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The Grit-advocate., 1905-12-22
Timothy and Glover.

There is controversy as to which
Is best for hay. clover or timothy.
With the thoughtful farmer there is
no cause for controversy. Each is
best In some circumstances. For the
feeding of dairy cows l certainly would
not advise anyone to grow timothy, for
1t lacks In the protein elements so nee
essary for dairy cows. But it is far
otherwise when the crop is being pro-
duced to be sold on the open market
or to be fed to horses. Now, for most
purposes, the open market pays more
Tor timothy hay than for clover hay.
The public has long looked upon tim
othy hay as -tandar6 by which to
measure the value of all hays. do
not think man could raise hay far
superior to timothy and sell it for the
same price as timothy. Timothy hay
has obtained a reputation with city
men and 1t will be many many years
before they learn that timothy hay is
not the best for everything. 1t strikes
them as having substance, and for this
reason they feed it to every kind of an
animal they have that eats hay.
So II a man is going to sell hay he
should not mix them But for himself
1t will pay to mix them in growing.
Sow clover and timothy together and
get a good crop of exceptional value
for the dairy cows. 1t is also good
for the farm horses, for the clover is
rich in nitrogen, which is much lack
ing in timothy hay. Experiments have
been made in growing timothy hay
and clover together, with the result
that greater weight of hay was pro.
duced from the same area than was
the case with either timothy or clover.
cannot explain why more Of the two
should be produced than would have
been Of the one, but the case is as |
tell 1t. | think, too, that there
is an advantage in handling the
mixed crop. as the two are more
easily cured than is red clover alone.
| am not sure that stock like the mix
ture better, but am inclined to think
they do. The only disadvantage l see
in the growing of the mixed crop is
that If one wants to sell load the
mixed hay will bring a lower price
because 1t is mixed.-Walter Bisby,
Ashland Co., Ohio.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-12-22
I4All!&'Y1
Working Butter.

Ey using water colder than
the butter. it will prevent
the particles adhering to each bther
while the salt is added and thoroughly
mixed throughout the granular. mass
whsle in the churn. Let the butt Ter re-
main in the churn, or place in boxes
or tubs for three or four hours where
the temperature is low. Sailing this
way requires less working to make
all unmottled butter, and improves the
texture and grain. A little extra salt
should be used. Use only some espe-
cially prepared butter salt which has
been kept clean and free frc-n Of
fensive odors. The amount of alt to
be used will depend on the arket.
Care should be taken, while dling
Or working the butter, not tc injure
the grain by overworking or ,orking
while too warm or too cold, or allow
inS any spade, ETC., to draw or slide
over the butter. Salt should be dis
tributed evenly and butter worked suf
ficiently to give 1t an even COLOR.
W. Newman.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-12-22
To Be in style Wear Velvet.

Velvets, which until a few short
years ago were considered the mate
rial OF kings and queens, have come
to be very generally worn not only by
people of wealth but by those of mod
est purse as well. The chiffon velvets
are the direct result of the manufac-
turers' efforts to get the pliable quail
ty of the cotton fabrics in their silk
weaves.
Velveteens Of today are as pretty
and as lustrous as their silken rela-
tives, and this season are brought out
with the added virtue of being fast in
color. thus assuring the wearer that
her light-colored dainty blouse or del.
icately tinted gloves will not be
smudged.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-12-22
Suggested by the Season

/ but you can't get any more neart
warmth out Of bank book than If it
were an icicle.
Let me tell you something. 1t is
in her heart that you will find genu-
inc contentment. No matter what
horrible anxieties she has suffered,
what dreadful troubles she has drag
sed wearily through, what pain and
cares hve been hers, she Is the one
Who k VS. the calm, sweet comfort
; hat Gales when she looks out into
gray sky and realizes that she has
done good to some one, that she has
brought a smile to quivering lips, a
light to discouraged eyes, life to a
heart without hope.
She doesn't have to wait until
Christmas. Every day is that-and
mOre-to her.
There is woman | know, and she
had nothing at all-father, mother,
brother or sister or even home. But
she had something else that lots of
people have not, and that is courage
and she was only little slip of girl,
too. But she worked very hard for
quite number of long years, and
now she has many things which she
has always wanted-little luxuries
that every woman loves-pretty
things in her home and pretty things
to wear.
The other day in shopping crowd
she met another woman who, like
herself, had carved little niche in
the world of hard work, and this other
woman said:
Aren't you proud of yourself for
having accomplished something? l
am
The first woman was silent for
moment. Then she said:
NO. | am not proud Of myself,
can't be-yet. I've done so very little
compared with what l want to do, and
learned so little when | wished to
learn so much. But am tremendous
ly happy that when l want to buy
some little comfort for somebody or
send box of flowers to somebody or
give some little child happiness it
is in my power to do so. My years Of
work have been worth this mighty
sweet reward.
Won't you try to let little more of
the holy spirit of the hour sink into
your soul, and won't you remember
that your stay and mine and your
neishbor's and everybodys is dread
fully limited here in this pleasant
vale of smiles and laughter? There's
no telling where any of us will be this
time next year, SO live this Christmas
as happily and as generously as you
can.
There's something else, too. If you
are going to help a little child hang
up a tiny stocking, and if you are now
answering all sorts of questions about
Santa Claus and chimneys and rein
deers and if, on Christmas Eve, you
go to little bedside and kiss the
sweetest little lips in all the world.
fall upon your knees and thank God.
for you are blessed!
Merry Christmas to you all.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-12-22
WHILE THE
TEA DREK3

The corselet skirt with bre.elles or
shoulder straps and no JACKIE. at all
is being worn great deal for at-home
gowns. Light material, voile, cash
mere, henrietta, eolienne and similar
fabrics are used
Charming little short coats of lace
and muslin are shown for the babies
They are not for wear outdoors, but
are intended to be slipped over the
infants robes when 1t is carried down
stairs in state to receive visitors.
charming empire coat of light
brown cloth has the waist outlined
with band of the cloth tucked in very
fine tucks pressed fiat and inset
in the cloth of the coat, the bands
crossing in surplice and extended
around the back of the waist. The
same bands trimmed the sleeves above
the wide, fiaring cuff.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-12-22
inexpensive Lace eIouses.

Lace blouses and coats come in
many varieties, the cluny lace being
one of the most serviceable and pOpu-
lar. A real cluny OF allover pattern
cannot be bought for less than $50. but
the imitation, which is also linen
lace, with good wearing and washing
qualities is being put out by the shops
in prices as low as sl2. Some OF these
are made OF strips of insertion, and
one managed by clever little dress
maker. had the two middle strips OF
the lace shortened enough to make
little square neck opening. She lined
the lace with chiffon and chiffon
high band collar and dickey made
with fine tucks went with it. Most OF
the new lace blouses for any wear
whatsoever have elbow sleeves, and
to fill these out the thin chiffon and
organdie undersleeves are in great
demand. There is no great attempt
made to match them, and under
sleeves trimmed with one kind or lace
are seen with waists of another. al
though the woman who makes these
4ttle accessories for herself can near
ly alway find something to corre-
sLond.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-12-22
Trimmed Muffs Fashionable.

What might be called trimmed
muffs--that is, with tails and heads of
the animals as ornamentation, are
fashionable just now. AS they are
80 large they seem to need some fin
ish, white lynx-tails Of the animal
and the small heads relieve nicely the
wide fiat surface. Lace and flowers
always seem rather incongruous
against fur, but they undoubtedly
give richness of coloring which is
effective to degree. Ecru lace
against sable is exquisite, and imita-
ton gardenias with touch of color in
the green leaves render chinchilla
more than ever charmingly pretty.
Full lace ruffles soften the wrist holes
in the majority Of muffs for reception
wear.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-12-22
Useful Dairy Hints.

'ihe most economical COW is the one
that eats large amount of food and
changes considerable portion of that
feed into butter-fat.
Farm-made butter seldom needs col.
orirg matter added People that buy
farm butter buy 1t on its merits rather
than on its color.
Cows do not often show what they
can do the first year of milk-giving
1t takes several years to develop their
full capacity.
1t Is impossible to keep a large
number of dairy cows clean If they
are kept in stable too small for
them.
The man that will study the dairy
business will make money out of it
if his circumstances are at all nor.
NAL.
Peas make good COW feed when they
are ground and the peameal mixed
with coarse feed.
Have the temperature of the cream
about IS degrees when you begin
churning in winter.
We can improve the dairy COW only
SO fast as we can improve the dairy
man,
The Grit-advocate., 1905-12-22
Cement in Dairy Barns.

There has been a great deal of dis
cuGsion as to the use of cement In
stables. We find a great many In
favor of the use of cement. and also
so1ae men that hold very strong opin-
ions against the use of cement. Some
darymen claim that the cement pro.
du':es rheumatism in COWS, on account
of being cold. Some have covered
their cement floors with boards to
prOtect the cows from the cold. This
of course largely .nullifies the use Of
cement, as the boards largely tend to
hold dirt and dampness. 1t seems to
s0lne that If boards are to be used
over the cement there will be very
little call for the use of cement in the
standing places of the cows. The
Farmers Review desires the opinions
Of its readers on this matter and also
their opinions relative to the use of
cement for watering troughs.-Far-
mars Review.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-12-22
Yorkshire Pudding.

Two eggs, one cup of flour. sifted
before measuring, one cup Of sweet
milk, One-half teaspoon of salt. Put
flour and salt into bowl, add one-half
of the milk and beat until perfectly
smooth, then add the rest of the milk
Beat the eggs very lightly. then add
to the flour and milk. Now beat the
mixture thoroughly with egg beater
until it Is full of bubbles. Grease gem
pan with drippings from roast meat,
pour in the mixture and bake about
forty minutes in hot oven. When the
pudding has been in oven about ten
minutes baste it well with drippings
from meat. This pudding is always
served as a garnish with roast meat
and is favorite dish In England.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-12-22
Wash Elannejs.

The colorings of the wash fannels
are exceptionally pretty. There are
stripings in combinations of cream
and blue and white and brown and
green and white The former is set
off by black taffeta tie and the lat
ter by brown one. There are also
few gay plaids. Without exception
these waists have deep cuffs fastened
in the front. They are appropriate
for house wear and severely plain
tailor gowns; in short, they are warm
and comfortable and decidedly in
formal.
There is another pretty waist that
is red with black pin dots. 1t is
made with deep cuffs and trimmed
with black braid and black buttons.
Without a doubt the cream-colored
wool batiste, with it's rich embroidery,
is as dainty and pretty thing as any
extravagant affair from Paris, and
certainly a whole lot warmer.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-12-22
Cheese Crouuettes.

When dressed lettuce is served for
the salad cheese croquettes are a new
novelty to pass with the course. and
butter or water biscuits are passed.
too Scald three-fourths of a cupful
of milk with two slices of onion. and
then remove the onion. Melt four ta-
blespoonfuls Of -four and pour on grad
ually, while stirring constantly, three
fourths of cupful of hot milk. Add
three-fourths Of a cupful Of grated soft
cheese, season with salt and cayenne,
and spread on plate to cool. Shape
into balls about one and one-half
inches in diameter, dip in crumbs.
egg and crumbs again; fry in deep
fat, and drain on brown paper Ar
range on plate covered with a folded
napkin.-Woman's Home Companion.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-12-22
Black Sheen.

Black sheep were very prominent in
the flocks of old times, and they have
remained numerous in the f1ocks of
modern times, but have been used
mostly for mutton. Before the advent
of the great factories for the working
up of wool, woolen goods were made
largely by hand or with the help of
machines driven by hand or foot pow
er. At that time the wool of the black
sheep was highly priced. or priced as
much as the wool of the white sheep;
for with these two woods several col
ors could be woven into garments.
There was the black garment the
nearly white garment and the gray
garment, produced by combining the
two Black cloth and gray cloth
of this kind had the advantage over
modern fabrics that there was no
question about their washing. Nature
had put the color into the black that
defied both soap and sun. But when
the big factories began TO be estab.
lished, regular systems of coloring
were adopted. and the factory men
did not care to bother with the black
wool. AT least there was no premium
paid for it and the white wool re-
ceived the greater share of attention.
1t was not strange. then, that shep-
herds all over the country. in select
ing sheep for mutton, chose the black
ones. There was a desire to obtain
uniform wool. From that day to this
there has been a continual warfare
waged on the black sheep. The num-
Der of black sheep. however, appear
ing in different flocks, still remains
large. There is constant tendency
for the production of black sheep, and
in some countries at least half the
sheep are still black. 1t may be that
the day will come when we will again
have flocks Of black sheep as we'll as
flocks Of white sheer.-Frank Kidder,
Cass Co., III.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-12-22

Of all beautiful legends, of all beau
,tiful verse, of all stories told in all
the life of the whole world, there is
no tale so wondrously beautiful as the
story of the Christ-child. Every man
and every women must recall those
long-ago, faraway days when first the
story was told to them, the story of
the little babe in the manger, of the
star of Bethlehem, with its rain OF
fire, the shepherds, the wise men and
the doings of the angels. And with
this melnory come back other mem
ories, mental visions of those whom
we loved and who have passed away;
of all the sweet joys of childhood,
when the world was a playground in
stead of a workshop; of fond dreams
and childish disappointments. Christ
mas day is time when we must
pause on the journey and rest by the
wayside, sparing the golden hours for
revere and tasting the sweets of gen.
erosity and tender charity.
By all manner of judgment and be-
liefs we must concede that, so far as
doing good is concerned, all days
should be Christmas. To bestow
neckties on Dec 25, and cross words
all the other ?64 days of the year is
to be like the common sinner who
cheats his neighbor during the week
and prays most energetically ON the
Sabbath.
1t isn't the gift, it's the love and
thoughtfulness that prompt it. The
woman who gives because she feels
1t duty is practicing deceit, and be-
littling herself If one wishes not to
bestow holiday remembrance let one
at least. have the courage of ones
feelings and sentiments and be true
and honest about it. No human soul
wants a present that is given grudg-
ingly.
According to our way of thinking it
is a beautiful thing that once year,
one may have the privilege of doing
something nice for those to whom
one is devoted.
The pleasure is so great that, on
Dec. 26 one should decide to put
little of the Christmas spirit into
Perhaps you don't know it, but it is
true nevertheless that the more you
give the more you will have. There
is certainly some great, wonderful
power that takes away from those
who are grasping and selfish, and
who helps along all those whose
hearts swing true
There is such l. keen pleasure in do.
ing for others that it inspires one to
work, to greater endeavor and to bet
ter purposes and higher ambitions.
What is there in other earthly things
half so satisfying?
The woman who buys pretty clothes
has the satisfaction of looking at her
reflection in a mirror, but this salts
faction is as shadowy, as fitting, as
unreal as the vision she beholds. The
woman who fills her house with beau
tiful furnishings rejoices for certain
time and then the beautiful things
lose in interest. The woman whose
bank account grows with the years
knows that she is safe from poverty,
The Grit-advocate., 1905-12-22
New Flower Pots.

When you buy a potted plant from
a florist nowadays he does not send it
home in the ordinary red clay pot such
as has been in use from time out OF
mind. The plant is delivered in a
receptacle of the conventional shape,
but it is covered with fine straw bound
around with raffia that is either paint
ed soft green or dull shade of red
These bindings are fashioned in some
pleasing design and are vanished, so
that the whole thing is ready to stand
as an ornament just as 1t is. These
pla IS may come high, but there is
one economy in buying them. You
do not have to purchase a jardiniere
to put them in.-Chicago News.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-12-22
Small Ennjre Coat

No one need think that the fashions
of the first empire are not as becom.
ing to the little maid as to her moth.
er. 1t is unusual to find style which
is so universally becoming. and the
little coat shown is quite as becom.
ing on the little girl as the same mode
is on her mother. What could be more
adorable than demure little lady in
this coat? The short Eton part fits
easily. while the lower attached por-
ton flares gracefully about the bot
tom. Velvet is very soft and rich In
tiny coats for winter and the pretty
collar and cuff facings of white broad.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-12-22
HVT1V s.- sziSs 1 Sii 81
T.: - :. ?olEas!RHoUAvllI5

Rub glycerin over the window pane
to prevent its becoming frosted.
Use wooden toothpick to test
cakes, instead of broom straw.
Lay the fir balsam pillow on the
radiator for few minutes If you
want the whole room. deliciously
scented.
Potatoes may be deliciously baked
on an asbestos mat on top of the
range. Cover them with tin pan
and give them about one hour.
Bake the hot cakes at the table
when the family is small and there
The Grit-advocate., 1905-12-22
Lace on All Kinds of Gowns.

Lace is to be great deal worn upon
winier gowns, and even on street
dresses one sees it very much. In ore
OF the shop windows there is very
handsome cloth dress, trimmed around
the neck and down the front with a
tan colored lace jabot. Set in the
jabot of lace there is strip
of black fur. The muff is
made of black fur, with a trimming
of white lace along the upper part and
at each end. Bows of velvet are set
in the lace.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-12-22
In French Broadcioth,

For the general utility, evening or
carriage coat, French broadcloth OF
the eXquisitely light supple kind is the
most practical and modish material.
One model is of this fabric in smoke
gray. 1t is built on the empire lines
and is without trimming. save round
yoke and pointed tabs formed of cir
cular rows of stitching. The collar.
revers and cuffs are chinchilla. White
satin is used throughout for lining.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-12-22
Watering Fowls in Winter.

Various devices have been
placed on the market for
warming the water to be used
by the fowls during the cold days of
winter. These appliances depend up
on an oil lamp to keep the water from
freezing. While they are good enough
in their way, they are really unneces-
sary. II warm water is fed twice a
day, the hens will take all they want.
especially If the water is always given
at the same time so that the hens will
always be expecting it at that time
The Grit-advocate., 1905-12-22
Feather Hats.

The best feather hats this year are
given distinction by something added
in the way of trimming. Just the right
note of incongruity and to mark the
difference from the crowd is achieved
by adding bunch of flowers in con-
trasting color. For instance, beauti-
full toque of robins egg blue of the real
water grebe was topped off at the left
side with large bunch Of velvet yio-
lets. A brown feather hat was finished
IA the same way with pink roses and
The Grit-advocate., 1905-12-22
Spiced Fruits.

Three pounds of sugar to one pint
of good vinegar, a teacupful of broken
cinnamon, one teaspoonful of cloves
(whole), a very little mace. This will
spice about one peck of peaches. Put
all in a kettle and simmer slowly
fifteen or twenty minutes. The fruit
should be pared. When done put in
small jars ard cover with egg papers.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-12-22
New Wrinkle for a Muff.

full ruffle of about three-inch ribbon
on to the erds of the muff. All stoles
and boas and ruches should be short
that is. just to cover the shoulders
and with fur tails or velvet loops as
a finish at either end These neck
arrangements give pretty finish to
any costume, and are rather becoming
IL properly worn.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-12-22

one of the peacock hats was trimmed
with an artistic knot of soft gold braid.
A pure white one in turban shape was
trimmed with big pink dahlia, a
knot of velvet ribbon and an upright
ostrich tip. A shape of pheasant
feathers, frightened with a vivid green
wing, was another success.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-12-22
In the fencing of the great ranees

In the fencing of the great ranges
large sums of money are being in.
vested by the rangemen. One com.
pany in Montana has erected 100 miles
of woven wire fence around it's
ranches. This costs about SITS mile,
making the cost Of the entire fencing
operation for that ranch $17.5OO The
company claims to be saving large
sums yearly by fencing its pastures.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-12-22

cloth on this one renders it all the
more charming by contrast. The coat
closes in double-breasted manner with
six large crystal buttons. which also
trim the cuff of the sleeve. Any sea.
sonable coat fabric may be used in
this design. For the medium size the
pattern calls for four yards of 22-inch
M al erial
The Grit-advocate., 1905-12-22

is NJ maid. A small alcohol or gas
steve, with griddle to fit makes th:s
possible.
Boiled meat used in making SOUPS
is often tasteless and dry. If left Ia
the soup over night the juices will
Ietu!n to it and the meat will thus
be rendered both palatable and Iu-
tritiuus.
The next time you burn any milk
take the pan off the fire and stand it
pinch of salt in the pan. give the
milk stir and you will find that the
burnt taste has almost, if not entirely.
disappeared.