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The Raymer enterprise., 1915-03-25

THAT AIR Of distinction which be
! longs TO the matron who has be-
come mistress Of the art OF living is
the most enviable of all the achieve.
ments OF women. Here are two beau
tiful hats made for the woman Of
middle age. They are calculated to
enhance the briliiance of gray hair
and set of the charm that belongs to
the well-poised and gracious ladies
who have lived long enough to be
rich in experience.
They are OF fine materials and EN-
ploy rich colors. They are among
the really good designs-all too few
which are TO be found among hats
designed for other than young women.
The hat OF black lace Is made with
brim Of fine chantilly edged with
a narrow binding OF black velvet. The
crown Is OF hemp and is low and
round. The headsize is outlined with
a binding Of velvet, and small black
velvet bow set close to the hair near
the back makes sparkling contrast.
A broad velvet ribbon In Natter blue
encirtles the crown and falls in
long e,id from the back. Lovely,
full blown pink roses set with small
punches OF dark blue velvet forget.
The Raymer enterprise., 1915-03-25
GRADING FARM AND
I. GARDEN PRODUCTS
Where Work Is Done Honestly
Ready Sale and High Prices
Are Obtained.
tBy E. p. sANDSTEN. Colorado Agri-
rutturaI folIapeN

tBy E. p. SANDSTEN, Colorado Agri-
cultural college.)
Well packed and honestly graded
farm and garden produce will always
command q ready sale and higher
prices than carelessly packed and dis
honestly graded goods.
The greatest asset Of the manufac-
turer Is his commercial honesty, and
this honesty Is evident In uniform
quality and the careful pack and dis
play of his goods. In other words, his
goods are standardized.
Farm and garden produce may be of
the highest quality. but If the packing
is carelessly done. and In old and
dirty retainers, the discriminating
buyer will not buy and the producer
is forced to accept lower price. The
practice of facing the packages with
produce of the highest quality and
then filling the remainder with infe.
rior goods, is plain dishonesty and does
much to prevent both the honest and
dishonest producer from obtaining the
market value. The producers first
aim should be to establish a reputa-
ton for his products. and when this is
accomplished more than half OF the
selling problem is solved. Each pro-
ducer should have his packages Ia
beled with his personal label or trade
mark. This would indicate that the
producer is willing to stand behind his
goods.
The Raymer enterprise., 1915-03-25

ist may often be entirely unharmed.
while others rod away may be stung
by the very bees which his mapipula-
tions anger.
His quiet. determined demeanor is
his safeguard, while the uninitiated
strike at the angry bees until they are
stung.
When you wish to open hive OF
bees. II you wish to be perfectly safe,
arm yourself with a smoker, cover
your head with veil, and step boldly
to the front of the hive; send the
smoke through the opening for half
minute, then stop, and repeat the op-
Grafton after another half minute. or
until they make q steady hum. which
will show that they have given up the
desire to fight
Then open the hive. smoke gently
and you may lift the combs one after
another.
Many people have kept bees but did
not succeed on account of the worm
moth. but worms very rarely, il ever.
destroy colony of bees in normal
condition.
The Raymer enterprise., 1915-03-25

Aim high and keep within reach OF
your ammunition.
BY keeping cur faces toward the sun
our shadows are always behind US.
The world owes every man a liv-
Ing" but only after he has earned II.
Righteous indignation is getting mad
without saying word above your
breath.
The man who tries To catch two
pigs at once never catches either.
Stick to one job at a time.
Driving through storm to church
counts nothing il you allow a neIghbor
to suffer for food and fuel.
Many man who calls his wife his
better half'' knows down In his heart
that she is the whole thing.
Think three times before you
speak. thus giving the other fellow
chance to make a fool OF himself
Too often when a man says he en-
Joys religion his neighbors know he
enjoys neither that nor anything else
II the fish eat all the bait of your
hooks don't be discouraged. They'll
be all the bigger when you do catch
'em.
The European rumpus is showing us
exactly how sensible We appear when
We get into a row with our neigh.
bors
Most men are like pigs In one re-
speet-they can be more easily guild
ed by hope OF reward than a blow in
the face.
Trying to do what the neighbor-
hood won't has sonred many a hard.
working, well-meanlng apostle OF CO
operation.
A town man will make as much fuss
over spading up six by eight foot
garden as farmer does over plowing
an s0.acre field. s,
Ii is well to remember that some
people are loyal as long as they expect
iayors. but quickly fall away when the
'avors are rendered.
The man without gumption amounts
to about as much as the 'gh' In
through-he's not heard from. and
never will be missed
Farmer golf is popular al this sea
son OF the year. The revised rules Of
The game permit II to be played with
The manure spreader.
The Raymer enterprise., 1915-03-25
WORKING CAPITAL FOR FARM
Estimated That Il Costs at Least $50
to Properly Work an Acre
Best to Keep Record.

The capital the farmer has invested
In land. fences, buildings, and all per.
manent improvements is called fixed
capital. Working capital is the money
that is needed In promoting the active
labor of the farm. Henry Wallace says
that in Scotland the farmers es.
innate that 1t requires at least $50
an acre TO properly carry on farm.
Suppose the farmer keeps a close ac-
count Of the money he spends each
year in labor and all other expenses
Of the farm together with a fair share
OF the capital invested in teams and
tools and their depreciation. we have
an idea he will find that il amounts
closely to $50 an acre.
The Raymer enterprise., 1915-03-25
KEEP LAYING HENS
FREE FROM vERMIN
Lice Cause Most Damage by vio-
lent Itching and Pain They
Cause the Fowls.

The estimated offspring from a sin.
gle pair Of lice in eight weeks is one
hundred and twenty-five thousand.
Lice are insects which inhabit the
feathers of the bird. They have not
piercing mouth. but one that is used
for biting. The louise subsists on the
production Of the skin and fragments
OF feathers. 1t is not SO m1 what
they get as nourishment fr jn.
dividual that hurts. as the q 49,. Itch.
Ing and pain they cause, especially II
present In large numbers.
They also spread as rapidly as they
breed. The lice from one individual
may spread through the entire flock.
Factors which favor their develop
ment are poorly ventilated quarters,
insufficient food and weak stock. The
laying hen that looks poor and sickly
is the one most likely to be infested.
The Raymer enterprise., 1915-03-25
CO. OPERATING ON MACHINERY
Many Threshing Clubs Organize
Throughout country-Owner Get
Work Done at Cost.

There are threshing clubs organ.
lied all over this country" says Z. T.
Robbins, agriculturist of Tazewell
county. Illinois. Many of these clubs
own their threshing outfits on share
basis, and the outfit is used to thresh
for the members Of the club. This
makes Il possible for them to do their
threshing at cost and do il when they
get ready, without waiting from week
to week until private outfit comes
around to them. There are also some
silo filling outfits and a few corn shell.
ers owned by groups of men co-opera.
lively.
The Raymer enterprise., 1915-03-25

me-nots are posed against the velvet
sash about the crown.
A hat of amethyst-colored milan
braid in graceful turban shape is
shown at the right 1t Is trimmed
with collar OF wide velvet ribbon
In the same color and wreath Of
leaves with an occasional hanging
cluster OF satin-covered cherries. At
the back an aigrette of silk fiber
makes feathery looking ornament,
which blends the purplish red OF the
cherries and the amethyst Of the
straw by glimpsing both these and
other tones OF purple in its delicate
threadlike sprays.
JULIA soTToMLEY.
The Raymer enterprise., 1915-03-25
A Little lnconsisten

The farmer who makes only his
living is said to be losing money.
because he is not making a percentage
on his investment or getting good
wages for his time. Nevertheless a
man may toll away in the city day
In and day out and at the end of the
year find he is not anything ahead of
the game, yet he is never spoken OF
as failing to make his living. Isn't
there a little inconsistency here?
The Raymer enterprise., 1915-03-25
VITAL. INTERESTS INVOLVED
Each Individual Of Cooperative Or.
gsnization Must Make Interests
Of Company His Own.
tBy b. II. HIBBARp)

tBy b II. HIBBARD)
II Is evident from the facts OF co
operation now In effect that farmers
Will cooperate In matters in which
they are deeply interested. and will re.
fuse, or fail. to cooperate In matters
in which they have but a secondary in.
terest. For example. the orange grow
ers Of California run remarkably sue.
cessful cooperative company. The
dairy farmers OF the upper Mississippi
valley have great number OF success
full creameries and cheese factories
On the contrary, the farmers OF the
Middle West grow great deal Of fruit.
but they do not In many instances co.
operate In its marketing Likewise.
the farmers Of southern Iowa. OF Mis-
souri,, and Of Kansas, milk many cows.
but in these sections cooperative dairy
organizations do not flourish. To be
good member OF cooperative com.
pany each individual must feel that his
interests are those OF the company and
its interests his. Otherwise the co.
operative company will be given but
little attention. He must think In
terms OF the association.
An apple grower knows apples and
gets his living by selling them. 1t is
OF vital concern to him whether he
gets dollar or dollar and a quarter
box for his crop. while TO the aver
age Iowa or Illinois farmer the price
OF apples is OF little moment. How
ever, margin Of five cents a bushel
on grain TO them often makes the diff
ference between profit and loss
There are abundant exceptions to
this general proposition SO far as mere
numbers of associations go. For ex
ample, the cooperative telephones and
the mutual insurance companies are
numerous These companies involve
so little farm finance however, that
they can and are run without much
attention from the average farmer
They are good things, but enter very
little into the ups and downs of farm
ing.
Thus 1t might almost be said that
the business which lends itself TO CO
operative action is either that in which
the farmer has the greatest concern. OF
that in which his concern is constant
but very slight, and which can be run
with little or no attention from the
majority of farmers involved
The Raymer enterprise., 1915-03-25

If THE recently introduced idea Of
! calling gowns by name proves last
ing we may expect to see all the
moods OF women translated into
clothes and properly labeled. Also We
shall be able to trace the designers in
spiration to Its source Milady will
not say: Bring me my black net,
trimmed with silver lace" but Bring
me my Midsummer Nights Dream y
Instead OF asking for her yellow sat
In" she will request Sunshine" II
she owns anything as youthful and
sweet as the gown pictured here, she
may demand with propriety her
Spring Song One can imagine that
the power OF suggestion in such names
would influence the mood of the
wearer OF gowns meriting them.
Nothing prettier or more practical
has been shown than the simple de-
sign which is pictured so faithfully
that II hardly needs description. Made
up In the light-eolored plain or change
Able taffetas. 1t is fascinating dress
Tor evening. In the darker tones. with
some modification OF the bodice. 1t is
beautiful for afternoon wear
The skirt is full. three yards wide,
snd gathered into the waist line, which
is little higher than normal At the
bottom there Is three-inch hem
scwed in by hand. double frill Is
iestooned at the back and front, and
across the front Of the bodice above
he wide crushed girdle OF taffeta.
The Raymer enterprise., 1915-03-25
Plain Shirtwaists.

Plain styles and mannish lines are
found frequently among the new
shirtwaists. One. OF finely striped
silk, in black and white. is made with
the new high collar. and buttons
plainly up to the throat. Dainty hand.
kerchief linen is used in this .erere
style. too, when very nice blouse is
wanted In plain effect.
The Raymer enterprise., 1915-03-25

The sleeves and fichu are made OF
fine batiste with cross-bar tucks The
edges OF the fichu are bound with
narrow cord OF taffeta and the sleeves
finished with frill
For afternoon wear a yoke and col-
lar OF net might be supplied with the
bodice as II is, or lace bodice worn
with broad girdle and fichu Of taffeta.
In this ease the fichu is finished with
a narrow frill.
The Raymer enterprise., 1915-03-25
To Make Broc AIDED Velvet.

Use plain velvet or velveteen. Sc
leet heavy, open pattern OF lace
with a decided design. Wiring It out
in water. place ii over the velvet right
side down, put dry cloth over all
and press dry with hot iron. When
YOU lift the cloth you will find the
design on the velvet. The only way
to take It out again is 10 steam the
velvet
The Raymer enterprise., 1915-03-25
Marketing and PURCHASING,

Cooperative marketing and pur.
chasing in some form are much more
prevalent than generally believed. The
department Of agriculture has records
of $500 marketing associations, 200
cooperative and farmers elevators,
and $500 creameries; the survey is not
yet complete.
The Raymer enterprise., 1915-03-25
Bows Again,

Have a bow.
Have several.
Bows are ubiquitous.
They lurk In skirtdom.
And they haunt the bodice.
They catch up dainty flouncings,
Hats show one perky bow at least
Sashes are sure to embrace bow.
Some parasols boast a bow or two.
Odd, wide fiat bows are set on Ikirts
at the foot.
The Raymer enterprise., 1915-03-25
Difference in Heads.

There is chance to use good
thought or poor thought. good sense
or poor sense, good solid intelligence
or blank ignorance in everything we
do. The amazing difference in profits
of farms shows this. 1t is the differ.
ence In the use OF the mans head.
The Raymer enterprise., 1915-03-25
Lost Money on Sale.

A New York farmer raised l,sOn
bushels OF onions which he sold at
IS cents. These onions we're retailed
In the city at $3.50 to Sc per bushel.
The farmer lost a lot Of money Dy
bad selling.
The Raymer enterprise., 1915-03-25
Good Seed Corn.

Handsome Is as handsome does
applies to an ear OF corn IL 1t does to
anything on earth. II the ear is not
a yielder It is not worth a picayune
for practical purposes.
The Raymer enterprise., 1915-03-25
Poor Managers Undesirable,

No business is so routine that II
will run itself. Cooperation compa.
nies cannot afford to hire poor man.
ayers at any price.
The Raymer enterprise., 1915-03-25
Feed Greens.

sprout oats-hang up a cabbage
steam clover or alfalfa, anything to
provide the needed succulence for your
fowls during the winter. They need It
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-11-04

fact and something highly creditable to both candidates that no offensive personalities were indulged in. Mccall made his campaign along party lines. He assailed the national democracy, chiefly on economic grounds. To off set the republican victory in Massa- chusetts the democrats of Maryland elected their candidate for governor to succeed Governor Goldsborough, re- publican. In two or three states the republicans made gains in the legisla- ture, and to fill vacancy repub- lican was elected to Congress from a New York district, formerly demo- cratic. But only slight significance is attached to these few party changes of Tuesday.
 The Wilson administration is more popular today than it has ever been, and there is every promise of the re- turn of a democratic majority in Con- gress in next years election.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-11-04
Tuesdays Elections

While the elections in ten states Tuesday were full of interest they resulted in few surprises.
 According to the best informed fore- casts of last week, the suffragists were doomed to defeat in the three states where the contest was waged. It was only a question of majorities that would be rolled up against the suffrage issue. The leaders of the cause are not dismayed, however, but will continue to fight on with the hope of ultimate victory.
 In Ohio the most, exciting issue was prohibition. The amendment propo- sition was lost by a large majority, although less than one-half of the majority boiled against the same proposition a year ago.
 In Massachusetts, Mccall, the re- publican candidate for governor, de- feated Walsh, the democrat, by com paratively small majority. Governor Walsh is serving out his second term in the executive office. He has made one of the best of governors-c clean, fair and able-and it is a noteworthy
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-11-04
PROTECTING STEEL INDUSTRY

territory while invading this eastern field or cutting off our supply of foreign afd lake ores. Thus by scattering the in- dustry of the making of war munitions the national welfare would be safeguard ed to a. far greater extent than is pos sible under present conditions. In this central southern region there is an ample supply of iron ore without depending upon foreign ores or Lake Superior ores, and likewise limitless supplies of coking coal. The entire Atlantic and gulf coast might be blockaded and the iron ore regions of the Lake Superior district captured or controlled without in the least affecting the ability of Alabama and Tennessee and other central southern or southwestern states to provide an ample supply of raw materials for any war munition plants that might have been established in these states.
 The Manufacturers Record would, therefore, press this matter upon the at tention of the public aud upon Congress, not from any purely sectional desire Of seeing the south benefited. but from the broad national standpoint of safety to the entire country. It seems to us that there is no possible argument sufficiently strong to justify serious consideratioa that can be advanced against this propo- sition.
 If this presentation be true, and we believe no one can. question the truth of the statements made, there can be no as- surance of national preparedness so long as the nation is dependent for its war supplies upon limited area along the Atlantic coast
 II is equally important that these facts should be recognized by the United States Steel corporation and other great iron and steel interests.
 The very vastness of our wealth and the knowledge that this wealth could be made to repay the billions that have been expended in Europes war. taken in connection with our helpless condition to prevent invasion or to carry on a war if we were invaded, is our supreme danger.
 It becomes especially important, there- fore, and it may perchance some day be vital to the very life of the nation that great metallurgical interests should now be created as rapidly as possible in parts of the south and the west where local ores and coal obviate the depen- dence upon Lake Superior and foreign ores.
 Imagine but for moment what would be our condition with 80 or 90 per cent of the iron and steel inertests of the country compelled to close because of their inability to get Lake Superior or foreign ores. We would have a catas- trophe beside which that of Belgium would be tame.
 It would be too late then to try to develop in time to meet such an emer- gency the vast iron and steel possibilities of Alabama and Tennessee and Texas and other southern and southwestern states. And outside of the limit de- velopment in the central south and in Colorado, there would be practically no iron and steel-making plants for peace or for war, and never before were iron and steel so vitally essential in war as at the present time.
 The United States Steal corporation
 (Continued on Page Eleven)
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-11-04
JOHNNIE poE,s WAR PLUNGE

 John O'Keefe. in the New York World You've quit the game at last, Johnnie, The game that all men play. A ball by hatred passed, Johnnie, Has dropped you in the fray. Tn your last run, your hottest one, You hit the battling backs, But Fate. that flyer fast, Johnnie. Has downed you in your tracksi Your interference failed, Johnnie; You had no brothers shield When toward the goal you sailed.
 Johnnie
 Across q broken field. You pounded holes through maddened
 souls;
 You smashed the reddened row. But you are down and nailed, Johnnie With life's best yards to go! Oh. how you hit the line, Johnnie, As when. in olden days Upon the captains sign, Johnnie,
 You started deadly plays. A worlds crossbar you saw afar
 And toward it sped and sped. But death has cracked your spine.
 Johnnie,
 Where the white lines are red! For flukes you did not look, Johnnie; You played it fast and free, And cheerfully you took, Johnnie The umpire's penalty. o forward pass that stains the grass! O deadly plunge, old friend, That proves by hook or crook. Johnnle, You cannot dodge the end, Yet on another green. Johnnie. On Gods gridir0n great, You skim the sward serene, Johnnie. And oh, this run is straight, Hear the glad cry from stands on high! Hear the timekeeper's call, You've tallied. fair and clean, Johnnie. The Last Great Goal of All!
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-11-04

CA nocturnal attack on the firing line magnified a thousand fold" says a writer in the November Popular Science Monthly and Worlds Advance, describing the va rious devices used by the warning armies to illuminate the battlefields.
 At the first shot in the blackness bril- liant searchlights, mounted on motor trucks, criss-cross the battlefield with their binding shifts of light, confusing the attackers and exposing them to the death-dealing fire of guns and rifles. A sound like a giant skyrocket is heard, and over the opposite trenches huge rocket bursts, and, descending slowly under a parachute, an incandescent ball throws down fan of light. which Eliminates the surrounding territory for several minutes. Before it goes out others take its place, keeping the field under brilliant light during the entire engagement. A glance down the length of the line reminds one of the drop lights of the stage, magnified a thousand times. As far as one can see these lights are dropping, shedding their lights the better to allow their makers to kill
 'The whirr of an aeroplanes propeller is heard overhead. Another danger is added to the melee, and bombs drop in rapid succession from the swift machine. The searchlights flash upward, sweeping the sky, and finally focus their pencils of light upon the fragile, flying thing. One beam holds the range, while the rest re- turn to the battlefield. Guns fire in quick succession and a series of fireballs chase across the sky. The anxious gunners follow their shots with their eyes, only to see them fall wide. By watching the course of the illuminated projectile, they are sometimes able to reach their mark, and the aeroplane crumbles and falls to earth.
 From three-legged standards, much like our own sqrocket holders, rockets are shot out over the field and explode in great glare of light.
 ''The soldiers defending their trencnes place small grenades in the barrels of their rifles and, resting the butts against the ground, pull the trigger. There is violent recoil. and an Illuminating bomb is shot, to explode over the heads of the attackers and bathe them in light for nearly minute"