GOOD SOIL .FOR B'JSH FRUITS PLAGUE OF THE FIELD MICE Evan in 8mall Numbers They Destroy Considerable Qlover and Alfalfa and Injure Orchards. (By K. & PIPER.) The mouse which produced the plague In some of the western states, a short time ago, proved to he the black mouse," one of the numerous species of short tailed field or meadow mice, a group which has caused widespread destruction in various parts of the world. In nearly all parts of the United States short-taile- d field mice .are among the most abundant of mammals, and a number of species in widely separated localities have occasionally exhibited the same tendency to excessive increase, Indicating that favoring conditions may produce Lombardy Poplar Girdled and Killed by Field Mice. mouse plagues wherever the mice exist. Even when In .mall numbers they destroy considerable clover and alfalfa and Injure orchards, nurseries and root crops. This Is the first recorded Instance of an Irruption of field mice in North America attaining the proportions of a plague. The experience indicates the probability of future and even more disastrous outbreaks. In the extensive reclaimed areas of the west the abundant food and luxurious cover furnished by alfalfa fields and the miles of irrigation ditcnes, which afford these mice suitable homes along their banks greatly favor tbelr increase, while surrounding desert conditions limit the spread of mice be- STATES AWAKING TO DANGER i Hospital Beds for the of the Tuberculosis Are Being Established. Ground Between Rows Must Be Kept Fine and Mellow Give Plenty Sunshine ar.d Air. Additional The ground betw'een the tows and around the bushes should be kept fine and mellow. If the soil is allowed to become bard and allowed to grow up In weeds and grass, the yield will be cut short, and the fruit will be small and of Inferior quality. All bush fruits should be grown In wide rows, so the greater part of the cultivation can be done with the horse, hoe and cultivator. The proper distance to plant currants, raspberries, blackberries and gooseberries in the fruit garden la five feet apart each way for horse cultivation. Fo.1 the small family garden, plant in rows five feet apart and three feet apart k the row. This will allov.-o- f the larger portion of the cultivation being done with the horse cultivator. The ground around the bushes must be broken up and mellowed with the hoe. Expert fruit growers maintain a dust mulch until the berries are half size, then a thick coat of long strawy manure, grass or rotted leaves is spread over the entire ground about four inches thick. This mulch prevents the growth of weeds and keeps the soil cool and moist. When this method is followed, the field will be greater, the berries free of dirt and much larger size and of extra fine flavor. All fruli succeed best when given plenty of sunshine and sir, along with intelligent culture. The common practice of planting the bushes along the garden walk or fence row is bad. as the bushes cannot be cultivated economically. The yield and size of the berries is greatly increased where there is a full supply of mol8fure. The irrigation for fruit and vegetables big surface flow and under ground Irrigation Is being extended as tbe result of tests made by practical men. The method of irrigation for vegetables and small fruits practiced by market gardeners of Host on has been found Nearly 4, (inn uddtiionr.1 liosplial beds for consumptives in 21' rimes were provided during the year ending June 1, according to a statement Issued by the National Association for the Study and Prevention of Tuberculosis. This makes a total of over 30,000 beds, but only about oue for every ten indigent tuberculosis patients In tills country. In the last live years, the hospital has Inprovision for consumptives creased from 14,428 lu 1007, to over 30,000 In 1112. or over 100 per cent. New York Siuto leads In the number of beds, having 8,350 on June 1; Massachusetts eom s next with 2, SOU; and t p nnsylvanla, a close third with 2,7l'0. Alabama showed the grealest percent- lpt, or increase in the last year by K 57 ,lew ,0 p 43 ft year ago. fjorgig comes next with 109 beds add-lac44,1 a p(j ago. New York has tjlu greatest numerical Increase, hav-thajK provided over l.Sdti additional beds j n tie year, Treatment ART Many Dainty Summer Coetumca May Be Fashioned at Small Expenss, With the Exercise of a Little Taste. e Our Illustration presents the frock as It would look in a pretty striped challie, or in some other dainty woo texture, with dressy fixings. The bodice and skirt of the dress are put together In the usual way with a narrow cording, but in the figure version of the style the waist line is hidden by a crushed belt of silk, bows of the same going down the fastening of the front, which, with the bodice Itself, one-piec- FOR economical and profitable. Cannot Profitably Be Don on Old, Stunted, Dying Tree They Need Rejuvenation. If the tree has a dense top, open up the center to permit sunlight and air to enter. Thin out the sides by h to removing from of the branches, always cutting back mistake In the selection a site for the apple orchard tract, large or small, Is that of choosing a soil that is too rich; that will cause abundant growth of wood, but mighty Uttle flru't In the valley In which the writers ranch is located Is an orchard of mature apple trees, as pretty a sight from the standpoint of foliage as one could ask to see, which has lately been felled because It did not deliver the goods. The tract Is fat, rich and well watered. Within gunshot of this tract is a block of winter Nellis pear trees of the same age that for.severad years past have grossed their owners close to a thousand dollars per acre, says a writer in an exchange. Never was more emphatically demonstrated the fact that soil can be too rich for apples, but not for pears. Within a mile of these unproductive apple trees, on thinner and lighter granitic soils, the apple trees bear prollfically to the point of breaking down. A common one-tent- bruising or injury to the graft. For this purpose use is made of g rotary cutter bead provided with beveled knives, a tablo for the grafts to rest anon, and guides on the table at uu knives the of gle to the rutting edges to guide the grafts. The machine Is pictured herewith In a plan view. Good Rotation. Alfalfa, potatoes, fbl rotation: Try one. n Is It good grain yr n Pickles and Condiments j There's a goodness to them that beggars description. One taste and you'll want mote. Purity? Libby's label is your guarantee. Economy? They're not expensive when you consider their superior J ( FINGERS SO PAINFUL COULD NOT SLEEP R. F. D. No. 2. IJox 252, Scnttle, quality. Wash. The three middle fingers right at the end of my nails troubled Always Buy Libby's mo for three years. They would get Don't accept a substitute. Whether so Inflamed, burn and be so painful meat it be relish soup I could not sleep. It seemed every time asparagus insist on the Libby I bad my hands in soapy water they preserves or jams label. Mtufwlios, oi Thee sure you'm would get worse. They would be so come would nails very sure, then tbe At Ali Grocers off, and no more would a new one to would on when get begin they grow McNeill sore Rguin. The nail came off my third linger four times. I tried everything with no results until one day I Chicago read of a lady who seemed to have had a similar trouble cured by Concurs Soup and Oin'ment. I decided MARY DEAN. to try them and sent for a sample. 1 bought a 50c. box of Cuticura Ointment and some Cuticura Soup and SIMPLE MODELS IN BLOUSES now 1 m thankful my fingers are perfectly cured and my nails perfectly Many Designs Are Popular, Though smooth. Cuticura Soap and Ointment the Shfer White Seema to Have cured me." (Sigued) Mrs. Rleke HinPointa of Advantage. ton. Apr. 24, 1912. Cuticura Soap and Ointment sold For wear with heavy skirts any throughout the world. Sample of each sheer lingerie blouses are all right, free, with . Skin Rook. Address hut simple yet very dainty made mod- post-carCuticura, Dept. L. Doston. W. N. U., Salt Lake City, No. els In .fine cotton marquisette trimdelmed only in fine tucking and made The humor of some people is so And tho lord also helps those who with henistltched turndown collars und icate they ought to take a tonic for it. help others. sleeves ending a little below the elIf yiiur digestion Is a lillle off color s bow are meeting with much success. Lent you lurp--l when next In need of Pome of these little blouses have nar- eourM.- of Onnleiil Ti-- will tin you gixsl. luxullvn rrnieiiilx-- r Hie name (iartlulil Tea." row hems of colored marquisette, hilt A trial will convince you of its inertia. A woman may not realize that she while the effect Is charming, tbe women blouse presents (ewer launder has a good figure until other Nothing so completely knocks a con to find fault with It. It g difficulties and will look well longtrnry man as to hare you agree with er than the one with touches of color. lilm. In the Suburbs. Linen frocks of a simple sort, but worn- - Hr. Winslow- , "Is a Gillet Mrs. Soothing Kyrnp for trimmed with contrasting color or maHuften the gum, reduce liitlkiniiitt-tlun- , an? terial instead of depending entirely allay pun, cure wind iridic, th- a Urtlie, "Well, site's on a parly wire." Life. upon smart collars and cuffs and are numerous and good efHis View. The Heirloom. fects are obtained with the quaint Hewitt This place is 1,00(1 feel A small a in drummer Pittsburg flowered linens of Jonv design in conabove the sea level. town dropped Into a place to get a bite nection with plain lineA. Jewett But the sea Isnt on the to eat. The plure looked fuiniliar, but it always makes me sick. level; he didnt know the proprietor. "Been running this place long? InVisiting Gown. Its Advantages. Quite the prettiest gown displayed quired the drummer. "I think the pillory might to be reof smart frocks' at a recent show No; I just inherited It from my fa- vived as punishment for this frenzied was a blending of violet colorings, ac- ther. takes a diagonal line. The collar and financing. New The York Press. to tbe Ah. yes. I knew him. I recognize cuffs are of plain white organdy, with cording "Why so?" made as a separate prin this old cheese sandwich on the couna band of net lace and a frill of plain underdress, was Because it provided a fitting penal of violet cess parma ter. palest robe, net. In stocks and bonds. ty brocade. Two rows of amethyst and Now, every mother scouring the the to were used fasten Jet buttons a Twas Pretty Thing. shops for materials for home dressNo Social Tact. front. Tbe redlnsote overdress, fashThe young man produced a small, making must surely encounter some ioned of deepest amethyst chiffon, fell At a club dunce an enthusiastic his box from square pocket. time the remnants of delicate wool member approached a rather dull 1 have a tbe lighter tone present for you, he began. member and said unto him: fabrics put forth for summer use and In graceful folds over I don't know whether It will fit your which at this season are sold for so A toque swathed w'lth parma nlnon "Say, for heaven's sake go over and little. The ones with dark ground are lined with the deeper amethyst, com- finger or not, but " to Miss Fryte. She Is silting all talk costume. Oh, George!" she broke In, this la more useful than those with white pleted this fetching by herself." I so sudden! dreamed never Why, background, but if trimmed with the But but what shall I say to her? But just then George produced the color of the patterning the white and Footgear In New York. Tell her how pretty she Is. color materials would still be fairly The new buttoned oxford, though as gift a silver thimble and it got sudBut she ain't pretty. r practical, and surely very suitable to dainty and pretty as the taller but denly cooler In the room. Ladies' Well, then tell her how ugly girlish use. ltlue wistaria, gray and tonholed boot. Is not as formal as the Home Journal. sono are. Ain't you girls got brown are pretty colors to use. these latter. Buttoned boots of satin arc cial tact?" touched off with a little black or worn with most ceremonious evening Her Rt 'ing Passion. The woman who had chased dust matching silk aud the bodice being gowns and even with wedding gowns. Good Bait. and dirt all her life finally reached St. Aunt Sarah, cook In a Richmond Peter. family, took home a dish of macaroni CASE FOR EMBROIDERY SILKS I ried out is almost a matter of choice. "Come in. you poor, tired woman, from her mistress' table for the edij aud satin, art serge, art linen or silk he said, and held the gate ajar. fication of her own family. When her well. do wull equally But Be Will Found Exceedingly Useful by the woman hesitated. children had been assured that it It can be cut out entirely In one Tell me first, she said, "how often was good they proceeded to eat witb piece and lined with soft silk, the ends you house?" great gusto. The next morning Aunt can then he folded over and sewn The saint smiled. Sarah discovered two of her off down so that they form two pockets. You shake off ruling pas- spring in the yard turning over stones Into which the silks may be slljiped. sion. ran you?" he said. "Oh, well, step and soil and scratching vigorously ;d The case Is bound throughout at inside and theyll give you a broom the earth. the edges with narrow ribbon and and dustpan instead of a harp. Henh, yo' chillun! called out Aunt folds together at the renter, and ran Cleveland Plain Dealer. what yo all doin'? Sarah, he secured when closed by the ribbon was the reply, 1 0 Wo's strings. in Olden Days. Cheese some macaroni mu' of dein worms.' Making Is word silks" The worked across Cheese was made hy the the front of the rase anil the remainTanners In the Riimme.- - oil the They Are Overworked Now. ing apace filled up with a simple conownwhich cattle lour Dick hnd nisulu an implan hy ventional design which may he quite ers owning say 11 lr.llrh cows, received portant discovery that his huir would well embroidered from our sketch. Tbe upper Illustration shows the all the milk night and morning, ac- pul! out if enough force was everted, s ruse open Hnd In the lower sketch It Is cording to the dally yield of their ami was absorbed lu proving the given iwo families ci on ling find on his forolisk. Ill rinsed and secured with ribbon little herd. live cows each, one wii'i three ter aged sewn nnii-the iroiteiV strings. and one with one. purposing that the ing with ro.iiul-eyehorror, . "Dickie! Dickie!" she cr!d, you lvtragc yield per cow was the sain-Handkerchiefs. n W weeks, two owners would inake mustn't do that!'' Iast year tie initials on hnndker- live cheeses each: oue would press "Why?" demanded Dickie, wiih the e.iiefs were long and narrow. This j,ree. and one only one cheese, but cynicism of childhood. the initials should . and this one would gm-i- l and as lure- "iteeause tho Bible says that all very broad. The Influence of the ori-- i as any of the rest. "Nobility of the your hairs are numbered and If you etil on fashions is thus to lw- - felt even Trades The Far liter," Charles Wins- pull any out you'll make a lot of extra in handkerchief. Indeed, one maker low Hall, It National Mana'tie. bookkeeping for the angels.'' of handkerchiefs has designed an initial cleverly decorated so as to suggest Chinese characters. The effect Is quaint and unusual. IT one In using He bit the hand that fed him" said Teddy of Big Bill, the long nnrrow Initials, however, it And didn't tell us if the bite had made the biter ill. may be done In tho last note of fashion hy surrounding the latter with Now bad Toasties been the subject of Bills voracious bite llowery designs that fill out t lie cm broia to dery square. Hed have cotne back for another with a keener appetite. All sorts of dainty color conibin.v lions are In good form In handkerWr.iseu by WIM.MM T. IIINCKH, chiefs this season. Colored liiliiuls K hiulc St., Bridgeport, Coon. are to he seen on white grounds, bop sue for this purpose, and one also dors und Initials of corresmndlng colSir which (lie Postum Co., Otir of the SO .Tingle ors, colored borders mid woven cord that Is extremely simple to make. , UhIIii- l rreii, Hu.' IV m Mttjr. Tbe material In which it cun he cap effects in Inilnlie variety. Libby. & Libby 29-19- a vX all-whi- te Children-teething- spraying. Young fruit standing up with calyx lobes wide open ready to receive maximum dose of poloon. to a limb and never leaving a long stub to die or throw out a big crop of sprouts. Summer pruning cannot be profitably practiced on old, stunted, dying trees. They need rejuvenation, which comes with winter pruning, but may be profitably practiced upon old, trees. thrifty, Large limbs can be removed at this time just as safely as at say other season of the year, only it Is not ad. vlsable to remove too much of ths top at once. Where great quantities of wood must be removed It Is better to distribute Its removal over a period of from two to three years, rather than entirely unbalance the trees shy-beari- growth. trees. Machine. IsL--fl j 32-p- one-fourt- h When spraying, If showers come and wash off the poison, spray those trees GRAFTING MACHINE IS HANDY a second time. In setting out strawberries pinch most of the leaves and the plants off DScion to Cut Implement Designed will take hold better. or iagonally to Prevent Bruising The city dealer profits by the laziOther Injury. ness of the grower by grading and reIn describing a grafting machine, in. packing bis badly assorted fruit. It is a good plan to mow off the vented by A. Koberston of Canada, the of the strawberry plants within, tops Scientific American says: season Is The purpose here Is to provide a a week after the fruiting over. machine more especially designed for Spray your trees whether they have use in nurseries and the like, and aror not. Spraying in off years Is a crop or scion diagranged to cut the graft aa Important as in years of heavy Just onally with a shearing cut to prevent crops. A yearling tree la preferred by mai.y to older trees. They are thought to be Bafcr to transplant than Grafting ; s d Trees With Beautiful Foliage, but Apple Cluster showing apples at correct stage for second or appla worm Mighty Little Fruit, Were Finally of I indeed real pickles crisp they're and fine just as good as you could put up at home and But far less troublesome. then you should try Libbys Olives or Catsup in fact, any of 1 11 SUMMER PRUNING OF TREES APPLES Removed by Ax. made always for a change of eollars and eiitfs. Black and white challie with a limited amount of colored silk for the trimming, would be very effective for a little frock made up lu this manner, the hows and belt of scarlet or of u very bright blits or soft green As to the collars and cuffs,, they (tin. of course, be of the trimming materia' und if one wants to smarten them on it Is perfectly possible to top them with others of Imitation Irish In this event It does not lit the least matter if tlio silk net Is larger the laee In fact an edge of silk beyond those of the collars and cuff would be an added smartness. There are always mothers who do not want to sew. preferring to dress their young daughters front the readymade shop supplies, and If these are skillful buyers they know how to get both the right and cheap thing. It I always possible, loo, to buy a skirt or jacket of suitable sort sciwraiely, so those on economy bent often do this fitting a neat Rklrt with an odd blazer that goes well with it or getting a skirt for some lucky Jacket find. e As to the wool frocks, they are not so often found ready made us one would like, the weather being far too suggestive of cooler raiment than gowns. In the dressy sense, with autumn suggestion. So if a vacation frock of this sort Is needed there Is more chance of getting the right thing home making. , TASTY) Yes one-piec- the cultivated areas. Without doubt poisoning is the best method at present known of dealing with field mice on an extensive scale. RICH COMBINATION USE OF REMNANTS BY CLEVER HOME DRESSMAKER. yond SOIL TOO IN j Many growers say that weeds are as valuable as fertilizers as clover and cow peas If they are turned under every year. If you believe that you have scale In your orchard, do not wait a day to have an cxicrt examine the trees, and then fight for their lives. That rorky old apple, the Tien Davis. buhls a high price in the city markets because Its fine appearance deceives the Ignorant buyer. One of the surest ways to keep down weeds In the strawberry field Is to rut off all the runners until July 1, to allow closo cultivation. In picking strawberries It should he borne in mind that bruised fruit A careless will not stand shipping. picker has nu place In a strawberry field. j ths-othe- tl-- old-tim- e Four-year-ol- d las-Thu- is-havi- ng i i In-a- s I rr-lst- - Mu-ii.-