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rest OF US and, addressing Richard
Griffith IN particular, exclaimed:
This is Labor day, Uncle Dicki
Labor day now and hereafterI'
THAT moment have always consid-
cred to be the instant when Labor
day was born The incident, trivial
in itself, was the nucleus of many a
conference. Each of US worked to the
end of having a particular day set
apart by law devoted to the consider
alton and interests Of the laboring
classes, and IN time that end was
achieved. I, myself, as head of the
order, wrote to every lodge in the
Union, pushing the idea Of a Labor
day"
But it was not achieved immediate
~. Each year more and more lodges
in more and more cities of the coun-
try fell into line with the suggestion
and set apart a day. There was no &C
ton taken by the states Indeed, the
movement for Labor day had
fore 1t was even preached, with any
result, in the legislatures OF the va
rious states.
TypicalIy American Idea.
But the genius Of the American peo-
pie was behind the idea Oliver Wen
dell Holmes, greatest of genial phil
osophers, in speaking of the Unborn
desire Of the American people to per
petuate some idea that is dear to them
by the dedication of a special day to
it, says somewhere that If a party Of
Americans were shipwrecked upon a
desert island the first thing they
would do would be to hold a meeting
and organize. Their proceedings they
would then ratify in formal banquet,
even though they Toasted on nothing
but raw craw6sh, and they would con
! clude the whole thing by setting apart
! that day as hereafter to be annually
kept holy in memory Of their adVen-
ture.
/ And so, in keeping with this Ameri
can spirit, the leaders of labor, backed
by their followers, more and more
spread the propaganda of Labor day;
each year they held their day holy
demonstrating the faith that was in
them by a parade of all the crafts
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GROUND NEEDS BETTER PREPARATION
FOR WHEAT CROP THIS YEAR THAN USUAL
Heavy Draft Was Made On Plant Food Supply This Summers Bumper
Yield and Unless Great Care Is Used a Ten-BusheI
Crop Win Follow, Says College
Authority.
y eel solomon. Asant PEoIesor q q
Authority.

sfesSOr OF Farm Crops, K s a CT
alton and in a measure aiding in hold
ing snow and preventing blowing OF
the soil
Farmers OF western Kansas ind that
turning under a heavy growth Of stub
bic invites almost certain failure, IS
peciany in dry years Burning the
stubble is a common, but bad practice,
as It constantly decreases the humus
supply OF the soil 4 better practice
is 10 list as soon after harvest as pos
sible and then work the ridges down
gradually so that a good seed bed is
obtained before seeding time. When
this cannot be done, It is probably bet
ter to disk the ground two or three
times than TO turn under a heavy
growth of straw
Probably the point Of greatest prac-
teal importance brought out by ex-
periments at Manhattan is the value
/ OF rotation Of crops in growing wheat
In 1913, wheat that was grown IN TO
tation with corn and oats produced
about nine bushels an acre more than
when grown continuously upon the
same ground. II was also found that
the wheat could be grown at less ex-
pense, as deep blowing appeared not
to be necessary as when wheat follow
ed wheat year after year. For ex-
ample, ground that had grown wheat
for four years produced nearly twice
as much wheat when plowed seven
inches deep as when plowed three
inches deep, but when grown in rota-
ton with other crops the thTeeinch
blowing gave practically as large
Yields as when the ground was plowed
seven inches or twelve inches deep.
In western Kansas, attempting to
grow wheat on ground that grew
wheat last year is inviting almost Ger
tain failure. The soil is deficient in
both plant food and moisture as a
result Of the heavy crop just harvest
rest, and the chances are that ii viii
take one by refusing to grow another
crop of wheat next year
The safest proposition for that part
of the state is to plan on sowing as
large an acreage of kafir or other grain
sorghums as possible next spring
Then, some of the ground that was in
wheat this year should be fallowed
next year; that is, it should be allowed
Ito remain as it is until next May OF
June 1t should then be plOwed and
kept in good condition until seeding
time the following fall. This viii
involve very little risk and will prac
tically insure a crop in 1915. The
fallow must be so handled, however
that the soil will not blow. The safes
way to do this is to avoid working the
surface too fine. Use a spring-tootf
harrow or alfalfa cultivator thai
leaves the ground somewhat ridged
If this is not effective, a lister may be
used TO run burrows across the felC
several rods apart IF these burrows
are run at right angles to the direc
ton Of the wind they will catch the
, dust particles and effectually stop the
: damage.
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and are not taken nom the body
Of a bird The majority of designs in
feather trimmings, are in fact, the re-
suit Of clever handling OF ordinary
plumage from domestic fowls. There
fore. ones conscience is easy when
wearing them.
Next to the aI-white hat the black
and-white is liked for present wear.
In many cases the crown only is black.
and black velvet is the material chos-
en- for making it. A hat of this char
acter is shown in the picture with a
tall crown made of a puff OF black
velvet. 1t is a turban shape with a
wide coronet of white felt This coro-
net might be Of satin or Of moire or
any Of the popular millinery fabrics.
Small white wings are mounted
against the crown along the left side
of the hat There is a bow of black
velvet on the coronet at the right
side. Il is merely two fat loops placed
toward the back of the hat.
Hats with black velvet crowns and
transparent brims made Of black or
white maline or OF silver net are
among the prettiest OF fashions fan.
cies. The crowns are soft and the
brims are fat and rather narrow.
a small sailor
JULIA BoTToMLEY.
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Begin work after dinner at 200 or
2:3O.
Quit in the evening at 500 or $50.
This schedule is for the working
hours in the field. On most farms it
will leave plenty of time to care for
the horses and do the other chores by
daylight.
In warm countries it is the custom
to rest during the hottest part of the
day. A similar custom would not go
amiss with the Kansas farmer. From
1870 to 2:3O are the hottest hours.
On account Of the heat, the amount of
work done during these hours is not
great The danger of oyerheating
both man and beast is also great. To
begin work at once after dinner is
liable to injure ones health A con-
tinuation Of the practice will cause dis
pepsia and stomach troubles. The i'm
mediate effects may be more serious,
for medical practice has shown that
sunstroke is frequently caused by
oYerheating after eating a hearty meal.
A good moons rest will facilitate work
in the cooler part Of the day by put
ting both man and beast in better con-
dition TO do an afternoons work
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at the left side. 1t has a considerable
split at the bottom. This is provided
with fat buttons and buttonholes on
the inside of the skirt by which the
slit may be closed when the wearer is
not playing.
The blouse is cut with kimono
sleeve and a little fullness over the
shoulders The sleeves are length
ened by wide strip Of the material,
with stripes running up and down, set
on in the manner Of a cuff. The
blouse is finished with a sailor collar
of red satin. The sleeves are bordered
with the same material, and it is also
used to furnish the narrow belt. A
silk scarf, in red, is placed under the
collar and tied in simple bow at the
front as a finishing touch.
White canvas slippers, fastened with
narrow straps, and white felt hat
complete the pretty toilette. The mod
ell can be recommended as to design,
but for real practical use wash fab
RIGS of cotton or linen are better than
flannel, and white is a better choice
than any color.
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A PLEASING. and practical costume
"A for the tennis court must Of
necessity be plain. AS a concession
to present modes a few models are
shown having a short close-ftting tun-
ic, but the majority of tennis gowns
are quite plain as to the skirt. In the
matter of the bodice one may choose
between the MILDLY blouse made of a
fabric like the skirt, the plain silk or
lingerie blouse, or waist made in
one with the skirt like that shown
In the picture.
White wash fabrics, including many
OF the new rough weaYes in cotton, af-
ford the player wide choice of cot
ton materials. The coarser weaves in
linen are always dependable for the
tennis costume. Ratine has proved its
worth for this kind of gown. Almost
no models of other than wash fabrics
are shown.
The picture given here shows a de-
parture from all-white in a French ten
mis- gown, from Lamaguere, in flannel
of $ery light gray color. 1t has a pin
stripe in red. The plain skirt is in two
pieces Joined with an overlapped seam
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FLIRTED TOO NEAR DYNAMITE
Big Explosion Took Place As Gallant
Forester Was Waving to
Two Women.

Mount Vernon, Wash.-Near Marble
mount the forestry department is
building a new trail and few days
ago, according to Clerk R L. Camp
bell OF the forestry Office in Belling-
ham, Jack JTak was returning to the
works from an errand when he saw a
couple Of women waving their arms
at him
Being gallant Jack Jwak did what
he though was the best thing under
the circumstances-he grinned and
waved back with all his might. stand
ing still upon the trail while the wig
wagging courtesies were being ex-
changed
When fellow Forkmen arrived with
picks and shovels and Jack Jwak was
extricated from beneath a pile OF de-
bris which had been hurled upon him
by an explosion-of dynamite ne said:
GOSH I didn't know that was what
they meant thought they we're
flirting with me-"
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GOOD RETURNS FROM SHEEP
A Small Flock Would Prove Desir-
able Addition 20 the Average
Kansas Farm.

A few sheep on the average Kansas
farm, if cared for properly, viii give
good financial returns. A person start
ing into the sheep business should not
stock up heavily until he has learned
how to handle it, because sheep grow
ing is an uncertain business for the
man who knows little about it
Sheep are sometimes called the
pIant-scavengers of the farm. They
wiIII thrive on more kinds of weeds
than viii any other domestic animal.
They may be used for cleaning up
weedy corn aelds or small corners and
waste patches of grass and WEEDS
Sheep growing has its drawbacks.
Coyotes and dogs cause sheep growers
much trouble in some localities To
make a success OF growing sheep you
must give them a great deal Of atten-
ton, especially at iambing time The
fences ordinarily found on Kansas
farms are not tight enough to keep the
-hsea from going where they please
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less of pomp and display, the man
must have been a dreamer, indeed,
who could see from that small begin
ming Americas great Labor day of the
present.
True, there had been labor unions
In the United States before that and
they had paraded in their organized
form. In 1927 and in the three years
following the labor societies of New
York paraded In the procession of the
Fourth of July, and on various oc-
casions after that they turned out in
strength.
But as far as can be learned, this
parade, Sept. 5, 1882, was the first
time that the labor unions set aside
a specific day devoted to the goddess
at whose shrine they worshiped, and
turned out in full force that all the
world might see. And this demon
stration was confined solely to New
York city.
Time Was Auspicious.
It was on the occasion of the an
nual meeting of the knights of Labor,
which was held there that year. This
organization of labor had been
founded about fifteen years before by
some striking garment workers Of
Philadelphia. 1t was born at time
when the laboring man was beginning
to do a good deal of hard thinking for
himself and wonder quite a deal
whether all this talk about the bless
ings of poverty and the lowly poor
being Gods own was quite as true as
its smugfaced teachers had, for gen
erations, been DINING into the ears of
the man behind the hammer and the
shovel
And so the Knights of Labor, filled
with those doubts, throve amain. At
their head was Terence " P0wderly.
now occupying a responsible position
In the new Department of Commerce.
ct has been stated at various times
that Labor day had this or that man
for it's father" said Mr. Powderly,
when asked concerning this occasion
of momentous birth. But the day
had no father, or rather" he corrected
with a smile, st had many fathers,
and l think l should know, having
been present at the birth
Labor day, as we know it today,
was growth, born from the percep-
ton of many men at the same time of
the need Of such a day. OF such
movements. it is always hard to fix
an exact moment when they spring
into being-when, from vague idea
they become the practical thing. But
of Labor day it can be said with Ger.
tainty that it was born in New York
city Sept. 5. 1922.
In Honor OF Knights Of Labor.
''At that time the knights Of Labor
of which / was grand master work
man, were holding their annual con.
vention in that city. The labor unions
OF New York determined to give g
demonstration in our honor, and so
on the afternoon Of the day mentioned
they paraded to the number of severa
thousand
$50 eagerly had the idea beer
grasped by the labor folks of New
York that the whole day was prac
tically given over to labor-just al
the Fourth of July is given over II
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KOSHER KING SOLD 5000 PIES
.Unels NANNY" Barnet Was One Of
the Famous East End Characters
OF London.

London, Emanuel Barnet known as
the kosher King" one of the famous
East End characters of London, died
recently after remarkable career
From a little shop IN HOunsditch
which he opened fifty years ago he de
veloped an enormous organization for
the supply Of kosher food to the Lon
don Jews and supplies not only the
orthodox poor but The orthodox rich
with meat and poultry killed accord
ing 70 the requirements Of the Hebrew
code. Practically the whole OF the
high class West end trade In kosher
food was ii his hands The West end
hospices entertaining orthodox Jews
had always looked upon Barnet as a
solution Of delicate points OF dietetics-
Barnet was known to Petticoat
Lane as Uncle Nanny" and was well
known for his generosity to his poorer
eo-religionists. While his firm was
converted into q limited company, he
was always the central figure In this
capacity he made a practice OF Sc
curing the best beef animals on the
market. and many OF the winners at
Smith6eld show have in times past
oS--S me SuOAN4OAdl AcASl sou 70
Mr. Barnet"
Among the more renowned Jewish
delieaeies his kosher ham," an imita-
ton OF the real pig. but made Of
smoked shoulder Of mutton. and the
celebrated Kosher sausages, also
free from pork, were notable lines
Another was the penny pie" which
sold TO the enormous quantity OF i've
hundred dozen a day.
In the days when the unexpected
/ landing OF host Of Jewish immigrants
strained the resources of the Jewish
/ benevolent committees Uncle Nanny
helped materially by sending neces-
/ sary supplies
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L0- OCN2A AoOAO-AOAB ESSASNclAL 4 Il
~ HE MOST important problem
confronting the Kansas wheat
- grower at the present time Is
the preparation Of the ground
for next seasons crop. The exception
ally large yield this year has made a
heavy draft on the supply Of plant
food and moisture Stored in the soil,
and this must be replenished before
another good crop can be expected
Unless the preparation of the soil is
much better than is ordinarily the
case, the big 1914 crop viii be follow
ed by a nine or ten-busheI crop in 1915.
The preparation Of the seed bed, OF
course, is not the only important thing
in growing a good crop OF wheat, but
it is the one thing of all others that
needs attention at this time of year.
Experiments at Manhattan show
definitely that the yield of wheat de-
pends very largely upon the time and
manner in which the ground is pre-
pared. For example, in 1913, which
was a very dry year, ground that was
plOwed seven inches deep the middle
of July produced thirty-five bushels
to the acre; ground plowed to the same
depth one month later gave a yield Of
32A bushels; while land plOwed Sep
TENDER 10, or two months later, yield
ed 2S% bushels. In other words, there
was a gradual decrease in yield with
later blowing. This was probably due
to the fact that early blowing leaves
the ground in better condition to alb
sOrb moisture and to develop plant
-
stubble. Moreover, when ground is
plowed late, there is less opportunity
for it to become well packed before
seeding.
Deep plowing. was also found to pay
at Manhattan when the ground was
plowed early, but when the blowing
was late, shallow blowing (three
inches deep gave practically as good
yields as deep blowing (seven inches
deep. Thus a plat plowed seven
inches deep July 10 produced 80 bush
els an acre, while an adjoining plot
plowed at the same time but three
inches deep produced but 211z bushels
an acre. Two plots were plowed Sep
TENDER Is, one three inches deep, and
the other seven. The seven-inch
blowing gave yield Of 1712 bushels
an acre, and the three-inch blowing
a yield Of 1875 bushels, or a difference
of less than one bushel to the acre
Early listing was found to give bet
ter yields than late blowing. This Is
thought to be particularly the case in
western Kansas. Ground can be GOV
cred much more rapidly with lister
than with a pillow, and can be quickly
put into condition to absorb rains
Plowed ground is more likely to blow
and, where heavy growth of stubble
must be turned under, it is practical
" impossible to get the ground packed
down again after blowing. But if the
ground is listed, the stubble is gradu
ally worked to the surface as the
ridges are worked down, and lies there
during the winter, preventing evapOr
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the consideration of our national in
dependence
I'VE were deep in deliberations on
that day. I well remember, for the
cause Of labor, before that time an
infant IN swaddling clothes. was begin
ming to walk erect, and its inarticulate
cry of the past was framing itself into
sentences for the world to listen.
Therefore. when we were informed
that the laboring people of New York
had made the day a virtual holiday
and would parade in our honor, We
adjourned to review the procession
from the stand erected in Union
Square.
Upon that platform were, among
others, Hugh F. Pentecost, Robert
Price, a coal miner of Pennsylvania
and member of the General Executive
Board of the Knights of Labor, and
General Worthy Foreman Richard
Griffith. veteran in the cause.
Labor Day Born Then.
CAS- the procession passed by, It's
numbers. few for these days, but Inn
posing then. so aroused the feelings
OF Price that he leaned over to ths
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OUR MONEY MOST ARTISTIC
Germany Now Proposes to Have Bet
ter Looking Gold and Silver
Coins.

BerIin.-Germany Is soon to have a
more artistic coinage Of gold and
silver money. According to the
Deutsche Parliament Correspondence,
the government has finally taken cog
uizance OF the many complaints that
Germany, a land Of art and high cul-
+ure. has such inartistie coinage OF
money and Of medallions struck in
honor Of anniversaries and jubilee eel
ebrations-
In order that the nation may-not be
behind others in the future in the mat
ter of artistic money" coinage mod
eIer and designer Of great artistic
ability and repute has been engaged.
who viii offer designs and pass zPon
designs submitted
Ludwig FuIda, the noted dramztist
and author, said recently that Ameri-
can coIns are the most artistic n the
World
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President American Federation OF Labor.
And this grew until the lawmakers
of the country must needs take no
tice Of such an insistent call.
Accordingly, on Jan. 4, 1887, bill
was introduced in the legislature Of
New York state, providing for the set
ting aside, as legal holiday, devoted
to the interests of labor, the first Mon
day in each September-the first no
tice taken by any state of the Labor
day movement.
But though New York was the first
to take up the matter, she was not
the first state to formally adopt it
into her laws. For faraway Oregon,
in whose legislature a Labor day bill
was introduced January II, passed it
into a law by the signature of its gov
ernor February 81, thus writing her
name at the head of the states in
adopting the movement as a formal
state measure. It was not until May
of the same year that the New
York bill, introduced in January, was
passed and signed by the governor Of
that state.
Il WO SNGNSS GiNl0C
Thus New York and Oregon may be
said to divide between them the honor
OF first formally recognizing Labor
day-New York by introduction of the
| first bill, Oregon by the passage of
the first law.
After these two states had formally
set aside a day the others followed
with more or less alacrity. 1t should
be said, In justice to these latter
states, that their delay In passing a
measure which, it was then clear to
the world, was desired by a large
body of desirable citizens, was not due
to any organized opposition against
such a measure on the part of any
political party or class of people, but
was due to two natural causes One,
the congestion of many bills in the
various legislatures, whose consider
| alton, from local causes, was q matter
OF great urgency. The other, that, as
the day had become, by common con
sent of the people throughout the
country, day OF holiday, any ratifica
ton of such adoption by the people
was a matter Of pure formality In
deed, probably one-half the people in
the United States do not know when
their particular state adopted Labor
day as a legal holiday.
It was much like the case of Deco
ration day The spirit and sentiment
of the people In the South. where
most Of the graves OF the Civil wal
were dug, crystallized upon . certain
time In the early summer TO honor
the memory OF the dead by decoration
OF the cemeteries, alike Of Confederate
and Union dead. In the course o
years a certain day was formal,
adopted by law by the various states
but few people can recall when theil
particular state passed such q law.
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DOG PERFORMS WITH MASTER
Canine, Through Patient Kindness of
Owner, Does Act on Two
Tight Ropes

San Diego, GAIA strange sight at
a beach near San Diego was the per-
Torrance OF dog on two tight ropes
suspended above the waters edge.
Through patience and kindness his
master had trained the animal to ven
ture out upon the slender supports
and, by carefully edging his way along,
to traverse the distance between the
posts. The man, who was barefoot,
continually spoke to the dog, encouT-
aging him, and the two proceeded
slowly but safely to their destination
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New uee for LlnoIeum.

The newest thing In dancing floors
Is the use of inoleum instead of the
time-honored waxed wood. This has
been in use IN one fashionable hall
used largely dancing purposes for
about two months.
The Iinoleum was laid IS an expert
ment, in the belief that the new
dances could be more comfortably
and safely enjoyed. and this belief has
proved well founded There is plenty
Of spring IN the cork surface. but No
undue slip.
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Sore mouths, eczema, and scab in
pigs are caused by uncleaH sleeping
quarters. Provide clean bedding at
least once a week, and dip the pigs in
a solution of one part creoIin, or any
other standard dip, to 100 parts water.
Apply carbolic salve to sores