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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-12-29

The admiral of the navy and Mrs. Dewey
will receive the officers of the navy, army
and Marine Corps and other gentlemen
friends Monday next, January 2, between
1890 and 4 o'clock
Col. and Mrs. Cromwell will give din
ner tonight in honor of Miss Helene Black.
Mr.. Stuyvesant of New York gave a box
party Tuesday night, when Mrs. and Miss
James of California, who are staying at
the Everett, were the guests of honor.
Mrs. Walter 3. Fairfield with her brother,
Mr. Griffith of West Virginia, and Mr..
followed. Mrs. and Miss James will leave
shortly for Bermuda with Miss Perkins,
daughter of the California senator, but will
return in time for the inauguration.
Mrs. Thomas c. English, 1917 n street,
entertained last evening, when the COM
pany heard Prof. Close render a delightful
program of romantic music.
pretty wedding took place at noon
today at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Eliel
when the latter's sister, Miss Sarah TIL
lard Colt, became the wife of Mr.. Edwin
Martin Gibson of Baltimore. The wedding
was to have taken place in st. James Epis-
copal Church. West River but owing to the
bad condition of the roads making it inn
practicable for guests to reach the church,
it was decided to have the home wedding,
and the guests were limited to the members
of the families of the contracting parties
and few intimate friends.
The ceremony was performed in the spa
cious hallway which was decorated with
wreaths Of evergreens, holly and potted
Gala lilies Rev. Maurice Vaughan. rector
of st. James Protestant Episcopal Church,
West River, performed the ceremony.
The bride entered with her brother eX-
Secretary of State E. e. Colt, now of
Scranton, Pa. She was attired in. a hand
some gown of blue crepe de chine. with
black picture hat, and carried white prayer
book Her only attendant was Miss Har-
riet Estep of Portland place, West River.
Miss Estep wore becoming gown of gray
crepe de chine and carried a bouquet of
holly, ferns and smilaX.
The best man was Mr.. II. E. Wilkinson of
Baltimore. and the ushers were Messrs.
fancy and John Gibson of Baltimore, broth
ers of the groom; Floyd Langford of Will
mington, Del, and r. E. Colt, brother Of
the bride, of West River.
Miss RoSalie Wilson of Friendship, Anne
Arundel county, presided at the organ.
After the ceremony a wedding breakfast
was served, and Mr.. and Mrs. Gibson left
later for Atlanta. Ga, their future home.
Some of the guests We're Mr.. and Mrs. c.
w. Hall. Miss Margaret Hall, Mrs. Julia
Wilson, the Misses Rosalie and Helen VIII
son, Mr.. and Mrs. Shackelford of Balti-
more, Mr.. and Mrs. Bradley of Staunton.
Va; Mr.. and Mrs. Floyd Langford of Will
mington Mr.. E. E. Colt of Scranton, Pa. /;
Mr.. and Mrs. William A. Hall, Mrs Ella
Wilson, the Misses Eleanor and Margaret
Wilson, Mr.. and Mrs. j. Cheston Hall, Mr..
and Mrs. A. c. Wilson, Miss Mary Wilson,
DR.. and Mrs J. r. Owens, Mrs. T. r. Brooks,
Mr.. and Mrs. John Gibson Misses Cornelia
and Bessie Gibson of Baltimore; Mr.. and
Mrs George B. Lucky of Baltimore and Mr..
o. w. Colt, jr., of New York, city.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-12-29

Mrs. Francis s. Nash will give small
dance for her young daughter, Miss Caro-
lyn r. Nash, tomorrow night.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-12-29

Mrs. c. Sidney Whitman of Tuxedo Park
and ex-senator Marion c. Butler of North
Carolina will be married in st. Georges
Church, New York, January IA.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-12-29

Count Limbur g-Sterum of Holland, who
was among the ushers at the Swinderen-
Glover wedding last week, entertained the
couple yesterday at luncheon in New York.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-12-29

Mr. Charles E. FROST of Montreal, Cana
da, returned home last week, after visiting
relatives and sister, Mrs. Druid H. Evans
1904 street northwest.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-12-29

Mr.. and Mrs. Whitelaw Reid will be in
Washington the first week in January.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-12-29

Gen. Chaffee will entertain at dinner to-
night for Maj Gen. Frazier of the British
army, who is at the capital for short
visit
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-12-29

gers on the Baltic, on which Lady Howard,
sister of the Earl of Suffolk, also sailed.
The Alumni Association of Central High
School held its annual reunion and dance
at Rauscher's last evening, and the large
ball rooms were brilliantly lighted and pref
tiy decorated, and the gaily dressed
dancers presented very pretty picture.
The dance was such success that 1t is
the intention to perpetuate the association
and make the alumni ball an annual event.
Before the dance short business meeting
was held, during which the following Off
GERS were elected for the ensuing year: Mr..
Agnew, N, president; Miss Everett, 'O2,
vice president; Miss Saunders, or, secre-
tary; Mr.. Whitmore, Oh, treasurer. A COM
mittee composed of two members from each
class will soon be formed and arrangements
for next years reunion will be begun early.
Mrs. E. L. Brown and Mr.. Thomas B.
Resen were married today at the Howard
cerSpony the couple received the congratu-
latiofs of friends at the hotel, and later
left for an extended tour. On their return
they will reside at Culpeper, Va, where
Miss Alpine C. Johnson of Woodville,
Va, and DR.. Bathurst b. Bagby Walkerton
were married yesterday at the home of the
bride by Rev. Edward B. Bagby of this
city, and was witnessed by the relatives
and friends Of the couple. The groom has
many friends in this city, where he for
merly resided.
Mrs John Thompson Spencer of Phila-
delphia gave a luncheon yesterday, when
Mrs Alexander Legare of this city was
among the guests.
Miss Florence Esther Hickeison, daugh-
ter of Mrs. Sophia Hickerson and Mr..
VIM. T. Hickersor of this city, were mar
ried yesterday afternoon at the home of
the brides mothe, at Strasburg, Va. The
ceremony was performed by. the Rev L. l..
Smith and was witnessed by g. few of the
friends of the couple. Mr.. and Mrs Hick-
erson will reside in this city.
Miss Ella E. Cordell of Harrisonburg,
Va, and Mr.. Harry L. Simcox of this city
were quietly married Wednesday, Decem-
Der 2S 1904, by the Rev. DR.. Skellnger,
pastor of Sixth Presbyterian Church.
Col. Clarence r. Edwards. chief of the
insular bureau, is spending the holidays
with Mrs. Edwards at Lenox Mass,
where the latter is domiciled for the win
ter.
Miss Edith Eberbach entertained num-
Der of friends at heart" party Wednes-
day evening in honor of her cousin Miss
Stutz of Albany. Among those who en-
Misses Nellie Brighton, Nora Pepper.
Marion Hines and Helen harrington, and
Messrs. Bruce Cleveland, Leslie Prince,
John Herndon, William Kemper and
James Webb.
Last night at the Wilson Memorial
Church, 11th and g streets southeast,
Miss Ellen Ray Campbell and Kisogo
sato. a Japanese sailor. were married by
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-12-29

The admiral of the navy and Mrs. Dewe
will give a dinner tonight.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-12-29

The sailing yesterday of the Letter brides
and their British husbands was made the
occasion of a jolly send-off by their New
York friends Both couples were passen-
gers on the Baltic, on which Lady Howard,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-12-29

The admiral of the navy and Mrs. Dewey
will, receive the officers of the navy, army
and Marine Corps and other gentlemen
friends Monday next, January 3 between
IL 80 and 4 o'clock.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-12-29

Col. Clarence r. Edwards. chief of tn,
insular bureau. is spending the holiday.
with Mrs. Edwards at Lenox, Mass.
where the latter is domiciled for the win
ter.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-12-29

Mrs John Thompson Spencer of Phila-
delphia gave luncheon yesterday, when
Mrs Alexander Legare of this city was
among the guests.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1904-06-24
About Baov Beef.

In making baby beef it is necessary
that the calves to be used for that
purpose contain a good deal of i'm.
proved blood. 1t is not easy to make
a profitable bunch of baby beeves
from every kind of calves. The higher
the grade of calf used the better will
be the results both in feeding and in
marketing. This is a point that is
neglected by thousands of men that
try to make money shipping cattle to
market. After all that has been said,
1t is surprising that men will still try
to make 'high-priced baby beef out of
the poorest stock they can obtain.
Good breeding is the best foundation
for good feeding. After the question
of breeding Is settled comes the ques.
ton of time of age of the calves. 1t
is evident that the man that Is trying
to prepare bunch of such animals
for market will need to have his ami.
mails of about the same age at time
of marketing. If their ages vary
greatly he will find it difficult to feed
them with an economy of time and la.
Dor, and when he comes to market
them they are likely to be so uneven
that the price will be considerably re-
duced What is more likely in such
case is that the animals will, part
of them, stay at home and part go to
market. This will mean that the mar.
keted ones will cost more for trans.
portation than they should and that
the others will have to be marketed
later at considerable advance in cost
for shipping. Where they are of near.
ly the same age they will grow up to
to the marketable age having a nearly
uniform appearance.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1904-06-24
SiIkWorm Culture.

The Department of Agriculture at
Washington, d. c., Is investigating
the possibilities Of silkwOrm culture
in the United States. 1t is hoped that
it may in time be developed to such
an extent as to prove of benefit to
those members of families whose time
is not altogether occupied in other
ways, and also to other persons in a
small way as side issue. To persons
wishing to experiment, and who can
furnish proper food for the worms, the
Department is distributing free of
charge small quantity of silkworm
eggs and also a manual of instruc-
tions. The proper food for silkworms
consists of leaves from the different
varieties of white mulberry tree and
the Usage orange. The paper null
berry with the fuzzy leaves) is not
suitable, nor is the common red null.
berry AS the season is now open, APP
plications for the eggs should be made
at once, and must be accompanied by
a statement as to the number and kind
of mulberry trees or the amount of
Usage orange which the applicant pos
sesses; otherwise the eggs will not be
sent. If the variety of mulberry is not
known to the applicant sample of
large leaves should be sent to the De-
partment. The Department of Agri-
culture buys the cocoons which the
worms spin, paying for them (after
they have been dried Us cents to 81
a pound, according to their quality
The work will prove an interesting
pastime for women and children who
can devote to it odd minutes during
the day.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1904-06-24
Account With the Fields.

There are numerous account BOOKS
especially arranged for keeping &C.
count of the cost and production of
the various parts of the farm. They
cost but little and will be found Of
value to the farmer provided he can
make up his mind to use them and
keep his mind made up to that effect.
The greatest trouble with trying to
keep account with each field is that
the farmer neglects the items of eX-
pense and receipts, after short time
In great and small business establish
ments particular persons are selected
to have the matter of bookkeeping in
hand. 1t found quite impossible
for the man that does the buying and
selling or even for the general mana
ger to keep the books. 1t is there
made the work of one particular per-
son or set of persons. This will be
found to be also the best way on the
farm. If there is bright boy or girl
that is interested in mathematics the
farm accounts are likely to be kept.
OIuCi WioO lHCy uiC uuOuI QUIZ " bS
neglected. 1t is easy enough to ad-
wise the farmer to keep account of
everything he buys and sells. 1t is
quite another thing to point out to
him any practical method of doing 20,
where he himself has to keep all the
items of receipts and disbursements.
Yet the farmer needs to know these
things as certainly as the city mer.
chant needs to know them. II the
farmer himself has to keep his own
accounts the only practical way for
him is to carry always in his pocket
a small blank book and put down all
the items Of sale and purchase as
soon as they occur. This book can be
later written up" into a larger one.
1t pays to keep an account with the
fields.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1904-06-24
The Horses Walking Gait.

How fast the horse walks regulates
to some extent his value. The slow
walking horse is tiresome animal
to labor with If one has an ambition
to do a good days work. On the
farm the rate at which a horse can
walk is seldom considered at breeding
time, yet we must expect that slow
walking horses will produce slow
walking horses, and that fast walking
horses will produce fast walking
horses. This is a principle that it
Will pay to keep sight of when the
mares and stations are being mated.
Some of our best farmers claim that it
is largely matter of training, and
that the slow horses can be trained
to increase their speed of walking.
This may be SO, but it is more likely
that the habit of slow or fast walking
is a matter of inheritance. However,
1t will be a good thing for the men
that teach horses to work to take the
habit of slow walking in hand If the
colt has formed it and try to break 1t
by teaching the animal to walk fast.
One horseman says that If a colt is
allowed to walk slowly when he is
being trained to work he will hold
TO the habit all the rest Of his
life. A colt that is naturally slow
may be taught to walk fast, so this
man says, and once the habit is
formed it will remain with him when
he is actually engaged in work, though
he may drop back to his old habit
when he is out of harness. Slowness
OF walking is a great defect in the
otherwise valuable horse. II there is
another horse with him that horse
also must walk slowly to adapt him
self to the first horse, while the man
that drives them must also lose his
time. In the course of a year this
amounts to very large item, and
when it is figured in dollars and cents
is not a factor to be despised. It is
desirable to have on the farm only
fast walking horses, and such animals
make all farm work easier where
horses are employed. When we con.
slider that some horses walk fifty per
cent faster than do others, we can
readily understand that the additional
work done by fast walking team of
horses over a slow walking team
might easily be the difference be.
tween profit and loss on the opera
lions with which they were connected
on the farm. 1t is suggested that
when the colt is being broken to work
he have a ration rich in protein, like
oats, so that he may have sufficient
stamina and latent force to make it
easy for him to adopt vigorous gait
in his work.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1904-06-24
Transplanting Trees and Shrubs at
Night.

From Paris comes a report that the
gardeners and florists there follow the
practice of transplanting at night
trees that are in full leaf and have to
be transplanted in the spring or sum-
mer. 1t Is claimed that the trees do
not wilt when transplanted at that
time. This may be possible, but we
still believe that the time to trans.
plant trees and shrubs is when they
are dormant. In hot weather 1t might
do to transplant garden truck, in the
night. We know that in wet weather
tomatoes and other transplantable
things do better If set out at that time
than they do in a time of drought
We would like to have our readers re-
port to us the result of any expert.
ments carried on along that line. OF
course tree in full leaf Is evaporat.
ing great deal of water during the
day and this process is quite small at
night, even If it is not checked alto.
gether. The idea Of transplanting at
night is, however, a new one. and the
practice is worth investigating.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1904-06-24
FREE TO TWENTIETH. LADIES.

FREE TO TWEN1.-Fiv. LADIES.
The Defiance Starch Co. will give
rs ladies round trip ticket to the
st. Louis Exposition, to five ladies in
each of the following states: Illinois,
Iowa, Nebraska, Kansas and Mis-
souri, who will send in the largest
number of trade marks cut from a
ten-cent, 16-ounce package of Def
ance cold water laundry starch. This
means from your own home, any
where in the above named states.
These trade marks must be mailed
to and received by the Defiance
Starch Co., Omaha, Nebr., before Sep
TENDER LIST, 1904 October and Novem-
Der will be the best months to visit
the Exposition. Remember that Def
ance is the only starch put up l6 OF.
Ia full pound) to the package. You
get one-third more starch for the
same money than Of any other kind,
and Defiance never sticks to the iron.
The tickets to the Exposition will be
sent by registered mail September
5th. Starch for sale by all dealers.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1904-06-24
A Variety of Feed.

Whether the animals to be fed are
cattle, horses or sheep, a variety OF
foods will give better results than will
a steady ration of one or two things.
We have seen horses fed corn and
timothy hay year in and year out, in
working time and resting time, and
know that this is the practice on
many of our American farms. Many
a farmer has reduced his system OF
grain feeding to so many ears of corn
per horse per day. Not only is such
ration out Of balance, but it must
become very monotonous to the ami.
mails that have to take it or nothing.
We may not be able to explain why a
variety of feeds Is better for animals
than a restricted ration, but there is
every indication that such is the fact
We are equally unable to tell why one
or two kinds of feed fed to human
being become Objectionable to him
after a time. Doubtless there is some
great law underlying the taste pref,
erence. Careful feeders believe they
can see far better results from feed.
ing variety of feeds than one. and
this same idea is strengthened by the
experience of our college men in their
scientific experiments relating to the
feeding of animals. The quality of
being appetizing is one quality in
foods that we have not yet fixed the
value of, but 1t is one that 1t is worth
catering to. even If we cannot dgure
out its processes.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1904-06-24
Mark GRATING Wood.

Why will farmers keep worthless
apple trees on their farms when 1t Is
perfectly easy to have all good. In
an orchard of hundred trees OF
mixed varieties, some will be very
good and some will be very poor Yet
we have seen such orchards stand and
for twenty years bear the same old
kinds of fruit with which they started.
The trees that bore only cider apples
at first continued to bear cioer apples.
Why do not farmers oftener graft their
best varieties of fruit onto the trees
bearing the poorer varieties? Is 1t
because they do not think about 1t or
because they never get around to do
ing what they know should be done?
By grating we can in few years
have all the trees in an orchard bear.
ing good fruit. During the summer
months is the time to mark grating
wood, for it is altogether probable
that the quality of the fruit on differ
ent branches Of trees varies and that
the fruitful Dough, If made up into
6AoAeSt Will 6iNC uCItci iCIuAho AAA
fruit than the unfruitful bough. This
is the claim of some that have made
study of the subject, though 1t must
be acknowledged that no one has as
yet probed very deeply into the mat
ter. Some of the varieties, like the
Gano, have been propagated by mere
ly selecting certain boughs that bore
apples of certain color and form. 1t
would therefore be we'll to mark all
wood that is to be used for grating
next year so that the orchardist may
be sure to have his scions from wood
that has the habit of fruit bearing. In
this way some of the worthless fruit
trees that are now taking up room
without returning any rent for it will
become valuable.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1904-06-24
Stronu lanuuaue,

Fredericksburg, Ind, June 20.-Rev.
Enoch p. Stevens of this place uses
strong language in speaking of Dodd's
Kidney Pills and he gives good rea-
sons for what he says:
Il can't praise Dodd's Kidney Pills
too much" says Mr.. Stevens. They
have done me so much good. | was
troubled with my kidneys so much
that had to get up two or three times
in the night and sometimes in the
day when starting to the waterhouse
the water would come from me before
getting there. Two boxes of Dodd's
Kidney Pills cured me entirely.
81 have recommended Dodd's Kid
ney Pills to many people and have
never yet heard of failure. Dodds
Kidney Pills are the things for kid
ney disease and rheumatism"
Dodd's Kidney Pills always cure
the kidneys. Good kidneys ensure
pure blood. Pure blood means good
health.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1904-06-24
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! X(iRlCUET'URE
Summer.Made Manure.

1t used to be the custom to allow
the manure pile to increase in size
for half year before using it on the
fields. 1t was supposed that what IT
lost in volume it made up in quality
and that the little well-rotted manure
was worth more than the greater vol
ume would have been ii applied
fresh. Not only was the winter
manure kept till spring, but the ma
nure that was made nightly In the
barnyard was carefully piled each
morning and new pile allowed to
grow till fall, and sometimes this
pile was incorporated with the new
pile that began to be made when the
cows were taken out of the pastures
and stabbed for winter. But we have
learned better now. We know that
sun and air are constantly warning
against the accumulated fertility and
that the sooner it is brought under
cover of the soil the better. The loss
is especially large with the manure
that accumulates in the barnyard IN
tuS oulhulCl, lOl thC iCocOh ehe~s S-->
temperature is so high that all chemi'
cal changes are fastened and the
moisture escaping helps to carry on
the fertility, especially such as can
change into gases. So the summer
made manure should be carted to the
fields as soon as possible, at least
once week, unless there is covered
place that will protect it from both
rain and very much air. In the barn
yard If manure is to be kept in sum-
mer for any length Of time it would
pay to have receptacle built up with
planks on each side and which may
be increased in height as the manure
increases. In this way the air can get
at it only on the top, and the fertility
in the lower portion will be preserved.
Certainly this is better arrange
ment than having an open pile with
all sides exposed to the currents OF
air. The fertility locked up in this
manure is worth money, and it should
be husbanded as carefully as money
would be.