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GEYSER JUDITH BASIN TIM ES • 1 Old Santa's Christmas List By De LYSLE FERREE CASS The reindeer are harnessed and ready For their Christmas eve drive through the skY: They whinny and stamp; sleigh bells angle. And old Santa Claus' sledge is piled high With an abundance of toys, books and goodies For all good little boys and girls; Santall flit up the stockings while the clock is lick -locking, And the snow flakes drift down in whirls. He'll slide down the chimney as usual - Fat, jolly, red-faced, full of glee - lie's been keeping tab on each one of you: In the picture he's looking to see Which kiddies have minded their parents, Which youngsters have done as they ought: l• you have been good and done as you should, Old Santa'll bring you a lot. gee! He's looking his list of names over. Yes, and scratching the naughty ones out; If Freddie had minded his mamma Today he'd never need doubt That Santa would fill up his stocking; And if Maisie hadn't been bad, That yellow-haired (Mille that's going to Molly Is one present she might have had. For Molly hehaved herself rOcelV. She doesn't grumble, tell tibs or be mean, So her papa ham written to Santa Telling what a good girl atie's loo•n. Then there's Tommy's name on the pa- per: A real boy. but never sailers oar swears. Nor ls cruel to kitties It's a thousand pities Thot Freddie's motiier hail as few cares Now there's the names of Mildred and Jessie, Of Margaret, Julia and When they go out to play and hear moth- er say. \Home enriv.\ thee never are lit Next comes Robbie. I hat jolly young roa- rer And Ilenry-the boys call him \Hen!\ - 'There's a red sled for Bob, and for henry a job Playing war with his tin soldier men. t Dirk will wake up to flnil a new tool set Phil will get those shining new skates Joe's football outfit Nitro will please him lie can now go and play with his mates. Pert Ekes story books and he'll get some: A hebtly berse !lorry will please: Yes, each little tike will get what he likes - Tit(' good traits old Santa C n laus sees. As he eons the tong list o'er and o'er, Look! he's smiling to think of the joy. That when Christmas bells ring, each holiday thing Will bring to eaeh good girl and boy. lit -member, you little folks, always, That obedience. kindness, good cheer Are the things mamma wants anti are Buie to ena s once You In Santa Claus' favor. Oh, hear How the sleighbeils are jingling and tin- kling. How the reindeer are prancing to go Fldninling along o'er the hourietops. Unmindful of cold, ice or snow. Santa's pack is crammed to o'erflowing. Is your name on his visiting list? No%v in tied abide; down the chimney he'll If You're good, your house won't be missed. Prepared. \I'm going to have a fine time at christmas.\ said one young miss to another. \Mr. Huggins is coming to our party, and he is color-blind, you \Does his color-blindness add to your enjoyment?\ asked her friend. \Rather!\ was the reply. \Ile thinks all the holly -berries are mistle- toe!\ Had One Already. \I don't know what to give 1.17210 for a Christmas present,\ one chorus girl is reported to have said to her mate, while discussing the gift to be made to a third. \Give her a book,\ suggested the other. And the first one replied. meditative- ly: \No that won't do; she's got a book.\ Crowned on Christmas. William the Conqueror was crowned )13 a Christmas day. ----- Christmas Greens Harvested With Aid of Guns. But it is Better to Climb for It as Seekers Have Learned -Open Season Begins Early In December. HE hunter took deliberate aim and tired into the high- er branches of a swamp elm. Only a bunch of foliage, cut from Its supporting bough by the charge of bird shot, fell a yard or so away. \Missed him?\ was the half queried comment of a \tenderfoot\ who had strained his eyes in vain to see the object of tpe shot. \Missed nothing,\ came the rejoin der. \Shootin' greens,\ he added by wro of explanation. He picked up the clump of leaves flecked with waxen berries and threw into a gunny sack three or four pounds of mistletoe, the reward of his marksmanship. The open season for mistletoe be- gins early In December, according to the Kansas City Star, and continues until only a day or so before Christ- mas, or, in the lean years, until the crop is exhausted. The old method of \shooting\ mistletoe has been in large part displaced, however, by agile boys who earn men's wages by climbing for the crop and carrying it to the ground in sacks slung from their shoulders. That preserves the follage beauty by leaving the berries Intact. When the boughs are \harvested\ by the shot- gun methcd the charge jars many of the globules from their tiny stems and the fall to earth but adds to the havoc. Mistletoe jobbers are growing more discriminating and pay top prices for well-preserved greens only, the market varying day by day according to the quantity offered. The true mistletoe is a European evergreen, but its American cousin resembles it so closely as to baffle all but botanists. The leaves are of the same yellowish green and the blos- soms, alike in color, give way in turn to the wax -like berries. Both are parasites, growing on the boughs of deciduous trees. Apple trees. poplars, maples and elms seem to best support the vege- table barnacle. But it sometimes is found growing In the oaks and ether fprest varieties. Along the Pacific coast it frequently is taken from oak trees, although the yield in that re- gion is not prolific. The mistletoe played a conspicuous part in mythciogy. It is symbolical of the spear With which Hotherus took the life of Balder, the white stinger] of summer, who shall be resurrected of giving the buildings a local color at Raganarok, twilight of the gods and of having them harmonize with and doomsday of the world, so runs their native surroundings, the old Norse legend. Among the Druids and the Celts the DISEASED COLONIES mistletoe found growing upon an oak was believed to pcssess powers ol healing for many ills as well as being potent for the working if magic charms. Small bits of berries were brewed into lave philters for prejudic- ing the passions. To the esteem in which the mistle toe was held is directly traceable a certain old English custem which sur 'rives today. At the Christmas tide every ardent swain who 'neath Its shadow levies tribute of a kiss anti each half -resisting maid who pays, may know their hearts only bow to rites centuries old and.. -born - Yule logs flickered through candle' lighted, halls on wintry nights: when fairies ruled; when imagery held away; when mcuntain gods gave curse or blessing and tribute to the mistle- toe was a sacrament. THOUGHTS OF CHRISTMAS. DIE DURING WINTER Bees Affected With Foul Brood in Fall Should Be Destroyed or Transferred. HUNTING MISTLETOE r ATTRACTIVE APPEARANCE OF BUILDINGS '1 1 0: Well -Constructed Barn, Adapted to General Farm Use, My D. A. cLARK.1 At the present time farm buildings, in common with most of our Amer- ican structures, offer but little evi- dence that serious thought has been bestowed upon their character or their disposition. In a general way, buildings are frequently proportioned to meet their needs and are rather conveniently placed in their relation- ship to one another. Yet, in respect to architectural character, they are almost without exception, very bad, if we disregard the few that have conic down to us from colonial days. Even the very books which treat of farm buildings, while discussing matters of economy and convenience and details of construction, fail to give considera- tion to artistic excellence. In fact, many of their illustrations depict buildings as faulty in this respect as those on the most despicable farm. Their hard lines stand out boldly, while nature tends to soften the bad lines of the real. In discussing this matter of a fit- ting farm architecture, it will be well to consider the following broad as- pects: Materials of construction and the factors deterininiag their use; style of architecture ani the influences controlling it; the Oct:lents that should give it character; the design- ing of the principal farm buildings; the relationship of the buildings to one another; and the methods to be employed in accomplishing this bet- terment. The material which is used in the construction of any given set of farm buildings will depend upon a number of factors. Yet in weighing these, we should never overlook the desirability There should be developed a gen- eral style of architecture which could in the main be adapted to the differ- ent farm buildings. It should straight- forwardly meet the needs to be served and should be dignified and pleasing in form and line. The material to be used will react upon the style in no small degree, for it is evident that a stone or concrete structure is func- tionally different from one built of wood. With regard to the barn, the needs are not fixed, but widely varying. In certain forms of farming, it may exist chiefly for storage, while in other cases it may serve mainly for hous- ing the animals. Whatever its needs, it should look the part of the barn. and not that of a country school or church. It should be proportioned and fitted to meet the internal needs for which it is built. Since the barn and the house are the nucleuses of the farm group, It is well at this point to consider briefly the arrangement of farm buildings Cer- tainly the pait of architecture is not fulfilled when a given building is de- signed. Its relation to other buildings both existing and future should be a concern. Usually there is an absence of any logical relationship between the different buildings of the farm. They have been dropped down here and there, as it were, the house here, the barn there, a shop In one place and a shed in another. Indeed of all this there should be a careful group- ing. There will be decided advantages in convenience, in economy of con- struction, and in protection. The esthetic possibilities will be much greater and from the very nature of things, the unattractive features will protrude less prominently and will be much easier of concealment. (fly WSLEY FOSTER. CnItiei M Ex- periment Station.) Many beekeepers endeavor to carry diseased colonies through the winter because it is so much easier to treat them in the spring than . in the fail,. el - Very TaileThumbei; of cases the diseased colonies die during the win- ter and the honey is robbed by other colonies, thus spreading the disease throughout quite an extended area. The general idea is that, inasmuch as little breeding is done in the win- ter, there is small likelihood of the disease spreading in the hive. This is quite true. However, the following factor is the most important one: The diseased brood is so offensive in odor that but a very small amount is highly disagreeable to the bees. This militates against the natural tendency of the bees to cluster during severe winter weather. A colony lacking compact clustering during winter soon succumbs. Very few colonies affect- ed with foul brood get through the winter for this reason. If a colony Is fount affected with disease iii the fall, either destroy it entirely or transfer the bees to a clean „ hive and furnish tle-in with sealed • combs of honey, after they have been deprived of any food for 4S hours. Su- gar sirup cannot be successfully fed in the winter. They were married at the beginning of December, and the nth was ap- proaching. \You knew, Uttle wife.\ he said one evening. \we mustn't have any secrets front each tither, must we. sweet one?\ \No darling.\ she whispered. \So he continued. \I want you to tell me how much you intend spend- ing on a Christmas present for me. so that I can calculate how much money I shall have left to buy one for you.\ One Popular Fat Man. It Is said that nobody loves a fat man, but children at this time ot the year are deeply in love with a stout, elderly person with white whiskers and a pack on his hack. SECURING OF EGGS DURING THE WINTER Good Results Secured at North Dakota Station by Follow- ing Fixed Feeding Rules. The stemming of eggs in winter de- pends a great deal on the feed At the North Dakota experiment station the following lias given good results: Morning feed -Whole wheat. Noon -Bran mash with meat scraps or house scraps and some green food. RS roots. Evening -Corn and oats mlkial It is also important that the hens have grit, as crushed granite, and crushed oyster shells to furnish lime for shell making. The housing is im- portant. too. The poultry house should be well lighted and well ven- Illat ad SUNLIGHT IS MOST POTENT GERMICIDE Prevents Contraction or Spread of Disease and Is Essential to Good Health. W A. HENRY. Wiseonsin Experi- ment Station I Sunlight is a moat effective germi- cide. To present the contraction or spread of disease it is therefore im- portamt. that the e•ohles of farm Atli - male be well lighted, with the possible exception of fattening animals feeding for short periods of time. For the maintenance of health, ex- ercise is another essential. The only exceptions to this rule are fattening animals soon to be marketed which make more rapid gains if not allowed to move about too freely. Abundant exercise is of special importance with breeding animals. Farm animals are creatures of habit, and once accustomed to a rou- tine of living show unrest at any change. The feed stable or lot, there- fore, should be free from disturbance, and the providing of feed and water should be uniform In time and man- ner. Animals soon learn when these are to occur and as feeding time ap- proaches the secretions begin pouring from the various digestive glands in anticipation of the coming meal. The system of feeding and watering and the character of the rations should be changed gradually, and only for good cause. In feeding operation a chang- ing period is usually a losing period. DESTROY INSECTS BY BURNING ALL TRASH Much May Be Done to Eradicate Flea -Beetle and Leaf-Hop- per by Fall Cleaning. Several grape insects winter among the fallen grape leaves in trash in vineyards, and much may be done to destroy them if the trash be raked to- gether and burned. Such work will be of value against the grape berry- moth and the grape leaf folder, which hibernate in the pupal condition in the fallen grape leaves. The grapevine flea -beetle and the grape leaf hopper spend the winter as adults under trash of all kinds 1r and about vineyards, and the destrue don of trash as indicated will expos them to adverse climatic conditions TO ERADICATE CATTLE TICKS Department of Agriculture Will Co Operate With State or County Authorities in Battle. \Ticks take as much as 200 pounds of blood a year from a 1 -000 -pound steer; cut the milk production of cows nearly 60 per cent; reduce the home price of meat animals from one- half to one cent a pound; prevent bankers from lending money to pro- mote the live stock industry; keep down fertility and production of hams; and make the southern farm- ers pay $50,000 a year to supply the never -ceasing barbecue of blood.\ Thus Carl Vrooman, assistant secre- tary of agriculture of the United States, remarked in telling of the new tick campaign the government has started. \Dip the tick\ is the slogan which the department of agriculture has Dipping Tick -Infested Cattle. adopted for a special campaign against the cattle tick. - Blazoned in big let- ters this legend will stand out in star- tling relief upon a two-colored poster which the department proposes to dis- play in every post office, in the tick -in- fested country. \It costs less than 50 cents a head to dip the cattle of a county and free that county from quarantine,\ Mr. Vroonaan said. \and enable its cattle to compete with free cattle at the stockyards. But before the ticks can be cleaned from a county the people in that county, by themselves or with the aid of the state, must build dip- ping vats which cost front $50 to $100 each, and must supply arsenic, which costs about five cents per head, to make the arsenical bath that kills the ticks. The people must then join in seeing that ;,very steer or cow is dipped a sufficient number of times to kill all the ticks infesting the cat- tle. and prevent the seed ticks in the grass from finding a new boarding house.\ The department will co-operate with a county that is ready to dip ticks by sending its expert field men to super- vise the building of vats : to prepare the arsenical bath and to take charge C'! the dipping of cattle. The people of a county and state, however, have to provide the small amount of money necessary foe the actual dipping. PROPER SHELTER FOR SHEEP Impossible to Keep Animal's Fleece Dry If Not Given Some Protection During the Winter, It was formerly quite generally thought that the sheep's wool afforded it all the protection necessary during the winter. if the fleece could be kept dry it probably would retain enough body heat to keep the sheep warm, but this is impossible without shelter. When a fleece once becomes wet it .takes a long time for it to dry out, especially if the weather is cold. Much energy that would otherwise be used for growth or fattening must be used for evaporating this water. The wrt fieeee also gives rise to un- healthy conditions. In Great Britain little housing is necessary. but in most places in Amer- ; ica this would result in severe losses. CORRECT FEEDING OF SWINE One Scientist Gives Voluminous Fig- ures. While Another Says Let Porkers Suit Themselves. A well-known scientific research pro- fessor spent years in experimentation to ascertain the correct amounts of protein. carbo-hydrates and water to teed hogs of varying ages. Ile formulated voluminous feeding tables for farmers to follow that would cause the average feeder to lie awcke nights to decipher. New comes another investigator who produces better weights and bet her profits with hogs by simply allow int; the porkers to feed and watet then:m:1w6tt lust as their tastes dic hate. In the effort to eradicate HEADACHE AND NEUHALGIA Hoyt's Headache and Neuralgia Cologne now heads the list as a successful remedy for the relief of headache, nervousness, in- somnia, car sickness, etc. The dangerous tablet has had its day. lloyt's Headache and Neuralgia Cologne is a harmless, refreshing, fragrant prepa- ration, marvelous in its action, reliev- ing nervousness, sleeplessness, exhaustion and all head and nerve ailments by ex- ternal use and inhaling. It is not a nerve food, but a nerve soother. By giving the nerves a rest they furnish their own food and tone, and all nerve pains disappear. For children's colds and catarrh it is just the remedy, harmless and efficient and so pleasant to use. For men a pleasant remedy - to relieve and clear the head \the morning after the night before.\ This la not an expensive preparation at 50 cents a bottle, because it brings the relief. It has many imitators at less price, but if they do not bring the desired results they are not cheap at any price. Get Hoyt's and you will be satisfied. For sale at all drug stores. Heard in a Restaurant. Diner -I'll have an order of chick- en. Waiter -Very sorry, sir, but the chicken is out. Diner -Weil. I'll wait till It returns. I'm in no hurry. For a really fine coffee at a mod- erate price, drink Denison's Seminole Brand, 35c the lb., in sealed cans. Only one merchant in each town sells Seminole. If your grocer isn't the one, w. le the Denison Coffee Co., Chicago, for a souvenir and the name of your Seminole dealer. Buy the 3 lb. Canister Can for $1.00. -Adv. A Habit. \Ilow queer!\ exclaimed the Boston woman. \I didn't recognize your hus- band at all. Hasn't he changed since I last met you?\ \Yes; several times,\ replied the Chicago woman. Important to Mothers Examine carefully every bottle of CASTORIA, a safe and sure remedy for Infants and children, and see that It Bears the Signature of 1,z169 --- 41e In Use For Over 30 Years. Children Cry for Fletcher's Castoris Her Vindication. Ile (annoyed I -it's eight o'clock and you said you would be here at six. She -Did I say six? I thought said seven. -Boston Transcript. IT IS FREE. If you are interested in a Business course, or a Shorthand or Gas Tractor and Auto Engineering course, write to Aaker's Business College, Grand Forks, N. D., or Fargo, N. D., for their new illustrated catalog. It is free.-Adv. Better Service. \Have they made any changes in the time -table out your way?\ \Yes. The seven -twelve was only ten minutes late this morning instead of twenty as usual.\ Not Only antra hot Tired Eyes make us look older than we are. Keep your Eye.s young and you will look young. After the Movies Murine Your Eyes. Don't tell your age. ?amine Eye Remedy Co., Chicago. Sende Eye Book on request. Shades of Sherman. \They say disease in the British trenches is terrible!\ \Nothing but tommyrot, old fellow.\ -Williams Purple Cow. For kicks, bruises, swellings and sprains apply lianford's Balsam of Myrrh thoroughly, rubbing it in well. Adv. A man takes the name his parents gave him and makes the best of it. But a woman changes hers to one that better suits her fancy. DR. J. H. RINDLAUB (Specialist), Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat Fargo, N. D. Buck Kirby says his notion of uned- ucate(I money is that paid out to see a prize fighter perform in a theater. Hanford's Balsam of Myrrh belongs In every stable. Adv. Even a dignified man is apt to un- bend when he is broke. Housework Is a Burden It's hard enough to keep house if in perfect health, but a woman who is weak, tired and suffering from an aching back has a heavy burden. Any woman in this condition has good cause to suspect kidney trou- ble, especially if the kidney action seems disordered. Doan's Kidney Pills have cured thousands of suffering women. It's the best recommended special kid- ney remedy. A North Dakota Case :MTS. W. E. Craw - a ford, la W. Sixth Si., Devil's Lake, N. 1).. says: \I was in misery from a hcaring-down pain n the small of my hack and felt tired 0 0 d worn out. When suffering In- tensely i used I man's KIdney Pills and they act - as a tonic to my whole system, making me feel one hundred per cent better. For quite ass hilt- now I have been entirely free from kidney ailments.\ Cat Dose's at Any StOrs, 50-c a Bait DOAN'S KIDNEY PILLS FOSTER.mn.BURN CO. BUFFALO. N. Y. -- sTiort LISTEN! Thla means )ott Write to- day for our litg SorprIme l'kg I I is FREE. The King Supply Company, McIntosh, Stine, W. N. U., FARGO, NO. 51-1915. .11111MI •
