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^ ce^ it with y*n Houten's Rons Cocoa instead of choc olate and you’ll im prove the cake im mensely. Try it. To day—large—red—tin, 25c Beauty Is Ody Ska Deep It is vitally nec essary there fore, that you take good care of your skin. ZONA POMADE if used res;.: -jljr will l«*-aut:fy and preserve your c- uipiextnn and help >uu retain toe bl *on> oi ear.y youth for many years. Try it for 50 cavr. il not m re than satisfied you pet your money hack. 50c at dra«;uts or mailed direct. Zona Company, Wichita, Kan. Chapter of Syrian Life. Us i>>rta a mate run u the law of Mmita intercourse between the young folks. “At ibe*wedding ceremony the unde if, 4***ar» ui the center of a brU Ltari!) illuminated room. On all sides are attendants carrying large candles t rickl> painted and decorated. As she takes her chair, what money she pos ic-* » of gold and silver is placed on her head Th** gift of the bridegroom is 4b dre* e» and. as the wedding cel c ora 'ions last two weeks, the bride has a chance ui dta#~.; h* r row ns. making numerous e*«A»g. daily for the de lightful etWjcatlon of her friends. As a rub these dress* s last a life time. me ary dfc..i .iy handed down from one genera*.--c to another, and. unless destroyed otherwise than by wear, they *r>- everlasting. For Itchirg. Burn —g Skies. Bath# fr- **!> the aff< < ted surfae* with Cuticura Soap and hot water. l>ry without irritation and apply Cuti cttra Ointment w.th finger or hand. This treatment affords immediate re lief. permit* rest and sleep and points to speedy teal mem in most cases of *«s iv rashes, tunings and irrita tions of the skin and scalp of infant;, child r-n ar-d adults Free sample each with X2-p Skin Rook if you wish Id dre» I -card Cuncura. Dept X. Bfcttoo. Sold ever} where—Adv. And Tnat Helps. ;.e -p Th* ■ .err fr iti fib door?” "I don't know;.hut t know nis wife bai!s cabbage nearly eier.r day ” fm aou w Mronist sili tfli. me rf Mil u. *• te-w—Sf !*a toil Vo* W»vit f«* ltd ■rswalatrS K»- '.#» Mu -a.f ' g— Jwm Kye sansk-**. Srt* f'l s * tt- k. m l SI I fM Str»» Kfe lUSnlk to . ;kl KU There's nothing more tiresome ;han • gw-sip who is unable us start any thing U i li 4»t a ibuV in if tea tie ltd (Vie Hsil t'cwe. A annuli made, tinrefore Ikt brat made Adv. F»er* day or two a |oy ride results _in t ;• a making discovery that alcohol -la* Are Your Xidne>?Weak? [In -an kfc • !ktl 4wtki ft^ps kkia** tr*«« Thai fr.«n Iriam •H*«aaaB g^'« i» -■w«J TJ** ia <* teart* If yoa are kjw io«(. t «tar Mnuai. "b-ar' tul' ftamn.*;*. if • ■*« ham- haefcarfce. fetarv |4U»> a bra *u«*f icf. Cs«r »i-r • acl m»r> <lw«4m an quickly if t<* a<«M a Uli ibr *rrh-*» Wldarv trosbtaa t «r !-*- » KViart Pita. TWi no <*brr awlirta* *•> tin i n-rl. *c> mooes* fai ge feu highly imnDraM. A Nebraska Case __. I r M tJtUIMUW. livoi* »l B.*lr tUm an '1 »»» la a Md wan wth <lf pT». In ar fnt aa: iimha I hru .«> »r«r; pa: pi uu< »a4 tfc. pain la mr hack >u aafal Tli* kl4 a * » acnt iMi »«r« a act *M 4lacacMtac Aftar I i m inti a lat «f pbImw *K» ml Watt 1 IMk iatt'i Him wmm MUpf im ' f u lit Wjt of ict li “ A«» **«». Mi a Bex 1C KIDStT B ~ FILLS BUFFALO. N- V. Make the Liver its Duty ■r tarns as tot sites the three it the saorearb and beards are right Genuine mv* bear Signature WHY NOT T8Y POPMAf* 8 ASTHMA MEDICINE o»m* »• ixim a *.eo fc-4 b lirbcaiata. tiiA Tr>* fauitlw Ha-1 Kit KUJftAS ■►fc CO *«K- 3mmc.O ■ ... __i AS THE COLT IS, SO WILL BE THE HORSE j Champion Suffolk Mare. 3: A. S ALEXANDER. Wisconsin Ex periment Station.) Every foal should be the product of r.;elligent. correct breeding; not hap jzard. hii-andmiss mating, loo many misfits and mongrels are reduced. Tfc**y fail to make higb laaa horses, even when properly fed ind managed. Born wrong, they do ,ot grow aright. It is also lamentably rue that many colts born right are raised wrong. Every farmer should aim to mate •].!>- suitable sires ai d dams for the production of ideal horses, for the va rious purposes, and then should feed itiJ develop the product perfectly. Only a pure bred sire ca t beget a grade horse. He also must be sound, muscular, prejiotent and s titable in vpe if tL» colt is to be it-^al. This is equally ine of his mate. The sire does not necessarily corre t, in his progeny, tha E*rious fault? of con formation of hi* mate. He reproduces nly those cf his features which are •tronger or do ninant over the corre •pondieg fejtutes of the mare. She statnl* Ps surely upon h°r off -pring thoeo of her undesirable traits, • h'ch are oom'.nant over the corre - ponding traits of the sire. To have a colt bom right, so that !t will de velop riffV tfc" character:! of both -ire aad d?"n 6hou!d be ns similar :nd idoJ an possible. Violent crosses -hould te etoicied. The most prepo tent purebred sire should be used. The use * all other sire--, is mere waste of fluae End money. Given r. foal that is bom right its development should not be left to rfcance or luck. It can only material ize the hereditary possibilities of its breeding if properly nourished. The inadequately fed, and consequently stunted foal never attains full size or value. At least one-half of the growth and weight of a horse is attained'dur ing the first 12 months of life. That is. therefore, the m«6t important pe riod in the life of a foal. The pregnant mare should be fully fed to insure adequate nourishment of her fetus and an abundance of milk for its recept'on. She should be as well fed while nursing the foal. If the foal is to make perfect growth it mus!, from its earliest days, be provided with oatmeal, then crushed oats and wheat bran and af terwards an abundance of whole oats, bran, grass, buy and roots. There is no time in the life of a horse w-hen the feeding cf oats and bran is so profitable. T!ie foal that is not so fed may lack fit maturity 25 per cent or more of the size, weight, strength and value pofyible, through heredity. Overfeeding and pampering must be avoided, however, as they may prove injurious or ifcinous. Then, too, if care is not taken to train the foal's hoofs properly they may grow crooked and throw the leg bones out of p' «imb. This will spoil ac tion and utility at maturity. The feet must be made level and true by ex pert raspmg once a month or so dur ing the growiig years. Such trim ming is all-imuortant. Postponed it soon becomes too late to help; the mischief *s dot e. “As tbu col’ is, so will be the horse.” DRY QUARTERS ARE REQUIRED BY SHEEP Beware of Long-Legged, Rangy Anima's in Making Selection for Breeding Purposes. <B? r-. V.tATHKRSTONE.) No man who understands his busi ness will rvrr allow his sheep to stand >n wet of* iruddy dirt floors. When rel«*ctirg sheep for breeding t,. ware -.f the long-legged, rangy breeds, let those that are close to the groufcd There is no money in raising sleep legs. If the sastures are short this fall the sheey t.ust have some grain or tk- y will fall back to a point where all profit will be lost in bringing them up again When .captures get short the sheep «;!! ear *he roots of the grass right out of tke ground if too many are kept in «me lot. Better feed some grain and save the grass. K*er nc lice that the pastures where sheep are kept grow better grass than those used for horses or cows? K South Dakota man w-rites that he has kept foyotes and even dogs away from his lock by setting up scaie tJows in fie shape of a man. These hes^hangea from one part of the pas ture ta. another every day or two. DO NOT OVERLOOK SUPPLY OF HUMUS _______ Particularly Necessary Whec^ Comme-'cial Fertilizers Are Used With Green Crops. Except ot- foils nearly or quite vir gin. there are few farms where bu rn >s cannot be used by the soil to great advar*age. In many sections where commercial fertilizers have been used foryea-s. to the exclusion of sta ble immures it has been found neces sary to grov green crops for plowing under. Whrre the green crops are u-.-d as a p/rt of the rotation, so to speak, the «xclusive use of commer- ■ rial fertilize s can probably be safely continued. The best results come from the combined ur- of stable manures and commercial -Tenures. using the former 'or plowing under in the spring and the Utter fo * top-dressing or working in jus: unde- the surface as the crop grows. In t. is manner the humus re quired 1) tb • soil is supplied and the fertilizing vs'ueofthe manure as well. Don't overlo >k the humus question if you would Peep the farm up to the highest start lard. When to Cut Millet. This crop should be cut just as it is ccruing b*Lo blossom, to give best results If the seeds are allowed to form bad /fleets may follow when fed to hors-m and in some cases to rattle. If "hit earlier than this the hay will be good but will not contain as much detriment as when more fully matured. Preventing Leg Weakness. oyster shell kept where the fowls as get it every day is a great help a rrerenting leg-weakness. WORK TEAMS NEED THE BEST OF CARE Furnish Deep. Dry Bedding for Horse at All Times—Treat the Ar mais Kindly. The best crdtr in feeding is: Water, hay. water aga’n, grain. Never give grain to a tired horse. Let him rest and nibble hay for an hour or two first. Water tie horses as often as possible: but le' the horse that comes in hot drink a »ew swallows only. ■ Keep a deep, dry bed under the horse while he is in the stable, day or night, on Sundays especially. The' more he lies down the longer his legs and feet will last. Never put up a horse dirty or muddy for the night. At least, brush his legs and belly and straighten his hair. In hot weather and in all weather, if the horse is hot, sponge his eyes, nose, dock, the har ness marks and the inside of his hind quarters when he first comes in. When the horse comes in wet with rain, first scrape him, then blanket him and rub hi ■■ head, neck, loins and legs. If the weather is cold put on an extra blanket in 20 minutes. Speak gently to the horse and do not swear or yell at him. He is a gentleman by instinct and should be treated as such. Agricultural Fairs. The agricultural fair has played an important part in the history of our country. It has been an educating factor of no small importance as well as serving to arouse competition and giving recreation and social enjoy ment. In this age of agricultural activity, when questions of the farm are feeing forced to the front, wrestled v ith and\ overcome, unusual interest is shown at exhibits of live stock, grains, grasses, \egetables and other farm products ^ Quail Is Farmek’* .Frieotf. A quail killed in a potato fi-r-id had in its craw the remains of Till po tato bugs. Another killed in Texas had in its craw the remains W 127 boll weevils. Another killed in la Kansas wheat field nad the i*-maiiis of 12100 chinch bugs. The chinch bug, as early as 1864, damaged staple crops $100,000,000. Protect the quails! Home-Grown Seed Com. The best place to obtain seed corn is from your own fields or in year ova neighborhood, selecting a variety that has proved generally successful, saya the federal department. If ycu have an established and reliable co.m breeder in your neighborhood. It Will be safe and often will pay to get your seed from him. Freeh Manure Best. Rains, which cause leaching, cause the loss of a great deal of tbe valu able part of barnyard manure. Unless it is carefully conserved in so-^e sort of basins or under sheds it is b«tter to spread the manure in the field ns fast as produced even on the snow and on tbe side hill. Don’t Keep Any Loafers. Winter only the profit-making cows. Don't guess at it, but know by test ing. Then fatten the unprofitable ones and turn them into profitable beeS. Costume of Original American Design Ol'R fashions spring from revivals and adaptations of styles that have been worn before our day and feel the influence of all the corners of the earth. For some time the agitation on the subject of American designs for American women has been going on. The war in Europe brought this matter to a climax and a fashion show, tinder the patronage of wealthy society women of New York city, was staged recently at the Ritz hotel, in which the apparel displayed—on ex tremely clever models—was designed by members of American establish ments and made in their workrooms. The display altogether was credit able. although any startlingly new and wholly original ideas were lacking i In fact, few people are looking for anything of the kind. What we really want and take to are styles that have associations and suggestions that make them interesting. We like a hint of the oriental, a whisper of the savage, a glimpse of the ancient, and not a bold copy in any case. In fact, when nothing is left to the imagination, something is lost of charm. A lovely gown, among other lovely things, appeared in the Ritz parade from Kurzraan—who is famous for trousseaux, it is pictured here and is a somewhat radical departure from present-day fashions. It is of white | satin, brocaded with silver, and is made w ithout trimming or elaboration, j The skirt is flaring and full, hanging | in set folds. The absence of shoulder | straps, the pointed bodice and short, puffed sleeves revive memories of the days of the Renaissance. After much elaboration it seems severely simple. • But there is a reaction toward sim plicity which, it must be conceded, has improved the styles of today. The skirt flaring at the bottom is ' dividing honors with the straight un derskirt and long, full tunic, and bids fair to stand in the first place by • spring. Both are beautiful in outline. Whether we shall look to American designers to create our styles or find that we have been looking to them ! (while we thought all inspiration came from Paris) for many years, we are sure of one thing: America is not without the talent for cre_iing beau tiful clothes and this talent will be j recognized through just such events i as the exhibition at the Ritz. i Fur-Trimmed and All-Fur Hats and Turbans TO MEET the flying snows that can do them little harm, fur-trimmed and all-fur turbans and larger hats in which fur is conspicuously figured, have been warmly welcomed by the world of fashion. There are few all fur hats as compared to the great number in which fur forms a part of the hat or is employed simply as a trimming. In turbans the coronets are usually of fur and the crowns of a fabric. Rich brocaded silks, plain velvet and cloth of gold or silver are featured in the crowns. There are some novel brimmed hats having crowns of fur and brims of gold or silver lace. ' But it is in bands used as a trimming that fur is liked best. There is not much effort to use it in unusual ways. Large flowers of silver or gold lace, having each petal bound with fur, are novel and these, with ribbon or vel vet trimmings bound with fur, are about the only new fur decorations. A wide band about the crown, a bor der of fur about a brim edge or band forming a coronet are the prevalent modes for using this most staple of things used in millinery. Trimmings on fur hats are very sim ple. A single flower or a single feath er is the rule for the small turban. The head and neck of birds of gay plumage umaghied by the manufac turer and not grown by nature) are occasionally seen, and fluffy pompions seem appropriately posed against a background of fur. The hats shown in the picture are fine examples of the way in which furs are used in millinery. The ma jority of millinery furs are imitations of the skins for w hich they are named. But they are equal to such demands as are made of them so far as wear ing qualities are concerned. Hats made of fine, genuine skins are costly but, considering their durability anc the fact that these furs are never oat of style and may be used again and again, they are, after all. among the most economical of hats. JULIA BOTTOMLEY. After exhaustive researches in Pari. a famous French scientist has recoin mended a diet equally divided bo tween meats and vegetables as the best for working people. AS TO THE HANDKERCHIEF Dainty Trifles Never Were Given More Attention Than They Are Re ceiving Jsist Now. If you have the time, it is a wise and dainty thing to make your own handkerchiefs. If you wish to be really smart, remember the handker chiefs used by the ultra-fashionable, at least in the morning and afternoon, are embroidered or initialed in color. Usually the initial matches a color in the frock or the hat or some othei accessory, if the principal part of the costume is white. It is well to have several handkerchiefs embroidered in green, it being a neutral color, so that they can be carried with those frocks for which you have no matching color. Frequently white handkerchiefs have border hems in color and an ini tial or monogram of the hem color. It is a pretty custom to embroider about the monogram or initial a little wreath or medallion frame. — — —— - ■ — i MANITOBA’S AGRICULTURAL INDUSTRY REMARKABLE DEVELOPMENT IN THAT PROVINCE DURING THE PAST FEW YEARS. The past year has shown that the Province of Manitoba, the Premier Province of Western Canada, stands out prominently in point of wealth In her agricultural productions. Mani toba had an excellent yield of wheat in 1914, the oat crop was not so good, and with the high price received, every farmer was placed in a good financial position. For some years, as is probably the case in all new countries, Manitoba went largely into the growing of grain, and while this paid well for a time, it was found that having to pur chase his meat, his milk and a num ber of other daily requisites, the farm did not pay as it should. Now, there is another side to it. Fodder crops are grown, cattle are ' being raised, cheese factories and creameries are established, and the result is that the financial position of the farmers of Manitoba is as strong as that of those in any other portion of the continent. Scarcely a farmer today but has real ized that the growing of grains alone has a precarious side, and that posi tive security can only be assured by diversified farming, and securing the latest modern and most economic methods. Therefore timothy, clover, alfalfa, rye grass and fodder corn are universally grown. Most wonderful success meets the efforts of the farm ers In the cultivation of these grasses, and the yields compare favorably with those of many older countries, while in many cases they exceed them. It is worth while recording the acre* age of these crops this season as com pared with last, because the figures re flect the remarkable progress that is being made in dairying and in the beef and pork industry. In 1913 brome grass was sown on 24,912 acres, rye grass on 21,917 acres, timothy on 118,712 acres, clover on 5,328 acres, al falfa on 4,709 acres and fodder corn on 20,223 acres. In 1914 the respective acreage under those crops were 25,444 acres, 27,100 acres, 165,990 acres, 7,212 acres, and 10,250 acres and 30,430 acres. Alfalfa particularly is coming into its own, the acreage having been more than doubled last year. It is simply the natural process of evolution from the purely grain farm ing which Manitoba knew as the only method twenty years ago to the more diversified fomns of agriculture that is responsible for the development along these other lines in this Prov ince. Alberta is coming to it at an earlier stage than did Manitoba. Sas katchewan,' too, is following rapidly in the same direction. Then," as her fodder crop and root crop acreage indicate, there have been increases in the holdings of all kinds of live stock during the past twelve months, according to the correspond ent for the Toronto Globe. Beef cattle number 42,000 head this year, as against 37,000 last year; milch cows are 160,474 head, as against 157,963 head; pigs number 325,000 as against 24S.000; sheep number 75,000, as against 52,000; and there are 325,000 horses, as compared with 300,000 at this time last year. These are the latest Provincial figures, and they show that despite the great efflux of live stoekj:o the I'nited States since the opening of that market to Can ada, the capital amount of live ani mals has increased instead of hav ing decreased through the extra de mand. Dairying the Principal Industry. Dairying is the industry, however, which is making dollars for the Mani toba farmer It is developing at a rap id rate In this Province for that par ticular reason. The output of cream ery butter last year was 4,000,000 pounds, at an average pric^ of 27.5 cents per pound, which was an in crease over the previous year of a million pounds. The output of dairy butter was recorded last year at 4.2SS, 276 pounds. The Government depart ment says that again this year a sub stantial increase in the dairy output will be shown from this Province. From this same source of information one finds that through the splendid growth in winter dairying. Winnipeg now. for tk first time in years, is able to obtain a sufficient supply of milk and sweet cream from its city dairies to satisfy its demand through out the year without having to import large quantities of these products from the United States as was dons not longer than two years ago.—Ad vertisement Mountains of Rock Sait. Near Jelfa, Algeria, is to be seen a mountain of rock salt, 300 feet in height and nearly a mile in diameter. Two other hills of this character are known in Algeria, both being near Biskra, and in all cases the salt is surrounded by triassic marls and clays. A curious feature of the Jelfa hill is the fact that in spite of the very soluble character of the material composing it it stands up in high re lief from the surrounding clay and contains no valleys or other sign of erosion. It does, however, contain a number of sink holes, as in a lime stone country. When the brief tor rential rains of winter occur the water sinks almost at once into these cavi ties and soaks through the permeable salt, emerging at the margin of the hill in salt springs. Another Horror of War. The other day an innocent-eyed young lady, whose demeanor has al ways been sweet and gentle, went to a bookstore and returned with three volumes under her arm. “What have you there?” she was asked by a male friend. Of course, he expected for an answer the titles of three fluffy novels full of moonlight and love. Instead the gentle young thing rat tled off glibly: “Oh. I've just bought Armies and Navies in the World War, The Begin nings of the Great European Struggle and Battles of the War on Land and Sea.’’ "Ye gods!” gasped the man, and then under his breath: “Sherman was right.”—New York Times. A Rough-Neck Opinion. “Do you consider bass drums and cymbals genuinely musical instru ments?” “No,” replied Mr. Growcher. "My be lief is that they are put in to keep the tired business man from going to sleep.” Red Cross Ball Blue, made in America, therefore the best, delights ihe housewife All good grocers. Adv. Trouble is about the only thing that you can get in this country with out advertising. The school of experience is open 24 hours daily. A man's past interests a woman less less than his presents. Fear of being reformed keeps many a man in the bachelor class. I—-1 PROTECT YOURSELF against the severe win- * ter weather—the quick changes in tempera ture, etc., by keeping | • the system strong and well fortified — the I blood rich and pure. A very reliable help to j this end will be found by taking [ Hosteller’s l_ ■ -PARKER'S HAIR BALSAM A toilet preparation of merit. Helps to eradicate dandruff. i For Restoring Color and Beauty to Gray or Faded Hair. 60c. and f LOO at Drogyirta. W. N. U., OMAHA, NO. 51-1914. 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