Walk with Spring and Comfort in Every Step SPRING: STEP A Better Heel to Walk On And for the beet shoe sole you sver had USKIDE the Wonder Sole for Wear United Statss Rubber Company | Cooks Mrs. Crawford is always asked to bake the cakes for the church socials. That's because she always is successful. Snow \50 Vears of Success Coos Ea ll W. N. U, BAL RE, NO. 20-1926. ALONG LIFE’S TRAIL By THOMAS ARKLE CLARK Dean of Men, University of Illinois. CHO OO OHHH OOOH GHD (@. 1935, Western Newapuper Union.) LONG HAIR HYSICAL beauty Is relative, of course, and the standards of seauty vary at different periods and in different countries. Perhaps the time will come, as masculine baldness ncereases, when a heavy growth of hair on a man's head will seem as grotesque and unbecoming as a flowing beard doen today. Whiskers have had their vogue, and long hair has been the pre. vailing style even for men. In proof of which statement witness the [llustra- tions extant of Moses and Sampson. Whenever a woman adopts a style, whether it be short skirts or low heeled shoes or bobbed hair, for the alleged reason that it is cheaper or more comfortable or jess trouble or more sanitary, it is for everyone to laugh. It Is always easy to find an excuse for the most extreme styles. Long skirts are far more graceful, high heels give height and therefore sien derness 10 a figure, long hair requires no more attention than short If the iatter must be kept curled and ton sured up. Women, and men, too, fol low styles because at the thine they are thought to be stylish though not nec essarily beautiful. There was a picture in the paper this morning of a French actress who has gotten the care of her halr down to fundamentals. She's used the clippers on It, and It's as short as a jail-bird's She looks like an escaped conviet, but possibly she will be able to introduce R new style Litersiure has almost invariably given the beautiful woman long balr, trongly pronounced shades being preferable. Red has always been con. sidered a good color and the longer the hetter. Queen Rsther telling Persian tales to Haroun al Raschid a thousand years ago gives her idea of feminine beauty. She Is describing Gulnare the wife of Shahzeman, who was looked upon as something of a winner in those far off days. “She is perfect In beauty,” the queen asserts, “and perfect also, In gravity and dignity” —two qualities which are pot characteristic of all of our beauties today. “Her balr reacheth to her ankles and i black as night, but her face 18 even ike the day.” the thing In those gond old days. Most men even now, 1 think, prefer long hair in women and = fresh healthy *ace “that Is even like the day.” SILENCE T IS true that when | was a boy we did pot have a doctor often, and for that reason, possibly, his coming eas the more Impressive. He had to rome some distance, and the rouds were none foo good in those days so that he was not sent for until things were critical, man, carefully dressed. fastidiously groomed, a slow dignified man who who eame into the room without bus tie or noise. His eve seemed to take in every detall, but he asked few ques- tions. and when he had looked the patient over, he said little; only he sat quietly for & time as If In deep thought before writing the prescrip tion. His very silence awed and Im pressed us. I myself thought him very wise—too wise, indeed. to waste speech on so insignificant Individuals as ourselves, Saying nothing, he never had anything to explain or to take back. In fact, ax 1 have learned since, he was not over-well trained; he was, In deed. quite ordinary. It was his sphinx-like silence that gave him pres. tige. I sat through a play not long ago beautifully acted, the leading role be ing taken hy one of the best known actors on the present day stage. He has a wonderful volce—clear, well modulated, every word he utters well enunciated. It is a pleasure to listen to him. and yet his greatest charm and his moments of greatest effective pegs, are his moments of silence. In the most tragic incident of the play he did not wring his hands, and smite his bosom. and tear his hair be- tween sobs and broken sentences; he stood quietly, uttering ne sonnd, his slient grief far more impressive than words, It is 80 In nature. As a child I lived on the prairie where an unbroken view stretched out until objects were lost in the haze of distance, There was pothing to shut out the view of the union of the earth and the sky. Noth ing terrified me more than an ap proaching storm. [1 could see It miles away, the great black clouds rolling up most menacingly. The lightning flashed, followed by reverberating thunder, but always before the storm struck. the wind died down, the clouds rolled on and there was a period of silence that struck a chill to my very marrow. 1 can feel the horror of It yet. 1 have never found it dificult to understand why Moses was Impressed more by the “still small volee” than by all the earthquakes and thunder bolts that rent the earth, Silence Is far more Impressive than speech often In the expression of emo tion. It Is more subtle, more difficult to meet, more disconcerting in a quar rel or an argument, more delicate io love Most of us talk too much, Meat Is Chief Use for Pure Breds Animals Marketed Directly Cost Slightly Less to Raise Than Scrubs, (Prepared by the United States Department of Agriculture.) About 62 per cent of purebred live stock Is marketed directly for meat purposes, Pure-bred meat animals cost slight- ly less than scrubs to raise to watur- ity ; purebred dairy cattle cost slight ly more, Only about one-half of the purebred animals in the country eligible to reg- istration are actually registered. Pure breds are much more profitable to raise than scrubs, and somewhat more so than grades, the degree de pending on the proportion of pure blood the grades possess. About 08 per cent of persons who give the use of purebred sires a fair trial stick to the general principle of using them for all clusses of stock. Improving the quality of purebred live stock by rigid culling and by sell- Ing only worthy animals for breeding purposes Is urged and also is being practiced by progressive farmers. Results of Questionnaire. These statements are based on the results of a questionnaire Inquiry. cov. ering 45 stutes, conducted by the bu reau of animal industry, United States Department of Agriculture. The pur pose was to obtain directly from farm- ers information on the eurrent trend of the live-stock Industry with respect to the quality of stock. An analysis of the detailed replies on 653 report forms of three pages each, supplemented by nRumerous letters and explanatory com. wenis, shows an unmistekable trend toward the ralsing of purebred ani mals for utility purposes Marketing Pure Brede as Meat Animals. The extent to which pure breds are sold as meet animals is seen In the following figures: Swine. 75.1 per rent | sheep, 62.2 per cent: cattle, 41.8 per cent. The foregoing figures rep resent the records or estimates of pure bred livestock owners who sell & con- &lderable proportion of their purebred animals for slaughter, The weighted eversge for alli classes of these ani mals Is 62.0 per cent. The remainder were sold chiefly for breeding purposes. In this connection it may be explained that the majority of persons answering the questionnaire Were average progressive farmers rather than professional or especially skilled breeders. Some told of their preference for selling thelr surplus Judging from numerous comments the reasons for using the market out- let 80 extensively, as well as selling stock for breeding purposes, were the factory returns. Grass Seed Comes From Many Different States Where does the grass seed come from? Ilinais steps out with practically dewnand In this country and Earope, It is produced down In the southrn end of the state, with southen Jowa contributing a small quentity. Illinois is the big red top center, Kentucky bluegrass doesn't peces- sarily come from old Kentucky. This seed, main constituent for lawn-grass mixtures in the northern two-thirds of the country, Is produced by north ern Kentucky, northwestern Missouri and southwestern Iowa for the most part. special machinery having been introduced into the last-named sec tion for harvesting the seed. Meadow fescue or English bluegrass seed is produced In surplus quantities In east. ern Kansas and to 8 much less ex- fent in Missouri, Kentucky and southern Indiana con- tribute most of the orchard grass seed. Other much-less-used varieties of grasses are furnished by scattering sections of various states, so that a well-balanced lawn-grass mixture rep resents considerable territory when It is asscrahied. Arizona and Callfornia fornish most of the Bermuda grass seed for south- orn consumption. Spraying Potato Vines for Control of Beetle Spraying of potato vines Is very necessary If Insect damage Is to be avolded. Any of the arsenleal In secticides will control the striped Col. orado potato beetle and the gray blister beetle. The usual spray ls 50 gallons of water with 1.5 pounds of paris green, 2 pounds of calcium ar senate or 8 pounds of lead arsenate. If paris green or calcium arsenate is used, an equal quantity of lime should be used, to prevent burning. These poisons are freyuently applied In the form of a dust, mixing 1 part of poison with 20 parts of hydrated lime. In a home garden paris green and flour is sometimes used. Setting Out Raspberry Raspberry plants may be set out In either fall or spring. spring pre ferred. Keep them free from weeds by cultivation until late in June, then cease cultivation and let the late weeds grow untill the next spring. and cultivate again. The tops should he cut back In early spring before any growth has started, to hip or waist eight Power for the Farm From Small Stream Neglected Sources May Be Put to Good Uses. (Prepared by the United States Department wl Agriculture.) Small streams frequently are neg- lected sources of power that may be utilized in generating electricity to light buildings and grounds and pos sibly to operate a number of small muchines, says the bureau of public roads, United States Department of Agriculture, In Farmers’ Bulletin 1480, “Power for the Farm From Small Streams,” just published. Eleetrical equipment on the farm saves time and labor In the household and farm work. To be a sound investment, however, the cost of installation should not be greater than the benefits obtained would justify. In this respect, the bu- resu points out by way of caution, furm water-power electric outfits have their limitations, In the new bulletin an attempt is made to acquaint farmers with the possibilities of developing the power of small streams by converting It Into electrical energy. It discusses the uses 10 which the power can be put, ‘The bulletin gives Information that will enable prospective water-power users to avold unnecessary expense, and explains how to determine the power & stream will supply. Coples of the bulletin may be had free, as long as the supply lasts, hy writing to the Department of Agricul ture, Washington. Toad of Great Value on Farms and in Orchards We say that life Is made up of the littie things, yet we are not aware of the value that many little animals are to us. How many of us ever stop to consider the toad? In most instances he is considered just a little nuisance, put bere to be In the way just as other harmful animals are But the next toad you see hopplug along, stop and walch him perform. By studsing the tond the student will learn that he Is of great value to the farmer and or chardist, writes J. W. Recknor, Jr. In the Farm and Ranch The tongue of the toad Is half an inch long or longer, and he ean vse It to perfection, too, when It comes to catching filles. | admit that the toad seems to be a very lazy creature hop ping about, but that is the very time he is doing his duty. The toad hops about, and when a fly comes near enough, out goes his long tongue In an Instant. Mr. Fly Is caught and his career, carrying typhold germs to well people's dining rooms, is stopped. It Is estimated that the toad Is worth $18 per year to the farmer. If he Is worth only half this much. then the toad is a valuable little fellow to us rural people. Toads should be given all the protection possible so thelr oumber will increase. Some people allow their children to kill toads, but this should not be. Protect the toad for be ia our good little friend, Cutworms Cause Serious Damage to Many Crees Cutworms often cause serious dam- age to some small fruits. vegetables and other crops. Because of reports of serious damage to strawberries and biackberries In 1024, the entomologists of the New York State agricultural experiment station at Geneva gave the following directions for control ling this Insect. For quick results an Inexpensive poison bait is recommended, either broadcast In the field or, In the case of small fruits, sprinkled about the bases of the plants. The following formula will provide enough material for five acres: Bran, 20 pounds; paris green, one pound ; cheap sirup. two quarts: three lemons and three and one-half gallons of water. The bran and paris green are mixed dry. The julce of the lemons Is squeezed into the water and the peel and pulp chopped to fine bits and added to the wate. The sirup is then dissolved in the water and fruit mixture and the liguid stirred into the bran thoroughly in order to dampen It evenly. If a smaller quan. tity Is wanted, the amounts of the different ingredients may be reduced proportionately. It Is recommended that the polson bait be applied in the evening, because the cutworms are night feeders and the bat will thus be in a fresher condition than If ap plied earlier In the day. Think of sifaifa. Then plant It es = » The first step toward securing poor yields Is buying cheap seed. . * » The best way to hit stumps is not with your plow but with dynamite. * » » "Tis a long way to harvest, but there Is no escaping the results of using poor seed *. & » Certified potato seed Is the kind that best growers buy, plant, and de pend upon. a. = » It costs no more to feed a good cow than a poor one; the difference all comes In the returns. » Lo Rape stimulates gaing In pigs and saves feed. especially the purchased supnlements, such us laukage, dealer Atlas Portland The C hivalrous Male f Conductor Watch your :tep, miss Edith—1t is not necessary; there are | several sapheads belilnd doing that ! 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