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> 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 - 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 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. --- 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. j AJ.COHOL-3 PER CENT S' A\efctabie Preparation fer As - ... ymiUiting the Food andReSuta ting the Stomachs and Bowels of Infants /Children Promotes Digestion,Cheerful ness and Rest Contains neither Opium .Morphine nor Mineral Not Nakc otic Av-w tfoid IkSA.'flEimCJr&f Pum**.* Smd - Atx S»~nm • ftbdrtJe Sm/ts - - Bt ffritm alt Suit* • Hm*** Sr+d m A perfect Remedy for Conshpa j* lion Sour Stomach Diarrhoea At: \'orms Con\-uisions Fevensh ness and LOSS OF SLEEP £*• « I Fac SittoIf Signature of The Cevtalp Company. NEW YORK. Atfo months old 35 Dosis -J5Ce>^s Guaranteed under the Food Exact Copy of Wrapper. cm For Infants and Children. The Kind You Have Always Bought Thirty Years CASTOIIA ® rmm mmtaum eoM»tnT, ro*« orrr. COLT DISTEMPER Xka be handled were easily. The siek are cored, and all_ no matter how “expoead " kept from baling the DISTEMPER CURtToiee *th« wopie,of la feed. Aca on the blood and expel* senna of ell forms of distemper. Best remedy ewer known for mares la foaL One bottle croaranteed to cure one ease, fioc end*: a bottle , m 120 doaen of drt^ists and barneee dealers, or seat ex manufactarssm. Cnt shows how to poottlee throai Bb okles gtese ewr.i thing. * - Baj £™-dGfttt ■ meal aamag MEDICAL CO.. 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 »■■■ ■ ■ ■ 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.