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Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1913-07-03

seed, because this was q great year
for dandelions, and they produced
enough seed to last them through sew
en- lean years.
The plantain does not seem to be
as thick as last year, and it's fine
time to cut out the few that remain
and get rid Of them for good. Their
seed does not travel far, except via
the bird route.
II there is low spot in the lawn
that you would like to raise, or q
high one that needs lowering, cut the
sod into two feet by one foot strips
and lift 1t of the spot. Then cut or
fill to level the bad spot and replace
the sod. pounding it down hard, and
keep it watered
Keep the walks and drives
trimmed with an edge cutting tool.
making the bevel cut in the sod about
two inches wide and two inches deep.
This will make it much easier to fin
ish the grass edges smoothly and 1t
win also aid somewhat In drainage.
One Of these edge cutters is very
handy for edging flower beds also. and
many people use them to cut away
about tree trunks, but we do not favor
the latter plan because it breaks the
natural union of the tree trunks with
the sod and looks too fussy.
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1913-07-03
BACK YARD FARMER
Interesting Pointers on Garden
ing for the City Man or
Suburbanite.
WHAT TO PLANT AND WHEN
Advice by an Expert on Agricultural
Matters-maklns an Ornamental
Arch-A Beautiful Lawn-Care
Of House Plants.
BY PROF. JOHN WILLARD BoLTE.

Ornamental detached arches in fow-
er gardens are coming back and we
are glad to greet them. This cordial
welcome will not be extended indis-
criminately, however, because most Of
the amateur garden arches one sees
are as much out of harmony as Lo-
RADIO Taft's pet abhorrence-a statue
Of man in high hat.
Don't put an arch in your garden
or at the entrance to your walk be-
cause you like to do carpenter work
II you want an arch, study your prob
lem carefully and put it where it will
do the most good. Let 1t be in keep
ing with the surroundings or it will
be a detriment rather than an Inn
provement
In many cases the proper place and
surroundings for an arch already ex-
list, and the question is merely one Of
the type of arch to build. Such 10
cation would be the entrance to a
secluded garden. the end of walk or
drive, or even the street entrance.
The landscape or garden picture is
the only kind of q picture that may
be beautiful from all directions, and
even these natural scenes must be
planned from one viewpoint to get the
most satisfactory results.
In planning your arch, decide first
from which direction it will be seen
Ivy he vi 70 hn
emphasized is toward the house, the
arch must be of a character to har-
monte with the house. II the view
is from the house, the arch should be
in keeping with the landscape about
It and back Of It.
The function Of the garden arch is
to locate and accentuate gateway, a
formal entrance to some entirely diff
ferent scenes and surroundings. 1t
marks distinct boundary line, hence
It is entirely misplaced when the sur
roundings on either side of 1t are sim
liar in appearance. AS q street en-
trance 1t will give excellent results,
but only when there Is an adjoining
barrier, hedge. fence, or at least
a clump of shrubs Do not make the
mistake Of using such an entrance in
9 detached manner, because In that
case 1t is a gateway without any pos
sible purpose.
Use 1t as an entrance to the wild
Tower garden, from there to the for
mal garden, thence to the vegetable
garden, the chicken parks, the tennis
court. but always from one distinct
scene to decidedly different scenc.
Beautiful arches are made of rough
limbs, Of finished timbers, of lattice
work, of poles or wire. Each has its
individual uses, but all are governed
by the same principles of artistic good
taste. In the majority Of cases, prob
ably, the arch should be covered with
vines, such as ivy, honeysuckle, wood
bine, climbing roses. clematis. trumpet
creeper, Japanese ivy, etc.
Most Of US have no idea of the limit
less possibilities Of making our homes
attractive by proper use Of the sim
pier factors OF landscape gardening,
and in considering these assets the
ornamental arch should not be over
looked.
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1913-07-03
LIVE STOCK
DJ NOTES

A pig gives the best returns from
dairy products while young.
AS the lambs grow and require
more milk, increase the grain with
judgment.
The best time to cut the tails, as
well as castrate, Is when the lamb Ia
a week old.
OIL meal L. greEGy relished by lambs
and helps greatly in the fine finish
obtained in feeding.
II a colt has not style enough to
naturally hold his head high, high
managers will not make him do It.
A horses usefulness is measured by
It's strength and rapidity of move
ment rather than by size or weight.
Be sure the sows have plenty Of
pure water to drink, aside from the
slop they have. Stop Is not drink.
The tillage, the crops and the In
come from the farm are all more OF
less dependent upon the economical
management of the work teams
The horse that Is all the time be-
ing tapped with the whip neve,
knows what his master means OF 1t
and comes to think he means just
nothing.
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1913-07-03

the alto horn, which he plays with
great technique and feeling in one of
the Northside German singing socie.
ties. Having neither seen nor heard
the gentleman In question on a toot.
his friends hesitate to endorse his mu.
steal ability. But it Is rumored that
Gabriel will have to dig some to hold
his job when Mr.. Baker gets little
more practice. However, 1t happened
that Harry was blowing himself prod.
giously the other night in the German
club and someone playfully inserted
a flock of Bismark herring in the end
OF his horn.
The possibilities of such situation
will naturally suggest themselves at
once to the reader with an origina'
turn Of mind.
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1913-07-03
Chocolate Sponue Cake.

Chocolate sponge cake is deiieiou.
with plain vanilla ice cream or with
plain custard. To make It sift a cup
full of -four with a teaspoonful Of ba-
king powder Melt two tablespoonfuls
OF grated chocolate with a cupful OF
sugar and beat it until light with an
egg beater. Then beat it thoroughly
into the siftcd -four, beating with an
egg beater for ten or fifteen minutes
Bake carefully in g rather shallow
square pan. Frost with icing made OF
the whites Of two eggs beaten stiff.
stiffened with confectioner's sugar
which has been sifted with about two
tablespoonfuls of cocoa
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1913-07-03

capable of self-expression within these
environments.
% To teach the value Of intellect
ual guidance, careful observation, cul-
tural comparison and investigation,
and the need OF broader education
for the farming population.
CD To teach the boy the proper
adaptation Of plant life to local eli.
matte and soil conditions.
go To assist the teacher and the
public school to find an easy ap-
proach. educationally, to all the inter.
ests of rural and village life. (a)
The club acre should be the labora-
tory for the club member and the
demonstration plat for the farmer.
(b) The club work becomes the con-
Meeting link between parent and
teacher, farm and school, and last but
not least. it forms a cooperative at
mosphere In which rural boys may be
developed to the highest ideals Of
rural life.
While the chief purpose of corn
club work lie crop production, as out
lined by the bureau of plant industry,
II does not follow that all the other
character-building and habit-forming
agencies are left out of the education
1t Is clearly the purpose Of the organ
ization to reach the boy and endeavor
through instruction and direction in
contests and friendly rivalry to en-
courage a training which is -four
square," viz. the education Of the
head, heart, and hands. and the i'm
provement of the health of the entire
membership.
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1913-07-03
Ground Oats.

Ground oats with the bulls sifted
out make almost ideal food for young
pigs. While oats scattered on the
ground in dry place make an excel
lent feed for brood sows. Crushed or
ground oats as slop may form one
third the ration for brood sows or
growing pigs until they reach the
period of fattening. but oats are not
profitable as feed for fattening hogs
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1913-07-03
House Plants in Summer.

When the hot weather OF summer Is
at hand, We must not permit our out
of-door activities to cause US to neg
lect our house plants.
The best place for grown folks, chill
dren and all living things during the
summer Is outdoors. where the sun
shine and the fresh air can strengthen
and heal, making ready for the next
winter season.
OF course, the closer to natural con-
ditions they are during the normal
growing season, the better growth the
plants will secure and the finer plants
we win have for the house next win
ter.
When danger from late frosts has
surely passed, take less expensive
plants, the geranium, the foliage
plants and others OF their kind, and
transplant them. Put them in good,
rich, deep, loamy beds II you can, or
In window boxes IL the beds are una
valuable. Give them lots of sunshine,
30 that the stalks and foliage will grow
rank and strong.
In transplanting, spade up the bed
to depth OF at least foot, pulverize
the soil finely, mixing in fine, we'll
rotted stable manure, and set the
plants in the ground half an inch
deeper than they were in the pots.
Pack the earth firmly about them after
setting. 1t will do no harm to remove
some of the old earth, but the roots
cannot be pruned or broken of to any
great extent, unless you prune back
the foliage to an equal extent.
Water the plants as soon as they
are set, and water them every other
day, at least doing the watering when
the sun is not hot.
II it is desired to have the towering
plants bloom early and profusely,
pinch OF the ends Of half the
branches. so that the energy of the
plant will go to the flowers. Most
people prefer to postpone the bloom
ing period until winter, however. and
this can be accomplished by pinching
of the flower buds during the sum-
mer. as soon as they appear. The re-
suit will be heavy growth of stalk
and leaf during the growing season.
and profuse blooms during the winter
indoors.
Tropical and semi-tropical plants,
such as palms. cacti and rubber plants,
usually are too expensive to risk on
the lawn, and it Is well TO change the
earth in their pots and place them in
a sunny position on the porch. Ferns
should have cool, shady damp loca-
ton during the summer.
If your plants have to be kept in the
house, water frequently and beware Of
plant lice and red spider. The former
attach themselves to the stems and
under the surface of the leaves. Spray
them with tobacco water. Plain wa
ter sprayed on daily will help the
plant and drive the red spiders away
in very short length OF time.
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1913-07-03

to get the signals of Traffic Patron
man F. J. Arens at Adams street and
first STUCK William Goodrow OF 4 Elix.
abeth court. Oak Park, a manufac,
turer. He was knocked down and Q
six-inch scalp wound resulted.
Passing over Goodrow the motor
cycle reached Joseph Barton. 1888
South hamlin avenue. He was throws
down and finger was broken. Then
the motorcycle went over on its side
and gave realistic imitation of q
pinwheel.
Gage was taken to central by Pa
trplman Arens and locked up.
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1913-07-03
Eoos Stuffed With Cheese.

Stuffed eggs are always welcome.
but never more so than when the
stufing contains cheese Boil the eggs
hard, then remove the yolks; mash
them well and add an equal quantity
OF grated cheese-the yellower and
snapper the better. Add paprika and
salt, also a very little mustard II de-
sired. Moisten with melted butter,
cream or olive oil according to ones
preference. A few drops of onion
Juice may also be added. Spinach
makes an agreeable garnish for this
dish
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1913-07-03
GRINDING GRAIN FOR STOCK
No Set Rule Can Be Given, as Con.
dltlons vary-Soy Beans Are
Preferably Fed Soaked.

The Michigan experiment station
concludes, as a rule, stock should
be allowed to do their own grinding,
as the saving in feed is taken up by
the cost of grinding. However, in
some cases grinding or soaking
should be resorted to. Barley should
not be fed whole and dry. Soy beans
are preferably fed ground or soaked.
Then, when it is desirable to use
certain grains in mixtures with such
feeds as cottonseed meal. or bran,
middlings or other commercial ma.
terials, grindings may be preferable.
So, we can come to no strict rule
about grinding grain for feeding.
Usually the margin is close; in one
case farmer may lose by not grind.
ing; in another he may lose (the cost
of grinding) by grinding.
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1913-07-03
ATTENTION NEEDED BY EWES
Ample Supply of Dry Fodder 10 One
of First Essentials-Give Atten-
ton to Lamensss.
Ry w. r. CELEBRITY

tBy w. X GILBERT.D
1t is well to see that the eve flock
has an ample supply of dry fodder.
Nothing is better for them than good.
well got hay. Ewes should never. un-
der any circumstances, be allowed to
have roots alone nor should they be
fed on roots and grain, or grain and
cake.
Those who feed this and omit the
hay are spending money in waste. A
iudicious combination of all these
would form the ideal food and give
the best results alike to the dam and
its offspring. The lamb must not be
neglected
Provision must always be made
too that dry lairage can be secured
with good shelter from the wet and
wiAd and a separate pen be provided
in which specially prepared food suit
able to the palate Of the young lamb
should be placed, care being taken
that only a small quantity at time
should be placed in the trough and
that any left over should be removed
before a fresh lot is given.
In the focks where there is any
signs of lameness in the ewes atten-
ton should be at once given. No
matter how slight, the ailment should
be Immediately removed from the
flock and not allowed to run with
them again until cure has been eff
fected.
Lameness among the ewes means
lameness among the lambs and there
is probably no greater source Of loss
among young lambs than this.
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1913-07-03
MOTORCYCLE Runs Amuck In Crowded Street

HICAGO-A riderless motorcycle
v dashed up LaSalle street the other
afternoon.
When the police had finished clear.
ing up the street the motorcycle and
its owner were in the Central police
station and two victims were in the
Iroquois Memorial hospital. The per-
son who started the machine on its
lonesome 10y ride" could not be
found.
e. C. Gage. a negro. rode into the
loop In Jackson boulevard. The en-
CINE Of his motorcycle heated" and
>stopped at Jackson boulevard and La
Sale street.
Gage was tinkering with the ma
chine. A white man he did not know
volunteered to start the machine for
him. He did
The negro said the stranger started
the machine north at about forty miles
an hour. He rode about fifty feet
and Jumped OF.
The motorcycle, speed increasing
continued up LaSalle street 1t failed
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1913-07-03

n LEVELAND, O.-Long and strag
" gly whiskers, the chief source Of
profit of the tousled mendicant, are
doomed by Cleveland police. No more
can Woodworking food sufferer, who
has the misfortune to possess the
normal amount of arms and legs, COM
pete with the manned and the blind.
For whiskers. long gray whiskers
filled with dead leaves and cigar
stumps. will soon cease to excite pity
In the heart OF the passerby.
The victims of circumstance who
stink through the shadows Of On
tario street after nightfall are rapidly
parting with their whiskers. They
are confronted with the horrible pro-
nunciamento of Desk Officer Eli Potts
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1913-07-03
TESTING CORN IN INCUBATOR
Any Timer Should Make Galvanized
Iron Tray for About st-Found
Practical and Useful.

The illustration given herewith
shows the plan of my water corn test
er that have found very satisfactory,
writes Amos Mendenhan of Salem,
Neb., in the Farmers Mail and Breeze.
The sides OF the rack are made Of
six-inch fencing and wires crossing
both ways divide che front into three
inch squares. No vertical wires ars
used in the back, as these are not
needed. The tray is made of galvar-
lied iron. The hole shown at z il
used to drain the tray Of water, be-
ing plugged when the tray is in use.
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1913-07-03
Thriving Industry.

The poultry industry Of the United
states is today the most thriving N
dustry we have. While the other live
stock industries show a decline Of
from per cent. to IS per cent, the
poultry Industry shows a healthy gain
Of Il per cent.
II has been gpwing steadily for
many years, until today 1t ie the
greatest live stock industry In the
world and the people and the govern
ment recognize 1t as the billion-doilar
industry.
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1913-07-03
ENCOURAGE THE BOYS
Connecting Link Formed Between
Parent and Teacher.
Among Other Things Corn Club Has
for Its Aim Education Of Head,
Heart and Hands and I'm
proyement of Health.

Some of the objects Of boys corn
clubs are as follows:
% To encourage more intensive
farming by using the best known
methods of soil building, selection OF
seed, seed testing, cultivation Of corn,
etc.
(2) To offer a medium through
which vocational guidance, inspira-
ton, information, and careful direc-
ton can be given to the average boy
now in rural life.
go To adapt the boy to his agri.
cultural environments and make him
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1913-07-03
To STOP q Leak,

To stop leak. mix whiting ami vel.
low soap into a thick paste with q lit.
tie water. Apply this to the place
where the leakage Is and 1t will be
instantly stopped A visit from the
plumber viii still be necessary. but
there is no special hurry for more rad
cal repairs.
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1913-07-03
Decapltatjnu Fowls.

A very good block for decapitating
fowls is made by driving two spikes
or nails along one side Of a heavy
block Of wood, far enough, apart to
allow the fowls neck to slip between
them. This holds 1t in place and
makes 1t easy to complete the work
one
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1913-07-03

For vinegar, save all Feelings from
fruit; boil in enough water to cover,
strain and set aside unsealed TO fer
ment Rinse out all empded jars and
pour the rinsing into the vinegar jug.
The vinegar will be fine amber color,
sharp and pure.
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1913-07-03

While pork can sometimes be made
IT a profit when corn Ia supplemented
with nothing but a concentrated feed,
sSu II lie not wise to use concentrated
IMPLEMENTS alone
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1913-07-03

When washing cream wool or cot.
ton goods, instead of using bluing.
try putting the water in which few
onion skins have been boiled in the
last rinsing water. This is much
brighter and cleaner than the cream
color made by coffee. often used.
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1913-07-03

Wash and dry fsnnels as quickly as
possible IL you wish to keep them soft
and white Faded blue hair ribbons
may be freshened by allowing them to
stand in strong blue water a few min
utes after being washed and ironed
with a warm iron.
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1913-07-03

II moths have attacked a carpet.
work powdered borax into the carpet
wherever there Is sign of the In
sects. and scatter it under the furni-
ture.
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1913-07-03
COOKING vecetsbIes.

To preserve the color Of green vege-
tables. put them on to cook in boiling
Eaier into which 9 pinch OF salt has
seen dropped
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1913-07-03

Glassware that has been washed in
warm. soapy. blue water and dried In
warm sawdust will have all appear
ance of the real article.
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1913-07-03
2fAllARouND
.Hf1OUN|

Fish may be scaled much easier by
dipping them for moment In boiling
water.
The old-fashioned. natural pongee
should be ironed rough dry or while
still slightly damp. sprinkling Is very
apt to spot it
Atlanta Georgian., 1913-10-15
. 9 The Manicure Lady Q Q
BY WILLIAM F. KIRK.

.tTTERE is one song that ain't
been wrote right in this
country up to date said the
Ifsnicure Lady.
z would like 10 know what that
said the Head Barber "I never
Rw anything like. the way the song
rtsrs are grinding 'em out"
But none OF them has wrote any
-eal national anthem" said the Mani
,are Lady. That Is what was read
ne in a music magazine last night
The article said that the song writer
VINO could get up a real national an
hem would make a fortune in a
rear
I guees the folks IS all getting
-tred Of the old fashioned national
songs like America and The Star
fpengled Banner They played The
Star -SpangleG Banner at a cafe
where brother Wilfred and me was
lining the other night, and WilfreG
vas the only gent In the house that
|Tot up. Nobody knew what he was
banding for, either The waiter seen
him standing and came rushing over
with the check for the dinner, think
ing that Wilfred was going to make a
getaway, but outside of the waiter
and me nobody paid any attention
.o him. People ain't patriotic no
more II this country was in dire
danger. as the history books say, and
the President called for volunteers.
you wouldn't see none Of the young
men of to-day volunteering unless
they could be sure OF years con-
tract and q little advance money
That's why l kind Of doubt II new
ns tional anthem would make any
Tough for the composer unless it was
wrote in ragtime."
Why don't you get that poet
BROTHER OF yours 10 write q ragtime
rational song" asked the Head
Barber.
IT'S funny that you spoke OF that
Is 4 the Manicure Lady. 'Wilfred is
suallv pretty thick at getting gooG
IDEAS. but he has actually went and
wrote a ragtime national song. and
7 believe It has a good chance to be
q nit. He gave me a copy Of It. but
I'D me to he careful who / showed It
10 until he gets il copyrighted, but
Atlanta Georgian., 1913-10-15

you have an honest face, George, and
! can trust you"
"I wouldn't read it to no one II
was you" suggested the Head Barber
hastily.
"Oh. yes I'm going to trust you,
George" persisted the Manicure
Lady Listen. George:
The people Of our nation, every sta
ton.
Have a little decoration that's the
finest in creation,
Oh. you stars stars, stars
Oh. you cunning little bars:
Stars and bars that's what jars
All the nations OF the world
Hate to see that flag unfurled
Give them all a slam Uncle Sam,
Uncle Sam.
For they lift their hats on Mars
When they see the stars and bars.
It's some rag. it's some flag,
] should bragl
Pit Il up in every yard.
WaYe II hard, wave il hard!
All the nations stand aside
When we do that Yankee Elidsi"
That amt no national anthem. !"
declared the Head Barber. "If your
brother got up anywhere and tried
TO sing that he would get the hook"
mo he wouldn't. George" said the
Manicure Lady. You can't g wrong
in this day and age If you stick Ia
ragtime.'
Atlanta Georgian., 1913-10-15
What He Did.

The other day man with ruby
nose was brought before a magis-
trate. charged with impersonating a
police officer.
What have YOU TO say?" asked the
magistrate.
Il am innocent" replied the man.
What did he do" asked the
Magistrate,
What did he do" exclaimed the
policeman haughtily. who had hoped
that such a question would not be
put. why he tapped three times a.
the door Of a saloon on m. beat and
when The landlord showed the beer
out through the half-r. osed door he
took II and drank it, That's what ne
did"
Amid rosrs of laughter the case
was dismissed.