Iturday. July 21. 19171-
(19) 811
O UR YO UNG PEOPLE
Address letters 4Q The Young-People's Daiwtnot . ThfcPrtgreiy Forme'
box will grow rapidly and
you will need larger one.
. R. C.
Raleigh N. C.
in a short time
STEVENSON.
TiiEsrxzT.: ;
Y the robrn.- and- I, sand. -the sweet
cherry treej'- " -
Tjje bird told ' the tree,vandrthe tree told
111 P
Vnd nobody knowitMtf'but Jus we-- three.
t r fouree the robin' knows if beat,
Because ne ut" - . .
. i mid the fourlitUe-Hsemethinff in It
nn alraid I shaUteliC every-mtnute.- ;
,f the tree- and- the robin don't- peep
rii trv niy best the Seeret to keep- , -Thoughi
1 'know whenvtKellttlrf bird fly
Then ffkole secret:will!bt.::
RAISING BELGrANi lfARES;:
$1 FrlMXetter ,
a privilege to contribute- something- to the
'pleasure of these-eighty-five children. . '. ,
!- AbcHit-nine-o'clock that morning, the train
came lh wltte two- extra coaches filled with
happy boy and girls.- The children of Mar-
ioa were- there to welcome 1 them and show -J
them the way ;to the cool, shady campus ot
' the Marlon- Institute where everything? was-
in readiness for the little visitors Ice -cream,
candy . and lemonade they, ate and . drank- to
; their heart's-content- And such a good din
- nerl fried' chicken, barbecued-meat,- plcklea,
cakea,-ple oranges and other good things.-
One- little girb f romr the Home voiced - the
I aentlment8fofvthe other children, I thoughts
when she ramup to Mr,- Ellasburg? after dlji--'
ner and throwing her arms around- his-neck, k
said ;"You; are the best-man' in- theworld !"
In1 this 1 if e'. the- sweetest happiness -comes
from-giving. pleasure to others.--
ROBERT . WOODPIN.:
Marion; Ala. ,
UR school at Alberta -closed Itft May,- after. ;
a term of eight months; -, I wa promoted
o the sixth grade. We had, live good-teach '
rs, and our commencement.waagood-ome'
tsaid it was "sweii. - -
I want to tell the- girts- and boy how I .
earn my pocket money :durlngvat5atioa;-Last-July
I bought three Belgian-hareer" have sold
'twenty-four for stock, - and have- thirty-one
now. It is fun to raise-them, they-multiply
so fast, and are gentle and -jrettyVi I have a
house for them with hutches-made ln lt,. and
a yard that joins the1; house, - wired in about
seven-ieet nign, io kpoui auw-uugs.
Last winter I fed- them; on alfalfa; oats,.
corn and shipstuftV In summer they-do not
cost much. I feed on green- feed.. If they
continue to-multiply,', thin, l- can;. furnish
some for the soldiers to eat. Am-going to
carry some of them to-our county fair this
fall to exhibit.'
Papa gave me three acres for corn;- am go
lng to do my best with It. I want-to join -the
com club another year. I ant' twelve
years old, but only weigh sixty-five peundsj
Can handle any horse on the-plaoe.-
We like The Progressive Farmer, best- off
all farm papers, and do-notseehow we could
get along without lt. ', ,
- D AVIt' WTNN- e&WA-RDl'.
Alberta, Va" . - " "
Snnday School Picnic.'
... . . . - ' -
p HE . best-time-1 ever had"-was at a picnic
- that-was glvewby the two Sunday schools,
.Baptist and Methodist, of our little town. As
many, of the children- were about my-own
age, we found-, no lack of amusement- the
whole-day..- We all -gathered on -'a creek
bank,, a level --shady place-that was covered
with . carpet-grass. The woods , were thick
with-magnolia trees that were In bloom, and
we .picked' as many blooms-as we wanted. A-
crowd-of-us wandered -Into the woods to see
how many-different- wild flowers we could
. find;- so- that- we could take' them-home and
press them for our specimen- book.-; We
found- a humming- bird's nest' knitted to a
little.; twigv-. andv an . oriole's hestk- both - of
whieh- are very curiously constructed. We
' found so many-, interesting-things that it was
almost noon before we -started back- to the
plenkv grounds where1: so - many nice things
were - packed in mysteriously ; covered- bas-
kets. When- we got- back-we were tired and-thirsty,-
and. were' overjoyed- tofind . that a
man had made a- tub .full5 of lemonade - with',
bits of ' ice floating on top, f- One mans had
caught a nice,; large trout, and, asther wa
a sick neighbor in the town f our -miles away
who- would .probably never, gotflshing or pic
nicing again, the- man said-' he would- take
the r trout to him. Every - basket on the
ground-was opened and-a dainty from each
one wa fixed on a tray to go along with the
trout to the sick neighbor. After-dinner we
played games and. waded in the creek where
the water was shallow. Some young ladles
sang two sonse. - NINA RUST:
Pelican, La. - V
"LEST WErFORGET" '
coMMENazriT-tror
"TRADES, DAY7
(Girls' $1 PriM letter)
THE day before our school 'closed-we in
vited our parents and frlAndarto-cnm .nA ;
bring dinner.- " - ' -
We decorated our.atage with a variety of
grains, fruits,: cornj vegetables-and flowers.
In the morning we had a-welcome -address by
our minister, readings,, declamations sotfg
and a commencement- sermoo- Then -we
spread our dinner.. whinnw. rviif,ii
was enjoyed by all.' After" thfeat and An,
Intermission for conversation -we' had a bas--
Ketball game. lmtnuia.Aii- .im. n .nm
from a nearby school,- and-to our delight the
gam was won-by our tan.s
That night, we- had tur - final uroaraim
which consisted, nf.
reading, '
Each fall our county ha a. "Trader Day." '
Prizes are glvenor the flr and innA. h.t
display of farm product,, f 6 the best canned-
Kwus, the beet- colt,- - cow... calves. plge
fbickens and turkeysi-for . the-beet buggy
no'se, for the. best crochet,,- tatting,-drawn-o'k,
and embroidery, for-the v best hand
le garment, the best handmade counter
Pane, for the oldest couple, the ugliest man,
: ' P''eest lady, and' the largest" family
Present.
They also have prizes for the -.best high
ana long jump, the best runner, a fat man's
ace, and they give a prize for. the best
asketbali team. In fact we have a real
ln hU'h 13 enJoyed byalMand-ls-improv-is
- n'er' Jear as each yt'"onthing-!-netir.
Jfd to make it more entertaining an to
fourago the farmers to: raise: the very best
everything. MAM IB- EV AN3.
Lawrence, Miss. - .." -
Air-day Ffshing THpi -
THE ... best time I have had ; this year .' was
a day -spent', fishing. We; go- ready the
afternoon before,- fixed . hooks,- poles got bait "
and- packed . our. lunchv We went - Ucr bed- .
early: and.!, lay awake a long-time, but fin
ally went to sleep. When I Awoke the moon
was shining and it looked so bright that I
hopped up and dressed. When I called- to
the rest to hurry that it was late, Papa an
swered' by telling me to go back tQ bed, said
that It was, not tens o'clock yet - and he had
not been to sleep I went back to bed but I
kept my. trousers? n-so that I would be ready
when morning did. .come. . "
Mama- waked- ua before four, o' clock and we
were soon off " I carried- lunch, - extra- hooks
and lines-and seme fruit4n a knapsackover
my shoulder; my chum a tin buqket with -two
cans .of bait in it, besides our poles. - It
was quite .a tramp to the creek, but we were
there before the sun rose, the best time for
black baes. ' We fished-, awhile then set out
our hookas and ate our breakfast on the roots
of a giant beech besides spring, with pretty
ferns' and mosses around- the brlnki We- fol--.
lfiwed' ther creek to lts.mouth fishing and en
joying the scenery. We drank- In the fra
grance, oi tne magnolia- diooots, ; waiuneu . it: ; Tr vAH1 liavA
some young squirrels sport in the top of the. .pasture .this summer ? If you have.
4wA baw o inAViai howlr f ear n cr a' nnlflv O lcLCC .' TOCK A 1 1 III 3.
l ' i''''w...,-MMTfain it Will
"larger moccasin which, lay colled ln the path
before- us. ? Then we took: a bath, cleaned
our fish on some boards by an old water mill,"
and salted them nicely in the tin bucket, ate
the rest of our lunch . and rested while we
GOLICoften-results from working-
after feeding.
The horse or; mule that is in goo3
condition has. a - bright eye and- a
keeness for work. If these conditions
are-absent, look for the trouble;
Have you forgotten to provide your
cattle withi salt awhile they are on
covered trough
stare so it
be available, for, them at all times.
Jim?; Green- says : "I wouldn't trust
a farmer whose horse- is afraid of
him. When the: horse -is afraid that
fed some little minnows and watched a red the hand which feaches fbr his bridle
youicsa because
Aitsrwigno higher and its cost in ser
.- vice xi muca tower necoras prove thu.
.Guaranteed ta da more and,
' better work with less power
h and labor than any other.- Tremendously
strong construction; frame solid oak and .
steel, mortised, bolted, braeedt Impossible
to poll out of line. . Blower independent of
-cutter; allows speed adjustmenl for mini
' mum use of power for any neignt silo; -
;Feed table frlctionless.runson chilled Iron'
r rollers-Jtniveseplraled.givlngolean shears
ing cut with least use ot power. (10 lengths
of cut 5716 to- 2)4 Inches.)-. Easiest to-,
handle and .Balest"- feed rolls and table
controlled by onelevenaotomstic safety
oevioe;iowQown,at-unaerirameii
Tt-o,boolia:
One on silo building1
" and silage crops etc:
the other a catalog of
Appleton Silo Fillers;
showing iour sizes for
4 h. p. engines and up.
write
Appthea
Kfg . Cou
437ftrio
SlTMt. .
BataTiar
IlliMis .
mm
i Ei ' ' "V
MR. COOPER; . WILL : WORK..
FOR ANOTHER PIG
bird teaching her- babiek to fly. At last we
started for home stopping1 several times to
pick blackberries and gather flowers. .
. But we got there before dark and found
Papa had our chores all done.. Mama fried ou"
fish for supper and we went to bed tired, but
wishing we might go fishing twice a weekv
SAMMIB JACKSON.
Kentwood,; La., IU 2. - v.
rein will "deliver , a blow, there is
something rwrong."
. It does not pay the farmer- or
anyone else to buy "seconds" or "no--name"
automobile- tires. Sometimes
you get a tire of this kind that will'
last,-but it is rare; It is far? better
to buy standard tires of guaranteed
mileage.
Farmers should, plan now to save a-
sufficient quantity of all farm seeds
;.
- ' ' ' J fW'x
jjr m kmm
Collecting Indian Relics and
Minerals:
VOW,- as the farm- boy tins the land,.' he- this year especially oats, wheat,: ryer
V will come across many queer objects corn, and' peas. -If the war goes Onj,
as it likely will; the South will plant
next: year the biggest acreage of food
crops. it has ever planted and seed
will likely be scarce.,
A manure spreader is indispensable
to the farmer. Few Southern' farmers-
keep enough cattle to furnish
manure fof as, frequent and liberal
applications as they would like to
give their land, and by the use of the
manure spreader1 it -r can be applied
thinly,?. giving iali he land its just
share. " "
It is a bad practice to sleep in the
same undergarments one wears dur
ing the-.; day, soaked-' with perspira
tion as theyroftenare. There are
three reasons against this: (1) be
made of rock. . After the dirt has been wash
ed off : and "they are-' examined closely,- one
finds that they are old Indian war relics.
.Some people do not' know what they have
found, and so they throw them-away in dls- -gust.
This is no way to do. Pick-up and
. save everything that'- seems -peouliar,. for it
may. sometime be of value. Just look -or
.think of the beautiful things you have lost
and how much they, would add to your col
lection box if you had saved them.
If you have no collection box of your, own,
why not start' one for these various things?
Make the box about two feet long, one and
one-half feet wide, and about three or four
inches high. Take ordinary window glass'
and fit it into the top of the box so that you
may see the things' inside without opening .
the box. But if you have not the time and
the material to make a box of-this kind,' get
an ordinary cigar box and put your curios
in it.
A- ... in IU ' . iuik.iujuui sgaiuiv m" V
Happy I)ayf or Others when you are on a walk or in the- field., be caus.e-,T5uch i wet soggy garments are
IJ,?1', C0uld have ' ,n Marloaon-' th
uay of June you would have seen a
ucautlful nlPH,- -
bP-.!! and b,00d wbere happiness and joy
fi. . verjr 'ce-
0 H OI ine seima Orphanage have
on tne iookoui lor tocks oi various Kina.i,
shapes, Bizes, and colors.- Some - day you
may travel and visit several- mines. If so
ask the miners for a sample of the ore they
are mining, and after you have obtained i
your sample from that mine, label it, putting
on It tne kind, or ore, wnere, wnen, ana
bufrm plae in the bg heart of Mr. Ellas-. how you obtained it. Then place it in your
a merchant Of fl1ma ' T7vrv umman MlldPtlotl bo. '
he 0-iw vi oeima. juvery summer
sves them a tini . w..
hav. lt.an1 Buch a 00( 'time they do
"" This ..... . ..... .
10 Mv t V. . nil. . i.:
lima ones in our town
asked the
for th.. " Vao 1,1
- ' ttnai picnio and we considered it
collection box.
I got my start a little over a year ago.
One day I found an arrowhead and asked
someone what It was. They told me and
right , then I began my collection. It you
start today and keep at lC your collection
uncomfortable; (2) because they are
unhealthful; 0 and. (3) because it
makes, it necessary to wash an ex
cessive quantity of bed linen. Instead
of this uncomfortable and unwhole
some practice, every farmer and farm
laborer should know the luxury and
happiness of ; taking a good, bath
when the day's work is finished and
then putting on Jight summer pa
jamas, dry and fresh, before going
to bed. . , . - :
The Progressive Farmer:
My Duroc male pig: is surely fine
and. I was- not over three days in
getting the subscriptions- required
to- earn- him,, so I think I have re
ceived a-great bargain.
I am: sending; you-asnap shot of
myself and - pig.. After awhile I
will go- to work for another pig.
Thanking, you and with all good
wishes, I am,:
Yours very truly, .
J. R. COOPER.
Craighead County, Ark.
The Pig and, Chicken Club is still
open and for forty subscriptions
for one year or longer terms, we
will give ' a, , pure-bred pig, any
breed, either .sex, and not less
than three months old. We guar-anteethe-
pig and prepay the ex
press? For twenty-five subscrip
tions you may procure a pen of
five pure-bred chickens, young or
matured stock, any breed.
We now have more than a thous
and members in . our Pig and
Chicken Club and we invite you
to join this gcodly company. Fill
in and return the nomination
form, which you will find printed
in another part of this issue.
Pig andChicken Club.
t
. - -r.'.
... t ;
. :
5"
rv ti
si
- f.
! !
Mi
mm
X.