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t KEEP THE COWS CLEAN Pure Milk Cannot Be Secured From a Filthy Animal. SUMMER TROUBLES OF SHEEP W a rm 8eason W o rrle a Flockm aater and Discouragea Inexperienced F a rm e r— G ru b s A re Nuieance. This Is th e season which troubles che flockm aster and discourages the Inexperienced farm er. C u r r y Com b and B rush as E sse ntia l in G rubs In the head of sheep produce g reat Inflammation, difficult breath D a iry B arn as in H o rse Stable— ing, sneezing, nasal discharges. In R em ove Bedding F ro m the fact drives the sheep alm ost crazy; Stalls E v e ry D ay. T he curry comb and brush are just as essential to th e health, com fort and appearance of the cow as they are to th e horse. Clean, pure milk cannot be had from a filthy cow. A well a r ranged barn and plenty of bedding as sist greatly in keeping th e cow in a sanitary condition at all tim es. By the use of good stanchions the cows are kept much cleaner than where they are simply tied w ith a rope oi halter, as by th e use of stanchions the cows are not able to back off and lie down In th e manure, as they do with oth er m ethods of stabling. S traw Is usually cheap and plentiful on most dairy farms, and It does not pay to neglect to bed the cow well. T he bed ding should be removed from th e stalls every day, and fresh litte r provided. Choice Bunch of S p rin g Lam be. T he m anure should be hauled from the barn to th e field or storage pit often, th e anim als fall off In weight and oc every day or two If possible to prevent casionally one dies. It from being a breeding place about D uring th e w arm season the fly th e barn for files, disease germ s and lays its eggs on th e edge of the bad odors which ta in t the milk. sheep’s nostrils and the larvae, mov It Is a good plan to disinfect the ing up through th e nasal cavities to stables occasionally, w hether th e ro la th e organs above, produce Inflamma any apparent reason for It or not. It tion and som etim es death. Is not expensive, can do no harm A fter th e larvae has become fully and does much good in the way of de developed it loosens Its hold and falls stroying lice and disease germs. to th e ground and passes Into the W here enough cows are kept to make pupa stag e and la te r becomes a full- It profitable It Is advisable to use grown fly. T his fly th en deposits m ilking machines, as we believe milk its eggs Just as th e p aren t did, and can be produced much cleaner In this th is process is repeated until th e pest way than can possibly be done by hand Is m ultiplied millions of times. milking. If the sheeps' noses are rubbed with W here hand milking Is necessary ta r th e p arasite will give little or see th a t the hands are always clean no trouble. Some flockm asters pro before milking, and use a covered pall. vide very narrow troughs a t th e bot Curry and brush the hind parts of the tom, sm earing the sides of the trough cow well each morning at least half w ith ta r so th a t th e sheep in seek ing th e troughs will anoint them selves. If th e sheep a re provided w ith darkened sheds in which to lie during th e h eat of th e day they will suffer very little annoyance. PROTECT L IT T L E SONG BIRDS Best H e lp e r F a rm e r Can H a v e Is H o st of Feathered Songsters— D e v o u r M an y W eed Seeds. W e ll-K e p t D a iry Cow . an hour before milking tim e, which should always be regular, and rub the udder well with a brush or burlap sack, to remove all d irt and dust th a t m ight get Into the milk. Dry, well-drained and well-kept feed lots assU t greatly In keeping the cows clean, hence, also In producing clean milk. W here cows a re compelled to stand all day in a w et or muddy feed lot, unless much care Is used, th e eve ning m ilk will be far from pure. A naturally high, dry and well-drained location Is advisable for the feed lot during w inter and spring, and If It can be gradod and stoned It is much better. It Is preferable to have the feeding pens provided with feed racks, In place of feeding on the ground, as the' cow Is a very cleanly animal, and will not readily eat soiled food if it can be avoided. (C o p y rig h t, 1915, b y W . G. C h a p m a n .) Some men a t th e club had brought up th e old problem of wife versus m other. W hich should a man save. If he w ere struggling with them in th e w ater? Then It w»» th a t Merrill told this 3tory. “Sotheby had been out boating w ith his fiancee, Evelyn, and h er lit tle crippled sister, Mollie,” he said. “I think th a t problem was still harder. O rdinarily, of course, his duty would h a re been to save his fiancee, but Mol lie was lame—had been so from birth. She could walk, afte r a fashion, but she couldn't have swam, and she was far too frail and delicate to swim for h er life In such a tide as E ight Mile race. “H e knew Evelyn could swim like a fish, too. The girls were staying at N orth Cliff when he went to see them. K e had met Evelyn a few weeks be fore, in town. He knew she and her sis te r w ere orphans. They had h ard ly a relative In the world. Sotheby had become engaged a week or two before, and he was madly in love w ith Eve lyn, and the envy of all th e other m en who adm ired h e r dashing beauty. “I th in k his predicam ent was worse. It was about half a mile to the land, and Evelyn could probably have made It. Mollie was helpless. Sotheby did not know w hat to do. He acted on impulse. He saved Mollie. “He never knew how the boat had overturned. He was trying to bring th e tiller around and le t th e boom go when they found them selves in tha w ater, and clinging to th e overturned boat, which was drifting rapidly out to sea. “H e saw Evelyn struggling beside him, and Mollie sinking. Quick as a flash Sotheby grabbed Mollie by the hair. He lost sight cf Evelyn. He knew he could not save both girls, and he could not let Mollie go. A lternate ly swimming and treading w ater, he managed, In u tte r exhaustion, to get Mollie ashore. Then he fainted. “H e aw akened in a fisherm an's cot tage. Mollie was upstairs and doing well. T he next day he saw her. He Birds a re th e chief p ro tecto rs of our trees. Who ever heard of cod ling m oth and San Jose and o th er scales w hen th e orchards w ere full of birds? Now th a t th e se feathered help ers have been driven out of wood and field, man is com pelled to reso rt to all so rts of vexatious and difficult struggles ag ain st th e enemy of fru it and tree. T he b ird s are th e very b est de stroyers of weeds. N ative sparrow s, finches, grosbeaks, redpolls, long- spurs, catbirds, m ourning doves and sim ilar birds feed hungrily upon th e INJURY BY CORN ROOTWORM Insects A re More o r Less A b u n d a n t In A ll o f C o rn -G ro w in g States of M ississippi V a lle y . (B y J . T R O O P , P u rd u e E x p e rim e n t S t a tio n .) N um erous le tte rs have been re ceived by this station, concerning two cornroot Insects, vis., the corn root- worm and the corn rootaphts. It Is evident th a t these insects are m ore or less abundant In all of the corn-grow ing sta te s of th e M ississippi valley. T he corn rootworm has destroyed millions of dollars worth of com dur ing th e la st thirty years for farm ers, end yet tt is one of the easiest species of insects to control, when once the farm er becomes acquainted with Its habits. Like m ost Insects of this class, It is useless to attem pt to hold It In check by the application of poi sons; it covers too much territory, and, during the period when It does Its Injury, Is concealed beneath the surface of th e soil. As one becomes b etter acquainted with Its life history, therefore, th e more evident It becomes that the application of good, up-to-date farm ing methods Is the only remedy Deeded. As th e larvae do not feed upon any thing but th e corn roots, it Is evident that If a regular rotation of crops is practiced, so th a t corn Is grown on the sam e soil only once o r tw ice In three o r four years, there will be no chance for th e Insects to Increase. T ha R obin. fall weed seeds a t a tim e when th e crops have been g athered and th en can do no harm to 1L T h e best helper a farm er can have is a host of birds. But instead of recognizing th ese efficient helpers, so generously provided by nature, we w antonly slay them by th e hundreds for fun. TOADS ARE OF GREAT VALUE F a rm e rs L e a rn in g M ore and M ore tc A p p rec ia te N a tu ra l E n em ie s o f D e stru c tive Insects. W e have heard th e statem en t made th a t each toad on a farm la worth sev- eral dollars a season to the land own er. It Is difficult to place an exact value on any beneficial species, but we a re learning m ore and m ore to ap p reciate th e n atural enem ies of our destructive Insects, and when one of them shows such distinctly beneficial habits as does th e toad, It deserves special consideration. Snails, grasshoppers, crickets, ants, wlreworms, potato beetle*, cutworms, arm y worms, te n t caterp illars and m any o th ers of equal Im portance have been found In the stom achs of toads Toads have many n atural enem ies such as snakes, haw ks aud th e like and num bers of them are killed by W a te r S u p p ly fo r Cow s. In th e m atter of w ater supply for lawn mower* and farm m achinery ol the cows if It cannot be had from ▼arloua kinds. W e can well afford running stream o r spring it should to study toads, with a view to giving come from a deep well th a t Is kept them protection. T hey should not be clean a t all tim es and not subject to killed for sport, as many anim als are, surface drainage, and the w ater for for they are too valuable. use in th e barnyard or for w ashing th e dairy utensils should be kept free Make H o n s y A n yw h e re . from foreign m atter and ta in ts of all T here are few places in th e country kinds. where one* o r more colonies of bees cannot m ake honey. It is tru e th a t L ife o f A spara gus Roots. :he n atural surroundings may be un A sparagus roots, properly planted, favorable to the bees, but one who fertilised and given good culture, will hae no experience Is often aston- continue to produce large spears for shed a t th e distance bees will go la fifteen to tw enty years In succession. March of n ectar of th a flowers. H e L o st S ight o f E v e ly n . had not dared to ask about his fiancee; everybody knew she was drowned. To his astonishm ent Mollie seem ed al m ost unconcerned. "It w as a tiny fishing village, and th e tragedy, though it stirred th e place, was not widely reported. A fter Mollie and he had recovered th e girl gave up th e little cottage and w ent home. " ‘You m ust let me come an see you. for Evelyn's sake.’ said Sctheby. “H e was rath e r astonished when Mollie resolutely refused. ‘1 bear you no fll will. Jack, and I ewe you my life,* sh s said. 'B ut I feel th a t It would be impossible afte r—w hat has happened.’ "T he girl's uncanny calm ness shocked John. However, th ere was nothing to do but acquiesce. It was a year before he saw Mcllle igatn. They m et on Fifth avenue, '.nd *he recogni tion was mutual. Mollie told Jack Sotheby th a t she was living w ith an ctd au n t in an ap artm en t uptown. “T h ai had been a jar«*. period for Sotheby. He knew .h at he shadow J o v er his life would deepen ra th e r than I disappear, as th e years w ent an. And ! yet, strangely enough, he began to realise th a t he had not truly loved Evelyn. T heir m eeting and engage m ent had been rapid, and th e re had been no communion of ta ste s between them . It had been lnfaliiatlcn, and. In spite of the tragedy. Jack thought of Evelyn as an episede in his life, r a th e r than hts lost love. “W hen he looked a t Mcllle h e was conscious of a sudden aw akening of In terest tn th e frail girl, whose beauty had developed until she seem ed a replica cf Evelyn—less dashing, less vivacious, but th e Evelyn whom he would have loved ra th e r th an th e one he had known. “ 1 am com ing to see you. M e llle ,' HE WANTED MANÏ WAYS TO USE COFFEE he said. And this tim e the girl did not GOT REALISM refuse. “W eeks passed. T heir Intimacy deep F ilm D ire c to r W en t A fte r Subetantlal W ise Housekeeper W ill N ot A llo w T h r ills , and P ic tu re ^ Show H e ened. T he girl was becoming very dear L e ft-O v e r M aterial to Be O btained T h e m . to Sotheby. At last the day arrived T h ro w n A w a y . when he felt th a t the shadow which Ned Finley, one of the V itagraph hung over them ought to be lifted. If you have coffee left over from “ ‘Mollie,’ ho said, taking th e girl’s directors, believes In realism and al breakfast o r dinner by no means aU hands In his. ‘I w ant to tell you, dear, ways m akes every effort to Inject low it to be throw n eway, but see th a t th a t I love you. I w ant to ask you su b stan tial thrills in his pictures, it is saved from da>' to day and kept, to be my wife. I feel th a t you and I often going to the extrem e lim it of In a bottle, as it can be used in many have som ething inseparable, some caution. In a very recent film 6tory different ways. One of th e best w ays thing th a t makes our lives one. R is on which he was a t work, he en of using coffee is in making coffee Evelyn, and yet I never cared for Eve gaged the services of a sharpshooter, Jelly. But th ere are o th er equally: whose duty was to m ake a “h it" as as nice. F or instance, th ere is cof-t lyn as I love you.' "The girl looked a t him, and then, to close to th e director as he dared. fee souffle, th e recipe for which L Sotheby’s am azem ent, she burst into The scene of the picture shows Mr. stum bled upon quite by accident not1 Finley shooting from a dism antled so long ago, and which I have used passionate weeping. “ ‘I can never m arry you. Jack ,’ she b arn with bullets splintering th e many tim es since, alw ays w ith good cried: 'You do not know—Oh, you do wood w ithin a few Inches of his body. success. T ake a half cupful of milk, not know, and I cannot bring myself In the sam e picture. Mr. Finley falls one and a half cupfuls of coffee, two- from a horse and rolls down an em thirds of a cupful of sugar, one table to tell you.’ " ‘But you love me, Molly?' he cried. bankm ent. The first tim e he essayed spoonful of gelatin, a good pinch of “He took her In his arm s, and for an th e fall, it was so realistic th a t a sa lt and th ree eggs. F irst, soak the i in stan t h er head lay on his shoulder. new cam era man became so in te rest gelatin for an hour in cold water. '“ Yes, I love you,’ she said. But I ed In its sensational realism he neg Then, mix w ith th e coffee, milk and cannot m arry you.’ She raised her lected to film th e scene. A second half of th e sugar. H eat in a double head and looked him frankly in the attem pt, th e next day, was spoiled boiler. B eat the yolks of th e egg eyes. 'Listen, Jack,' she said. ‘I have by a spectator, who, thinking Mr. slightly, add w hat is left of th e sugar loved you since I first saw you, and Finley was hurt, rushed In front of and the sa lt and pour slowly into th e The third tim e was coffee m ixture. Cook un til th e mix I have never loved anyone else. T hat th e cam era. Is why 1 m ust send you away. It Is successful, so far as th e actual tak tu re becomes thick and th en add the ing of th e scene was concerned, b ut w hites of th e eggs, beaten stiffly, and , because of Evelyn.' B eat ‘i "H e could find no answ er to make. Mr. Finley, in his headlong descent half a teaspoonful of vanilla. He bowed his head and w ent away. down the em bankm ent, failed to no the whole thoroughly and turn into a It was another y ear before he saw tice a tree stum p and a collision re mold. T hen th e re is another: Take seven Mollie again. Then be was a t A tlantic sulted In a very much bruised direc tor, but a happy one, because of his lump of sugar, half a cupful of cof City. “H e was seated In a secluded corner realistic am bitions being fully real fee, half a cupful cf Santa Cruz rum. H eat th e coffee, mix the rum and by th e Boardw alk when he saw Mol ized. sugar w ith it and allow It to stand un lie coming tow ard him. A t first he S tars In a N e w P la y. til cold. You have made a most de thought, so striking was the resem Blanche Sweet is featured In “For licious cordial, which may be served blance, th a t she was Evelyn herself. Then, as he w atched her, he saw Eve H er F ath e r’s Sins," a two-reel film afte r dinner.—Exchange. lyn in th e flesh, a t her side, and, be play produced by Jack O’Brien. In th e production Is told how a college CHICKEN IN SPANISH S TYLE side Evelyn a man. “T he trio were advancing tow ard girl, daughter of a w ealthy, m iserly him, and Evelyn and the man were departm ent store owner, leaves h er V a ria tio n From Accepted Method engaged In anim ated conversation. home and works under an assum ed W h ic h Is F a m ilia r to the House Evelyn had grown sto u ter and flesh w iv e s of A m eric a . ier; she was still the dashing b ea u t/ of old tim es, but the dasbingness could not carry Itself so well under th a t ac cookery w hite onions, tom atoes and cum ulated load of flesh. It was over olive oil play a prom inent part. Lit- . done. and the woman was obviously tie b u tter is used for frying. If good ** too artificial. T he h a ir was too light, olive oil is not obtainable they pre th e eyes too dark. Sotheby stared. fer a vegetable fat. H e could not be m istaken. It was T his way of stew ing a chicken is Evelyn. delicious and m akes a pleasant varia "Sotheby was not superstitious. He tion from any American style. knew th a t Evelyn was a t Mollie's side, P u t one large cooking spoonful of and he rose aud followed them to olive oil in a frying pan; cook in it th e tr hotel. He w atched them enter, until ten d er one large peeled and and all th a t day h e w aited until he sliced onion and one tom ato (or half w as rew arded a t last by seeing Mollie a cupful of canned ones), and half come out alone. She walked, with her a banana. P our th is boiling hot over lim ping gait, along th e Boardwalk un th e chicken in a stew pan. To a til she cam e to th e sam e place where four-pound bird add one and a quar Sotheby had sat th a t morning. T here te r quarts of boiling w ater, one table she sa t down, and th e re he accosted spoonful of salt and an eighth of a her. saltspoonful of w hite pepper. W hen th e m eat is done stir in th e thicken "T he te rro r In th e g irl’s eyes alm ost ing, cook and stir for two m inutes unnerved him. She glanced a t him and drop in one tablespoonful of fearfully, and saw th a t he knew all. m inced parsley. You may require a “ ‘You have seen h er?’ she cried, little m ore sa lt and pepper; th a t is w ith a quick in tak e of breath. left to individual taste. "Sotheby nodded. ‘Tell me the Serve in a deep dish w ith the sauce tru th , Mollie,' he said, taking her hand poured around It. in his. And he knew then th at, al Som etim es half a cupful of rice is though It was not th e same Evelyn used (uncooked of course), then whom he had loved, it was ju st the boiled In it for th e la st 20 minutes. sam e Mollie who had been so dear In this case om it the thickening. to him, who had always been In his thoughts, night and day, since he had T w o W a y s to Use U p C old Ham . learned to love her. Cup Omelets.—B utter half dozen “ 'She Is not dead,’ said Sotheby. custard cupfuls and fill lightly w ith 'But—Mollie, tell me th e truth, and equal quantities of stale (soft) bread tru s t me.’ crum bs and cold ham chopped fine “ ‘Yes, I will tell you th e truth,' an and seasoned well. B eat three eggs sw ered th e girl. 'W hen you became and add one cupful m ilk and divide Engaged to Evelyn you looked on it am ong the cups—adding m ore milk if as a serious m atter. But to Evelyn necessary. Set cups in pan of hot It was Just a joke, a sum m er flirta w ater and bake in m oderate oven un tion. She gets engaged at least two til firm in center. T urn on p la tte r or three tim es every summ er. When At FillEon. and serve w ith w hite sauce. you looked on It as som ething lasting T hese can be made with cold roast Evelyn w as—well. Just plain scared. nam e to learn how the underpaid m eat and served with a tom ato sauce She liked you well enough to become clerhs live. and are equally as good as the others. engaged to you, but she never loved As the resu lt of her Investigations, A Good B reakfast Dish.—T ake you. Jack. Why, Evelyn couldn't lovo sh e forces her father to Increase the anybody. T he man she Is engaged to wages of hts employees and incident deep oatm eal dishes and put a small now Is rich, and she will probably ally saves him from being killed by a quantity of cold chopped ham in each, m arry him ; but she never Intended to dissatisfied workman. A pretty ro m aking a hollow In center. Drop an egg In each, season with salt and pep m arry you. m ance Is woven into th e production. per and a sm all piece of bu tter on " 'You frightened her. Jack, and be W allace Reid, Billie W est and A1 each. Bake In a m oderate oven until cause she really did care for you in Flllson have prom inent parts. T he w hites are firm. a way. she was afraid th a t she might scenario was w ritten by A nita Dooe. n o t be able to help m arrying you. Meat Succotash. And you w ere s o t a rich man. not N e w Series of P lays. H ere Is a recipe for succotash: "( rich enough for Evelyn. I didn’t know Four new series of photoplays by F our to five pounds of lean corned w hat she was going to do, but I knew prom inent authors are announced for th a t she was planning to do some fu tu re presentation. Each play will beef, a sm all fowl, four quarts of thing, because she was mad with fear be com plete in Itself, trea tin g an indi hulled corn, one large turnip, six o r seven fair-sized potatoes, one quart of when you c a n s down to N orth Cliff. vidual In cid en t “Below the Dead w hite beans. Cook beans alone until “ 'You know she can swim. She told Line,” by Scott Campbell, will be a they are real mushy and strain. Cook — m e afterw ards—she sent nr.e a le tte r detective series; "Young Lord Stran- m eat and fowl together and when w while I w as in the fisherm an's house, leigh," adapted from th e stories by p artly done add turnips. T ake m eat before you came up to see me. She R obert Barr, which appeared In a had upset th e boat, knowing th at you well-known weekly, will be produced out when cooked. Then add your po tato es as you would for a stew and would ta k e care of me, because I In four two-reel subjects; “Olive's Op when done add your strain ed beans could not swim. When th e boat upset portunities,” w ritten especially for and hulled corn and keep stirring. Evelyn dived and climbed out and hid behind th e rocks. She waited there motion pictures by Mrs. Wilson Wood- Season to taste. until th e saw th a t we were safe, and row, and “The Girl Who E arns H er Corned Beef H ash . then she ran home and changed her Own Living,” by Mark Swan, are th a T ake corned beef w ithout gristle or dress, packed up and ran away. That* o th er fu tu re serial plays. skin and equal parts of hot baked po was “o prevent your knowing th a t she tatoes (I use cold boiled), w et them N o v t l M oving P icture. w as alive. She w anted you to think A novelty In motion picture presen up with beef stock If you have it. if h er dead, ao as to escape m arrying tation la promised in th e forthcom ing not tak e milk. Just a flavor of onion you.' ' 'And you knew all th at. Mollie? moving picture, entitled 'T h e Bache and nutmeg. A fter you put It in your And th a t was why you forbade me to lo r’s Baby.” a comedy dram a, tn frying pan never stir. P u t milk o r which two tiny children tak e th e lead stock in pan first with a generous see you?' “ ‘Yes.’ cried the girl. 'And when ing parts. The story deals w ith a piece of b u tte r o r drippings. Now I was living w ith my aunt I could wealthy girl's financial ruin, her fight tu rn in hash and sim m er till liquid is For a -j sea you, because Evelyn had gone to support herself as a governess, and absorbed, brown and fold. WesL But I dared not let you love h e r final reconciliation to her form er change use b its of celery o r pieces o f sw eetheart through the children sha bacon Instead of butter.—Exchange. me. cares for. “ 'B it I have always loved you, Mol Baked Beets. lie,’ said Jack. 'I love you now, dear.* B eets retain th e ir sugary, delicate, H o o s ls r Poet Seen In Film«. “He took h er in his arm s and kissed An interesting future Selig produc flavor to perfection If they are baked her. And th is tim e they knew th a t th e re was no obstacle to th e ir happi tion Is a dram a based on Jam es W hit instead of boiled; tu rn them frequent comb Riley’s famous first poem. ‘T h e ly while in th e oven, using a knife, as ness. , “ 'Jack, dear.' said Mollie presently, Ole Swimmln Hole.” The noted poet a fork allow s th e Juice to run out. ‘if Evelyn m arries th a t man they will will himself be seen on the screen in W hen done rem ove th e skin and serve w ith bntter, sa lt and pepper on th e go W est to live. You w on't w ant to a prologue. slices. see h e r again. Can you w ait two weeks longer until I send for you to come Bernstein'a Play to Be Filmed. For Colored Goods. to me?' H enri Bernstein's dram atic success, To wash delicately colored goods so “H a laughed. 1 have watted two "T he Thief.” which w as produced In years, Mollie,' he answered. ‘I think th is country by Charles Frohman, Is th a t they will n ot fade g rate raw po I can w ait two weeks longer—for you. now being adapted for pictures, and tato es into th e w ater and wash with out soap. n ot E v ely n .'" will soon be "filmed.” 4