Making Ready for Summer Time
THE *icsiar gir! shoe id ’at* to
teirt tfe*s good old adage wbirh
•tfraw* that tn riw~* of j»-ac* me
•tewud prepare for mar Xo* that
•*?» ar* cold ereatec* k»ns and
*Vtvl* * •!«• *!»**«' fairly mell *o»
ti-d ate atecid *e* read* for tte re®
***■ •**•06 All of ter dainty ling*
r.*-—ao tamci aor* sortbabil* mhen
fcate at it -sa*—and aecerai of fe~r
pretr gomraa «ta mate tte last of
*tet«r Sj away Tte mork t* to it:
t*re»'.cg aad st* eaactaat mgrestion
•f epruigtiaw ao inaiJirtn*
If on* •&<’«* boa to embroider
«: a IitUe toft, tte smart**' of triute
aote gc»a» eate «p • .lb !»<-*■«.
anotid te cot under *ar FAat. enable
*®t>roi«*Ty for to»c» a.!; no’ try any
«*• » *f« tor it U dot.*. ib bold
■tJtete* like tte atrotes o>f a paint
brueb
Flosia*»d coasts and draped sktrts
ar* to te »«i u* tfcU apnrg Print
«d rotiee and rot ton er*p** arfQ by
pop-car aac ta?e*a al!a baa aa aa
aar*d trtampb tel or* it.
• kite toil* ate *a.e o at tw> <oa>
teswd to ei» a drome Ete that pic
tar*-d ter* Tber* i* a plain found*
tios. «*y of te*. or a Tory tiff fabric,
arfth a fiocnoe of iae* aboct tte bot
toe Or*r tkn ar* tire* piaited
■ - of v draped as shown In
tfc<- 'istn.ioc
The bodi- • !- a drapery of lace over
a baby wait; of voile. For the more
p-actical American girl this French
d'-> c: is bite y to be chanced a little.
The i oile underwaist is to be made
with round Dutch neck and elbow
sleeve* over which the same simplo
drapery of lace will tall. This makes
a dress that is appropriate for both
afternoon and evening, and is one of
several styles for gowns of the same
character
The summer girl must provide her
self with sashes and girdles With
them she can ring changes on her
pretty clothes Beads, too. must not
be a-glected in ber summer equip
ment. And it Is not a matter of
quality so much as of color that
counts in beads
Winter days and evenings will not
be dull for the young woman who is
enterprising enough tc engage in the
most absorbing of occupations, and
•hat is, getting together and making
ready the new wardrobe. It is a pity
to leave this work to some one else
ar <i not to pu' into each pretty gown
an.: accessory something of one s per
sonality
JULIA BOTTOMLEY.
WHITE CRAPE.
COMBINED WITH
BLACK. FAVORED
THE asaa.- roottd twMs« and bass
wbtrb are so popular tc oar ae»
** • loo are 5a"Kuar!' aca;.. safer* to
ba&» of tup*
For hasa of 'bis k:x»d tfc* shapes
rtm— «rr !kwe that set adware'y on
the brad » tk »trr«s«7* rro*n»
ax.' tarroo onsaa
Tb>- modri above caa bard:; be fi
eetlafi as ax example of beaunfol mil
hire made of '-rape Tbe roeposi
lac of -be hat la simple axu tbe work
tbri most be st mtlttaery of this
cba*»rte»
Tbe droop, a* bnm is oorerod with
a w. "upr and or*r tbia a
error c fold planes Tbeae rrape
* jiec r* na as the t>i»» o: u*» faa
r>» whir* zsM»*m the ~rtb' Of rki*e.
Toe r«»l i* »»md with oao <s4
e* * imc veil laid is a hoi plait
a* the itmL aM wtifc ’tr** i«;
p&ona at «••• t side Tfc«- shape is
•e o»»5—. vtth a n4* teas collar of
white rra;» strvtebod shoot The crown
ms.'. t*ni» aa4 Laefcod to plac* so that
tt nolona* is Uca. This aide cot
hr m hatched with a marrow fold of
rrape a: the si>r *4o.
The veil is h«"i—4. hv hood, at the
h.effr sad Urns the shies. The hot
are oat? a
hot Slue
half inch a viatt
The weight of the crape roll used
la the aiaaaer dcorrthetf here, is even
1} amrlhf mi aM n amass straisbt
fr -as the hack.
There are aot aatj crape hats chat
caa he saoeosafttlly made ontside a
■iITi—it rcrtnaai 8« the *:»
plvtO of this cestsa a-ah.ee it poosib.e
lor the export teadle-woinsa la pat it
tocethef at hone It is. oe> erfhelese
a haaatifal aaie tnaa us of those
Fifth averne boose* that spociaUzce
la hata af this mad
PLAITS ON THE UNDERSKIRT
Indispensable for Wear on the New
Evening Gowns Tnat Are
Being Worn.
Many of he nr* eveninc gowaa
show plaited underskirts The plaits
are rather *if the accordion order or
tte flat they fluff out at the hem in
a most e&gasiBg manner, and for danc
:.f ’be. are quite ideal because when
matt- of Oriental satin or charmeuse
they cling in about the feet and look
eminently graceful
Por walking costumes also plaited
t. ns tea ob p more and more fashion
able
Two of the most notable dress art
ists of "he Hue de la I*aix have always
r-'used to countenance ultra-tight or
.itra-sbo— skirts Or; one occasion a
famous dressmaker was heard to say*
that he fend never in his life per
mitted an entrave skirt to leave his es
•ab: fchment And then the majority of
the noted painters who have recently:
n’eies'ed themselves so much about
modern fashions have voted in favor of
platted skirts and floating draperies
These experienced artists have,
pn.Efed out. ar.d with reason, that a,
chain ne woman becomes douhtly fas
cinating when she is enveloped in
raysten w hen her pretty feet are
partly hidden, when her graceful form
u disguised and >et displayed by skil
fully arranged draperies.
Hew to Place Your Rugs
To preserve harmony in a room, the
rugs, whether one or more, must be
laid on the floor with the edges par
allel with the edges of the floor, not
•hrown on. creating all sorts of ugly
spots by the rugs and by the floor
spots left around them. If one rug
is used It should conform as nearly
as possible to the room proportions,
particular*} when the room i9 pleas
ing in its proportions When the room
is not so the rug may help to make it
so For example, if the room is too
long for the width, select a rug w hich
will nearly cover the room in width
and will leave a considerable area of
flour exposed at either end. This will
tend to shorten the appearance of
the room and to shorten it in iength
by opposition of direction. If a room
is to be distinctly a period room, an
. Or ental rug can seldom be used to
advantage
Modish Handbags.
Handbags are usually in satin or
1 velvet Et**h for morning or shopping,
except with a dark-colored tailor-made,
one may carry a bag in very smooth
and shiny feather, very long in shape
and lined in black with very simple
j clasps Very dressy bags are made
in silk broche with white, cream or
I pale blue flowers on a white ground.
An additional smartness is given by
tiny flowers embroidered over beads.
For evening, handbags at^ entirely
made of heads, and only just large
enough to bold a handkerchief. Thd
clasp is a jewel in geld or silver
TO DEMONSTRATE IN SOUTH
Highway Association to Show Value
of Practical Maintenance on Road
to Atlanta. Ga.
In order to demonstrate the value of
practical maintenance of highways,
the American Highway association,
the central good roads organisation of
the United States, has arranged, in co
operation with the federal office of
public roads and road officials in Vir
ginia. North Carolina, South Carolina
and Georgia, for an ambitious main
tenance experiment on the road from
Washington to Atlanta. Ga. Over 700
miles of road are expected to be im
proved and kept in condition as a re
sult of the initiative of the American
Highway association. The experiment
is on a larger scale than any main
tenance experiment ever undertaken
in this country.
The great maintenance object les
son road extends from the capital of
the United States through a very his
toric section of the country, passing
such famous points as Arlington.
Mount Vernon, the battlefield of Bull
Run. Chancellorsburg. en route to
Richmond, thence extending south
Concrete Culvert in Virginia on a
Stretch of Macadam Road.
ward through the capitals of North
and South Carolina, and terminating
at Atlanta.
The American Highway association
will enlist the support of the counties
and districts traversed by the road,
and wherever possible, induce the lo
cal authorities to place the road under
the supervision of government en
gineers w ho will be detailed from the
office of public roads for that pur
pose under the co-operative arrange
ment
Probably 75 per cent, of the total
mileage has already been improved by
a surfacing of stone, gravel or a mix
ture of sand and clay. The object of
the maintenance scheme is to prevent
the improved portions of the road from
deteriorating from lack of suitable
care, and to make the unimproved
portions as comfortable for travel as
possible with the money available.
With the co-operation of all different
communities, however, it is hoped
that concerted work will be under
taken on the entire stretch of high
way. resulting in a continuous main
tenance object lesson that will be a
stimulus to maintenance throughout
the country'. The American Highway
association has undertaken to raise
the money for the traveling expenses
of the engineers who will supervise
the work.
Leonard Tufts is chairman of the
committee designated by the associa
tion to have charge of the campaign,
and has already arranged to place
110 miles under government engi
neers It is expected that all coun
ties traversed by the road will cheer
fully enter into the arrangement, as
it is a long step tow ard a continuous
stretch of road that will benefit the
entire seaboard.
Better Roads.
Good reads not only cheapens the
cost of transporting farm produce to
maTket but makes the country a de
sirable place to live in.
Wc hear much talk about federal
aid for go->d roads, yet if we wait for
this movement to crystallize into a
reality the people of the country will
be riding in mud for some time to
come. The thing to do is to take off
coats and buckle into a plan for local
road improvement. Be a booster for
the grading of roads and follow up the
work with the King road drag for
maintenance.
The prin iple of all good roads in
all states is the same, vix., keeping the
water cut end off of the roadbeds.
Ditch, drain and drag the roads. This
is the tripod of good road building
Of Value ts Country.
Good roads may not be the w-nole
sotnuon for prosperity and happiness
of country life, but they are a pa-t of
it. and a very necessary and important
part of ;it
Goce Road Advocate^
It is gratifying to observe that
every owner of an automob.le imme
diately becomes an advoctue of good
roads.
Cows and Soil Fertility.
The fertility of the soil can best be
maintained by the liberal use of barn
yard manure, and the dairy herd not
only makes this possible, but dairy
ing is also more remunerative than
almost any other branch of farming
when it is properly carried on.
Grade the Sheep Flock..
Grade your flock very carefully and
sell off all the old and broken mouth
ed ewes. Unless an ewe is an extra
mother it seldom pays to keep her
after she is six years old.
f——
WHEN LAMBS BEGIN TO COME IN SPRING
Profitable Wool and Mutton Specimens.
The young lambs will begin to come
along pretty fast now and if you
have kept a record of the service you
should know- exactly when each ewe
should drop her lamb. From US to
152 days from the time of service
the lambs should be dropped It you
have taken good care of your rwes
by feeding them on a light ration of
corn stover, bran, fine clover hay and
a little oil meal toward the finish, you
may reasonably expect a good crop of
l&mbe
The good shepherd will see to It
- that his lambs are entirely free from
! ticks. At least six weeks before
lambing time the ewes should b« very
carefully examined and if there is
any sign of ticks they should at once
be dipped. Place the ewe on its' back,
part the wool along the belly, and
pour on the dip solution so that It
will run down and cover the entire
skin. Do not keep the ewe on her
back too long, but place her on her
feet, pan the wool along the back
and pour some of the solution on so
that it will run down and meet that
from the belly. It is a bad plan to
allow la^bs to come w hen the mother
is covered with ticks
There is no such thing as raising
lambs, or rather, of bringing them
into the world in good condition.
When the man takes good care of his
ewes he is likely to have a good crop
of lambs. When he does not he will
likely have a poor crop of lambs.
The breeding ewes should always
be separated from fat sheep and
wethers, and in no case should the
rams be allowed with them previous
to lambing time. Hurdles, four and
five feet long should always be in
readiness so that the ewe and her
lamb can at once be separated from
the rest of the flock. This is espe
cially important with twins, because
j if one of the lambs should become
separated from the ewe she will not
claim it again
Always arrange your pen so that a
ewe will never have to jump oyer a
gate or a high board or run against
sharp corners. She should always
have plenty of exercise and access
to water and salt.
In order to give ewes exercise It
is a good plan to place feed and salt
some distance from the fold in order
that they will go to It.
If you have not already provided
your lambing quarters divide one of
the horse stalls or some other warm
place in the barn where the eyes can
be kept w-arm and cared for.
The wise shepherd w-ill never leave
his flock day or night during the act
ive lambing season Better have the
hired man look after them in the
day time and attend to them at night
yourself.
Do not attempt to assist the ewe
: too much in lambing. Let nature take
FERTILITY MEANS
VALUABLE ASSET
Qualifying Conditions of the Soil
Are in Great Measure Under
Control of Farmer.
4 - y
The fertility'of the soil is not like a
back account, which is tangible, in
sight, can be drawn out at one or
more times or at will of the deposit
ors. says the American Cultivator.
The soil is an investment with many
qualifying conditions, vix.: Available
plant food, physical conditibn and
moisture.
These are in a great measure under
the control of the farmer, inasmuch
as no plant has the ability to make
something out of nothing, each crop
grown of necessity must take avail
able plant food out of the soil which
never come back in most cases. In
figuring the cost of production the
value of the plant food taken should
be charged against the crop just as
much as that added in way of manure
or chemicals.
in our experience in footing the
cost of production we have charged
the loss of plant food against the
crop grown in proportion to the yield.
In the legumes we have credited the
crop with the added nitrogen. And
that is not all—the improved physical
condition of the soil has a value that
cannot be measured.
li we are not going to charge the
crop with the lost fertility that we
should not credit it with the added.
Rotation of crops may enable us for a
time to grow profitable crops, but
sooner or later our children or their
children will pay the penalty. Fertil
ity means a valuable asset in the
farmer's hands.
Happiness Makes Profit.
Hens are never so happy as when
they are knee-deep in straw and chaff.
Jigging for kernels of whole wheat,
i pats or corn. This happiness is what
makes them profitable, too. You nev
er saw a hen that would lay many
eggB if she were not happy all the
time. It is the happy folks that do
the world's business, anyhow.
Value of Alfalfa.
A liberal supply of silage and alfalSa
hay will enable the milk producer to
defy winter cold and summer drought.
its course, and if she has been prop
erly cared for there will be little
trouble. When the lamb comes re
move the membrane from its nose and
see that it sucks at once. Never al
low a ewe to become separated from
her lamb, because there is likely to
be difficulty in having her claim it
again
When a lamb is a day or two old
it can be placed with its mother with
the re6t of the ewes and lambs and
the breeding place used for other
ewes
Examine the ewe's udder carefully
and if she seems to have no milk do
not he discouraged at once. Let the
Iamb suck and she will probably
bring her to her milk in a few hours.
On the other hand, if the udder con
tains too much milk, more than one
iamb can bring, allow an older iamb
tc suck the udder dry. This is very
important and should never be neg
lected.
If the ewe does not have sufficient
milk for the first few days feed the
lamb on cow's milk, diluted about
one-fourth. A little sugar added will
make it more palatable and very often
the lamb will thrive from the very
start.
The ewes should not be fed heavily
on grain food immediately after the
lambs are dropped. It is better to
Rive them a light bran mash for a
day or two.
In the case of .twins, the mother
should be fed all she can eat of the
most nutritious milk-giving food.
If the lambs do not thrive it is bet
ter to take one of them away and
place them with a more vigorous ewe
This is not always easy to be accom
plished. but sometimes it can be dewe.
If no mother can be found to take
it, it will have to be separated from
the rest of the lambs and fed on
cow's milk. This is some trouble of
course, but it always pays.
Cribs should be provided for the
lambs when two weeks old. so that
they can eat by themselves. They
should be taught to eat a little ground
oats early and should be given a little
. clover hay at which to nibble all the
| time. See that they have plenty of
fresh water and exercise.
They should be fed all they can
eat from the minute they can nibble
grain until they are sent to the mar
ket.
Good lambs cannot be produced
without heavy feeding. Of course,
care must be taken to keep their
bowels in good condition and every
thing that suggests itself to the intel
ligent feeder must be done.
Examine the lambs carefully and if
■they show any signs of ticks they
should be dipped thoroughly. It does
not pay to waste good food to fat
ten ticks.f
FEEDING TEST AT
KANSAS STATION
Found That Colts That Had No
Oats Are in Better Condition
Than Others With Grain.
Strong healthy draft horses can be
produced without oats. After more
than nine months, in a feeding test at
the Kansas station, colts that have
had no oats are in better condition
than those which ate this feed, and
have made a little better gain The
saving in cost of feed is 20 per cent
The colts have been fed the same sort
of roughage—alfalfa, corn fodder and
f pasture.
One lot has been fed oats every
day and the other has had a combina
tion ration, 70 per cent, com, 25 per
cent, bran and five per cent, oil meal.
One pound of this mixture contains
the same digestive elements as one
j pound of oats. Also, from the stand
point of energy value, the two feeds
are equal, pound for pound. The test
| shows a firmer can better afford to
feed the mixed ration, with corn at 85
cents a bushel, bran at $30 a ton. oil
meal at $40 a ton. than oats at 50
cents a bushel.
Ruies for Estimating Hay.
Hay is often sold in the mow or
stack and then the weight has to be
established. For this purpose -100 cubic
fekt of hay is considered a ton. The
actual weight of 400 cubic feet of hay
will vary according to the quantity
of the hay, time of catting and amount
in the mow. For making an estimate
multiply together the length, breadth
and height of the mow or stack in
feet and divide the product by 400.
The quotent will be the number of
tons.
Good Ration for Cows.
When a cow is so fond of ensilage
that she must be watched or she will
find her way into the silo it looks as
though this food was a good ration
for her.
Remove the Roosters.
After the hatching season is over
all male birds should be removed from
the flock.
Givs Milk More Readily.
Cows give down the milk much more
readily if kept tn a good humor.
Tact.
A miner got killed, and a tactful
associate was delegated to break the
news to the widow.
So the tactful fellow called at her
house and said:
"With your golden hair, blue eyes,
and pink-and-white complexion, ma'am,
you'd break every heart in town If
you wore widow's weeds."
The young woman laughed and
blushed for pleasure.
"Oh. go on," said she.
"And you are a widow, too.” said
; the tactful miner quickly, seizing his
chance. "Bill's legs and arms was
just blown off in an explosion. But.
by Jimmiuy, ma'am, ain't you goin' to
look good in black, though?"
Horses and Cards.
“Why is it you always win at
poker?" she asked, and always lose
, when you back horses?" "Well, my
j dear." came the genial response. "I
! don't shuffle the horses ."—London Ex
l press.
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Easy to Find Out.
"Does your father object to kiss
ing*"
“I don't know Shall I tell him that
yob would like to kiss him’"
COLDS
An up-to-date remedy for
colds. That is what Peruna
is. In successful use over
30 years.
Colds are caught in many
ways: Illy ventilated rooms;
rooms that have direct draughts;
crowded rooms; damp houses;
stuffy school rooms; offices illy
heated.
A dose of Peruna at the right
time at the first symptom of
cold, before the bones begin to
ache, before the sore throat
manifests itself, or the cough, or
the discharge from the nose, just
a dose or two of Peruna before
these symptoms begin is gener
ally sufficient. But after the cold
is once established with the
above symptoms prominent, a
bottle of Peruna. or maybe two,
will be necessary.
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Great Expectations.
In a certain family the wife never
could see things when they were un
der her very nose, while the husband
had a positive genius for finding not
only his own but other people's
things. This gift seemed to have im
pressed itself on the children, for one !
day his three-year-old came rushing
downstairs to exclaim:
"Oh. daddy, mother's lost some
thing: where is it?"
FACE BROKE OUT IN PIMPLES
Falls City. Neb—“My trouble began
when I was about sixteen. My face
broke out in little pimples at first
They were red and sore and then be
came like little boils. I picked at my
face continually and it made my face
red and sore looking and then 1 would
wake up at night and scratch it. It
was a source of continual annoyance
to me. as my face was always red
and splotched and burned all. the
time.
“I tried -. - and others.
but I could find nothing to cure it. I
had been troubled about two years
before I found Cuticura Soap and
Ointment. I sent for a sample of
Cuticura Soap and Ointment and tried
them and I then bought some. I
washed my face good with the Cuti
cura Soap and hot water at night
and then applied the Cuticura Oint
ment, In the morning I washed it
off with the Cuticura Soap and hot
water in two days I noticed a de
cided improvement, while in three
weeks the cure was complete.”
(Signed) Judd Knowles. Jan. 10. 1913.
Cuticura Soap and Ointment sold
throughout the world. Sample of each
free.with 2'2-p Skin Book. Address post
card "Cuticura, Dept. L. Boston."—Adv.
Friends are of two kinds: those we
need and those who need us.
j Peace hath her victories, but some
of us hate peace.
I
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Gosha* In*, U. s. A.
His Object in Waiting.
Reserved Parson (doing an odd job
with the church fence)—"You appear
to be watching me very closeiv, boy.
Do you take an interest in carpentry?"
Boy—‘ No." Rev. P.—“Then what are
you waiting for?" Boy—"I’m waitin’
to hear wot a parson says when 'e 'its
'is tumb wIt the animer."—Punch.
LIVER; BOWELS
No sick headache, biliousness,
bad taste or constipation
by morning.
Get a 1(>-cent box.
Are you keeping your bowels, liver,
and stomach clean, pure and fresh
with Cascarets, or merely forcing a
passageway every few days with
Salts. Cathartic Pills, Castor Oil or
Purgative Waters?
Stop having a bowel wash-day. Let
Cascarets thoroughly cleanse and reg
ulate the stomach, remove the sour
and fermenting food and foul gases,
taie the excess bile from the liver
and carry out of the system all the
constipated waste matter and poiaons
in the bowels.
A Cascaret to-night will make you
feel great by morning. They work
while you sleep—never gripe, sicken
or cause any inconvenience, and cost
only 10 cents s box from your store.
Millions of men and women take a
Cascaret now and then and never
huve Headache, Biliousness, Coated
Tongue. Indigestion, Sour Stomach or
Constipation. Adv.
In Rhode Island.
Captain of Militia (on parade)—Bs
careful, men, and don't shove anybody
into Massachusetts.”
Strength ■* Beauty
Come With Dr. Pierce’*
Golden Medical Discovery
This is a blood cleanser and alterative
that starts the liver and stomach into
vigorous action. It thns assists the
body to manufacture rich red blood
which feeds the heart—aervrs—brain
and organs of the body. The organs
Work smoothly likeraichinery rannmf
in oQ. Yon feed chan, strong and
strenuous instead of tired, weak and
faint. Nowadays yoti can obtain Dr.
Pierce’s Golden Helical Discovery
Tablets, as well as the liquid form
from all medicine dealers, or trial box
of tablets by mail, on receipt of 60c.
Address B.V. Pierce, ILD, Buffalo, N.Y.
