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Paths of ideal about these hillsides, sun-sheltered by the trees and rendered cool and fragrant by the breezes from the mov ing stream. Old Rhenish castles, it is true, do not remind us here of feudal times, but history has left some traces even on these banks which stir the heart of an American patriot. During the war of the revolution West Point was one of our most important mili tary posts, from which our troops were sent out to their various battle fields. But it is the preparation of the cadets’ food that this article has to deal. The process of preparation of food for a large number of people is al ways interesting, but especially so when It is prepared under military discipline and almost entirely by elec tricity, as is the case at the military academy. The kitchen at West Point la al ways scrupulously clean, and is in spected with even more care than the other departments of the academy, for the officers in charge know full well that the proper kind of food cooked carefully plays no small part in the mental and physical training of young men. *‘A place for everything and everything in its place,” is the motto of West Point’s chef, and those who work under his direction must follow the same rule or be discharged. Military discipline is everywhere in evidence, and there is none of that bustle and searching for things at the last minute when meals are to be served so often found at our institu tions. Every man has his duties and he must perform them at a certain time without interfering with the work of anyone else. Almost everything is prepared by electricity, but man must be present to touch the lever at the proper moment. Meals are served promptly and do not vary five minutes during the entire year. The cadets study by schedule, and the chef plays his part when he has the meals on the minute. The preparation of the food for the mess is ofle of West Point’s most in teresting features and has been com mented on most favorably by army officers from all parts of the world, luord Kitchener during his recent visit spoke in the most complimentary terms of the men in charge of the mess after he had made a thorough inspection of the mysteries of the elec tric kitchen. Several Japanese offi cials have been likewise interested, as was Prtnce Tsai Toa, the uncle of the Chinese emperor, whc recently came to tills country to study army methods. All the bread used at West Point is baked by electricity and mixed by the sanVJ power. The whole baking from otrft to finish is completed with out the ifands of the baker touching it at all except to push the pans into the opere. The great wooden bowl in which the dough is mixed has several funnels fading to it —one comes from the flour department, another from the yeast, and vtlll another contains water. Sy touching a lever the fun nel is mh.de to open and as much of each of the ingredients as is required goes into the mixer. Another lever sets the machine in motion and the dough is mixed. The loaves are then cut by the same power and fall from the cutting machine into the baking pan in regular order. The cutter may be set for any size and is frequently used for rolls, a thousand of which are baked each day, together with more than one hundred loaves of bread. Once a week fifty cinnamon cakes are made —these, too, by elec tricity. AH the eggs used in cooking are beaten by electricity and one hun dred eggs are soon brought to the regulation lightness without the least labor to the cook, who merely presses a button starting the eggbeater, and then goes off to attend to something else. The housewife who labors an hour to bring eggs to the proper light ness for sponge cake can more readily appileciate the labor-saving qualities of the electric eggbeater than anyone else. It is no uncommon thing for a hundred eggs to be beaten in this manner, for egg custard is one of the favorite deserts of the cadets. The electric potato peeler is the greatest labor-saving device in the kitchen and is the invention of an army officer. About five barrels of potatoes axe used dally, and the whole amount can be peeled in half an hour. A bushel of potatoes are put into the machine at a time, the lever is turned, which sets the knives going, and Inside of five minutes the whole bushel of potatoes, perfectly pared without the least waste, falls into a tub. The Chinese prince was so delighted with this use ful apparatus that several bushels of potatoes were peeled for his amuse ment. There is also an electric appa ratus for cutting potatoes into various shapes. Nearly two hundred rollons of milk is sterilized every morning by the electric sterilizer, for the surgeons at West Point are determined to be sure that the milk used by the cadets shall be free from bacteria. The absence of unclean dishes about the kitchen is refreshing, for it is an ironclad rule that each pan or dish must be washed immediately after use. The dishes are placed in a large wire basket, the inevitable button is pressed, which causes the bucket to sink into scalding water, where it re volves for a few minutes, and the dishes are thoroughly washed. An other lever lifts them to trays, where they are turned out to dry. The dishes used at dinner by between 400 and 500 cadets can be washed and put away by two persons in this manner in half an hour. Uncle Sam is an economical housekeeper and insists that there shall be no waste. Indeed, the average housekeeper would be surprised to learn how economical the chef at West Point is in his work, as it shows by the accounts which are turned 11 to the quartermaster each day. All the silver used in the mess hall is polished by electricity, and it is re markable how easily the most elabo rately chased pieces are cleaned and how the brush reaches the tiny corners and cleans in a few minutes a piece of silver which would require hours of handwork. The kitchen range is a model of cleanliness; in fact, the whole atmosphere of the kitchen sug gests cleanliness and well-cooked, dain tily served food. The chef knows the appetites of the cadets, and does his best to please them in his menu. The bill of fare varies each day, and there is little complaint about the food. Those in authority realize that boys who are growing and who have as much exercise as a cadet require plenty of food and of the most nour ishing quality. Special dishes are prepared for the athletes who are in training, and certain articles of food are tabooed, especially pastry. Memories of English Writers. At Rose Cottage, formerly occupy ing the site of the Southwest Town Hall, lived Thomas Binaey, the hymn writer, and there he entertained Mrs. Harriet Beecher Stowe during her stay In London. At Rowbotham’s academy, hard by Rose Cottage, John Ruskin attended school. In other side streets off the Walworth road were born Michael Faraday and Emily Andrews, afterward Mrs. Cov entry Patmore and the Lispirer of “The Angel in the House." Within a stone’s throw of Camber well Green are the birthplaces of Robert Browning and Professor Jowett, while Denmark Hill must al ways be remembered as the lifelong home of Ruskin. Dulwich, too, as everyone knows, is full of famous memories. Byron is said to have at tended a school in the neighborhood and Dulwich Woods were the favorite haunt of the youthful Browning.— Pall Mall Gazette. Camp Chair for Mothers. Mothers and nurses who find It a very fatiguing business So push a baby carriage for the required number of hours a day will find that the pur chase of a small camp chair adds greatly to their comfort. These chairs, which are very light, having a back and canvas seat, may be bought for 35 cents, and are narrow enough to slip under the body of a baby car riage and rest upon the framework. Then when the weary mother comes to an Inviting patch of dark shade on a hot day, or finds on a blustering March morning a corner wholly shel tered from the wind, she may slip out her chair and settle comfortably with her knitting or reading. On Morning side Heights in New York city few mothers consider their baby equip ment complete without a camp chair. Domestic Repartea. "The trouble with you is that you keep constantly forgetting that you ever were a boy.” It was his wife who said It, and he, of course, came right back with the witty reply: “Well, you never forget that you were once a girl, although everybody else forgot it years and years and years ago.” Beauty of Cucumber. As a quick annual climber the wild cucumber is not surpassed, while its dainty foliage and light blossoms give it an airy effect that is charming STOCK •• • • TREATING FOR SIDE BONES Cartilage Which May in Certain Case* Become Hardened and Thus Lead to Lameness. (By DR. M’INTOSH, 111. Experiment Station.) On either side of the coffin bone in the horse there Is a cartilage which may in certain cases become hardened by deposits of mineral matters and thus lead to lameness. They are situ ated on one or both sides of the leg and bulge above the upper portion of the hoof. They may be the result of inflamed conditions, bruises or trou bles like corns or hoof cracks. Slip- Side Bones. ping on the stony pavement is a freJ quent cause, as well as the great! weight of the bodies in heavy horses; If the wagon tongue falls on the foot! at this point, the cartilage may be ln-1 jured and induce the disease. Thej swelling is first noticed just above thei hoof or near the heel. Lameness soon follows. The treatment usually recommended) for side bones consists in the free usei of cold foot baths or cold water band-! ages for a week or more. Tincture of iodine applied to the swollen parts is! very good. A blister applied after thq water applications have been made; for a week or so, is used by many vet-; erinarians. The blister is made of two teaspoonfuls of cantharides mixed with four tablespoonfuls of lard. It IS rubbed in well with the fingers and al-j lowed to remain for 24 hours, when itj is washed off and applied a second time the following week. These appli-j cations are continued until the lame-! ness disappears. If this does not bring permanent relief, then firing of the injured parts and several months] rest will be necessary. DIFFICULT HABIT TO REMEDY; (Only Way to Stop Calves of Sucking, Each Other’s Ears Is to Keep Them Separated. (By R. G. WEATHERSTONE.) One of the most difficult habits to bvercome in a bunch of young calves |s that of ear sucking. When we feed Calves milk from a pail they eat so Rapidly that they fall to relieve the fciouth of the saliva which naturally mixes with its mother’s milk while it |s sucking. In order to relieve their mouths of this secretion which their organs of digestion demand they will seek some |thing to suck which will relieve their (mouths of the saliva which has been (retained to a large extent and their favorite object is the ear of the calf next to them. Unless this is prevented the calf is likely to grow up with the habit of sucking itself when it comes to be a milk-producer or sucking the other cows in the herd. The only way to prevent this vicious habit is to tie each calf by itself until digestive organs have developed suf ficiently to enable it to digest grain food, such as ground oats and wheat bran. Then they will eat dry bran and ground oats and in that way relieve their mouths of this saliva. After this they may be turned together and there is little danger of their acquiring the habit. Fattening Cattle on Bluegrass. Cattle fattened on bluegrass pasture will make double the gain on the same grain for the first three months of the pasture season as compared with the late months of the feeding period. This important factor as well as the influence of age, nitrogenous supple ments and the margin of profits are discussed in bulletin 90 of the Mis souri experiment station. The bulle tin was written by Dean F. B. Mum ford and records the results of five years experiments in fattening cattle of various ages on bluegrass pasture. This extensive investigation involved the feeding of 262 cattle divided into 86 distinct experiments and is the largest and most complete investiga tion of this subject which has ever been made in this country. The bulle tin will be sent on request by writing to the director of the experiment sta tion, Columbia, Mo. A Good Ration. A balanced food is one that con tains the food nutrients in the proper proportions for building muscle, for producing fat, and for keep up the ani mal’s heat. Corn has not enough of the flesh-building nutrients to prop arly nourish an animal if fed alone. Alfalfa and clover hay have too much of the flesh-making nutrients. Feeding the corn and alfalfa, or corn and clover gives a balanced food. Twelve pounds of alfalfa, eight pounds ground corn, and whatever corn stover the animal wants, makes a good daily ration. Worms In Hogs. If there are signs of worms in your hogs, feed concentrated lye, one-half teaspoonful to each animal well mixed In slop or soft feed. In the fattening pen give the pigs all they will readily clean up, but no more. Bran and meat meal help to supply che young sows with muscle and bOXM. TU PREVENT HOOF TROUBLES Little Hook Shown in Illustration Should Be Included Among Equipment of Stable. A tool that is one of the handiest things you can have about the stables is shown in the illustration. It is a hooi. hook and should be included among the equipment of every well regulated stable, says the Prairie Farmer, a practical horseman says that the feet of the horse should be cleaned every morning before he leaves the stable. The hoof hook will remove all litter, pebbles or anything that may have become lodged in the foot. This precaution may prevent in jury' to the sole or sensitive structures Hoof Hook. of the foot. If the feet become very dry, pack them daily for a week with some form of clay. Then apply lard to the wall, to which may be added pine tar and rosin. This ointment holds the moisture in the feet and pre vents further evaporation. This treatment would seldom have to be resorted to except in the case of driving horses that are kept in the stable continually and not given much work. HANDY HOG-LOADING CHUTE Convenient Farm Implement That Can Be Built on Pair of Old Culti vator Wheels. A convenient chute for loading hogs or sheep into a wagon box is made by taking two pieces of 2 by 4 lumber eight feet long for the sills and nail ing down a floor of any kind of pieces three feet long with cleats for foot holds; then construct sides of slats high enough to keep the animals from jumping over, says the Homestead. The sills should project a few inches beyond the floor on one end so that they will catch on the wagon box floor when the end gate is removed. A pair of cultivator or similar wheels and Hog-Loading Chute. some kind of axle are used to make a truck placed about the center of the chute so that it may be easily moved from place to place. These wheels are of such a height or so placed that they take a proportionate part of the weight when the chute is in place. Be ing of this width it barely fits into the wagon box when the endgate is out, leaving no place for hogs to get out by the side of it Instead of letting the sills project far enough to engage the wagon box, two iron straps may be used having the ends bent and sharp ened so as to catch in the wood of the box and prevent slipping. * Hogs on Forage. The Missouri agricultural station has just given out the results of an experiment lasting three years, which show large profits from feeding hogs on forage crops. The average income per acre from clover forage was $34.11, from rape and oats $23.63, from corn and cow peas $29.08 and from blue grass $17.71. The estimates are all made on the basis of 60 cents a bushel for the corn, fed and six cents a pound for the pork produced. The results are important as Indicating what may be accom plished when the hogs themselves do all the harvesting. This bulletin, which is numbered 95, was written by Dean F. B. Mumford and C. A. Willson and can be had on request by writing to the director of the experiment sta tion, Columbia, Mo. Keeping Stock. Keeping as much stock as possible, using fertilizer, working the ground as well as we can, would keep up the farm. Hay saps the soil; potatoes are not so bad, for the fertility has to be put back to grow a second crop. Cut Out Unprofitable Ewes. Each year cull out the unprofitable ewes, such as those with spoiled ud ders, those that fail to breed and those that have lost their teeth from old age. Making Good Ensilage. Kafir corn, milo maize or some oth er member of the sorghum family will make good ensilage, and these are more generally used where the corn crop is uncertain. Livestock ENotesJi Pregnant ewes must have abundant feed. Feeds rich in protein are necessary for the brood cow. Charcoal or soft coal ashes should be kept in the hog pen. A dip in warm water is the best thing for a chilled pig- One of the best muscle producing feeds upon the farm Is oats. It is always easier to sell a good pure-bred animal than a scrub. A pailful of warm slop for the sows after the pigs have come is the thing. Rye hay, properly cured, makes an excellent summer hay for horses, mules and cows. The ewes should all be bred near the same date to insure uniformity of the lamb crop. Sheep do not suffer greatly from dry cold, but should be sheltered from winds and rains. Many a disappointed sheep man’s profits has gone to raise immense crops of ticks and lice. It is nearly always best to save some of the best sows, especially to farrow the early spring lii>ters. Latest Millinery £ W> uil^>w> I? m''- W Y (W JFr inwT ’ n n n 5 a n' / n □ D ' ■ ■ •'’** 'hat',' Tri' white "hemp, is bor dered with a band of Irish crochet lace. White tulle roses set in a white net scarf are banked over the low, rounded crown. A bow of chiffon velvet in pale coral color is wired to stand at the right front where it is mounted against the crown. If this is not a perfect design, no one has been able to excel it and we need not look for anything better. The happy possessor of a scarf of real lace in duchess point, princess or Spanish lace, or any of the finer hand-made laces, may use them as a drapery on white hemp, in the manner ETIQUETTE FOR THE VISITOR Many Little Points That Mean Much and Must Be Considered of Importance. A girl’s first flitting from homd sur roundings and restraint is a pretty good test of her manners and true character. She often develops traits that she herself was never before aware of. How often to attract at tention and court popularity at some summer resort the quiet sedate maiden suddenly becomes conspicu ous and “sporty,” or strangers may have the effect of making her self conscious and rude. She does not mean to be so, but she often loses her perspective for the true fitness of things and a new environment breeds all manner of unsuspected qualities. If she would only realize the wealth of wisdom and the breadth of experi ence that a well-bred girl may glean from traveling and meeting interest ing people! She should never be cold and for bidding to strangers, but she should also avoid the fatal mistake of rush ing into intimacies which she will too often regret. A gracious manner and good tem per are charms which attract invaria bly and the natural sweetness of girl hood is greater than any pose which she may try to assume. When visiting friends or relatives a guest should adapt herself as well as possible to her new environment and bring no jarring note or undue dis turbance into the family circle. There are so many little attentions that can bring comfort and joy into a house hold! If a hostess feels that her guest needs constant entertaining and amusement and special service, she will not wish to repeat her invitation so soon again. Never be late for meals, be pleas ant to the servants, observe the per vading habits of your host and hos tess, be thoughtful and considerate, so that when your visit is ended there will be true regret, and there will be a genuine ring in your hostess’ voice when she says,-“Be sure and come soon again.” When Traveling. Don’t try to “do your hair” in the dressing room of a sleeping car. You will either exclude other women or be jostled by them. Get the porter to push up the upper berth (you can pre cail upon him by using tact or blan dishments) and sit “Turk fashion” in front of the mirror. Cleanse your face, ears and throat with cold cream and violet water, arrange your hair, don your garments and step out of your berth as from your hotel room. A few minutes with toothbrush, nail brush and soap in the dressing room, and you are ready for the “first call for breakfast.” —Good Housekeeping. Luxurious Negligees. Some of the new negligees are hard to tell from the transparent coats which are displayed in other depart ments. Between a pink chiffon bou doir gown, embroidered in self color and dropped over a pink silk lining, and a pink chiffon embroidered coat over pink satin, there was so little radical difference that only one sophis ticated in distinctions sartorial could have asserted which was for which. The average woman, however, will content herself with one of the dis tracting boudoir gowns of china silk and lace, or of flowered organdy cut in lovely long lines and inset with lace honeycombings. The New Gloves. The smart French fancy which should reach here soon is the wearing of gray suede gloves in the morning or with all informal costumes. These have one button at the wrist and are then turned widely over the hand into a cuff which is lined with Empire green or Egyptian braid. It is quite a fashion of the moment to have this cuff of the glove carry out the color scheme of the costume. shown In the third hat pictured here. To cut such a piece of lace is out of the question; a too short-sighted to entertain at all. It may be doubled, plaited or folded over, and laid over or about a white hemp shape and fastened to the shape with a band of htuidsome ribbon and rosettes of fine flowers. Rich lace should be applied to the shape with very little fullness. The design and work are to show and must be emphasized; therefore full gatherings are out of harmony. If there is too much lace in a length, one end may be rolled up and con cealed under a trimming. FOR THE TRAVELER. '4 fjjg Ip Here is a smart traveling costume of fine navy-blue serge, the collar and cuffs being finished with striped blue and white silk. The same design is also intended for Tussore, with black and white ribbed silk trimming, tho seams piped smartly with black silk; particularly becoming to a stout fig ure. ' Summer Evening Wraps. Evening wraps are unusually novel this season, the great vogue for sheer materials finding a happy expression in these more elaborate garments. Marquisette wraps are the latest nov elties, and while exorbitant prices are asked for them in the smart shops, there is no reason why any woman could not fashion one herself, or at least plan one and have it made at very little expense. Black, white, Alice blue, gray, gold color, and king’s blue are good col ors for these little wraps. Many of them are cut on extremely simple lines, with the kimono sleeve and plain back and front. There seems to be no attempt to fasten these garments. They are cut so that the fronts just meet, and are apparently designed to hang free. —Harper’s Bazar. The Quaint Poke Bonnet. For the woman whose face can stand this piquant bit of headgear, the eight eenth century poke bonnet is a most fascinating affair. Some of the smart milliners are showing spring and summer models in this shape. Often they are carried out in two kinds of straw—frequently black and white. On these hats the trimming is, of course, well toward the back. Some times a great bow stretches across the straw, or clusters of dainty posies adorn the sides. The crowns on these poke bonnets are arranged fold-like and tilt well toward the back of the head to accen tuate the “poke” effect Toilet Helps. A good cleansing cream to remove grime and the dust of travel, plenty of fragrant rice or talcum power to freshen one after the bath, and a : generous bottle of eau de cologne to bathe one’s wearied and aching head— these are some of the “must haves” of most women travelers. Smelling salts may also prove use* fuJ. DID THE BEST HE COULD. H® J 1 jOtf I G Mr. Bugg Why. I expected this message two days ago. Snail Messenger—lt’s not my fault, the company only gave it to mo a week ago. Shocking! Miss D., a teacher of unquestioned propriety in all Its branches, was in the throes of commencement, and to the best of her ability was entertain ing some young men —the suitors of her fair pupils. They conversed on some beautiful flowers in the drawing room. ‘ Yes,” exclaimed the old lady; “but if you think these are pretty, you just ought to go upstairs and look in the bath-tubs of the girls’ dormi tories. They are just full of American beauties!" 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