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IIPWPRIil ItOBI, TLL. IS THUfft tOLOR «»*£*!T: BY FOOT WORK ^ fljpMts dothea act uates to fc» more Important and more ittrwtiw this j*ar for several reasons. They are to lie made of woolen stuffs, aa heretofore, of Bilk, and even of cotton. It *111 all depend upon where one's ac- "II vl ties will be expressed, and of just Yhat one's atatos is In the sports World. If one la going to take part in golf, tennis or polo there are togs , Refitting these as definitely as there •re gowns for bridesmaids and debutantes and girl graduates, writes a fashion correspondent la the New . Work Times. - When sports were new to modern life they were something aside and jflpart from the prescribed trend of living, and anything in the way of ^Jlress would answer. Now, sports being a vital part of fashionable Ufa in •ummer time, the ver> heft ^ront Fullneas of Skirt, Matching Jf Scarf in Summer Mode. . | If fashion creators are devoted to the I designing of sports dreaa. This year . > Hiey have a wealth of Ideas, models «nd materials to draw upon. While the ;*"#attern of dress In general grows f:Siore and more feminine, that for ^-fports togs maintain a certain severe . ^tailored" simplicity and hardiness of ^ Style that la always described as maa- . • • • 4" fullne. - |; The styles for this season ware Presented at the southern resorts dur- * wg the winter. The blue of sonny 1 Skies and the green and gray of humi dock landscapes stimulated the vision |Of artists who design for the affluent. ,| JT or the early season flannel and the f jpther woolens will be worn. The fabihcs for these are of the countless ^ |' |r ight colored materials in stripes, ' »:||heck8 and the plain goods, most of » Vhich are now shown in gracious pas- » fei shades, with here and there an il- ^ I-ustrious example in scarlet or vivid 0 green to carry the traditional sports Colors. Stripes are distinctly fashionable. One reaaoa Is that a striped pattern , < ^ Siakes one's figure seem more slender. . t> Another Is that this Is a season of •tripes in many materials and colors. They are shown in the latest one-piece an<* t»nte "octal, with plain materials effectively introduced. In the two-piece suits they are uncommonly attractive, smart and striking. Skirts of striped flannel are done la the kilt ^ with an overblouse or sweater of plain goods. In patterns of this description are the tub silks which have made such a sweeping and successful appeal this season. They are of that variety once known aa shirting, which has been greatly developed and is now a practical and delightful material of which to make the stylish, yet entirely comfortable, rigging for any and ail of the sports and country-life doings that swagger women of today are going In for. Happily the stock of "sorting." pussy willow, heavy flat crepe and other weaves of which these latest sports suits are made offers many patterns other than a stripe. There are conventional designs and many clever variations, but the plaids, checks, diagonals and mixtures in a silk that looks like and feels like taffeta, but which is in reality a pussy willow that Is guaranteed to "wash" predominate. Among the prominent Parisian artists Patou has rather plunged In sports clothes, creating some exceptionally clever frocks and coats. He apparently endorses the ensemble even for dress of this description, and his most attractive models have aa appearance of both simplicity and ease, almost of elegance. In a most engaging example this designer keeps to one color «U the way through, in marked contrast to the erase for much pattern and contrast. A perfectly plain tailored skirt Is made of soft beige wool, an indistinct mixture with which will be worn an overblouse of beige crepe. The material of the skirts Is used in bands to trim the neck, which opens with slight revers, and to outline the front, which is buttoned in a practical manner around the bottom, and in a strip at each side which also Is buttoned for a space of six inches. The fulllength coat Is of the same mixture and is lined with the crepe. Patou is making some charming sports things of his own favorite fabric, a novelty that resembles in mixture a silky turklsh toweling. It Is light In weight, soft and luscious In feeling, most comfortable and more or less weatherproof. The range of colors is wide and includes some that are lovely. One in which Patou has done a sports coat, hip length, in banana-colored material. Is to be worn with a plain skirt and tunic blouse of flat crepe In the same shade. The only suggestion of trimming is in the band of silk stitching with which both the neck and the bottom of the blouie are oatllned. Large PI aide Hi Prominence. Bernard makes a feature In auita and coats, particularly the latter, In large piaids and other bold patterns, combined with plain goods, and some of the best things from this atelier are done In cloth, with much white and black and white. All of the new shades of green, lanvln, Jade, duck, shutter, empire, tarragon and the others, and much yellow, dandelion, banana, Jonquil, canary, coin, malse, amarlUo and leopard are Intensely modish. Lanvln Is giving especial attention to •ports clothes this season, creating some Individual models that have an unusual charm for Americans. 8be Introduces many combinations of both fabric and design In some of her best things In two-piece models. Among these Is a smart suit in which a skirt of canary colored Kodier crepe, laid in clusters of finer plaits. Is worn with a tunic blouse of kasha cloth in a loud plaid of yellow, red and green. Knitted Goods for Sports Mil another delightful model from l^anvin is built In the shade of green at bears her name. The skirt of frepe is plaited in clusters, as so many „% bt her sports skirts are, and the over- ;X.t>louse, which is long, plain and clingv "T Ing, is made of wool Jersey. The neck - -" Is finished with a turtle-shaped collar ^ of the Jersey, and the crepe la used for 4 # long straight scarf and for cuffs alr Inost elbow depth that extend in a nar- ^ J f-ow strip over the shoulder to the Collar. In all of these costumes designed for a tennis, a country hike or the gal- • I lery at sports events, moderation la ' ^ Shown, particularly In the skirt a, % i'J^hich are wide enough for comfort Vv i snd are of boot-top length. Patou has ; ? fome out In most positive terms gainst the extremely short skirt la £ •§ *11 types of dress. * f The Jerseys and knitted goods ara | r| * 11 the rage for sports wear. - This i-type of dress has never been created %Jn versions as attractive as the models "•r of this season. The slender figure . may suitably and beautifully dress In a one-piece frock of bright yellow Jersey, which has a touch of needlework In rich colors at the neck anc wrists. A long severely simple coat of yellow kasha lined with a "necktie silk" In small pattern of yellow and brown will be worn with this. A rather startling two-piece suit is built of white finely woven wool Jersey having collar, cuffs and belt of Jade green glace kid. Scarlet Is tremendously popular and some of the most swagger suits to be found in the exclusive shops are of scarlet, with white or in some part of aa all-white costume. ^ Chiffon Ussd Chiffon and georgette crepe are employed this season to make a very tailored type of frock with long sleeves and plain or fancy pockets. Necklines Though the most popular neckline of the moment is the V-cut, there are many designers who cling to the shallow bateau or Jenny line. -> i. Ensemble Idea Is Being Used in Various Schemes The ensemble Idea, illustrated In all ' Ita popularity this seaaon in entire . costumes, is being carried out in other ••yavs as well. One hears today of ^Hfensemble lingerie, millinery, footwear "nnd what-not. The scheme of matching undergarments, petticoats, negligees, has taken so well that the tendency is all toward modifying the very) - ^Violent combinations that come tosiflisregard all sense of proportion. Eyea' ifcave wearied of confusion and overelaboration; the quieter arrangements Jin dress are most welcome. ~ 5 One among the latest ensembles is a -"eet"--hat, veil and scarf all In the fewest and most brilliant shade of . vgreen. It comes from the other side labeled -apple" green, though it Is far greener than any fruit ever £rown. The hat, a close shape of Irough straw with side brim rolling Wightly, is trimmed with a band of * *|dyed breast feathers. The veil of -.-open mesh silk net Is stitched with j» scroll pattern of floss l» machine roldery and is large enough to *8 an automobile scarf-veil **er bat and shoulders. • long straight scarf of chiffon with a duster of wide tucks on each end completes this showy but smart little ensemble. Other sets In gray, beige mauve and all the spring shades are shown. Especially chic are those In geranium red, the rage of the moment. U- ' { -v.- Ornamental Gloves The latest band coverings from Paris are garnished with steel beads. These gloves are of suede, heavily embroidered with the steel bead designs on both cuffs and backs. This ornamentation lends itself well to all shades of leather, although black offers the smartest contrast Draped Dress Pios ^ Pins which consist of two or three large pearl; in different tones are used to catch the draperies of chiffon frocks at the hip-line. They also form a decoration for the shouler or the from of an otherwise untrlmaed mod^i How Sam# Animals Are Protected From Enemim. To compare the speed, agility aad craftiness of the coyote or the mountain lion with the young sheep or the fawn of the deer, Is to wonder at the manner In which these almost defenseless little animals ever live long enough to grow up. But are they defenseless? Not so defenseless as they look, observes the Kansas City Star. They are short on teeth, daws and ferocity, but in common with many other animals which must depend on something other than fighting ability In order to exist they are long on the art of concealment. It is easy to see how the quail or.the grouse, by crouching in the grass which it so closely resembles, can escape detection by the eye. To some animals, such as the snowshoe rabbits, nature has given a protection of color which changes as the color of the surroundings change. The mountain sheep is especially adept at concealment. These animals, living on treeless mountain peaks, closely resemble in color the gray rocks which surround them. A mother sheep, by placing the lamb In a hoilow among the rocks and nosing a few pieces of loose rock over It, eSectlvelr evades most enemies. A guide of the Rocky mountains told of having watched a ewe conceal ber lamb by simply nosing a stick of wood across the little fellow as he lay on the rocks. A few minutes later a coyote passed that way with his nose to the ground, following the trail of the ewe. lie never got a trace of scent at the place the lamb was left, pnd passed within a few feet of It. This same man told of having seen coyotes pass close to fawns in the same manner. He said that the mothers seem to have perfect confidence that the fawns would not be caught by coyotes, wandering away and leaving them apparently helpless In the woods. The case of the birds which are protected by coloration and that of the lambs, however, seems only to partly solve the problem, since some of their enemies hunt by scent. In the case of the lambs one enemy, the eagle, uses his eyes, while another, the coyote, uses his nose. What is the protection of these creatures against the scenting enemies. It Is we!l known that the quail can to a certain degree control Its scent by tightly compressing its feathers in time of danger. And as to the sheep and the *awns, this woodsman, who has spent his life observing thes* animals, believes that until they become of a certain age they leave no scent. H13 instances of the coyotes passing so close to the hidden young of the deer and the sheep, things which he haa witnessed, seem to prove this. A Believer Homer Hazel, twenty-nine years of age, with a wife and three children, la paying his way through Rutgers, where he Is the star athlete and tht most popular man. "I believe In bard work," he said at a New Brunswick reception. "A big business man crossed the ocean one winter when times were hard In order to drum up some foreign orders, and one stormy evening in the smoking-room a society chap said to him: " Terrible time, terrible. And you, sir, like the rest of us, are hoping tot better things, I supposer " 'No, my friend,' said the big business man. 'No, I'm not hoping for better things. I've got my coat off and my sleeves rolled up, and by gosh, I'm working for them.'" Unhappy Me ef Carta Corfu, one of the loveliest of the isles of Greece, is again lr trouble. It has changed hands more than a score of times and has had as many different owners. Known originally as Coreyra, It was the site of the first naval battle fought in the annals of Greece, the engagement taking place nearly 700 years before tbe birth of Christ. Since then it has figured In innumerable near eastern cities--an island which has been tlie cause of almost endless bloodshed. Pirates of old lllyria, Romans, French, Sicilians, English, Italians, Corsairs, Turks and, of course, Greeks, have all bad a hand In its affairs at some time or other. Great Britain ruled it for not quite fifty years, when it passed under Greek control at the wish of its inhabitants. Today its future is as uncertain as. ever 1^ was.--Family Herald. Rubbing it in aTn't going to take my children to the circus no more!" declared Gap Johnson of Rumpus Ridge. "Then yoo think It la detrimental to their morals?" asked tbe presiding elder. "Nope; but tuther day at Mauck ft Mauckenfuss' Consolidated Museum, Bquescurriculum and Ifippolymplad in mighty union with Dockerell's Parisian Circa* and Sanger's English Menagerie, when the old clown came out and begun to cut up his dum foolishness all of my smaller kids yelled. There's pawl There's pawi'"«*~Kansas City Star. Age of Civilization Many people believe that civilisation rises in waves, and that many thousands of years ago the greater part of the Atlantic was dry land inhabited by a race of people who, in some respects, had risen higher than we ourselves have risen. However that may be, digging on what Is still dry land has proved that civilization is much older than we used to think. Education in Health . Physical education is a required subject in sll public elementary and high schools of Virginia. To stimulate interest in the matter, especially in rural sections, the state board of education offers special financial aid to counties and cities employing physical directors conducting satisfactory courses in health education. Defies Rooolvm and Beata Hoole Agmmt Door Un- H til Aid Com*, New York.-- The frantic tattoo which Abraham Podolsky beat with head and feet against the front door of his Jewelry store at 74 Forsyth street frightened away two holdup men who had entered the place with drawn revolvers a few minutes before. Intent on looting his safe of more than $100,000 of diamonds. Podolsky's terrified face framed la the glass panel of the door and the robbers fled. One of the pair leaped to the running board of a passing taxicab and at the point of his revolver forced the driver to take him to Chrystle and Canal streets. The other ran north on Forsyth street to Grand street and lost himself among the Sunday promenaders. Driver Returns to Seen*. Harry Bender of 1588 8t. John'a place was the driver of the taxicab. As soon as the bandit Jumped from the cab lie drove back to Podolsky's store with the two passengers he had in the cab. Then the party, including Louis Stein of 1679 Fiftieth street, lAMOiND^ I; \ Cornea to Life oa He Heart Funeral Plana Madisonvllle, Ky. -- Roscoe Quails, nine, lying la his bed unable to move, heard his ents give him up for dead and plan his funeral. Now he is recovering after hours of near distraction at the thought of being buried alive. Roscoe fell while akurtwg. Paralysis develped. He lost his speech and was kept alive several days by administration of liquid food. Then apparently he died. Parents aad relatives mourned and began planning the funeral. Roscoe said he heard it alL A physician was called for a final examination and found tbe boy still breathing. Now he is able to sit up In bed. STARVING GOAT EATS UP CHECKS Yelling for the Police Brooklyn, a customer, who was In the store at the time, went to the Clinton street station and reported to Detectives Whalen and Cavanaugh. Podolsky said he was alone in the store when a tall, dark youth en* tered and asked to see some diamond rings, ranging in price from JltX) te |250. Something In tbe youth's manner made Podolsky suspicious. Before going to the big safe at the rear, which stood open, he went to. th« front door and locked It Customer Arrives In Time. Then he brought out some rings, but while the pseudo customer examined them Stein appeared at the locked door and Podolsky went to let him In. Another youth crowded in on Stein's heels, and as soon as he was In both be and the first youth drew revolvers and ordered the jeweler and Stein Into a rear room. Stein prepared to obey, but Podolsky, shouting that he would die rather than let the robbers make off with his goods, ran to the door, beat his head against it and kicked It, yelling for the police. The men took fright and fled. Mother Wanta Two Sons Confined in Jail for Life Philadelphia. -- A aeventy-year-old mother appeared in a police station here with tt« r^juest that the magistrate secrer.ee her two sons to jail, "even for Hie." If necessary, to "Juat keep them sway from me." The son«, the aged mother, Mrs. Margaret Frlel, said, would not work aitd made themseh'es a nuisance about her boarding houite. They had been arrested 12 times for Intoxication and disorderly conduct, the police said. "When I -wouldn't give them money to buy drinks," Mrs. Friel declared, "they threatened to kill me. I'm through with them. I disown them here and now, and I dop't care where you send them, or how long you give them. I don't want ever to see them again, not even when I'm dying." The sons, Daniel, forty, and Jamea, thirty-eight, were sentenced to three months in tbe county Jail. May Keep Ring 'San Francisco. -- An engagement ring Is a gift and not a trust, and If the fair recipient retains It she is not guilty of embezzlement, It was ruled here by a police judge. Louis H. Peterson asked for the arrest of bit former fiancee. Miss Dorothy Howard, on a charge of embezzlement, asserting she had retained a diamond ring he had given her when Miss Howard promised to become his bride. He said they subsequently abandoned their plans and she refused to return the ring. Drowns in Tub Jlignmond. Ind.--The twentv-mo«>»>>«. oTd son of Mrs. Ernest Parkas was drowned recently when it fell In tbe bathtub during the absence of the mother, who had gone to a near-by grocery store. Mrs. Parkas had left the child In the house alone, and It cUstbed Into the tub of wate|k^ ^ Stands Heavy Jolt Dubuque, Iowa.--William J. Smith, lineman. Is recovering from a shock and burns received when 16,500 volts passed through him when his head came in contact with a lightning arrester* Milled by Tree Rock Island. III.--Herchel Hand, eighty, a resident of Burlington, Iowa, died as the result of being stnick on the head by a falling tree while at work on Welch's island. NeqeI Caper Preeea Coetly te Eastern Financier^ ' New Tork.--Tbe appetite df" i jbat In Asia, which several weeks ago showed a fondness for paper, led to the necessity of a strict watch on all checks cashed by one of Wall street's larger banks. Also, it caused a considerable waste on the part of America's largest International commercial house of money, which was expended in cabled messages between New York and the Far East. The International commercial house had made out a $25 check, drftwn on the Bank of Manhattan company, for the account of a Far Eastern firm. The firm in question received the check and was prepared to cash it. But the goat got it. The animal apparently had such an appetite, It was explained by Raymond E. Jones, president of the New York bank, that It found the piece of paper In some unexplained manner and ate It. The international commercial house was promptly Informed and, after close investigation. It made out a duplicate check for $25, which it forwarded to the proper address. It then had to cable /ull instructions to New Tork, giving the number and series, the bank upon which drawn and tbe amount of the check. This Information in turn wa8 relayed to the Bank of Manhattan company, which, as a matter of policy, put in operation Its full machinery to safeguard against the possibility of the original check coming through. This, however, is regarded unlikely. It was sworn by the proper authorities that the goat had masticated the check as thoroughly as if it had been torn into bits. The total cost to all persons concerned In time and money, was estimated by one authority on banking and commercial practice to have been $400. in Our Dope Uaera Increasing Among Professional Men Philadelphia.--"If Director Butler has done nothing else, since taking charge of the police department In this city, he has made dope so hard to get that the 'bootleg' price has advanced from $35 to $150 an ounce," A. O. H. de la Gardia, chief of the Federal narcotic office here, said. The report of the narcotic office for tbe last year, Mr. de la Gardia added, will show an increase in the number of arrests of drug addicts. "Addiction to drugs Ip fast disappearing among the Chinese in this country, until now it has become an American evil, particularly with refers ence to opium smoking. "American professional men are becoming the greatest addicts to the drug habit. The percentage of drug addicts among physicians and druggists Is greater than among any other professional class. The theatrical profession also Is permeated with drug users." Atfvafitiigfcs of Vegetables for Family Needs and Likes Are Many. Cl**»8*m bT th« United Stmtea DaputaaMt of Agrtcultar*.) Closely associated in our minds with the vitamins they supply are tbe vegetables that can be grown in almost any home garden--spinach, cabbage, lettuce, carrots, string beans^ peas, rutabagas, tomatoes, all the leafy vegetables known as "greens," and man) others. We also obtain necessary minerals from these vegetables-- iron, calcium, phosphorus--and depend on them for bulk, or "rough age." Bui our first thought Is apt to be--vegetables for vitamins! Ad van tags* of Vitamins. The advantages of growing vitamin# in our gardens are many and obvious. To begin with, there is the matter of freshness. No matter how near the market may be to the home. It is usually a long way from the farmer who produced the vegetables. Garden products that have been carried over a dusty road, and perhaps exposed for hours before they were sold, cannot be compared in desirability of flavor or condition with those Just off the vine or out of the earth. The vitamin content of vegetables is also dependent to some extent upon freshness. Again, when the vegetables are actually at hand in the garden, waiting to be gathered, the chances are that they will be used oftener, and In larger quantities, than when some one has to go to a store to get them. The price often influences the quantity bought when the housekeeper goes to market, but when she steps into her garden she Is apt to bring In as much as she believes her family will consume. The convenience of having a garden frequently leads to a beneficial change In the proportions of the family diet. Vegetables are served more abundantly because they are available, and they satisfy the craving for bulk, lessening the desire for other foods which may lack the necessary vitamins. Almost automatically the garden tends to Increase the use of vegetables. The garden must, of course, be carefully planned so that It will yield an adequate supply of the kinds of vegetables the family likes and needs, both for table UBe and for canning or storing. If some sort of record is kept from one year to the next to show the quantity of each vegetable grown and the use made of It, a garden budget can be eventually worked out Fruits Are Important. Fresh fruits are also Important sources of vitamins, and should be considered la connection wfth the garden plan. Many orchard fruits and^ /'*• berries grow well in all sections of the country, and others are best suited to/v^jL certain localities. While the citrus fruits--oranges, lemons, grapefruit-- are among the best sources of vita- • mlns, Tomatoes are comparable with- M citrus fruits as sources of vitamins, ' and when the latter are lacking, toma- 'x*'":\ to juice, either fresh or canned, may be used instead. It goes without saying, therefore, that tt la a good thing ~ . to Include tomatoes In every garden : plan. "Flushing" Recommended . for the Breeding Ewes ^ v, Preparation for breeding Is the beginning of the direct work for the harvest of lambs hoped for the next spring. The period of gestation in sheep is 147 to 150 days. The mating, > therefore; should begin practically five months before the first iambs are? ,' wanted. The ewes should be gaining : in condition at the time of mating..' Such a condition will cause more of" ; the ewes to come in heat quickly and||VV to settle at the first mating, as well; • as a larger number of twin lambs. ^ * Changing the ewes to especially good x . pasture or giving a little extra feed beginning ten days before the breeding season, will serve to bring about this desired condition. This extra feeding whether from extra pasture or additional feed given, is called "flushing." It has been recommended and followed by successful shepherds for generations and carefully controlled experiments have proved that good results do follow the practice. Trim off the excess wool around dock of all ewes. Neglecting to do this is often the cause of many ewes falling to get with lamb. 'f. - . Pears Gaining in Favor Pears are now a year-around fruit In the market and growing slowly In favor as a fresh fruit while their popularity as a canned fruit for use In various desserts Is Increasing steadily. The pear has an interesting history aa It Invaded the United States from thei northeast and southwest corners the country In the digrs of the earl; settler* Get Chicks on Ground Get the chicks out on the ground as soon as you can. Even while the weather is cool, let them have access to the grass and ground, but provide, a runway so they can hurry back to the brooder stove when they get cold. Chicks will come to tbe heat when necessary If the runway is opened for them. -CHOICE OF TRACTOR FOR FARM . WORK WILL DEPEND ON NEEDS Several Suggestions Made to Use as a Guide. li'YearrOld Lad Save* infant From Drowning Brescia, Italy.--The heroic rescue of a two-year-old baby by an eleven-yearold boy recently was enacted here. The child had wandered away from Its governess and fallen from a terrace on the border of a nearby lake Into the water, which at that place was about twelve feet deep. Hearing the cries for help which the nursemaid set up on discovering the baby's plight, Pietro Negrinelll, eleven, rushed to the scene and, not stopping to (disrobe, threw himself Into the water. He seized the baby's dress with his teeth and struggled with his burden to a nearby rock, where he held on, exhausted, until bystanders were able to lift the pair onto dry Kills Man; Sleepe Hammond, Ind. -- Thirty minute3 after he had shot and killed John Mastinez at Indiana Harbor Vincent Gomez signed a written confession, tbe police say. Th^ killing was the outcome of a trivial quarrel. After the shooting Gomez went home to bed, where the police found him. Fall is Fatal Chicago.--Mrs. Euedinia Athens, forty, of 7673 Exchange avenue. lies dead as the result of Internal injuries which she suffered when she fell on the stairs In her home. Mrs. Athens was near the top of the stairs when she fell, and rolled to the bottom. -Before buying a tractor most farmers want to know what kind will meet the need of their farms. Because of frequent requests from fanners for help 1m this matter tbe engineering staff at the New Jersey State College of Agriculture, New Brunswick, has drawn up a group of suggestions which may be used as a guide to prospective buyers 1. Choose from tbe ranks of those which have been tried by years of use, from the manufacturer who has a local representative with a stock of repair parts near at band. 2. A reasonable amount of service should go with a machine of this type. See If your agent la in the" habit of following up his sales to see that he has satisfied customers. 3. A belt pulley controlled by a friction clutch Is usually desired. Study the size and location of this pulley. 4. A mechanical governor is very desirable for belt work. 5. At the present price of gasoline It Is economical to have a tractor that will operate successfully on kerosene at any load. 0. An air cleaner Is essential to long life of the engine if uaed In daatr fields. 7. A magneto with an Impulse* starter provides as nearly as possible sure ignition and ease and safety la cranking. & It Is very Important to see that the tractor hitch and Implement hitch are suited to each other In height aad lateral adjustment. 8. Most working parts should be In-. closed, and run in oil. 10. A tractor pulling a two-bottom plow would suit most New Jersey farms on which a tractor can be profitably used. Some might need a threebottom outfit. Only a tsw would require a larger one. - Collecting Broomsticki This is a good time to start collecting broomsticks from all your neigh-< bors. They are ideal stakes for heavygrowing plants. Grab anything that; looks like a neat stake and store it, for stakes never come amiss in thet growing season and usually there la a dearth of them when they are most needed. Stout stakes tat will be needed. Missouri Apple Varieties According to a survey of commercial orchards taken by federal and state authorities in Missouri, the Jonathan is now the leading apple of the state. The Delicious, Stayman, Wluesap, Grimes Golden and York Imperial are rapidly replacing the Ben Davis, Gano and Ingram. Winter varieties constitute about 67 per cent of the bearing trees; fall varieties make up about 28 per cent, and summer apples are classed as 1 per cent. Successful farmiitf doesn't just happen. Death Toll, 26J)00 Washington.--A death toll of 26,000, «f whom 10.00*J were children, and property loss of between $700,000,000 and $1,000.000,(WO resulted from traffic accidents last year, according to DepartAMht of Commerce figurm. Folding Bed Kills New York.--Miss Clara King, flftytWo, of Morristown. N. J., was suffocated when she was trapped In a folding bed. which closed up on her when she laid down to take a nap. Clover Improves Soil Sweet clover is a very good crop to improve the land. That is, * here sweet clover grows well. It will not do well on acid or sour soil unless the soil Is limed. Better crops of grain or corn can be expected after a good crop of sweef clover. It is not diflicult to get rid of sweet clover. Buckwheat Is a good crop to plow under to improve the soil, but not nearly so good as sweet clover because It to not a legume. * M Rape on Sour Soils When land Is too sour to grow clover or alfalfa, one of the best forage crops for hogs that can be grown is rape While rape will grow on poor sour soils, it will not grow as much forage as it will on good sweet rich land; but It will most likely pay to grow some of It for hogs. It would probably make more growth If you would plow the land first, and then work It down well wtth a disk before sawing the rape. ' , Don't be afraid to try something new this year, but don't try it too hard. • • • Sow celery seed for winter celery, and sow cabbage seed tor late crop. • • • Heavy feeding and no exercise on Sunday is equally bad for horasa and' men. » • • • Farming may not be Snandaltr an profitable but there is a "heap sf ing" in it. i * * * V. % Better seed and better machinery i are not expenaes; they are productive ; investments. • • • Peat Is far more valuable an a place for crop* to grow than an a HfylMsaf for upland soils. • • • '# Long rows in gardens are beat Beda suffer more from drought aad are harder to cultivate. • • • No vegetable is easier taken care of or returns more tor tbe labor exjwuded upon It than asparagw ~ * . • • Fertilisers are plant ftN»4 *St*e#e» ly stimulants, and should hn given In properly balanced rations. • • • Well made soy bean hay has about the same feeding value as alfalfa bay and one or the other should ha asad whenever