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baby's abdomen, lap "'across the front and pin at the side. After the cord is healed, these may be aL Feige] by three knitted abdominal bands, with shoulder straps and a tab pin to the diaper. These should be made the lower part of wool and the Ximper. part of: cotton. This kind of|, undered lip up under the baby's! pas. eat Je 1a 1ake him uncomfortable.| hood "© The band may be discarded altogether pcs + "Ot Mentha ~ Shirts--Thre , wool and cot- ton, or wool and silk; never all. wool. For the very hottest weather an all- cotton or silk shirt-may be wo shirts should be fitted smoothly: ho 'may either lap oF button in front, f Stockings--Three pair SE aoties, "pairs of merino or: cashmere % ings if the weather Js. cold. adel 'Blankets--Three blankets of closely + knitted or crocheted wool, or 'made from an old; 'soft: woolen 'blanket. Sex delctinimation of osu el and research, but that it has held. the ate] 'tention of thinking men of all times is proved by the fact that even three centuries before Christ men had work- ed on the question. Most J - Pliny, the elder, andj. Columbobl. ie ah book. Col- dl A od J as to freely. ¢ nots BY no sexual attributes, it is obvious among the investigators ri 'corners. may opened so the baby to get its hands When baby begins to walk, a very comfortable coat may be made from 'the bag. Open it and hem at the bottom, shape the top loosely | bY a kimono slip pattern. For winter. the hood may be made ot the same material as the wrap,.or it may be knitted or crocheted. For summer; a silk or cotton knitted or crocheted hood of an open lace pattern and lined with-the very thinnest white silk is comfortable,. Wash hoods ma be made of soft white embroid lawn and. 1aundered without starch. The ties on the hood should be such "easily. "A little hood with a snap 'hook and eye is very :convenient and does away with the bow under the baby's chin. Woollen garments--All woollen or part woollen garments must be wash- ed very carefully. They should be washed by hand in tepid soapsuds Y.| (mild soap), rinsed in a little soapy water and hung in the shade to dry. 'When dry, they should be pulled or patted into shape or smoothed with a warm iron before being put away. Al- ways, before putting garments oh a baby they should be held to the cheek to be sure they are dry and warm, pabulum react on growing organs of sex. Thus, since the germ of life. can 10t{ that the pendulum theory falls-to- the ground. Sex investigation i is not only limited to fowls, but' includes all. forms -of life; and it is safe to say that we have no the fact that medical science has taken very rapid strides in the 'past few Bi i 2e LS 3 yet solved the riddle, despite the chapter that about 180. B ored; for § 2 gE : bi in td 2 git 588 a 3 chin strap fastened at one side of the' God of Twenty. In actual weight a talent of gold is estimated at about equivalent to £6,150 sterling, or more than rt thousand dollars. In purchasing er it was worth a reat deal moré, The queen's gift, ore, 'was a {truly royal one, amounting to $3,600, 000 or more, in. gold, sides the spices and precious stones. No doubt ie went away laden with nich gifts| in in rear, for Solomon gave her all atsoever she asked, be- bey ere "which he gave her of his royal bounty. Red Sea ships brought Solomon also rich store from southern lands. The almug trees, or almug wood, which is specially Mentioned, may have been the t red sandal wood, but this is ungertain, 128-25. Solomon "Exceeded All the: of the Earth. If the character ch Be cated ,. Tem and or ta ; and that gave Solomon his Wisdom, whith God bag har pul The book of Ecclesiasticus (in thet 'Old Testament A aden rigten} career of , showing i great- ness and its decline: "Solomon® reign- oped: Sof Gd m time and was hop hop his carefully, ! great reputation and led people to! to hear Mit such a FOURTH. Don't scatter your ef- 'forts. Concentrate. It has been found that associations are best supported when a community 1s engaged in one sort of farming."However, when farm- ing is diversified, farmers have suc- ceeded by having a main association with branches to take care of grain, milk, livestock, or other products. FIFTH--Pick your leaders care- hl fully. Real leadership for the indi- vidual organization does not come from without, but is generally made up of men taken from the ranks of the farmers who have worked hardest to organize an association. SIXTH--Be sure your manager is absolutely square and impartial. It {| has been found that if an association is to succeed the manager, or the man who does the grading of fruits, vege- tables, or any farm products market- ed through the association, must be impartial, Favoritism has ruined many & co-pperative organization which had a good future. The manager also should know his business, so that every man gets a square deal. SEVENTH--Keep your system of A doing business as simple as possible, Farmers are not up to-a complicated [business; and the most successful so- ¢.eties have started in a small way, and increased gradually as the leaders became experienced and able to do the work. EIGHTH--Be sute that your rules end regulations are properly framed on the right basis. Farmers have found it wise to include in the con- stitution and by-laws reference to capital, shares, votes, membership, and dividends. Sound orgamization is the groundwork of these associations, and 'a successful society mustihave a solid foundation. ..NINTH--Choose. your members Ordinarily the member- ship in a co-operative association should be limited to farmers only, but this is not a hard and fast rule. In communities where the town folks of | 'and business men have been friendly to the farmers, it might be well to let 'thent have membership and some stock if they so desire. Especially is this true of retired farmers TENTH--Don't give one man or group of men any voting advantage. Real co-operation means that every- Lone is on a level, as far as the organ- ization is concerned. To that end jit has 'been found best to limit the vot- ing power to one vote to the member, regardless of the number of shares owned by the individual. This feature Bd} is one of the essentials of a true go- operative association... Allowing one vote to each member, every man has the| en equal voice in the affairs of the organization. This feature tends to 'stimulate and maintain interest, ELEVENTH-- Don't give any one 'member too many shares in the asso- ciation, If the number of shares an Bo mridonl oun hoi lo ii, he of the organization will never dl into the hands of one man or a restrict 'members to one share: 8 allow as many as five or ten; keepin; It is better to get the money first than have to ap- associ peal for more after the ation has gives a bad impression. FOURTEENTH. Put one man in general charge, make him responsible, #nd make him plan Bis d detailed organ- ization carefully. ' 'means Plans ning the work of -- association, and providing for the duties of the offi- cials. If each man's work is deter- mined beforehand, there will be no overlapping of effort, and each man 'will have so much responsibility. will eliminate passing the buck, if things should go wrong. FIFTEENTH--Pay enough to get an able manager, then make him work. No matter how good a machine is set up, it will not run to best advantage unless it is looked after by someone who knows his business. Managers or employees should not be hired becatse they are friends of members or offi- cials, but because they know their business. Salary should not stand in the way of getting the right man, for 80 per cent. of the business "failure are due to inefficient help and man- agement, Good managers can some- times be obtained by taking over the employees: of the private enterprise which failed because of the co-oper- ative association. This holds true of elevators or creameries. SIXTEENTH--Don't change man- agers and officers every whipstitch. Giving everyone a shot at holding of- fice in a co-operative association has been found to be poor business. Old officials should be retained whenever possible, if they have proved their efficiency and know the business. SEVENTEENTH--Be sure to keep accurate accounts, This is very im- portant. Unless records are accurate, the association is likely to go to the wall. Tt is the only way of telling if the business is being conducted at a profit or a loss, and so that every patron can get what is coming to him from the sale of his products. Every business, no matter what it may be, depends in a labge measure on its records and accounts. . Uniform sys- tems of accounting for co-operative organizations have been developed by the Government, and can be had for the asking. They are adaptable to most any kind of a co-operative as- sociation EIGHTEENTH--Hate your ac- counts audited at least twice a year. When this is done every six months the real status of the business is known at a glance. This will uncover any frauds, or will find any errors in the records of the organization. Correct accounts are necessary before any dividends can be rightly paid. NINETEENTH---Base your tan Yel tion on community spirit, It found that co-operation works better in a locality where the people have something in common, such as race, religion, nationality, and where few of the farmers are shifting temants. There are many places where the people do not have these things in common, and yet they get along, be- cause they have the right spirit and the association work brings them to- gether if it is properly handled by the right kind of a leader. TWENTIETH--Join with other local associations when ' the - time comes. For instance, if there are several small associations in the same community, but handling different kinds of farm products, it would make co-operation stronger in the 'section if all of the branches were gathered into one main society. TWENTY-FIRST--Court and seek the friendly assistance of business and city people. Try to co-operate with city folks, because in communities where the villagers and farmers have a friendly feeling, mutual good ve- sults. Often the business men will fight a co-operative association, especially if it is a store, insurance company, telephone company, or any business where they are directly affected. But, as a rule, all right- thinking business men welcome such organizations among farmers. Why Plums Don't Bear. None of our plums will bear if have but one Variety, unless there neighbor it] A frequent question asked is, "Why | doen my pm re bas 1t blooms The Ball That Hid. A group of boys were playing pall one summer day in a vacant lot. In a neighboring lot stood = little cream- colored, red-roofed house, Miss Abbie Timm"s home. The railing round the front porch was full of potted geran- fums. Miss Abbie thought as much of those geraniums as some other peo~ ple think of jewels. They were her pets, and she had them all named. There were Poppy and Jackie, and Coral, Firebrand, Flame and a half a dozen others; Miss Abbie was washing dishes when she saw a dark object come fly- ing through the air. It struck the pot that held Coral and broke it into pieces. Over the railing went poor . Coral went, and down to the ground. Some friendly salvia bushes held out their arms and caught her so care- fully that not a leaf or a bloom was broken. But one or two petals fell off and lay on the grass like drops of blood. : "0 dear! O dear!" cried Miss Abie as she flew down the steps to rescue the unfortunate flower. Coral was her favorite of them all. ? After she had picked the flower up she fumbled a little among the salvia bushes. A boy came racing across the field to. the gate. "Seen my baseball, Miss Abbie?" he panted. . It was Danny Miller. He saw the broken pot on the ground and the poor little flower with bare roots in Miss Abbie's hand, and he knew well enough what had happened; but he was 80 busy looking for his ball that he did not take time to apologize, He did not even notice that Miss Abbie failed to answer him. That last leap of the ball had tied the score between the Red Caps and the Blue Stockings, and Danny must find the ball so that they could finish the game. Miss Abbie went round to the side of the house to get a fresh pot for her flower, and on his hands and knees Danny searched and searched for the lost ball--under the steps, in the grass and everywhere; but he could not find it. Two of the other boys came tumbl- ing over the back fence to join in the search, but they, too, were unsuccess- ful. It was dreadful, for there was not another baseball within a mile, After a while the boys went away grumbling. If they had looked back (which they did not do), they would have seen Coral nodding away in her new pot as if to say, "I know some- thing you'd like to know!" Late that afternoon Danny came over to bring Miss Abbie a big yellow apple from his father's orchard. He stopped and looked at the little flecks of -red on the grass by the porch. "I am sorry I broke 'your flowerpot, Miss Abbie," he said. "Where do you suppose that ball can be?" He turned to look out over the yard, when--plop! something dropped be hind him suddenly. He whirled round, and there lay the baseball! Miss Abbie was staring at it with her mouth puckered as if she wanted to laugh but could not. "It's funny for a ball to stay up in the air a whold afternoon!" she said. "It is funny, sure enough," Danny answered as he grabbed the ball. Then he looked at her and grinned. "I didn't know you had a pocket big enough to carry a baseball round in," he said. "Well," answered Miss Abbie, "I didn't think I should have to carry it long. And P-didn't, you see!" ; hate Make a budget. Buy Thrift Stamps. Keep an intelligent record of exe penditures. The first farmer was the first man, and all historic nobility rests on possession and use of land. PREMIUMS! PREMIUMS!