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the Mchenry plaindealer, Mchenry, ill. if. A bit of pietureeque cynicism to exressed tn the announcement that Paris has taken .to calico and la, in fact, qnlte mad about it. Not percale nor any otber refined edition of the fabric, bat the plain, common garden variety of the homely, humble calico that our mothers wore ID olden times. Over here, writes a fashion authority in the New York Times, we are less courageous in oor convictions and call it English print, percale, shirting; bat It Is the same old article for all of that, and it is all the rage this season. The first models of summer frocks made of calico designed by prominent Parisian artists--swagger things matching the most exclusive designs done in fine silks, wools and crepes--were received with amused incredulity. But they were ro correct and so engaging that we could see at once they would "go." They have, indeed, been going "smartly, and now every exclusive shop Is busy making "English print" (alias calico) frocks for Its most fashionable patrons. They are English in name, French in design, and are offered as a novelty of compelling attraction- to Americans. The dresses are, of coarse,, of the type suitable for country wear--the modistes say to be worn before noon. Thesev are the simple, straight silhouette frocks that have so long intrigued as. They serve the same need as the linen and the pongee frocks that •are always popular, only, being calico, they are smarter, the last word' in the mode. One of the most striking models in calico is of a heavy quality rich In color, and is built along white sportsy lines; a long tunic blouse over the plain, narrow skirt attached to the lining, with even the scarf, the purse and the little sports hat made of calico. Summer Frock Plaited Apron Front Extending to Yoke; Tunic Effect. jit chanced that the color arrangement [was accomplished in scarlet, wh! j and Iblack, very sharp and snappy, and •with the costume black patent leather Colonial pumps, black patent leather jbf.it and black gloves were worn. Pretty, prim and quaint patterns in otber colors are presented tn the latest summer models, such as are usually made of foulard, crepe de chine, taffeta, pongee or alpaca. The designers are keeping close to the type In even the daintiest prints of geometric figures or small flowers in pink, blue, green, mauve or other colors on • white background, fnd In some charmingly artistic combinations of color of bolder character. Winsome Combinations. Combinations never dreamed of If the dressmakers who evolved the oldtime print frock are now offered as the latest thing from Paris, translated by the American Importer who deals in exclusive and individual models. One of these la built In tiers, two tiers forming the skirt, flat, and slashed st one side. The tunic, of a length to form a third tiered flounce, opens st the side, corresponding in line to the slashed flounces of the skirt. It Is quite Russian In feeling and is belted loosely at a- low line. The blouse Is cut a shallow square at the neck and has long, plain sleeves fastening tight at the wrists. Tho frock might be worked oat tn crepe or fine wool twill, but It Is done in calico of a stiffly printed pattern in pale beige, blue and green. A plain blue cotton material is used in a fold about the edge of each tier of the skirt, outlining the opening of the blouse, the neck and the sleeves, and forms a narrow stitched strap belt fastened with a Slue enameled buckle. Another calico frock has a white background with a pattern of small black dots wide apart. A tonic, threequarter length, is beltlest»\ and is trimmed around the bottom and around the slashed openings at the sides vlth a fold of black organdie, which al-o forms cuffs on the long, straight sleeves and outlines the square neck. A white and blue calico one-piece frock of the light, smooth rrcave called percale is trimmed with graduated folds of white organdie on the bottom to the knee. The bateaa neck is finished with a collar of the organdie made with a double bias fold drawn to fit the curve of the neck line. This In some of the lighter colored percales, especially those of small flower patterns, frills of muslin, batiste or organdie, white or in a color to harmonize with the frock, are ufted in unique ways to give an effect of lightness that Is altogether sweet and summery. A decorative cotton material that appeared among the Imported dress materials earlier in the season was taken to be an upholstery material. But lately It has been sent out by some of the leading American designers in most charming frocks. The patterns are uncommonly attractivegraceful .flower, garland, bouquet, scroll designs, expressing motifs of many periods, produced in engaging colors. Used by Americans. These cretonnes are employed by clever American artists in reproductions of French models, some of which, because of their simplicity, work oat well, conspicuously in the designs after Lenleff, Jenny and Luclen Lalong. Smart, comfortable and picturesque are the coats, sleeveless Jackets, blouses and waistcoats made of these cretonnes. A couturiere of repute la presenting unusual things in cretonne stadlo coats, tea Jackets and breakfast coats which are worn over slips of lace and silk or chiton and appear to take the place of negligees. Some new and exceedingly pretty cretonne dresses for the country are made to be worn with guimpes, collars and cuffs or frilly blouses, and some of the latest models are distinctly tailleur in design. Crepes of All Kinds Are in Vogue Crepe is having a vogue. Its softineas and its subtle sheen lend themeelves most effectively to graceful {styles and make indescribably flattering costumes. The varieties of crepe «re many. There are the heavy, the flight, the brilliant, the dull, the flat, (the wrinkled. There is flat crepe, crepe georgette, trepe Sebastian and countless others, some designated by -fantastic names. Printed crepes are a thing for which there Is such a erase that the prices remain exceedingly stiff. Black and , iwhite Is shown In stunningly handsome patterns, usually large and definite In character. Large polka dots In irregular clusters and exaggerated flock dots are exceedingly popular": also large conventionalized flower designs, scrolls, figures and blocks In which the Persian leaf is given as the keynote. From a prominent house In Parts are shown several variants of the tubeeilhouette tunic, seven-eighths length. These ar Incomparably grateful and becoming for warm weather wear, and their simplicity is a decided argument •n their favor. The flounced, tiered, draped and wrap-around gowns of printed crepe are lovely, and models established In this material are in numbers of original designs by all of the well-known couturleres, particularly by Patou. Drecoll, Vlonnet, Mit Robert, Worth, Chanel, Haller, Yteb. Drecoll makes lils frock of printed crepe, the loose coat or cape-wrap of plain color lined with the figured material, and adds always a fur collar. One of his latest modes--a striking oneis made of plain black crepe satin, tube-like to the knees. There Is attached a circular fiounce of figured crepe bound with a three-Inch fold of the plain, the flounce being carried on the side of the gown, forming a cascade, to the hip, and continuing over one shoulder. This Is a delightfully graceful costume whec done in beige and brown. With it is worn a hat of brown milan trimmed with two black fancy feathers, brown kid shoes and stocklngsi Lingerie Chains and Pins Slender little gold chains finished at either end with enameled pins are used Instead of the usual ribbons to hold up one's camisole or chemlA Afternoon Frock Not Favored by Young Set There Is a type of frock for which yotrager women of today seem to have less use than young women did formerly. This is the afternoon frock. They wear their sports clothes all day and hate to cut comfort or outdoor diversion short in the morning to change for luncheon, even when they are going to take this meal at the club, restaurant or at the house of a friend. This tendency works two ways. It makes the old type of afternoon frock less necessary, but It also makes It uecessary to have one's sports clothes sufficiently attractive to do for lunch- «on and afternoon wear. Here is another Interesting situation. The really formal afternoon jfrock Is hardly distinguishable ladays from a dlnaer gown. Graceful Lace Capes Oae of the most delightful innovations of the season Is the cape of lace that la dyed a beautiful color and combined with fur or ostrich feather trimming, gray, *etge and neutral tones they have the advantage of not clashing with the evening frock wdrn underneath. A delightful one is made of lace dyed cafe-au-lait and sparingly trimmed with ostrich of the same shade. A wide gold ribbon is placed between the two layers of lace. To Remove Paint To remove paint from a serge or woolen dress, dip a piece of the material as the dress Is made of Into water tn which a little soap has been dissolved and rub on spot, being careful to rub always the weave of the goods until the spot has been entirety removed. Flannel Coats Worn Quite as popular and as much worn as the sweater will be the fl nel coat. The flan-.el coat, in every Imaginable shade. Is -ithout sleeves and forms a light, warm, well-tailored garment for the woman who does not look hsr tn toe more """y1"! sweatee. Bandita Bandage Arm of Victim After Holdup Chicago.--After robbing Peter Kablous, 1845 Ogden avenue, of $220, three bandits paused long enough to bandage their victim's arm. They had shot him when be resisted their attempts to rob him. While one bound the wound another cleaned the pockets of three of Kablous' friends who X happened to be visiting him. i TOT SWEPT THROUGH CULVERT 15 UNHURT "Gee, I'm Lucky" Langha Five-Year-Old Lad. Erie, Pa.--Rescued by a crowd ot more than 1,000 persons after he had been washed through a 1,000-foot culvert, 36 Inches in diameter, diminutive Joseph Nevin, six, was duly Impressed with his unusual experience. "Gee, but I'm lucky, ain't IT I bet my mommy and daddy think I'm dead!' These wore hla first words as he shivered under, the coat of Charles Green, driver of the car of the chief of the Erie fire department, who took him to St. Vincent's hospital. Physicians at the hospital declared the boy had been uninjured and he was taken to his parents. His mother wept. His father's voice was husky with Joy. The boy slipped and fell into.the rain-swelled open end of the culvert In Ash street near Parade and Thirtieth streets. Several people saw him fall and soon a great crowd, augmented by the Erie firemen, began hunting for him. They searched frantically for more than two hours before they learned he had been rescued. Large blocks of wood, swept through the culvert by tlie raging waters, made his progress hazardous. He was tossed against the rough edges of the concrete tube, but finally emerged at the opposite end, shivering but smiling. "The blocks hit me "but I shoved them off as they went by with the big waves and kept my head close to the top," he told firemen. "It was a wonder ose of those big logs didn't knock me for a goal, but I guess my dodgtog helped." BOY HANGS FROM TO SAVE > UFEOF A GIRL Holds Her Suspended Over Mfyoer in Movie Fashion to Escape Train. Bristol, Va.--Details of how Barnett Hoi lings worth, of Asheville, N. d, saved the life of a girt here several days ago In the most approved movie style have Just leaked out at King college here, where young Hollingsworth is a student. Hollingsworth, a member of a house party at Island Park, was escorting Miss Gladys Arnold across the trestle which spans the Holston river at Island Park. When almost midway across the narrow trestle, which Is more than 100 feet above the river, the couple saw a train approaching. The train was almost upon them when the youth swung himself over the side of the trestle and shouted to the girl to leap into his arms. Girl Jumps Into His Arms. Locking his feet under the rail and throwing his knees over the strip of plank that ran parallel with the nil. Black Cat's Meow Proves Life Saver New York.--Mrs. Raymond Franzen, wife of a professor of psychology at the University of California, henceforth will not believe In the old superstition that when she Is followed by a walling black cat, It means bad luck. Just before the steamship Orca was hit by a freighter in the St. Lawrence gulf, Mrs. Franzen was on her way to her room. "Bonzon," Captain Matthews' black cat, followed her, emitting, she says, a peculiar cry. She added, when the Orca got in to port: "I went back to the lounge where other passengers were dancing. A few minutes later the freighter struck us. My room was in the path of the prow of the ship, and had I disobeyed the warning of the cat I would have been hurt." When the 44 cabin passengers disembarked they presented Captain J. E. P. Matthews with a testimonial thanking him and his crew for calmness they displayed at the time of the accident. Routs Robbers Eight Times, Then Is Slain Omaha.--J. S. Spellinan, sixty-five years old, grocer, who eight times had faced the guns of holdup men In his shop and each time emerged victorious, once wounding his man and routing his assailants on the other occasions, recently waged his last fight against robbery. He was found dead behind the counter of his" store,* shot three times. His own gun, two chambers exploded, was at his feet. The cash till had been emptied. \ Cam Grande Ruins '• Are Centuries Old The Casa Grande reservation, one of the , twenty-nine national monuments established by Presidential proclamations, consists of 480 acres of land tor' south central Arizona at an attitude of 1,422 feet and Is a typical spot of desert scenery, being level ground on the floor of the Gila valley, covered with a growth of mesqulte, creosote and salt bush. The Casa Grande, or "Great House," is a dismantled group of solid, adobe walls of a building which was at one time four stories in height. The standing walls are six feet thick at their base. The first recorded European to visit this section was Father Eusebio Francisco Kino, builder of the Tumacacori mission, who passed here in 1694 and wrote a description of the ruins, which had been standing for more than two centuries. There are many ruins of other prehistoric dwellings. The history of the rise and fall of the civilization which built hnd Inhabited the Casa Grande Is only conjectural. When these people came into the valley they undoubtedly were nomads, but the opportunities for a settled ilfe devoted to agricultural pursuits must have appealed to them, as their first step was the .construction of an irrigation system, the remains of which are still visible. Then came the problem of housing and finally the need of defensive construction for protection from enemies. The multi-story house, of which the Casa Grande is the highest development, was probably evolved as a defensive measure. As a watch tower It must have proved a good investment, for from Its top a guard could cover the country for a radius of ten miles, which was a great advantage, for If the enemy could be sighted at this distance he, being on foot (the horse was not yet on the American continent at this time), would need nearly two hours to get to the village which gave time to get runners out Into the. fields and gather forces for the defense. It Is probable that raiding Apaches became too strong for the valley dwellers, and year after year they lt»st a larger percentage of their crops and a i large number of warriors, until at last j they decided to abandon the country. This began possibly 70Q or.900 years ago. ' I Save More Pigs to Reduce Cost Cuts Open His Diving Suit and Saves Life Medford, Ore. -- Guy Klrkpatrick, thirty-two, was drowned in Rogue river at Baygold dam, near here, and Loyal Burghart, thirty-eight, who has only one arm, escaped a similar fate by cutting his way out of a diving suit in which he had encased httnSelf to search for gold in the river bed. Boy Shoots and Kills Visitor to His Home Chicago.--The accidental discharge of a revolver with which five-year-old Henry Selmit was playing at 858 Harvard street proved fatal to Adolph Walker. Walker was standing in the door talking to Mrs. Seimit when the child pointed the weapon at him and pulied the trigger. The bullet entered Walker's right temple. Strikes Gold; Killed Ludlow, Cal.--For almost fifty years Peter Collins, elghty-slx, had prospected for gold In the Mojave desert hereabouts. Recently his life-long search was crowned with success. He struck f.old ore running $60 a" ton. Then, with the congratulations of his friends still ringing in bis ears, be walked In front of a Santa Fe train and was instantly killed. Blind Dog Returns Trevorton, Pa.--Although It lost the sight of both eyes as a result of a gun- Siot wound, a foxhoiind owned by William Moyer returned six miles to its home. Cop Kills Robber New York.--Alfonso Zavatela, twenty- four, San Francisco, was shot and killed in a revolver battle with a patrolman who pursued him on the running board of a commandeered taxlcab after Zavatela had robbed and seriously wounded the proprietor of a restaurant Couldn't Pay; Kills Self Mollne, 111.--Because he was not able to meet payments on his hom^ John Pearson committed sulcM* 1a Suspended Over the 8lde ef the Struoture. Hollingsworth bung, head downward, over the wjjter and the girl flung herself into his grasp. In this manner the two were suspended over the side of the structure and high above pointed rocks below. Just as Hollingsworth clutched the girl the step of a car ripped through her clothing, almost Jerking her from his arms. He edged out a little farther and pulled her away from the train. The engineer of the train had thrown on the brakes the Instant he saw the couple and the train came to a stop directly over them. A young man, who had seen the plight of the pair, crawled under the cars and hauled the girl and her rescuer back to safety. SL Prisoner Proves Too Big for Small Cell Philadelphia.--Because he was unable to stretfh out full length and go to sleep in a cell of a police station here, Frederick McGreggor, thirtythree, of Erie, Pa., who is 6 feet 8 inches In height and weighs 250 pounds, complained bitterly to po;ice officials concerning hl8 incarceration on a charge of passing worthless checks. When detectives entered a room of a hotel they found McGreggor asleep In bed with his ankles extended between the brass rails of the footboard. McGreggor was taken to the station house and placed In a cell 5 feet long and 4 feet wide and the prisoner was compelled to bend his head in order to stand up, as the cell was only 6 feet high. McGreggor announced that he would continue his interrupted nap and threw his bulky form on a steel bench, which groaned beneath his weight. A short time later, the turnkey was summoned to the cellroom by the noisy complaints of the giant prisoner. "How the thunder can a fellow go to sleep when he has to He all twisted up like a corkscrew?" inquired McGreggor. The turnkey solved the problem by removing two small bars from the cell door even with the steel- sleeping bench. "Now, let your feet stick through the opening," said the turnkey. The prisoner followed the advice and his stentorian snores soon reverberated through the cellroOm. New Birds Discovered by Indiana Youngsters New species of birds are being discovered almost every day in Indiana, if descriptions given by children at the public library are to be accepted says the Indianapolis News. On a bulletin board outside the chll dren's room is a poster bearing the picture of a tree. There are 35 different birds eta Its branches, and beside it a list of names and dates. This was devised to interest the children in bird study. Bach child, seeing a new bird, Identifies it in the books In the children's room, and has the honor of having the picture of his bird put on the tree and his name with It One little girl came In with the announcement that she had seen a beautiful gold and silver bird. She searched through the book and produced as Its likeness a picture, below which was written: "The golden pheasant--native of China." A boy reported t£at he had seen a mocking bird, because "my friend Andy was with me, and when I called to him the bird sat there,,and said: 'Andy, Andy, Andy,' after me." No Money to Pay Fine, Paints Town's Stack Delphos, Ohio.--The 120-foot smokestack at the Delphos water works is being repainted at a cost of only the price of materials because J. C. Clark of Toledo violated the liquor laws here. Clark told Mayor George N. Leasure he was "broke" when he was convicted of violating the law. The mayor then learned Clark-was a stack painter. "Fine, the 120-foot stack at the waterworks needs painting. Go to work and when the stack's painted your fine's paid," said Mayor Leasure. Skull Stealing Charged Rockland, Me.--Charged with breaking Into a tomb and stealing three skulls, Thomas Gallant twelve years old, and David Colson, ten, were arrested. The boys put one of the skulls in a candy jar and put It on a post for the edification of passersby. A police saw it and the arrests followed. Foretelling Earthquakes An eminent student of earth vibration claims to have perfected a most delicate apparatus, whereby earthquakes are announced at least 15 minutes before they occur. ITe also claims to be able with very slight possibility of error to locate beforehand the centers of telluric phenomena (that is-- effects withinr'the earth), their intensity and the situation of their most intense manifestation. This scientist's telluric prophecies for last March, which were deposited with a notary some time in advance of the expected disturbances, were completely and accurately confirmed by subsequent events. He declares telluric phenomena In their electromagnetic manifestations unmistakably Influence before the seismic movement begins. Cedar From East Africa East Africa has replaced the United States as a source of supply of cedar for the Nuremberg pencil Industry. This German industry, which centers here, has fully recovered from the after-effects of the war, and In trade circles It Is reported the manufacturers have enough foreign orders on hand to keep the plants In full operation for many months. Both the cedar and graphite for pencils are Imported, the main graphite supply being found In Siberia. Previous to 1914, the cedar was Imported principally from America and the West Indies, but the war upset the old channel of trade, and new fields in East Africa have been develoued. Success of Hog Raising Depends on Getting Youngsters to Weakixxg Period. (Prepared by the United States Department of Agriculture.) There Is apparently greater opportunity to make a saving oh the cost of producing pork by Increasing the number of pigs weaned per sow than there Is by Improvement in some other phases of the hog-production process. This is Indicated in a study recently completed by the Department of Agriculture of the cost of producing hogs in 1921 and 1922 In Indiana. Illinois and Iowa. Most farmers know that much of the success of their hog raising operations depends on the way in which they bring young pigs through the suckling period. Apparently, however, many have not understood the degree to which this part of the w««rk surpasses other parts in relative importance. Usually bog raisers are better at feeding out stuff than they are In handling brood sows. Improved management of brood sowss says the Department of Agriculture, offers big chances for increased rewards. Variation in Cost. Information obtained In regard to the spring pig crop on about 150 corn belt farms In 1922 showed that the number of sows farrowing pigs was only about 86 per cent of the number actually bred. Wide variation also existed In the cost of production per pig at weaning time on the farms raising the lowest number of pigs per sow and the cost on the farms raising the largest number. Thus in 1922 the cost per pig, at the age of ten weeks, on the farms where fewer than four pigs were raised per sow was $9.10, whereas on farms weaning from six to eight pigs per sow the cost per pig was only $4.94. The cost of producing 100 pounds of pork on those farms weaning less than four pigs per sow was $7.98, compared with only $6.61 on farms weaning from six to eight per sow. These wide variations of cost are emphasized when the profits are expressed in terms of return per bushel of corn f"d to hogs. In central Iowa the most efficient one-fourth of the farmers averaged 93 cents a bushel from feeding corn to hogs. The least efficient one-fourth of the farmers received only 89 cents a bushel for the corn fed to hogs. One-half of the farmers between these extremes averaged 63 cents return per bushel of corn. In Indiana during the same year the return per bushel was $1.21 for the best farmers and 48 cents for the least efficient. Cause of Pig Losses. The following table shows causes of pig losses between farrowing and weaning In per cent of pigs farrowed. It covers the 150 farms Included In the study;. Per Cent of Pi»« FarroWed Overl&td is.lt Farrowed dead (.68 Farrowed weak I.S4 Starved (blind teats and other causM) saved on the 25 per cent which were the most efficient In eastern Iow^l and western Illinois In 1922, on 25 per cent of the farms saving the least 11|» tie pigs only 48 out of every one hundred farrowed were alive at weaning* time. Among the 25 per cent of the farms saving the largest number at little pigs there were 90 weaned out of every one hundred farrowed. This is further emphasized by the varl£« tion which existed In the number qf pigs weaned per sow. In eastern Iowa and western Illinois in-1922 the least efficient group of farms raised fross two to four pigs per sow. The most efficient farms raised from six to eight pigs per sow. • similar variation If shown for the other states In tityfc study. Spring pigs raised to weaning tints on 18 farms In 1921 cost $4.31 per pig compared with a cost of $3.35 for fall pigs. In 1922 on 18 farms spring pigs had cost $3.53 per head st weaning date and fall pigs $3-12 each. Porls,; per 100 pounds from fall pigs, ho#* ever, cost more than from spring plgfc Usually the price level at the time fajl pigs are sold Is higher than at ths time spring pigs are sold. Fall plgS, therefore, if well taken care of during the winter may be as profitable sa spring pigs. Management of Herd. Management of the breeding herd Is the first step in the production of pork, and has a determining Influence on the profits of hog raising. Fee>Ung methods, care, housing and exerdss^ have a great effect on the number of pigs raised. Many farmers, figuring that some sowa will lose out breed more sows than they expect to farrow. Improved handling methods showed result In lessening the rs> quired number of sows to be bred for the number of pigs desired. This, b^ sides being more economical, would have the additional advantage of hnproving the size and strength of tfea Utters, produced. , u Chilled Sore mouths .. Eaten by sows Scours Cholera Miscellaneous . Total ....... tU i.l« .84 ,«4 1.11 .71 «.«7 86.61 It Is evident, says the department that some of the pigs lost might have been saved with proper care and management. Proof that there Is room for Improvement In this respect Is shown by a comparison betweeu the number of pigs suved on the 25 per cent of farms which were the least efficient in this matter, and the number Pesky Little Beetle Is . ^ Cause of Immense Lon Can you imagine that r little insect pest called the cucumber beetle could cause a loss of $3,000,000 to $5,000,000 annually to the cucumber crop of the United States. This Insect not only injures the plant by feeding, but carries bacterial diseases which are 8fc» Jurlous to many other plants. Do you want this loss to go on ttt the future? Your answer would be "No." You can become best acquainted with Its control by reading bulletin 355--"Nicotine Dust Kills the Cucumber Beetle," by J. E. Dudley of the Agricultural Experiment Station, Mail* son, Wis. This bulletin explains bow nicotine dusts are made and used In the most efficient and profitable way. It win also tell you how much of the dusf to apply to the acre, and the manner In co-operating with your neighbors la using It. Now Is the time to send for this free bulletin and learn to kffl the most dangerous enemy of the cn» cumber, the striped cucumber beetle. Eradication of Weeds Ever since a form of agriculture OR-' isted, irfore or less effort has been erted in combating weeds. As a result the weak plants, or those unable to IIts under such conditions, disappeared. Seeds from the strong plants produced the next year's crop, which was Just a little stronger because it came frotn vigorous plants. After hundreds of generations of such selection, weeds have become so resistant to unfavorably conditions that they will thrive useful plants die. c FERTILE EGGS ARE CAUSE OF ^ - LOSS DURING WARM WEATHER « n _ ' , j i.. I lng warm weather. This is accom- Can Be Prevented by Pro* pushed by taking all male birds out ducing Infertile Product. Eaty Way to "Tune In" With the left hand grasp firmly a dlalu- With the right hand grasp firmly another dial. Cp.unt three and then spin both dials, at the same time turniifg all the switches and knobs In view. If nothing happens try again. Qn the third trial the desired station may resound loqdly In your ears. Try It 1--Chicago Blade. . ' Judge Is Fined Jefferson City, Mo.--Judge Charles E. Small was fined $1 and costs for fishing wlthoat a license. New Type Produced Changing fish to water of a different- temperature from that to which they are accustomed will, according to a Danish scientist, after several generations, produce a new type, modified In form and structure, especially In the rays of the fins and the number of vertebrae. Bmrly Prayer Boe^ Richard Grafton, an English chronicler and printer to King Edward yi, was the printer of the first "Book of Common Prayer" In 1548. He also brought out the edition of 1552. flt died about 1572. (Prepared by theMTn|te<l States Department of Agriculture.) A large part of the loss caused by eggs spoiling in warm weather can be I prevented by producing only infertile eggs during the late spring and summer. Tills loss, which is conservatively estimated at more than $15,000,000 a year, falls almost entirely on the producer. Not only does he lose the value of the eggs which spoil, but the producer suffers a further muterial loss in the reduction of the number of eggs consumed caused by people getting bad eggs among those they purchase. This loss can be entirely prevented by producing only Infertile eggs dur-1 of the flock after the breeding season is over. The rooster has no Influence on the number of eggs produced, and should either he marketed or killed-- the meat can be canned--or be should be kept penned up. The United States Department 0# Agriculture has Just published a large poster showing the difference In tlis keeping qualities of Infertile and fer^ tile eggs during warm weather. This poster also gives simple rules for pn^- ducing good quality eggs on farnjt' during the latter part of the sprinfe throughout the summer, and into tfce early fall months. Rolling Poultry Houses Beneficial to Keepers Poultry houses on wheels are not popular In the United States, but It may be. beneficial to some poultry keepers to know a little more about such houses. On every farm are tracts of land where during certain periods of the year there is much food for rhe hens, but which will be wasted unless the flock Is moved out to the fields. Dragging houses around on Jfunners is not a popular Job but they are quite easily moved when mounted on wheels. A house on wheels can be used as brooder house, laying house, or for special ma tings, and Is especially adapted for hospital use as It can readily be moved away far enough to protect the healthy birds from Infection. The construction is very simple --all that Is needed Is Just an axle and a couple of wheels. Most every farm-, er has some old wheels around his place, which he may never use for any other purpose and an old axle usually can he found also. If the axle Is located so that the house will be fa!rly well halnnce<| on U It can readily be handled ou two ^Keel% If not too large. FARHNDTES The velvet !>e:in works well tu doi£t-' ble harness with corn. Clean, fresh water Is the proper growth of animal* • • • Yes, a real dirt farmer loves his dlit: and protects and Improves It. Make'garden work easier by the as* of a good wheel-row cultivator. Spring Is a good time to peel from young trees which yw want t» use for fence poets. Nitrate of soda Is advisable as a fertilizer which will keep the grass growing rapidly. • • • Whatsoever a man soweth probably wont come up well unless tfcs ground is properly prepared. Cull from seed com an ears discolored butts and shank attach ments; such ears spread rot • • • If you use fertilised on your soil, re* member that quick acting fertiliser^ like nitrate of soda and wood ashe%:, are usually applied as a top dressing to the growing crops. 1_