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The Washington times., 1924-04-28
BY Beatrice Fairfax,
Who Holds . Unique Position I'm
tho Writing World as an
Authority On the Prob
lens Of Girls.

.kNYY HAT would you do
B " with an only daughter
who is gradually go
ing to the dogs? She need not
be ashamed Of her home, and wc
are always, willing to receive any
of her friends writes Anxious
Parents. But me never stays
at home, nor appreciates any.
thing that is done for her. Lee.
turing in a nice way does no
good. She has all her heart de-
sires. as we have never deprived
her of thing. We are racking
our brains for something to do
before 1t is too Late. as 1t would
break our hearts should anything
disgracefuI happen"
I wonder why parents who
have never deprived a child Of a
thing should be surprised when
the undfsciplined young creaturs
begins to take It for granted tina.
anything she wants is hers by
divine right. / wonder why two
trained and mature folks should
weakly grant. their child all she
Graves, and then throw UP their
hands and lift their voices when
that spoiled baby Of theirs kicks
UP her heels and wants still more
Of the light and easy gayety and
The Washington times., 1924-04-28
WHEN IN
DOUBT
BY Cornelius Beekman-

Calling BY First Name.
nEAR MRS. BEECKMAN:
- I am a widow, middle-aged.
A gentleman, a friend of the
family and a professional man,
who has been coming to the
house regularly to dinner for
over a year, has been paying
particular attention to me and
has been very friendly. Is It
proper for him to begin calling
me by my first name, or can
with propriety suggest the same
to him? A. L.
TT would be proper now for you
4 to suggest to him that he call
you by your first name.
(NIrs. Beeclkman will be glad to
answer questions on etiquette
submitted by readers.)
Copyright. 1894. Premier syndicate. Inc
The Washington times., 1924-04-28
GIRL WHO DEFIES PARENTS.
Beatrice Fairfax Discusses in Most Sensible Manner,
the Unbridled Actions Of Young Woman Who
Has Never Known Restraint

happiness they have trained her
to crave.
Young colts have to be broken
to the harness. Youth has to Ne
trained to obey the rules Of life
and wear the livery Of repres.
sion.
Parents owe It to their Chi.
dren to accustom them to dis
cipline. Youth has a right to ex
pect age to give it the benefit
Of fits experience. And maturity
knows that conformity to social
rules Is thing that has to be
learned. Our whole social code
IL something we have worked
out deliberately and gradually
and in terms Of experience and
expediency. But the natural in
stincts Of infants are pretty
much opposed to the rules Of
"modesty" and ''decency" and
honesty which we oldsters
know are needed in this world Of
ours.
Well then, II a girl cries for
the moon. or a new pink taffeta
dress. and her parents scrimp and
save to give it to her, why should
she not take it for granted that
it was right for her to have it?
Why shouldn't the girl whose
parents indulge her get into the
way of thinking that it is right
for her to be INDUCED? Don't her
parents do it? And so she goes
them one better and INDUCES her.
The Washington times., 1924-04-28
Decidedly Not

NHE Apostle Paul was not op-
Il posed to marriage, While he
stated his belief that map with
aApurpose like his, that Of preach.
ing the gospel, was capable Of do.
ing better work without family
cares, he recommended marriage
to those not so engaged. 1t is be-
lieved that the elibacy Of the
Catholic clergy originated as a re.
suit Of Paul's views on marriage.
The Washington times., 1924-04-28


the softe spot mans unmarried girl with
two beautiful orbs. 90 ~
10 hold mans devotion girl must appear to find his society
' e ' "'ei S''S"AS in'OAc~'ne'
A good woman admire strong, worthy
nr snare ms SUGGEST but she is SO apt to love unworthy
one who will let her "ssve his soul"
Nothing makes indignant to have you AGREE
as foolish as she says he is - ~
There is always beautiful every mans
life which ne is glad he did not spoil by kissing the girl
When put heart into your head will soon
folow-and that's what the world calls "genius."
dictate Inc)
The Washington times., 1924-04-28
POTAGE A LA
MONACO
BY Alice Langelier

IN these days Of high living, it
\ is the thrifty French house
wife who knows how to make
cheap but good nourishing dishes.
For "Potage a la Monaco" cut
regular square slices Of bread
Of the same size. Toast until a
nice brown over slow fire.
Powder with fine sugar and put
into a large soup tureen.
Boil a sufficient quantity Of
milk, add a pinch of salt and
pour over the toast.
Bind the yolks Of one or two
eggs If you prefer the soup a
little thick.
The Washington times., 1924-04-28

t0'eO you mas" 'ie He1r' 70 nelp you celeDrate'
Most people Choose partners" and dance into
marriage lightly and carelessly as though it
were going to be one long, sweet jazz party in
stead of long, steady job
Every man, like Achilles, has a vulnerable SPOT
not in his heel, but in his vanity, his stomach
his senses, or his "amour propre." Find it-and
aim straight!
There three times in a mans life when it
is fatal to offer him logic: when he wants food
when he wants a drink and when he's in love-
This may be the age of the fapper: but
The Washington times., 1924-04-28
WHEN DID IT
HAPPEN?

when was flogging abolished
in the English army?
2-When was Barcelona, Spain,
captured by the English?
S-When was the famous Alaric
King Of the Visigoths?
when was Calcutta, India,
taken by Dowlah2
6-When was the Douai version
OF the Old Testament first pub
lished?
Answers to These Queries VIII Be
Printed Tomorrow.
The Washington times., 1924-04-28
A Little Bran
Is Good fOl: You

if it is thoroughly mixed with we'll
cooked cereal. Not one person in hum
dred should eat raw bran. 1t is almost
pure cellulose and is not dieestible.
ALI the bran you need to promote
natural and healthful bowel movement
is in Shredded Wheat. 1t is combined
with the building, bone-makine
elements Of the whole wheat grain,
making it a perfect food for children
and erOwn-ups. Two biscuits with
milk make 1lourishine meal.
The Washington times., 1924-04-28
ANSWERS.
To Saturdays Questions.

To Saturdays Questions.
Fort Meigs, ON the Maumee
river was attacked by the British
in May, 1913.
2-Helsingfors, capital of Fin.
land, was founded in the six.
teenth century.
S-The Confederate general, AL.
bert Johnston, was killed at
Shiloh April g.. 1852.
edmund Kean, celebrated
English actor. made his first APP
pearance in America November
20, 1920.
Sarah Jennings, Duchess of
Marlborough, favorite Of Queen
Anne, retired from court in I'LL.
Copyright 1894. by King Features
Syndicate, Inc.)
The Washington times., 1924-04-28
MEDIT TIONS
MARRIED WOMAN
BY HELEN ROWLAND.

SPEAKING OF MEN
MO would far the if stopped
ture himself ploddng husband instead Of dashng
The who sends the wedding usually
the old flame who got awayand GRATEFUL
The Washington times., 1924-04-28

HE Parsenne employs satin for both daytime and evening
frocks. In the Charlotte gown Qeft brown satin full
gurant is used trimmed with gold braid.
One OF the tunc frocks shown by Berthe Hermance
is shown the right It is made Of lacquer red crepe with
black border, on which is tracery Of tiny animals and
flowers
The Washington times., 1924-04-28

WTIE children of Israel lived in
A. Egypt 490 years, most Of
which time they were I'm bondage.
Elk. 12:AO.
The Washington times., 1924-04-28

often have occasion to recommend to my
patients your Shredded Wheat. They furnish the
roufhafe needed to relieve constipation. find
they are an alkaline food and one or two eaten
just before 6oinE to bed will neutraIise the fluids
oftIe mouth and help prevent decay of the teeth
W. J. Bickford, DDS,
$50 Beacon Street,
Boston, Mass
The Washington times., 1924-04-28

happiness they have trained her
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-07-31
Cultivation Is
Very Important
Feeding Roots of Plants
Must Be Given Chance to
Penetrate Soil.

All the fertilizer in the world with
out proper cultivation won't make a
good garden. If a gardener expects
to have garden without cultivating
early and often, he will be disappoint-
ed. He might as well give up at the
start. Cultivation not only acts as
fertilizer, but saves fertilizer. 1t also
saves water bills in dry weather.
The first object of cultivation Is to
secure tilth-that is a fine pOwdery
condition of the soil so that when
turned over it will fall apart easily
and not separate into big, soggy Jumps
that need to be hammered to be
broken 1t is apparent that the small
feeding roots of plants can penetrate
and secure their food much more read
ily In a well-tilled, friable soil than in
a heavy, lumpy, soggy one.
Cultivate Every Week.
The garden should be gone over and
cultivated once week. BY this is
meant not only the destruction Of
weeds but the stirring of the soil about
the plants Cultivation should be done
after a rain, as soon as the soil has
dried out enough so as not to be
muddy and stick to the tools. This
would result only in a lumpy condi-
ton. Cultivation just before water
ing in dry times will also tend to make
the soil lumpy. Cultivate after water
ing to keep the moisture in the ground.
There is right time to cultivate and
1t will pay a gardener to study the
soil until he recognizes the condition
which will permit fine cultivation as
soon after rain or after watering
as possible.
Cultivation helps to retain moisture
in the soil by establishing thin cover
ing of thinly divided soil often called
a dust mulch. This does not evaporate
moisture as rapidly as a closely packed
surface nor does it act as sponge
to draw up moisture from below as
rapidly as does firm and unstirred
soil. Drawn to the surface by capil-
larry attraction the sun and winds soon
take moisture away.
Cultivate more frequently in dry
IMAM wet WGdIHcI. All luCl VI LWO III
depth is sufficient. 1t will let air into
the soil to keep 1t sweet and keep the
moisture from escaping.
Morning Best Time.
The best time for cultivating is ear
ly in the morning to conserve such
moisture as has descended during the
night and prepare for the sun and
winds during the day.
The common hoe and the rake are
excellent tools for this purpose In
small gardens, but to make good job
of it In gardens of any size, wheel
hoe should be brought into action.
You can go over the garden In hurry
and 1t can be cultivated twice or more
times in the time 1t would take to go
over it once with hoe besides saving
the WEAKNESS and backache that fol-
low swinging hoe for any length of
time.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-07-31

stock, cherries, and cranberries are
handled by the specialized compa-
MES mentioned. Cooperative selling
organizations are growing rapidly as
Is shown by the curve for live stock
marketing. The development in Wis
consin has kept pace with this gen.
eral growth throughout the country.
Farmers and business men should
work together to learn the difficulties
in each trade territory, Macklin as
serts. Then work together to build
such organization as is needed to
overcome these troubles. This will
help both, for the business man Is
dependent upon the purchasing power
of the farmer for his prosperity.
Macklin points to the recently
formed Wisconsin cooperative mar
keting council as offering an oppor-
tunity for the organized farmers and
organized business men to get togeth-
or. The council represents successful
cooperative marketing companies,
and through them successful farmers.
It is building for the farmer real
means of voicing his needs and OF
solving his problems along construc-
tive lines.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-07-31

wipe out the prejudice against CO.
operative marketing. Business men
are even more afraid of 1t than the
farmers.
But" Macklin continues, "the day
Is here when ample facts are at hand
and practical plans available for help
ing the Wisconsin farmer to under
stand and develop efficient cO-Opera-
tive organizations. Before this infte.
nation can be used to advantages,
however, business men must ceaSa
antagonism against cooperation"
Another step IN the development OF
sound cooperative marketing which
Macklin gives, is for business men of
the state, and they include the farm
ers, to get in contact with the move
ments now succeeding in Wisconsin.
Five Of these state or district-wide Co
operative sales companies sold up
wards Of $13,OOOOOO worth Of prod
ucts last year.
Many Products Handled.
American cheese, tobacco, live
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-07-31

for business men and all others who
have goods or services to sell"
The cooperation which Macklin be-
lieves is needed to make these i'm
provements in the conditions of the
country will not upset the present pri-
vate marketing systems. The work
of only one out of every So middle
men is out Of step and needs to be
replaced. The men who were efficient
In their old jobs will be needed to
give still greater service in the coop
erative organizations.
Has Proved It's Merit.
"As means of improving market
ing for farmers, cooperation is out of
the experimental stage" declares
Macklin. "It has proved its merit
and now only waits more widespread
use to increase its benefits. It has
been the backbone Of progress in the
highly successful dairy industry Of
Denmark, Finland, Switzerland, and
New Zealand
Business men as well as farmers
should be interested in promoting CO.
operation, for, in Macklin's opinion,
it offers a mutual opportunity. The
first thing to be done, he says, is to
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-07-31
Poison Gophers to Save
Various Big Money Crops

Any time is gopher killing time, ac-
cording to A. e. Oman, rodent control
specialist of the Kansas Agricultural
college. Encouraging reports are COM
ing in from communities that have
used poisoned oats. Many farmers re-
port 100 per cent eradication from one
treatment Mr.. Oman urges dilligent
use of the poison method to save po-
tato crops. A few quarts of poisoned
oats or Of treated carrots will protect
a large field. Gophers working in al
falfa fields can be effectively poisoned
after the first hay crop Is removed.
The zoology department. Of the col
lege filled orders for $50 quarts Of poi
soned oats, five ounces of strychnine
and 100 pounds of cyanide flakes dur
Ing the week of May 10 to "a.
The five ounces Of strychnl1e would
treat two bushels of OATS enough to
kill 1000 gophers. The 100 ounces of
cyanide flakes would treat 1000 prai-
rie dog holes
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-07-31
Much Milk Lost
During Summer
Best Plan Is to Reduce Bac-
terial Count by Carefully
Cleaning Cows Body.

The quantity OF milk spoiled through
souring during the summer can be
reduced by the simple precaution OF
having the cows clean at milking time,
advises f. @. Button, professor Of dali
ry industry, New Jersey state college
of agriculture.
The mud, manure, scurf and loose
body all carry a considerable number
of bacteria. A single gram (about
1928 ounce) of fresh COW manure has
been found to contain 100000 bac-
terra. Since this material often con-
stitutes large proportion of the filth
on a cows body the Importance of
cleaning the animal can readily be
seen.
Experiments with dirty cows have
shown that washing the teats and I'D
ders will reduce the bacterial count
from $4,000 to about 1000 per cubic
centimeter When cows are cleaned
In addition to having their teats and
udders washed, the bacterial count
may be reduced to 1000. This assumes
that the utensils In both cases are
clean and sterile.
/ Boards Of health are becoming strict
er in their requirements of what con-
stitutes clean milk. For the protec-
ton of the public they demand that
bacterial counts be kept within rea-
sonable limits This, besides the fact
that clean milk does not sour as quick
ly as bacteria-laden milk, makes 1t
point of good business for the dairy
man to thoroughly groom his cows.
Clipping long hairs from the belly,
udder and TANKS facilitates proper
cleaning. Grooming is best done an
hour or so before milking, as this will
leave time for the dust to settle.
The best results can be secured only
when udder and teats are washed or
wiped with a clean, damp cloth, just
previous to milking When udders and
teats are soiled with manure or mud,
washing with clean water is necessary.
Water should be changed frequently,
SO that clean supply is always in
use. After washing, surplus moisture
should be removed by wiping with
dry or slightly damp cloth. Then there
will be no surplus water to drip into
the milk pail, or to wet the mixers
hands. When milking starts, the I'D
ders, teats and TANKS should be cleOn
and slightly damp.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-07-31
no lIIT TIM
YUULI nj
SUMMER FEEDING OF
HENS is IMPORTANT

Nature will not supply enough anil
NAL protein in the form Of bugs and
worms during the spring and summer
to supply the laying flock of poultry
with what is needed to insure. good
egg production, says A. G. Phillips,
head of the poultry department OF
Purdue university. In the spring when
birds get onto free range and in the
summer when they utilize the entire
farm for exercise, it is a common prac-
tice to reduce the amount of mash
containing protein and depend apon
the grain as the large part of the feed
to be supplied by those who keep
poultry.
AS the weather warns up, birds do
not need as much heat supplied by
the grain as they do in the winter.
Consequently the grain consumption
should naturally be reduced and mash
consumption increased. In order to
see that the birds eat more mash as
the season progresses it may be nee
essary to feed practically no grain in
the morning. If the Purdue mash of
90 pounds bran, so pounds middlings
and 80 pounds tankage is used, the
proportion of grain to mash in the
spring should be two to one and in
the summer one to one, or equal parts
of grain to mash.
AS a rule egg production begins to
slump as soon as warm weather ar
riyes, but if the mash consumption in
creases the slump will not be so great
The summer production can be very
high and consequently very profitable.
On farms where much waste grain is
available it may be wise to confine the
birds until about ten o'clock in the
morning, thus compelling them to eat
mash before they are permitted to
roam over the farm. High mash con-
sumption is absolutely necessary to
insure summer egg production.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-07-31
Fight Against Bindweed
Won by Kansas Farmer

Despite the fact that land infested
with bindweed is often abandoned be-
cause the owner believes it impossible
to exterminate, William Dietz, Sumner
county (Kan.) farmer, has entirely
rid his farm Of this weed. Mr.. Dietz
used three methods Of determination.
On the smaller patches he applied salt
at the rate of about one pound to the
square foot. Mr.. Dietz does not rec
ommend such method, however. Al
though he applied the salt ten years
ago, he has not yet produced crop
on the land SO treated Two or three
acre patches of bindweed he success
fully exterminated in about three
years by placing hogs on the patch.
A 20-acre field was rid Of the pest
by the Intensive cultivation method.
He plowed the patches early in the
spring and then went over them from
three to four times month through
out the remainder Of the summer,
using knife weeder, which cut the
plants about four inches below the
surface. Following this practice for
three TO four years, Mr.. Dietz declared,
will entirely kill them.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-07-31
SEE BADGER RIVALS
SLOW IN APPEARING

Wisconsin dairymen can hold their
own against any new competitions
from the West.
p. e. McNall, Of the Wisconsin col
lege of agriculture, has reached this
conclusion from his years of study of
efficient dairying He bases his
opinion on detailed cost accounts from
scores of dairy farms. These show
a number of reasons why the Badger
farmers do not need to be alarmed.
"Dairymen have learned the value of
the high producing cow" he says.
sThey have improved their herds and
have become trained, experienced OPP
orators. The new dairymen lack this
training. They think they cannot af-
ford to buy the more expensive, high
producing cows After having bought,
1t will take years for them to learn
to properly feed and care for the new
dairy cow"
This offers an opportunity for Wis
consin because the demand, if it comes
up to expectations, will be, McNall
believes, largely for the kind of cows
that her farmers should sell. The be-
ginners will not want the highest pro-
ducers, but will furnish profitable
market for the less desirable animals.
Another reason, according to Nc
Nall, why the western dairymen, just
starting in, will not be dangerous
competitors is their marketing prob
lem. Widely scattered farmers with
small amounts of product enormously
increase the expense of marketing and
also the chances for poor product.
In order to put out product which
would compete with Wisconsin, ex-
pensive creameries, cheese factories,
silos and other equipment would have
to be bought, McNall declares This
would take years. Before it is ac-
complished, if grain prices rise again,
many of the farmers who are now
talking dairying will lose their inter-
est.
cat present, prices of dairy products
are low and for the time being we
have overproduced," says McNall.
"There is something like twice as
much cheese In storage now as last
year, three times as much butter and
nearly five times much evaporated
and condensed milk in storage as at
this time last year. What Wisconsin
farmers need now is to sell off more
Of their low producing cows. Thus
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-07-31
Silo Is Cheap and Best
Means Of Providing Feed

The silo is the best and cheapest
means of. providing succulent feed not
only for winter, but as a supplement
to short pastures during the long, dry
summer months, according to the Mis-
souri, College of Agriculture, which
states in a recent bulletin:
1t is the cheapest farm building
that can be erected.
1t will house feed at lower cost per
pound than hay or roughage can be
protected from the weather by barn
or hay NOW.
1t increases the producing capacity
of the farm at least 10 per cent and
will often increase its stock-carrying
capacity %. per cent.
1t is the cheapest and most effective
method of soiling.
1t is the cheapest place to store
the corn crop, and, in fact, one of the
silo's greatest advantages is the pos
sibility it affords If utilizing all Of
the corn crop. An acre Of corn can
be placed in the silo at cost not
exceeding that of shocking, husking,
grinding and shredding and will pre-
serve more nutrients and will produce
more milk per acre than any other
system of handling the crop.
1t saves a third Of the value of the
corn crop that is otherwise largely
wasted.
1t supplies feed at less labor and
there is less waste Of fodder by cows.