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THE MA D IS O N I A N
PEOPL
MAKE GOOD CROQUET GROUND
Really Ideal Foundation Can Be Made
" by Use of Concrete- Necessi
tates Much Hard Work.
(By EBEN E. REXFORD.)
Most croquet grounds are anything
. , but satisfactory to the . person who
takes delight in the game that admits
. of 'skillful- play. Where the- - ground
Is rough, as to surface, indefinite as to
boundary, and with arches that tip
4 ' In all directions there Is little chance
; for fine playing.
But on a ground with perfectly level
surface, boundary so clearly defined
- that there can be no chance for dis
pute in "bringing in the ball" and
arches that set so firmly, that they
cannot be displaced by the impact of
a ball and can be depended -on as to
the amount of resistance they will
give to a ball driven ' against them,
the game takes on a new fascination
and becomes one of skilL
A really ideal croquet ground can
be made by the use of cement. It
will necessitate considerable hard
work, but the boys who like to play
croquet will not let that prevent them
from providing themselves with a
fine ground If they set about it in
earnest.
The first thing to do Is to excavate
the soil to the depth of about eight
inches. Stake out the ground, and go
at it as though you meant business.
Wheel away the soil as fast as it is
dug up. Wnen the excavation is com
plete mix your concrete for the bottom
course. ;
This should be made of coarse sand
or gravel and cement in the propop.
tlon of six parts Band to one part
wement. Mix the two while dry, ant
then 'add water enough to make t
jf the consistency of soft mud.
Only a small quantity should be
mixed at a time, as the mixture
sets" or hardens very rapidly. Apprj
to the depth ot six inches, pounding
it down well as you go along.
When you get to the places' where
' the arches are to stand, " set iron
sockets to receive them in the con
crete, letting about an inch and a
half extend above it to bring the
tops of them even with the finishing
coat.
Do not allow the concrete to dry
rapidly. Sprinkle frequently, or shade
If the. sun Is hot.
The finishing coat should be made
of clear, sharp sand three parts, anc
one part cement. Mix as for con
crete, and use enough water to make
it soft enough to run when poured
over the first coat. Smooth it with
a trowel and level It -with a "straight
edge," to make sure that there are
no Inequalities of surface.
These directions, carefully followed,
will give you a ground upon which
you can "calculate" your play almost
as well as the billiardist does his on
the billiard table.
Of course you will have no cushion
to reckon with, but there will be
- . ample chance for very skillful playing
in a great many ways, and you will
find that the games becomes far more
attractive than it is possible for it
to be when played on the ordinary
playground.
In selecting the location for the
croquet ground, I would advise having
it at one side of the home grounds
and somewhat screened from the road
or street, as it detracts from the pleas
ure of it to have it so exposed to the
view of the passer-by that it becomes
almost public property.
Most croquet grounds and tennis
grounds are lacking in one important
feature so far as the lookers-on at
these games are concerned, and that
is comfortable seats provided with
shade.
The boys of the family can make
seats at very small expense, and not
only get much pleasure rut of the
making of them, but a good deal of
good experience in the handling of
tools, which will be beneficial in other
undertakings.
These seats can be made by setting
four posts preferably cedar, - un
peeled a sufficient depth in the
ground to make them firm. I would
suggest two feet for the. width and
. six feet for the length.
Let the front post stand about six
. feet above the ground, and the rear
ones about five and a half. This will
ive a little slope to the roof.
At a convenient' height from the
ground nail stout strips of wood
around the frame-work formed by the
poles, on which to make the seat,
which can be of boards or slats or
canvas. : . v . ; ; .
For the roof of the seats fasten
strips of wood to the posts, both
... lengthwise and crosswise, letting them
project at least about a foot or more
in all directions, bo that ample shade
may be secured.
Then tack on lath or strips of thin
' "wood in such a manner as to form a
support for the vines that will be
trained over them. ' ' . -r
The best vine to train over these
seats is the wild cucumber and the
t morning glory. Both of these are of
very rapid, growth and easy culture.
By midsummer the plants will have
reached the roof and covered it.
Boys Will Be Lifters. , . 7
Mrs. Church I see by this paper a
. household novelty ' is a lifter for re
moving Jars from high shelves.
Mrs. Gotham Yes, we've got two
of 'em. Tommie's aged seven and Sam-
snies just nine.
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HANDY OUTFIT FOR CAMPERS
Materials Needed Are Piece of Carv
. ' vas, Blanket and Seventy-Five
Feet of Strong Sash Cord.
A piece of canvas, unbleached mus
lin, a blanket, or any other piece of
goods, and 75 feet of -strong sash cord
are all the 'materials necessary. No
sewing is required and the outfit can
be erected in a few minutes. It is
light and can be carried anywhere
writes V. W. Killick of Los Angeles.
Col. in Popular Mechanics.
- Select two trees, or two poles, and
tie the end of the rope to one of
these; then run the rope around the
other three tlmeB, draw it taut and
run the end back to the first support
aid fasten it Thus two parallel cords
at any desired height will be formed
between the two supports.
Spread out the cloth on the ground
under the two ropes so that the side
of the material to form the inner part
of the hammock is uppermost Lift
one side of the goods and place the
edge over one of the cords far enough
to overlap about one-third the entire
length of the material. Lift the oppo
site side and turn its edge over in a
A Quickly Constructed Stretcher, the
o4ly Articles Necessary Being Two
Sticks and a Sheet, or Blanket.
like manner and both edges will over
lap in the center, as shown in the
sketch, which also illustrates the way
to make up a stretcher quickly. . The
weight of . the body on the edges
cauBes friction enough to prevent the
cloth from slipping.
Two sticks of wood are placed be
tween the parallel ropes at the ends
of the cloth to hold them apart as in
a hammock. Place a pillow at one
end and enter, being careful not to
disturb the overlapped edges of the
cloth. -After
hanging the hammock bed
stretch another rope between the sup-
A Hammock Bed Placed Between Two
Supports, and a Covering, Shaped
Like a Tent'
ports, about two feet above the par
allel lines.' A sheet of canvas or
waterproof material is thrown over
this rope and the hanging edges are
weighted or staked to the- ground,
lines of cord first being attached to
the corners. One of the illustrations
shows the finished bed and cover.
TWO NEAT TONGUE TWISTERS
Typewriter Is One Who Typewrites on
Typewriter Second Refers to
Miss Betty Botter.
A reader submits this tongue .twis
ter: v
"Dear Sir: A typewriter is one
who typewrites on the typewriter.
and the typewriter is a machine on
which the typewriter who typewrites
on the typewriter typewrites. Now,
the typewriter, who typewrites on the
typewriter typewrites on the type
writer until there is no more type
writing to be typewritten by the type
writer on the typewriter on which the
typewriter who typewrites on the
typewriter typewrites."
His second, which refers to a youne
woman called Betty, is as follows:
"Betty Botter bought some butter.
but she said this butter's bitter. If I
put it in my batter It will make my
batter bitter, but a bit o' better butter
would make my batter better; so she
bought a bit o butter better than the
bitter butter, and it made her bitter
batter better, so 'twas better Betty
Botter bought a bit o' better but
ter." TOY IS QUITE FASCINATING
Makes Showers of Harmless Sparks
for the Especial Amusement of
the Young Folks.
Among the latest devices for amuse-
ing the . young folks is a toy that
Fascinating Toy.
throws showers of charmless sparks
which ' are . especially- effective in
illuminating a room - in the evening.
The Reward of Virtue.
The Teacher You Bee, . had the
Iamb been obedient and stayed in the
fold It would not have been eaten by
the wolf, would it? - -
Boy (promptly) No. ma'am; it
would have been eaten by us." The
Tatler.
Tinkle! Tinklel
Wilbur Do they always keen that
big bell on the cowT
Papa Yes, Wilbur.
Wilbur I suppose It Is to keen hw
from fall Ine: asleeD in this nniot
Harper's Young People.
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HAY41AKING MOST DIFFICULT PROBLEM
tJx&KjS - w7w-.
Using the One-Horse Cultivator for Cultivating Turnips.
It requires intelligent management
to keep all hands busy during the hay
harvest without allowing them to be
idle at any time and. without sub
jecting any of the hay to unnecessary
exposure. . .
Unlike other farm operations, hay
making cannot be followed along def
initely laid-out plans.
Weather is the great controlling
factor in hay-making. Hay will not
dry in a specified time even without
rain. AvcooI'day-will not allow hay
to dry half as fast as the ixext day
with & warm wind blowing. '
Dry ground is a great aid In drying
moisture from green hay above it,
but If we wait for the dry ground
we are apt to be caught by the next
storm.
Ordinarily we must begin cutting
as soon as one storm has cleared up
and we see indications of fair weath
er. Every precaution should be used
to prevent undue exposure of the hay
to dry weather.
The hay tedder hastens the drying
to a marvelous degree, especially if
the hay has already been caught by
the rain in the swath and hay that
Is heavy and green. A hay tedder
will soon pay for itself if rightly used.
The side delivery, rake is another
valuable" implement for stirring Hhe
hay as well, as gathering it in open
windrows in which the drying may
go on without causing the leaves to
become brittle and fall off. Unless
allowed to become too dry, they draw
large, quantities of moisture from the
stems, beside they are the mo3t val
uable part of . the hay and mu6t go
LITTLE LIFTS 'FOR
PRACTICAL FARMER
rew Excellent Hints That Will
Prove of Value iif Many Dif
ferent Places.
Barley straw has the reputation of
breeding lice on the cattle; it is also
supposed that white cattle are more
subject to insect attacks than those
of the darker shades.
The Collie is the best known of all
sheep dogB. - There Is . a great dif
ference between the working dog and
the show Collie, which has been bred
so much for the , fancy points that
it is of but little service in the exact
ing duties which the sheep dog is
called upon to perform.
The mangel is more nutritive as a
stock ; food v than the turnip; weight
for weight,-it contains more dry mat-,
ter. and a higher-percentage of sugar.
It is a. w'ell recognized "principle
that all grain crops thrive best in a
fine, thoroughly worked seed bed un
derlaid by . a solid substratum. .
In the ash of , bran there is a large
proportion of phosphates, much larger
than in the ash of -barley, or oats. ,
Carrots are not excelled, as a food
for the horses. They are particularly
refreshing given to a hunter after -a
hard day ovei rough country or to a
work horse. They are usually fed
raw or sliced. ' -
Milk intended to be - sent to the
factories -should- be cooled as rapidly
as possible to a temperature of about
60 degrees P. The sooner and more
thoroughly milk, is cooled the longer
and better it will. keep. " -:
.Half-ripened cream -churns very
slowly in other wcrds, the butter
from it is a long time coming and the
yield ; is not . so good as . from the
properly ripened article.- . ' 1
The bacteria or organisms which
cause the souring of cream-are most
active at temperatures ranging from
80 to 100 degrees P. - When the tem
perature falls much - below 60 degrees
they become practically dormant.
Demand for Goat Meat.
The high price of beef and mutton
has sent to New York markets large
quantities of goat meat It gives gen
eral satisfaction and the price Is
from five to seven cents per pound
lower than mutton.
into the mow . in good condition if
we are to derive the full feeding value
from the hay crop.
Men who are the best feeders of
farm stock appreciate this fact and
are willing to undertake the extra
labor of curing their hay in cocks so
that they may obtain Its full feeding
value. ' . ' r
It seems almost impossible to make
good hay from clover and othc-r le
gumes without "curing it in the 'cock
before hauling it to the barn.
All farm workmust : be carefully
planned during the hay harvest. Part
of our time is needed in the potato
and corn fields. During the catchy
weather the weeds grow fast and we
must plan to keep ahead of them by
employing our hands at this work
when they are not busy, in the hay
field.
We should keep every , man busy
without cutting down hay; when the
weather is catchy. In fact one of our
greatest problems' is to find time for
haying at this time of the year.
With our cultivated crops planted
late and other farm work demanding
the attention we have a full program.'
It is the time when we must hire
extra men or lose a large part of the
feeding value of the hay crop.
4 We , prefer to hire the extra men
when we can get them. They are
hard, to find, but we manage to get
them somehow.
It is much easier to have the help
to push the hay harvest and not fall
behind - with the other farm work
than it is to become all mixed up
with our farm work at this time of
the -year. .
FOR BEAUTIFYING
THE HOME. GROUNDS
Bed of Cannas or Border of
Caladiums Should Be-Given
Some Bonerneal.
(By L. M. BENNINGTON.)
If. you want your bed of cannas or
border of caladiums to make a grand
tropical showing from' now to frost,
give them a frost-like covering of
bonerneal; then stir the soil, water
thoroughly, and mulch with lawn clip
pings. Do this towards the end of
this month .and be sure to remove the
fading flowers. ; -
Copy nature by sowing needs of
perennials as ? they " ripen. Provide
some sort of shade for the seed bed.
A screen made of lath or one of un
bleached muslin will answer. :
The rebust-growing plants jjflll need
some sort of support. Let the. sup
ports be painted green - or . oiled, to
bring out the grain of the wood, and
you will find them more pleasing than
rough sticks and far more satisfac
tory. Drive the stakes fast into the
earth a little lower than the plants,
so that they are inconspicuous.;
; The plants needing supports are
such hardy perennials as Delphiniums,
giant foxglove and snapdragons. Do
not overlook giving stakes, to "the
dahlias, cosmo3, hydrangea and
glodlolL - ' ; vv
To maintain continuous blooming
from now until frost, a few perennials
must be. observed. Make a tabit of
cutting flowers freely, and remove all
the fading blossoms, and natiire will
reward you with a lavish hand.
. After this month, allow the chrysan
themums to grow according to their
own. willthat is stop pinchin.5. them
back. . -
Work With Pigs. '
- Grow the pigs from the start; Don't
fatten them, but grow them, put on
the muscle, form and bone. Build the
frame, the fat can go on later. A fat
little pig is In poor condition to grow.
You want them smooth, -V raellow,
stretchy, and you will then" build a
good form. ' ' ' :'
- Earnings of Farm Labor."
" ' The earnings of the beet diss of
farm laborers exceed that of the best
paid labor of the cities oa the mveraga.
SEEK RIGHT PATH
With God as Companion, the
, Highway of Life Will Be
Safely Traversed.
TTE are pilgrims of the broad
If highway of life. We are going
y somewhere. Where? Life is
not a stroii or promenaae. it
is not a going out with gay compan
ions to saunter through the meadows
of a summer evening. It is a jour
ney having a definite end. "
; Our relation to or connection with
every thing In this life is affected by
our knowledge or belief concerning its
end. . ;
The interest we take In a visit to
friends is affected by the thought of
its termination and the parting. If
we have a companion upon whom
death has set .his seal, all our thoughts
concerning him ; are colored .by the
shadow 'of the approaching end.
Our -conversation and manner to
ward him are influenced by our knowl
edge that" the end draweth nigh. Were
this same friend in buoyant health
and vigor, how different would be our
thoughts and actions toward him.
The end of things makes a differ
ence about how we feel and act.
If in a journey to some distant
point we found our means of convey
ance uncomfortable and our compan
ions disagreeable, would it not lessen
our concern about the aggravations
of the journey? If we knew that at
the end wje would obtain our heart's
greatest desire? , Or if, on the other
hand, everything connected with the
journey was of the most pleasant and
delightful nature, the companions
those that we loved best and the
country through which we passed the
most lovely that eye could feast upon,
would not our delight in the journey
be diminished, if we knew that at the
end we were to meet face to face
some great sorrow?
Greatest of All Questions. .
If we are so sensibly affected by
the end or the results of our little
earthly journeys, is it not . wise to
givfc thought to the direction our
steps are tending on the broad high
way of life?
. Life as a highway is not meant to
indicate a road leading in a particular
direction. It is a .figurative term to
denote toall the exigencies of human
life as a whole' in which each individ
ual having 'no continuing city or per
manent abiding place is seeking one
to come.
We are of necessity going some
where and the important query is,
where?
Solomon, the wisest man, thought
this an important matter or he would
not have said:
-Ponder the path of thy feet"
The ' obvious , teaching, of the wise
man's injunction is ' that there are
paths leading in a wrong direction,
and reaching an undesirable end, and
that such paths are to be avoided.
Ponder, weigh well and reflect and se
riously meditate upon the direction in
which thy feet are tending. There are
many paths. The broad highway of
life is but a conjunction of innumer
able avenues, along which men, wom
en and children are journeying.
Child ' of sorrow and tears, ponder
well the path of thy feet!
And there are paths of folly and
sin paths of darkness and terror
paths of despair and death. At the
beginning some of these paths appear
pleasant and inviting and are entered
with gayety and " 6ongsi places of
amusement and fountains of pleasure
are open at every hand, but they are
only gilded saloons of folly and vice.
The fountains of pleasure become
broken cisterns which can hold no
water; and the amusements, though
they thrill and exhilarate for a time,
become like the delirium of fever, that
in the end scorches and wastes like
fire. .
Turn Into Right Path.
These are not safe paths, and he
who finds himself : walking therein .
should carefully reflect on the end
whither they tend and turn his steps
therefrom before it is too .late.
, But in the journey, of life .there are
paths of safety and delight ways of
pleasantness and peace; roads of
honor and hope ; avenues of triumph
and truth'; highways of holiness and
happiness. 1
One of the sweetest and most bless
ed experiences " on the broad highway
of life is the meeting witH some fel
low traveler who proves to be a friend,
true,r honest, loyal , and brave, and
whose hand is ever ready in 'difficult
placeB to aid us or be aided; his voice
cheering and comforting us : as - we
walk together either in the sunshine
or in the shade. :
The way is often long, and often we
pass; through desolate places which'
call loudly for sympathy and cheer of
loving- comrade. How blessed are
the friendships that cheer us on life's
journey. t
And there; is; one friend that every
one may have. The friend that stick
eth closer, than a brother. With him
as a companion we cannot mistake
the right road, for his feet never trod
ai wrong way. Take hold of his hand
and in due time all! your hoping and
dreaming will be realized by reaching
a glorious beyond. :
. "Here we, have no continuing city,
but seek one to come."
Hablta to Cultivate.
Be frugal, not mean: orudent. not
subtle; complaisant,5 not servile; and
active m business, but not its slave.
There aro alBO four other habits which
are essentially necessary to the happy
management of. temporal concerns;
tiese are punctuality, accuracy, stead
iness and despatch.---Markliam.
(Conducted by the National Woman's
, Christian Temperance Union.)
WHAT WHISKY DOES TO MAi.
Arnold Gilmer of Alabama, Execute
for Murder, Leaves Statement Giv
ing Cause of Downfall.
Some weeks ago Arnold Gilmer of
Alabama was executed for murder.
Two days before his death he sent to
Mrs. J. B. Chatfleld, former president
of, the state W. C. T. U., the follow
ing statement:
"What will whisky do?
"Whisky will cause you to lose
your best friends; whisky will cause
an unhappy home; whisky will cause
your wife. to leave home;-whisky will
cause your dear old mother and wife
to cry and shed many tears; whisky
will cause your little1 children tov suf
fer with cold and it will cause them
to go "without shoes on their little
feet. . ...
"Whiflky will cause wife to work
for husband; whisky will cause hus
band to spend his week's wages when
there is nothing to eat at home, then
whisky will cause' husband to get
arrested and locked up but whisky
won't get him out.
"Whisky will cause you to fight
your best friend; whisky will cause
you to have enemies; whisky will
cause you to stay out late at night;
whisky will cause your wife to stay
waiting up for you to come home;
whisky will cause you not to get
home at ail sometimes; whisky will
cause you to dodge your wife at night
when you go home late.
"What caused Arnold Gilmer to kill
Mrs. Tippett? Whisky.
"What caused Arnold Gilmer to go
to Mrs. . Tippett's home? Whisky
What caused Arnold Gilmer to be
bung by the neck until dead! Dead!
Whisky!
"That ie just what whisky will do,
friends."
In a personal letter to Mrs. Chat
field, accompanying the statement, he
said:
"I am leaving this for you, with the
jailer, hoping it will be of some ad
vantage in your temperance work, as
whisky Is the cause of my trouble. I
know you can and will use this for
benefit, and I want you to know you
have my consent, I wish I could stay
here on earth long enough so that I
could help the brave and noble
people get rid of whisky."
"This man," says the Alabama
Christian Advocate, "at one time vot
ed for whisky to be brought back into
Alabama and for the whisky party."
SLUMP IN BEER PRODUCTION
Decrease in Output of Beverage of
1,106,429 Barrel Compared With
the Previous Year. ;
Looks as if beer drinking Is on the
decline in the United States.
Uncle Sam produces the figures to
prove it.
According to the annual report of
the internal revenue commissioner for
the fiscal year ending June 30, there
was a decrease in the output of beer
of 1,106,429 barrels compared with the
previous year.
That's a big decrease.
Counting 30 gallons to the barrel,
and. there is more, it means a slump
of 33,192,870 gallons. -
Counting only ten glasses to the gal
Ion, it means a decrease-of 331,92S,700
drinks.
Counting, each- drink five cents, it
shows that $16,596,455 less was spent
for beer in 1912 than In 1911.
There was an increase in the pro
duction of whisky, but the bonded
warehouses are filled with the stuff,
and distillers are all "fussed up"' be
cause the supply is far Exceeding the
demand. 1 ; -
Americans are not all on the water
wagon by 4 any means, but more of
them are climbing aboard right along.
American Issue. ;
MEN WE WANT IN C0NGRZSS
Representatives ' Who Oppose Every
Measure Retarding Liquor Traf
fic Should Be Favored.
"There are many congressmen who
are opposed to our Interests and vott"
against every" measure that looks to
ward the development and betterment
of our business, and vote for every
measure introduced by the opposition.
I intend that the 250,444 saloonkeep
ers throughout the United States shall
know the records of these congress
men M. T. Farley, President Na
tional Liquor Dealers' Association.
"We must; see to it that the anti-
liquor ' men ana. women in me s
states also know the record of these
representatives. They are the men
we .want to; send back to congress. ,
Temperance Cause Marches On.
Rev. Francis E. Clarke, founder of
the Christian : Endeavor society, re
cently made an extensive trip abroad
with 650 fellow Americans. Among
them were representatives of near
ly every .state, nearly .every trade,
business and profession, and they
were the people who . Burprised the
steward. Two hundred and eighty of
the passengers drank only cold water.
It was a ram thing to see a bo tie of
wine or beer on the tabl b, and whisky
did not make' its appearance, says Mr.
Clark. I'':
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