
children dispense with table utensils
at their meals and convey food to tholr
mouths with their fingers, no Filipino
boy or girl can go through the pri
mary grades without acquiring a com
ploto education In tho uso of knife,
fork and spoon. A graduate of this
department, if ho pioflts by his In
struction, will never uso toothpicks in
public, never tuck his napkin into his
bosom, never reach across tho tabic
for salt, novcr emphasize the strong
points In his conversation by wild
gesticulation with his knife. Ho will
always say "please" whon making a
roquest, respond "don't mention It"
when thanked for a small personal at
tention, never leave a room without
ashing to bo excused, always rlso
when a lady enters, and novcr pass
In front of people without a pollto
"pardon me."
All this instruction 1b given, not
academically, but graphically and cou
cretely. Good manners are taught In
the form of set-dialogues and little
one-act plays. Selected children en
act tho several roles of father, mpth
er, teacher, son, daughter and tho oth
er every day social characters.
FLASH LAMP FOR BOY SCOUTS
New Type of Lantern for Use on
Bicycle Camping and General
Service Reflector Is Used.
Tho accompanying cut Is of a now
type of flash lamp to bo used for a
bicycle lamp, camping and general
service. It has a bicycle clamp; also
a clamp to hold It In tho pocket or to
hang it on a rope, says tho Popular
Boy Scout Lamp.
Electricity. On the side is a steady
light switch and a'flash button. Tho
battery will operate a 3 volt tung
sten lamp for flvo hours. A large and
efficient reflector is employed on the
lamp.
Indian File.
This Is another name for single file.
It had Us origin In a custom among
the American Indians of tho north,
who when on the warpath moved In
single file tho ono behind treading
with great care directly In tho foot
prints of tho man preceding and the
last man carefully obliterating the
footprints of those who had gone be
fore him. In UiIb way tho Indians suc
ceeded In concealing their numbers
from the enemy and very frequently
In concealing their whereabouts also.
FOR THE CHILDREN
whero they can keep their prized pos
NOTES fMK
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Do your churning today.
Diversification is excellent.
Alfalfa does beat on manured soil.
British India alono has 34,000.000
head of goats.
The proper way to sow alfalfa Is
with some form of drill.
Bo sure that tho male at tho head
of the flock Is puro bred.
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Don't try to winter more birds than
you havo room for, or tlmo to caro for.
Tho man who Ikib already used tho
silo will toll you wcthor It pays or
liot.
Crowded houses aro sure to become
damp, and hens will not lay when
crowded.
Don't expect a good cow to develop
from a stunted calf. They don't grow
that way.
Feed plenty of charcoal, as It Is ono
of tho best things for keeping the poul
try healthy.
A scrub hen is not worth much, but
sho is as good us any for tho man who
will not give his flock good care.
It Is claimed that early-sown fall
wheat Is benefited when pastured with
sheep to keep down the rank growth.
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Ono of the successful ways to grub
.out white grubs in old sod ground Is
to enlist a drovo of active pigs In tho
good work. .
When removing a calf from Its dam,
do so while the cow Is away from her
stall so she will not associate you with
the loss of her calf.
Adding tho bIIo to tho farm simply
moans applying ono of the first prin
ciples of modern manufacturing Indus
try to the oldest of all Industries.
Don't sacrifice your heifer calves to
tho veal fiend. Cows aro going to bo
In demand and you may not only havo
none to sell, but will bo compelled to
buy.
Tho boy who has an Interest In the
farm Is usually pretty quick to seo tho
possibilities of the farm and he is not
in so much of a hurry about getting
away.
Celery banked with earth late In tho
fall seems more palatable than whero
boards are used. Do not bank when
the follago Is at all moist aa this will
aid decay.
Newly purchased hogs should be
carefully examined for vermin, and
should not bo turned out with the
herd until they nro known to bo free
from theso pests.
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Whon you test your cows for quan
tity, you must also test for quality In
order to determlno doflnlte results.
Some cows give a greater per cent, of
butter fat than others.
Tho first thing to do after drawing
tho buttermilk from tho churn Is to
pour a pailful of cold water on tho
butter and give the churn threo or
four quick revolutions.
Are you getting the most out of
your dairy herd? If not, Is It the
fault of tho breed, tho individuals or
tho owner? It Is up to you to work
out this problem yourself.
Shredded fodder Is much more con
venient to feed than tho shock fodder,
Tho tlmo and labor saved in feeding
shredded fodder nbout compensates
for the tlmo and labor taken In shred
ding. Pigs may bo taken from their moth
ors aBjsoon as they eat heartily. By
selling tho pigs young tho sow mny
bo relieved of tho necessity of nourish
ing hor pigs and soon prepared for tho
second litter.
Qrcen ground bones aro rich In al
bumen, phosphato of limo, and phos
phoric ncld, which go to make eggs
and shells. It will pay any poultry
man to buy a bonemill,to grind bones
for his fowls. .
Too much emphasis cannot bo put
upon regularity In tho dairy work. Ir
regular hours greatly Interfere with
tho milk production, and a long delay
In milking must be painful. For best
results thero should be regular feeding
hours.
Good seed corn Is a profitable In
vestment at from $2 to $G If you don't
have it If you can select, store, and
test It for $1 per bushel, how much
will that save on next year's crop?
Sell your surplus ecd to your neigh
bor, don't wait and buy from him.
Biiiiwai
Buy a well-made nllo.
Puro air provents dlscano.
Burn all trash In tho garden.
CowpeaB aro used tor cover crops.
Don't let the churning go until to
morrow, Don't keep your horsoB In poorly
ventilated stables.
Tho Asiatics or meat breeds arc,
Brahmas, Cochins, and InngBhans.
Ono thing should not bo forgot.
Send surplus cockerels and old hens
to pot.
Vancouver, British Columbia, Is to
nave n -iuu,uuu laciory ior prosorr
lng milk.
Improper ventilation makes more
hen houses cold and damp than rain
and zero weather.
GIvo closo attention to tho Ilttlo
things and tho larger matters will take
caro of themselves.
Tho number of cows In the dairy
does not mean success always, but It's
tho kind of cows that counts.
Hand separator cream produces
better butter than that separated any
other way, say thoso who know.
PhyBlclnns say that a laboring man
can do as much work on a dlut of
eggs ns ho can If fed on pork or beef.
Parsnips havo tho finest flavor If
allowed to stay In tho ground rather
lato. A frost or two makes them
sweeter.
Farming Is becoming a moro sys
tematized business. This Is ono thing
that hoB removed the drudgery from
the work.
Tho mnnuro on tho farm Is tho most
valuable by-product, but It doesn't do
any good an long ns It is left in tho
barn yard.
No hen is going to lay wlntor eggB
if her system Is run down, hor molt
not over, and sho 1b mado to scratch
her own living.
It Is better to raise your own calves,
for then you know what you havo. To
buy up heifer calves promiscuously Is
an uncertain business.
Tho ,good road brings tho market
nearer your farm and adds materially
to tho value of tho placo whether you
want to Bell or Hvo there.
A painted fence poBt 1b certainly an
addition to the road side, but a painted
post hidden by nice thrifty weeds Is
notexactly a good combination.
The housowlfo who makes good
butter, so good that It has a distinc
tion of Its own, can always find a
ready market and eager customers.
This Is a good tlmo to buy that pure
bred male, or that breeding pon of
flno fowls. Breeders will sell a Ilttlo
cheaper now than thoy will bo a Ilttlo
later.
Every fanner owes it to himself and
IiIb posterity to do a limited nmount
of experimenting In crop production,
stock breeding and tho maintenance of
Boll fertility.
Most of the visible dirt In milk la
stablo manure. Howovor disgusting
that may bo, tho real harm Is done
by the growing bacterln washed from
the stablo manure.
Keep a good, deep, dry bed under
tho horse while ho Is in the stable,
day or night, on Sundays especially.
Tho moro ho lies down tho longer his
legs and foot will last.
Cows must bo fed regularly In order
for them to do their best work. We
have found regular meals to bo n
necessity for our own" welfare and
the samo applies to animals.
Remember that tho cow Is not ex
actly like a machine or a mill. You
can't put In certain food and got
milk of desired quality. Tho cow
makes It In her own Individual way.
If you havo saved a flno crop of hay
and have no room for It In tho bam
better Invest In Homo canvas otack
covers. Thoy will pay for themselves
In one or two seasons when hay Is
high.
Do not ask tho cow to make milk
and keop heroolf warm with tho same
feed. At least glvo her a fair chanco
to bo protected from tho storms and
then lot her uso the feed for milk
making alone.
Thero are not ao many purebred
bulls among the farmers as thore
ought to bo for ideal results. Lot
thero bo moro Interest In Improving
the herd. A good bull Is tho first
consideration.
Thero is nothing to bo gained in tho
long run by breeding n holfor boforo
Bho Is two years old. To offset any
profit In nn early milking porlod and
tho calf, you havo stunted growth
nnd tho risk of a shortened milk flow
for all time.
The experiment Btatlons have been
kept busy this fall nnsworlng calls for
help rom tho ravages of tho grass
hoppers. A polsonod bran mash was
used In most Instances, ono treatmont
costing on an avorago of ?1 por acrn,
labor not Included.
MANY FARMERS REALIZE NEED OF SHEEP
American
(Hy IDA M. HUKT'IilCn.)
A few years ago In thlB section you
might drive miles nnd not see n flock
of sheep. Today thoy aro appearing
in numbers upon tho famiB ovon up
on 40 and C0-ncre farms.
Tho reason Is that many farmers are
beginning to realize tho need of sheep
upon tho farm. Mutton ! becoming
a popular meat. Thero is a demand
for good lambs. Sheep grow Into
monoy faster than moBt other animals.
Thoy nro cleansers of tho farm when
It comes to gottlng rid of tho woods
and briars.
But many farmerB aro as yet Igno
rant of tho diseases to which Bheop nro
Southdown Sheep.
liable. Tho other day I saw a farmer
puzzled over tho strango actions of a
ram that ho war not willing to let die
without making, some uffort to savo It.
A veterinary consulted thought It,
might bo a case of "gld."
This worried tho sheep ownor. If ho
wns to bo worried with any strange
and new diseases, ho would Bell off
that flock.
The. veterinary told him tho dlsoaso
IDLE FARM ACRES
ARE UNPROFITABLE
Man Must Have Clean Sweep
Across Fields If He. Is After
the Greatest Profit.
(By R. U. RUSHING.)
In traveling over tho country I see
fields that aro claimed to be worth
from ?50 to ?100 per aero, with u pllo
of stones lying here and thero and sev
eral scrawny, half-dead trees standing
about over this land and perhaps with
a swalo running across.
Havo you any such on your farm
that aro not yielding a profit, perhaps
scarcely paying taxes?
Those acres aro loafing, and what Is
worse, not only loafing, but costing
tho farmer hard earned money every
tlmo ho sends a man into tho fields to
work. Tlmo wasted In turning around
obstructions Is very great and tlmo Is
money theso days.
With tho modern machinery that
wo want to U6o and to cultivate and
harvest our produce a man must havo
a clean sweep across the land if he
is nftcr tho greatest proflt.
Often a few dollars would romovo
these worthless piles of stones, and
thoso old, half-dead trees which aro
Just In tho way. Then tho land would
bo available for uso.
By. putting In an undcrdraln a
worthlosa Hwalo may bo transformed
Into a fertllo Held. Stones and "trees
uro all right In tholr places, but the
best placo for tho stones Is In mak
ing a dam at tho lower end of some
Jow placo to help catch tho wash, and
tho best placo for tho trees la in n
clump by themselves or very near tho
fenco nnd not scattered all over an
othorwlso profitable flold.
It la a very common thing to seo
largo strips of land that aro not In
shapo to bo cultivated; loallng In
weeds and brush between fields, sim
ply bocauso thu farmer has not the
ambition to fenco them In.
If you liavo such land that cannot
bo put undpr cultivation with profit it
should bo fonced and turned Into
pasturo, or If you desire to grow
trees, nnd of courso you Bhould grow
eomo, sot out a useful variety, but be
suro and not allow tho land to loaf
away your profit by growing absolute
ly worthless wcedB and brush.
It Is a Bliuuio to havo land under
Merino Ewe.
was not n now ono by any moans. If It
proved Jo bo "gld" the ohoop had slm-i
ply picked up, moro apt to on wot, low
grounds, the oggs of a tapeworm conn
inoii to dogs, foxes and eomo othor
wild nnlmals. Usually, unless tho
worm hatching from those eggB roach-
os tho brain, tho body will rid Itself ofl
It, and nono or but Ilttlo harm bo donoj
to the sheep. But should It reach tho(
brain, whore It becomes oncyated, gld-!
dlnesB first follows, and next paralysis
and tho inability to walk cnaucs before
death claims It.
Tho dlsoaso will not spread unless
tho head, aftor death, 1b left whero It
can bo oaten by dogs, and the trouble
thus bo spread whero othor sheep may1
tako up tho eggs on grass or othor
food.
If tho cysts form In central part ofi
tho brain, tho Bheop will becomo totnl-i
ly paralyzed on both sides, if on tho
left of tho brain, tho right limbs will
lose motion; and If tho cysts form on
tho right Bldo of brain, it Is tho loft
limbs that will lose tholr power.
A sheop thus attacked may continuo
to eat until death and to keep In good
flesh. Tho dlaeaso ruun ita. courso In
from six to eight montliB.
Thero Is no euro for tho trouble.
It Is a Borious discuso to And nmong;
your Bheop ob It le n dlsoaso that enn
bo communicated to thoso who work
about tho promises, As It Is a rare dla
oaao oven In Bheop, ono need not foar
keeping Bheop on account of It. Tho
symptoms given will load you to early
suspect tho disease and destroy its
further spread through that caso.
In man, as shoop, tho orms that
reach tho brain aro thoso that do hurt
to' tho body. If tho cyst can bo located
In tho brain of man and takon out re
covery Is suro, though tho weakness
resulting from tho paralysis usually,
remains through life.
cultivation and continuo to work It
whllo 1t Is bo thin that it will not
produco nnythlng worth whllo. -
Farm land Is Just llko a bank. You
can draw checks on It If you have a
deposit of fertility, but unless there In
a deposit thoro can bo no checking.
It Is sad to seo a farmer plow, sow,
cultivate, harvest and, thresh half a
crop from a flold whpn'wlth tho samo
amount of labor ho could havo pre
vented his fields from loafing by sup
plying tho amount of plant food need
ed to grow a full crop.
Wo can look about and boo thoso-
who nro doing things right. Why not
tako a lesson from them?
Look around this summer and seo
If thero Is not something that is loaf
ing; ir not, vory good, but If thero Ibm
you must clean it up If you ever ox
pect to havo a full crop and mako tho
moat profit from tho land. Tho suc
cessful farmer does not allow his lancL
to loaf.
PROPERLY FITTED
HORSE COLLARS
Sore Shoulders and Necks Neces
sarily Follow Where Animal
Is in Poor Condition.
With horses going Into hoavy labor
In very thin condition many of them
will not fill tho collar as snug as In
former years. This will necessarily
create moro Boro shoulders and necks
than commonly. The collar should fit
up tight, so thoro will bo no extra
room betweon the collar and the neck.
rf a collar has boon used It can fre
quently bo buckled up a notch tighter
to romovo tho slack. Keop tho collar
smooth by rubbing with tho hand. Do
not uso a knlfo nor curry comb, as
thoy leavo tho Burfaco rough, and Ir
ritates and causes boi-ob. This should
bo dono whon tho collar Is removed,
boforo tho accumulation drys.
Wash tho shoulders or neck at
night with cold water, nnd removo all
surplus hair or dirt bo as to leavo tho
sui face smooth; then apply Umo sul
phur and tannin In threo equal parts.
ThlH Is a powder. Uub'lt thoroughly,
oa It heals and toughona tho surface.
Thero Is Ilttlo ubo to havo sores If
caro la taken. With a lato spring and
weak horses it behooves evory ono
using horses to bo ub careful with
them aa possible.
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