IKIT ™fe • loit-» W» hourin«« one*

:t muttfih

Much Worse Than the Mere Fear of Death LSniNGTON'.—Looking at them. caMinltv, one would hate deacrlbed tnem is stein-faced, trim-mouthed, and afraid of not hi nr on earth. And they d Just that. But as a matter of fact, they were Just literally “scared to

Kali Jtist «a. swiftly «iow ns When Youth's MBahiK t*ii thsm elU*. »U Ufs had Its sadaot ’ ns ifs'year Turns aottly «a> from day to day;

s may ever stay.

GOOD. PLAIN DISHES.

a the first place they were very,

| masculine. In the aecund place

e serseant's stripes. Flnnliy. >e from Fort Myer. They Into the camp of the Xatlonc school, and for more than hour* essayed to teach the d. sllk-stocklnRed. fcmlnlne7 members of that camp bow Everybody enjoyed the les-

l except the teachers. The *trt-

s were Just as attentive as they

be. Every now and then, though, one of them would aslc an apparently ^ ^ ^ ^

(foctly Innocert question, and then turn toward the clans with beckonln* | an equal quanUty a and wink. ; crumb* soaked in milk: add a table1 while one of the soldiers attempted to answer that question, put tn nfn] of bntteri . uttia olocy that no mere roan could ever hoj>e to understand, the other -oldler , ^ ^ doTeB powdered • would smooth back their hair, or somethin* like that. snJ smile. | ,,. y ^ oeaten eggs. Cook J After the lesson was over one of the soldier girls told one of the reporters , Mnke ln|0 bBlK d rop Into I about 1L ^ . _ ! a ketUe of boiling water and cook half 1 “We baked a lot of pies here last week-they really mighty good.^ i an hour; draln mnd wlth p^ej

r I as a garnish.

Sauerbraten.—Cover a piece of beef ; stew with vinegar and let stand two

Among these dishes you will be sure (o find some favorite dish that may

have been forgotten.

Cabbage With Sausage. —Homo ve the outer leoves of a hard head of cabbage and cut out the center, filling It wltb well-seasoned, uncooked sausage. Tie up and drop into boiling water to rook for an hour. Serve

sliced hot or cold.

Liver Balia — Parboil

and chop enough liver for a cupful.

'"DESTROY MANY PESTS : H»med Larks Range Over Practically Whole Country.

Birds Are Particularly Fond of Weed Seeds—Inset* Food Includes May Beetle*. -White Orube and

Grasshoppers.

(By W. U ITATEE.) Horned larks are small but tardy bird* which frequent the open country end never live In forei-t*. They range over practically the whole United State*, and are easily recognised by the conspicuous black mark ncross the breast and the small pointed tufts of dark-colored feathers behind the eye*. These are often erected and cause the appearance referred to In the common nr me. Tb«-*c birds nest early, often before all the snow bat dlsaiqieared. and they have a Joyous flight aong in the

mat Inc season.

The food of horned larks consists of 200 |ht cent of animal and 70.4 per cent of vegetable matter. Not quite a sixth of the vegetable food Is grain, mostly waste, though some sprouting grain l* pulled. This I* the most serious charge against the birds and 1: snstalned. hut It must be admitted that practically all the complaint* were

WHITEWASH MIXTURE j If your poultry house, stable i or hog barn la Infested »s1th In- j sect* and yon want to have ; clean, fresh, attractive Interiors | In your buildings, try the follow- | Ing mixture: Slake five quarts j of lime with hot water to the con- i slstcncy of cream. To this add one pint of xenol'-um of n coal tar product, and one pint of kerosene. Pilate until It can be applied ; with a brush or spray pump. The : coal tar product kills disease j germs, the kerosene destroys j miles and the Ume whitens the j

romr

FAVORITE BREEDS OF GEESE

ggJWMWW; P3 c ^ |nB Hb| Abund , nee of White FeatH*

ere of Swan's-Down Texture--

HEN MANURE IMPROVES SOIL Emde „ i. Popular.

Droppings Should Be Collected Dally China geese are said to be tlu old-

and Mixed with Substances to eat of all breeds. Their feathers Preserve Nitrogen. very abundant and of swrin's-down texI ture: snow-white, with flexible quills.

According to the Maine station, the i>opi r who pick the live geese report droppings should be collected dally ' the yearly yield of one pound and nnd mixed with substances which will over. They originated In China, where...

... | ■—* *~

i of nitrogen. (2) odd f or centuries they have been bred t

In

lot of pies here last week—they really

Id, reminiscently. “And I recall that last summer 1 went out to visit ither of mine In the Third Infantry. It wss on Sunday, and I stayed for

They had pie. too. I slab—tint never mind.

ut who ever heard of a mere man telling a girt t0 «***" | day*, drain and 1 lard It with strips of . the tent of Commandant Poe there reposes a Urge pasteboard box. It ^ tpr t nklc ^ S pice* and > like It might conUln candy—bat It doesn’t. It contain* hairpins. ^ ^ dripplac> . When well

r the day was given over to general In : -tloo by Commandant Poe ^ put lnt0 B pot with •raid.* thl* morning, and every hairpin, curling toother, and stray piece # Jemon rtnd (wo wch of | string and ripped silk had to be cleaned up otherwise caustic comment , ^ ^ |wka , nd aad . mtle hot | is very much In order. j water. Simmer until the meat la ten- ; So the gtrl soldiers forgot all about soldiery for the time being and went ^ ^ .train. Thicken the liquor j ,ck to the more primeval and prosaic duties of homw^rivea. They ytUnA | ^ ^ flour Bnd Bdd cnoQ| . h lemon e camp over and over again, anu when they hsl finished with the outside. ^ ^ vlnegsr to make It tart. Serve -y went Into their tents and policed them. too. tb , mrtlt with nuerkraut.

Route Salad.—Chop one onion and

|ne of Uncle Sam’s Best Recruiting Sergeants ^

, , . . . , toes, iieel and slice while boL Alter- I

ISS DORA RODRIQLES will get you If you don t look out. Who to she? ^ ^ ^ -|CBd po tB to and the Why. she to a pretty little girl In a natty soldier uniform who la walking onlon {o B BB | ad ho^i sprinkling with over the country Inducing young men to do their bit for their Unde Samuel prpp<>r BDd dry mustard. Pour ■

0 protect Miss Rodrique* and others

her sex who must stay at home. Miss Rodrique* Is on her way (yf sTu n New York to San Francisco. 11 ptffK Jl! tiding a few day* In each tosrn nnd l Q alking the distance between them. .

le ha* a purpose In walking, for «he n-crulttng. too. for the agricultural rice. A* she paaM through the ntry dlxtricts xhe gathers ’round the young men of the farms who e the military service In their Inds. and tei) them to stay at home

rulre food for the array and the navy and the people at home. She says ey ean do more good then- then aboard ship or In the training camp. “Tber.- are too many boys tn the cities who should go before the country

the whole a tablespoonful of hot | goose grease or olive oil. Add two and , a half tnblespoonfuis of water mired j with one and a half tablespoonfuto of I vinegar and a tecspoonful of sugar.

Serve warm.

sufficient potash and phosphoric add to make a better balanced fertlllxer. nnd (8) Improve the mechanical condition of the manure so that It can be applied to the land with a manure

spreader.

This ean be done ns follows: To each 30 pounds of the manure udd ten pounds of sawdnst. pood dried loam, or peat. 16 pounds of add phosphate, eight pound* of kalnli. Such a mix- | ture win contain about 1.25 per cent | of nltngcn. 4.5 per cent of phosphoric t add. and 2 per cent of potwdi. which, used at the rate of two tona per acre would furnish 50 pound* of nitrogen. 185 pound* of phosphoric add. and 80 pounds of potash, and at the present price of ferttltring Ingredient* Is worth about 810 per ton. The mixture would furnish a well-balanced stable fertlllter, which, although not fine enough to work well In drilla. can be successfully applied with a manure spreader. The treated manure should be well sheltered until time to apply to the land—that ts shortly before plowing.

lay. They begin to lay when six months old. They are good breeder* when oo» year old. as they mature so early. Emden geese are also pure whit* and their fl«*«h Is white, firm and frew from down or pin feathers. They urw a great favorite In the market and

Horned Lark*.

beets, mix with four

three tablespoonful* of cream and two

beaten, j rally safe from Injury.

Weed seeds are by far the largest

Mix and shaiie

In butter. Garnish with fruit. Chopped Ham and Corn Pattis*.—

Take half a cupful of corn, three cup-

fuls of chopped ham.

, had eaten them, no fewer than 20C Individuals having fed on them, exclu-

, ...rre stT ‘ I - v - Conspicuous among the weed weU beaten PBtC11 or, ‘ u,0 *' : of th< ‘ ,oXt *"

1 grawwa, smartweed*. bindweeds, atna-

CONSTRUCTING A FARM GATE Directions Givi., for Making Durable and Cheap Barrier—Convenient

and Easily Made.

(By BBRDINB WEBB >

Take board strip*, one Inch thick, three Inches broad, and the proper length and width you want your gate, nsll them a cross each other, making

about three-inch crack*.

Then take the kame sire and width

oy* an- called," said the pretty little ml*.. “You s-- th.-m In every city. ^KeVmaking Into patties. In i ***«*- smartweed*. bindweed*, amatandlng in grout* or street corners with nothing to do but make remark* ^tL salt If need- ran* 51 - purslane, ragweed 1 She*has Lmc interesting things to tell sbout the army and navy, andjhe PEn4 fZ_“ * foh weed-destroying bird*,

srtne corps, too. She knows a great deal about all. and she earrii

r several recto of plilures of the various service*.

> with chopped meat, buttered potatoes, f

sauce* as well ** aoups.

Seeks to Enroll Fair Sex in Agricultural Classes

ratlty. 1

OMEN tillers of the field* around Washington may become a following a .-onference between Mr*. Flora M. mompaoa. advocate of mine for women, and rdSctoto of Maryland Agricultural college.

Mr*. Thompson laid before the faculty of the college a draft of plans

for enrolling Waehlngton women In | )t m «y be helpful

agricultural clnase* thl* summer. She pointed out that made farming students are leaving whool* for more practical work In the fields, and that the teaching machinery of agricultural m bools ought not to He Idle during the mobilisation of the nation’s resources to conserve the food supply. •Three farm women cun do the weak of two fartv ten." declared J and Canada ..ouragvs us to bowmen of the District practical lea-

r the nation's capital

lr. Tbompoon. “The history of England and Canada e we can work out some plan ,h “

s tn farming.

“By next year, at the longest, laltor on farms

rill be a reality, unless present signs are deceptive." . .. lu un address before the Young Women’* Christian aa«>daU0B Mrs. vompaon declared women are inefficient In war houackeoplug: that waste ght to disappear from the American home and frngalli) and thrift take It* ""rhe scarcity of male labor on the farm*, Mr. Tbropson mid. u.ake. tt that women must do their share of farm work before the war la »vrr.

The Insect food of these birds Inrludcx such pest* as May beetle* and their larvae, the white grub*, leaf beetles injurious to strawbeme*. cablutge. melons and sugar beet*, cloverleaf and .-lorcT-root weevils, jaHatostalk iHif.-rs, nut weevil*, bill bug* nnd i he chinch bog. araashopper* are a favorite food; cutworms arc eaten

freely.

PU)W in proper condition Something Wrong When Farmer Must Bear Down or Lift Up Handle

Study la Nacessary.

A plow In proper condition

cupful of flour, one B . nootb i y nIld ut an eV en d.-pth. with

How C

botna to UHTuss pleosur.

■ad how truly 1s • kind h “ n » , ““ D ' tain of n»<Jn»M making •vwrythlng in IU Vlrtnlty to frsshen Into smtlss

-WaahUtgtrn Irving. WAYS WITH BRAN.

A* the health bread la ao popular

' a have a few way* to vary It In bread ns well as other

dtshen.

Bran Bread.—

L'ae two cupful* of

dean bran.

very little effort on the port of the ’ r j plowman. When a plow doe*

Splendid Pair.

cupful of buttermilk. one-half cup-

ful of molasses or i ^ DOO , b , y> whpn ^ p ,.

brown sugar, one tet.*i>ooaful each of , | . H| . d „ WD or uf , up on , hl . handle*, or soda and Milt. Mix well and bake In BUJ[t 0 , nstant i y bo i d the plow rtther moderate ov«i one and a quarter onp way ^ ^ 0|h( . r to kerp lt friuu hour *- tipping over, something is wrong with Another good bran bread: Take two ^ jioint tlj* down or up too cupfuls of bran two cupful* of flour. or tfci , of ,hr altar* two cupfuls of sour milk, cae cupful , K ( , u „ or down „ r u ,, too much, of brown sugar, one cuptul of rnloltu. A f0)K j ,,i owm an must know bow a one teaspoonful of sod*, and one-half p>od l>low ,^0,4 work and wb.-u It teasivoonful of salt. After sifting the I uo , ^ rlKht klM , w uhut flour Into a basin, add the bran and ^ wrtl „ g with It. To know theor thing, other dry Ingredient*. Mix the soda B a much thought and study with the sour milk and pour this Into uml roin , tB i and meehanlcto ability a*

sometimes bring from 2 to 4 cento per pound more on account of »helr

fine appearance when dreoed. It U not easy to distinguish the aes

of geese, especially of the Toulouaw Tcrtety. Both aexes are of the same color but the gander 1* somewhat larger, baa a larger head and carriew himself more erect There la an ctn‘.•arasslng likeness between the ro-Jw and the female and out of the breeding season It la almost Impossible to dlatlngulsh them. The vole* of the . female Is coarser than that of the

Piece* and double the crosses, nailing m .,, „ he | B d<Tp «. r m body, and u securely. A half pound of No. 8 nail* tr]flr allmmcr In the neck. The cull * will do the work. | f bt . pundvr Is loud and shrill whlltv ordinary light hinges. I use tbal 0 f goose U merely an answer

seven croMpleces. and then by don- | to

hling theae. which ta absolutely neces |

SPRING WORK WITH TURKEYS. Often Necessary to Hatch Eggs by Irs-

cubator or Chicken Hen—Plan

to Brood Poults.

Turkey egg* are hatched with turkey ben*, chicken hen* and Incubator*. During the early part of tlie laying season there are often a number off »ggs on hand that should be hatched before any of the turkeys finish laylnc their first eggs and become broody. When tills occurs or when It to desired to have the turkey hen lay mor® than one litter, some of the egg* will have to be hatched under u chlckria hen or tn the incubator. Before the poult* arc hatched, sujr a week, turkey hens should be allowed to take some of the eggs that are Incubated. They ean be given a few egg* from the Incubator or from under chicken hen* and allowed to hutch thepoultv Another plan la to slip a newly hatched poult under a turkey hen nt

Economical Gate.

sary you wlU have to uae 14. with night and by morning he will be glad •ngtbwtae. making a total to take the whole broo L

heap and durable u

uf 18 ph

rcuoucalral gate. In luaLiug the lot h era I <v>uv«-nlmt meth*

. 1 • aL I DcoLof wUh ,u,ur “““ ■’ ,U lHur 'n*- 0 '* 1 meebani™! ah Mora • P acs for Maps Is in tne inside rGCKei , hr dr y ingredient*, tu™ when wen to u , l i.. r ,t a nd a telephone or

hire dad into a well-greased pan and -raj.u 1U HtrumenL

It FREDERICK G. GRIFFITHS of Philadelphia wanted

trip on some erf the Inland waterway* of the enuolry. tb. he a-krd Ibl-

■wutatlve J. Hampton Moore of the CTty of Brotherly Love for

owing the canal* and rivers to f-d-

llttle | bake In a hot oven o

ENCOURAGEJGRASS TO GROW one cupful of brar, om-fourth of a cupful of walnut meats, one cupful of entire wheat flour, one tea spoonful of salt, three teospoonful* of baking powder and one-half cupful of raisins. Mix the mol*sees, bran. milk, flour.

Where Pasture Lands Cannot Readily Be Plowed Application of Umo

Is Recommended.

In |iaature lands that canno'. readily

oven In niuEn ttn» for 80 minutes.

study them. AH he

Bra- Orangeade.—Take a fourth of a cupful 01 bran and cover with two cupfuls of cold water: let tt Aland over night. Btraln. chill nnd add the Juice

of nn orange and serve.

Bran Gems.—Take a cupful each of

*>rn:i and graham flour, add

. and In course of time Doctor Griffiths found himself away down lu he vicinity of SL Phillip*. La. There happens to be s governaent ■Ktablishuicat of some sort near It. llillllps—an arreaal or camp, iwrk*ps—and It Is guarded very cl. only hy a line lot of i/oulslnna h.vme [nurds. All till* was unknown to e Griffiths; and even If b« had u of the establishment he probwould not have quailed a< the

thought.

Somewhere In SI- l*hlllij» I Valor

llin-d'warto'nud wa^r’ln vfhl'i: to^navtoate hi* boat, but tb.- bom* guani rlgblK ot , cap of milk, one teaspoonrested him and Inleru.-d him under the genera! charge of bring a German m, of salt, one tabUwpoonful of sugar y. The guard argued that no one but a German spy would have *0 many three teaspoonfuls of baking powder ( cnd four tablesivoonful* of melted butDoctor Griffith, protested. He said he was a IHHadelphlu physician; that j tr , Mlx ,he bran and other dry In like all Other Philadelphians, his folk, arrived here with William Peon, -.ml ; gradients together, add tb* Bolted butthat he reu nt.-d this rude treatment. 1 ter. turn Into buttered muffin pans nod

None of which Availed him a H Ing. The, looked him up In a 8«. llilllliw j ^ ln n h „, oven 20 to » mtnuteo. euelatuKMu. and doubled the gunrd. According to information reaching Krpr.- | BrBn BlaculL—Take a half cupful t«.i> for white pine trees, a* .h» cur-►.-ntativ* Moon be wna thera for ten dsya. during which time hr went trie rnrtl (.f bran and flour, a teaapoonfu! rani “*? s*' 1 ^ *'' M f “ r ,hr f “ ,, r a to nearly every dearenduut of William Penn now a I've, llepre •ciilutlvv of b a k i n g powder, one teaspooeful of I gu» which causes while S«ini blister

e bad to spend moat of bla time on tbc trait of the attonie, general, amt butter, a Httle salt and mix to , rush

It was only after the most atrenu-ms effort* that Iw war able to tulu - St. , B dougb , 0 roll. Cut tn round. I TO- •ll»™*e <•«» »>” I'hiUlpa t.. rellnquloh thrlr Oral war rapttve. However. Doctor Grtffilh* t» ) B nd oak* In a moderate oven. serv stock of white pine, and lh.~- » .

n-.w out of the calaNs^e *od a fr.-c man and rumor has It he baa tun .-d his **V

hual northward and doesn’t care a rai -sba: happen, to Su Phillips. iXt* f 1 * kKtjfL ^ 'hb CUrr “ ,,U

the grass to grow vigorously by a yearly top drqaslrg of well r..tt.-l barn >«rd manure and occasl-mul lit' * applieutiotis of commercial fertlllsi-r that t* rich lu phosphates and nitrogen, lu addition, all thin >.m.|s In the «od should be reeesslisl each year with a liberal quantity of gisid grass need. FUNGUS ON CURRANT BUSHES Declared to Be Bad Neighbor* for White Pino Tree*—Cauie of In-

jurious Blister Rust.

PROPER WATERING OF HORSE Export of North Dakots Experiment Station Suggest. Water Be

Given before Feed.

The proper mstrung of the borac I. - Important. Mr. Pet era ot the North Dakota experiment station makes the following vuggraiiona. A borac that la | Iblraty should lie watered before being I fed bay or grain, rather than after. | The reason for thla t* that the stomach of the horse la comparatively small. | •nd If he cwta a heavy feed of grain or hay or !>oth. and then drinks a large quantity of water, a portion of the feed will be wnahrd from the stomach Into the Inteatlnea before It ha. IxH-n | sufficlrntly acted upon by the dig*

PRACTICE OF DOUBLE MATING! Found to Be Necessary in Somw

Breeds, Like Barred Plymouth Rocks and Brown Leghorns.

(By 1 —

XVItcotioln.)

The phrase “double mating system." refers to a practice of making one mating to produce standard males, and another mating to produce standard females. Double mating la necessary In some breeds, like the Barred Ply-)

-f Uo- .

and ■'

SOME SEEDS CARRY DISEASE

Development of Resistant Varieties and Pia.nfection la Favored as Best Preventive.

Beveralv lark ordlm

I blights which at-

mouth Bocks and I'ruwn Lrghonu-. The Siuu Uinl of Perfection require* such cvlors In th« plumage of tbeMr bird* that cannot bo realised in a trm*

mating.

iK-uhle muting la a serious necew aary feature as long a

Ouue to rvqulre a

r brvev

mlard

r* slmuld vtandnrd reulUtnA