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Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1911-12-15
WATERING HORSES.

IT Is always best to water a horse
before feeding him. But some horses
positively refuse to drink before eat
lns' In such cases they should have
very little water after their meals.
horses heavily watered after being
led Will wash the food out of tho
stomach before stomach digestion has
TAKEN place. and In consequence the
1000 will not be in condition for alb
sorptlon, which oftentimes is the
cause Of collie
II Is commonly believed that a
warm horse should not be given water
10 drink, which is correct II the ami
hal Is to be allowed all that he will
urlhK. Such cases will lead to founder.
ing, especially If the horse Is very
urea. But 1T Is safe to allow him,
say, six to ten swallows of water,
even II he Is warm. II this water is
given him before he enters the stable
ana he be allowed to eat hay for an
hour, he will not want to drink very
much water afterward.
oon6eI Is III tue excessive guam
tlty he will drink if not restrained.
Horsemen agree that the most danger
Gus time to give horse full draught
OF water is after he has cooled down
from fatiguing work and has had some
food.
A noted horse trainer once said that
ne thinks a horse should have all the
water he wants at all times. But
"nen he said this he did not mean
mat the animal should be tied in a
warm stall where he could not get q
drink for five or six hours and then
take him out to the pump and allow
MIN to drink all that he wants. By
giving him drink a little at time and
often, there will be no danger. There
must be some good judgment used In
the matter.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1911-12-15
MILK PAINT FOR BARNS AND
FENCES.

"Skim-milk paint" has recently been
going the rounds of the agricultural
press. Skim-milk will make a fairly
good paint or wash, but whole-milk
paint Is much better, since the grease
In the milk Is what sets the paint.
Inc following is a personally used
formula which has done wonders. It
has proved far more effective for
rough work than best lead and oil
paint. Mix couple of pounds of
standard Portland cement in a gallon
OF m!lk-sweet or sour-and add COL
ored paint powder to suit. The &C.
ment is heavy and will constantly
sink, so keep stirring with every
brushful, since it is the cement which
makes the paint a preservative, al
though the grease in the milk seems
to set 1t. After drying-in a few
hours-it is impervious to dampness
and forms a hard coat on the wood.
The cost is very slight and the paint
Is unexcelled for barns, fences or any
outbuildings of rough timber.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1911-12-15
EDISON ON ROADS.

Thomas A. Edison, just home from
Europe, says that America is good
enough for him. We lead the old
world in electricity, he declares, add
ing: But the roads there are per.
feet. We don't know what roads are
We are a raw country on the road
business.
France has got the best road en-
gineers in the world. They build
roads to perfection On a 2,00O-mile
automobile tour only passed over
two miles and half of bad road,
and for a distance of 1900 miles |
did not see a rut two inches deep
France is big park. 1t is farmed
every inch Of 1t, and they raise two
or three times as much to the acre as
we do. But am still perfectly salts.
fed with my own country"
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1911-12-15
GOOD THINGS TO EAT.

Lemon Pie.-The juice and grated
outside of one lemon, one cup OF
sugar, two heaping tablespoons OF corn
starch pour two cups of boiling water
into the mixture and let thicken {:
when cool, one egg and small piece OF
butter; spread meringue on the top
and brown.
Burberry Pudding.-One cup sugar.
onehalf cup butter. two-thirds cup
milk, two Gaping cups flour. two
heaping teaspoons baking powder. one
egg and a little salt. Sauce-One cup
sugar, two-thirds cup butter. Beat
these we'll then add one egg and beat
we'll. then little water, just to thin It.
Steamed Berry Dumpings.-Ffll a
two.quart basin about half full with
ripe raspberries or blackberries. cover
with a crust of raised dough and cover
the basin with a plate. Steam three
fourths of an hour. Serve with a
sweet sauce
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1911-12-15
FLORAL FABRICS FOR GOWNS

There arc some new fabrics out OF
which we are to make picture gowns
for the midsummer and the fall. The
trouble with them, as far as the ma
jority of buyers Is concerned, Is that
they are diff cult to find. The exclu'
sive importers have them, and one
reads a great deal about them IN the
letters from Paris.
They are expensive. but many Wom'
en- think that the effect justities the
initial cost. The foundation color OF
most of them Is a queer old parchment
tone, which is one of the novelt les
coming back into the art OF dyeins.
This was very popular in its day. and
for decades at a time it was Ignored
or possibly forgotten.
There is nothing about it that is ar
tistic. The only way to describe 1t is
to say it looks like old parchment. 1t
has no stiffness, 1t does not crinkle
or crush, but it looks as though 1t
would ripple and rustic as parchment
If one were to shake 1t. 1t is a dry,
ecru, brown tint that stands for any
color that is superimposed on it.
For instance, here are the variety OF
colors used with it: One design has
bright pink roses. large and small
ones, bedded in quantities of green
leaves. In between the lunches OF
roses are little loose groups of blue
forget-me-nots Another design has
bold cerisc foliage in 1t like wonder
full autumn leaves, or the red OF the
sumach, and in between these sprays
of leaves are quantities of black and
white berries sprinkled on the surfa &c.
Possibly the prettiest design shows
this dull parchment color for the toun-
dation with stiff little bouquets Of
pink, mauve and yellow scattered over
the surface. Imagine such a gown
made in Dolly Warden fashion. and
trimmed with punches of satin flowers
and stiff little rosettes!
Whether or not you will be able to
find OF able to buy this new material
it is interesting to know that it is the
leader in the revival Of floral fabrics.
| The figures In 1t are far cry from lhe
bold geometric designs of the Egyp-
tian, peasant, and Byzantine: Its IN
| PRODUCTION has been demure and unan-
| nounced by blare of trumpets.
However, if one judges the future
by the past, these floral fabrics Will
be in full swing by autumn. We are
all beginning to see few OF them
made up into good looking frocks. by
midsummer we will see more, and
possibly they will be strongly advo'
Gated in the new things that VIII be
offered to US In September for win
ter.
The manufacturers are never as rev.
dictionary as many think. They put
out feelers months before they make
up anything in quantities.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1911-12-15
FAVoRs GOOD ROADS.

State Geologist w. o. Hotchkiss Of
Wisconsin tells how one man who
farms in that state became a believer
ID good roads. This man had a thou
sand bushels Of potatoes in the cellar
which he was holding for a good price.
An offer Of 80 cents came in March,
but, as he expressed it, the roads were
10 bad that the only way he could get
70 town was by telephone. OF course
Inc roads finally dried out, and then
ne procured 30 cents a bushel for his
potatoes. Hence, rightly, he assumed
mat bad roads had cost him some
'ang over $500, and he likewise fig
ufed that If all the main roads in the
county had been improved, his share
would have been as much as the loss
VI nis crop Of potatoes. Mr.. Hotch-
nss sums up the situation very con-
s1ely IN this sentence: Good roads
'eneflt US at every turn and bad roads
a'e an extravaganza that no people
can afford"
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1911-12-15
FLOWING DEMONSTRATION.

An interesting blowing demonstra-
ton has just been made on the Ohio
State university farm at Columbus,
o. A disk plow. designed for deep
blowing, was compared with six
bottom gang plow, pulled by kero-
sene engine. The two outfits were
used side by side, in the same field
both doing good work. The plowed
land has been prepared and will be
sown to wheat and the resulting
yields compared. For several years
the deep blowing has given increased
yields.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1911-12-15
VITAL LAMPADA.

There's a GREATNESS hush in the Close
tonight
Ten to make and the match to win
A humping pitch and a binding light,
An hour to play and the last man in.
coat,
But his Captains hand on his shoulder
smote,
play up! play up! and play the
camel"
The sand of the desert Is sodden red
Red with the wreck Of square that
broke:
The Gatlng's jammed and the Colonel
dead
And the regiment blind with dust and
smoke,
The river Of death has brimmed his
banks,
And England's far, and Honor a name.
But the voice of schoolboy rallies the
ranks,
play up! play up! and play the
game!"
This is the word that year by year
While in her place the School Is set.
Every one Of her sons must hear,
And none that hears it dare forget
This they all with a joyful mind
Bear through life like a torch in
flame,
And falling. fling to the host behind
play up! play up! and play the
camel"
Henry Newbolt
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1911-12-15
WHATEVER is, IS BEST.

I know as my life grows older.
And mine eyes have clearer sight,
That under each rank wrong somewhere
There lies the root Of right:
That each sorrow has its purpose.
BY the Borrowing oft unguessed:
But as sure as the dawn brings daylight
Whatever Is. Is best
I know that each sinful action,
AS sure as the night brings shade,
Is somewhere some time punished
Though the hour be long delayed.
I know that the soul Is aided
Sometimes by the hearts unrest,
And to grow means often to suffer-
But whatever Is, Is best.
I know there are no errors
In the great eternal plan.
And all things work together
For the final good Of man,
And 1 know when my soul speeds on.
ward,
In it's grand eternal quest
I shall say, as I look back earthward
Whatever Is, II best.
Unknown
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1911-12-15
..,,,e OF STRAIGHT ROWS.

,o through almost any farming
a A.. ~" during the summer will con-
te''D INV man that there is much
upss IN the old saying that more
NV. ss,' is raised in crooked rows 'nan
n straight rows g.. .,o
...aers who plant their crops IN
' ''.ossd rows that the modern two
s'v Wv cutivators, corn harvesters and
'0,sto diggers cannot conform to al
y, the serpentine curves made oy
'' ~so farmer who can make nothing
A.. crooked rows is certainly a
,]ouchy farmer
WINE when hitching to a corn planter, a
III or land marker it is essential
w., We have a neck yoke that Is
.dd and fastened so that when one
, ~" moves the other will hold the
n . In place and prevent a crook IN
he row.
Y properly hitched both horses Will
nve to 20 out of line to make a crook
h ,he rows. While it is very difficult
4 estimate the value Of straight rows
!, dolars and cents, yet 1t Is very ap-
,,,ent that many hills Of corn. pota-
toas and other cultivated crops are
mined by the cultivators when they
rs out Of line.
Then again there is something about
hpg straight rows that indicates the
.h,racter of the farmer. When we
,n straight rows we naturally look
,m a good farmer who takes pride IN
he appearance of his fields.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1911-12-15
HEAVY LUGGAGE.

Ever tramp squares and squares
with a heavy bag or suit case in your
hand-the weight apparently increas-
ing every minute7 It's trying, nerve
racking and decidedly uncomfortable,
isn't it?
People who have experienced this
will surely call down blessings upon
the head of the inventor Of rattan or
straw bags and suit cases. They
have so little weight and the cost is
so slight that every girl or man who
goes away for short trips where the
luggage must be carried by hand
should invest in one Of these sensl
BILE luggage carriers.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1911-12-15

closely resemble the celebrations OBJ
served OF old In honor OF Saturn or
Bacchus
The Roman SaturnaIia, which oc.
Cured In the winter solstice. were a
season OF great testivity and rejoicing
honored by many privileges and ex.
emptions The spirit OF gaiety had
tree charter. and even quarrels were
suspended. to be resumed after the
holidays
AS a manifestation OF the gratitude
telt at the renewed prospects OF the
returning march OF the sun. gifts were
exchanged and special hymns were
sung These latter were really the
Roman representatives OF the modern
carol.
AT the Saturnalia the Roman feast.
ed. sang and danced, as we do at
Christmas A rue or king was ap-
pointed. who enjoyed certain preroga.
tives He presided over the sports OF
the season. Probably he Is the an,
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1911-12-15
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Of and By Or People
Y K s.
THE CHARCOAL MAN.

Though rudely blows the wiptry blast,
And sitting SHOWS fall white and fast.
Mark Haley drives along the street.
Perch'd high upon his wagon seat:
His sombre face the storm defies.
And thus from morn till eve he cries
"Charco'! Charco'!"
While echo faint and far replies
'Hark, o! Eark, o."
"Charco' !"-"Hark. O"-Such CHEEKY
sounds
Attend him on his daily rounds.
The dust begrimes his ancient hat;
Ills coat Is darker far than that:
IT'S odd to see his sooty form
All speckled with the feathery storm:
Yet in his honest bosom lies
Nor spot nor speck-though still he cries
"Charco'! Charco'!"
And many a roguish lad replies
Ark, no! Ark. ho!"
''Charco'!" Ark ho'' such various
sounds
Announce Mark Haley's morning rounds
Thus all the cold and wintry day
He labors much for little pay;
Yet feels no less Of happiness
Than many richer man. l guess.
When through the shades Of eve he spies
The light Of his own home. and cries.
''Charco'! Charco''
and Martha from the door replies
Mark. no! Mark, ho!'
"Charco'!" Mark, ho!" Such Joy
abounds
When he has closed his daily rounds.
The hearth is warm, the fire is bright;
And. while his hand, washed clean anC
white,
Holds Martha's tender hand once more.
His glowing face bends fondly DER
The crib wherein his darling lies:
And In coaxing tone he cries.
''Charco' Charco'"
And baby with a laugh replies
All. go! All. CO..
"Charco'!" "Ah, go! while at the
The mothers heart with gladness bounds
Then honor'd be the charcoal man!
Though dusky as an African,
It's not for you, that chance to be
A little better clad than he,
His honest manhood to despise.
Although from morn till eve he cries
"CharcoI Charco'!"
While hooking echo still replies
"Hark. o! Hark. o.
"Charco'" "Hark. o." Long may
the sounds
Proclaim Mark Haley's daily rounds!
j. T. Trowbridge
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1911-12-15
soosEeERRY MILpEw.

tha ''es made In Germany to control
"a as American gooseberry mildew with
bar ~ cent lime sulphur mixtures, S
Der s oa.. solution of eucasa and 10
sbovos 49,; solutions of carbolineum,
o. n.y. mat one treatment with any
In con. sprays proved unsatisfactory
po,toa a'iolllng the mildew. It Is re-.
metho a mat the most satisfactory
tho d,a 10 FAR known of combating
dur,n u,se 81 Is a careful cutting back
iufectes, ue winter months Of all plants
N's''ed with the mildew.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1911-12-15
THE HlGH-GRADE COW.

,na Tue grade cow is better pro-
M.s s' !, ana a more profitable animal
ha u ,ne pure bred one, then some
rhn !. 10 selllng pedigrees and not cows.
M. I nlgn grade COW is an ideal AMI
ha a' with which to start a business
ths aua II pure bred sire Is used,
All. qu y. OF the herd will be practi-
brsS ; VI me owners making. II a pure
Ia, w ~ COW is to be purchased, pay for
hmh W inc basis Of the production of
NM -. ueI sell and her ancestors and
Kans w me length of her pedigree
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1911-12-15
Floral Cookery.

In all Chinese restaurants of the bet
ter class may be found at New Years
time experts busy In the surprising
tasks of frying beautiful La France
roses or preparing orange skin and
nuts with which to cook duck. Chrys-
anthemum fritters are one of the time
honored New Years delicacies. and the
dinner is no more complete without
this remarkable concocton than an
American Thanksgiving dinner would
be without turkey.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1911-12-15
%SSAaa
The True Spirit of Christmastide

never appear In print-true stories OF
men and women whose thoughts have
been only of their own selfish aims
and pleasures. but have been awak.
ened. II only for day or two. from
their usual self-complacency. moved
By some force OF which they are only
half-conscious to do some act OF kind
ness to make the day happier for
someone less fortunate than them.
selves in a worldly way.-The Chris.
tan Herald.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1911-12-15
JAPANESE FRUIT TREES.

among the many ways of their own
@s' me japanese have for doing
lungs Is their system of pruning and
uaalng fruit trees. The system Is
"''ea "tana," and consists in train
us the branches overhead on trellis-
"O'h' made Of bamboo or wire, sup
svl'ed on wooden posts about 5h
W.. S nigh. This offers advantages in
.a'uerlng the fruit, and not only
yves to protect the trees against
~. "u'u and storms, but is said to in
,. production. Only very light
!. is done, and that usually in
. ,as winter time. This system Is gen.
, la"y adopted for pears and vines,
'''S often for apples and plums.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1911-12-15
FASHION NOTES.

A new color alliance is mahogany
and peacock blue
Blue and red is one of the new
| color combinations.
In the evening frocks the wrapped
tunic dominates entirely.
This year the linen bathing suit
| promises to be much worn.
The striped straw which has been
so popular has already lost its charm.
White buckskin pumps and slippers
have crisp little bows of black satin.
In the evening and afternoon wraps
three.quarter sleeves are much in
favor
Many aftern con frocks have their
| bodices of contrasting material and
color.
Skirts Of the hour are close. mar
row, quite short as a rule. but very
| recently made suits show skirts. some
wider at the foot. although the
straight effect still obtains.
The lingerie robe is made all in one
piece, and sometimes waist and skirt
are put together with lace, sometimes
with fine null embroidery, sometimes
with beading.
The tapestry handbag, with a point.
ed flap, Is called an envelope bag. +"
Its edges are bound with linen tape
or silk gailoon, and it fastens either
by button and loop or by a patent
clasp.
Many of the new top wraps are
made with tiny directoire jackets,
which have immense revers in front,
and slim, scant skirts, which are put
On to the Jackets under thick satin
cord.
Picture hats are trimmed with
heavy bows composed of close circles
Of coral, topas or emerald beads !:
while cabochons show checks like a
chess-board Of two or four different
shades to correspond with the hat.
One of the materials that have
come into being at the beginning OF
the hot weather is the figured cotton
net that we had with US several sea.
sons ago.
Some of the long white gloves are
exquisitely embroidered in tiny buds
around the wrist with fine trailing
vines extending part way up the long
arm.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1911-12-15
SOME DON'TS FOR THE TRAV-
ElERS.

Don't talk so all the passengers can
enjoy your conversation
Don't tale strangers into your con-
fidence.
Don't be afraid to inquire the way
If YOU are bewlldered.
Don't wipe the dust off the car win
dows with your elbows.
Don't forget courtesy gets better
returns than tips. Though this may
be hard to believe. try it.
Don't let your children inflict them
selves on your travelling companions
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1911-12-15
The Origin of Christmas Customs

:. cestor of the lord Of misrule. who ex.
ercised similar power In more re-
cent times.
Merriment was a matter of general
concern, and the joyous spirit OF en-
tire districts Is now narrowed to fam.
lily parties.
1t Is the touch that makes the
whole world kin. and 1t Is a pleasant
reminder that. after all. history 70
peats itself.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1911-12-15
FOR MllADPS TOILET.

A good cleansing cream to remove
Crime and the dust OF travel. plenty Of
fragrant rice or talcum powder to
freshen one after the bath. and gen.
erous bottle Of eau de cologne to
battle ones wearied and aching head
these are some of the must HAYES"
of most women travellers.
Smelling salts may also prove use
full, cucumber cream Will relieve SUM-
burn, and peroxide may not come
amiss.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1911-12-15
ALONE WITH GOD.

He who himself and God would know,
into the silence let him 60.
And. lifting off pail after pail,
Reach to the inmost depth Of all.
t5ow small in that uplifted hour
Temptations lure and passions power!
How weak the foe that made him fall!
How strong the soul to conquer ALL
A mighty wind of nobler will
sends through his soul its quickenins
thrill;
No more q creature Of the clod,
He knows himself q child of God.
James Martineau.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1911-12-15

take on more CHEEKY tone. and the
spirit of the time seems to throw a
glamour over places and things which
ordinarily are devoid Of all beauty.
AS 1t is with places, SO It Is with
people. They, too. not only seem to
change, but the transformation does
take place in millions of hearts to a
greater or less degree. The spirit Of
Christmas even affects people who for
the rest Of the year are devoid Of
sentiment and Of feeling for their fell
of Christmastide are those which will
lows. The most interesting stories
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1911-12-15
CARE OF THE REGISTERS.

If a piece Of heavy cardboard is cut
and fitted into the registers during
the summer months it will prevent a
great deal of dust sitting through the
register into the pipes-dust which,
when the furnace is lighted, will be
scattered throughout the house. An.
other good reason for using these pro-
tectors is that If anything is mad.
vertently dropped down the register,
it cannot completely disappear from
sight.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1911-12-15
PLANTS FROM SEED.

About the number of plants that
can be produced from one ounce OF
seed is as follows: Asparagus, 500;
broccoli. 1000; cabbage, 1000: cauli-
flower, 1000; celery. 5000; eggplant,
1000; endive, 5000; kale, 1000; leek,
1000; lettuce, 5000; pepper, 1000; to-
mato. 5000; sage, 1000, thyme. 5000.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1911-12-15
TO REDUCE DOUBLE CHIN.

Sleeping on high pillows will soon
produce double chin and round Shout
ders. To sleep without pillow is
best, but never use anything higher
than a baby pillow II you wish to
avoid these defects.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1911-12-15

When a man borrows money from
his best friend. It is best for the lat
ter to give 1t away as birthday
present.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1911-12-15
BY Comparison.

Say, mamma, my teacher would
make bully highwayman!" exclaimed
a boy as he rushed in from school
why, Freddy. what in the world do
you mean?" inquired his astonished
mother.
why, she's always telling the chill
dren to hold up their hands.
Judge.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1911-12-15

There is hardly q
festival In the calen-
dar which has such a
hold on the hearts Of
old and young alike as
Christmas Day The
ring of the car bells
and the voices upon
tho etrootc COON ~