HOLIDAYING IN
THE WINTER
AN IMMENSE AMOUNT OF MONEY
SPENT BY WESTERN CANADI
ANS IN WINTER SEASON.
“An unusually large number of
Western Canada people are leaving
or preparing to leave to spend the
Winter in California.’’
The above item of news was clip
ped from a Western Canada paper
early in December. In the same paper
were items of news conveying the in
telligence that hundreds of Western
Canadians were also taking a trip
abroad, spending the Christmas sea
son “at home,” as they yet term the
old land. The Scandinavian element
participated largely in the holiday
business of the railroads and the
steamships, but they all had return
tickets. Early in December the east
bound trains and boats were loaded,
and an estimate furnished by the rail
road people gave upwards of twelve
thousand as the number who would
make the Christmas holiday visit
abroad. This does not mean that these
people are leaving to avoid the cold
ness of tne winter, nor for any cli
matic conditions whatever. They
have come out to Canada and have
done so well that they can afford the
hundred and fifty or two hundred dol
lars or more that it takes to carry
them across and back. When they
came to Canada they did not have
that much money all told, but now
they are wealthy and on their return
will bring some of their friends with
them.
Then there are those, too, who on
their wheat farms have made suffi
cient money that they can afford to
take a holiday, and what better winter
holidaying ground could they have
than California? How many in other
farming districts of the continent
could afford the money and the time
that these people can?—Advertise
ment.
Determined to Be Observed.
“You may announce that I intend
to retire to private life,” said the in
dustrious statesman.
“What for?”
“It seems to be the only method
just now by which I can attract pub
lic attention.”
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Result.
“I’ll hurl the insult back in that
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"Then he'll have to eat his words."
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YOU
"Should Worry”
if you are neglecting or
abusing the Stomach,
Liver or Bowels. Sick
ness is sure to overtake
you. Be wise in time
and get a bottle of
HOSTETTER’S
STOMACH BITTERS
It makes the appetite
keen, aids digestion,
maintains health,
strength and vigor and
thus makes life a real
pleasure. Try it and
see. Avoid substitutes.
CANADA’S OFFERING
TO THE SETTLER
THE AMERICAN RUSH TO
WESTERN CANADA
IS INCREASING
Free Homesteads
In the new Districts of
Manitoba, Saskatche
wan and Alberta there
are thousands of Free
Homesteads left, which
to the man making entry
in 8 yeurs time will bo
worth from I2U to |25 per
acre. These lands are
well adapted to grain
growing and cattle raisiug.
K\( kll.LE.NT RAILWAY FAC ILITIES
In many cfcses the railways In
Canada ha*e been built in ad
vance of settlement, and in a
short time there will not be a
settler who need be more than
ten or twelve miles from a line
of railway. Railway Kates are
regulated by Government Com
| mission.
Social Conditions
The American Settler is at home
in Western Canada. He 1 s not a
stranger in a strange land, hav
ing nearly a million of his own
people already settled there. If
Son desire to know why thecon
ition of the Canadian Settler is
Srosperons write and send for
tcralure, rates, etc., to
W. V. BENNETT,
Bee Building, Omaha, Neb*
Canadian Government Agent, or
address Superintendent of
Immigration, Ottawa, Canada.
Mlftftinff Persons located all part* world with Du
publicity. I* voters Service Bureau, 1| TnBMl St., Bustos,
Evening Gown of Pink Silk
a Recent Paris Importation
An evening gown of pink silk with tunic of silver embroidered lace over
black net, caught up in a large bow at the back.
WHY FLOWERS AT WEDDINGS
Pretty Custom That Has Been Handed
Down Through Centuries Has a
Real Significance.
Flowers, of course, always have
! been used at all festal occasions, and
so, consequently, at the weddings of
practically every nation. They are the
symbol of gayety, and hence their pro
fusion at that most joyous of times—
a wedding.
But some of the flowers have more
‘.han a general significance. For ex
ample, there was long a custom for
each guest to dip a sprig of rosemary
into his cup of wine before drinking
the couple’s health. The bride (if she
were not a widow) and the bride
groom once adorned themselves with
garlands of wheat. This was a symbol
jf plentifulness and increase and at
the present time the bridal wreath of
orange blossoms possesses the same
meaning.
In "ye olden times” there were gar
lands, garlands everywhere at a wed
ding ceremony. Even the rejected
suitor sometimes wore a garland of
! gray willow.
Besides the flowers, both the bride
and bridegroom wore a true love knot,
an ornament introduced into England
by the Danes in the ninth century and
called the “trulofa,” the troth. The
bride of that time was supposed al
ways to wear three ornaments—a ring
for a pledge, a brooch for innocence,
and a garland as a crown of victory
tor temptations resisted.
COSY FUR BONNET
Of this description is very useful
for days when cold north winds blow;
it is trimmed with a single silk rose.
Mission of 1913.
If the present year has any particu
lar mission of dress it must be that of
adding to the volume of the existing
skirt. The year of 1912 had already
begun this work, and it will be inter
esting to see how far its successor
will cary it out. In Paris dresses are
not worn nearly so exiguously cling
ing as they were in the earlier part of
last year. London is slowly following
the example of the city of chiffon. For
the rest, who can say? Prophesying
is a thankless trade, more particular
ly concerning matters of dress.
Like Darning.
If you wish to embroider silk stock
ings. try the following plan instead of
using an embroidery hoop. Place your
—darning ball inside the stocking and
hold it as though you were going to
darn, save that you should be very
careful not to stretch the stocking;
simply hold it smooth over the darn
er where you are to do the em
broidery
Laces Popular.
Lace and figured chiffons and voiles
are daintily wrought into charming
evening frocks for girls who need
thin dancing and dinner gowns. The
bertha effect in lace or beaded nets is
very popular, and. moreover, immense
ly becomes either a stout or slight
person. It hides any unsightly lines
and adds charm to good figures.—Har
per’s Bazar.
Hand-Run Tucks.
Lingerie dresses for spring have
the fullness of the skirts taken up in
hand-run tucks.
USEFUL HOOK-AND-EYE BOX
Simple Contrivance Will Save Time
and Frequently Much Wear and
Tear on the Nerves.
Have you ever hunted in vain for
the special size of hook and eye you
needed? If not you are an abnormally
neat woman, or one given to buttons
or pins.
During that mad hunt through a
badly mixed box of sewing utensils
you doubtless vowed to have a sep
arate hook-and-eye bcfx forthwith.
Then you promptly forgot.
The next time immediately hunt a
number of card envelopes, and on the
flap of each one sew a hook and eye
to show the size and color within.
Put these envelopes neatly in a small
box and your miserable fishing days
are over. There should be separate
holders for cards of hooks and eyes,
detached ones that have not been
used and for those that have been
ripped from a dress, as is the habit
of some economical women.
Small boxes with the hook sewed or
pasted to the lid may take the place
of an envelope, but take up more room
and are less easily handled.
For Evening Wear.
Evening dress is quite lovely this
year, and the tunic as much to the
fore as ever, though rather shorter
than that of last winter. The bead
embroidery is all the rage, and it is
almost crowded upon the ninon that
composes these tunics. They are of
the most vivid colors, and the variety
of designs is surprising. There ap
pears to be no end to the inventive
ness of the clever brains employed in
this interesting if arduous work. The
great difficulty must be to differen
tiate the patterns from each other.
One of the loveliest has two long
stemmed lilies rising from the hem in
front, and a border of similar but
smaller lilies finishes the tunic. The
color is cerise, with crystal beads,
and a curiously effective touch is the
very narrow, flat piping, in the very
palest greenish blue, which finishes
the tunic around the shoulders and
borders the sleeves. Lovely effects
are made by laying these beautiful
colors over each other.
Neck and Wrist Velvets.
In speaking of the application of
black to jewelry of various kinds, one,
must not forget the chic and ever
popular “neck velvets." They are an
inch in width this season, and are
provided with one, two or three slides,
which may be adjusted to suit the
wearer. These ornaments are seen
in gold and platinum, plain or set
with diamonds or pearls, of solid set
tings of seed pearls and occasionally
of enamels.
Growing out of this neck velvet
idea there is the revival of an old
fashion—the use of black velvet as
an armlet or bracelet. These bear
the slides or ornamental sections, or
consist of a continuous design that
extends the extire length of the
bracelet.
Lace Indications.
The Dry Goods Economist states
that fashion indications in Paris af
ford ample opportunity for a wide
use of laces in garment development
for spring. Novel flouncing, tunic,
drapery and yoking features are in
corporated in many of the smartest
gowns now being launched, and all of
these features are being effectively
carried out in laces. While the range
of varieties used is excedingly large,
attention continues to focus on the
lighter effects.
Traveling Coats in Manish Style.
Traveling coats for spring show re
| markably mannish details. The
straight roomy coat, the numerous
pockets and the adjustable collar and
cuffs are all calculated for practical
comfort. The material is usually
light-colored with plain or damask
back in white or ivory.
INVESTIGATION OF INFLUENCE OF TYPE
AND AGE UPON UTILIZATION OF FEEDS
Results Given of Experiment Conducted by Officials of the United
States Agricultural Department on Two Steer Calves,
One a Pure-Bred and the Other a Scrub.
(By K. G. V(EATIIERSTONE.)
It is a tact of common knowledge
that marked difterences exist between
individual animals as regards the re
turns which tcey yield for the feed
consumed. a curient statement is
that a good feeder has a greater di
gestive power tuan a poor one, or that
the power of assimilation of the one
animal is super-or to that of the other
and it has been assumed that the ad
vantage of th«- bet'er type of animal
lay in its ability to produce more
flesh or fat from a unit of feed than
should the poo;er one.
It has also been commonly taught,
and seems tc be generally accepted
by the animal husbandmen as an es
tablished fact, that the young growing
animals not orly make actually larger
gains lhan the raoie mature ones, but
likewise mors economical gains.
The influence of type and age upon
the utilization of feed by cattle has,
therefore, been investigated by offi
cials of the department of agricul
ture, with the following result:
Two steer talves were selected as
the subjects oi this investigation, one
a pure-bred typical beef animal of
one of the well-known beef brands,
the other a "scrub" of mixed breed
ing. Exhaustive feeding trials were
carried out with these animals, in
cluding twen y-four experiments with
the respiration calorimeter.
Finally tho steers were subjected
to a slaughter test, whereby the qual
ity of the meat and relative size of
the various- cu'~ were accurately de
termined. The work is therefore im
portant alike to the practical feeder
and the agricultural scientist.
The feeding stuffs used were of the
same kind for both the animals in all
the periods, and the different grains
used were mixed throughout in the
A Prize Shorthorn.
same proportion for each steer. At
intervals during the time the digesti
bility of the total ration and the nitro
gen balance were determined for each
animal.
During each of the three winters
covered by the investigation, four ex
periments were made on each animal
by means of the respiration calori
meter in order to determine the per
centage of availability of the energy
of the feed consumed.
During the first winter—that of
1908-9—the feeding stuffs used dif
fered from those employed during the
ordinary feeding. In the succeeding
two winters the grain feeds used were
the same, only the amount differing.
While the results fail to show any
material difference between the physi
ological processes of food utilization
in the two animals, they do show
clearly an economic superiority of the
pure-bred over the scrub steer, due
first to his relatively smaller mainte
nance requirement, and, second, to
his ability to consume a larger sur
plus of feed above the requirement.
Both of the facts tend to make the
actual production of human food in
the form of meat and fat per unit of
Feeding Steers.
total feed consumed by the animal
notably greater Ly the pure bred ani
mal.
In the case of the pure bred animal
especially, and to a less degree in that
of the scrub, rations containing less
available energy and notably less di
gestible protein than the amounts
called for oy the current feeding
standards for growing cattle, produced
entirely satisfactory gains in live
weight.
A distinct influence of age upon the
maintenance requirement was ob
served be'wreu the ages of fourteen
and thirty-nine months, the require
ments decreasing relatively as the ani
mals matured. The gain in weight
of the scrub as compared with that
by the pure-bred steer consisted more
largely of protein with its accompany
ing water and to a smaller extent of
fat, and therefore, represented a ma
terially smaller storage of feed en
ergy This was also indicated by the
results of the butchering test. When
the animals were killed the scrub was
rated as "common," and the pure-bred
was graded as ‘"prime.” The total
dressed weight and the weight of the
several wholesale cuts show the con
siderably higher percentage of dressed
weight in the case of the pure-bred,
which is characteristic of the beef
animal.
Likewise the predominance "if the
loin cuts over the less valuable cuts
of the fore-quarter in the beef animal
I as compared with the scrub, and the
' marketable meat of the retail cuts
show that the proportion of more
valuable cuts was notably greater in
| the pure-bred.
PREPARING BED
FOR ASPARAGUS
Best Time for Setting Plants Out
Is in Early Spring, About
End of April.
A good asparagus bed is expected
to last twenty years. The soil should,
therefore, be prepared In a most thor
ough manner.
A warm, sandy soil is best, but it
will do well in any good garden soil
that is free from stones. A soil that
has been heavily manured a few
previous seasons is preferable to ma
nuring heavily at the time of setting
out the roots, but at no period should
asparagus be allowed to suffer from
lack of manuring, as first-class shoots
can only be grown in very rich soil.
For the home garden the plants
may be set out in rows about thirty
inches apart, having the plants about
eighteen inches apart.
The best time for setting out as
paragus is early in the spring, usual
ly about the end of April. Where the
rows are to be make furrows one foot
wide and eight inches deep. In these
furrows set the plants in a natural
position with the roots spread well
apart and about twelve to eighteen
inches apart. Be careful to cover the
crown of the plants not more than
two Inches in the start, as the shoots
from newly set plants are not strong
enough to force through a deep mass
of earth. The furrow may be grad
ually filled as the shoots advance in
t growth.
The object of setting the crowns so
far below the surface is to protect
them from injury when cutting the
shoots for use. as they are usually cut
about two inches below the surface.
Although growers differ in their
opinions on what the age of plants
for setting should be, one-year-old
plants seem to give the best satis
faudon.
Watering ^ftilk.
la many parts of Europe the water
| ing of milk is impossible because the
cowa or goats are driven through the
strwHs to the door of the customer
and milked in his presence. The milk
man has different measures, ranging
in size from an eighth of a pint to a
quart, and one can buy one cent's
worth of milk if desired.
Protect the Milk.
Milk may become tainted from ab
sorbing tad odors, from being kept in
rusty and unclean utensils, from the
cows eating unsuitable feed or drink
ing Impure water, or from the dust
and dirt that may get into the milk
during and after milking.
Corn Fodder for Sheep.
Next to leguminous crops like al
falfa and clover, stands corn fodder
as a sheep feed. For breeding ewes,
well-cured corn fodder is especially
desirable.
BREEDING EWES
DURING WINTER
Overcrowding Is Direct Cause ol
Many Losses—Outdoor
Exercise Needed.
Weak, emaciated ewes cannot bring
vigorous, well-developed lambs In the
spring. It Is imperative to have the
ewe flock in good condition during
the winter, so that they may bring
good, robust lamb9 and supply them
with plenty of nourishment.
Overcrowding the ewe flock during
winter is direct cause of many losses.
It not only causes ewes to become
sluggish and dull, but frequently It'
raises the temperature of the barn
and causes the ewes to perspire, and
when they are turned out in the
yards they develop colds with the re
sult of catarrh.
If possible they should be kept in
flocks of twenty to forty ewes. In
this way there will be less danger
of crowding and they will exercise
freely. Breeding ewes should have
exercise, and every day when the
weather is fine they should be allowed
to roam over the yards and pastures.
Out of door exercise and plenty of
pasture will insusre a crop of thrifty
and well-developed lambs next spring.
Dairymen’s Associations.
Dairymen’s associations can do much
through its membership to stimulate
better methods on dairy farms, and if
the factory men would stand shoulder
to shoulder and refuse to take milk
that was unclean, or that had to be
cooked before It could be used for
food, dairymen would realize the use
fulness of following such methods as
some of them are following today, and
in a few years dirty milk would be a
thing of the past, and every dairyman
would $>e a better dairyman than he is
now, because the better dairyman a
man is the greater would be his in
come be.
Use of Lime.
The old proverb in agriculture was
that lime makes the father rich, but
the sons poor. That might be para
phrased to say the lack of lime makes
the father poor and his sons poorer.
The intelligent use of lime does not
make anyone poor; it is the abuse of
lime that might make the sons poor.
Pure Buttermilk.
Buttermilk is a very palatable and
wholesome drink for children. Those
who make butter on the farm have
the advantage of pure, wholesome but
termilk, which is no small item In the
cost of living.
Weight of the Team.
The small mule and horse are ene
mies to good farming. Deep plow
ing cannot be done with the light
team, and deep stirring of the soil is
o^» of the fundamentals. Get weight
on your teahis so you can plow right
I
One at a Time.
She—When we are married, dear. |
[ must have three servants.
He—Certainly, darling. But try to
keep each as long as possible.—St. I
Louis Post.
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the Antiseptic powder to be shaken into the
shoes for tired, aching feet. It takes the sting
out of corns and bunions and makes walking
a delight. Sold everywhere. 25c Refuse sub
stitutes. For FREE trial package, address A.
S. Olmsted, L.e Roy. N. Y. Adv.
Just to Prove It.
"Pa. what is undying love?”
“That’s the kind the gink has who j
shoots himself dead when he is re
jected.”
Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets first put up
40 years ago. They regulate and invigorate
stomach, liver and bowels. Sugar-coated
tiny granules. Adv.
Its Kind.
"This head work of yours is some
thing of a tax, isn’t it?”
"Yes; something of a poll-tax."
Smokers find LEWIS’ Single Binder tc
cigar better quality than most 10c cigars.
Adv.
Stealing away from bad company is
Justifiable larceny.
Backache Is a Warning
Thousands suffer
kidney ills unawares
—not knowing that
the backache, head
aches,and dull,nerv
ous, dizzy, all tired
condition are often
due to kidney weak
ness alone.
Anybody who suf
fers constantly from
backache should sus
pect me kidneys.
Some irregularity
of thesecreiions may
give just the needed
proof.
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