THE BEAVER HERALD BEAVER OKLAHOMA
INFLUENCE OF DRESS
.TELT BY DOTH 8EXE3. ACCORD-
ING TO OBSERVERS.
One Woman Asserts the Possession of
a New Hat Is Better for Her. Than
Any Medicine Beauty as
a Business Asset.
"Whenover I feci run down I always
buy a now hat" said a woman not long
ago with a laugh. "It 1b better
remedy than doctors and drugs and la
usually less expensive."
In the case of women who nro con-
tinually "In tho blues" this habit
might have drastic results but tbero
Is no doubt that tho clothes wo wear
havo a very strong lnflucnco over our
.spirits.
Even a woman who does not caro
much for dross Is conscious ot a little
inward glow ot satisfaction in tho
itnowlcdgo that sho is well and suit-
ably attired. Sho holds herself" bet-
ter and with moro confidence under
tho stimulation of a pretty gown or
hat. "Clothes make tho man" so wo
are told. It is hardly realized how
much they aro responsible for tho
.making or marring of a woman.
Shabby clothes that have seen much
wear ahd tear and much attention
from the needlo and tho brush aro
very comtortablo to wear onco in a
while. When It becomes necessary to
don them day after day with no bopo
of their renewal they slowly and in-
sidiously begin to tell on tho spirits
of their wearer. They glvo a feeling
ot shabblness and the confidence and
right to a place In the world is partly
lost. This Is especially detrimental
to tho business woman for she is
taken very much at her own value in
'tho world ot commerce.
It Is not necessarily a very expen-
sive business to possess nice clothes.
A good tailored costume though dear-
er at the start is an economy for it
wears and keeps Its cut to tho end.
By merely renewing collar and cuffs
occasionally and varying tho blouse
with which it is worn the costume al-
ways remains fresh and gives Its
wearer the air of being well dressed.
It Is not always tho most oxpenslvo
and elaborato toilet that makes for
this much-desired effect.
It is a vexed question whether
beauty or clothes Improve a woman
most. Deauty Is a very valuablo asset
in life to a woman but seen in an un-
suitable setting It loses much of Us
charm and will often bo eclipsed by
tho less attractive looks of a woman
who chooses her clothes well and
knows how to wear them. It Is gen-
erally understood from a certain typo
ot novel and play that beauty shines
anywhere under any conditions. Cer-
tainly nothing can actually take away
the contour of tho face the faithless-
ness ot tho complexion or tho beauty
of ho figure but all these may bo
overlooked ln.somo cases. The figuro
may be hidden behind an ugly dress
tho complexion may bo ruined by tho
color scheme and the contour of tho
faco lost under an unsuitable hat.
Famous Old People.
"Many famous Englishmen and not
n few distinguished Americans live to
a good old age but Franco holds1 tho
modern record for centenarians of re-
nown" said a professional man.
"Tho 1915 list of celobrltles abovo
the ago of sixty compiled for tho New
York World almanac has at tho top
Francois Fortlault the French poet
who was one hundred years old on his
last birthday. About twenty years
ago tho great" French chemist Chev-
rcul died at tho age of ono hundred and
four and there have been ono or two
Frenchmen of distinction In recent
years who reached tho centenary
mark.
"Next to Fertlault Is Sir Charles
Tupper tho Canadian who Is ninety-
four. Ex-Senator Henry a. Davis
West Virginia aged ninety-one ap-
pears In tho list Or tho Southerners
who havo attained advanced ago
chronicled by tho World almanac Is
John L. Williams father of John Skel-
ton Williams.
Early Use of Pilot Balloons.
A note In tho Monthly Weathor Re-
view calls attention to tho fact "that
tho famous exploring expedition sent
out by tho French government under
La Pcrouso In 1785 carried a few small
balloons some ot paper and some of
goldbeaters' skin for use in studying
tho winds in the upper atmosphero
and that the instructions prepared for
tho expedition by the Academy of Sci-
ences pointed out the special im-
portance of using theso balloons in
tho trade wind region in order to as-
certain at what altitude the direction
of tho wind changes in that region.
Thus tho recent soundings ot tho
trade winds carried out under tho di-
rection of Profossor Hergcsell appear
to havo been anticipated by more than
a century. Scientific Amorlcnn.
Boots That Were Trousers.
As leather Is In such demand for
military purposes It Is fortunate that
present-day boots are made on a more
economical nlan than those In voeuo
at tho time ot tho Peninsular war and'
for many years after. Hessians v:hlch
were then tho fashion absorbed what
would now bo considered an unneces-
sary amount ot leather. These boots
according to O. A. Sala wcro "worn
over tight-fitting pantaloons tho un-
peaklng front almost touching the
knee and bearing a silk tassel the
back part sloped to the calf being full
below and with a high heel. Such
was the correct form ot footgear till
the introduction ot trousers." Pall
Mall Gazette.
rMTLYffiERS
Novelized from Eugene "Walter's Dramaby (he. same name
man wrnAY
CHAPTER XXII.
The Collapse.
Mrs. Drand did not leave tho car
tor sho did not know hor husband bad
fono to the Reynolds' homo. He bad
merely pleaded a business engage-
ment m his excuse for leaving the
party for he thought that to say be
was going to Bee Reynolds would have
prompted more than cursory Inquiries
from both the young women. As soon
&8 Jano was out of tho machine tho
chauffeur turned and spurted towards
tho Drands' house so ho was out ot
call by tho time the door had been
opened for her and sho saw Drand
within.
Her entrance could not have been
more accurately timed If she had
chosen tho exact moment of It for
Drand' truculent tactics had driven
her husband to desperation and tho un
written law that prevents attack when
ono Is In tho other's home would have
held good no longer.
Reynolds recovered himself suffi-
ciently to srallo a welcome and Inquire
why MrB. Drand had not accompanied
Jane In.
"She certainly would have come If
she had known Mr. Drand was here"
his wifo answered.
She stood reeardlne the two men In
a quizzical way scarcely concealing
the surprise she felt after Drand's
rather unconventional leave taking on
the grounds of business. Rob went to
her and took her band.
"Jane we've got company tonight.
You can't guess who."
"CompanyT" she asked Incredulous-
ly. "As late as this. Indeed I can't
guess. Who!"
"Dick."
"DlckT" she echoed. "HeroT Where!"
"Yes he's here now. Up In tho den."
"I'll call him" she exclaimed with
real enthusiasm.
"No let me" Rob suggested. "Ho
may have put up for the night there
by this time. I'll see."
With a foot on the stairs be turned.
"Mr. Drand and I have been discuss-
ing somo more buslnesn Jane and thla
time I want you to know about It from
the start as a partner. And I think
you had better hear Mr. Brand's side
of It now."
Ho was halt way up the stairs. He
stopped and looked significantly at the
millionaire.
"If I mint talk to Mrs. Reynolds to-
morrow will do" Drand said. "It's late
and she must be tired. So am I."
But Reynolds only kept backing up
the steps.
"No" he said emphatically. "To-
night." Brand was eager to evade the Issue
and gain time for further persuasion
or compromise. He realized that Rey-
nolds In his present state of mind
would accept no pacification other
than his fall demand and he know too
that his own bulldog attack had failed.
Ho must olther pay tho money or be
placed In a perilous predicament and
Reynolds' retreat at this juncture bad
established a cut do sac from which
there was only ono escape. He turned
therefore to Jane as to a lust resort.
"Let's be seated Mrs. Reynolds"
he said as he approached ber face por-
traying now unconcealed alarm.
"What has happened?" stir asked
excitedly.
"Nothing Irreparable Mrs.  Rey
nolds" the millionaire answered suave
ly "but your husband Is in a frame
ot mind I might say a mental condi-
tion that makes it impossible for me
to appeal to him either by argument
or a straight statement of facts. Ho Is
In a bad hole and now when he's
driven into a corner through bis own
asinine blundering he's not only
turned traitor to you and mo but ho's
a drunkard besides."
"Mr. Brand!" Jano exclaimed turn-
ing red with indignation and paling
with apprehension at the sudden
brutality ot hie words.
"Oh I don't mean that alone" he
answered Indicating the half emptied
bottle. "It's his brain that's drunk.
No matter in what direction ho turns
he's Intoxicated. He has lost bis per-
spective; his sense of proportion. He
tangles everything he goes into and
now ho has ruined this opportunity I
gave htm. He won't listen to me May
be ho will to you. Dut whatever'bap-
pene " he added In a patronizing way
"I want to save you out ot the crash.
I don't want to see him take you along
with him."
"Take me with htm?" she said In
dazed tones. "What do you mean? Ob
please don't mince words Mr. Brand.
Tell me what has happened."
"Well then" he answered almost
defiantly "your husband Is broke."
"Broke I" Jane exclaimed rising and
sinking back as suddenly to tho divan.
"You mean he's bankrupt? Penniless?"
"Yes flat He's been gambling In
the street without my advice and to-
day ho went a little too far decidedly
too far" he added as he thought ot
tho overdraft that wonld have to come
out of his own pocket. "More than
that Mrs. Reynolds he's been drink-
ing bard and doing things thut a man
is likely to do under such circum-
stances. I'm surprised you haven't
seen It."
"I have seen it" Jane acknowl-
edged weakly "but I don'l think It
 vm aa had u you picture It Bob Isn't
m
"ssk
a baby and I don't like to dictate to him
In such things. Ho's been away a good
deal I know but ho told mo It was for
business reasons. Perhaps perhaps"
she faltered "I have been away a good
deal myself."
"Nonsense" the millionaire replied
Impatiently. "You haven't been out
any more than Mrs Brand has and I
haven't got Intoxicated or gono broke.
Roynolds hasn't any excuse. And It
Isn't what he has told you but what
he has not told you. Ho hasn't In
formed you has he that ho overdrew
his bank account for $10000 after the
bank had notified him that his account
was closed?
"Don't mlsundorstand that state
ment Mrs. Reynolds. You asked me
not to mince words. I haven't. Your
husband has commlted felony and now
when Jail Is staring him In the face ho
means to commit another ono by at-
tempting to blackmail me out ot $00-
000" "Mr. Brand!" she cried with blood
rushing to her cheeks "I will not sit
here and listen to such words. They
are not truo "
"Aren't they?" he Interrupted In
turn. "Then perhaps you'd better ask
your husband. But that's Just what
he demanded of me tonight Ho says
ho Is entitled to half ot tho $200000
that was savod on the cement for tho
"He's Turned Traitor to You and Me."
dam and that I havo given him only
forty thousand. Ho domands tho other
sixty or vows he'll tell everything.
Now is that blackmail or Is It not?"
Jano had no reply. The sudden
force ot Brand's attack had left Iter In-
ert. "I'm not talking this way to you ot
my own volition" he said. "Your huB-
band desired that I tell you everything
everything that a partner should
know. I am not through Mrs. Rey-
nolds. I want to state my side ot It.
Here It Is: For your sake and for
yours alone and because ot Mrs.
Brand's fondness for you I'll square
this thing at the bank. But that Is all
1 will do. I gave your husband $40-
000 In good faith and he accepted It
as such. Perhaps If he had asked for
one hundred thousand at that time I
would have granted the request but
not now when he demands It under
duress. You can tell him that. I guess
that's your end ot tho partnership ac-
cording to bis view. That Is all. We
are losing good sleep."
"Then I won't keep you any longer"
answered Jano with dignity. Some-
thing of hor old mastory and deter-
mination bad returned. Sho arose and
held out ber hand. She shuddered
slightly as ho took It and regretted
that she offered It. Tho man who bad
brandod hor husband as a criminal
only smiled and stepped toward the
door.
"I am sorry" he said condescending-
ly aa he turned.
Reynolds appeared suddenly on a
landing 'v.. the stairs.
"Good night Drand" he said.
"Through with your chat?"
"Quite through I think."
"I'll see you in the morning then."
The millionaire looked up bis hand
on the knob ot the door.
"Yes you can see me In the morn-
ing" he answered "and your wife can
tell you for Just bow much. Good
night."
He slammed the door behind him as
ho went out and Bob movo'd slowly
down the stairs and crossed to his
wife's side.
"Jane" he began "you may think It
strange that I left 'you with Brand at
this time to bear from him tho things
he no doubt has told you. Don't con-
demn mo too quickly. Our talk this
evening was not a success. I have
laid my cards on tho table and bo has
pretended to. Dut he doesn't ploy the
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to mo and baa probably said another
to you and I want to know what ho
has told you."
"But Dob" she answered ond she
looked at him through mist dlmmod
eyes "why has he told mo anything?
Why. if this this terrible thing has
happened haven't you told me or
warned me? Brand said you are
ruined"
"1 am" ho broko In quickly "He told
you the truth thero but did ho toll you
how 1 am going to remedy It?"
"He said you had asked for more
money blackmail. Oh Dob" she
cried clutching at his hands "It Isn't
true Is It?"
Ho pressed her hands but answorod
doggedly:
"Yes It's true. That's the word for
It blackmail and I'm going to have
It."
She drew back and looked at him
through her tears Btartled and afraid.
Then sho glanced involuntarily at tho
table.
"Oh don't think I'm drunk" he said
stubbornly. "I know what I've done
and what I'm going to do now"
"But you can't do It; you shan't"
sho exclaimed. "Drand doesn't owe
you money. If you've lost yours we
wilt havo to suffer for It not Drand."
Her words acted as an Irritant to
the Bore.
"So It's Drand not me" ho an-
swered bitterly. "That's what I want
ed to know; to know how I stand be-
tween you two. You mapped out my
line of march once but not again.
June It you side with Drand against
mo this tlmo wo aro done that's all.
Wo don't seem to do team work very
well and I can go It nlono."
Ills tone as cold and hard as his
words truly frightened her. '
"Dob Dob dear" she cried "don't
tnlk to me that way. You'ro not your-
self. You don't know what you're say-
ing" "I know exactly what I'm saving."
ho answered "and I mean every word
of It. Drand fooled you onco and Iio'b
fooled you again but he'll find I
haven't been so dull a pupil as ho
thinks. Ills game Is all right If It's
played to a finish and that Is Just
1 what I am going to do play It to the
end. He used mo when I was useful
and thought when tho right tlmo came
he could throw mu aside. I was weak
enough to got Into his meshos and
I'm strong enough to get out. He found
stock and trade In your credulity over
on Staten Island and ho thinks he can
rely on you again. Did bo tell you
how I lost my monoy the very last of
It?"
"In tho stock market."
"Yes but did ho tell you I Invested
on the advice ot his broker? Did bo
toll you that ho won a lot of monoy on
the same stock? Did ho?" ho repeated
as she sat staring at htm In silence.
"He didn't say anything about him-
self Dob."
"No. of course ho didn't. Ho didn't
say anything about you either I sup-
poso. Ho didn't tell you that when be
framed It up with you tor us to take
that money from the cement deal that
wo were committing a felony and that
you were a party to the crime as much
as any ot us. He didn't toll you that
It I talked and we went to Jail that you
would go along with ub. He didn't say
that did ho?"
Reynolds paced the floor and his
volco rose to almost a hysterical pitch.
"God" he exclaimed as he stopped
and faced her "I almost believe he's
convinced you that I'm a criminal and
he's a saint with a double ringed
halo!"
She had reached the end ot her en
durance ond stood up quivering with
resentment.
"You havo no right to abuse mo this
way" eho cried "and I won't stand It.
You know that I only tried to find a
place for us among decent people and
give you tho . opportunity to provide
It."
"Opportunity?" ho sneered. "Yes
opportunity for plain ordinary thiev-
ing. That's what It was and I did It
for you. Now there aro two alterna-
tives Jane. One to go on and the
other to glvo up. If you want to go on
I'm going to have my way this time
and Brand will havo to deal with mo
and answer to me not to you. I'm not
going to let blm. off with $10000 by
squaring matters at the bank and go
out into tho world penniless. I am go-
ing to clear my conscience and make
a clean breast ot It or I am going to
make It plain blackmail and make It
pay. Either we're crooks or we're
honest and It we've made up our minds
to bo crooks let's bo good once."
"Dob!" she cried again backing
away while be followed. Her back
was to the wall now and she crouched
almost as If she expected a blow.
"Yes crooks 1" he persisted In an-
swer to ber look of horror. "That's
what I said. Crooks!"
His hand was extended flst doubled.
But of a sudden it dropped to his
side. Her look ot appeal of abject
terror pierced the mists of his cloud-
ed brain. He stopped limp and help-
less. "Well what about It Jane? I've
explained It all I guess."
"You have" she answered In halt-
ing tones. "You have explained
about yourself and you should havo
done so six years ago before I married
you."
She staggered toward the door to
the dining room and be followod with
bands outstretched In routo appeal.
"Don't Bob please" she cried soft-
ly. "Let me go."
She passed through tho door quickly
and turned tbe lock. He stood looking
after her a moment a pathetic picture
of complote despair. Ho tottered to
tbe divan and sank upon It with face
burled In bis bands. So he sat for sev-
eral mlnutps only heaving shoulders
betraying the depth of his anguish.
Then be dropped his bands suddenly
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there was mlngted with It a demoniacal
look of resolve. Tho look did not es-
cape n silent spectator on tho stairs.
Reynolds stopped briskly now to a
tlttlo cabinet beside tho piano and
bent over It opening a concealed slide.
A bit of shining blue metal flashed In
his handB and ho turned Hie cylinder
quickly to make sure that It contained
Its deadly load. Ho moved to tho
table for his hat and as ho did so Dick
slipped down tho remaining steps and
stepped softly across tho room. As
Roynolds looked up the roporte' ood
boforo him.
"Going but. Dob!" ho asked uncon-
cernedly. "Rather late I should say."
"Only for a moment Dick. I need
the air.'.'
"Can I trail along!"
"You needn't I'll be right back."
He stepped forward but the report
er backed along In front ot him. As
they neared tho door Reynolds mado a
dash for It but Dick wan too quick tor
him. Ho stopped slightly asldo and
caught his friend from tho rear pin-
ioning both his arms behind him. They
struggled to and fro until Dick had
dragged him to the center of the floor.
"Lot mo go!" Roynolds ehouted.
"Damn you Meado I knew you'd do
that. Lot mo go will you! You don't
know what he's dono to mo or you'd
help Instead of stop me. Let mo got"
Tho nolso ot tho struggle brought
Jane from tho dining room. Sho stood
halt way a moment wntchlng tho con
tortlons ot the breathless men llko
ono charmed and bereft ot motility.
Dick had dragged Dob to tho divan
now nnd thoy fell on It together. With
a quick movement the reporter
reached for Roynolds' hip pocket. He
socurcd the revolver but as ho loosed
one hand to do so Dob with a lurch
broko from his grasp and stood pant-
ing boforo htm.
"Olvo me that pistol!" ho ordered.
He got only a quiet emtio and a
shako ot tho head from his trlond.
"Then damn it. I'll do it with my
hands!" ho cried and rushed toward
tho door.
Jano staggered after him.
"Dob Bob dear! My boy! My hus-
band!" Bho called besoochlngly. The
tenderness of her tono the love note
in her volco arrested him for a mo-
ment whoro tho antngonlsm of his
friend had only accentuated his hys-
teria. Ho stopped and looked at hor.
"Dob" sho cried softly "como back
back with mo. I know I'vo been to
blamo. It's all my fault."
Ho only looked and his eyos sudden-
ly wero befoggod with tears. Ills
hands dropped again. The same In-
ertia as beforo overcamo htm. He
started back toward hor tottered and
fell headlong to tho floor.
Tho terror Btrlcken wlfo atooped
and caught bis head In her hands
showering It with kisses.
"Dob! Bob! Speak to me!" she
cried. cc
She pressed open his eyelid..' her
own tears mingling with his while
Dick with moro practical mind forced
brandy through his lips and sent her
to the kitchen for ice. They packed
tho broken Ico about his head and
chafed his hands but In vain. Ho gavo
no sign of returning consciousness.
Their physician lived only a few
doors away and In a few minutes hav-
ing been summarily aroused by Dick
ho was bending over his neighbor's
elde.
"A nervous collapse" he said sen-
tentlously. He mixed a stimulant and
administered somo ot It. "Get some
ot tills Into him every 15 minutes and
he'll come around. His heart action Is
good" be added bending an ear to
Reynolds' chest "It's only a question
ot time minutes maybe hours but
thore te no Immediate danger. Come"
ho finished curtly addressing Dick
"well carry him up to his room."
Jano followed and weeping silently
helped to get her husband Into bed.
Tho doctor like all others assured
that there was no pressing peril pre-
pared to resume his broken rest but
Jano would not let him go. He sat
down resignedly feeling of the Btrlck-
en man's pulse and from tlmo to time
administering the stimulant as he had
directed. At last Reynolds' lids parted
and he stated weakly about Ho looked
vacantly at the doctor but as Jane
knelt and pressed her lips to his ho
recognized ber and spoke her name.
"That's all" the physician said as
he arose. "Never mind the medicine
now. I'll send a nurse In the morning.
Your husband needs a rest Mrs. Rey-
nolds a good one. As soon as he Is
up get him away from business and
from ofher things."
Ho looked significantly at Dick who
nodded a knowing assent Then he
bade him good night
Reynolds his band clasped In his
wife's lay quiet speaking softly now
and then to assure her ot his con-
sciousness and then weakly indicated
that he would like to Bleu?
"I'll bunk on the divan In Bob's den"
Dick told Jane. "You're all right old
man. I know" ho said bending over
his friend. "You want what tho doctor
ordered rest and you want It now."
He slipped out and left them alone.
(TO BB CONTINUED)
Novtl Street Lighting.
A departure In street lighting Is tc
be tried on tho vast open space In
front ot tho Cathedral ot Notre Dams
by tho Paris city council. Many com-
plaints havo been made of accidents
to persons whllo crossing this square
and tho erection of refuge spots was
decided on as Imperative. In tho or-
dinary way lamp pasts would ba
erected on these refuges but this
would have completely upolled the
free aspect of tho approach to the an
dent pile. It was therefore decided
that the refuge places should be light
ed from underneath by lamps undei
thick glas.
and straightened
portrayed bitter
DEPTH OF A SEED BED
PraMe Soil Was Plowed to
Six-Inch Depth and Disked.
6mall Qraln Harrowed Until Six Inches
High and Corn Treated With 8ams
Implement as Long as Possible-
Prevent Evaporation.
Thrca years ago I look charge ot a
dry farm. Tho soil was u good loam
containing a great many bowlders left
by a glacial drift. At one tlmo wheat
In this section gavo largo yields but
during tho dry seasons tho crop fell
down to six to twelve bushels the acre
which was scarcely worth fussing
with at harvest tlmo and stock waa
turnod Into many of tho fields. 1 be-
gan tho work ot tackling virgin prairie.
Tho neighbors thought I was crazy
becauso I plowed the pralrlo soil six
Inches deop and followed the plow
with a disk sovcral times; becauso
I harrowed tho small grain until It
wns six Inches high; becauso 1 har-
rowed tho corn every weok so lone
as posslblo and then plowed It each
week with a very small tooth cultiva-
tor Dut thoy wero surprised nt har-
vest tlmo becauso somo ot that land
gave a return of $32 tho acre writes
Clifford Willis In Denver Field and
Farm.
Last year many ot the Holds In the
vicinity were prepared nnd plowed
better than they havo been for some
tlmo becauso the farmers saw more
buBhels as tho result and bushels
meant dollars. I also had to work on
somo heavy soil. A part of this land
was turned six Inches deep while
some waa plowed only four Inches.
In each case tho disk followed the plow
and would have been still better If I
had cross-disked bofore plowing as I
am now doing. Everything posslblo
was done to make a good firm seed
bed and also to prevent evaporation.
Many people In tho vicinity thought
It strango that wo would harrow our
small grain when it was six Inches
high.
Whllo working In tho field stirring
tho soil although dry many of my
brother farmers woro not even In tho
Held Wo havo harvested moro and
better grain than many ot our neigh-
bors simply becaure wo kept at work.
On tho six-Inch breaking of adobe the
corn gavo a yield of thirty-eight bush-
els tho acre whllo four-Inch breaking
gavo a yield of less than thirteen
bushels. In cultivating our crops lu
tho dry area wo followed these threo
factors a deep seed bed a firm seed
bed and surface cultivation. In every
Instance wo diskod our ground Just
as soon as posslblo after harvest and
on tho corn ground' wo disked the
stalks In order to cut them up and
also to make a mulch.
I advlso early fall plowing if pos-
slblo and plow six to eight Inches In
dopth. Fall plowing will prevent tho
loss ot molsturo to a certain extent
and it tho soil breaks up cloddy let It
remain during tho winter without bar-
rowing. I have found by this method
that wo aro ablo to begin work much
earlier in tho spring than on latu
plowed ground. Wo should stir this
soil Just as early as possible so as lo
form a soil mulch to provent evapor-
ation. If unable to plow ir the fall.
I advise early spring plowing so that
tho capillary connection between the
plowed surface soil u:d the lower
strata may bo established before the
spring ralnB stop. 1 bellevo In deep
plowing but do not deepen the seed
bed all at onco. If you have boon
in th j habit ot plowing shallow only
go deeper from ono to two Inches each
season but always let .ho aim bo tot
eventually get down as deep as pos-
sible. I havo no patience with the
dry settlers who uerely scratch the
surfaco and call It plowing.
DIPPING TO DESTROY TICKS
8hepherd of Wisconsin Experiment
Station Recommends Sheep Be
Treated Soon After Shearing.
"Surprising as It may seem tbero
aro soma shcop owners who do not
seem to reallzo the Importance ot dip-
ping their flocks."
Frank Klelnhelnz shepherd of tho
Wisconsin experiment station flocks
ever mindful of Wisconsin's sheep
raising possibilities was urging farm-
ers to glvo tholr flocks tho care neces-
sary for them to do well on the su-
perior pastures generally provided for
them.
"Sheep which have gone through
tho winter Infected with ticks have
cortalnly suffered day and night front
tho constant annoyance caused them
by theso pests" ho continued. "Much
of tho food given tho flock went for
the support o the ticks.
"After tbo flock has been sheared
nearly all ot the ticks leave tbe old
shoep and crawl on to the lambs
whero they havo moro comfortable
shelter and younger and fresher blood
to suck.
"As the ticks become moro numei-
oua tbo lambs becomo thinner and
the farmers prospective profits soon
fade."
Mr. Klelnhelnz recommend) that
both sheep and lambs bo dipped as soon
as possible after shearing. He liau
found that It promotes tholr health.
Insures better gains and prepares
them to go on tho market In the pink
of condition ready to command the
highest prices.
Any ot tho good coal tar dips now
on the market It properly used art
satisfactory tlclt destroyers. ;
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