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Show OF BIRDS LARGE APPETITES Robin Will Devour Two and Times Ite Own Weight In our Hours. AND DEPARTMENT SSssSlI HANDY AS A SWARM CATCHER Material, Which Costs but Faw Centa, Consists of Cloth Bag, and Piece of Wire. (By F. a. j HERMAN.) I v 111 describe how to make swai m catcher with which a swarm of bees clustered 30 feet high can be hired nearly as quickly and easily as w hen near the ground. It requires only a short time to make one. The material, which is worth but a few cents, consists of a large bag made from any kind of stout, coarse cloth such a sack as binding-twinconies in is excellent. To hoiil the mouth of this sack open, a piece of smooth wire as large or a 11 tie larger than a telegraph-wir- e is used, which is bent in a circle with the ends overlapping some inches, so that they can be tied together with a small w ire or stout cord. The mouth of the sack is then securely sewed around the wire hoop. A crochet stick, the prongs of which naii.riillr of their own accord stay as far or a little farther apart than the diameter of the wire hoop, is used, and wiik atout cord the end of each prong is tied to the wire hoop directly opposite each other so that the sack swings free. Xow the mouth of the open sack "111 always point upward, no matter at what angle the pronged stick may be held. The stick below tlie prongs should be at least two feet long so the small end of a light pole cun be attached to It by allowing tbe two to overlap a couple of feet, and binding them together with short straps. Different length poles can be used, as they can be attached or detached illustration presents a very mart shirtwaist getup, and this species of dress is far too practical not to appeal to the mother contemplating renewing her daughter's wardrobe. Bodice and skirt are just the proper things for school wear, and so long as the girl needs summer raiment, :hey are useful for the practical shirts And skirts to be made of durable fabrics. If tbe girl is having has Tbe bar-lai- Oregon Robin. three-quurter- for Potatoes. Farmers who plan to use lime-suphur Instead of bordeaux mixture for potatoes should abandon this idea of getting along with only one fungicide. The New York experiment station has established the fact that used on potatoes dwarfs the plants A Swarm Catcher. and cuts down the yield. The crop up around them, then quickly raised sprayed with bordeaux mixture yieldup, which jars the limb, so that the d 50 bushels more Per cre than the wtiole swarm falls right Into the unBpraypd. and the Patch on- - which was used yielded 50 sack. If they are clustered on a large bUBhtl t0 ,h B(re less than the the mouth of the sack can be Bprayed- - Tb,B Elves a difference of a raised up under them and by moving hundred bushels to the acre in favor lbi bordeaux as against It one side, tbe bees are brought into for trees, borthe sack, and a swarm ran be picked phur. right off the body of a tree, for by deaux for potatoes, seems the proper letting the mouth of the sack catch rule. on the body of the tree below the bees, then gradually raising it up, the Draining Swamps. A German Inventor has put in effect bees w ill be brushed in. Carry to the hive and invert the a system based on the principle of the bAg, or rather turn it inside out, and hydraulic rain, by whffli the waves of the bees will drop in front of the hive the sea do the pumping for the purand run into it, and the hiving is pose of draining swamps along the shore. This should interest the Atdone. lantic and Gulf states of this country. STRETCHER FOR WOVEN WIRE Exhausted Soil. The fanner who wakes np to the Excellent Device May Be Made Using fact that his soil la exhausted and will Heavy Chains Attached to Two not produce as it once did Is in the by Four Pieces. position of a man who has overdrawn his bank account. He must make good An excellent device for making a and that quickly. stretcher for woven wire is described by Elmer J. Million of Oklahoma In the Farmers Mail and ilreeze as folBad L lime-sulph- - I lime-sulph- un-lim- I WELL WORTH COPYING HAT ering such trifles as earthworms, cockroaches and the like, with which it helps to sustain life from time to time. A burn owl has been known to est seven mice, one after the other. Tba heron is a large bird, though not a Lime-Sulph- b lime-sul- Lime-sulph- lows: n or pique is found to be cheaper, it could be used. Then, if the sewing la to bo done entirely for autumn, the mother thinking this a very good time for getting rid of the practical garments, neither a skirt nor a shirtwaist style fcould be found more suit-stal- e for school wear. Concerning the autumn materials needed in this case, pray remember that the first fabrics are put forth in August and as it sometimes happens that thvy are leftovers from last year they are generally cheaper than later on. Let me conclude by saying that ready-mad- e womens wear is quite as cheap as that for misses, and also that many a garment seen is adapted to house use all the winter long. Then the footwear, selling so low, is very handy to have In the house for another summer. The uncut materials s be kept over, and there is many a cheap hat so durable and charming that it fairly speaks of next year. At any rate, the smartest people never rush" into autumn millinery. They wear summer hats and summer dresses just as long as it is possible to wear them. MARY DEAN. heavy one. A heron weighing four liounds would be a remarkably fins specimen. Une of these birds, when trapiicd, disgorged two recently swallowed trout, one weighing two pounds and the other one and a half pounds. Another specimen waa found to have s put away three trout, averaging In an instant. of a pound each, although it When a swarm is clustered on was only a young bird, and another small limb, the catcher can be raised swallowed Beven small trout, a thrush and a mouse -- In Our New Store &Ae HOME Twenty-F- It Is claimed by naturalists that no living creatures eat so much, according to size, as birds. A robin, for instance, when in good health, devours two and a half times its own weight in the course of twenty-fou- r hours, while a pair of blue birds have been known to feed their young 475 tlme during a single day. These many meals were not very large ones, of LATE SUMMER WEAR I course; a single grub was brought on some occasions, and on others the beak of the parent birds were stocked with three or four small ones, but It ALSO PRACTICAL FOR THE EARLY la well within the mark to say that AUTUMN DAY8. the weekly consumption of grubs by this family of young ones alone was between 4,000 and 5,000. A barn owl has been known to est Smart Shirtwaist Gstup In Plain Styls, With Distinct Touches That Give 1,000 mice per month, Without consld- It Novelty- - Choice of Materials. t DEC i WILL HAVE TO RESCUE FATHER. Ona-Hal- f B EDS AND Farm Notes Take t wo stay chains from the wagon and a log chain, fasten a chain or v. ire about two feet from a two by Fix up tlie hinders before the beginfour or oilier pole and connect back ning of harvest. to the corner pest and you have a Sow some grass seed on the bare good stretcher for woven wire fence. spots of the lawn. Good hay depends more than half uixm the Plan In plenty of time to the corn on the seed ploL There is always trouble with milk and cream In hot weather. Sjuay the fruit trees. It is good insurance for this year's crop. Kcd clover la the most common clover grown for agricultural purposes. 1U do no barm-cithe- r Sling a stay chain about the lever on I V ex,Ja hajratack be a and reserve supply apIendid majr side of the connecting wire, or next yeBr- chain and hook the other ends into I EOod "takes a brimming the log chain as the fence Is drawn and 8 0 a,akeB I,08slbl up wth tlie lever. To get a firm hold m k pa lBtr PaBLure. on the wire take two pieces of two by four and bolt them over the end of end, and the last state of some of the wire as shown. these Is worse than the first Burr clover, or as it issometiines Fertilizers for Black Gumbo. called, California clover, is adapted to In the southwest black gumbo soils low lands that are well drained, Hre frequently dillicult to haudle. Of Spado up the ground around the late years they Lave been planted free- - shrubs and trees, leaving about two ly to orchards of various kinds and feet of cultivated land about each orange and grape fruits seem to ocru- - plant. py considerable attention. For these Good roads are more essential than two crops, use a mixture of equal million dollar court houses; tbe one parts cottonseed meal and acid phos-- 1 benefits the masses, the other the phorus at the rate of 500 pounds per classes. sere. Apply this In the spring when Many farmers every year lose a por-th- e trees begin to grow. It may b tion of the value of their crops around the trees and worked cause they have not force enough to in, beginning at some little distance I sow them in season, from the tree, depending upon the Forty pounds of pure Kentucky blue also. For small trees begin at a dls--1 grass, five pounds of solid and I tance of two feet. For large trees at three pounds of white cloverredtop acre per i A distance of about 10 feet. For trees J make a good lawn seed mixture, four years old, 50 pounds of kainlt can People are deceived sometimes in be added to the above mixture. Tlie the length of time It takes to cool mixture with the kainlt added win be a big can of milk set In the cellar, suitable for pears, plums and peaches. Try with a thermomster and sea. the Best of Parisian Designs Easily Within Reach of tho Homo Mllllnor. One of A very exclusive French shop shows an unusual hat, imported recently from Paris one that most women who are clever at doing fancy work and love to1 trim their own hats can eaaily copy. It was a large white chip picture hat; the crown and brim were covered with maize colored chiffon, applied by cutting a circular piece of chiffon about six Inches larger than tbe circumference of the hat, then hemmed on the edge and a wire run through the hem. This wire was sewed on the under-brim- , about a half inch hack from the edge. The fullness of chiffon was then caught at Irregular Intervals on the crown and brim, held In place with small clusters of flowers crocheted with bright-colore- d woolen yarn. Some of them were tiny blossoms, just live little shells crocheted around a central point and joined to a few small green leaves that had been cut from dark green velvet The colors In the flowers were rich reds, yellows, blues in varying shades, but all having the mellow tinge of the orient Some were fashioned of gold thread, hut most of them were wool. On the left side, placed at the base of the crown, was a duster of large crocheted flowers and leaves wired to stand to the height of the crown, Practical Getup of Tailored while some of them rested well down waist and Skirt Which Woi us on the brim. Useful Far Into ths Autumn. That was all, but the effect wae vacation, the getup la correct for every distinctive and altogether charming. outdoor sport, good for picnics, morn- Well worth copying, if one has time for such dainty work and loves uning visiting, etc. The shirtwaist is in one of the usual tblnga New York Press. plainest models, and the seam running down the shoulders and sleeves gives Ths Three-Flounc-a Skirt. e It a touch of distinct novelty. The The lace skirt has replainness of the skirt is relieved at tbe appeared, and in one instance the left side, where there Is a cluster of flounces open down the front, showing side plaits buttoned over by the front the white. This "lining" Is carried up, breadth cut Into a point. For hard forming the bodice, rather use, and later service, mens cloth or and allk or satin lining, as serge would be best for the skirt and often black as set in gathers at the cotton cheviot for the shirtwaist. A back. Above rises a chemisette of the dress entirely of ramie linen would lace, and long sleeves of the same also be good In this style, or if duck reach to the wrists. Skating on Thin Ice le Dangerous, Especially for Rich Widowers. Wo am better able lhaa evm to illiutrnta Edmund Lamy, the skating chamtha Park idea of buiiaem. Wa believe said tha other day at Saranac pion, that your (utura dealing! wilb w will ba Lake, according to the Toronto Mall even atom profitable and Htidactory to and Express: you than aver. "Skating on thin ice is very dager-ous- . I beard two sisters daughters of a aged millionaire widower talk-l- g the other day about it. H Did you hear about poor pa's heroSad lake uti mats ism? the first sister said. 'That 168 Main Ktreot beautiful chorus girl, Tottie Tights, broke through the ice this morning, and pa plunged in and rescued her.' Even the bookworm turns after The second sister bit her lip. the page. finishing "Well,' she said. How dreadful Now we'll hare to rescue pa. " TEA Mrs. Murphy's Idea. There were 'two suitors after Mary Ann Murphys hand. One waa Grocer O'Flaherty, whom her father and mother strongly urged her to marry, and the other waa Saloonkeeper Fin negan. Mary, herself, favored the 1st ter and married him despite all her father and mother could say and do. One day after ahe was settled in her new home ehe came down to see her parents and exhibited a new gold waifch her husband had given her, "Ah!" said her mother disapprov lngly, "If ye took my dewlce and your fathers dewlce, Mary Ann, tian't gould watch yed be havin' in yer clock. pocket, but a good eight-da- y Judge. In this HOT WEATHER, noth ing more Healthful or invigorating than a cup of Hewletts lea FREE coupons for ROGERS' ENOUGH TO SUIT ALL YOUTHFUL PARISIENNE Nothing But One's Own Taste Is ths Guids for the Present Season Millinery. Hiritiilff huiihiph Imnniim Name SACRED HEART P.O. ACADEMY State A boarding and day school umuipucd is the fix young ladies You can always depend on some men doing nothing at all times. region in Fti Senior, Preparatory and Minim depart enti. Academic and Commercial Mwie Ait, Elocution, r dl Term Commence! September 3rd. For Catalogue addiem Sitter Superior A POSITIVE and PEB MANENT CURE FOB Drunkenness and Opium Diseases. ban la as drfiaam, ITITUTE U4 W. Saalk Pre i I The truth is, tbe fashionable woman has not such s choice in hats as the Look at any of the pasmultitude. sengers on a street car and you will find that there are not two alike. Some wear a miniature tall hat made on the manly model. Others have taken the chimney pot, made the crown shallower at the back than at the front, and added a narrow upturned brim. Pretty girls hide their races by a sort of turban that descends below the eyebrows and has an upturned battlement ed brim and feathers behind, anywhere, In fact, but where a feather used to be. Some wpar a Dutch luinnct of silk with no 'stlfrpn,n - t,urnrfK bi,,k from ,h fa1- hf'Il this IB made of soft brown satin, the color of the hair, it looks as if !h, wearer had ri,raolUn header altogether. Knnrmous hats have veils, carefully adjusted, sqflhat the free seems to be suspended in a hammock. Even the ubiquitous sailor has yielded to the cheap tunnel-shapestraws to be bought for a small price. But the fashionable woman has to choose with greater care. She can Dainty Costume Approved by French Mothers For tho Adornment of only permit herself to b.t bizarre "with a difference," and there an- - sufficient Their Small Daughters. shapes to get one to suit her If It so Woolen Fabrics 8een. pleases her. So much in a hat de-Thin woolen fabrics are In evideu-p,,t ,,n- - 11,1,1 tb Jend" on ,he way u hat of today neds much adjustment. this season some of them reminiscent of days gone by. Included in the The smartest low shoes of black pa- list are delaine, nun's veiling crepon tent leather have tops and heels of and a variety of charming silk and wool mixtures. vhlta. hr d Uia traatej m the' eeelet nil Tank Itnat. Sak Lafia Ckv St. Marys Academy Salt Lake City, Utah 1911 Model, S pBaaenser, Conducted by the Sisters of Holy Cross from Notre Dame, Indiana fully equipped, i.oaof.o.b.cuii. This is one of the finest and most educational establishments in tlie west Meredith Aato and Bicycle Co. 136 L Bread way, Salt Lake City up-to-d- aqents wanted Sand for CATALOGUE to SISTER SUPERIOR, St. Marr'a Acatimy, Salt Laka Clip, Utah. We make a man of your boy d, All Hallows College IT-KODAK- S DEVELOPING AND FINISHING Beit equipped plant In the west. Quick work bj experts, full line of all supplies. Write for catalogues and developing prices. SALT LAKE PHOTO SUPPLY CO. 159 Mala Street Halt Lake City Sak Lake City, Utah Boarding and Day School for boya. Minim Academic and Senior department!. Clamical, Scientific and Commercial couneh Fall term commence! Sept. 9lb. Apply to Rev. Pieiident. KODAKS jWJMiMJ by C. R. SAVAGE CO. Bait Lake City, Utah hay-make- r. el Pi Bankers three-flounc- IDEAS EVERY in Walker Brothers silk-cover- short-walste- silverware line And So True, Too. Father was walking to Sunday PACKAGE. school with little Johnny and endeav Fresh people usually consider themoring to improve the time by teaenmg Johnny his Golden Text, the words of selves the salt of the earth. which were, "Whatsoever a man sow-etthat shall he reap, says Harper s Bazar. Johnny repeated it after hia father several times and seemed to Q Clip and mail this have mastered the correct wording. to us and get As they drew near the Sunday school coupon the father gave Johnny his last re- a Farmers Record hearsal. "Now, son, he said, lets and two year have the Golden Text once more with- Book out any help from me. calendar Free. This is what he got from Johnny: Whatever a man sews always rips. A widow is never more dangerous than when ahe tells an old bachelor that she waa never really happy In Salt Lake City her married life. UiiiiiujJS Concrete Stable Floors the only solution for perfectly sanitary conditions surrounding the dairy farm busineii. "A Ravil ala Gaud1cooltheinentire barn built of concrete, it will be summer and warm in winter. The first CEMENT. cost is the only cost no repairs needed. The concrete that lasta forever is made with la "RED DEVIL Portland Cement And you should not think of building without it. In addition to table floors, you should build the feed-boxand watering-trough- s of concrete. Complete the job by using concrete for the entire barn, barnyard floor, fence-posand walks. Be sure you specify RED DEVIL Portland Cement always. Sold by all Leading Dealers. Write for Free Booklets. es ts UNION PORTLAND CEMENT CO., Ogden, Utah VU brat and moat PmIiI... 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